Egypt. Arts Thieves. Van Gogh Poppy Classics. The drama is all on in Cairo this weekend. In Egypt police look for a Vincent Van Gogh painting that, Farouk Hosni, Egypts Minister of Culture says was cut from its frame and stolen from Cairo’s Mahmoud Khalil museum on Saturday. The artwork is known as both Poppy Flowers and Vase With Flowers [...]
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THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – SAT 8.21.10
Posted: August 22, 2010 in Art, artist, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Hilary Duff, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Middle EastTags: Art, Art Galleries, artist, Egypt, Entertainment News, Farouk Hosni, Hilary Duff, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Middle East, Middle Eastern Representation, Vincent Van Gogh
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BETTY WHITE WINS AT THE CREATIVE ART EMMYS FOR SNL
Posted: August 22, 2010 in Betty WhiteTags: Betty White
National treasure, Betty White, was rewarded for her performance on SNL at The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, last night. Here’s the winners as sourced from this list . Best Guest Actress in a Comedy: Betty White, “Saturday Night Live” Best Choreography: Mia Michaels, “So You Think You Can Dance” Best Voiceover Performance: Anne Hathaway, “The Simpsons” Best [...]
IN CALIFORNIA HOMELESSNESS IS A COMMUNITY CONCERN
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Leadership, Love, Love Your Enemies, RecoveryTags: Homelessness, Leadership, Love, Love Your Enemies, Recovery
Whatever city you are in, go here to make a difference for the homeless at National Coalition for the Homeless.Org, in a US State that you’d like to show your love for this country’s recovery. Thanks. [Image courtesy of Dallas Observer] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.21.10~
SUPERPOWERS IN THE AMAZON AS A THEME OF NO ORDINARY FAMILY
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Beyonce Knowles, Daniel, Family Vs Fame, Hone Tuwhare, Peru, Spirit, WarTags: Beyonce Knowles, Cross-cultural Narratives, Daniel, Family Vs Fame, Hollywood Today, Hone Tuwhare, No Ordinary Family, Peru, Pop Culture Commentary, Signs of the Times, Spirit, Symbols, War
Amazon Superpowers Post: Normally, whenever I see American texts of entertainment doing the “superpowers” theme, I tend to want to head over to the Mr Rogers Imaginary Neighborhood at the PBS kids website to refresh my rememberer about all the kinds of motivations for school teachers as to why kids still love superheroes. Apparently, superheroes can [...]
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SHAKESPEAREAN FILMMAKING IS LIKE OTHELLO
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Theater, William ShakespeareTags: Cross-cultural Narratives, Don Selwyn, Indigenous Thinking, Irene Jacob, Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Fishburne, Theater, William Shakespeare
If a lover of William Shakespeare‘s timeless theatricality in theater and cinema, then go here to read all about the late filmmaker Don Selwyn and his unique love of the best playwriting in history and how this can translate to the screen for Indigenous Peoples. [Image of Kenneth Branagh's Othello starring Lawrence Fishburne and Irene Jacob courtesy [...]
MADONNA’S RUMORED $1 BILLON, FIVE YEAR VEGAS SHOW DEAL
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Billionaire HQ on Horiwood.Com, Billionaire Women, Billionaires, Leadership, Madonna, Music Industry News, Think GreenTags: Billionaire HQ on Horiwood.Com, Billionaire Philanthropy, Billionaire Women, Billionaires, Leadership, Madonna, Music Industry News, Stars Hollywood Walk of Fame, Think Green
Although Madonna has signed a $160 million ten-year deal with concert promotors Live Nation, The Sun UK is reporting today that Madonna has just been offered a five year residency in Las Vegas, for a rumored $1 billion. The logistics of this price tag offer are being debated all over the internet at the minute. Good [...]
LIVE TENNIS STREAMING WITH ROGER FEDERER
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Roger Federer, Sports, Tennis, Think GreenTags: Marcos Baghdatis, Marketing & Branding, Roger Federer, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Tennis, Think Green
Tennis looks to Roger Federer to give the sport some online internet presence to grow the sport today. Reports Odds Preview: “Roger Federer takes on Marcos Baghdatis in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters tonight in a match streaming live online. bet365 are streaming the match live from 00:00 BST, with their live streaming service free of charge* [...]
TEN THINGS ABOUT BILL COLE, SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Bill Clinton, Leadership, Sports, Tennis, Venus WilliamsTags: Bill Clinton, Bill Cole, Coaching, Leadership, Mora Kanim, Phillipe Costeau Jr, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Psychology, Tennis, Venus Williams
Here’s ten things about sports psychologist Bill Cole that we can learn from: 1.Bill Cole, MS, MA, has had a larger profile than most in the competitive field of sport psychology for over three decades, as a student, writer-teacher, athlete-coach, personal trainer, speaker and someone who consults others in sports fields. His branding is peak performance [...]
FRESH COLOMBIAN ROSES ON THE WAY TO WORK
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Romance, Think GreenTags: Romance, Think Green
These roses were grown in Colombia, now in Hollywood. They’re “global footprint” high maintenance, but oh so cute. What a pretty use of gasoline perhaps even being wasted on the young. These fleurs of love are available at Leo’s, Crescent Heights and Santa Monica Blvd. CA. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.21.10 as a shout [...]
DANCE ENERGY AS A LOVE REMINDER
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Dance, Life, LoveTags: Dance, Life, Love, Mia Michaels
The world belongs to the energetic–Ralph Waldo Emerson The art of dance involves energy. Mia Michaels is a choreographer who conceptualizes intelligently thought provoking pictures for the young, to dance to and bring to life. One of her most touching pieces of choreography is a work titled Addiction as danced to Sara Bareilles song Gravity by dancers Kayla and [...]
LEADERSHIP TRAINING: MEET MORA KANIM OF COACHING CLOUT
Posted: August 21, 2010 in LeadershipTags: Leadership, Mora Kanim
For California business owners whose management and leadership teams need a boost of training and motivation, meet Mora Kanim of Coaching Clout. Mora’s website says: Mora brings a unique perspective to Coaching C.L.O.U.T. As a former Division I athlete, and a Division I collegiate coach for 18 years, Mora has worked with hundreds of athletes, [...]
One week ago today, I met these three marketing stars. They rock each friday night where they “belly up to the bar” at The Den of Hollywood on The Sunset Strip : Fourth generation born Californian, Jean Dickinson is an expert at knowing what will fly in California’s retail market. Jen Orsi excels at special events and Auba Gibson is a [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – FRI 8.20.10
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10Tags: Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10
Last night when at The Abbey for dinner, I passed a hair dressing salon, where I snapped a pic of the store’s chandelier. In that moment I got arrested by Aisha, the hairdresser who does Kim Kardashian‘s hair extensions, who told me “I no not do dat in h’store, cuz sometimes [she] have celebrities inside.” She [...]
CHELSEA HANDLER IS HOT FOR MTV AWARDS HOSTING AND ANIMAL PLANET STARS
Posted: August 21, 2010 in Chelsea Handler, RomanceTags: Chelsea Handler, Dave Salmoni, Romance
Chelsea Handler is one popular Jewish-Catholic New Jersey girl in California these days. Reports Just Jared: ‘Last night, it was announced that Chelsea would be hosting the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12th. Chelsea says: “This has been a huge year for hip-hop and rap, and it is well-known that I have the closest ties with these communities – musically [...]
FLYER AT THE BEVERLY HILLS LIBRARY – 8.20.10
Posted: August 21, 2010 in CaliforniaTags: Audio Visual Arts, California, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
When bettering something useful, progress can often look like dust. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.20.10~
UNCLE SAM’S HOLLYWOOD MAORI TELEVISION SERVICE – PART II
Posted: August 20, 2010 in HumorTags: Humor, Maori Television Service Hollywood
Maori Television is broadcast worldwide from the blog platform, Horiwood.Com, providing Maori television content selections that are webcast globally for audiences viewing pleasure from Hollywood, The Entertainment Capitol of The World 24-7, 365 days a year. To view a showcase of Maori culture, providing a TV window into who we are, click on these links [...]
Like a dog with a bone, Yalies are going mad for these ties from Vineyard Vines. Preppy whale bone ties. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.20.10~
REMEMBERING DON SELWYN, PIONEERING MAORI FILMMAKER, IN HOLLYWOOD
Posted: August 20, 2010 in Art, artist, Directors, Maori, Polynesian, Producers, William ShakespeareTags: Art, artist, Directors, Don Selwyn, Hollywood Maori Kings, Hori = Maori, Indigenous Thinking, Maori, Maori Filmmaking, Polynesian, Producers, William Shakespeare
Don Selwyn was a Maori filmmaker who began his life in theater. He was the first person in the world, to bring to life onscreen a feature length film in Te Reo Rangatira (the Maori language) when he directed and produced, The Maori Merchant of Venice: A Shakespearean costume drama. As a man who would [...]
Rumination as artistic meditation for the spirit. As first sighted at The Art Walk Gallery, in downtown L.A. ~Pastel from The Art of Evolution. 8.20.10~
POETRY: KEORUAC TO GINSBERG 8.20.10
Posted: August 20, 2010 in America, Literary, Poetry, Young HollywoodTags: Allen Ginsberg, America, Beaut Books, Jack Kerouac, Literary, Literary Trend, Literary Trends, Poetry, Young Hollywood
Two of the best intellectual poets of their generation wrote spontaneous poetry to each other. The energy of change condensed in their words as they captured a nation in a cultural and societal revolution. Here’s Jack Kerouac‘s poetic words for Allen Ginsberg written on his typewriter in a poem titled: Daydreams for Ginsberg. I lie [...]
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE’S LEADERS RESTART PEACE TALKS IN WASHINGTON, SEPT. 2
Posted: August 20, 2010 in Hilary Clinton, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine, Politics, World News, World PeaceTags: George Mitchell, Hilary Clinton, Israel, Middle East, Middle Eastern Representation, Mother Teresa, News, Palestine, Politics, World News, World Peace
The New York Times reports that for September 2, Hilary Clinton has announced that Palestinian and Israeli leaders will meet in Washington for direct negotiations. “There have been difficulties in the past, there will be difficulties ahead,” Mrs. Clinton said in a statement on Friday. “I ask the parties to persevere, to keep moving forward [...]
ON THE ROAD: WORDS by JACK KEROUAC. IMAGES by GARRET HEDLUND
Posted: August 20, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Garret Hedlund, Jack Kerouac
“LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets god-awful cold in the winter but there’s a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets… We turned at a dozen paces, for love is a duel, and looked at each other for the last time.”- Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. [...]
SPARKLY ROMANTICS by KATIE HOLMES AND JOSH DUHAMEL FOR J CREW
Posted: August 20, 2010 in Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes, Magazine CoversTags: Jackie O, Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes, Magazine Covers
Sparkly pants Katie Holmes is producing the film the Romantics and starring in it too with Josh Duhamel. The whole cast posed in J.Crew’s clothing line for fall. Here’s one pic. To see more, go here to C.A’s website to see full cast in J.Crew attire. Oh and here’s that Magazine cover too, of Katie rocking [...]
At the racetrack with Jamie Hince, Kate Moss sends a political message, with the duo sporting rings. Smart. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.19.10~
LEUKEMIA SURVIVOR KEN WATANABE INSPIRES
Posted: August 20, 2010 in Cancer AwarenessTags: Cancer Awareness, Jennifer Lynn Stroud Foundation, Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe reflects on being diagnosed with leukemia at 29, surviving it, the cancer returning at 34, then beating it again. He is in recovery and his life inspires today with these words: “When relapsed, I thought my life would be meaningless if I did not make a comeback as an actor. It was a [...]
ORCHIDS. BEES. AMAZONIAN BRAZIL NUTS. AGOUTI
Posted: August 20, 2010 in Think GreenTags: Think Green
Nature is so complexly beautiful. Go here to discover a nutty story of fruitful interdependency within community of the Amazon’s native forrest terrain.–O.S.P ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 8.19.10~
