योग गुरू ने मैडोना को योग की शिक्षा देने से किया इंकार

हॉलीवुड की मशहूर अभिनेत्री मैडोना को निजी तौर पर योग की शिक्षा देने से योग गुरू विक्रम चौधरी ने इंकार कर दिया। मैडोना की योजना थी कि वह योग गुरू विक्रम चौधरी को भारी कीमत देकर खरीद लेगी, लेकिन उसके इस सपने पर उस समय पानी फिर गया जब भारतीय करोडपति ने उन्हें साफ तौर पर कह दिया कि उसे बाकी सभी लोगों की तरह सामूहिक योग कक्षा में शामिल होना होगा। मैडोना ने हाल ही में अपने फिटनेस प्रशिक्षक ट्रेसी एंड्रसन को छोडा है।
उसने कहा कि वह फिटनेस का कोई और तरीका आजमाना चाहती हैं। चौधरी ने कहा मैडोना मेरे पास आई और निजी कक्षा के लिए कहा। मैंने मना कर दिया। मैंने कहा, यदि आप मुझसे सीखना चाहती है तो आपको मेरी कक्षाओं में आना पडेगा। अपने अहम को पीछे छोडना पडेगा। यदि आप उनसे असहमति रखते है तो आपको तत्काल काली सूची में डाल दिया जाता हैं। योग गुरू ने कहा कि उनसे योग सीख रहे जार्ज क्लूनी, जेसिका सिम्पसन और जिम कैरी जैसे कई सिलेब्रिटी को उनके सीखाने के तौर तरीकों से कोई आपत्ति नहीं हैं।

Manjustment

Ladies, when you’re on the street, do men grab their crotch and look meaningful at you? I finally decided to delve into it.  My research led me to some fascinating rap-music web sites.

Apparently, Michael Jackson (R.I.P.) started the crotch-grab. Rappers and celebrities followed.  Now we have copy-cat behavior on the streets of my town.   Never mind that I am old enough to be their grandmother.  

There’s something about junk-holding that implies consent.  Try stopping your eyes from looking down at the hand holding the junk, and all it implies. And the insolent look that says, “White lady, suck my dick.”  Um, no thanks. White guys grabbing it doesn’t work – at all. Unless they do it for laughs, like Jack Black.

It has been suggested that African American men hold themselves because they have large equipment and need to adjust.  This is called “manjustment.” According to Answers.com, “some males like the pleasure of holding their penis.”  Some?  Reminds me of an old joke, Why does a dog lick his balls? Answer:  Because he can.  

If I had balls, I would enjoy holding them — in the privacy of my home.
Men do it because they can, like a pacifier.  Baseball players and rappers do it, so why shouldn’t fans. Michael Jackson’s videos for his album “Bad” were the first to show a male grasping his balls.  I was shocked at the breach of taste back then, and it hasn’t changed.

A parallel trend is women grabbing themselves, which Madonna began in her music video “Express Yourself.” Critics called it unladylike. When women do it, there’s nothing to really hold onto. Like Rihanna’s photo, it’s the red nails, leather and fishnets that make it fine. Incidentally, the 1989 Express Yourself video is worth another look. Madonna grabs herself multiple times, and licks milk from a bowl like a cat, and then pours it over her creamy skin. It’s good to be appreciated.

Sources:

Photos of celebrity crotch grabs: http://yepyep.gibbs12.com/2009/07/mj-started-it-celebrity-crotch-grab-imitators/
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_the_rappers_holding_their_crotch
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/devra-maza/michael-jacksons-other-bi_b_226017.html

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Ice is nice - Eisenberg

Nanney had the best drawers and closets to explore. I remember findng this brooch. Perfect for my outfit I had concocted for that night’s events – my v-neck Forenza sweater [backwards], brooch front and center of sweater at my collar-bone, black/white cotton long skirt from Express, black lace leggings, black quilted lace up boots [I am sure Madonna had the same ones], several long strands of pearls, large bow in my hair and plenty of Aqua Net.

This fine piece contains finely cut pieces of glass, not rhinestones. crafted like real fine jewelry.  So chic back in the day…1940’s, 1980’s or today.

 I still have this piece in my collection. I will never part with it. Today, it seams so big when I put it on.  Where did I get this fear from? When I was a teenager, I was fearless with my daily fashions.

 

 

Monday's news: The blood pool lamp, A scottish castle and Madonna's London pad

Good morning design lovers! I hope you have enjoyed a cultured weekend? Sadly I didn’t make it to the Affordable Art Fair, but I was thrilled to finally catch the Anish Kapoor retrospective at the Royal Academy. I know that posters of the exhibition seem to emblazon every vacant wall at the moment, but I must say that the show lived up to all the hype. Kapoor certainly has quite an imagination – his varied show includes sculptures that suspiciously look like dog poo, a hypnotic set of mirrors and even a red river of wax. It may sound startling, but rest assured this is a must-see exhibition.

So without further ado, it’s time to take a look at the latest design stories that hit the world this weekend.

mydeco’s pick of the top three stories:

1. dornob: Bloody cool

Forgive me if you think this light is gruesome and gory, but I did just go and see Anish Kappor yesterday, so nothing could seem more appropriate! This floating and bleeding lamp may not be for everyone, but why not embrace a bit of gothic chic? It is Halloween at the end of the week after all…

Image credit: dornob

2. The Financial Times: We’d always said we wanted to live in a castle

I can’t say that I’m an avid reader of the FT, but on Saturday morning, with nothing better to read I cautiously leafed through those intimidating pink pages.  And to my utter amazement – I enjoyed it! I even stumbled across an inspiring property supplement. Who says you can’t live in a crumbling castle? Annie and Lachlan Stewart prove that anything is possible as they convert a ruin into a comfortable family home.

Image credit: The FT

3. Brick Work: Madonna’s London playground

As I continue with my house-hunt (this is now the sixth week) I confess to developing an unhealthy interest in the property market. My glazed Monday morning eyes simply lit up when they fell across this amazing Edwardian villa situated on the chi-chi Sheffield Terrace, Kensington W8. It may be a tad above my price range – costing a mere 13, 000 quid a week, but there’s no denying this property’s luxurious features. And guess what? This chic palace was once the home of none other than everyone’s favourite Material Girl, Madonna.

Image credit: Brick Work

The best of the rest:

The Times: Bathroom Tiles- Wet and Wild

The Times: Bojo calls for balconies for all London homes

The Guardian: Time for Tea – Pick of the best tableware

The Independent: Guide to the 50 best gadgets

dornob: Rocking house

Design Week: Insulin injector pen bags top award

Wallpaper: Karl Lagerfeld goes miniature

Sadly that’s all we have time for today, but I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for Tuesday’s instalment. Have a good Monday!

Weekend Recap

First of all, I have managed to complete another absolutely non-productive weekend!  I’m on a freakin roll!  I always start off with wild expectations about gettin sh*t done, but I’ve yet to follow thru on anything I’ve planned on doing in 2009.  Pretty amazing if I don’t say so myself.  However, even though I didn’t do what I was supposed to do, I did some sh*t that I really didn’t want to do, but did it anyways.

Finally watched the movie Notorious.  Granted I’m almost a year late in seeing it, but this is ahead of schedule for me when it comes to movie watching.  If you want to frustrate yourself, drop a joke that references a movie and watch it fly over my head with the quickness.  I have zero attention span, so for me to sit down and watch a movie is like a major event.

I thought the movie was pretty good.  However, as a point of reference, my favorite movie is Belly, so that should give you an idea of the depth of my filmographic (is that a word?) knowledge.  Gravy did a good job as Frank White.  Derek Luke had me dyin the whole movie!  Dude was dancin just like Puff in every scene!!  They definitely kinda played Lil Kim and 2Pac in the movie.  Had Kim lookin like she was just B.I.G.’s jumpoff and Pac was wildin like he was schizo in every scene.  Overall, I though it was a good flick.

Did a little job hunting today.  All I accomplished by doing this was confusing myself even more about which direction I want to take my career.  Have no clue.  Moving along….

Went to the gym today too.  I’ve decided that all I’m going to do it workout my chest and let my mini-belly do its own thing.  Word.  Unfortunately, my I-Pod broke while at the gym and I was forced to listen to the absolutely awful music they play in there.  I swore I heard a techno version of Master P’s “Make’em Say Ugh” featuring Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Tony Yayo.  Who in their right mind would even produce this track??  Oh, by the way fellas, under no circumstance should you and your girl wear matching wife beaters to the gym or should you sing along with any Usher song in public, especially at the gym!  That’s a No No!

Yeah…that’s about it.  Now it’s about 11:30 pm and the weekend is essentially over.  Might as well go to bed.  I’ll holla.  one.

In The News: Madonna Plans To Build School In Africa

by: Randi M.

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Madonna has made it  known that she loves the African country of Malawi. Recently the pop star has chosen to donate $15 million to build a school there. She will be traveling to the country this weekend and hopes she and the president of the country can lay the cornerstone together. Madonna also adopted two children from the country, David Banda and Mercy James.

Quick Clicks

A 1979 Polaroid that Andy Warhol snapped of the late Farrah Fawcett is going up for auction at the Children’s Museum of the Arts in NYC. The photo is already valued at over $8,000.

The Housten Press music blog lists 5 decent bands named after Star Wars terminology. The “decent” qualifier is what scares me: that means there are more.

The travesty that is Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is going to be hard to find. Thank god.

IFC picked up the rights to air Arrested Development.

Ben Gibbard has a scene in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, the film based on David Foster Wallace’s novel and directed by John Krasinski (!)

Bizarro: James Franco’s brother Dave has a role on Scrubs now.

Crave lists 8 overhyped bands you’ll soon forget. But I love Bon Iver!

Some bitchin’ NYC street art of our lady Madonna.

MixMag Brasil

Em Setembro chegou nas bancas a primeiríssima edição da versão brasileira da MixMag – considerada a maior e melhor revista do mundo quando o assunto é música eletrônica, vida noturna e cultura clubber.

Primeira edição da MixMag Brasil - já nas bancas

A revista é bimestral, e ela já estreou muito bem com o Deadmau5 estampado bem grande na capa. A revista também traz outros assuntos recentes e artistas de destaque, como Felguk, Madonna, Jesus Luz (que não se contentou em pegar a Madonna e agora resolveu dar uma DJ), David Guetta, Renato Cohen, e muitos mais. Além de dicas de som, a edição também fala de estilos novos que andaram surgindo no país, festas como a XXXPerience e um novo game que promete virar sensação entre os DJs – e wannabes.

O preço é meio salgado (R$ 10,90), mas eu já conferi e posso afirmar com segurança que a revista tem qualidade de material e de conteúdo, além de ser um valor tranquilo se parar pra pensar que vai ser desembolsado só uma vez a cada dois meses. Só espero que ela não fique chegando sempre atrasada, como acontece com a maioria das revistas em Santa Catarina.

OMG! SUBSERIES SAVED MY DIVE TRIP!

MY WIFE AND I FOUGHT THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE IN JAMACIA BECAUSE OF HER

HAIR, SHE DIDNT WANT TO TOUCH THE WATER BECAUSE WE WERE THERE FOR A WEDDING

SO SHE DIDNT WANT TO MESS HER HAIR UP…..SAW SUBSERIES HAIRCARE COMMERCIAL

ON THE TRAVEL CHANNEL AND OVER NIGHTED IT TO MY HOTEL….ALL I CAN SAY IS THANKS

THIS STUFF SAVED MY TRIP AND MY MARRIAGE.

THANKS.

DIVER BOB AND BUBBLE HEAD!

Internet Radio Stations Play More Artists Than Broadcast Stations

The number of unique artists played on Internet radio stations is more than 32 times the number of unique artists played on broadcast/terrestrial radio. According to data supplied by streamSerf, a company that monitors and reports on music played on terrestrial, Internet and satellite radio stations, last month broadcast radio stations played 25,399 unique artists (US, including public radio stations) while Internet radio stations played 829,971 unique artists in the same time period!

“There is room for a more diverse, less centralized music scene in the world today – and this is being created and facilitated by technology and internet radio.” says Paul Mockenhaupt, Founder of streamSerf. streamSerf is an important tool that enables independent artists who are marketing their music on the Internet to track their success.  ”streamSerf.com is the ONLY tool available for these artists to measure their efforts, track their spins, plan their tours, validate their promotional campaigns, find stations that play [similar] music, check their royalty payments, etc.”

It’s not shocking to learn that Internet radio is more diverse. There are more choices for the listener, and more determination by the stations themselves to provide alternative music to the basic cookie-cutter formats and playlists provided on broadcast radio. It is stunning to learn that Internet radio’s list of unique artists is greater than broadcast radio’s by 3600%. (It should be noted that these stats do not even include stations that stream individualized channels, such as Pandora.)

Also interesting is the list of artists that get the most plays on broadcast stations versus Internet radio stations. While some of the top ten artists are the same on either list, others are very different:

Courtesy of Streamserf

According to Mockenhaupt, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. He says the real story isn’t in the top 10, or even the top 1000…” it’s the new, fresh, undiscovered, local, home grown music that’s filling the internet airwaves!” Internet radio gives voice to the long tail of music, providing entry for many musicians that have never had a platform before. That, he says, is the “magic” of Internet radio…

Early nude photos of Madonna only made her tougher

Madonna is happy that the photos in which she appears naked were published in her early career because the scandal that broke up only made her tougher.
In 1985 a series of photographs in which Madonna appeared naked were published by Playboy and Penthouse and all music experts in the world then claimed that Madonna will soon end her career, instead she turned the situation to her advantage.

“That was the first time I was aware of saying ‘F**k you’ with my attitude. You’re trying to put me down because of this?’ I (wasn’t) going to let public opinion dictate my own feelings about myself. I (wasn’t) going to apologise for anything I’ve done.”

E agora???

Estava eu fazendo minha leitura diária do doce Ego, quando vi a matéria deles sobre todo o babado do Jesus Luz tocar um CD pré-gravado nas suas apresentações como DJ no Brasil e tals… Até aí, beleza! Jesus Luz “fazendo playback” foi meiqui o assunto mais comentado dos últimos dois dias. Mas o que me deu a ideia pro cartoon desse post mesmo foi a última frase escrita pelo estagiário do “portal de celebridades”:

“E agora, Jesus? Chama Madonna!”

9: love is

Love is Vegas.

Not the party city itself but the decision to fly there impromptu, a decision made in a hasty chat conversation with one of your best girlfriends while you’re still sitting alone in the office at 8 p.m. eating noodles out of tupperware.

Love is being a grown-up with the good fortune of having a job and enough savings and independence that you can take off and go to Vegas whenever you want.

But even if you don’t have enough savings, being a grown-up still rocks because you can stay out all night if you want, eat pie for dinner and put off chores for a week. You can wear ballet shoes and dance in your room till morning with no one walking in. You can even photograph the aforementioned pie after a few bites, then spend an hour on a Tuesday night editing the photos while listening to Madonna. Come on, giiiiirls … do you beliiiieve in loooove? Cuz I got smm to say about it.

Love is being grown-up enough to understand what someone like Madonna has given your generation. She’s done the work for you, and you just sit back and enjoy the fruits of her labor. Like so many others in the past have brought you here, woven a bridge out of love so you can step on it and get across. They built the foundations, they grunted and withstood the load on their way up the ladders so that you can sit here, now, and enjoy the view.

I honor those people too, our shared ancestors, but tonight I pick Madonna. Dooooon’t go for second best, baaaby. Don’t. Express yourself. Respect yourself. I love the song. Love her. Girl power was born thanks to her. Nobody likes Britney but she’s able to do what she does best because of Madonna.

I can’t imagine what a hurricane she was wherever she went in the DOB (aka Decade of Brilliance — none other than the ’80s, of course). She changed people’s notions about women, showed the truth about the female body, put herself out there and used her own body as a vehicle to liberate the women of future generations.

She showed everyone that we’re not just Barbie dolls, content to smile and look cute, but we’re women — with yes, sweetness, yes, tenderness, but also more sensuality than you can handle, buddy, and plenty of excitement. And filled with desires too.

In truth, we’re just as fiendish as men. And that’s that.

***

My knees were pulled together tight, the bag of tupperware laid on my lap. I sat on the train at 9 p.m., and looked around absentmindedly, thinking about what to write tonight.

I was on top of the world, feeling the kind of high you get after a crazy-stressful day that has seen the end of a long project — the happiness that springs from the comforting thought that tomorrow life will be back on its track, and you’ll be able to do your regular work at the pace you love.

I noted the feeling as I felt it and relished it more. It was a simple emotion, a sheer joy of sharing a train with others, a celebration of life as it is. I thought of what a wise friend said today, about thinking of the people in your life as their essence, not as the history you have with them or the degree of influence they have on your self-esteem.

And so I thought of them, the people in my life, excluded the facts surrounding them and pictured them as they are, with the traits that make them them. I thought of the strangers on the train like that too. And suddenly I wanted to write about the whole world. I wanted to write about the silent old Chinese woman that stepped off at 49th. Or the couple in their 40s sitting across from me, his beard greying and her hair starting to look dowd — yet how beautiful they were, how engaged and connected as they leaned in toward each other and shared a laugh.

At 59th, a girl walked in wearing shorts and workout gear. Her legs weren’t sexy, but they were bare, and out there. Yet nobody cares, because this is America. It’s all free. I tried to picture myself watching her from an Afghan’s perspective. I would want her stoned. I tried to imagine I was from the ’50s. I’d call her a slut.

That’s when I knew I had to write about Madonna. She’s freed our minds! She’s  allowed us to wear shorts, and choose to make love or have sex or plenty of both and write about it unashamed. You know, you know, you know, you got to!

Love is the here and now and being grateful. Love is freedom, and freedom of expression.

Love is pie:

The Perfect Red Pout

If Red Lips Could Talk: "Hey Sexy!"

This past weekend I enjoyed a lovely brunch with my dear friend A.  We hit it off famously in highschool with our quirky sense of humours, love of books, indulgence in vintage baubles and anything deemed ‘French Vogue or Kate Moss.’  We have been kismet friends ever since.  One remarkable trait about A is that her Parisian chic style may be ecclectic and her hair colour and style may change with the seasons, but her distinctive red lips remain the same.  Ever faithful. Ever always.  Ahem, I would like to take credit for taking my friend A to her first M.A.C. counter at 15.  Oh delicious youth.

Have you ever seen such red perfection?

The Red Lip is synonymous with seduction and flirtation.  Much like a rosy cheek, the red lip simulates the look of sexual arousal.  You love it.  The tradition of using a red stain can be traced back to Ancient Egypt where Cleopatra used crushed beetles and ingenious, early makeup artists would combine beeswax with red plant stains.  Red lips continue to attract a large fanbase.  Can you imagine Madonna or Gwen Stefani without their trademark crimson lips?

As a daring teenager, I was able to perfect a rouge pout by absorbing all the advice from magazines and the master Kevyn Aucoin.  My favourite red was the original MAC Viva Glam which was a bluish, saturated red.  I would work this look with a very precise cat eye drawn with liquid eyeliner.  Another very potent look was a deeper, more purple red called Veruschka, named after the 1960’s Supermodel.  I would ease up on the eyeshadow as this red was borderline vampire (cue music: ’Bela Lugosi’s dead, undead, undead, undead’).

Veruschka. See, this is why a lipstick was named after her. Fierce!

Since the perfect red pout is not as easy to apply as taking a wand of lipgloss to your lips, the key to making it work is to practicex3.  Typically, women use bronzers, shimmers and lipgloss in the Summer.  Red lips are great for Fall Transition as it’s a striking day and evening look. 

Here are some tricks of the trade that will help you to perfect your luscious red lip:

• Find the right shade to suit your skintone – You are a unique and delicate flower and one red is not the red of all people.  It is essential to test the various hues against your skin tone to see what is the most flattering.  Ask the makeup professional and they will guide you through the lipstick jungle.
• Match your lipliner to your lipstick - So vital to the grand master plan!  The darker lipline is not cute.  And stay inside the lines.  This is not an episode of Sesame Street.
• Kiss-proof – Not that I recommend KB-ing with red lipstick on (mantrap!), a trick to keeping your lipstick on your lips is to line the entire mouth using a red pencil and using a tiny lip brush to layer your lipstick on top.
• Self-preservation – Blot using a tissue and put your index finger in your mouth slowing removing to take away excess which could smudge on teeth.  Repeat a second layer of lipstick and repeat blot. 
• Touch up – Drink coffee with a straw and touch up after snacking.  You will keep onlookers wondering how your lips stay so smashing, so perfect, so ‘Je ne sais quoi’. 

Lady Gaga and Madonna catfight (VIDEO)

Lady Gaga and Madonna stole the show this weekend
with a surprise skit on “Saturday Night Live.”

During a mock music show called “Deep House Dish,” “SNL” cast member Kenan Thompson
announced,
“Performing together for the very first time, Lady Gaga and Madonna!”

The performers came out in similar black leather outfits and danced to a tepid electro song
before mocking each other.
“What’s wrong Madonna, can’t get into the groove?”
to which Madonna replied,
“Looks like your wig needs a fix!”
A hair-pulling match ensued that ended with Gaga and Madonna pretending
to strangle each other. Lady Gaga hit the “SNL” stage three times,
performing her “Paparazzi,” “LoveGame” and “Bad Romance.”

In the past, Gaga has compared herself to Madonna stating:
“I think what Madonna and I share is that we’re both fearless, we both have a lot of nerve.”
Madonna has also made it known that she is a fan of the pop starlet
and has even been spotted attending one of her concerts
in New York with daughter Lourdes.

Lady Gaga and Madonna catfight (VIDEO)
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HOLY SH!T Lady Gaga!

Lady Gaga performed on Saturday Night Live this weekend and completely rocked it, especially her one performance, a medley of songs. AMAZING.

The girl’s got a voice. And I love love LOVE the spinning ring effect. That is SO KICK-ASS.

Here you go:

This makes me love love LOVE Lady Gaga seventy-three times more than I already did.

I also found her skit with Madonna to be quite funny.

Here you go:

AND her little bubble skit with Andy Samberg was hilarious:

LOVE HER.

Until next time!

Casey Brightside

Medjugorje: messaggio della Madonna del 2 ottobre 2009 a Mirjana

“Cari figli, intanto che vi guardo, il mio cuore si stringe dal dolore. Dove andate figli miei? Siete così tanto immersi nel peccato che non sapete fermarvi? Vi giustificate con il peccato vivendo in esso. Inginocchiatevi davanti alla croce e guardate mio Figlio. Lui ha sconfitto il peccato ed è morto, affinché voi, figli miei, possiate vivere. Permetetemi di aiutarvi, affinché non moriate, ma viviate con il mio Figlio per sempre. Grazie.”

Via http://medjugorje.altervista.org

What the Tweet?! Ryan Seacrest

Crazy is as crazy does. That seems to be the motto for our homeboy, Ryan Seacrest, this week as he tweeted the following in reference to Madonna’s appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman:

Ryan, two questions: What are you smoking, and where did you get it? Let’s break down your vernacular.

Madonna…looked like she had been freshly …fluffed..

Umm…fluffed. And freshly! Freshly fluffed. That’s a new one for TYS. We’re assuming this is a compliment, and if so, we agree. She looked great. Her hair looked classy and faboo.

fluffed to the max

But, Ry-no, we’re still hung up on your choice of word. Fluffed can be used to describe many things: pillows, pets, my arm hair when I sleep on it the wrong way. But a person? We’re not sold.

Moving on. 

she had a glow on letterman last night she said not the case there was no sex prior

Ay yay yay. Seacrest, let us introduce you to one of the wonders of the modern world. It’s called a period; you might know it as a dot. It ends thoughts and allows people to breathe. When you don’t use them, you end up sounding like Paula Abdul on QVC. (Have you been hanging out with her because maybe she’s not fired from Idol?? *crosses fingers*)

Anywaysies, we’re glad you can give us the inside celebrity scuttlebutt (e.g., your knowledge of Madge’s love life - or lack thereof). You’re like our man version of Kathy Griffin (We love you, Kathy!!!).

So recap: use appropriate adjectives and start ending your sentences with “dots.” Maybe it’s time to “Seacrest, out” your way off Twitter and into an English classroom.

To the people that say Madge doesn’t have a sense of humour, I think it’s safe to say it comes out with the people she’s comfy with. Loves her in this clip! Here’s Madonna on Letterman last night…

And I say bullshit to her never eating pizza in NYC. She lived there for years! And on the streets, methinks. Funny how I think she didn’t even care to promote Celebration. I guess this far in her career, she doesn’t really need to prove her albums or singles status in music.

iamthenublack: Channel Kennebrew

I posted a video of Channel’s work a few months ago and I’m super excited to have interviewed her.  She’s also recently teamed up with The Arts Projekt which is a great platform for artists to collaborate and showcase their art. Hmm, it IS payday today and I’ve had my eye on the Junkprints visionary necklace (amongst almost every other item on the site) for a while…I have to be strong, lol

introduce yourself

My name is Chanel Kennebrew  and I’m a hyperactive maker/designer and the gal behind Junkprints

fav lyric from a song

This one is hard. I think that there is a a song that applies to every situation

who and what inspires you

I’m first content inspired and then medium driven, meaning the story or topic comes first and the the execution. I’m inspired by the past and the present. I’m a savager and duplicator who is super fascinated with propaganda and how we as people relate to our social environments. The thin division lines between social separation are what push me to cover the topics I address in my work.

who are your icons past/present

Okay, I really admire the work of many people and would love to chat and dine with Grace Jones, Gordon Parks, Kurt Vonnegut , Robert Frank and many more but if they were wack I’d just kick em out and finish the meal w/ my Grandma Dee Dee because she’s amazing and I know that to be the truth.

the nublack philosophy/mantra according to Channel

I figure that each individual has sooo much potential and it’s important to attempt to maximize that potential by doing the very best one can possibly do at everything they do. I mean what’s the point of doing something if it’s ‘half.’ As far as advice goes, be Brave, get out there, make a ton of mistakes,  get the wind knocked out out of you and keep it moving.

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