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Did Dolce & Gabbana send racist earrings down the catwalk? | Milan fashion week spring/summer 2013

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Fashion blogMilan fashion week spring/summer 2013Did Dolce & Gabbana send racist earrings down the catwalk?There's nothing cute about accessories that make light of colonial imageryDrawing inspiration from their native home of Sicily has been a long running theme for Dolce & Gabbana and their spring/summer collections have become known for vibrant, vintage-inspired prints and kitsch accessories. Last year they sent pasta and aubergine-shaped earrings down the runway, so it would only be fitting for them to match it with something equally as wacky this year. Read More...

Dogman Review: Caleb Landry Jones Stars in a Ludicrous Howler From One-Time Stylist Luc

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The canine performers, and Caleb Landry Jones, in that order, deserve a whole lot better than they get in the French director's irredeemably boneheaded thriller. Check under most any post relating to the recently released trailer for Luc Besson‘s “Dogman,” and you’ll find one, if not several responses riffing, to various degrees of enthusiasm, on the theme of “OMG, what if ‘Joker’ but with dogs?” That rhetorical question can now be answered, following this numbskulled nonsense movie’s inexplicable Venice Competition premiere, with a resounding “If only. Read More...

Our little $7,000 dog: inside Australias oodle boom

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DogsThe desire for designer dogs has come with unexpected, sometimes ugly, consequences. But teddybear fur and puppy-dog eyes remain irresistible Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email “Look at them, they’re like a box of assorted chocolates,” my friend Rachel sometimes says when we’re out walking. Her Iggy, bouncy and swarthy as a fine dark chocolate. Fran’s tubby, tiny Frankie, fair as a white chocolate truffle. My mocha-toned Lola, prancing and skittish. Read More...