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Friday, April 28, 2006

Thursday, April 27, 2006

No, it's not Paula Abdul's song. According to neuroscientist Simon LeVay “Some degree of difference between same-sex partners is probably necessary for the establishment and maintenance of loving sexual relationships. With a man and a woman, this essential difference is supplied automatically by the very fact that the union crosses the sex divide. Differences between that, in age, race and so forth, may tend to overload a couple’s capacity for mutual understanding, or may provoke social intolerance, which would explain why most stable heterosexual partnerships are between fairly similar people.” SOURCE

Finally...

The construction of NY's Freedom Tower begins today, 4 1/2 years after WTC were attacked. The tower rises from its cubic base, its square edges are chamfered back, transforming the square into eight tall isosceles triangles in elevation. At its middle, the tower forms a perfect octagon in plan and then culminates in an observation deck and glass parapet (elevation 1,362 feet and 1,368 feet – the heights of the original Twin Towers) whose plan is a square, rotated 45 degrees from the base. A mast containing an antenna for the Metropolitan Television Alliance (MTVA) rises from a circular support ring, similar to Liberty’s torch, to a height of 1,776 feet.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Trend reports

From Paris Fall ready-to-wear 2006 collections, platform heels are everywhere; from Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton (clockwise).

More Idol's news

Here is the unofficial AI result.
Taylor Hicks 26
Chris 25.9
Elliott 23.7
Katharine 22.4
Kellie 19.4
Paris 17.3

The Day of Silence

Today is the 10th national Day of Silence. The Day of Silence, a project of GLSEN in collaboration with the United States Student Association (USSA), is a student-led day of action where those who support making anti-LGBT bias unacceptable in schools by participating in activities to recognize and protest the discrimination and harassment – in effect the silencing – experienced by LGBT students and their allies. Across the country last year an estimated 450,000 students in over 3,000 K-12 schools and over 600 colleges took part in the Day of Silence.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

New couple alerts: Denise & Richie Sambora

Denise Richard has moved on to Richie Sambora who recently just seperate from Heather Locklear who is Denise's BFF, or should I say - former BFF, and was a co-star with Charlie Sheen in Spin City.
SOURCE: HollywoodTuna, USmagazine, People

New Downtown Los Angeles

The $750 million project By Frank Gehry, which includes the first high-rises he has ever designed for his hometown, is the first phase of a $1.8 billion development plan by the Related Companies that will remake Grand Avenue as a pedestrian-based gathering point. "When we talk about L.A. having a downtown, it's a stretch, because L.A. is so spread out as a city. Our downtown probably is a linear one — Wilshire Boulevard or Sunset Boulevard." Mr. Gehry said. "You don't have a downtown. This is an attempt to find one." SOURCE

Monday, April 24, 2006

Please check before re-gifting

On his 37th birthday, Brett Ratner, X-Men3 director, received a $900 Hermes blanket from his pal, jewelry heiress Zeta Graff. As a joke, Graff had included a photo of herself in a bikini with a note attached that read, "For when I'm not there to keep you warm." Later that evening, Ratner, who never saw the picture, gave the blanket to Lindsay Lohan - with whom he's been romantically linked, although both have denied it - during a private tour of his home. Lohan was said to be "shocked" when she unwrapped the blanket and found Graff's photo. SOURCE

Remember "Take That" ??

For those of you who are in my age group (30s), remember when we used to be in love with British boys band called "Take That". Recently they have reunion concerts in UK; all bandmates - Gary, Howard, Jason and Mark - were there, except Robbie Williams who showed up in hologram version. click here for more pics. SOURCE

Celebrity endorsments

Supermodels have been replaced by celebrities in advertising, from cellphone to high-end fashions. Here is the top 10 most expensive A-list celebrity endorsments.

Catherine Zeta-Jones/T-Mobile $20 million for two-year contract with T-Mobile.

Angelina Jolie/St. John $4 million a year for three years.

Nicole Kidman/Chanel No. 5 $4 million a year for a three-year global TV and print campaign for Chanel No. 5.

Jessica Simpson/Guthy-Renker $7.5 million for three years contract.

Gwyneth Paltrow/Estee Lauder $3 million a year.

Charlize Theron/Dior $2 million a year under a three-year contract with Dior's J'Adore fragrance. She's also earning about $2.5 million to appear in global print, Internet and point-of-sale ads in Raymond Weil window and in-store displays.

Julia Roberts/Gianfranco Ferre $5 million for a campaign that's print-only (limited to fashion magazines and storefront ads).

Brad Pitt/Heineken Pitt's $4 million to $4.5 million contract was for one spot only-not to mention a one-time airing in the U.S. (during the 2005 Super Bowl).

Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz/L'Oreal Both actresses are earning about $2 million a year to represent L'Oreal.

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret - DVD

Re-Invention Tour Documentary 'I'm Going To Tell You A Secret' will be released on June 6, 2006, just in time for Madonna's 'Confessions Tour'. You can pre-order now. According to some rumours, there's a good chance that the DVD will also include an Audio CD of a 're-Invention Tour' show but this is so far not confirmed.

Clip of the day

I'm going to be political a little bit. Here is Pink performed "Dear Mr. President" live.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Quote of the day

Sex is emotion in motion.

- Mae West -

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Bulgari Resort - Bali

The Bulgari Resort - Bali, a secluded all villa cliffside retreat, will be opened in Spring 2006. The 59-villa resort is located on the southern tip of the Jimbaran Peninsula, an exclusive and intimate setting for guests seeking the ultimate in privacy and luxury. The resort will reflect the traditional Balinese architecture combined with a sophisticated contemporary design, using indigenous stones, native wood finishes and refined craft-made fabrics exclusively created for the Bulgari Resort.

Elegant Wind Turbine

An elegant vertical-axis wind turbine, quietrevolution has been designed and developed by XCO2, an established low-carbon energy consultancy and engineering practice. Virtually silent and vibration free, quietrevolution is ideally suited to both urban sites and exposed locations.

Quietrevolution is also available in a unique model capable of creating a striking visual display that is part illuminated billboard, part artwork, part renewable energy device. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) embedded in each of its three S-shaped blades fire in sequence as the blades rotate, painting a video screen that appears to hang in the air. This full colour and motion image is clearly visible day and night.

Graffiti on Air Force One ??

Apparently, it was a hoax. The pranksters responsible for the grainy, two-minute Web video revealed Friday how they pulled it off: a rented 747 in California painted to look almost exactly like Air Force One. "I wanted to do something culturally significant, wanted to create a real pop-culture moment," said Marc Ecko of Marc Ecko Enterprises. "It's this completely irreverent, over-the-top thing that could really never happen: this five-dollar can of paint putting a pimple on this Goliath."

Friday, April 21, 2006

Me and my Balanciaga

Champagne Haute Couture part II

Karl Lagerfeld 1998 Dom Perignon. Of course, it's limited-edition and 1998 isn't just the vintage, it's also the price. Karl Lagerfeld 1998 Dom Perignon, $1998, will be available in the US mid-May.

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