Posted by: Vicky Misha Blake Lively and her little furry friend didn’t miss a beat on Thursday, as the whopping 19 inches of snow in New York didn’t dampen their style one bit.
Yesterday was so hot in NYC all I did was regret my fashion choice of the morning and dreamed of walking down 7th Ave in cut offs, and I'm talking seemingly inappropriate cut offs. That got me thinking, "Whats summer without the HotPants!" So I revisited some of my favorite fashion houses Spring/Summer 2010 collections and celebrity sightings and present you all with this post!
Ladies in this heat, don't be afraid to let a little cheek hang. The great thing about Cheeky shorts is, they are very DIY (Do It Yourself.) Take your old winter denim and slice and dice those bad boys into a cheeky sensation!! But here's a little disclaimer! CHEEKY IS FINE, CHEEKY AND SKIN TIGHT IS JUST DISRESPECTFUL! So in honor of the summer ladies, and some guys, if thats' your thing- this is a judgement free zone, pull out the denim, and scissors and let's get CHEEKY!!
Fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons hit up the Chanel store in West Hollywood yesterday, July 16. She was snapped hand-in-hand with her two beautiful daughters, Aoki Lee and Ming Lee, while shopping in a purple frock and matching clutch.
Does anyone else wish Kimora was their mom? Shopping at Chanel at such a young age-jealous! Aoki Lee and Ming Lee left the designer store each with a mini shopping bag in hand. I wonder what they got? No matter what it is, you know it wil be fabulous.
Apparently Sophie Monk is over her cheating ex-boyfriend, Dr. John Diaz. The Australian actress was spotted out on a dinner date with Entourage star Kevin Connolly on Friday, July 16.
The new couple was snapped by the paparazzi sneaking out the back entrance of West Hollywood restaurant SUR.
Sophie recently discussed her relationship scandal in a radio interview. She discussed, “I woke up in the morning with a coffee and presents and he [Diaz] had a present there - a chick.” She then added, “I walked back in and went, ‘What’s going on? and actually had a conversation,’ she recalls. 'I spoke to the girl. She was in shock. I didn’t know her. She was innocent.”
In more uplifting news, check out the photos of Sophie and Kevin!
Mario Epanya has been working diligently to launch a Vogue Africa magazine. Covers have been circulating each month, and the fashion industry has been a buzz awaiting the first official book. Unfortunately, Vogue, who usually serves at the forefront of innovation and declaration, have opted to go in another direction. Without official reasoning of their veto, we wonder what the doubt stems from.
Many publications have opened Africa/South Africa media divisions to support and shed light on the untapped fashion resources that the continent has to offer, and although Vogue has decided to expand their web presence with ventures like Vogue Italia, it's unexplainable as to why Conde Nast doesn't deem it fashionably responsible or authoritative to own Africa as a mecca for style and beauty.
Take a look at other publications that have moved in the direction of progressiveness and launches Africa/South Africa books.
The beautiful Vida Guerra posed open-mouthed with a veggie hot dog for PETA. The vegetarian model helped pass out veggie Chilli dogs on July 14 at the animal rights group’s National Veggie Dog Day, which was created in response to National Hot Dog Month.
Wearing a chilli-pepper-covered bikini and a smile, Vida Guerra and other bikini-clad beauties helped attract people to the veggie dog giveaway. It had to be something for the crowd to walk up to this PETA event and run into a model they’d seen many times in men’s magazines. She really looked happy about posing with that hot dog, too. Male onlookers must have had heart attacks at the sight.
The number of deaths among illegal immigrants crossing the Arizona desert from Mexico is soaring so high this month that the medical examiner's office that handles the bodies is using a refrigerated truck to store some of them, the chief examiner said Friday.
The bodies of 40 illegal immigrants have been brought to the office of Pima County Medical Examiner Dr. Bruce Parks since July 1. At that rate, Parks said the deaths could top the single-month record of 68 in July 2005 since his office began tracking them in 2000.
"Right now, at the halfway point of the month, to have so many is just a very bad sign," he said. "It's definitely on course to perhaps be the deadliest month of all time."
From Jan. 1 to July 15, the office has handled the bodies of 134 illegal immigrants, up from 93 at the same time last year and 102 in 2008. In 2007, when the office recorded the highest annual deaths of illegal immigrants, 140 bodies had been taken there through July 15.
Parks said his office, which handles immigrant bodies from three counties, is currently storing roughly 250 bodies and had to start using a refrigerated truck because of the increase in immigrant deaths this month.
Chrissy Steltz was a high school sophomore when a full two thirds of her face was blown to bits by shotgun pellets, making her life a living hell for the past 10 years. Steltz has been walking around for over a decade wearing a sleep mask covering the gaping hole where her her eye-sockets and nose used to be, making her life a very challenging life.
Today Steltz is receiving a face transplant that will make he life a little easier. Doctors have made her a new face, and with the very life-like prosthesis, a new start. It is made of silicone. Doctors said the prosthetic made her whole again, and she agreed. "I felt like everybody was seeing me again."
Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez were shoulder to shoulder sitting front row during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida on Friday. Yesterday we showed you Kim Kardashian, along with Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian arriving at the airport and here is why they came back to Miami. Kim tweeted a few pictures she took along with Selena Gomez and global grind Blogger Jessica White as well and I noticed that the young Selena Gomez is taller than Kim K. None the less Shorty Is a Ten.
Now don't get me wrong I'm not trying to clown Kim Kardashian or make her the BUTT of any jokes, but she does have a favorite comedian. Kim revealed "Chris Rock ALWAYS makes me laugh no matter what!!"
Check out these amazing pics of Kim and Selena Gomez.
Its been a while since I did a Weekend Wave with the newest & freshest music that dropped this week. Lately Iv'e been doing special Weekend Waves with themes. There is no theme this weekend just blazing new hot music! We got some Rick Ross, Diggy Simmons, Jay Z & much more. Check out the playlist.
Kids Gone Wild. Harleme Larry, A 14-year-old from Florida has bee charged with first degree murder in a robbery worth a mere $4. Larry is accused of shooting and killing 31-year-old Agustine Hernandez.
Investigators say that Larry admitted to committing the crime for four dollars. Larry had a .45 caliber handgun when he saw Hernandez standing along Oak Street in Dade City, according to the arrest report.
Larry then allegedly approached him, opened fire, and then ran home. Larry confessed to deputies he later threw the murder weapon into a lake. According to police records, Larry has been arrested before on minor misdemeanors.
Wake Up! is the new collaboration project between GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriterJohn Legend and the internationally known, GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop band The Roots. This project is inspired by old-school soul of the late 60s and 70s and will feature covers from prominent artists of that time like Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Teddy Pendergrass. The idea for this collaborative album first came in 2008. Fans can expect to see Wake Up! in stores on September 21st.
Legend most recently received BET's Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic work in Africa and aiding to help end poverty through education.
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Mel Gibson might be a racist jerk, who runs the Klan but do I think he's a bad guy? Yeah he used racial slurs, but so does every single rapper you like. He's a drunk who can't handle his liquor and drunk dials a woman who may or may not be manipulative, but none of that makes it right. Mel Gibson loves head, but after hearing all of his racist drunken rants
Halle Berry is, without question, one of the hottest moms ever. Photographers got even more adorable Mommy and Me photos of Halle Berry and her adorable daughter, Nahla, while they spent some quality time together on the beach in Southern California.
Wearing floppy hat, bikini top and shorts, the beautiful actress walked hand-in-hand along the shore with an excited Nahla in tow.
They just look like the cutest mommy and daughter duo. Nahla’s almost too cute to look at (she is going to be amazing when she gets older) and Halle’s figure is banging. It’s hard to imagine she just had a baby a couple of years ago.
Looks like those PETA people dont play. Im not sure if their delivery was correct, or even deserved. I never understood extremist. If someone differs in your beliefs, leave them be. Ignore them, continue to be proactive in your efforts. What gives you the right to believe that your thoughts should be the dominant ones. One of the most amazing things about America is the freedom we as citizens have. I understand the efforts PETA is putting forth to protect animals, but I passionately disagree with smear campaigns.
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Barack Obama and family were spotted in Bar Harbor, Maine relaxing stylishly and casually. With so many crazy things going on in the nation the first family takes a quick break with a weekened getaway to spend time with the family and reset. Barack, Michelle, Sasha and Malia paid a visit to the Acadia National Park which is home to Mount Dessert Island. The kids won't get bored as they have a fun filled active weekend planned for them. Staying at a beautiful waterfront hotel, the Obamas will keep busy with healthy activities nearby nature.
Sawyer's market is a great place to get freshly baked blueberry pies, the Lobster museum will be amusing for Sasha and Malia, they can go tidepooling behind the coast. Apparently there is also a thunder hole to be found in Acadia which will be an ever consuming game for the children to play. Even while vacationing though, President Obama will still be hard at work with video conferencing and blackberries bombarding his beach style. Take a look at the pics!
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Inspired by the Bob Dylan album "Love and Theft", Andreas Hykade directed and animated a 7 minute ethereal journey into the unknown matrix behind the innocent characters we once loved as children. Watching the development and morphine of the characters will transport the viewer into a microscopic view of watching a nucleus of a cell grow into a magnificent symphonic entity conflicted in its identity.
The chromosomes of life represented by the the outlines of cartoon figures progressively come to life driven by the heart thumping throughout the piece. Starting from the basic cell, we can observe dots grow into lines, then into recognizable figures.
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The pentatonic piano chords introduce us to the object, while and accelerating bass rhythm feeds the creature evolving its form from Hello Kitty to Goofy to Tweety Bird, Jesus, Charlie Brown, Droopy in seamless transitions driven by the percussive heartbeat. Clanking of innocent crystals and xylophones are counteracted by the darker cadence of the tuba and deep brass lines, showing us a glimpse of its hubris. Synthetic psychedelic arpeggios turn this cantata into a soul-funk Hauschka party while we experience a turbulently accelerated look at the growth of life within this schizophrenic creature.
As the the electronic melody continues in a haphazard pizzicato, the colorless figure explodes into being as guitar grooves start layering itself on top of what evolves into a Tom Waits-ish number. Just at the brink of climax, the piece takes a turn into a gangster-car-chase-scene theme song grooving with Hendrix inspired bass lines injecting extra juice into the creature.
In full color, the pregnancy of the creature is almost over and it is ready to breath. Continually morphing between vaginal and phallic forms, the various characters implode within each other until being materialized in full figure of a steroid saturated Godzilla trying to divulge itself from its smaller identities.
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Finally the monster splits, it can no longer handle the perilous internal armageddon of love and hate, while desperately chasing the enemy and jumps through a black hole of weightlessness. In this moment of transcendence we reach a peaceful intergalactic ritardando of a cinematic and pensive string requiem.
"Love and Theft" is like watching a speed-warped footage of seed growing into a tree or a fetus from conception to birth. Andreas Hykade has fully captured the the essence of creation by using familiar characters in wildly imaginative form combined with music. Check out more of his works here!