If It's Hip, It's Here (Archives): celebrity photographs

above photograph by Rodelio Astudillo

The April 20th episode of the quirky musical television show GLEE honors pop star Madonna, with nothing but Madonna songs.

above photograph by Rodelio Astudillo

The talented cast members reincarnated themselves as various Madonna personas for the cover of TV Guide. From Shining Star to Virgin to The Material Girl to Blonde ambition, the cast is styled in the Madonna likenesses.

In addition to sharing the TV Guide shots with you, I've found some of the vintage Madonna photos to place them side by side for comparison.

above: big belts, bows, fingerless gloves, GLEE's Jenna Ushkowitz does early 80s Madonna

above: GLEE's Amber Riley makes a beautiful Virgin

above: Lea Michele from GLEE channels Madonna's Material Girl image

above: Diana Agron invokes Madonna in her Truth or Dare era

above: the hilarious Jane Lynch dons the Gaultier cone boobage that Madonna wore in her Blonde Ambition tour

GLEE Season 1, Episode 15
Episode Synopsis: When the glee guys begin to bully the girls, Will turns to the music of Madonna to give the girls an ego boost and teach the boys respect. (They perform Madonna's "Express Yourself" and "Like a Prayer"). Meanwhile, Kurt and Mercedes give Sue a makeover. Original Air Date: Apr 20, 2010

And yes, there is a CD which contains the following tracks:
1. Express Yourself
2. Borderline/Open Your Heart
3. Vogue
4. Like A Virgin
5. 4 Minutes
6. What It Feels Like For A Girl
7. Like A Prayer

Point of Passion is a an ad campaign launched by magazine publishing company Condé Nast Publications. Although it debuted a few years ago, and had two flights of ads, many of them have not been seen in common publications, so I wanted to show them to you.

An art director and photographer's dream project, it features people/celebrities from all walks of life (actors, designers, wedding planners, supermodels) who capture the spirit of each of their 27 print and online magazines.

With a simple headline and a caption describing the reader shown, they initially budgeted 3.5 million for creative and 40 million for media. I do not know if that's what the effort cost in actuality.

The effort comprises 12 flights of eight-page magazine inserts targeting advertisers and agency media buyers. Conceived by San Francisco ad agency Heat (formerly Black Rocket) and photographed by Jonas Karlsson, the campaign also includes online ads, e-mails and billboards through year's end.