Month-Long Celebration Includes National Rollout of Signature Fashion Show, New Orleans Store Openings, a Customer Shopping Event and a Fashion Industry Gala NEW YORK -- Macy's (NYSE:M) is celebrating an epic milestone this month as the famous retailer marks its 150th birthday on October 28. A local retail store...
WASHINGTON AFP — Republican John McCain ratcheted up his attacks on Barack Obama, debuting a new web ad mocking the Democrat as a quasi-divine figure who had anointed himself to rule the world. The Arizona senator sharpened his newly negative tone on a day when Obama was heckled by...
SAO PAULO AFP — Supermodels Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bundchen and Raquel Zimmerman are scheduled to hit the catwalk for the Sao Paulo Fashion Week, Latin America's top fashion event which kicks off Tuesday. The two Brazilian beauties, Bundchen and Zimmerman, are sure-fire headline-grabbers for the summer collection unveilings that...
NEW YORK AFP — US talkshow diva Oprah Winfrey was ranked the world's most powerful celebrity for the second year running in a new survey published by Forbes magazine on Wednesday. The top ranking is based on income over the past 12 months as well as web references, press...
LOS ANGELES AFP — The mayor of Malibu is seeking help from former president Bill Clinton's arch-foe Kenneth Starr to tame paparazzi who swarm the exclusive celebrity enclave in southern California, US media said Friday. The Los Angeles Times reported that Malibu leaders want Starr, who led the probe...
LOS ANGELES AFP — Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks has become the latest celebrity to back presidential hopeful Barack Obama, comparing the Democratic candidate's leadership skills to John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. Hanks announced his support for Obama -- who is locked in a neck-and-neck battle with Hillary...
There may or may not be people out there willing to put down cash for a DVD showing Jimi Hendrix getting it on with two naked ladies in a barely-lit bedroom that just may be real, but could equally be fake. One company with an eye for quick cash is...
LONDON AFP — Britain, which long prided itself on a reputation for good manners, is becoming increasingly rude, according to a poll out Monday. Highly-paid footballers and celebrities are setting a bad example, according to the survey, which listed spitting and swearing as the most offensive forms of behaviour....
A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: Reports that Britney Spears` pregnant teen sis, Jamie Lynn, is engaged. But would getting married really be a good idea? I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: And Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora arrested for...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Jackie Martin or Margo Kesler, +1-602-264-2655, both of Margo Media Wednesday, January 30, 2008 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event announcement is being issued by Margo Media: Who: Pamela Anderson and NBA All Star Shawn Marion host Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs,...
IT'S NEVER been a secret that when people die after long and distinguished careers, those detailed stories about their passing that major news organizations seem to produce almost instantaneously in fact were written well in advance. But now the news that The Associated Press has prepared an...
BEIJING AFP — Beijing plans to make an example of celebrities who flout China's one-child policy by dramatically raising fines to prevent them buying their way past the rule, state media said Monday. "Celebrities and wealthy people will be more heavily fined for giving birth to more than one...
PARIS AFP — The luxury industry is not doing its bit to save the planet, according to a World Wildlife Fund study of the world's 10 largest publicly-traded luxury firms. In a study completed at the end of last month, the WWF environmental group chided luxury brands for being...
At the tender age of 13, Jewish boys and girls become men and women -- at least in a religious sense. Jill Rappaport, an entertainment reporter for NBC's Today show, has interviewed 20 celebrities -- from actor Jeremy Piven to comedian Howie Mandel -- about what...
LOS ANGELES AFP — Firefighters were poised for victory in their battle against a wildfire that ravaged exclusive Malibu as a lull in winds allowed flames to be brought under control, officials said Sunday. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the first fire trucks had begun to be...
LONDON AFP — A host of celebrities posted messages Monday on the video-sharing website YouTube in a bid to combat bullying. Actor Patrick Stewart, Arsenal Football Club manager Arsene Wenger, athlete Kelly Holmes, model Penny Lancaster, rapper Sean Kingston and pop stars Ronan Keating, Beth Ditto, Girls Aloud and...
Byline: stephanie thompson The signature Hanky Panky thong, model No. 4811, has had a cult following since its introduction in 1986 among a loyal group of celebrities and others seeking comfort-with-no-panty-lines underwear at $15 a pop. But when the brand made The Wall Street...
Company Provides Detailed Home Information to Your Desktop or Mobile Device - Whether It's for Sale, or Not DENVER -- HouseFront.com, a real estate search and valuation firm, announced the top 10 most searched homes for August - and all demonstrate Americans' keen fascination with knowing the value of...
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Salon City, Inc. (OTC:SLON) announced today the format of its upcoming, and as-yet-unnamed, original web series. Each two-to-three minute webisode will be comprised of three key segments encompassing interviews with celebrities and other media personalities, fashion rights and wrongs, and hair and makeup tutorials given by...
CNN's Anderson Cooper, who stops by Sesame Street Oct. 16 for a "newscast" with grouchy anchors Walter Cranky and Dan Rather-Not, says he owes a huge debt of gratitude to the program for helping him learn to read when he was a child. "I have a...