You can easily guess who it was who suggested he interview Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in her efforts to curb the Pentagon's so-called leadership values, refusing to give up even an ounce of command authority no matter how wide-sweeping and perverted is their corruption. But then, that's the point, isn't it, to be able to have the authority necessary to cover-up that corruption and law-breaking.
In short, the Pentagon wants to do what they want, when they want and how they want without any real oversight or any consequences. It's obvious those in Congress who should be exercising oversight are too busy with their fund-raising and insider trading to take the time to hold the Pentagon's feet to the fire and get those sexual assault and rape cases properly prosecuted.
That attitude has resulted in a rape culture that is at epidemic proportions in the U.S. military. While it's clear it's acceptable to the highest levels of the military command, like Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dempsey, it isn't acceptable or palatable to the rest of the country or women in general.
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This was a fun design to create after drinking too much coffee one morning. :) We do so enjoy that awesome aroma every morning wafting out of the kitchen to rocket us out of bed to begin our day. So, I just had to place it on an unexpected product choice: handbags and wallets!
To "gild the lily" there were two more coordinating patterns if you want to experience some creative fun to mix and match. The nautical theme is popular in fashion now as the 60's retro is back on the scene. Of course, with my usual, sometimes off kilter art mind, I thought how cool is it to think of "navigating" our way to the welcoming waters of our morning coffee as a major achievement?...
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Dennys Art Sanctuary: 3 Awesome Advanced Halloween Makeup YouTube Tutorials: From Denny: Want to create your own fantasy Halloween makeup? Look no further as this one is awesome. She guides you through how to use spirit gum to attach the hair, concealer to zero out your eyebrows and blue eye shadow for your new skin color. For the spots she applies lash glue and then, after drying for about 30 minutes, she mixes up some black and blue lipstick to color the spots.
Check out how to create Neytiri Avatar and a sexy Vampire Princess too!
From Denny: There was so much hype for months about this year's Oscars that the winners were not much of a surprise. Most people did not seem to think the hosts had much chemistry for this type of show. It is a difficult show to host for the most talented and experienced. You try making "And the winner is..." sound fresh and exciting every millionth time you say it. At some point it does make your eyes glaze over and your brain start to snooze. That's why I enjoy the red carpet fashion show, good or bad, just to liven up things!
I found a video clip about how to do some of the Oscar hair which was interesting, so take a look. And there is another video about the gift bags this year for the "losers." Get this: these are $100,000 gift bags so the losers don't feel bad after they lose in front of millions of viewers. Interesting is how many celebs "re-gift" their gift bags for charities to raffle off - like George Clooney for one. What a great guy!
Here's the list of who won what:
83rd Academy Awards
Best Picture - The King's Speech
Best Director - Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Actor - Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Actress - Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Supporting Actor - Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress - Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Original Screenplay - The King's Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay - The Social Network
Best Animated Feature - Toy Story 3
Best Foreign Language Film - In A Better World
Best Documentary Feature - Inside Job
Best Animated Short - The Lost Thing
Best Live Action Short - God Of Love
Best Documentary Short - Stranger No More
Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction - Alice In Wonderland
Best Original Score - The Social Network
Best Original Song - "We Belong Together"
Best Makeup - The Wolfman
Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing - Inception
Road to the Awards: Red Carpet Hair
Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com Erin Andrews
Grade: B
ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews sported a silver Kaufman Franco dress. Fashion critics gave this look an average grade. The problem with wearing silver, beige, even white on the red carpet is that it does not photograph that well against all the busy background and the night. Photographers end up using a flash which can wash out detail, causing the dress to look dowdy or uninspiring. If we saw all these dresses in person we would probably think they are gorgeous. Unfortunately, the camera does not record all the richness in detail and color depth that the human eye does.
From Denny: Oscar night is coming! Check out the truly best Oscar gowns seen on the red carpet over the years. Stunning stuff from some of Hollywood's most glamorous actresses. And learn a little Hollywood trivia while you are at it.
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Wire Image
Sandra Bullock, 2010
Check out this awesome gold columned gown inspired by the gold column of the Oscar statue for which she won Best Actress. Bullock portrayed real-life mom Leigh Anne Tuohy in "The Blind Side." Adored with metallic floral embroidery - which is difficult to work with - and some beautiful vintage beading as well, this was designed by Marchesa.
From Denny: What a glamorous event! And what a feast for the eyes were all those gorgeous dresses paraded all over the stage. Even the presenters looked awesome.
Check Out The Winners For Each Category
Claire Danes won Best Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television for her role in HBO’s Temple Grandin. Danes said she expressed a bit of the child in her with her dress pick. "It was the 6-year-old in me,” she said of why she chose a hot pink Calvin Klein collection gown. “Sometimes a girl just wants to wear pink.” This is Danes’ second Globe award. Previously she won for My So Called Life at age 15.
Chris Colfer won the Best Supporting Actor in a Series award for his role as Kurt Hummel on Glee. He said he knew the exact song to describe his winning moment: "'I'm So Excited' by the Pointer Sisters!" What a sense of humor.
Christian Bale
"It was a great surprise to win but I also had no idea that it was the first award of the night, so I really was shocked!" He wore a Dolce & Gabbana suit. Bale won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Fighter.
Amber Riley and Jenna Ushkowitz
Glee’s Amber Riley (gown by Oliver Tolentino) and Jenna Ushkowitz (gown by Rebecca Taylor) joked around that they had a fashion feud backstage after their show’s win for Best Series. "We can't get too close,” Riley said. “We aren't feuding of anything, it's just that I'm wearing sequins and she's wearing that netting. If we got too close it could get nasty.”
Naya Rivera and Dianna Agron
Glee stars Naya Rivera (gown by Douglas Hannant) and Dianna Agron (beige silk chiffon gown by J. Mendel) celebrated their show’s Best Series award. Agron said she was unprepared to hear the show’s name called as the winner. “My dress was getting tangled in my shoes and I was thinking, 'It's ok, we're not going to win,' I was about to take my shoes off! But to win again was amazing."
The Glee Cast
The Glee cast were deliriously happy pack when the show took the number one spot in the Best Television Series for Comedy or Musical category. Jayma Mays (gown by Alberta Ferretti), Cory Monteith (by Giorgio Armani) and Heather Morris (gown by Lorena Sarbu) clutched their shiny new Golden Globes and grinned silly backstage..
Colin Firth
When asked about his reaction to winning the Best Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in The King's Speech he said, "I honestly think I blacked out. I do remember kissing my wife, which will make for a pretty nice memory."
Paul Giamatti won Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical winner for his role in Barney’s Version and commented he could have used a seat at The Social Network table. "Honestly, I don't even know what Facebook looks like or how any of that works," when we asked what his Facebook status would be after his winning moment. "I won. I'm going to In 'N Out."
Melissa Leo
"I just remember everything went silent," said Melissa Leo (gown by Marc Bouwer). She remembered the exact moment her name was called as Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Fighter. "Though I'm really proud of the work I did, having heard the names of the other women nominated I really didn't think they were going to call my name. So I was just sitting there and then I thought, 'Oh, this is a television show and I should probably stand up and get moving!'"
Jim Parsons
His winning moment for Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical was sweetened when he was handed the award by one of his Big Bang Theory co-stars, Kaley Cuoco. "Winning and then walking towards the stage knowing she was up there waiting to present the award to me... I just told her that for the rest of my career I'll never have another moment like that. It means so much that the whole cast is here to share this."
Katey Sagal
As Katey Sagal (gown by Douglas Hannant) accepted her Best Actress in a Drama award for her role in Sons of Anarchy. She remarked how she found herself saying hi to some of the people in the room. It was so unexpected. "As I was walking to the stage I saw Johnny Depp. We were both on the Fox network about 20 years ago. As I walked by, I yelled out 'Hi Johnny!' and gave him a little wave. He probably has no idea who I am."
The dresses are what the audience wants to see as much as the actors and the awards, sometimes more: "What were they wearing?" is the usual buzz for an event like this. The 2011 Spring fashion was all about bold colors like melon, red, sapphire blue, three shades of emerald green and many shades of pink from blush to honeysuckle to fuchsia. Here's a rundown of dress descriptions:
Scarlett Johansson: a beautiful beaded pale peach chiffon gown by Elie Saab
Natalie Portman: baby bump enjoyed a satin gown by Viktor + Rolf
Heidi Klum: wild fun colors of pink, cream and copper mashup gown by Marc Jacobs
January Jones: wore a stunning crimson gown by Versace
Kyra Sedgwick: flashed a flowing marigold gown by Emilio Pucci
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