On March 31, 1995, Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez was fatally shot by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar. It’s been sixteen years to the day since we lost Selena, who’s life and death was memorably portrayed by Jennifer Lopez in the 1997 film Selena, but her music continues to make an impact on today’s world. Earlier on this season of American Idol, contestant Karen Rodriguez sang Selena’s famous ballad “I Could Fall In Love” and last year, Selena Gomez introduced Selena’s music to a new generation of fans when covering “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” in concert.
The comments are open for discussion re: anything Selena on this post.
So you know how Hilary Duff’s been looking a LOT better lately? Like, she put on a healthy 10 pounds, got some bangs and she’s been looking hot? Well, I think I figured out another minor change to her look that’s made a major difference: I think she got rid of her horse teeth, you guys. Not the original horse teeth, but the second pair of horse teeth.
Hilary was public about having her real teeth covered with veneers a few years back, but the ones she got were far too large for her mouth and whenever she dropped weight, they looked even worse.
Do you think that Hil did herself a favor and had more natural looking veneers put in, or do you think that it’s simply the changes to her once-frail frame and hair that’s making her look so smokin’?
“She definitely doesn’t care — and that is a fact. You know how some people say ‘I don’t care’ and they really do? I can tell you that Christina really doesn’t care…. Like, she told me ‘I know this Bionic record is not going to be a big record because I’m gonna try and do some different things and I don’t know what’s gonna happen but this is what I wanna do…’ She knew that before she recorded one thing.”
- Linda Perry, record producer and personal friend of Christina Aguilera, in a recent interview with autostraddle.com.
Well, we already pretty much knew that Christina, much like the wild honey badger, doesn’t give a shit, but it’s interesting to hear that she predicted that Bionic was going to be a flop. Especially since, upon it’s release, many Lady Gaga fans couldn’t help but note how undifferent (that’s a word now) it was.
Guys, stick with me. Normally I’m not an American Idol kinda girl either, but this season is GOOD and Haley Reinhart’s performance last night was pretty undeniable.
The theme was “Elton John” and I was surprised by how many of the contestants chose some of his more mellow hits. For every one of Elton’s truly beautiful songs, there’s another one that’s totally funky and wild. I would have loved to have heard Lauren or Pia take on “Crocodile Rock.” Just about anything other than a croony ballad. James Durbin got it right with “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” and Haley got it really right with “Bennie and the Jets.”
I’ve been kinda bummed this season because the contestants that are taking over (like that boring Pia who I already mentioned) are the ones that are confident in their personalities, regardless of whether or not their personalities are something to be confident about. I’m sorry, but Pia’s song selection, voice and attitude all reek of the late 1990s. Some of the show’s best singers are falling by the wayside because they seem freaked out by the performance/being on national television aspect of the show. I’ve been waiting for someone like Haley to come into her own all season, and she certainly managed to do that last night.
And can I just say that the presence of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez has truly underscored the fact that Simon Cowell is largely useless? The reaction shots from those two alone are worth whatever they had to pay to get them on the show. Jennifer Lopez at 1:46 in the video above? As soon as they figure out how to tattoo a hologram on a human body, I’m getting a full back portrait of those three seconds.
While many of us are suffering from some serious anxiety over the upcoming last chapter in the Harry Potter experience, Harry himself is having a good ol’ time on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. And just look at him strut his tiny little self around, having a grand old time – he’s come a long way from The Boy Who Lived, hasn’t he?
I’m not going to say that his performance looks spectacular, because it doesn’t. He’s no Terrence Mann (dear God, let one of you be nerd enough to get a Terrence Mann reference), but he’s pretty good. Daniel looks like he’s having fun, and he actually looks like a pretty decent dancer, which I don’t think any of us really got to see in Equus.
What do you guys think? Has Daniel Radcliffe found his calling in musical theatre, or does he need to keep on looking?
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