Selfie Loathing: What Celebrities Did on Instagram This Week

Welcome back to Selfie Loathing, America's favorite celebration of famous folks turning the cameras on themselves. This week: Cameron Diaz has Hannigan hair, Nicole Richie bumps into someone she knows, Selena Gomez thinks you are awesome, Drake makes you breakfast and Katy Perry gets crafty. Celebrity Instagrams,…
Selfies Aren't Empowering. They're a Cry for Help.
Much virtual ink has been spilled over the past few days over the Oxford Dictionary's choice of "selfie" for 2013 word of the year. But I've noticed among the chorus of opinions on the social media self portrait an annoying trend: the selfie evangelist. Selfies are just dandy, they say, because they're a way for…
Selfie Loathing: What Celebrities Did on Instagram This Week
Welome back to your favorite Vanity Smurf exxxtravaganza. While you were staring at a screen under fluorescent lights, celebrities were out frolicking and turning the camera on themselves. Here's what the stars were doing with their smart phones this week. Celebrity Instagrams, presented without comment. Enjoy.
Lincoln Memorial Creepshow Charged with Taking Upskirt Photos of Women
U.S. Park Police recently charged a man at the Lincoln Memorial for allegedly using a telephoto lens and a fair amount of personal sleaze to take upskirt photos of women sitting on the steps leading up to the memorial, because there is quite possibly no space in this country safe or sanctified enough to dissuade…
Check Out All These Old, Greek Balls from the Photo Collection Marbles
If you want to see some old, Greek balls close-up, check out the recent photo series Marbles from London-based photographer Ingrid Berthon-Moine. Marbles is pretty self-evident, but, just in case you’re treating these as monochromatic Magic Eyes, the collection features “closely cropped shots of classic Greek…
Kids From Around the World Pose With Their Most Prized Possessions
As evidenced by this beautiful photo essay from photographer Gabriele Galimberti, kids from all over the planet love the same things — stuffed animals, Barbies, and toy cars. Unsurprisingly, the toys are mostly gendered, but there are some exceptions; I wonder if that's about choice or necessity.
Gorgeous Beyonce's Gorgeous Life Is Gorgeous
We tried to think of an exciting angle for presenting the most recent batch of photos uploaded to Queen Bey's Tumblr. Really, we did, but unfortunately our discussions kept being waylaid because no one — not one of us — could say anything beyond "Beyonce's the best," "Beyonce is so beautiful" and, least articulately…
How to Devastate and Destroy Your Nemeses: Post Ugly Pictures of Them on Facebook, Obvs
Whoa, if you've been innocently posting photos on Facebook as a means of conveying what a fun time you and your friends had at the beach, you're doin' it all wrong. According to a somewhat crazy sounding survey, many women are posting unflattering photos of their friends online as a means of getting back at them. Gee,…
Send Us Your Nostalgic and Nutty Prom Pictures
In honor of ~*~*~Prom~*~*~, obviously the most important milestone in every young woman's life, we want you to
send us your best prom photos and anecdotes; the more embarrassing/scandalous, the better. We'll post our favorites (internet fame = way better than a tiara, right?) in a few weeks. Click through to see some…
Zombie Invades Couple's Wedding Photos
Juliana and Benjamin are getting married. Naturally, they had a series of engagement photos taken to show their family and friends, but this time with a zombie-riffic twist. Don't worry, judging by the photos, the pair will certainly be able to hold their own when and if an actual zombie attack occurs. [WeddingJoJo]
Book Of 'Roadside Prostitutes' Made Entirely With Google Street View
Mishka Henner went online to find out where men sought prostitutes, and then he visited — on Google Street View. The result is No Man's Land, a self-published book of photography, showing women, mostly alone and often scantily clad, in Spain, Italy, and Romania.
