February 2009
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I totally want that “Moonwalker Robot Head.” That would be tight. Michael Jackson is (unwillingly) having an auction of more than 2,000 items from his Neverland Ranch. Poor, little “Howard Hughes-esque” pop star. Not the orange, bedazzled glove! Anything but that! Organizers say this is “not a fire sale,” although some items are not as…
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Senator Roland Burris, D-Ill. speaks during a press conference in Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Burris fielded questions about a major omission from the testimony he made in January to a state House committee investigating former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment. (Photo by David Banks, Associated Press)Illinois Republicans (never known to say die on anything) are…
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Nothing like designing the First Lady’s Inaugural gown and getting your dress on the cover of Vogue to make your show the go-to show in the NYC. And I gotta admit, from what I saw, I liked the brother’s stuff. Nice work, Wu. Nice work.
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Top secret island fortress and SCAN secret headquarters and wayward black celebrity rehab/exile station, St. Sojourner, named for abolitionist Sojouner Truth.Shortly after the election of 44th president of the United States Barack Hussein Obama and before the Inauguration, the Obamas took part in a pre-Inaugural celebration on Saint Sojourner, SCAN’s Fortress Island in an undisclosed
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NPR’s Farai Chideya, soon-to-be former host of News & NotesBummed, angry, disappointed that NPR’s News & Notes is getting the axe? Post your comments, insider info, plots to save Farai on the Hot Topics thread. (The Snob got one of her biggest breaks on N&N. LAME, NPR! Super lame.) Also, Athena LaTrelle is ALWAYS looking
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I get it. Next to Angelina Freakin’ Jolie, she’s one of the most photographed women in the world and she’s practically rubbing your nose in it by re-wearing her green Jimmy Choos and her favorite belt, rocking the J. Crew and random new kid designers and doesn’t have a stylist — just a loyal boutique…
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President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, depart Table 52 restaurant after having a Valentine’s Day dinner in Chicago, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009.Hope you spent it with someone special (the president did). I spent it with a bunch of DVD rentals. “Breach,” “Hardboiled” and “The Firm,” to be specific. Nothing like espianoge, Hong Kong shoot…
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