The Gay Gum

In Sévaly blog I`ve found a post about this increadible Gay Gum , which is worth to take a look at (as well in Portuguese only). Gay Gum is produced in New York City by company Blue Q and has other variations with unbelievable names like: “I’m so wasted gum”, “Let’s pretend I give a shit gum”, “Could you be a bigger bitch gum" and the amazing “Every time you masturbate, God kills a kitten gum“.

The Italian Vogue Effect

Korean and Japanese edition of Vogue magazine unusually bring Asiatic faces on its pages, but last but not least, it seems historical July issue of Vogue Italia featuring only black models had some effect in the Orient as well. Despite of that Asiatic models (!) are illustrating an editorial inspired by American TV serie Gossip Girl. It's unbelievable but the Eurocentrism of the fashion industry is also top there. You can read and see more of Korean Vogue on my favorite fashion blog Cajon Desastre. Unfortunately in Portuguese only.

Panis et Circense (?)

Senator Barack Obama and his 200.000 "Obametes" in Berlin.

It is notorious that American democratic presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama is a great speaker who's got huge charisma, charm and charateristics of leadership. He apparently is one of the most well intentioned American politicians who has emerged since years indeed. And not forgetting to mention the fact he is already globalized by birth; son of a white American girl with a Quenian guy, and half-brother of an Indonesian girl. All of that makes me think that the future can be a better place to stay. And yes, if I was American I would vote on him for those and other reasons. But his first international speech in front of the Siegessaeule at the Grosser Stern in Tiergarten, Berlin, last July 24 addressed to over 200.000 people - his largest speech ever - made me wonder. Obama used this opportunity to increase his electorial campaign in the States. What a great marketing campaign! And if I was Obama I would do the same. But after the first moment of "frenesi" concerning this increadible event and by living in Germany since seven year - what gives me a bit authority to ask the following questions - I still kept wondering; Are the germans (and obviously the others tons of foreigners presents at the venue) really so into the American elections? Or were they so fascinated by the physical presence of this man (or mythos) only? Do they really have the need of a great rhetorical of the spectacle? Or do they have the need of a spectacle of the rhetoric? Questions.