September 10, 2010
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Ageism is prevalent in our society: People lose jobs because they are considered too old. Some people are hired because they are young.
In the modeling world, discrimination can often take the form of fashion directors or video producers choosing younger women or men. We all know why.
But Edna, 42, hopes to smash that stereotype.
“My goal ...
September 8, 2010
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Move over, Isaiah Mustafa.
The Commercial Your Commercial Should Be Like has tapped the NFL again for an athlete to play the lead role. This time it’s the Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis.
Lewis is good at everything, running down quarterbacks, popping the mess out of Ochocinco — and even starring in an awesome Old Spice Bodywash ...
September 1, 2010
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R. Kelly has pushed aside all the raunchy swashbuckling, the R&B diss war and juvenile posturing in a new video where he proclaims that he’s “Forever Indebted” to the woman he loves.
The song and video is actually “When a Woman Loves,” but we like the “Forever Indebted” (2:32) part because, well, he should be in ...
August 31, 2010
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Chamber music: “Acoustic sound in a really intimate setting.”
That’s the definition conjured by jazzy bassist Esperanza Spalding.
Fresh out of the studio, the 25-something performer, fresh off her prime-time cable appearance on the BET Awards’ tribute to Prince, has got a whole ‘nother side to her.
Her new CD, “Chamber Music Society,” showcases that other side, whether ...
August 31, 2010
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Former Destiny’s Chillen Kelly Rowland recently guested on “The Today show” to rep “Soul Train” of all things.
Rowland, who says she and the girls were actually on “Soul Train” when she was about 14 years old, says the shelf life of the ...
August 29, 2010
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The Rock the Bells Festival this weekend, Lauryn Hill took it back to the Fugee days and was joined on stage by none other than Mary J. Blige (at the 2:58 mark), Beyonce (at the 3:17 mark), a very pregnant Alicia Keys (3:38), Swizz Beats (4:10), Chris Rock (4:37), Jay-Z (5:00) and John Legend (5:23).
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August 24, 2010
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A little Beyonce, a little Alicia Keys, a dash of Appolonia, Vanity and even Bria Valente’, the modern international girl this days is a composite of the Prince hit, “Chelsea Rodgers.”
She stands in direct opposition to the skittle-wigged chicks that seem to be in fashion today. No, Chelsea “once was a model.”
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August 19, 2010
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Singer Kelis is a chef that cooks with fleshtones.
Well, not exactly but she says in a recent interview that she learned how to rock that fine cuisine at culminary school — and girlfriend is sick with it.
Nas might not be over for dinner anymore but don’t think for a second that if you step out ...
August 18, 2010
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Actor Idris Elba, most famously known to American audiences as the drug capo, Stringer Bell, on HBO’s “The Wire” crime saga, says that his mic sounds nice.
The last time a serious British-born rapper took the USA by storm, America was singing “La di Da di“.
The London-born thespian says he’s been rapping for years and years ...
August 12, 2010
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The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has inspired art in unlikely places, including in the premiere fashion magazine in Italy.
Italian Vogue has taken the oil slick and made it into a masterful commentary on environmental fratricide. The models, skinny and barren-looking, mimic the birds found in the Gulf.
The European Vogue mags have long been more ...