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    esthergreenwood: Except that they're WEARING MAKEUP. Just because it's not sparkly eye and lipstuffs doesn't mean it's not there. Ugh. Stabby. more »
    electriklights: He continues: That's where I stopped reading. more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: "The fact remains that we are living in an incredibly visual culture" and that's because no one can read. more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: there's photography as an art there the photographer has a vision and uses tools to achieve it. there's also photography as snapshots that capture a ... more »
    Rabenstolz: The first thing I noticed is that this lady without makeup looks almost exactly like an older version of me without makeup. I didn't realize it was Mo... more »
    opalmarie: The crux of this argument, and actually any argument about beauty in the media, is that all viewers will compare themselves to the images they see. Su... more »
    stealthird: We'd adapt. We'd get used to seeing people unretouched and without makeup, and then we'd see old magazines with "hyperreal" images and they would be a... more »
    freestylewalker: I get what's he's saying, but I think you're right. Some people don't know about photoshop, and even the ones that do, don't see celebrities without m... more »
    mommy_dearest: I'm not so quick to dismiss what he is saying. My first thought when I first saw these covers yesterday was, "God, now we have to look perfect WITHOUT... more »
    Merkin: I really wonder about our standards of "beauty", honestly. How did we get here? I wish I lived in the UK. I just watched Death at a Funeral, and was s... more »
    Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: At least they're not trying to sell makeup... wait, what are they selling? Surely something. more »
    gobblegirl: In answer to your question, Dodai, I would love to see this sort of thing across the board, photoshopwise. I like a good makeup job, especially in hi... more »
    oh.geez.: People being unaware of retouching, and then turning those expectations on themselves is a problem. However, I would not buy magazines that feature pe... more »
    gobblegirl: Even if we grant Yglesias his premise that everybody understands that cover photos aren't just photos-which, for the record, I do not-how does this ma... more »
    BiBiVirtue: I think to assume that people don't know about Photoshop is to underestimate a vast section of society. Whether knowing that images are not real and s... more »
  • #maghag

    Stars Without Makeup!!! Is The New French Elle A "Step Back"?

    Political blogger Matthew Yglesias on the stars without makeup issue of French Elle: "In some ways, I think this might actually be a step back." More »
  • #newsroundup

    Just So You Know, Cindy McCain's Jacket Does Not Indicate Support For Red Menace/Red China/Red Guards