Although I'm no longer taking the aforementioned introductory biology course, I'm still on campus everyday because of my new job (more on that later). And as the weather continues to reach temperatures of over a 100 degrees everyday, I'm noticing more and more students toting umbrellas to shield themselves from the blistering Texas sun.
Here's my problem with the umbrella: it might shield you from the sun, but it doesn't help to keep you cool by any means. Especially, when the humidity is as high as 76% on any give day and the temp is nearing the 110s. (Editor's Note: It really, really sucks to be a Texan right now. Although, it did get pretty bad when our governor declared the state should succeed from the rest of the union a couple of months ago.) And when you're walking long distances, it becomes more of a nuciance than anything else -- only making the load you're currently packing that much heavier when those arms start to give in.
Plus, who wants to walk around with an umbrella all day?
On the other hand, not protecting your bare skin will most likely result in sunburns that will keep you indoors for the rest of summer. So, what to do? Wear a floppy hat? A visor? Slab on copious amounts of sunscreen and call it a day? Let me know what you think in the comment section!
Yesterday, the Times Talks discussion with the likes of Marc Jacobs, Tyra Banks, Narciso Rodriguez, just to name a few, took place. When asked about his relationship with Brazilian businessman Lorenzo Martone, Jacobs couldn't stop himself from gushing. "My boyfriend/fiancé Lorenzo and I are buying a house together and we would like to have children and all this." Not to be outdone in regards of best quote of the night though, Tyra Banks lamented on her awkward appearance as a teen model. “
I used to kind of look like one
of those antelopes you see with one eye on each side of its face.”
It's uncertain if Emma Watson will attend Yale next fall, but the UK "it" girl has most certainly said 'yes' to M/M over at Interview. The actress graces the May issue of the financially strapped magazine. Surrounded by kisses and lace, Emma's cover was shot by none other than Nick Knight.
Honestly, I like the new look of the magazine. What ever direction the new art directors are taking the tome, one thing is for certain: it's decidedly more youth-oriented (Zac Efron graced the April issue). Or at least it is at the moment. However, that may have more to do with the recession and wanting to sell mags than Mathais and Michael being obsessed with all things Disney (Hello, Glamour!).
Meanwhile, Emma graces Interview because she's promoting her new flick Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which is set to roll into American theaters on July 15th. Check out the trailer under the hood. Warning: the clip has very creepy moments, namely when the little brown-haired girl flies into the air a la Linda Blair in The Exorcist.
{Continue Reading} Trailer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
In anticipation of HBO's take on the lives eccentric mother/daughter duo "Big" and "Little" Eddie, Interview managed to contain its excitement long enough to get designer Tara Subkoff to chat with Grey Garden's costume designer, Catherine Thomas. In their conversation about the two women and their fabled journey from high society queens to secluded maidens, Thomas discusses how Little Eddie took her hair loss in stride and created an iconic look in the process. "Yes, the turbans! Really, she handles her hair loss in such a progressive, positive way. She makes it her own. It was so essential to reach beyond the years of the documentary. We start in the 1930s—even the white satin hooded gown that Little Edie wears to the bohemian party is a beautiful metaphor for what's going to happen later to her, covering up her head. Obviously, we compiled a lot of research. Surprisingly there were more photos of Little Edie than of Big Edie. For the 1930s, Big Edie was really what we imagined her to be like."
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