"Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad."
And after I had thought of it,
I said, "I will, then, be a toad."
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CTV cuts Fashion Television
CTV has cancelled the long-running fashion series, Fashion Television, which covered runway shows and helped launch homegrown stars.
The broadcaster says production was suspended Wednesday but gave no reason for halting the series.
Host Jeanne Beker broke the news on Twitter by saying “This dream is over: After 27 glorious years, FT production ceased today.”
The weekly half-hour series roamed the globe to collect a mix of news and feature pieces touching on the worlds of fashion, photography, architecture and design.
CTV confirmed the show’s end, saying the network “remains committed to the fashion genre.”
“The iconic Jeanne Beker remains with Bell Media and the company looks forward to an exciting future with her, including the development of new projects,” CTV said Wednesday in a release.
“Bell Media remains committed to the fashion genre and will continue to grow FashionTelevisionChannel to deliver a broader appeal for viewers, advertisers, and distributors.” FashionTelevisionChannel is a digital subscriber channel owned by the same media group as CTV.
Through the show, Beker has interviewed top designers, including Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger and the late Alexander McQueen.
YOU GUYS DO NOT UNDERSTAND. MY DREAMS HAVE BEEN RIPPED FROM MY SOUL AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED TO BITS AND PIECES. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M GOING TO DO WITH MYSELF NOW.
Please excuse me, I’m going to crawl into the fetal position, cry and re-examine my life.
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Border control Ukraine style: Glamorous airport guards who look like they've just walked off a fashion show runway
For the first time in history, male football fans will actually WANT to be pulled over at the airport and given a thorough pat down while making their way to Euro 2012 this summer.
The staff checking passports at Ukraine’s Borispol airport, near Kiev, are nothing like the stereotypical border guards that one imagines at an Eastern European checkpoint.
Indeed, they are unlike any border guards at any airport - with their manicured nails, perfect make-up and not-a-strand-out-of-place hairstyles.
The young female guards in their severe military uniforms, waiting for their turn to be given a professional make-over, look like they might be models in a men’s magazine photoshoot or a slick airline television commercial.
But they are all border guards for a living, and their special pampering is part of a bizarre initiative to provide ‘master classes’ in grooming.
The Ukrainian government is concerned that it might not be putting its best face forward when it co-hosts Euro 2012 with Poland in June/July.
I’m not really sure how I feel about this. Normally, I would applaud any attempts at beautifying people, but not at the taxpayer’s expense.
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Elie Saab because … well, it’s Elie Saab.
I think I’ve made my point.
