#modern spin

Joy! Here is some more Taang lovin’ for ya! Attempted a modern AU for them this time!

Brand: 2b by bebe

Machine wash

Model is 5'10" and wears a US size S

Center back to hem: 25.5"

Cotton, spandex

Imported

This sleeveless mini dress features a cut-out back, sweetheart bust, and awe inspiring black and white roses for a modern spin on florals for spring. Add a pop of color with bright pumps and a patent bag.

by Celeste Ponce

It seems that more and more, we get to see things come back with a modern spin; bell bottoms, the beehive, platform shoes, etc.  And in this sense, music is no different.  After reading an article on the November issue of "Palabras", a monthly local paper from Tandil, Argentina, I fell in love with a newer modern version of Tango…

Tango With a Twist - by Bárbara Schnan Mastronardi 

Tanghetto is an Argentinian music group that plays Tango as a mixture of electronic music and classical Tango. They define their music as "a fusion of Buenos Aires music and contemporary sounds." 

Although they compose a very complex music genre, they also play old Tango songs in an electronic style. You can listen to "Libertango," composed by Astor Piazzolla, remade by Tanghetto. This new version conserves the melody and most of the aspects of the song, but they play it in a fresh and appealing way.

After the countless television adaptations and Disney remakes, you’d think fairy tales couldn’t possibly stand another contemporary twist without becoming sterile, boring clichés. Meet Fairy Tales for Twenty-Somethings, a tumblr blog that cleverly incorporates the lingo of a young, urban millennial into the fabric of these time-tested vignettes.

Tim Manley, a 27-year-old New York City high school teacher created this satirical tumblr as a way to examine the human condition from the simple, familiar framework of a fairy tale while using more complex, but familiar terms. Each post features an image from a work of Grimm or other tale fit for Scheherezade accompanied by an explanatory anecdote. Instead of following the usual fairy tale tropes, though, Manley has the beloved characters return in totally modern, and therefore absurdly hilarious scenarios — Wendy returns from Neverland and has kids right away because “she was too fucking tired to do anything else,” a depressed Sleeping Beauty keeps refreshing her empty email inbox in hopes of receiving feedback on the photo blog she posted to Facebook, and Rumpelstiltskin lies about his height on his OkCupid profile.