Meet Cindy Barshop, the newest Big Apple social climber to join the cast of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York City. On Wednesday, the network revealed that Barshop would replace ex-housewife Bethenny Frankel, who left the show for her own series, Bethenny Getting Married, last summer. Barshop runs the she-she poo-poo Completely Bare Day Spa [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Zoe’
David Schwimmer Is Going To Be A Dad
December 22nd, 2010 |
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Former Friends star David Schwimmer is expecting a child with his wife of six months, Zoe Buckman, PEOPLE said Wednesday. The newlyweds are set to welcome a new friend into their lives and they “couldn’t be more thrilled” about their pending baby bundle, the parents-to-be told the celebrity weekly. David and Zoe met and fell [...]
Zoe Saldana strips down to undies for Calvin Klein
December 14th, 2010 |
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Zoe Saldana has stripped off for a Calvin Klein photo shoot. The Avatar’s blue giant flaunts her curvaceous body by wearing racy bra and a panty. Zoe’s hot avatar is sure to set the pulses racing, reports the Sun. She follows the likes of Davis and Victoria Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo by posing in her [...]
Naming names
November 12th, 2010 |
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An extraordinary tale from France where the ponderously-named Association pour la Defense de nos Prenoms or Association for the Protection of our Forenames – ADNP – has taken great umbrage at Renault’s seemingly innocuous decision to call one of its models ‘Zoe.’
“When an industrial company uses a forename to identify a car model, it comes up against the interest of the child, creating a confusion in the constitution of its identity and subjecting it to ridicule its whole life,” thundered the ADNP from Paris.
The worthy folk at ADNP had been irked because two families in France – whose surname was surely not the uncommon ‘Renault’ – also apparently happened to have two daughters called Zoe.
Thankfully, common sense has prevailed and a French judge has rejected ADNP’s complaint, noting there was “no affect on private life or dignity.”
Names are something everyone’s just stuck with and if you happen to live in the UK – or I’m willing to bet in just about every culture – even your christened name is almost certainly not the moniker by which you’ll be known all your life.
You may even have several different names according to family, work, friends, some of them complimentary, some of them decidedly not.
And there’s one thing more certain than anything else. The more you try to rage against the machine, the more the name you don’t want will actually stick.
There’s a radio presenter in the UK with the surname Irani. His nickname on the station is naturally “chicken” – as in the curry dish ‘Biryani,’ but he takes it in good humour and dishes out a few nicknames of his own.
Where do you start and stop with car names? A few year’s ago Renault had a huge UK advertising hit for its Clio range with the central character ‘Nicole’ whose name become part of the national consciousness.
It’s hard to see Qashqai featuring a Nicole-type heroine, but who knows? If Zoe can provoke a storm, why not.
Kourtney Kardashian sued by clothing company
July 14th, 2010 |
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Reality TV celebrity Kourtney Kardashian has been sued by a clothing apparel company for children. The lawsuit was filed on July 1, 2010 in Van Nuys, California by Flowers by Zoe naming Kourtney as a defendant, along with ”Smooch,” a children’s boutique she owned with her mother, Kris. The lawsuit is listed as a “Complaint [...]
Zoe Saldana Calvin Klein Underwear Ad Campaign Spokesmodel
July 7th, 2010 |
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Avatar actress Zoe Saldana has been tapped as the face & body of the Autumn/Winter 2010 Calvin Klein Underwear promotional campaign. Saldana joins chiseled stud Kellan Lutz and screen siren Eva Mendes as the latest celeb to strip down to her skivvies for CK. The star will be fronting the campaign for the brand’s spankin’ new [...]
“The Back-up Planâ€, Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin
April 24th, 2010 |
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In the movie “The Back-up Planâ€, Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin play the lead role. Jennifer (Zoe) is a businesswoman in the city New York, a gorgeous lady who is incomprehensively single, which you can witness in any other romantic comedy movie also.
The lady needs to be a mother and is quite anxious [...]
Alex O’Loughlin: “Jennifer Lopez Sex Scene ‘Awful!’â€
April 23rd, 2010 |
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“Awful” is the word Australian actor Alex O’Loughlin uses to describes his awkward sex scene with Jennifer Lopez in their new romantic The Back-Up Plan, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported on Friday.“Really, it’s awful and anyone who thinks filming sex scenes is hot would be wrong,” O’Loughlin, 34, told reporters during the Los Angeles red [...]
Zoe Saldana Felt Betrayed
April 23rd, 2010 |
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Zoe Saldana known for her smart collection is preparing herself again for the Oscar with smart choices.
Saldana is known to experience an interesting collection in the world of the red carpet fashion.
Last year while promoting for the Star Trek she had come up with unbelievable beautiful pieces. It was all because of that summer blockbuster [...]
Lesbian rumours don’t bother ‘Avatar’ star Zoe Saldana
April 7th, 2010 |
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‘Avatar’ star Zoe Saldana is fine with rumours stating her lesbian as she has been holding the ‘gay’ tag since she was young.
Saldana has been with her boyfriend Keith Britton for ver long and often come across questions regarding her sexuality because as she has a “very masculine†energy.
“If you want to punish me, send [...]
David Schwimmer Furious With Jennifer Aniston Over Fiancee Snub
March 29th, 2010 |
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David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston have gone from former Friends co-stars to former friends after Jennifer snubbed David’s fiancée in an interview.
Ross and Rachel had their fair share of problems, but the actors who played them always got along fine — until now.
David is set to marry his much younger girlfriend, photographer Zoe Buckman, [...]
Zoe Saldana says skin tone prevented her from landing Hollywood roles
March 24th, 2010 |
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Actress Zoe Saldana has revealed many Hollywood roles escaped her basket over her skin tone.
The 31-year-old actress said she had met many casting directors who were against hiring a black actress.
“[I''ve heard] ”Oh, you know, you”re just not what we were looking for, your skin is a little darker,”” the New York Daily News quoted [...]
Amanda Seyfried, Zoe Saldana, Leighton Meester Top Glamour’s “Most Glam†Countdown 2010
March 3rd, 2010 |
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Three of Hollywood’s most stunning lovelies — Amanda Seyfried, Leighton Meester, and Zoe Saldana — are perched atop Glamour Magazine’s third annual countdown of the “50 Most Glamorous Women of the Year.”
Each of the actresses get their own cover for the mag’s April issue, where they dish the deets on style, glamour, and their outlooks [...]
Zoe Saldana Reacts To All-White Vanity Fair Young Hollywood Cover
February 12th, 2010 |
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Avatar’s Zoe Saldana — who is Dominican-American Dominican & Puerto Rican — is weighing in on the lack of racial diversity on the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine’s annual Young Hollywood Issue.
“I feel like we can spend a lot of time bashing our beautiful country, but we don’t give it enough credit,†the first generation [...]
MTV’s “Turn The Beat Around†Movie Premieres Feb. 26
February 2nd, 2010 |
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MTV will “Turn The Beat Around” this month. The network that seems to air everything except music videos has announced the premiere of a new original movie, featuring “stunning dance sequences that combine cutting edge hip hop dance moves with stylized classic disco.” MTV is cashing in on the craze of hit reality shows like [...]
Zoe Kravitz “Mad Mad: Fury Road†Casting
January 28th, 2010 |
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Actress Zoe Kravitz has been cast in Warner Bros’ new Mad Max follow-up, Fury Road, according to a scoop from The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.
Fury Road is a sequel to 1985’s action-drama Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — which starred Mel Gibson and featured Tina Turner in a supporting role.
Zoe, the daughter of rocker Lenny Kravitz [...]
Rationalising capacity in Europe
January 25th, 2010 |
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Last week saw General Motors in Europe move to close its Antwerp plant. Announcements of plant closure are never happy events, but this is an important step in improving GM’s European manufacturing efficiency and raising its rate of capacity utilisation. We will know more about GM’s European plans by the middle of next month when a business plan is finally supposed to emerge.
As Nick Reilly has said, they would rather get that Opel/Vauxhall business plan right than rush it. That’s fair enough, but further delay will cause consternation for the workforce and GM’s suppliers. There comes a point at which you have to put stakes in the ground and say to the world: this is the plan. And while we are on the subject of things appearing to be a little drawn out, it would be good to know what’s happening to Saab. Maybe this week we will find out.
Also on the European production capacity front, last week saw some curious goings on at Renault. It was mooted that the next Clio (Clio 4 – due to enter production in 2013) might be made wholly in Turkey and not in France. Turkey is a low-cost place to make cars and, although it is not a member state of the EU, it enjoys a customs union with the EU and so is a particularly good place to source cars cheaply for sale in the EU area. A number of manufacturers, including Renault, have been quietly expanding operations there over the past decade.
This Clio 4-from-Turkey-only possibility did not go down too well with the French government. President Sarkozy duly hauled Messrs Ghosn and Pelata into a meeting. Afterwards, Ghosn declared that there would be dual sourcing on Clio 4 – some continuing to be made in France (at the Flins plant) and some in Turkey. What was less clear was the split between the two locations. The French production is presented as being dependent on capacity considerations concerning the Zoe electric vehicle – due in 2012 – at Flins. So, it’s still a bit murky as far as Clio 4 in France goes. All Renault is signed up for is to make some in France. Numbers and the time period are unspecified.
But Sarkozy could claim he’d got something out of the meeting – an assurance that Clio will continue to be made in France. There are French regional elections in March, so that may explain some of the heightened political interest in French car companies right now. But, as Opel’s failed sale last year also demonstrated, the political dimension to capacity rationalisation in Europe remains important and frequently runs counter to business logic.
Later this week (on Thursday) Ford releases its 2009 Q4 and full-year financial results. Will they be good results, Ford posting a decent profit? Quite possibly if Ford’s Q4 sales figures are anything to go by. If Ford does post good financials it is likely that Alan Mulally will bring forward the guidance on when Ford will be full-year profitable from 2011 to 2010.
Ford has been through some pretty painful restructuring in North America to get its cost base there down. Sooner or later, European-based car companies will probably have to bite that bullet, however politically unpalatable, in order to have a shot at long-term success. Productivity improvements – helpful though they are – can only take you so far.
Coachella: Jay-Z, Pavement, Yorke Vultures, Muse, MGMT, Claypool
January 20th, 2010 |
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COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 LINEUP
JAY-Z, MUSE AND GORILLAZ HEADLINE 3-DAY FESTIVAL WITH MORE THAN 130 ACTS
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 AT 10:00 AM
 Coachella 2009 by Dave Vann |
The 11th COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL will feature a mix of artists ranging from Pavement, Thom Yorke???? (ed note: that is how they are billing it), Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Tiësto, Faith No More, Deadmau5, David Guetta, MGMT and Public Image Limited. Set for Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA – the same grounds where COACHELLA debuted in 1999 – the COACHELLA 2010 lineup will feature more than 130 acts.
This year’s COACHELLA will feature a variety of options to make the concert experience an enjoyable one. In addition to expanded camping options – including car, RV and traditional tent camping – COACHELLA will allow, for the first time, in-and-out privileges for all attendees. Festival goers will once again have the ability to purchase 3-day festival tickets and various onsite camping options via an easy layaway payment plan.
For those looking to streamline the weekend’s experience, COACHELLA has teamed with Valley Music Travel to provide exclusive travel packages, local hotel shuttle transportation and private home rentals with VIP COACHELLA access. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.valleymusictravel.com/coachella.php.
FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ’s, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner.
SUNDAY, APRIL 18: Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke????, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO.
Tickets for COACHELLA go on sale Friday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. at all Ticketmaster locations and www.coachella.com. Three-day weekend passes are $269.00, plus surcharges. More details on layaway, camping options and up-to-the minute information, can be found at www.coachella.com. COACHELLA 2010 sponsors include Heineken and PlayStation.
For more on Coachella check out our 2009 review here.
Coachella 2010 Lineup Revealed
January 19th, 2010 |
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Jay-Z, Muse, and Radiohead’s own Thom Yorke are among the acts leading the lineup at this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Them Crooked Vultures, The Dead Weather, and a bevy of reunion acts, including De La Soul, The Specials, and ’60s funk icons Sly and the Family Stone are other notable acts hitting [...]