Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte are back and they’re headed to Abu Dhabi! Two years after they made their big screen debut the girls are back to battle with the blockbusters once more. The time around the ladies are still struggling with their love lives and find themselves in the Middle East for a little [...]
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Amazon Kindle SecretsThings You Need to Know Posted By : Miranda Mo
April 2nd, 2010 |
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The Amazon Kindle has gained popularity because of its innovative capabilities that have been proven to be beneficial to people who would want to bring an entire library of books with them wherever they go.
Cynthia Nixon Banned From Eating On Set Of “Sex And The Cityâ€
March 17th, 2010 |
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In a Sex And The City expose, show creator, Michael Patrick King has revealed that he banned Cynthia Nixon, who plays Miranda Hobbs in the series, from eating during shooting because her loud grazing drowns out the dialogue of her cast members.
“There’s only one thing I avoided having Cynthia do on all the years of [...]
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog 10: SoCal, Arizona, Colorado
March 15th, 2010 |
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Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 10: SoCal, Arizona & Colorado
Another report from tour manager Danny Owen:
 Stockholm Syndrome |
After a short trip down from L.A. the band found themselves near San Diego and ready to
go for the last show in the state of California. SS had decided to change up their stage plot to feature Danny, Dave, Jerry and Eric going from stage right to stage left. I reckon the reason being is so they can hear each other a little bit better and give
each other the room they need.
At the Belly Up, the band got things started with a great version of “Easter” and continued a strong set that included an “Emma’s Pissed” > “That Which Is Coming” before ending the set with a rockin’ “American Fork.”
Set 2 started with a mean “Lick The Tears.” This reggae-rocker is proving to be a true crowd pleaser. “LTT” was followed by a great “Empire One,” “Apollo” and “Milk.” All upbeat tunes that had the entire audience dancing as hard as they could. A rockin’ “Jacobs Ladder” came later in the set and the band encored with “Wisconsin Death Trip.” The run through Cali was delightful and the band thanks everyone who made it out!
03.09.10 | Belly Up | Solana Beach, CA
Set I: Easter, Couldn’t Get It Right, Emma’s Pissed > That Which Is Coming,
Miranda, White Dirt, American Fork
Set II: Lick The Tears, Empire One, Apollo, Milk, Spy, Jacob’s Ladder, Tight
E: Wisconsin Death Trip
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The band began their journey back eastward stopping in Flagstaff, Arizona for
a Wednesday night romp. The night kicked-off with a tune not yet played called “Pumpkin Time.” The well received song was followed by “Counter Clock World” and a very inspired
version of “Tarantula Hawk.” Next up was a song that also hadn’t seen the dark
of night yet called “Muscle.” The band executed a perfect “Purple Hearts” >
“Shining Path” with Danny Louis leading the charge through the segue. Danny has proven to be the X Factor on all of the shows. Never quite certain how he will mix into the songs beyond the written out parts, he always seems to bring new life and sounds to every piece. Nothing is played the same way twice and as touring artists playing night after night, it truly does help to keep things interesting and fresh.
Set 2 started with a great version of “Flirted With You All My Life” and
continued to bowl the crowd over with “Conscious Contact,” “Friendly Fire” and
“Red Lightning.” The encore escapes me at this moment so we’ll have to rely on
the tapes… So far every show but L.A. has been captured by the tapers so be
on the look out on archive.net and LMA for these shows as you’ll definitely
want to hear this band live. Thanks to Chris and Matty Z for taking care of
the band and crew.
03.10.10 | Orpheum Theater | Flagstaff, AZ
Set I: Pumpkin Time, Counter Clock World, Tarantula Hawk, Muscle, Sing Bird
Sing, Purple Hearts > Shining Path
Set II: Flirted With You All My Life, Emma’s Pissed, Conscious Contact,
Wisconsin Death Trip, Friendly Fire, Red Lightning, Light is Like Water
E: ?
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SS took a nice day off in the mountain town of Mountain Village, CO. Band needed some rest, albeit at 9,000 feet, but it was still well deserved rest. Getting ready for their KOTO sponsored show at the Convention Center in Mountain Village, the band took in the town of Telluride and all it had to offer.
They had a great turnout for this one as the town and slopes were abuzz. Jerry penned a rockin’ first set that included a great “These Grey Days,” “Crime & Punishment” and “Milk.” They ended the set with a rousing version of “Empire One.”
Back to the dressing room to suck on the oxygen tank and catch their
collective breath, the band was feeling really good about what they just
threw down even if they were all breathing a little slower.
Set 2 was even more rocking as they introduced a Jerry Joseph classic known
as “Drive.” Probably one of my favorite tunes penned by Jerry, he let it all
hang out on this one. Taking off his guitar at one point and just preaching
to the audience about the good ol’ days of getting crunk and doing things maybe one
shouldn’t, it was a very deep cut. Following this awe inspiring tune was a great “Bouncing Very Well” which saw Danny Louis and Dave Schools lock up into some soloing that teased some Gov’t Mule and saw Dave drop a nice “Chilly Water” tease that of course pleased the crowd. “Emma’s Pissed” was next, still holding her spot as one of the best tunes these guys have crafted which then melted into a very well
played version of “White Dirt.” A rockin’ “Lick The Tears” had the crowd going
batty and then the guys came back with a “Wisconsin Death Trip” for an encore.
Thanks to KOTO, Janice and Norman and the folks at the Convention Center for taking good
care of everyone. On to Aspen, sure to be another barn burner… Just two more shows!
03.12.10 | Telluride Convention Center | Mountain Village, CO
Set I: Couldn’t Get It Right, These Grey Days, Crime & Punishment, Miranda, In
Your Cups, Milk, Apollo, Empire One
Set II: Flirted With You All My Life, Drive, Bouncing Very Well, Emma’s Pissed >
White Dirt, Lick The Tears
E: Wisconsin Death Trip
Check back soon for the final installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 9 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog from Los Angeles…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 9: Los Angeles with Woody & These United States Video
A full review of SS’s two-night stand in San Francisco is available here.
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 03.08 :: The Roxy Theatre :: West Hollywood, CA |
Tour Manager Danny Owen checks in:
After releasing their hold on the Bay Area, the Syndrome traveled by day down the coast of California, through the Grape Vine and into the City of Angels. Even though it was a Monday, the hard-cores were out and the band did not disappoint.
SS pulled off a solid set that included “Oil,” “In Your Cups,” “Emma’s Pissed”
and a set closing “Flirted With You All My Life.” At set break, Jerry’s good buddy Woody Harrelson came back stage to say hello and really gave the band kudos. Second set was off and running with “Apollo” and a great “Leaving Lopez” wit Mr.
Steve Lopez in the audience to hear it this time. We saw the second “Purple
Hearts” of the tour and a great “Bouncing Very Well” which saw very nice soloing from Dave
and Wally. Jerry called the last tune perfectly with “These Grey Days” and a “Wisconsin Death Trip” to say goodnight.
We hit the ground running and ran out of town to Solana Beach to soak in the
southern most point of our run down the West Coast.
On The Road Again with These United States Part II:
Stockholm Syndrome is on tour now. Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 8 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog from Eugene, OR…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 8: Eugene, OR
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 03.04 :: Eugene by Brian Lupton |
For the next installment we check back in with Tour Manager Danny Owen:
Stockholm Syndrome has begun their journey southward and landed in Eugene for a night. The Eugene show found the band loose and excited to play. The first set featured a great “Counter Clock World” which seems to be a go to song for the guys in the early part of the show. Fans were also treated to a first set “American Fork” which is proving to be a true all star song for this lineup.
Second set saw the first “Leaving Lopez.” A great song written for good friend
and longtime Widespread Panic/Stockholm Syndrome Tour Manager, Steve Lopez. And for an encore it was a Jerry gospel tune called “Supper’s Ready.”
All in all another great show.
Stockholm Syndrome is on tour now. Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 7 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog from Seattle…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 7: Seattle, WA
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 03.03 :: Seattle by Owen |
Back with more from Danny Owen:
The band rolled into a surprisingly sunny Seattle ready to capture another good one. Spirits are still high even as some band members battle colds and the rigors of the road. It’s not all fun and sunshine.
They decided to start the night with a Jerry tune he plays often called
“Easter,” getting their collective legs underneath them and doing it true justice
in a five-piece configuration. We saw another “Emma’s Pissed” > “That Which Is
Coming” which was perfect and another song that hadn’t been played yet called
“Purple Hearts.” The reggae-tinged “Purple Hearts” morphed into a great “Shining Path” to end the set.
Set break came and went. Some old familiar faces were in the crowd screaming all sorts of requests. The band stuck with what it had been crafting to near perfection with an “Apollo” opener and a very inspired version of “Tarantula Hawk.” A near silent crowd took in a great “Flirted With You All My Life” then exhaled as the band crushed with a set ending “Jacob’s Ladder.”
The encore saw the second rendition of Dylan’s “Where Are You Tonight” and it was flawless. Jerry nailed the four pages of lyrics and had some tambourine help from drummer Robby Cosenza of touring partners These United States.
Set I: Easter, Emma’s Pissed > That Which Is Coming, Red Lightning, Sing Bird
Sing, Purple Hearts > Shining Path
Set II: Apollo, Empire One, Tarantula Hawk, Flirted With You All My Life,
Wisconsin Death Trip, Jacob’s Ladder
E: Where Are You Tonight
Stockholm Syndrome is on tour now. Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 6 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog from Portland…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 6: Portland, OR
More thoughts from Tour Manager Danny Owen:
After catching some much needed rest in Boise, the band and crew set forth to the great Northwest. Rolling into Jerry’s old stomping grounds of Portland, OR and the sweet Crystal Ballroom felt good as friendly faces abound.
Before the show the band rehearsed some other tunes that we should see soon and I unearthed a great Jerry and Dave track from the duo romp through Europe. The song is called “Green Ice” and I had two copies form the shows there. Great tune that JJ and DAS penned together. Dave was excited I had it so hopefully this will translate into relearning and the rebirthing of the song with the five-piece configuration.
Jerry dialed in another winner for set one. A great “Couldn’t Get it Right” and very good “These Grey Days” kicked things off. The first set saw the first of what some Panic and jam fans like to call a segue or “>”. It was talked about and then executed almost to perfection as “Emma’s Pissed” slowed down and went into “That Which is Coming.” An enthusiastic “American Fork” ended a great set.
Set two was even better as the hard-cores were definitely in the building. Dancing hard to an upbeat “Apollo” opener and “Ray of Heaven,” the band soon brought it back down for Chesnutt’s “Flirted With You All My Life” before “Conscious Contact” ended the set. This song is simply magic in this configuration and really should be played on radio stations everywhere. If Nickelback was singing it, the Pope would probably be rocking out to it. Alas, we’re the lucky ones…
Stockholm Syndrome is on tour now. Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 5 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog from Utah…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 5: Utah & These United States Video
 Fixing the flat :: Photo by Dave Schools |
The fifth installment of our Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog finds tour manager Danny Owen checking in from Utah as well as a special video from touring partners These United States.
Stockholm Syndrome had a real adventurous morning as Dave Schools and the band’s bus
driver had to change a blown trailer tire at a rest area in Wyoming. Most of
the band was asleep as the two fought with the tire to get it off; Dave Schools
using a crow bar to help John out. Finally they got it off and changed.
Playing Park City is always an interesting situation but the band had a great time and did their best to capture the attention of this hipster high society ski town. Set one featured the first “Shining Path” of the tour as well as a song called “Miranda.” They ended the set with a great version of Jerry’s “The Kind of Place.”
Set two started a little slower then normal with a run through of the new Vic tune “Flirted With You All My Life.” Second set also saw a great “Jacob’s Ladder,” the reggae-ish “Friendly Fire” and a set ending “Road To Damascus” that literally shook the
walls. No joke. The show ended with an “Apollo” encore in honor of the end of the Olympics.
Band and everyone are on their first day off, well deserved and more importantly, really needed. See you in the Northwest this week, trust me, you’ll want to be there. Trial week is over!
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.28 :: Park City, UT
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 Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.28 :: Park City, UT
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On tour with Stockholm Syndrome is These United States. We’ll be including tour blogs from them as well. Here’s our first offering:
Stockholm Syndrome is on tour now. Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 4 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog from Denver, CO…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 4: Denver, CO
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.27 :: Denver, CO |
Part 4 of our Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog features a report from Denver by tour manager Danny Owen:
Denver really came out in force on Saturday night. The sold out crowd at the Bluebird Theater got to see another great show from these guys. Sound check was spent learning a tune by Bob Dylan called “Where Are You Tonight?” This song made its debut in the first set along with an opening of the first version of “Tight.” Not being a big Dylan fan, I was very surprised at how great this song felt to a non-believer and how these guys made it sound so good. Jerry did a great job with the vocals but I expect it to get way better.
There was a great second set opening “Tarantula Hawk” followed by crowd faves “Bouncing Very Well” and the song “Conscious Contact.” This was my first time hearing Stockholm Syndrome perform this Jerry staple and I thought it was fantastic. While the lineup is full of Alpha Dogs it’s been remarkable to watch how well the band gels and works together. They mix upbeat rockers with sadder, heavier songs as well as any band I’ve seen. Everyone should get out to see this band; I’m biased yes, but wrong, not likely.
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.27 :: Denver, CO
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 Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.27 :: Denver, CO
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Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 3 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog from Boulder, CO…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 3: Boulder, CO
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.26 :: Boulder, CO by Owen |
Part 3 of our Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog features another report from tour manager Danny Owen:
This band is one of those bands you have to see to believe. Friday night I became a full on believer in what five musicians with their own bands, projects, and histories can all come together and do. The whole show got the stamp of full approval from everyone. Big thumbs up!
Jerry Joseph put together a great first set with a rare “Couldn’t Get It Right” to start the show that kept the energy up and the bodies moving for its entirety. Other highlights included the new Vic Chesnutt cover being played again and what I have been told was the first time SS had done the song “Milk.” A packed Fox Theatre was getting a heavy dose of this band and even though it was the group’s third time at the venue in almost 53 weeks they took it head on and pretty much leveled it, again.
It was all the same level of playing and energy in the second set. Starting off with two great new tunes, “Apollo” and “Emma’s Pissed,” they just continued where they had left off. The set also had one of the coolest versions of “American Folk” I’ve ever heard and a great “Crime & Punishment.” Both strong tunes that Jerry sometimes visits in his other configurations. Most impressive was just how tight the band was and how comfortable they all seemed with each other, albeit in just the third show of the tour. I reckon this means it is officially, game on!
Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.26.10 :: Fox Theatre :: Boulder, CO
Set I: Couldn’t Get It Right, Empire One, In Your Cups, Flirt, Sing Bird Sing, Milk
Set II: Apollo, Emma’s Pissed, American Folk, Spy, Crime & Punishment, Ray of Heaven
E: Wisconsin Death Trip
Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 2 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog from Steamboat Springs, CO…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 2: Steamboat Springs, CO
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.25 :: Steamboat Springs, CO by Owen |
Part 2 of our Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog continues with another submission from tour manager Danny Owen:
On Thursday night Stockholm Syndrome captured Steamboat Springs, CO, playing the Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom. As grand as it may or may not have been, it was the first rock show in this room since 2000 and Stockholm was ready to give it a work out. Thursday was also the first time Dave Schools had been back since the infamous Winter 1996 Widespread Panic Sit N Ski tour, which was actually held in this same room.
Sound engineer Chris Rabold did an excellent job turning a room that is used for Bar Mitzvahs and weddings into a place that deserved what it was getting. Just like with any good touring band that consistently changes things up, these guys are finding their way with each other and the newer material.
This show also saw them play the Vic Chesnutt song they learned the other day, “Flirted With You All My Life.” A very touching song that the guys have added to and made something very special to them.
The band was back to two sets and will continue with that tonight in Boulder, CO. Hope to see you there.
Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.25.10 :: Sheraton Ballroom :: Steamboat Springs, CO
Set I: Counter Clock World, In Your Cups, Emma’s Pissed, That Which Is Coming, Flirted With You All My Life, Kind of Place, Red Lightning
Set II: Sing Bird Sing, These Grey Days, Apollo, Friendly Fire, Bouncing Very Well, Road To Damascus
E: White Dirt
Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Continue reading for Part 1 of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog…
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 1: Rehearsals & Vail, CO
 Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.24 :: Vail, CO by Owen |
Stockholm Syndrome is one of our favorite super groups. Featuring Widespread Panic‘s Dave Schools on bass, ringleader/guitarist/vocalist/Jackmormon Jerry Joseph, guitar hero Eric McFadden, drum genius Wally Ingram and Gov’t Mule‘s Danny Louis on keys, this is one “super” group that actually lives up to the billing. Trying to get the schedules of five very busy musicians to line up is no easy task and often makes it hard for this band to tour. But when they do, it’s worth keeping tabs on. That’s why we’ve teamed up with the band to bring you the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog. With words, photos, videos and more coming in from the band and crew, this Tour Blog offers a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the group.
For our first entry we hear from tour manager Danny Owen with a report from the first night in Vail, CO at the Bud Light Street Beat free concert series:
The 2010 Stockholm Syndrome Winter Tour started off with a bang! The band practiced a bunch of the new songs yesterday in rehearsal; they even learned a great Vic Chesnutt tune and we could see some Dylan at some point. The band kicked it off at a free outdoor show in Vail last night (02/24). Ripping through one set of mostly newer tunes the band was doing all they could to keep themselves and the crowd warm in the sub freezing temps. Took a few songs to get them warmed up but once they were going, the heat was flowing full steam ahead. Spirits are currently high as they march onward; don’t miss the band’s upcoming Colorado shows in Steamboat Springs (2/25), Boulder (2/26) and Saturday night in Denver (2/27). Hope to see you along the way…
Stockholm Syndrome :: 02.24.10 :: Bud Light Street Beat :: Vail, CO
Apollo, Empire One, Emma’s Pissed, Flirted With, In Your Cups, Sing Bird Sing, Red Lighting, Lick The Tears, Oil, Couldn’t Get It Right
E: Wisconsin Death Trip
Check back soon for the next installment of the Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog. Tonight The band teams up with These United States for the rest of the tour and we’ll be hearing from them as well.
In 2004 JamBase’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Kayce was invited to document the birth of Stockholm Syndrome as they performed their first shows across Europe. You can read about it here.
Stockholm Syndrome Tour Dates :: Stockholm Syndrome News :: Stockholm Syndrome Concert Reviews
Banker Caught Peeking At Miranda Kerr Pics Will Keep Job
February 8th, 2010 |
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An Australian banker, who was seen live on TV opening an email carrying dozens of semi-pictures of Miranda Kerr’s January spread in GQ Magazine, will keep his job at Perth’s Macquarie Group investment bank.
In statement Monday, Macquarie execs said they had completed an internal review of the event and decided not to fire banker David [...]
Miranda Kerr Nude GQ Magazine February 2010
January 21st, 2010 |
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Lookin’ a little naked there, Miranda. Miranda Kerr, the dimpled-cheeked Australian who has helped turned prancing around in your underpants an artform thanks to her work as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, smiles with her eyes and plays Peek-A-Boo with her naughty bits in this sizzling new layout for GQ’s February issue.
The 26-year-old supermodel is currently [...]
“Sex And The City 2″ Trailer
December 23rd, 2009 |
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Carrie & Co. is back! After months of being teased with photos from the New York City set, fans finally have a chance to check out what’s in store when Sex And The City 2 arrives in theaters next summer — thanks to the film’s first official trailer.
With Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ charttopping smash “Empire [...]
Orlando Bloom Miranda Kerr Engaged, Says Brother
December 14th, 2009 |
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UPDATE: A rep for Orlando has denied this latest engagment rumor……Orlando Bloom and his girlfriend — Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr — are engaged to be married, according to the model’s brother.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star has been dating the dimple-cheeked Australian beauty since late 2007 but the pair has repeatedly denied rumors [...]
Miranda Kerr shows off hot bikini bod for Victoria’’s Secret
October 28th, 2009 |
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Aussie model Miranda Kerr gave onlookers an eyeful as she posed in a skimpy bikini for a Victoria’’s Secret promo.
The 26-year-old, who is presently dating British actor Orlando Bloom, hit the beach for the lingerie firm’’s sexy shoot in St Barths, France.
Kerr was said to have been in the equally bare company of her bikini-clad [...]
Miranda Kerr denies being threatened
October 19th, 2009 |
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Despite being surrounded by tight security, Aussie model Miranda Kerr has denied that she and actor Orlando Bloom are being threatened by an unknown Queensland man.
Kerr, 26, had attended a charity event at Rocklea, in Brisbane’s southwest on October 18 with a heavy security contingent to promote the Kids Help Line at an event organised [...]
Miranda Kerr strips for saucy Kora’’s skin care ad
October 14th, 2009 |
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Miranda Kerr left many jaws hanging in mid air after stripping for Kora’’s natural skin care range.
The Aussie model was said to have carefully positioned her arm and leg to preserve her modesty, reports the Sun.
The Victoria’s Secret Angel previously left little to the imagination as she posed for a new swimwear range.
The 26-year-old, who [...]
Miranda Kerr looks scorching hot in new swimwear range
August 4th, 2009 |
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Aussie model Miranda Kerr, one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels, sizzled as she posed in the new swimwear range.
Kerr, 26, was pictured posing in a variety of swimwear at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
The model, currently dating Brit actor Orlando Bloom, sizzled as she posed in a psychedelic bikini, reports the Sun.
Meanwhile, Kerr is [...]
Lionel: Gatesgate: They’ve All Got It Wrong.
July 28th, 2009 |
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The case has forced Americans to look at the issue of policing from the perspectives of African-Americans and cops themselves. If we’re smart we’ll learn from this.
Miranda Kerr goes topless for Caribbean photoshoot
July 28th, 2009 |
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Brit actor Orlando Bloom’s girlfriend Aussie model Miranda Kerr is said to have looked in great shape during a photoshoot in the Caribbean.
Kerr, 26, was spotted wearing a sun hat as she went topless during the shoot, reports the Sun.
Meanwhile, Bloom, 32, is said to have turned down a part in the fourth Pirates Of [...]
Miranda Kerr’s steamy Victoria’’s Secret photoshoot
July 20th, 2009 |
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After posing for her first nude photo shoot a couple of months ago, Miranda Kerr is still continuing to shed her clothes in almost every opportunity she gets.
The hottie flashed barely-there underwear in the latest campaign for American lingerie brand Victoria’’s Secret.
The 26-year-old appeared in her first nude shoot on the cover of last month’’s [...]
Deepak Chopra: Can the Supreme Court Be Pure Again? (Was It Ever?)
July 15th, 2009 |
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The confirmation hearings for Judge Sotomayor are a foregone conclusion, with the dust raised by Republicans barely masking the bald fact that the Democratic majority…
Len Levitt: The NYPD’s Tricky Hispanic Politics
July 13th, 2009 |
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“Prior to 2002, no other police commissioner has been as dedicated as Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly regarding the advancement and promotion of Hispanics,” the letter said.
Giving life a shape
July 3rd, 2009 |
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Novel ways of thinking about the digital world are needed, says Bill Thompson, and perhaps the arts can help.
One of the more interesting shifts in the technology world over the last quarter century has been the way that cultural organisations have gone from being the late adopters, inheriting office-oriented computer systems from business and making do with them, to being those leading the digital revolution in many areas.
When I worked with the Community Computing Network in the late 80s it was hard work persuading charities and voluntary organisations that having a computer to handle their member databases and print letters was worthwhile.
But now that there really is a computer on every desk and word processing, spreadsheets and databases are standard, arts organisations seem to be far more willing to engage and experiment with the latest tools, especially online.
"We have few stories that talk about technology and few workable metaphors or analogies that let us convey complex technological issues in ways that people really grasp"
Bill Thompson
Many are making expert use of social media, moving from MySpace and Bebo to Facebook to follow the audiences, but also finding out how Twitter and other services can be used to help them engage and interact with people who may be interested in their art.
Stage craft
The much-loved Pilot Theatre brought in virtual worlds expert Caron Lyon to built them a stage set in Second Life. The team at Hoi Polloi used video diaries, Facebook and Twitter to establish an online following that has supported them as they tour from their Cambridge base as far afield as Australia, offering new audiences a chance to discover their work in all its strangeness while also ensuring that fans – including me – know what they are up to while they are away.
When it comes crossover organisations like Hide&Seek, who recently ran a social gaming festival in London, it is impossible to separate the art from the technology, and their work offers a real inspiration to those who wonder what the arts will look like in a digitised world.
This cross-fertilisation is important in several ways. It obviously makes sense for those committed to experiment and exploration in the arts to embrace new technologies as a way of exploring the creative potential of a new domain of human activity, just as painters explored the radical new technology of oils for for many decades, or sculptors turned from marble and limestone to work with welded iron or novel materials like frozen blood.
But there is something else going on, something deeper and potentially more important, because in working through the creative potential of new technologies artists of all types are helping us to find new ways to think about these tools and working out how to integrate them into our wider cultural and commercial practice.
They are helping us to explore the latest chapter in the ongoing conversation between human psychology and the capabilities of modern technology, something which will matter more and more as the network becomes pervasive and digital devices penetrate every area of our lives.
The point was made clear to me at Shift Happens, a conference on the ways arts organisations are using new technologies that took place this week at York Theatre Royal.
Over a day and a half the audience, mostly made up of practitioners, was treated to a fascinating selection of arts-based technology, or technology-based arts, from the interactive animations of the always-engaging Sancho Plan through calls to ensure that tech-based arts are environmentally sustainable from Envirodigital and a demonstration of how to subtitle your online video from Internet Subtitling.
It quickly became clear that the network revolution is already happening in the arts even if its success on the political stage is sometimes sadly limited, as we saw this week in Iran.
One problem in talking about this is that relatively few people understand the underlying technology sufficiently well to be comfortable with it. We have few stories that talk about technology and few workable metaphors or analogies that let us convey complex technological issues in ways that people really grasp.
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I wonder, however, if we can take some old stories and use them to explore the new world. Take The Tempest, for example, Shakespeare’s last play and one of his finest. Set on a remote island where Prospero, exiled Duke of Milan, lives with his daughter Miranda and a strange creature called Caliban, the Tempest explores issues of redemption and forgiveness and the use and abuse of power.
Prospero rules his island thanks the the spells in the books he has studied in his exile, commanding the spirit Ariel to torment and manipulate his former enemies, who have been shipwrecked on the island by a tempest created at Prospero’s command.
A modern reading this tale would see Ariel as a representative of the digital realm, created from bits but able to have a real effect on the physical world. We discover during the play that Ariel was locked into a forked tree until released by Prospero, a good analogy for the effort needed to liberate the power of the digital revolution, represented by Prospero’s books of spells.
We can take this further. The witch’s child Caliban believes himself the true inheritor of the island as his mother was banished there before Prospero arrived and fails to realise that Prospero’s books have given him power over the unseen world that far outstrip Caliban’s physical prowess, just as the rulers of analogue distribution fear the world we have conjured from our code.
And when Caliban, wandering the island with shipwrecked sailors Trinculo and Stephano, hears an invisible Ariel playing on a pipe he tells them:
Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not.
Today the thousand twangling instruments that Ariel and his sprites conjure up are replaced by millions of tweets, status updates, but they still fill the world with sweet sounds, and offer us a vision of a digital world that can be as rich and full of delight as we choose to make it. It’s reassuring to see that some of our best artists are working hard to make that happen.
Bill Thompson is an independent journalist and regular commentator on the BBC World Service programme Digital Planet.</p
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