Calvin Klein Christmas Window Displays

I read an interesting article this morning on the Campaign website. It was about the new Calvin Klein window displays that were unveiled this week. 


The article explains how Calvin Klein decided to drop the Christmas cliches and work with an installation artist for this years window displays. 


I watched the video on the Calvin Klein website, if people could check it out and post your opinions that would be great. As I found it quite interesting. 


http://www.calvinkleininc.com/cktv.aspx


I found the video quite dark, haunting almost. 


The music and pale use of colours, coupled with the dim lighting makes the video look very artistic and interesting to look at, but nothing connotes festivity to me. Its almost something that looks like it would be more at home in the V&A.


Having said this, could it just be that after seeing 23 years of red, green, gold and silver in window displays, I just don't know how to react to this visual interpretation of the festive season?


I wonder how many people will feel the same as I do? Its a risky approach for Calvin Klein. 


The window displays will be unveiled at selected CK Calvin Klein, CK Jeans and CK Underwear stores worldwide.  

The Sun - Dangerous Editorial

I like most people, was disgusted when I read the news story about the members of the "Muslims Against the Crusades" group that were demonstrating in London (The Sun 12th Nov) their actions were utterly disrespectful, and cannot be justified in anyway. 

However, I feel that in future the press should be slightly more tactful when reporting on subjects such as this. 

Firstly, let me show you a screen shot of the tab that comes up in your browser when you click on this story. 

Ok, so to some extent this is true, the people demonstrating were of the Muslim faith. But you are talking about a very VERY small minority who has this extremist view. 

BBC News tell me there are around 1.6 million Muslims in the UK. The 'Mob' however, was made up of 40 people... 

I think it’s a total disrespect to the Muslim faith to have their religion associated with the terrible behavior of 40 people. If you want to report the story, fine. It sells papers. But surely "Angry Mob" "Extremist mob" would have got the message across just as well?

This brings me to a quote: Mohammed Shafique, of the Islamic Ramadan Foundation, said: "They are a vile, evil minority who do not respect life and certainly not Muslim life."

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3223873/Muslim-mob-burn-giant-poppy-and-disrupt-Remembrance-Day-silence.html#ixzz15sERR0Ih

After all, no one likes a stereotype. When we play in the world cup, the whole county is behind our boys 50 million odd of us! If 20 lager filled lads smash up a bar in Cape Town that makes us all drunken hooligans then? 

Shorty after this story being published and aired on the news I checked my Facebook, where I found some uses had left their own very 'colorful' opinions on the story. Yes everyone was very angry about it and wanted to voice their opinion, but most forgot the mention that it was 40 extremists, and stuck with the Muslim tag. 

I think this is very dangerous, a story about 40 extremists in London has now been directly related to the Muslim faith, where we can see from the quote from Mohammed Shafique is not fair at all. Not only is it now related, but its been blown out of proportion on the largest social network site on the planet. 

'With great power, comes great responsibility'

The Sun is currently the highest circulated newspaper in the county. The mass media plays a hugely important role in shaping our attitudes and perceptions towards modern society.

Making such narrow minded links like this could have terrible consequences and I wish that the editorial team at the paper could show a little bit more social responsibility. 

Queen to launch British Monarchy page on Facebook

Facebook's global domination took a step forward this week when it was announced the Monarchy would have a Facebook page created for them. 

The aim of the page will be to inform it followers of about royal events and ceremonies, searchable on a UK map. We will also be able to add her majesty as a friend and virtually 'poke' her. 

Its seems there is no stopping Facebook, from a university students way of contacting his friends, Facebook has become almost religious to some of its users. Nowadays after a night out, the pictures are uploaded before your hangover kicks in. Statuses are updates hourly by some, and we now know more about our friends than ever. Consider this: Before Facebook I could have told you one of my best friends works for a radio station in Manchester and studied at Salford university. Now we have Facebook, in the click of a button I could tell you one on my best friends works for a radio station in Manchester, ate a marmalade sandwich for breakfast this morning, likes Lynx deodorant and is about to cook a pizza for dinner, amazing ay! 

The only criticism I have to social networking in general, is that I feel it is impeding real contact with people face to face or by phone. I no longer need to call my friend from Manchester, I know EVERYTHING that he has done today, the anecdote about the ticket inspector on his train this morning would probably have made for a good conversation, but as it is now his status, no need. 

But still, nice to see Her Majesty getting involved with the digital age, before long the next G8 summit will be held over Facebook chat!

Anyway, off to up date my status: Gary Rivers is: Just updating his blog.