Brazil - National Underwear Day.. pictures..who knew?

Photo: Copyright 2008 News Limited
From news.com.au - “Models help celebrate the nations first National Underwear Day by wearing, as you might have guessed, only underwear.”
National Underwear Day.. I wonder where else this is celebrated?

Janet Jackson ~ on GMA Feb 08.. pictures

Photo: Peter Kramer / AP
I was off the grid again yesterday and this whole scene has been a real hassle. More problems exist and expecting to be off the grid again because of electrical problems so post may be a little behind in some areas, bare with me please, thanks.
From accessatlanta.com -
Singer and actress [...]

Hip Hop Summit Action Network Awards ~ Feb 08.. pictures

HSAN executive director Valeisha Butterfield, far left, and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, the network’s president and CEO, far right, are seen here with LL Cool J and Ciara. Photo: Jason DeCrow / AP
Still here people. I got caught up in that massive power outage in Florida and was off the grid for a while.. let’s [...]

Light-up Day ~ Yuanxiao Festival, or Lantern Festival - Feb 08 pictures

Photo: REUTERS/Claro Cortes Iv
China is celebrating and preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games that will be held August 8-24. From reuters.com and woai.com out of San Antonio, Tx. -
Chinese Celebrate Light-up Day for the Yuanxiao Festival, or Lantern Festival, at the Confucius Temple on February 19, 2008 in Nanjing of Jiangsu, China. After [...]

The 80th Academy Awards - 2008.. in pictures

French actress Marion Cotillard (right) is escorted by Forest Whitaker as she reacts to winning the Oscar for best actress for her work in “La Vie en Rose.” / Photo: Chris Carlson / AP
The Oscar’s did their thing last night in Los Angeles. It was indeed a star-studded event with a few surprises. Oscar [...]

Black Oscar Gold.. in pictures

Halle Berry made history when she became the first and only black actress to win a Best Actress Oscar, for her work in the 2001 film “Monster’s Ball.” Photo: Kevork Djansezian/AP Photo
It’s time for the 80th Annual Academy Awards show and you can be sure preps have been underway for weeks. Actress Ruby Dee, [...]

The Ice Hotel ~ frozen accommodations.. pictures

Photo: Big Ben / Artists Doug Meerdink and David E. Scott
In one of the coldest parts of Sweden, the Ice Hotel offers frozen accommodations to rest your head, an Ice Bar where the bartender serves drinks in tumblers made of ice, and the caviar is served to guests of the hotel arrives in a [...]

First BET Honors Awards 2008.. pictures [Update]

Alicia Keys / Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
From accessatlanta.com - First BET Honors handed out in D.C. ~ “It was a busy weekend for recognizing African-American achievements. Just one night before Atlanta hosted the Trumpet Awards, Black Entertainment Television handed out its first BET Honors in Washington, D.C.”
Alicia Keys was a BET honoree that night for her [...]

An eye, or eyes, for fashion ~ Pasarela Cibeles fashion show 08, Madrid.. pictures

Photo: Copyright 2008 News Limited
This is what I call wild, crazy creative.. from news.com.au - the model above displays autumn/winter design by Antonio Alvarado during the Pasarela Cibeles fashion show in Madrid.

Let Your Motto Be Resistance ~ African American Portraits

Dorothy Dandridge, the star of the 1954 film “Carmen Jones.” / Photo: Copyright Halsman Estate/Courtesy National Portrait Gallery
From the washingtonpost.com, a gallery of African American Portraits. Let your motto be resistance.. I like that. To let your motto represent you, your character and beliefs. My motto, which I’ve had for a very long time, [...]

The Brit Awards ~ music stars honored.. pictures

Amy Winehouse / Photo: Matt Dunham/AP
The Brit Awards honored the music stars on Wednesday and all was kickin’. Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne were presenters during the show. From accessatlanta.com -
LONDON — Amy Winehouse and Paul McCartney set their recent troubles aside to steal the show Wednesday at the Brit Awards, the British music industry’s [...]

Tokyo Panoramas.. interactive panoramic pictures

Alright people, we’re on the hump Wednesday and then it’s downhill from here to the week-end. I’ve found that I enjoy interacting with panoramic pictures, really cool.
Nancy Donaldson and Ben de la Cruz did a great job and hooked up these composites. You can click and drag on the image to move in any direction, [...]

The World’s Sexiest Models.. pictures

Heidi Klum #1 / Credits: Corkery/News
From nydailynews.com, Heidi Klum has been named #1 world’s sexiest model -
Klum has been crowned No. 1 on the list of the world’s Top 25 Sexiest Models, as compiled by the Web site, Models.com. The 34-year-old out-smoldered sex symbols ten years her junior, as much because of her killer [...]

NBA All-Star game.. in pictures

Six-foot guard Chris Paul, of the New Orleans Hornets and 7-foot-6 center Yao Ming, of the Houston Rockets / Photo: AP
From ajc.com ~ East All-Stars Beat West 134-128 -
NEW ORLEANS — Like tourists who flock here, a few All-Stars departed the Big Easy with souvenirs from a memorable weekend.
LeBron James took another MVP trophy [...]

Northern Illinois University ~ gunman opens fire - Feb 14/08 pictures

Photo: Eric Sumberg/daily-chronicle.com, via AP
In the news, another horrible school shooting.. from ajc.com, nytimes.com and msnbc.msn.com -
DEKALB, Ill. — The man who gunned down five people at Northern Illinois University in a suicidal rampage became erratic after halting his medication and carried a shotgun to campus inside a guitar case, police said Friday.
The man, [...]

The 39th NAACP Image Awards 2008.. in pictures

Denzel Washington / Photo: Kevork Djansezian/AP
From accessatlanta.com ~ It was a who’s who as the 2008 NAACP Image Awards got under way on Thursday in Los Angeles. The awards recognize achievement in film, television and music.. funny man D.L. Hughley played hosts.
Singer Aretha Franklin was honored with the Vanguard award, Ruby Dee was awarded [...]

Sports Illustrated 2008 ~ it’s bikini season.. in pictures

Supermodel Marisa Miller 2008 cover / Photo: Sports Illustrated
I trust you guys and girls remembered that special someone on this Valentine’s Day. No one special you say? Well just to let you know, the new issue of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition is on stands now.. need I say more? From accessatlanta.com.