Archive for January, 2012

It’s what geeky TV politcal talk show hosts do, to  incorporate sponsorship monies into their TV show formats and websites. Product placement is so  the way to go! So  much smarter than advertising in a digital age of multi-media innovation.  Here’s what the ColbertNation interviewer has cleverly come up with for the pop and soda [...]

I haven’t featured much from Ariana Huffington (the Huff N Blow Beyotch) on Horiwood.Com lately, so I decided to give Ms Huffington a whirl today. Here’s her latest editor’s note on The Huffington Post about the importance of backing American school children in Education. “I was scheduled to give a speech at the Get Schooled [...]

Oh me, oh Maya!!! Kourtney Kardashian certainly has taste and style. The pregnant Hollywood star wore a tee shawl while pregnant and swimming at  the beach in Los Angeles. Look at that smile! Priceless! This baby momma is loving her life  in the Californian sun!

People Magazine has gone all gaga over a country baby this issue. Meet Jasper Paisley. He’s the son of Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams. What a cutie! [Image: People Magazine: the #1 celebrity site for breaking news, celebrity pictures and star styles" wow, what a tag line!]

… always uplifts and gives hope. A smile is a gift you give away to make others happy. Smile lots! –thanks Janet Jackson Weeping may endure for a  night, but joy does come in the morning. xox It’s a new day, let’s celebrate life with plenty of smiles!

How does Km Cattrall do it? The Sex in The City film actress, who is 53, can show women in entertainment half her age, like Lady Gaga and Christina Arguilera for example, how ‘sexy’ is done, rocker style. Seriously, Kim Cattrall has totally got her game on. She’s fierce today. Cattrall is the second Sex [...]

Someone once told me that you should never burn your bridges with an ex.  This I found to be a very controversial statement to make by anyone. However, I see wisdom in this statement. An ex, is a friend who shared a lot with you.  Jessica Simpson has remained good friends with her ex and [...]

In America, the land of choice and opportunity, you have to do what Janet Jackson once said in her All For You song, and that is edit. There’s just too much choice available, only so many hours in the day,  so what do you watch on TV? Thankfully, TheTVStop has compiled a list for busy [...]

Janet Jackson is the reigning pop royalty of the Jackson family American legacy of entertainment. Although Beyonce is the closest star to be doing what Michael Jackson achieved as a triple threat in entertainment of the African American entertainment set, Janet can do it all too and of course, she’s Michael’s blood  sibling. Janet’s Harper’s [...]

Whether Robert Pattinson risked it all for Kristen Stewart is up for debate. The pair have to work together for a while, so they may  as well be good friends. Kristen Stewart was Robert Pattinson’s American guide, being a native Californian whose family have all worked in the film industry, long before Brit  lad Robbo [...]

Jeff wrote:  “Love your blog, Horiwood.Com. And I thought I was a Hollywood buff! I thought you might be interested in including this clip we just shot with Dancing with the Stars celeb, Karina Smirnoff in your blog too. She was such a sweetheart and I think you’ll love the clip.” There you go Jeff!  Hi [...]

Nicole Richie has given birth to baby #2. image via KnockedUp.Com. Her peeps posted this on Richie’s website: “In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009 Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. He weighs 7lbs 14oz. Nicole, Joel, Harlow and Sparrow are all doing well. Thank [...]

Tracey Chapman’s song At This Point in my life, takes us on a journey today. I love the song’s simplicity and thought provoking lyrics. It’s laid  back, easy listening music that makes us think at the halfway point. What’s at the end of the road? Enjoy! Lyrics by poem hunter follow:

Can Steve Jobs look any skinnier? He is a walking metaphor that the  US economy needs a good feeding. Seriously, Steve Jobs needs to buy a restaurant and make a restaurant table his office table, where he needs to work on it everyday and be fed meals every two hours. Jobs appeared in San Francisco [...]

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are the real life Romeo & Juliet of Young Hollywood who are cast in Stephenie Meyers modern day Shakespearean tale of The Twilight Saga. Here’s  10 Twilight Saga News Posts, 9.8.09 on Horiwood.Com: 1. ROBERT PATTINSON AS A FUTURE BATMAN?: When you’re a young Hollywood actor .. http://bit.ly/IqD3H 2. ARE ROBERT PATTINSON [...]

Horiwood’s Top 10 most sought after celebrity and news topics of interest here in Hollywood are: 1. Barack Obama: 10 important things in the President’s speech to American school children today. 2. Evan Rachel Wood & Alexander Skarsgard are True Blood’s new hot couple–YoungHollywood.Com. 3. Lady Gaga does UK Vogue & also pays tribute to Madonna, kinda! [...]

Up in The Air, a film that stars George Clooney is getting Oscar Buzz already, says the Hollywood Reporter. Up In The Air‘s plot line is about downsizing  in a recession goes like this: “Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp [...]

Long before she discovered that  she could write a shorthand novel on her twitter  account of teenaged angst, joy and dreams, Miley Cyrus had to audition like everyone else for her role in entertainment. Here’s Miley’s original audition for Hannah Montana and Zoey 101. Congrats Miley Cyrus for your success to date.

She may be pregnant but  Kendra Wilkinson is appreciating golf lessons from her hubby, footballer Frank Baskett. A cute sports mad couple.

Kiwi singer/ songwriter, Brooke Fraser, sponsors young Albertine to have a better life in Rwanda through World Vision. So inspiring, the difference one conscious life can make for another in the world.  Now that I have seen, I am responsible.  Now that I have held you in my own arms I can not  let go [...]

For a $1 a day, you can provide children in the poorest regions in the world to have access to: Clean Water Nutritious food Health care Education And more! – To make a difference in your lifetime, go to WorldVision.Org. 

Where: New York Post, Page Six Magazine. Who: Heidi Klum – Supermodel & Project Runway What: On Karl Lagerfeld’s comments that he’d never heard of her and didn’t know who she was: “I don’t know why [Karl] said that. Maybe he wanted to be in the paper? Maybe he doesn’t understand what I do? It’s bizarre to [...]

What film actress cast herself in a TV cable show, to walk off the set hand in hand with the new Brad Pitt? Even Rachel Wood and Alexander Skarsgard are an item. True Blood’s new Queen takes Sherif. How Scarlette Johansson of her. Congratulations to the happy new couple. [image: Mikey K]

We wish President Barack Obama all the best in his address to US School Children today. As the 44th President Elect of The United States of America, may President Obama’s words inspire US children today to achieve the heights that they are capable of achieving through the opportune years of their education. Most of all, [...]

President Barack Obama was not kidding in his efforts to persuade all Americans that everyone must try harder (including USA’s school children) to maintain America’s competitive edge in the world. Reuters journalist, Sven Egenter, wrote that a new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has named Switzerland as the world’s most competitive economy. The [...]

Karl Lagerfeld and Philippe Starcke combine design talents to bring the latest cover of Wallpaper Magazine. The French and design! 1. Barack Obama education is important. so why this big fuss with the President’s speech? 2. Beyonce‘s friends shout out their birthday wishes to Bee in a video brithday card. Tyra Banks at the 8:00 minute [...]

Promoting her new film Whip It, about the Texas roller derby team, Drew Barrymore appears in Vs Magazine. This girl feels like she’s been around for a million years since the ET days of Spielberg. She’s like Meryl Streep already in a roller skating actresses Boogie  Nights body. Staying power means you need to be able [...]

Just because you paint a house in Louis Vuitton symbols doesn’t make it a luxury house. But for this home owner in Mexico, this Stucco  house is their luxury home. Cute! It made me laugh out loud today. Does this spell the end of luxury?

Because talent in children needs to be fostered, nurtured and encouraged in order for it to be realized. This vintage pic of the Jonas Brothers reminds us that it takes a whole village to raise children. Oh, and a Disney worldwide marketing machine too.