UPPERS
Fifty Shades of Bey: Beyonce teased a clip of the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey trailer on her Instagram, featuring a quick snippet of what sounds like a sultry remix of Crazy in Love. The full trailer is released Thursday.
ROY G BIV synth app: Ever wondered what a colour sounds like? With this new app, you can just point your iPhone or Android camera at an object and hear the app play a noise. Illustrator and app creator Julian Glander explains, “The app takes colour data from your iPhone or Android’s camera and converts it into modulations for an 8-note synth.” Check out how it works here.
“Is it that stuff on unwashed vegetables?”: Actor, animal rights activist, and former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has published an epically long poem expressing her feelings after filing for a second divorce from husband Rick Salomon. The 1,209-word stream of consciousness tackles themes as diverse as love, technology, unwashed vegetables and economic inequality. You can read it on her Facebook page.
Blackest is the New Black: British scientists have discovered an “alien” colour so dark that the human eye cannot process it. The chief technical officer working on the nanofabric, called Vantablack, described staring at the material as like staring into “a hole, like there’s nothing there”.
Lana Del Rey and James Franco, BFFs: After posting on Instagram about his obsession with LDR’s Ride video, the two have been rigorously documenting their new friendship on social media. Please date? And make dubious “art” together?
Push, Xtina, Push!: Christina Aguilera celebrated her second pregnancy with this, the world’s most incredible baby shower cake:
DOWNERS
Sinking the Pussy Boat: Megumi Igarashi, also known as Rokudenashiko (“the good-for-nothing girl”), is outraged after police arrested her on obscenity charges for sending 3D printer data of her vulva to her Kickstarter backers. She explained, “I wanted to make pussy more casual and pop. That’s how I came to make a pussy lampshade, a remote-controlled pussy car, a pussy accessory, a pussy smartphone case, and so on.” She promises she will fight the charges and continue her mission to “demystify” female genitalia in Japanese culture.
Quinoa vodka: We have officially reached peak quinoa.
Tinder Headshots: “To help you get the most out of Tinder”, these Brooklyn-based photographers will help you find “Mrs. Right, or Mrs. Swipe Right” with a professionally retouched headshot, for just $75! As they note in their Craigslist post, “You’re doing your pimp game no favors with your out of focus selfies in the bathroom. Selfies make you look like you don’t have any friends. Even if you don’t, that’s on a need to know basis.” Funny dudes!
Unnecessary scented items: Portuguese fashion label Salsa has developed skinny jeans “infused” with fruity fragrances. There are five summery pastel shades, with matching scents: blue is blueberry, orange is orange, and so on.
Sky cancels The Face: The UK version of Naomi Campbell’s brilliant modelling competition has been axed after just one season. We will miss her wicked side-eye, and her fantastic put-downs, from admonishing the models for forgetting their notebooks (“Every time I speak, you should be taking notes!”), to slamming doors and shrieking “I have my career! YOU GUYS DON’T! YOU WANT WHAT I HAVE!”, and roaring “Assieds-toi!!” at dogs along the banks of the Seine. We will leave you with these words to live by:
Think Diva. Think Strong. Think Dramatic. Words of wisdom for this challenge and for life in general don’t you think? #TeamNaomi @TheFace UK
— Naomi Campbell (@NaomiCampbell) October 14, 2013
#TeamNaomi4ever
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