At 35, Drew Barrymore tells Elle Magazine that she’s 35, single and doesn’t give a pig’s trotter, that she is. Good for her! [Image courtesy of Cover Awards] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.9.2010~
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2,300,000 MILESTONE REACHED AND STILL BLOGGING
Posted: July 10, 2010 in Horiwood Shout OutsTags: A MillionThank Yous, Horiwood Shout Outs
~Magnificent Tree~ It has to be said that at the 2.3 million benchmark of horiwood.com; that a blogger really should write a book or movie script about now. Obviously, entertainment/ infotainment is a forte. However, your passion, love, interest for all things eclectic on this blog (informed, ignorant, loving–just plain silly) keeps me blogging. Thanks [...]
FESTIVE FANDOM FANTASIES: LADY GAGA FANS AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER
Posted: July 9, 2010 in Lady Gaga, WarTags: Lady Gaga, War
This a.m, fans of Lady Gaga were camped outside Rockerfeller Center, in the Big Apple for a glimpse of America’s most famous person in the world, performing live. They are fans because Stefani Germanotta gives them the ability to dress up all year round, experience a carnivalesque aspect of American life, and to be somebody [...]
TEN NEWS ITEMS – FRI 7.9.2010
Posted: July 9, 2010 in Economy, John Paulson, Warren Buffet, World NewsTags: Economy, John Paulson, Ken Fisher, Leon Cooperman, new IT technology, oil, Warren Buffet, World News
Image Google in China: Man shall not live on celebrity news alone, but other things too. Like economic news, I.T, medical-social debate with a sprinkle of spy swapping news too, amidst oil spill news. Sorry, no war news today. Economic heroes rule instead. :) 1. 10 Russian spys for 4 Brits: 2 planes and a spy [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – THU 7.8.2010
Posted: July 9, 2010 in basketball, Beyonce Knowles, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, SportsTags: basketball, Beyonce Knowles, Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Hot Chocloate: African American News on Horiwood.Com, Miami Heat, Sports, Sports Horiwood
“My cotton’s waitin on the phone”–Beyonce for American fashion, 2010′s. Teamwork looks like good people working together: LeBron James backs the flavor of Miami sports and entertainment, by moving his basketball brand from his hometown Cleaveland Ohio to the spicy hotness of South Beach. Ohio, understandably is gutted. Says The Telegraph: ‘James’ decision to leave his [...]
BEAUTY FOR ASHES by STEVE APIRANA
Posted: July 8, 2010 in Love, MaoriTags: Aunt Elvira, Hori = Maori, Love, Maori, Maori Filmmaking, Reina Webster, Steve Apirana
“Love is to always know marvelous grace, like beauty for ashes”–Steve Apirana for filmmaker Reina Webster and the beloved. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.8.2010~
46 JALAPENO PEPPERS AT THE 99 CENTS STORE
Posted: July 8, 2010 in Humor, RecoveryTags: Humor, Live Well On A Budget, Recovery
Recovery involves going to the 99 cents store, when Whole Foods groceries are out of your league. Yesterday, the best bargain of the day, was 46 fresh jalapeno peppers, all for under a buck. What a score! lol! Can’t beat it, and they’re spicy good. [Image courtesy of Crave Online] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California [...]
TREND: AMERICAINS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE 2010′s
Posted: July 8, 2010 in America, Ingrid Bergman, Travel Destinations, TrendsTags: America, Humphry Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Morocco, Travel Destinations, Trends
One image. One word: لمغرب… because Americans in Morocco and the Middle East still defines American glamour today. Courage to travel and meet real people in the Middle East on their soil. Fun. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.8.2010~
GLEE CAST AND FRIENDS GET 19 EMMY NOMINATIONS 2010
Posted: July 8, 2010 in Emmys, Glee, Lady GagaTags: Emmys, Glee, Idena Menzel, Lady Gaga, Lea Michele
Well deserved light-hearted accolades for actors and onscreen karaoke singers are in order for the cast of Glee–who have scooped up 19 Emmy award nominations this year. The full list of Emmy nominees here. This list courtesy of DListed.Com. Idena Menzel and Lea Michele show their ‘acting’ skills with this version of Glee‘s Poker Face in the [...]
TEN NEWS ITEMS – THU 7.8.2010
Posted: July 8, 2010 in America, Economy, Eminem, Music Industry News, Recovery, World News, World PeaceTags: America, Economy, Eminem, Music Industry News, Recovery, World News, World Peace
Against a backdrop of: “will the economy experience a double dip” in the form of another crash, due to Euro-Zone debt fears of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain having a spill-over effect for America and the world–artist, Eminem miraculously survives the “double dip” of album sales ‘crises’ as the music industry spins a crises [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – WED 7.7.2010
Posted: July 8, 2010 in Afghanistan, Arabic, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Middle East, Music Videos, World News, World PeaceTags: Afghanistan, Arabic, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Middle East, Middle Eastern Representation, Milk & Honey, Music Videos, Rachel Maddow, World News, World Peace
America’s new hot girl of journalism has got to be Rachel Maddow. Here’s Rachel on 105,000 U.S troops in Afghanistan. Food for thought. Music tonight, Habibi Je T’aime by Milk & Honey. Here’s our top ten. 1. About Horiwood–> The King Noah Show by Barack Obama: turtles vs spilt oil 2. Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black 3. [...]
COURAGE TO LOVE WITH ANGELINA JOLIE AND ROBERT ELLIS
Posted: July 8, 2010 in Angelina Jolie, LoveTags: Angelina Jolie, Love
Says Angelina Jolie to Parade Magazine on what having courage to love is: “I feel sad for someone who has never known love. Love elevates… I know it means wanting the best for the people you love, putting their interests above your own, always. Love does that. Love is what you live for.” Word! For a [...]
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE by HUNTERS AND COLLECTORS
Posted: July 8, 2010 in Music VideosTags: Hunters & Collectors, Music Videos, Retro Hotness
In 1988, I was 16, working in a cafe as a chef at Ricks Cafe Americain at Victoria Park Market in New Zealand. Back then, one of my favorite bands was Hunters & Collectors. They were very Mickey Rourke pre The Wrestler fame, but with guitars. Working class dudes, in the middle of the stock [...]
HOT IS RACHEL MADDOW WEARING A BURKA IN AFGHANISTAN
Posted: July 7, 2010 in Afghanistan, GayTags: Afghanistan, Gay, Lesbians, Rachel Maddow
This morning on MSNBC, the hotness that is Rachel Maddow appeared live, wearing a Burka in Afghanistan. The normally tom boyish Maddow, suddenly took on an Angelina Jolie visage. [Burka pic still being sourced at time of writing]. Maddow is a very pretty girl. Anyway, Rachel tweets three messages via her twitter to her fans, from [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – TUE 7.6.2010
Posted: July 7, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, New York, Queen Elizabeth IITags: Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, New York, Philip Mountbatten Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II
Regina, Queen Elizabeth II of the U.K and the Commonwealth arrived in New York City today with Prince Philip Mountbatten, The Duke of Edinburgh. A visit to Ground Zero to commemorate 9-11, was of importance. 1976 was her last visit in The Big Apple. Addressing the U.N also, it had been 1957 the last time [...]
BROOKE FRASER for THE BELOVED – JUNE 6th 2010
Posted: July 7, 2010 in Brooke Fraser, Family Vs Fame, Like A Prayer, LoveTags: Aunt Elvira, Brooke Fraser, Family Vs Fame, Like A Prayer, Love, Praise
“Because you’re with me, I will not fear“–pop star, Brooke Fraser Without meaning to sound weird… (hey this is horiwood.com, so I guess I’m excused of all weirdness :) … Your love letters sent across the world, are beautiful. So… this one goes up like unabashed love from a precious alabaster [juke] box for her spirit’s kept P r o m [...]
TREE OF LIFE IN A STATE OF GRACE
Posted: July 7, 2010 in Liberty, Life, Like A Prayer, Think GreenTags: Aunt Elvira, Liberty, Life, Light, Like A Prayer, Think Green
These words from Alegra22 blog, have resonance this eve, while sitting at the feet of our beloved. She’s been having dreams lately: “Two nights ago I had a lucid dream. A flood was coming. Standing on a hillside I could see the wall of water moving towards me, covering the earth. It was beautiful and [...]
AGELESS COMMUNITY by MADONNA for D & G
Posted: July 7, 2010 in America, MadonnaTags: America, Madonna, Pop Culture Commentary
Madonna is ageless as she covers the life spectrum, for her latest Dolce & Gabbana campaign. Photoshopping artistry aside, I love the way this campaign, shows an Italian-American superstar, set in a photo-realism world, to create the feel of a star, returning to her roots and her hood. Nice one. How a society cares for [...]
LINDSAY LOHAN GETS 90 DAYS IN JAIL
Posted: July 7, 2010 in Lindsay Lohan, Young HollywoodTags: Lindsay Lohan, Young Hollywood
Lindsay Lohan got sentenced to 90 Days of jail time by Judge Marsha, who did not find Ms Lohan’s breach of parole terms, to be excusable at all and Paris Hilton-ized Lohan for time in clink. Poor Lindsay. So far, everyone I’ve spoken to about it, thinks it’s great “her celebrity couldn’t save her.” Subtext: [...]
Johnny Depp got his start, playing a cop in 21 Jump Street. Decades later, he’s still at the top of his game, earning $75 million over the last year. In fact, after Tiger Woods, Johnny is da man, in this year’s Forbes Top 100 Celebrities list. Johnny Depp’s ability to be cast in costume dramas, [...]
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JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT for DETAILS
Posted: July 6, 2010 in Joseph Gordon-LevittTags: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marijuana
In the August’s Details. actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt says that he won’t be smoking his ganja while reading tabloids anytime soon. Thank you for over-sharing JGL. A fine actor. :) [Image courtesy of Cover Awards] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.5.2010~
MILLENNIUM ROBOTS IN INNER SPACE: OIL SPILL CINEMA
Posted: July 6, 2010 in ProducersTags: Environment, oil, Producers, TV development
Underwater robots, called Millennium robots, have camera eyes that track an “alien” underwater world described as inner space. For these robots their travel is tougher than outer space terrain to journey through and give BP their footage. For rare video footage below the depths of the sea, CNN, has us hooked up and fascinated. The [...]
FEATHER DUSTER DANCING for FASHION ROCKS
Posted: July 6, 2010 in America, Beyonce Knowles, Dance, France, Jay-Z, Jimmy Kimmel, Josephine Baker, Leadership, WomenTags: America, Beyonce Knowles, Dance, France, Jay-Z, Jimmy Kimmel, Josephine Baker, Leadership, Women
Once upon a time, two black women, both descended from slaves in America, went one step beyond and above, by becoming a feather duster to entertain. Their body was their instrument in order to outwork their American dream in the dance of life. Through rhythm and twirling synchronicity from their hips 50 years apart, they [...]
