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13 Feb 2012

Commentary: Grammys 2012

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  • Did anyone see Bruno Mars’ silly tantrum backstage after Adele won for best pop vocalist?
  • Chris Brown. Quit your lip synching or gtfo the stage.
  • I don’t think I could ever get sick of The Foo Fighters.
  • I actually enjoyed Dave Grohl’s speech and appreciate him for voicing his opinion, but  it’s a shame they cut him off…
  • I could’ve sworn I saw a twinkle in Mark Foster’s eye when he was singing The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” My heart melted because it felt like he was just singing straight to me.
  • John Legend grooving to The Beach Boys was also quite adorable.
  • The Beach Boys are looking and sounding pretty great for their age! It feels like just yesterday I was watching them on that one episode of Full House.
  • Nope Chris Brown, we don’t have to forgive you. The Grammy’s can put you in our faces all they want, but I’m not budging.
  • Even though it wasn’t well received, I loved Taylor Swift’s dress during her performance of “Mean.” Now if I could only find out who the designer was…
  • Neil Patrick Harris is a babe.
  • I am still amazed by Katy Perry every time I hear anything about her and her music. Does anyone remember the poor review I gave her nearly two years ago? She’s grown as an artist definitely, but I’m not taking back anything I said. Her new song has potential for being the new girl anthem of 2012 though.
  • Adele SLAYED w/ her performance!
  • Bon Iver for Best New Artist – YAY! Great speech.
  • Jennifer Hudson’s tribute to Whitney Houston: Flawless
  • Nicki Minaj’s performance is not as family-friendly as I thought it would be. It was downright terrifying.
  • Adele is also the loveliest human being ever.  What a doll! She totally deserved all of her awards tonight.
  • (and none for Lady Gaga – sad day)

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On an important related note, this HelloGiggles post about why people shouldn’t be okay with Chris Brown performing at the Grammy’s is quite insightful. I’ve had a similar opinion for awhile, but usually when I talk about that I make jabs at his performance and the more obvious scandal. This writer, however, has got some pretty solid facts and it is worth reading. And not to start something controversial, but the reason why that HelloGiggles post is mentioned on Yow Yow is so we can avoid things like this. It’s important for all of us to remember that there’s a border between a play on words or a play off pop culture, but this is not one of those times. It’s not cute anymore especially when it involves Chris Brown. Typing things like this out as a tweet is not the same as feeling the same way or wanting to be in that situation. Not being able to tell the difference between these things frightens me and makes me fear for the safety of other young women that have this notion in their head that it is okay to say these things.

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15 Jun 2011

In the News…

– Happy 23rd birthday to my favorite Gleek Kevin McHale!

– Forever 21 is threatening to sue WTForever21.com blogger Rachel Kane for defamation and trademark infringement. [Source]

– Pantone has released 175 new colors since 2003 bringing their current color roster to 2,100. [Source]

– Anna Wintour accepted her Webby Award last night with a five-word speech: Sometimes, geek can be chic.

Watch the video of her acceptance here.

– Natalie Portman has given birth to a boy! [Source]

– Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris called off their wedding slash she became runaway bride. [Source]

– Tobey Maguire is featured in Prada’s menswear fall/winter ad campaign. [Source]

– Ina Garten of Barefoot Contessa has trademarked “How easy is that?” [Source]

– Victoria and David Beckham have asked Eva Longoria to be the godmother of their unborn child. [Source]

–Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants author Ann Brashares has written a fifth book in the series to be released as the girls go through adulthood. The book came out today. [Source]

– Aritzia’s flagship store located in Soho will open tomorrow!

– The Nordstrom half yearly sale for men begins Friday!

– The St. Regis Hotel has debuted their 1,700 square foot Tiffany and Co. themed suite on the 14th floor. [Source]

– The Foo Fighters are poking fun at tour riders by releasing a coloring book about their needs. [Source]

– Could Ben and Jerry’s possibly have a new flavor in the works called “Schweddy Balls?” [Source]

– There’s a new issue surrounding expecting mom’s to be called Mommyrexia for women who attempt at staying skinny while being pregnant. WOW… that sounds like the a terrible idea. [Source]

– Facebook lost 6M users last month. Could the social networking website be at its peak? [Source]

– Can anyone explain why the windows of Seattle businesses and restaurants keep getting smashed? [Source]

– Two people died this past weekend at Bonnaroo. [Source]

– Come see the Friendly Fires on tour this summer and fall. [Source]

– Atmosphere has announced the Family Vacation tour. [Source]

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– Watch these kids react to Lady Gaga.