Today, on my way to blog, I noticed four times the amount of people walking the streets of Hollywood today. Many of these people held folders (presumably with resumes) in their hands. The majority of these people are in their early to mid fourties. They look like they are on the frontlines of war. The [...]
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JOBLESSNESS IN HOLLYWOOD – 9.21.10
Posted: September 21, 2010 in America, Economy, iPray, SpiritTags: America, Economy, iPray, Spirit
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GUEST COMMENTARY – HILARY CLINTON’S HAIR CLIP BY MICHAEL K
Posted: September 21, 2010 in Guest Commentary, Hilary Clinton, HumorTags: Guest Commentary, Hilary Clinton, Humor
This just in via New York City: Hilary Clinton‘s hair clip is big news, according to some pop cultural analysts. In today’s world where media audiences are shifting constantly, the rise of the pop cultural analyst is huge, hence the need for The View, or, blogs like this one, to talk about silly things, like [...]
MAORI NEWS UPDATE – CONCERNING JUNE JACKSON 9.21.10
Posted: September 21, 2010 in MaoriTags: Hori = Maori, Kimiora Jackson, Maori, Rachel - Gangsta Lamb, Willie Jackson
Maori news reporter, Rachel (aka my sister), wrote and said this is how the Dame June Jackson report should have gone. Just joking. Here’s her words, with a music update too for Sid music fans. “Mum, Dad and I have been invited to attend Dame June Jackson’s knighting this Saturday. It will be great [...]
As I bring you our top ten today, I can’t help but notice two different news stories, about the same topic. That being, two people groups who feel that they are not being recognized by the law if they really say who their ’military daddies’ are. Poor babies! Here’s that story with our news today. Children of Al-Quaeda [...]
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S STAR – HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME -9.20.10
Posted: September 21, 2010 in Directors, Hollywood HistoryTags: Alfred Hitchcock, Auteurs, Directors, Hollywood History, Stars Hollywood Walk of Fame
A Hollywood Birds tribute. Darn auteurs in this town! Love it. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.20.10~
LUCKY THE MODEL’S NOSE IS WORTH A LOOK TODAY
Posted: September 21, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity NewsTags: Lucky - The Model
The way you…. hold your nose. :) That was lucky’s whole gig – back in the day as a muse of France. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.20.10~
Whose giving Sandra Bullock a run for their ‘most powerful actress in the world’ claim today? Jodie Foster is. She talks being dikey in the pink, gives the mother of hood tips to anyone who cares and talks about volcano Mel’s unpredictable temper. There’s Something About Jodie … right? Her baby gums with that smile. [...]
RATING IN HOLLYWOOD RECENTLY – 9.20.10
Posted: September 21, 2010 in 10 Hot Posts Right NowTags: 10 Hot Posts Right Now, Michael Voltaggio
Says LA Times food critic, Jonathan Gold on Top Chef’s chef Michael Volttagio ‘s green foray in steamed baby veges- “The term OCD doesn’t begin to describe the scary focus Voltaggio brings to a lightly cooked baby turnip. This vegetable plate is like Farmer Brown’s garden in miniature.” How Zen green feng shui then. And [...]
JULIA ROBERTS $50 MILLION DEAL WITH LANCOME
Posted: September 20, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity NewsAmerica’s Pretty Women, is on the brink of signing a $50 million 5-year deal with the Lancome brand. Good for her! The box office for the ladies, got a bit tougher in recession opening films, so it’s groovy she’s diversified. Nice one. The word regenerate is a beauty. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.20.10~
HAT WORK by CHRISTIAN DIOR WITH SWANS
Posted: September 20, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Christian Dior, Swans
A hat with swans – by Christian Dior. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.20.10~
Yesterday, two students of a photography school of L.A, randomly approached me to ask if they could take my picture. Having just demolished a whole roast chicken (literally, as Maoris can in one setting) while a squirrel was trying to get the chocolate out of my bag, I didn’t want to get photographed, because I [...]
MEET MILES FOSTER – HAT MAKER – HOLLYWOOD TODAY
Posted: September 20, 2010 in AmericaTags: America, Entrepreneurs, Miles Foster
Yesterday, I set out to do a hat tribute for you. While I was waiting for my No Ordinary Family bus to get to Rexford Beverly Hills, I noticed that Beyonce‘s Heat fragrance billboard above Santa Monica and Crescent Heights, had been switched out for Mad Men’s Jon Hamm and new friends movie, called [...]
WHAT’S WASHINGTON UP TO? 9.20.10
Posted: September 20, 2010 in America, Washington D.CTags: America, Washington D.C
Washington is obsessing today on the Redskins loss in football, on diminishing nest eggs, Colleges wanting sickle cell testing and the U.N needing a reivention to have clout and relevance. In Hollywood, we should read up on Washington too, which is why I do these posts. Go here to read too. Thanks. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, [...]
SKETCHES by COCO CHANEL
Posted: September 20, 2010 in Art, artist, Coco Chanel, Fashion, Fashion Designers, France, Paris, PhotographyTags: Art, artist, Coco Chanel, Fashion, Fashion Bites, Fashion Designers, Fashion Profile, Fashion Stylists, France, Paris, Photography, Richard Avedon, Sketches
Art. Who: Coco Chanel What: Charcole sketches Photograph: Coco during Hitler’s war years, photographed by a then young Richard Avedon visiting France. Interesting fact about Coco: She died the year I was born, which makes me getting on. Reference Source: Charles Roux, Chanel and Her World. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.20.10~
UNDERNEATH A SKY OF LOVE for BEVERLY HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT FAMILIES
Posted: September 20, 2010 in beverly hillsTags: beverly hills
On Sunday, the Rotary Club hosted a pancake breakfast for the Beverly Hills Police Department, families and children. It took place beneath a parachute awning. Here’s the view from that community occasion. “Underneath a sky of love while in service, for Beverly Hills community” was the vibe and message. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.20.10~
WHAT JUNE JACKSON SAID ABOUT BECOMING A DAME
Posted: September 20, 2010 in Maori, New ZealandTags: Christian Dior, Dame June Jackson, Hori = Maori, Lady Patricia Thorp, Maori, New Zealand, Sir Thomas Thorp, Tainui
Today, I am paying tribute to June Jackson, who my sister tells me, became a Dame. My memories of the lovely June are usually associated with our devilishy fun witted, Aunty Naida, where June and I would take smoko breaks together with Naida giving June a non-stop joke show, of which June would reply –equally as funny, when they both served on [...]
USEFULNESS AS MOULDABLE FUNCTIONALITY by CHRISTIAN DIOR
Posted: September 20, 2010 in Fashion, Fashion DesignersTags: Christian Dior, Fashion, Fashion Bites, Fashion Designers, Fashion Profile
Last week, a friend sat me down and told me ever so politely, that America is a great nation and everything is at Americans disposable. To get ahead in America, you have to show your usefulness. Otherwise, you’re like, toast. And not in the champagne effervescent way. I didn’t understand what they meant, because every [...]
Bill Clinton talks the economy, the Tea Party and Peace-Talks in the Middle East today. Read that story here. And Trader Joes supermarket comments on Lady Gaga‘s me@dr.ess publicity with their signage. This post, the meat purse is critiqued. Elvis branding always rocks. Picture of Bill Clinton with a local California author, go here to read [...]
Many spices have been prized for generations for their purported health benefits. Chilies, for example, are said to have anti-inflammatory properties, and the plant extract can often be seen as an ingredient in natural body balms and creams. Read the whole story: The Daily Green ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.19.10~
VINTAGE SODAS ADVERTISING AT TRADER JOES
Posted: September 19, 2010 in Marilyn MonroeTags: James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Marketing & Branding, Pop Culture Commentary
Very few supermarkets, work the Hollywood spectacle angle, to market and sell food produce, like Trader Joes of West Hollywood does. Here’s the latest, Vintage Sodas, featuring the likeness of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe going for a bike ride, suspended on pine wood wall. Very cool. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.19.10~
COFFEE COUTURE SKETCHING WITH STARBUCKS RESERVE
Posted: September 19, 2010 in Art, artist, Miss Tessa, New Zealand, New Zealand WinesTags: Art, artist, Humanitarian Angels on Horiwood.Com, Miss Tessa, New Zealand, New Zealand Wines
We sketch because lives depend on us, to clothe them in love. While I was sketching at star bucks, some liquid courage for emerging New Zealand fashion designers… this happened. [Pen: 99 cent store]. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.19.10. This post for Tessa, Andrew and tribes, especially for noble women who fly across [...]
Some notes. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.19.10~
ROB LOWE TALKS EXTREME SPORTS AS A MEANS OF SOBRIETY
Posted: September 19, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity NewsTags: Rob Lowe
Today when I was on the bus, Jose saw me with a camera. He asked me to take a photo of him, as “tourists need to see more people like me.” I took the photo, even though I am not a tourist, but an Angeleno. Jose went on to tell me that he is a [...]
The Huffington Post today is running with this pic, as their front page news story, about the oil well spill, effectively being dead now. 5 months of coverage, can be viewed here, if interested. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.19.10~
VINTAGE MILITARY POSTERS – WEIDEMANN GALLERY
Posted: September 19, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity NewsWar is a big theme in the Russian-Jewish district of West Hollywood where I live. Here’s four vintage war posters of back in the day on display in the Weidemann Gallery–where U.S citizens were encouraged by these messages. This one for Suzie K. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 9.19.10~
A HOLLYWOOD HAT TRIBUTE -9.19.10
Posted: September 19, 2010 in Hollywood HistoryTags: Bailey Reign, Elizabeth Bailey, Elizabeth Crawford, Hollywood History, Humphry Bogart, Stars Hollywood Walk of Fame
Yesterday, I promised that a Hollywood hat tribute was on the way. Here it is. This is going up for my great-grandmother, a women I never met, but she wore all these hats in her amazing life: war widow, mother of three childen, dairy farm owner, manager, operator, a prayer warrior who doubled as a milliner, and [...]
KATY PERRY’S TWEET AFTER RIHANNA THROWS HER A BIKINI BABES BACHELORETTE PARTY
Posted: September 19, 2010 in Katy Perry, Las Vegas, RihannaTags: Katy Perry, Las Vegas, Rihanna
Rihanna threw a bachelorette weekend of parties for her girl, Katy Perry. Always classy, Rihanna had black stretch limos, taking Katy everywhere, the friends and entourage were spotted at MGM, hanging out with cirque de sol kids of Vegas, and being bikini babes, poolside. Nice one Rihanna. It must have worked because Perry tweeted: “Okay, [...]
ASIAN-AMERICAN HOLLYWOOD BLOGGER – ROBBIE
Posted: September 19, 2010 in Hollywood Entertainment NewsTags: Hollywood Entertainment News, Robbie of Venice Beach
One of the frustrations I have as a blogger, blogging in Hollywood, is that there’s not enough Asian-American news on my blog, or in America in general in entertainment circles. As I’m nada but one person and can’t do everything, I tried to create one, this week. Sew a seed, for a smart Asian-American to [...]
ROSA of WEST HOLLYWOOD, HAS COURAGE TO LOVE, A NOVEL BY ROBERT ELLIS
Posted: September 19, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Real Faces Real People of LA, Rosa of West Hollywood
Meet Rosa, she’s world famous in West Hollywood for providing fresh roses at clubs in L.A. This one’s for Rosa, a local celebrity with a beautiful friendly smile. And Rosa-you’re welcome, thanks for asking. xox Book – Courage to Love, a novel by author, Robert Ellis. Go here to read more. Fresh roses, of Beverly [...]
