The New Yorker's First-Ever Science Fiction Issue
May 29,2012
Pleasure Principal
Style Singapore June 2012
Shot by: Stefan Khoo
Styling by: Chia Wei Choong
Model: Tanya Katysheva
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Interview June / July 2012
Charlize Theron & Kristen Stewart
Shot by: Mikael Jansson
Styling by: Karl Templer
The Cover
The Interview
Emre Guven for Vogue Turkey June 2012. [...]
Created by Leonardo da Vinci, “Mona Lisa” is perhaps the most recognized piece of art in the world. Unfortunately, for all its celebrity, the painting isn’t much to look at in person thanks to 500 years of wear and tear. Welcome to the interesting world of “Cleaning Mona Lisa,” a new e-book arriving for iBooks on Tuesday, May 29.
Authored by art historian Lee Sandstead and created by Tapity, the e-book looks at the unique process behind art restoration. It grew from Sandstead’s experience of seeing da Vinci’s work at Paris’ famed Musée du Louvre, which he described as an utter disappointment.
That visit led to a decade-long search through museums across the world to uncover the true meaning behind “Mona Lisa,” and her dirtiest little secret: the girl needs a bath. [AppAdvice]
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“We tried to really enhance the story with it,” says Olson, who is also an app designer and does the company’s marketing. “I’ve seen other interactive books where they have a lot of widgets and things, but it almost seems arbitrary sometimes… With these books it’s really like making nothing else we’ve ever made before. It’s really like making a movie.”
Building an app like “Our Choice” would have cost in the range of $100,000, Olson estimates, but Tapity was able to produce “Cleaning Mona Lisa” for just a few thousand. That in part speaks to the power of Apple’s still-emerging and, by some accounts, flawed iBooks Author program. It also represents a small step closer to a future of digital publishing, outlined by Craig Mod in his essay Books in the Age of the iPad, that to date has been far from fulfilled. [PandoDaily]
- Interview June / July 2012 Charlize Theron & Kristen Stewart by Mikael Jansson
- L´ATURE MAGAZINE Jana Knauerová (Not 100% if this is a cover)
- UK Vogue July 2012 Rachel Weisz by Alasdair McLellan
- Vogue India June 2012 Deepika Padukone
- XOXO June 2012 Charlotte Kemp Muhl & Eden
- Madame Figaro Greece June 2012 Evagelia Aravani by Thanassis Krikis
- Interview Germany June July 2012 Victoria Beckham
She said, ‘You know, the modeling stuff is all well and good and a pretty face will get you through the door, but what are you going to do when you get there? What’s gonna happen when you open your mouth?’ Also, when you work with these photographers, when you go into a career like modeling, you can’t just go in empty-handed or empty-headed. There has to be something behind your eyes or else you’re just going to be fly-by-night. It was always about reading literature, looking at art books, looking at framing…Who is this photographer? Where did they come from? What kind of lighting did they use? My mom always had a collection of art and photography books, saying, ‘Ok, this is how this person works, this is how that person works,’ or asking, ‘Why did Avedon do In the American West?’ I was like, ‘Why?!’ And she said, ‘Because that’s the real America. He was interested in real people—he wasn’t shooting glamour all the time.’ Or we’d look at Egon Schiele paintings, the most perfect example of how to fill a frame beautifully. So, you know, I came into this world with a lot of inspiration already; I’ve always loved to draw and I was constantly keeping diaries and drawing. I think that was important because, as a model, a lot of girls think, ‘I can just show up and be beautiful.’ I always showed up with the intent of, I’m a muse and I will inspire you because I am inspiring myself. Because if you’re not inspired by yourself, how are you going to inspire other people?
The Gloss: The Faces: Milla Jovovich, Actress
Neighborhood Watch
Numéro Tokyo #57 June 2012
Shot by: Chad Pitman
Styling by: Kate Young
Model: Alyona Subbotina
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Film
With opinion sharply divided on high frame rates, Jackson risking it for Hobbit comes back to the film also being in 3D. The eyestrain and queasiness from 3D is caused in part by 24 fps, and Jackson avowed that he and his crew haven't experienced any of that, even after "thousands of hours" of watching 3D Hobbit footage at 48 fps. Advocates also claim that it's pointless for purists to compare HFR with 24 fps as it's mainly intended for 3D and not regular cinema. Since HFR and 3D have only been together in a handful of IMAX films and theme-park rides, seeing both must have been a shock to CinemaCon viewers, and the rest of us might also need time to adjust -- probably in direct proportion to our film-going experience. As for 2D cinema, filmmakers are likely to avoid HFR like the plague for narrative-style films which don't feature scenic vistas, action or special effects. Jackson himself has said that it's not the best choice for every film, and you'll be able to watch a 24 fps version of Hobbit -- or future HFR films -- in 3D or 2D, if you want.
Engadget: Despite shaky 48 fps Hobbit preview, high frame rates will take off
Also: At the Summer Box Office, a Battle Between Two Ways of Filming
The story of a boy born on the day Pentagram opened and how his life has been tracked (and kerned) by forty years of Pentagram design.
- Elle Japan July 2012 Doutzen Kroes
- Vogue Turkey June 2012 Constance Jablonski by KT Auleta
- Vogue Australia July 2012 Delta Goodrem by Nicole Bentley
- Numero #134 June July 2012 Lindsey Wixson
- Harper's Bazaar Korea May 2012 Ko So-Young by Hong Jang Hyun
- D La Repubblica No. 793 Sophie Vlaming by Julian Broad
- UK Marie Claire July 2012 Eva Mendes
- Vogue Korea 2012 June Han Hye Jin
- Marie Claire Italy May 2012 Michelle Buswell
- Var #1 Spring-Summer 2012 Olga Maliouk by Miko Lim
- ContentMode #7 Kate Mara by Doug Inglish
La Costa Brava
Harper's Bazaar Spain June 2012
Shot by: Nico
Model: Eniko Mihalik
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