23rd August 2008

Filtering through Celebrity gossip lies and truth

Everyday new celebrity gossip stories hit the front pages of the entertainment sites but how does one separate the truth from fiction? Of the popular news media outlets some of the more established like People Magazine, tend to be more reliable sources, confirming stories as much as possible before publishing. This tends to make these outlets trusted sources but at the same time often slow to come out with controversial news that’s harder to confirm and that might cause backlash. After all if a story reflects poorly on a celebrity, they and their reps are not likely to confirm and may in fact blatantly deny until totally cornered. They may also be reluctant to co-operate with that media outlet in the future.

There are also many media outlets that are more daring and will go forward with publishing a story pretty readily if they believe it’s based on truth, even if the gossip is based on circumstantial evidence. These types of stories require the most detective work to weigh the validity of the story. New couple alerts are a good example. Celebrities are often spotted ‘looking cozy’ together all the time. Sometimes these types of stories have some supporting photo evidence, other times it’s based on hearsay third party witnesses. Many times these stories are just planted by reps. and the celebrities themselves for publicity purposes. Jennifer Aniston is forever being linked to every leading man she works with, especially since her splitting from Brad Pitt. Fans want to see Jen find love again and tabloids are anxious to deliver to sell magazines. Two thirds of those stories or more are false of course. When Jen was initially linked with John Mayer, frankly I was skeptical. The funny/sad thing was, when Jen broke up with Mayer, she was immediately linked with another hot new guy. This rumor which should have made anyone highly skeptical soon proved to be false but that’s the nature of this business. Without going into a whole manifesto here, another type of story example that’s usually hard to get confirmation on is celebrities stricken with health issues. It was ‘The National Enquirer’ that broke the news on the Patrick Swayze cancer story, which was confirmed by his rep. after the actor was ‘outed’. Meanwhile stories like, Paul Newman’s alleged battle with cancer has never been officially confirmed.
Many gossip news outlets fall into a third category. Seemingly under the gun to crank out new articles,they throw in a few ‘trash gossip’ stories in the mix of each publication. Most of these fiction based stories are not malicous, and based on some shred of truth, that I call ‘progression stories’. A celebrity dating the same person for a while, is reported to be, breaking up, cheating or planning their wedding. A celebrity known to drink, is going to rehab. A celebrity is photographed with a new ring, there engaged. A couple weeks before Jennifer Aniston split up with John Mayer she appeared on two magazine covers on the same week. One reporting she was planning her wedding, the second saying she was already making plans to have a baby.

My biggest pet peeves in the truth and lies game is twofold:

Media outlets and websites that deliberately publish malicious ‘false stories’ for the sake of publicity. Many of these stories capitalizing on celebrities misfortunes and are attention grabbing but often based on nothing more then conjecture or just imagination. A recent trash story, that had my blood boiling, claimed that Christina Applegate was going to put off treatment for breast cancer so she could have a baby! The tabloid picked up on the fact that: ‘Christina told an interviewer that she didn’t want to wait until her mid-forties to have a baby, and that her biological clock was ticking.’We learned 5 days later that Christina Applegate had already had a double mastectomy performed to remove the cancer.

Likewise media outlets that turn their back on certain types of stories because they don’t want to get their hands dirty or offend their audience. Recently the NY Post’s famous Page Six published under their ‘blind items’:
‘Which hunk in a summer movie is a violent, closeted homosexual? The heartthrob snuck into his ex’s apartment a few months ago and raped him so violently, the ex ended up in the hospital - and the actor paid him $500,000 to keep his mouth shut.’
Well I guess you can see why they might be a bit reluctant to name, names. It’s not unusual for one of these blind items, which are posted frequently to eventually be reported with names by more daring publishers.

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15th August 2008

Celebrity Baby Trend: Twins

Age-related hormonal changes in women may cause more than one egg to be released at a time, which boosts the odds of conceiving fraternal twins. Also, older women are more likely to take fertility drugs or use other fertility technologies like in vitro fertilization to conceive. A family history of twins also makes multiples more likely. For more information on age-related hormones and other risks of pregnancy read Womens Health, Fitness and Shape magazines.

Fraternal or non-identical twins are the most common. Fraternal twins biologically occur when two separate eggs are fertilized by two different sperm. This results in each twin having his or her own placenta and amniotic sac. Genetically fraternal twins are no more alike each other than any other siblings and can be two girls, two boys or a boy and a girl.

Identical twins biologically occur when one fertilized egg splits and develops into two fetuses. These fetuses may share a placenta but usually has separate amniotic sacs. Identical twins are genetically identical.

Recently a handful of celebrities have given birth to twins: Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts and Marcia Cross. Actress-model Rebecca Romijn and her husband actor Jerry OConnell just announced in People magazine they are expecting twins in the winter; Lisa Marie Presley also just announced she is expecting twins. Other celebrities who are parents are twins are Denzel Washington, Sean Combs and Cybill Shepherd. President and Mrs. Bush are the parents of twin daughters Barbara and Jenna Bush.

There are and have always been many famous twins in Hollywood. Often television and film production companies hire twin babies and children to share one role of a child character. The production companies do this so that child-labor laws, which require children to work shorter hours than adults, will not slow down production. Famously, twins Erin and Diane Murphy shared the role of Tabitha on the 1960s fantasy sitcom Bewitched, Lindsay and Sydney Greenbush shared the role of Carrie on the 1970s drama Little House on the Prairie and twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen shared the role of Michelle on the 1980s sitcom Full House. Many twins including the Olsens and Tia and Tamara Mowry have starred as twins in family movies and television shows.

Sometimes only one twin is famous. Some examples of this situation are race car driver Mario Andretti (brother Aldo), actress Scarlett Johanssson (brother Hunter), model Gisele Bundchen (fraternal sister Patricia), actor Vin Diesel (Paul), singer Alanis Morissette (Wade) and actress Jill Hennessy (Jacqueline). For more famous twins read People Magazine, People En Espanol, Star magazine and In Touch Weekly.

Every year in Twinsburg, Ohio the city celebrates Twin Days in celebration of twins. For the upcoming 2008 event, which will be the 33rd annual Twin Days, event planners are hoping for 3,000 sets of twins.

In a comedic nod to twins, Arnold Swarzeneggar and Danny DeVito paired up as twins in the 1988 movie called Twins. For more movies and television shows about twins or featuring twins read Entertainment Weekly, People magazine and O The Oprah Magazine.

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Jessica Vandelay is a free-lance writer in New York City.

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15th August 2008

Magazines Name Most Environmentally-Friendly Celebrities

Recently Us Weekly Magazine ran a feature story on green advice from many celebrities. The article entitled, What I Do to Be Green featured tips from celebrities like Cameron Diaz, the Jonas Brothers, Ashley Tisdale and Alanis Morrissette among others. These celebrities offered tips like getting hybrid vehicles, being aware of how much you consume, staying informed of the issues and changing to fluorescent light bulbs.

In the July issue of womens magazine Good Housekeeping, the magazine features an article on actress Julia Roberts and why being environmentally aware and responsible is important to her. The mother of three explains in Good Housekeeping, I love to feel Ive done one thing a day to educate myself and my children in making the world a better, stronger place to live in. The article also features other celebrity moms like Kate Hudson, Sheryl Crowe, Brooke Shields, Gwyneth Paltrow and Gayle King on why and how they live environmentally-friends lives. Actress Jennifer Aniston also talks about her showering habits and how taking short showers saves water.

Forbes Magazine, a business magazine, reports that many celebrities have recently decided to jump on the electrically-powered bandwagon and are driving green. Celebrities like Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Paris Hilton, Danny DeVito, Woody Harrelson, Rob Reiner, Will Ferrell, Cameron Diaz, George Clooney, the Jonas Brothers, Charlize Theron, Jay Leno, Leonardo DiCaprio and more.

In its August 2008 green issue, Vanity Fair Magazine names many celebrities as hard-working environmentalists in its article entitled Earth People. Some of the celebrities Vanity Fair magazine identified are Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Sam Waterston and Amber Valetta for their work to reverse wasteful dumping in the oceans. Movie star, heartthrob and longtime environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio serves on the boards of the Natural Resources Global Defense Council and Global Green USA. DiCaprio promotes many green issues including awareness of global warming. Read more of Vanity Fairs green issue to see which environmentally-friendly celebrities made the list.

For the 2008 Elle Magazine green issue the magazine features a list of the Top 20 Green Celebs and how readers can live more environmentally-friendly just like their favorite stars. Topping Elle Magazines list of green celebrities is once again Leonardo DiCaprio. Others on the list include fashion designer Stella McCartney, actress Natalie Portman, musician Willie Nelson, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, actress Salma Hayek, actor Ed Begley Jr and actress Cameron Diaz. For a complete list of Elles top environmentalist celebrities read Elle Magazine.

By: Jessica Vandelay

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Jessica Vandelay is a freelance writer in New York City.

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6th August 2008

HiPakistan Fashion & Style

HiPakistan Fashion refers to styles of dress that are popular in a culture at any given time. Such styles may change quickly, and “fashion” in the more colloquial sense refers to the latest version of these styles. Inherent in the term is the idea that the mode will change more quickly than the culture as a whole.

With dozens of brands of jeans and so many different styles, how is a girl to find her perfect fit? Jeans come in all forms from ???around the house casuals??? to ???hot n sexy flirtatious???, so first decide what look you are going for.

Here are some Dos and Donts to help you look your best. How to choose jeans that:

1) Show off your butt

2) Draw attention away from butt, thighs, waist, tummy bulg

3) Produce a slimmer, sleaker outline

Identify your figure type. Certain cuts of jeans will slim you and show off your good features. If you are the skinny supermodel type, the selection is relatively simple and boils down to how much you are willing to spend. All the low cuts work for you. To draw attention to that sexy little bottom, look for rear pockets that are close together and have an eye-catching pattern.

For the rest of us, it is really helpful to know that jeans with a slight stretch and straight legs can produce a slimming effect. Also darker colored denims are more slimming than the lighter shades.

Flared jeans look great on long-legged ladies but be aware that the flare can make short legs look even shorter. If you are under 5′3″ straight or tapered jeans are probably a better choice. Tapered legs emphasize curves and straight cut legs even out the proportions.

To flatten the tummy, mid-rise jeans tend to look best. High-waisted jeans can make a bulge even more prominent, drawing undesired attention to the mid section. Wide belts attract the viewer eye to the waist. If that is not your intention, select a jean with smaller belt loops and wear a belt that blends in rather than pops out.

Summer is here, and track season is quickly approaching. HiPakistan is lined with a plethora of boutiques, each with its own type of fashion and merchandise, thus, appealing to everyone. With its unique style, HiPakistan not only sells popular designers such as jeans, Cotton Salwar Kameez , Blue Pink Siam, Stones Necklace Set, Arroyo Salwar Kameez, Cream Jamavar Fabric Sherwani and White Gold Printed Suit, it also mixes in local jewelry designers, Light Gold Set and Pink Stones Necklace Set. With dozens of social commitments this summer- the cocktail parties, events at HiPakistan Performing Arts Center, the Race Track, wherever HiPakistan takes you this summer, know Violets of HiPakistan is your one-stop-shop for your fashion needs.

This summer is all about the following five trends:

Bold statements and bright colors

Bright colors, especially those that are citrus, are dominating the 2008 color scheme. Yellow, bright green, orange and coral are the colors of the season, being used in both clothing and accessories.

Embellished tunics

Tunics with embellishments or embroidery can be worn with white pants or simple summer slacks to give a classy get comfortable look. Tunics can also be worn every summer, which makes them a safe investment for seasons to come.

Timeless must-haves

These are the tried and true items in your closet that can be worn and recycled every summer. A perfect example is one of the Susana Monaco supplex dresses, which effortlessly combine style with comfort and are sold exclusively in downtown HiPakistan at Violets of HiPakistan.

When it comes to accessorizing and pulling off an outfit, the spotlight is on pashminas, structured clutches, cuff bracelets and gladiator sandals. Stick with metallics for footwear that can be worn with different ensembles, and vivid colored accessories. Find the must-haves that fit your personal style.

Finally, always remember… dress for your body, and not solely the trend. Trends can fade, but personal styles are constantly evolving.

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The author, Sajjad Haider, encourages readers to visit hipakistan.com for a large variety of free articles that have been written by consulting ‘experts’ in different fields. Visit HiPakistan for daily news , hollywood news, bollywood news, lollywood news,latest pakistani fashion, pakistani showbiz, indian showbiz, music, songs, pakistani music, free mp3, download free pakistani mp3 songs.

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22nd July 2008

Celebrity Blog - Buzz, Hype And Every New About Stars

The net is simply loaded with all sorts of news, views and blogs. One can easily get lost in the sea of information without realizing which is true and which is not. Ever wondered why every one is so after the celebrity news and celebrity Blogs? Read on to find why

We are so inspired of our celebrities. We love them; we hate them and want to find every single detail about them. Really, we simply cant get enough of them. We admire them to a limit that we want to follow them and their style to perfection. It is probably the reason why paparazzi are getting wide spread. But have we ever taken time to wonder what impact our wishes and desires have on the lives of celebrities? It is about time, my friend, about time.

We have seen so many cases of celebrities creating a hype and stir using fake news pieces and ultimately gaining from the situation by getting popular on a Celebrity blog. But there also have been incidents in which celebrities have broken down completely and their careers have ruined because of some irresponsible people. People are in so much awe of their celebrities and stars that they will do anything to hear about the latest gossips, their affairs, break ups, children and anything they say or do in private.

They are ready to go to any limits to simply get a glimpse of their beloved stars. The newspapers and magazines are cashing on the publics interest. Their journalists pester the stars. They can publish any false piece of story to increase their sales. But, how do you think we can change this situation? By reaching for the truth behind the headlines. This is the common responsibility of the readers and the journalists as well.

The first step to ensure this is to disregard all the false sensational news which is being promoted for personal and selfish gains. Be it the celebrities, the newspapers and magazines or even the bloggers on net. Turn to the sites which report the best celebrity news with truth element in them. Oh! And you really dont need the flowery and fancy words. Truth, my friend is what always prevails.

Blogging with responsibility and truth is what we preach and appreciate. It is what in the end actually makes the difference. Finding and locating the real news and expressing your views truthfully are sooner or later going to make a difference and truth always attracts. Let the celebrity blog, be simply them selves, and dont let your blogs being used for the un-deserved gain of others. Originality is also essential; and so is the style to charm the readers.

So, visit all the sites providing true and unique celebrity news and blog to all your hearts content there. After all, it is your right to read and write as freely as possible, but responsibly.

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Charli Jhonson is an expert writer. He often writes about entertainment news; be it best celebrity news or celebrity blog. Just log on to http://www.beersteak.com/ and you will have all the info about the starts that you adore or loathe!

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