@anuran001: You're right, but being gazed at with desire isn't what the term "male gaze" refers to. [www.qwantz.com]

@Lisabel (ne:Dagnabbit): That's almost exactly what Gretchen sent down this week, and the judges didn't like it the first time.

@Amadou Doumbia: I liked how they didn't show the back until the runway. Looking at just the top of the dress front I was seriously worried. But to see the whole thing in motion, with that beautifully shaped back - wow.

@backinpgh: He seems to design more intuitively rather than deliberately. I really like him and I hope he's as nice as they made him out to be.

@LoveBugBecky: That was pure, quintessential Gretchen. A backstabbing insult behind every compliment. Her only other contribution to the show was to blather on about herself and/or offer unsolicited critiques of other people's work. I REALLY wanted to see her go.

@boring diatribes: Your comment reminds me of something Wayne Dyer said on one of those PBS marathons - the gist of it was that a lot of people see things the way they want to, and can't ever seem to see beyond that.

@KiddyKat: I thought it was super mean. It's like the writers had a deep, personal hatred of her. But then, I've never seen Jersey Shore.....

Hmmm...While this is good news, I think these girls deserve a little privacy. They have been unfairly used and then put in the spotlight as children - it can't be easy for them to move on with the constant publicity. Maybe publishing their new last name and FB info isn't such a good idea is all I'm saying. I know…

"It's just so fun and colorful"? Seriously, I liked the first one better. Here they've given her the Marvel treatment - all boobs, no waist, and impossible proportions. And I don't think her face looks particularly like Gaga. I was dissappointed at the last post on this that lamented they didn't make her look "cute"…

@moonbird: Agreed - critics are really good resources for hearing about new lines. Also, good critics have the knowledge/education to view things from a wider cultural and historical perspective, and if they follow designers closely they can provide informed analysis of the designers evolution and progress.

@Kaiser Acore: ...and he was in LA where houses in crap neighborhoods start at half a mil. I'm annoyed by him calling himself "homeless", but in general I think as a lifestyle choice it's not bad considering the alternative may be to scrape by in a squalid apartment living between unemployment checks.

Give me a break. The title and image used for this post imply that you're about to be impressed by the tenacity of someone in a dire situation, but then you find out that you're reading about some smug couch-surfer...in Paris.

There's a lot of fun, irreverent, and provocative ads out there. This is not one of them.

So, if I eat these I'll get big boobs?

I can't believe he's stuck with that freaky Donald Jr comb-over for this long.

@alisongene: ...and the talent

@brokennails: Yeah, I was joking. It's kind of bizarre to find out the original commenter was serious. Either that or she's really committing to her performance.

@Sev: It's just pure silliness - a visual gag. I don't think she was going for "thought provoking". Tina Fey doesn't strike me as the kind of person who would want either a glamor shot, or to be seen as trying too hard.

@SisterRay73: Her arms are a lot hairier than I thought they would be, too. Oh, well...she's still alright in my book.

I loved this. It raises excellent questions about freedom of choice, and political hypocrisy. Watching it made me solidify some unformed thoughts I had on the subject, and made me think about the issue from a new angle. For that, I think it's incredibly successful.