December 2010 by The G.O.O.D.S. Magazine

EDITOR IN CHIEF O MA RR O L A S E W E RE

DESIGN WRITERS

L A RRY D U PA RD

MY N GU Y E N S A MA N T H A A N D RU S S H E L L E Y M. W H I T E PA ME L A S A H AGU N A ME L I A RA N A DAVI D P I N S O N K E L LY MO RI A RT Y D I YA S E N A MBE R GI MBE L ME L A N I E L I T T L E W O O D GRE G C O N WAY A RI L I A W I N N

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N ATA L I E S E MA MI K E GO N G A L VA RO S J W G P H O T O GRA P H Y

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EDITOR’S LETTER FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE. ISSUE NUMBER 3! WE WILL KICK OF THE LAST MONTH OF THE 2010 A WONDERFUL SPREAD ON TOP 10 HOTTEST GIFTS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON. ALL OF THE SUPPORT AND KINDS WORDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL. SO MY CREATIVE DIRECTOR LARRY AND I DECIDED TO PUT TOGETHER A HOLIDAY GUIDE FOR YOU INSIDE OF THE DECEMBER ISSUE. ALSO INSIGHT ON MAKE UP FROM SOME OF THE TOP MAKE-UP ARTISTS IN THE INDUSTRY. BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELTS AND ALLOW US TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH SHOPPING ADVICE. WELL WRITTEN ARTICLES ON RELATIONSHIPS, UPSCALE RESTAURANT REVIEW, AND WHAT’S HOT IN THE BOX OFFICE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE CONTRIBUTORS, MODELS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND THE G.O.O.D.S MAGAZINE STAFF. THE G.O.O.D.S MAGAZINE IS CURRENTLY SEEKING INTERN FASHION & LIFESTYLE WRITERS. SUBMIT YOUR SAMPLE WORK TO INTERN@THEGOODSMAG.COM. THIS WOULD BE A WONDER OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUR WORK VIEWED IN A INTERNATIONAL SCALE. THERE ALOT OF GOOD THING COMING FROM THE PUBLICATION IN 2011. JANUARY’S ISSUE WILL KICK OFF WITH ADDITIONAL SECTION CALL “GOOD LOOKS”.WE WANT TO PROFILE YOU IN YOUR HOTTEST FASHION PEAK. SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOUR SELF BEFORE YOU GO OUT FOR A NIGHT ON THE TOWN. THANK EVERYONE WHO’VE ALREADY SUBMITTED PICTURES. EVERY TIME YOU VISIT THEGOODSMAG.COM LEAVE A COMMENT. WE LOVE THE FEEDBACK. HAPPY HOLIDAYS,

OMARR OLASEWERE

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CELEB STYLE

RIHANNA

IT’S OK BECAUSE ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS APPEARANCE RIHANNA LOOKED SPECTACULAR AT THE EMA 20110 IN HER ONE SHOULDER, CREAM-COLORED, MARCHESSA GOWN FROM THE LABEL’S SPRING 2011 COLLECTION. WITH HER FLAMING RED HAIR IN AN UP-DO, ALL OF THE RUFFLES LOOK AMAZING!

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THE BEAUTIFUL RIHANNA APPEARED ON 106 & PARK, NOV. 16, WEARING AN OUTFIT FROM ALEXANDER WANG’S SPRING/SUMMER 2011 COLLECTION. HILLARY ALEXANDER, FASHION DIRECTOR OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAYS, “WANG, THE ‘TOUGH GUY’ OF NEW YORK, HAS GONE SOFT WITH A COLOURFUL, ‘CYBER-FAIRY’ STYLE COLLECTION FOR NEXT SEASON. WITH THE VIBRANT RED HAIR AND A MODEST AMOUNT OF RED MAKE-UP TO MATCH, ALL ‘RIRI’ NEEDS NOW ARE A PAIR OF WINGS AND HER AND THE DISNEY CHARACTER, TWINKLE BELL, WOULD LOOK A LOT ALIKE.

SELENA GOMEZ SELENA GOMEZ, DISNEY STAR, APPEARED ON “EXTRA” AT THE GROVE IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. SHE IS SEEN HERE IN FLORAL PRINT TOP WITH SKINNY JEANS AND A SIMPLE BUT CUTE PAIR OF HEELS TO TOP IT OFF. HER NATURAL LOOKING MAKE-UP AND LOOSE CURLS GIVE HER A CASUAL AND MATURE LOOK. IT’S NOT TOO SURPRISING THE DISNEY ACTOR SEEMS LIKE A CUTE AND CASUAL KIND OF GIRL. HERE WE SEE SELENA GOMEZ, IN AN ALL WHITE OUTFIT WITH CLASSIC RED HEELS AND LIPSTICK TO MATCH, PREFORMING “WINTER WONDERLAND” DURING THE TAPING OF THE 2010 DISNEY CHRISTMAS PARADE AT DISNEYLAND IN ANAHEIM, CALIF., ON NOVEMBER 6, 2010, WHICH WILL AIR CHRISTMAS DAY (DEC. 25) ON ABC.

ROSARIO DAWSON

ROSARIO DAWSON, SIN CITY STAR, ATTENDED THE 2010 BAFTA LOS ANGELES BRITANNIA AWARDS IN HER FIGURE-HUGGING WHITE CHIFFON RUCHED COCKTAIL DRESS FROM CHRISTIAN SIRIANO SPRING 2011, COMPLETED WITH VERY LITTLE JEWELRY AND A PAIR OF NUDE HEELS. WITH OR WITHOUT (THIS MANY) CLOTHS SHE LOOKS STUNNING. MAKING THE COVER OF GQ MAGAZINE IN GERMANY ROSARIO IS PHOTO’D WEARING A LONG BLACK AND VERY SHEER CLOTH WITH A SILKY PAIR OF BOY SHORTS AND BLACK ANKLE BOOTS. HER SOFT WAVES AND NATURAL MAKE-UP LOOK HAVE MOUTHS DROPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE!

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD THE 27- YEAR OLD SINGER, CARRIE UNDERWOOD LOOKS AMAZING AND PULLS OFF THIS GRAY TALBOT RUNHOF STRAPLESS GOWN AT 2010 CMA AWARDS AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA IN NASHVILLE, TENN. ON NOVEMBER 10, QUITE WELL. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT SHE CO-HOSTED THE CMAS AND EVERY YEAR SHE LOOKS STUNNING! LAST YEAR SHE STRUTTED THE RED CARPET IN A LIGHT PINK, ONESHOULDER RANDI RAHN DRESS AND A ‘DINAH’ DUSTY PINK LEATHER PLEATED CLUTCH WITH CHUNKY CRYSTRAL ROW BY MARY NORTON. THE TWO GOWNS ARE VERY DIFFERENT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE COLOR AND THE STYLE, HOWEVER CARRIE UNDERWOOD LOOKS JUST BEAUTIFUL IN EACH OF THEM.

ANNE HATHAWAY

CELEB STYLE

ANNE HATHAWAY THE STAR OF THE NEW MOVIE LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS, TURNS HEADS ON THE RED CARPET, AT THE MOVIE PREMIER IN NEW YORK NOV. 16, IN A WHITE VALENTINO COUTURE 2010 DRESS WITH CHIFFON BOW AND LUXE LAYERING. HER SOFT WAVES AND WARM MAKE-UP WENT WELL WITH THE DRESS. JAKE GYLLENHAAL LOOKED PRESUMABLY HANDSOME IN HIS BLACK ON BLACK SUIT AND UNBUTTONED SHIRT. THE MOVIE HITS BIG SCREENS ON NOV. 24, 2010.

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HALLE BERRY MOMMY HALLE BERRY KEEPS IT CLASSY WITH HER PIXIE HAIRSTYLE AND BLACK DOLCE & GABBANA, AT THE CROWNS OF JEWELS RECREATION LAUNCH AT NYC’S HARRY WINSTON STORE, NOV 16TH. ATTRACTING LOTS OF ATTENTION WITH HER DIAMONDS AND A MARCHESA CLUTCH. HOWEVER, NOT STEALING TOO MUCH ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE HANDSOME MAN ON HER ARM, HARRY WINSTON CEO FREDIC DE NARP IN HIS PINSTRIPED SUIT AND STRIPPED TIE LAYING FLAT ON A CRISP WHITE SHIRT, THE TWO LOOK NEAR PERFECT FOR THE EVENT. THAT’S NOT UNUSUAL FOR HALLE BERRY, HERE WE SEE HER WITH HER NEW BOYFRIEND OLIVIER MARTINEZ IN A SLEEK RED, ONE-SHOULDER GOWN AT THE 32ND ANNUAL CAROUSEL OF HOPE BALL AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON OCTOBER 23,2010 IN BEVERLY HILLS CALIF. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, ANY HANDSOME GUY MAKES A GOOD ACCESSORY ON HER ARM. OLIVIER SEEMS TO KEEP ALL EYES ON HER IS HIS VERY PLAIN BLACK SUITE AND WHITE FLIPPED UP COLLARED SHIRT.

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THIS SPACE IS EMPTY. DO YOU KNOW WHY IT’S EMPTY? BECAUSE WE COULDNT THINK OF ANYTHING TO PUT HERE EITHER WAY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THIS EMPTY SPACE WOULD YOU LIKE TO FILL THIS SPACE? ASK ABOUT OUR NEW YEAR AD SPECIALS. INFO@THEGOODSMAG.COM 19

PUERTO RICAN VACATIONS

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MAGIC THAT AWAITS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON BY: SAMANTHA ANDRUS WHY DOES PUERTO RICO DO IT BETTER? THIS IS A QUESTION THAT YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF WHEN YOU PLAN A PUERTO RICAN VACATION. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PACKAGES THAT CAN CATCH YOUR ATTENTION. WANT AN EXHILARATING, ACTION PACKED VACATION OR ARE YOU LOOKING MORE FOR A LOW KEY, SPA RELAXATION VACATION? PUERTO RICO DOES IT ALL. FROM EXPLORING THE OLDEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES TO SNORKELING IN THE DEEP OCEAN REEFS, YOU CAN HAVE THE BEST TIME IN PUERTO RICO DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

EL YUNQUE OR THE ANVIL IS THE HOME OF THE ONLY TROPICAL RAINFOREST IN THE U.S. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM. IF YOU’RE STAYING IN SAN JUAN THEN IT IS JUST A LITTLE OVER A TWO HOUR DRIVE. THIS IS AS FAR AS YOU CAN GET FROM THE BEACHES, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE LUSH GREENS THAT IT PROVIDES. YOU CAN WALK ALONG THE ABUNDANCE OF TREES AND FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS WHILE LISTENING TO THE ANIMALS WHO ARE HOUSED HERE.

PLAYA FLAMENCO IS FAR FROM THE RICH GREENS OF EL YUNQUE. THEIR BEACH IS SHAPED LIKE A HORSESHOE LINED WITH PALMS, AND WITH THE CLEAR WATERS YOU CAN BE SURE TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF OCEAN LIFE. THIS IS TRULY AN AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL BEACH WITH WHITE SAND AND WARM WATERS THAT HAVE A GENTLE FLOW TO THE SHORE. YOU CAN CAMP WITH RESERVATIONS, SCUBA, AND SNORKEL AT THIS PERFECT BEACH.

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NUMBER ONE IS THE VIEQUES BIOBAY. YOU CAN KAYAKE THROUGH THE MANGROVE TREES, AND INTO MOSQUITO BAY STRAIGHT ONTO VIEQUES ISLAND. GO ON A MOONLESS NIGHT WHERE THE SKY IS CLEAR. SWIM AT THE BAY, AND ENJOY THE SHINE OF THE FISH SWIMMING BY. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BIOLUMINESCENT BAYS IN THE WORLD.

DID SOMEONE SAY TOP OF THE LINE RESORTS? PUERTO RICAN ALL INCLUSIVE RESORTS ARE WONDERFUL WHEN YOU WANT TO STAY IN A HOTEL WITH EVERYTHING ROLLED INTO ONE PRICE AT AN AMAZING AREA IN PUERTO RICO. WITH THE BEAUTIFUL, WHITE SANDY BEACHES, YOU CAN ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED WHEN YOU STAY IN ONE OF THESE PUNTA CANA RESORTS ARE A WONDERFUL PLACE TO STAY WHEN YOU’RE A COUPLE. YOU CAN ENJOY THE SPAS NEARBY, OR EVEN THE SUNNY TOWN THAT IT IS IN. THE BEACHES ARE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, AND YOU CAN BE SURE TO PICK UP A COOL NATIVE DRINK TO QUENCH YOUR THIRST WHILE SUNNING ON THE SAND. TAKE A DIP IN THEIR SPARKLING POOL, OR EVEN RELAX IN THE HOT TUB. OF COURSE, THIS CAN BE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY OR MAYBE JUST A GET A WAY FOR THE COUPLE, YOU CAN FILL YOUR ITINERARY UP USING WHAT YOU WANT AND LOVE TO DO MOST. THERE ARE A FEW REGIONS TO CHOOSE FROM DEPENDING ON YOUR TASTES OF HOTELS, SHOPPING, AND WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR AS FAR AS EXCURSIONS ARE CONCERNED. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT THIS BEAUTIFUL, LUXURIOUS PLACE THAT YOU MIGHT EVEN WANT TO CALL IT HOME.

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PERFECT 2010 HAIR & MAKEUP

PHOTOGRAPHY BY: NATALIE SEMA

MODEL: EKATERINA FATEEVA HAIR/MUA: MELANIE LITTLEWOOD WW W.HAIR A N DM AKEUPAR T ISTRYBYMELANIE.COM

BEAUTY SECRET:

“AIRBRUSH MAKEUP IS DESIGNED TO SET INSTANTLY ON CONTACT WITHOUT SETTING POWDER TO CREATE A FLAWLESS PIXILATED MATTE COVERAGE THAT LASTS FOR HOURS. THE LOOK IS SO NATURAL BECAUSE LITTLE DOTS OF COVERAGE MIMIC AND BLEND WITH THE SKIN’S NATURAL PIGMENTATION WHICH IS PERFECT FOR ANY HIGH DEFINITION OCCASION. I THEN USED MY ARTIST SIDE TO CREATE A FLAME LIKE EFFECT ON THE EYES”.

“HAIR SET AND STYLED WITH WHITE SAND’S LIQUID TEXTURE. LIGHT WEIGHT ENOUGH FOR MOST DELEGATE HAIR, BUT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THOSE READY TO IGNITE THE ROOM WITH FLAMES”.

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MODEL: MONICA VETTER H T T P : // W W W. MO D E L MAY H E M.C O M/ MO N I C AVE T T E R

HAIR: JESSICA BEVIS MUA: AMBER GIMBEL W W W. A MBE RGI MBE L .C O M

BEAUTY SECRET:

TO CREATE “VOLUMINOUS TOUSLED TRESSES” CELEBRITY HAIRSTYLIST AMBER GIMBEL & ASSISTANT JESSICA BEVIS PREPPED HAIR USING SHU UEMURA IRON DESIGN PROTECTIVE THERMAL SPRAY $34 & USED A FINE TOOTH COMB TO TEASE OUT MAXIMUM VOLUME FINISHING THE HAIR WITH KERASTASE DOUBLE FORCE HAIRSPRAY $32

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MODEL: ARACELI VAZQUEZ H T T P : // W W W. MO D E L MAY H E M.C O M/ 1 7 8 1 2 8 2

HAIR/MUA: MELANIE LITTLEWOOD W W W. H A I RA N D MA K E U PA RT I S T RY BY ME L A N I E .C O M

BEAUTY SECRET:

AIRBRUSH FOUNDATION APPLIED TO LAST WHILE UNDER THE HOT LAMPS OF THE CAMERA NO NEED FOR POWDER AS THIS SETS WITH A MATTE FINISH AND LAST FOR HOURS. THE AIRBRUSH IS VERY GENTLE ON THE SKIN AND ALLOWS FOR A SMOOTH APPLICATION OF MAKEUP WITHOUT CRACKS OR STREAKS. USED FOR HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION (HDTV) AND WITH SUCH HIGH QUALITY PICTURES IT BECOMES MUCH EASIER TO SEE IMPERFECTIONS IN REGULAR MAKEUP AND THEREFORE MANY STUDIOS ARE NOW CHANGING TO AIRBRUSH MAKEUP WHICH ALLOWS FOR PRECISION AND BEAUTIFUL MAKEUP APPLICATION EVERY-TIME. IN MANY WAYS, IT IS AN ART IN ITSELF.

A SIMPLE BRAID TIED BACK TO CREATE A SIMPLE YET ELEGANT LOOK.

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MODEL: SEQUOIA STEEN HAIR/MUA: AMBER GIMBEL W W W. A MBE RGI MBE L .C O M

BEAUTY SECRET:

FOR SEXY, DISCO INSPIRED EYES MAKEUP ARTIST AMBER GIMBEL TRACED “WINGS” ACROSS LIDS WITH MAC PRO LINER IN RICH PURPLE $24 & APPLIED SHU UEMURA FAUX LASHES $20.

ARE YOU A LASH ADDICT? AL VAR O S- PHOTOGRAP HER

H A I R A N D MA K E U P - ME L A N I E L I T T L E W O O D

EYELASH EXTENSIONS ARE THE NEW RAGE IN THE WORLD OF BEAUTY AND WOMEN ARE LINING UP FOR THIS NEW, NATURAL LOOK MANY WOMEN, YOUNG OR OLD, WHEN ASKED WHAT THEY’D WISH FOR TO ENHANCE THEIR EYES, WOULD RESPOND WITH A DESIRE FOR LONGER EYELASHES. WELL, THOSE WISHES ARE COMING TRUE DAILY FOR MANY WOMEN. THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY THAT OFFERS THE ENHANCEMENT OF LONGER, FULLER, THICKER EYE LASHES IS LARGELY RELEGATED TO COSMETICS INDUSTRY, THERE’S A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK THAT OFFERS A NEW, SAFE, MORE NATURAL LOOKING, AND HASSLE FREE WAY, TO MORE BEAUTIFUL EYES.

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BEFORE

AFTER

AS HAIR EXTENSIONS HAVE NOW BECOME THE NORM FOR LONGER HAIR, MORE WOMEN ARE TURNING TO EYELASH EXTENSIONS FOR THAT NATURAL, MORE ENHANCED, LOOK TO THEIR EYES, WHILE SAVING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF TIME. THERE’S ALSO A FINANCIAL BENEFIT AS MANY CLIENTS ENJOY NO LONGER HAVING TO BUY EYE COSMETIC PRODUCTS. THE LOOK OF EYELASH EXTENSIONS GIVES YOUR EYES A RICHER AND FULLER LOOK WITHOUT ALL THE FUSS OF EYELINER, MASCARA, OR LASH CURLING. THEY’RE YOUR EYELASHES, JUST LONGER.

FOR YEARS, A HIT IN HOLLYWOOD’S FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY, FASHION AND BEAUTY INDUSTRY, AND ANYWHERE WOMEN OF ALL AGES WANT TO LOOK THEIR BEST, THIS TREND HAS GAINED MOMENTUM AROUND THE COUNTRY. NOW SAN DIEGO HAS ITS OWN ADVANCED CERTIFIED LASH STYLIST, MELANIE LITTLEWOOD. ADVANCED CERTIFIED TO STRICT STANDARDS BY XTREME EYE LASH, A LEADER IN THE INDUSTRY. MELANIE IS ALSO A COSMETOLOGIST AND PROPRIETOR OF LASHLARUE.NET, AND HAS A PRIVATE STUDIO LOCATED IN ESCONDIDO BUT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON LOCATION.

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SHE’S BEEN IN THE HAIR AND BEAUTY INDUSTRY FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS AND IS LICENSED BY THE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY, AND IS SAN DIEGO’S FIRST ADVANCED CERTIFIED LASH STYLIST. A MUCH SOUGHT AFTER HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST, MELANIE’S WORK HAS APPEARED IN COUNTLESS MAGAZINES, PRINT ADS, T.V., VIDEO, AS WELL AS WEDDINGS, GLAMOUR PHOTOS, AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS. A PAINLESS PROCESS, APPLICATION CAN TAKE FROM 45 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF EYELASHES DESIRED. THE PROCESS INVOLVES USING A INDIVIDUAL SYNTHETIC EYE LASH EXTENSION WHICH IS THEN APPLIED

INDIVIDUALLY TO YOUR OWN NATURAL EYELASH USING HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL GRADE ADHESIVE. MOST CLIENTS QUIETLY DOZE OFF AS THEY’RE BEING APPLIED AWAKENING TO A NATURAL, MORE ENHANCED LOOK TO THEIR EYES.

CARING FOR YOUR NEW LASHES IS AS SIMPLE AS THE PROCESS ITSELF. JUST REFRAIN FROM USING ANY OIL BASED PRODUCTS AROUND YOUR EYES, EXCESSIVE EYE RUBBING, AND EXTREME EXPOSURE TO HEAT.

YOU CAN GO FROM SUBTLE TO GLAMOUR OR DRAMATIC, OR JUST BRING OUT YOUR OWN COLORS AND ACCENTS IN YOUR EYES WITH THE WIDE VARIETY OF COLORS AND SIZES OFFERED BY MELANIE. AND WITH PROPER CARE THEY CAN LAST INDEFINITELY REQUIRING ONLY THE OCCASIONAL FILLS.

NOW WITHOUT THE USE, OR HASSLES OF MASCARAS, LASH CURLERS, AND OTHER LASH ENHANCEMENT PRODUCTS, YOU JUST GET UP, SHOWER AS USUAL, AND GO! SAVING YOU TIME AND MONEY. YOUR EYELASH EXTENSIONS WILL FEEL NATURAL, WEAR LIKE YOUR OWN, NOT TO MENTION PEOPLE WILL NOTICE THE CHANGE BUT NOT BE SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

WWW.LASHLARUE.NET

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TIMELESS BEAUTY

MODEL : B R IT T A . W I N D L PH OTOG R AP H Y BY: MI K E GON G DESIGNE R : J A N I Q U E BY KO UROSH BA BA IA N

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BEAUTY AS AN EMOTION: PART I

BY : SHELLEY M. WHITE

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HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR, WHILE IN YOUR MOST UNAPPEALING PHYSICAL STATE (...NO MAKE UP ON...HAIR GONE WILD...) , AND STILL GENUINELY FELT BEAUTIFUL DESPITE IT ALL? YOUR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ,OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED TO THE WORDS “PHYSICAL” AND “APPEARANCE” FOR THAT MATTER, CAN NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MAKING YOU FEEL THIS WAY EITHER. THE BEAUTY YOU NOW KNOW IS INCOMPATIBLE TO THE ONE YOU KNEW PRIOR TO THIS MOMENT. REALLY, THE ONLY COMMON GROUND HELD BETWEEN THE TWO IS THE ACTUAL WORD ITSELF ( ...UNLESS YOU ALSO COUNT THE FACT THAT BOTH COME FULLY EQUIPPED WITH ENTIRELY DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS... ). AND THAT’S BECAUSE THE BEAUTY YOU NOW KNOW, IS ONE THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM DEEP INSIDE YOUR SOUL. EMOTIONS ARE EASILY UNDERSTOOD AS THE COMPLEX SET OF FEELINGS THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EXPERIENCE, AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME, THROUGH OUT THEIR LIVES. IF IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON TO HAVE THE FEELING THAT THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL, -AND IF A FEELING IS CONSIDERED AN EMOTION, AND AN EMOTION IS CONSIDERED A FEELING- THEN IT ALSO MAY BE SAFE TO CONCLUDE: THAT HUMAN BEINGS POSSESS EMOTIONAL CAPABILITIES ENABLING THEM TO EXPERIENCE BEAUTY AS AN EMOTION.

I SPENT THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS OF MY LIFE DATING THE SAME PERSON. AFTER THAT LONG, NOT ONLY HAVE YOU FALLEN ACCUSTOM TO HAVING THAT CERTAIN SOMEONE AROUND, BUT YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE AS WELL. YOU, AND EVERY ONE AROUND YOU, HAS BEGAN TO IDENTIFY THE TWO OF YOU AS ONE SINGLE BEING...RATHER THAN THE TWO SEPARATE IDENTITIES THAT YOU REALLY ARE. SOME PEOPLE MAY BE FINE WITH THAT FACT, BUT ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, WAS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I WAS CERTAINLY NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. AND I CONTINUED FALLING FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO WHAT BEGAN TO FEEL MORE LIKE A TRAP, THAN A BLESSING, OF ROUTINE. THE FACT THAT MY RELATIONSHIP SEEMED TO MAKE THE ONES I LOVE SO HAPPY, WAS REASON ENOUGH FOR ME TO ENDURE IT AS AN EVERY DAY PART OF MY LIFE. WELL, WHEN YOU ARE HAVING TO MERELY ‘ENDURE’ THE PRESENCE OF YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER...A PART OF YOU INSIDE BEGINS TO DIE MORE AND MORE WITH EACH DAY. AND AS IT BEGINS TO DIE, YOU ALSO BEGIN TO DESPISE WHAT YOU SEE IN THE MIRROR, MORE AND MORE WITH EACH DAY. WHEN YOU ARE LYING TO THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU, MUCH LESS TO YOURSELF, THEN IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU SECRETLY FEEL ANYTHING BUT BEAUTIFUL ABOUT YOURSELF. YOU FEEL QUITE UGLY, BECAUSE THE BRUTAL TRUTH IS, THAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS NOT RIGHT.

WHEN I FELL HELPLESSLY IN LOVE, WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN MY BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME, I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO FACE THE TRUTH. I LISTENED TO MY HEART FOR ONCE, BROKE UP WITH MY BOYFRIEND FOR THE PERSON I LOVE, AND AM NOW IN THE HEALTHIEST RELATIONSHIP OF MY LIFE. NOW THAT I AM BEING MORE HONEST TO MYSELF, AND THOSE AROUND ME, I FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT MYSELF.

THE TRUTH HURTS. BUT THE SAYING “THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE”, IS WELL...ALSO VERY TRUE. WHEN WE FEEL BEAUTIFUL, IT’S USUALLY BECAUSE WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE RIGHT IN OUR LIVES. BASICALLY, MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE MORALLY CORRECT. ALTHOUGH IT IS TEMPTING TO CHOOSE THE EASY ROAD IN LIFE, SOMETIMES SUCKING IT UP AND EMBARKING ON THE DIFFICULT PATH HAS MUCH GREATER BENEFITS. ( READY FOR MORE ON THE QUEST FOR INTERNAL BEAUTY?... KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR NEXT MONTH’S “BEAUTY AS AN EMOTION: PART II”... )

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MODEL: M I K ENZE ADAI R

PHOTOGRAPHER: JWG P HO TO G R AP HY

“FOOD FOR THE HEART”

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REVIEW BY: PAMELA SAHAGUN

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ART AND SOUL IS A CLASSY RESTAURANT LOCATED AT THE LIAISON CAPITOL HILL, AN AFFINIA HOTEL IN WASHINGTON DC. THE PLACE IS NAMED AFTER ITS NATIONALLY RENOWNED CHEF AND OWNER CHEF ART SMITH. “I GREW UP IN A SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN AND MY CUISINE IS CERTAINLY A REFLECTION OF MY UPBRINGING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO OFFERING OUR GUESTS A LITTLE BIT OF OUR HEART AND SOUL IN ALL OF OUR DISHES,” SAID CHEF ART.

HIS RESTAURANT OFFERS GUEST A SOUTHERN CUISINE IN A CLASSY, MODERN ATMOSPHERE ALONG WITH A CHIC LOUNGE, CALLED THE ARTBAR, WHERE GUESTS ARE ABLE TO RELAX AND SOCIALIZE. THE AREA OF THE BAR CENTERS AROUND AN ILLUMINATED PILLAR AND A CIRCULAR TEAL FAUX-OSTRICH SKIN BENCH WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY CHAMPAGNE PATENT LEATHER CLUB CHAIRS. SIGNATURE DISHES INCLUDE ,SHRIMP AND GRITS WITH ANSON MILLS CHEDDAR GRITS, CRISPY BACON AND CHOW-CHOW; SPICE RUBBED AHI TUNA WITH FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AND SOUR PICKLE RELISH; THE HOUSE CURED SALMON HOECAKE, A CORNMEAL FLATBREAD SERVED WITH DILL CRÈME FRAICHE AND CAPER BERRIES; ROCKFISH SERVED WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE-SEAFOOD GUMBO AND DIRTY RICE AND ART’S FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN. THOUGH SOME MIGHT COMPLAIN THAT ART AND SOUL IS A BIT PRICY MOST CUSTOMERS AGREE THAT THE DINING EXPERIENCE IS WORTH IT AND GIVE IT A HIGH SATISFACTION RATING. PRICES RANGE FROM $31-$50 DOLLARS. ART AND SOUL SERVES BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER AND A BRUNCH ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS BETWEEN 10:30 AM AND 2:30PM. THE RESTAURANT ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF SEATING AND ADDITIONAL FEATURES. YOU CAN ENJOY THE BANQUET/PRIVATE ROOMS, BAR DINING, BAR/LOUNGE, OR PATIO/OUTDOOR DINING, PERSONAL WINES ARE WELCOMED. ALL IN ALL A DINING EXPERIENCE WORTH EXPERIENCE ENJOYING. LOCATION: THE LIAISON CAPITOL HILL 415 NEW JERSEY AVE, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20001 WEB: WWW.ARTANDSOULDC.COM

FOUR TIPS FOR AVOIDING HOLIDAY FAMILY CONFLICTBY: AMELIA RANA WITH THE HOLIDAYS QUICKLY APPROACHING, OUR THOUGHTS TURN TO SHOPPING, PARTIES AND THE INEVITABLE: FAMILY GATHERINGS. MOST OF US EXPERIENCE MIXED EMOTIONS AT THE PROSPECT OF RETURNING HOME AND SPENDING TIME WITH SIBLINGS, PARENTS AND LOVED ONES. IF THE IDEA OF TRYING TO EXPLAIN YOUR CAREER AS A YOGA INSTRUCTOR TO AUNT MARCIA OVER GINGERBREAD COOKIES AND PUNCH IS DAUNTING, READ ON.

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THE SCENE IS MOST LIKELY FAMILIAR: PARENTS AND ADULT CHILDREN ARE SEATED AT THE DINNER TABLE WHEN SOMEONE MENTIONS THAT TOPIC. WORDS BECOME TENSE AND TEMPERS BEGIN TO FLARE: THE SAME OLD FIGHT HAS SPOILED WHAT WAS A CONVIVIAL HOMECOMING MEAL. WHETHER IT’S ISSUES ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, CAREER CHOICES, POLITICS OR SPIRITUALITY, MOST PEOPLE HAVE SORE SPOTS IN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. AS CHILDREN, PATTERNS AND BEHAVIORS ARE LEARNED FROM PARENTS, SIBLINGS AND RELATIVES. UPON RETURNING HOME, THESE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIORS BEGIN AGAIN, OFTEN TO OUR SURPRISE. FAMILY COUNSELOR OF 36 YEARS, DR. DOUG SCHOENINGER, SAYS THIS IS BECAUSE, “(PEOPLE) HAVE NOT REWORKED THEIR FAMILY RELATIONS IN THE ORIGINAL HOME CONTEXT (AND) THEREFORE REVERT TO OLD PATTERNS WHEN RETURNING HOME”. BECAUSE MOST OF US HAVE NOT WORKED TO IMPROVE OUR HOME RELATIONSHIPS SINCE MOVING OUT, HOMECOMINGS OFTEN PROMPT BEHAVIOR THAT WAS NORMAL AS A TEEN, BUT WHICH IS STARTLING COMING FROM AN ADULT. KNOWING THIS, IT’S IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOURSELF GRACE AND PATIENCE WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN FAMILY SITUATIONS ACTING LIKE YOUR 17 YEAR OLD SELF. AS THE HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME TO CELEBRATE LIFE AND ENJOY TIME WITH LOVED ONES, NOT GET BOGGED DOWN IN OLD RIVALRIES, THE FOLLOWING TIPS PROVIDE HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS FOR DEALING WITH DISCORD IN RELATIONSHIPS.

BE POSITIVE. RATHER THAN LISTENING TO SEE IF YOUR DAD IS AS CRITICAL AS EVER, LOOK FOR WAYS HE MAY HAVE GROWN. TAKE THE TIME TO APPRECIATE THOSE WITH WHOM YOU OFTEN HAVE FRICTION.

CHANGE YOURSELF. CONFLICTS HAVE A TENDENCY TO MAKE US FOCUS ON THE OTHER. “THIS WOULDN’T BE AN ISSUE IF HE WEREN’T SUCH A JERK”, MAY BE TRUE, BUT YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE YOURSELF. BE AWARE OF THE WAYS YOU CONTRIBUTE NEGATIVELY TO THE SITUATION AND FOCUS YOUR ENERGIES ON MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES IN YOUR HEART AND MIND.

WALK A MILE. DR. SCHOENINGER SUGGESTS TO HIS CLIENTS TO “IMAGINE THE OTHER’S SIDE AND THEIR CAPACITY FOR EMPATHY”. UNDERSTANDING WHY ISSUES BOTHER OTHERS CAN BE A GIANT STEP IN NEGOTIATING CONFLICT WITH THEM.

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KEEP IT IN PERSPECTIVE. GRANDMA MAY NEVER STOP NAGGING YOU ABOUT “SETTLING DOWN WITH A NICE BOY”, SO SOMETIMES IT’S BEST TO SHRUG IT OFF. REMEMBER THAT HOLIDAYS ARE AN OCCASION TO CELEBRATE, SO CONSIDER CAREFULLY BEFORE ESCALATING A CONVERSATION. WILL YOU REMEMBER THIS ONCE THE DECORATIONS ARE TAKEN DOWN?

SPENDING TIME CATCHING UP WITH LOVED ONES CAN OFTEN SURFACE PAST DISAGREEMENTS, BUT IT IS ALSO AN INCREDIBLY OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW RELATIONSHIPS. YOU MAY NOT BE THE SAME PERSON THEY REMEMBER, AND THIS IS A CHANCE TO TURN A NEW PAGE IN RELATIONSHIPS, NOT REVISIT OLD HURTS. DR. SCHOENINGER SEES THE HOLIDAYS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME, “THE INITIATOR OF CHANGED PATTERNS” IN RELATIONSHIPS, SO RATHER THAN SIMPLY REACTING, INITIATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN RELATIONSHIPS. THIS YEAR, WHEN AUNT MARCIA EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF A CAREER AS A YOGA INSTRUCTOR, TAKE A DEEP BREATH, SMILE AND SHARE WITH HER YOUR PASSION FOR HAVING A HEALTHY MIND AND BODY; WHO KNOWS: SHE MIGHT SIGN UP FOR LESSONS!

MOVIE REVIEW: TANGLED

BY: DAVID PINSON

THE FOLKS OVER AT DISNEY ANIMATION KNOW HOW TO MAKE FAIRY TALES PROPER AND, CONSIDERING HISTORY, THEY SHOULD. BEGINNING WITH SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, THEIR VERY FIRST FEATURE MADE BACK IN 1937, TO LAST YEAR’S PRINCESS AND THE FROG, MANY OF THE COMPANY’S MEMORABLE AND IMPORTANT FILMS HAVE STARTED OFF AS FANCIFUL TALES PENNED BY THE LIKES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM AND HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. THEREFORE MAKING AN UPDATED VERSION OF RAPUNZEL IS A NATURAL AND OBVIOUS CHOICE THAT NOT ONLY FALLS IN LINE WITH THE STATUS QUO BUT ALSO GIVES THE MOUSE HOUSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO THEIR POPULAR PRINCESS LINE OF MERCHANDISE. NOW THE LITTLE LADIES CAN PURCHASE RAPUNZEL HAIRBRUSHES AND LIP BALM TO GO WITH THEIR ROYAL GIGGLES CINDERELLA DOLL. BUT THE RESULTING FILM, CURIOUSLY ENTITLED TANGLED (THAT’S LIKE CALLING SLEEPING BEAUTY “HIBERNATED”), NEEDS TO GO BEYOND THE MARKETING POSSIBILITIES AND IT’S NO-BRAINER LINEAGE AND DELIVER AT LEAST A LITTLE OF THAT “DISNEY MAGIC” AND, FOR THE MOST PART, IT DOES. WHILE IT WON’T BE CONSIDERED A MODERN CLASSIC THERE IS PLENTY ENCHANTMENT THAT MAKES THIS OUTING WELL WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION. THIS UPDATED VERSION OF THE GRIMM BROTHER’S FABLE TELLS OF A MAGICAL FLOWER WITH MYSTERIOUS HEALING POWERS THAT CAN KEEP ITS OWNER FOREVER YOUNG. MOTHER GOTHEL (DONNA MURPHY), AN EVIL ENCHANTRESS, HIDES THE FLOWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE POWER FOR HERSELF. IN A NEARBY KINGDOM, AN AILING QUEEN WHO IS IN A FAMILY WAY IS ABOUT TO DIE AND ALL THE KING’S MEN AND HORSES SCOUR THE COUNTRYSIDE IN SEARCH OF THE MYSTICAL FLOWER TO SAVE HER. THEY FIND IT. SHE DRINKS A POTION MADE WITH IT. THEN THE QUEEN GIVES BIRTH TO A DIVINE BABY GIRL WHO POSSESSES THE POWER OF THE FLOWER IN HER HAIR. THIS IS, OF COURSE, RAPUNZEL (MANDY MOORE) AND MOTHER GOTHEL IS QUICK TO SWIPE THE WEE BABE AND LOCK HER AWAY IN A TOWER.

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MANY YEARS PASS AND THE NAÏVE RAPUNZEL, WHO THINKS MOTHER GOTHEL HER MOTHER AND NOW HAS ABOUT 17 YARDS WORTH OF GLOWING, GOLDEN HAIR, IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE HER 18TH BIRTHDAY. WHILE MILDLY CONTENT WITH LIFE IN THE SECLUDED TOWER, SHE DREAMS OF LEAVING TO SEE THE FRIGHTENING WORLD THAT AWAITS BUT MOTHER, OF COURSE, FORBIDS IT. ENTER THE THIEVING SWASHBUCKLING ADVENTURER, FLYNN RYDER (ZACHARY LEVI), WHO MAKES A DEAL WITH THE UNWITTING PRINCESS AND PROMISES TO ESCORT HER THROUGH THE KINGDOM IF SHE RETURNS TO HIM A STOLEN CROWN HE LIFTED FROM THE CASTLE. IRONY ALERT: IT’S HER CROWN. SINGING AND PERIL FOLLOWS AS RAPUNZEL WANDERS THE PATH TO FINDING HER TRUE IDENTITY.

THERE IS PLENTY OF THE PROVEN DISNEY FORMULA HERE TO SATISFY. A COUPLE OF CUTE AND HILARIOUS ANIMALS, MAXIMUS THE INTENSE HORSE AND PASCAL THE CHAMELEON, PROVIDE MUCH OF THE FILM’S LAUGHTER. ALSO, THE MOVIE CAN’T GO MORE THAN TEN MINUTES WITHOUT BURSTING INTO SONG TO EXPLAIN A PARTICULAR PLOT POINT WITH MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT. GOTHEL PHYSICALLY LOOKS LIKE THE EVIL QUEEN FROM SNOW WHITE AND SHARES MORE THAN A STRONG CHIN WITH THE CLASSIC VILLAIN (WAIT UNTIL THE END AND YOU’LL SEE WHAT I MEAN). TANGLED IS PACKED WITH HOMAGE, IN FACT, AND FEATURES SIMILARITIES WITH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LITTLE MERMAID AND A FEW OTHERS. MOORE MAKES RAPUNZEL A LIKABLE CHARACTER AND MUCH OF THE FILM’S STRENGTH IS HOW MUCH YOU GROW TO CARE ABOUT HER. EVEN THE INITIALLY GRATING FLYNN RIDER MORPHS INTO A CHARMING FELLOW BY THE END CREDITS.

THE FILM DOES START SLOW AND TAKES A LITTLE TOO LONG TO GET US OUT OF THAT TOWER. IT PLAYS LIKE THE FILMMAKERS NEEDED SOME TIME TO WARM UP. THE SONGS, ALL WITH MUSIC COMPOSED BY MUSICAL VETERAN ALAN MENKEN (ALADDIN, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS), ARE LACKLUSTER WITH NOT ONE MEMORABLE TUNE IN THE BUNCH. BUT WITH GOOD CHARACTERS AND LUSH, BEAUTIFUL ANIMATION, THESE ARE MINOR PROBLEMS THAT THE STORY IS ABLE TO OVERCOME. TANGLED IS A SURPRISINGLY GOOD FILM AND RAPUNZEL IS A DISNEY PRINCESS WORTHY OF HER OWN ROYAL GIGGLES DOLL.

4 OUT OF 5

IM WITH THE BAND THE URBAN TURBAN

THE HEADBAND IS CURRENTLY THE REIGNING QUEEN OF HAIR ACCESSORIES. CROWN YOURSELF THIS WINTER WITH ONE OF HER LATEST INCARNATIONS. TURN A SERVILE ‘DO INTO A ROYAL STATEMENT WITH THIS SHEIK-CHIC STYLE BY JENNIFER OUELLETTE. SNAP ONE UP AT BARNEY’S NEW YORK FOR AROUND $60 AND UP.

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BOW WOW

TIE ONE ON THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THE ACCESSORY TREND THAT’S BACK AGAIN. THE BOW IS LARGE AND IN CHARGE AND FOREVER 21 HAS PLENTY OF VARIETIES FROM OVERSIZED TO UNDERSTATED. WITH A SWEET PRICE POINT OF $5.00 AND UNDER, THESE ORNAMENTS WILL BE LANDING IN STOCKINGS ALL OVER TOWN.

BY: KELLY MORIARTY

HIPPY CHIC

LIKE A GOOD PATCHOULI THE HIPPIE HEAD BAND IS LINGERING. ADORN YOUR INNER FLOWER CHILD WITH THIS BOHEMIAN AND ETHEREAL EMBELLISHMENT. ETSY.COM IS THE BEST PLACE TO FIND ANY AND EVERY STYLE YOU DESIRE. TRY THIS TREND SOON…BEFORE IT GOES UP IN SMOKE.

MOVIE REVIEW: 127 HOURS

BY: DAVID PINSON

WHILE WATCHING THE INCREDIBLE TRUE EVENTS UNFOLD IN DIRECTOR DANNY BOYLE’S NEW FILM, 127 HOURS, IT’S NEAR IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO PLACE YOURSELF IN SUCH A HORRIFYING SITUATION. IMAGINE BEING TRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITHOUT ANY HOPE OF BEING FOUND. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE OR THAT YOU’RE EVEN MISSING. YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE WATER AND A SPARSE AMOUNT OF FOOD. YOU BEGIN TO LOSE YOUR MIND BY THE TINIEST OF INCREMENTS AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN THE BATTLE TO STAY ALIVE WILL BE LOST. YOU HAVE NO PROSPECT OF LEAVING THE NARROW CREVICE YOU ARE TRAPPED IN BECAUSE YOUR HAND IS WEDGED SOLID BETWEEN THE WALL OF THE CANYON AND A LARGE BOULDER. YOUR ONLY WAY OUT IS UNTHINKABLE. THERE IS A TINY, BLUNT KNIFE AMONG THE FEW POSSESSIONS YOU HAVE AND IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE, YOUR MANGLED ARM WILL NOT BE MAKING THE TRIP WITH YOU.

THIS REALLY HAPPENED TO THE SUBJECT OF THE FILM, ARON RALSTON (JAMES FRANCO), BACK IN 2003. WHILE ON A HIKE IN A REMOTE PART OF UTAH THAT HE HAD TRAVELED MANY TIMES BEFORE, RALSTON ACCIDENTALLY FEEL DOWN A RAVINE AND FOUND HIMSELF IN THIS PREDICAMENT. BOYLE TELLS THE STORY WITH MUCH RESPECT AND VIGOR, TURNING THE REAL LIFE HORROR STORY INTO A PARABLE ABOUT THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE. IT IS THE CRAFT AND STYLE OF THE FILM THAT MAKES THE VIEWER PLANT THEMSELVES RIGHT INTO RALSTON’S SHOES. 127 HOURS ISN’T A MOVIE YOU SIMPLY WATCH. IT IS AN EXPERIENCE YOU LIVE.

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MUCH OF THE FILM’S TIME IS SPENT STUCK AT THAT ROCK. WE DO SEE RALSTON PREPARING FOR THE DAY’S JOURNEY. HE PACKS A BAG WITH A FEW ITEMS (HE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE WATER AND A SHARPER KNIFE) AND HEADS FOR BLUE JOHN CANYON. THE SURROUNDINGS ARE BREATHTAKING. THIS IS RED ROCK COUNTRY AND THE MOVIE SHOWCASES THE ENVIRONMENT, FILLING THE SCREEN WITH BLUE SKIES AND BRIGHT, GORGEOUS MOUNTAINS. IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY RALSTON IS IN LOVE WITH THIS LAND. HE TROTS ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE WITH THE ENERGY OF A LITTLE BOY WHO CAN BARELY CONTAIN HIMSELF. AFTER A BRIEF BIKE RIDE HE MEETS UP WITH A PAIR OF FEMALE HIKERS (AMBER TAMBLYN AND KATE MARA) WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WAY. HE FLIRTS A BIT AND SHOWS THEM A SECRET SWIM SPOT NEARBY. THIS IS BASICALLY A (WARRANTED) TIME KILLER BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND SHORTLY AFTER HE LEAVES LOVELY YOUNG LADIES COMPANY, IT HAPPENS. AND 127 TORTUROUS HOURS LATER….

THERE COULD NOT BE A BETTER DISPLAY FOR THE TALENTS OF JAMES FRANCO. THE STORY IS TOLD ESSENTIALLY WITH ONE MAN AND A CAMERA. THERE ISN’T A MOMENT IN THE FILM THAT YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN FRANCO, THE FEAR AND ANGER THAT HIS RALSTON GOES THROUGH DURING THE ORDEAL. MOST OF THE FOOTAGE CONSISTS OF CLOSE-UPS OF THE ACTOR MAKING THIS A MOST INTIMATE PERFORMANCE. AS THE TIME WEARS ON FOR RALSTON, HIS MIND GOES AND WE SEE THROUGH FLASHBACKS/HALLUCINATIONS MANY IMPORTANT AND MUNDANE MOMENTS OF HIS LIFE. FRANCO, WITH HIS ARM PINNED TO A WALL, SELLS THESE IMPORTANT MOMENTS THAT ARE INTEGRAL TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHARACTER. WE CARE ABOUT THIS MAN AND WANT NOTHING MORE THAN FOR HIM TO SURVIVE.

DANNY BOYLE HAS MADE A FILM THAT NEVER FOR A MINUTE EXPLOITS THIS UNIMAGINABLE SITUATION. HE OPENS AND CLOSES WITH FOOTAGE OF JUBILATION AND CEREMONY. FANS AT A SPORTING EVENT CHEERING SPLICED WITH FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE IN WORSHIP ARE PRESENTED WITH THE LONE RALSTON WANDERING THE COUNTRYSIDE. IT MAKES YOU THINK OF WHAT IT IS TO BE ALIVE AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT. THAT A MAN COULD BE SO RESILIENT AND WANT LIFE SO BAD THAT HE IS ABLE TO GO TO SUCH EXTREMES IS, IN A WAY, BEAUTIFUL. BOYLE HAS MADE A FILM THAT WILL EXHAUST AND ENLIVEN YOU IN ITS HOUR AND A HALF. AND AS YOU WALK TO YOUR CAR AFTERWARDS, JUST BE AWARE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO WATCH THE FILM MORE THAN 80 TIMES IN A ROW TO EQUAL THE TIME RALSTON SPENT IN THAT CANYON. APPRECIATE THAT.

4.5 OUT OF 5

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PART 1 BY: DAVID PINSON

IN HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PART 1 THE END SEEMS DEFINITELY NEAR. FROM THE FIRST FRAME THE MESSAGE IS EVIDENT. VOLDEMORT, THE VILLAIN FORMALLY KNOWN AS “HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED,” IS NOW MENTIONED QUITE FREQUENTLY ACTUALLY AND NEVER IN VERY PLEASANT CONTEXT. THE SAINTLY WIZARD, DUMBLEDORE, HAS FALLEN AND THERE IS NO ONE TO STAND BETWEEN THE DARK ONE AND OUR GOOD HARRY. NEARLY EVERY MINUTE OF THE FILM IS BRIMMING WITH DOOM AND GLOOM (EVEN THE WARNER BROS. LOGO THAT OPENS THE PRODUCTION IS RUSTING AND ROTTING) AND THE TENSION FILLED ANTICIPATION IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. THIS IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YET, CONSIDERING THIS IS ONLY HALF OF THE STORY; THE BOOK WILL NOT BE CLOSED AFTER THIS TWO AND A HALF HOUR FILM. WHILE THE CONCLUSION OF THE NEARLY DECADE-OLD SERIES IS STILL A FEW MONTHS AWAY, DEATHLY HOLLOWS PART 1 IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF AN AMAZING CINEMATIC JOURNEY.

HARRY POTTER PART 7 PART 1 OPENS WITH THE DASTARDLY SEVERUS SNAPE (ALAN RICKMAN) FINDING HIS PLACE BY THE SIDE OF HIS EVIL MASTER, VOLDEMORT (RALPH FIENNES). AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT, VOLDEMORT NOW KNOWS THAT HE MUST FIND A NEW WAY TO DEFEAT YOUNG HARRY AS BOTH OF THEIR WANDS SHARE THE SAME PHOENIX FEATHER CORE. IN THIS FANTASY WORLD, THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH. VOLDEMORT BEGINS A SECRET QUEST TO POSSESS A LEGENDARY ITEM THAT WILL ALLOW HIM TO BEST HIS ENEMY. MEANWHILE, HARRY POTTER (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) IS NOW TRULY PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 AND CAN’T EVEN LEAVE HIS HOME WITHOUT AN ARMY AT HIS SIDE. HE HAS LEARNED THAT VOLDEMORT HAS HIDDEN PARTS OF HIS SOUL IN VARIOUS OBJECTS CALLED HORCRUXES AND IF HE HAS ANY HOPES TO DEFEAT HIM, HE MUST COLLECT AND DESTROY THEM ALL.

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POTTER IS JOINED, AS ALWAYS, BY HIS EVER-FAITHFUL FRIENDS RON WEASLEY (RUPERT GRINT) AND HERMIONE GRANGER (EMMA WATSON) AND THE THREE OF THEM TRAVEL BOTH THE MUGGLE AND WIZARDING WORLDS SEARCHING FOR THESE MAGICAL ITEMS. THERE IS NO FINAL YEAR AT HOGWARTS, THE SCHOOL THAT WAS THE SETTING FOR ALL THE PREVIOUS FILMS, AND, ALAS, NO SECURITY OR SENSE OF HOME FOR OUR HERO. HARRY REALIZES THAT HE MUST FACE HIS ENEMY AND DESTINY ALONE AND FIND OUT IF HE IS TRULY THE CHOSEN ONE.

DEATHLY HOLLOWS GREATEST ASSET IS THE DEPARTURE FROM STRUCTURE AND FORMULA. THIS IS CREDITED TO AUTHOR J.K. ROWLING WHO WROTE THE BESTSELLING BOOKS THAT THE FILMS HAVE BEEN BASED. WITHOUT HOGWARTS AND THIS YEAR’S NEW DARK ARTS TEACHER, THIS FILM BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO THE FRANCHISE. NOTHING CAN BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED AND NOTHING IS FAMILIAR. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE FILM TO TAKE OFF RUNNING AND NO PRIOR POTTER FILM HAS SUCH A QUICKPACED FIRST ACT. THE ACTION IS PERFECTLY EXECUTED BY DIRECTOR DAVID YATES WHO HAS TAKEN THE REINS SINCE THE FIFTH FILM (HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX) AND HAS GIVEN THESE LAST FEW FILMS A SENSE OF CONTINUITY THAT HAS AFFECTED THE FRANCHISE FOR THE BETTER.

ALL THREE OF THE MAIN ACTORS HAVE GROWN UP BEFORE OUR EYES DURING THE COURSE OF THE SERIES. THEY BEGAN AS PREPUBESCENT CHILDREN AND NOW FINISH AS YOUNG ADULTS. OF THE THREE, GRINT HAS BECOME MY FAVORITE. HE POSSESSES REAL PRESENCE IN DEATHLY HOLLOWS AND GIVES THE FILM HEART. AS RON, HE SELLS THE SERIOUS STUFF LIKE A PRO AND DELIVERS MUCH OF THE LAUGHTER. HOPEFULLY RADCLIFFE WILL ABLE TO SHAKE THE POTTER PERSONA AND ENJOY A CAREER NOW. IT CAN GO EITHER WAY. WHILE MARK HAMILL IS STILL LUKE SKYWALKER TO MANY, HARRISON FORD IS JUST HARRISON FORD. WE SHALL SEE. STRETCHING THE FINAL BOOK INTO TWO FILMS MAKES SENSE BOTH ARTISTICALLY AND FINANCIALLY. IT IS NICE THE MOVIE ISN’T RUSHED, AS SO MANY OF THE OTHERS FILMS IN THE SERIES HAVE BEEN, AND CAN TAKE ITS TIME GETTING TO WHERE IT IS GOING. THERE ARE POINTS WHERE THE FILMMAKERS TAKE A LITTLE TOO MUCH LIBERTY WITH THIS FREEDOM, HOWEVER, AND THE MIDDLE OF THE FILM SAGS A BIT. A FIFTEENMINUTE SHAVE WOULD HAVE BEEN A POSITIVE. ALSO, THE STUDIOS, I’M SURE, WILL ENJOY THE EXTRA BILLION OR SO DOLLARS THE SECOND PART OF DEATHLY HOLLOWS WILL GENERATE. IT WILL BE A SAD MOMENT WHEN EVERYTHING COMES TO AN END ON JULY 15TH, 2011 AND THE MOST HEARTBROKEN OF ALL WILL NO DOUBT BE THE MOVIE EXECUTIVES THAT WILL FINALLY HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THEIR BELOVED CASH MACHINE.

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CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH AGE OLD RECIPES BY: DIYA SEN CHRISTMAS IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. IT IS MORE THAN JUST A TRADITION. TRADITION - THAT IS FOLLOWED RIGHT FROM WHERE IT GENERATED, THAT IS BETHLEHEM TO MEDIEVAL EUROPE, THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH TO AMERICAN CHRISTMAS. EACH FOLLOWS A TRADITION IN TERMS OF CUISINE THAT IS NOT JUST A SPECIALTY, BUT CELEBRATION IN ITSELF. WHAT BINDS THEM TOGETHER IS THE RITUAL OF PREPARING IT, FOLLOWING THE RECIPES HANDED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS, AND ENJOYING IT WITH YOUR NEAR AND DEAR ONES. SO HERE’S A LITTLE ABOUT EACH, RATHER REVIVING THE AGE OLD RECIPES:

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“YULE LOG (BUCHE DE NOEL) INGREDIENTS:

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED. ALONG WITH THE RECIPES FOLLOWED MORE BY WAY OF TRADITION, BUCHE DE NOEL, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE YULE LOG CAKE CANNOT BE BYPASSED. SWEET BAKED GOODS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BAKED AS A SPECIALTY TO CELEBRATE AN OCCASION. ONE OF THE MOST TRADITIONAL BAKES FOR CHRISTMAS IN THE YULE LOG CAKE OR THE BUCHE DE NOEL. THIS YULE LOG CAKE IS SERVED AS A MIDNIGHT FEAST FOLLOWING MASS ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

1/3 CUP SUGAR 1/2 CUP SIFTED ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR 2 TABLESPOONS MELTED BUTTER CHOCOLATE BUTTER CREAM 1 1 TEASPOON INSTANT COFFEE 1 TEASPOON HOT WATER 2 OR 3 BLANCHED ALMONDS ANGELICA CANDIED CHERRIES SUGAR METHOD: PREHEAT OVEN TO 400 DEGREES F. RINSE THE MIXING BOWL WITH HOT WATER AND WRAP A HOT WET TOWEL AROUND THE BASE. COMBINE THE EGG YOLKS AND SUGAR AND BEAT FOR 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE MIXTURE HAS DOUBLED IN VOLUME. FOLD IN THE FLOUR AND THEN THE BUTTER, WHICH SHOULD BE COOLED. FOLD IN THE BEATEN EGG WHITES GENTLY BUT THOROUGHLY. BUTTER A SMALL, RIMMED BAKING SHEET OR ROASTING PAN (10X14) AND DUST IT WITH FLOUR. POUR THE BATTER INTO THE PAN AND SMOOTH IT EVENLY WITH A KNIFE. BAKE 10 MINUTES. SPREAD A DAMP TOWEL ON A MARBLE SLAB OR TABLE. RUN A KNIFE AROUND THE EDGE OF THE BAKED CAKE AND TURN THE PAN UPSIDE DOWN ON THE TOWEL, LEAVING THE PAN ON TOP OF THE CAKE UNTIL IT IS COOL. MAKE THE BUTTER CREAM, USING 5 EGG YOLKS, AND ADD TO IT THE DISSOLVED INSTANT COFFEE. SPREAD THE CAKE WITH THE BUTTER CREAM AND ROLL IT UP LENGTH WISE LIKE A JELLY ROLL. PLACE SEAM SIDE DOWN ON A LONG SERVING TRAY AND CUT OFF BOTH ENDS DIAGONALLY. PUT THE REMAINING BUTTER CREAM IN A PASTRY BAG FITTED WITH A FLAT ANNULATED TIP. FORCE THE CREAM LENGTHWISE OVER THE SURFACE OF THE CAKE TO GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF BARK. PLACE A ‘KNOT’ HERE AND THERE. DECORATE THE CAKE WITH ALMONDS AND A SPRIG OF HOLLY MADE WITH STRIPS OF ANGELICA AND LITTLE ROUNDS OF CANDIED CHERRIES. SPRINKLE VERY LIGHTLY WITH GREEN SUGAR.”

MEDIEVAL EUROPE IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE THE COOKS AND PREPARED DIFFERENT TYPES OF SWEET GOODIES TO MARK THE OCCASION OF CHRISTMAS. DOWN THE AGES, NOT ONLY DID THEY BECOME POPULAR BUT BECAME A PART OF TRADITION. CHRISTMAS COOKIES, ACTUALLY TRACE THEIR ROOTS TO THESE MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN RECIPES. HISTORY HAS IT THAT THE DUTCH AND GERMAN SETTLERS INTRODUCED COOKIE CUTTERS, DECORATIVE MOLDS, AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS TO AMERICA.

BOHEMIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES INGREDIENTS: YOLKS OF 2 HARD-COOKED EGGS 1/3 CUP BUTTER OR BUTTER SUBSTITUTES, 1/3 CUP SUGAR, YOLK OF 1 EGG, 1 TABLESPOON MILK, FLOUR TO STIFFEN FOR ROLLING, 3 TABLESPOONS FINELY CHOPPED BLANCHED ALMONDS.

METHOD: PUT THE HARD-COOKED YOLKS OF EGGS THROUGH A RICER OR SIEVE AND CREAM WITH THE BUTTER OR BUTTER SUBSTITUTE. ADD THE SUGAR, CREAM, AGAIN, AND THEN STIR IN THE UNCOOKED EGG-YOLK, THE MILK, AND SIFTED FLOUR. THE DOUGH SHOULD BE STIFF ENOUGH TO ROLL. CUT INTO SMALL ROUND SHAPES WITH COOKIECUTTERS, BRUSH THESE WITH BEATEN EGG-WHITE AND SPRINKLE WITH FINELY CHOPPED ALMONDS. BAKE IN A SLOW OVEN

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VICTORIAN ENGLISH CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING INGREDIENTS

YOU CAN RECALL THE FAMOUS CHRISTMAS DINNER IN DICKENS’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL. A LAVISH AND SUMPTUOUS SPREAD OF PLUMP ROAST GOOSE, OYSTER STUFFING, MINCEMEAT, CHRISTMAS (AKA PLUM) PUDDING AND WASSAIL. GIVEN THE ENGLAND’S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, ENGLAND SAW MANY SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES. TRYING TO KEEP TO THE TRADITION PEOPLE TRIED TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH THE VERY BEST MEAL THEY COULD AFFORD. BUT THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING WAS A COMMON DISH IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD

450G BREADCRUMBS FROM GOOD QUALITY WHITE BREAD (ABOUT HALF A LOAF) 160G EACH OF RAISINS, SULTANAS AND CURRANTS, ROUGHLY CHOPPED 250G SUGAR 1/2 TSP MACE 1/2 TSP CINNAMON 1/2 TSP NUTMEG 240G MELTED BUTTER 4 LARGE EGGS, LIGHTLY BEATEN 1/2 TSP ALMOND EXTRACT 120G BITTER ORANGE MARMALADE PINCH OF CLOVES (OPTIONAL) METHOD: ADD THE BREADCRUMBS AND FRUIT TO A LARGE BOWL ALONG WITH THE SUGAR AND SPICES. THEN MIX IN THE MELTED BUTTER AND ALL THE REMAINING INGREDIENTS. MIX THOROUGHLY TO INCORPORATE THEN TASTE FOR SEASONING AND ADD MORE IF NEEDED. PACK INTO A ROUND PUDDING MOULD. COVER WITH GREASEPROOF PAPER, ADD A LID AND COVER IN ALUMINUM FOIL IF DESIRED. SET THE BOWL IN A STEAMER. YOU CAN EITHER USE A PROPER STEAMER FOR THIS OR SET A TRIVET IN THE BASE OF A LARGE PAN AND PLACE THE PUDDING BOWL ON TOP OF THE TRIVET. NEVER LET THE PUDDING BOWL DIRECTLY TOUCH THE BASE OF THE PAN. IF USING THIS METHOD ADD BOILING WATER TO HALF-WAY UP THE PUDDING. COVER WITH A LID, BRING TO A SIMMER AND ALLOW STEAMING FOR 6 HOURS. ENSURE YOU CHECK THE WATER LEVEL FREQUENTLY AND NEVER LET THE PAN BOIL DRY. THE PUDDING IS DONE WHEN WALNUT BROWN IN COLOR AND FIRM TO THE TOUCH. ONCE READY, ALLOW THE PUDDING TO COOL TEN STORE IN A COOL PLACE LIKE A LARDER, A WINE CELLAR OR A FRIDGE. WHEN READY TO SERVE STEAM THE PUDDING FOR 2 HOURS THEN UNMOLD ONTO A HOT FLAMEPROOF SERVING PLATTER AND DECORATE WITH HOLLY SPRIGS. BRING TO THE TALE ALONG WITH A LADLE OF RUM OR BRANDY. FLAME THE ALCOHOL AND POUR OVER THE PUDDING.

AMERICAN CHRISTMAS DIVERSE CHOICE OF FOOD REPRESENTED A PROGRESSION OF AMERICAN CHRISTMAS DINNERS FROM THE 17TH CENTURY TO THE 1960S. THEY CAME TOGETHER IN ONE SETTING ON THE CHRISTMAS TABLE OF MELTING-POT AMERICA. THE TRUE AMERICAN CHRISTMAS FEAST INCLUDES FAVORITES FROM ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE. WHILE SOME PEOPLE LOVE ROAST BEEF AND MASHED POTATOES, OTHERS PREFER LASAGNA. BUT OUR DESERT TABLE IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THE TRADITIONAL FRUIT CAKE, CHRISTMAS COOKIES, BUCHE DE NOEL, LEBKUCHEN AND STOLLEN. AS ONE RIGHTLY SAID, CONFLUENCE OF CULTURES AND TRADITIONS – CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA!

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TOP TEN ARIST OF 2010 BY: MY NGUYEN 2010 BROUGHT IN THE YEAR OF THE TIGER, AND WITH TIGER WOODS IN THE PICTURE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IT SEEMS LIKE AN APT APPROACH TO START HERE. NOT ONLY DID THE TIGER WOODS FIASCO STIR A WHOLE LOT OF BUZZ IN THE HEADLINES, BUT THE LAUNCHING OF THE IPAD AND THE UNEXPECTED 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS ALSO VIED AS CONTENDERS FOR THE TOP SPOT IN BIGGEST NEWS OF 2010. IT SEEMS LIKE 2010 HAS BEEN THE YEAR WHERE “THE TIGER HAS BEEN CROUCHING, AND THE DRAGON HIDING.” WHETHER THE TIGER SPIRIT IS LESS CROUCHING BUT MORE POUNCING OR THE DRAGON, LESS OF THE HIDING BUT MORE OF THE M.I.AING, 2010 HAS DEFINITELY BEEN THE YEAR OF THE UNEXPECTED. WE, HERE AT THE G.O.O.D.S MAGAZINE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MANNY PACQUIAO-JAB AT THE HARD TASK OF COMPILING A LIST OF THE TOP MUSICAL ACTS WE THINK DESERVE TO BE SPOTLIGHTED. PERHAPS ONLY PAUL, THE OCTOPUS CAN ACCURATELY PREDICT OUR TOP PICKS, BUT SINCE HIS DISCOVERY, RETIREMENT, AND IMMINENT EXIT HAD ALL TAKEN PLACE WITHIN THE SPACE OF A YEAR, WE WILL BE NICE AND GIVE IT TO YOU HERE.

10 NEON TREES – WITH THEIR CATCHY HOOKS, AND MELODIC RETRO-FORMING TUNES, NEON TREES IS ABOVE THE ANGST AND CONFORMITY OF THE YOUTH DRIVEN CONSENSUS. ALTHOUGH THEIR SONGS DO CATER TO THE AGE GROUP, IT WOULD BE A MISREPRESENTATION TO CALL THEM A SOLELY ADOLESCENCE PROPRIETY. NEON TREES BROKE OUT INTO THE SCENE WITH THEIR SINGLE “ANIMALS” OFF THEIR HABITS ALBUM WHICH WAS RELEASED EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH AN ENERGIZED AND UPBEAT SOUND THAT BOTH VETERAN AND NEW LISTENERS OF INDIE/ROCK CAN ENJOY. THIS POPADDITIVE IS CURRENTLY PLAYING ON HEAVY ROTATION ON RADIO-STATIONS NATIONWIDE.

LADY ANTEBELLUM – LADY ANTEBELLUM, BEST KNOWN TO THE CASUAL COUNTRY LISTENER FOR THEIR BOOTY CALL SINGLE, “NEED YOU NOW,” THEIR CHART-HOPPING SINGLE IS A CROSSOVER HIT. NOMINATED FOR FOUR AWARDS, THE COUNTRY GROUP SO FAR CARRIED AWAY GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR “NEED YOU NOW” AT THE CMT AWARDS CEREMONY AND SINGLE OF THE YEAR AT THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AND THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS AND A FEW OTHER ACCOLADES OF THE YEAR. NOT BAD FOR A SONG ABOUT A DRUNK-DIALING EX.

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CEE LO GREEN – BEFORE UNDERTAKING A SOLO CAREER UNDER ARISTA DURING 2002-2004, CEE LO GREEN WAS A PART OF THE ATLANTA HIP-HOP GROUP, THE GOODIE-MOB, RAPPING ALONGSIDE THE LIKES OF BIG GIPP, T-MO, AND KHUJO. FAST-FORWARD A FEW MORE YEARS AND MUSICAL HISTORY ASIDE, CEE LO IS DEFINITELY UP AND ABOUT IN THE MUSIC WORLD. LADY KILLER, WHICH WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, IS ALREADY CLIMBING THE CHARTS AND GETTING THE KIND OF ACCLAIM THAT ONLY A SUPERSTAR CAN GARNER. CEE LO GREEN HAS DEFINITELY MADE AN ALBUM THAT IS MOST DEMONSTRATIVE OF HIS SOUND AND STYLE. THE “LADY KILLER” IS HERE AND HE IS TO STAY.

FAR EAST MOVEMENT – RATHER THAN JUST RAPPING ABOUT IT, FAR EAST MOVEMENT EMBODIES THEIR FLYNESS WHEN THEIR HIT SINGLE “LIKE A G6,” HIT DOUBLE PLATINUM. INSTEAD OF HOGGING ALL THE CREDIT, FM IMMEDIATELY THANKED THEIR FANS FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE AFTER MTV NEWS CAUGHT UP WITH THEM. THEIR COOLNESS INTACT, FM WENT ON TOUR SOON AFTER THEY RECORDED “LIKE A G6,” WHICH FEATURES THE CATARACS AND DEV. THEY RELEASED A MIX TAPE ONLINE AND PRETTY SOON FM’S PARTY ANTHEM WENT VIRAL. THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS GOES TO SHOW THAT THE FAR EAST MOVEMENT HASN’T FORGOTTEN THEIR ROOTS AND THAT THEY ARE DEFINITELY FLY, MAYBE EVEN FLYER THAN A G6.

6 BRUNO MARS – BEFORE HE BROKE OUT INTO THE MUSIC SCENE WITH HIS DEBUT ALBUM, DOO-WOPS AND HOOLIGANS, BRUNO MARS HAS BEEN PENNING SONGS LIKE FLO RIDA’S “RIGHT ROUND,” B.O.B’S “NOTHIN’ ON YOU,” AND TRAVIE MCCOY’S “BILLIONAIRE.” HIS MUSIC PRODUCING MIGHT HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR HIS SOLO CAREER, BUT IT DOESN’T JUSTIFY THE SWOONING CROWDS OR THE RECEPTION HIS DOZEN OR SO CHART-HOPPING TRACKS HAVE BEEN RECEIVING. WITH A LIGHT SOULFUL APPROACH TO VOCALS, BRUNO MARS’ VOICE COULD EASILY BLEND INTO VARIOUS GENRES. IT SEEMS LIKE BRUNO MARS IS EVERYWHERE THESE DAYS, DOMINATING THE TRACKS WITH HIS ACCESSIBLE MUSIC AND LIVE PERFORMANCES.

5 KE$HA – KE$HA’S OVER THE TOP, SING-SONG RAPPING STYLE WHICH IS HIGHLY ENHANCED IN HER EARLY 2010 ALBUM RELEASE, ANIMALS, IS ABOVE ALL UNFORGETTABLE. TIK TOK, A RELATIVELY INCOMPREHENSIBLE SONG HAS GARNERED LOTS OF PUBLIC ATTENTION. ALTHOUGH ANIMALS RECEIVED MIXED REVIEWS, KE$HA IS AN ARTIST THAT CAN DEFINITELY HOLD YOUR ATTENTION.

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4 RIHANNA – WITH THE PROGRESSION OF HER LAST FEW ALBUMS, THE R&B/POP DIVA’S LOOK AND MUSIC HAS EVOLVED RADICALLY OVER TIME. FROM REGGAE TO POP PRINCESS TO “GOOD GIRL GONE BAD,” RIHANNA IS LIKE THE MADONNA OF OUR GENERATION. WITH HER AND EMINEM’S COLLABORATION ON “LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE,” AND THE MOST RECENT “ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)” OFF HER LOUD ALBUM, RIHANNA PROVES BEING BAD CAN BE OH SO GOOD.

3 LADY GAGA – ALL DOLLED UP IN A MEAT DRESS FOR THE 2010 VMA’S, IT SEEMS LIKE LADY GAGA CAN’T GET ANYMORE RISQUÉ. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE OVER AND OVER AGAIN SHE FINDS WAYS TO EXCEED OUR EXPECTATIONS. HER REMIXED ALBUM HAS REACHED INTERNATIONAL AND CRITICAL SUCCESS, AND HER OUTRAGEOUS COSTUMES AND PERFORMANCES THAT ARE ALSO EVER-CHANGING, EXEMPLIFIES HER COMPLETE PERSONA AS AN ARTIST. WHETHER OR NOT SHE HAS GONE A LITTLE TOO FAR WITH THIS PERSONA IS QUESTIONABLE, BUT EITHER WAY, THE WORLD IS DEFINITELY WATCHING.

2 TAYLOR SWIFT – WHEN KANYE WEST STEPPED INTO TAYLOR SWIFT’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AT THE MTV’S VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS IN 2009, LITTLE DID HE KNOW THAT HE WOULD CREATE A POP SENSATION. THE POP PRINCESS’S EVERYWHERE—ALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF 2009 AND MUCH OF THIS YEAR. SPEAK NOW WHICH WAS RELEASED LATER IN 2010 WRAPS UP THE YEAR FOR TAYLOR SWIFT. DRAWN MAINLY FROM HER PAST ROMANCES AND LIFE EXPERIENCES, THE ALBUM IS LIKE ALL-INCLUSIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. SWIFT IS VERY MUCH THE CONFESSIONAL ARTIST. EACH TRACK ON THE ALBUM CAPTURES A CERTAIN MOMENT OR MIND FRAME SWIFT HAS EXPERIENCED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AS SWIFT SINGS ABOUT FORGIVENESS IN “INNOCENCE,” EVEN THE MOST MEAN-SPIRITED PERSON WILL FEEL A BIT OF SOFTENING IN THEIR HEARTS.

1 KATY PERRY – BANNED FROM SESAME STREET BACK IN SEPTEMBER, KATY PERRY PROBABLY FINDS SOLACE IN THE FACT THAT EVERY SINGLE SHE HAS RELEASED OFF HER THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, TEENAGE DREAM IS CURRENTLY DOMINATING AIRWAVES. WITH THAT IN MIND, 2010 HAS GOT TO BE KATY PERRY’S YEAR. HER DREAM WEDDING WITH RUSSELL BRAND WHICH TOOK PLACE IN INDIA WAS A GRAND AFFAIR. GUESTS WERE FLOWN INTO THE EXOTIC COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE WITH THE NEWLYWEDS. A HIT ALBUM AND A DREAM WEDDING—WHAT MORE CAN A GIRL ASK FOR.

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NARS SINGLE SHADOW IN ESTRUSQUE AN ANTIQUE GOLD HUE REMINISCENT OF BRONZE ART FOR WHICH THE ETRUSCANS WERE KNOWN. APPLIED WET OR DRY, THIS SHADOW VIRTUALLY WASHES THE LID WITH GLORIOUS LIGHT. $23

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“PRIA PLAID WOOL SCARF” $102 THE SCARF IS ONE OF THE STAPLE GIFTS FOR A GENTLEMAN FOR THE HOLIDAYS. I FOR ONE THINK THIS IS THE ONE PIECE THAT WILL PROTECT YOU THE MOST FROM THE LOW TEMPERATURES. PRIA SCARVES ARE MADE IN ITALY FROM THE FINEST WOOLENS.

RED WING BECKMAN BOOT $300 RED WING HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR MAKING GREAT WORK BOOTS BUT THEY’VE BEEN RELEASING GREAT STYLES FOR EVERYDAY USE. THE BECKMAN IS A VERY STYLISH AND USEFUL BOOT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THEY CAN BE PAIRED WITH DENIM, CHINOS AND CORDUROY, OR A BLAZER, DENIM JACKET OR PARKA, SO GET HIM A PAIR FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

“HOODED TOGGLE SWEATER BY GAP” $79.50

THIS SWEATER IS A GREAT GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. BUT, THIS IS NOT THAT UGLY SWEATER HIS AUNT GAVE TO HIM, WHEN HE WAS 11, WHICH HIS MOM MADE HIM WEAR EVERY TIME SHE CAME OVER. THIS UPDATED STYLE IS A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY WARDROBE.

“PENDLETON ROBE” $198

THE ROBE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GO-TO ITEM FOR HIM AS A HOLIDAY GIFT. PENDLETON ROBES ARE 100% WOOL AND ARE MADE FOR COMFORT. SHOW HIM YOU CARE WITH THIS GIFT.

“NIXON 51-30” $400

YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH A WATCH. WE LIKE WATCHES AND THIS TICKER WOULD BE A LOVELY ADDITION TO HIS COLLECTION.

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THE CELL PHONE IS THE “DO EVERYTHING” ACCESSORY THESE DAYS, BUT IT HAS TO BE USEFUL. A FORMER “CRACKBERRY” ADDICT MYSELF AND NOW A DEDICATED “APPLE FANBOY”. ONE OF THESE PHONES ARE PERFECT FOR HIM. IF HE IS A GUY ABOUT FORM & FUNCTION THE BLACKBERRY IS HIS DEVICE, HE WILL WONDER HOW HE EVER GOT ALONG WITHOUT IT. IF CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY & APPS ARE HIS THING THEN THE IPHONE WILL MAKE HIM ANTI-SOCIAL UNTIL THE LAKERS VS HEAT GAME COMES ON AT 5 CHRISTMAS DAY.

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“MIAMI HEAT VS L.A. LAKERS TICKETS”

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THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BASKETBALL GAMES IN RECENT MEMORY. YOU HAVE “LEBRON VS KOBE” & “THE BIG 3 VS “THE BIG 3” ALONG WITH MANY OTHER SUBPLOTS TO THIS ONE. THE BUZZ FOR THIS GAME WILL BE AT A FEVER PITCH, SO THIS COULD BE YOUR “GET OUT OF GETTING HIM A GIFT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS GIFT”.

OH BY THE WAY... THIS GAME IS ACTUALLY ON CHRISTMAS DAY AT 5P.M. IN L.A.

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