the new face.

molly posted this editorial a couple of months ago and it pretty much blew my mind.  probably one of the first times i've ever seen natural wrinkling on a young celebrated in a high fashion capacity.  

other than karlie's paris vogue sporty beach editorial earlier this year, this is topping my list of favourite shoots of 2014.

model: renee meijer (viva)

photographer: daniella midenge (schierke)

stylist: laura bianchi

hair: gianni di muro

make-up: miriam langellotti (greenapple)

big fun.

i'm thinking of going natural. please give me feedback - yay or nay?

pc - fh.

UPDATE: it totally sucked. i looked like a wilted porcupine.

this shit is really happening.

right now, some major shit is playing out in zimbabwe. here's a quick timeline breakdown:

march 30 - opposition movement for democratic change (MDC) claims victory in presidential and parliamentary elections based on early results.

april 2 - parliamentary election results show president robert mugabe's ZANU-PF has lost its majority for the first time since independence in 1980.

may 2 - electoral body says MDC's morgan tsvangirai won most votes in the presidential election, but not enough to avoid a run-off against mugabe. opposition rejects the result.

may 24 - tsvangirai returns to zimbabwe to contest the run-off after several weeks abroad, even though he says first round results were rigged to deny him outright victory.

june 4 - police detain tsvangirai for more than eight hours while he was campaigning for the run-off. he is eventually held five times.

june 22 - tsvangirai says he is pulling out of the run-off because attacks by mugabe's supporters have killed 90 of his followers, making a fair election impossible - not to mention the attempt, a frightening prospect for his supporters.

june 23 - u.n. security council unanimously declares a free and fair presidential election run-off impossible.

june 25 - zimbabwe's neighbors in the southern african development community call for the vote to be postponed.

june 27 - zimbabwe goes ahead with the run-off vote for the one-candidate election. witnesses say some people are forced to vote for mugabe. voters fingers are marked with purple ink to identify them.

june 29 - mugabe is declared the winner with over 85 percent and is sworn in for a new term. observers from the pan-african parliament say the vote was undoubtedly flawed and should be re-run.

July 1 - african union summit calls for a government of national unity in zimbabwe.

this is all real. this is a frightening time for zimbabwe and the world. my thoughts and love are with my homeboy, tichona. bless.

when is 'sorry' too late?

yesterday, the harper govenrment made a stand in the house of commons, and offered an official apology to the former students of native residential schools in canada - a federal financed program that helped to instiutionalize the assimilation of, and racism and apathy toward the plight of, generations of first nations people.

the prime minister's speech was followed by similiar statements by the liberal, ndp and bloc quebecois parties.

overseen by the department of indian affairs, residential schools aimed to force aboriginal children to learn english, and adopt christianity and canadian customs as part of a government policy called "aggressive assimilation."

there were about 130 such schools in canada, with some in every territory and province except newfoundland, prince edward island and new Brunswick, from as early as the 19th century to 1996.

in september, the government formalized a $1.9-billion compensation plan for victims. the government has also established a truth and reconciliation commission to examine the legacy of the residential schools.

the commission was scheduled to begin its work this month.

source.

pull up the people.

yesterday, june 3, 2008, with all state primaries counted, barack obama passed the 2118 delegate mark and became the democratic presumptive nominee. he is the first african american to be the presumptive nominee of a major political party in the history of the united states of america.

jasmine and i were texting eachother as soon as we heard the news.

did you know that obama was placed under secret service protection on may 3, 2007, the earliest ever for a u.s. presidential candidate? it's no coincidence that this type of protection is in place for a candidate, that 20 years ago might have been perceived as a completely radical choice.

we are living through a very special time. history is happening all around us. we need to make sure that we open our ears as well as as opening our eyes.