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For years now NATO and related state sponsored anti-Islam gangs have been targeting Muslims and Islamic faith. NATO's Western anti-Islam hate campaign unleashed, upon the Sept-11 hoax, through the media, has negatively influenced people globally.
Although an impression has been created that some sick individuals are trying to create wedge between Muslims and Christians, it is quite apparent that NATO terrocratic regimes, led by dictatorial USA, and their intelligences are solidly behind the smear campaign to terrorize the humanity. After all, all anti-Islam vague ideas are born in USA.
Unlike others, Muslims are too religious about their faith and any insults to Prophet or Holy Quran are opposed by most of millions of Muslims on our planet Earth.
Knowing that Muslims are serious about their religion - more than anything else, NATO's anti-Islamic rogues keep intentionally provoking and intimidating Islamic faith with full protection by the global state terror nations, the terrocracies.
Muslims find it offensive to depict Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAS) in any manner, let alone insult the prophet whom many even adore almost equal to God.
NATO's operatives know this, and apparently seek to inflame the Islamic world in a stage of rage that can be used by the Archons who seek to pursue a New World Order in the aftermath of an apparently planned World War III scenario that would blame the Islamic world (Please see David Icke's video below). A Danish newspaper's 2005 publication of 12 caricatures of the prophet triggered riots in many Muslim countries, was part of this apparent agenda.
Anti-Islamic nuts and organizations are still working at destabilizing Islamic world, killing Muslims and defaming Islam.
Anti-Islam film sparked protests all over the world targeting the US missions in many countries, importantly in Libya, Egypt, Afghanistan. While the crude video produced by Christian right elements and obviously intended as a provocation has provided the trigger for these upheavals, underlying them is deep-seated anger over the wars and oppression inflicted on the region by American imperialism over decades.
Hatred Media Campaign against the Prophet of Islam
Undoubtedly, the anti-Islam conspiracy is so strong that the hapless and routinely insulted Muslims are perpetually called upon to defend their faith and protect their lives from the enemy attacks.
Insulting the Prophet of Muhammad (SAS), burning of holy Quran, denying permission to Muslim women to wear veil as per the Islamic faith, attacking the minarets and mosques, insulting, terrorizing and killing Muslims have become a route dangerous act of anti-Islamic world.
The notorious elements in the US-led Western world are continuing unabashedly with the anti-Islam tirade, engaging in extreme type of hate activities in their bid to project Islam, its Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the Holy Qur'an in bad light.
The latest offence of such extra fanatic anti-Islam individuals relating to production of a sacrilegious anti-Islam Internet film "Innocence of Muslims" has sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world and further strengthened anti-Americanism as was evident from a series of attacks on US targets worldwide including death of its diplomat in Libya.
The two-hour movie, "Innocence of Muslims," cost $5 million to make and was financed with the help of more than 100 Jewish donors, said Bacile, who wrote and directed it. Bacile's film was dubbed into Egyptian Arabic by someone he doesn't know, but he speaks enough Arabic to confirm that the translation is accurate. It was made in three months in the summer of 2011, with 59 actors and about 45 people behind the camera. The full film has been shown once, to a mostly empty theatre in Hollywood earlier this year, said Bacile.
Extremist Sam Bacile claimed authorship, said that he was an Israeli American and added that 100 Jewish businessmen had backed the venture. Speaking by phone from an undisclosed location, writer and director Sam Bacile remained defiant, saying Islam is a cancer and that the 56-year-old intended his film to be a provocative political statement condemning the religion. Bacile said he is a real estate developer and an Israeli Jew. But Israeli officials said they had not heard of him and there was no record of him being a citizen. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not permitted to share personal information with the media.
Excerpts from the film dubbed into Arabic were posted on YouTube. Bacile said he believes the movie will help his native land by exposing Islam's flaws to the world. "Islam is a cancer, period," he said repeatedly, his solemn voice thickly accented. "This is a political movie," Bacile told the AP. "The U.S. lost a lot of money and a lot of people in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we're fighting with ideas."
The film also maliciously claims Holy Prophet Muhammad was a fraud. The14-minute trailer of the movie that reportedly set off the protests, posted on the website YouTube in an original English version and another dubbed into Egyptian Arabic, shows an amateur cast performing a wooden dialogue of insults disguised as revelations about Holy Prophet Muhammad, whose obedient followers are presented as a cadre of goons. It depicts Muhammad as a feckless philanderer who approved of child sexual abuse, among other overtly insulting claims that have caused outrage.
Though extremist Bacile was apologetic about the American who was killed as a result of the outrage over his film, he blamed lax embassy security and the perpetrators of the violence. A consultant on the film, Steve Klein, said the filmmaker is now deadly concerned for his anti-Islam family members who live in Egypt. Klein said he vowed to help Bacile make the movie but warned him that "you're going to be the next Theo van Gogh." Van Gogh was a Dutch filmmaker killed by an offended Muslim in 2004 after making a film that was perceived as insulting to Islam.
Caring and fearing for his own life, the California-based anti-Islam filmmaker went into hiding after a YouTube trailer of his movie attacking Islam's prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims on US missions in Egypt and Libya.
What is the film about?
A 14-minute trailer of the anti-Islam movie that sparked the protests, posted on the website YouTube in an original English version and another dubbed into Egyptian Arabic, depicts Holy Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a madman in an overtly ridiculing way, showing him having sex and calling for massacres. Western rulers and intelligences promote such unruly, idiotic expression of insanity of sadistic fanatics, targeting Islam.
Why should the anti-Islam nuts keep returning to retarded psyche, sick mentality?
The controversial, low-budget film shows Prophet Muhammad in poor light, casting aspersions on his societal and personal behaviour. Such a representation of the Prophet is considered blasphemous by devout Muslims and this was the primary reason that sparked off the violent protests in West Asia against the film. Clips of the movie, posted on YouTube under several titles, including 'Innocence of Muslims', portrayed Prophet Mohammed engaged in crude behaviour, enraging people.
Several media houses in the USA reported that the film was produced by Sam Bacile, a man who identified himself as an Israeli-American property developer. He told news organizations that the film cost $5 million to make, which was paid by around 100 Jewish donors, according to a Reuters report. He added that he had worked with 60 actors and 45 crew members to make the film in a three-month period last year in California. "My plan is to make a series spanning 200 hours on the same subject," he told a US-based news agency.
The film with explosive content became controversial. The film had been posted online for weeks before apparently triggering violent demonstrations at the US embassy in Cairo and consulate in Benghazi, Libya and Yemen. The New York Times reported that the film attracted attention only when a clip from the film dubbed in Arabic was posted online. The film became a rage when an Egyptian news channel began airing the clip saying that it was clearly an American ploy to insult and denigrade the Holy Prophet of Islam.
Sam Bacile, Jewish American extremist nut who said he produced, directed and wrote the two-hour film, said he had not anticipated such a furious reaction. "I feel sorry for the embassy. I am mad," Bacile admitted. Bacile said the film was produced in English and he doesn't know who dubbed it in Arabic. The full film has not been shown yet, he said, and he said he has declined distribution offers for now. "My plan is to make a series of 200 hours" about the same subject, he said.
Americans are not ashamed of their Sept-11 hoax perpetrated to invade and destroy both Afghanistan and Iraq, and they are proud of being state criminals. In defending the anti-Islam criminals, US terror Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly condemned the attack on US embassies - and not the film maker with ulterior motives for the crisis- and she had called Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif "to co-ordinate additional support to protect Americans in Libya." Madam is not worried about how many innocent Muslims have been murdered by her US military terrorists but she is too sad that one US scoundrel was killed in US embassy. .
So, Clinton expressed concern that the protests might spread to other countries. Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet," Clinton said, the USA is working with "partner countries around the world to protect our personnel, our missions, and American citizens worldwide." The USA however says it deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind." So, the official American message is Muslim must tolerate the anti-Islam cruel fanaticism.
State Anti-Islamism
State anti-Islamism, linked globally to state terrorism trends, is being employed as the deadliest weapons to promote crimes against humanity by murdering Muslims.
Targeting Islam is not a healthy trend or glorious tradition. But that exactly has been going on in the world unleashed unwittingly by global anti-Islamic networks.
Obviously, anti-Islamic tirade is state sponsored and promoted and all anti-Islamic crimes are therefore shielded by the regimes.
Instead of apologizing to Muslim world and punishing the anti-Islam nuts creating serious problem for the world, the US diplomatic and military strategic corps, therefore, is busy in damage control exercise, offering explanations that are hardly acceptable to the Muslims whose sentiments have deliberately been injured not once but repeatedly on numerous occasions and those who indulged in such nefarious activities are enjoying refuge as in safe havens in the name of civil liberties and freedoms.
It is also ironically true that the dictatorial world leader USA is invading oil Muslim nations and other countries like Afghanistan with strategic values, citing activities of non-State actors but is not willing to rein in extremists and terrorists in its own folds. Muslim believers are tormented by a sense of grievance, fuelling almost permanent crisis. It is a known fact Arabs malice, that Western judgments are always slanted and cruel.
The anti-Islam rogues know that most Muslims find it offensive to see their beloved holy Prophet Muhammad depicted in any derogatory fashion, much less in an insulting way as it has been done by extremist Sam Bacile has done before the entire humanity. They are indeed hard core criminals trying to cast Muslims against Christians, fully aware of the fact that a 2005 publication of 12 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper triggered riots in many Muslim countries.
With anti-US protests over an anti-Islam video spreading, Washington braced for a growing furore threatening US interests abroad and at home ahead of Friday, the traditional Muslim day of prayers. Amid continuing protests over the US made film, 'Innocence of Muslims', ridiculing Prophet Mohammed, the US Department of Homeland Security and FBI warned that the outrage and dangers to Americans could worsen in the coming days. "The risk of violence could increase both at home and abroad as the film continues to gain attention," the US agencies said in a joint intelligence bulletin. In addition to stressing there's no excuse for violence targeting US diplomatic missions, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called the video "disgusting and reprehensible" and said it appears to aim "to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage."
It is better that the USA and other Western imperialist allies should discard the nasty tendency of taking refuge behind so-called freedoms and take actions against perpetrators of such heinous crimes. Maybe that act of one individual does not reflect values of a nation of 300 million, but how an individual can be allowed to play with the sentiments of over 1.3 billion Muslims. But if one or some individuals violate US values and trample values of others then why not to restrain them. It is because of the lavish indulgence demonstrated by the West in cases like blasphemous book by Salman Rushdie, publication of dirty cartoons and burning of the Holy Qur'an by a damned priest that more and more people are picking up courage to come out with hate material.
These anti-Islam crooks don't know the value of dialogue and they think that Islam will be offended and unrest could be unleashed by a fanatic movie.
Every Muslim is duty bound to defend Islam, holy Prophet, holy Quran and Muslims. Muslims are duty bound to lead the community to truly Islamic faith.
Global Protests in Defence of Islam
Disgracing the Prophet of Islam is explicitly uncivilized but shielding the anti-Islam criminals reflects a crudely cold attitude of the regimes that try to justify any thing anti-Islam. This attitude doe snot promote healthy relations between nations following different religions.
Protests of Islam defense, as expected, has spread all over globe. Angry demonstrations against the film have spread to several countries across the world, especially in Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, South East Asia, Australia, etc..
The NATO terror syndicate led by USA-UK terror twins have, jungle beasts, slaughtered millions of Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq. Even as the latest atrocity in an air strike was carried out by US-led NATO occupation terror forces in Afghanistan, killing nine young women shortly before dawn Sunday morning in Laghman province's Alingar district, near the Afghan capital, Kabul, Afghans have one more important anti-Islam spiritual issue to protest. Protesters in Afghanistan and Indonesia burnt U.S. flags and chanted "Death to America" on Monday in renewed demonstrations over a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad that has unleashed a wave of anti-Western sentiment in the Muslim and Arab world.
As the Jalalabad rally was broken up, demonstrations picked up elsewhere in the city. In the south-eastern part of Kabul, about 50 protesters gathered in front of a mosque, shouting "Death to America," said police officer Ahmad Shafiq but there were no signs of violence.
The protests in Libya and Egypt were sparked by outrage over a film ridiculing Muhammad produced by an American in California and being promoted by an extreme anti-Muslim Egyptian Christian campaigner in the USA. Protesters angered over the film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad fired gunshots and burned down the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing one American.
Protesters angered over Bacile's film opened fire on and burned down the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. Libyan officials said that Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed Tuesday night when he and a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff as the building came under attack by a mob firing machine guns and rocket propelled grenades.
In Libyan Benghazi, a large mob stormed the U.S. consulate, with gunmen firing their weapons. Hours before the Benghazi attack, hundreds of mainly ultraconservative Islamist protesters in Egypt marched to the US Embassy in downtown Cairo, gathering outside its walls and chanting against the movie and the USA.
Egyptian protesters angry at a film they say insults Prophet Mohammad hurled stones on Friday at a line of police in Cairo blocking their way to the US embassy, which was attacked earlier this week. Police in riot gear fired tear gas and threw stones back at the demonstrators. A burnt-out car was overturned in the middle of the street which leads to the fortified embassy from Tahrir Square. One banner held aloft by demonstrators read: "It is the duty of all Muslims and Christians to kill Morris Sadek and Sam Bacile and everyone who participated in the film."
Egypt protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo and replaced an American flag with an Islamic banner. The Cairo embassy is in a diplomatic area in Garden City, where the British and Italian embassies are located, only a few blocks away from Tahrir Square, the centre of last year's uprising that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. The US Embassy is built like a fortress, with a wall several meters high. But security has been scaled back in recent months, with several roadblocks leading to the facility removed after legal court cases by residents.
Egyptian media have been reporting on the video, playing some excerpts from the anti-Islam stuff and going on air to denounce it. Medhat Klada, a representative of Coptic Christian organizations in Europe, said the culprit Sadek's views are not representative of expatriate Copts. "He is an extremist.
We don't go down this road. He has incited the people (in Egypt) against Copts," he said, speaking from Switzerland. "We refuse any attacks on religions because of a moral position." But he said he was concerned about the backlash from angry Islamists, saying their protest only promotes the movie and encourage others also to make such trash.


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Boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
1 hour 30 minutes with no intermission
Capital T Theatre
Hyde Park Theatre
May 31st – June 3rd
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The last time Austinites heard from Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, it was with Capital T's riotously funny dark comedy Hunter Gatherers, which ended up winning high praise and plenty of awards. Austinites will get to the wit of this great writer once again thanks once again to Mark Pickell the fine folks at Capital T Theatre, with the science fiction-based comedy Boom. Though it may not be as clear a satire of the human condition as the writer's previous work, Boom takes audiences to places many haven't been before, giving them plenty of surprises and giving them an experience they might not forget.
Science fiction and theatre usually don't meld well, but Pickell and Nachtrieb dip us into the world gradually, at first presenting us with nothing more than a meet up between young collegiates. As the play goes on, however, we see all is not what it seems, and by the end of the play, audiences will see (or at least hear) the world end. Despite the play's subject matter, the play is at its heart an intimate look at two very different people having to coexist under the worst circumstances for their own survival, and in that, the play excels greatly.
The two leads of Boom may not be well known by Austin audiences, but after this play, they'll be difficult to forget. Brad Price, who plays the brainy homosexual Jules, has shown a talent for playing the buttoned-up, brainy types, as many may have seen in Hunter Gatherers, and here he shines in just such a role, but the heart he shows that really makes his stand out, a stripped down desperation that makes him difficult not to feel for. Austin newcomer Katy Taylor plays a very different type of character with Joe, a forceful, cynical journalism student who asks as a fantastic foil to Price's Jules. When the two hit the stage together, its electric, even as they argue, fight, and torture each other (sometimes literally). Helping tell the story is the always energetic Katherine Catmull as the enigmatic Barbara, who is our guide through the action, and who creates some of the most hilarious scenes with her neurotic and adorable sensitivities. Along with her tympani and light board, she acts as a skilled tour guide, a professional who's not afraid to let her softer, more romantic side show.
Boom may not quite reach the heights of Hunter Gatherers, but it's still a thrilling and hilarious ride that goes places you won't find in many plays. Its raw and its intense, playing with the same themes of the wildness inside even the most civilized people in his other works, and with a skilled cast and Pickell's directorial hand, Boom becomes a unique experience.

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Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina Theme of Love
Love is a big, big deal in Anna Karenina. It is both a destructive and a productive force in the novel, and is understood inside and outside the context of marriage. The title character's adulterous affair is the main drama of the novel. Because Anna can't find love inside her marriage, she looks for it outside, which ultimately leads to her suicide.
Familial love—especially Anna's love for her son—comes in conflict with her passionate romantic feelings for her lover, Vronsky. In fact, Anna's eventual abandonment of her son winds up destroying her ability to love Vronsky—or anyone—with depth or trust. In contrast, wholesome Levin and Kitty find happiness through marrying for love. It is Levin's love for Kitty and, eventually, his son Dmitri, that gives Levin's life meaning.
Questions About Love
- Does Karenin love Anna? Does Vronsky love Anna? Is either man worthy of her love?
- Why doesn't Anna love her daughter Annie? What is different between the powerful love she has for her son and her less emotional relationship with her daughter?
- In Anna Karenina, is love necessary for the success of a relationship?
Chew on This
In Anna Karenina, mutual respect and compromise are more important to the success of a relationship than love.
In Anna Karenina, love is essential to forgiveness.


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X-Men: First Class is coming out in theatres this June 3rd, directed by Kickass and Stardust auteur Matthew Vaughn. Even though the film is a prequel in this wildly successful franchise based on the comics by Stan Lee, it is advisable to take a peek at the earlier films. They each still hold up in their own ways. Let's review where to hit your DVD shelves this weekend:
X-Men: Bryan Singer went from the avante garde brilliance of The Usual Suspects to the realm of tights and comics here with panache. The movie follows the introduction of classic Marvel character Wolverine (a then newcomer Hugh Jackman) to Professor Xavier's School for the Gifted (aka Mutant High). Joining him on the journey is a young Southern runaway known as Rogue (Anna Paquin). Exposition and introductions are quickly eschewed in order to tell an actual tale (thankfully) about how the evil mutant Magneto (a chilling Ian McKellan) has created a device that he plans to use to turn all humans into mutants. This is of course a matter of concern for Professor X (a perfectly cast Patrick Stewart) and his students for them to rally around stopping, and solidify their team. Really it is the final showdown of the film, taking place within the Statue of Liberty that really will appeal to not only fans of the series but general audiences. It has clear consistent action sequences that escalate the tension, clever dialogue (particularly a moment between Cyclops and Wolverine that perfectly typifies their dynamic), and by using an actual national landmark (a classic component of the New York skyline for natives and those who've only seen pictures) it grounds all the fantastical elements. The Statue of Liberty is real, it is something that concievably will be present in the reasonably distant future, and holds an emotional context of independence that the characters in this world also hold near to them. It's a concise and enjoyable introduction to the world (even if some of the jokes are stilted, we still don't need to know the punchline to what happens when you electrocute a toad).
Grade: A-
X2: X-Men United: There is some magical gift to the first sequel of a trilogy when you get the same team back together (for reference see: Empire Strikes Back, Spiderman 2), and Singer and company certainly pulled it off. The movie picks up not long after the first film, and follows the newly expanded team as a government agency (led by Bryan Cox's William Stryker) breaks into the school to kidnap Professor X for reasons the audience will soon find out in thriller-ish fashion. This divides the team pretty quick, allowing for the film to really highlight some of the story arcs and characters that didn't get much screentime during the last outing. In particular it is Jean Grey (Famke Jansen) who benefits from this method of storytelling as her powers take on a new foreign quality, that really the comic fans knew was coming but still wanted to see anyway. And even then, this classic arc was handled with deft hands for this installment (sadly not carried over nearly as well in the next film). Singer expanded the visual scope of the film and crafted some remarkable sequences, notably the one in the White House featuring a new character named Nightcrawler (a wickedly fascinating Alan Cumming). This is not to say that Rogue and Wolverine, or Professor X and Magneto, the previous films core pairings are thrown to the wayside, somehow they are there to thrill and entertain audiences admirably. This would in particular be the movie to look back at when comparing it to the new prequel, particularly the performances by McKellan and Stewart and how the younger incarnations of Magneto and Professor X (Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy) hold up in comparison. It's a beautiful and complex movie considering its runtime and source material, check it out.
Grade: A
X3: The Last Stand: Many hardcore X-Men fans probably wish this movie did not exist, that it should not be a part of the canon. Yet, it is and we will all need to live with that fact. The film's basic plot follows the team as they find out a cure for mutants has been uncovered, and the government wishes to round up all the mutants to force them to take it and remove their gifts. This of course upsets Magneto and his Brotherhood, who seek to takedown the government for this metaphorical genocide. This leads to the introduction of many new mutants including Beast (Kelsey Grammar) and Angel (Ben Foster, who somehow went from dorky nerd to ripped action star for this role). The emotional arc and ramifications of this drug are best played out between Rogue and her boyfriend Iceman (Aaron Ashmore), which may be the only reason to revist this actioner that otherwise clumsily told a story to shock and annoy the fans otheriwse.
Grade: C
X-Men Origins: Wolverine: I previously reviewed this movie and awarded it the grade of B+. On second look two years later, sadly the movie did not hold up as well. It's still interesting to see how the filmmakers characterized Wolverine's history, but the action scenes were few and far in between with little carrying the plot forward to keep even some devout fan's interests. Any questions or concerns a fan would have about the character are answered, but in utilitarian fashion, as if checking off a list created by the previous films (how the claws work, how he lose his memories, why Stryker is so fascinated by him). This is a movie for strictly fans of Jackman, Liev Schreiber, and Ryan Reynolds (who makes a Deadpool spin-off still worth a distant dream for nerds).
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It has been less than two months since "WrestleMania XXX" took place in New Orleans, but there are already plans being discussed for next year's big event. "WrestleMania 31" is set to take place in Santa Clara, California, and WrestleZone reported on May 21, 2014, that three names are already being heavily talked about as having huge parts in the show.
As of now, the three hottest names in WWE are that of Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, and Bad News Barrett. While nothing is set in stone with "WrestleMania 31" being almost a year away, these three are being looked at as having huge roles.
SEE: Bill Goldberg confirms interest in returning to WWE, possible opponents
It should really come as no surprise that Vince McMahon, Kevin Dunn, and Triple H favor the three wrestlers as they have all made huge names for themselves in past months. As of now, sources have said that it is an actual race to see which one of the three will win the WWE World Heavyweight title first.
Word is that Reigns could very well main event "WrestleMania 31" and would possibly win his first world title on a grand stage. If things stay as they are, Brock Lesnar and The Rock have both been rumored as possible opponents for Reigns.
Bill Goldberg even mentioned wanting to work with Reigns if he should ever return to WWE.
If Reigns gets the main event title match at "WrestleMania 31" and faces off with The Rock, that would mean Rock would need to already be champion. WZ states that Rock could end up returning early and winning the championship at the "Royal Rumble."
There are a lot of questions on the table for "WrestleMania 31" including Reigns, Wyatt, and Barrett. Many others wonder if Undertaker will return after "the streak" was broken or if Sting will ever show up in WWE at all.
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Posted on Monday, October 28th, 2013 by Germain Lussier
Is Miles Teller really up for Fantastic Four? What did Bryan Singer reveal in his X-Men: Days of Future Past Twitter chat? Will Sif get a bigger role in more Thor movies? Which major music producer is working on The Amazing Spider-Man 2? How can you make your own Iron Man Arc Reactor? Want to see a trailer for Justice League: War? Read about all this and more in today's Superhero Bits. Read More »


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On August 17, 2014 Examiner Dorri Olds met with members of the cast of the quirky movie, "Frank." It's about a band made up of mentally ill musicians led by a very odd duck named Frank (Michael Fassbender). The band has an intentionally unpronounceable name, The Soronprfbs. The lead singer and guitar player, Frank, wears a big paper mache head with a goofy cartoon face. Nobody knows exactly why he does that but they all just accept him for the peculiar fellow he is. Oh, and the band members fancy him a genius, which says boatloads about them.
The New York City press event included actors Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Fassbender (click here to read the Michael Fassbender interview), and Domhnall Gleeson. Also present were the director Lenny Abrahamson and co-writer Jon Ronson. The talented cast also includes Scoot McNairy but unfortunately he was not available to attend the event.
Here is the conversation with the ever-radiant Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Dorri Olds: How would you describe the band?
Maggie Gyllenhaal: I think there's a difference between actually being musical and acting like you're good at it. I went to see Nick Cave play in Prospect Park the other day. He's been playing with the Bad Seeds for 20 years and they were so awesome. We [The Soronprfbs] were acting like we were awesome. I think it was a little bit easier for me than for the guys. I was making noise and I think the idea was that my character could do whatever she wanted and I was playing the synthesizer and the theramin. For me, it was more like luck. I knew what most of the knobs did — which is better than most people. And the theramin is like playing air.
How did you prepare for your character, Clara?
Maggie: I think whatever is happening in yourself and around you while you're shooting a movie can just get poured back into the movie. Every time you work on something it's going to be a collaboration of the people you're working with. You're like, 'Okay, Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson are going to be in this movie,' and you have kind of an idea of what that'll be like and then you get there and they are themselves and the reality of that is always going to be different than what you'd expected. And then you have to think, what's happening here? How are we going to tell the story with this group of people? That's always the most interesting part of it; how things shift and change and turn out different than you thought. I think that's where the life comes from.
How did you come up with Clara's costume?
At one point, when we first met, we thought she may be like an electronic person who had no style; like a ponytail and sweatpants. But then we thought, no, let's make her dressed up. I mean why not? If you can. I thought of her as thinking she's in a French new wave movie all the time even though she's in a muddy cabin. I don't know how we would have ever washed our clothes. I guess scrubbing them on a board or something. But she's a very dirty character like in a Godard movie. That's what I was going for with the clothes.
"Frank" opened in select theaters Friday, Aug. 15 and opens wide on Aug. 29. Rated R. 95 min.
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Comedy has not been hard at the box office of late and it may prevail when this weekend wraps up as well. "Think Like a Man Too" is surely primed to tickle the funny bones of audiences. It has already taken in $1.8 million with the Thursday showings.
That means it could, and some say, should keep Clint Eastwood's latest from hitting the top spot. "Jersey Boys" will play the tunes but not enough to overtake the laughs. But, the theater counts so far would mean it would take a lot to push the comedy forward and beyond. But, it is possible.
The box office of late has also proved that winning a week is enough for now, whether be a comedy and sad drama, as with "Fault of Our Stars."
"Think Like a Man Too" stars Kevin Hart and Adam Brody, among others. It is a scene that has been played out over and over again but it will not stop people from going. A follow-up to the popular "Think Like a Man," the sequel had to happen. But, here we go again in Las Vegas, a place where weddings, bachelor parties, and fun happen. If it feels familiar, it is because it is.
The movies are based off of Steve Harvey's book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man." Harvey has proved very funny and talented and is everywhere, too. One could say he has brought "Family Feud" back to its ratings heyday, and for good reason. He is the perfect host for it.
The two wide releases will have to contend with a crowded field which includes "22 Jump Street" and "How to Train Your Dragon 2." Both sequels themselves. But, even though "Jersey Boys" may feel like it has been done, that is only because of the popularity play.
"Jersey Boys" stars Christopher Walken and is produced by Eastwood. John Lloyd Young stars as Frankie Valli. It is also rated R.
With two comedies battling it out, it will be interesting to see if they cancel themselves out or help each other. Go to one and then the other, or one and not the other. With "22 Jump Street" and its over-achieving nature last weekend, one may wonder if everyone who wanted to see it, did so. For each of them, however, it is a "been there, done that" feel. That may help "Jersey Boys."
But, the comedies have been proving worthy in their first week out. They seem to have replaced the horror film on that note. Where they have tanked lately, the comedy has risen. Go figure. That means soon, the superhero film will fall hard, too.
The smaller films that get the per screen average look are "Third Person" and "Venus in Fur." "Third Person," written and directed by Paul Haggis, boast an impressive cast including Olivia Wilde, Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, James Franco, Adrien Brody, Maria Bello and Kim Basinger.
Haggis, who brought to life 'Crash," offers up three different stories here in "Third Person." Here they play out in New York, Rome and Paris. And they feature the usual subjects of love, loss and pain, which somehow are supposed to come together and make sense. It did with "Crash," but will it here?
With "Venus in Fur," it is based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway play by David Ives and directed by Roman Polanski. That alone will give it buzz.


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Expectations can be scary. If someone calls you a brain, the onus suddenly feels like it is on you to prove your intelligence. If someone places you on a tribe full of beautiful people, every detail of your physique becomes magnified and scrutinized. And if you're a former NBA star, you better beat a untrained, skinny white kid at a game of hoops. Yes, the "Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty" twist this season has amplified these characteristics for all of this year's contestants, and in Wednesday night's episode of "Survivor: Cagayan," all three tribes found themselves needing to prove they've been categorized correctly. And all three ultimately rose to the challenge.
Onwards with the recap, but first, remember to follow me @tomsantilli for all of my weekly Survivor coverage, including episode previews, recaps, exclusive interviews with castaways, celebrity interviews and movie reviews.
Aftermath. The episode began with the Beauty Tribe returning from Tribal Council after having just voted out Brice. "Let's try not to do that again," someone said as they arrived back at camp. Morgan now feels all alone, without an ally in the game after Jeremiah decided to stay true to his "first alliance" with LJ, Alexis and Jefra. Morgan did confront him about his decision and also tells Alexis her opinion on Jeremiah of being a bit untrustworthy. Morgan tells Alexis that Jeremiah had just told Morgan a few days ago that he wanted to get LJ out (true or not), and although Alexis knows better, she admits that Morgan's story sound believable.
Reward Challenge. Receiving tree mail at camp, the Brains try practicing the upcoming challenge. Would their practice pay off? It's a safe bet that, probably not, if you've been watching this tribe's implosion since Day One. The challenge was the famous Survivor blindfold challenge, where two blindfolded members had to locate five items in an obstacle course, with a fellow team member yelling out directions to them. The twist this time was that once retrieved, the items had to be raised by a pulley - still blindfolded - to the caller. Per norm, the Beauty Tribe worked well together and they easily won the challenge, which rewarded them with three hens and a rooster. OK, perhaps LJ wouldn't agree with the assessment that it was won "easily," as he ran into several different wooden posts that got him right in the...where you don't want a wooded post to hit you. For the second prize of one dozen eggs, the Brains were well ahead of the Brawns, but J'Tia seemed to be struggling mightily - again - as one of the pulley operators, her only task in the challenge. It was a major come-from-behind second-place finish for the Brawn tribe, but they "pulley-ed" it out.
The Chicken and the Egg Debate, Debunked. As the Beauties arrived back at camp with their newly acquired livestock, Jeremiah publicly discovers and reads a clue to the hidden Idol, the one that LJ has already found. Then, it started. "Does, like, the rooster have to get it on with one of the hens to make eggs?" Alexis asks the others. Upon some grumbled explanation from the others, her follow-up question was even better. "So, the eggs just keep happening?" LJ, to the camera, reiterated something that we already have heard and already know: "We have the stereotypical beauty tribe." Pointing out the obvious may not impress anybody, but LJ was about to go on to debunk and finally solve one of the greatest mysteries known to mankind: What came first, the chicken or the egg? "Dinosaurs had eggs, and they were before the chickens." Boom! Take that, philosophers of the modern world! Meanwhile, the not-so-sharp drawer full of knives was still at it once Jeremiah killed one of the chickens by snapping its head off, causing the body to run away. "So chickens don't need a brain to function?" Asked Alexis. Just in the same way as humans, Alexis.
Throwing a Challenge? At the Brawns tribe, we get a (thus far) rare glance at Lindsey, who seems to be super-close with Cliff. Working off of the lie told to her by Tony, Sarah is gunning to get rid of Cliff next. She approaches Woo - who had also been shown as being close with Cliff - and gets his opinion on ousting Cliff. Much to our surprise, Woo is totally down. "We're young," Woo tells her. "It's our time to shine." He admits he has mad respect for Cliff, but that the former NBA player does "got fat bankroll." Tony sees Sarah and Woo whispering and gets a bit paranoid, but Sarah lets him know that Woo is in with their alliance. Along with Trish, they now seem to have a majority of four with Cliff and Lindsey on the outside. After swearing on his badge that he is tight with Sarah, Tony then gives the best line of the night to the camera, in case we've forgotten: "I'm here to lie, cheat and steal. I'm here to drag people's dreams through the mud so I can pursue mine." Sarah seems to have convinced her alliance to throw the challenge in order to get Cliff out.
Immunity Challenge. When everybody heard the whole "Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty" twist this season, many were worried that the challenges would too heavily favor one tribe over another. But never did I expect there to be such a blatant advantage given to one tribe! I mean, you might as well whip out the Medallion of Power again! Of course, I'm talking about tonight's Immunity Challenge, which featured a basketball portion. Not exactly fair, when one of the tribes has an NBA player on their team! The challenge took place in the water, where they had to swim down to release five different buoys, which would then be thrown into a floating basket. Once again, the Beauty tribe dominated and finished first. But despite trying desperately to throw the challenge and lose on purpose, the end of the challenge had Cliff of the Brawn tribe squared up against Spencer of the Brain tribe, in a one-on-one shoot-out. Had Cliff lost to Spencer at hoops and then gotten voted out of the game, that may have been the absolute most gut-wrenching and embarrassing exit in Survivor history. But don't try to show up Uncle Cliffy. As expected - and thanks once again to J'Tia's struggles during the challenge - Cliff was able to sink the game-winning shot, sending the Brains back to Tribal for the third time out of four.
Sucking Less. It appears that Sarah had forgotten to account for just how terrible the Brains tribe is. "We tried so hard to blow that challenge," Sarah said. "That team sucks, they deserve to lose after that. That's all I can say."
Hanging in There. You can just sense the frustration with Spencer, who feels "jipped" thus far in the game. He feels like he is personally performing well, but things just aren't working out. J'Tia on the other hand, feels like that cat in the poster, who says "Hang in there!" She knows she is on borrowed time, after the rice incident and her consistently poor challenge performances. All of the power lies in what Tasha and Kass choose to do and at first they decide to keep Spencer (duh, right?) because he is just a better overall asset to their tribe. They then decide not to tell Spencer or J'Tia, to make them both squirm and to avoid another J'Tia meltdown. But not so fast, this is the Brains tribe we're dealing with. Moments later, Tasha has second-thoughts and confronts Kass with the idea of keeping the more loyal J'Tia. Kass seems to want to just do whatever, comparing Tasha's swings to that of a pendulum. "Just make a decision and live with it," Kass says. So would it be Spencer or J'Tia? Is there anyone in America not thinking that it's J'Tia who will go home?
Tribal Council. One of the most dysfunctional tribes in Survivor history, the Brains tribe is met with the perfect greeting by Jeff Probst, as he throws his hands in the air and then just shakes his head at them, in silence, almost as if to say, "where do I even begin with you idiots?" He decides to start with J'Tia's poor challenge performances. Kass eventually admits that, "Tonight, I might make a really bad decision." As Spencer and J'Tia try to defend themselves, Tasha whispers to Kass, "What do you want to do?" The moment is not lost on Probst, who calls them out and proceeds to get so excited that his eyes nearly pop out of his head. "It's happening right now!" he squeals, referring to the true Survivor rarity these days: A voting decision actually being made right at Tribal Council. Spencer and J'Tia plead their cases and Spencer admits, "As a viewer, I think I would love this, but right here, it's pretty scary." Kass obviously wants to avoid making a stupid decision, but asks the rhetorical question: "What is stupid?" The answer would be coming up shortly, as it was time to vote.
The Vote. So what did Kass and Tasha decide to do? In a 3-1 vote, J'Tia was finally sent home, giving Spencer a moment to breathe a ginormous sigh of relief. "Good luck you guys," were J'Tia's final words before having her torch snuffed. Spencer leaned in and told Tasha, "I'm going to show you that you made the right decision. I'm with you a hundred percent." Tasha confidently replied, "I know."
Analysis. For all of my thoughts and opinions on what went down on tonight's episode, be sure to read my analysis article at TheTVKing.com.
Next Time On...With only three members left, the Brains tribe is "near extinction" Probst tells us. But all is about to change. Next week's episode will feature a major twist! Probst tells them: "Drop your buffs. Brains, Brawn and Beauty is no more." Holy crap!
What are your thoughts on the episode? How will next week's twist affect the game? Did Kass and Tasha make the right decision to keep Spencer in the game? Post your comments below!
Be sure to subscribe to this column (above by my name) to receive email alerts of new postings, as you will not want to miss my exclusive one-on-one interview with J'Tia tomorrow!
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Also, make sure you check out one of my favorite Survivor sites, Survivor Fever.
Suggested Links
- 'Survivor: Cagayan', Episode 4 preview: 'Our Time To Shine'
- 'Survivor: Cagayan', Episode 3 recap: Revenge of the nerds
- 'Survivor: Cagayan', Episode 1 recap: Brain dead
- Interview with Brice, he hopes he was a 'breath of fresh air' for 'Survivor'
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Fantastic luck. Now it's up to KOC. I would like to see the Jazz get Irving. They already have Favors, so if they got Williams, would they play two PF at once. Could one bulk up enough to play center? It's possible. If KOC can't get either one, then what? Is there a serious dropoff after the first two? Are the Jazz keeping Fes, Big Al, Milsap? How about Kirilenko? Should be fun. GO JAZZ!
- 7:18 p.m. May 17, 2011
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That's what I'm talking about Jazz! Sure, it's not the #1 pick, but it's nice
to finally see the Jazz move up instead of down in the draft.
This (likely) means that besides Williams and Irving, the Jazz get whoever they want.
Did anyone else notice KOC trying to hold back a smile when he found out we moved up into the top three?
- 7:22 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Irving will be gone before the Jazz select. Derrick Williams will probably be
gone, but maybe not. So, the Jazz pick at #3 will be very interesting.
My guess is that Jimmer will be available at #12 and the Jazz will snatch him up.
- 7:29 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Jazz will take the next best point guard available. He played for Calipari at Kentucky. Done deal.
- 7:31 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Knowig KOC & the mindset or the franchise, they'll probably trade the #3
pick for 2nd rounders.
The #12 pick will be used on a big slow foreigner who'll never play a game for the jazz.
- 7:40 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Brandon Knight is to explosive to pass up.
- 7:44 p.m. May 17, 2011
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SUPER, this makes the summer that much more interesting, Kanter or Knight at the 3, no Jimmer at the 12 if they go with Knight, Kanter has a ton of skill, if his knees are healthy, I'd take him and trade Big Al or Milsap, if there is any question about his knees, I'd take Knight. If they took Kanter at the 3, I'd take Jimmer at the 12. That doesn't address the need at the 3 spot but you got to take best player available.
- 7:47 p.m. May 17, 2011
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3rd pick overall, that is really cool. You guys who are unsure about what the Jazz will do with this pick, check out Enes Kanter. They have already spent time evaluating him so I am sure they will take him if available. I would even dare to bet that the Jazz think he is the best player in the draft. You can find videos on YouTube about him. This kid is the real deal big man. He will give the Jazz a very legitimate back up Center and possible starter in the near future. Defense is not his strongest point but he can really score and rebound very well. He's a polished player who will be able to contribute right away.
12th Pick: I do not see Jimmer remaining on the board at the 12th pick but I might be surprised but I see his draft stock rising a bit. I would love to see the Jazz move up a couple of spots to ensure they get him. This would solve some big problems with the Jazz and make them a contender very soon. I love it, go Jazz.
- 7:49 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Enes Kanter was being discussed as the possible #1 pick. Cleveland will pick Irving but maybe Kanter is a possible pick at 3. You get rid of big Al move Favors to the 5 and put Enes in a the 4. IF we pick Williams were do you play him? Do you move Millsap? If you pick Knight I can see getting rid of Devis Harris at the trade deadline. Who ever we pick they will most likely have to backup someone at 1st which I do not like since it is a #3 pick they need to get out there and play. Its tough though the video of Enes Kanter in the Nike Hoops Summit last yr is amazing
- 7:49 p.m. May 17, 2011
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OK, Jazz, the stars have aligned for you. Now please do something with this opportunity.
- 7:49 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Trade the pick with Sacramento for the seventh and a second round plus Garcia for CJ.Or Washington for the sixth and a second plus Jefferson for McGee.
- 7:50 p.m. May 17, 2011
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I just looked at all the point guards again after Irving. I agree with the previous posters...Brandon Knight should be the 2nd point guard taken. He is a fierce competitor, too, and I like that a lot. Some say he is an excellent one-on-one defender, and the Jazz need that plus his ability to score a lot. If the Jazz take him, let's hope he works hard on improving his point guard skills. He could play some shooting guard too, with Hayward sliding to SF at times.
- 7:59 p.m. May 17, 2011
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I didn't notice Kevin O'Connor's grin. I was too busy jumping up and down!
- 8:02 p.m. May 17, 2011
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now that we have the 3rd pick, we don't need that 12th pick. pack it up with
players and get some deals done in the summer. Williams has got to be the best
fit for us, but sounds like he's going 1 or 2. Although both teams before us are
in desperate need of a pg (well cleveland is in desperate need of everything).
I'd have to say williams will go #1 simply because cleveland has the #1 pick and
the #4. if they took williams at #1 the next 3 best picks are all point guards.
so they'd run the risk of having to draft 2 point guards, i dont see them making
that mistake.
so do they package the 12 pick with devin harris and try to get some traded talent?
- 8:05 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Williams would play at the 3. Please don't draft a PG! We have a perfectly good PG already and the league is littered with PG's. Go get yourself the 3 (Williams) or 5 (Kanter) that we don't have. We've already got Harris and can get a backup PG at 12 if we don't think we can get one on the FA market. Go get em KOC! It's time to earn that paycheck and work your magic.
- 8:08 p.m. May 17, 2011
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The Jazz don't need to be trading away players like Jefferson, Millsap, Harris,
CJ etc.. We need to keep our core guys that we have right now and add to it.
A linup of:
C: Jefferson / Kanter / Okur
PF: Favors / Okur / Millsap
SF: Millsap / Kirilenko / Miles / Hayward
SG: Hayward / Miles / Bell / Fredette
PG: Harris / Fredette / Watson
You can see the depth. Amazing. Scoring at every position. Starting Jefferson, Favors, and Millsap gives the Jazz size and great rebounding.
I am telling you, this is a Jazz team the will likely complete for a title within 2 years. I am so excited.
- 8:09 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Would drafting two guards be too much (Brandon Knight (PG); Khawi Leonard (SG))????
- 8:15 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Ooo... Brandon Knight and Khaw Leonard would be an awesome draft. Yummy...
Thanks to those of you who were able to make a post without the name Jimmer. I'm sure thats a challenge for the rest.
- 8:28 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Khawi Leonard is a small forward, so no problem!
- 8:30 p.m. May 17, 2011
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Great news on #3!! Please, please, please, KOC.......just make a great pick! Jazz fans are waiting for something to cheer about!
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African influences can been seen in nearly every facet of the fashion world and designer Akou proved just that on the runway at Fashion Week Brooklyn 2014. I caught up with the designer after the show and here what he had to say.
Getthebuzz716: Tell me a little about your brand. Where are you from?
Akou: My name is Koaussi Norbert Akou, and my brand is AKOU. I am originally from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. I studied fashion in Paris, and now I am established in NYC.\
Getthebuzz716: What does fashion week Brooklyn mean to you?
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Getthbuzz716: How long does it usually take you to construct a piece?
Akou: Everything depends on the material and the garment time. It also depends on the team behind the look. If it's an urgent piece it can be done in three days. I like to take five days on piece in the ideal case, but if the price is right I can work all day and get a piece done in 24hrs.
Getthebuzz716: Describe the general process you go through to design and What's your favorite part about conceptualizing a design?
Akou: I take inspiration from the fabric, from artistic objects, from silhouettes, from landscapes, from anything really. I then start with a drawing, and I search for other fabrics and details and accessories. When it's finished I make the pattern. I sew, I make samples, and when it's ok I make the final piece.
Getthebuzz716:What matters to you most as a designer?
Akou: As a designer, the most important thing is that my artistic work be respected. These days everyone has access to large-scale production, so people don't take care of their clothes. It's cheap and throwaway and made of shoddy fabric. Part of my goal as a designer is to open up the world of high-quality clothes to more people, help the realize that it's better to have a few really nice clothes than a bunch of cheap clothes.
Getthebuzz716 :What do you believe makes a quality design ?
Akou: A quality design starts with the fabric. The fabric is maybe the most important part. The style and the cut and the definition all stems from that, and comes together to make the quality of the design.
Getthebuzz716: How would you define the style your line exemplifies?
Akou:My line has a luxury style, I love luxury. Classic haute-couture luxury.
Getthebuzz716: What are some of your fashion goals?
Akou: My fashion goal is tied to my roots as an African. I want to be known on the international market, and to sell my designs with other international designers, and promote fashion on a global scale.
Getthebuzz716: What other experience do you have in the fashion industry (stylist, retail, marketing, etc.)?
Akou: I had a boutique in Africa that I ran, and then I ran a boutique in New York for a while too.
Getthebuzz716: What are your favorite patterns/materials [prints] to work with and why?
Akou: I work on all the materials that inspire me. As a designer you can't get caught up in a single fabric. It blocks a lot of Africans designers that they only work with traditional African fabric. That's not me, I don't want to have a gimmick, I take my inspiration anywhere I can find it.
Getthebuzz716: Where can readers find out more about you and your work?
Akou: Check out my website akounyc.org. I'm also on facebook, twitter, and instagram: all @akoufashion. Email me at email@example.com for appointments to visit my home studio in the Morningside Heights neighborhoood of Manhattan.


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Four gay couples filed the suit arguing that Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage is a violation of their constitutional rights. The 2004 voter-approved ballot measure is in serious jeopardy of being overturned. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum declined to defend the constitutional definition of marriage as the union between one man and one woman and on Wednesday McShane denied a motion to intervene by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM).
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
I rarely suffer from buyer's remorse.
In the past five years, there have been two inexpensive vintage dresses from eBay that even the talented Jean of Ghost Tailor couldn't get to fit right. Then there was one unflattering dress — Oscar de la Renta, I believe — that a vintage-store owner with whom I'd had a long business relationship schmoozed me into, despite my very vocal worries that Jean couldn't redeem it. She couldn't and the store owner wouldn't make an exception to his no-return policy. (I later sold the dress through my friend Evan at Frock.)
Other than those instances, most fashion acquisitions turn out well for me, though I am sometimes in sticker shock during the purchase. I was terrified when I spent $300 on a pair of Prada Mary Janes in the mid-'90s, but I still wear them 15 years later. I'm not going to admit how much I paid for the gray, ruffled, beribboned Valentino sweater seen in the 2007 photo below, but I love the sweater more and more as the years go by. I'd rather have this one beautiful Valentino than 100 ordinary J. Crew sweaters — or a thousand Forever 21 sweaters.
I'm much more likely to experience non-buyer's remorse. Sometimes it happens because I don't find out about a thing of beauty until it's too late. This weekend, I fell in love with the glitter Jeffrey Campbell Lita platforms on Hippie Couture's blog. I could see the Runaways wearing these. But, more importantly, I could see me wearing them … except both styles are sold out in my size everywhere. If Hippie Couture wears a 6.5, she better hope she doesn't across me in a dark alley because I will mug her feet.
More typically, my non-buyer's remorse stems from momentary miserliness. This year, I passed on rainbow Ferragamo wedges because they seemed too expensive, before I realized that they were $106,497,500 less than a Picasso and, therefore, relatively affordable. Back in 2006, it was the huggable-looking Fendi/Moncler Spy bag that was the target of my tightwad ways.
I adored that bag. I tracked it as it was marked down on Bluefly, but decided it could go lower. Instead, it sold out and I've been stalking it on eBay ever since.
In 2003, Philip Treacy's Warhol hats caught my eye. I passed on those for a few reasons:
- Price.
- I don't wear hats very often.
- They were awfully bold.
I've thought about those hats for seven years, during which time I got a lot bolder with my fashion choices. When I found the perfect Treacy/Warhol hat online a couple of weeks ago, I hesitated over the price again. Then I thought, "REALLY? After seven years?" I got it.
It had the original tag on it …
… and a Warhol soup-can lining.
Maybe I didn't wear hats in 2002 because I didn't have one I loved as much as this one. I expounded on the perfection of my hat to MrB all the way to and from a movie Saturday night. (The hat watched The Social Network while carefully perched on my knee.)
What Wendy Wore to the Movies
Hat: Philip Treacy (new in 2002, new to me in 2010)
Trench: Zang Toi (not sure what year; need to check with Zang)
Jeans: Acne (2008)
Sweater: Nordstrom private label (mid '90s)
Boots: Prada (2008)
Lip color: MAC's Pro Longwear Lipcolor in Lasting Lust
Now tell me where I can get a pair of glitter Litas, bitches!
57 Responses to "What Wendy Wore: Alleviating Non-Buyer's Remorse"
Non-buyers remorse is always worse. That is why I try my best to never indulge that stingy side.
Love the hat.
Where I work is getting the glitter Lita's soon? Just wanted to tell you that if you are still interested in buying them 🙂
AWESOME. You know what they say; little bit older, little bit bolder. Watisch!
Love the shoes!
but the warhol hat is awsome!!!
is Liza Minneli?
regards babe!
Tonio, from the lovely san BLOG
I know … the pain of NOT getting is worse than going wrong. I still have an ebay search for a Romeo Gigli ('80's) crocheted wrap around way too long sleeves top. Mine disappeared and I am still very sad.
I love it. And it's over the top in the best way!
Non-buyers remorse happens to me all the time, particularly with shoes. I wait for them to go on sale, but being a size 5, they always sell out first. I'm so glad you finally got your hat. It's pretty damn amazing!
I am down with that hat. And it's magic lining!
I mean, its. Right? Haha.
Thank goodness you bought that awesome hat, and OMG those glittery Lita are definitely killers…
drool and swoon 🙂
I learned my lessons of non-buyers remorse early and, for a while, often. At 6 feel tall (all leg) with size 10 triple narrow feet, I'd finally find a pair of jeans/shoes that fit, and only buy one. They'd be perfect, eventually wear out, and then it'd be years before I could find something suitable again. Now I buy in bulk and store away for a rainy day.
And I thought it was cool that I can see a giant Warhol Campbell's soup can (signed by him and everything) outside my window everyday. But wearing them in the lining of your hat wins, hands down (heads down?).
The Lita shoes are spectacular. I suffer from can't buy-ers remorse. I'd be about 6'5 in those things…
Soup can lining is awesome!
Hi there-the hat is just so covetable and gorgeous, well done on eventually stalking and obtaining it, your outfit is just fabulous too my dear! xx
we wear the same shoe size??? we should swap shoes that we dont wear!!
Love the hat! I am glad you were able to track it down. I will often have both buyers remorse and non-buyers remorse. I had a momentary bit of buyers remorse after buying a Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress at Barney's Warehouse sale but I love it and know that I definately would've had non-buyers remorse had I not snatched it up.
Some things are a bargain at any price. Great hat.
I love your wardrobe, though I couldn't imagine spending that much on clothes. Bags? Perhaps. Cameras? Definitely! But clothes, meh! Not for me :o/
I totally get you with those Litas. Sa-weet. I've been on the hunt for the Steve Madden version of the glitter Louboutins in silver, closed toe with the bow on the back in a sz8 – to no avail.
Tis the season for glitter!
When I spend well i.e. high and on great items I never suffer buyers remorse. That's why no more rubbish for me – I'd rather go without. Love the hat!
Love hearing about the Wendy shopping chronicles!
Ive had not buyers remorse when I passed up on a Norma Kamali flannel dress at a thrift store 🙁
And buyers remorse when I bought a MJ stam bag from Buffalo Exchange at a really great price it was too good to be true cause I discovered it was fake AFTER I got it, luckily they were nice enough to return me my money!
I spent $300+ on a Betsey Johnson tulle confection when I was a very poor early twenty something and have never regretted it!
Yeah, I blew it on the Lita's too. I'm hunting for the tapestry ones in a size 7.
Hot cha! So glad that marvelous hat is finally in your hot little hands. Or on your hot little head. OK, that sounds wrong.
One of my favorite blog posts… ever. You've put it far better than I could, but I, too, love it when I buy something unique and very me that I know will still be in my closet and loved and worn by me in ten, fifteen, twenty years. Non-buyers remorse is the best!
OMG to the hat and its Warhol Campbell Soup lining. And for a second I thought Lita Ford? Would she have worn these in her metal years? But Runaway years, yes, of course!
i love that hat! it's so great… and the rainbow shoes…those would be out of this world with it!
Such a great hat!
The hat is great! I'm so happy to hear you resisted not buying it, and that you are happy with it. It deserved a place of honor on your knee at the movies. I hope you will give it a seat of honor at a dinner soon.
And that sweater is one of my favorites on you. I remember when you wore it out one day when I was in NY with you in January. We were gray sweater/beret twins!
I've had non-buyer's remorse a few times; once over a Swatch, if you can believe that. Also, I've had donated-to-charity remorse several times. Oh, how I've regretted two pairs of shoes I let go. Ugh.
This post makes me sad about the trilby my mother never wore so said I could have, but then decided I looked ridiculous in, so took it back. It makes me sad because of how awesome you look! I think I'm going to have to buy myself my own hat now. x
I like a good hat, and that is a VERY good hat. I would also have perched it delicately on my knee…. 😉
Oh that bag really is huggable!
Ah I always get that indecisiveness over something and then decide not to buy it…only to discover it sold out the next time I look! Sometimes I guess it's worth taking the plunge! Oh gosh, this makes me want a jacket I passed in Zara today. Destined not to be there when I visit tomorrow I'm sure!!
Love that Valentino cardigan on you, it's really gorgeous!
haha okay so now that i've seen those crazy shoes all i can think about is dressing up like some crazy disco superhero and kicking some ass!
woah, bold move with the hat!
haha, i have my own personal non-buyer remorse,
always waiting for sales or the right price and realizing i should had purchase them before they ran out of size/stock!
yes, i went to apply for a job as a gift wrapper to will my time away, well, if you call gift wrapping under the creative department. haha!
With Love,
Glitter Litas are the way to go as I know most fb's won't go near them. But alas, I would be 7+ feet tall in them.
THAT hat + THAT trench = sexeeeeee! Eight years later is better than never. Word.
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Wow- absoloutely love those shoes! Can see why you want them so much!
That hat is amazing, I'm glad you went for it.
I have remorse over an Andrew Gn coat that I didn't buy. It upsets me just thinking about it!
Fantastic hat, darling!
Love it!
Isn't ebay great?
Wendy!!! Your smile is for me your best feature, always so fesh and beautiful! Love to see you every time 🙂
all my kisses,
OMG, WB. Those ROCK!!!! The litas (and the warhol hat, and your sweater, etc.). As for the shoes. Could you get a pair of averagely colored litas and glitter them yourself? I remember Annie Spandex had a great mod-podge DIY to glitterize your shoes without leaving glitter dust behind every time you walk.
One of my key questions when I'm waffling over a purchase is, "Will I regret it if I don't buy it?" – I've missed a few things that I still think about (a Persian rug in a garage sale for $60, a vintage green dress that still calls to me across the years).
I love the hat – it totally suits you. 🙂 I'm glad you found it.
oh that hat was made for you!
And don't you hate those fashion ones that got away?!! they always haunt me darling!
Finally! I've been having trouble getting your blog to load for the last couple of days…grrrr.
Anyhow, the hat is perfect. It's so YOU.
Non-buyers remorse is much worse than buyers remorse, IMO.
I liked the fendi/moncler spy too. I liked the spy bag in general. I like your zang trench too. I know I've made some pricey purchases but there have been the few that ending up being worth every penny.
That hat freakin' kicks ass!!! It's like it was made for you.
My best guess would be Solestruck, but I really have no idea.
I'll remember this post when I find my holy grail of leather jackets…or those clear Prada sunglasses.
How did the hat enjoy the movie?
Like so many, I've had too many non-buyer's remorses. Never again! Everytime I pay a bit of cash for something, I treat it better, love it more, and use it more.


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Breezy and pleasant early this evening with temperatures still holding in the 60s at 6pm. Kickoff temperatures for the Battle of 18-12 at LOS will be around 54 and near 50 for folks heading home tonight. The roof will be open so be sure to take long sleeves and jacket to the game.
Wake up weather Monday will be partial sunshine and lows in the lower to mid 40s. FutureTrak 13 shows a weak, narrow line of precip in northwest Indiana. This delineates one of a few cold fronts to impact the Central Indiana this week… and what delivers our first installment of colder than normal air.
All bets off for dry weather Monday by 1-2pm. Though it's not a given every city gets showers, it is a possiblity along the front.
Cloud cover exits Monday night into Tuesday morning and sets the stage for one of a few opporutnities this week to get to freezing. Notice lows Tuesday morning will be some 10 degrees below normal.
The upcoming pattern shift to much colder than normal air has been well documented by the Skytrak13 forecast team. We also talked last week about the season's first snow flakes being possible in this air mass. That's still in the forecast cards as an upper level disturbance rides the base of a southward digging trough in the jet stream. Rain showers will mix with snow showers Tuesday night, and likely to change to all snow showers by Wednesday 8am.
Though it's not unheard of to see flurries or snow showers in October, this is a few weeks ahead of climatogoical norms for Indianapolis.
But the bigger story will be the cold! Daily high temperature departures will be in the 20 degree range, and a hard freeze could be setting up Friday morning with the center of Canadian high pressure settles closer to the Ohio Valley… clearing clouds, lightening wind and providing ideal ingredients for maximum cooling. We'll see if that plays out. Get ready to crank up the heaters. Have a great evening and GO COLTS! Thanks for reading the blog – Sean Ash


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