I regularly follow a number of blogs, including those on fashion. I gravitate toward the fringe fashion blogs as opposed to "recycle your closet!!11" kinds. I have particularly enjoyed Style Bubble, which almost anyone in the fashion blogosphere knows about. She's a big deal. I love that Susie Bubble features student work and that she also features an incredible amount of international work; she doesn't settle for the big name fashion shows, but digs into the local fashion scenes to see what's ticking on the grassroots level.
I found this post on a student showing called ITS, which was also judged by the one and only Marina Abramović. I should probably do a post on her in the near future because she is one of the more compelling modern artists and is from the Yugosphere. Anyway, two fashion designers of interest were featured! See the photos below for a sneak peak and then read her post. I would hate to rip off her work, so let me simply direct you to the good stuff.
Contemporary Discussion of Eastern Europe In All Its Glory
16 July 2012
11 July 2012
EuroCup
I haven't posted anything on the EuroCup because I'm an ignorant American who doesn't ever watch football (I know enough to call it football!). I should get more into it since football plays a vital role in politics (re: Central and South America). History plays a huge role as well, as the whole world realized today. Just in case they forgot that some wounds go pretty deep.
09 July 2012
Guernica and Romania
I want to refer you lovely readers to a website I have somewhat recently started following. I came across this article a few days ago and wanted to share it. Guernica is a thought provoking online magazine that integrates art and politics (with some intermarriage of economics). They're really not all that separate, but they tackle all with the same tenacity and unite them in a fresh and interesting way. I would try to work for them if I wasn't planted in Chicago--I'd love to learn how to run an independent magazine.
02 July 2012
Russian Hair Tutorials
I normally try to avoid posts on Russian things, but I just got suckered into hair tutorials on YouTube and I don't know how I do it, but I ended up in the Russian corner of YouTube hair tutorials. This is such a typical occurrence: I will be browsing through various suggested videos and then I end up east of Germany on the internet. It must be the law of attraction.
I found so many tutorials from Russia, some of them nuttier than others. I was fascinated by the prevalence of hair twisting. Most of the western world (at least through the lens of Pinterest..) is obsessed with good ol' fashioned braids, while the Russians seem to like twisting their hair. My glib survey of Russian hair tutorials have given me quite a variety.
I found so many tutorials from Russia, some of them nuttier than others. I was fascinated by the prevalence of hair twisting. Most of the western world (at least through the lens of Pinterest..) is obsessed with good ol' fashioned braids, while the Russians seem to like twisting their hair. My glib survey of Russian hair tutorials have given me quite a variety.
08 June 2012
Democracy - where is it going?
I saw this clip and all I could do was let my jaw drop. WHAT. Greece may now have to live with the choices it made under duress and they don't look pretty. Neo-nazis: not the good guy and never have been.
There have been some predictions that the surmounting pressure of the crisis will push Europe to more integration instead of breaking apart. This sounded a bit odd to me because I read this recently, which indicates some internal schism and some frankly un-German behavior, which is called out in this article. Germans are notable for their consistent rule following and this smacks of Italian "I am the exception" flavor. Beefing up Schengen borders, after having seen that disgraceful behavior, seems to make sense. The Greeks are losing their proverbial "sh*t" - it drove things so far into the ground that it can potentially turn into a lawless free for all. In a lot of ways, the Greek situation mirrors that of many African nations because it has racked up debt, feels the surmounting pressure from western Europeans, and has relied heavily on governance as a source of employment. Their administration was bloated with employees and was notoriously bad with money. Greeks have also been called out on unpaid taxes (oops). Youth are unemployed and know that they're getting taken for all they will eventually be worth.
So the question remains, is there going to be more European integration? Or is it all pretend? I don't know. I've been out of the loop, so I'm remaining on high alert. However, I don't see any serious moves towards more integration--perhaps that will be a panic move at the twelfth hour.
There have been some predictions that the surmounting pressure of the crisis will push Europe to more integration instead of breaking apart. This sounded a bit odd to me because I read this recently, which indicates some internal schism and some frankly un-German behavior, which is called out in this article. Germans are notable for their consistent rule following and this smacks of Italian "I am the exception" flavor. Beefing up Schengen borders, after having seen that disgraceful behavior, seems to make sense. The Greeks are losing their proverbial "sh*t" - it drove things so far into the ground that it can potentially turn into a lawless free for all. In a lot of ways, the Greek situation mirrors that of many African nations because it has racked up debt, feels the surmounting pressure from western Europeans, and has relied heavily on governance as a source of employment. Their administration was bloated with employees and was notoriously bad with money. Greeks have also been called out on unpaid taxes (oops). Youth are unemployed and know that they're getting taken for all they will eventually be worth.
So the question remains, is there going to be more European integration? Or is it all pretend? I don't know. I've been out of the loop, so I'm remaining on high alert. However, I don't see any serious moves towards more integration--perhaps that will be a panic move at the twelfth hour.
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