On Christmas morning, the sensual “Santa Baby” was in rotation on my holiday playlist. By Christmas evening, I learned that the ageless seductress who made “Santa Baby” famous had died on the same holiday for which that timeless song was written.
On Christmas Day Eartha Kitt died at the age of 81. The actress, singer, and [...]
Archive for December, 2008
“I hope I die being applauded.”
Posted in Influence, Inspiration, News on December 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
She Has Influence
Posted in Influence on December 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Doubt the influence of Beyonce? I bet you that 2 out of every 5 females you know are going to be calling themselves “divas” now.
Just watch.
Opening Lines…
Posted in Inspiration on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“My youth began when I was twenty-one.
At least, that’s when I decided it began.
That was when I started to think that all those shiny things in life—-some of them might possibly be for me.”
—-Opening lines of 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo, pictured below.
The Verdict
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I went to go see Seven Pounds starring Will Smith last night, and I’d give it a 3 out of 5. Smith plays a depressed IRS agent who seeks redemption for a past mistake by performing good deeds for seven strangers. This role is a huge departure from most of his past roles, and although [...]
I’m Intrigued…
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know what to expect from Will Smith’s new movie Seven Pounds, which hits theaters tomorrow. The trailer tells me nothing about whether this will fit my tastes, and the vague description that I found—“An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven [...]
Swagger of a College Kid…
Posted in The Obamas on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Check out these old-school Kodak photos of Barack Obama when he was a freshman in college.
Click here to see the full slideshow on TIME magazine’s site.
Quotable: Being Present
Posted in Inspiration on December 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Be here.
Be present.
Wherever you are, be there.”
—Willie Nelson
Quotable
Posted in Inspiration on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I like the neutrality of black, the
power of black. There’s a silent
force behind the color.”
—Nicola Vassell,
Gallery Director, Deitch Projects
