| | | | | | | | Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 | | | | | | "Everybody wants to make an impression, some mark upon the world. Then you think, you've made a mark on the world if you just get through it, and a few people remember your name. Then you've left a mark."
-Dorian Corey
To sign up for this newsletter click here. "Everybody wants to make an impression, some mark upon the world. Then you think, you've made a mark on the world if you just get through it, and a few people remember your name. Then you've left a mark."
-Dorian Corey
To sign up for this newsletter click here. | | | | | | | | | Ivanka Trump’s White House Role | | Ivanka Trump’s Fashion Brand | Ivanka Trump still contends that she won’t have an “official” role in the White House, but she now has an office in the West Wing, is sitting in on meetings with foreign leaders and will soon use government-provided communication devices and seek security clearance. As for what she’s doing? “I will continue to offer my father my candid advice and counsel, as I have for my entire life,” she said in a statement. Her attorney says she’ll be “the eyes and ears of her father.” It’s an arrangement that’s raising some ethical questions...even in the fashion community. Though Trump has stepped away from her namesake line, she still owns it and now the brand is being sued by a Modern Appealing Clothing, a small California-based company that owns two high fashion boutiques. They claims the brand is profiting "by exploiting the power and prestige of the White House for personal gain.” The lawsuit seeks a payout to all other clothing and accessories businesses in the state. Though, a law professor tells USA Today “ the case isn't very strong,” it’s certainly succeeded in getting headlines. | | |  | | | Underground ‘80s New York | | Excess Luxury ‘80s New York | Perhaps it’s in reaction to the rise of Donald Trump, the ultimate symbol of the excess and luxury of 1980s New York, but Hollywood seems to be betting big on interest in the other end of the city’s cultural landscape during the decade. Ryan Murphy’s Pose, which will explore the underground ball culture captured in the documentary classic Paris is Burning in juxtaposition to the Trump and Gordon Gekko-ness of the city at the time, was announced last week. Hot on its heels comes news that the unlikely forces of J.J. Abrams and RuPaul are joining forces for a half-hour dramedy TV show based on the iconic drag queen’s life during the same time. Ru was more of a downtown girl who cut her teeth in the East Village’s Pyramid Club, so there’s certainly room enough for both tales, but in any event, Hollywood has caught some serious ‘80s nostalgia. In the meantime, make sure to check out our recent interview with Ru. | | | | | | |  | | Love him or hate him, Ed Sheeran is one of the biggest musicians in the world right now, and that means hundreds and millions upon hundreds of millions people are going to hear his each and every new song. So chances are that if one of those songs happens to sound a whole lot like another song, well, someone is bound to notice. Such is the case of Sheeran’s latest smash “Shape of You” and TLC’s 1999 classic “No Scrubs.” In fact, music publishing rights organization ASCAP has now co-credited the three co-writers “No Scrubs” (incidentally current Real Housewife Kandi Burruss, T.I.’s ex-wife Tiny Harris, and producer Kevin Briggs) alongside Sheeran alongside his original co-writers. There’s no explanation for exactly “why” this happened, but it’s likely a preemptive move to fend of any lawsuit (it also means the “No Scrubs” writers will get a cut of the profits). Such arrangements are becoming increasingly common. Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne received co-writing credits on Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” after the internet noticed similarities to Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down.” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Today in “very particularly single-serving Instagram account” news, may we present @YoungThugAsPainting, which, as the name suggests, compares rapper Young Thug to images from classical art. “I had so many photos of Young Thug on my phone, I just looked through them and found some combinations,” creator Hajar Benjida told us. “That's how I started.” | | | | | | | | | | Constance Wu, 35 (Mommy Freshest) Reese Witherspoon, 41 (Your Current Best Friend on Sunday Nights) Keegan-Michael Key, 46 (Sketchy Comedian) Andrew Lloyd Webber, 69 (Broadway’s Brightest) | | | | | | | | |
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