Pin-ups

October 4, 2009 - 2:30 PM by Jessica · 4 Comments
Filed under: Art, History and Culture, design

I’m a sucker for calendars, because I love the feeling of filling up the days of the month with what’s happening, from dentist appointments and school events to visits from friends, deadlines and, hopefully, vacations. So the advent of a new year is always advantageous for me, because everyone is passing out calendars these days.

There’s my fruit-and-vegetable guy, who always prints a magnetic one for the fridge:

And Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, which runs the pool and gym complex in our area, was offering their own version this year:

My mother-in-law always buys one for us each year, because she’s also a big fan of calendar-filling:

And then I noticed this item in Ha’aretz, pointing out that this year’s Carlsberg Beer calendar is using Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef as the pinup figure to be admired, rather than the usual photos of good-looking young folk quaffing a few cold ones. According to the report, the calendar, which was distributed along with the Shas newspaper Yom Leyom, was seen as disrespectful by more than a few in the ultra Orthodox community. I can see that. But I gotta get a copy…