Aretha's hat at the Inauguration: I have to say, I loved the hat. It was so dramatic and Aretha for the Presidential Inauguration. For sure the spot light was on President Obama but our glorious Aretha could not let her old diva ways go by the waste side. She picked a modest coat and color for the cold day but added her little well maybe not so little signature detail of glam. I especially loved the hat because I watched the inauguration with my students and they just died over that bow and her hat. My rating: Success...but what is yours?
The remake of the Miss America pageant and the winner, Ms. Indiana:
If you have watched any of TLC's pageant reality show (it's okay, we're accepting here at Natalie's News, don't b
e ashamed to admit you've watched it..) you know that they are trying desperately to make Ms. America so hip and cool...its hilarious. They've got Clinton Kelly, Mario Lopez, (pictured left) past winners of Ms. America all trying their best to be edgy, even throwing in an occasional cuss word. The contestants in Ms. America all have to go to Vegas early and compete in this reality show which pushes the ladies to the pageant limits! They are challenged to modernize with make overs, new talents, and new wardrobes.. how innovative! The one token gay judge is always wishes the ladies would "take it to the top", "blow him away" or some other cliche lines of glamour. The pageant coaches and judges are always telling the contestants to be themselves yet they want to change everything about them. After the reality show comes the main event... the actual pageant. The ladies begin the show with a Brittney Spears style dance including a silver chair and all. They introduce themselves with the corniest lines ever.. several included nascar, food refer
ences, and all kinds of things that question why money is spent on this production. The ladies make the top 15 and show their hot bods in swim wear, talent, interview, etc. All this is fine but the frustration that continued to consume my mind was....THIS IS A PAGEANT, why are they trying to remove all the cheese from it? That's what we love! Nobody really believes this new oh we are so cool we play TI and Justin Timberlake and are really into the hip hop scene while we volunteer for these needy children! NO! Finally, the funniest part of the entire thing is the most pageanty (not a word but whatever) looking contestant won! (Miss Indiana pictured right) Don't get my wrong, she's hot with a rocking bod but she's got on the most jeweled, old school pageant dress, hair, earrings etc and she wins the whole thing. Come on Miss America people, you know it, we know it, you're a pageant. Sure there's scholarship money involved but every girl just wants that crown. Go back to your cheesy ways of past and fester in that one glorious night of over sized earrings and neon bikinis with high heals! Rating: Failure
e ashamed to admit you've watched it..) you know that they are trying desperately to make Ms. America so hip and cool...its hilarious. They've got Clinton Kelly, Mario Lopez, (pictured left) past winners of Ms. America all trying their best to be edgy, even throwing in an occasional cuss word. The contestants in Ms. America all have to go to Vegas early and compete in this reality show which pushes the ladies to the pageant limits! They are challenged to modernize with make overs, new talents, and new wardrobes.. how innovative! The one token gay judge is always wishes the ladies would "take it to the top", "blow him away" or some other cliche lines of glamour. The pageant coaches and judges are always telling the contestants to be themselves yet they want to change everything about them. After the reality show comes the main event... the actual pageant. The ladies begin the show with a Brittney Spears style dance including a silver chair and all. They introduce themselves with the corniest lines ever.. several included nascar, food refer
ences, and all kinds of things that question why money is spent on this production. The ladies make the top 15 and show their hot bods in swim wear, talent, interview, etc. All this is fine but the frustration that continued to consume my mind was....THIS IS A PAGEANT, why are they trying to remove all the cheese from it? That's what we love! Nobody really believes this new oh we are so cool we play TI and Justin Timberlake and are really into the hip hop scene while we volunteer for these needy children! NO! Finally, the funniest part of the entire thing is the most pageanty (not a word but whatever) looking contestant won! (Miss Indiana pictured right) Don't get my wrong, she's hot with a rocking bod but she's got on the most jeweled, old school pageant dress, hair, earrings etc and she wins the whole thing. Come on Miss America people, you know it, we know it, you're a pageant. Sure there's scholarship money involved but every girl just wants that crown. Go back to your cheesy ways of past and fester in that one glorious night of over sized earrings and neon bikinis with high heals! Rating: Failure
Rachel Ray taking over the world: About five years ago Rachel Ray was kind of cute in a good ol home girl from the mid west (I don't think she's actually from the mid west but she gives that vibe). But now she is so obnoxious and on virtually every television channel. This girl dabbles in talk shows, dog food, kitchen appliances, and of course her 12 shows on the Food Network...it is too much. All of this media attention would be somewhat annoying to someone who was normal, but Rachel..holy Lord. Even the Friends cast was hated a little when they were overexposed in the late 90's and the same problem has occurred to good ol Rach. I give her props for having so much energy, I think she must have an endless supply of Red Bull somehow constantly dripping into her blood stream but the constant over the top energy is annoying and fake to me. If she would just calm down and be the real Rachel from several years ago, I think myself and America would all enjoy the change. Sorry Rachel but my rating for your over exposure is: FailureI'm sure there are so many other people and places we could rate but I need to get back to work. For Natalie's News this has been Natalie-Corinne.
2 comments:
I also loved Aretha's hat! It was fantastically over the top but not in a crazy Liza Minelli way.
This hat IS Aretha! Big, beautiful and over the top! Love it!! Nobody could wear it but her!
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