Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Unpacking the Story of a Much-Needed Lobe-otomy
Well, possums, it was quite a night for Mexican food in the world of Top Chef.
On the plus side, un gringo bien chingón, Rick Bayless, won Top Chef Masters with his rendition of the Oaxacan black mole. (We’ll savor the victory for a few days before ungratefully discussing just how patronizing the franchise’s attitude to Mexican food seems to be.)
But before that, we had to suffer through an Allison Anders film, or perhaps the sequel to Quinceañera, in which tattooed chola Jennifer Zavala trotted out the cheapest and oldest of stereotypes—ay Dios mío, in the name of Lupe Vélez, I am such a Mexican spitfire—and further debased it by attempting to illustrate it with, of all things, a chile relleno.
Yes, mija, because when one thinks of spicy and fiery, it is of chiles rellenos that one thinks. As if.
Of course, she was doomed from the beginning. From the moment we saw her obscenely distended earlobes and the chest and neck tattoos (is she really “scarred” or just “scared” and saddled with a tattoo artist who can’t spell?), we had a squirming, exasperated, bourgeois reaction. This is the best representative of Mexican food the producers could find?
Matters weren’t helped by her prescient refusal to unpack her suitcase: “I’m not unpacking anything. I’m, like, very superstitious. I feel like it’s bad luck.”
Oh, how conveniently stereotypical, possum, but that’s not superstition; that’s low self-esteem. And look what happened—you got kicked off anyway, even though you didn’t unpack. So there you go; you can let go of that “superstition” now. Unless you did unpack. Well, didja?
As an extra narrative kick, we got the photo and story of her blue-eyed, güero kid whom she had intended for Harvard or Yale, which made her turn on Top Chef “not so much an opportunity; it’s more of a have-to.”
Well, Bravo, we hope you feel great for having kicked her off. Now, thanks to you, that kid is not going to Yale. And all we got was Stand and Deliver Bad Chiles Rellenos.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Uptown Girl Jamie Lauren on Lasses' Mustaches and Just How Much Tequila It Would Take to Make Her Sleep with Stefan Richter
Possums, there’s kitchen-sink drama and kitchen-table comedy, and given how much looking back in anger we’ve done over the past few days, the latter seems infinitely more palatable. Add our late, lamented Top Scallop Jamie Lauren to the mix, and you’ve definitely got something.
As part of their kitchen-table comedy show, Liz Feldman, of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and her “sidegeek” Raimy Rosenduft traveled up to Sodom by the Sea and, in addition to making our favorite lipstick lesbian cook, interviewed her about Stefan, tequila, make-up, and the hairiness of San Francisco lesbians. Enjoy, possums.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Interview: Solange Knowles at Tracy Reese
She was super cool and down to earth!
What do you think?
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Interview: Hollis Wakeema
See more of her bio in the Fashion Bomb Model Manual.
Monday Video Fun: TLC's Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Throwback Viddy Contest: Feeling It
The 90's era resort menwear was in full effect, as were the typical Versace sunglasses and video girl 'fits.
Whoever can tell me the Fashion Bomb Certified Stylist behind the looks in this video will win our Final Carol's Daughter prize: A Sweethoneydipchocolatebrownsugah Bath Bomb...
...The fizzy bath bomb leaves skin soft, smooth, and richly scented with chocolate, honey and a touch of sweet vanilla bean. Looks good enough to eat!E-mail us at thefashionbombcontest@gmail.com with your answer!
...June Ambrose! June has styled a long list of hip hop videos in her career...check out her work at www.juneambrose.com.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday Video: Warren G Regulators
...Regulators was the ish...actually the whole Above the Rim soundtrack is a classic!
Hopefully this video will take you back to the good old days when hip-hop was still fresh, fun, and new...
Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Throwback Viddy: Self-Destruction
Aside from the activism the song and the Stop the Violence Movement promoted, the video is a picture-perfect fashion time capsule of 1989: door-knocker earrings, full-length furs, Troop jackets, shearlings, kente cloth, and leather hats (hmm, so much of that is back right now). And cameos galore! MC Lyte, D-Nice, Big Daddy Kane, Heavy D...
Could something like it happen again today, do you think?
Regardless, it's a fashionably fitting throwback for Black History Month!
~Adri
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Friday, December 19, 2008
