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Where Did It All Go Wrong?
David Bowie: Musician, Idol, Icon. In March of this year he surprised everyone with the unexpected, yet welcome, news that he was releasing his 24th album, The Next Day – the first to be released since 2003. So, bearing this in mind, as well as giving a big shout-out to London’s Victoria & Albert Museum for hosting a spectacular exhibition based on this rock legend, what has Bowie’s legacy been thus far? Let’s look at today’s popular music – Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Adele, One Direction, Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Marilyn Manson, and The Script, to name but a few. With some of these artists, it is relatively easy…
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Mémoires d’outre-tombe – Rodin
Depuis 97 ans je suis allongé, là, à côté de mon épouse Rose au cimetière de Meudon. Les voix de l’au-delà m’ont rapporté qu’une exposition sur mon œuvre avait pour thème « La Chair et le marbre ». Curieuse idée, mais les hommes du xxie siècle nous surprennent souvent, nous qui sommes nés au xixe siècle. Entre la chair et le marbre, j’ai toujours préféré la chair, dans son sens érotique, ce plaisir condamné par les Saintes Écritures. Je trouvais dans les interdits de la jouissance, ma plénitude d’homme. Caresser un jeune corps, sentir sous mes doigts la souplesse d’une peau et la chaleur d’une intimité m’ont inspiré mes plus beaux…
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Rubens, Making Women Look Good Since 1698
Though Peter Paul Rubens’ impressive works are around 400 years old, I still find comfort in his representations of the female body. They are round, plush, and beautiful. Ruben’s women make me feel more comfortable in my own skin, regardless of my weight or how many dimples are on my thighs – okay, that’s not entirely true, I have a mini-breakdown any time I discover one and try chalking it up more to the fact that I’m getting older and less that I haven’t stepped foot in a gym in at least four years*. What is going on in our society where models and actresses are all thinner than thin,…









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