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For Discussion: BeyBey Asks Women To ‘Bow Down,’ Is She Suffering From A Mid-Life/Career Identity Crisis?

Is BeyBey losing her identity?? Is Beyonce Having A Career Identity Crisis Via The Grio reports: I’m writing about Beyoncé today because I can’t avoid her. Earlier this week, she released a new song on the Internet, “Bow Down/I Been On,” and since then, every major site I frequent, from trashy blogs to high brow news, is talking about her and her new song. Is it disrespectful to fans? Just fun? Hypocritical? The jury is still out. Rush Limbaugh, single-handedly the last person I expected to weigh in on these matters , interpreted the song, in which Beyoncé instructs “b***hes” to “bow down,” to mean Beyoncé has turned in her feminist card. “(Her older) songs were attempts to inspire young women not to take any grief from men,” Limbaugh said. “She’s done a 180… Because she married a rich guy . . . she now understands it’s worth it to bow down.” Admittedly, the lyrics could have many interpretations. I am positive this is not one of them. Singer Keyshia Cole also weighed in, not so unexpectedly as she’s been on a Twitter rampage lately. (She blasted former Destiny’s Child Michelle Williams after her DC reunion performance at the Super Bowl.) “First ‘Women need to stick together’ now [b***hes] better Bow. Smh,” Cole tweeted on Monday. “Can’t stand when people [are] all self-righteous when it’s convenient… but can still talk s–t when convenient [too].” Given Cole’s most recent salty behavior on social media, her opinion didn’t carry the weight it should have. The thing is, Cole’s got a point. Beyoncé has built her entire career on feel-good sisterhood lyrics — from “Independent Women” to “Who Run This World” — set to infectious beats. Her songs became the unofficial soundtrack to Middle America’s Girl’s Night Out where women celebrated whatever the occasion is in “freek’um dresses,” patting their weaves and mimicking the dance routine from the “Single Ladies” video at the club. In interview after interview, Beyoncé has extolled the virtues of having female friends. She even hired an all-girl band to drive home her all-girl-power-everything message. And this is why it seems so… jarring, really, for Beyoncé, after 15 years in the game, to start calling fellow women “b***hes” and demanding that they “bow down” like they are her lowly subjects. Discuss…

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My name is Isabel, and I’m from Denmark! I’ll try to start at…

My name is Isabel, and I’m from Denmark! I’ll try to start at the beginning and tell you guys, that I have done ALL I could do to get an M&G. I have entered thousands of competitions and tried to buy it at all the shows near me, but had no luck. But when I was on vacation in Mexico and didn’t have much to do, I checked my BieberFever account, and I saw that there would be a sale for tickets for Madrid and Lisbon! With the large time zone difference we had to ask my dad’s brother, who lives in Spain and speaks Spanish very well, if he could try to get me a ticket. My dad woke up in the middle of the night, and checked his phone. He had ended up getting me a ticket for the Barcelona show! My dream would come true! I didn’t sleep much that night to be honest. I had to wait a couple of weeks, but suddenly I was sitting on the plane on my way to Barcelona! Justin arrived the same day as me, and I could see his hotel from my room! My dad I and ate like 5 times at his hotel, but I didn’t run into him or anyone from the crew. I only saw Kenny once when I was standing outside his hotel with the Spanish Beliebers. The day before the concert I went to Palau Sant Jordi (the arena he performed in) and the atmosphere was so incredible! A lot of Beliebers were camping outside, and they all wore purple clothes. The butterflies filled up my stomach. When we left I realized that the next time I would be there, would be the time I would meet Justin. The next morning I woke up in a GREAT mood. The smile on my face was so wide. We went to the arena at a good time and collected the M&G pass. I was about to go down the waiting area all by myself because my dad didn’t have a ticket. You know, that was what I THOUGHT! Then he pulled up a ticket from his pocket! I got so happy! I could share my biggest moment of life with him! We were waiting in line for a while because Justin was late, but let’s face it, Justin is always late. In the corner of the room there was a marquee or something, don’t really know what it was, but I knew something – JUSTIN WAS IN THAT MARQUEE! Then everything happened so fast! I was number 7 in the queue, and we got in small groups of like 10 persons in each. When it was my turn, JUSTIN SIMPLY STARRED AT ME! I could see that he’s eyes was looking from my face down to my feet, and up back to my face again through the sunglasses. HE WAS CHECKING ME OUT! I froze when I realized. Then I got a push by a security and then I stood right next to Justin. I was shaking SO much and I asked him, “Can I have a hug, please?’’ Justin replied me with the cutest voice, “Of course you can!’’ and then he hugged me! It was the most amazing feeling ever to be hugged by your biggest inspiration! Then the cameraman informed that he was going to take the picture. I turned my head, still holding my arms around Justin, and smiled at the camera. I didn’t even notice that Justin had wrapped his arm around my shoulder! When the picture was taken I was still side-hugging Justin. Then I told me that I love him, and he replied, “Thank you’’ in that special tone of voice where you just know he is very thankful. Then the security gently pushed me out, and then it was over. I couldn’t believe it, because it all had been happening so fast! Someone gave me my merchandise bag and I was just shaking and crying. I tried to explain it all to my dad, but I couldn’t speak coherently. When I was calmed a little down, we got into the arena. Because of the delay I didn’t get to see Cody, but luckily I saw Carly perform! I was standing in the third row, and the stage was so close! Then it all began. When Justin was flying with the wings I just began to cry. The show is so amazing, everything is so perfect! I’m so grateful that I got to experience all that, it was truly the best night of my live. -Isabel (@Isabel_Damm) Here is the original post: My name is Isabel, and I’m from Denmark! I’ll try to start at…

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Justin Timberlake Releases "The 20/20 Experience," Confirms Follow-Up Album Rumors

Give Justin Timberlake credit: when he comes back to music, he really comes back to music. Having spent the last few weeks promoting his new album (” The 20/20 Experience “) absolutely everywhere – from hosting Saturday Night Live to sticking around Jimmy Fallon all week as the musical guest – JT announced at a release party yesterday that even more new songs are on the way. “I’ve got to clear up the rumors,” the singer said. “This whole thing about this only being the first part … is true. There is another half. I’m not giving you a release date.” Reports, however, claim the second new album of 2013 will be available in November. Timberlake sang three songs from the new album at the shindig in Los Angles:  “Mirrors,”” Suit & Tie” and the Latin-infused “Let the Groove Get In.” However, he says the final song on the CD, ” Blue Ocean Floor ,” is the most “unique.” It was inspired by British rock group Radiohead. Why wait so long between albums and then release TWO in a matter of months? Justin explained to Ryan Seacrest: “I definitely enjoy all the entertaining but music is definitely the most special thing to me, and that’s probably why I wait so long in between records, because for me, no pun intended, it’s an experience.”

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Brandi Glanville: Naked at Kyle Richards’ White Party … or Not?

Brandi Glanville was caught buck naked at Kyle Richards’ famous White Party … at least according to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills rumor mill. In a sneak peek of next week’s episode, her outrageous, possibly nude behavior is the talk of the night, although she’s not there to defend herself. Marisa Zanuck and Faye Resnick started off saying that Brandi Glanville has a crush on Marisa’s husband Dean, and Kyle defends her, saying: “I don’t think after what she went through with Eddie (Cibrian) cheating on her and leaving her that she’d go there with a married man,” Richards stated. This, in turn, shocks Faye Resnick. “Kyle did you really say that?” Faye asks, noting the supposed bathroom sex. “Sweetheart, what happened in the bathroom in your house at the white party?” Resnick then tells the other women that Brandi “was found in the bathroom with not a lot of clothes on. Actually in the bathroom of a child’s room.” Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Sneak Peek – Brandi Rumors In a flashback to the party, Brandi tells Kyle that her “boyfriend” is at the party, and “he’s got a sexy gap in his teeth that I just want to suck on!” Rumors reported on celebrity gossip sites last summer indicated that “Brandi was in the bathroom with a guy having sex when the girls caught her.” Kyle Richards admits that she didn’t see “anything with my own eyes,” and Yolanda Foster takes Brandi’s side, saying that “I hate speculation.” However, Faye is insistent that it happened as she describes, saying “I know about it from two sets of eyes and there were no drapes in there!” Did it happen? What do you think?

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New Orleans “Teacher Of The Year” Nominee Terrilynn Monette Still Missing Since Getting Slizzed With Friends On March 2nd

We can’t afford to lose good teachers… New Orleans Teacher Terrilynn Monette Still Missing Via HuffingtonPost A talented young teacher credited with turning around her underperforming elementary school class in New Orleans has been missing for almost two weeks. Second-grade teacher Terrilynn Monette was last seen on March 2 after a night of drinking with friends. The 26-year-old was celebrating her nomination as “Teacher of the Year” in her district, CNN reported. A barkeeper cut off the tipsy Monette, who told friends she was going to sleep it off in her car parked nearby, WGMB reported. Friends said they saw the California native talking to a man near her car at 4 a.m. — by sunrise she and her 2012 black Honda Accord were gone without a trace. Her cellphone stopped emitting a signal several hours before she disappeared, police said. The man that she was seen speaking to in the wee hours of the night has been interviewed by police and ruled out as a suspect in her disappearance. Volunteers, including co-workers from Woodland West Elementary School and family members from her hometown of Long Beach, turned out in droves to search for Monette, WWLT reported. More than 200 people checked New Orleans’ City Park, which is near Parlay’s Bar in the Lakeview section where she’d been partying with friends. Not only is Terrilynn a loved friend, sister, and daughter, she is a valuable part of the lives of her students and community. If you live in the Nawlins area please keep an eye out for

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WATCH: Keanu Reeves Is Lost, Middle-Aged & Drives A Station Wagon In ‘Generation Um…’ Trailer

The synopsis for Generation Um …  says it’s set in present-day New York, but judging from the so-uncool-it’s-cool station wagon in the trailer — I’m thinking 1988 Chevrolet Caprice — and usage of the”Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” line from Kelly LeBrock’s classic Pantene shampoo ad, this Mark Mann-written and directed film will have a serious late-1980s vibe. Keanu Reeves plays John, a driver for an escort agency that, presumably employs his for-hire friends, Adelaide Clemens and Bojana Novakovic.  After sleepwalking through life, he steals a camcorder and starts asking the ladies uncomfortable questions.  Presumably, the answers lead to an existential awakening, or an amateur porn video. Although Reeves looks much younger than his 48 years, the scene of him getting the cute birthday card and check from his parents sure is unsettling. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter .

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More Good Times: Three Other 1970s Sitcoms That Should Be Adapted For The Big Screen

Deadline’s report  that Sony Pictures and Scott Rudin  plan to turn the 1970s sitcom Good Times into a feature film reminded me that there are still quite a few sitcoms from that era that are substantial enough to translate to feature films.  Here are three:  1. Sanford and Son :   Redd Foxx’s character, junk dealer Fred Sanford, was initially touted as a black Archie Bunker, and the show’s writers certainly did explore racial and cultural issues, but the real genius of the show was the give and take between Foxx and a great supporting cast of comedians that played his family and friends, including LaWanda Jackson (Aunt Esther),  Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson) and Slappy White (who inspired one of Tom Hanks funniest appearances on David Letterman’s NBC Late Night Show.) There’s only one funny guy who could adapt this to the big screen and make it count, and that’s Dave Chappelle.  He could make a Sanford and Son feature relevant, find roles for Charlie Murphy and other cast members from his Comedy Central show and pull in some impressive hip-hop cameos like the RZA. 2. Barney Miller:  I see Hal Linden’s salt-and-pepper mustache and I can’t help thinking Will Ferrell would be great as the captain of that series multicultural squad of plain-clothes detectives in chaotic 1970s Greenwich Village.  Ferrell would get to stretch comedically by playing more of a straight man role and you could cast J.B. Smoove against type as the natty, urbane Sergeant Ron Nathan Harris, rewrite the Sergeant Nick Yemana role for Korean-American actor John Cho  and feature David Koechner as Detective Stan “Wojo” Wojciehowicz.  The best part:  Abe Vigoda, who played Det. Philip K. Fish in the original series (and briefly had his own spinoff)  is still around to make a cameo. 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show:  Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are too original and ambitious to ever attempt a straight parody film, but since Fey has cited The Mary Tyler Moore  as inspiration for 30 Rock,  I can still fantasize about the feminist fun she and Poehler would have with this landmark sitcom.   Entertainment Weekly once even drew parallels between MTM and 30 Rock characters, but, unlike that publication, I’d rather see Alec Baldwin in the Ted Baxter weatherman role. [ Deadline , USA Today , EW.com ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter .

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Justin Timberlake Joins ‘Saturday Night Live’ Icons’ Club

Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Andy Samberg and Jay-Z support JT as he enters Five-Timers Club. By Mary J. DiMeglio Steve Martin and Justin Timberlake on “Saturday Night Live” Photo: NBC/Broadway Video

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My name is Kayleigh and I never thought in a million years I…

My name is Kayleigh and I never thought in a million years I would meet my idol, but it happened on January 20th. I saw loads of people entering the BieberFever competitions so I decided to try it out. I took everything I had that related to Justin and I photographed it all. Once I had finished that I put it into a collage and emailed my entry and just hoped for the best. The instructions said that if you won, you would be emailed 24 hours before the concert you are attending. I was attending the 27th February show in Birmingham. On the 26th, I was in school talking to my friends about how I was going to see Justin in concert tomorrow and we started talking about what it would be like if I met him. It had me thinking. Would I keep calm? Or would I freak out? When I got home, we were getting ready for the train up to Birmingham in the morning so I had to take my baby brother down my grandmothers house so she could babysit him for the night. As I was talking to my cousin, I heard my iPod going off and when I checked it, it was an e-mail from BieberFever congratulating me about winning meet & greets! I didn’t know what to do with myself. I fell to my knees and started crying my eyes out. My nan ran over to me with tissues asking me why I was crying so I showed her the e-mail and she was so happy for me. I rung my mother and told her everything and she then ended up crying for me, even my sister was crying! For the whole night, all I could do was cry because I NEVER thought I’d be meeting my idol, my inspiration, my everything. The next day, the train for Birmingham was at 11:30 a.m. so we had to sit on the train for 3 hours. I thought I’d never get there in time. It was really rushed once we got to the hotel and I quickly changed. When I picked the meet and greet bands up, I started shaking because this was really happening. We waited for another hour or so because Justin was late. Kenny walked passed us to pick up some people from the queue, and all I could do was fangirl. Then later on, Nick Demoura came out to talk to us. I just couldn’t believe it! We also saw Dan Kanter, but couldn’t have a photo with him because he was in a rush. Then the meet and greet started. My friend and I were near the back of the queue. As we were lining up outside the curtains getting ready to go in, a man lifted up the curtain and I saw Justin getting ready for us to walk in. He licked his lips then looked at me and I froze. I couldn’t move my body at all! The man was telling me to walk in but I just couldn’t move. My friend had to push me in! My heart started beating 100 miles per hour and I was shaking so much. Because they were rushing, the security guards placed us by Justin so we could get the picture done quickly. When it was taken the guard tried pushing us out but I turned around and looked at Justin. My friend asked him for a hug but the security guard said no and Justin then said, “Sorry, we’re running late.” When I left the meet and greet, I was shaking so bad and I started crying. I cried for an hour straight. We went to find out seats in the arena and found that we were close to the stage! Everything went so perfect, I couldn’t have asked for a better night. I’m blessed that I got to meet Justin and I hope that it will happen again soon. My mother is so happy that I met him and she’s even considering buying me meet & greets for the next time he comes to Birmingham. All I have to say is, NEVER give up on your dreams because dreams DO come true. I never thought I’d ever get to meet him but I did. Everyone else’s time will come soon.  -@kaaylroberts View post: My name is Kayleigh and I never thought in a million years I…

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Chris Brown Goes OFF on Valet Over $10 Fee

Not even 24 hours after reportedly fighting with bodyguard Big Pat and ditching him in Bermuda, Chris Brown turned his rage on a valet parking guy last night. It all went down at PINZ bowling alley in Studio City last night, where CB was attending a charity event with his posse. Sounds like a fun evening. Maybe it was, until he began cursing over a $10 valet parking charge. Chris Brown Gets Pissed at Valet After the valet made it clear he couldn’t release the singer’s ride without that extra amount, Chris his crew surrounded him. “F*ck ten dollars!” Brown said. Sources tell TMZ that Chris Brown was PISSED because he was only at the event for 30 minutes total and felt like he was getting ripped off by the valet. Someone in the singer’s posse said, “We got the money, don’t worry about it,” but Chris very much worried about it and seemed to threaten the valet. “We gonna turn this whole thing on out,” he said, whatever that means. Rihanna’s boyfriend ultimately got his keys and drove off without an actual fight breaking out; it’s unclear if he did in fact pay the “funk ass 10 dollars.” Never a dull moment in the world of Chris …

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