Archive for January, 2012

“Won’t you rise up? Baby it’s a revolution.” New Music: Here’s two songs of the boy band, Six60. The first is Choice of the Chosen. The second Rise Up 2.0, enters the New Zealand music charts in the No. 5 position. The las are from the far South of the South Island of Dunedin, Otakau, [...]

Rainer Maria Rilke is the writer that wrote beautiful thoughts from the banal. That made the real surreal. That made the ordinary extraordinary. And who Stefani Germanotta lifted off Rainer’s pages to put in ink upon her skin, to create the persona known today as Lady Gaga? Rainer’s words can rate on google. This just in [...]

While I was fishing online today for your hot picks, I saw the above story about Leonard, the Seattle Aquarium‘s mascot goldfish. We’re at the 2.4 million benchmark on this blog, and its always good to give back. Leonard sits at 60,000… so being sporty, this one’s for ‘him.’ Well worth a celebrity spotlight today [...]

Hot b*tch Olivier de Havilland was awarded the Legion d’Honneur during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Cute. Reports Digital Spy, “The British actress appeared in numerous American films, but has lived in France since 1953. Sarkozy told de Havilland while giving her the nation’s highest cultural award: “You honour France for having chosen [...]

Parliament Art: America is owl obsessed right now. I don’t why, because owls sleep by day, and hunt at night. However, they are perceived as being very wise birds. Mary Engleheart of Sotheby’s Auction house, flips through an exceptionally rare edition of John James Audubon‘s Birds of America 435 hand-colored prints, compiled of engravings of the [...]

A ring over a fingerless glove as a Madonna reference to call Ellen. Cute.   But in the main, this image is yet  more proof that in Hollywood, acting 13 forever will keep your career going at the top. Elen Degeneres walks the runway for Richie Rich. Ridiculous! Love the There’s Something About Mary reference and [...]

One for Uncle Wynne‘s knowledge of birds and animals: A two-week-old Malay fish owl chick shines as a successful edition to the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore. Image, courtesy of Wong Maye-e via the AP. How cute. My favorite blonde pic in Hollywood today. Lol! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.10.10~

“Doh! Dude… we’re atheists!” depicts this image. Funny.  Atheists are a minority in the world. Their total number is unknown, yet they do make up less than 16% of the world’s population (in Jewish culture that’s slightly just over or just under a tithe of the world’s total population). Interesting.  I like some Atheists as [...]

Halle Berry holds hands with costar Olivier Martinez of Dark Tide in London. Rumors are fueled the couple are now an item. Martinez is Kylie Minogue‘s ex beau. The Dark Tide reference, is clear in Minogue’s new music video’s outro. She’s so polite and courteous to her Hollywood friends.  1. Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan - HT10/9.8.10 News 2.A. Tie: [...]

She’s 9 years old and has just signed a record deal with Jay-Z‘s record label Roc Nation. Her first single Whip My Hair has her sounding as close to a baby Rihanna, that you could possibly hear today in the music game. Her father is Hollywood actor producer, box office heavyweight, Will Smith. Willow Smith has got [...]

Elevator love as marketing for David & Victoria‘s new his and her fragrances.  The message?  Hire a baby sitter to elevate your romance. Live in the moment.  Oh, and smell good together with signature scents.  ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.9.10~

JAMES FRANCO FOR ADVOCATE

Posted: September 10, 2010 in James Franco
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James Franco‘s is Advocate Magazine’s poster boy for October.   The article reads that James is not gay. Does not smoke pot.  So, what’s he doing on the cover of the Advocate then. I kid.  At the minute, Franco is promoting Howl. I wonder if he ever gets bored with being type cast? ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, [...]

Gorgeous. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.9.10~

First Lady Michelle Obama gets in on the action as a football drill goes down in New Orleans while promoting her Let’s Move campaign aimed to equip kids to manage childhood obesity. Cheryl Gerber-Reuters ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.9.10~

CHINESE MUSLIMS

Posted: September 10, 2010 in China
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Muslims attend a prayer session at Dongguan Great Mosque during Eid al-Fitr in Xining, Qinghai province, China. Reuters ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.9.10~

Actress Eva Longoria took like a duck to water, as she nursed a friend’s baby while noshing down on a pasta lunch at Cafe Med on Sunset Plaza. Aunty Eva has a cute ring to it.  ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.9.10. Source~

EID AL-FTR FLOWERS, JAKARTA

Posted: September 10, 2010 in Indonesia
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A woman buys flowers at a sidewalk shop in preparation for the Eid al-Fitr celebration in Jakarta. The holiday marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. [Image courtesy of Romeo Gacad-AFP/Getty Images] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.9.10~

GLASSES by MIKE THE SITUATION SORRENTINO

Posted: September 10, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Contact lenses brings out the bad boy in Mike Sorrentino aka The Situation of Jersey Shore. Glasses make Mike, look a little college fresh. Slightly Clark Kent, with tortoise-rimmed frames being very ‘Florida turtles relocation efforts eco-friendly smart.’  Star Magazine, the tabloid who claims on their cover, that Brad Pitt is doing the wild thing up in the [...]

Christina Hendricks is Mad Men‘s actor, whose known for her hourglass clinching waist.  Sorry, I meant her vibrant red hair. :) Photoshop Disasters blog spot website, categorizes this surreal image, of Hendricks sans waist and legs, under the blog tag: I’ll Do it When I Get Back from the Pub.  It must be a winner, [...]

Writes Princeton‘s online dictionary when defining the word Atheist:  “1. someone who denies the existence of god. 2. related to or characterized by or given to atheism; “atheist leanings”  wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn  This is not to be confused with, my buddy Mark Baker from form classes favorite rock band ever. That being, Aetheist, a band who according to [...]

“It’s in the water. Sons and daughters, in all their glory. It’s where you came from.” Kings of Leon are proof that Americans who know their old spirituals today, are kind of cleaning up in the music world. People need hope. Kings of Leon say Water as metaphor for Spirit, for America 2010s. And judging [...]

ONE FOR MY ATHEISTS

Posted: September 10, 2010 in Spirit
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“An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame – Southern Methodist University game and doesn’t care who wins. “–Dwight D. Eisenhower Actually I thought that was a drunk spectator at the said match, just chasing tail but… according to Dwight, if you’re an atheist… Is that you?  No. Not the drunk. The aetheist [...]

Only Girl in The World artwork by Rihanna.  [Photograph of Flower. Horiwood.Com] Scentertainment rebelle fleur essence. A* reply. Music by Boh Runga of Stellar* - Christchurch. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.9.10. HT~

To save money on items like Gap store sales, concert tickets, iPhone 4 laser engraved bamboo cases and to get discount codes to many online retailers too, check out: @earlybirdn. a thrifty bird that lays golden eggs. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.9.10~

Writes the Mattafo blog: “I was just reading a photoshop techniques magazine and in one lesson they stressed the importance of a dominant foreground element in landscape shots. I guess this represents that thought. “I tonemapped this from 3 exposures and then cropped, adjusted color temp, added 2 graduated filters for brightness, a few tone [...]

“A parent’s love is whole no matter how many times divided.”–R Brault. One for all parents. Married or single, remarried or dating.  [Image - Life & Style Magazine] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.8.10~

Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness.–Lois L. Kaufman ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.8.10~

  تصفيق New Zealand Focus: A mayor, Bob Parker, comes to grips with the sickening 5.1 aftershocks of an earthquake’s unpredictable might, in his City of Christchurch. Pensive, sick is how I feel watching this footage, knowing people I love and care about are caught up in this moment. This is my tuhituhi taku reta (Maori [...]

Every now and again, I kid myself that I can put down my bowl of light-hearted cereal, bloggers are prone to enjoying late at night, and do a blog post that really matters. More salt of the earth and sea, than sugar. This is one of those.  LIFE. What is it and its meaning? According [...]