Miley’s Bangerz tour looks revealed
Not only will the ‘Wrecking Ball’ star be kitted out by designer Marc Jacobs for her upcoming Bangerz tour, but fashion icon Roberto Cavalli will also be dressing the controversial singer. Cavalli has, in fact, just released six sketches of his costumes designed for the tour. MC can reveal there will be plenty of sparkle and naturally (knowing Cyrus) lots of bare skin on display. Yet, many have commented that the outfits are a lot less flamboyant than expected.
Check out her looks here and let us know what you think.
Salvadorian nun gives birth in Italy
On Friday, a 31-year-old nun was rushed from a convent in Campomoro to a hospital in Rieti, Italy, after what she describes as ‘very bad stomach cramps’. However, the situation was much more serious than she could ever have expected, as the nun ended up giving birth to a healthy baby boy.
Leading Italian news agency ANSA quoted her as saying, ‘I did not know I was pregnant. I only felt a stomach pain.’ She has apparently named her son Francesco, after Pope Francis.
All the other nuns from her convent were apparently ‘very surprised’ by the news. We bet they were!
The 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG)
Awards season really is our favourite time of the year. On Friday, we saw the SAG Awards roll into Hollywood with everyone talking about Kerry Washington, who blew viewers away as she arrived donning a Prada crop top that showed off her baby bump.
What do you think of this look? Let us know.
Here is the full list of winners:
Ensemble Cast
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle – WINNER
August: Osage County
Dallas Buyers Club
The Butler
Lead Actress
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine – WINNER
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Lead Actor
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club – WINNER
Forest Whitaker, The Butler
Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl, Rush
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini, Enough Said
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club – WINNER
Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave – WINNER
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey, The Butler
TELEVISION
Ensemble – Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad – WINNER
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Actor – Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad – WINNER
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Actress – Drama Series
Claire Danes, Homeland
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey – WINNER
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Actor — TV Movie or Miniseries
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra – WINNER
Jeremy Irons, The Hollow Crown
Rob Lowe, Killing Kennedy
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Actress – TV Movie or Miniseries
Angela Bassett, Betty & Coretta
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Holly Hunter, Top of the Lake
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector – WINNER
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
Ensemble – Comedy
30 Rock
Arrested Development
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family – WINNER
Veep
Actor – Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Ty Burrell, Modern Family – WINNER
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Actress – Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep – WINNER
Will un-retouched campaigns become a full-blown trend?
A lingerie brand for young women owned by American Eagle, Aerie, has launched a refreshing new ad campaign, dubbing #Aeriereal. The brand did not tweak or airbrush any of the models’ so-called ‘flaws’, leaving the pictures exactly as they were shot.
‘We left everything. We left beauty marks, we left tattoos, what you see is really what you get with our campaign,’ said Aerie’s style and fitness expert Jenny Altman. ‘It’s a selling point because our customers represent this great demographic and they don’t really get to see what girls their age really look like.’
We really hope this trend will be catching on. It seems that each time a brand launches such a campaign, or when a celebrity goes au natural, they are applauded. So, it seems, if you want attention? Go bare.
Cyril Ramaphosa heads to Australia in an attempt to gain voters
The ANC’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has led a delegation to Perth, Australia, in an attempt to win over South African voters, estimated at 80 000, now living in Australia.
‘The ANC is a non-racial organization and obviously we will not leave out any voters that are likely to vote for us,’ African National Congress international relations subcommittee head and deputy minister in the presidency, Obed Bapela, told The Sunday Times. ‘So we will be targeting Australia because of the number of South Africans that are there.’
Ramaphosa has said that the South Africans living in Australia that left about 20 years ago did so mainly because of the rise in violent crime. Now, they apparently wish to reconnect with South Africa. Time will tell.