All posts in: Black Swan

26 Dec 2020

BTS at 2020 SBS

Okay, so we’ve seen enough “Dynamite” performance to last us a lifetime, but I’ll never pass up watching any of their recent performances. That’s because despite them needing to continue to promote their Grammy-nominated single, every performance is different in some way. For the recent SBS award show in Daegu on Christmas, every performance had a holiday theme to it. It was a fresh take we didn’t know we needed. Since Yoongi is still out for his shoulder, the group also made sure to have a playful nod to him by making him a snowman for the “Life Goes On” and “Dynamite” performance. You knew it was him because the camera would always pan to the snowman during Yoongi’s parts and it even had a microphone in front of him at one point. We love all of their performances, but this one might be one of my favorites.

Unrelated, but we’re also a fan of the group’s younger “siblings” Together x Tomorrow. I can’t get enough of “Blue Hour” so we’re including their SBS performance as well.

04 Oct 2020

BTS Week on Jimmy Fallon

Our favorite KPOP group blessed us with not one, but five performances on Jimmy Fallon all week long! I’ve said this early on that this group knows exactly what they’re doing when it comes to promoting themselves. However, now that we’re a month into the release of “Dynamite,” I’ve had a few other thoughts. This wasn’t a normal promotional cycle for a song release. BTS knew exactly what they were doing and they came to dominate. A whole week on Jimmy Fallon, a commercial release and partnership with Samsung, a collaboration with Jason Derulo, and a cover story with Variety all in one week? This was no coincidence. Their fan base, ARMY, has commented that they feel absolutely spoiled and honestly I feel the same way – completely overwhelmed with all of the content.

Each night gave us a new performance by BTS on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show and it was a surprise which song it would be. They even dug a bit deeper into their archives with “Idol” and “Home,” but one thing was for sure. The purpose was to show range. They are more than just their English single “Dynamite” and that they can perform and succeed in any type of genre thrown their way. Don’t even get me started on the production value of each performance. Each one looked like a freakin’ music video in itself.

14 Aug 2013

Happy Birthday Mila!

Happy Birthday to our favorite swan!

Mila Kunis turns 30 today! Hard to believe that she was just a little pre-teen when she started on That 70’s Show.

Friends With Benefits will forever be one of my favorite movies and … takes the credit for getting me started on my career.

23 Dec 2012

Thought Catalog Roundup

05 Aug 2012

Yow Yow’s Weekly Wedding Post

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millapied were married yesterday at their home near Big Sur, California in a traditional Jewish ceremony.

The couple met on the set of Black Swan when Millapied was the choreographer for the film.

The two have one son together – 13-month old Aleph.

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05 Jan 2012

Mila Kunis for Dior

It looks like Mila and her former Black Swan co-star Natalie Portman have another similar project in common. They’ve both been tapped to work with Dior as brand ambassadors. Here are some of Mila’s new spring campaigns shot by photographer Mikail Jansson. The advertisements will be featured in the pages of magazines as early as January 15th first internationally and then in American fashion magazines like Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.

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29 Aug 2011

That Awkward Moment

when you dress up as Natalie Portman in Black Swan for Halloween before the movie comes out in December and no one knows what you’re supposed to be.

My life.

13 Jul 2011

In the News…

***** Hey readers! Brace yourself – it was a big news day!

The UK’s Daily Mail published a photo along with a headline naming the wrong Olsen twin. For most of their early lives (Ages 0-16,) I believed they were identical because they were always dressed alike, but these days I can tell the two of them apart within seconds. You don’t have to see it in their faces to tell who is who, but you will see it in the way that they are dressed. Need some help telling the fashion icons apart? Check out Fashionista for their guide here.

– If you loved Lauren Conrad’s recently dyed tips as much as I did then learn how to do them yourself with the help of Lauren’s hair stylist Kristin Ess in this step-by-step tutorial. [Source]

Rihanna will be the star of Armani’s campaigns this fall/winter 2011. [Source]

Kal Penn will have a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother. [Source]

Kurt, Rachel, and Finn will not be returning for Season 4 of Glee, but of course we already knew that when Ryan Murphy said they would be graduating after this next year. [Source]

MTV has renewed Teen Wolf for a second season. I seriously only watch it for these two. [Source]

Lindsay Lohan apparently thought she was good enough and should have been considered for the role of Nina Sayers in Black Swan. Girl, you delusional? [Source]

– An exact replica of the house from “Up” has been built. Would you live in it? [Source]

Miranda Kerr named her son Flynn after a late boyfriend. [Source]

Rosie Huntington-Whitely is the new face of Burberry Body. [Source]

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are also launching a handbag line. Do these girls ever stop working? [Source]

– Today, one of my favorite bands has officially broken up. Sad day Rilo Kiley. [Source]

– The original stars from the classic “American Pie” will all return for the fourth installment “American Reunion.” [Source]

Daisy Lowe will pose in next month’s issue of Playboy. Daisy is the daughter of Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale who is also the husband of Gwen Stefani. [Source]

– Meet the 20 new competitors for Project Runway. They all look like such characters! [Source]

– Who wants to wear a dress with Steve Buscemi’s face on it? Not I… [Source]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally getting married. It’s been 6 years. [Source]

– Time to start building your Bumbershoot schedule! [Source]

Yogurtland is collaborating with Hello Kitty. I wish the real life characters would visit our Capitol Hill location though… [Source]

– In case you missed it (like I did) the US women’s soccer team is headed to the world cup finals! [Source]

Weezer is offering a concert cruise. [Source]

Cupcake Royale ended up raising $10,000 towards the It Gets Better Project selling their rainbow-covered cupcakes last month. Tomorrow, founder of Cupcake Royale Jody Hall, will present Dan Savage with the check at 4:30 PM at the Capitol Hill location. [Source]

Amon Tobin and Moby will headline Seattle’s Decibel Festival. [Source]

The Black Eyed Peas are going on hiatus. Not phased by this. [Source]

Chris Brown is securing his spot as the celebrity no one will ever like again. [Source]

– The first teaser poster for the Dark Knight Rises. [Source]

Weezer and The Flaming Lips will share the stage together in New Jersey on July 28th and New York on July 29th. Literally. As in… all of their gear will be up on stage at the same time and they will take turns performing a song. Yeasayer will open each night. AWESOME. [Source]

03 Jul 2011

A Collection Part 24

Happy summer everyone! This collection post revolves around several themes this time around including youth and celebrating gay pride. Last week, we celebrated pride in Seattle and the rainbow flag is still hanging up in nearly every other business around here! Also – since it’s been three months since the last collection post, the pictures have accumulated so when I originally started working on this, I had close to 200 pictures in one post. Not wanting to freeze your computers from loading all of them, I’ve decided to split it. There are 100 pictures in this post and in another week I will post A Collection Part 25. Hopefully this is easier for all of you to see, but you’ll also be getting another one in a week as opposed to waiting three months again!

Have a happy Fourth of July everyone!

Read more “A Collection Part 24”

17 Jan 2011

2011 Golden Globe Awards – Highlights

Elite is not a bad word, it is an aspirational one! Smart girls have more fun! – Aaron Sorkin

  • Ricky Gervais as host
  • Andrew Garfield Andrew Garfield Andrew Garfield
  • Chris Colfer winning his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and dedicating his award to those that have been bullied: “But mostly importantly [a thank you] to all the amazing kids that watch our show and that our show celebrates and are constantly told ‘no’ [by] people and environments and bullies at school, that they can’t be who they are or can’t have what they want because of who they are,” he excitedly told the room, adding, “Screw that, kids.” [Source] Seeing Lea Michelle cry during his speech almost made me tear up.
  • Benjamin choreographed the film, and also you may remember him as the guy in the movie who was asked: “Would you sleep with that girl” and he said, “no”.‘He is the best actor – he totally loves sleeping with me.’ – Natalie Portman accepting her award for Best Actress in Black Swan

  • Glee winning for Best Television Series – Comedy. Well deserved – but so were all of the awards I suppose!
  • Megan Fox introducing Angelina Jolie’s failure film The Tourist. Doppleganger status.
  • Hailee Steinfeld and Justin Bieber presenting the award for Toy Story 3. “Wow, were you two even born when the first Toy Story came out?” – Director Lee Ulrich The answer is barely.
  • Trent Reznor for his amazing score for The Social Network.
  • Why did Jake Gyllenhaal attend the awards with Jenny Lewis?!
  • Learning how to pronounce Mia Wasikowska’s last name
  • LOL at Kaley Cuoco’s over excitement and awkward clapping during Jim Parsons’ acceptance speech
  • Red carpet arrivals and post party fashion post TOMORROW!