Posts tagged wired
GOOD Inserts Foot in Mouth
Cord Jefferson has a knack for sensationalism and poor journalism. Two months ago, I called him out for equating race with religion. Today, his headline reads: “For Shame: Wired Goes Glam and Photoshops a Lady Scientist Beyond Recognition”. Beyond recognition?
With minimal research, Cord compared the least flattering photo of Limor Fried in Google’s image search results with the one on the cover of Wired, and concluded that it is inconceivable that she could ever look that pretty without substantial Photoshopping.
Limor responded in the comments:
You found a 3+ year old photo of me in Japan, after a 20 hour flight and short hair.
The cover is stylized but that is really what I looked like. I was not ‘plasticized’ or ‘heavily photoshopped’. if I take off my glasses, have my hair done, and wear make-up its what I look like. Jill uses lighting and makeup to create a glossy look, we saw the shots right off the camera and the only things that changed are the background color and the tool. Its her style and it looks cool!
Its a bit different than my every day look, especially when shot with a proper camera and lighting, but it -is- me. I do get dressed up from time to time, being a magazine cover is one of those times! :)
My lip ring wasn’t in for most of this year so far, WIRED didn’t remove it or airbrush it. I wasn’t wearing it, just like I wasn’t wearing my glasses.
If I’m happy with this and I say it’s looks like me isn’t that GOOD :)
Cord updated his article with Limor’s comments, but I don’t see an apology. The fact that he tagged his article with “misogyny” is quite revealing.
Do You Know What's In Your Sushi?
Interesting article from Wired Science: Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fraud
Here’s an excerpt:
The team of researchers from Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History ordered tuna from 31 sushi restaurants and then used genetic tests to determine the species of fishes in those dishes. More than half of those eateries misrepresented, or couldn’t clarify the type of fish they were mongering. Several were selling endangered southern bluefin tuna.
