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20-462: Handsome Boy Modeling School was a conceptual hip hop duo that parodied and acted as a commentary on vain , consumerist , materialistic , and self-absorbed members of upper class society , such as supermodels and people from old money . The pair often satirized upper class snobbery and perceived beauty. In 1999, they released the concept album So... How's Your Girl? , which was loosely based on "The Prettiest Week of My Life", an episode of

40-471: A brag can be as straightforward as a simple claim to riches or greatness, it often assumes a variety of more subtle forms in order to shield the speaker from any opprobrium they might otherwise receive for transgressing the social norms of humility. The most popular of these forms is the humblebrag, a term coined by comedian Harris Wittels , whereby the brag is masked in a complaint. For example, "Dating websites are so much work. Every time I log in, I have like

60-485: A hundred new messages." The Ancient Greek book The Characters of Theophrastus devotes a chapter to "The Boastful Man". Bēot is Old English for a ritualized boast, vow, threat or promise, which was usually made by an Anglo-Saxon warrior on the eve of or during battle. Bēots can be found in the epic poem Beowulf , including by the hero himself, such as when he vows to fight Grendel without using any weapons or armor. A gab ( Old Occitan [ˈɡap] for "boast")

80-436: A large grinning skull. Upon closer examination, it reveals itself to be a young woman gazing at her reflection in the mirror. In the 1997 film The Devil's Advocate , Satan ( Al Pacino ) claims that "vanity is his favourite sin". Such artistic works served to warn viewers of the ephemeral nature of youthful beauty, as well as the brevity of human life and the inevitability of death. Boasting Boasting or bragging

100-439: A manner that is consistent with that image. Theodore Millon theorized that in self-presentation , individuals seek to balance boasting against discrediting themselves with excessive self-promotion or being caught blatantly misrepresenting themselves. Studies show that people often have a limited ability to perceive how their efforts at self-presentation are actually impacting their acceptance and likeability by others. Although

120-411: A mirror or the skull on the table before her. Johannes Vermeer 's painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is sometimes believed to depict the sin of vanity, because the young girl has adorned herself before a glass without further positive allegorical attributes. All is Vanity , by Charles Allan Gilbert (1873–1929), carries on this theme. An optical illusion , the painting depicts what appears to be

140-524: A purse, and the figure of death. Some depictions of vanity include scrolls that read Omnia Vanitas ("All is Vanity”), a quotation from the Latin translation of the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes . Although the term vanitas (Latin, "emptiness") originally meant not obsession by one's appearance, but the ultimate fruitlessness of humankind's efforts in this world, the phrase summarizes the complete preoccupation of

160-590: Is "Vanity well fed is benevolent. Vanity hungry is spiteful." In Western art, vanity was often symbolized by a peacock , and in Biblical terms, by the Whore of Babylon . During the Renaissance , vanity was often represented as a naked woman, sometimes seated or reclining on a couch. She attends to her hair with comb and mirror. The mirror is sometimes held by a demon or a putto . Symbols of vanity include jewels, gold coins,

180-490: Is a troubadour boasting song. Boasting and bragging are necessary components of maintaining " face " in some Arab societies. According to Howard G. Schneiderman, a Sociology Professor at Lafayette College, "vanity and pride, as well as bragging and boosterism, have been the norm in America" since the inception of the country. He puts forth that the discourse around westward expansion was marked by boastfulness. Thus establishing

200-463: Is now seen as having a predominantly positive meaning, the Latin term from which it derives, gloria , roughly means boasting , and was often used as a negative criticism. In many religions, vanity, in its modern sense, is considered a form of self- idolatry in which one likens oneself to the greatness of God for the sake of one's own image, and thereby becomes separated and perhaps in time divorced from

220-417: Is speaking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. Boasting occurs when someone feels a sense of satisfaction or when someone feels that whatever occurred proves their superiority and is recounting accomplishments so that others will feel admiration or envy . Individuals construct an image of themselves, a personal identity, and present themselves in

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240-403: Is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century, it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant futility . The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic synonym for vanity , but originally meant considering one's own capabilities and that God's help was not needed , i.e. unjustified boasting ; although glory

260-413: The sitcom Get a Life which starred Chris Elliott . The episode also contains the origin of the name Handsome Boy Modeling School, where Chris Elliott's character enrolls to become a male model . In the album, Dan and Paul assume the characters of Nathaniel Merriweather and Chest Rockwell, respectively. The Rockwell name is in reference to a pseudonym used by a porn star in 1997 film Boogie Nights ;

280-590: The Automator. However, the duo reunited to play a concert hosted by Saks Fifth Avenue , New York City, on 14 February 2018. According to HipHopDX , they announced plans to release a new album at the performance. On 9 April 2022, at a show in Portland, Oregon, Dan the Automator officially announced that a third album was in the works, predicting a fall 2022 release. In March 2023, they released Music To Drink Martinis To in partnership with Ford’s Gin. Vanity Vanity

300-557: The Divine grace of God . In Christian teachings, vanity is an example of pride , one of the seven deadly sins . Also, in the Baháʼí Faith , Baha'u'llah uses the term 'vain imaginings'. Philosophically, vanity may be a broader form of egotism and pride . Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that "vanity is the fear of appearing original: it is thus a lack of pride, but not necessarily a lack of originality." One of Mason Cooley 's aphorisms

320-508: The Merriweather name is likely an homage to the character Nathaniel Mayweather, also played by Chris Elliott, in the 1994 comedic feature Cabin Boy . Dan the Automator continued to use the pseudonym Nathaniel Merriweather alongside Mike Patton and Jennifer Charles for the collaborative project Lovage . A number of guest musicians appear, including Róisín Murphy (one half of the duo Moloko at

340-480: The non-allegorical one of a reclining Venus . In his table of the seven deadly sins , Hieronymus Bosch depicts a bourgeois woman admiring herself in a mirror held up by a devil; behind her is an open jewelry box. A painting attributed to Nicolas Tournier , which hangs in the Ashmolean Museum , is An Allegory of Justice and Vanity : a young woman holds a balance , symbolizing justice ; she does not look in

360-460: The subject of the picture. "The artist invites us to pay lip-service to condemning her," writes Edwin Mullins , "while offering us full permission to drool over her. She admires herself in the glass, while we treat the picture that purports to incriminate her as another kind of glass—a window—through which we peer and secretly desire her." The theme of the recumbent woman often merged artistically with

380-541: The time of the album's release), DJ Shadow , Del the Funky Homosapien , J-Live , Sean Lennon , Miho Hatori (of Cibo Matto ), Mike D (of the Beastie Boys ) and Don Novello (as comic character Father Guido Sarducci ). Their 1999 single "The Projects" in collaboration with Dave of De La Soul and Del the Funky Homosapien was featured in the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven . Their second album, White People ,

400-640: Was released in November 2004. Some collaborators from the first album returned, and new collaborators included RZA , Cat Power , Casual , Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand , Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park , Jack Johnson , Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta , Mike Patton , El-P , Pharrell , John Oates , Chino Moreno , Lord Finesse , Black Sheep , and comedy actor Tim Meadows . In 2006, Prince Paul announced his retirement from Handsome Boy Modeling School due to business conflicts with Dan

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