For some other random trivia, check out Black20 News. Nice segue, huh?
May 4, 2007
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you are gearing up for tomorrow's Cinco De Mayo festivities. For you trivia buffs, Cinco De Mayo is not the Mexican Independence Day like many people believe. That is on September 15th. It's actually a day to celebrate Mexico's defeat of French troops in Puebla on May 5th, 1862. Did you know that? I thought it was to celebrate the discovery of tequila, but apparently that's just here in the States.
For some other random trivia, check out Black20 News. Nice segue, huh?
Black20 News: Wednesday May 2nd 2007
For some other random trivia, check out Black20 News. Nice segue, huh?
May 3, 2007
Shear Genius, Week 4
I actually managed to stay awake last night and watch the new episode of Bravo's Shear Genius, and it was a pretty good one! I'm really starting to get into thte show.
This week's Quick Cut Challenge asked the contestants to give their clients a style that could go from day to night in under 5 minutes. They had to cut and color the hair and prove that it had two different looks with one cut. The catch was that the stylists weren't allowed to make the change from day to night; the clients had to do it themselves. Dr. Boogie took his clients red hair from a straight, down to her stomach look up to a weird mohawk-y mullet. It was pretty awful, but the client was a good sport and claimed that she liked it (sure you did...)
In the elimination challenge, the stylists had to make a red carpet look for film and TV actress Vanessa Williams. They had Vanessa's gown for the evening and a headshot to work from. Most of the looks were pretty nice. All the up-do's tend to look the same to me, but the controversy of the night was when Evangelin insisted on using the hedge clippers from last week's challenge to cut her client's hair. Everyone was in an uproar about it, but it wasn' that big of a deal.
The clients had to walk the runway and show Ms. Williams herself their styles. She then picked the one that she would most like to wear to her red carpet event. After all were presented, she ended up picking Danna's look, which was definitely the best if you ask me. It was cool, stylish and would look good on Vanessa. I thought that was prize for the challenge was going to be doing Vanessa's hair on the night of the event, but it turns out it was just a nice, "You win." Oh, well...
Unfortunately for Evangelin, the hedge clippers were her downfall. No one liked her straight vs. curly look and she was cut from the competition. I don't know if she necesssary had the worst look of the night, but I would have cut her just for the amount times she used the word "tendrils" in an hour show. Click her wacky picture to view her bye-bye video, or head over to BravoTV.com for more pictures, video and blogs.
This week's Quick Cut Challenge asked the contestants to give their clients a style that could go from day to night in under 5 minutes. They had to cut and color the hair and prove that it had two different looks with one cut. The catch was that the stylists weren't allowed to make the change from day to night; the clients had to do it themselves. Dr. Boogie took his clients red hair from a straight, down to her stomach look up to a weird mohawk-y mullet. It was pretty awful, but the client was a good sport and claimed that she liked it (sure you did...)In the elimination challenge, the stylists had to make a red carpet look for film and TV actress Vanessa Williams. They had Vanessa's gown for the evening and a headshot to work from. Most of the looks were pretty nice. All the up-do's tend to look the same to me, but the controversy of the night was when Evangelin insisted on using the hedge clippers from last week's challenge to cut her client's hair. Everyone was in an uproar about it, but it wasn' that big of a deal.
The clients had to walk the runway and show Ms. Williams herself their styles. She then picked the one that she would most like to wear to her red carpet event. After all were presented, she ended up picking Danna's look, which was definitely the best if you ask me. It was cool, stylish and would look good on Vanessa. I thought that was prize for the challenge was going to be doing Vanessa's hair on the night of the event, but it turns out it was just a nice, "You win." Oh, well...Unfortunately for Evangelin, the hedge clippers were her downfall. No one liked her straight vs. curly look and she was cut from the competition. I don't know if she necesssary had the worst look of the night, but I would have cut her just for the amount times she used the word "tendrils" in an hour show. Click her wacky picture to view her bye-bye video, or head over to BravoTV.com for more pictures, video and blogs.
Thank you!
For reasons unknown to me, my blog had an unusually high number of hits yesterday! Thanks so much for reading and spreading the word... or at least pity reading it for me! Much appreciation! I hope to continue adding new and interesting content as much as possible, and feedback is always appreciated! Let me know if there are things you'd like to read about. -Pat
May 2, 2007
Shear Genius, Week 3
So, I'm currently in a fight with my DVR, because I set it to record last week's Shear Genius 3 separate times and it didn't record once. Apparently the show was mislabeled in the rundown and it was always something else but the show I wanted. Don't worry, we'll make up soon. Luckily, it finally recorded last night at midnight and just had a chance to watch it this morning.
This week's "quick cut challenge" had the contestants duplicating judge Sally Hershberger's signature "Sally Shag" haircut. They watched Sally do a demo cut and then had one hour to cut their own version. Halfway through the challenge Sally informed the contestants that the one with the worst cut would be sent home. Lacey tried to spin her own variation on Sally's specific cut and was eliminated from the show.
After the elimination the contestants were permitted to make a 5-minute phone call home. They were very excited to talked to their loved ones. It was a nice moment on the show, but a little dramatic. I know they're separated from their families, but it's not like they're in the trenches in Iraq; they're cutting hair in Los Angeles. In case you care you can watch some of their phone calls over at BravoTV.com
The next elimination challenge featured clients who hadn't had a haircut in a loooong time, and the contestants had to give them new, short 'dos. The catch was that they didn't get to use their regular scissors and razors, they had to use some unusual tools, like hedge clippers, Swiss Army knives and nail clippers. Most people chose the closest thing to hair scissors they could find, but Evangelin picked the hedge clippers. It was a risky, but good choice for her because she ended up having the best cut of the night.
Theodore was sent home at the end of the night after making his client's hair look like "a rat's nest" according to the judges. His cut was pretty bad, and if anyone took a look the corn rows he was rocking during the challenge, it was no surprise that he had the worst look of the evening. Check out more photos and video at BravoTV.com and check back here tomorrow for week 4's recap. (I'll be sure to watch this week!)
This week's "quick cut challenge" had the contestants duplicating judge Sally Hershberger's signature "Sally Shag" haircut. They watched Sally do a demo cut and then had one hour to cut their own version. Halfway through the challenge Sally informed the contestants that the one with the worst cut would be sent home. Lacey tried to spin her own variation on Sally's specific cut and was eliminated from the show.
After the elimination the contestants were permitted to make a 5-minute phone call home. They were very excited to talked to their loved ones. It was a nice moment on the show, but a little dramatic. I know they're separated from their families, but it's not like they're in the trenches in Iraq; they're cutting hair in Los Angeles. In case you care you can watch some of their phone calls over at BravoTV.com
The next elimination challenge featured clients who hadn't had a haircut in a loooong time, and the contestants had to give them new, short 'dos. The catch was that they didn't get to use their regular scissors and razors, they had to use some unusual tools, like hedge clippers, Swiss Army knives and nail clippers. Most people chose the closest thing to hair scissors they could find, but Evangelin picked the hedge clippers. It was a risky, but good choice for her because she ended up having the best cut of the night.Theodore was sent home at the end of the night after making his client's hair look like "a rat's nest" according to the judges. His cut was pretty bad, and if anyone took a look the corn rows he was rocking during the challenge, it was no surprise that he had the worst look of the evening. Check out more photos and video at BravoTV.com and check back here tomorrow for week 4's recap. (I'll be sure to watch this week!)
May 1, 2007
Black20.com in the New York Times
No, I don't work for Black20.com but I think I'm definitely one of their biggest fans. There is an awesome write up about the company in the Arts section of today's New York Times. It details the operations unique start and how it's become one of the most viral sites on the web. Here's an excerpt from the article:
Click here to read the rest of the article. Congrats, Black20!"Most humor sites begin when some smart-aleck at an old media company begins nagging: “We have to launch a more robust entertainment vertical, guys.” But Black20 has a cool creation myth.
The story is so suspiciously cool, it puts Black20.com closer to an enterprise like “Ocean’s Eleven” or “Easy Rider” than to a technobabble online initiative you’ll never hear of again. (Then again, you never know.)
The near-perfect story goes like this. Last year two young funnymen, J. Crowley and Neil Punsalan, promising self-starters at NBC, were feeling trapped. Jeff Zucker, the president and chief executive of NBC Universal, had personally green-lighted a broadband series they had pitched called “Out of Context.” They were in their 20s, they’d shot the series, and suddenly they had the run of NBC’s brand-new digital studios department. That was exciting.
What was less exciting were the budget cuts, when they came last year. “Out of Context” was losing support; NBC had other ideas about mobisodes, Webisodes, monetizing ringtones, something. At the same time Mr. Crowley and Mr. Punsalan felt pangs of longing watching the growth of the free-form, lawless YouTube. They should be doing that kind of low-budget D.I.Y. work, they thought, instead of punching the clock for the establishment."
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