Jezebel: Puppets

Dreamy New Vogue Italia Editorial Features Puppets

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EDT

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Kiris Pyrhonen and Audrey Marnay are life-sized wind-up-doll-puppet-toy-creatures in Tim Walker's latest 15-page editorial for Vogue Italia. This is far from a new idea for a fashion editorial to explore — but Walker executes it beautifully. More »

Kim And Kanye's Failed Puppet-Comedy Pilot

Whitney Jefferson — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:15:00 EDT

Sometimes a television pilot is so bad that even Kim Kardashian dressed as Princess Leia won't save it. This was the case for Alligator Boots, a series conceived for Comedy Central in 2008. Maybe the world wasn't ready for a "hip-hop puppet" named Beary White (get it?), or maybe it was because Crank Yankers already existed. More »

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:20:00 EDT

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Donald Trump and Victoria Jackson let their wing-nut freak flags fly, Pauly D is hired to promote a product he admittedly hates, and Dionne Warwick does her best to make "hussy" happen." More »

Muppets Readily Available At The Muppet Shop, Of Course

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:47:00 EST

[New York, November 28: A vendor sells puppets at the Union Square Holiday Market. Image via AP.]

Does Drinking Diet Coke Make You A Corporate Puppet?

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Using the song "She's A Maniac" in this Diet Coke ad running in Europe, Australia, and Canada obviously references caffeine addiction, but why are all the women working at this fashion magazine portrayed by marionettes? [Guardian via AdWeek] More »

The Master Puppeteer

Sadie Stein — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:40:00 EDT

Although Bunraku, traditional Japanese puppet theater, has long been regarded as old peoples' entertainment, recently it's become popular amongst young women. Explains one fan, "Bunraku sheds light upon the harsh realities of women in the partiarchal, feudal society." [WSJ] More »

Puppet Regime

Sadie Stein — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:15:00 EST

It's safe to say this is a new interpretation of the Rosenbergs, the couple executed in 1953 for alleged espionage, namely, a puppet show created by the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater in NYC. Says creator Vit Horejs, “When I was writing it, I was convinced we would be using marionettes for all these protagonists moved by the machinery of the justice system or injustice system. That would obviously be an easy metaphor.” In addition to the Rosenberg puppets (who meet their end in miniature electric chairs, left) the cast includes live actors and two teddy bears, representing the couple's sons. [NY Times] More »