A Photoshop alteration raised alarms over a pretty model in a burnt orange dress, who appeared to have had a run-in with a very heavy airbrush. The devilishly bad piece of retouching at Simply Be left the brunette with an apparently freakishly clawed left hand, complete with six fingers and right-angled gashes. Alongside the sharp digits, the unwitting model’s right hand was given a stumped…
…Victoria’s Secret Facebook page, the main image is shown next to smaller thumbnails of the model in several different black bikini bottoms, which has caused a backlash from online readers. Over 2,000 Facebook comments worldwide have accused Victoria’s Secret of Photoshopping the image beyond recognition of a normal women’s body. The new ad, for the lingerie brand's S…
Human Barbie Valeria Lukyanova has become a viral phenomenon, but her appearance looking much more human in a recent video has cast doubt on her claims that she uses no PhotoShop in her shoots. The website TheDirty.com has posted new videos that show Valeria Lukyanova looking drastically different than she does in still images. The site’s founder, Nik Richie, has dubbed her the “Michael Ja…
A model in an advert for Bloomingdales appears to have lost her entire pelvis thanks to some creative use of Photoshop as she presents the latest sweater dress. The description for the Max & Cleo turtleneck sweater dress says it “boasts a waist-cinching belt for the most flattering fit”. Models tend to be on the skinny side, but it looks like this woman’s belt has managed to squash her…
Anne Taylor’s LOFT line has given its shoppers an obvious and embarrassing Photoshop fail. In product shots for Ann Taylor’s LOFT line, two models sport extremely bent out of shape and misplaced thumbs. Advertising the brand’s Linen Twill Shorts, the model appears to have a jarring thumb popping straight out of her wrist, with the rest of her hand in the front pocket. In a shot for LO…
The latest Gucci Photoshop disaster has appeared in its Explore the digital flagship campaign and has managed to make one of the model’s legs appear half the size of the other. The hilarious snap, posted on PS Disasters, sees a striking model posing in a hot pink suit with matching pink shirt and a huge snakeskin handbag. PS Disasters wrote of the fail: “If you’re going to slather your mode…
…rio Testino for Vogue Spain her right arm is perfectly normal but the American model’s left underarm appears to have developed a painful-looking double dip. And it’s not the first time the 20-year-old clothes horse has had a brush with overzealous Photoshop work. In September Japanese magazine Numéro airbrushed out her prominent ribs in a photoshoot. The original photo, shot by Greg Ka…
Israel passed a law banning models from advertisements or fashion shows if they measure less than 18.5 on the body mass index (BMI). The new law is part of an effort to promote health for women of all sizes, and to stop glorifying the ultra-thin. “Beautiful is not underweight,” says Rachel Adato, one of the creators of the bill. In recent years, much attention has been paid to how wo…
Kim Kardashian showed off her hourglass shape in a bikini from her Kardashian Kollection – the fashion line she shares with sisters Khloe and Kourtney. But there’s something about the shoot and the girls’ appearance that just seem impossible – most notably the difference between Kim Kardashian’s middle and her hips. Kim Kardashian’s waist appears unbelievably t…
…a Wang model appeared with normally proportioned waist in a back view It seems odd that David’s Bridal would include an inaccurate image of the asymmetrical design from the designer’s Fall 2011 collection. According to Vera Wang’s official website, the stockist is one of few who sell the White bridal collection so correct images of the gown should be readily available. Regardless, the…
…were having some fun with Photoshop last night, circulating pictures of Angelina Jolie’s now-infamous right leg slotted into well known photographs and artwork and onto unlikely candidates. Just 24 hours after the ceremony Angelina Jolie “legbombing” was a viral term with that very skinny leg appearing next to Darth Vadar, on the Statue of Liberty and countless others… with side-splitt…
Heavily airbrushed photographs of Demi Moore from the latest campaign for beauty brand Helena Rubinstein are released and it is appears that any such signs of stress have been entirely erased. More than that, thanks to an over-zealous session with Photoshop and the omnipresent airbrush, the natural contours of Demi Moore’s face are gone: her strong, angular chin; the lines running from nose…
Kris Humphries has warned Kanye West, Kim Kardashian’s new lover, that he’ll need a lot of patience in his relationship with the reality star. It was also claimed that Kris Humphries, 27, think Kim Kardashian, 31, had been unfaithful during their relationship which resulted in a marriage lasting just 72 days. An insider close to Kris Humphries told RadarOnline: “When Kris found out ab…
According to new reports, corset sales are booming, part of a massive trend for body shaping underwear, but the peaks and troughs of demand tell a story about feminism and body image over the past 200 years. Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Miley Cyrus – there’s quite a list of performers with a history of taking to the stage in a corset. But sales figures suggest ordinary people are turn…
…rent color toward the red end of the spectrum – a “redshift”. Careful studies of the shifted light from distant supernovae were what first demonstrated this expansion, leading to the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics. What is believed to be causing this increase in the speed of expansion is called dark energy, making up more than 70% of the “stuff” of the Universe and the f…
Ten easy tips for storing pumpkins before carving, simple carving tips, jack-o’-lantern ideas and more… 1. Never carry your pumpkin by the stem. It’s part of the visual allure, and if it snaps, it can accelerate the pumpkin’s rotting. Always carry the pumpkin from the bottom. 2. Store your uncut pumpkin in a cool, dry place. Once pumpkins ripen, they will deteriorate fast –…
Frosted Christmas cookies Ingredients for Christmas cookies 1 1/2 cups softened butter 1 cup white granulated sugar 1 cup confectioners sugar 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt some cookie cutters a roll of parchment paper Ingredients for Frosting 8 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons milk 2 teaspoons vanilla about 2 cups powdered s…
The latest range from Marks & Spencer is the Secret Slimming Bum Lift collection designed to sculpt bottoms and tame tummies to create a more alluring shape. Consisting of a knicker, slip and tights, the products have been created with a pert profile in mind, and are here just in time for the Christmas party season. Paschal Little, Head of Technology at M&S says: “Our Secret Slimming™ Bum…
…because they allow her “to transform my interests in physics, chemistry, and biology into solutions for current health problems.” She won the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2011 Grand Award and the ISEF 2010 Grand Award (both for medicine and health science), and a trip to attend the Taiwan International Science Fair awarded by the National Taiwan Science Education Cent…
Ubuntu has some obvious advantages over other operating systems: is free of charge, free of viruses and designed to outpace its rivals on low-end systems. Ubuntu claims 20 million people use it a day. Not an insignificant number, but still a drop in the ocean compared to Microsoft’s Windows or Apple’s OS X. Even so, lead designer and one-time astronaut Mark Shuttleworth hopes that las…
…eekbook”. AMD’s focus on low power requirements reflects manufacturers’ desire to offer thinner laptops and slimmer all-in-one desktop models. Trinity can be set to run off as low as 17 watts, half the minimum amount possible using Llano. The move should also allow traditional-sized laptops to run off their batteries for longer. The firm says systems could last up to 12 hours, al…
…peer-to-peer communications protocol allows users to upload and download files to each others’ computers. John Wiley & Sons had previously filed 15 lawsuits to obtain the identities of about 200 people believed to have infringed the copyright of its titles. It said in papers filed last October that users had “engaged in the illegal copying and distribution of Wiley’s For Dumm…
…a model’s features, such as their shape or their skin tone. Each altered photograph was scored between one and five, with five representing a heavy retouching. Volunteers were each asked to score from 1 to 5 how similar each pair of pictures was. Prof. Hany Farid and his student, Eric Kee, found a close correlation between their computerized assessment and the human opinion, suggesting the techniq…
…An earlier study by Gartner suggested there would be fewer than 300,000 Chromebooks sold worldwide this year. Google says software updates had helped boost the computers’ speed so that they ran 2.5 to 3.5 times faster than before. Improvements include greater use of the machines’ GPUs (graphic processing units) and tweaks to ensure the system runs Javascript more efficiently. An upcom…
Oscar De La Hoya admits cheating on his wife and drug abuse. Oscar De La Hoya became the subject of the photo scandal in 2007, when stripper Milana Dravnel, who claimed he had cheated on his wife with her, posted the embarrassing images on the internet. In a stunning revelation, Oscar De La Hoya, known as the “Golden Boy”, has admitted that the infamous photos of him dressed in a dr…
Oklahoma tornado kills one person and injures dozensAt least one person is reported dead and at least 21 others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through Oklahoma and Kansas. The worst damage was caused by a…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Nurses who looked after Boston bombing suspect could not stop themselves caring for himThe nurses who treated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have told how they could not stop themselves from soothing him with the words: “I am really sorry, hon.” Medical staff said that…
Ariel Castro prison activityAriel Castro, who is accused of imprisoning three women in his Cleveland home for a decade, spends most of his time in jail resting or asleep, with breaks for pacing, showers…
Richard DeCoatsworth: Former police officer once hailed as hero arrested in Port Richmond Richard DeCoatsworth, a former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to First Lady Michelle Obama at a speech by President Barack Obama, has…
Poweball jackpot: One lottery ticket bought in Florida wins its lucky owner $590 million jackpotA Florida lottery player beat odds of one in 175 million to take home the $590 million Powerball jackpot. After a frenzied few days of buying the $2 tickets across the…
Obama administration knew IRS was targeting conservative groups since June 2012Obama administration knew since June 2012 about an investigation into complaints from conservative tea party groups that they were being harassed by IRS, and the probe was…
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