sarah heath palin promises no more pants suits

if sarah palin, current governor of alaska, does manage to become the first female vice president of the united states, rest assured, the u.s. will have a woman who is unafraid to wear a skirt.

fox mulder checks in for sex addiction

we mean david duchovny, who will forever be remembered as fox mulder, for his brilliant turn in the x-files series. according to the ever so reliable fox news, david duchovny has admitted he has a sex addiction and is taking steps to fix the problem.

don’t you wonder what the problem really is. does he spend endless hours sitting in the toliet flipping to porn? does he spend his days and night on youporn.com? or is the addiciton of hugh grant proportions and related to prostitutes. don’t you wish the mainstream media would provide some or any of the details? or is this a publicity stunt for californication’s second season?

with mccain pick, change comes from center-right

would colin powell or condi rice had made it to the office of secretary of state under a democratic administration? in the clinton white house, the only off-white person in the house was his personal secretary, who still doesn’t give interviews. yeah, bill clinton brought in a female secretary of state –during the only 8 consecutive years of peace the world had seen in about 100 years. and madeline albright, having been born in the czech republic, wasn’t even in line for the presidency.

with mccain’s soon-to-be-announced pick of sarah palin, governor of alaska, we could have our first potential female president if the 72 year old mccain makes it in and keels over. now the real question is. is ms. palin related to michael palin?

dnc convention and cindy mccain’s sister feels like non-entity

from the opening speech made by michelle obama to the yawnable speechmaking of the washed up clintons, the dnc convention has been well, uneventful. tonight obama addresses the crowd. sure you’ll be able to find it on youtube immediately after it’s over. one day, youtube will be up for live streaming. am i the only one who noticed that throughout the primary season, barack obama’s youtube page was the only one with a ‘donation’ button?

looks like cindy mccain made a mistake years ago (or maybe even recently) by declaring herself an only child. wonder if her half sister also sits on her board-of-directors.

music industry still arresting music fans

so a twenty-something male resident of culver city, california, who streamed (not even offered downloadable tunes) the unreleased (and so not highly anticipated) guns n’ roses album has been picked up by the f.b.i.. can’t you just hear those music industry schmoos (of which you just might be one) saying, he deserved it! that’s illegal!

the music industry has a major public relations problem. and it just gets worse. an acquaintance of mine was recently contacted by GEMA, which is basically the german version of ASCAP or BMI. they were inquiring about songs played by a DJ at his wedding which took place 5 years ago. how crazy is that? or rather, how desperate is that? kids used to grow up wanting to play music, be a producer, or work in the music industry. those dreams died many moons ago.

fashion faux pas of hillary clinton

as collected by the l.a. times, you can view the fashion retrospective of hillary rodham clinton, which ranges from head bands to tiger prints (yes, tiger prints) to pants suits. here’s a photo of her and family in 2003 with a fat chelsea and the aforementioned tiger print.

marc penn writes b.s. for politico

when i read the first paragraph of this article, i thought politico had lost it. but then i looked at the byline and saw that marc penn, hillary clinton’s ex-chief strategiest had um, penned the article. because bill clinton’s slashing of the u.s. welfare system (you know, the system that only let’s you collect social welfare for a lifetime max of 5 years. that’s lifetime) is the reason why poverty jumped dramatically about 5 years after he left office.

andrew ridgeley is not gay

it’s the question some of us have been wondering since he was caught bouncing around in the wake me up before you go-go video. in learning that george michael is (finally) headed into retirement, we paused long enough to look up his wham! cohort on wikipedia. mr. ridgeley is alive and well and married to keren woodward from 80s pop girl band bananarama.

who needs actors when we have technology

a new system called the aguru dome can help film producers finally achieve their dream of making films without having to deal with egos of towering proportions.

the gap looks for the allusive comeback

wil the gap ever make a comeback? h&m, zara, and mango have been fully embraced by the fashion forward as well as the monetarily challenged. and according to the new york times, last week, the company handily dismissed its european design staff. which is all but laughable, considering the gap sold its germany stores to h&m in 2003.

mccain’s new ad featuring biden

here we go. the mccain campaign has produced a pretty good commercial. but the real question is, does the campaign have enough money to get it on t.v.?

john mccain and barack obama with rick warren

a fellow blogger was kind enough to post the videos as well as the transcripts here. you can watch the full forum on trevinwax.com. at the moment, it seems like it’s only possible to locate bits and pieces at msnbc and cnn.

biden delivers delaware

the headline heard round the world. what does joe biden bring to the presidential ticket? what does this choice of the 66 year old say about barack obama? that he’s a bit conservative? evan byah would’ve been a more interesting vice presidential choice. he is a known commoditiy in states such as ohio kentucky.

ricky martin hires womb with enough space for twins

there seems to be a plethora of presumably desperate-for-money homoerectus of the non-male persuasion willing rent out their wombs so that sparkley men like ricky (shake your bon bons) martin can fulfill their dreams of having diminutive ones.

obama bombs at rick warren forum

this is a more dramatic headline that we’ve been seeing in u.s. newspapers. when in fact, obama seemingly held his own in a forum that wasn’t really geared toward his message. needless to say, john mccain ruled the day. rick warren, whose highly influential book, ‘a purpose driven life’ has sold tens of millions worldwide, hosted the event in the o.c. at saddleback church, which i myself have attended in the past.

you can watch the full 2 hour session on the saddleback church website once the site is up again. you can also watch bits and pieces on msbnc, as well as cnn.

bruuns bazaar

picked up a muted gold silk and cotton shirt with intricately sewn short sleeves while in sweden from copenhagen based design teambruuns bazaar. the brothers had a successful runway show during copenhagen fashion week.

michael phelps introduces the world to grits

over the past 2 days, the media has become entranced by olympic swimming sensation, michael phelp’s daily diet. from the bbc to yahoo, reporters around the world are going to great pains to explain what the hell grits are.

dirty harry meets mccain

the washington posts writes that john mccain and clint ‘dirty harry’ eastwood met up while both were in michigan. do you think eastwood, the legendary actor-director, who had a run-in with spike lee recently might do a chuck norris style commercial for mccain?

cindy mccain gets attention from the press

the european press routinely ignores john mccain as a rule. walk into any news stand in any international airport and you will see a plethora of barack obama cover stories and headlines. but you will be hardpressed find much info on john mccain. but then you get this headline from the uk’s guardian newspaper. ‘cindy mccain taken to the hospital.’ then you’ll discover that it was merely for carpal tunnel syndrome. well, at least they’re paying attention.

the bbc says something nice about america

the bbc acknowledges that the u.s. is an open, inclusive society. well, at least one journalist does. but oh, he’s only talking about the olympics.

putin and medvedev hand mccain u.s. election

consciously or unconsciously. russia has perhaps handed john mccain the u.s. election. george will hints at this in an opinion piece in the washington post.

copenhagen fashion week day 5

today is the final day of copenhagen fashion week. last night, day 4 of the 5 day event featured the last fashion show by designer marco evarissti. with this new concept, everissti has created an haute couture collection for death row prisoners to be offered to them for, or perhaps even on, execution day. you can watch a replay of the event on copenhagentv.com. with the new line, the designer hopes to beam a more powerful spotlight on the united states’ death penalty.

mccain takes strong stance against russia; foreign policy advisor lobbied for georgia

john mccain took a strong stance against russia in the russia-georgia-south ossetia crisis that erupted during the opening ceremony of the olympics, vladimir putin, prime minister of russia, appeared at. according to politico, a public relations firm working for the russian federation pointed out that randy scheunemann, mccain’s foreign policy advisor used to be a lobbyist for the georgia government. is it possible that mccain has experienced another senior moment and mistakenly believes the conflict (aka, war) is between russia and the u.s. state of georgia?

have you wondered why most of the news reports on the russia-georgia-south ossetia conflict generally fail to mention dmitry medvedev, the current, baby-face russian president?

does this conflict underscore the impotence of most heads of state? well, minus putin. while putin enthusiastically waved to the crowd at the opening ceremony of the beijing olympics, russia was simultaneously bombing georgia. george w. bush, nicholas sarkozy, and presumably other heads of state sat in the crowd supporting their respective nations at the event. so it’s not as if no one has any idea where putin is, if he is, as many heads of state believe, still the russian federation’s puppet master.

bill clinton, fade to grey

billary clinton just won’t go away. bill clinton has just nabbed a prime-time speaking spot on day 3 of this year’s democratic national convention. he follows hillary who will speak on day 2. and more notably, speaks before whomever will ultimately be obama’s running mate (aka, vp). are the clintons relevant? will they cause obama problems over the next 90 days? is machavellian bill willing to fade to black like previous presidents (see richard nixon)? bill clinton makes george bush the elder look like the dali lama every time he opens his big mouth.

copenhagen fashion week marc o’ polo interview part 2

andreas baumgaertner, creative director of marc o’ polo believes, despite marc o’ polo having been taken over by a germany based financier in the 1990s, that the company has maintained the essence of the label, which is it’s nordic identity.

MarcoPolo Party at State Museum of Art

“these nordic roots are very important to us. because on this we build our idea of the brand. when you see where the company is located, when you see our building, the way how we communicate, the way how we are, –how the culture is. there is still this scandinavian way of life inside.

copenhagen fashion week day 4

helena christensen hosted the odd molly party at the hotel d’angleterre, the royal area of copenhagen. odd molly features an array of looks for the recovering, yet evolving, hippy chic as she navigates from her 20s into her 30s and even perhaps beyond.

HelenaChristensen OddMolly Party

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copenhagen fashion week day 3 and marc o’ polo

this post starts with a view of copenhagen.

Copenhagen City View

the third day of copenhagen fashion week is crowded with parties. this evening helena christensen hosts a premiere party for the stockholm based fashion label, odd molly. IAM co-hosts a party with MTV and elite models and marc o’ polo in collaboration with dansk magazine, hosts a party at statens museum for kunst.

this afternoon, femme homme unveiled their expertly tailored line at city hall. you can view the collection here. and watch a rerun of the show copenhagentv.com.

in an interview earlier today, andreas baumgaertner, coo of marc o’ polo discussed the direction of the label and its brand identity. bits of this interview will be posted over the next couple of days.

baumgaerten came to marc o’ polo in 2001 after having worked with design powerhouse hugo boss. “for 11 years, i was working for hugo boss. i always had contact with marc o’ polo because first, my generation grew up with marc o’ polo.” reminiscing he says, “when i was 16 or 17, the brand was becoming big. marc o’ polo was the most expensive one, and it was the one everybody wanted to have.” he notes that unlike other fashion labels at that time, the company was basically the only one using natural, unprocessed fibers.

baumgaertner’s introduction to the corporate side of the company happened in the 90s. “a friend of mine started to work as managing director in stockholm. at the end of 2001, they asked me if i’m interested in starting as creative director for marc o’ polo.” he then made the leap from hugo boss.

tory boris johnson endorses barack obama

according to the financial times, london’s new mayor, boris johnson recently went out on a limb and threw his weight behind barack obama. what this means for obama is unclear. but this coupled with his having seemingly bonded with david cameron, the youthful tory who is most likely the uk’s next prime minister, is not necessarily a bad thing.

no birthday or christmas presents for obama kids

according to the daily telegraph, , barack and michelle obama’s kids malia and natascha (nickname, sascha) don’t get christmas or birthday presents. according to politico, the obama kids have children don’t receive Christmas or birthday presents but birthday slumber parties instead. no mention about christmas slumber parties though.

images from copenhagen fashion week day 2

finnish designer marimekko featured an assortment of prints, dimensions, and hoodies during copenhagen fashion week.

finnish designer marimekko at copenhagen fashion week

marimekko green hoodie jumpsuit for women

copenhagen fashion week day 2

copenhagen fashion week kicked off on august 6 with a special show for press as well as the official opening show featuring anne-sofie back . all shows can be viewed online at copenhagenfashionweek.tv..

vadum and camilla staerk kick off day two. the danish designer, vadum featured an array of structured looks with a somewhat eighties twist.

vadum spring/summer 2009 copenhagen fashion week

danish designers hit the runway during copenhagen fashion week

bruce ivins grass recycler

bruce ivins, the science geek who committed suicide last week by downing a bottle of tylenol (insert free ad here) prior to being formerly charged with the anthrax case from 2001, is described in this washington post article by a former neighbor: “That’s not the Bruce we knew. He was sweet, friendly. I mean, he was into grass recycling.” on the flipside, you’ve got his ex-psychiatrist blurting out her client’s mental history to the court, the audio of which has been obtained by the associated press and is now beingcirculated to the media. let the x-file-esque conspiracy theories begin.

euro-trash treat new york like personal walmart

funny article in today’s new york times talks about european tourists on the move in new york. well, basically for brits, shopping in the u.s. is like a 2 for 1 sale without the extra sales tax. what they don’t realise is that if they paused long enough to explore the interior of the continent, they’d get an additional 25% off.

christian audigier introduces new rock fabulous line

christian audigier, the man behind the successful ed hardy fashion line has announced he’s collaborating with straight outta the 80s icon, dave stewart of the eurythmics on a premium couture line which also includes motorcycles.

andre leon talley and michelle obama

andre leon talley, b.f. with vogue’s anna wintour has confessed that michelle obama doesn’t need him.

the u.s. goes 1 trillion dollars further into debt every 15 months

and you thought your finances were hurting? there’s an article in the latest issue of the new yorker on the current economy and what it means to new yorkers. but take out the bits about foreigners spending euros and pounds in the city and buying up cheap real estate, and it could apply to other u.s. cities.

x-files crushed by batman

has the dark knight completely overshadowed fox mulder? or is it because david duchovny held out too long –until he had a string of losing films, before he signed onto the second x-files movie. in the end, it’s probably a bit of both. well duchovny is quite 20th century while christian bale is a 21st century kinda guy.

california battles mississippi for worst schools in america

back in the 70s, california used to be the envy of america. great public schools. tuition free universities. now.the state ranks among the bottom 5 states.

these articles about california’s financial woes. like schwarzenegger terminating thousands of jobs because of the most recent budget crisis. always fail to mention proposition 13, passed in 1978 which doesn’t allow the state to raise property taxes. property tax is perm. set at 1%.

section 1 of proposition 13 states: the maximum amount of any ad valorem tax on real property shall not exceed one percent (1%) of the full cash value of such property. the one percent (1%) tax to be collected by the counties and apportioned according to law to the districts within the counties.