Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Dita Von Teese has been ramping up her career with a European burlesque tour, a line of retro lingerie and a new photography flipbook entitled “Dita: Striptease.” But the burlesque performer and fetish model says that she may not be returning to Los Angeles any time soon, thanks to paparazzi and a more receptive audience [...]
Fametastic (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Dita Von Teese is learning French. The burlesque dancer is taking lessons in the language so she can converse with her boyfriend, French aristocrat Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac, in his native tongue. She wrote on her Twitter page: “Why oh why didn’t I pay more attention in high school French?? Yes, now it really DOES seem like [...]
ExpoSay (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Dita Von Teese is learning French. The burlesque dancer is taking lessons in the language so she can converse with her boyfriend, French aristocrat Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac, in his native tongue.
The Swelle Life (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
You would think that an international burlesque performer who is famous for taking her clothes off in an elaborately choreographed and propped stage show would be best known for her body. But it’s Dita Von Teese’s throwback starlet style that...
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
A Tiki drink, served at Drink. LUPEC Boston Tiki Bash Saturday, November 14, 7-11 pm Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, 85 West Newton Street $35 in advance, $45 at the door As another New England winter looms, the Boston chapter of Ladies United for the Protection of Endangered Cocktails offers us shelter under their brightly-colored paper umbrellas at Saturday evening's Tiki Bash. Tiki, with its...
LUSTY LADY (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
My interview with burlesque performer and fashion maven Dita Von Teese is up now at The Daily Beast !
mary eats (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
is not a MAC shade of lipstick or the stage name for burlesque dancer. Not yet anyway. I only know it as a natural rind so spreadable cows milk cheese out of Ft. Collins Colorado. Nutty with an addictive salty finish, a wee wheel comes neatly packed at $8.99 for 5.3oz, and eats like cured [...]
Emily Marilyn (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Come join me this Friday Nov. 13th at Spike's Bar for my Birthday bash! Featuring rock n roll by The Henchmen & Viva Hate and a special burlesque performance by Kira Von Sutra. Located at: Spike's 7813 Garvey Ave. Rosemead, CA 91770 21+ / $10 Starts @ 9pm
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Publishers love authors with innovative promotional ideas. And every author these days is working up some better means of getting the word out about his or her new book. Hard Case Crime editor Charles Ardai just sent me a note about one such scheme put forth by Jonny Porkpie , the self-proclaimed Burlesque Mayor of New York City: The author of our December title (no, not A.C. Doyle --the other one)...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
FEATHER boas, rhinestones, corsets, thongs, heels and tassels spring forth from Millie Dollar’s bulging carry case.
Lingerie Planet (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Playful Promises gave something back last week as we were involved in the Charity event ‘Fashionista’s Night Out for the Children’s Trust’. It was a great success. The Children’s Trust is to provide care, education and therapy to children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs. The event was at Bloomsbury hotel with a variety of acts from an exclusive fashion...
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
As Taiwanese burlesque dancer Jenny Ku (stage name, The Shanghai Pearl) flirted and flaunted her assets during a recent performance in El Gaucho's Pampas Room—suggestively stroking Asian icons like a rice-paddy hat and an abacus—I was torn between finding her intentio...
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Three weeks after its last big celebrity cameo and two weeks after a barely scandalous same-sex kiss , the latest episode of Gossip Girl dove into November sweeps by engaging in some meta-plotting and centering its A-story around political intrigue involving William "Trip" Van Der Bilt III's run for congress. Hey, wha' happened? Wha' happened is Gossip Girl spent the first episode of a sweeps...
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Somehow we think this is Paris Hilton's attempt to punish her boyfriend, Doug Reinhardt. Paris attended Heidi Klum's annual Halloween party this weekend dressed head-to-toe in white attire. Though we can't make out what she's supposed to be? A flapper girl? A burlesque dancer? Accompanying the hotel heiress was her boyfriend, the tooth fairy. We're guessing [...]
Sassyqarla Entertainment Blog (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Dita Von Teese wants to be an "old-fashioned" mother. The burlesque dancer - who is dating Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac and was previously married to goth rocker Marilyn Manson - is not sure what the future holds for her but is refusing to consider having children until she ties the knot again. She said: "I'd like to think that if I did have children I'd do it the old-fashioned way...
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