fashion week Tehran

Suri??? Is that you?The Manolo, he does not shy away from the controversy. Superfantastic!

She has got the Bette Davis eyes! he says.

Kind of him, really. Forget Sharia law, anyone who put those colours together should be flogged!

And so should many of his commenters, who don’t seem to understand that it’s a fashion show for hijabs, habayas, or whatever you want to call them. That we’re not going to see rubber Alaias is a given here. The question is what can you do with what you’re allowed, which is the great political question of the age in all countries, and the fact is that most of these outfits are shiteous, even in context.

also from the department of no shit: Aislin division

Survey sez

from the department of No Shit

Very well observed

Bon Appetit!

Some Freedom 

Une petite corneille, peut-être ?

de Sploid:

Congress Surrenders to the “French”

[yeah, I’ve heard that French Congress has always been popular in Washington]

More than three years after one of the most pathetic displays of political petulance in this once-proud nation’s history, french fries have returned to Capitol Hill.

On March 11, 2003, Congress, led by Republic Representatives Bob Ney and Walter Jones, voted to eliminate all references to France from the House cafeterias’ menus. From that day forward “freedom fries” and “freedom toast” would replace “french fries” and “french toast” respectively.

Very quietly last week, the word “french” returned to the menus.

Never mind that french fries are originally from Belgium.

The change comes as France‘s popularity among Americans far exceeds that of the President. In a recent Pew survey, 52% of Americans said they had a favorable impression of France. Just last week, only 38% of Americans said they support the president.

what the hell, Mel?

Mel, man

From Gallery of the Absurd, via Perez.