as if my nervous system was not exhausted enough already, I decided to watch "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" on IFC tonight. it's probably the third time I've seen that one. for those of you not familiar with this morbid masterpiece in all its versions: "Fire Walk with Me" is a certain prequel to the Twin Peaks series; it's way more intense and ( Read more... )

of course it could be turned into a symposium paper. my thesis? TV series like The Tudors are a modern counterpart of much of Renaissance/Baroque state and court portraiture: as ahistoric and as embellished, a fabulous narrative, drowning in noble profiles and exquisite fabrics. Of course, the portraiture is the primary source. I should ( Read more... )

we started watching ShowTime's Tudors. it's pretty hot.

Let me introduce the judges - top American designer Michael Cors. I wonder whether he really is a top. He’s my favorite anyway, a “bitchy orange” as Margaret Cho (I think) called him. A guest judge tonight - Donna Karan. Donna Karan. As in DKNY. I want to be her when I am old - a fabulosa Jew with huge jugs, her name printed on many a decent pair ( Read more... )

Вчера вечером наткнулся на реалити-шоу на Вимен (Women )Энтертейнмент Ти-Ви: парочка знаменитостей предпоследнего класса знаменитости поехала кататься по России. Москва, Сочи, потом я выключил. Как всегда пошло и тупо, но в этот раз Вимен Энтертэйнеры отличились в искусстве перевода - они решили, видимо в качестве эмфатической аутентичности ( Read more... )

I am utterly disenchanted with Tim Gunn's Personal Guide to Style on Bravo (I think that's the name of his new show). He was such an admirable character on Project Runway - his signature "Make it work", always elegantly refined and well-balanced gentlegayman. This time around though he is pillaging through the closets of some suburban housewives, ( Read more... )