My favorite of last night. Thank you Google.
Dear Mo’Nique,
February 6, 2010 - Leave a Response
Congratulations on your Academy Award Nomination and your recent Golden Globe win. I don’t want to jinx anything, but you and I both know that you are favored to win this year’s Best Supporting Actress statue. I am nothing but elated. Your performance as Mary Jones was both haunting and powerful. You should be nothing but proud, however that is not what I am here to talk about.
We need to talk about your legs. I know that you are against shaving your legs. On The View in 2006, you were quoted saying:
“I must show America what a real leg looks like … because it’s too much in the morning, every morning, to shave, to cut, you got Band-aids baby … I really think hair on a woman’s legs is a black woman’s thing.”
I get it Mo. You don’t want to shave your legs and that is truly your prerogative, but please don’t label it as a “black woman’s thing.” It is strictly your thing. Now that your acting is being taken seriously, and you are in the public spotlight, you have to be a little careful who you include in your statements. Also, don’t pull up your beautiful gown on the red carpet. Shaved or hairy, that is not cute.
On another note, your speech at the Golden Globes was heartfelt, well-spoken and by far the best of the night. You have become a role model and you have my complete support. I wish you all the best on March 7th and I will be watching.
Love,
Wil
P.S. If you don’t win, I will riot.
I broke down…
January 23, 2010 - Leave a Response
…and got a Twitter. I know. I know. I am jumping on the bandwagon, but I feel like it such an important way of communication now that I should at least be aware of how it works.
Robert Verdi (my internship boss) now has Twitter Parties where he invites editors and bloggers of the fashion community to come get bags of donated products only to tweet about each one to their hundreds of thousdands of followers. The last party technically reached over one million people at once, only using Twitter. Social networking is the future of marketing and promotion and I can longer pretend that Twitter is a waste of time.
Here is a funny video about Twitter and basically exactly how I felt before yesterday. I am still seeing if I like it. I am not making any promises, but if you want to follow me on Twitter name is @WiLCOPE4. Check me out!
Gaudy Gaudi?
January 21, 2010 - 5 Responses
I took a trip to Barcelona, Spain through the week of New Years and I had an amazing time. Before I went, everyone who I spoke to who had been to Barcelona raved about the city. Barcelona is known for its architecture and Antoni Gaudi is responsible. This is the first of three post, each dedicated to a Gaudi creation.
Sculpture of Antoni Gaudi
Antoni Gaudi lived most of his life in Barcelona. If you want his biography, I invite you to check out his Wikipedia page, but that is not what I want to talk about. I want to talk about his work. While I was in Barcelona I visited the Sagrada Familia (Church of the Holy Family), the overwhelming intense Gaudi designed cathedral that is still being constructed.
Sagrada Família view from East
Although the Sagrada Familia is his most impressive building and possibly the most famous of Gaudi’s work, it was not my favorite. The building is majestic and commands your attention, but there is too much going on for me.
Sagrada Família view from West
While I was there, I listened to the audio tour for the Sagrada Familia and I was absolutely blown away by the amount of detail Gaudi put into this cathedral. It is almost too much detail. When you depict every step of Jesus’ 33 years on earth on all four sides of a building, an aesthetic element is lost.
The Nativity Façade with Bell Towers
The Nativity Façade
Detail of the Nativity Façade
The Sagrada Familia will have three façades, two of which are completed. My favorite is the Passion façade designed by Josep Maria Subirachs. His rigid portrayal of Christ’s last days are stunning and progressive although they don’t seem to belong with the rest of the structure.
The Passion Façade of Sagrada Família
Scene from the Passion Facade
The completed Sagrada Familia will have a total of 18 towers, representing the twelve apostles, the four Evangelists, the Virgin Mary and Christ himself (in ascending order of height). The tallest tower (Christ’s tower) will be 170 meters, 1 meter shorter than Montjuïc, a hill in Barcelona, as to not outshine God’s work.
Sketch of the completed Sagrada Família
Gaudi called the Sagrada Familia the cathedral of the generations. The building’s construction began in 1882 and it is still not completed. It is barely half way done and it is not expected to be completed until at least 2026. I cannot wait to see this masterpiece completed. Even though I do find it a bit over-designed, you cannot argue its integrity and power. I hope Sagrada Familia is completed in my lifetime so I can see Gaudi’s vision finally become a reality.
footnote: All of the photos are my own!
They got it right.
January 13, 2010 - Leave a Response
Last night George sent the Youtube link for Jay-Z’s music video “On To The Next One.” The video is absolutely amazing. I was not a fan of the song, but the video has made me do a complete 180. They got it right. The video is extremely contemporary and almost high-end.
While watching this video, It occurred to me that Hova, like his wife Beyonce, has had similarly themed music videos for their last albums. The majority of both artisits’ music videos have been black and white. Jay-Z’s videos have focused on flashing imagery while Beyonce’s videos have focused on her choreography with two back up dancers.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining. My favorite music videos tend to be black and white. I hope everyone else enjoys this video as much as I did. The video’s dark tone is almost haunting but nevertheless captivating. I can’t look away.
