‘Alone Time,’ Photo Series By JJ Levine, Challenges Traditional Notions Of Gender

“Alone Time” is a striking and nuanced photo series by Montreal-based artist JJ Levine that seeks to explore issues of gender identity and queer space. Utilizing one model to portray two characters in each photo, the subject of each image in the series embodies both a male and female character within a single frame.

As a queer and trans identifying artist, Levine attempts to challenge mainstream notions of gender and sexuality through “Alone Time,” as well delegitimize the rigid nature of the male/female gender binary. “I never alter body shapes or gender traits digitally,” Levine told The Huffington Post in an email. “These images are convincing by no means other than costume, makeup, pose, and gesture. This technical detail further demonstrates that bodies and gender presentations can be malleable or subject to change without the help of airbrushing or other digital techniques to create such an optical illusion.”

The Huffington Post chatted with Levine about the artist’s inspiration behind “Alone Time,” the desire to explore notions of gender and gender performance through these images and the ways in which this project will contribute to a larger conversation surrounding gender identity.

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Where to Watch Today’s Apple iPad Event Livestream

Where to Watch Today's Apple iPad Event Livestream

No need to sit at home biting your nails come 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, because Apple’s given us an nice little surprise in the form of a livestream for today’s big iPad unveiling.

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Shreddies Is A New Underwear Line That Filters Out Your Fart’s Smell

Shreddies Is A New Underwear Line That Filters Out Your Farts Smell

We’re sure you’ve all been in this situation before. You’re on a first date with someone you’ve really had a crush on for quite some time, so you want things to go well. But suddenly, your rump needs to expel some extra gas, but you hold it in for fear the smell would drive your potential partner away, never to talk to you again. Now you won’t have to worry about your extra gas embarrassing you in social situations again as Shreddies can help filter out the smell of your farts. (more…)

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    WSJ: Microsoft Is Working on Its Own Version of Google Glass

    WSJ: Microsoft Is Working on Its Own Version of Google Glass Microsoft may have not hopped on the smartphone bandwagon especially early, but they aren’t about to be left behind again. According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is already working on its own smartglasses. Yup.

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    NYTimes Pays a Visit to Our Friend, the Amazing GIF Machine

    NYTimes Pays a Visit to Our Friend, the Amazing GIF Machine

    Regular readers of our sister blog Deadspin are probably familiar with editor Tim Burke’s incredible GIFing skills. What you might not know is that Burke never misses a moment because he built an incredible eight-monitor computer station that can keep track of every sporting event that’s happening at a given time. Today, the NYTimes has a nice profile of Burke. While we highly recommend you go check it out. We do have one quibble with The Grey Lady’s story: It’s pronounced "GIF" not "JIF."

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    Boldy Shower Where No Man Has Showered Before

    Boldy Shower Where No Man Has Showered Before

    Traditional aesthetics call for a monochrome shower curtain in your bathroom that elegantly matches the rest of the room’s color motif. But as we all know, Star Trek fans are never much for norms, and there’s no doubt ThinkGeek is going to sell a shuttle bay’s worth of these clever transporter room shower curtain and bath mats.

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    Your Kindle Fire HDX’s blue-tinged screen edge is perfectly normal

    If you’ve been curious why the screen on your Kindle Fire HDX has a blueish tint around the edges, wonder no more. To help achieve the HDX’s vaunted color accuracy, Amazon used blue LEDs to light the display, which is why you see an azure hue peeking out around the screen’s sides on books and web …

    R2-D2 “Talking” Piggy Bank: 1st National Bank of Droid

    This R2-D2 bank is your new astromech savings and loan unit. R2 will help you save your money. Plus, he’ll talk your ear off each time you drop in some coins with his usual bleeps and whirrs – which in this case translates into, “You are one step closer to affording that new life-sized Stormtrooper toy, Master”.
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    As far as I’m concerned, this little droid beats any federal stimulus package. He measures 7 1/2″ high x 5 1/10″ wide x 4″ deep, and uses 3 LR44 batteries, which are included so you don’t have to spend any of your hard-earned change to get him beeping.

    The sound quality seems pretty much on the money. The R2-D2 bank will cost you $21.99(USD) from ThinkGeek. Think of it as a long term investment as R2 will help you save way more than that. Is there anything this droid can’t do?  3PO seems so useless. You never hear about him helping anyone, unless they need some language translated or a lesson in etiquette.

    Samsung NX300 Camera Review

    Samsung NX300 Camera ReviewSamsung never used to be a big name in film cameras but has become one of the leading brands in digital photography. Ironically, its popular Galaxy smartphones are helping to dig a grave for point-and-shoot cameras – including Samsung’s own. In response, the company is following an idustry trend by focusing on “compact-system cameras,” which feature interchangeable lenses and promise the performance of a grown-up SLR in a small and light-weight body.

    The NX300 is Samsung’s flagship model of this kind, aiming at ambitious photographers who want more than just megapixels. Because sure, even smartphones snap pictures now that are big enough to print a real-life wallpaper – but if you want a good zoom, play with depth-of-field, and generally go beyond the simple “click!” you may still want to consider a real camera with extra talents.

    Or so the makers hope. But they’re willing to meet you half-way: if you like to post your favorite shots on the Internet this very second, straight from the camera, the NX300 can play along. Wi-Fi Internet is built in, and Samsung claims that its camera’s specialty is to “shoot fast, share faster.” True? Well, let’s see… (more…)

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    7 Artists Who Create Strange New Worlds Using Nothing But Thread

    7 Artists Who Create Strange New Worlds Using Nothing But Thread

    There’s something otherwordly about the optical illusions a single string—or 3,000 of them—can conjure up in our brains. It’s almost as if a simple fiber installation holds a gateway to a whole other dimension—when, in fact, we’re just looking at lines in space. Here, we take a closer look at seven visionaries who can conjure entire new environments using the most delicate materials.

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