Celebrated my birthday in the midst of world chaos but what else is new? Thankfully, some good pop culture and entertainment during the month of May 2021 gave me some excitement.
Because 2020 couldn’t end without a reactivation of my nerve pain, I had to put off posting my combined October & November Favorites for a week and then I started slipping into a deep, dangerous bout of procrastination.
So here we are, on December 10th, looking back at the beginning of the last quarter. Cool.
Let’s get on with it.
Favorite News Articles
1. Mindy Kaling had another baby. HOW IS SHE STILL ABLE TO KEEP THE IDENTITY OF HER BABIES FATHER (FATHERS?!) A SECRET PLUS HAVING A WHOLE OTHER KID WITHOUT US KNOWING. HOW?!
Even before the 2018 Grammy Awards on Sunday, celebrities were bringing out their best looks, one of them being Miley Cyrus.
It really is refreshing to see her back to her old self again!
The singer took the stage at the Pre-Grammy MusiCares Person Of The Year show in NYC last week to honor Fleetwood Mac with “Landslide” while wearing an amazing black sparkly ensemble. At first I thought it was a jumpsuit, but it appears to be a separate long sleeved blouse and pant outfit, custom made by August Getty Atelier.
I love how polished and put together Miley looks in this outfit. The plain black color against the sparkles make for a freaking fabulous look without appearing too overdone. I’m a huge fan of fun outfits like this one.
My parents have just moved out to Long Island, so this weekend when I went to visit them I tagged along for some furniture shopping.
At Bob’s Furniture in Farmingdale, I saw these hilarious celebrity inspired cat paintings on a children’s bed. One cat is Lady Gaga with the blond bow hair, another is Pharrell with the infamous brown hat and I believe the last one on the left is Miley Cyrus. I didn’t want to touch the paintings (since I wasn’t buying them) to see the Miley one better but I’m 99.9% sure it is supposed to be the cat version of her.
I’m actually tempted to get the Lady Gaga one but it doesn’t match my purple and gray room that I’m decorating here.
I am so freaking happy for them! I really hope they make it down the aisle together, and I look forward to seeing them all cute and lovey-dovey in photos all over the tabloids this summer.
I also can’t wait to see what Miley’s dress will look like!
January 2016 was a roller coaster. Between celebrity deaths, award shows, and couples reuniting, I’m amazed I was able to keep up!
My list of news articles was way too long for this favorites post, so I selected the best few to share with you guys. I also had a great time picking music this month, and all of my favorite shows are slowly coming back from their hiatus, which means more episode favorites!
Here are my favorites for the month of January.
Favorite News Articles
1. RIP David Bowie. He and Iman are such a photogenic interracial couple. My heart goes out to her.
When it comes to pumpkins, there’s a way to decorate a pumpkin and there’s a way to DECORATE a pumpkin. Jeanette Paras of Paras Pumpkins is known for the latter.
My darlings, this woman has put our pumpkin carving to shame.
Instead of carving a face into a little store bought pumpkin, Paras paints the faces of famous people onto ginormous pumpkins, some weighing over 350 lb.
Yes, you read correctly. Three hundred and fifty pound pumpkins.
The faces of Kim Jong Un, Lady Gaga, Steve Jobs, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus and even Betty White have been marvelously pumpkin-ized by Jeanette Paras.
I’ve decided to start doing a monthly favorites series on my blog! Woohoo!
As of now, the categories are: favorite news articles, favorite music, favorite TV episodes, favorite celeb Instagram photos and favorite YouTube videos.
If you have any other suggestions for categories, please let me know in a comment below!
The LTMR Premix: Features an uber dreamy recurring voice of soothing orchestral “ooos” throughout the song along with light violin and horn melodies. Literally paradise in a song.
The Truefaux Premix: I can’t get over how sexy this is. Jeez. Cue the slow motion running along the shoreline! I just love the bell sounds right before the chorus. It’s pure genius, the way Bobby Caldwell’s 1980s song “Carry On” is mixed in. Gah, so good!
2. “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift. I still don’t get why so many people were offended. The song and the video are brill. #HatersGonnaHate
3. “Animals” by Maroon 5.V cannot come out sooner enough! Can Maroon 5 ever write a bad song? NO!
4. “Miracle” by Kimbra. I’m kind of disappointed that this is the only song I like off of her new album The Golden Echo but this one is definitely amazing.
5. “All About You” by Hilary Duff. This. Is. It. She. Is. Back. I was kinda worried about her first comeback single, “Chasing the Sun” but this…THIS IS GOLD.
6. “Touch” by Troye Sivan. Of course, TRXYE is freaking amazeballs, and this song is no exception. This kid better release an LP in the next year, man.
7. “Run-Time” by Imogen Heap. After AGES Imogen’s album finally came out (idk why her label delayed it for so damn long!) and I absolutely love this track!
Favorite TV Episodes:
1. RUSH 1×5 “Where is My Mind.” Pretty much all of the RUSH episodes so far have been so good, but this one was the craziest roller-coaster I’ve been taken on in a 60-minute time period for a while.
If you love pop culture, then your heart will burst with excitement when you see Henry J Fuller’s artwork. On March 24th, his #DopeArt2 exhibit opened at Hofstra University’s student run FORM Gallery, and even though I couldn’t make it, I can imagine how much everyone loved the paintings.
“Oh Miley”
#DopeArt2 is the sequel to Fuller’s #DopeArt exhibit featured in FORM Gallery during the Fall 2013 semester. #DopeArt focused more on the male Hip-Hop scene, while #DopeArt2 lends a hand to some of the leading ladies in the music industry. The exhibit includes paintings of Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, and Rihanna. Also thrown into the mix are portraits of Michael Jordan, and a scene from the popular television series Breaking Bad.
I was lucky enough to catch up with the artist behind all this pop culture magic a few days after #DopeArt2‘s opening reception.
Me: What was your inspiration for this exhibit?
Henry Jordan Fuller: My inspiration for #DopeArt2 was the introduction to my #DopeArtDivas collection. In my first #DopeArt exhibit I mainly focused on male Hip-Hop artists with a lot of tattoos as well as top name male Hip-Hop artists in the industry. So for my 2nd showcase, I kind of wanted to focus on popular females in the industry as well as expand the size of my canvases from 18×24 to 24×36.
Me: How long did it take to finish each painting?
HJF: Usually it takes me at least a week to do a painting, but my showcase was pushed forward a whole month, so I did six out of seven of the #DopeArt2 collection within 2 weeks, each taking between 1-3 days.
A photo posted by #DopeArtByKingH 🎨✏️🎥💸💻 (@dopeart___) on
“Scavenger Hunt”
Me: How did you come up with such cool titles for your paintings?
HJF: All of my titles were added on last minute, but I just wanted to create catchy titles that fit both the painting as well as the artists’ careers. The [Michael Jackson portrait’s] title “I Got my J’s Tho” is just a popular saying among sneaker collectors. All of my titles were thought of last minute.
Me: Will you be selling and/or have you sold any of these paintings? If so, for how much?
HJF: The only portrait from this collection that I’ve sold is my “I Got my J’s Tho” Michael Jordan portrait, and that was for $700, which is my highest selling painting thus far. I do a lot of commissions, so I’m not in a rush to get rid of these portraits, but I do plan to sell for around the same, with the exception of my “Scavenger Hunt” Breaking Bad portrait which I would like $1300 for.
In the audience, some familiar faces popped up on screen, including Youtubers Tyler Oakley, Connor Franta and Ricky Dillon. Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus were also present.
Here’s a list of totally Miley things that happened during the performance:
– During “Do My Thang”: Miley grinded her booty on the horse. I feel bad for the two people in that costume.
– During “#GetItRight”: Miley upgrades to full on twerking on the horse, spanking the rear portion of the horse, and finally (and most unfortunately) she gets on top of the horse and rides it inappropriately.
– During “SMS (Bangerz)”: For some reason she kept tapping her lady junk during this number.
– During “Don’t Tell Me”/”We Can’t Stop”: Madonna joined Miley for this one, and ended up grinding with her and getting spanked by her. Well.
I will admit that I very much enjoyed her performance of “Rooting For My Baby.” She actually calmed the heck down for a good four minutes to pour her heart into that song.
Hope you all enjoyed ‘Miley Unplugged,’ and for those going to see her in concert this spring, have fun!
The Whisper Box 