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Bjork: Women auteurs have to ‘make guys in the room think it’s their idea’

Bjork: Women auteurs have to ‘make guys in the room think it’s their idea’

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“The world has a difficult time with the female auteur”: “I have nothing against Kanye West. I’m not dissing him–this is about how people talk about him. With the last album he did, he got all the best beatmakers on the planet at the time to make beats for him. A lot of the time, he wasn’t even there. Yet no one would question his authorship for a second. If whatever I’m saying to you now helps women, I’m up for saying it. For example, I did 80% of the beats on Vespertine and it took me three years to work on that album, because it was all microbeats–it was like doing a huge embroidery piece. Matmos came in the last two weeks and added percussion on top of the songs, but they didn’t do any of the main parts, and they are credited everywhere as having done the whole album. [Matmos’] Drew [Daniel] is a close friend of mine, and in every single interview he did, he corrected it. And they don’t even listen to him. It really is strange.”

On taking credit: “When people don’t credit me for the stuff I’ve done, it’s for several reasons. One! I learned what a lot of Women have to do is make the guys in the room think it was their idea, and then you back them up. Two! I spend 80% of the writing process of my albums on my own. I write the melodies. I’m by the computer. I edit a lot. That for me is very solitary. I don’t want to be photographed when I’m doing that. I don’t invite people around. The 20% of the album process when I bring in the string orchestras, the extras, that’s ********ed more. That’s the side people see. When I met M.I.A., she was moaning about this, and I told her, ‘Just photograph yourself in front of the mixing desk in the studio, and people will go, ‘Oh, OK! A woman with a tool, like a man with a guitar.’ I remember seeing a photo of Missy Elliott at the mixing desk in the studio and being like, a-ha! it’s an ongoing battle. I hope it doesn’t come across as too defensive, but it is the truth. I definitely can feel the third or fourth feminist wave in the air, so maybe this is a good time to open that Pandora’s box a little bit and air it out.”

[From Pitchfork]

Cele|bitchy | Bjork: Women auteurs have to ‘make guys in the room think it’s their idea’

Cellphones – something to think about while you still can

Cellphones – something to think about while you still can

I make no secret of the fact that I hate Cellphones which seem to have taken over society and turned us all into zombies. This could explain everything…..

Argh – I want to post a quick video link from FB without the login. Help!

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Gwyneth Paltrow talks to CNBC: ‘I think my strengths are in anything aesthetic’

Gwyneth Paltrow talks to CNBC: ‘I think my strengths are in anything aesthetic’

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Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t just an Oscar-winning actress. This year she invested in the nation’s largest chain of blow-dry bars, Blo, with 50 ********s and plans to add 30 next year. She’s not just an investor; she’s involved in shaping the look of the salons and the services they offer. “I think my strengths are in anything aesthetic so the look of the salons, trends, social media,” said Paltrow.

Paltrow said the investment happened organically, sparked by her investment in Tracy Anderson’s fitness business. “We were opening our flagship studio here in Brentwood in Los Angeles, and I thought wouldn’t it be great if we take this little space that we didn’t know what to do with and put a blow-dry bar in it for our clients,” says Paltrow. She said the response was so overwhelming that she and her partner in the venture, David Babaii (who is also her hairdresser), discussed opening more, and were introduced to Ari Yakobson, the CEO of Blo.

In addition to her partnerships in Blo and Tracy Anderson, she also runs lifestyle site Goop. Paltrow dismissed comparisons to Martha Stewart: “I don’t think of ourselves like that…. Goop is a very modern lifestyle brand, and it’s not eponymous and a collective of women.” Paltrow said the company is focused on “con****ual commerce,” weaving lifestyle content and retail together as seamlessly as possible. “Obviously, Martha invented the category and we have a lot of respect for her, but we don’t consider ourselves … it’s a very different business in my mind.”

As for Stewart’s criticisms of Paltrow’s endeavor (Stewart has said publicly “If she were confident in her acting, she wouldn’t be trying to be Martha Stewart), the actress thinks they’re a good thing.
“I’m incredibly flattered, I mean it’s amazing. We’re a very nascent biz, and it’s amazing that she would regard us competition,” Paltrow said.

While Paltrow juggles her various ventures, she said she plans to continue to act in a movie each year. “In this chapter I’m very interested in the entrepreneurial side of me and raising my kids,” Paltrow says. “I do try to act when I can, and I really love it and hopefully it’s not an either/or situation.”

[From CNBC]

Cele|bitchy | Gwyneth Paltrow talks to CNBC: ‘I think my strengths are in anything aesthetic’

Would you touch this guy with a 10 ft. pole? I didn’t think so

Would you touch this guy with a 10 ft. pole? I didn’t think so

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Air steward who has spent £125,000 on plastic surgery in a bid to look like a Ken doll splashes out ANOTHER £5,000 – this time on a stem cell hair transplant

An air steward who has spent £125,000 on plastic surgery in a bid to turn himself into a real-life Ken doll has become the first person in the UK to have stem cell hair treatment.
Rodrigo Alves, 30, has undergone 20 cosmetic procedures including nose jobs, liposuction, six-pack and pec implants, calf shaping and botox fillers.
But that, it seems, is not enough for Mr Alves who recently had his 21st cosmetic treatment – a pioneering form of stem cell surgery that claims to fix baldness.

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Vain: Rodrigo Alves, 30, has undergone 20 cosmetic procedures including nose jobs, liposuction, six-pack and pec implants, calf shaping and botox fillers and now he’s had the first-ever stem cell treatment in the UK to grow his hair back

The procedure took just four hours and now, two months on, Mr Alves says he is seeing the first results.
Mr Alves, who lives in London, said: ‘I started seeing results after two months. I have lots of baby hair coming through – it’s amazing.
‘My hair was really thin and my temple was starting to recede but now it’s coming back in leaps and bounds.

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High tech: The flight attendant became the first person in the UK to undergo the procedure, which saw doctors inject stem cells into his scalp by taking fat from his back and mixing it with his blood

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One step closer to his ideal: He said that before the treatment, his hair was really thin and his temple were starting to recede but now it’s ‘coming back in leaps and bounds’

‘Seeing my hair begin to go like that was quite shocking. I was considering going to LA to have a transplant until I found these doctors. I’m getting so many compliments now.

‘The main results are on my temple. I don’t have a receding line anymore, I’m really happy with it all. It was well worth it.’

Mr Alves’ £5,100 ($8,000) procedure, which took place in Miami, began with liposuction on his back to extract fat cells.

Doctors then took 500ml of his blood and blended the two in a special machine before injecting the mixture into his scalp.

The latest treatment is Mr Alves’ 21st and he has had 12 major operations, eight smaller cosmetic procedures and spent more than £125,000 since the age of 20.
His long list of surgery includes splashing out £8,000 on botox and fillers, £30,000 on three nose jobs, £3,000 on liposuction to his jaw and £10,000 on pec implants.

He has also spent £22,000 on a fake six-pack, £7,000 on fillers to his arms, £7,000 on hospital bills, £7,000 on laser lipo, £6,000 on leg lipo and £3,000 on calf shaping.

He also indulges in twice-yearly Botox and filler top-ups and takes a cocktail of daily pills consisting of collagen tablets, anti-water retention and hair growth tablets.

Mr Alves said he ‘admires’ Barbie’s boyfriend Ken – because the toy looks like the ‘ideal man’.

He decided to go under the knife for the first time in 2024 after struggling with the way he looked since childhood.

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Cosmetic fan: Brazilian-born Rodrigo has had 12 major operations, eight smaller cosmetic procedures and spent more than £125,000 since the age of 20, including Botox and fillers

As he grew older, Mr Alves realised he didn’t have to put up with his looks – and had his first operation when he moved to London.

‘I just want to present myself in a way I have always wanted to,’ he said. ‘Cosmetic surgery has really changed my life, it was a positive makeover for me. If it wasn’t for cosmetic surgery then I wouldn’t be the man I am today.

‘I’m not trying to reach perfection, I’m just trying to be the best that my **** allows me to be. I’m more confident now, I’m better looking and able to present myself in a different way.’

But his attempt at perfection nearly cost him him life when a Brazilian doctor injected a gel into his arms to make them look more muscly.

The 30-year-old was then struck down by a major infection which left him paralysed and unable to feed or wash himself.

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As he was: Rodrigo pictured before he spent £100,000 on cosmetic surgery procedures to turn himself into a real life Ken doll

After three weeks in hospital with the support of friends and family, he recovered and flew back to the UK.

‘I am constantly researching for the best treatments and cosmetic procedures that can make me look better and stop the ageing process,’ he added.

‘I also still use a laser hair comb and many different vitamins and creams in other to improve the skin and hair condition.

‘Thankfully we live in a very modern high-tech society and I believe that now science meet technology and both meet beauty which can be beneficial to many people. It is a constant maintenance process.

‘I receive lots and lots of emails and messages on Facebook from people around the world asking for beauty and cosmetic advice.

‘I want to set an example of positive makeover and break the taboo about cosmetic surgery.’

Rodrigo Alves who has spent £125k on plastic surgery splashes out ANOTHER £5k | Daily Mail Online

Lily Allen: ‘I don’t think men are the enemy, I think women are the enemy’

Lily Allen: ‘I don’t think men are the enemy, I think women are the enemy’

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She’s not a girly-girl, obviously: “I’m not an archetypal woman. All my best friends are boys.”

Gender relations: “It’s much the same. But I don’t think men are the enemy, I think women are the enemy. I know that when I’m sitting in a restaurant and a really beautiful woman walks in, who’s skinny, I instinctively think, “Oh she’s really skinny and beautiful and I’m really fat and ugly.” Every man I speak to always says they find that kind of woman gross, and they prefer a bit more meat on their ladies. So it’s more of a competitive thing. It’s weird. It’s just really unhealthy and we’re our own worst enemy. We should stop being so horrible to each other.”

The song “Sheezus” ****-checks Katy Perry & Rita Ora: “It just dribbled out! It’s not supposed to be provocative and it’s not attacking anyone, although it does ****check a few people. It’s about how girls are pitted against each other, unlike men. I know you had it in the Nineties with Blur versus Oasis, but it’s not the same thing. It’s like ‘Who looks the best?’, ‘You’re getting too old to do this, you shouldn’t be doing that’. There seems to be a moral undertone when women are concerned that doesn’t happen with men, and that’s what that song is about. Stop this now [laughs]. Feminism. I hate that word because it shouldn’t even be a thing any more. We’re all equal, everyone is equal so why is there even a conversation about feminism? What’s the man version of feminism? There isn’t even a word for it. There’s no reason for it. Menanism. Male-ism. It doesn’t exist… Fast-forward 100 years: ‘Yes, I do believe men should be treated equally.’”

Social media: “It’s a burden in the sense that there are people that take what I’ve brought as a marketing tool for them. And I don’t think you should use Twitter to sell records. MySpace was great because it had a music player on it, and I was able to change things around the whole time and show people how the album developed. Twitter is saved on my phone – along with Instagram – under ‘waste of time’. I only use it if I’m sat in the car for half an hour just to nose around. But it’s kind of stupid, isn’t it? And fun at the same time. Like crack.”

[From Shortlist]

Cele|bitchy | Lily Allen: ‘I don’t think men are the enemy, I think women are the enemy’

Kevin Spacey Tells Hollywood to "F–k Off"; Loves That People Think He’s "Nuts

Kevin Spacey Tells Hollywood to "F–k Off"; Loves That People Think He’s "Nuts

He’s not interested in bit parts in unimportant movies: “Unless it’s Martin Scorsese, and it’s a really significant role, f— off. I’m not playing someone’s brother. I’m not playing the station manager. I’m not playing the FCC chairman.”

He Loves his unconventional career: “People thought I was crazy 11 years ago when I moved to London and started a theater company. What is he doing? He’s out of his mind. People thought we were crazy when we made the Netflix deal for House of Cards. ‘They’re out of their minds, it’ll never work.’ I’m used to People thinking I’m nuts. And you know what? I kind of love it.”

Taking over the Old Vic in 2024: “I remember having lots of very serious conversations with my mother about where I was at this particular point and just going, ‘What am I supposed to do now? Am I supposed to do what I watch a lot of other People do?’ Which is, ‘Hey, now I’m on the list, I’m going to be in all these movies and get paid all this money.’ It was absolutely unappealing to me to end up in a lot of movies I shouldn’t do, to start showing up and doing the same thing over and over. I was already suffering from, ‘He always plays evil guys.’ ‘He’s always the dark character.’ People love to box us in, and I wasn’t going to be boxed. I decided I was going to f— with it.”

Trial by fire in the UK: “It’s sort of the way they do it in Britain. They sh-t on you and then later on they go, ‘Oh, we love you, and we always loved you, and we always knew we were going to love you, and we’re so glad you’ve come.’ ”

He “fiercely guards his private life”: In fact, his affable demeanor shuts off the moment he is asked about it. This might date back to a 1997 Esquire profile That infamously suggested Spacey was gay. He later denied the characterization, and his agency at the time, William Morris, vehemently discouraged its clients from cooperating with the publication. “Let’s let People live their lives and do it the way they want to do it,” he says now. “All the chips will fall in the end, and we’ll all be judged by a much higher power than EntertainmentWeekly can.”

He Loves keeping letters from famous people: He keeps hand-written notes from People like Woody Allen (Spacey pitched himself for a part in one of Allen’s upcoming films and included a Netflix sub******ion for the director to check out his work) and Katharine Hepburn, with whom he corresponded. “I used to write her very lengthy letters about what was happening in my career,” he says, “and she’d write me back: ‘Dear Kevin, good for you. Loved your thoughts about my book. Kate.’ ”

He’s still searching for good roles: “You’d be shocked,” he adds of the unglamorous parts That routinely come his way. “There are a lot of People out there who offer roles to actors because they’ll elevate their movie to a place the movie would never reach. They offer them a sh-tload of money for a crap part, but it doesn’t make the movie any better. And I’m not interested in elevating someone’s crap movie.”

[From The Hollywood Reporter]
Cele|bitchy | Kevin Spacey on THR: ‘I’m not interested in elevating someone’s crap movie’