“Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got
I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block
Used to have a little, now I have a lot
No matter where I go, I know where I came from”
I can’t count how many times this song got stuck in my head back when I was in grade school, plus a lot of other JLo songs we had to dance toback then. Jennifer Lopez is truly an icon, being one of the most popular female artists from the 90s. Plus she so fabulous performing at the recent VMAs!!!
This is also the reason why I got so excited when I learned that the amazing JLo made her first beauty collab with Inglot cosmetics! JLo still has flawless beautiful skin (at 49 years old!!), with a spot on beauty game, so this capsule collection will help you achieve that signature JLo glow.
Inglot launched the 70-piece JLo collection that includes powders to
lipsticks, shadows to eyelashes, bronzers, and highlighters done in full
collaboration with Hollywood A-Lister Jennifer Lopez.
The collection is JLo’s first time to ever collaborate with a brand, and the result is the limited edition of JLo collection
that showcased a shared vision of strong femininity to life and offers women diverse ways to express themselves through beauty. With this collection, Inglot hopes to make the JLo glow become accessible to everyone!


Saturday, October 27, 2012
Popular Rapper Roger Ratchet is Dead
(Atlanta) After two days in critical condition, popular rap star, Roger Ratchet is dead. The artist , born as Roger Sam Boman, who was in intensive care resulting from an Acme speaker being dropped on his head, last Wednesday was pronounced dead at 10 o’clock , Friday night. Strangely enough, the rapper seemed to be on the verge of a miraculous recovery when somebody snuck into his room and pulled the plug on his life support machine. When his death was announced loud screams of Hip Hop fans could be heard outside the hospital chanting, “Hooray, the Ratchet kicked the bucket!” The 20 year old rapper is survived by 15 children and eight baby mamas.


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Much has been made of the recent news that Kylie Jenner, 21, has raked in her first billion dollars. She moved up on an elite list in doing so, shaving a couple of years off the previous record held by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, who hit the $1,000,000,000 mark in 2008 at 23, and who had bested the record set by Microsoft’s Bill Gates, who made his first billion at age 31 in 1987.
The milestone was independently confirmed by both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes, shortly after an exclusive deal was inked between Kylie Cosmetics, founded and owned by Jenner, and Ulta Beauty Inc. She succeeds in combining winning marketing/PR skills and a compelling personality with a sense of authenticity to her legions of fans, including 128 million Instagram followers. This comes on top of growing up on hit TV reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, and has created an aura of indelible charm. When you’re your own best influencer, it seems nothing can go wrong.
She is, of course, still 21. Yet her recent posts about her rap-star partner’s rumored cheating on her seems to keep her in a world of believability and enhances her fandom; her PR awareness has yet to make significant dents in her online persona, as the billion-dollar mark indicates. But even superinfluencers are ultimately beholden to their integrity, so her greatest tests may not have come yet, given the media spotlight always shining on her and her intriguing family, and the many challenges that come your way with fame.
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“Georgia O’Keeffe: Art, Image, Style” finishes off its exhibition tour at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. The show, on view through April 1, juxtaposes O’Keeffe’s clothing with her paintings and photographs taken throughout her lifetime. The artist was a talented seamstress and made many of her own garments. Though minimalistic in style, they reveal the attention to detail and texture that only an artist could have.
At the press opening for the show, the curators drew some interesting parallels between O’Keeffe and the contemporary obsession with “branding” yourself. As one of the first celebrity artists, she had the privilege, and the burden, of controlling how the world saw her. This is especially evident in the extensive collection of photographs exhibited. O’Keeffe was married to Alfred Stieglitz and he photographed her what seems like incessantly. He brought her face to the public before she was famous in her own right, which begs the question, who was controlling her image?
“Art, Image, Style” is an intimate look at a dynamic woman. It can’t be denied that O’Keeffe was groundbreaking and feminist in her independence and control over her own life. Though I do keep in mind that she was able to swim countercurrent because of her status as a white woman from a family well off enough to enroll her in art lessons and later, college.
The exhibition is separated into two sections, New York and the Southwest. I like this distinction because it shows two sides to O’Keeffe’s personality, the famous artist who could socialize with the best of New York intelligentsia, and the pensive woman who sought the remoteness and ruggedness of the Southwest. It’s almost as though her years in New York introduced her to so many people that she never wanted to see one again. Can’t blame her.
For proper absorption, “Art, Image, Style” requires more than one visit. There’s so much to see and so many details to analyze, each visit only serves to stoke the hunger for another. The curators say there’s a story to be told about O’Keeffe and Instagram, but I think social media would have been too loud for the artist that sought the whisper of the wind on the desert.
Buy tickets and check the PEM hours on their website.


So Paul Newman has passed-on at the marvellous age of 83.
Isn’t it nice to hear about a star, who did not think of himself as one, who did not ‘do the rounds’ of all the red-carpet venues, who was married for over forty years to the love of his life, and who thought of film-making as a job, not an opportunity to become famous.
He spent the last number of years developing a food brand bearing his name, but whose intention was to raise money for charity! I never bought any of the products but will now! I remember seeing him in ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ where he portrayed someone who seemed to enjoy his situation in life, and that maybe was a simile for his actual life.
May he rest in peace.


A Fair Trade Book
Title: Life with My Sister Madonna
Title: Life with My Sister Madonna
Author: Christopher Ciccone and Wendy Leigh
Illustrations: color photo inserts
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Length: 342 pages
Quote: “Even though our contact is minimal these days, any bitterness I had once felt for my sister has long since evaporated. I look back on our life together with affection.”
That's what Christopher Ciccone does in this book. In the modern music industry, it's not enough for singers just to sing; they have to arrange music, choreograph dances, direct mini-movies, and market the whole thing. Madonna Ciccone succeeded at doing all that; behind her lovely voice and slutty-sexy stage presence, Christopher tells us, she's really a strictly disciplined, time-conscious C.E.O., and he was “one of her minions.”
Their mother died when Christopher was three years old. Madonna, who inherited her mother's first name, was twenty-seven months older. They grew up with a stepmother, whom Christopher says he now calls “Mom” but whom all six children hated having for a stepmother at first. The family were Catholic but belonged to a “Christian Family Movement, which fosters tolerance between Christians and Jews” and encouraged inter-faith Passover celebrations; Christopher claims to “wonder whether Madonna's early familiarity with...Judaism in general...helped her bond with the powerful Jewish music moguls.”
Quite a lot of bonding, of every kind, with rich and famous people is part of the story. On page 91 Christopher drops a string of two dozen names in a row; there's a fair amount of celebrity gossip, and scenes like the one on page 106 in which Madonna “isn't interested in Don [Johnson], but is set on arousing John [Kennedy]'s jealousy,” throughout the book. On page 129 Madonna gets “[t]he experience of being lectured by a Beatle.”
Christopher claims that Madonna's Playboy centerfold pose was “the first time I have seen my sister completely naked...in close quarters, she has always been relatively modest.” Then again, he also claims that she was the one who first guessed that he'd enjoy the company at a “gay bar,” and that the “modesty” between brother and sister didn't keep Madonna from ordering her brother to be the one who wiped the sweat off her chenille-marked skin while she changed costumes...but she always, he claims, “kept her thong on.”
Is Madonna really bisexual? Christopher claims not to be convinced. “[S]he is clearly working to give the impression that she and Sandra [Bernhard] are having a gay affair. I believe that isn't true. I feel Madonna is just working the PR factor,” he narrates in the present tense during the years between her marriages to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie. In a video “documentary,” he quotes Madonna telling Sandra Bernhard that she had sex with her father and then immediately retracting the claim: “No, I'm just kidding.” Christopher interpreted this as illustrating how “in her head—she is so above everything and everyone that she thinks she can say whatever she wants.” Although, toward the end of the book, Madonna is still maintaining discipline and demanding that Christopher go into rehab, apparently both siblings have used a lot of drugs; Christopher claims that Madonna gave him XTC. When he reveals the (shocking!) news that several other parts of Madonna's performance in the “documentary” were staged and conflict with what he remembers about her real life at the time, I'm thinking that it might be interesting to know what sort of drug-related mood swings were going on.
A fair amount of tawdry, nouveau riche sibling rivalry goes on in the book. Christopher claims that Madonna “outed him” (disclosed his homosexuality to the public) without his permission, so this gives him a right to share some things about her that might likewise cost her a few fans: “[F]ew people have tried to rip Madonna off. Her concept of being ripped off is...seeing that one of her employees is receiving a high salary.” She ordered him, he claims, to spend $65,000 on paintings, then decided she didn't want the paintings any more, refused to reimburse him, and forced him “to borrow from friends...to struggle to survive” during the six months it took him to resell the paintings.
There's no indication that either the impressive artistic discipline or the cheeseball sibling rivalry is anywhere near ending when this book ends. Madonna is married to Guy Ritchie, living in a country she and Christopher used to love to hate. Christopher is denying that he has a serious drug or alcohol problem, suggesting that the allegations that he has come from mutual friends who may be trying to distract Madonna's disciplinarian attention from each one's cocaine or alcohol use by directing it to the others'. There's a poignant last look at Farrah Fawcett, shortly before the news that she had cancer was published, and a look at Madonna's oddly touching efforts to become a serious adult—charity, a documentary film, motherhood, Kabbalah—and this is where both Ciccones are as the publisher's deadline draws near.
Christopher Ciccone is still alive, and active in cyberspace, so Life with My Sister Madonna is a Fair Trade Book. $5 per copy, $5 per package for shipping, $1 goes to Ciccone or a charity of his choice. For two copies, you'd send us $15 and we'd send Ciccone or his charity $2. Payment can be sent to either of the addresses in the "Contact" box at the bottom of the screen.


Morrison by a country mile! I certainly have respect for Bowie and David Bowie 1947 2016 legends never die signature shirt his career, but I never felt particularly challenged by any of his music. They’re fun listens, but The Doors changed my life. Jim Morrison wrote like a surrealist artist paints, and I find new meaning every time I listen to his words. They grabbed my attention, challenged my perceptions and made me re-examine who I was. When he wasn’t completely inebriated, Morrison was a brilliant showman and enigmatic figure without an insane amount of pomp and flashiness as a crutch. His words and his natural theatrical charisma onstage were all it took to cultivate a dynamic stage presence that exuded moody darkness. And he was lucky to have three incredibly talented musicians behind him to further support his lyrics with a swath of influences to glean on (blues, jazz, psychedelia, raga, classical, etc.) He was really the first person to define that classic “rock star” trope, and sometimes I feel like the true gravity and uniqueness of his lyrics are precluded by his wild lifestyle, good looks, and early death.
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But because he set that David Bowie 1947 2016 legends never die signature shirt standard, I feel like there’s no David Bowie without Jim Morrison. Even then, I feel like Bowie more of a performance artist- his whole paradigm was about his alter-egos and I feel like his music was merely a supplement to the act. His songs are funky and fun and off-kilter, but they don’t hit nearly as hard as Doors songs (at least to me) because they’re supposed to be fun and marketable so they can sell. The Doors, while they had their fair share of fun radio hits, those fun radio hits still had more unique lyrics and darker themes. I mean, even “Light My Fire” -which is itself a catchy pop tune- has that Morrison touch of darkness to Robby Krieger’s pop lyrics (“The time to hesitate is through/no time to wallow in the mire/try now we can only lose/and our love become a funeral pyre”). Always that lurking sense of uncertainty in the Dionysian revelry! Bowie, I feel was about putting on such vivid visual spectacles that the music seems almost ancillary. I feel like that detracts from the substance of the music.


Hillel played the Lampner Bar Mitzvah in Far Rockaway recently. Here are some pictures taken at the Bar Mitzvah.
Photo Credits: Dudi Ganz of Siyatah Studios
Friday, January 6, 2012
We just received some pictures from a photographer at the Areivim Dinner in Monsey. We like to share photo's and video's of our jobs with all of our fans and potential clients and we are happy to be able to share these. Enjoy!
Recently Hillel sang a wedding in Williamsburg with the famous Producer Naftali Schnitzler playing the music. Naftali is well known for playing a big part in Lipa Schmeltzer's albums as well as producing Yoely Greenfield's and Berri Weber's albums.


Friday, February 21, 2014
Parashuram ki Prateeksha - Dinkar
Ramdhari Singh "Dinkar" was a great and modern Indian poet. He was born on 23 September 1908 in Simaria , Bihar . His father was Babu Ravi Singh and mother was Manroop Devi .
He was also a Freedom-fighter. So, his all poetry exuded 'Veer Rasa'.
He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha in 1952 . Dinkar was honored by Sahitya Akademi Award and Padma Bhusan in 1959 . He is also known as "Rashtra Kavi".
He died in 24 April 1974 in Begusarai .
'Parashuram ki Prateeksha' is written by Ramdhari Singh "Dinkar" in 1963. It have 18 poems.
You can Download it as PDF.
Name of the book :- Parashuram ki Prateeksha
Writer :- Ramdhari Singh "Dinkar"
Language :- Hindi
File Type :- PDF


Malik — After Raï
Xavier (1/4 of Maybe Tonight) and I met Malik Adouane in Montparnasse, Paris. For those who don’t know him, he is one of the first - if not the first - musicians to blend oriental and house/club oriented music together. Back then, Malik was always attentive to what was upcoming in terms of music, especially electronic music.
He told us that by the end of the 80s, he was in New York, visiting and partying a lot. One day, Malik went to the Fun House, a mythic club in Manhattan when he suddenly heard the Algerian national anthem mixed with a house beat. This drove him crazy and he decided to see who this adventurous DJ was… He asked to the dj his name, the guy said : “Mark Kamins”.
Mark was part of the New-York Club scene mainly during the 80s. He had residencies as a DJ in several clubs like Danceteria, the Tunnel and Trax and produced big names such as David Byrne, Marcel King and The Beastie Boys just to name a few. Mark was also known for being Madonna’s ex-boyfriend and for producing her first ever single called “Everybody”.
That particular moment in the club that night was something special for Malik. It was the late 80s, and at the same time (1986), the first ever musical event focused on Raï music appeared in Bobigny (France) with Raï stars such as Cheikha Rimitti, Cheb Mami, Khaled, Sahraoui & Fadéla, and many more… So hearing the Algerian national anthem mixed with house music in a New York club was really intense for Malik !
Malik gave Mark a tape that night, with some unfinished work. Later on, Malik went to Mark’s studio and a friendship was born between these two men.
“Cheb Mark” went to France a few years after to visit Malik, and they worked together and put out some music…Some crazy video clips are up on YT on Malik’s channel, worth the watch if you’re curious :)


9 January 2018
Richard Fleeshman (Gideon Fletcher), Charlie Hardwick (Peggy White), Joe McGann (Jackie White) and Frances McNamee (Meg Dawson) have now been announced as the principle cast for the UK premiere of The Last Ship!
Richard Fleeshman is a familiar face on our stage and screens having been acting since the age of 12 when he played the role of Craig Harris in Coronation Street for four years. A talented singer-songwriter, Richard’s stage roles include Sam Wheat in Ghost the Musical, a part he originated and played in the West End on Broadway, Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (UK Tour) and Bobby Strong in Urinetown (original West End production).
Charlie Hardwick played Val Pollard from 2004 to 2015 and again in 2017 in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. For this role, she won the 2006 British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance. Stage credits include Hyem (Theatre 503/Northern Stage) and Double Lives (Live Theatre).
Joe McGann, perhaps best known for his lead role as Charlie Burrows in the comedy series The Upper Hand, has had a wide career spanning theatre, television and film. Theatre credits include Elf (Plymouth Theatre Royal/ Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin, Dominion Theatre, West End, and Lowry, Salford); The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (UK Tour); Calendar Girls (three UK tours), Olivier! (London Palladium), Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (UK Tour, 2008), Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (ATG UK Tour, 2006).
Frances McNamee is currently appearing alongside Kelsey Grammer in Big Fish (The Other Palace). Other stage credits include The Mother (Tricycle), Love’s Labour’s Lost, Love’s Labour’s Won (RSC), Punishment Without Revenge (Arcola/Theatre Royal Bath/Belgrade Coventry), Pride and Prejudice (Regent’s Park), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Royal and Derngate), The Borrowers (Northern Stage), Epsom Downs (Salisbury Playhouse), The Phoenix of Madrid, The Surprise of Love (Theatre Royal Bath) and Les Misérables 20th Anniversary Gala Performance (West End). Her film credits include Love in Fifteen Minutes.
The Last Ship will premiere in Newcastle from 12 March - 7 April, before embarking a UK and Ireland tour.


As temperatures soared and the Bay Area wilted last weekend, I stayed cool at San Francisco Comic Con, where I worked as an assistant for Sean Maguire, star of Once Upon A Time and Timeless.
Apart from his rugged good looks, the most obvious thing about Maguire is his humility. In a hugely successful career on stage and screen, that has spanned over three decades, Sean could easily have bought into the glamour and mystique of celebrity, yet he remains grounded.
I have been fortunate enough to work as Sean’s assistant at several conventions, and every time I am struck by his
dedication to his fans, his social conscience and his
Sean and his wife are traveling to Italy in October to visit refugee camps to raise awareness by sharing videos on Instagram to show the harsh reality of life for these displaced people. Hoping to raise desperately needed funds for this cause, Sean and fellow celebrities will be hosting another, “Comedy Not Conflict” event after his return.
Sean’s recent roles as Robin Hood and James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, gave him the opportunity to bring beloved characters to life and he felt the weight to ensure they were portrayed with dignity and
The dramatic intensity created in Timeless by the scenery, props and excellent script led to an increased heart rate and a sense of “I am James Bond.”
“Comedy is an adrenaline rush from laughter where you have earned the laugh. You put
something out [your lines] to get it back,” he says.


Hey, how about a picture of Brad Pitt serving pizza to Meryl Streep?
Having lost yet another Oscar, Leonardo DiCaprio is left with nothing but his hot girlfriends and millions of dollars.
Michael Fassbender arrives at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Pastel Icebergs by Zaria Forman
Zaria Forman perfectly masters drawing with pastels. Recently, the artist reveals works representing icebergs. An impressive record, discovered in a series of beautiful images.


Thanks to technology, style is consistently evolving to break new barriers. But regardless of this, there are style icons and collections that are trendsetters around the globe. These fashion icons have contributed to the many impressive styles which we emulate. Below are the best fashion icons and their inspiration.
The article is complete, with Princess Diana at the top of this list. One factor that made this icon’s style outstanding was how she used her fashion to show off her personality. Every piece of clothing Diana wore reflected her charisma and warmth. Her loafers, casual blazers, cycling shorts, and collegiate jumpers were never worn again.
Princess Diana’s consistency and coherence in her dressing made her a fashion icon. One of the most inspiring looks is when she appears in a revenge dress. The undeniable truth is that many women around the globe have been inspired by her stylish dressing. The princess’ accessories and polished blazers are a must-have ensemble in every closet.
Here’s another icon who it know for being an incredible designer and singer. Every fashionista will tell you that you can’t go wrong with Rihanna’s dress code. Whether it’s her crop top paired with baggy jeans or her nicest dress. Her trajectory style has always been at the forefront of powerful magazines. Further, Rihanna is the pacesetter in the fashion industry. This has fueled her to establish her fashion empire.
There’s always something special about Rihanna’s fashion. She appreciates art and the evolution of fashion. A keen look at Rihanna’s Met Gala clothes will assert this.
Another fashion celebrity for the current generation is Harry Styles. One of Harry’s most inspiring looks to the youths is his paisley-printed tee and skinny black jeans. He remains a celebrated icon, whether in his Gucci clads or Harries red dress. He never hesitates to break the barriers of masculinity. Harry is not just typically trendy. His sense of fashion always ignites cultural conversation.
Still, we can only conclude this article by mentioning Jackie Kennedy as a fashion icon. Before the icon reigned supreme as a first lady, she worked to establish herself as a celebrity. People knew her for her classic turtle necks and collegiate fashion. But when she began to climb the ladder, Jackie completely changed her fashion. She embraced fitting channel suits, a signature pillbox hat, and a Gucci classic bag.
She’s the leading icon of feminine styles and fashions. An elegant style you can try to reflect. Her fashion is a bodycon black dress that’s fitting. Then, you can combine it with long gloves, pearls, and sunglasses, especially when you feel adventurous and extra feminine. Again, a loose button-down plus some accessories like timeless pearls and diamonds would still leave you radiant. As for footwear, ballet flats are cute and classy.
Unlike Audrey, Marilyn trends for sultry and classy vibes. If you’re looking for a sexy appeal, emulate Marilyn’s fashion, and you’ll be on the fleek. Still, her fashions make you feel confident and unstoppable. Some of the icon’s outfits are a black turtleneck, high-waisted shorts and pants, and peep-toe heels.
Without fashion icons, the clothing industry wouldn’t be evolving so rapidly. And consequently, your dress wouldn’t be appealing. It’s these celebrities who’ve spearheaded the numerous styles that we emulate. If you’ve been looking for fashion ideas, the article has enumerated style icons and collections that will keep you trendy. Try the classic and modern outfits and get that glow you’ve been looking for.


September 22, 2023 – Amy Tee at Twisted Fate (Danvers, MA)
Amy Tee is a well-known comedian who fearlessly shares her personal experiences of living with Bipolar disorder on stage, using humor to bring awareness to mental health issues. Her performances are marked by a candid and honest approach, which allows her to connect with audiences in a unique and powerful way.
Amy Tee has performed all over the country, and her next show is on September 22, 2023, at Twisted Fate in Danvers, MA (located at 120 Andover St STE 4, Danvers, MA 01923). It promises to be an evening of laughter, insight, and entertainment as Amy Tee continues to inspire and entertain with her brand of comedy.


In the most recent episode of Bolta Pakistan on Aaj News, Nusrat Javed blasts at Mathira for her vulgar video song. The anchor raised an issue that why she took a small kid as a part of her song. She’s destroying Pakistani youth by doing such bold acts. Nusrat Javed also said that other news channels are also posted news against her vulgar performance. Watch the video and share it.


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James Leary’s television credits include a two-year stint as “Clem,” the loose-skinned demon on the critically acclaimed hit “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. James turned the original five-line part at the beginning of season six into a regular recurring role and was soon a fan favorite. He also had roles in HBO’s …View full post
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I’m Your Man; The Life Of Leonard Cohen
is an authorised biography by Sylvie Simmons published 2012, four years before Leonard Cohen’s death on 7 November 2016.
I have just finished reading this wonderful book which I bought at the Clunes Book Fair earlier this year.
What a book, what a man Leonard Cohen was. Poet, philosopher, author, scholar of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Kabbalah. Simmons, a renowned music journalist and award winning writer, has written the ultimate Leonard Cohen biography of 531 pages, incorporating his life, his music, poetry and prose, and his deep spirituality. She records word for word, many of the dialogues she had with him, which add to the intimacy of the book. He was a humble man who valued his solitude, a frugal way of life hidden from the limelight, and of course, his love for women. A man with a magnetic personality, he had many lovers, most of whom he remained close friends with. He could not live too long in a relationship with a woman though, not even with Suzanne Elrod (not the Suzanne who inspired his most famous song), the mother of his two children. But she says that he was a devoted father, generous and loving, although there were recriminations, for a time, following the breakup of their relationship.
The leading rabbi of Montreal’s Jewish community who knew the Cohen family well, understood Cohen’s devotion to a Buddhist monk and to Buddhism, and believed that Cohen would’ve made a brilliant rabbi because of his poetical way with words and his authoritative knowledge of the Hebrew Bible. Cohen was a very disciplined man who also loved to fast. He enjoyed vegetarian food and was always very slim, of quite a slight build; ‘There’s no excess to him at all” observed Simmons.
This is a riveting read for Leonard Cohen fans and anyone who is interested in the music scene of the 1960s through to the 1990s. Such artists as Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Jeff Buckley and various music entrepreneurs; people like Phil Spector, John Lissauer, Nick Cave, and background singers such as Jennifer Warnes, Sharon Robinson, the Webb sisters, and Anjani Thomas to name a few. Cohen preferred subtle musical instrumentation to accompany his works, and many of his songs feature him playing his beloved synthesiser, and his Spanish guitar. He had a ‘good ear’ for the sound he wanted; simple, so that his voice, poetry/lyrics were enhanced, not drowned out.
When Cohen began recording an album with Phil Spector, it developed into a worst nightmare for him. Simmons recorded a dialogue she had with Cohen:
There were lots of guns in the studio [during the recording of the album ‘Death of a Ladies’ Man 1977] and lots of liquor [and drugs]. It was a somewhat dangerous atmosphere…he liked guns. I liked guns too, but I generally don’t carry one. There was no firing but it’s hard to ignore a .45 lying on the console. The more people in the room the more wilder Phil would get. I couldn’t help but admire the extravagance of his performance. But my personal life [before he entered the monastery] was chaotic, I wasn’t in good shape at the time mentally, and I couldn’t really hold my own in there [the recording studio].
Almost without exception, people who came into contact with Cohen describe him as being very kind, a gentleman and very generous; a seductive man. His friends and family told his biographer that Cohen was constantly writing and sketching. Many of his books and album sleeves are enhanced with his sketches and paintings. Cohen was always beautifully dressed, and he loved wearing suits, with his shoes always highly polished. Cohen’s extended family were tailors and owned up-market clothing stores, and he worked in one or two stores for a short time, but he really hated being involved in the family business. He once said to his biographer, Simmons, “Darling, I was born in a suit”. But Cohen was too trusting of others. He signed one his most famous songs, Suzanne over to a record label, believing he was just signing a ‘normal’ recording contract and later in his career, his then manager stole all of his money (approx.7.5 million) while he was living in the Buddhist monastery after he had given her power of attorney over his affairs. He then had to go on tour, which he never enjoyed in the past, to earn money for his retirement years. He was at that stage, aged in his early seventies. The tour, with handpicked musicians and background singers he felt comfortable with, lasted over three years. He and his band played to packed global audiences and he made much more money than had been stolen from him. At that time he had a personal friend, Robert Kory, as his very competent tour manager, who understood Cohen’s shyness and his need for solitude. Only those who had to be backstage were allowed there, no interviews were arranged, and there were plenty of breaks for Cohen to recharge his batteries somewhere in solitude.
A deeply spiritual man who was proud of his Jewish heritage, Cohen spent about five years as a monk (he was ordained) in a Buddhist Monastery, and he felt that Buddhism and Judaism complimented each other. Cohen lost his lifelong depression after his sojourn in the monastery, belatedly in his sixties. For years Cohen had used a variety of drugs like maxiton/speed, LSD, Mandrax, acid, amphetamines to lift him out of his dark depression, and many of his poems/songs reflect his angst and those dark periods. Then there were his experiences in the famous Chelsea Hotel in New York City, his home away from home in the early years, and which could fill a book on their own. Simmons also explores this time with Cohen throughout the book.
Cohen’s father died when he was nine years old, and he didn’t believe that his father’s death had a profound effect on him, because he was often ill in hospital or away somewhere else. But after having read this book, I believe his father’s death did have a profound effect on his life, even though he had very strong male role models within his family and the Montreal Jewish community. He was very close to his mother, and was also surrounded by loving women, in his private life and later in his musical life.
Cohen liked to live in simple cottage-like homes, and he spent his last years living in Los Angeles in a small sparsely furnished duplex where he lived upstairs while his daughter, Lorca lived downstairs. He also owned a very small cottage on the Greek island, Hydra which he bought in his thirties with money left to him by a relative, and in which he wrote many of his works and spent many happy days with Marianne, his lifelong muse and one time lover.
Always nervous on stage, Cohen preferred to be supported by musicians he knew well and who understood his type of simple music; music that didn’t drown out the lyrical poetry of his songs. He won numerous global and Canadian awards during his lifetime, for literature, poetry and music albums. He didn’t always believe he deserved them. He has written 12 books of poetry and prose.
Something Leonard Cohen said stayed with me while I read his biography. He said he didn’t rebel when he was growing up because essentially he had a privileged life brought up as he was in a wealthy and close Jewish neighbourhood in Canada, and that he had nothing to rebel against. But maybe he was too much the dutiful son, and maybe if he had rebelled, he wouldn’t have spent most of his life taking all manner of drugs to get him through life, the desperate need to spend so much of his time alone, and his fearfulness of making any kind of commitment to another person. He was too polite, too shy, too forgiving and far too hard on himself. But then we wouldn’t have his legacy of poetry and songs, would we?
-Anne Frandi-Coory 1 December 2016


For nearly a century, Betty White was a tireless and devoted animal welfare advocate. Through her 70-year support of American Humane, longer than any other supporter in our history, she championed the cause of millions of our furred, finned and feathered friends around the world.
Betty said her parents instilled in her a compassion for all creatures great and small, and she even aspired to become a forest ranger or zookeeper before going to Hollywood. And although Betty, known for her sass and charm, became a world-renowned actress with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, her lifelong love of animals was no act.
Betty volunteered her passionate service as a member of American Humane’s board of directors, supported our “No Animals Were Harmed®” program protecting animals in film and television, lent her services to our fundraising activities, acted as a judge and presenter for the nationally televised American Humane Hero Dog Awards, and served as the chair of our now 106-year-old nationwide “Be Kind to Animals Week®,” the most successful humane education campaign and the oldest commemorative week in U.S. history.
Betty reflected our core values of compassion, caring and hope, which is why we bestowed upon her our highest honor, the National Humanitarian Medal. She has always been a one-of-a-kind phenomenon, and we are honored to have known and worked with her during so much of her truly remarkable life.
Dr. Robin Ganzert, our CEO and president, was featured on ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and Good Morning America, discussing how we can give Betty the legacy she deserves in honor of her upcoming birthday on January 17th.
“We have seen such an uptick in donations all due to Betty White. Betty White would be smiling from heaven as she thinks about the Betty White Challenge on her birthday,” said Dr. Ganzert on Good Morning America.
We hope you will keep Betty in your heart by joining the #BettyWhiteChallenge and making a donation in her name. Together, we can make the world a kinder, better place for all animals in her honor.
Thank you, Betty, for inspiring us every day.


Beenie Man euphoria grips Zimbabwe
On Saturday the royalty of music promotion in Zimbabwe — 2 Kings Entertainment — plays host to Jamaican King of Dancehall, Beenie Man in Harare.
Born Anthony Moses Davis, Beenie Man, who is making a return to the country after seven years will perform at the inaugural Spring Festival set for Alex Sports Club on Saturday.
In an interview with The Standard Style, 2 Kings Entertainment spokesperson DJ Dee Nosh said all was in place for the show and tickets were selling quickly.
“As part of his Unstoppable Tour in Africa, Beenie Man will perform in Zimbabwe on August 26 and everything is going according to plan as we speak,” said Dee Nosh.
Beenie, who will perform with his full band, will share the stage with Winky D, Jah Prayzah, Soul Jah Love, Queen V, Cindy, Raydizz, Selecta and Judgement Yard, among others.
Having hosted several Jamaican artists, the award-winning promoters have promised yet another memorable show free of glitches.
“As 2 Kings Entertainment, we do not have any bad records and I can boldly say that this is another show and we are not going to disappoint,” said Dee Nosh, adding that they were happy to celebrate Beenie Man’s birthday at a local night club when he lands a day before the show.
“It is going to be a triple celebration as we celebrate his birthday at One Plus One night club on Friday in addition to 25 years as the King of Dancehall and 33 years in the industry.”
2 Kings Entertainment are also partnering South African promoters in facilitating two shows for Beenie Man in Johannesburg and Cape Town.


Bingeable: The Starlet
In June 2017 we flew to Los Angeles to create the first-ever commercial for the streaming network Bingeable. Bingeable has a unique stance in the streaming world, being both a movie studio and a streaming platform, Bingeable is for the people, by the people. With custom experiences for the viewer and ease for influencers to create and share content easily, Bingeable is ahead of the curve.
Shot over one day, our first commercial in a series for Bingeable focuses on a Hollywood starlet. She is fresh off the red carpet and annoyed with the forever paparazzi so ducks into a quiet ramen restaurant in Hollywood. She’s itching to share her new movie, picks her target, and approaches. After an awkward, star-struck conversation she shares her new movie and sashay’s away. Shortly afterward we see the bartender, barista, and another patron all hovering watching our starlet’s new movie.


The annual Transformers convention known as Botcon, in America, is around 3 weeks away and Fun Publications have started to reveal to fans which celebrity guests are going to appear there. Flint Dille was the first person confirmed as a guest.
Flint Dille has been hugely successful in the world of films and games. He has designed games with Gary Gygax and written movies for Steven Spielberg. He has many successful franchises and projects, which include Transformers, and worked as a writer on Transformers: The Movie, G.I. Joe, James Bond, Batman, Superman, Dungeons & Dragons, American Tail, Teen Titans and Scooby Doo.
Mr Dille is set to appear as one of the many guests of a special panel, and will also be on hand to sign autographs for fans.
The legend that is Greg Berger, who is the voice of the Generation1 Grimlock, is also set to feature at the convention. He will be there all weekend, which will start on June the 2nd and will finish on June the 5th.
David Kaye, the voice for Optimus Prime in Transformers Animated, is also going to be making an appearance. David Kaye will be at the convention on Friday June 3rd and he will also participate in an as yet unrevealed “special event”. David will of course also be signing autographs.
David Kaye has been very successful as a voice over artist and has worked on many projects, including cartoon characters on series like G.I. Joe, he voiced ‘Clank’, in the hugely popular PlayStation 2 game, ‘Ratchet and Clank’ and of course he was Megatron from Beast Wars.


a young violinist, Marlene Dietrich's beauty distracted audiences.
She kicked her legs in rowdy Berlin cabarets until Josef von Sternberg
cast her as "Die Blaue Engel," becoming an international
star and Hollywood's premiere femme fatale. Dismayed by the Nazis,
she became an American citizen, joined the American army in WW-II
as Captain Dietrich, who sang atop tanks accompanied by the cannon's
roar. As a cabaret diva, she revealed her passion for peace, singing
"Where Have All the Flower's Gone? in a dozen languages including
Hebrew. She retired from the stage at age 80 to live as a recluse
in Paris, yet often called her daughter in America five times a
day to catch up and chat about her four grandchildren.
Marlene Dietrich lived both public and private lives. To the public she was a cool seductress, amused by her shattering effect on men. But to a few, she was a steadfast lifelong friend. To many she was a hedonistic woman of affairs. But to those who knew her, she was a lover of poetry and astute observer of life. To the world she was a glamorous star. But she was also a lover of freedom who recognized the Nazis as a tragedy for Germany, and helped many escape to America.
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Good day and welcome to the week, my readers. Well, I posted in as many places as I could asking the reading public any ideas for the week. Alas only one person answered and offered up an actress that I am familiar with but had not explored with a great degree. My friend Hodge suggested the queen of the screen, the madam of misery and with such charisma and fashion, an icon for many. With a less than flattering tell-all book written by her adopted daughter, a film portraying her in the spotlight as obsessive compulsive, cruel and prone to fits of rage. With the illusion of pouty lips, it became known as Hunter's Bow Lips and she was credited as helping to converge America's dislike against lipstick.
|Ooo, she gonna whoop somebody.|
Having met Steven Spielberg on the set of Night Gallery as a young director and was a source of inspiration for his early years. A cultural icon started out in a collective of menial jobs to allow her time to continue and perfect her dancing. Entering in several contests she landed herself in a spot of a chorus line dancing her way through the Midwest and East Coast when after two years of this she simply moved to Hollywood for the next big step in being a star when she landed her first bit part as a showgirl in Pretty Ladies.
With the hurdles of the talkies driying up and handed more and more bit parts, Crawford grew tired of MGM studios and head for their primary rival Warner Brothers in the later 1940s, landed the plum role for Mildred Pierce allowed her to show her full range as an actress captivated the audience and earning her an Oscar for Best Actress. Born Lucille Fay LeSueur was informed by MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer to her stage name because according to his very narrow piggy little head that LeSeur sounded to close to sewer. Thus Joan Crawford was born.
With that in mind we will examine and go over the various well known titles of this actress that to this very day. Her following is as great as it was in the day and quite possibly more appreciated. Please sit back and enjoy Joan Crawford Week.
|More smoke on this film than a Cuban tobacco harvest.|


The ballroom of The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta gleamed on the evening of October 17, 2009, and the smiles of Men Stopping Violence’s (MSV) friends and allies were no less bright as they arrived to honor three people who have proven their commitment to working for safety and justice for women.
“I look at this as a call to action,” said Hill Harper, recipient of the True Ally Award. “I think it’s time for us to start having uncomfortable conversations as men.” Harper, an author and actor who is one of the stars of the CBS show “CSI:NY,” followed attorney Judith O’Brien, recipient of the Kathleen Carlin Justice Seekers Award, and scholar Dr. Rudolph P. Byrd, recipient of the inaugural Dick Bathrick Award, to the stage.
Approximately 300 people attended the Annual Awards Dinner. Other presenters and special guests included Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, emcee Richelle Carey, and presenters India Arie, Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and Steve Gottlieb.
Highlights of the evening included:
- Award recipient Judith O’Brien reminiscing about MSV co-founder Kathleen Carlin and her commitment to justice for women.
- Members of MSV’s Community Restoration Program taking the stage, with member Shyam Sriram speaking about the difference that MSV has made in his life and work.
- The live auction of a “CSI:NY” package: a trip that featured a visit to the Los Angeles set of the hit CBS show, round-trip airfare, accommodations, and memorabilia. Hill Harper leapt to the stage twice to egg on the bidders, throwing in lunch with him on the set and a second package. Two fortunate bidders secured these coveted items.


When was about 17 years old I was first introduced to Bruce Cockburn's music. He is a gifted lyricist, an exceptionally talented musician, and a spiritual, humble, human being.
I always felt spiritually transcended by his songs. I would be transported to a spiritual place of comfort, and solace, that I couldn't find amid my teenaged filled angst, and chaotic life.
I have been blessed to have had the experience of seeing Bruce Cockburn perform acoustically on two occasions, and his performance went far beyond my expectations.
Many years ago, when I was commuting home for the weekend, from University in Halifax, he sat in the seat in front of me. To this very day, I so regret never having the gumption to speak to him. But everything I thought of saying, I felt I'd just embarrass myself,, and so, I just sat there star stuck and frozen in silence, busting at the seams with excitement in great admiration of my idol.
I've followed his career from early beginnings, and was thrilled to hear a great interview with Bruce Cockburn today, on The Next Chapter, about his new memoir entitled Rumours of Glory.


Originally appeared on E! Online
The police case surrounding Matthew Perry’s death has been closed.
His case with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner is now also closed, per online records reviewed by E! News.
One day before Matthew Perry was tragically found dead at his California home, he went out for lunch with new friend Athenna Crosby. After TMZ published a photo of their outing and Athenna was identified, she came forward. In an interview with Access Hollywood, Athenna shares details about their day out, saying that the television icon was in a “happy, positive mood” and displayed “no warning signs.”
Perry’s death was determined to be caused by “the acute effects of ketamine,” the department stated in a December press release. Contributing factors were listed as drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat opioid use disorder.
His manner of death was ruled to be an accident.
In an autopsy report obtained by E! News, the coroner said “high levels” of ketamine—which Perry took as part of his therapy to treat depression and anxiety—were found in his blood. The document noted that the “main lethal effects” from the medication would be cardiovascular overstimulation and slowed breathing.
Perry had underwent ketamine infusion therapy over a week before he died, per the autopsy report. However, the coroner said trace amounts of the medication were detected in his stomach when he died, which “could not be from that infusion therapy, since ketamine’s half-life is 3 to 4 hours, or less.”
There were no evidence of alcohol, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, PCP or fentanyl in Perry’s system, according to the report, which noted that the Fool’s Rush In actor was “reportedly clean for 19 months” at the time of his death.


"I'm a failure as a woman. My men expect so much of me, because of the image they've made of me — and that I've made of myself — as a sex symbol. They expect bells to ring and whistles to whistle, but my anatomy is the same as any other woman's and I can't live up to it." - Marilyn Monroe
Edgar Allan Poe said that the death of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world. Was there ever a more beautiful or more tragic figure than Marilyn Monroe? No wonder popular culture is obsessed with her and her life, apocryphal. There's an entire wing in the Hollywood Museum, Los Angeles dedicated to her-- from her famous dresses to her infamous pill box. But too much space has been dedicated to the conspiracies surrounding her death, her affairs, scandals and her larger-than-life image and too little to her mundane and human facets. My Week With Marilyn attempts to set that right, by portraying her as a vulnerable, deeply insecure woman with oscillating desires for success on the one hand and the simple life on the other.
The thing is, I've never been particularly interested in Marilyn Monroe. I've seen a few of her comedies and frankly, I don't know what the fuss is all about. I think her best roles are that two-bit part in All About Eve and her role in How to Marry a Millionaire-- both times when the film did not rest solely on her shapely shoulders. But in 1957, Marilyn went to London to star in The Prince and the Show Girl, directed by Lawrence Olivier and managed to captivate and exasperate an entire nation. Told from the perspective of a young, lovestruck lackey on the film set, My Week With Marilyn details the joys and pitfalls of shooting a film with Marilyn (played by Michelle Williams): her notorious war on punctuality, her relationship with the Strasbergs, Olivier and her then-husband Arthur Miller and most importantly, her many insecurities. But the film is as much about her as it is about Lawrence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Dame Sybil Thorndike and of course, Colin Clark.
Kenneth Branagh shines as Lawrence Olivier. He represents a last bastion of traditional acting disciplines in the changing face of cinema. He delivers his cutting dialogues with such precision and style that he simply stole the show every time he was on screen. Even in a scene where he is a mere spectator on a set, where Marilyn is shooting an adorable scene that is so quintessentially her, I only had eyes for him as he watches her with so much hate and admiration. Poor Michelle on the other hand-- it is admirable that she ably fulfilled her brief in playing such an iconic figure and was perfectly adequate. But nothing more.
This film does not take upon the daunting task defining Marilyn's life and does not try to be a biopic. It is just an idyll from her short but tumultuous life. What an effect she had on people! Olivier feared her and the generation she represented; Vivien Leigh envied Marilyn who was in the bloom of her youth and fame, while she herself stood at the brink of old age and faded glory; Arthur Miller was never sure if he wanted Marilyn or Norma Jeane for wife; and the many studio bosses who wanted to exploit her and her overwhelming sexuality. How lonely it must have been for her, to only be surrounded by sycophants, the envious and lustful men.
I really also must make a mention of the stunning outfits. Clothes madeth the Marilyn as much as her nude photographs, and the attention to detail stands this film in good stead. Now that the Mad Men fervour has petered out, resurgence of Marilyn in popular conscience (what with the new TV musical show Smash), the 50s may just make their comeback on the ramps.
All in all, it was a pleasing, elegant film that neither elevated Marilyn to Goddess-status nor painted her as an entitled dumb blonde. It managed to convey the idea that all the frenzy that surrounded her was our doing, while all she wanted was to be taken seriously. I'll let the infinitely quotable Marilyn have the last word, but do read it while listening to this wonderfully poignant song about Hollywood by the Kinks:
"Please don't make me a joke. End the interview with what I believe. I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one... I want to be an artist, an actress with integrity... If fame goes by, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experienced, but that's not where I live."


Alan and Had discuss and geek out over one of their favorite series, COBRA KAI, which now shifts dojos to NETFLIX for its third season and hopefully beyond.
They also share their interview with DAREDEVIL actress Elodie Yung, which they held during MEFCC 2020. They talk about Elodie's casting procedure, her love of Elektra, and her athleticism for the role.
Alan's Recommendation: LOVE, VICTOR (2020)
Had's Recommendation: NETFLIX'S DAREDEVIL (2015)
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TONYA'S latest single
World première at the EUROFERIA !
was discovered when, at 8 years old, she sang in the Eurokids final and came
second with the song she herself composed “Hé doe maar mee”.
Now aged 12, she is a personality in the world of children's music. She already
has 8 singles to her name. At the end of last year she brought out her second
full album !
In 2007 the little singer is as busy as ever. She
has recorded a delightful summer song that she will perform for the first
time in public at the Euroferia. It is a flamenco song, bilingual in Dutch/Spanish: “Un
poco de flamenco”, superbly choreographed by flamenco dancer Samina
While dancing the flamenco Tonya swishes her skirts, flutters her fan and
clicks her castanets - just like a real flamenco dancer. And that is exactly
what she wants all young people to do this summer ! Visit: www.tonyafanclub.be
the Osborne bull
In 1956 the Osborne company asked Azor, the publicity agency, to come up
with a symbol to be used to promote its Veterano brandy. No-one imagined that
the chosen design would become so well known and popular as to withstand the
passage of time. The outline figure of a fighting bull drawn by the artist Manolo
Prieto was proposed as the logo. The simple solid black silhouette
of the bull was originally intended for use on the bottle labels but soon
became the emblem of the whole Osborne company.
For the three days of the EuroFeria Osborne has donated 10 such bulls, made
of wood and about one metre high, which will be painted by well known Belgian
artists and exhibited in Brussels in September, then sold, the proceeds
being given to charity.
If you want to know more about the Osborne bull (el toro de Osborne) visit
the website www.osborne.es,
or read the article recently published in Hispagenda to mark the 50 th anniversary
of this world-famous icon:


Spandau Ballet music star and actor Martin Kemp, has revealed he has hearing loss and is suffering from tinnitus.
Martin encourages regular hearing checks. With a showbiz career that spans more than three decades, he says that years standing in front of giant sound systems has led to hearing damage. Now he’s encouraging others to have regular checks and to take advice to overcome hearing less well.
Our Director of Audiology, Robert, spent some time at Nomis studios in 1980’s when Spandau, Wham and Duran Duran were at at the height of their success. The sound was loud, spilling from studio to studio so it’s no surprise to learn that Martin and his contemporaries are now experiencing a change in their hearing some 30 years on.
We commend Martin and other musicians for talking about this much ignored issue.


One of my favourite Korean Artists, Gummy. She is AWESOME!!!! I like her because of her talent, she has an awesome voice (well she did start out as a vocal coach for some of the YG artists) and her songs (well most) are GREAT!!! As much as I like my korean pop/idols I do prefer ballads over it, such as Gummy, SG wannabe, Tei, Ha Dong Kyun, K.Will and etc. I just love the emotion these artists put into the songs!!
So she is back with a new mini album [her last album was in 2008 and it was Volume 4 entitled Comfort], entitled ‘Loveless’ and the title track is ‘As A Man’. If I’m honest I would have loved a full length album, and I would have prefered ‘There Is No Love’ to be the title track (I actually like all tracks but that is my favourite).
‘As A Man’ is a more up beat track, remember her I’m Sorry track? Well it’s not quite the same I just used that as an example as the melody was quite upbeat but Gummy’s singing style was still very ‘ballad’. This track was produced and composed by YG’s very own Teddy Park, he is the resident producer/composer (though in recent years, his recent works for members of the YG Family have been plagued with plagiarism, he is still awesome). The music video also stars Kim Hyun Joong (of SS501) and actress Jung Ryeo Won (My Lovely Sam Soon, Which Star Are You From), I was quite surprised that there wasn’t a single YG artist in the video but then again YG are not really known to use their own people in the videos…. but to have an Idol from and another entertainment company (DPS Ent) was very surprising!!
Well below is a clip of Gummy singing There Is No Love LIVE!!!! Now this is what you call live, its just like the CD!!! Too awesome! After that is the music for title track As A Man.


Hank Woods was born in Long Island, NY, and was raised in Bar Harbor, Maine. The son of renowned saxophonist Chris Woods, Hank was surrounded by artistic friends of his parents, and grew accustomed to the moods and eccentricities of those in the music world. Hank has attributed these surroundings in helping to prepare him to cope with the stress of the music industry, and the ongoing conflict between artistry and business.
At an early age he began playing the trumpet, which he proceeded to make his primary instrument through most of his adolescent years. Being the godson of legendary trumpeter Clark Terry, it came as no surprise that Hank’s early musical influences were derived from the jazz world. He credits Slash from Guns N’ Roses with changing his life. After only one year of guitar studies, Hank enrolled at the illustrious Berklee College of Music and quickly immersed himself in the instrument.
Playing throughout college with friend, Evan Brown (Shaimus) and The Jeff Ginsburg band, Hank entered the New York City music scene in 2005, when he became the lead guitarist of Gag Order (2005-07). Woods has become known for his warm, bluesy tones and delicate phrasing, and by utilizing his six-string wizardry he helped revitalize the wonder of guitar virtuosity within a waning NYC rock scene.
An introduction from Peter Defilippi (former drummer of Gag Order) to Michael Lombardi in early 2008 led to the conception of Apache Stone. Bringing his own brand of hard hitting, soulful riffs to the table, Apache Stone’s music hit the ground running and the band was even written into the hit FX TV show Rescue Me.
Splitting time between New York and Los Angeles has allowed Hank to play with an eclectic group of artists including; Roi and the Secret People, Jaclyn Dima, Mike Null, Zigmat, Sweet Electra, Mark Greenberg, Jes Justice and Tracy Thorne. Versatility has been the cornerstone of Woods’ career. Whether it’s laying down soulful tracks in the studio, being a sideman at an intimate acoustic show or fronting the band in an arena of thousands, his innate musicality continues to win over audiences of all ages.


2014 | 6 min
Paule Baillargeon was among the members of the Grand Cirque Ordinaire, an adventurous theatre collective that burst onto the scene in 1969. Shifting to cinema, she had roles in Entre tu et vous (Groulx, 1969) and Le temps de l’avant (Poirier, 1975), in which her character confronts the issue of abortion. The role set the tone for her career: feminist by necessity, she would approach cinema as a form of rebellion. With La cuisine rouge (1979), she directed her first feature film, and with Vie d’Ange, she shared a writing credit with Pierre Harel. The ’80s brought a string of strong roles–in films by Jutra, Pool, Rozema, Leduc–but she gravitated to directing with Sonia (1986) and Le sexe des étoiles (1993). Her most recent documentary is Trente tableaux (2011), an autobiographical work that draws upon her multiple talents.
This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.
National Film Board of Canada Website


Celebrities are the role model for us. They want to look smart and attractive every time without considering their ages. Hairs are formed of protein. Healthy long hairs are the sign of beauty. We can make a good style from the hairs good and new hair style increases your personality and impact of your personality on others.
Media plays an important role for introducing new hairstyle among the general public. Media discloses new hair styles of Hollywood or boll wood celebrities. People from kids to the old age, everyone tries to copy the hair style of the celebrities.
Today I am going to tell you about the hairstyle of Jennifer Aniston. She is a Hollywood celebrity. Her age is 40 plus now. She wants to adopt a new hair style that can safe her from looking aged.jennifer aniston
Jennifer Aniston has a new hair style and it’s a medium bob hair cut. This style is an outstanding one for the woman of her age. There is several styles in bob hair cut regarding the length of the hair that are short bob, long bob, or medium bob. It doesn’t mean we have not seen these hair cuts before. But the new hair style of Jennifer is the combination of medium bob and front layers. The main purpose of Jennifer for having this hair style is to reduce her old age look. She is now in her early 40s.but after adopting this hair style she looks as she is her early 30s.thats why, we can say, she has done something daring and outstanding, for looking to be young. But for the people, who have hoped and waited years to see an amazing and outstanding new style from her, this is a disappointment. The bob hair style of Jennifer is getting boor now.
The hair dresser of Jennifer says bob hair style is simple and sexy of course there is a story to with this. Actually Jennifer doesn’t want to look like a real house wife. This is the main reason of a makeover of any of the celebrity. Because everyone wants to be look young, smart and attractive like any of the celebrity.
Jennifer Aniston Hairstyles is not a name of just a couple of hairstyles rather it’s a big collection. She tried every hairstyles and all the haircuts. That’s why you can find something in Jennifer Aniston Hairstyles whether you have long, short or the medium length hairs. Jennifer Aniston Hairstyles is a good collection especially for long and medium hairs. Most of Jennifer Aniston Hairstyles are for medium and long straight hairs.


Viv’s visit out at Occupy
November 21, 2011 § Leave a comment
Cool queen on her own right, the one and only Dame Vivienne Westwood has proved her anti-establishment credentials this weekend as she returned to the Occupy London protest outside London’s St Paul’s Cathedral.
She was quoted as saying “What you’re doing, I think it’s wonderful” to hundreds of protesters.
The mother of punk, fittingly has arrived to the site with her sons, Ben Westwood and Joseph Corré, for the second time since the anti-capitalist camp has set up more than two months ago. The constant resistant also talked about her climate change concerns, declaring the issue as “connected completely to the financial situation”.


2020 is the year of AMARNI. The 22 year old Rapper/Singer/Dancer hails from Sydney, Australia where she first gained praise after the releasing of her first single “Pretty Little Thing” January 15th, 2019. The bold, infectious club anthem has racked up hundreds of thousands of online streams, allowing AMARNI to share the spotlight at Rolling Loud with Kanye West G.O.O.D MUSIC signee TYGA, As welll as open up for Cash Money Records RnB Sensation Jacquees.
Kicking 2020 off with a bang, AMARNI has recently signed to Red Light Management and has set her bad ass, no f**ks given attitude towards major global domination. With huge releases and collaborations on the horizon, Viral TikTok videos, dance workshops, and world wide touring plans all we can say is…you best get yourself familiar with the name AMARNI because you’ll be hearing and seeing it EVERYWHERE.


Nov 26, 2018
On this weeks episode of Inside The Cave Podcast we sit down with Cherie Johnson from the hit show Punky Brewster and most notably Family Matters.
We travel back in time with Cherie to talk about how she landed the role of "Cherie" that was written based on her real life.
Then we talk with Cherie about Family Matters and what life was like for her when she wasn't recording on how she lived a rockstar lifestyle.
This interview was by far one of the best of the year because Cherie was very open and even answered the all important CAVE CRUSH Questions.
Before Cherie comes on CB, Sly, Kat, and Big Dawg gives examples of "people that are too old to be thuggin"
All this and more on this weeks episode of Inside The Cave.


The year was 1991 and a song called “Rico Suave” made it’s way to Number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. I sit down today with THE Rico Suave AKA Gerardo Mejia!
Pastor Gerardo Mejia, a native of Ecuador, moved to Southern California with his family at 12 years old. He would soon become an overnight success in the film and music industry. Gerardo appeared in numerous television and film roles, most notably for his leads in “Can’t Buy Me Love” with Patrick Dempsey and "Colors" with Sean Penn. He would soon become known all over the world for his song “Rico Suave” from the top selling album, “Mo Ritmo”. After Gerardo’s success as an artist, he continued to work behind the scenes as an A&R Executive for nearly a decade. He was responsible for procuring and closing the signing of Enrique Iglesias and was the A&R for his first two English albums.
Gerardo was also the first artist ever signed to Interscope Records before the days of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
I had the opportunity to sit down with Pastor Gerardo and get a tour of his church, studio and home. We discuss his early days growing up, being featured on the show Dance Fever, Santa Barbara, and the new HBO documentary “The Defiant Ones”. We also talk popping and locking, the story behind the Rico Suave song and music video and his decision to go into ministry.
For more information on Gerardo check out his church’s website at: https://www.houseofgraceusa.com
Pastor Gerardo’s Church House of Grace in Ashland, Kentucky
Questions featured in today’s interview:
If you could leave your (children, mentee,) with absolutely no resources, but only one piece of guidance, what would it be?
When did you know that “this” is what you wanted to do for the rest of your life?
What's the greatest asset for success?
What are the top 5 apps you use on your phone every day?
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
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5th Nov, 2011 will go down on the pages of Indian Music and Art as one of the darkest. Dadasaheb Phalke recipient Dr. Bhupen Hazarika breathed his last on this day in Mumbai leaving millions of his admirers across the globe mourning. Dr Hazarika’s demise is certain to leave a void in the world music scene as his contribution is irreplaceable. Born and raised in Assam, Dr. Hazarika’s mastery of the craft spread beyond geographies and generations. A singer, writer, music director, composer and director par excellence, his music will stay on in the hearts of all his fans. He will be remembered with great fondness not just as a musician but also as an intellectual with a loving and compassionate heart. He was instrumental in bringing Assam and North East to the forefront of the global music scene. Future Sounds offers its homage to the great spirit of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. May his soul rest in peace!
A tribute to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
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Omni MC is a fast emerging hip hop Artist, dancer, choreographer, musician and actor who also teaches dance and Yoga. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA Ms. Omni is one third of female hip hop trio, The Femme-mynistiques who released their EP, Here She Comes in January of 2016. She also released More Love, a collaborative project with C Know The Doodlebug of Grammy award winning hip hop trio Digable Planets the same year. Omni’s new single Walk With Me is the mc’s first solo venture. Soon to follow will be a solo EP and collaborative project with Philly and Brooklyn based artist Kuf Knotz.
Ms. Omni is also a community leader in her home town of Philadelphia. She is the founder of Setu Tribe, whose mission is to empower women through a dance created from personal experiences and inspired by traditions and cultures from around the world. She is also the creator and adored host of the monthly live music event called The Warm Up which successfully unites Philly’s musical community in an environment that both honors the city’s seasoned performers as well as fosters up and coming artists with collaborative sonic expression and inspiring entertainment. Omni’s love for people and music, her potent message, undeniable skill on the mic, lyricism and captivating delivery lend to her rapidly growing and dedicated fan base who believe her to be one of the most compelling and important artists of our time.


Top ten Busty Blondes of Hollywood
There’s an impression that dudes choose blondes, although our preferences are pretty specific, and something can argue about them endlessly. But take a good look at these hot blondes perambulating the carpet that is red of world’s many prestigious movie festivals. Regardless if you’re into brunettes or redheads, you can’t deny that they appear stunningly stunning.
10) Blake Lively
Blake is a real blonde that is californian. She’s always in a mood that is good having a snow-white laugh, and hair that is shiny. It’s no real surprise that by the chronilogical age of 26, the actress has turn into a contemporary symbol of design.
the movie The Sisterhood of this pants that are traveling released in 2005, ended up being the young actress’s work that is first. A form and movie that is inspirational the activities of four young girls (Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, and, needless to say, Blake), whoever life ended up being changed by a couple of secret jeans, had been absolutely gotten because of the market and experts, and so the actress immediately finalized the agreement for the sequel that has been released in 2007. And for the part of extravagant Bridget, Lively received her first teenager Preference Awards nomination, as well as fame and recognition. It just took Blake after some duration to be among the promising young movie stars in the film industry, making the location on our variety of hot, sexy blondes.
9) Scarlett Johansson
She rightly is one of the name of just one for the sexiest females of Hollywood. An incredible number of guys are in deep love with her figure that is feminine lips, and platinum locks.
Fame found Scarlett following the launch of the dramatic Woody Allen’s thriller Match aim. Ever since then, Scarlett became the muse for the popular manager mail order brides. She’s the embodiment that is true of sex and sensual, feminine beauty that drives males crazy. Some wonder how this unpretentious woman could win the name of intercourse icon, making other Hollywood blondes behind, yet others sincerely appreciate her beauty and talent and think that Scarlett deserved this name. She’s usually when compared with Marilyn Monroe by by by herself. Yes, there are lots of similarities, and after Scarlett starred in Dolce Gabbana’s cosmetic makeup products marketing campaign, individuals saw this using their very very very own eyes. (more…)


The former Two and a Half Men star has partnered with a line of electronic cigarettes that claim to aid struggling smokers who want to kick the habit for good.
The device is being advertised as the ‘The Winning E-Cigarette Sheen Safe Smoke’ and it is understood Sheen has also become one of several partners in the E-Cigarette company.
E-Cigarette approached Sheen to help distribute their safe smoking product in advance of his recent Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour.
Not one to dismiss a money-making opportunity, Sheen must have snapped up their offer because a few days later he walked onto the stage, at one of his Toronto shows, puffing away on the novelty device.
However, as an avid smoker himself, it would appear the product isn’t quite as effective as the manufacturers might like.
Often seen with a cigarette hanging from his mouth, it wasn’t long before the comedy star was forced to take an impromptu break in the middle of his hour-long Toronto show to run outside for a puff on the real thing.
Though Sheen may not be the best endorsement for the product, it has not stopped the company branching out into additional E-Cigarette products, which include E-Cigarette Kits, E-Liquid and E-Cig Accessories.
Sheen is currently in the midst of his live Violent Torpedo of Truth tour.
Last night, Sheen performed his 18th show in Denver, Colorado to mixed reviews. He is set to perform again this evening at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco.
The star has said he plans to donate proceeds from merchandise sales to San Francisco Giants fan, Brian Stow, who was severely beaten last month outside of Los Angeles Dodger stadium.
Stow, 42, remains hospitalized and according to local media reports has suffered brain damage.
Meanwhile Chuck Lorre has implied that Sheen of being a heroin addict and has said he is ‘impossible to work with.’
The Two and a Half Men writer used his trademark Vanity Card at the end of a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory, to have another pop at Sheen’s suspected drug use.
Lorre referred to the ex-star of his show as a monkey, making reference to its ‘increasingly erratic’ behaviour and being ‘a heroin addict’.
Making the announcement via The Big Bang Theory rolling credits, Lorre wrote: ‘During the week of production his behaviour became increasingly erratic to the point of refusing to come out of his trailer to rehearse.’
He went on to say: ‘At all times every effort was made to see that the monkey felt happy and safe.’
Sheen has since retaliated to Lorre’s accusations by telling TMZ: ‘I have never done or tried heroin in my life.’


This German beauty studied law in Australia. But Pia Mühlenbeck has more to offer than just quoting paragraphs. After her exams, the beauty from Reutlingen decided on a modeling career.
Pia now owns a sportswear brand called SLINKII Athletic. She writes for Grazia magazine and has modeled for magazines like Maxim, Sports Illustrated, CLEO and Renegade …
But her real success is her travel blog ‘Finding The Finer’, which she runs with her boyfriend Kane Vato. Here she writes about travel, fashion and lifestyle. On Instagram, she began to post her, in some cases, somewhat revealing travel photos. It didn’t take long and she had thousands of fans. So she banned her lawyer robe in the closet for the time being and now earns her living traveling, modeling and blogging.
Here are some of the hottest Instagram-Fotos of Pia Mühlenbeck:


“Put It On Me” - The Brand New Single from UK Afro-swing Artist Showa Shins.
With summer fast approaching along with the current state of the world, good vibes to chill out to are essential. Showa Shins delivers those essential vibes with his fresh and vibrant upcoming release.
With an opening line of “Gimme h*** instead of headache” followed by “My body pon your body is all I need”, the intimate style lyricism laced with Showa Shins’ fine melody gives listeners a stress-free interlude to the rest of the song. In addition to the vocals, the instrumentation production lets us know from the get go that we are listening to styles of the Motherland.
As an innovative Afroswing vet, Showa Shins has given us an array of hits over the years, including bangers like “Ogede” alongside Starboy Willz and Afrobeats star Mista Silva, the viral release “Timebomb” as well as “Control” featuring Speedy1up which featured on Link Up TV and the smash hit "U Good" produced by J Rocs. The track record is evident of Showa Shins being one of the first artists to create and develop the Afroswing sound on a UK level and he continues to increase the stage size for the genre today with his most recent release “No Chaser” being a perfect example.
The talent of Showa Shins is definitely diverse as the star also recently jumped on Sneakbo’s “I Used To” challenge, letting us know he’s not just about the harmonies and can also drop straight bars. Speaking of straight bars, he is currently the only Afrobeats artist to work with mega UK rap star Stormzy on a track entitled "Jupa" which also once again features Starboy Willz.
Be sure to follow Showa Shins on his social media handles below:
“Put It On Me” will be available on all major music platforms from 26.07.2020 but you can officially watch the music video now below right here on METVPresents.com.
Written by Yusuf 'Ridez' Orekan


taylor Erin wade
Singer, Actor, Dancer
This Is Taylor
Taylor was born and raised in the sunny San Francisco Bay Area. She is a very proud Leo. As a kid, Taylor had a flare for the dramatic and took pleasure in putting on performances for her mom in their living room. She fell in love with acting and the rest is history.
Taylor attended Emerson College in Boston, MA where she pursued a degree in Musical Theatre. She graduated in May of 2020 virtually (thank you pandemic). While at Emerson, Taylor performed on the beautiful Paramount stage in Emerson Stage's production of Lucky Stiff and the historic Cutler Majestic in Emerson Stage's production of Working.
Taylor is incredibly passionate about social activism and how she can marry that with her craft. She believes that the best stories are the ones that make everyone feel seen. She has also begun learning the guitar and hopes to be a sliver as good as one of her idols, Dolly Parton.
Taylor is a member of the Equity Candidacy Membership program and currently resides in New York City.


In October of 2004, the star as the Spider-Man establishment showed his poker aptitudes by winning the Phil Hellmuth Poker Tournament of Invitational. He likewise got $95,480 for the win, creating Andy Bellin comment to Phil Hellmuth that he could be the next big thing in poker. He has won huge amounts of cash on occasions and has gained lessons from poker expert Daniel Negreanu. Furthermore remember that he’s mainly been playing genuinely since 2004.
Having featured in films, for example Salvador and Another Day in Paradise, James Woods is one of America’s most regarded performing artists. Furthermore not just is he a natural face in poker rooms the nation over, he’s additionally the substance of another poker site. Their offering focus is that players have an opportunity to match poker wits with top stars like Woods.
When Mimi Roger’s not featuring in hits like Lost in Space and Austin Powers, she moonlights as an extremely good and exceptional poker player. Tom Cruise’s ex took in front of the pack on a scene of Hollywood Home Game, and additionally completed in the cash throughout the Tour’s Shooting of World Poker Star Championship.
Wheaton plays in huge cash diversions in Los Angeles constantly, is a regular member in online poker rooms, and was even welcomed to play in the World Poker Tour Championship. He is additionally a part of Team Pokerstars and played in the 2005 World Series of Poker.
Best known for his part on Welcome Back Kotter, Gabe Kaplan is such an expert poker player, to the point that most no more extended view him as a “star” player. His first World Series of Poker manifestation came in 1978. In 2004, he completed third at the World Poker Tour’s No Limit Hold’em occasion, winning more than $250,000 simultaneously.


Google, Inc Invited Dalia to be a speaker and presenter at their recent “Dress Code” event in Venice, Ca. For the event, Dalia created a prototype smart phone controlled light up dress for the event’s host, Actress Cierra Ramirez, to wear.
Actress Claudia Lee transformed into an ethereal mermaid for DALIA MACPHEE’s Spring underwater Campaign. Entertainment Tonight arrived on scene to cover the shoot. See the exclusive behind the scenes images and video below.


…is the most popular request that flood cosmetic surgeons. And there are more who inspire such extreme measures among their fans.
Last year, Bollywood was abuzz with reports about actor Katrina Kaif going under the knife to get fuller lips, making hers one of the many speculated plastic surgery stories afloat in the industry.
While the actor may have kissed the rumours away with her no comments stance, there’s no denying that her luscious lips have caught the fancy of not only men, but also the women here.
Cosmetic surgeons across the city reveal that the actor has left Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson far behind when it comes to women wanting hot lips. Not only that, Shahid Kapoor’s abs score over Gerard Butler’s torso and Shilpa Shetty’s waistline beats that of Keira Knightley.
When it comes to aping celebs, it’s looking desi all the way for the narcissist.
Renowned cosmetic surgeon Dr Lakshyajit Dhami, who sees an increasing number of women wanting to go in for lip augmentation procedures, says, “Angelina has a sexy pout, but it’s too in the face for women here. So, unless you are a celebrity, women are not too keen on it. But I do see a lot of women hoping to get lips like that of Katrina Kaif.”
Even though well-known cosmetic surgeon Dr Mohan Thomas discourages cosmetic surgery aspirants who demand to look like their favourite celebrity, he does admit that he sees several of them.
“What they don’t realise is that such procedures can repair, not create something new altogether,” he says.
Cosmetic surgeons reveal that there’s a demand also for John Abraham’s derriere, Preity Zinta’s dimples, and Shilpa Shetty’s waistline.
As for the abs, people give a thumbs up to Shahid Kapoor’s lean muscled look and choose that over Aamir Khan’s beefy six-pack abs.
“Since Dostana has released, John’s butt has been a hit with the men. Priyanka Chopra’s pout too is a regular request,” informs Dr Dhami.


Michelle Yeoh Success Story: Crushing through Challenges
A spinal injury crushed her dreams of being a professional ballet dancer; she retired from acting when she got married to focus on her marriage and have kids; she encountered language and cultural barriers when she moved to Hollywood, even being told “you’re a minority,” and struggled to get projects or would only get offers for stereotyped roles.
These are probably a handful of the known challenges that Michelle Yeoh had to overcome in her career spanning 40 years before she reached her recent milestone of winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2023.
Born in the year 1962 in Malaysia, she grew up as an active child, loving several sports like swimming, diving, and squash. She dreamed of becoming a professional dancer and opening her own school. But even if she had had the means to train as a young child at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, she sustained an injury that wouldn’t allow her to bear the daily intensive ballet workout.
She debuted her acting career in Hong Kong in the mid-80s in high-action films and became known as the “queen of martial arts” alongside Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
But in 1995, while in the midst of filming a movie called The Stunt Woman, she made a wrong landing from an 18-foot fall and ended up with a fractured vertebra and several broken ribs. She spent three weeks in the hospital. She was depressed and felt extremely down because of what happened to her.
Then Quarantine Tarantino, a known film director, paid her a visit while she was recovering and helped her gain confidence that she should go back to the film industry.
Michelle Yeoh truly persisted and overcame the difficulties, finally making her Hollywood debut as Wai Lin, the Chinese secret agent in Tomorrow Never Dies. Her versatility as an actress was highlighted, and it gave her exposure to a larger audience. Yeoh's martial arts skills were also on full display in the film, and she performed many of her own stunts, including a thrilling motorcycle chase scene. She worked on her pronunciation and intonation by immersing herself in a new culture, so she could deliver her lines more effectively.
With the success of Tomorrow Never Dies, Yeoh was able to land more significant roles in Hollywood.
She realized she could add value to her work by avoiding those roles that only perpetuated harmful tropes about Asian women. It took three years before she did Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
She went on to star in several blockbuster films, including Memoirs of a Geisha and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. She continued to get better and better at her craft until she took on 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians as an intimidating mother in the main character’s relationship.
Yeoh's talent and hard work paid off, and she became one of the most sought-after actresses in the industry. She also became a role model for Asian women, proving that they, too, could achieve success in Hollywood.
Michelle Yeoh's journey in the film Everything, Everywhere, All At Once is a testament to her range and versatility as an actress. In the film, Yeoh plays Evelyn Quan Wang who discovers that she has the ability to travel through parallel universes.
Yeoh's performance was praised for its depth and nuance. She brought vulnerability and authenticity to the character, which helped ground the fantastical elements of the film. Yeoh's portrayal was also notable for its physical stunts. She performed many of her own stunts and fight scenes, showcasing her martial arts skills and athleticism.
Yeoh's journey in the film is a reminder that storytelling can be a powerful tool for personal growth and self-discovery and how speaking up matters in Hollywood.
Through her journey, she has inspired many people, both young and old. It gives a sense of representation among those who can see themselves in her.
She has also been hailed as TIME’s 2022 Icon of the Year. In her interview, she shares how, after all the hardships she’s been through, she has taught herself to enjoy the moment.
Michelle Yeoh has been patient and resilient throughout the years. She has been crushing not only physical boundaries but also stereotypes in the film industry. As the first Asian to win an Oscar, she has certainly been successful in giving a voice to people who relate to her.
Never stopping to pursue your dreams is crucial to your success. Just like Michelle Yeoh, breaks are key to self-reflection and realigning your plans with your goals. Finding a community that supports you through this journey can help you accelerate growth.
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