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God Bless Ridiculous Fashion Folk, Every One Of Them
- God bless Vivienne Westwood for being so undeniably herself. Says the fashion designer-cum-philosopher: "I'd like to do less, but there are people dependent on me now. My thing has always been, just let me finish this pair of trousers and then I can read my book. We've all got to wear something, I suppose. So my advice would be to buy quality. Choose well. I think there's a certain status in seeing someone wearing the same thing over and over again." [Vogue UK]
- God bless Heidi Klum. She's just so wise: "[Take] time out for yourself so you can engage in an activity that you really enjoy. [Also, don't] neglect the romance in your life. [And] wear pretty lingerie if you don't want to feel schlumpy." [Vogue UK]
- God bless Donatella Versace for saying at the Times Talks on Sunday that her fashion motto is "Don't let the rappers wear more bling than you do!" and that she hopes to be reincarnated as Maya Rudolph. [Fashion Week Daily]
Lucy Liuser?
Will Cashmere Mafia soon be sleeping with the fishes? Fashionista is reporting that the Lucy Liu vehicle has been canceled, but a source close to the production tells Jezebel that as of right now, Cashmere's fate is undecided, adding, it's "definitely on the bubble." An ABC flack tells us that the future of the show is unclear. "It's just not in production at the moment," according to a network rep. "[Fashionista] doesn't understand how it works. The network hasn't made a decision. It won't be back this season but that would be true of a lot of our shows." The uncertainty is a bitter pill to swallow, especially since the Cashmere competitor Lipstick Jungle will probably survive the strike. NBC has just ordered 6 more scripts of the Brooke Shields-helmed dramedy. [Fashionista, Zap 2 It]
Will Cashmere Mafia soon be sleeping with the fishes? Fashionista is reporting that the Lucy Liu vehicle has been canceled, but a source close to the production tells Jezebel that as of right now, Cashmere's fate is undecided, adding, it's "definitely on the bubble." An ABC flack tells us that the future of the show is unclear. "It's just not in production at the moment," according to a network rep. "[Fashionista] doesn't understand how it works. The network hasn't made a decision. It won't be back this season but that would be true of a lot of our shows." The uncertainty is a bitter pill to swallow, especially since the Cashmere competitor Lipstick Jungle will probably survive the strike. NBC has just ordered 6 more scripts of the Brooke Shields-helmed dramedy. [Fashionista, Zap 2 It]
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Do Female-Oriented Morning Shows Suck?
If you're female, morning TV is made for you. Writes Alessandra Stanley in today's New York Times: "Morning programs like 'Today' on NBC and 'The View' on ABC are the modern equivalents of the old Barbizon Hotel for Women, a frilly haven where men were not allowed above the first floor — or here, after the first hour — and viewers are treated to diet tips, ambush makeovers, cancer health scares, relationship counseling and, of course, shopping." And so the fourth hour of "news" on Today is full of handbags, frugal fast-food finds and product placements. For chicks only! Matt Lauer doesn't stick around, but, Ms. Stanley explains, "[Al] Roker gamely tags along for recipe tests, laundry tips and makeup lessons like a husband dragged through a Labor Day white sale." And with so many segments for the "Christmas holiday marketing frenzy," she adds, "It is sometimes hard to tell the NBC program [Today] from those on ShopNBC or QVC." Hey, girls love to shop, right? More »
black and white issues
Black Women Are Richer And More Successful Than Ever! So Why Do I Feel So Depressed?
All this week, NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams has been running a series called "African- American Women: Where They Stand." So far, on blogs and in e-mail blasts, the series has stirred up quite a bit of controversy, according to Advertising Age's Carol Watson. "Some were enthusiastic about uncovering the struggles and issues that are often the topics of conversation by black women already and others have been skeptical about NBC motives and divisiveness," writes Ms. Watson. "The journalists covering the stories are incredibly talented black women that I am sure had to fight hard to get even these 2-minute segments running for five consecutive days. But the debate on the value and context of the information still creates a storm among black consumers." I saw one segment of the series, about women and business. According to the reporting, (which focuses on a 39-year-old single mother and Stanford grad who has her own PR/marketing business) the number of businesses owned by black women (in a five year period) is up 75%, yay! But the number of businesses owned by black men is only up 29%, sigh. More »
oldies but goodies
We just came across this YouTube clip — via Comedy Central's Insider blog — of a musical number from Dreamgirls performed by the major female stars of NBC's mid-80s lineup. It's a fun, albeit telling, look back because, as the clip reminds us, careers given to women characters on TV included housekeeper, nanny, cook... and substitute teacher. Great to see that in the ensuing 21 years NBC has evolved its idea of 'female role models' to those found on, uh, Age Of Love. More »
The Female Stars Of 80s TV: Dreamgirl Domestics
We just came across this YouTube clip — via Comedy Central's Insider blog — of a musical number from Dreamgirls performed by the major female stars of NBC's mid-80s lineup. It's a fun, albeit telling, look back because, as the clip reminds us, careers given to women characters on TV included housekeeper, nanny, cook... and substitute teacher. Great to see that in the ensuing 21 years NBC has evolved its idea of 'female role models' to those found on, uh, Age Of Love. More »
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George Clooney: White Knight To Rich Folk Vacationing in Italy
- George Clooney, champion of rich folk with vacation homes everywhere!, protests new construction developments in a small Northern Italian town. Where he has a home. Because he fears the new developments...would turn it into a tourist trap? And then his pretty movie star home wouldn't be a pretty movie star home any more. Boo hoo. [USA Today]
- And at the first day of the Glastonbury Festival...it rains. Lucky for festival attendees that Kate Moss, like, practically invented wellies! (That would be galoshes to we American folk.) [BBC]
- What? Dick Cheney tried to strong-arm and then do away with people who wouldn't do what he wanted in regards to some classified information? File under: totally blowing our mind right now! [CNN]
- Tee hee: Perez gets sued. [ABC News]
- The Smashing Pumpkins are back! [E!]
- Pres. Bush's advisers think (crazy, we know!) that maybe the prison at Guantanomo should be shut down sooner than later. Yet we sorta have a hunch (crazy, we know!) that Bush is going to continue to disagree. [NYT]
- What's more awkward and contrived than Paris and Nicole's break-up? Why Paris and NBC's break-up, of course! The Peacock Network swears it was never a done deal with Paris and that they totally never offered her money. And Paris has only had sex with two guys! [TMZ]
- 4 U.S. casulaties identified. [DoD]
- About seven people informed us that the New York Post had picked up on our ingenious handwriting sample idea. [New York Post]
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