True beauty lies within…Photoshop?
Written by Alexandra Theodorakidis Here’s a piece of information that is neither shocking nor new: magazines Photoshop their models and celebrities, which means their heavenly-lit glow is, gasp, unnatural. Still, it was a little surprising that a magazine like Self, which claims to promote healthy lifestyles with fitness, nutrition and beauty advice, would sink to … Read more
Four letters that causes so much damage: Rape
Written by: Ronak Ghorbani Rape is a heart-wrenching, horrible thing. At McClung’s one of our features in the spring 2009 issue was an in-depth look at the use of rape as a weapon in the Democratic Republic of Congo written by Nicole Rogers (the whole issue will be posted online shortly). In the feature, Rogers … Read more
3OH!3 get a big oh no
Written by: Francesca Wahking It’s repulsive, demeaning and unfortunately catchy. About a year ago 3OH!3 crept onto the scene and most thought nothing of it. Their song “Don’t Trust Me” gave them instant internet celebrity status – nothing else. The last thing anyone ever thought was that this song would gain radio play…but it has. … Read more
More to love…and ridicule and seclude
Written by Catherine Dawson More To Love is Fox’s new dating reality show and it premiered last week. The show follows 300-pound-plus bachelor Luke Conley as he searches for a “real woman” to fall in love with. It appears that Fox has classified a “real woman” as the moderately-big-but-still-beautiful type. Like the website boasts, the … Read more
Women and ads, why does sex sell?
Written by: Kiah Welsh It’s a known fact that sex sells. But how far will advertising executives stoop to sell a product or to gauge a particular market? From my perspective, it seems to be at great lengths and at any cost. Whether I am flipping through a magazine or sitting on the bus looking … Read more
