Archive for June 7th, 2006
Brazilian takes home fashion’s highest honor
6:25 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Brazil|Fashion · Comments Off
7 Jun 2006
Brazilian fashion designer Francisco Costa was awarded fashion top’s honor at the Council of Fashion Designers of America gala in New York on Monday:
“If there’s an American dream, this is it for me,” said Costa, who grew up in Brazil’s countryside.He beat out perennial nominee Marc Jacobs, who did win the womenswear award in 1997, and Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler, who had been picked as the best up-and-coming designers only three years ago.
The star-studdded event was attended by industry bigwigs, as well as celebrities, among them Alicia Keys, Harry Connick Jr. and Jessica Simpson.
Via / Yahoo! Entertainment
Latino Jazz Great Hilton Ruiz Passes On
7 Jun 2006
Yesterday morning in New Orleans Latin Jazz musician Hilton Ruiz passed away. The 54 year old pianist had been comatose at East Jefferson General Hospital since May 19 in front of a French Quarter bar. There are conflicting reports as to what exactly went down on the 19th. The official cause of the coma was listed as a fall when Ruiz hit his head outside of a Bourbon Street bar. Family and friends insist that Hilton Ruiz, who had been in New Orleans working on a Hurricane Katrina benefit project, was mugged and severely beaten.
The New York born artist was considered a child prodigy and graced the stage of Carnagie Hall at the young age of 8. Besides recording his own albums, his first at age 14, Ruiz also recorded with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Charles Mingus and Betty Carter.
Via / CBC Arts
Building a Border Wall – One Brick at a Time
9:36 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Controversia|Immigration · 1 Comment
7 Jun 2006
Just in case those conservative lawmakers don’t get what their conservative constituents want in terms of border security (of course we’re talking southern border security. Ignore the terrorists just beyond the Canadian border), one organization is making the message tangibly clear. Send – A – Brick has been urging people to send actual bricks to their local House and Senate representatives as a symbol of support for securing the borders by building a wall between the United States and Mexico. As you can see by the picture, some people have sent decorated bricks with such charming messages as “Stop the Invasion” and “Cuidado! If you can read this, you are too close.”
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