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Bedroom furniture for young girls with the brand name Lolita has been withdrawn by Woolworths following complaints from parents.
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“It has become a name that is synonymous with sexual precocity and the fact that it is tied to a girl’s bed - it literally couldn’t be worse taste.”
Link (Thanks, Christie Fremon)
Lilly McElroy likes to throw herself around. At men, onto her bed, through the air. A performative photographer and video artist, McElroy seems to have a lot of fun making refreshingly spontaneous pictures. I asked her to explain the procedure behind her photographs and this is what she sent me:
“I started the project by placing an ad on Craig’s list looking for men who would meet me at bars blind date style and let me literally throw myself at them. This worked fairly well, but limited the # of photos I could take. Now , I go to bars with a friend/photographer and approach men who are physically larger than I am. I ask them if I can literally throw myself at them. If they say yes, I have myself photographed doing it and buy them a drink afterwards. If it seems like they want to hang out, I’ll have a drink as well. Sometimes we talk about the project and sometimes we just chat. I don’t have a specific set up for the photos. I just want them to look as much like snap shots or party pics as possible.”
Link: The Year in Pictures, Lilly McElroy (via BoingBoing)
Related: more literally throwing of oneself
One of the most stellar qualities of the Playstation 3 is its standard Blu-ray optical drive or disc player. This device allows the game console to play high-definition movies in CD or DVD formats. With this feature, the Playstation 3 transcends its role from a mere video gaming device into a full-fledged entertainment apparatus that can literally raise the roof.
You didn’t think we were just going to pick on Democrats, did you?
Rudy Giuliani wants us to go for broke, literally: his answer to the economy’s short-run problems is a huge permanent tax cut, which he claims would pay for itself. It wouldn’t.
“Go for broke” is a gambling term that means “risk everything to reap substantial rewards”.
Let me hear your arguments in the comments - is this a correct usage of “literally”?
