| H&M (plus Walmart) caves in; will donate unused clothes to the Ke$has of NYC |
[08 Jan 2010|04:19am] |
This week the New York Times reported a disheartening story about two of the largest retail chains. You see, instead of taking unsold items to sample sales or donating them to people in need, H&M and Wal-Mart have been throwing them out in giant trash bags. And in the case that someone may stumble on these bags and try to keep or re-sell the items, these companies have gone ahead and slashed up garments, cut off the sleeves of coats, and sliced holes in shoes so they are unwearable.
This unsettling discovery was made by graduate student Cynthia Magnus outside the back entrance of H&M on 35th street in New York City. Just a few doors down, she also found hundreds of Wal-Mart tagged items with holes made in them that were dumped by a contractor. On December 7, she spotted 20 bags of clothing outside of H&M including, "gloves with the fingers cut off, warm socks, cute patent leather Mary Jane school shoes, maybe for fourth graders, with the instep cut up with a scissor, men’s jackets, slashed across the body and the arms. The puffy fiber fill was coming out in big white cotton balls.”
The New York Times points out that one-third of the city's population is poor, which makes this behavior not only wasteful and sad, but downright irresponsible. Wal-Mart spokeswoman, Melissa Hill, acted surprised that these items were found, claiming they typically donate all unworn merchandise to charity. When reporters went around the corner from H&M to a collections drop-off for charity organization New York Cares, spokesperson Colleen Farrell said, “We’d be glad to take unworn coats, and companies often send them to us."
After several days of no response from H&M, the company made a statement today, promising to stop destroying the garments at the midtown Manhattan location. They said they will donate the items to charity. H&M spokeswoman Nicole Christie said, "It will not happen again," and that the company would make sure none of the other locations would do so either. Hopefully that's the final word.
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| Fans of HIMYM, Modern Family, GLEE, Lost, Dexter, and TV in General |
[07 Jan 2010|11:41pm] |
So basically the Paley Center for Media is like a museum for TV shows. They have panels like Comic-Con and people get to ask questions after a moderator asks questions about the shows, their developments, the cast, etc etc.
Today, they had a panel that featured the cast of the TV show How I Met Your Mother. People who had tickets got to watch a screening of the 100th episode and ask questions, etc. If you want to read about the highlights of the panel, click here (it's their twitter - they had live updates as the panel was going on).
Every year Paley has a thing called PaleyFest, which features a bunch of panels for hit TV shows. So far, the Paley Center has added these shows to the PaleyFest 2010 line-up: Modern Family, LOST, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, The Vampire Diaries and Dexter. The full line-up will be announced on their website at 01/20/10, so remember to check for that. Member tickets go on sale 01/22/10, and general public tickets go on sale 01/24/10.
In the past, the Paley Center has featured TV shows like House, True Blood, Parks & Recreation, Community, Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl, Mad Men, Fringe, Big Love, The Hills, 90210, Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Ugly Betty, Monk, and more. To see past videos of these panels, visit their website or their YouTube channel!
Also, Paley Center actually has a location in NY, too, but idk what is happening there.
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I went to one of these things for Parks & Recreation and I actually got tickets really late and they ended up being closed-circuit, meaning I had to watch the whole thing in a room. But after it was over they all came out and took pictures and stuff. Aziz was hilarious. I wanted to meet Amy of course but she dodged out of there from the back door I think. Met Paul Schneider, the guy who plays Mark (Ann's boyfriend). He insisted on taking a picture with me and my friend lol. "Cool! I got both of my chins in the picture!"
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| Wonder Girls TOP Billboard Year-End Hot Singles Sales |
[08 Jan 2010|02:23am] |
Wonder Girls continues to make its presence felt in the US music market.
Just recently, the K-pop group's song "Nobody" topped Billboard's Year-End Hot Singles Sales chart, beating big stars like Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, and Beyonce, among others.
Rest of the source here + Billboard chart
Wow, the WonderGirls fans are all shaking & crying right now because they think this is the biggest accomplishment ever/a big deal, and because they beat people like mariah carey, beyonce & etc. lolwat.
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| 'Bachelor' Contestant Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Producer |
[08 Jan 2010|01:54am] |
 The 'Bachelor' contestant dismissed from the reality show for an alleged affair with a producer insists, "I did not have a sexual relationship with a producer on the show." In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Rozlyn Papa says that 'The Bachelor' execs fired her for an "inappropriate relationship" with a producer, but "what they mean by inappropriate relationship is not what inappropriate relationship means in the real world."
The episode depicting Papa's termination from 'The Bachelor' will air January 11, during the season's second episode, but the 28-year-old model insists that her actions have been exaggerated by the show. "I had a relationship with someone on the show that didn't benefit them," she says of the producers.
"This is a TV show and it's made for entertainment, but it is a far cry from reality," Papa explains. "I know that things on television weren't always as they seemed, but I had no idea the extent of the show manipulation."
Papa is no longer dating the producer, who was also fired, but she claims they have remained close. 'The Bachelor' host Chris Harrison said after the two were fired, "It was an incident that we've never had to deal with before. It was tough for everyone, the crew, the women and Jake. Hopefully we can quickly move past this and it won't dominate the season. But definitely everyone will see what happens."
Harrison continued, "An unfortunate decision was made by one of the girls and one of the crew members and the rest you'll have to watch and see."
Papa disagrees. "I am going to hold my head high, I do not regret anything that happened," she says.
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| new photos from Despicable Me |
[08 Jan 2010|01:40am] |
Gru (voiced by STEVE CARELL) tries to break into Vector's fortress in Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's inaugural 3-D CGI feature, Despicable Me. The film tells the story of the world's (second) greatest villain, who meets his match in three little girls.
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| Anna Faris Covers ‘Cosmopolitan ‘February 2010′ |
[07 Jan 2010|10:35pm] |
 Anna Faris is purple-licious in a sexy strapless See by Chloe dress on the February 2010 cover of Cosmopolitan, on stands January 12th. Did you know the 33-year-old funny girl sends her mom a risqué postcard every week and her dream is to be a guest judge on Top Chef? Here’s what else Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Female of the Year shared: On the beginning of her relationship with husband Chris Pratt: “I told him, ‘You can do whatever you want. If you want to be with other people, that’s fine with me.’ But secretly, I was like ‘Please don’t.’” On her single phase in 2007: “I didn’t care about pleasing anybody, which was amazing and probably obnoxious. I was this whole new exciting person who was wild and sexually liberated.” Wow she looks beautiful, I love her and Mr. Faris.
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| pictures from the end of the OP Tour |
[07 Jan 2010|06:39pm] |
It's taken me pretty much forever and a day to get these up, but I've finally wrapped up my pictures from November 28th in Boston MA.
You can check out the rest of the pictures here (click the photos link) along with some of VersaEmerge and A Rocket to the Moon from the same night.
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[07 Jan 2010|06:17pm] |
Hey, I have a friends birthday coming up and I was hoping someone could give me the picture of Gabe holding the birthday card.
I thought I had it saved, but I don't.
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| Drew B. & Justin Long Still Together |
[07 Jan 2010|09:44pm] |
 Always keeping the world guessing about their relationship status, Drew Barrymore and Justin Long were spotted shopping together at a Whole Foods on Wednesday (January 6). The on-and-off again couple looked to be having a nice time as they were seen holding hands and loading up on groceries. Free spirited Drew - who was wearing two different colored Converse shoes - stopped to pet a resting dog outside the natural food store before heading to the car. ( +++++++++++ ) Source
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| Michael Jackson Death Investigation Complete |
[07 Jan 2010|11:38pm] |
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The LAPD investigation into Michael Jackson's death has been completed and the case will go the D.A. within weeks, law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... and, we're told, it's all but certain Dr. Conrad Murray will be criminally charged in MJ's death.
Our sources say detectives completed their investigation late last month and the case will be formally presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney as soon as scheduling allows. Turns out ... the presentation will draw quite the crowd. A number of members of the LAPD and the D.A.'s office will be present, and finding a date when everyone can show is a little tricky ... but we're told it will happen in a matter of weeks.
One very informed source says the LAPD investigation was "exhaustive" and "extremely thorough" and the D.A. has enough evidence to pull the trigger on a criminal case against Dr. Murray. That said, we're told the case is complicated, in part because Dr. Murray did not break any laws in administering Propofol to Jackson.
One law enforcement source connected with the case notes the D.A. has been actively working with the LAPD and it's all but certain the case will be filed. As for the charge -- a decision has not been made, but our sources say the likelihood is involuntary manslaughter, which requires a showing of gross negligence.
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