At Alternet, Tana Ganeva reports on Gigi Durham's new book, concerning the corporate media's sexual objectification of girls. Durham characterizes the overall problem as the "The Lolita Effect," which is the media's sexual objectification of young girls. Here's an excerpt: In 2006, the retail chain Tesco launched the Peekaboo Pole…
I'm not qualified to comment on the technical skills or artistry, but this "popper" performance was fun/bizarre/engaging/memorable. Quite an unusual dance, to say the least. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VNO4m7qip0&feature=related[/youtube] If you want to know more about the performer, Robert Muraine, you can visit his Myspace page.
This is a most unusual opening to a dance, involving precision moves. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uh1eH0pt2M[/youtube]
Senator Jim Webb appears to be a thoughtful man with a plan. He's getting a lot of press these days as Barack Obama's possible choice for Vice-President. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WADpHbzRq88&eurl=http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/05/22/veepstakes-webb-for-ambassador-to-appalachia.aspx[/youtube]
I enjoyed the photos and commentary at this site. The blogger found a 1977 J.C.Penney catalog and had some fun. The post could have been subtitled: "How to get your ass kicked . . ."