1- He denied that he used a homophobic slur to refer to a castmate on ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy', then reiterated the slur (that he reportedly never said) in the press room after the show won a Golden Globe. Given his propensity for saying the wrong damn things lately, shouldn't Isaiah Washington (who incidentally played a same gender-loving man in Spike Lee's film "Get On The Bus"), just apologize and then keep quiet for a few minutes?
2-Serena Williams entered the 2007 Australian Open as the 81st-ranked player in the world and leaves...CHAMPION!!! Becoming only the second unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the Open era, Williams slaughtered number one ranked Maria Sharapova in two sets, 6-1, 6-2. Is Serena setting herself up for another "Serena Slam"? Which was more unlikely, this victory against Sharapova or her incredible comeback at the 2003 Australian Open, when she came from 1-5 and two match points down to beat Kim Clijsters in the semi-finals? Should the critics (many of whom shunned her as a result of an injury-plagued season last year) take a note from Isaiah and just shut up now?
3- When is Peter Hadar going to blow up? (www.peterhadar.com --don't say I didn't tell you way back when...)
4-Speaking of "blowing up"... Naomi Campbell paid the piper this week, pleading guilty to hitting her maid in the back of the head with a cell phone. In exchange for her guilty plea, Campbell must pay the maid's medical expenses of $363.00, do five days of community service and attend a two-day anger management program. If convicted at trial, Campbell, who originally had been charged with second-degree felony assault, could have been sentenced to two to seven years in prison. Is two days of anger management going to help?
5- With Golden Globe awards for best leading actress in a comedy for America Ferrera AND the award for best comedy, 'Ugly Betty' is the season's breakout hit (hate to say I told you so, but check the "Questions for the Zeitgeist" entry on October 15th of last year!!!), making ugly the new pretty. Did anyone watch the (original) Columbian telenovela "Yo Soy Betty, La Fea" back in '99? Does anyone watch the Mexican version "La Fea Mas Bella" -aka Ugly Lety- that comes on Univision at the same time as the American version on ABC?
6-The "Doomsday clock" was moved closer to midnight (extinction) by two minutes by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists , citing global failures to solve the problems posed by nuclear weapons(27 thousand, of which 2,000 are ready to be fired within minutes) and the climate crisis (an ice shelf the size of 11 football fields breaking off from the Canadian Arctic sounds serious to me). Does North Korea even care?
7-She hails from the Cayman Islands, but was discovered at Six Flags amusement park in New Jersey. She has appeared in campaigns for Hilfiger, Levis, Ralph Lauren, and Clinique. She has grabbed the brass ring, becoming one of the top Victoria's Secret ramp chicks in additon to appearing in Pharell/Kanye West's video for "Number One". Yet, she can still walk the streets of NYC virtually unrecognized. Is Selita Ebanks the hardest working yet most underrated supermodel out there right now?
8- Selita's idol, Tyra Banks, has been dragged across the perverbial coals in print and in the blogosphere lately. Read any celebrity rag this week and you'll come across the big brouhaha regarding the inescapable truth that there's currently lots more of Tyra Banks to love- "figuratively" speaking. When pressed to comment on the fact that she is at least 30 pounds heavier than when she graced the trailblazing '97 cover of Sports Illustrated, the former model said
"You have to be thin to be a model. I don't have to live up to that model standard anymore".
The REAL questions are...
a- Why does anyone care that she has put on a couple?
b- Will she DARE to don a "fat suit" and go "undercover" on her talk show again? Will people be saying the same thing about Beyonce once she squeezes out that first kid?
9- Speaking of there being a "lot more to love", who wants to see the Ray J/Kim Kardashian sex tape?
Has Whitney seen it?
10- He didn't make the cut on 'So You Think You Can Dance', so he tried to convince us that he could sing by auditioning for 'American Idol'. Let's just say he didn't quite impress any of the judges, yet somehow managed to put Simon in his place. With his campy demeanor, sharp witticisms and EXCELLENT comedic timing, wasn't Ian Bernardo the FUNNIEST thing on television this week? Is he the illegitimate love child of Bette Midler and 80's king of deadpan comedian/actor Taylor Negron? 
Shouldn't he get his own show based on bravado ALONE?
AND NOW, THE FLASHBACK...
Before America Ferrera became the latina darling on television's "Ugly Betty", there was a chica that was holding it down on the small screen in music- before the latin explosion and the phenom known as JL0. She was LISA from the block. And she wasn't model size either, Tyra!!
Anyone remember...Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's "I Wonder If I Take You Home"?...
3 comments:
Selita Ebanks is FIERCE! her look is so versatile I hardly recognize her from one photo to the next. She is definitely doing her thing.
Selita, ummm hubba hubba!
Isaiah is in an asshole rehab center or as Alexandra says, ARC. He will take the excellerated, gotta get back to the set, course. As long as he does not take the sincerity test he will pass. All's good on Grey's A.
MY girl Tyra, they better know she is a force. A beautiful force. She is tall and 160 lbs looks great on her. Good grief!
Isiah Washington seems to have some serious issues. He spews hatred with ease, as if he does not know the pain that such words can inflict. He stands there with his dark chocolate face and tightly curled locks, unaware of the irony. Perhaps his hate stems from the feelings that stir inside of him when he observes a handsome man whose musculature reshapes a tailored shirt or hears the richness and depth of the male voice caressing his eardrums. In his attempts to kill the character of his fellow castmate, he seems to be slaughtering his career. I feel sorry for him.
With regard to that American Idol piece- Hilarious!! That little twirp was too fierce. He sure did get more than his 15 minutes of fame. He strutted into the studio with that thick Jersey accent draped in a bottom-of-the-barrell chinchilla stole. Then homeboy had the audacity to demand Simon's visa! I couldn't stop laughing. That clip made my day. I had watched American Idol that night, but I missed that part. Thank you chad. You are always on top of things.
Peace and love--Thema
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