… “the state of being celebrated.”–14th century–Merriam Webester Dictionary As one of my American mentors said to me: “Every time we share a smile, we celebrate each other.” I have never forgotton that. And this is the real America to me. It’s a celebration of resilient shared smiles. What a country! The most worthy celebrities in [...]
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A CELEBRITY IS SIMPLY
Posted: June 8, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Papa Elie, Star System - The Art of American Celebrity
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SOJOURNERS ON THE BP OIL SPILL KINDA ROCK for AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
Posted: June 8, 2010 in AmericaTags: America, oil
~American Beauty for the 2010′s is talking about your hidden ugliness–and not being afraid to talk about it. Repentance [when it comes to oil addiction] simply means, to act in a different way, than you were before.~ Grief Repentance and the BP Oil Spill by Debra Dean Murphy 06-07-2010 as totally stolen in full [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – MON 6.7.2010
Posted: June 8, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Gisele Bundchen, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10Tags: Entertainment News, Gisele Bundchen, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10
Gisele Bundchen covers Muse Magazine and Kurt Stllaert of TBWA Brussels produces a vivid image in red for Levis. Here’s your top ten. 1. Liza Morales has heat still for the LA Lakers . Prelude to Merata Mita s poem – Part 3 2. Waiata – Bird in a Hollywood treee 3. Remembering Dennis Hopper 4. [...]
1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. 2 Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets [...]
ROBERT PATTINSON LIKE WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Posted: June 8, 2010 in Britney Spears, Robert PattinsonTags: Britney Spears, Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson stars in Like Water for Elephants. The plot line goes like this: “ “When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless [...]
VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD IS HARRY HOUDINI
Posted: June 8, 2010 in Hollywood HistoryTags: Harry Houdini, Hollywood History
One for Israel: Harry Houdini was a Hungarian born Jew who became the highest paid star on vaudeville. His career trajectory, mirrors Israel’s story of survival–from a history of being held captive and then breaking free. Today we have rap stars, but Harry Houdini was a trap star. [Image courtesy of Full Issue] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, [...]
MISS ELLIETTE’S PAELLA
Posted: June 8, 2010 in Miss Elliette, TrendsTags: Miss Elliette, S. Kanim, Trends
… is one of the yummiest in America. Many Saffron thank yous. :) [Image courtesy of Connie Hong. Grey. Hong Kong. Doris Leung. Pantene/ Top image, cactus roses for American Eagles--courtesy of P.R shop, West Hollywood] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.8.2010~
INDIA’S ROLE IN THE FUTURE . . .
Posted: June 8, 2010 in America, Bollywood, Middle East, ObamaDrama, PoliticsTags: America, Bollywood, Middle East, Middle Eastern Representation, ObamaDrama, Politics
. . . could turn out to be quite important. This article in U.S Media confirms that today. For more info–read Samuel Spengler. But if you’re Muslim –don’t go near him. There’s more humane writers for you to read, some are even promoted on this blog. Isn’t it terrible how Barack Obama‘s image gets manipulated [...]
JENNIFER LOPEZ AND TOM CRUISE FOR MTV
Posted: June 8, 2010 in Hollywood Entertainment News, Jennifer Lopez, Tom CruiseTags: Haka Bro, Hollywood Entertainment News, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Cruise
J-Lo to the Cruise–here’s Jennifer Lopez and Mr Tom Cruise making the kids of America laugh at the MTV Awards last night. Too funny. [This post brought to you by haka bro, unofficial mascot of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby football team--best rugby football team in the Commonwealth with the most spirit. Incidentally--after [...]
HELEN THOMAS IS HANGING UP HER HUMANITARIAN PALESTINIAN CONSIDERING, POLITICAL D.C SLIPPERS
Posted: June 8, 2010 in America, Gaza, Gaza Strip, John F. Kennedy, Middle East, Politics, World News, World PeaceTags: America, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Helen Thomas, John F. Kennedy, Middle East, Middle Eastern Representation, Politics, World News, World Peace
Say this isn’t true! According to DListed.Com, (WTF! but yes, Politics on Dlisted. Finally! :)–Helen Thomas is quitting politics. Reports Washington via New York’s Michael K: “Helen has announced that she is getting up out of the first row and retiring right now. This comes after the 89-year-old White House correspondent received a sh*te load [...]
NATALIE PORTMAN for CHRISTIAN DIOR 2010
Posted: June 8, 2010 in Natalie PortmanTags: Natalie Portman, Swans
No this is not Lindsay Lohan as a brunette, this is Natalie Portman. When we last featured Natalie in her war movie with Jake Gyllenhaal –she told her costar Jake: “My current state . . . I’m trying to think of a song that feels like sleepwalking. [laughs] I don’t know. I’ve mostly been listening to rap lately. [...]
ART: HE PUTI PUTI AROHA AT THE TAJ MAHAL
Posted: June 8, 2010 in Alanis Morissette, Art, Canada, IndiaTags: Alanis Morissette, Architectural Design, Art, Canada, India, Live Music Artists
Timeless. Classic. Beautiful… is the decor at the Taj Mahal of India. And also the lyrics of Canada’s Alanis Morisette. [Image courtesy of farm static. Music for Trinity Brooke of the UK by Alanis Morisette of Canada. She still rocks! This post in memory of Lady Thorp--who ensured we went to the best rock concerts ever! [...]
MERATA’S POEM – PAKIRI PA SITE
Posted: June 7, 2010 in PoetryTags: Anne Thorp, Frederick Thorp, Geoff Murphy, Lady Patricia Thorp, Merata Mita, Poetry, Sir Thomas Thorp
Pakiri Pa Site You who have witnessed battles and stretch down to the sea do not bleed anymore but rise in hilly green solitude carving landscape against sky You are warmed by the embered glow of moon which rises above your brow, caressing forehead like [Mother] child. Turi turi the wind soothes in breezy tones [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – SUN 6.6.2010
Posted: June 7, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Sandra BullockTags: Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock won the “Troops Choice Award” at the Spike TV Awards last night in LA. She’s looking good. Here’s how you voted your top ten entertainment, celebrity news topics of interest. The MTV Movie Awards are on tonight. Enjoy! 1. Quick riser: Gaza and Israel -6.6.2010 2. Jake Gyllenhaal runs errands in LA 3. LA [...]
LA LAKERS AND THE BOSTON CELTICS
Posted: June 7, 2010 in basketball, LA Lakers, SportsTags: basketball, Boston Celtics, LA Lakers, Sports, Sports Horiwood
At the time of writing, Boston leads the LA Lakers 29 – 22 in the second quarter of the NBA basketball grand final. Come on Lakers!!! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com 1 and 2, Hollywood California USA. 6.6.2010~
PRELUDE TO MERATA MITA’S POEM – PART 4
Posted: June 7, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Kate Sheppard, Merata Mita
~Kate Sheppard for Merata Mita~ Prelude To Her Poem, Part 4: For every person who ever picked up a film camera and dared to record important stories and who found courage in Merata Mita’s filmmaking example, in a sense her struggle to make her films paved a way for many new filmmakers to emerge. For Maori, [...]
GAZA AND ISRAEL – 6.6.2010
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Gaza, Gaza Strip, Israel, World PeaceTags: Gaza, Gaza Strip, Israel, World Peace
The whole world is watching Israel and the issue of Isreal allowing aid into Gaza for Palestinians is a topic that’s garnered much debate here in the U.S. Here’s this quote today. “Israel is a democracy. Israel has the ability and the right to investigate itself, not to be investigated by any international board,”–Michael Oren, Israel’s [...]
Soccer fever is in the air. Here’s Shaki giving us some more Waka Waka to celebrate one of the greatest sports tournaments in the world. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.6.2010~
Here’s Miley Cyrus rocking the stage at G-A-Y night club in the UK this weekend. [Image courtesy of Wenn.Com] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.6.2010~
… is the only thing you need to feel royal. :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.6.2010~
This dude could belt out a tune! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.6.2010~
PRELUDE TO MERATA MITA’S POEM – PART 3
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Leadership, Maori, Sir Edmund HillaryTags: Horiwood Film School, Leadership, Maori, Maori Filmmaking, Merata Mita, Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay
~Filmmaker Merata Mita’s life and art was a summit of great humanitarian insight for Indigenous Peoples realities~ [Image of Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay, Mt Everest 1953 for Merata--courtesy of New York Times] Continued from Part 2: “For 12 hours, Merata watched all of the footage back with me, and thought of twenty different ways [...]
CHACE CRAWFORD COVERS L.A CONFIDENTIAL
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Chace Crawford, Magazine CoversTags: Chace Crawford, Magazine Covers
Mr Marijuana, Chace Crawford, is on the cover of L.A Confidential this week. Let’s face it. He should just move to California. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.5.2010~
NEW MUSIC: ALEXANDRA BURKE WILL START WITHOUT YOU
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Alexandra Burke, Music Industry News, UKTags: Alexandra Burke, Music Industry News, UK
~Brown Girl in the Ring Music - Remixed for 2010~ Who doesn’t love X factor winner Alexandra Burke of the UK? She amazin! and is the girl Beyonce callled a superstar, when she sung the Halleluah song by cool cat Leonard Cohen. Here’s the latest from this Brit Diva, in the form of her song, Start Without You. [...]
JAKE GYLLENHAAL OUT AND ABOUT IN LA TODAY
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Jake GyllenhaalTags: Jake Gyllenhaal
The Prince of Persia‘s Jake Gylenhaal was running his errands in LA today. Such a warm day in the fun city of LA. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.5.2010~
Rihanna can make any look work. Even as a redhead. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.5.2010~
ART: WEEPING COCONUTS by FRIDA KAHLO @ LACMA JUNE 2010
Posted: June 6, 2010 in America, Art, artist, Mexico, New ZealandTags: America, Art, Art Galleries, artist, Frida Kalo, John Wooden, Merata Mita, Mexico, New Zealand
Frieda Kahlo‘s painting Weeping Coconuts 1951 is currently on display at LACMA in The City of Angels as many in the world both weep [literally] and pray over oil spilling in the Mexican gulf and the strife surrounding the people of Gaza in the Middle East. Frida’s painting speaks today almost sixty years after the disabled artiste, crippled by [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – FRI 6.4.2010
Posted: June 6, 2010 in America, basketball, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Leadership, SportsTags: America, basketball, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, John Wooden, Leadership, Sports, Sports Horiwood
John Wooden, 99, is the much loved star of Los Angeles today in his passing. As tributes pour in for this basketball coach–he was known for achieving the heights of success, without “sacrificing humilty.” What a guy! To find out Why Wooden was more than a wizard go here to take it to the hoop. 1. [...]
