For the first time in a decade, Disney has brought out a new princess for Christmas. And this time she’s black. So why has Disney brought out a black princess now? It’s not as if the black population of the world has suddenly increased in size or spending power to attract its attention. No, it is sheer, commercial opportunism on the part of Disney. With the increasing rise of successful...
On the eve of Tina Turner's 70th birthday, PopMatters salutes the 25th anniversary of Private Dancer . Join us as we celebrate the making of a modern classic while David Bowie, Nona Hendryx, Janelle Monáe, Bryan Adams, and more than 20 artists and producers pay tribute to the girl form Nutbush who conquered the world stage. The Story of a Soul Survivor: ‘Private Dancer’ at 25 By...
I was flicking back through old newspapers, and came across one story, about "Father" Ed Tomlinson, a Church of England (I know, being "Father" one would expect him to be Roman Catholic) vicar in Tunbridge Wells, who is unhappy about having to conduct funerals for people who have no links with Christianity and who want funerals with no Christian content. In particular, he draws...
Above is the banner headline for tonight's crunch meeting of the Ramsgate Society (7.30pm, The Media Centre, Cavendish Street) aimed at helping 'secure a future for Ramsgate'. Be there or be, er, unRamsgatonian! They've sourced the £35m figure from the Margate Renewal Partnership website , but surely it's an underestimate? Add on the £17.5m for the Ike and Tina Turner Centre, another couple...
Since we took the day off to eat turkey yesterday, we will give our Thanksgiving Day BIRTHDAY shout outs now! 1939 - Tina Turner (singer) - 70 1973 - Peter Facinelli (actor) - 36 1981 - Natasha Bedingfield (singer) - 28 Hope it was happy you guys! And for today we’ve got, 1940 - Bruce Lee (all around stud/actor) - 69 I [...]
Happy Belated, Tina Turner! [PBB]Did you spend Thanksgiving with Sasha Fierce? [GT]I'm sure Patti LaBelle isn't the only one who wants peace this holiday season. [WT]Mary J. Blige will make an appearance on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in December....
Answer the below question and receive an early Christmas present from Pom! Send your answers to sales@pomeurope.co.uk "Hollywood has a long screen tradition of casting popular singers in screen-acting roles. The 2 songs below were sung by 2 contemporary singers who also starred in the films which the songs came from. Can you name the films?" 'I Will Always Love You " -Whitney Houston...
echt (ekht) adjective Authentic; typical. EtymologyFrom German echt (genuine, typical) Trivia What bird was pictured in Plate No. 1 in John James Audubon’s book The Birds of America? The wild turkey. Today in History Kappa Alpha Society : Union College student society became the first college fraternity in the US (1825) Alice in Wonderland : pseudonymous author Lewis Carroll gave an illustrated...
The legendary Tina Turner turns 70 today – hard to believe watching the video above of her on tour earlier this year. Peace, Love & Tina Turner Speeakz
Cinematic birthdays to celebrate on this day, 11/26 . If its your special day, we dedicate a Tina Turner song to you. Peter, Arjun and La Cicciolina 1922 Charles M Schultz , Peanuts ! 1933 Robert Goulet , actor/singer 1951 La Cicciolina , provocateur. Don't you think she needs a biopic? OK, maybe a few decades from now and by some fringe director, once the MPAA ratings system has completely broken...
Good morning, and Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers. 26th November is also the anniversary of the opening of the terrifying Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Today also sees a significant birthday for Tina Turner and a rather less significant one for Hilary Benn. 2 Must-Read Blog Posts What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that [...]
Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuu Happy Birthday to you! The Star Celeb would like to wish the following people a very happy birthday completely free of sarcasm this Thursday, November 26th, 2009: Natasha Bedingfield who turns 28 born November 26th, 1981 and; Tina Turner who turns 70 born November 26th, 1939 Have a wonderful birthday ladies Jordasche Bledsoe...
James Cook became the first European to visit the island of Maui, in 1778. While there, he soaked up some rays, caught some totally righteous waves and made it with a hot wahine. Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was completed in 1805. The heaviest rainfall ever recorded was at Basse Terre, Guadaloupe, in 1970, when 1.5 inches fell in one minute. Last year, ten coordinated attacks in Mumbai killed...
Tina Turner, the well known almost 69-year-old singer, opened, on Wednesday, her 36-date North American tour with a concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. She has been an entertainer for 50 years, sold 60 million copies of her records worldwide and has had 17 Top Ten hits. How is it that she’s still got the “za-za-zu”? In Tina Turners’ Biography, the singer gives people a piece of advice to improve