Questions for the Zeitgeist- August 3, 2006

1- Let's talk about the cyclical nature of fashion and trends. Doesn't D&G's somewhat homo-erotic, nautical-themed fall menswear collection and accompanying ad campaign feel amazingly like Jean Paul Gaultier- FROM, LIKE, FIFTEEN YEARS AGO?!!!??? Or like John Bartlett TEN YEARS AGO??!!!!

  

  



2- Foxy Brown may need to bow down to the "Illest na-na" of them all. Paul McCartney's wife of only two years, Heather Mills, stands to rake in (courtesy of a non-existent prenuptial agreement) half of his estimated $1 billion dollar fortune. Does she REALLY have a $500 million dollar "kitty box"? Or is she the real "Ultimate Hustler"? OR... is she the REAL 'Sal Bonpensiero' (think about it for a second, you "Sopranos" fans!)



  3- Are BAPE and Greedy Genius paying royalties to the person at Nike who designed the hip-hop staple Nike Air "Uptown"? Did they at LEAST send him/her a "thank-you" note?


4- I'll take "Black Musicals" for $1000, Alex...First Dreamgirls, now David Alan Grier and Wayne Brady are set to star in a Broadway-bound production of The Wiz. "
  
Do you think they'll ask Desiree Coleman to consult for a revival of "Mama, I Want To Sing"?

5- Ashley Simpson has facial reconstruction to eerily resemble older sister Jessica. Will she now have the "Jennifer Grey syndrome", where she can't be taken seriously because she looks LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE?
  


6- Wasn't the recent episode of "Inside the Actor's Studio with James Lipton" -which featured Dave Chappelle as the guest- the FUNNIEST, most compelling, honest, thought-provoking program to hit the 'boob tube' in a LOOOONG time?

7- After the "Passion of the Christ" hoopla and most recently the alleged Anti-Semitic remarks made in the wake of his DUI arrest, will the Jews finally make peace with Mel Gibson if he attends an upcoming Yom Kippur service (which focuses on atonement)?

8- Why the F&*^*(K is it soooo HOT?!!! With the heat index at 105 and Con Edison asking us to reduce our power usage (?!!!), is New York City actually HELL ON EARTH this week or what?

9- OK, who is going to see Samuel L. Jackson's latest, "Snakes on a Plane"?

10- Did Madonna's rise to popularity in the 80's kill Jody Watley's and Cyndi Lauper's careers?

11- And for our FLASHBACK...didn't life seem sooo much simpler back when THIS was the only Miami Vice (and South Beach) that we knew?