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There has been some pretty good Sarah Palin costume ideas shared online in the past few weeks, The Definitive Palin (Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live), Trannie Palin (!), Gay Pride Palin, Stripper Palin, Beauty Pageant Palin all covered by Gawker.com and with pictures!
In the meantime, and for your eyes only, here is the Sarah Palin mask:
Remember “The Sopranos” auction that took place last month at Christie’s? The overall auction brought in $187,750 which is pretty amazing.
Well, another celebrity auction is taking place this month via GottaHaveIt.com, “The Rock & Roll Pop Art Auction”, from July 21 to August 6.
Noticeable items for sale include:
I just learnt that Larry Harmon, alias Bozo the clown has passed away at the age of 83.
Bozo was originally created in 1946, Harmon wasn’t the original Bozo the Clown, but played the character in TV shows and in dozens of popular appearances.
After an absence from the road, masked musicians Slipknot hits the tour trail again as a headlining act on the Rockstar Mayhem Tour, sponsored by the Rockstar Energy drink. Scheduled to hit major cities across the United States, tour dates can be found here to see if they’re headed to an amphitheatre near you this summer.
With a new album due out in August, Iowa’s gift to the music scene, Slipknot, is a throwback to the days of Kiss, with many of the members until recently having kept their faces hidden from fans for a long time beneath distinctive masks worn by each member. The nine musicians’ mask styles have changed slightly over the years, but still remain variations on the same theme. Shawn “Clown” Crahan usually wears a creepy clown mask, while drummer Joey Jordison favors a Kabuki style mask. Regardless of their style, a menacing, horror theme extends throughout all of the Slipknot faces… And fans love ‘em for it!
Everything old is new again and a lot of trends from the ’80s are finding themselves firmly entrenched in pop culture today. From leggings, long tunic tops, and Izod polo shirts in bright colors to even bands from the ’80s finding a new audience with concert tours, releasing albums, and even television shows.
Celebrate “The Me Decade” with a themed costume party! Decorate your with vinyl tablecloths and streamers the neon colors popular back in the day with ’80s candies like Nerds, wax soda bottle candies, and even decks of (the recently re-released) Garbage Pail Kids cards as party favors.
Although it’s a little early to start planning for 2009, the rabid fanbase of Star Trek fans will be eager to check out the newest Star Trek movie coming next year. Both hype and hopes are high as the film is being directed by J.J. Abrams, the mind behind television’s “Lost” and the recent hit film, “Cloverfield.” As with most of Abrams-helmed projects, not much footage has been released on the film besides that it centers on the early days of the Starship Enterprise under James T. Kirk and that “Heroes”‘ Zachary Quinto stars as young Spock and several other big names are also part of the cast. A teaser trailer with tiny tidbits of footage can be found here.
The anticipation of the latest Star Trek film will no doubt have Trekies plotting a Romulan run on costumes to head to comic cons, Star Trek fan conventions, and even the premiere of the film before the Enterprise finally lands in May 2009. Pick up a Star Trek in either red, yellow, or blue…. Uh, just use a bit of caution in case you’re wearing the infamous “red shirt” uniform. Get in touch with your stoic Vulcan side with some pointed Spock ears. Strike fear into your enemies with a Klingon mask, fit for a fierce warrior. Or just show some pride with a Star Trek Federation pin or a Klingon Communicator Badge pin.
Sunday night, February 24th, the biggest awards ceremony recognizing the outstanding achievements of Hollywood film makers, actors, and actresses is on with Tinsel Town’s best and brightest walking the red carpet in the hopes of achieving film immortality.
With the writers’s strike finally off, the Academy Awards will be going full tilt with designer couture and swingin’ after parties for the winners and losers. You don’t have to be in Hollywood to throw your own shin dig and Oscar party, complete with eye-catching costumes in place of designer duds.
Come up a winner and dress as the Oscar statuette himself with gold makeup and a gold or spray-painted bodysuit! Perhaps you would like to emulate some of the roles the nominees are in the running for. Don a cute ponytail and a sporty zip-up hoodie with a pillow tucked under it to dress as America’s indie film sweetheart, the pluckily pregnant teen, Juno! Gentlemen can dress in Victorian costumes and streak their hair with grey to look like Sweeney Todd, carrying a fake razor. Or maybe Jesse James (pre-assassination, we hope) is more your cup of tea with a cowboy and toy six shooter to accompany you. For more of a regal look, dress as Queen Elizabeth I in flowing skirts and a ruffled Elizabethan collar. Or, show your love of film in a more generalized way with that film staple everyone loves, a box of popcorn or as an older Hollywood icon like Marilyn Monroe or a past film nominee like Rocky.
Sunday night, the Cadillac of music awards shows, the Grammys aired their 50th anniversary show, and by the time the dust had settled, Amy Winehouse walked away with five awards. Nominated in six categories, Winehouse’s wins included those in the categories of Best New Artist, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for her smash hit, “Rehab.”
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Amy Winehouse is a throwback to soulful R&B/Motown-era singers like Tina Turner, Martha Reeves, and Gladys Knight — women with a darker edge of hardened reality to their voices. A refreshing change of pace from candy-coated pop tarts, Winehouse offers heavy ’60s powerhouse soul vocals in a modern punk package. A fairly troubled soul, Winehouse’s inner demons forced her into the place she “no, no, no”-ed, namely rehab. Hopefully, Amy Winehouse kicks her addictions and continues putting out solid albums.
It’s always sad hearing the passing of someone young and famous. Unfortunately, this week, Heath Ledger tragically passed away. I was really looking forward to the premiere of the super anticipated movie “The Dark Night“, the Batman sequel, to see those incredible stars reunited in the movie: Chris Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman… pretty amazing. But I am sure this won’t be fun for anybody from the movie and production to be there watching premiere without Heath.
Simply tragic.
Things are running hot and heavy across the nation as we the people wait with baited breath to see which Democrat and Republican will emerge victorious to lead their parties in the 2008 Presidential Election. As difficult as a decision it will be to vote for the best candidate to sit atop the party ticket, the hottest ticket in town revolves around every move and political promise of the respective candidates.
An equally hot costume trend this year may just be a caricature-styled mask depicting the front runners for the highest office in the land. So far, the only candidate with her own latex mask is former First Lady Hillary Clinton. Should Hillary get the nod from her party, there are also masks of former President and potential First Husband, Bill Clinton.
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