• “It was an incredible experience. There was smoke coming out of my arm and my burnt flesh smelled like a cross between chicken and bacon.” Incredible indeed.
I’m pretty sure microtrends were something we learned about in Sociology. That was also the class in college I had to force myself to sit through for at least 45 minutes.
Then I would just walk out.
Even though I know nothing about them (I got a C in Soc), I can understand them on a level I can see.
I see people knitting on the subway everyday. The rise of stitch and bitch groups is just as prevalent as getting tattooed during undergrad.
And apparently, tattoos and knitting among our age demographic are quite telling microtrends.
And Mark Penn, a “pollster” as this article calls him, says that mircrotrends “reveal the often baffling “under the radar” shifts that are reshaping American society—from one based on group identity and forces of circumstance such as race, religion and education to one based on personal choice.”
By the time everyone else has caught on to the microtrend “it is ready to spawn a hit movie, best-selling book or new political movement.”
But, why knitting and tattoos?
Grandma isn’t the only one knitting these days. Knitting is most popular for teens and twenty-somethings. Between 2004-2005, yarn sales rose 56%. And this rise in knitting shows that our generation is turning away from the virtual world and searching for something tangible to express ourselves. Read More »
Are you tired of looking at tall, thin models with indistinguishable features? Apparently many people want to see more “normal looking people” in mainstream media. This is why Ugly New York has been created to represent models with a “unique look”.
Although the company has the word “ugly” in its title, models who represent Ugly New York are not unattractive, they’re just different than what one would normally expect a model to look like. Weird physical quirks are fine as long as the person has that certain style and confidence needed to be a model.
The company represents everyday people – businessmen, computer geeks, anyone who makes you turn your head and think “Wow he/she has something special about him/her”. Ugly New York gives people who never even considered the opportunity to model a chance to strut their stuff.
After viewing the talent on their site, it’s easy to tell that the company does represent some “classic” models. However, they also have their fair share of hairy bikers, aging women and quirky 20 and 30 somethings. Read More »
With shows like The Bachelor and MTV’s Next long played out, it’s no wonder that many of us have lost our interest in reality TV shows based on finding love.
By now, it’s become more than blatantly obvious that many of the shows are scripted with characters who all fit the same few personality descriptions. The process of watching these bimbos battle it out for some hairy neandrathal has become tired and frankly, boring.
So, why have I seen every episode of VH1′s new Bachelor-esque reality TV show Rock of Love? I’ve been trying to answer this question myself. I could care less about the star of the show, Bret Michaels, the lead singer of the 80′s hair band Poison.
He’s not particularly attractive, his band is forgettable, and he seems kind of lame for a rock star. The show seems to depict him as boring- he has no defining characteristics. He’s nice enough to the girls he’s “dating”, but doesn’t show any signs that he may be able to handle an actual relationship.
Every time he appears on the show, he’s either participating in show-sponsered dates, or walking around with a beer in his hand and an uninspired look on his face. Read More »
- Life is short, and then you die or so the story goes. But it’s not that short and before you’re ready to kick-off, here’s a list of 10 Things Every Woman Should Try. Topping the list is the Rabbit. Trust me, you haven’t lived until you’ve gone a round with the Rabbit.
- TATS Incredible. Two weeks ago, we gave you the 20 Hottest Hollywood Gals with Tats. This week it’s all about the Men. Vanishingtattoo.com has just released their list of The 101 Hottest Tattooed Men in the World – 2007. Did your favs make the list?
- Kanye West 3.0. On the heals of the release of album #3, The Louis Vitton Don is giving away the album’s first video “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” on iTunes for FREE. That’s right kids $0.00. How can you pass on this one?
I mean, I was always too young before and my mother made many-a-promising-threat to kill me if I even thought about decorating (or in her words desecrating) my body with permanent ink…
But technically I am now an adult and everybody’s doing it… amiright???
So to make a better a case for myself, I scanned through the top 20 hotties of Maxim’s hot list to see who’s got some ink and who doesn’t…
I was quite surprised by the results… 12 of the 20 are sporting inked celebrity skin, some much better than others.
If you haven’t already gotten one, odds are you’ve come pretty damn close. But whether you have or want a symbolic tattoo, like your name in Celtic, or an artistic tattoo, like a swan, or you just have that one night you were wasted in Cabo and woke up with the likeness of Tinkerbell on your lower back, tattoos are signs of coming-of-age, of self-realization and expression.
I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo for awhile now, but I just can’t decide where to put it. Where you choose to get your tattoo can say a lot about you, and every single body part seems to have negative connotations. For example, the lower back is not a place for a tattoo but a tramp-stamp.
I’m pretty sure microtrends were something we learned about in Sociology. That was also the class in college I had to force myself to sit through for at least 45 minutes.
Are you tired of looking at tall, thin models with indistinguishable features? Apparently many people want to see more “normal looking people” in mainstream media. This is why 
With shows like The Bachelor and MTV’s Next long played out, it’s no wonder that many of us have lost our interest in reality TV shows based on finding love.
If you haven’t already gotten one, odds are you’ve come pretty damn close. But whether you have or want a symbolic tattoo, like your name in Celtic, or an artistic tattoo, like a swan, or you just have that one night you were wasted in Cabo and woke up with the likeness of Tinkerbell on your lower back, tattoos are signs of coming-of-age, of self-realization and expression.
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