Wednesday 22 October 2014

Justin bieber selena gomez back together 2014

Justin bieber selena gomez back together 2014, Selena Gomez and Orlando Bloom flew out of LAX together and looked exactly like a dating couple in love trying to hide it. We have been saying for AGES that Orlando Bloom is planning his revenge on Justin Bieber, and we’re finally seeing evidence of that planning. See, Justin Bieber humiliated Orlando Bloom by hooking up with Miranda Kerr [while Miranda and Orlando were still married], and then getting into a public fistfight with him at a club. And now, Orlando Bloom is getting his revenge by hooking up with Selena Gomez.

Orlando and Selena already have some history behind them, since the two were rumored to be hooking up earlier this year. However, Selena Gomez’ on-again/off-again/on-again romance with Justin Bieber soon put a stop to that, and Orlando supposedly moved on. But alas, both Orlando Bloom and Selena Gomez were spotted departing from LAX on October 20th at the same time – and together. Dun dun dun….

It’s becoming pretty obvious that Selena and Orlando are ‘hanging out’, and yes, we mean that as a euphemism for sex. What, you think they’re intellectual equals sitting down and discussing Nietzsche? Puh-lease, this is total revenge dating. Selena Gomez dumped Justin Bieber for cheating on her with Kendall Jenner, and after unfollowing him on Twitter [for the millionth time], she decided that cutting off contact with him wasn’t enough. So what did she do? Well, she re-initiated contact with Justin’s sworn enemy, Orlando Bloom.

Ok, sworn enemy sounds a little dramatic, but the Orlando Bloom/Justin Bieber feud is about to go nuclear. Justin isn’t going to sit quietly while Orlando Bloom hits on his ex-girlfriend, even if it means puffing up his chest and acting like a deranged punk. Meanwhile, this Orlando Bloom/Selena Gomez hookup will go viral, ensuring that both of their exes know about it.

Justin Bieber charity hair auction $40,668 gentle barn

Justin Bieber charity hair auction $40,668 gentle barn, Do you remember Bieber’s hair back in 2011? Then you remember it gone right? Well what on earth happened to that hair!

You would be forgiven for thinking it probably slinked off and started a pop career, then miserably failed before going into obscurity. That didn’t happen!

It wasn’t swept up and thrown away either though! The hair was delivered to Ellen, who then put it up on Ebay (not for her own profit)! The prize went through the roof and reached $40,688!

The cash went to a good cause. The Gentle Barn Foundation, an animal rescue charity! Great cause.

GoldenPalace.com purchased the hair and had plans to put it on show on Bieber tours, to earn more cash for charity. We are not sure if that plan came to light!

Justin Bieber 2014

Justin Bieber 2014, My dangles were unreal did u see that shot...#dontf--kwiththecanadian" Bieber wrote on Instagram beneath a clip of him juking defenders out of there skates.

Obviously, homey does a lot of bragging, but in this case, it's warranted. If this whole "being the world's biggest pop star" thing doesn't work out, he may have a future in the NHL.

The Biebs has been showing off his athletic skills all over social media recently. Earlier this week, Bieber sparred with Floyd Mayweather (shirtless, of course), and he lived to tell the tale, which is an impressive feat in its own right.

So if you've been wondering how Bieber gets to bang Barbara Palvin and a slew of other models, now you may have your answer.

Just get rich, famous, and good at sports and you too will have your pick of Victoria's Secret Angels. And apparently, it won't even matter if you're a giant douche.

Jennifer Lawrence Dating Chris Martin

Jennifer Lawrence Dating Chris Martin, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Martin dating seems to have taken a serious note. After both stars had split from the significant others this year, they had no trouble finding love in each other. Obviously, things are going too well with Martin already having met Lawrence's parents.

Gossip sites have gone crazy over reports involving Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Martin. With the couple not confirming their relationship and remaining mum over the dating reports, fans can't help but jump on any news related to Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin.

Well, the latest involves Lawrence's beloved grandmother. According to reports by Sugarscape, Jennifer Lawrence has already introduced her boyfriend, Chris Martin to the family.

"Jennifer's mum flew to Los Angeles to meet Chris. We will have to get another chair for the dinner table at Christmas," stated the source to the Web site.

This revelation certainly makes it crystal clear that Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Martin is head over heels in love. As for the Coldplay's singers' friends, Jennifer reportedly has similarities with his ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, which is not the least bit surprising why Chris had fallen for "The Hunger Games" star.

"Although Jennifer is different from Gwyneth, both girls are earthy. They like to play and act silly at times. Chris is happy because he and Jennifer are on the same wavelength," stated the source.

In other reports involving Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Martin, the former is allegedly pregnant with Chris Martin's' child. OK! Magazine claims Lawrence has long been planning to have babies and now that she's with Chris Martin, the dream is close to reality.

"Jen is talking engagement, babies, the whole nine yards...She'd love to have a little girl. She's been totally swept off her feet by Chris and is convinced they've got what it takes to go all the way," stated the magazine.
Gossip Cop has however slammed the rumours of Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Martin's baby. For one, Lawrence is not pregnant nor is she planning to be a mom anytime soon.

Jennifer Lawrence Red Carpet

Jennifer Lawrence Red Carpet, OK, so, about last night...The stars came in droves for two big events: the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards and the Angel Ball, and there were some straight up stellar red carpet moments from both celebrations. Let's recap, shall we?

Let's start with glowing mom-to-be Blake Lively, who wins the award for best maternity dress of the night—and maybe of all time. Not only did she show off her growing bump in a pale yellow Gucci gown, but she showed a bit of skin, too. Props to Blake for not shying away from a plunging neckline.

We're also in awe of Jennifer Lawrence, who stepped out in a belted, white lace Oscar de la Renta dress—a fitting tribute to the late designer. And we couldn't help but notice that so many stars opted for summery, light colors—even though fall is in full swing.

Julianne Hough was also at the Elle Women in Hollywood event, and she looked so polished in a powder blue Calvin Klein Collection. Gugu Mbatha-Raw was another actress who got the spring colors memo and opted for an effortless peach number—also by Calvin Klein Collection.

And Blake wasn't the only pregnant star on the red carpet last night. Molly Sims showed off her bump in a high-waisted black skirt by Lela Rose paired with a white cropped blouse.

But wait—there's more! Elizabeth Banks continued the whole spring theme with her bright floral Michael Kors confection. But over in New York City Sofía Vergara opted for darker, fall colors in her green and metallic strapless Rubin Singer dress.

And we're giving honorable mentions to the best LBDs of the night: Renée Zellweger and Kerry Washington. Well, Kerry's Calvin Klein Collection mini is more of a little navy dress, but we love that it's simple and has a fun, futuristic feel at the same time.

Wow, we are breathless from rattling off all the best dressed stars of the night. There must have been something in the water that brought out everyone's best sartorial sense. Who was your favorite of the night?

Jennifer Lawrence Pixie Cut

Jennifer Lawrence Pixie Cut, Jennifer Lawrence may still be struggling to deal with having her privacy violated following the illegal leak of celebrity photos, but you wouldn’t be able to tell.

The 24-year-old actress has better things to worry about. But as you can see at the premiere of Serena, being a red carpet beauty isn’t one of them.

For the premiere of her latest movie, she looked nothing short of absolutely gorgeous with loose waves in her grown-out pixie cut, rosy pink smoky eyes, and lips to match.

Serena is a Depression-era drama set to debut next February, which means we’ll be seeing a lot of JLaw on the red carpet in the coming months. And of course, she was dressed in Dior—she’s had a recurring role as the face of the luxury label.

For the premiere during the BFI London Film Festival, Jennifer took the plunge in a black coat dress from the designer, paired with Brian Atwood pumps. Although it might look like she means business in her borrowed-from-the-boys look, we know better than to take anything she does too seriously.

Nicole Richie Blue Hair

Nicole Richie Blue Hair, Nicole Richie has never been one to sit back and play it safe, but her latest whirlwind experimentation with hair color practically has our heads spinning.

First opting for a purple hue (at the request of her daughter), Richie’s hair color inspired a purple dye boom in Hollywood, and just when we were all getting used to the lilac hue, she went and changed things up on us with blue hair — which lasted no longer than a weekend.  Back to the old purple ways, Nicole was just settling into her pastel identity.


Now, debuting the color on “Good Morning America,” Nicole’s back to blue, which was properly timed for the 4th of July weekend. Her colorist, Daniel Moon, used PRAVANA ChromaSilk VIVIDS hair color to get the blue hue. Anyone’s guess is as good as ours about whether or not the color will stay very long, but our money’s on another shocker not too far down the road.

Nicole Richie Purple Hair

Nicole Richie Purple Hair, We’ve had a few weeks to get used to Nicole Richie‘s purple hair, and now we have to admit, it totally suits the star. Honestly, the style and beauty risk-taker can pull off just about anything, but when we caught up with her at the AOL Newfronts, we were curious if she’s as used to her lavender tresses as we are.

“Surprisingly, it feels like having blonde hair,” Richie told PEOPLE. “My colorist Danny Moon, when I talked to him about it, he said, ‘I’m telling you, you’re not going to feel that different. Having purple hair has the same hue as having blonde hair, and you’re not going to feel that different.’ And he was actually right.”

Purple hair enthusiasts should not get too attached to her vibrant shade. Richie might be changing it up before summer. “You know what — I didn’t even know I was going to have purple hair until two days before I had it so it’s hard for me to say if I’m going to have it for summer or not. But we’ll see.”

Richie was at the Newfronts promoting her web series #CandidlyNicole, which has sparked her new VH1 unscripted series by the same name. And she said that interaction from her fans on social media — her Twitter was voted by Time as one of the best celebrity accounts of 2013 — is key to the show’s success.

“When we choose the episodes, we go on my Twitter and we see what people are really responding to, what people want to know more about or dive into,” she explained. “The show is not me, telling people, ‘You have to listen to me, I know everything about everything.’ It’s me saying, ‘I have no idea about anything, and I don’t think you do either and let’s just go on this journey together because it’s just fun. And let’s learn about these things and laugh at the same time.'”

Brad Pitt Fury Trailer

Brad Pitt Fury Trailer, Transformers' star Shia LaBeouf revealed in a recent interview that Brad Pitt and film director David Ayer helped him find Jesus on the set of their WWII movie entitled 'Fury'.

The 27-year old California native will play as solider Boyd Swan in the aforementioned film whose faith in Christ allows him to deal with a chaotic environment where life and death hangs in the balance during the Second World War.

"I found God doing Fury. I became a Christian man, and not in a f*****g b******t way-in a very real way. I could have just said the prayers that were on the page. But it was a real thing that really saved me. And you can't identify unless you're really going through it. It's a full-blown exchange of heart, a surrender of control. And while there's beauty to that, acting is all about control. So that was a wild thing to navigate...Brad [Pitt] was really instrumental in guiding my head through this," said Shia LaBeouf to Interview Magazine.

"Brad comes from a hyper-religious, very deeply Christian, Bible Belt life, and he rejected it and moved toward an unnamed spirituality. He looked at religion like the people's opium, almost like a Marxist view on religion. Whereas [Fury director/writer] David [Ayers] is a full subscriber to Christianity. But these two diametrically opposed positions both lead to the same spot, and I really looked up to both men. It was nice to have conversations with Brad about the family he came from and what he was using to get through the day."

Despite having a Pentecostal father, the 'Indiana Jones' actor previously identified himself as Jewish because of his mother Shayna's heritage.

"Yeah, my dad's Cajun. I have a cool lineage, a good group of people. I'm Jewish so I was named after my grandfather. Shia means 'gift from God' and LaBeouf means 'the beef' so my name means 'thank God for beef', said LaBeouf to IndieLondon website several years ago.

"I like beef, yeah, I mean I'm a walking advertisement for it! 'Man, I'm cool with 'gift from God', let's keep that going!'"

However, LaBeouf revealed in another interview years ago that if religion gives people hope, it makes sense, but it never made sense to him.

Now it appears that the actor is trying to turn his life around by having a better relationship with God after his recent controversies which caused him to be arrested four months ago. He had allegedly slapped 'Cabaret' actor Alan Cumming's butt during a performance and spit at a police officer, which resulted in the actor receiving going into alcohol and drug treatment.

Brad pitt shaved sides of head 2014

Brad pitt shaved sides of head 2014, Brad Pitt said on Sunday that his new movie Fury, a brutal depiction of World War II, sought to recognise the psychological trauma endured by soldiers.

The movie, which has its European premiere on Sunday at the close of the London Film Festival, follows a tank crew as it pushes behind enemy lines in the dying days of the war in Germany in 1945.

“It was not a film about sides,” Pitt told reporters. “For me it was a film about that accumulative psychic trauma that every soldier carries to some extent.”

He added: “This film is about the soldiers’ exhaustion from the cold, hunger and the accumulative effect on a daily basis. We took that to heart.

“I hope the soldiers will walk away from this and feel they are recognised.”

Pitt, along with a number of other actors in the film, gave his support to last month’s international Invictus Games for injured veterans, which took place in London.

“I learnt a lot from this film,” the 50-year-old, who plays a hard-bitten sergeant in command of a Sherman tank crew played by Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena and Jon Bernthal, said, adding that his role as battle-hardened army sergeant Wardaddy was “a real study in leadership”.

“Because of this, I am now a better father,” said Pitt, who has six children with actress Angelina Jolie.

He also admitted he became rather attached to the Sherman tank in which he and his team spent much of the film.

“There’s nothing ergonomic about a tank. But we were forced to familiarise ourselves with the tank and find our comfort spots,” he said, adding: “I became quite proprietorial.”

The film’s director, David Ayer, said Pitt spent a lot of time in the tank on set.

“It was like his eagle’s nest where he would look down on us,” he said, to which the actor quipped: “It was the best view.”


Gruesome fare

At one point during Fury a tank commander’s head is blown off while he’s hunched outside his vehicle during a fiery battle with a combatant. Ayer insists he didn’t include the surprise decapitation simply to shock moviegoers.

“That was a very common thing that happened,” said Ayer. “There’s countless stories of crews being inside tanks and then all of a sudden their commander’s headless body drops into the tank and sprays blood everywhere. That was the hazard of being a tank commander, and that’s why these guys were so brave.”

Unlike many films about World War II, which have painted a patriotic portrait of the six-year conflict, the R-rated Fury instead offers an unapologetically gruesome look at one long day of battle in 1945, just weeks before the Nazis’ final surrender.

From inside an M4 Sherman tank nicknamed Fury, Pitt’s Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier leads a five-man crew deep into enemy territory where they experience — and participate in — hellish acts of war.

“This is like the PG-13 version of what real war is like,” said actor Michael Pena, who plays tank driver Trini ‘Gordo’ Garcia. “Real war is not pretty. You can validate almost everything you see on screen. The pictures that we saw were horrendous. This is just a little bit of it.”

Ayer, a former U.S. Navy submariner who wrote the police dramas Training Day and End of Watch, loaded up on a barrage of research before going into the production on the Sony Pictures film in England, including interviewing veterans, enlisting military experts and studying real-world war footage.

While the film isn’t based entirely on reality, he didn’t want Fury to stray too far from the truth — more Saving Private Ryan, less Inglourious Basterds.

“In my investigation of the war, I wanted to find circumstances that would help create the world and tell the story of what these five guys faced,” said Ayer. “I wasn’t cherry picking horrible things just to be gratuitous. I wanted to know what this family could experience together that puts us in their shoes and tells us about that war.”

Despite the film’s 69-year-old subject matter, Ayer noted the conflicts that the U.S. military confronted in WWII mirror today’s clashes in the Middle East.

“They’re fighting a fanatical enemy that’s thrown the rulebook out,” said Ayer.

“There are women and children in the combat zone. It’s an enemy that had zero regard for human rights. These soldiers had to deal with that, make decisions and fight in that environment. The same difficulties they faced, our soldiers are facing today overseas in the Middle East.”

Beyonce forbes most powerful celebrity 2014

Beyonce forbes most powerful celebrity 2014, Beyonce isn't just one of the world's most influential people. She's also the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine.

The publication has released its annual Celebrity 100 list and has named Queen Bey to the top spot.

When you consider the year she's had, there's little reason to wonder why. After giving what many viewed as a virtually flawless performance at the 2013 Super Bowl Halftime Show, Beyonce hasn't paused, embarking on a grand global tour while also readying the release of her self-titled visual album, "Beyonce."

When that disc arrived to fans' pleasant surprise in December 2013, the singer notched her fifth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and sparked a platinum hit with the lead single, "Drunk in Love." (Monica Lewinsky referenced the record when talking about her past with former President Bill Clinton.)

And yet, as Forbes notes, Beyonce's empire isn't limited to the music business. While she's setting out on joint tours with her husband -- they're currently crossing the country with their "On the Run" trek -- Beyonce's also managing her clothing company, line of perfumes, and collaborations with brands like Pepsi and H&M.

All told, Forbes estimates that Beyonce earned roughly $115 million between June 2013 and June 2014. By comparison, her husband made an estimated $60 million, enough to put him in sixth place behind Oprah Winfrey (No. 4 at $82 million) and Ellen DeGeneres (No. 5, at $70 million).

So who's the person standing directly in Beyonce's shadow? That would be basketball star LeBron James, who arrived at No. 2 on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list, having made an estimated $72 million as of June 2014.

Beyonce short bangs

Beyonce short bangs, Let’s start with this: Beyoncé’s bangs are none of your business. A woman’s body is her choice, and a woman’s hair—which can be cut, dyed, crimped, burned, and still grow back just fine—is definitely her choice.

But a famous woman’s hair, like most things about famous women, always becomes everyone’s business anyway, so Twitter predictably went into meltdown mode yesterday when Beyoncé showed up at a Paris station wearing super-short, pinup-girl bangs. You can call it Bangpocalypse or search for outraged Twitter mentions of “Beyoncé bangs”; there’s even a backlash to the backlash at this point.

Setting aside the fact that the bangs are most likely a wig, and that Beyoncé has donned dozens of different hairstyles in her videos alone . . . why wouldn’t we want one of our most beautiful, effortlessly glamorous women to take this kind of risk? The magic of famous, beautiful people is that they can wear anything—velour pink tracksuits or dumpy white T-shirts or matching outfits with the rest of her girl group—and make it work. Famous women get to test out fashion months before the rest of us, and inspire us to follow their lead; when you see something in a magazine and say, “I wish I could pull that off,” Beyoncé can pull that off. She’s out there taking the risk for you, and probably without even having to actually cut her bangs.

Like Sarah Paulson at the Emmys, Beyoncé is taking the kind of risk few people seem to be willing to go near anymore, risking the wrath of the Fashion Police or the Twitter armies to just do something that doesn’t feel exhausted. Because she’s Beyoncé, the uproar was swift and stupidly intense. But because she’s Beyoncé, you’ll probably be seeing girls in Bushwick with their bangs cut short six months from now. Don’t forget that Paris train station where it all began.

Beyonce braids 2014

Beyonce braids 2014, Beyoncé and Rihanna are constantly going head-to-head (hair-to-hair?) for most mane changes in any given month. It seems like we can’t turn around without one of them sporting a pixie, wild curls, an intricate updo or a sleek bob. But Beyoncé may be pulling ahead in the best-tressed race this month with her latest look: A full head of long, elaborate braids.

Bey was snapped in N.Y.C. with husband Jay Z wearing her new ombré hip-length style, which she wore pulled to one side for a waterfall effect. Wondering how long it might take to transform Beyoncé’s hair into these braids? Writer/reporter Jackie Fields (who has tried the style herself) says “Unless she had, oh, I don’t know, 10 people working on it at once, her hair took hours. Mine took five!”

Jackie also suggests that Bey opted for the style because she might have a warm-weather vacation coming up (after all, the last time she rocked these locks was on an anniversary trip with Jay to Cuba — and her sister Solange favors them for beach and boat trips as well). “It’s just so easy breezy,” Jackie explains. “If she’s hopping on a yacht to some hot spot, this is a no brainer.”

Which leads us to wonder: Is Beyoncé getting prepped for a trip to Paris and Florence to witness the nuptials of another celeb power couple? Did Jay promise her a yacht trip around the Mediterranean if she didn’t upstage the bride? Is Kim even letting anyone in the door who doesn’t have regulation Kardashian bombshell waves?

Miley Cyrus Instagram

Miley Cyrus Instagram, Clothes on or clothes off, Miley Cyrus is one sexy star. She has twerked in front of millions of people and gotten naked on Instagram, and now she's sharing some intimate details about a certain little black miniskirt. Miley snapped an Instagram photo with the caption "wearing a skirt that got me lucky last time."

While we're sure it's not just the skirt that helped Miley score, we appreciate that she knows the clothes that work for her, like a true fashion pro. Even if you'd rather not know about her private life, you've got to give the girl props because, hey, she's just being Miley.

Miley cyrus liam hemsworth end engagement

Miley cyrus liam hemsworth end engagement, Miley Cyrus may have broken off her engagement to Liam Hemsworth almost a year ago, but that doesn't mean she doesn't still have feelings for the Australian actor.

"I love Liam. Liam loves me," she tells Australia's "Sunday Night" during an interview.

Of course, she might just be saying that because she doesn't want to upset any Australians on their home turf. On the more controversial topic of her open indulgence in drugs and alcohol, Cyrus gets a bit defensive:

"I put pictures of me smoking weed, I'm not going to lie, on my Instagram," she says. "I don't promote it in my songs or whatever, but it's not like I'm sitting around telling a bunch of kids to do a bunch of drugs."

Miley Cyrus New Short Hairstyle 2012

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Justin Timberlake 2014

Justin Timberlake 2014, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have settled their lawsuit against Heat magazine after the publication retracted allegations that the singer had been unfaithful.

Timberlake sued the Irish magazine for defamation in September after the publication printed photos of him shirtless with captions that alluded he cheated on Biel -- "Justin Timberlake gets flirty with another woman, It is not his wife!" and "The flirty photos that rocked Justin and Jessica's marriage" -- and for the quotes attributed to the actress in the article.

The couple's lawyer and the magazine reached a settlement after a brief hearing in Dublin, after which the magazine's publishers issued an apology.

"The article was based on an unfounded report regarding Justin Timberlake's alleged behavior at a club following a performance in Paris, to celebrate a birthday and also included a number of purported statements improperly attributed to Jessica Biel, which heat now understands had never been made by her," the Bauer Media Group's wrote.

"The Defendant accepts that the article was false and withdraws any inferences that questioned the state of Justin and Jessica's marriage. The Defendant regrets any embarrassment caused to the couple and unreservedly apologizes to them."

Timberlake and Biel's team also released a statement claiming the couple is "very satisfied with with this categoric retraction of what was a false and unfounded story."

"The couple will not be making any further comment in relation to this matter, but will not hesitate to take similar legal action if false allegations regarding the state of their marriage are repeated."

Justin timberlake cornrows

Justin timberlake cornrows, Justin Timberlake opened up about his fashion regrets recently, and revealed that some of his most memorable looks aren’t necessarily his favorite: “

The cornrows I wore with ’N Sync. That was pretty bad,” he told Playboy. “Britney and I wore matching denim outfits [to the 2001 American Music Awards]. Yeah, another bad choice. I’d probably pay good money to get some of those pictures off the internet.”

But Justin, that’s part of the reason we love you! As for whose rising-star style he likes? “Robert Pattinson dresses properly. He’s more adept than I was.” Tell us: Did you like JT’s cornrows and denim? Leave your comments below!

Justin Timberlake shaved head 2001

Justin Timberlake shaved head 2001, Justin Timberlake looks bad to the bone with a shaved head filming scenes for his new movie in Los Angeles.

The 29-year-old heartthrob has ditched the curly locks he sported playing Sean Parker in the Social Network in favour of a buzz cut.

And Justin wasn't the only one with a new hairdo. also spotted on the set was a red-headed Amanda Seyfried, who plays his girlfriend.

Justin was pictured carrying a semi-automatic pistol in a scene where he steals a limousine.
In the movie titled Now, Timberlake plays Olivia Wilde's son, in a world where everyone stops aging at 25 and has to buy time to live.

The film, which was previously called I'm Mortal, is due to hit theatres next year.

Rihanna short red hair 2010

Rihanna short red hair 2010, Super stylish songstress Rihanna is known for experimenting with different haircuts and hair colors.

In the past she has amazed all with her various hairdos: glamorous, high-fashion, feminine and so on. Rihanna continues revealing the new sides of herself with her ever-changing hairstyles in 2010. Find out the pictures of the pop singer transforming from blonde to red.


ihanna  hairstyle  : NRJ Music Awards January 2010


Rihanna  hairstyle : NRJ Music Awards January 2010


Rihanna hairstyle : 2010 Grammy Awards January



Rihanna hairstyle : Berlin March 2010


Rihanna hairstyle : Berlin March 2010


Rihanna hairstyle : Dublin May 2010


Rihanna blonde hairstyle : Turkey June 2010


Rihanna debuts red hair color : June 2010


Rihanna cropped hairstyle : June 2010



Rihanna cropped hairstyle : June 2010


Rihanna red color hairstyle : July 2010



Rihanna hairstyle : August 2010


Rihanna red color hairstyle : Greenhouse Afterparty August 2010


Rihanna medium length red color hairstyle : Matt Kemps Birthday Bash September 2010


Rihanna medium length red color hairstyle : Paris October 2010


Rihanna red color hairstyle : Miu Miu Ready to Wear Spring-Summer 2011 fashion show October 2010


Rihanna side swept bang hairstyle : Barnes & Noble Book Signing October 2010


Rihanna red color hair updo : Topshop Oxford Circus October 2010


Rihanna red hair pony tail with side swept away bangs : Santa Monica Dinner October 2010


Rihanna debuts long red hair : November 2010


Rihanna side fish-plait : November 2010


Rihanna classic red hair updo Hairstyle : 2010 MTV EMAs November


Rihanna classic red hair updo : 2010 MTV EMAs November


Rihanna curly red hair updo : London November 2010


Rihanna curly red hair : 2010 AMAs November 2010


Britney spears accused of lip syncing

Britney spears accused of lip syncing, Some fans of Britney Spears are accusing the singer of lip-syncing to her song "Perfume" during her Las Vegas show. According to gossip site Oh No They Didn't, Spears' mouth is moving but the audience is mostly hearing singer Sia's version of the track.

Billboard points out that Sia -- best known for her hit song "Chandelier" -- is credited as one of the writers of "Perfume." An acoustic version of the song as performed by Sia is big on YouTube.

"If you listen closely to the performance video, you can make out some of Spears' vocals under Sia's more charactered voice," Colin Stutz writes for Billboard. "That's because, most likely, Spears uses Sia's track as an in-monitor guide when she sings. Only this time it was put into the house mix, making for an embarrassing accident."

It's not the first time Spears has been called out for the vocalizations during her Vegas show, which is part of a two-year residency. In reviewing the show for the Los Angeles Times, writer Mikael Wood points out that the singer's show appears to take its title, "Piece of Me," literally.

"Whatever the scale of the number ... the singer's presence felt so diminished -- her dancing a tentative shadow of what it used to be, her vocals apparently lip-synced for the majority of the show -- as if to make the production's title seem a taunt," Wood writes.

While her manager Adam Leber initially denied that Spears wasn't singing live during the show, he later backtracked during an interview with Medium.com.

"To put on the show that she puts on, it's virtually impossible to sing the entire time and do what she does," he said.
"She's singing on every song, basically, when she has the ability to sing. There's no way you can dance for 90 minutes straight and sing the entire time."

Britney Spears redhead

Britney Spears redhead, Just when we were starting to get used to Britney Spears' prodigal return to her follicular roots, it looks like Brunette-ney up and changed her hair color yet again, y'all—which makes her new hue the third tint she's tried out this year.

(Cue "Oops...I Did It Again" and/or "My Prerogative.") Spears started the year off as a blonde, toyed around with chestnut brown for the better part of February, and, according to pap pictures and fan photos from a meet-and-greet on Wednesday, is currently rocking a rich, red hue.

Over the years, we've seen Spears try out a TON of different hair styles, cuts, and colors. But I'm pretty sure this is the first time she's ever tried this particular shade IRL.

She's gone red before in a few of her videos, like when she acted as a leather-clad, laser-jumping special agent in "Toxic"—but that was more of a Ronald McDonald-type red. Then there was "Womanizer," where she played a tatted-up waitress, but even that crimson hue was veering towards purple.

This new shade is closer to burgundy, a rust-colored red, and we can't wait to see how it looks when she's all done up (and not running errands in a messy bun). TBH, though, while we're all for a little stylish experimentation, Red-ney (or even Burgund-ney) just doesn't have the same ring to it. *SIGH*

Adam levine NBC '70s musical series

Adam levine NBC '70s musical series, Adam Levine and his wife Behati Prinsloo go shopping for watches on Saturday afternoon (August 16) in West Hollywood, Calif.

It was just announced that the 35-year-old Maroon 5 singer will be producing a new musical series for NBC that will explore the music business in the 1970s.

The show will be a 10-hour event and feature contemporary stars singing classics from the ’70s.

Adam “has been hands-on with song choices and casting current acts to play the iconic artists and rerecord the era’s classics,” according to Billboard.

Adam Levine Behati Prinsloo Wedding

Adam Levine Behati Prinsloo Wedding, Adam Levine gushed about his new wife Behati Prinsloo in a recent interview with Refinery29 promoting his new Kmart collection. This month, Adam, 35, released his second womenswear and third menswear collections for the retailer - partially inspired by Behati, 25, whom he married in July.

“Well, I’m also really lucky because my wife happens to be — in my opinion — the best dressed woman out there,” he said.

“Obviously, I’m biased, but I just feel like she’s very creative, inventive, [and has] good taste. I’d be silly not to try to recreate that for the line."Adam also talked about what to wear to meet the parents.

Asked what he wore, he answered, “Oh god, I don’t remember. If I had to put a bet on it, I’d say it was a T-shirt and jeans. I don’t remember what happened yesterday, so unfortunately I can’t remember too specifically.”

He added, “I mean, it’s pretty easy to dress the right way. There’s so many ways to not miss, so if you’re dressed really inappropriately when you’re going to meet your boyfriend’s parents, there are other things wrong. You could wear anything that’s just not super revealing or risqué. You don’t want to overdo it. You just gotta take it easy — that’s probably the most important thing: subtle.”

Adam Levine Blond

Adam Levine Blond, Adam Levine and his wife have all the love in the world. After getting married in July, the spark between Maroon 5's lead vocalist, Adam Levine and his wife Behati Prinsloo keeps on getting intense day by day.
Before finally tying the knot, the blonde Victoria Secret's angel has changed Levine's view on marriage. Levine really doesn't believe in marriage.  But things changed, when he met Prinsloo. The popular couple was married in summer and now, the 35-year-old singer hunk is so proud calling her love 'wife.'

"I never really thought I would adore it. It's so trippy. I'm a child. How did this happen? I use that word 'wife' right now a lot. I say it for no reason. I say it a lot - 'Wife wife wife,' I love it. I even changed her number in my phone to 'Wife," Levine told Ellen DeGeneres.

 Adam Levine Wife, Prinsloo recently starred with new video of Maroon 5  entitled "Animal." The new Maroon 5 video shows the couple dripping in fake blood and photos were posted by Prinsloo in her Instagram account.

Many may be surprised to know that Adam Levine wife was born in Namibia, South-West Africa and her father Boet is a church minister until today. This is the reason why the Los Angeles pop rock band vocalist did all the traditional ways to ask Prinsloo's hands from her parents. Although feeling nervous, for the sake of love, the singer did it.

The beautiful wife of Adam Levine is Victoria Secret's Angel. She was Victoria's Secret sub-brand Pink model in 2008 and in 2009, she walked on the runway as Victoria Secret's Angel. For this, Prinsloo had to maintain her 1, 400 calorie organic diet.

Adam Levine Wife, Prinsloo is really the one for the 35- year-old Maroon 5 singer. Prior to their marriage, the vocalist and Prinsloo separated a couple of times. Levine dated models Nina Agdal and Amanda Setton during their break-up before Levine realized that the supermodel is really the one for him.

Demi Lovato Shaved Side Of Head

Demi Lovato Shaved Side Of Head, Pop songstress Demi Lovato, 22, spoke to ET before taking the stage at the Vevo Certified SuperFanFest in Los Angeles. The topic of her discussion… boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama, 34.

“Wilmer is one of the most incredible people on the planet,” Devato gushed to ET correspondent Lance Bass.

According to J-14, Lovato says Valderrama is a big part of the reason that she has remained good friends with ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas. Jonas and Devato met in 2007 during the making of the first Camp Rock movie. Their roller-coaster relationship ended very publicly in 2010.

Valderrama is the one who suggested to Lovato that she team up with Jonas for a Camp Rock reunion duet with Jonas last month at her Los Angeles concert.

Valderrama accompanied Lovato to the Vevo Certified SuperFanFest. The concert was sponsored by Honda. The concert also featured Iggy Azalea, the singer most famous for her hit “Fancy” and workings with Ariana Grande.

While backstage, Lovato and Valderrama posed for photos with her long time friend and collaborator, Blink-182’s Travis Barker.

At the SuperFanFest, Lovato debuted an edgy new hairstyle. Sporting a short bob-style cut that included a shaved side with teal-blue ends, Lovato told ET that her new “punk-rock ‘do” was a whim. She’d decided on her new style the night before. She called it an “impulsive’ decision.”

Valderrama is an actor, singer and dancer known for his portrayal of Fez on That 70’s Show. He briefly appeared in Lavato’s music video “Really Don’t Care” that was released back in June. The couple has been together since 2010, but they work hard to keep their private relationship out of the spotlight.

Back in September, fans got a rare glimpse into the lives of the celebrity couple when Lovato posted an Instagram photo of the couple napping in a furniture store. The couple had an hour to kill before a movie started, so they napped in a display bed at a furniture store. The photo went viral.

Valderrama spoke publicly about the couples relationship when he wished Lovato a Happy Birthday on Instagram.

“Wishing you happy birthday would never come close to all the inspiring things I wish for your life. We laugh our asses off. While we do all we can to better everything around us. Love you through all,” Valderrama wrote.

Do you think Lovato and Valderrama are an adorable couple?

Margot Robbie Playing Jane In Tarzan

Margot Robbie Playing Jane In Tarzan, AUSTRALIA’S Hollywood starlet of the moment, Margot Robbie, is bringing her glamour to the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Confidential can reveal The Wolf of Wall Street actress will be the special guest in the Swisse marquee in the Birdcage on Emirates Stakes Day, November 8.

Also heating up the Birdcage will be Sports Illustrated model and New York It-girl Gigi Hadid, who will be the VRC and Emirates special international guest on Emirates Melbourne Cup Day.

Fresh from the Paris catwalk, where she walked for Jean Paul Gaultier and Karl Lagerfeld, Hadid will be a guest in the German-themed marquee.

Hadid also has a connection with Australia, having only recently split from Aussie teen pop star boyfriend Cody Simpson.

Robbie has many friends in Melbourne, thanks to her three years living here while working on the long-running soap Neighbours.Now based Hollywood, the 24-year-old said she can’t wait to get back.
“It’s been a whirlwind few years and I am just so excited to be coming back to Melbourne for the races,’’ Robbie said.

“Hopefully some of my friends will be free to spend the day with me in the Swisse marquee which will make it more fun.

“Stakes Day has always been one of my favourites.”

Since moving to Los Angeles after finishing her stint in Neighbours, Robbie’s star has continued to rise.

She became a global name thanks to her starring role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf Of Wall Street last year.

Hadid, the daughter of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster, said: “I’m so excited to get back to Australia. The only time I’ve spent there is on the Gold Coast, so I’m looking forward to experiencing Melbourne, especially while attending one of Australia’s biggest racing, fashion and social events.”

Robbie will play Jane Porter in the new movie Tarzan and Jane, opposite Alexander Skarsgard.

Margot robbie brown hair

Margot robbie brown hair, You probably did a double-take when you saw Margot Robbie hit the red carpet at the Oscars. This is the first big award show the actress has attended as a brunette, and she’s almost unrecognizable! (She’s also one of those lucky people who can pull off any hair color. Sigh.)

The Wolf of Wall Street star paired her black strapless Saint Laurent gown — featuring an embellished bodice and bow detail at the back — with loose Old Hollywood-inspired waves and a deep plum pout. While she couldn’t look more polar opposite than her on-screen character, Naomi the Duchess of Bay Ridge, the star’s dark wavy strands make her eyes green eyes pop even more.

Robbie first debuted her darker do — for her role in the new film Z for Zachariah — in January.

“First day on set for Z! She ain’t a Duchess no more,” she Tweeted, adding, “Prep for Z for Zachariah is well and truly underway – I’m now officially a brunette and spent the day milking cows and driving tractors!”

Celeb hair transformations


Celeb hair transformations, In Hollywood, you need to stay fresh in order to stay relevant. And one of the easiest ways to reinvent yourself is by updating your 'do. Whether it's a different color or a different cut, celebs are always changing their hairstyles. Keep clicking to see these stars' drastic hair transformations.

JUSTIN BIEBER

In his early career, Justin was known for his "swoosh" hairstyle. But as he got older, he wanted something a little different.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE

Of course Jennifer had a hilarious reason for her November 2013 hair change. "It just couldn't get any uglier," she quipped during a chat with Yahoo.


NICOLE RICHIE

Nicole has always been a colorful character, but in March 2014, she lived up to her reputation with this wild look.

BRAD PITT

We've seen Brad with tons of different hairstyles, from long and luscious, to short and spiky. But until earlier this year, we'd never seen him with this interesting 'do.

BEYONCE

She's often called a queen, but Bey channeled one of the Disney princesses with this look in May 2014.

MILEY CYRUS

Miley Cyrus was surprising fans long before she started twerking, Miley shocked us all in August 2012 when she traded in her old hairstyle for this drastic look.


JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

Teen girls loved Justin's adorable curls in the early days of *NSYNC. Then, in early 2001, he made a big change.

RIHANNA

Throughout her career, RiRi has been a hair chameleon. But the singer took it to a whole 'nother level with this look in June 2010.

BRITNEY SPEARS

Britney has changed her look a number of times since we first met her in the late '90s. And in February, she did it again.

ADAM LEVINE

Adam is irrefutably sexy, but the same can't be said for the bold new hairstyle he tried in May. Fortunately, it was short lived.

DEMI LOVATO

By now, Demi's wild hair colors are par for the course. (Maybe it's time she gave her hair a break with all those hues.) But it was this March 2014 change that really shook things up.

MARGOT ROBBIE

It's not uncommon for actresses to change their looks for a movie role, and that's exactly what Margot did in January for her role in "Z for Zachariah."

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake "Satisfied" After Tabloid Apologizes for False Report About J.T. Flirting in Paris

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake "Satisfied" After Tabloid Apologizes for False Report About J.T. Flirting in Paris, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel make one heck of a team.

The longtime couple, who tied the knot in 2012, scored a moral victory in a Dublin courtroom today when the British magazine Heat apologized for reporting that Timberlake was flirting with other women while partying in Paris in August during the European leg of his tour.

The following official statement was read aloud in court by the defense: "On 6th-12th September edition of heat magazine, the Defendant published an article under the headlines 'Justin Timberlake gets flirty with another woman,' 'It is not his wife!" and 'The flirty photos that rocked Justin and Jessica's marriage.'

The article was based on an unfounded report regarding Justin Timberlake's alleged behavior at a club following a performance in Paris, to celebrate a birthday and also included a number of purported statements improperly attributed to Jessica Biel, which heat now understands had never been made by her.

"The Defendant accepts that the article was false and withdraws any inferences that questioned the state of Justin and Jessica's marriage. The Defendant regrets any embarrassment caused to the couple and unreservedly apologises to them."
No details regarding any potential financial settlement were disclosed.

Paul Tweed, a senior partner at Johnsons Law Firm in the U.K., which was representing Biel and Timberlake, said in a statement that their clients "are very satisfied with this categoric retraction of what was a false and unfounded story, together with the comprehensive apology from Bauer Consumer Media, the publishers of heat magazine, as read before the High Court this morning.

"The couple will not be making any further comment in relation to this matter, but will not hesitate to take similar legal action if false allegations regarding the state of their marriage are repeated."

Meanwhile, the duo have been spending plenty of time together since joining forces to see justice done, with Biel jetting to Australia earlier this month to join Timberlake on tour. They marked their second wedding anniversary in New Zealand, where they were spotted hiking, and J.T. took a moment while they were Down Under to share a sweet pic of himself and the missus on Instagram.

For the first time ever, that is, his Instagram having previously been cordoned off for music, activism and less private pursuits.

"'Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.' —Ferris," Timberlake quoted the modern-day wisdom of Ferris Bueller alongside the pic of him and Biel enjoying a breathtaking view.

iMac With Retina 5K Display Review: Meet The Best Desktop Computer Available

iMac With Retina 5K Display Review: Meet The Best Desktop Computer Available, Apple’s newest iMac has the best display ever on a computing device. Let’s just get that out the way right at the start: You won’t find a better screen anywhere else, period. The 27-inch, 5120×2880 screen has a PPI of 218, or roughly equivalent to that of the MacBook Pro with Retina display, but the specs on paper, while impressive in their own right, can’t convey the experience of actually using the thing. Apple’s price of admission for 5K goodness is steep, with prices starting at $2,499 (plus additional fees for custom configurations) but it’s worth every penny. Basics 27-inch, 5120×2880 Retina display 3.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 8GB of user-replaceable DDR3 RAM 1TB Fusion Drive AMD R9 M290X graphics with 2GB RAM 4x USB 3, 2x Thunderbolt 2, Headphone, Gigabit Ethernet, SDXC 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 MSRP: $2,499 Product info page Pros Best computer display ever Strong specs for all-in-one, display aside Cons Cost Design Apple’s 5K iMac doesn’t look any different from the rest of the lineup on the outside – the tapered design it introduced in late 2012, which is thick in the middle of the back to house the bulkiest internals, and then tapers to a remarkably thin 5mm on the edge, is still in use here. The use of the existing design actually makes the design accomplishments of this computer more impressive, however – Apple was able to completely re-engineer their display without adding any thickness or bulk, after all. The industrial design still sings, too, even after two years of availability. Its edge-to-edge black bezel and minimal front-facing aluminum mean that the new Retina display almost floats on its own, and is free to show off its dazzling good looks without the presence of any extraneous visual distractions. The slimmer design also means that actually lifting and moving the iMac around isn’t all that strenuous of an activity, despite the display’s generous proportions. Around back, you’ve got a fairly good selection of ports to choose from, including four USB 3 ports, and two of the new Thunderbolt 2 spec that promises even faster I/O transfer speeds. There’s also an SDXC card slot, a headphone port (which supports optical audio cable connections via mini-TOSLINK) and a Gigabit Ethernet port. The SD card slot is still marginally less accessible around back than it was on the side of the older, thick-bodied iMac design, but the concessions of a sleek all-in-one are slightly inconvenient I/O port placement, and that’s a pill I swallowed long ago. While inputs around back isn’t ideal, Apple has gone to great lengths to make sure that this new iMac retains its user-accessible RAM slots, which means you can upgrade after the fact. That’s a huge advantage, given the cost of RAM via Apple’s custom configuration options, as compared to the cost of RAM purchased after the fact. It’s also an upgrade that most users won’t need right away, but one that can make a big difference to the usability and performance of a computer after a couple of years of ownership. In the end Apple’s latest iMac design may be a carry-over from previous models, but showcasing the 5K display is the role it seems born to play. Performance The new iMac’s performance is impressive beyond just its ability to push pixels – though that’s nothing to sneeze at. In its base model configuration, the iMac with Retina 5K display comes with a 1TB Fusion Drive as the standard storage option, which offers a lot of performance advantages over a traditional spinning disk HDD on its own. The 8GB of RAM is a decent starting point, and the 3.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 CPU (which has Turbo Boost capabilities up to 3.9GHz) and AMD Radeo R9 M290X graphics processor will give most users ample muscle for even compute-intensive tasks like 4K video editing.Speaking of 4K video editing, you can see a screenshot above of me editing a sample 4K video file in Final Cut Pro, with the video playing back at full resolution, which still offers room for editing UI in the Final Cut application. I had to hide the inspector in order to fit it in entirely, and maximize the size of the preview window, but it’s still possible, and for video editors working with next-generation film formats, that’s a huge advantage. Running the preview video with playback optimized for performance, I saw no visual hiccups, though maximizing quality did result in a few minor stutters during live rendering. Remember, this is using 4K source files at full resolution, which is pretty amazing. The new iMac is also a powerful gaming machine, if that’s your thing. I played Civilization V on the machine at its max possible resolution (which is still just 3200×1800 in HiDPI mode, and therefore still scaled on the iMac’s Retina display) and the gameplay experience was smooth and fast, even in later stages of the game when the map gets a bit crowded with visual elements. Other action games, like last year’s Tomb Raider, also performed well. Photo editing with Adobe Photoshop CC is also a treat on this computer, with fast, responsive performance and execution of filters and visual effects. You can also work with RAW files right out of your camera, and using the ones from my Canon 6D, which have a max resolution of 5472 x 3648, I was able to work with them at 100% crop and almost fit the entire frame on the screen when using Photoshop in full-screen mode. I was able to get the iMac’s fan going, which is not something that normally happens in my average daily use, by running Civilization V, Photoshop and Final Cut Pro X at the same time, and switching between activities on each, but during most everyday use, you won’t hear a peep out of the all-in-one’s onboard cooling system. Display Let’s be honest – this computer is all about the screen, and the display is the factor upon which a buying decision from anyone considering it will rest. If you agree to that, then you must also agree that this computer is a must-buy for anyone for whom display quality is serious concern. If you switched from an existing Mac notebook to the Retina MacBook Pro when it launched, or at any time since, you’ll have some idea of the change between the existing iMac and the one with the new Retina 5K display. Somehow, though, this is a switch that has even more of an impact, especially if you do any work in any kind of visual field, from photography, to film-making, to design. That’s not the only group this new machine will impact, however; this new display also represents a huge step up for any kind of information professional, owing to how beautifully it renders text (here’s a hint of how well it works – you can almost make out the actual words on the Pages dock icon). In the future, we’ll look back on the time since the introduction of the computer until now as a time between “print” quality and legibility when it comes to text. You can’t make out any pixels on text rendered on the new iMac, just as you generally can’t on a printed page (unless someone prints a low resolution image) and if you spend all day staring, reading and writing on your computer, that makes all the difference in the world. The new iMac makes lower resolution reading, writing and browsing feel like it happened during a relative Dark Age. Apple’s display achievements here are something that have to be experienced to truly appreciate, but suffice it to say they’ve hit a home run. It took two years to adapt Retina display tech for the desktop, but now that it has arrived, there is most definitely no going back. Bottom Line It’s easy to say that Apple has created an all-in-one that’s ideal for creative professionals, especially those with a visual focus, with the iMac with Retina 5K display. But that’s not all the company has done with this machine; instead, they’ve built a computer that provides the future, today, for anyone with the financial capability to get it. Retina on the desktop provides advantages for video, photos and design pros that almost make it a professional imperative, but the benefits it brings to everyday computing are no less impressive, and this is an iMac that will satisfy anyone who takes the plunge. A Mac Pro might be a more powerful performer, but for most people, the iMac with Retina display will be the best all-around computer for their needs.

Dear White People

Dear White People, Dear white people, don’t dance.” That’s one of the pieces of unasked-for advice delivered by Sam White, student at Ivy League establishment Winchester University, whose radio show “Dear White People” helps to keep the campus racial tensions simmering. Another? “Dear white people, the minimum requirement of black friends needed to not seem racist has just been raised to two. Sorry, but your weed man, Tyrone, does not count.”

Sam’s show gives Dear White People, the debut feature from writer/director Justin Simien, its title and her calm but ferociously judgmental voice speaks loudest, clearest and longest. But just as Dear White People seems to be a valentine to Sam (Veronica Mars’s Tessa Thompson) and her withering dismissal of the black students she sees as tap-dancing for white approval and the white students clownishly adopting hip hop diction, Simien reveals his heroine’s biracial parentage and clandestine affair with a sensitive white teaching assistant.

Sam’s far from the only student struggling with her identity in Winchester, a hall of learning whose president proudly proclaims “Racism is a thing of the past”. Coco (Mad Men’s Teyonah Parris) has erased any association to her impoverished past in Chicago, but when a shot at reality TV fame comes with the stipulation that only hood rats need apply, she’s forced to revert to the persona she detests.

Troy (Brandon Bell), on the surface the obedient, overachieving son of the school’s Dean (Dennis Haysbert) dates the adoring daughter of Winchester’s president. This is mainly so he can curry favour with her brother Kurt (Kyle Gallner, another Veronica Mars vet) who runs the schools’ humour magazine, Pastiche - which is, it’s claimed, a direct route to the writing staff of Saturday Night Live.

And then there’s Lionel Higgins, (Tyler Christopher Williams from Everybody Hates Chris), a socially awkward gay black nerd with a gargantuan Afro and a fondness for Mumford & Sons and Robert Altman movies. The mumbling, downward-gazing Lionel is ostracised by every subsection of Winchester’s diverse student body. In a campus where black students are confused about how black they want to be and white students act like caricatures from rap videos, no one wants to be like him. But it’s the meek passive Lionel, rather than the firebrand Sam who takes a stand when Kurt’s frat house throws a blackface party, complete with watermelons, gold chains and fried chicken (an event, the closing credits show, that takes place with depressing regularity in the modern-day campus).

Dear White People arrives at an interesting time in the relationship between race and pop culture. Sam White gives voice to many an elegantly-constructed tirade about the stereotypical range of black images portrayed in movies and on TV, about how white audiences are the dominant consumer of the worst of those images (“Who is the biggest consumer of hip hop? Who watches the Real Housewives of Atlanta?”) and about the Christian dogma peddled by Tyler Perry. But the world moves fast.

ABC has built its entire Thursday night network on the sturdy shoulders of Shonda Rhimes and, by extension, Kerry Washington and Viola Davis. The same network’s race-obsessed family comedy Black-ish is the season’s biggest new sitcom hit. The departing Colbert Report is to be replaced by Larry Wilmore’s Minority Report. It’s progress.

On the other hand, the biggest rap song of the year is by an blonde Australian woman who sincerely and emotionally defends her artistic decision to utter every syllable of every rhyme in the accent of a black Southern female. Undeniable signs of post-racial confusion on a level unseen at Winchester university.

With the K900, Kia Takes a Shot Beyond the 3-Point Line

With the K900, Kia Takes a Shot Beyond the 3-Point Line, Kia is heading upmarket with the K900. To help sell more of the large sedans, the N.B.A. superstar LeBron James signed on as the car’s “luxury ambassador.” Apparently, he wants all of us to know it is right at home next to his Porsches, Lamborghinis and Ferraris.

The K900 is not a sport sedan. It’s a comfortable land yacht more reminiscent of big, classic American luxury cars than of the BMW 7 Series; indeed, it should soak up Cleveland’s biggest potholes effortlessly.

The interior is stuffed with wood, leather and technology. The exterior cuts a handsome, conservative silhouette. Kia has successfully addressed the needs of value-seeking customers looking for comfort, but buyers demanding a luxury pedigree are harder to impress. Sales have been tepid, with just 1,106 K900s sold this year, through September.

The starting price of a V8-equipped model is $60,400. The $66,400 window sticker of my test car, with the $6,000 VIP Package, raised eyebrows.

Of course, the K900’s real mission is to lift the public perception of Kia. If LeBron is trying to impress the neighbors, his Kia luxury car will certainly grab the attention of any accountants in the neighborhood.

Jenny Slate on the Origins of Marcel the Shell and Why She Isn’t Afraid to Say She’s a Feminist

Jenny Slate on the Origins of Marcel the Shell and Why She Isn’t Afraid to Say She’s a Feminist, Jenny Slate, the voice behind the viral hit Marcel The Shell, is one of our very favorite comediennes. Today, she stopped by our offices to talk about her hit summer film Obvious Child, the origin story of Marcel, and why feminism is not a scary word in her vocabulary.

Suddenly you’re everywhere. On TV, you appear on the Kroll Show, House of Lies, Parks and Recreation, Married, and Bob’s Burgers, and all over the Internet with Marcel the Shell.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

It’s good! This third Marcel the Shell video was trending all over Twitter yesterday and went viral within minutes.
I know! It has a million views now I think. In one day! It’s so weird because I’m not computer-y at all.

How did this happen? Where did you get the idea of this shell with the little pair of shoes?
Well the voice came first. We were at a wedding, me and Dean [Fleischer-Camp]—my husband—my best friend Gabe and my friend Mike and his husband, and somebody else—we were all in one motel room because we were broke. I was squished in there with all those boys and I was stressed out and about to be fired from SNL—which is neither here nor there—but at the time I was just waiting to get slapped in the face and feeling a bit constricted because of all of these things in my life. And then I started to talk in this little voice and my husband was like “What is that voice?!”

So it just came out of the blue one day?
I actually don’t know, I had never talked in this voice before. I’ve done so many voices and I’ve never done this one. He had promised a friend that he would do a video for her little art show and he was like, ‘Maybe we should do something with this voice and I’ll create a little creature and you can speak as it?’ Dean made Marcel, he really invented the character design and what he looks like.

So your husband created Marcel?
Dean glued him together, the shell and the shoes, and he lives in our house.

Where is Marcel now?
He’s in an empty large hummus container that’s been washed out, filled with cotton balls, and Marcel is in the middle of the cotton balls. The container is wrapped in towels in our linen closet, because we live in L.A. now and I’m afraid there’s going to be an earthquake and something is going to crush him. But in Brooklyn he just lived in the bathroom, just on the shelf.

Why did you decide to make a Marcel The Shell book?
I always wanted to be a children’s author and I have a really big library of children’s books. All the ones from when I was little, they are just so beautiful. I read kids’ books and they calm me down.

What are some of your favorite children’s books?
I love all the Lyle the Crocodile books. I like Robert McCloskey’s books—One Morning in Maine, Blueberries for Sal, Make Way for Ducklings. I like Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, all the Barbara Cooney books, like Miss Rumphius and The Ox-Cart Man are really good. And I like Chris Van Allsburg, those books like Just a Dream and The Polar Express. I like the classics. They’re classics for a reason.

You’re one of a few actresses who isn’t afraid of calling yourself a feminist. Why do you think it’s an issue for others to come out and say it?
I think that there have been a lot of fear-based assertions that feminism is about aggression and that is incorrect and untrue. Feminism is about equality, that’s what it’s about. When I was in my early twenties, I definitely thought that it was about bra-burning or something and that is just completely incorrect. You don’t realize it until you go out and take a look, but there are so many ways in which sexism is just allowed in our culture, not just in the entertainment industry, it’s just allowed to be there and that’s not acceptable anymore. And I think it’s really important to be very vocal.

Your film Obvious Child could be considered a feminist film, in a way.
I’ve called myself an accidental activist because I came to it not on purpose. First, I was just trying to play this part and now I’ve done it and I’ve realized that I’ve created a space for myself within this new generation of feminists. With a new type of activism that is fun and that allows humor to be a part of the discussion.

And Obvious Child was a great female story, starring a female actress, directed by a woman . . .
And produced by a woman as well!

Do you have any other directors you would like to work with in the future?
Oh yeah. The first director I ever worked with actually was on Bored to Death and it was Nicole Holofcener. I don’t know if she remembers me, but I’d love to work with her again. I’d love to work with Jonathan Demme, Spike Jonze, Kelly Reichardt, and my husband. But there are so many.

How did you meet the director of Obvious Child, Gillian Robespierre?
She came to my comedy show and she saw me onstage and thought that I would be good for the part she had written for Obvious Child. She just emailed me the next day saying, “Hi, I’m a stranger, but I saw you last night, I’m friends with Jed—who is our mutual friend—I wrote this thing that I think you would be great for.” And I read the script and it was really funny and unlike anything I had ever seen before.

I thought the whole idea of this movie ultimately being about abortion was very well handled.
Gillian is so thoughtful and she’s also incredibly funny. And she’s wild and she’s also much more of a smart ass than I am. You can’t deny what the character goes through, but you also don’t have to make it into like a victory or a shame. It just bums me out when a person has to be an issue because they are going through one. Why can’t the person be a complex human who is dealing with an issue? It’s so strange.

Obvious Child was one of the sleeper hits of the summer. Are you thinking of doing more movies in the future?
Yes, my main career goal is to do film. I’ve wanted to be an American movie actress since I was four. I like that it’s complete work. When you make a movie, you’re not like, “Oh I hope this movie gets picked up for a sequel.” For the most part, it’s a story that we wanted to tell, we did our best, it’s complete, and now we can move on.

So there are no plans for a sequel for Obvious Child? We never find out what happens to Donna and Max after they watch Gone With The Wind?
No, there isn’t. I think they stay together though, but who knows?

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