Monday, August 31, 2009
ABS-CBN Holds 3rd Star Magic Ball
Photographers lined the red carpet as dozens of celebrities wearing formal gowns and suits paraded before them. They kept snapping their photos as the stars made their way up the grand staircase leading to the Rizal Ballroom. There were photo booths set up in the lobby of the Rizal Ballroom where stars could have their candid photos taken while waiting for the program to start. Wine glasses were offered to the celebrities as they reached the end of the red carpet. And the venue was decorated with photos of marble statues reminiscent of classical Greek sculpture.
By 9:45 pm, event hosts Piolo Pascual, Bea Alonzo, and John Lloyd Cruz started giving away the coveted trophies to the stars whose fashion styles were exceptional that night. They are:
Couples of the Night: Piolo Pascual and KC Concepcion tied with Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson
Most Stylish Star of the Night: John Lloyd Cruz
Most Elegant Award: Bea Alonzo
Most Glamorous Person of the Night: Anne Curtis
Classic Chic Pair: Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil
Classic Chic Couple: Zanjoe Marudo and Mariel Rodriguez
Best Dressed Couple of the Night: Maja Salvador and Rayver Cruz
Fashion Forward: Yeng Constantino
Among the couples spotted that night were Claudine Barretto and husband Raymart Santiago, Rica Peralejo and fiancé Joseph Bonifacio, John Estrada and fiancée Priscilla Meirelles. Real-life couples Angelica Panganiban and Derek Ramsey, Diether Ocampo and Rima Ostwani, as well as Mariel Roriguez and Zanjoe Marudo who hardly separated from each other that night.
Loveteam couples Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson, Melissa Ricks and Matt Evans, and Shaina Magdayao and John Prats also appeared on the red carpet together.
For the first time, Gretchen was able to attend a Star Magic Ball and she talked about an upcoming teleserye with her sister Claudine. Later that night, Gretchen was seated together with Pops Fernandez; Ruffa Gutierrez dropped by their table to say hello. Ruffa was accompanied by her brother Raymond Gutierrez, one of the hosts of GMA-7's talk show Showbiz Central.
Another first-timer at the Star Magic Ball was Maricar Reyes, who refused to talk about Hayden Kho and the issues surrounding his sex-video scandal.
Kristine Hermosa and Oyo Sotto walked the red carpet while holding hands, causing a flurry of excitement among photographers. Later on, Kristine separated from her date to grant a photo op with her ex-boyfriend Jericho Rosales.
Another ex-couple, Sam Milby and Anne Curtis, also arrived at the event together, fueling speculations that they might have gotten back together.
Rafael Rosell showed up with his date, Aze Sasaki, who was FHM's Girlfriend of the Year in 2004. The two clarified that they are just friends.
Mother Lily Monteverde attended the celebrity event with her daughter Roselle Monteverde-Teo and talent manager Arnold Vegafria. Also in attendance were Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Senior Vice President and Group General Manager, Robinsons Retail Group; Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng, Summit Media President; and Jo-Ann Maglipon, YES! and PEP editor-in-chief.
Keren Pascual organized the third Star Magic Ball.
Watch the video below:
Video courtesy of TV Patrol World
Robin Padilla Covers FHM Collections September 2009
Robin Padilla is photographed by ace lensman Jun de Leon looking dangerously sharp in a suit.
Also featured in FHM Collections are 20 Pinoy Men of Style which includes Dolphy, Eddie Garcia, Richard Gomez, Rico Blanco, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Raymund Marasigan, Apl.de.ap, among others.
Joem Bascon Covers Men's Health Philippines September 2009 Issue
"To be compared with Piolo is really flattering especially when I was just starting, but I want now to be known as myself, as Joem Bascon, to finally have my own identity," he said.
Joem was last seen in the just concluded ABS-CBN’s afternoon soap "Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Bud Brothers".
Carla Abellana Covers Cosmopolitan Philippines September 2009 Issue
Cristine Reyes Covers FHM Philippines September 2009 Issue
This is Cristine's second cover for FHM Philippines, the first one was on the August 2007 issue of the leading men’s magazine.
The 20-year-old actress just renewed her contract with ABS-CBN and her current show is a month-long episode of Your Song Presents entitled "Babalik Kang Muli". She is also slated to do a primetime program entitled "Bedspacer" and a drama special attributed to her name, and a horror movie titled "Patient X" opposite Kapuso star Richard Gutierrez.
Robert Pattinson is OK Magazine's Most Beautiful Star
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Undefeated. . .
They appear unconscious!
There’s no heartbeat or breathing. . . time of death?
Unknown.
Adam Michael Goldstein aka Dj AM was found dead at his New York City apartment at around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2009.
At age 36 is this so suppose to be happening?
“Goldstein was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child his father verbally abused him, which Goldstein called “unbelievably cruel.” He later found out his father was secretly gay and addicted to drugs.”
Unfortunately, drugs appeared to play a role in his life as well. “Goldstein became addicted to crack cocaine and at 24 felt like his life was over”.
I always, thought Dj AM had angels watching over him, when he escaped death on September 19, 2008, when a “Learjet 60 crashed while taking off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina. Four of the six people on the plane died in the crash, while he and friend Travis Barker survived suffering severe burns.”
Dj AM scratched on albums, played concerts and private events for A-list celebrities. In my mind I keep seeing the vinyl spinning, and spinning on the turntable; however, the needle is no longer picking up the grooves or translating the vibrations. My audio has become mute and somehow I seem to be transfixed on an illusion.
RIP Dj AM (March 30, 1973- August 28, 2009).
Ted Kennedy 1932-2009
For as much as I may have disagreed with the senior senator from Massachusetts, on this day, it's good for the world to see how we treat our leaders with dignity and respect and are willing to set differences aside and comfort those who mourn the loss of a father, brother, and uncle.
America is a wonderful country.
Rest in peace, Ted!
Samuel Gonzalez
Exploiting Ted Kennedy’s Death for Democrat Political Gain
WHY TED'D WANT HIS DEATH EXPLOITED
IF you read the papers or watch the news, you'll en counter a long list of accom plishments by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. You're less likely to hear, however, that in his death Kennedy proved Rush Limbaugh right.
In March, the talk-show host and bete noir of progressives everywhere said that the health-care bill wending its way through Congress would eventually be dubbed "the Ted Kennedy Memorial Health Care Bill." At the time, the official position of the Democratic Party was outrage and disgust. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee initiated a petition drive demanding that the Republican Party formally denounce Limbaugh for his "reprehensible" and "truly outrageous" comments.
Fast-forward to a few hours after the announcement of Kennedy's death. Suddenly, naming the bill after Kennedy would be a moving tribute.
ABC News reports that "the idea of naming the legislation for Kennedy has been quietly circulating for months" but was kicked into overdrive by Sen. Robert Byrd, the Democratic Party's eldest statesman.
Intriguingly, this suggests that either Democrats already had the idea when Limbaugh floated it, which would mean their protests were just so much opportunistic and cynical posturing -- or they actually got the idea from Limbaugh himself, which would be too ironic for a Tom Wolfe novel.
But that Kennedy's death should be marked by cynicism, opportunism and irony is not shocking, given that these qualities are now the hallmarks of the party he largely defined.
The Democratic Party's determination to exploit his death for political gain puts the commentator who doesn't wish to speak ill of the dead in something of a bind. So let us be clear that there's no evidence whatsoever that Kennedy himself -- or any Kennedy -- would object to such a ploy.
Whether one calls it exploitation or heroic perseverance, the Kennedy dynasty's longevity is best understood as a response to fatal tragedies. Shortly after her husband's murder, Jacqueline Kennedy lamented Lee Harvey Oswald's inconvenient political views: "It had to be some silly little Communist."
Fortunately, her husband's handlers had things well in hand, orchestrating with a compliant media the grand fiction that Kennedy had somehow been a martyr to civil rights, taken out by right-wing "hate."
The real JFK, who cut capital-gains taxes and only reluctantly supported Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, had never been nearly as liberal as the posthumous legend created to give new life to liberalism -- and the Kennedy name.
According to the mythmakers, JFK would have pulled us out of Vietnam. Meanwhile, the real JFK boasted (mere hours before his murder) that he'd massively boosted defense spending and ordered a 600 percent increase on counterinsurgency special forces in Vietnam. The prior March, he'd asked Congress to spend 50 cents out of every dollar on defense.
Hence one of the great ironies of Ted Kennedy's career: He was the chief beneficiary of an inheritance from a brother whose views he didn't share.
Such contradictions never bothered Ted Kennedy, nor his fellow Democrats, when he was alive -- so why should there be compunction now?
After all, the Kennedys and the Democrats have mythologized and exploited the deaths of three brothers (and minimized the deaths of Mary Jo Kopechne and Martha Moxley) in order to protect the Kennedy brand. Naming a massive expansion of the federal government after Ted Kennedy, particularly when it was indeed his life's cause, seems entirely fitting and fair.
My only objection is the notion that somehow anyone but partisan Democrats should be expected to cave in to the "Do it for Teddy" bullying.
Conservatives should surrender to something that violates their fundamental principles out of deference to the very man liberals celebrate for never abandoning his fundamental principles? No one expected Ted Kennedy to become a champion of free markets out of deference to Ronald Reagan's memory.
Now, if liberals want to rally their own troops by putting Kennedy's name on the bill, that's their right, even if it will likely result in an even more unpopular bill than the ones now under consideration.
I suspect that they'll be disappointed to discover that the currency of the Kennedy name purchases far less than it once did -- thanks in large part to what Ted Kennedy did with it.
Jonah Gldberg, NY Post, 8/29/09
Friday, August 28, 2009
Kennedy's Funeral Further Damages the Church's Credibility
There is much truth to the adage that many of our wounds are self inflicted. This has been especially true for the Catholic Church in the United States and the Archdiocese of Boston in particular. Recall that the clergy sex abuse scandal first came to light there because of their egregious nature and the laxity of the then Archbishop Bernard Cardinal Law in handling them. According to statistics the Church is still reeling from the aftershocks.
On Wednesday the Church further diminished her credibility when it was announced that a Mass of Christian Burial would be celebrated for Senator Edward M. Kennedy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica. It was also announced that President Barack Obama would be the eulogist.
Senator Kennedy, along with President Obama have been the most pro-abortion and pro-embryonic stem cell research politicians in the nation. As a matter of fact, Senator Kennedy refused to vote for Supreme Court nominees Robert Bork and Samuel Alito for fear their appointment might lead to overturning Roe v. Wade. These positions are inimical to Catholic Church teaching and throughout the years, the American hierarchy has railed against Catholic politicians such as Kennedy who hold such views. Some bishops have even advised them not to receive Holy Communion -- an action just short of excommunication.
In recent days the spin-doctors have done their best to portray Senator Kennedy as a devout Catholic. Stories of his visits to church in order to pray for his ailing daughter Kara, a cancer survivor, and reports of his personal religiosity have been widely circulated. The media has also noted numerous visits by priests to the Kennedys’ home during his illness for the administration of the sacraments, presumably including confession and even the celebration of a private Mass in Kennedys’ living room. There is no report, however, of repudiation of his voting record or sorrow for his obstinate refusal to adhere to Catholic morality on two of the most important life issues. An important part of the Sacrament of Penance, along with sorrow for sin, is to try to repair the damages that our sins have caused. Certainly, enough time had elapsed between the diagnosis of the Senator’s terminal illness and his death for him to make amends and to alleviate some of the scandal. Yet, there is no indication that this has happened.
A Mass of Christian Burial is a privilege -- not a right. It is for those who have lived a Christian life. Senator Kennedy’s scandalous disregard of his Church’s teaching and the destruction of human life that may be attributed to his voting record make his funeral celebration quite dubious. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “Scandal is an attitude or behavior which leads another to evil… and that it takes on a particular gravity by reason of the authority of those who cause it”(n. 2284-85). For such a person the Code of Canon Law says, “Church funeral rites are to be denied to the following (unless they gave some sign of repentance before death): manifest sinners to whom a Church funeral could not be granted without public scandal to the faithful” (c. 1184.3). How many Catholics have been led astray by Senator Kennedy and other prominent pro-choice Catholics? And, finally, how many other Catholic politicians will be emboldened to emulate his behavior because the honor the Church is extending to him?
Some will argue that the Church, by its very nature, always gives the benefit of the doubt to the sinner. Yet, even such an act of charity calls for a pastoral solution so as not to mislead others and cause greater harm. In this case, a subdued funeral service should be offered for the repose of Senator Kennedy’s soul. It should be made clear that, as it is the purpose of every Catholic funeral, the Mass is being celebrated to beg God’s mercy for the deceased. But, then even this solution would be meaningless when the nation’s most pro-choice president ever is permitted to eulogize his ideological soul mate in the Church’s sanctuary. Imagine the accolades that will be lavished on the Senator Kennedy’s character and career!
The Church’s credibility has once again been undermined by the hierarchy of the Church in Boston. This scandal is even bigger than the one enabled by Cardinal Law because of its bad message and long ranging implications.
Rev. Michael P. Orsi a Research Fellow in Law and Religion at Ave Maria School of Law. Human Events, 8/28/2009
The Hero of Chappaquiddick: a profile of liberal Democrat Ted Kennedy
In light of the death of Sem Ted Kennedy, I like to re-post a 5 year old article that touches on “the other Ted Kennedy” that will not get much attention. The Liberal media so loves to whitewash their heroes.
Ted Kennedy was able to live 77 years.
Mary Joe Kopechne wasn’t so lucky.
The Hero of Chappaquiddick: a profile of liberal Democrat Ted Kennedy
B y Jack Ward 7/30/05
On the anniversary of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, Edward M. (Teddy) Kennedy wanted to make sure everyone was reminded of the incident. Since Sen. Kennedy wants to remind us of history, I feel obligated to mention the anniversary of Kennedy's troubled past.
Teddy is the last son of Joe and Rose Kennedy. The older, famous sons John (JFK) and Robert (RFK) are icons in Democrat politics. But as Cleo O'Donnell, a wife of a former Kennedy campaign aide said, "Teddy Kennedy was the weak kitten in the litter, never able to measure up to his brothers." At prep school his performance was so mediocre his brother JFK once referred to Teddy as "the gay illiterate."
Teddy was admitted to Harvard as a legacy student rather than for academic achievement. Teddy was fortunate that JFK, RFK and his father had graduated with distinction. Teddy's claim to fame at Harvard was getting expelled for cheating in his sophomore year. After getting expelled, he sat around feeling sorry for himself until he signed up for a four-year hitch in the Army.
His father Joe (who was the U.S. Ambassador to England) was very upset. He reportedly said, "Don't you ever look at what you're signing?" He then pushed political buttons and revised the enlistment to two years. It is nice to have a daddy fix your screw-ups. In two years he never go above the rank of private.
After demonstrating his military prowess, Teddy returned to Harvard and joined the rugby team. Rugby has been described as a "character-building sport." In one match, Teddy got into three fist-fights and was finally thrown out of the game. According to referee Frederick Costick, "Teddy was the only player he had ever expelled from a game in 30 years of officiating." Rugby did little to improve Teddy's character.
After graduating from Harvard, he entered the University of Virginia Law School. At Virginia, he was called "Cadillac Eddie." He got four tickets in two years for running red lights and driving at night with lights off at 90 miles per hour through neighborhoods. But even with convictions, fines and strict driving regulations, he never lost his license.
When JFK was elected president in 1960, his Massachusetts Senate seat became vacant. Papa Joe said, "Look, I paid for it, it belongs in the family." But Teddy wasn't 30, so he couldn't run. So Joe got an interim slug to occupy the office until Teddy could be anointed. In 1962, Ol' Joe succeeded and Teddy became a U.S. Senator.
On July 18, 1969, Teddy's sordid past caught up with him at Chappaquiddick, Marths's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Teddy was one of a party of six married men and six single women. Investigators confirmed that a package liquor store sold three half-gallons of vodka, four fifths of scotch, two bottles of rum and two cases of beer for the party. Attendee Joe Gargan said, "Frankly, everybody was a little bombed."
About 12:45 a.m., Teddy and campaign aide Mary Jo Kopechne decided to leave the party. Rather than have Teddy's personal chauffeur (Jack Crimmins) drive, Teddy demanded to drive Mary Jo "to the ferry" - but the ferry had stopped running at midnight.
Deputy Sheriff Christopher "Huck" Look saw a black Oldsmobile driving erratically and the driver appeared to be in a "confused state." Even with the partial license plate, it was verified to be Kennedy's car. After being spotted by Deputy Look, Kennedy sped off. In his haste, he missed the bridge and the car went into the water. Teddy escaped but Mary Jo Kopechne didn't. Kennedy didn't report the accident for more than 10 hours.
Neither Kennedy's timeline nor account of events matched the facts nor the statements from the deputy sheriffs or nearby residents. While the 10-hour delay ensured that he couldn't be charged with driving while intoxicated, his driver's license had expired and he had fled the scene of an accident. Friends recreated his driver's lcense, but Chapter 90, Section 24 of the Massachusetts vehicle code requires "imprisonment for not less than 20 days or more than two years" when a driver leaves the scene of an accident where injuries occur - for all people except a Kennedy.
State police detective-lieutenant George Killen said, "Senator Kennedy killed that girl the same as if he put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger."
In 1973, Sen. Ted Kennedy said, "Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?"
Teddy should know.
LeToya Hires Alicia Keys Management
Hiphop Prophet says:
Singer/actress LeToya has reportedly switched her management to MBK management with Jeff Robinson, who is the long time manager of R&B superstar Alicia Keys.
The singer actually inked the deal a few weeks before her sophomore album "Lady Love" dropped, but the news has only been made official now after LeToya suddenly appeared on MBK's official website with a glowing biography and ads for her album.
The news comes after LeToya expressed her disappointment with the lack of promotion she's received from label Capitol during a live Ustream chat on August 24th, the eve of her album release.
"When ain't nobody else lookin' out for you, you've got to look out for yourself and promote yourself," she said. "I don't feel that my album was promoted the way it shoulda been promoted, but I'm not mad at it. God gave me a chance to do a second album, it'll be on shelves regardless, and the music will speak for itself.
"Hopefully it'll be a situation where it's word of mouth" she continued. "No I didn't get the publicity that other people have gotten, but I got enough because ya'll are on Ustream saying what's up and commenting on the record, and that's what I live for, that's why I sing, for real fans that always have my back when things are looking a little shady or crazy, so thank ya'll for that".
It was also rumoured that LeToya was unhappy with her first single "Not Anymore", which was released upon insistence her original manager Terry Ross.
Her sophomore album "Lady Love" is expected to debut at about #5 on the Billboard charts, with an estimated 25-30k
Michelle Williams: New Album News
"Michelle also revealed that she is about to start recording a new album and this one is going to be big – literally. Michelle said: “I want to do a double album. They’re going to be of two completely different genres and I want to release them on the same day.” And it seems the singer also wouldn’t mind following When Love Takes Over singer Kelly Rowland down the dance music route. She impressed party-goers on the night by making a guest appearance during the Calvin Harris set. The petite star went down a storm on stage as she teamed up with the music producer and DJ to belt out his latest hit Ready For The Weekend. So could a duet be on the cards? "
Michelle you need to get rid of Mathew first before you even think about doing another album. Go with Kelly's management. Oh that would be sooooo funny!
Beyonce getting sued...AGAIN!
Those robogloves and futuristic superhero outfits don't pay for themselves, you know.
March, who placed fourth on both the All-Star special last week and during the fourth season of the reality hit, filed the suit on July 23, seeking upwards of $45,000 for wardrobe services rendered.
"Chris March's lawsuit is not against Beyoncé, but rather against Thierry Mugler and Tancrede Prinz, who owe Chris money for having designed and fitted Beyoncé's costumes," March's lawyer, Leslie Ben-Zvi, told E! News.
Sounds like a job for the fashion police. Or the New York State Supreme Court.
March, who filed suit on behalf of both himself and Carelli Costumes Inc., claims in court documents that he was hired as "head of costumes" for Beyoncé's tour by Mugler back in February of this year. His job was "to create, pattern, fit and deliver finished costumes" for her tour.
For several months after, while Beyoncé was donning his very duds around the world, March sent a series of invoices to Mugler, most of which remained unpaid.
And while the Runway alum is looking to recoup the funds that are rightfully his, the designer (looking out for his clients as well as career, no doubt) says he bears no ill will toward his muse.
"Chris continues to be a big fan and admirer of Beyoncé," Zvi said. "And Beyoncé is a big fan of Chris' as well. She continues to look beautiful in anything she wears, especially Chris' costumes."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
She's Our Big Kahuna. . .
I absolutely Love Black success. . . Don’t You?
Well, one of my favorite beauty products has arrived an opened a store at B’wood’s favorite mall.
My uppity oasis . . . Lenox Square Mall of course, located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, GA.
“Carol’s Daughter founded by Lisa Price is a line of beauty products, including products for hair, skin, and hands, as well as fragrances.”
My curly locks has the essential oils of Ylang-Ylang, Sage, Patchouli, Bay and Cedarwood courtesy of Healthy Hair Butter by Carol’s Daughter.
Mmmm, mmm good . . . Doesn’t that just sound yummy!
You might just want to eat me up!
Side Bar – And, for dessert I come with one nice lengthy black licorice, with no artificial color!
Well . . . Don't Get Your Panties In A Bunch!
Ghettabulous ~ Fo'Real
Frankie & Neffe
Breath In . . . Breath Out
ARE U SERIOUS? – I SHOUT!
Maybe if I click my heels three times and turnabout
That maybe it’s an illusion and doesn’t seem so far-out
This some Bull-ish . . . Yep, that’s what it’s about
Doesn’t it make you wanna slap someone . . . in tha’ got damn Mouf’
In the end Frankie, your right
Man-Down, Holla!
This Big Beezy and I’m Out!
Side Bar ~ Come hear let me tell ya’ll somethin’. . . Come a tad bit closer.
Shhhh, listen. Now is it just me, or does Neffe new man lips have a little dazzle to them. I guess Thugs too want to add a little light and shine to bring an exciting dimensional pop to their lips.
Perhaps it’s a Dariel Pulliam X!clusive!
Beyonce moving to Singapore
Beyonce Knowles is set to rent a £5 million Singapore apartment.
The 'Crazy in Love' singer will be headlining the city's F1 Rocks concert next month and she and rapper husband Jay-Z want somewhere luxurious to stay.
The couple have been looking at plush penthouses in the city's Marina Bay area, and one pad which has impressed them has an incredible 360-degree view of the city and the sea.
A source said: "Beyonce and Jay-Z love Singapore and don't want to just stay at a hotel while they are their. Some of the apartments they've seen have been fantastic but their favourite is the one of the stunning views."
Beyonce will be joined at F1 Rocks by Black Eyed Peas and N.E.R.D.
The event - which will also feature performances from ZZ Top, Simple Minds, Chinese singer Jacky Cheung, Taiwanese hip-hop band Da Mouth and Taiwanese pop band Sodagreen - is to be the first of eight F1 Rocks concerts planned by Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone to tie in with races across the season.
The event takes place on the days of September 24-26 at Fort Canning Park, in Singapore.
The Singapore Grand Prix is held on September 27.
LeToya Estimates
Based on first day sales LeToya's sophomore album "Lady Love" is predicted to sell roughly between 25-30k in it's first week, and should debut at about #5 or #6 on the Billboard 200.
Solange Vs Kelly
Watch out people.
MOBO's: Beyonce Nominated
The MOBO Awards, which recognizes music of black origin, will take place on Sept. 30 at Glasgow SECC and be screened live on digital channel BBC Three.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Us Girls August Awards 2009 - Winners
Here is the complete list of winners:
Make Up Artists of the Year
Jigs Mayuga
Bobby Carlos
Krist Bansuelo
Stylists of the Year
Rey Ilagan
Pam Quiñones
Liz Uy
Bianca Santiago
Most Fashionable Women
Anne Curtis
Divine Lee
Marie Lozano
Bea Soriano
Bianca Valerio
Faces of the Year
Kim Chiu
Isabelle Daza
Tweety de Leon
US Girls Icon of the Year
KC Concepcion
Marian Rivera's "Tarot" Graded A by Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB)
Tarot centers on Cara (Marian Rivera) who has a unique gift. As a child she was able to predict two deaths in her family by reading her grandmother’s tarot cards. Cara soon realizes that the tarot cards may have unleashed a cursed. And in order to prevent the onslaught of misfortune, Cara must unlock the secret behind the tarot’s deadly powers.
Showing in more than 100 theaters nationwide, "Tarot" also stars Roxanne Guinoo, Gloria Romero, Celia Rodriguez, Nina Jose, Susan Africa and Alwyn Uytingo. The film is directed by Jun Lana.
Gerald Anderson Leads 2009 Cosmo Centerfolds and 69 Bachelors
Aside from showcasing the men in provocative poses, the supplement also contains interesting tidbits about the chosen Cosmo Centerfolds and the 69 bachelors who earned a slot in this elite list.
The other Cosmo Centerfolds are ABS-CBN stars Joem Bascon, Sid Lucero, Xian Lim, and Ejay Falcon, as well as GMA-7 talents Phil Younghusband, JC Tiuseco, and Aljur Abrenica. Two models also made the cut: Akihiro Sato and Brazilian-Japanese model Daniel Matsunaga.
Listed among the 69 bachelors are actors Edgar Allan Guzman of indie film Astig and Andrew Miguel of the indie film Bayaw.
The September 2009 issue of Cosmopolitan will be available starting Friday, August 28.
Flipping Out or Rehab? You Decide. . .
It’s a great day at Jeff Lewis’ office, how may I help you?
I so love my Jeff Lewis! I mean what’s not too love?
He’s clever, humorous, comical, farcical, ridiculous, side-splitting, and basically an absolute psychotic nut!
Don’t we all need one of those in our life?
Early on in my pre-teen years, I realized I suffered from OCD (obsessive – compulsive disorder), but, my parents just chalked it up as being a nerdy, quirky, oddly, funny, perfectionist. However, secretly in my mind I kept thinking my Mom & Pops were really sayin’. . .Oh Lawd our little Huggie aka B’wood is so OH SO GAY!
I guess they were just being nice. . . Then I met my BF!
I think I just changed my diagnosis. Seriously, Jeff Lewis and this Negro are running neck and neck.
OMFG!
Clearly psychotic is an understatement. I’m so Jenni, because I looked at them like I’m Scooby and say “Ruh-roh”.
I pop in my lil' Scooby Snack aka Percocet, and before long I’m singin’~
Tomorrow, Tomorrow
I love ya, tomorrow
You’re always a day away!
B’wood you’re truly a soldier, because some days they can be rather taxing. But, like they say most geniuses are crazy!
However, WAIT!
I thought I was the genius between the two. Hmmm . . . let me get back to y’all on this one!
Music World Entertainment Going Under
Beyonce Knowles - Family
Solange Knowles - Family
Music World Kids - WTF????
Pastor Rudy - Who?
Hits Revealed - Hmm Nope
Trin-i-tee 5:7 - Who?
Michelle Williams - See doing her thing
Brian Courtney Wilson- Who?
Matty becomes a teacher LMAO
Mathew Knowles will be teaching eager undergrads all about the music industry this fall.
StyleMagazine.com reports that Mathew is set to teach a course called The Entertainment Industry at the Texas Southern University.
“Our goal is to provide these students with such a well-rounded experience that they will graduate on the cutting edge of the entertainment and recording industry,” said TSU School of Communications deal Dr. James Ward. He added that they’re “excited to have a man of Mr. Knowles stature coming to our campus to share his insights and wisdom with young people who are interested in pursuing careers in the field of entertainment and the music industry.”
Aside from managing his daughter’s successful music careers, he’s also familiar with the leading a course. He previously taught a class at Fisk University.
TSU students interested in taking the Mathew’s class should contact the School of Communications at (713) 313-7741. But don’t expect to see BeyoncĂ© or Solange to be popping in on class or doing any impromptu gigs in class
New Album Talk : Kelly Rowland
“I have a new boost of energy. All the creative juices are flowing, and I’m having so much fun in the studio because I’m making dance records. And I’m working with producers who are just as curious about the sound internationally, too.”
Woman of the Year: Beyonce
Billboard announced today (Aug. 25) that Beyoncé will be accepting its Woman Of The Year Award at the 2009 Billboard Women In Music Event, taking place on Oct. 2 in New York City. The honor, given to a female recording artist that has inspired the music business with her success, leadership and new ideas, will be awarded to the singer for her accomplishments over the past 12 months. In the last year, Beyoncé kicked off her world tour "I Am..." in support of her third solo album "I Am...Sasha Fierce," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in November and features the hit singles "If I Were A Boy," "Single Ladies," "Halo," "Ego" and "Sweet Dreams." The tour also showcased Beyoncé's philanthropic side as she gave 2,500 tickets to families affected by the auto industry crisis in Detroit and joined forces with General Mills Hamburger Helper and Feeding America to deliver 3.5 million meals to local food banks. "Beyoncé is multi-platinum artist and a multi-talented woman who clearly embodies the qualities of excellence and achievement that the Billboard Woman Of The Year Award was created to honor," said Bill Werde, Billboard's Editorial Director, about Beyoncé, who is the only performer in the 51-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to top the chart for 10 weeks or more with a group and as a solo artist. "She has not only influenced pop culture with her hit songs and signature dance moves, but has inspired women everywhere with her unique style, business savvy and dedication to charitable causes." The Billboard Women in Music Event celebrates the most powerful and talented women in the music business and is also held in conjunction with the Women In Music Power Players List issue, which recognizes the top female music executives who are leading the industry with their artistic and business vision. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i793637a126d62172af96369da172bba0
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
He Resurrected My Smile!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
ATCHOO!
BLOW, WIPE and SANITIZE.
B’ . . . Say it ain’t so! You can’t be getting sick.
I so need my nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, aching, couching, stuffy head, fever, so you can rest medicine.
You have so much work to do, and it’s such a beautiful day.
NO SIR – Sickness is not an option! SWINE FLU, don’t be comin’ up in here!
Hmm, maybe I’m just stressing out. No time like the present to take a lil’ break-e-break! Perhaps, I will head over to the CNN Center for some lunch-e!
Just as I entered the building I passed the Waldenbooks. I said OMG theirs my friend MONTY from B-more!
Hmmm, wait! What he doing here in the A?
And the Negro didn’t even call me to say Ch'elo!
See, this some Bull-ish. But, that's okay, I got u . . . I got u!
Somehow a instant attitude came over me!
HOLD UP! Why, that Negro sitting behind a table? When he start selling stuff?
OMFG!
That’s not MONTY that’s one of my favorite authors.
LIKE DUH. . . I so had blond moment!
Can we say ERIC JEROME DICKEY is in the building!
He so made my day. I so was not in the know. Who knew his new book entitled “Resurrecting Midnight” came out today.
He's the author that wrote Genevieve, Drive Me Crazy, Dying for Revenge, Sleeping with Strangers, Milk In My Coffee, Liar's Game, Friends and Lovers (my favorite), Cheaters (my favorite), Between Lovers (another favorite), Sister, Sister, The Other Women (so-so favorite), Naughty or Nice (that’s so me), Thieves’ Paradise.
I said, LAAAAAAAAWWAWWWD I have to scrap-up $20.37. Damn, JEEDA I only have $1.85 to my name. WAIT, did I hear my inner voice scream American Express - Don't leave home without it, to my rescue.
He signed my book:
For B – Hope you enjoy! Peace! Eric Jerome Dickey 08/25/09.
Your one of God’s most beautiful treasures to the world. (Wait, oops, maybe I wanted him to say that part).
Then he asked for us to take a picture.
UMMM, pump the brakes shorty. This is not a photo opt with B’wood. Plus, I thought to myself you’re like 5'2 so you literally will be at my belt buckle. Hmm, that might look like a compromising position.
I politely replied no I'm so sorr-e!! Once again, my shyness prevailed.
So damn, I couldn't turn around and then ask him for a photo, so I had to get a photo of him on the sneak tip. What was a kidd to do? I had to get a B!Xclusive.
Catch My Drizzle... My Nizzle!
Mehcad Jason McKinely Brooks currently plays Benedict “Eggs” Talley in HBO’a True Blood.
Now you know B’wood is not really into the supernatural, predatory creatures commonly known as Vampires, but, uhhhh . . .YEAH!
Mr. Brooks, you can plant a nice, sweet, big, nasty, juicy, meaty, purple Monkey Bite on me anytime.
Now don’t be leaving no damn teeth marks, either!
Obama Wagging the Dog: Launches Witch Hunt of Bush Interrogators
Obama's War on our Spies
The criminal indictments may as well be captioned, “The United States vs. The Central Intelligence Agency,” because that’s the correct way to identify the adversaries. The Democrats’ war on our intelligence agencies has now become a two-front war with the Obama administration attacking where Congressional Democrats couldn’t.
Attorney General Eric Holder has announced he will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the CIA interrogators who used tough interrogation techniques to see which of them will be prosecuted. Holder has drawn a line in the sand.
On one side stands the US Department of Justice, its army of second-guessers and scalp-hunters at the ready, with unlimited time and an unlimited budget to pursue whatever theory of the law it chooses. On the other sits the interrogators and CIA bureaucrats who have been trying -- sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing -- to get terrorist detainees to give up intelligence information that will save American lives.
Unlike the Justice Department, they don’t have unlimited funds to fight in court for years. There won’t be gaggles of high-priced lawyers donating their services to defend these people. Many of their lives will be ruined, and fortunes lost.
Grinning on the sidelines will be the terrorists and the nations that sponsor them, wondering how America can be so incredibly stupid as to hobble its principal spy agency in the middle of a war that cannot be won without that agency’s success in everything it does.
But the enemy is more understanding of our history than we are. They remember that Gen. George S. Patton was sidelined for many critical months during World War 2 for the minor infraction of slapping a soldier across the face. They know that though espionage is probably the world’s second-oldest profession, our politicians and academics treat its professionals worse than they treat the practitioners of the oldest profession. And they know how soft-brained we have become.
Holder’s about to appoint career federal prosecutor James Durham -- who is already investigating the CIA’s destruction of videotapes of many of the interrogations -- to investigate whether crimes were committed in the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” including waterboarding by CIA interrogators.
Holder’s announcement came a day after what ABC News reported as a “profanity-laced screaming match” at the White House involving CIA Director Leon Panetta who may have threatened to quit over the release of a CIA Inspector General’s report on the interrogations and -- almost certainly -- the Obama-Holder decision to go forward with the appointment of Durham.
That screaming match might also have been about the White House’s sudden move to take direct charge of the interrogation of terrorist detainees. No, Barry and Rahm won’t be going into the closed cells to face off with the world’s worst people. But they will be approving what can and can’t be done by those who do.
Congressional Democrats -- led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- have been at war against our intelligence agencies ever since it became clear that Pelosi had been briefed on CIA waterboarding of terrorist detainees in 2002. Pelosi has repeatedly accused the CIA of lying and driven Panetta -- himself a partisan Democrat -- to write a scathing defense of his agency in an August 2 Washington Post op-ed.
In that article, Panetta condemned the Congressional jihad against the CIA saying it was characterized by “…an atmosphere of declining trust, growing frustration and more frequent leaks of properly classified information.” For short-term political advantage, and to cover up for Pelosi’s lies, the Congress of the United States is making war on the CIA. Now the White House and the Justice Department have lined up with Pelosi.
Sen. Chrisopher Bond (R-Mo), ranking Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, summed it all up yesterday. Bond said, “First the White House usurps control over terrorist interrogations, signaling to the world they have lost confidence in Leon Panetta and our intelligence community, and now the Obama Justice Department launches a witch-hunt targeting the terror-fighters who have kept us safe since 9-11. With a criminal investigation hanging over the Agency’s head, every CIA terror fighter will be in CYA mode. With things heating up in Afghanistan and Iraq, this looking back and unwarranted "redo" of prior Justice Department decisions couldn’t come at a worse time for the safety of our troops in harm’s way and our nation.”
Bond’s statement came on the day when the Obama administration released a heavily-redacted version of the CIA Inspector General’s report dated May 7, 2004 on the alleged abuses of detainees in CIA custody. The report was selectively redacted to remove apparent references to the information gleaned during the interrogations with two very important exceptions.
As soon as he was inaugurated, President Obama prohibited the use of the so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” on terrorist detainees, condemning them as “torture”, though that is not what American law said in 2002 and 2003 when they were employed.
One al-Quaida detainee, Al-Nashiri, was subjected to some of the “enhanced interrogation techniques” – the ten methods described with specificity on page 15 of the report – on the first day he arrived at the prison. As the report says, “Al-Nashiri provided lead information on other terrorists during his first day of interrogation.”
Abu Zubaydeh – who was subjected to waterboarding as Pelosi was told on September 4, 2002 – gave information that “helped lead to the identification of Jose Padilla and Binyam Muhammed – operatives who had plans to detonate a uranium-topped dirty bomb in either Washington, DC or New York City,” as the report says on page 87.
And Khalid Shayk Muhammad, who was one of three detainees who were waterboarded? He was “probably the most prolific.”
KSM “provided information that helped lead to the arrests of terrorists including Sayfullah Paracha and his son Uzair Paracha, businessmen whom Khalid Shayk Muhammad planned to use to smuggle explosives into the United States; Saleh Almari, a sleeper operative in New York; and Majid Khan, an operative who could enter the United States easily and was tasked to research attacks (part redacted). Khalid Shauk Muhammad’s information also led to the investigation and prosecution of Iyman Faris, a truck driver arrested in early 2003 in Ohio.” (Page 87 of the report).
The IG report alleges a number of abuses of detainees including “mock executions” and threats to relatives of the prisoners. But this CIA IG report was given to the Justice Department when it was written five years ago.
According to an August 19, 2009 letter signed by Sen. Bond and eight other Republicans, “Three former Attorneys General and numerous career prosecutors have examined the findings of that report and other evidence and determined that the facts do not support criminal prosecution.”
But Holder’s appointment of Durham willfully disregards that fact and implicitly says that all those former Attorneys General and career prosecutors didn’t know what the law is – actually, what it was when the acts occurred. Holder and Obama know better.
Conspicuously absent from the documents released yesterday are the ones that former Vice President Cheney asked for: two memoranda that show the information that was gleaned by the rough interrogation methods.
Most importantly to the Democrats all of the congressional investigations into the treatment of detainees -- and Nancy Pelosi’s knowledge of it -- will be foreclosed as long as the criminal investigation goes on. At least as long as it takes to get through the 2010 congressional elections.
But, in the end, it’s not the fate of Nancy Pelosi that matters. It’s just as Cong. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mi) said yesterday.
“At the same time the situation in Afghanistan is getting decidedly worse and the Taliban is advancing, the Obama Justice Department is launching an investigation that risks disrupting CIA counter terrorism initiatives. This is the last thing that should happen when the president is sending more troops into harm’s way, and the nation’s top military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, said over the weekend that al-Qaeda still remains a threat to America and our interests abroad.”
But all of that is of no importance to Obama and Holder. All that counts is treating our spies as our enemies, and our enemies as our friends. Take heart, Messrs. Ahmadinejad, bin Laden and Assad. These men are more dangerous to us than to you. And, it must be said, that can no longer be thought an accident. Not after yesterday.
Jed Babbin, Human Events, 08/25/2009
AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings (August 21-24): "Only You" Ends With a Modest Rating; "Dahil May Isang Ikaw" Enters Primetime with a Good Start
August 21, Friday
Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 29%
2. Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat Sa Akin (GMA-7) - 21.5%
3. Ngayon at Kailanman (GMA-7) - 18.7%
4. Daisy Siete: Chacha Muchacha(GMA-7) - 18.4%
5. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 16.5%
6. Precious Hearts Romances Presents Bud Brothers (ABS-CBN) - 16.3%
7. Kambal Sa Uma (ABS-CBN) - 15.6%
8. Lalola (GMA-7) - 14.8%
9. Chil Princesses (GMA-7) - 14.5%
10. Hole In The Wall (GMA-7) - 13.7%
Primetime:
1. Darna (GMA-7) - 39.4%
2. Tayong Dalawa (ABS-CBN) - 32.8%
3. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 31.2%
4. Only You (ABS-CBN) - 29.6%
5. Rosalinda (GMA-7) - 27.8%
6. Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) - 27.2%
7. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) - 26.3%
8. Adik Sa ‘Yo (GMA-7) - 25.7%
9. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 25.6%
10. Boys Over Flowers (GMA-7) - 20.4%
August 22, Saturday
Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 31.6%
2. Joey's Quirky World (GMA-7) - 19.8%
3. Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7) - 18.4%
4. Cinema FPJ (ABS-CBN) - 16.1%
5. Startalk (GMA-7) - 13.5%
6. Art Angel (GMA-7) - 13.3%
7. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 12.8%
8. Batang Bibbo (GMA-7) - 12.7%
9. Maynila (GMA-7) - 12%
10. Black Jack (GMA-7) - 11.8%
Primetime:
1. Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) - 30.5%
2. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7) - 29.1%
3. Imbestigador (GMA-7) - 28.4%
4. Bitoy's Funniest Videos (GMA-7) - 19.7%
5. Midnight DJ (TV5) - 18.7%
6. Pinoy Records (GMA-7) - 18.4%
7. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (TV5) - 18.2%
8. Are You The Next Big Star? (GMA-7) - 18.1%
9. Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat Ni Ramon Revilla - Tiagong Akyat (ABS-CBN) -18%
10. XXX (ABS-CBN) - 17.1%
August 23, Sunday
Daytime:
1. SOP (GMA-7) - 16%
2. Pokemon Specials (GMA-7) - 15.9%
3. Matanglawin (ABS-CBN) - 15.6%
4. Joey's Quirky World (GMA-7) - 14.7%
5. ASAP ‘09 (ABS-CBN) - 14.4%
6. Dear Friend Presents "Karibal" (GMA-7) - 14.2%
7. Kay Susan Tayo (GMA-7) - 13.2%
8. Showbiz Central (GMA-7) - 12.9%
9. Your Song Presents Gaano Kita Kamahal (ABS-CBN) - 11.7%
10. Black Jack (GMA-7) - 10.4%
Primetime:
1. Mel & Joey (GMA-7) - 25.9%
2. All Star K (GMA-7) - 23.5%
3. Show Me Da Manny (GMA-7) - 23.3%
4. Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA-7) - 21.5%
5. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) - 21%
6. Sharon (ABS-CBN) - 19.5%
7. Rated K (ABS-CBN) - 19.3%
8. Power of 10 (GMA-7) - 18.7%
9. Goin' Bulilit (ABS-CBN) - 16.5%
10. George and Cecil (ABS-CBN) - 16.1%
August 24, Monday
Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 26.5%
2. Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat Sa Akin (GMA-7) - 24.5%
3. Ngayon at Kailanman (GMA-7) - 19.7%
4. Daisy Siete: Chacha Muchacha (GMA-7) / Pilipinas, Game KNB? 9ABS-CBN) - 17.5%
5. Miss Universe 2009 (ABS-CBN) / Kambal Sa Uma (ABS-CBN) - 16.9%
6. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 16.6%
7. Hole In The Wall (GMA-7) - 15.4%
Primetime:
1. Darna (GMA-7) - 43.9%
2. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 35.2%
3. Tayong Dalawa (ABS-CBN) - 31%
4. Rosalinda (GMA-7) - 28.9%
5. Dahil May Isang Ikaw (ABS-CBN) - 28.8%
6. Adik Sa ‘Yo (GMA-7) - 28%
7. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 26.9%
8. Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) - 26.3%
9. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) - 25.8%
10. All My Life (GMA-7) - 21.1%
Source: AGB Nielsen Philippines