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His personality, the rebellious spirit, the inborn charisma, his living life to the limit, his passion for speed are all aspects that have made Steve McQueen™ a legend. It was 1968 when his non-conventional, casual and elegant character arrived on set of the film The Thomas Crown Affair. And he was wearing a pair of Persol 714 sunglasses.
This is where history and legend intertwine. The American actor had been a Persol fan for some time, and had a vast personal collection. In 2006, a pair from his collection was sold at an auction for about USD 70,000.
This folding 714 model, and in particular the version with the light havana frame and crystal blue lenses, Steve McQueen™ discovered an accessory that went on to accompany him on set but also in his private life, renowned for his love for bikes and racing cars.
Confident and refined, the model reflects the rebellious character of the actor, someone who loved to take risks and boasted an inimitable style. Persol celebrates this elective affinity with a Special Edition: the Persol 714 SM pays tribute to the timeless hero, Steve McQueen™.


Liza Jane is an emotive young singer-songwriter from Key West, Florida, with a booming, sultry, soulful voice that makes her music vulnerable and powerful at the same time. Born in 1998, she was singing regularly by the age of 2 and began training and competing not long after that. She turned heads, becoming the only soprano vocalist to ever win the Florida state district level vocal competition with a “superior-plus” rating.
She would later go on to win a prestigious state level competition by singing in two foreign languages, beating out thousands of other young hopefuls and becoming the only Monroe County student to ever win the award. By the age of 11, she was invited to perform at the historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in her hometown of Key West, becoming the youngest ever soloist to receive the distinction.
Liza Jane has opened for acts like Three Dog Night, The Doobie Brothers and Grand Funk Railroad, and was also invited to sing with the famous Paul Cotton, formerly of the 70s country-rock group Poco. She has also collaborated with Phil Brown, singer, songwriter and former lead guitarist of the band Little Feat, as well as the Grammy nominated Nashville based singer/songwriter James Slater (Chris Isaak, Emmylou Harris).
One of Liza Jane’s greatest honors was being invited to perform The National Anthem at the 239th Anniversary of the United States Navy for the Wounded Warriors Veterans, as a result of her tireless charity work for homeless vets. This work culminated in June 2, 2015, when the City Commissioners of Key West named the day in her honor, in recognition of her scholastic and humanitarian achievements.
At the age of 16, she would travel to Nashville to record an album with local producer and songwriter Biff Watson (Dusty Springfield, Dolly Parton), which they dubbed “We Can Start a Fire.” While Liza was immensely proud of the work, she would soon pick up guitar and piano and begin composing more confessional alt-pop ballads rooted in her own feelings and experiences, that felt much more in tune with who she was and what she wanted to communicate as an artist.
When she’s not on stage or in the studio, Liza Jane is busy completing her studies at Belmont University in Nashville, where she majors in Classical Voice Performance, sings in the choir, and performs in school musicals (okay, it’s hard to keep the girl off stage). She’s also a member of the Nashville Opera Guild and has volunteered for the Nashville Opera Association. She’s a fitness enthusiast, who enjoys swimming, kayaking, meditation, and traveling. She is extremely proud of her Italian heritage. Musica è la vita!


ABSOLUT is proud to announce the launch of ABSOLUT KRAVITZ - a new music project which sees Lenny Kravitz creating an exclusive new track based on his interpretation of the ABSOLUT brand.
“We are thrilled to have Lenny Kravitz with us on our creative journey and in this, our first high-profile music project,” says Michael Persson, Global Brand Director for ABSOLUT VODKA. “Not only is he supremely talented; his output, inspired by so many genres and eras of music, defies categorisation, making him truly individual - a quality which means he is perfectly at home with the creativity of ABSOLUT.”One of the pre-eminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz is an icon whose bold, channelling sound has transcended genre, style, race and class. Over a remarkable 16-year career, Kravitz has managed to do it all with a contemporary urgency rivalled by none. All of his albums have been certified either platinum or multi-platinum. He has also been showered with accolades including MTV Video Music Awards, American Music Awards and our consecutive GRAMMY Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Kravitz’s appeal has also been recognized by his peers; his collaborative efforts are as varied as his own influences, having worked with Madonna, Slash, Jay-Z, N.E.R.D., P. Diddy and Alicia Keys.
Famous for its creative collaborations with leading world-famous artists and designers, this collaboration marks the first time ABSOLUT has worked with such a well-known figure from the world of music.
“ABSOLUT has had a history of working with great artistic people - like Andy Warhol, Tom Ford, Jean Paul Gaultier, Gianni Versace and Kenny Scharf. I thought it would be interesting to do an artistic collaboration like this and be part of that heritage,” says Kravitz.
Kravitz recorded a new song, entitled “Breathe”, in New York, which will be featured in the campaign. Although this collaboration marks the first collaboration with an internationally recognised recording artist, the brief given to Kravitz was exactly the same as the one any world-class artist working with the brand would receive: present your personal interpretation of ABSOLUT and its core values. The result is a track that is a transition from
Kravitz’s traditional rock and roll to a distinctly dance music sound, with minimal lyrics, a memorable melody and pulsating beat.
Kravitz said that he was inspired by the brand’s core values of clarity, simplicity and perfection. ‘There’s nothing more simple, clear or perfect than the essence of true love,’ he says. ‘Once I’d felt that, the track just came.’
“The ABSOLUT brand is synonymous with a true and genuine passion for creativity. Using communication technology we are now able to share this creativity and distribute our collaborative artistic work with a global audience,” says Michael Persson.
Kravitz’s new track “Breathe,” part of the ABSOLUT TRACKS COLLECTION, will not be for sale as part of the ABSOLUT KRAVITZ project. Instead it will be available to download for free, along with is accompanying video, from www.absoluttracks.com.
This is the third music project from ABSOLUT. Initiated in 2003, ABSOLUT
TRACKS projects have so far presented 7 producers/artists from across Europe creating new tracks inspired by their unique interpretation of the ABSOLUT bottle. ABSOLUT KRAVITZ is the first project that has seen ABSOLUT teaming up with an internationally recognised recording artist. Lenny Kravitz joins the long list of talented individuals - Andy Warhol, Gianni Versace, Damien Hirst and Helmut Lang among them - who have collaborated with ABSOLUT to create exclusive new works.
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Musician shot during La. Mudfest performance
UPDATED 3:21 PM PT – Sunday, August 1, 2021
A third generation zydeco musician was shot during his performance at Louisiana Mudfest. On Friday, headliner Chris Ardoin was shot as he finished his music set in Colfax, Louisiana.
Ardoin was shot in the back on his right side while on stage. Two people with guns reportedly jumped into a vehicle and attempted to leave the area when police arrested them both.
Authorities reported Ardoin was taken to the hospital immediately after the incident and according to a Facebook post from his wife, the musician has been in recovery. Two other people, including a 14-year-old, were hit in the crowd and sustained moderate injuries.
Wishing the great zydeco musician Chris Ardoin (seen here at the Amédé Ardoin statue with his brother Sean and father Lawrence) all the best as he recovers from being shot while on stage after a show. pic.twitter.com/ArdCawWS5F
— Michael Tisserand (@m_tisserand) July 31, 2021
The identities of the two individuals who were taken into custody at the scene of the shooting have yet to be released. Officials have neither confirmed or denied their involvement.


Is it because he’s handsome? Nope.
(He is handsome, by the way, in that classic way that’s going to age very, very well. He was hunky as heck when he starred in the sci-fi series Firefly a decade ago, and he’s still gorgeous enough to make a believable romantic interest for the stunning Stana Katic. But I don’t love him for his looks.)
Is it because he’s talented? Nope.
(Though, again, he’s plenty talented … Castle‘s success and Firefly‘s cult status are testament to that.)
Is it because he’s polite? Nope.
(Though he recently made a bit of a stir at Comic Con 2012 for having pre-printed autographed cards apologizing for his busy schedule that he could hand out to disappointed fans when he couldn’t stop for a chat or a photo. So thoughtful! OKAY, he still hasn’t provided The Bloggess with a picture of himself holding twine … I’m sure it’s only because he’s so busy bottle-feeding baby dolphins or crocheting bandages for orphaned otters or something equally fantastic, important, and time-consuming, and not at all an indication that he is impolite.)
For all his many fine qualities, the one that wins my heart is his lack of pretension. This, my friends, is a man who will play Captain Hammer in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and treat us to an off-key ditty about un-heroic heroes:
So I thank my girlfriend, Penny (yeah, we totally had sex)
She showed me there’s so many different muscles I can flex
There’s the deltoids of compassion, there’s the abs of being kind
It’s not enough to bash in heads, you’ve got to bash in minds.
Come on people, that’s good stuff. And Fillion sings it while wearing a Simon-Cowell-tight t-shirt and ridiculous black rubber gloves (gauntlets?? I think they may be gauntlets). Oh, and did I mention the off-key thing? Yikes.
So, bottom line, I like a man who’s comfortable enough in his own skin to play the fool on occasion. It’s why I have a soft spot in my heart for Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, and Matt LeBlanc (check out Episodes … seriously). And it’s why I have a mega-celebrity crush on Nathan Fillion.
How about you? Who’s your celebrity crush? And does a guy who can poke fun at himself make your heart go pitter pat?


Andy Warhol (and five) Signed Sticky Fingers Album
Andy Warhol (and five) Signed Sticky Fingers Album Hand signed Rolling Stones album by none other than Andy Warhol, noted artist, director, producer and commercial illustrator. Leading figure in the visual movement known as pop art, he is universally recognized as an influential and conversional artist. Also signed by all five band members: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Mick Taylor and Bill Wyman. Warhol suggested the idea of using a real metal trouser zipper to Jagger at a party in 1969. Jagger intrigued, asked Warhol to do the design, which he did, and sign a limited quantity produced. After being individually hand finished by a team of careful women, Jagger and Warhol insisted the zipper needed to work and had to reveal something when you pulled it down, which this one does! Sticky Fingers became a #1 seller, reaching triple-platinum status and achieved many critical accolades. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #64 on its list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2003, VH1 ranked it as the greatest album cover of all time. Certificate of Authenticity, purchase certificate (provenance) plus 2018 four-page published review of same. Professionally custom matted and framed.
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i was seriously grew up in the wrong decade
I would like one of these, please.
He was the shit in the late 90’s and early 2000
I miss you, Freddie.
my first crush.
i still fan girl over freddie prince jr. you dont even know. :D


The best advertising campaigns of Cristiano Ronaldo: Poker, Nike, etc.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest, if not the greatest footballer in history. He is a Portuguese striker for the Manchester United football team. Forbes ranked Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest paid athlete in 2016 and 2017.
With $ 120 million in earnings, he was also ranked third in the ranking of the highest paid athletes in the world at the end of 2021.
Cristiano Ronaldo is also one of the most commercially successful players in the world as everything he does commands global attention. The football legend is one of the most followed celebrities on social media and as such, brands are very interested in collaborating with him.
In this article, you will learn about some of the most popular brands endorsed by Christiano Ronaldo. So, if you want to know more, log on!
This football icon is a well-known player and is frequently spotted in casinos playing poker. In all likelihood, he is enjoying his favorite games of chance online, in a US real-money casino, just like thousands of other gambling enthusiasts. Cristiano has always been open about his love of poker with his fans, and he often donates his winnings to international charity. In an interview, he said football was “his world”, but poker had always been “his game”.
The highest-paid soccer player signed a deal with a famous poker brand in 2018. Ronaldo promotes both sport and business globally. Moreover, he often participates in online poker tournaments and live events. Moreover, even though he is the sponsor of the brand, he is often seen playing online poker with his fans.
The greatest of all his endorsements is his extensive contract with sports equipment company Nike. His annual earnings from Nike are said to be around 17 million euros. Cristiano and Nike have worked together since 2003. In 2016, he became the third athlete to sign a lifetime contract with the company. Moreover, Michael Jordan and LeBron James are the only two people to have received this honor before him.
Moreover, Ronaldo is said to be Nike’s highest paid athlete, earning more than Neymar, Rafael Nadal and LeBron James.
Ronaldo is passionate about the value of healthy eating in his life and how it affects his performance during matches. As a result, he collaborated with Herbalife, a global nutrition brand. In 2013, the company established its first collaboration with Ronaldo by launching the “Herbalife24 CR7 Drive” sports drink. The deal was later renewed in 2018 and 2021, and the player has represented Herbalife as its brand ambassador ever since.
Through this partnership, Herbalife has the exclusive right to market Ronaldo alongside its line of sports nutrition and performance products. Ronaldo once said he wanted other players around the world to experience the benefits of eating healthy foods to improve their football performance.
As a celebrity who is always on camera, this football star has to look his best all day. He has repeatedly shown his appreciation for skin care. As a result, he became a Clear Shampoo brand ambassador in 2014. Since then, he has appeared in a few advertisements for the brand, including an anti-dandruff advertisement, which has appeared in various media outlets.
Additionally, Ronaldo said he personally chose the design, scent and texture of the shampoo. In fact, he earned just over $2 million from this partnership.
Cristiano Ronaldo was announced as a Garena Free Fire brand ambassador in December 2020. Garena Free Fire was the first mobile battle royale game to feature a well-known football player as a playable character in the game. But they needed a recognizable partner on the football field to achieve this. And who better to sponsor than Cristiano, a footballing legend?
This Battle Royale game was created by 111dots Studio and is available for Android and iOS mobile devices. Additionally, as part of the deal, Chrono, a playable character based on Cristiano, has been included in the game. Ronaldo has announced that in the upcoming Operation Chrono, which will feature him, his character will be crucial. Besides that, he said the character was based on him and he had so much fun working on this project.
And There you go! These are just a few of Cristiano Ronaldo’s sponsorship deals. The Portuguese player is one of the most influential celebrities today, so it’s no surprise that he endorses many different products. From games to skin care products, Ronaldo is so popular that you can see him on many billboards around the world.


Denise Borraz Trepat is an Actor/Actor Combatant born and raised in Spain. Her theatrical journey brought her to the US eight years ago where she launched her career with roles such as Simonne in Marat/Sade, Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher and most recently Young Woman in Machinal. Those first two roles resulted in two consecutive Irene Ryan nominations from the Kennedy Center for the Arts.
Denise started her training in Spain, where she joined a theatre company at the early age of 8. In 2014, after some Musical Theatre studies in the Aula Municipal de Teatre in Lleida and ten years of piano lessons at the Conservatory Municipal de Lleida, Denise decided to fly across the world and purse her BFA in Acting at Adelphi University, NY. There, Denise started developing her craft and discovered the world of Stage Combat.
Denise has achieved recommended certifications by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) in Broadsword, Small Sword and Unarmed and basic certifications in Sword and Shield and Single Sword. While at school, she was cast to perform in five productions.
Seven years ago Denise also joined The Living Theatre Workshop where she was able to work on improvisation exercises with Lois Kagan Mingus. During the summer of 2016, Denise was accepted to the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts summer intensive (Level 2) where she was able to start her camera training. Denise has trained in basic tap, ballet and jazz dance classes at the Broadway Dance Center. She is also an intermediate level fitness pole dancer.
In 2018, Denise moved from NYC to Los Angeles to continue her on camera work. Some of her recent credits include The Iron Rose (2022) and Tabitha (2018).
Denise's other important credits and performances that took place in Spain include Doña Inés in Don Juan Tenorio and Katrin Sveg in The Marriage-Go-Round. She has also been part of musicals such as Beauty and the Beast, where she played Babette and multiple poetry reading events focused on Spanish authors such as Ruben Dario, Miguel Hernandez and Pablo Neruda.
Denise's multiple skills include four languages in which she is fluent (Spanish, French, Catalan and English). She is also a big lover of Philosophy, her Minor in college. Denise wrote a thesis in 2014 about Existentialist Theatre and has continued to read and write philosophy on her free time. She is also trained in basic Karate, boxing and tennis; two disciplines that complement her movement training. Denise follows a really natural and holistic lifestyle, training her mind and body through yoga, weight lifting, meditation and following a Paleo based diet. Denise is also a lover of traveling and has already been in 25 different countries.


Madame Rosebud is an internationally known strip teaser and model. She coproduces one of the finest burlesque reviews in NYC entitled the Sophisticates, chosen as both Time Out critics pick and Broadway Worlds top five variety shows. She has been published in such fine outlets as Numero, and has posed for fine artists as a muse for private collectors. Last year Rosebud was featured in All Saints "Bellow the Knee" f/w 2013 add campaign. Rosebud is also one of the Huffington Posts 12 nyc burlesque dancers worth knowing.


I’ve been saying this since Dane got cast.
anna wood for liz allan 2k14
Really would have expected @google to have more user friendly benches…
Jennifer Lawrence shopping in New York today (21/04)
Jennifer Lawrence arrives at ‘Good Morning America’ in NYC, 21.04.2014
Jennifer Lawrence leaving the Good Morning America | 21st April


The Metropolitan Costume Institute Gala (Met Ball) also known as "Oscars of the East Coast", is an annual ball that celebrates the annual opening of the Metropolitan Museum's fashion exhibit .The red carpet evening where celebrities arrive dressed to impress is described as the fashion industry's "Night of Nights". This year's theme was “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations”.
Here we'll give our individual opinions about the Met Gala 2012's Hot = awesome, Warm = not too good, not too bad, Cold = horrible.
They scorched the Red Carpet!1.Carrey Mulligan.
The British actress looked sensational wearing a custom two-tone gold-and-silver Prada halter dress covered with paillettes.Her dress with a pleated detail at the back was styled with satin Prada pumps and a simple updo with a rockabilly twist.
Both : She killed us with her look!
2. January Jones.
January Jones picked a bright yellow Versace number for this evening's Met Gala.
Both : We have developed a crush on her! She nailed it with her structured dress, the color looks beautiful on her and her turquoise jewellery works with the dress.
The actress looked stunning wearing a Ralph Lauren Spring 2012 gown. Her ivory tulle beaded dress was teamed with Ralph Lauren vintage collection art deco jewels. Ralph Lauren collection champagne python sandal with bamboo heel completed her look.
Both : With the right twist of vintage and class Camilla look was fab. We love the styling which included a sleek side bun, shimmer copper eyes and that hot chocolate lip colour.
5. Solange Knowles
Knowles wore a Rachel Roy sunny yellow peplum gown with gold accessories. She kept it simple with natural makeup and hair.
Both : We love the fact that she paid attention to her accessories. Her dress was a beautiful colour with worked really well with the skin tone. What we loved the most was her amazing natural curls and not over done make up.
6. Jessica Pare
licked-back hair left ample room to showcase a pair of stud earrings.A sleek black clutch in hand finished the look.
Both : The newcomer made a stunning arrival at the Met Gala in a gold-sequin gown. The scoop neck and curve-conscious fit created a sexy hourglass silhouette. She looks ravishing, need we say more?
Rihanna is in Tom Ford.
Both : Rihanna does the sleek and minimal look which totally works in her favour. Yet she makes a statement with the black croc skin gown. Her back stole the show!
8. Ashley Greene
Ashley Greene is in a Donna Karan white sequined gown. Silver clutch and drop earrings completed her look.
Both : She looks drop dead gorgeous in that outfit. The accessories, hair, makeup was to the mark.
9. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Rosie is in Burberry. Bronze clutch, statement earring and a top bun completed the look.
Both : What is not to love about this look? It's minimal and effective. We loved the vintage top bun and statement earrings. Also love how the gown trails behind.
10. Renée Zellweger.
Renée Zellweger in EmilioPucci.
Both : We were awe struck when we saw her. She looks gorgeous in that amazing gown. The backless, the sheer, feather and the gold accents made the gown work in her favour.
Not so good, not so bad.
1. Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank in Michael Kors red gown. The earrings, beutiful waves and clutch added to the look.
Diana : Loved the side swept hair, earrings and the red gown was gorgeous.Rachana : As much as I loved the gown the entire look is not my favourite.
2. Marion Cotillard.
Marion Cotillard in Dior and black accessories.
Diana: Love the sheer, two toned gown. She looks adorable in the pixie hair do.
Rachana: Love, love, love the gown but the hair looked kind of drab and the accessories didn't do much good either.
3. Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha in Vintage Givenchy and Sergio Rossi satin platform pumps and a gold clutch
Diana: Such a beautiful woman but what's wit the outfit? She could do so much better! Love the hair though.
Rachana: The colours, the print, the shoes and that gorgeous pink streaks are my absolute favourites. I think this look should definitely be in the 'hot' category.
4. Karolina Kurkova
Both: There is too much going on here! Individually the pieces would have looked good. Love the back and her jewellery.
These are the people who gave us cold feet! :O
1.Lana del Rey
Lana del Rey in Altuzarra.
Both: Someone seems to be influenced by Twilight! She has the bling, the cape and the brown lips in place. Kristen darling you've got tough competition here! ;)
2. Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks in Mary Katranzou.
Both: A failed attempt at futuristic fashion. Too much of prints going on here!
3. Lena Dunham
Both: Classic case of bad styling.
4. Chloe Sevigny
Chloe Sevigny in Miu Miu black mirrored geometric patchwork mini dress.
Both: Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the prettiest of them all? Surely not you! :P
5. Beyonce Knowles
Beyonce Knowles in Givenchy Haute Couture gown.
Both: Beyonce, we love you and your makeup but what's with the gown?
6. Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour Vogue's editor-in-chief in an Elsa Schiaparelli-inspired Prada lobster dress
Mary-Kate Olsen in a black long sleeve look by her label, The Row.
Both: We are not too shocked with this look. When has Mary Kate ever looked normal? And looks like Mary Kate didn't get time for a hair wash! :(
9. Alexa Chung
Alexa Chung in Marc Jacobs
Both: It's a pity that she features on our worst dressed list but bad things happen to good people. We'll let you know when we figure this look out! :O
10. Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci in Thakoon.
Both: We just found the perfect curtains for our room! :D Oh wait! That's Christina's dress! :O
Disclaimer: We do not own any of the above pictures. They are used for representational purpose only. The thoughts expressed in this post are solely ours.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. We wish to know yours. :)


Ladies filled up the Sky Lounge on Wednesday dressed up in their favorite pieces in a special occasion to honour Zenzele Hirschfield for leading the entertainment business for the past 16 years. Women from across board – from business to the leading female artists – came to celebrate Zen for the massive impact she has had in their lives and careers. The finest MC in the country Tumie Ramsden revealed that she was there because Zen is her friend. “It is not about the pretty face that she has; it is not about any other thing but because the work that she does speaks volumes and it is of excellence, so I don’t think there is anyone who can say no to her,” she said. The theme of Zen’s celebrations is the ‘The Lady, Her Strength, and the Friendships’. Nono Siile gave a song rendition at the start of the event, acclaiming the friendship she has with Zen having grown up together from schooling days. Artists from her stable came in numbers including MMP Family, Eskimos, Veezo View, Ban T and her friends in Charma Gal, Berry Heart and Trinity. Jazz music promoter Shima Monageng hailed Zen as a true testament of perseverance as it has not been easy, especially for her as a woman. He said her work and the quality of artists that she has managed are true evidence that whatever she touches it turns into gold. He said Zen is regarded as the Queen of Showbiz not only because of her smile and demeanor, but rather her zeal. “She is unstoppable. Whenever she puts her mind into something she will definitely do that. She is always up and going and has the energy that most people lack,” he said.
Poet Mmakgosi Anita Tau appreciated in the short time that she has known Zen she has had a big impact on her. “Her life is the evolution of wonder and I have sat down so many times and asked why a woman like me has to cross paths with a woman like Zen, and only God answered that,” she said. She likened Zen to Queen Esther in the bible, who became queen when she least expected it. Tau recognized how Zen has over the years owned her story which has touched many people even though many times it has been misrepresented. Mandla of Eskimos, Ban T, Veezo View and Ples of MMP Family all talked fondly about Zen and what he has done for them. They all revealed that she might not be the easy person to deal with but she has been nothing but a mother to all of them. Charma Gal and Berry Heart also spoke fondly of her, having all worked with her. Zen could only appreciate with tears flowing down her cheeks. She appreciated everyone for the love and support. A documentary on her is due to be launched on October 25 at a local cinema while the big celebration dubbed the Queen’s Ball will be at Chez Nicolas on October 27. Being a rare event that it was, the guests pledged money and their services to Zen to appreciate her for the work that she has done for them.


At a recent press conference for the film “Tazza 2,” Big Bang’s T.O.P. said he was nervous wondering how audiences will see him in his new film. Whether or not they like what they see, they will certainly see more of him than ever before.
The film has scenes with some nudity and that’s something the singer-turned-actor has always been hesitant about.
T.O.P. a.k.a. Choi Seung Hyun is the member of Big Bang. As a band member he has never removed his shirt. Fellow band member Taeyang often removes his shirt when performing and every other band member has on occasion. But T.O.P. has always remained discreetly covered up even after he ventured into acting.
trust me, @illyakai is #GREAT in #bowling. she doesn’t get hits below 8 pins. but this one is just not it. hahaha sorry, friend! but kudos for winning over us in all our games! 😁😂😆💪👌👏🎳 you must have been #CAMERASHY during thia set, friend! wish i couldve gotten shots from all the perfect sets. #sayang. hahaha 😂


How do we know? Because people are actually attacking Steve Martin of all people over a supposedly sexist tweet following the passing of Carrie Fisher:
So he found her beautiful on the outside… witty and bright on the inside… uh, what exactly is the problem? Perhaps his phrasing was a bit awkward (RE: creature) and the word she after Fisher was a lazy typo on his part, but that doesn’t change that he was respectfully complimenting her.
Oh, please. He wasn’t “shamed” into deleting a damned thing. He probably just didn’t want to read any more bullshit from hack writers with nothing better to do than express feigned outrage via clickbait articles capitalizing on Carrie Fisher’s death to drive up ad revenues.
Y’know, because it’s trending right now. Disgusting.


Dating Teen Whore
In a newspaper interview with The Memphis Press Scimitar, Elvis himself was open about the close relationship to his mother. "She was the number-one girl in his life, and he was dedicating his career to her." Throughout her life, "the son would call her by pet names," and they communicated by baby talk. Presley even shared his mother's bed "up until Elvis was a young teen," simply because the family was so extremely poor that they couldn't afford the luxury of two beds. According to Elaine Dundy, "it was agony for her to leave her child even for a moment with anyone else, to let anyone else touch Elvis." Presley himself said, "My mama never let me out of her sight. I couldn't go down to the creek with the other kids." His father, Vernon Presley, talked about Elvis's close relationship to his mother "after his son became famous, almost as if it were a source of wonder that anyone couldn't be that close to him."
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Presley's early experiences being teased by his classmates for being a "mama's boy" had a deep influence on his clumsy advances to girls. He didn't have any friends as a teen. Beginning in his early teens, Presley embarked upon the "indefatigable pursuit of girls," but was totally rebuffed. At school, anyone wishing to provoke a little girl to tears of rage had only to chalk "Elvis loves -" and then the girl's name on the blackboard when the teacher was out of the room. According to Greil Marcus, Elvis, "whatever his mother might have thought," seems to have spent some time "as a teenager in Memphis's black neighborhoods, having sex with black girls."
His first sweetheart was the fifteen-year-old Dixie Locke Emmons, whom the singer dated steadily after graduating from Humes and during his Sun Records time. While still a rising star, Presley also had a relationship with June Juanico, who is said to have been the only girl his mother ever approved of, but according to Juanico's own words, she "never had sex with Presley." In Juanico's book Elvis in the Twilight of Memory, she stated she was afraid of getting pregnant. However, since the singer's death, many claims to relationships have been made by women who were no more than acquaintances or had short affairs which were exaggerated for personal gain. Juanico even blames Elvis's manager, Colonel Thomas Parker, for encouraging Presley to go out with beautiful women only "for the publicity."
According to Alan Fortas, an all-Memphis football halfback who became a bodyguard and part of the Presley entourage, "Elvis needed someone to baby more than he needed a sex partner. He craved the attention of someone who adored him without the threat of sexual pressure, much as a mother would." Furthermore, "Elvis befriended some of the young girls who used to cluster adoringly in his driveway, or outside the fence ... Some of the girls were as young as fourteen. Fortas said they were frequent houseguests who attended his concerts as part of 'Elvis's personal traveling show.' Out in the backyard, they romped with Elvis in the Doughboy pool and challenged him to watermelon-seed spitting contests. They also slipped into his bedroom ... for rambunctious pillow fights. Sometimes they would all sit cross-legged with him on the bed, flipping through his fan magazines or admiring his stuffed-animal collection. Often they would all lie down together and cuddle. But what went on was horseplay, not foreplay." Therefore, Guralnick writes that for "the more experienced girls it wasn't like with other Hollywood stars or even with other more sophisticated boys they knew." Although they offered to do things for Presley, "he wasn't really interested. What he liked to do was to lie in bed and watch television and eat and talk all night..."
Elvis and Priscilla Beaulieu first met in 1959 while Elvis was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army. Priscilla was 14 years old when Elvis met her. Brent D. Taylor has stated that "Elvis's closest female relationships were usually with young girls of around 13 or 14, ending as they reached late teens. He didn't have sex with these young girls, but had pajama parties, pillow fights and indulged in 'girl talk', just as he did with Gladys." "As a perpetual youth", Elvis was "attracted to young women", and "Elvis felt comfortable with these adolescent girls" because he "was so insecure ... That's why he needed younger girls." Elvis biographer Alanna Nash also confirms this. The author says that Presley was overly attached to his mother and could not relate normally to mature women; presumably, Presley sought out very young girls because he felt threatened by women who were older.
In 1962 or 1963, Elvis managed to talk the reluctant Beaulieus into allowing their teenage daughter to live with his father, Vernon, and stepmother, Dee Presley, at a home Elvis purchased on Hermitage Drive in Memphis located at the back of Graceland. However, that arrangement lasted only a matter of weeks, Priscilla slipping back and forth between Vernon's house and Graceland. In her 1985 autobiography, Elvis and Me, written with author Sandra Harmon, Priscilla describes Presley as a very passionate man who was not overtly sexual towards her. According to her account, the singer told her that they had to wait until they were married before having intercourse. He said, "I'm not saying we can't do other things. It's just the actual encounter. I want to save it." Priscilla says in her autobiography that she and Elvis did not have sex until their wedding night. However, this claim is questioned by Suzanne Finstad.
Freudian and other sexual psychologists say that Presley is a "classic example of the mother/Madonna/whore split". He "adored his mother and never recovered from her early death." He met Priscilla "when she was 14. She became a mother at 23. It is said that Elvis never had sex with her again after the birth of his daughter, and would never have sex with a woman who had had a baby. He did not remarry after his divorce from Priscilla and did not have any more children." However, Priscilla Presley states in her autobiography that they did have sex again after the birth of their daughter, and actress Barbara Leigh, who had a relationship with the singer after the birth of her own child, claimed that they had sex often, despite Elvis' being aware of her child. Both accounts contradict claims made that Elvis would not have sex with a woman who had had a child.
Six months after Priscilla left, Presley dated beauty queen Linda Thompson. Although she was supposedly a virgin when they met, it has been claimed that they "started with marathon love-making sessions in Vegas hotel rooms." According to her own words, however, they did not consummate their relationship until after a few months of dating. She shared Presley's passion for gospel music and higher religious understanding, moved into Graceland in August 1972 and remained the singer's main girlfriend for nearly four and a half years. While constant companions for most of this period, their relationship eventually "disintegrated into a sexless and gloomy existence." According to Thompson, "There were times when he was very, very difficult. There was a lot of heartache and he exhibited a lot of self-destructive behaviour, which was very difficult for me, you know, watching someone I loved so much destroy himself." In 1976, she left Presley as Elvis began dating Mindi Miller from 1975 to 1976 and then Ginger Alden, his last serious girlfriend and the person who found his unresponsive body on the day he died. Alden, whom Elvis had given a diamond engagement ring and presumably planned to marry, has been described as "too polite to say." However, Alden finally revealed in her 2014 memoir that they did "make love," indicating sexual intimacy.
When Jean Eustache's "The Mother and the Whore" was released in 1973, young audiences all over the world embraced its layabout hero and his endless conversations with the woman he lived with, the woman he was dating, the woman who rejected him and various other women encountered in the cafes of Paris. The character was played by Jean-Pierre Leaud, star of "The 400 Blows" and two other autobiographical films by Francois Truffaut. In 1977, Truffaut made "The Man Who Loved Women." This one could have been titled "The Man Who Loved to Hear Himself Talk." At 3 1/2 hours, the film is long, but its essence is to be long: Make it any shorter and it would have a plot and an outcome, when in fact Eustache simply wants to record an existence. Alexandre (Leaud), his hero, lives with Marie (Bernadette Lafont), a boutique owner who apparently supports him; one would say he was between jobs if there were any sense that he'd ever had one. He meets a blind date named Veronika (Francoise Lebrun) in a cafe and subjects her to a great many of his thoughts and would-be thoughts. (Much of Lebrun's screen time consists of closeups of her listening.) In the middle of his monologues, Alexandre has a way of letting his eyes follow the progress of other women through his field of view.
Of course Alexandre is cheating--on Marie, with whom he lives, and on Veronica, whom he says he loves. Part of his style is to play with relationships, just to see what happens. The two women find out about each other, and eventually meet. There are some fireworks, but not as many as you might expect, maybe because neither one would be that devastated at losing Alexandre. Veronika, a nurse from Poland, is at least frank about herself: She sleeps around because she likes sex. She has a passionate monologue about her sexual needs and her resentment that women aren't supposed to admit their feelings. Whether Alexandre has sex with Marie is a good question; I suppose the answer is yes, but you can't be sure. She represents, of course, the mother, and Veronika thinks of herself as a whore; Alexandre has positioned himself in the cross hairs of the classic Freudian dilemma. 041b061a72


In an indication of her worldwide stature, Ms. Norman was tapped to sing “La Marseillaise” in Paris on the 200th anniversary of Bastille Day — which she did, in dramatic fashion, at the obelisk on the Place de la Concorde earlier than an array of world leaders, carrying a grand tricolor robe designed by Azzedine Alaïa. She additionally sang at the second inaugurations of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
She turned a significant recording artist at the daybreak of the compact disc period, leaving a wealthy catalog of opera, lieder, spirituals and recitals. One of her most acclaimed recordings was a classic account of Strauss’s “Four Last Songs,” backed by Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. “Her generous heart, dignified manner and noble voice seem ideally suited to Strauss’s valedictory utterances,” Gramophone wrote in its evaluation.
In individual she lower an imposing determine, dressing dramatically and talking with a diva’s excellent diction. When she entered a room, heads turned. And even after she left the opera stage she remained a stressed, probing artist — collaborating with the dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones in 1999 on a bit referred to as “How! Do! We! Do!’’ and later singing anarchic music by John Cage.
More lately she was engaged on a undertaking referred to as “Sissieretta Jones: Call Her By Her Name!” that paid tribute to Jones, who in 1893 turned the primary African-American girl to headline a live performance on the primary stage of Carnegie Hall — and who had bristled at her stage identify, “the Black Patti,” which in contrast her to the white diva Adelina Patti.
“Thirty years out of slavery for African-Americans in this country, here she was on the stage of Carnegie Hall,” Ms. Norman stated in an interview last year.
In her memoir, Ms. Norman recalled considered one of her personal earliest stabs at singing opera in entrance of an viewers. She was in junior highschool when, at a trainer’s urging, she carried out the aria “My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice” from Saint-Saëns’s “Samson and Delilah.” She had been singing it in English at church capabilities and grocery store openings, however for the varsity efficiency her trainer had her study it in its unique French.
“I do think that if you can stand up and sing in French in front of an assembly full of middle-schoolers,” Ms. Norman wrote, “then you can do just about anything.”
Neil Genzlinger contributed reporting.


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Villeroy & Boch
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The (Diary of) Forgotten Dreams
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Cut And Run
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I Used To Love Her.
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When MSNBC cuts away from an interview with a former Congresswoman to report that Justin Bieber got arrested, that’s when I knew our news media has taken a nose dive. Why should we care about Justin Bieber?
I refer to this as the “Britney Spears” media. Several years ago, I noticed that the news was beginning to sound like a supermarket tabloid. It first came to my attention when everyday, there was some new story about Britney Spears. That went on for weeks. Then it was Anna Nicole Smith, rest her soul. There was lots to report about her. Somewhere in between all these “famous” people, there was the runaway bride and the diaper woman. Then the media became focused on Paris Hilton. Lindsey Lohan garnered their attention by going in and out of rehab. Who are the Kardashians and why should I care? Now it is all about the Bieber. Really?
Not one of the above mentioned people have done anything to make this a better world. Yet, the media seems focused on their every move.
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The man we referred to as «Jack» came to be John Joseph Nicholson on April 22, 1937 in Neptune, Nj. A child of once you Depression, Nicholson’s early life was typical Americana, guy got by on very little. Jack wanted to be an actor by the time he was finished with school, and shortly after he graduated when he was 17, he moved out west to Los Angeles to aim to break into the business.
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On International Men’s Day – Remember Joe Hill
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Next Saturday Nov 19th is International Men’s Day and is also the ninety sixth anniversary of the execution of songwriter and labour activist, Joe Hill.
On Saturday next, recall his life and death and the words for which he is most remembered: “Don’t mourn for me – ORGANISE”
View a short account of Joe Hill on following link and circulate to friends and colleagues.
Celebrate International Men’s Day, by recalling Joe Hill’s legacy, and sing the song about his life, made famous by Paul Robeson, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Luke Kelly – “I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night”
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Everybody else dreams intensely about a Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande relationship. TheyвЂ™re both superstars, theyвЂ™re the age that is same theyвЂ™re both out-of-this-world-cute. Ari and Biebs would completely result in the couple that is perfect the kind we could only desire. After all, can you envisage their infants?
Justin can be hitched to Hailey Baldwin and Ariana could be busy dating other guys but that does not suggest theyвЂ™re not supposed to be together. They will have a great deal in theyвЂ™ve and common been buddies for many years. For many reason, fate simply wonвЂ™t bring our faves together. HereвЂ™s a breakdown of these relationship to dateвЂ¦
Touring and having to understand One Another
Whether it is with a fan or a random hottie from the club, music artists attach a whole lot whenever theyвЂ™re touring.
then when Justin and Ariana had been touring together in 2013, fans had been praying for a love. However it didnвЂ™t happen. Ariana joined Biebs for a couple of their Believe trip shows but unfortunately, sparks didnвЂ™t flyвЂ¦
A Kiss Never Hurt No Body
An image of Justin and Ariana kissing broke the world-wide-web in 2013, causing speculation that is major. Possibly our two faves finally discovered love. Nope. Ariana cleared the atmosphere and broke our hearts whenever she stated the kiss suggested absolutely absolutely nothing. She did get that isвЂњshy it, however.
Even though Ariana had a crush on Bieber in the time, things never ever progressed. Justin just proposed to have a selfie together after he met ArianaвЂ™s grand-parents at a meet-and-greet. The woman that is dangerous hesitant in sharing the snap at that time because she didnвЂ™t вЂњwant the drama which comes with itвЂќ.
A Minimal Support Goes a considerable ways
Whenever Justin ended up being arrested in 2014, their longtime buddy had been here to provide help.
Talking on their breakdown, Ariana told Mix 104вЂњItвЂ™s that are to a place where we simply want him become okay. ItвЂ™s this really thing that is serious. It is not merely such as kid whoвЂ™s, you realize screwing around, itвЂ™s dangerous. ItвЂ™s extremely serious and upsetting.вЂќ
вЂњHe is considered the most noticeable, yet many isolated being that is human ever met,вЂќ she proceeded. вЂњI simply want him become ok, that is all. I simply think it is a severe thing. And I donвЂ™t think it is one thing to make enjoyable of any longer. We donвЂ™t think it is funny anymore.вЂќ At the least we realize Ariana really cares for Biebs. Buddies can be enthusiastsвЂ¦
Making Music Together
Arianators and Beliebers lost their minds whenever their faves had been spotted in a studio. Justin teased a future duet with Ariana on Instagram but yet again, the love never ever flourished. Ariana told the Associate Press that theyвЂ™ll вЂњfinish it and place it out 1 day, nonetheless it just wasnвЂ™t the timeвЂќ that is right.
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Touching and Loving on Phase
An Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber love tale hit headlines in 2015 if the duo got up, close and personal during her Honeymoon trip. The reason singer couldnвЂ™t keep their arms from the pint-sized powerhouse while doing some of their hits together. Wrapping their arms around her waistline, operating their fingers down and up her human human body вЂ“ it yes appeared to be Ari and Biebs had some chemistry!
Ariana might have been Big that is dating Sean enough time, and Bieber had been on-and-off with Selena, however the globe ended up being throughout the moon to finally see them sing together. For some time, there clearly was a cure for an affair that is possibleвЂ¦
Had been Ariana the newest fling that is famous increase JustinвЂ™s string of girlfriends? Seeing them perform together ended up being sufficient in order to make us faint but seeing pictures of them backstage made us perish. Snapshots and selfies of Justin and Ariana being pretty together behind the scenes ended up being the perfect present for all Jarianators. Excuse us as we pray for a hook-upвЂ¦
Bieber and Ariana shared each company that is otherвЂ™s help market Carly Rae JepsenвЂ™s solitary, i like You in a great video clip. The duo had been joined by the loves of Kendall Jenner, Lee Chae-rin, Lance BassвЂ¦BieberвЂ™s dad and ArianaвЂ™s sibling.
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ItвЂ™s constantly a sign that is good your crush enjoys your music. Ariana promoted JustinвЂ™s solitary, just just What Do you really suggest in August 2015, showing again that the few had been ideal for one another. This had nothing in connection with the truth that Ariana and Justin share the same supervisor, almost nothing (we kid).


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Josephine Baker was an acclaimed entertainer and civil rights activist that used her fame to undertake clandestine Intelligence work during WWII.
1.0. Background: Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine MacDonald in St Louis Missouri, in 1906. Growing up in a poor household, she entered several marriages during her teenage years. Her second husband, William Howard Baker, gave her the surname she would keep.
She later moved to France in 1925 to pursue her career in entertainment. Here, she found incredible mainstream success. Through her acting, singing, and dancing performances, she was able to perform for many international audiences. She ultimately became the first black woman to star in a motion picture [source].
Josephine Baker became a French citizen through her marriage to her third husband Jean Lion in 1937. She then renounced her American citizenship. Whenever she would attempt to return to the US, she was met with staunch racism and segregation laws that would ultimately make her return to France. Here, audiences were far more liberal and accepting of her artistry.
2.0. Espionage Work
Baker approached French Intelligence Services at the start of World War II to offer herself for work. Due to her popularity across Europe, she was able to attend and perform at high-profile events. Under this cover, Baker would gather information and take clandestine photographs of enemy locations. She was able to conceal information within her music scores and scripts, which allowed her to pass this information back to Allied forces.
Josephine Baker also brought several spies from Allied forces into her troupe, allowing them to travel to Spain and Portugal with her undercover. This ultimately would be instrumental in tracking enemy movements and assisting Allied Forces’ strategizing.
Baker later trained as a pilot for the French Forces Libreas in Morocco. Here, she became second lieutenant in a female group in the Air Force. Within her role, she transported supplies for the Red Cross [source]
3.0. Civil Rights Activist
Josephine Baker was also a dedicated civil rights campaigner and activist. Whilst she had gained widespread acclaim for her work in Europe, she continued to receive resistance in her home country of the US. Segregation was still widely enforced, and many white audiences took issue with a woman of colour having a platform.
Although she had renounced her US Citizenship, Baker still saw the need to improve the social conditions in her home country through campaigning for civil rights. Despite such unimaginable adversity, Josephine Baker remained strong in her values. She refused to perform for segregated audiences and wrote numerous articles campaigning for the end of Jim Crow laws in the US. She joined many anti-racism and anti-xenophobia campaigning groups in their early days of existence. In 1963, Josephine Baker was the only woman to give a speech in the March on Washington, alongside Martin Luther King Junior.
4.0. Josephine Baker Legacy
Josephine Baker has a multifaceted legacy, remembered for her entertainment work and her wartime efforts. She passed away in 1975, although continues to receive accolades for her commitments. For her commitment to the war effort, she received the Croix de Guerre, the Rosette de la Résistance and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Baker entered the Pantheon in Paris in 2021. She is one of only six women, and the only woman of colour, to do so.
Josephine Baker was undoubtedly a pioneer of stage and screen. She was a smart woman who was able to use her fame to advance the French cause during WWII, undertaking incredibly risky clandestine intelligence work. As a result, she is enshrined in French history as a hero both for her war effort and in popular culture.


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Sloane comes from acting royalty and the writers of her popular TV series have just killed off her character. At a loose end, she is roped in to assist her family's movie production set in the 1940s.
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Maimie is best known for playing Milady de Winter in The Musketeers (BBC). She also starred as the young Joyce Hatto in Victoria Woods LOVING MISS HATTO with Alfred Molina and Francesca Annis. Other television credits include GRANCHESTER, DCI BANKS, ENDEAVOUR, WALLANDER, THE CRIMSON PETAL & THE WHITE, DESPERATE ROMANTICS, PERSONAL AFFAIRS and TOP BUZZER.
Adrian Bower currently plays Camillo in A WINTERS TALE at the Globe Theatre. Recently he was seen as Rob Armstrong in Kay Mellor’s BBC Drama Love Lies and Records.
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Adrian has extensive theatre credits including The Herd, Elling, The Hotel in Amsterdam, In Celebration, Mr Heracles, and Brassed Off.
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Too tough for folk and too blues-influenced for country, Lynne Hanson’s brand of porch music with a little red dirt can turn on a dime from a sunshine, blue sky ballad to a full on thunderstorm of gritty Americana swamp from one song to the next. Her hard living music has garnered her the nickname “Canada’s Queen of Americana.” And while her deep, bluesy croon has drawn comparisons to Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch, it’s the poetry of her lyrics that really sets her apart.
Hanson is known for her high energy, roots guitar driven live performances, whether playing solo or with her band the Good Intentions. She has an uncanny way of connecting with her audience with an authenticity that is as entertaining as it is disarming. Her sense of humour and spontaneity as a storyteller is likely honed from years of competing with eight older siblings for attention at the dinner table. And speaking of tables, don’t be surprised if she hops up on one at a concert to play unplugged for a song or two!
The prolific songwriter has released eight studio albums along with two books of poetry over her 16 year solo career. She’s toured extensively across North America, Europe and the UK, and appeared at leading international festivals including Take Root (Netherlands), Glasgow Americana (Scotland), Maverick Festival (UK), Kerrville Folk Festival (US), and Winnipeg Folk Festival (Canada). She has also toured as support for Grammy-nominated artists like Gretchen Peters, Steve Forbert and Albert Lee.
Lynne Hanson released her ninth album “Ice Cream In November” in April 2022.
“Her albums have been consistently engaging and exquisitely crafted … Hanson bends her rich earthy voice perfectly to each stylistic challenge” – 4 stars | RnR Magazine (UK)
“Lynne Hanson is continuing to make a huge impression on the Americana music scene and her latest effort, ‘Just Words’, could just be the one to take her to the next level.” – Maverick Magazine (UK)
“Canadian Americana artist Lynne Hanson turns heartbreak into poetry with a rock backbone … The album is a tour de force.” – Glide Magazine
Find out more about Lynne Hanson by visiting her website: https://lynnehanson.com/
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LILLIAN RUSSELL (1860-1922)
the land at the turn of the 20th century, actress Russell was an exquisite
beauty who made plump figures fashionable.
She was publicized for the number of her husbands, but we think it should have been because of the "neatness" of her waist!
(above left) 1894 Cabinet card courtesy Dean (Click picture for autographed picture - similar version)
1889 [Source: NY Public Library]
Stephen K. wrote:
"Hollywood made a (no doubt fantasised) biopic of her called
My Wild Irish Rose which, to judge
from the illustration
here, certainly contained some
voluptuous ladies well-corseted in Edwardian style despite their
very 1940s hairdos!"
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Rock on Screen X 2
Directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli
Thursday, August 23, 6 and 8 pm
“A vintage pop biopic, baptized in the cleansing fire of release.”—Owen Gleiberman, Variety
Approaching 50, singer-songwriter Nico led a solitary low-key existence in Manchester, far from her 1960s glam days as a Warhol superstar and celebrated vocalist for the cult band The Velvet Underground. By the 1980s, she didn’t care much anymore about her image nor her career, performing due to the encouragement of her new manager Richard who gives Nico some needed drive to hit the road again to tour Europe.
Struggling with her demons and the consequences of a muddled life, she longs to rebuild a relationship with her son, whose custody she lost long ago. A brave and uncompromising musician, Nico’s story is the story of a rebirth: of an artist, of a mother, and of the woman behind the icon. A selection of the Venice Film Festival. 2017, Italy/Belgium, DCP, in English, German, and Czech with English subtitles, 93 minutes. Rated R.


Author of Dancing Through It; My Journey in the Ballet, and a beloved ballerina with New York City Ballet, Jenifer Ringer originated lead roles in new works by the world’s leading choreographers. She has been an outspoken advocate for healthy eating practices and shared publicly her struggles with and recuperation from disordered eating.
Raised in South Carolina, Ringer led a typical kid’s life until she sat in on a friend’s ballet class, an experience that would change her life forever. By the age of twelve she was enrolled at the elite Washington School of Ballet and soon moved to the School of American Ballet. At sixteen she was a professional dancer at the New York City Ballet in Manhattan, home of the legendary George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins.
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Be still and KNOW that I am God!
This is what Gabby Giffords mom heard when she was getting into her car to go to the hospital after she heard her daughter had been shot.
So she determined to do just that and joined with her son-in-law to believe that.
(ABC interview last night with Diane Sawyer)
So I say to you today..Be still and KNOW that I am God, is what we should stand on. Glory to God!


Rest In Peace!
The sudden death of Barış Manço (Barış means Peace in Turkish), predominantly a renowned pop singer but also a journalist, TV producer and traveller, deeply affected the entire Turkish nation.
No doubt, he will be remembered with great pride and wistfulness by all segments of Turkish society.
It is not wrong to say that Manço did not alter his style, both in terms of his musical preferences and his stance as an artist, from the beginning of his career in the late 1950s. Despite that, he succeeded in always remaining one of the most beloved of public figures. But what made him become the focus of such great popularity and admiration for old and young?
Barış Manço was among the first proponents of `ethnic-rock, a musical genre which adheres to the synthesis of a rock beat with the harmonic structure of traditional Turkish folk music. From `Dağlar Dağlar to `Sarı Çizmeli Mehmet Ağa and `Gülpembe, he demonstrated how Western and traditional elements in contemporary Turkish music could be combined and produced in such profusion. In this respect, he was surely before his time, an avant-garde composer and performer. Later on, pursuing his own path, he never yielded to the ephemeral demands of the popular music industry.
However, this musical dynamism had always been backed by original lyrics. Barış Manço never concentrated on cheap love themes. Rather, he took his themes mostly from everyday life and the daily inter-relations between people, focusing heavily on the problems rooted in the major cultural transformation taking place in Turkey. No doubt, it was his frequent reference to the loss of traditional human values which made him a perfect ethical role-model in the eyes of the public. He always adopted a critical stance against the recent distortion of the cultural realm, reflected in a suppression of honesty, selfless love and solidarity in favour of possesive individualism. Therefore his music, as well as his private life,
invoked a clear social message.
Towards the mid-1980s, Manço intensified his efforts for the cultural improvement of the Turkish people. In this manner, he attached great importance to children and launched a TV show, called 7den 77ye (7 to 77). In that series, he presented his journeys to almost every corner of the world with the aim of expanding the cultural and informative horizons of the Turkish people. In the Adam Olacak Çocuk (The Child Who Will Become a `Man) segment of his show, he interviewed children every week and tried to imbue them with true virtues concerning mutual relations and self-care. Meanwhile, he served as a de facto cultural ambassador to the entire world, giving numerous concerts in Europe, America and the Far East. In turn, he was endowed the title of state artist in 1991.
The `Manço philosophy was primarily a combination of Turkish human values and progressive modern civic norms. His unusual ultra-modern outer appearance (with his long black hair and downward-slanting moustache, supplemented by fur coats and gigantic rings) and his orderly private life in full compliance with the national cultural structure have never been perceived as being contradictory by his 65 million adherents. On the contrary, he lived his life as a unique expression of devotion to music and the Turkish people, in which he was extremely successful in clarifying its underlying motive: the creation of a modern Turkish nation following the path laid down by Atatürk.
Rest in peace, Barış! You remain a role-model for every one of us with your diligence, modesty, ethical values, your love for the Republic and your faith in the Turkish people.
NOTES FROM BARIŞ MANÇOS LIFE
1943: Barış Manço was born in Istanbul.
1958: Started his music career.
1962: Published his first Single 1962 Twistin USA/The Jet
1963-1969: Went to Belgium and studied Graphics and Design. He graduated with Honours from the Academy.
1970: Composed `Dağlar Dağlar and became a very famous pop star.
1978: Married Lale Çağlar, the mother of his sons, Doğukan (b.1981) and Batıkan (b.1984).
1988: Began his TV series.
1991: Bestowed the privileged title of `State Artist by the President.


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What did Marilyn Manson do? Multiple women have accused the rocker of sexual abuse. Here’s a timeline of how those accusations have developed over 2021.
Rumors swirled about a high-profile individual in the music industry being a predator on the level of Harvey Weinstein for several years. Actress Evan Rachel Wood was the first to publicly say what she experienced at the hands of Brian Warner in February 2021. But that was not the first time Wood spoke about the abuse she suffered.
What Did Marilyn Manson Do? – A Timeline
Evan Rachel Wood is a former fiancée of Marilyn Manson. The actress dated the musician from 2006 to 2010. But a spotlight on the abuse she suffered came into focus in February 2018.
June 2009 – Marilyn Manson says some disturbing things about Wood following a break-up in 2007. He said his song, “I Want to Kill You Like They Do in the Movies,” is about the ‘fantasies’ he had about “smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer.” Billboardreportsthat Manson hung up the phone when asked about this interview following the allegations in November 2020.
February 2018 – Evan Rachel Wood and other activists testify before Congress during a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing. Wood described horrific experiences of sexual assault and torture she suffered from a man “who claimed to love her.” Wood did not name her abuser at the time.
Actress Charlyne Yi spoke up on February 17 in a now-deleted tweet. Loudwirepreservedwhat the actress wrote. “Ugh, don’t even get me started on Marilyn Manson. Yes this happened a long time ago – on the last season of House, he came on set to visit because he was a huge fan of the show, and he harassed just about every woman asking us if we were going to scissor, rhino & called me a China man.”
August 2018 – Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declines to pursue a case against Marilyn Manson.
April 2019 – Evan Rachel Wood testifies again in front of the California Senate Safety Committee. She testified to help pass the Phoenix Act, giving domestic abuse survivors more time to press charges against their abusers. Wood once again testifies to the horrific abuse and torture she experienced in a relationship with a man. Once again, Wood does not share the identity of her abuser.
February 2021 – Evan Rachel Wood names Marilyn Manson as her abuser in an Instagram post.
“The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” the post begins.” He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission and I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail.”
“I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives and I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.” Following this post, four other women made sexual assault allegations against Marilyn Manson.
February 2021 – Marilyn Manson took to Instagram to deny the claims, calling them “horrible distortions of reality.”
“My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how – and why – others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth.”
Following the severe allegations, Manson is dropped by Loma Vista Recordings.
“In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel Wood and other women naming Marilyn Manson as their abuser, Loma Vista will cease to further promote his current album, effective immediately,” the statement from the label reads. “Due to these concerning developments, we have also decided not to work with Marilyn Manson on any future projects.”
Manson also lost a guest star spot in the Starz series American Gods. The shock rocker had a recurring role in the TV series. AMC’s horror-focused Shudder also chose not to air a segment of Creepshow featuring Manson.
February 2021 – Ellie Rowsell and Phoebe Bridgers share their experiences with the rocker. Bridgers shared on Twitter: “I went to Marilyn Manson’s house when I was a teenager with some friends. I was a big fan. He referred to a room in his house as the rape room. I thought it was just his horrible frat-boy sense of humor, so I stopped being a fan and I stand with everyone who came forward.”
“I met Marilyn backstage at a festival a few years ago,” Ellie Rowsell tweeted. “After his compliments towards my band became more and more hyperbolic I became suspicious of his behavior. I was shocked to look down and see he was filming up my skirt with a GoPro. There were no repercussions for his behavior. A member of his tour staff says ‘he does this kind of thing all the time.'”
February 2021 – Actress Esme Bianco comes forward with her accusations against Marilyn Manson.
She alleges in her years-long relationship with Manson that he assaulted her and set rigid rules for her life that she was punished for not following. “I basically felt like a prisoner,” Bianco says. “I came and went at his pleasure. Who I spoke to was completely controlled by him. I called my family hiding in the closet.”
April 30, 2021 – Following the publication of her interview in New York magazine, Bianco sues Manson. She alleges that he raped her on or around May 2011, including “times when she was unconscious or otherwise unable to consent.” The suit also names Manson’s former manager, Tony Ciulla, as violating the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
May 1, 2021 – Marilyn Manson publicly denies the claims in Esme Bianco’s lawsuit. An attorney for the rocker issued the following statement: “These claims are provably false. To be clear, this suit was only filed after my client refused to be shaken down by Ms. Bianco and her lawyer and give in to their outrageous financial demands based on conduct that simply never occurred.”
May 2021 – Another former girlfriend, Ashley Morgan Smithline, comes forward with abuse allegations. In an interview with People magazine, Smithline says she “survived a monster.” She claims Manson whipped her, cut her, and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions.
May 12, 2021 – Marilyn Manson’s former personal assistant Ashley Walters files a complaint with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Her allegation against the rocker includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, battery, and emotional distress.
May 28, 2021 – Another anonymous ex-girlfriend of Manson files a lawsuit alleging she was raped. The lawsuit alleges Jane Doe was subjected to “degrading acts of sexual exploitation, manipulation, and psychological abuse.”
June 6, 2021 – Ashley Morgan Smithline files a lawsuit against Manson for rape, unlawful imprisonment, and more. “Very early on, he made it clear that my life was definitely in danger and that he could kill me at any time,” she told The View. “I was afraid all the time that he would end my life.”
July 2021 – Marilyn Manson filed a motion to dismiss Esme Bianco’s lawsuit. The filing argues the statute of limitations for “untrue, meritless” claims are past. The lawsuit also calls them a “coordinated attack by multiple plaintiffs.”
October 8, 2021 – A U.S. District Court judge denied Manson’s lawyer’s request to dismiss the lawsuit. Manson was ordered to file a formal answer to each of the claims made within the suit within 14 days.
November 14, 2021 – A shocking report from Rolling Stone uncovers more allegations of abuse and false imprisonment. According to the report, Manson allegedly kept his victims in solitary confinement.
November 19, 2021 – A defense attorney for Marilyn Manson mentions the possibility of a blanket settlement for those who are suing the musician. “I don’t think that’s going to happen any time soon, but it’s in the cards,” lawyer Stephen D. Rothschild said.
November 29, 2021 – The Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department executed a search warrant on a home belonging to Manson. The musician was not home at the time of the search.
December 6, 2021 – Evan Rachel Wood claims Manson threatened to f*ck her 8-year-old son. The allegation was made in a declaration filed in April as part of the actresses’ ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband. The documents state those threats forced her to hire more security, install bulletproof glass, and move from Los Angeles to Nashville.


Influencer marketing continued to rise in 2019, with 93% of marketers claiming to use the tactic in their strategies¹ last year - but, just a month into the new decade, which influencers have already made their mark on 2020?
Whether it’s because of their name in a headline, their campaigns or other activity, we’ve pulled together a list of seven influencers who already have our attention in 2020.
Klaudia is a Freelance PR Consultant & Digital Manager (this isn’t why we chose her - promise!), turned skincare and lifestyle influencer and with a micro-influencer following, it’s amazing to see she already has the attention of some celebrity make-up artists, including Olivia Newman-Young.
With an Instagram following of 21.1k, yet an impressive engagement rate of 6.58% (similar accounts sit at 1.17%), it’s clear she’s taking the industry by storm, appearing the ideal influencer to collaborate with - if you’re right for her brand of course! Klaudia keeps such a strong engagement rate by remaining authentic and being selective when it comes to who she will work with, sticking to the type of products her fans know they can trust she is using herself.
With over 13 million Instagram followers and 13.2m YouTube subscribers, Nikkie is one of the most influential beauty names out there. So when she took to her channel to share her personal journey, it wasn’t surprising it made the headlines.
The reaction from fans, celebrities and other influencers has been heartwarming, as people praise the beauty icon for her bravery and honesty - just one more reason to admire her (as if her success and powerhouse attitude wasn’t enough?).
Not only a successful fitness influencer with her own guides and a BBC podcast, Zanna launched her own unique swimwear collection with Natalie Glaze in 2019, made completely from plastic found in the ocean, in an attempt to save the seas and its wildlife.
Zanna has also openly shared her personal journey with bowel surgery, and the challenges she has faced along the way, remaining real and authentic along the way. We’re excited to see what else she has to bring to 2020!
The last few years have given us the rise of influencers, and in 2018 we saw virtual influencers take to the internet, but 2019 gave us Shudu, the world’s first virtual supermodel/influencer - and she is taking the industry by storm.
Not only did she shoot with Harper’s Bazaar Arabia at the end of 2019, but 2020 has also already seen her collaborate with model Alexandra Maleek as part of a Global Muse Search, and we’re expecting to see her everywhere as the year goes on.
5. Jeffree Star
Breaking up can be hard, and no one has the answers for the best way to process it. But January saw heartbreak for one of the most famous influencers on the internet, Jeffree Star, and the celebrity favourite took to his channels to share his experience. The raw honesty portrayed in the content, not only received praise from his fans, but it made headlines.
We love to see influencers use their channels to show they’re human and not just internet stars - although we wish it was under nicer circumstances for Jeffree, it’s always nice to be reminded they’re more than their best angle.
After her Love Island appearance last year, Molly made the most of her fame and has successfully made some serious waves in the industry, in no time at all.
But Molly made the headlines in the past few weeks after breaching advertising rules for not making her contractual relationship with PrettyLittleThing clear to her followers. The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority), took action, banning the post and issuing a warning to the parties involved, reminding influencers, marketers, brands and agents of the importance of adhering to the rules and having firm guidelines in place.
We don’t think this hiccup will impact her 2020 though, and we’re excited to see her new ventures - but we are curious if anyone from this year’s Love Island will rival her success?
Emily (aka Style Lobster), has worked with some big brands in the last few years, including Tresemme, Estee Lauder and Decorte Beauty, but her biggest partnership of late has been particularly noteworthy.
Her collaboration with skincare brand Neutrogena has been in place since 2019, but at the end of January 2020, she helped them launch their new Clear and Soothe range with a pop up event in Covent Garden, by providing tips and advice with those at the event.
We love this kind of influencer collaboration, as it helps authenticate the shared interest between influencer and brand, by stepping away from social media for a second and sharing an experience.
The influencer space has changed so much since it first hit the marketing scene, and we have no doubt 2020 will see even more changes - keep an eye on our blog to see what we think along the way. From travel and food, to pet and gaming and everything in between, we will be discussing which influencers are making the most impact in their communities.


It is with great sorrow that we announce the peaceful passing, surrounded by her family, of our beautiful mother Frances Atkins at the age of 98. Beloved model and bon vivant, and wife of the late horseman Lee Atkins; mother of Aprill Cameron, Harman and Jason Atkins, and the late all-star pivot and raconteur Martin Atkins; mother-in-law of Kelly Atkins and Allan Cameron; adored grandmother of Lara, Jana and Covey, Lucas and Hayley, Joey, Sonny, Rachel, and Hunter and Casey; and great grandmother of Nate, Logan, Ryann, Jackson, Chase, Harper and Jax.
She was loved and adored by her entire family and will be dearly missed. Her indomitable strength, style and grace will live on forever in the hearts of all who loved her.
Memorial donations may be made to the Baycrest Foundation 416-785-2875
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Three Reasons why Brandy is so Underrated
This article originally appeared on JaJuan's website and was republished with permission.
Over the last 27 years, Brandy Rayana Norwood, more commonly known as Brandy, has graced the arena of mainstream R&B culture with passion, poise, humility and undeniable talent. Beginning her professional career at the age of 16, Brandy emerged as a young, sweet, fresh-faced act with a remarkable voice distinguishable from the rest of the industry. From the onset, she was identified by her peers as a unique force brimming with untapped potential.
In fact, following the release of her breakout, self-titled, now classic debut album: Brandy (1994), she garnered full attention from the R&B community, which help to propel her into the zeitgeist of the 90s R&B scene. Following this release, she became expected to blossom further after establishing such a solid foundation. The level of responsibility and bevy of expectations foisted upon her at such a young age would have been too difficult to overcome for the average teenage act. However, Brandy embraced the pressure and used it as ammunition to fuel her career, leading up to the creation of what would become an industrial diamond.
Over the last three decades, she has been able to accomplish so much for her career, akin to Black culture as a whole. She had her own show for myriad seasons: Moesha, she has amassed over seven, full-length studio albums, innumerable top 10 singles and has snagged some prominent acting roles over the years as well, which include playing Disney’s first Black live-action princess in Cinderella and Cassie Brown in the Fox hit- series Star. After earning the repute and longevity that she has attained over the years, her status as a legend should be solidified and not questioned or challenged.
Moreover, even with everything under her belt, Brandy’s career has been met with slander and scrutiny from media outlets. With the recent advent of her latest, full-length LP: b7 and her recent Verzuz battle against her R&B sister Monica, Brandy gracefully reminds everyone that she is a modern living legend who has been flourishing in this game of American music and television and that her contributions to the culture are not to be undermined nor overlooked. In other words, she commands “respek” on her name.
Upon brief examination of some of her greatest, yet under observed accolades, it becomes glaringly apparent that Brandy is one of the most underrated R&B artists of all-time. For an act as culturally impactful as Brandy, it is imperative that she receives proper flowers. Finally, let us give it up for a living legend.
1. Most of her legacy arose at an early stage in her life
Some may believe her age is a trivial facet in this entire equation. Regardless of this train of thought, it is an essential component to place into perspective. During the earlier stages of her career, the idea of discovering and nurturing young talent was a major trend. This formula is something that stems all the way back to the golden, once-in-a-generation acts of the Jackson 5 and young Stevie Wonder. However, there was a resurgence of this movement during the 90s. Other acts to arise would include Kriss Kross, Bow Wow, Aaliyah, Immature, Shai, Soul 4 Real, Tevin Campbell, Xscape and more. While most of these acts are nostalgic and notable in varying capacities, Brandy was definitely a stand-out case as her career skyrocketed beyond most of her child star peers.
#BlackGirlMagi Upon reflection of her first album, it would go on to be certified four-times platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), it peaked at #6 on the US Billboard/R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, remaining on the charts for 86 consecutive weeks. On top of all the positive reception from the release of Brandy, she helped to produce arguably three of the most timeless R&B tracks of all-time: I Wanna Be Down (94’), Baby (94’), and Best Friend (95’).
At only 15-years-old, Brandy was able to achieve more in a couple years than some artists amass throughout their entire careers. In hindsight, the wackiest part about this scenario is that this was merely the beginning of what was to come from the rest of the her career, which is remains pertinent today.
2. She created “Full Moon”
18 years ago, Brandy contributed to the cultivation of what is now, arguably her best and most forward-thinking album to date: Full Moon. Although this may not seem like the most eye-popping or substantive feat on the surface, this record is critically acclaimed by R&B purists and has garnered a lowkey reputation by many to be a groundbreaking body of work that has shaped the trajectory of modern R&B as we know it today. With this record, there was a major transition being made: Brandy’s image was shifting from the sweet and innocent to the grown and autonomous. It is her coming-of-age story within the lens of her art.
To add to the transformation of her image, the content matter of her songs matured and she pushed the envelope of her vocal ability more than ever beforehand. The most salient constants that persist from her earlier days into this project are her relaxing humility, style and of course, talent. Aside from that, every aspect of what fans knew Brandy to be were irrevocably altered on this record. From a vocal standpoint, Brandy delivers a masterful clinic on how to execute textured harmonies, intricate riffs and layered vocals, which turned out to be complimentary to the new-aged, cutting-edge R&B sound of the early 00s. In fact, her performance on this record is so seminal to modern R&B that many of her peers have dubbed her as the “vocal bible.”
American Gospel singer B-Slade commented on the importance of her vocal exhibition on this record: “Full Moon singlehandedly changed the vocal game. It has been the template for vocal choices and background vocal arrangements for years.” American R&B singer Luke James calls it “the blueprint for how to do vocals.” In terms of vocals, this may have been her apex. In addition to her vocals, the content matter on this record illustrate her growth from adolescence to womanhood as the topics fluctuate between post break-up melodrama to strong feminist energy strategizing how she plans to recover from the abyss of lack luster romance. With songs like He Is, WOW, and When You Touch Me, she dives into the hyper sentimental admiration that stems from loving someone wholeheartedly, which is a troupe that managed to traverse over from her previous project: Never Say Never (1998). On the other hand, she challenges the idea and meaning of fidelity by loosening up with high tempo tracks like What About Us? and It’s Not Worth It.
All on a single record, Brandy tackles the many dimensions that accompany being in love and the subsequent aftermath without being overtly ambitious nor underwhelming. She does just enough to get her point across, which helps this record reach its full potential. Considering the production on this record, most of it feels futuristic and far ahead into, what was then, the new millenium at the time.
Even from today’s perspective, the sounds and instrumentals of this record still feel extremely innovative and much further into the future. Executively orchestrated by the man responsible for many of her biggest hits: Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, they come together once again to cultivate a broad-based assortment of progressive tracks that would usher in a new branch of sound for R&B music. This sound can heard behind the vocals of many alt-leaning R&B artists today such as H.E.R., Solange Knowles, Teyana Taylor, Ari Lennox and Jhené Aiko. Ultimately, Full Moon is a trailblazing canvas of art that has dramatically influenced today’s sphere of R&B music. For lovers of R&B, this record is required listening.
3. She’s a renaissance woman
It is already a known precedent that her vocal ability is the main pillar of her promienence and by far, her most respected talent but she’s not merely a singer. Little do people tend to give her just credit for, Brandy is a purveyor of myriad talents. Unfortunately, this is a facet that often times is downplayed or overlooked altogether when considering her legacy. But she wears many masks and holds her own in a multitude of creative crafts.
As an actress, Brandy has held her own since her younger years, as she began this portion of her career on ABC’s historic, yet short-lived series: Thea under the role as daughter of Thea: Danesha Turrell. Despite the fact that the show only ran for 19 episodes before facing cancellation, Brandy was able to make her presence known as Danesha, which would act as leaping pad for her secondary hustle. The failure of Thea would actually turn out to be a “blessing in disguise” for Brandy as she moved from being a major player in an underwhelming production to the centerpiece of her own show: Moesha.
Running for six full seasons (1996-2001), Moesha centers around the life of Moesha Mitchell, a middle-class girl from Leimert Park, and her transition from adolescence to adulthood. Backed by the, then brand new network UPN, it would turn out to become the most successful show on the network, would go on to be considered one of the biggest hits within the network’s short-lived time span and would become a notable staple within the history of Black television sitcoms.
To add, Brandy went on to win a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress, which would only bolster the allure of her brand. Following her stint as Moesha, Brandy would go on to continue her acting career in an assortment of other roles. Some of her other roles include Cinderella in Cinderella, Karla Wilson in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Kayla Harris in Double Platinum, Leah Estrogen in Osmosis Jones, Melinda in Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, Chardonnay Pitts in The Game and more.
Also, another hustle that Brandy has that many aren’t knowledgable or aware of: she raps. Under the esoteric alias of Bran’Nu, Brandy was first featured on Timbaland’s 2009 record: Shockvalue 2. On two tracks: Meet in The Middle and Symphony, Brandy holds her own with her delivery of a couple of unsuspecting, yet sizzling hot-16 bar verses. Opposite to her signature breathy and sultry vocal tone, her rapper voice is callous and gritty. Her rapping is just as refreshing as it is astounding. After hearing her, it can be said that she is better than some actual rappers today.
At this juncture, it seems like there isn’t much Brandy can’t do. Her versatility is unmatched by most. She is a jill of many trades and for this, she is worthy of top-notch recognition. She deserves similar regard to the Will Smith’s and Queen Latifah’s of the world and her background and resume evidently warrant this notion. After examination of most things Brandy has been able to do for the culture over the last 30 years, one can only hope that she gains the respect, honor and recognition she deserves. #ThankYouBrandy