Jezebel: Peggy Lee

Naomi Campbell's Blood Diamond Testimony Contradicted (Again)

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Carole White, Naomi Campbell's former agent, was questioned in the Charles Taylor war crimes trial yesterday, and further contradicted Naomi's testimony.

Alexa Chung Named Vogue's Best-Dressed; Fancy Stores Are Trying To Be Nice To Their Customers

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:30:00 EST

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Alexa Chung has been named British Vogue's best-dressed for her "quirky sense of style." Also: Audrey Tautou, Freida Pinto, and Emma Watson. [ThisIsLondon]
She's "deposed" Kate Moss, now "relegated to 10th place, only one spot ahead of Lady Gaga." [Telegraph]

Fine Swine

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:40:00 EDT

Smithsonian recently interviewed Bonnie Erickson, the woman who designed and built Miss Piggy in 1974. Erickson says the character was actually inspired by the singer Peggy Lee. "When I first created Miss Piggy I called her Miss Piggy Lee—as both a joke and an homage. Peggy Lee was a very independent woman, and Piggy certainly is the same. But as Piggy's fame began to grow, nobody wanted to upset Peggy Lee, especially because we admired her work. So, the Muppet's name was shortened to Miss Piggy." But Erickson's favorite characters? "Statler and Waldorf, the two old men who heckled from the balcony in the Muppet Show. I could picture them in the Yale Club sipping brandy, surrounded by portraits of their predecessors." [Smithsonian, via BoingBoing] More »