Jennifer Lawrence on her Photoshopped self: "people don’t look like that"

Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence may be selling out for fashion, but at least she's honest:

"Oh my god, I haven’t seen this. That doesn’t look like me at all. I love Photoshop more than anything in the world. Of course it’s Photoshop, people don’t look like that." 

Images via Huffpo

Jennifer Lawrence is the new face of Dior handbags. And now the star of this popular fake Dior ad:

About the fall, Ms. Lawrence told reporters, "What went through my mind when I fell down? A bad word that I can't say that starts with 'F'"

So, she's celebrated for being great at what she does, and yet she's self-effacingly funny. That's pretty cool.

How to sell bikes: a historical perspective

These pics are from a sponsored Buzzfeed post by Schwinn. It's a good strategy, really, and the ads are really interesting.

But a few jumped out at me:

Golden Age Hollywood Endorsement

"You know how to pedal, don't you Steve?"

And what a celebrity! There is no way anyone classier has ever sold bikes, like, ever. (and that includes Joan Crawford and Doris Day, who are on the complete list.)

Cowboy Endorsement

Complete with awesomely awkward headline!

The "Substitute for Parental Love" Angle

Years later, McDonald's would base its entire brand on this con.

...Great White Hunter Endorsement

As soon as the illustrator was done, he skinned the tiger to make a swell rug!

Sexual Innuendo

Does the seat vibrate or something?

Which leads us, naturally, to: 

Blatant Sexual Exploitation (of women)

Why does that always happen?

So there you have it: even in bicycle advertising, all roads lead to smut.