Transparency in a digital age is a big topic right now. Especially for sports stars. Authoritarian types think its their right to know what’s going on in peoples underpants in their imagined minds while people sext ‘what if,’ sexy thoughts on the phones when they should be in football training 24-7 darn it. The fixation [...]
Archive for January, 2012
FOOTBALLER BRETT FAVRE IS FINED $50,000 FOR SEXTING
Posted: December 30, 2010 in Brett Favre, Football, Magazine Covers, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Transparency in a Digital Age0
THE WEATHER CHANNEL IS HOT IN THAT BLIZZARD BLITZED RATINGS WAY
Posted: December 30, 2010 in America, Crowded House, Live Music Artists, New Zealand, NewsBlizzards may not be fun for many Americans who are not in Hawaiian tropics at this minute, but The Weather Channel isn’t complaining as its ratings go through the roof. 45 million freezing Americans (and family and friends of the freezing) tuned in over holiday weekend. 3.8 million views happened via iPad app. 82 million page [...]
KANYE WEST ENLISTS THE HELP OF KIM KARDASHIAN FOR HER NEW MUSIC VIDEO
Posted: December 30, 2010 in Hip Hop Community, Kanye WestKim Kardashian is set to go the J-Lo route of publicity. That meaning, ‘chic’ who can ‘sing’ and look good in music videos. Merchandizing then flies off the shelves of such stars backing products to people listening to their ‘music.’ With that in mind, Kanye West is pictured here in this pic arriving at a studio [...]
HERSCHLAG SHANKS CATHEDRAL JEWELRY DESIGN PIECE
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Auschwitz, California, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood History, Hollywood Today, Human Rights, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewelry, Natalie Portman, Romania, World Peace“14KY CAST SHANK CATHEDRAL 7.5mm W/AIRLINE” Jewelry piece component – in memory and honor of those lost at Auschwitz, and in celebration of their descendants (those via Romania too) and for the hope of Jerusalem in Hollywood. A.H Findings, Herschlag Inc. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.29.10~
30 HUMAN RIGHTS ARTICLES OF THE FREE WORLD
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Human Rights, United Nations30 HUMAN RIGHTS ARTICLES OF THE FREE WORLD.
ADOPTED BABY CHEETAHS COVER WASHINGTON POST – 12.29.10
Posted: December 29, 2010 in America, Washington D.CBaby cheetahs make the cover of the WashPo amidst housing slump diversion news. The cubs – born 10 days apart to different wild cats in captivity in December at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal – are being followed closely by cheetah experts because they are the sixth case of cross-fostering in North America since [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – TUE 12.28.10
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Brooke Abbott, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Oregon, PortlandYoung Hollywood actor Brooke Abbott wears angel attire in New Zealand. Today we bring a few facts about Portland Oregon to nonUS readers attention (below). Here in the Hwood Hood though in our daily hobby of celebrity blog origami art of weaving without a Maclean skerrett of wood pulp or paper wastage involved; “pregnancy” is [...]
NATALIE PORTMAN’S “THE OTHER WOMAN,” MOVIE TRAILER
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Grief, Hollywood Entertainment News, Movie News, Movie Trailers, Natalie PortmanSixteen hours ago this movie trailer was uploaded to You Tube. Natalie Portman stars in The Other Woman – a movie about being Amelia Greenleaf, a wife to a man named Jack Wolf who already has a family prior to another woman. Lisa Kudrow makes a strong performance too in a non funny role. A modern story? Grief [...]
STEWART SHINING TWEETS AN UNSEEN BEFORE ROBERT PATTINSON PICTURE
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Cherry Joy, New York, Robert Pattinson, Scotland, Stewart Shining, Twilight, UKI swear, fresh or stale, Robert Pattinson pics all look the same to me. Baby James Dean of the U.K styling over and over again. Anyway, Stewart Shining a New York based photog who hasn’t yet discovered the limitless amazingness of New Zealand landscapes as photographic subject to photograph all year round, just tweeted this [...]
MANWOOD – PORT PORT COMMENTARY, TIGER WOODS TRIBUTES VIA THE UK WITHOUT THE TEQUILA FOR SCOTTISH-BASED, KING BEE NAVY PILOTS
Posted: December 29, 2010 in America, Entertainment News, Google, Human Rights, Military, Politics, Pop Cultural Commentary, Signs of The Times, Symbols, TIger Woods, Trends, World NewsKEYWORDS CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE FOR BLOG MUST-HAVE-THESE-WORDS PURPOSES – NO REAL HARM INTENDED: Manwood as a buzz word with port and more port? And did you know that aphabetically the names Portwood and Portman come just before the name “Prince.” Go here to read the two women whose faces have been picked to fuel news [...]
AMBER PORTWOOD, NATLIE PORTMAN, AMERICAN MEDIA SHAKESPEAREAN NARRATIVES OF ENTERTAINMENT
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Amber Portwood, America, Natalie Portman, Oscars, Pop Cultural Commentary, Teen Moms, Teenagers, Trends, William ShakespeareHere in America, everyone believes in democracy. The concept of democracy involves showing two sides of a culture’s coin. It actually can be quite schizophrenic – yet most times the more freakier this divide is, the more popular American entertainment sells worldwide and becomes us all. This is the case when I associate Oscar’s hopes [...]
WATER TIGER THOUGHTS ON ROBIN LI’S PANDA PAW APPEAL
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Africa, America, China, Human Rights, India, Leadership, Norway, Water, World PeaceHave you seen the face of Robin Li yet? Cool GoBo describes Robin Li, as being “the founder of search engine Baidu Inc., the challenger of Google. The annual wealth of this 42 years old entrepreneur is approx. $ 7.2 Billions [sicc]. In facts, [sicc] he was also the 258th world’s richest person last year, according [...]
GUESS WHAT’S TRENDING? DANCE by JAY-V. THOUGHTS by CASSIE SMITH
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Cassie, Dance, Jordan Samuel, Teenagers, TrendsTrending Post – DANCE by JAY-V. THOUGHTS by CASSIE SMITH.
AMERICA-CHINA BRIDGE BUILDING INEVITABILITIES, WITH FACEBOOK AS A KEY, YET KAI LUKOFF DISAGREES
Posted: December 29, 2010 in America, Aotearoa New Zealand, China, Cross-Cultural Narratives, Facebook, Hip Hop Community, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood Today, Hot Chocolate, IT, Music Industry News, Philip Bailey, Pop Cultural Commentary, Travel Destinations, Trends, World News[To cue music while you read, click on pic] In a modern world, IT is the bridge greater than the Grand Canyon – the no.1 tourist attraction in the USA each year and The Great Wall of China too in terms of usefulness in connecting the world daily to each other. My thought is that [...]
FACEBOOK CHINA – ROBIN LI MEETS MARK ZUCKERBERG NEWS
Posted: December 29, 2010 in America, Charles Chao, China, Cross-Cultural Narratives, Facebook, Guest Commentary, Jack Ma, Priscilla Chan, Robin Li, Wang Jianzhou, World NewsFacebook.Cn as China’s new online community playground? Ask Baidu.Com. Facebook freaks (Facebook’s biggest fans) have flooded into China’s consciousness today, with news stories appearing of The Giving Pledge member, Mark Zuckerberg meeting with Google‘s Chinese counter-part, Robin Li. Robin is the Chinese billionaire co-founder of Baidu (search engine) who agreed to meet with Mark Zuckerberg and [...]
GREATNESS QUOTE – EXPRESSING HUMILITY ON THE UPWARD ROAD
Posted: December 29, 2010 in Angola, humility, Kindness, Kostadin Luchansky, Photography, Rabindranath Tagore, Wisdom, Wisdoms BuffetWe come nearest to the great when we are in great humility–Rabindranath Tagore, Forbes Magazine. Humility is two things. It is an attitude of spirit worn like a garment, to be conscious and mindful to serve others. Humility is also having no fear to be known for whom you really are as a naked and [...]
TRAVELING FAMILY ANGELINA JOLIE, BRAD PITT, ZAHARA AND SHILOH SPEND TIME IN NAMIBIA
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Dr Rudie van Vuuren, Namibia, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Travel Destinations, Zahara Jolie-PittAngelina Jolie, Brad Pitt pictured here with daughters Zahara and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt pose with Namibian hosts Dr Rudie van Vuuren and family while spending time in Namibia over Christmas. The sunlight accentuates Jolie’s natural beauty. I wonder what world changing things they were planning this Christmas with this diverse cast of medically minded people. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, [...]
ANGEL BACK WITH SMOKEY HAIR – STEPHY KOUTSIMANIS-SMITH
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Angels, Art, artist, Awesome Aussies, China, Comedians, Commonwealth, Community, Compassion, Greece, Leadership, New Zealand, Samoa, Spirit, Steph Koutsimanis-Smith, UK, WomenStephy Koutsimanis-Smith writes of ”smokey hair” adolescent coming-of-age stories that are powerfully impacting in their hard-hitting no punches barred realness. Steph writes from the distant shores of “the robot-like country” (China) where she now lives as a foreigner, an alien even. It must be a fascinating journey for this Kiwi-Aussie of Greek/ Samoan/ English fusion to wake [...]
POPULAR TODAY IS COUNTRY HOTTIES KNOW HOW TO STAY IN SHAPE TOO
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Country Music, Fitness, Health & Beauty, Julianne Hough, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBridePOPULAR TODAY IS COUNTRY HOTTIES KNOW HOW TO STAY IN SHAPE TOO.
THE SUM OF US – TRANSPARENCY AND KEY TOPICS WE ARE CURIOUS ABOUT IN HOLLYWOOD RIGHT NOW -12.28.10 @ 5.30am
Posted: December 28, 2010 in America, Democracy, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood Today, Information Sharing, Transparency in a Digital Age, Travel Destinations, Trends, Words, World NewsHere’s a snap shot of some key terms being searched for by US on Horiwood.Com in Hollywood right now. National Geographic photograph above, of The Grand Canyon, National Park. Buzz hot topics are: christina hendricks mad men 151 louis bardo bullock + people magazine 138 natalie portman 127 nadya suleman 32 buddy bear maurice 30 christina [...]
GO – CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR ALL CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Faith Hill, Family Vs Fame, Farrah Fawcett, Fashion, Fashion Accessories, Fashion Designers, Fayrouz, Fergie, Feuds, Fiji, Film Franchises, Fitness, Florida, Football, Foreign Affairs, Forgiveness, France, Francois Henri-Pinault, Frank McCourt, Frank O''Hara, Frank Sinatra, Freddie Mercury, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Freida Pinto, Frida Kahlo, Friendship, Funerals, Funny TV, Kindness, Kings of Leon, ObamaDrama, Oklahoma, Oksana Grigorieva, Olivia Abbott, Olivia Newton John, Olivia Wilde, Olympics, OMC, Opera, Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Oscars, Otara, Ozzy Osbourne, Padma Lakshmi, Paihia, Palestine, Palm Springs, Palm Tree Productions, Pamela Anderson, Pamela Bach, Paramore, Parenting, Paris, Paris Hilton, Paris Jackson, Pastor Watch, Patricia Arquette, Patricia Cornwell, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Patrick Swayze, Paul Mercurio, Paul Rudd, Paul Wesley, Paula Abdul, Paula Patton, Pauly Fuemana, Pax Jolie-Pitt, Pearl Runga, Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, Peru, Pete Wentz, Peter Andre, Peter Facinelli, Philadelphia, Philipp Karner, Photography, Piano, Pierce Brosnan, Pink, Pirates, Pitbull, Poetry, Poland, Politics, Polynesian, Poneke, Pop Art, Pop Cultural Commentary, Portia de Rossi, Pregnancy News, Prince, Prince Harry Windsor, Prince Michael Jackson I, Prince Michael Jackson II., Prince William, Princess Diana, Princess Dianna, Producers, Project Angel Food, Project Runway, Psychology Today, Puerto Rico, Water, Young RoyalsLike many of you, I’m a big fan of all kids in the world having clean drinking water whenever they need. 1 billion people don’t have access yet. 54% of all people in Africa need us to act on their behalf for their better water situation as well. Click here to make a difference if [...]
ARTIST MISS TESSA SHINES KA PIE
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Art, artist, California, Miss Tessa, New Zealand, Young HollywoodI have no idea what Miss Tessa is up to, but for those of you voting hotly for a glimpse of this California-Kiwi artist of excellence–here she is beamed up from Hollywood today. She’s all ka pie. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.27.10~
WILL AND KATE VALUE NORMALCY, PRIVACY AND PRIVACY AS A STAR COUPLE
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Kate Middleton, Prince William, UKReports Australian media today: PRINCE William has vowed that he and Kate Middleton will not take on butlers or household staff after they are married in April. His father, the Prince of Wales, employs a small army of 150 staff of butlers, chauffeurs, valets and chefs at a cost of £6.3 million ($9.6 million). This includes [...]
MAORI TEEN SPORTS STAR – LOUIS HENRY DAVIS III – WHANGAREI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Louis Henry Davis III, Maori, TeenagersMAORI TEEN SPORTS STAR – LOUIS HENRY DAVIS III – WHANGAREI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.
NAMES THAT MADE A DIFFERECE ON A NON-A LISTED LEVEL IN HOLLYWOOD THIS YEAR
Posted: December 28, 2010 in Lil Wayne, Nicki MinajNicki Minaj, Selena Gomez, Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy, Nelly, Adele, Bruno Mars, Gloria Estefan, Leah Remini, Tim Gunn, Natasha Bedingfield, The Veronicas, Jesse McCartney, Margaret Cho, Janice Dickinson, Joey Lawrence, The Saturdays, Lisa Rinna, Keri Hilson, Trevor Donovan, Ingrid Michaelson, Brian McFadden, Jake Shears, Marina & The Diamonds, Duffy, Laura Bell Bundy, Michael Lohan, Natalia [...]
I’m such a Maori Hollywood klutz. I just spilt red wine down my Ngapuhitonunui tee shirt, given to me by my bro-in-law on his last visit to L.A while I was eating my KFC. I love all things Kentucky. I don’t know why, I’ve never been there yet, but I just know I do. Wine [...]
NATALIE PORTMAN IS DOING “BABY ON THE WAY,” OSCAR NOD PLEASE, “ENGAGED” AND MALE BALLET DANCERS ARE OKAY BY HER!
Posted: December 28, 2010 in ballet, Benamin Millepied, Culture, Dance, Dancing With The Stars, Engagements, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood History, Hollywood Today, Leadership, Natalie Portman, Oscars, Pregnancy News, Producers, World News, World Peace, Young HollywoodNatalie Portman uses dance to fish for her hard earned Oscar hopes in 2011–good luck kid! Everyone is going wild for Natalie Portman today. Not only is Nat Golden Globes nominated playing a ballet dancing swan this year in a tutu, but the rumor mill is spinning that Natalie is declaring that she’s come of [...]
LEANN RIMES TWEETS OSCARS 2011 LOVE FOR NATALIE PORTMAN
Posted: December 28, 2010 in America, Country Music, Eddie Cibrian, Humor, LeAnn Rimes, TwitterBored country star, LeAnn Rimes whose waiting it out giving others their shot to to earn, make bank and do what she did in country music, AND who taught us as a Non-Disney spun talented child that You can’t Fight the Moonlight, cos that comes from China in gold bond loans in America really! is Tweeting [...]
