Reports are just coming in that legendary pop diva Whitney Houston died this afternoon. Although we’ve known she’s suffered from drug abuse for years, she seemed like one of those woman who would just keep powering through and survive forever.
Despite her final years being known for drug abuse, I’ll always remember her for the amazing power ballads she created that inspired me through some of my highest times and propped me up during some of my lowest.
I remember karaoke sessions where I belted out “I Want To Dance With Somebody” just as well as I remember break-up moping sessions where I cried to “I Will Always Love You.”
I remember getting lost in Madrid after getting drunk on wine juice boxes and not feeling scared because I had “It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay” blasting on my iPod.
I remember rolling my eyes in a bar in college when “I’m Every Women” came on in the middle of a top 40 playlist one night — only to be followed seconds later by a spontaneous top of my lungs singing session with my friends as we sang the song into our beer bottles. Before that night I never would have known that I actually knew every word to that song.
I remember getting ready in my apartment a few weekends ago and feeling the need to play “How Will I Know” while putting on my make-up. It was stuck in my head and the only way to unstick was to play it on repeat 5 of 6 times. By the time I put I got to my final coat of mascara I was in full-on diva mode.
While it became all to easy in her later years to make fun of her, I hope that we can remember Whitney Houston now for her amazing talent and the memories her songs provided us throughout the years.
This Valentine’s Day you might be hoping for jewelry or chocolates, but what about the low cost, low calorie stuffed animal? After a couple of coupled Valentine’s Day you’ll have probably amassed a small army of teddy bears, but that doesn’t mean something fuzzy to cuddle from your new guy wouldn’t be appreciated. Here are some alternative to the ubiquitous bear, to subtly suggest or to give as gifts yourself.
Katy Perry is known for her unique fashion choices. Cotton-candy pink hair. Bra-tops that looks like desserts. But her headwear for last night’s MusiCares Person Of The Year Gala just seemed off.
Normally Katy’s out there fashion statements are made in loud, bright colors that make her look like a one of the girls on a Lisa Frank folder. But last night her hat and dress were in muted pastels; even her make-up was polished and conservative. Maybe it’s because of that the hat just looks like a crepe-paper monstrosity a kid might make for a spring-themed art class: Katy had a chance to pull off a really classy look if she just left the flower in it’s giant hat box.
Perhaps the simple dress and make-up paired with the over sized hat was a way for her to try to find balance, like when you keep the rest of your face natural when you wear bold eye make-up. Next time she should go with a headband and enjoy everyone fawning over how gorgeous she looks instead of scratching their heads and wondering if she was on her way to a royal wedding themed after-party.
Today Taylor Lautner leaves his teens behind and turns the big 2-0. In the last few years the teen werewolf has had taken quite a few photos taken of his ripped upper body. To celebrate his birthday here are ten pictures of his legendary abs. You’re welcome.
All of the teens featured on 16 and Pregnant have a lot of obstacles in their lives, but Whitney Purvis from season one is beginning to make the other girls’ lives look easy.
Fans of the show might remember Whitney as the teen who was expecting a child and a sibling on the show; her mom was pregnant too, just little Father of the Bride II (only more biologically plausible and not nearly as funny). After the cameras went off Whitney’s problems grew when her mom was arrested for drug possession.
Now Whitney has to deal with some Facebook drama, which might seem mundane after all the other issues she’s had to deal with. Weston Gosa, Whitney’s ex and father of her son Weston Jr. posted a naked picture of Whitney on Facebook. She sent him the snapshot while they were still a couple. He took it down soon after he posted it. The couple have been split for a few months now, and this moment of Facebook wrath could be coming out of jealousy of Whitney’s new boyfriend.
Poor Whitney is becoming a one stop cautionary tale teaching teens they shouldn’t have unprotected sex or give naked photos of themselves to anyone. Hopefully after this debacle poor Whitney’s fortune will change.
Forget a six-figure magazine cover and forget a big dramatic reveal, because Blue Ivy’s first baby photos just made their debut via Jay-Z’s website, Life and Times.For such a controversial and heavily promoted pregnancy, thisunderstatedannouncement on a Friday night seems shockingly laid back.
I just always assumed Beyonce would unzip her dress on the Grammy’s red carpet and reveal that Blue Ivy was built into her dress. Or Jay-Z would present her Lion King style when he was supposed to be introducing some other nominee. Never in a million years did I think they would go the online route.
Makingannouncementsvia your website is what regular people do. Everyday people who go to their cubicle jobs everyday and eat at Olive Garden and name their children Sarah or Josh. It’s not for music royalty like Beyonce and Jay-Z. Or so I thought.Maybe they’re setting Blue Ivy up to have a normal life, free of paparazzi and publicity.
According to IMDb, Rosenman worked on only one episode of The Cityas a field producer, a source says that he and Whitney “kept in touch and have always had crushes on each other. Now they are full-blown together.” You’d think so, after they vacationed together in Miami in late January.
They both have friends in New York and L.A. and run in the same fashion and celebrity circles. Not to mention, they both worked on a fake reality show. In fact, we’ve seen this story before: The 2004 ABC Family TV movie
Whitney Portcertainly likes to keep her relationships in the reality-TV sphere: In 2009 she brought then-boyfriend Jay Lyonon her The Hillsspinoff The City; last summer she broke up with The Buried Lifestar Ben Nemtin; and now 