EMPLOYMENT MUST BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOR NEXT 2 YEARS?
This morning, after visiting Drai‘s the rooftop-hip Hollywood club of emerging gorgeous and disgruntled movers and shakers; after giving some blog blood to Maori people in New Zealand and their oft not-seen-enough awesomeness in the world to lead and entertain; after pondering the ridiculous and rather comical notion that we have ‘billionaires, or royals, or leaders or powerful politicians or celebrities’ when 1/6th of us in the world don’t even have access to clean drinking water–I then tuned in to read Ari Huffington‘s words this morning. I like her focus for 2011. So Frank. Her New York tone was resonating loud and clear here in Cali:
“This week the supposedly lame duck Congress and shellac-shocked president came together and produced a flurry of good legislation.”
“The START Treaty should have been a no-brainer (is there anyone outside of Tehran or Pyongyang in favor of more nukes?) but is nonetheless a solid national security success.”
“When the President gets back from Hawaii, he needs to make sure that he puts job creation and the plight of the nearly 27 million Americans out of work or underemployed front and center, and doesn’t get caught up in the political and financial establishment’s focus on the deficit.
Let’s not rearrange the furniture while the economic house goes up in flames.”
Very to the point.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.26.10~
ENTERTAINMENT MUSINGS FROM HOLLYWOOD – 12.22.10
Justin Bieber creates a #stacheswaggin! hash tag on Twitter.
Here’s some people who entertain all year round: Movie City News; MTV News; PopBytes; reality blurred; Popeater; Salon: Arts & Entertainment; The Beat; Stereogum; The Movie Critics; Thompson on Hollywood; the programming insider; tuned in; TV Tattle; TV Barn; Velvet Rope; TVFanatic.com; TVNewser.
6 Banks Repay Gov’t $2.66B For Bailouts
A casting call for a Britney Spears music video in Hollywood? Heck yeah!
Comcast-NBC‘s merger will be slower than envisaged.
Darren Criss tweets about Glees Toys 4 Tots charity gigs.
Oh Lindsay, Lindsay, Lindsay! She’s so Hollywood high school.
Jake Gyllenhaal works it for jewelers this Christmas. Retail love.
Vanessa Paradis turns 38 today. So pretty.
A Scientist, His Work and a Climate Reckoning. Heat rising.
Nancy Pelosi asks Steven Spielberg to help rebrand that juiced party image.
Senate Passes Defense Spending Bill
Pauly D of Jersey Shore inks his own TV series deal with MTV. Go fella!
Spiderman: The Musical has “actor crippling” acrobatic brave stars.
President Obama has signed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal bill.
Ryan Gosling calls himself a liar in an interview. Lol!
Abbey Road crossing now a heritage site
Aaron Eckhart does Rabbit Hole press. Woot!
TV Christmas Marathons -Best & Worst This Year
Clinton Yucker‘s no.1 fan speaks out.
9/11 health bill news.
Lady Gaga wishes she’d thought of this hat idea first. [via Mickey K via Break.com]. Who’s Elsa? :)
Josh and Zac Farro of Paramore speak of record label’s manipulation.
Senate Ratifies START Nuclear Arms Treaty
Ali Larter gives birth.
Obama Signs Bill To Fund Gov’t Until March
Iraqi churches cancel Christmas celebrations
Snooki of Jersey Shore earns$17,500 at an events appearance. Nice one!
Apple Drops Wikileaks App From Store.
Huffington Post launches a more visual iPad app.
Sony launches music streaming music-distribution service.
Harrison Ford talks dying on film in an Indiana Jones sequel. Funny!
Oprah Winfrey‘s OWN channel hearts U2‘s Bono to have his own show.
Tony Sparano sports news.
MK‘s Tom Hardy Admirers coverage via Just Jared: gym, cross icons and patriotic tatts.
By the way, check out these hard working entertainment bloggers and web creators who do exactly what I do on Horiwood.Com each day. It’s always good to share a spotlight with one’s peers. Sharing is caring. Let’s pass the love on. Check them out if you have time and want to: Best Week Ever; Coolfer; BuzzSugar; Dark Horizons; Gold Derby; Deadline Hollywood Daily; Hollywood Elsewhere; Digital Music News; Hits Daily Double; Hypebot; Hollywood Wiretap; jaded insider; Idolator; Lost Remote; Pop Candy; Movie List.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.22.10~
ENTERTAINMENT AND WORLD NEWS THIS CHRISTMAS – 12.21.10
More twitter visuals of LeAnn Rimes this Christmas.
Kat Von D and Jesse James tweet Christmas cheer, below.
LA Times writers pick their favorite records of 2010.
Lil’ Wayne buys a fan’s mom a wheelchair for Christmas.
7.4 Earthquake Hits Coast Of Japan
50 Cent (after getting burgled)starts a new record label called GNote.
3 charged in Chicago Heights sandwich shop slaying
Kings of Leon‘s tour bus is too hot in London. Postponed show.
Jermaine Jackson does not like his landlord this Christmas.
House Approves Food-Safety Bill
Denise Richards will spend Christmas day with Charlie Sheen and Nikki Sixx.
Editorial: Keep Arizona Elections Clean
Adam Shulman & Anne Hathaway love Brooklyn.
Ryan Reynolds talks to crew on set of movies? About his real life? No!
Paris Hilton is headed to Hawaii for Christmas. Scary news.
Disunion: Diary of a New York Lawyer
Glee’s Chris Colfer has past the point of being a choir boy.
29 literary films to treat yourself to these holidays.
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi just might win an Oscar one day.
JLo is getting sued for $10 million by a crazy woman.
John Jellybean Benitez (Madonna‘s mixer) gets sued for $10 mil too.
At Least 7 Killed, Hundreds Injured In Iran Earthquake
Zac Efron may be getting lucky this Christmas.
Counterfeit goods give cops fits, but consumers unfazed
Lindsay Lohan says Betty Ford is just like paparazzi.
Ashton Kutcher will testify in exes murder trial.
Who was hot in Hollywood 2010? Here’s 3 people who were.
Harry Potter actress got beaten up by family for dating a Hindu man. Crazy.
Man charged with trafficking girlfriend for sex
Not all flash mobs are merry, watch this clip in Sacramento to see what I mean.
Some bloggers and website editors making a difference all year round with news are: The Swamp (Chicago Tribune); Swampland (Time); TalkLeft; Tapped (American Prospect); Taylor Marsh; That Minority Thing; Truthdig; Think Progress; This Modern World; Washington Whispers (US News & World Report); Wonkette.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.21.10~
ENTERTAINMENT WRAP UP AND SOME NEWS – SUN 12.19.10
Kate Middleton has a lunch date with The Queen. Will & Kate charm a charity event. Royal souvenirs get the big tick. In other news, 1 billion people exist in the world today that need clean drinking water. The Water Project, seeks to make a difference in India and Africa, click on pic below to let charity flow these holidays and be a Prince or Princess too of a more civilized and modern thinking world today.
Tron: Legacy earns $43.6 million at the box office to be #1.
You too can watch a total lunar eclipse, early Tuesday.
Shakira teams up with Dora The Explorer to debut a childrens book.
And the rich get richer–Los Angeles Times story.
Taylor Momsen shares Sarah Palin‘s knowledge of geography.
Chinese women can play good chess
Johnny Depp is sighted backstage at a Justin Bieber concert.
Immigrants in the US and The Dream Act
Angelina Jolie gifts Brad Pitt a “family-rock” ring for his 47th birthday.
Mitch O’donell news–Omnibus spending tale.
Saturday Night Live spoofs the Kardashian sisters.
Cancer-causing metal found in Chicago-area tap water
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron remain besties.
Lady Gaga can’t perform in Paris, France due to crew arrests. Or, a pop star’s day off. Lol!
U.S. Senate OKs Illinois’ first Asian-American federal judge
Burlesque has a Golden Globes controversy on their hands.
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds may have done lunch in NYC.
Best TV actor at Golden Globes is dubbed the mostly contested category this year.
Arizona and Nevada sue Bank of America over loan modifications–Why only two States?
Of course, President Obama has almost ‘job approval’ from Republicans–4% margin. :)
Christmas stocking stuffers for the pop cultural addict–Washington Post
iPads Arrive at Delta Gates at Kennedy
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA.12.19.10~
QUALITY BUTTER: WASHINGTON’S FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIPLOMATS LIKE PHIL GOFF OF NEW ZEALAND, THEY CALL HIM “HARD-CHARGING”
[Phill Goff is pictured here with Auckland Central political candidate Jacinda Arden]
Guess what? The best cupcakes in the world are made with golden creamy, New Zealand butter.
Better Butter Movement News: Wikileaks documents reveal that America’s top foreign affairs diplomats like New Zealander Phil Goff and his brand and style of political leadership. The leaked cables handed to The Sunday Star Times reveal these views from America about Mr Goff, the leader of the Labor Party of New Zealand:
Mr Goff has military like precision when parachute jumping:
The cable talked of Phil Goff doing a parachute jump from a military plane. As the American report goes, Mr Goff logically debated for the jump over water option because it required less training. The US also liked the way he argued the amount of training down to two hours, proving he is a good time manager and negotiator–while not valuing his own sense of importance over tasks at hand.
Goff is “very focused on the job at hand,” American diplomats found via the wikileaks docs being shared with the world. “This sums up his working style in a nutshell.”
In other Kiwi-American trade deals news: Wikileaks reveals (via silobreaker) that a trading partnership between the US and New Zealand may not be as “El Dorado” lucrative or worth “billions and billions to New Zealand’s commercial sector” as some political leaders have claimed in the past in more recent New Zealand media, that may have given a perception of too high expectations– than these wikileaks US diplomatic communications reveal. 
SOME HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT STUFF, POLITICS, ECONOMIC NEWS – FRI 12.17.10
Garrett Hedlund would rather be fat than skinny.
Disney’s Tron: Legacy opens big. IMAX.
Employment Rate On The Rise In Most States
Demi Lovato is a junior Katy Perry?
Why Americans became disillusioned with the war.
University of Maryland say Fox Network viewers know nada about politics.
Strassel on Republican spending.
Amber Rose & Amar‘e Studemire know each other?
Paul Krugman: Wall Street Whitewash
Interview‘s list of Young Hollywood faces 2010.
North Korea Warns South To Stop Drills
Tony Romo & Candice Crawford are engaged.
Madonna says she needs music to sweat to. New album? Yes.
Parenthood casts John Corbett in a cameo role.
Tori Spelling drinks at Mr. Chows Beverly Hills.
Nigeria Drops Charges Against Cheney, Halliburton
Was there any emotion over Scarlett Johansson‘s split with Ryan Reynolds? Possibly.
Opinion: The 111th Congress’s Final Insult
Fox audiences weren’t wild for Colin Hanks.
Film: The Revolution Is Being Shot on Digital Video
Kevin Smith talks Clerks & Silent Bob sequels.
Afghanistan Red Cross sees grim outlook for civilians
Baby Junia Rosa Ruth joins Zach Hanson and Kate Hanson‘s family.
Man gets 7 years for defacing Jewish cemetery
The Jackson children have renovated their dad’s ranch.
Don’t ask, don’t tell goes to a Saturday vote in the Senate.
Richard C. Holbrooke’s last mission
Fifty Cent loans his mug to a music-copyright lawsuit awareness moment.
A judge awards Mel Gibson more parental time with daughter Lucia.
Madoff’s Victims Recover $7.2B In Settlement
Gwenneth Paltrow may join Adam Shankman‘s Rock of Ages musical film.
Rihanna‘s dating status is talked about.
Chloe Sevigny hearts method actor’s therapy.
Sharon Osbourne calls Cheryl Cole Bambi.
Jerry Seinfeld will do one show at UK’s O2 Arena.
Humor: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie rumors: a Rajasthan wedding? Yoga has saved them from arguing/ vodka. Lol!
Will & Kate‘s wedding: Will the Obama‘s be invited? If so, will they accept?
Bobbi Kristina does her own press.
Santo funeral opens door for Wood’s return
Hot dogs & ice cream are Kim Kardashian‘s NYC weakness.
Kathy Griffin loves being skinny and dissing Taylor Swift.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.17.10~
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – MON 12.6.10
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp‘s New York film premiere of The Tourist happened. Celebrity entertainment news posts voted in Hollywood for Monday, 6th December are:
1. Chalmers Ashby Johnson on Keynesianism war economy theory
2. Melbourne’s Daniel Assange talks dad’s “audacious awesomeness”
3. Olivia Wilde does all the stuff Megan Fox won’t do
4. If Smokey the Bear was to have a chat to Chelsea Handler
6. Steph Koutsimanis-Smith enjoys the New Zealand Beach Life
7. Christopher Chandler is A-Okay!
8. Julian Assange is on Time Magazine‘s cover
10. Levi Johnston is the 50th hottest star, ranked on a Hollywood blog
Bonus Post: Nesian Mystik are a boy band with a Hawaii-friendly sound
[Images courtesy of Splash]
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.7.10~
KIM KARDASHIAN IS NOT PREGNANT WITH KANYE WEST’S BABY
Sometimes, the most ridiculous rumors start between Los Angeles and NYC. The latest was Kim Kardashian is pregnant to Kanye West. ”The rumors are absolutely not true,” Kardashian told People magazine. “I’m not pregnant.”
The story was started by gossip site MediaTakeOut, which reported a “world exclusive” that Kardashian was having the rapper’s baby.
Another example of how stars get cashed in, all the time–for Media take out’s benefit, and also Kanye’s fan base too. Kim was analyzed as being bing.com’s no.1 trending celebrity of 2010.
Basically–that means that she is now a touchstone star celebrity-template. To enter the fame game in 2011–at least one thing that makes Kim Kardashian a star, must be in your star mix to cut it and break through. She’s the standard. One of them anyway. Kanye’s already started this trend, early.
Mine is: “In 2011, I will have at least one Middle Eastern friend more visible and represented as a friend on this blog.” The rumor is funny though.
[Image courtesy of WireImage]
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.6.10~
ANGELINA JOLIE, BRAD PITT AND TWINS HEAT UP NYC’S RETAIL THIS SEASON
Shopping and holiday retail in The Big Apple just got a huge nod. Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt went on a shopping expedition with their folks in New York City.
Family shopping is on, in The Big Apple as a hot trend. May NYC’s economy have a good retail season these holidays. Go New York!
[Image courtesy of Splash]
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.5.10~
THE NEW YORK TIMES FRONT PAGE – 12.3.10
What’s happening in the world according to The New York Times? Always a lot.
My story pick link - Op-Ed Contributor: The Secret Lives of Nations
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.3.10~
TEQUILA AT STANTON SOCIAL FOR JESSICA SIMPSON AND ERIC JOHNSON
Peeps were saying country hottie Jessica Simpson was preggers, but Page Six reports that Jess was hitting the tequila with fiance Eric Johnson, Tuesday pm at Stanton Social, NYC.
She’s most probably not preggers then. Hitting the bar with an entourage of 20 and her dad, a ‘source’ reports: “They were very well-mannered and drank basil lime gimlets, pineapple 75′s, Maker’s on the rocks, margaritas and wine. They ordered a lot of food. Jessica let her guard down enough to steal a few kisses from her fiance. Jessica, Eric and the crew settled on shots of Don Julio to finish out the evening.”
Don Julio is the best. Hangover free.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.2.10. Lime with a Splash~
A FOURTH BLAST HITS PIKE RIVER COAL MINE, NEW ZEALAND
As a fourth blast hits the Greymouth coal mine, may we take solace in the fact –that no matter where we stem from, we all united as global family who share human suffering as friends connected by common humanity.
To the families of the lost Greymouth miners, these media outlets show their love in caring a lot for you:
The Toronto Sun, Canada. The Mirror UK. NZ Herald. The Sun UK. 3 News – New Zealand. The Hindu. (more…)
SAVVY AS MICHAEL K IN THESE AMERICAN TIMES – 11.27.10
There’s a fine line between a world-knowing, ex-Sunday School raised New Yorker … and, well… just being without hope or bitter.
I choose to believe the sweetness in New York Blogger Michael K will conquer the canker worm of the past. Here’s an example of his daily work. I would never link this much on a blog, but Michael does. He’s the most wittiest blogger in New York. If his topic was politics–Michael K and Keith Obie whatez of MSNBC would be on the same Tiger Woods par on a golf course. They’re sharper than a sharpie’s ink flow.
Unfortunately neither of them are recognized as well as they should be for their wit. They are America’s national treasures for this artform–American wittiness. Gosh, it must be charity week, or American thanksgiving holiday season awards via perceptive foreigners…. BUT these two lads are consistently witty… For that, I say “on ya!:” What follows is an example of Michael K doing something with his wit and brains:
Michale’s List: 11.26.19: Here’s Anne Hathaway’s nipples -Egotastic!
Nicki Minaj’s ASS. That is all. - Lainey Gossip
The silicone orchid of the Garden of Eden talks about the time his lips started squirting out Hilton smegma - Celebitchy
When Ick and Nast collide - Hollywood Tuna
Gabriel Aubry needs to stop doing this already - Just Jared
Usually, I just want to snatch the wig off of the international treasure that isDolly Parton, but this made me want to hug her wig before I snatch it off -Towleroad
George Clooney’s leased piece looking all kinds of “Cindy Crawford on the wrong kind of male hormones” - Popoholic
Never change, Black Friday, never change - TDW
Speaking of, here’s Lil’ Kim matching Nicki Minaj’s ego for Pink Friday - Popbytes
And then Jessica Simpson bit on that wooden Christmas tree thinking it was a real frosted cookie - Popsugar
No, it’s called “getting yours” - Hollywood Rag
Proof that Lindsay Lohan is still high - ICYDK
Fantasia at Millions of Famemilkers - I’m Not Obsessed
This is what has become of Uncle Joey (and I’m pretty sure this stuff is fake) - Cityrag
RiRi hugging an FTD bouquet for Interview Magazine (site NSFW) -Drunken Stepfather
–Michael K at his best/ worst. You decide. Daily.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.27.10~
AS HOT AS KYLIE MINOGUE AT THE MACEY’S DAY PARADE 2010
Now how hot is Ms Kylie Minogue at the Macey’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year? Um, so hot!
Here’s the Australian-UK diva singing her adored and fun single Get Outta My Way from The Big Apple.
Kick all of the negativity to the curb is her UP message.
“Even if Heaven is turning you on,
JENNIFER HUDSON SINGS WITH A GOOD HEART
Jennifer Hudson was spotted singing in NYC last night, for the Happy Hearts Fund Event.
Nice!
Anyone doing something for others in need is even more pivotal this year than any other year in US history since the 1930′s. Go J-Hud!
The Happy Hearts Fund’s mission is “to improve children’s lives through educational and sustainable programs in natural disaster areas.”
I dig. Do you? If you’ve ever heard J-Hud sing live like I was fortunate enough to here in Los Angeles, the girl seriously moves octaves and mountains with a spirit of hope when she sings. Let’s hope she does for kids of the world needing her, after this performance.
[Top Image courtesy of Splash via Mickey K].
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.22.10~
JENNIFER ANISTON FILMS WONDERLUST IN NYC
Doing what most people love to do when in transit here in the US, Jennifer Aniston exits a subway talking on her cell phone while filming her new comedy Wanderlust in N.Y.C.
The thin is, subways don’t have very good cell phone reception in NYC, but it’s the movies so whatevz.
[Photo credit: Jackson Lee of Splash News Online]
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.20.10~
KATE MIDDLETON PROVES SHE’S A FASHION TRENDSETTER ALREADY
There must be something about wearing Princess Diana‘s blue sapphire engagement ring, because when it comes to setting fashion trends, Kate Middleton is proving to be just like her late mother-in-law.
This via Christina Amoroso of the NY Daily News: “Not only has Kate Middleton has captured the heart of Prince William, now she’s caused a fashion craze across the pond.
“The gorgeous would-be queen, already a noted style icon, wore a long-sleeved sapphire blue dress when she and the future King of England announced their pending nuptials on Tuesday. And now Vogue UK reports that the stunning number by Issa London, which retails at £385 (about $617) sold out at high-end British department store Harvey Nichols within 24 hours.
“Since the announcement of the royal engagement we have been inundated with requests regarding Issa,” buying director Averyl Oates told the magazine. “The dress worn by Kate sold out almost immediately. Issa is one of our best selling brands and the versatility of the pieces mean that they can be dressed down for the day and dressed up for special occasions.”"
Although Issa London is getting a lot of credit for a simple yet well cut dress for Kate’s tall lean figure, the fashion accessory that helped sell this dress too was pretty kicker! Diamonds and jewelry are back in vogue.
ELISABETTA CANALIS ATTENDS RIPPLE OF HOPE AWARDS
Elisabetta Canalis attended the Ripple of Hope event last night in The Big Apple. Apparently George Clooney went with her. George is always carrying folders of paperwork these days. His new look.
The Ripple of Hope’s manifesto is: ““Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
The Awards recognize those who mentor others with good actions and is an event organized by The Mentor Network.
[Image courtesy of Splash]
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.18.10~
KATY PERRY AND RIHANNA AT LAX TODAY
Rihanna and Katy Perry both jetted in from New York after promoting RiRi’s new album, LOUD and Katy’s new signature scent, PURR.
Images courtesy of the CG as snapped at LAX today.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.17.10~
LIVE MUSIC- RIHANNA ON LETTERMAN WITH, WHAT’S MY NAME?
“Baby you’re a challenge, let me explore your talent” – Rihanna, October 2010.
Rihanna performed her new single What’s my name? on The Late Show with David Letterman yesterday.
Three thoughts:
a) it’s nice to see RiRi include more inflections of Barbados hip hop in her vocal inflections. She shows a confidence in her own culture more as she matures.
b) that hair is ridiculous! *jokes* It’s very Who framed Roger Rabbit – Jessica Rabbit pop cultural referencing. Gimmicky, yet with a political bite.
c) a nice tribute to Diana Ross‘ Oscar attire from back in the Hollywood day when Ross famously rocked out with Michael Jackson as her Oscar date. See pictures below. Or, you can also go with a Heidi Klum, red carpet premiere Black Swan reference via an emerging Project Runway discovered, fashion designer Mondo–on this one too. 
[Images Swifty Lazar and MJ]
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.17.10~
TONY CURTIS AND BARBARA RUSH, OSCARS NIGHT 1960 AND VELVET REVOLVER no.1 TOPIC IN AMERICA
History looks like Tony Curtis & Barbara Rush sharing a table at Oscars big night in 1960, when Jack Lemmon lucked out that night for his Oscar-nominated performance in Some Like it Hot . Curtis comments can be read below, about how Oscars parties back in the day, would determine the next wave of A-List film stars.
Today though in America, these ten topics are trending across the land, as observed from Hollywood California USA.
Black Ops News and The Beatles: Tweets:alenoir: Apple’s iTunes announcement was teased yesterday prompting…News@8pm: Beatles land on iTunes and Black Ops patch | T3 magazine – t3.com
Velvet Revolver is a band everyone loves.
Nelly Furtado‘s song lyrics, “All good things must come to an end” feature strong today in the US. The Canadian-Portugese singer features here with her dancers at the Latin Grammys via UK’s Daily Mirror News.
Whiz Khalif Arrest Freestyle can be watched here at Please Don’t Stare.
Cathy Black’s selection by the New York Mayor for Education has NYC happy: Here’s Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn, on that: “I was pleased today to speak with Cathie Black, the schools chancellor designee appointed by the Mayor. The State Legislature of New York has given the Mayor the authority to select a schools chancellor, and he is accountable for his selection. Today, as she shared with me her eagerness and excitement about this opportunity, I was impressed with her enthusiastic willingness to take on a job that comes with lots of challenges in addition to its rewards-and I wished her well. Our kids’ future depends on her success.
Then and now news is so much fun. A reason I love blogging in California and America. Locations so rich in history and trend setting potential.
~Images of Oscars night via Vanity Fair. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.16.10~
KEY TYPOGRAPHY DATA AND A FIRE IN SHANGHAI TAKES NEW YORK TIMES CENTER-STAGE NEWS COVERAGE – 11.16.10
A fire in Shanghai reflects when inner city living doesn’t always go as planned. A little scary, being seen on the cover of The New York Times, since 9-11 imagery in the same paper’s history.
Here’s hoping everyone in Shanghai is all good then, recovering from this fire set back.
In cultural news Patricia Cohen questions how with new technology, let’s stop chasing “isms” and use data to get meaning from the ‘liberal arts’ instead. Data that can be counted is a worthy point in noting trends. Having a blog, I do this daily, so I like Patricia’s idea in her story: “Digital Keys for Unlocking The Humanities Riches.”
Share’s Patricia: “A history of the humanities in the 20th century could be chronicled in “isms” — formalism, Freudianism, structuralism, postcolonialism — grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations of literature, politics and culture spread.
“The next big idea in language, history and the arts? Data.
Members of a new generation of digitally savvy humanists argue it is time to stop looking for inspiration in the next political or philosophical “ism” and start exploring how technology is changing our understanding of the liberal arts. This latest frontier is about method, they say, using powerful technologies and vast stores of digitized materials that previous humanities scholars did not have.
These researchers are digitally mapping Civil War battlefields to understand what role topography played in victory.”
Alright Patricia –put the key words “New Zealand,” “New Zealand honeymoon vacations” “Kiwi’s in 3D” in that typography trend data for New Yorkers in the future, because these three things are hotting up, on the typography map today. A good article from Ms Cohen. I like, that’s why I’m sharing today.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.16.10~
VICTORIA SECRET’S FASHION SHOW, USA – PART II
A carnivalesque theme at Victoria Secret’s fashion show 2010, sees a model walk the runway in celebration of the underwear companies festive outlook.
Flags are one of many festive themes of this years runway show of Victoria’s Secret.
A model walks the runway, at Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show 2010 in New York City.
Corset wear lingerie is paraded on the catwalk at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show 2010 in NYC.
Working the runway, a model struts her stuff for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, 2010 in New York City.
Models walk the runway of Victoria Secret’s festive fashion show 2010.
Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show will air on CBS November 30th, 2010.
Source: CBS News
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.11.10~
CHRISTMAS DIVORCEE CHEER FOR THE HOMELESSNESS SITUATION WITH ARIANA HUFFINGTON
[Arianna Huffington & Jesse Jackson and Diane von Furstenberg courtesy of guest of a guest]
First up, a happy Christmas Eve to all of these hardworking newsy entertainers this year: Instapundit; James Wolcott (Vanity Fair); John Ridley; Kausfiles (Slate); kottke.org; Left, Right and Center; The Moderate Voice; NDN Blog; The Notion (Nation); Oxdown Gazette; Pandagon; ABC; Access Hollywood; Al Jazeera; AOL News; Associated Press; BBC; Bloomberg; Boston Globe; C-SPAN; CBS; Chicago Sun-Times; Chicago Tribune; Christian Science Monitor; Center for Public Integrity; CNN; Congressional Quarterly; Daily Telegraph; Democracy Now!; Drudge Report; E! Online; Entertainment Weekly; Forbes; Fortune; Fox News; Financial Times; Globe and Mail; GlobalPost.com; GlobalVoices; Google News; Guardian; The Hill; Independent; KCRW’s Left, Right and Center; Los Angeles Times; McClatchy; Mediaite; Mosaic; Mother Jones; MSNBC; New York Daily News; New York Observer; BuzzMachine; The Corner (National Review); Crooks and Liars; Cursor; Daily Kos; Democracy Arsenal; Firedoglake; FrumForum; Jonathan Alter; Eric Alterman; Sidney Blumenthal; Eric Boehlert; Ron Brownstein; Joe Conason; David Corn; Stanley Crouch; EJ Dionne; Jon Fine; Howard Fineman; Thomas Frank; Jon Friedman; John Fund; Ellen Goodman; David Kirkpatrick; Howard Kurtz; New York Times;
I was looking today at Arianna Huffington of that blog in New York City that is quite extensive in showcasing other peoples brainy thoughts all year round. It’s really entertaining this year observing how Ari has transformed herself into the Christmas Divorcee Santa’s little helper this year of The Big Apple. She just keeps on getting better as a blogger in that uptight Ari way. I like her Christmas a lot this year. Christmas time is a time where many people get divorced. Who knows why? Stress I guess. However I like Ari’s focus, that if you focus on families entirely worse off than your own, it just might help a lot to appreciate the family that you do have. Quite wise really.
Here’s her message, shared for the City of Los Angeles too this Christmas Eve:
Dear People,
“Merry Christmas. I’m back from Chile (Feliz Navidad) and Brazil (Feliz Natal), and celebrating with my daughters and my ex (see HuffPost Divorce) in New York. This year’s It’s A Wonderful Life Award goes to Gregory Schauer, the unemployed man who demonstrated the true Christmas spirit by taking in a homeless woman and her three children for the holidays. Remarkably, when we contacted Greg to tell him about all the people who had written in offering to help him, he told us: “Please let them know that the best thing they can do is pass it on so to speak. Instead of sending me anything, call a shelter, sponsor a family for Christmas, give to the food pantries, spread the spirit of Christmas to as many people as they can.” So, in Greg’s honor, please go to The Goods, our online store featuring goods and services for those in need, and make a purchase in Greg’s name* (My choice was to help pay the rent of a family in need).
*Before adding your selection to your cart, click the box that indicates you want your donation to be a gift, put down Greg Schauer as the recipient, and gregsholidaywish@gmail.com as the recipient’s email. We’ll make sure he gets your message.
Also check out these worthy bloggers too–if you get the time this Christmas: Funny or Die; George’s Bottom Line (George Stephanopoulos); Gothamist; Hotline On Call (National Journal); Hullabaloo; Informed Comment; NPR; Newsweek; People; Politico; ProPublica; Radar; Reuters; Rolling Stone; The Root; Salon; San Francisco Chronicle; Slate; TIME; Times Of London; TMZ; USA Today; Vanity Fair; Wall Street Journal; Washington Independent; Washington Times; Washington Post; Yahoo! News; Youth Radio; Altercation (Media Matters); Americablog; Andrew Sullivan; BAGnewsNotes; Bloggingheads; Boing Boing; Brave New Films; BuzzFeed; Peek (Alternet); Political Animal; Political Capital (CNBC); Political Wire; Raw Story; Redstate.org; Seeing The Forest; The Swamp (Chicago Tribune); Swampland (Time); TalkLeft; Talking Points Memo; Tapped (American Prospect); Taylor Marsh; That Minority Thing; Truthdig; Think Progress; This Modern World; Washington Whispers (US News & World Report); Wonkette; The Young Turks; Roger E. Hernández; Christopher Hitchens; Rich Lowry; Dick Meyer; John Nichols; Jack Shafer; Robert Scheer; Lynn Sweet; Brian Till; George Will; Michael Wolff; PBS NewsHour.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.24.10~
December 25, 2010 | Categories: America, Arianna Huffington, California, Charity Spotlight, Guest Commentary, Homelessness, Humanitarian Angels on Horiwood.Com, New York | Tags: America, Arianna Huffington, California, Charity Spotlight, Diane von Furstenberg, Guest Commentary, Homelessness, Humanitarian Angels on Horiwood.Com, Jesse Jackson, New York | Leave A Comment »