May, 2011 | the mehallo blog. beta.

Everyday fear

I had a very interesting conversation this past week. It was with someone who (technically) is my boss.

Works over me, but our working relationship is more colleague than overloard, serb. And that’s refreshing.

I always seek out work situations where the relationship is more of a partnership in tackling a common goal. Usually with me as the design expert dude and the other person as the expert in what they do.

Our conversation was about fear.

Fear in people we work with. How it controls everything they do. And how obvious it is to us. And how frightened people are to attempt to do just about anything these days. [Read more →]

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Fears, a list

guest post by alice woodruff

I am not without them myself, so here is a brief list of things which I am afraid of.

– I am terrified of the Tea Party and the fact that some people literally think they have the right idea.

– I am terrified that enormous international corporations have to be bailed out or the economy of an entire country could fail [AIG].

– I am terrified that colleges are literally encouraged to raise tuition rates to make up for the cuts in their funding from the federal government.

– I am terrified that Congressmen continue to get paid, and retain the right to increase their own salaries, while gas prices approach $5 and the unemployment rate in California [arguably the most affluent state in the Union] hovers around 10%.

– I am terrified by the ‘I am entitled to ___’ attitude I see from my own peers. [Read more →]

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Social conditioning

‘A brief look at our sick society with Alanis Morissette’s 8 Easy Steps’

Found via Jeanne Mehallo

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Dumb

Found via Spanish Moss

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Shameless

‘Our campaign is called ‘Shameless’ and is shot by the renowned photographer Carli Hermès. In our opinion the photographs of the campaign are a well-balanced mix of style, humour and sex, the essence of fashion!’

Last year, Dutch retailer Suit Supply’s photography at a London Westfield Center opened a few eyes and raised some ire.

Details here and here.

NYC store opens this month. Not sure if they’re going to include body paint for all the nakkid customers.