After spending yesterday in the studio with Maxwell and Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige is celebrating her big 40th birthday today.
The wife, mom, actress, singer, philanthropist, and entertainer has come a LONG way since her "What's The 4-1-1" days....and we've loved, laughed, cried, and enjoyed every bit of her journey. HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY MJB! *tippin' a neckbone and champagne*
The Jared Loughner mug-shot has been released. And while the gruesome details of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona have been blasted all over the news, the shooter’s pie-eating grin in the police photo is enough to make me grimace. Check out the picture below and some information on the horrible tragedy here.
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Doing what she does best, Gisele Bundchen worked it for the cameras during a Vogue China photo shoot for the mag's February 2011 issue.
In the spread, the Victoria?s Secret bombshell dons several ensembles with a slicked back ponytail while keeping a serious expression on her face throughout.
Aside from her well-paying modeling efforts, Bundchen was selected as having the most desired body by plastic surgeons of Beverly Hills in the 14th Annual ?Famed Hottest Looks? survey.
The male winner? Mark Wahlberg took that prize while closely followed by Channing Tatum and Tyson Beckford.
We've all seen Jay-Z and 50 Cent make a musical impact on the streets, but now the brothas are taking it to the next level and making an impact on Wall Street and Main Street. Get the deets on Jay and 50's latest investments inside...
Jay-Z and his mother Gloria just fried up a new business venture as both have invested in a new chicken wing joint in Brooklyn called Buffalo Boss. TMZ reports that Jay-Z's first cousin, Jamar White, is one of the owners and the business is already off to a great start. Plus they have been doing great things in the community like rewarding well-performing students with free food. Nice.
And over on Wall Street...
Since unveiling the new Sleek By 50 headphones a few days ago, H&H Imports have seen their stocks sky rocket to 355% over the weekend thanks to 50. So if you have a few dollars lying around, you might want to get in on the action because 50 is now on Twitter encouraging fans to make purchases from H&H Imports parent company TVGoods. I can only imagine how much their stock will be up next week.
“This me and steve from TVG I invested in TVG. If you can by stock in it. I don’t care If its only 500 dollars. You better get in now TVG I’m never saying this again. Watch how this company blows up. TVG stands for television vision goods they have sold billions of dollars threw infomercial example george formen grill I just invested. Follow my lead there just going to get bigger trust me even if its a small investment it will pay off. HNHI is the stock symbol for TVG there launching 15 different products. they are no joke get in now. Ok ok ok my friends just told me stop tweeting about HNHI so we can get all the money. Hahaha check it out its the real deal. HNHI is the stock symbol for TVG sleek by50 is one of the 15 products this year. If you get in technically I work for you. BIG MONEY. I know u have 4 million followers that can probably move stock if they all buy in2 it but how legit is this?VERY LEGIT BABY.”
You heard the man. Get your coins together and make your money work for you.
Nicki Minaj dropped by the "Ellen" show to perform her new single and we have a clip for you inside. Watch the video plus hear the new track from Swizz Beatz and Rick Ross "The Transporter" while RayJ and Ludacris have a "Celebration" and Kimora Lee Simmons talks about a bigger family...
Nicki Minaj performed "A Moment For Life" on "Ellen" today with two look-a-like dancers in blond wigs and leotards.
Check out the video below and hear Nicki rap and sing her new single.
For his contribution to Monster Mondays today, Swizz Beatz has dropped a new song with Rick Ross called 'The Transporter." Check it out below:
And Ray J has just dropped a video for his new single "Celebration" featuring Ludacris.
Watch it here:
And in baby news....
Kimora Lee Simmons says she wants a large family. Kimora, whose family already includes Ming and Aoki Lee with ex Russell Simmons, and Kenzo with husband Djimon Hounsou, says she and the hubby are talking about having another child.
"We definitely talk about about [having] kids in the near future, we definitely want more, we love kids and I would love to have a little companion for [son] Kenzo. Because Kenzo's a year-and-a-half, it would be fun [for him] to have someone to grow up next to. The girls [Ming Lee, 11, and Aoki Lee, 8] are two years apart, and they have created such a bond that is so wonderful. That’s how I want my kids to be, so another baby in the bunch definitely would be fabulous! Hectic, but fabulous!"
Can you imagine Kimora with a house full of kids? She sure can. She jokingly said,
"I think I would have to change my show from 'Life in The Fab Lane' to 'Beverly Hillbillies,' because we have a lot of people and kids running around. I might have to get a mini-van. It would be a different show!"
The Randomness:
1. Sherri Shepherd shows off her engagement ring on "The View." Story.
Clearly beloved in the City of Lights, Jodie Foster has been nabbed to spearhead the upcoming 2011 Cesar Awards.
According to Reuters, the "Panic Room" actress will be presiding over the movie honoring ceremony being held in Paris on February 25.
The selection comes as Miss Foster is known to be a fluent French speaker while also having made a name for herself in French films such as "The Blood Of Others" and "A Very Long Engagement".
The 36th installment of the annual event will be broadcast throughout France from the Théâtre du Châtelet venue.
I took gender and sexuality studies as a minor in college, which is what my school offered instead of "women's studies." I assumed at first that they were just being PC with the name. But then when I took the first class, an introduction to the discipline, I realized it truly wasn't just about women. We learned about constructs like gender and sexuality, yes, but we also devoted a lot of attention to the intersectionality of race, class, religion and able-bodiedness. That introductory instructor encouraged us not to assume gender was what individuals identified with first and cautioned us against ignoring other ways people are oppressed by focusing solely on gender. Gender studies was actually the hip new term for the discipline; "women's studies," on the other hand, sounded hopelessly old-school. I took four gender and sexuality studies classes and only one—"Women and The Media"—focused on women almost exclusively (that class was about media depictions). The other courses, however, were far more intersectional and examined all the different ways people can be oppressed; for example, "The History of Prostitution" talked a lot about how female sex workers flourished during Victorian times in part because men felt they had no other outlet.
I never took a "men's studies" class that focused primarily on men. But if I could go back in time, I might have majored in G&SS instead of minored and taken a course strictly about masculinity. After all, gender is so intersectional and I do want to learn more about that particular construct. Approximately, 100 colleges around the country offer "men's studies" courses — one would assume in the gender studies, sociology or anthropology departments — and though it's not offered as a major anywhere yet, the proliferation of these courses is a good sign that in the coming years, masculinity will be critiqued and evaluated just as much as femininity has been by "women's studies."
So if G&SS is now incorporating the study of women's and men's experiences together, then what the heck is "male studies" about?
