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15 Jul 2011

Happy Harry Potter Day!

(Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam as Sirius Black)

I might be one of the few people that is not at the premiere currently and while that may shock you, I would like to assure you that I am completely OK with that. It makes no difference to me seeing the film at midnight or next week at 9AM or whenever. It’s all the same to me!

In honor of Harry Potter Day though, I’d like to share with you a cute little post that substitutes the faces of musicians as Harry Potter characters. It’s not as weird as it sounds, I promise. In fact, some of the musicians resemble the actors so accurately that even I was convinced that they were the same person. That is not true for the picture below though.

(Jay-Z as Kingsley Shacklebolt)

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26 Apr 2011

It Ain’t Easy Being an Internet Personality…

The internet deserves a great deal of credit for making YouTube stars and molding internet personalities. With this kind of instantaneous fame, people can do just about anything. Fashion bloggers are designing collections with high end designers. The world applauded a young teenage boy who stood up to his bully in a video that went viral in less than 24 hours. Then there are stars like Justin Bieber. Where would you really be without YouTube?

Even though the internet can be generous with its offerings, it’s important to remember that the people behind the screen won’t always be so welcoming. As I was going through my daily reads, I came across an article that will be appearing in next month’s Rolling Stone Magazine about Kirsten Ostrenga AKA Kiki Kannibal, a young girl known for her scene queen personality. As her internet celebrity status skyrocketed, the young girl developed both a following of fans and haters.

I actually had no idea who Kiki Kannibal was until reading this article nor do I understand how MySpace can foster celebrities like this, but I did find this article an extremely interesting read.

To check it out, click here.

17 Feb 2011

Justin Bieber: The Legend

I’m starting to wonder if Justin Bieber’s film “Never Say Never” (in 3D) is going to be like “The Social Network” for me. Is it going to be one of those films where you are sure it’s going to suck, but then it turns out to be actually phenomenal? Who are we kidding? These two films are not on the same level. This week, I received a special request from one of my friends:

“Wanna go to the Justin Bieber movie? No one wants to see it with me so like, be a friend?”

I declined her offer. This doesn’t mean that I am a bad friend. I just don’t feel like paying money to watch a biographical film about a 16-year old pop singer. While I will admit that I have a weird guilty pleasure for listening to his song “Somebody to Love,” I am reminded of why I don’t necessarily enjoy his presence in pop culture when he opens his mouth.

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29 Apr 2009

Porn Star to Prove You Wrong

The adult-film world is such a controversial topic. A lot of us find ourselves on the fuckvideos.xxx homepage every day and as such start to think we know the people in the videos. But what do we really know about it? What do we know about these “stars?” and their lives? Absolutely nothing. Well we only know what we may perceive about it all. Why is the industry looked down upon when sexuality is such a normal way of living?

I think everyone in the business is constantly judged but only because it’s just so taboo. I feel like even right now as I write this people are going to read this post and assume things about me even. How does this girl go from talking about her life and fashion and music to porn from exotic websites like porn7, the next?

This week’s issue of Rolling Stone features 21 year-old porn star Sasha Grey.

Having sex on film for www.hdpornt.com may be her occupation but it isn’t her life. According to Rolling Stone writer Vanessa Grigoriadis says, Sasha is an ambitious young woman who aspires to be an actress as well as following in the footsteps of “controversial French author/director Catherine Breillat, who elevated conventional pornography into something more artistic and sumptuous.”

“”To me, what’s most important about her is her impact on feminism,” Grigoriadis says. “Porn has been one of feminism’s most divisive issues because it hits on such a raw level to so many woman. Here are the fantasies of men, and it’s of course better to live out those fantasies through pornography on websites like barely legal Porn on Nu Bay than to try to do them in the real world, but the fact is the real world is impacted by it. Grey says, ‘If you look at me and you think “Here’s a woman who’s intelligent, cognizant and making her own choices, and you still tell me that what I’m doing is wrong, screw you, because that should end the debate.’ “

Grey will be making her debut in Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience on the big screen this summer where she is playing a call girl who balances a double life. I saw the trailer for this last week actually and I think it looks quite interesting.

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