Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Zendaya vs Giuliana Rancic and winning the dreadlock battle

Zendaya is drop-dread gorgeous. But when the 18-year-old actress wore dreadlocks to the Oscars on Sunday night, E! host Giuliana Rancic mocked her on Fashion Police with a comment so offensive that it immediately became a perfect metaphor for the 2015 lily-white Oscars. I feel like she smells like patchouli oil or maybe weed, Rancic said on Monday. And there it was: A white woman telling a black woman...
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Ed Sheeran covers Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty'

Its tough to not be a fan of a song in whichRedman encourages throwing elbows and has a super sexy music video. Though those criteria could describe a number of songs, it fits the bill for Christina Aguileras Dirrty.Its been too long since Dirrty has been discussed in the public discourse, so thank Ed Sheeran for his recent cover of it.Appearing on BBC Radio 1s Live Lounge, known for inspiring artists to bust out awesome...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Josh McCown visiting Cleveland Browns today and tomorrow, source says

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Longtime veteran quarterback Josh McCown is visiting the Cleveland Browns today and Wednesday, a league source told Northeast Ohio Media Group.It means the Browns' process of overhauling the quarterback position is officially underway.McCown, 35, was released last week by the Bucs with a year remaining on his two-year deal. Since then, he's visited with the Bills, Bears and Jets, but planned to take...
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Tim McGraw Honors Glen Campbell With Moving Oscars Performance

The Oscars took a solemn turn when Tim McGraw took the stage Sunday night. Dressed in a tuxedo and his signature black cowboy hat, the country superstar sang Glen Campbell's nominated song, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," sitting on a stool without his guitar or anything else to detract from the emotional lyrics penned by Campbell with Julian Raymond as a love letter to his family.Sidebar ...
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Whiplash Wins, Jazz Loses

The indie movies were the big winners at the 2015 Oscars, but the biggest loser was jazz.J.K. Simmons won a well-deserved Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Terence Flethcer, an abusive "genius" director of a big band at some New Yorkish Jazz conservatory, pitted against Miles Teller's Andrew Neyman, an equally arrogant egotistical young drummer who sees himself...
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American Horror Story actor Ben Woolf dies aged 34

Ben Woolf, a cast-member on the television show, American Horror Story, has died from a head injury after a car accident, a publicist has confirmed.The 4ft4 (1.32m) actor was hospitalised in critical condition last week at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after he was hit by the side mirror of a passing vehicle on the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Gramercy Place.His condition had been upgraded to...
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Monday, February 23, 2015

Pelosi, Obama aides back Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. (Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images)As you might expect, Oscar winner Patricia Arquettes call for wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women was received warmly by Democratic lawmakers and top members of President Obamas administration.House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, White House aide Valerie Jarrett and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez were...
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