Friday, April 18, 2008
Win Madonna's Music Catalog
This prize pack is a doozy ... if you're the lucky winner you will win these CDs -- Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a Prayer, Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, Music, American Life, I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, Confessions on a Dance Floor INCLUDING the compilations You Can Dance, The Immaculate Collection, Something to Remember, GHV2, Remixed & Revisited - EP and The Confessions Tour DVD/CD. Yeah, this is one hell of a cool prize ...
... SOOOOO, in order to enter to win this Madonna Catalog Priz Pack you need to submit a photo of you and/or some friends either dressed up like Madonna, recreating one of Madonna's album covers or with Madonna herself. This is a big prize so I'm gonna be discerning when choosing a winner -- make sure your entry is a good one. You can have a lot of fun dressing up like Madge (many of you may have already dressed up like Maddy for Halloween or costume parties in years past) so send in your best photo. What a great way to get amped for the release of Madonna's new album Hard Candy which hits stores on April 29th (which you can preorder at iTunes HERE):
Be creative, have fun ... the winning photo will be posted here on the site. Click HERE to email your entries ... I will be taking submissions up until next Friday afternoon and then a winner will be picked over the weekend. Goooood luck!!!
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Get Some Rest
Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia is to feature in a series of comic books. The actor, who plays Peter Petrelli in the NBC drama, has signed a deal with Devil's Due Publishing to create a four-issue miniseries called Rest. He and producing partner Russ Cundiff will develop the books via their Divide Pictures company, with Mark Powers (Drafted) attached to write them from a story by Mike O'Sullivan. The issues will focus on the dangers of staying awake as the Ventimiglia-inspired central character becomes embroiled in a conspiracy between a malevolent pharmaceutical firm and the US government. The project will be unveiled at New York's Comic-Con today and published in the autumn. If successful, the books may be made into a TV show or movie, reports Variety. Ventimiglia can currently be seen in medical thriller Pathology.
As if Milo weren't enough of a superhero already, now he will live on in comic book form as well ... I love it! The comic book series will debut as a limited edition ashcan preview at NY Comic Con but a formal introduction issue will be released this summer. Geeks all around rejoice ... a successful comic book launch may lead to a TV show which would be very cool. I'm excited to check it out -- more Milo, more Milo, more Milo :) [Source]
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Free As A Bird Foxy
Photo credit: Splash News
After eight months in prison – including 40 days in solitary confinement – rapper Foxy Brown was released Friday. Brown, 29, left the Rose M. Singer facility at Rikers Island Correctional facility in New York at 12:05 p.m., and was greeted by a swarm of photographers and fans as she exited a white Rolls Royce Phantom on the Queens side of the Rikers Island bridge. "I feel good," she said to the crowd. "I'm back home." Brown, wearing a brown leather blazer, a gold cross, blue jeans, and a brown Fendi head scarf cried as she hugged friends. She even singled out a couple people, saying, "These are my two number one fans. They are like family." After the teary reunion, Brown's entourage went to LaGuardia Inn so the rapper could talk to the press. "My family never missed a visit in eight months, ever. I cried coming out. I didn't cry coming in. There's a big difference. I believe that God put me there for a reason, Incarceration is serious," she told Access Hollywood. Adding that the first place she wanted to go after her "learning experience" was church. "He got me through," she said. Later Friday Brown was spotted buying a pocketbook and two pairs of shoes at a store called Signature in Harlem near the Apollo Theater, where she was again mobbed by fans and photographers.
Well, I'm glad that God was there in prison with her (tho he must've been otherwise occupied when she assaulted another inmate and was forced to serve in solitary confinement) cuz I really hope she's finally learned her lesson. Am I totally convinced that Foxy's ass beatin' days are over? Not really ... but I do think she'll be on her best behavior for some time. You're free, girl ... stay out of trubs. [Source]
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GI Jackpot
Along with photos of GI Joe and Cobra ladies The Baroness (Sienna Miller), Cover Girl (Karolina Korkova) and a couple new pics of Scarlett (Rachel Nichols):
And to round things out, here are photos of the ninjas Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) -- who should also be wearing a hood over his face but maybe not so for his promo pic:
Hot damn! I thought for sure these photos would be coming out slowly over time thruout the rest of the year since GI Joe won't be released until next year. I don't believe that this is the entire cast because, according to IMDB.com, the characters Shipwreck, Gung Ho, Heavy Duty, Destro, Zartan and, of course, Cobra Commander (among others) are listed as characters in the film as well:
I'm fairly certain there will be no leaks of Cobra Commander until the movie gets released (so we won't know if we're gonna get the hooded Cobra Commander like the one pictured above or the helmeted Cobra Commander) but I'm hopeful we'll get to see what the other characters will look like soon (maybe a new batch of photos will come tomorrow?) cuz I really think that Destro is going to look awesome. I have to say -- I'm very impressed with the way the characters look. I was skeptical about Sienna Miller playing the Baroness but she really looks great with the dark hair and the glasses. I kinda wish the GI Joe uniforms were less similiar but I'm sure there's much more to be seen. Head on over to WWTDD.com to check out the entire batch of GI Joe promo pics in their full-size glory ... and Yo Joe!
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The TV Guide: I <3 New Yorker
OH yes, I wanted to write a little something in praise of my fave magazine ever, The New Yorker:
This week's issue arrived in my mailbox right before I left for the airport yesterday and I was thoroughly entertained for the entire flight. I read the most shockingly fascinating article about the lives of elevators (which, I know, sounds boring but really wasn't at all) that was juxtaposed with a kinda horrid tale of one man's life-changing experience in an elevator mishap. I also read a most intellectual take on The Hills and reality TV in general which shames the piece that The New York Times wrote previously. And I read a review of the new Portishead album, Third, which was so well-written that it reminded me fully of how much I love the band's music. As usual, the tidbits in The Talk of the Town were superb -- I loved the piece about the politician's tendency to "misspeak" and the ramifications of doing so. I really think it's the best written magazine with the most interesting articles around, I love talking about it because I think many of you would enjoy reading it as well. Feed your head ... man cannot exist on goss alone.
Tomorrow night is the big SASS danceparty at OSLO in downtown Detroit so I know we're all gearing up for that. This weekend is going to be a chill one, especially since I'll only be in town for a short amount of time. My homie Joe is chillin' in Paris, France this week and today is his birthday so I have to send him some Birthday Lurve today.
I hope all y'all have a great weekend ... I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have a smashing one myself.
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Les News: Foxy Is Freed, Brit Gets Screwed, Lance Speaks Up
- Free at last! Free at last! Foxy Brown is free at last!
- Ok, so maybe Angelina Jolie isn't perfect after all.
- Britney Spears gets hosed by a bunch of lawyers.
- Heidi Montag reveals that she would *love* to do her own LC-less TV show with Spencer Pratt.
- Audrina Patridge reveals her fave LA hotspots.
- Ashlee Simpson states the obvs, continues to milk the media hype.
- Gossip Girls promotion works too well, forces the end of streaming episodes.
- Gary Busey gets evicted.
- Madison Square Garden vows to stop homophobia at hockey games.
- Smell ya later.
- Denise Richards does Shape magazine.
- Mila Kunis does GQ magazine.
- Yep, they're married.
- "I have liked big tits ever since I was a kid. I was breastfed for too long I think. It messed me up." -- Kanye West
- America Ferrera is 24, Melissa Joan Hart is 32, Eric McCormack is 45 and Melody Thomas Scott (Young and the Restless) is 52 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
- Uh oh! Someone is gonna peace out in the Sex and the City movie.
- Lance Bass speaks up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
- THIS would be the coolest children's book around ... fo' shizzle.
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Suri Enters Her Second Year Of Existence
Photo credit: Bauer-Griffin
Last year, Suri Cruise celebrated her first birthday with a lunch at her parents' compound in Los Angeles, where members of both the Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes clans gathered to dine on pizza and cupcakes from a Beverly Hills bakery. This April 18, as she turns 2, it seems that the birthday girl got an early start on gathering her presents. In January, as her mother was promoting her movie Mad Money in Manhattan, Suri and Katie managed to hit toy heaven – better known as FAO Schwarz – where Tom threw Katie her own birthday bash in 2005. As history has proven, birthdays bring about awfully big celebrations in the Cruise family. Whatever the plans this year, Happy Birthday, Suri. And a pinch, to grow an inch.
It's very strange that more ado hasn't been made about Suri's big day today. There was so much hoopla surrounding the little creature's ... arrival ...and her first months of "life" but the media onslaught seems to have fallen completely away after Suri turned 1 year old. Now, I've always been skeptical about pretty much everything about the spawn of TomKat so this questionable absence falls right in line with my suspicions. Could Suri have been hidden away in order to undergo a major software upgrade or parts replacement? Your guess is as good as mine. I do hope that Suri has a fun birthday, tho ... alien or Earthling, robot or humanoid, everyone deserves a fun second birthday party. Happy Birthday, Suri! [Source]
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Material Wealth
The Queen of Pop is reportedly on the verge of signing the most profitable contract of her career. It is alleged as part of her next world tour, Madonna is in the midst of closing a deal to play two concerts in Dubai for a staggering £12.5million. According to The Sun, the main condition of the contract is that the last two shows are played in the Las Vegas-style Arab state in November. The tabloid has also reported that for a bit of pocket change in comparison, the popstar will also be playing a private gig for an extra £5million. A source close to the singer said: "Madonna is about to break another record by playing the most lucrative concert of her whole career – or anyone's career for that matter. "The negotiations for the tour to stop in Dubai in November are being finalized and she will get £7.5million for the one show only. The figure is so big because of her new contract with Live Nation and the huge funds available from private promoters in Dubai." It was added: "She is also close to agreeing to play at a private party in Dubai, the first in her career."
It's astounding the amount of money the Material Girl can still command. Not only will she be making gads of money from her new contract with Live Nation but she is also in a position to secure deals like this Dubai thing whenever she likes. It's good to be Madonna ... but it's also good to be Madonna's child. She does all the hard work and they reap the benefits ... not a bad life's "work". [Source]
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See All I See
You know, it may not be her flashiest music video but I quite like it. It suits the tempo of the song, the guy she chose for the vid looks pretty good and it doesn't include any rapping -- which is ACE in my book. Personally, I think she should've released the single Wow here in the US. All I See is a decent song but it's not the best one on the album. I dunno if this video is going to generate album sales or if it's even gonna get any airplay on MTV or VH1 but at least y'all can see it here. [thanks Tony]
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Madonna Shows Her Backside
The album is just over a week away from release so I know that the anticipation for the CD's release has already built up to a fever pitch ... well, okay, it may not be that dramatic but I know that I'm ready for the damn thing to come out already. We've seen the front, we've seen the back ... now let's hear it. [thanks Kevin]
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Go Home, Boy
Photo credit: Splash News
HMMM ... what could she be hiding? Do you suppose she was just feeling a bit camera shy or do you think she was trying to keep her new 'do under wraps? ORRRR ... could she have been trying to hide the fact that she made a new friend at the salon ... cuz, after Britters jumped into her waiting vehicle this shirtless dude with a shaved head jumped into the car as well:
Photo credit: X17
She may have divorced dancer Kevin Federline, but Britney clearly has a soft spot for this type of guy. The singer and her assistant were spotted picking up a shirtless, K-Fed lookalike at a petrol station in LA on their way to a Beverly Hills' beauty salon. Wearing jeans and trainers accessorized by stubble, sunglasses and visible boxer shorts, the unknown man's style was reminiscent of that which attracted Britney to her ex-husband. Britney's bodyguard drove him for a couple of blocks but it was unclear whether the pair are dating, friends or if the popstar was just being a good Samaritan. Carrying a blue cup, a change from her usual Starbucks iced drink, Britney looked relaxed in shorts, flip-flops and a pink vest top. She is reportedly getting back in shape to make another comeback with a new grueling exercise regime in addition to dancing regularly.
Well, according to the shirtless g-thug (whose name is, apparently, Josh), he is not at all involved with our dear Britney ... he claims to be a friend of Brett, her new personal assistant ... but he did manage to mention to the paps that Britney is "cool", that "she's a good girl" and that he would be available to hang out saying, "if Brett calls ... and she wants to hang out" he'll hang out. What a swell guy. I just hope that Britney doesn't get sidetracked ... I don't think she really needs a guy in her life right now. Work on that comeback, Brit, leave the homeboys to your personal assistant. [Source]
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The Great Walk To Beijing: Dannii Blogs Day 4
We start the day with a 5 hour bus journey to Dun Huang City. Our bus stops in a lay way to set up our on-the-road toilet, nicknamed, "The Throne"! We step out of the bus, the sun is blazing down heat, and my feet are a metre away from a trail of human feaces! It is explained to us by our local guide that this is normal in China. The side of the road is an open toilet. Men use the left of the highway, and women use the right. Right!
We arrived in Dun Huang and I am happy to see some colour and green. Our eyes have been starved of colour, and it feels as though we have just stepped from an old Hollywood black and white Western film in to a 3-D Bollywood film. There is a fanfare for our arrival - pretty young dancers with full performance make up, all dressed in spangly bright costumes - pink, yellow and blue.
We are served a Chinese feast for lunch. The tables are covered in plates heaving with steaming food. I eat one unidentified dish…I must be getting brave. It is like blocks of clear jelly. I am told after it has pork rind in it. For a Vegetarian of 23 years I should be close to vomiting, but I couldn't taste or smell it, so I decide it was just a noodle.
We have a gentle stroll today, an excursion to the Mogao Grottoes. These are hand dug caves in the side of a mountain with sand dunes in the distant that look so perfect my mind tells me they must be a painted backdrop at the London Opera. We visit three of the larger caves - all with Buddha paintings and statues. I am sad to say there were no photos allowed, as it is one of the most breath taking sites I have ever seen. When we step inside, it is dark and freezing cold (Ancient Air Con!). We stand at the feet of one Buddha, 113 feet high. The surrounding walls and ceilings are decorated with thousands of intricate individual drawings of Buddha that pattern around like tiles. This has been a place of contemplation for centuries. Buddhist Monks used to live here and famous artists made these Deities to inspire and span 10 Dynasties, last through wars and even a few earthquakes. I feel small, humbled and while processing why I am here, the word 'acceptance' repeats in my head.
On returning to the hotel I am moved by what I have seen and tears of sorrow stream down my face, for the ones I have lost to Cancer. Three friends - one was my best friend. We were sitting around chatting one day when she noticed she had a pain like a Kidney infection. The following day she was taken to hospital. I sat by her side for three months watching the devastation of Cancer take over. We went through the horrific diagnosis that she was not going to survive. 36 years old, my friend was never to leave that hospital. In the most serene organised way, she planned her funeral and gave family and friends specific details to take care of. All I could do was rub her feet and look into her eyes and try to be brave. Six months after her passing I find myself with all her loved ones on a beach to scatter her ashes into the sea, as requested. There is nothing that can take your breath away more than holding ashes of your dear young lost friend in your hand, and un-curling finger by finger until they float away in the tide. I was numb all over.
This was just over a year ago - and I am now here, in Central China, crying and trying to 'accept' this personal devastation. Most of the walkers on this trip have no idea what I had been through, and suspect I am walking since my experience of my sister's breast cancer. I wish that was the only reason. With one friend surviving Leukaemia, 4 surviving cancer, three friends lost to cancer and two currently being treated for cancer, the numbers are staggering.
Please please please help me raise money to find a cure for this illness that is plaguing our lives. I don't want to live with it, and I don't want to fight it - just find a cure and move forward to a time when it will no longer be a part of our world.
With love that stretches farther than the Great Wall is long
Thanks for taking this journey with me
Love and Kisses
Dannii x
It is very hard not to be humbled first, by what the walkers are experiencing on this journey and second, by Dannii's story. I thank my lucky stars that I have never had cancer touch anyone close to me at all and believe it is absolutely necessary that we continue to help fund those who work towards finding a cure. I have the utmost respect for the folks who are engaged in this journey for the sole purpose of raising funds to fight cancer and I hope that all y'all can find a way to help sponsor their endeavor. I have decided to make a new donation every time I post an update from the Great Walk to Beijing in the hopes that it will inspire others to donate as well. Click HERE to sponsor Dannii's walk (or click HERE to sponsor Olivia Newton-John's walk). [Source]
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The Sum Of Her Parts
Photo credit: Splash News
Click above to find out who is is
People please, if you can't guess who this person is then I am very disappointed in you. I mean the Hello Kitty band-aid alone should be the clear giveaway ... who do we know that loves sparkly jewelry and butterflies? HMMM. [Source]
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Taco Belle
Victoria rang in her birthday with a low-key lunch at Pink Taco, a kitsch LA restaurant that serves buckets of beer and £4 Mexican meals. It's not exactly the kind of spectacular, no-expense-spared birthday party one would expect from the self-appointed queen of posh, Posh. A night earlier, the Beckhams dined at Eva Longoria's restaurant with their favourite couple of moment – Kate Beckinsale and Len Wiseman.
Yeah, it's pretty impossible to snap any photo of Vicki B. where she doesn't look completely miserable but I suspect she was having a great time on the inside of that cold, robotic exterior. The Beckhams clearly have an affinity for Pink Taco (which was the site of the birthday party that VB threw for little Cruz last month) and I can't really blame them. I *love* Pink Taco and go there regularly with my friends (tho, never at the same time that the Beckhams visit, unfortch). I guess I kinda love that VB has the same taste in restaurants (ie. great taste) that I do so I guess I shouldn't tease her too much ... especially at her age :) [Source]
In other VB news, yet another Marc Jacobs ad featuring the birthday girl has been released ... this one not quite as ridic as the previous ads:
I dunno ... I may actually like this one ... it has a bit of that Mommie Dearest chic that is so popular amongst drag queens.
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