Madelyn Dunham, the grandma of Presidential candidate Barack Obama passed away from complications of cancer. This is so sad to die on the eve of the election. I know she tried to hold on, but in her heart she knows he will win. My prayers go out to the Obama family, and I’m glad he took the time off from the campaign to spend time with “toot” as he called her. This was the last of his past. I know all too well how this feels.
[I chose this picture because this how proud his grandma will be tomorrow]
Mischa Barton and Laurie Ann Gibson both wore this Herve Leger double bandage pink and white ombre dress with the same confident pose and different footwear but which lady did the dress justice?
“L’Uomo Vogue” magazine not only featured Diddy for their October Music issue but his twin daughters D’Lila Star and Jessie James. Outside of no clothes rule Diddy, the photographer Mark Seliger or the fashion editors had for the girls, what do you think of the photos -appropriate or not?
Tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams offered a bit of class in couture designs for a fashion spread inside the pages of “Harper’s Bazaar” magazine (Nov. 2008).
Serena and Venus also said who they think is better…fashion-wise:
“I’m sure Serena would say I would win the fashion match.” —Venus
“Venus is so wrong. I mean, I’d win. Come on!” —Serena
Check out the full photo spread via HARPERSBAZAAR.COM or pick up the newsstand copy with Drew Barrymore on the cover. In the meantime check out the behind the scenes footage taken during the Williams sisters’ fashion shoot.
Barack Obama has a letter addressed to all “VIBE” magazine readers which goes as: “Dear VIBE Readers, I am running for President to take this country in a new direction. But I can’t do it alone. I need you.” Barack’s count keeps getting up and up. (Register to vote if you haven’t already, folks!)
“The New Yorker” poke fun at Sarah Palin via their latest magazine cover. Apparently the editiors at the political publicatioon decided to run with the joke on Sarah’s views on foreign policy.
Speaking of Palin, Diddy posted up quite an insightful vblog about what he thinks about the VP candidate. As Diddy simply puts it, Palin ’scares’ him.
Don’t forget that the debate is on tonight between Vice Presidential hopefuls Sarah Palin and Joe Biden! Which magazine cover are you most interested in picking up?
The beautiful and talented actressSanaa Lathan is on the cover of “Jewel” magazine with the accompanying headline, “Conquering Hollywood on Her Own Terms.”
Check out a quick excerpt from the interview Sanaa had with Jewel’s Miki Turner:
In an era when it’s hard for women of color to even get a foot in the door, Lathan has seen a steady flow of opportunities come her way. Maybe that’s because she’s that rare actress who is both beautiful and talented. Or perhaps it’s because she doesn’t cower when she hears Hollywood’s favorite N-word: No. “There are scripts out there with Black women in lead roles,” she says emphatically. “It’s just that the people in power who are making decisions aren’t interested in our stories. That’s why you focus on the positive and know that there’s always an exception. If they’re not interested in telling my stories, then I’ll get them told somewhere else.” Lathan might just have that kind of power. Studio heads will tell you that Black films don’t do well overseas, which is one of the reasons why they’re hesitant to make more than a handful per decade. They obviously haven’t been to Japan. Lathan claims that she was once mobbed at a hotel by Japanese tourists calling her “Brown Sugar.” So what’s the problem? “It’s a double-edged sword,” Lathan says. “The studios decide who opens movies. They only give a person one chance, and if the movie doesn’t do well, they make that the rule. That’s bull.” [JEWEL]
For those interested and curious, shop Sanaa’s cover look over at Meghan Online Store. Speaking of which…Melanie Brown wore a Meghan “Shirley” dress and Christian Louboutin pumps to the 2008 VMA’s while Sanaa wore the cap-sleeve verison of this dress with strappy Giuseppe Zanotti shoes for her “Jewel” magazine photo session.
I know I have been slipping lately, I have been enjoying my summer, so much so I almost forgot to post pictures of Usher’s son, Usher V. I have been waiting forever to see this child, and I let the moment almost slip right pass me. I’m happy to inform you, he is one beautiful baby boy. Here is an excerpt from the Essence interview with Hill Harper and Usher on fatherhood:
HARPER: If you could take your finger and touch your 9-month-old son, Usher V, on the head and impart some certain knowledge, what would you want him to know?
USHER: First of all, I’d actually look inside myself and evaluate what I felt like I missed from my own father.
HARPER: What did you miss?
USHER: Knowing that I was accepted. That I mattered. And hearing that he cared enough to put me before himself.
Kim Porter the on and off, but mostly on again girlfriend of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is on the cover of Jet with their beautiful twin daughters, D’ Lila and Jesse. Part of me says this woman is crazy, and the other part of me says this woman is rich. Love and money will make you do some crazy things. However, these babies are so cute and I know we will see them grow into beautiful teens, and let’s just hope they will be famous for their good behavior, and not infamous for their bad.
Erykah Badu in an interview with Giant Magazine gives up a small glimpse into her relationships with Andre 3000 and Common.
“I know about the backlash, the ‘Erykah Badu, if you look at her, she’ll make you change gods and wear crochet pants’ backlash,” she says. “But nobody looks at the things that those people have given to me.”
What have they given you?
“Just so much musical freedom. Common is the most humble person I ever met. Kind and generous. He reinforced that in me. Andre is very creative and artistic. All of that that you see of him, that’s all him. That’s how he is, and that gave me a creative push, too.”
Although Badu is fairly cryptic when discussing her old beaus, she allows this brief, whispered indulgence.
“With Andre, we were both very young, so we didn’t know what we wanted or anything. We just knew we were in love, and we didn’t care who saw us. With Common, it was a little bit more mature.”
I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone so happy to be pregnant. Halle Berry looks radiant in her InStyle photo shoot, showing off her baby bump. I love baby bumps and I am so glad we are free to take pictures like this. Just think 20 years ago this idea was taboo, and women were walking around wearing moo-moos.
Mary J Blige talks about her new album Growing Pains, and the dedication of her fans in the upcoming Billboard magazine. Her new album Growing Pains hits stores December 18th; it will make a great stocking stuffer.
“My fans are like shrinks for me,” Blige said. “Any time a person listens to you, they’re helping you, and there’s 5 million people out there listening to me. I’m like, ‘Wow, thank y’all for listening.’ So I help them and they help me, and we all help each other. I’m just happy they’re happy. All they want to know is that somebody out here understands their pain, their joy or whatever they’re dealing with, and I’m so glad they can do that with me.”
Kim Kardshian had a launch party for her spread in Playboy. Her family and friends were at the even to celebrate. Kim’s reason for doing a spread in Playboy is quite simple, “I wanted to do it. I wanted to show that I’m not some skinny girl, I have a healthy body image, and I’m happy with my curves and who I am.” I think she left out the number one reason, money or publicity. Honestly, we can tell by her outfits that she has a healthy body image. I think I have more pictures of her backside than I do her face.
