The great Freddie Mercury died 27 years ago today.
The beauty of his music will never fade.
~Classic Rock Magazine~
Farrokh Bulsara (5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991), known professionally as Freddie Mercury, was a British singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen.
He was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range.
Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Killer Queen”, “Somebody to Love”, “Don’t Stop Me Now”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, and “We Are the Champions”.
He led a solo career while performing with Queen, and occasionally served as a producer and guest musician for other artists.
Alike a 2015 3D computer-animated short film directed by Daniel Martínez Lara and Rafa Cano Méndez
The animation production took 5 years to complete along with the help of ex-animation student using the free 3D animation application, Blender.
The animated short is a story of the relationship of a father and his son who live in a society “where order and work ethic literally choke the color and creativity out of its inhabitants”.
~Wikipedia~
~~CGI Animated Short Film HD “Alike “~~
by Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez
~~Published on Jan 8, 2017~~
CGI 3D Animated Alike Short Film by Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez.
“Alike” is an animated short film directed by Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez http://www.alike.es
~SYNOPSIS~
In a busy life, Copi is a father who tries to teach the right way to his son, Paste.
But … what is the correct path?
En una vida ajetreada, Copi es un padre que intenta enseñar el camino correcto a su hijo Paste.
In spite of the political and daily problems the United Kingdom seems to be going through, it looks their concept of political advertisement goes along the correct path.
Can the US learn a lesson here?
I’m afraid not!
This ad violate laws against political advertising.
U.K. Ad Highlighting Plight of Orangutans Is Deemed Too ‘Political’ to Air
The animated commercial for the food retailer Iceland, featuring a baby orangutan, noted that the palm oil industry contributed to the destruction of rain forests and habitats.
By Iliana Magra
(Nov. 14, 2018)
~LONDON~
“There’s a Rang-tan in my bedroom, and I don’t know what to do,” the British actress Emma Thompson says, lending her voice to a young girl in an animated advertisement for Iceland, a food retailer in Britain.
It turns out the “Rang-tan” is a baby orangutan that has lost its mother and the rain forest it once called home, and that it no longer has a place to live.
The story line might seem harmless enough, but the commercial wasn’t cleared this week to air on British TV because it was deemed to violate laws against political advertising.
The decision ignited a firestorm on social media in Britain and led to a wildly popular petition demanding that it be overturned. And to many in the United States, where more than $3 billion was spent on political advertising for the recent midterm elections, the reaction was total bafflement.
Really, many wondered, can political advertising be banned?
Michelle Obama is touring the country to promote her new book “Becoming“.
She visited Ellen DeGeneres on her show.
We, the audience, had the pleasure of Michelle’s company for the full hour. She regaled us with stories, information, humor and her presence. She was a breath of fresh air.
Michelle LaVaughn RobinsonObama (born January 17, 1964) is an American lawyer, university administrator, and writer who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
She is married to the 44th U.S. President, Barack Obama, and was the first African-American First Lady.
Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Obama is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. In her early legal career, she worked at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met Barack Obama. She subsequently worked in non-profits and as the Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago and the Vice President for Community and External Affairs of the University of Chicago Medical Center. Michelle married Barack in 1992 and they have two daughters.
Obama campaigned for her husband’s presidential bid throughout 2007 and 2008, delivering a keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. She returned to speak for him at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
During the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, she delivered a speech in support of the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, a former First Lady.
~WIKIPEDIA~
~~A Look Back at Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Impact on America~~
~~Published on Nov 15, 2018~~
With Former First Lady Michelle Obama back on the show, Ellen wanted to show her how much of an amazing impact and great inspiration she’s been, not only for Americans, but for people all over the world.
Michelle Obama and Ellen Degeneres head to Costco for a Becoming book signing
On November 15, Thursday’s episode of The Ellen Show, the Former First Lady made an impromptu trip to Costco where her new book Becoming just happens to be on sale.
Not one to shy away from attention, DeGeneres was quick to announce Obama’s presence in the store, whipping out a megaphone and yelling,
“We have Michelle Obama! Michelle Obama! She’ll be signing books!” …
as screaming shoppers flocked to meet them.
Despite DeGeneres’ attempts to embarrass Obama, she made up for it by ending with the crowd chanting “We miss the Obamas.” Don’t we all?
Michelle Obama is on a book tour for her new memoir, “Becoming,” so Ellen thought the best place to set up an impromptu book signing was one of America’s favorite wholesale stores, Costco.
Watch as they sign books for unsuspecting fans, do some shopping, and Ellen provides a musical interlude just for the former First Lady.
~Ellen DeGeneres and Michelle Obama behind the scenes at Costco~
~~Published on Nov 16, 2018~~
Ellen DeGeneres and Michelle Obama are stopping by Costco! During Michelle’s appearance, Thursday (November 15).
Ellen distracts and serenades the former First Lady during an impromptu book signing of her new memoir Becoming, which was released on November 13.
~~RELATED~~
Fun …. “Ellen and Michelle …. Shopping at CVS …. “!!
Sculpture Coralarium Where Land, Sea and Art collide Fairmont Hotel, Sirru Fen Fushi, Maldives The Sculpture Coralarium is situated in the centre of the largest developed coral lagoon in the Maldives, on the island resort of Fairmont Sirru Fen Fushi.
The artwork by Jason deCaires Taylor is a semi-submerged tidal gallery space that exhibits a series of sculptural artworks on the skyline, inter-tidal waterline and seabed. As world’s first semi submerged tidal Art Gallery it is cube shaped, six metres tall, with its front façade submerged up to median tide of three metres.
The design of the walls is based on natural coral structures and is porous to allow the tides, current and marine life to pass through and the structure to “breathe” within its location.
~~The Sculpture Coralarium by Jason deCaires Taylor~~
~~Published on Jul 17, 2018~~
Sculpture Coralarium Where Land, Sea and Art collide Fairmont Hotel, Sirru Fen Fushi, Maldives
Born in 1974 to an English father and Guyanese mother, Taylor grew up in Europe and Asia, where he spent much of his early childhood exploring the coral reefs of Malaysia. Educated in the South East of England, Taylor graduated from the London Institute of Arts in 1998 with a BA Honors in Sculpture and went on to become a fully qualified diving instructor and underwater naturalist.
With over 18 years diving experience under his belt, Taylor is also an award winning underwater photographer, famous for his dramatic images, which capture the metamorphosing effects of the ocean on his evolving sculptures.
Inspire your children to be free and find their own individuality through clothes.
~~Céline Dion Launches New Gender-Neutral Kids’ Clothing Line, Celinununu~~
Gender suffered a devastating defeat this morning at the hands of one Céline Dion, who dropped a short video on Twitter to tease the grand unveiling of her new gender-neutral kids’ clothing line, slated to be announced tomorrow.
The short video sees Dion being slammed to the ground by a cop, presumably for radicalism, or perhaps for crimes against The Binary™.
“It’s OK,” Dion says in the clip. “I’m Céline Dion!” Facts are facts.
Stans were titillated by the snippet, which ends by pointing viewers to the brand’s website.
Called Celinununu, its mission statement affirms the brand’s desire to use fashion to change the world:
“One Voice: fashion has the power to shape people’s minds. Inspire your children to be free and find their own individuality through clothes.”
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin Fiercely Defends Black Female Journalists After Drumpf’s Outbursts
The CNN anchor stood up for White House reporters April Ryan, Abby Phillip and Yamiche Alcindor, and called for respect from the ‘so-called’ president.
The targets of ‘so-called’ President Trumpf’s worst outbursts this week were black female reporters, and CNN’s Brooke Baldwin has joined the numerous journalists eviscerating him for it.
On the air Friday, the CNN anchor defended the women the president berated.
They included White House correspondent April Ryan, whom Drumpf called “nasty” and “a loser”; Abby Phillip, who Drumpf said “asks a lot of stupid questions” after she asked him about the Russia investigation; and PBS News Hour’s Yamiche Alcindor, whom Drumpf called “racist” for asking him about nationalism.
The journalists later spoke out about being subjected to Drumpf’s insults.
Baldwin described the women as “consummate professionals.
A-grade.”
“They can take these insults. They don’t need me sticking up for them,” Baldwin said. “But still, there is something so wrong with this. It is beyond disturbing. It is ugly, and I’m angry.”
~~CNN’s Brooke Baldwin responds to Drumpf’s Insults~~
I’m angry
~~Published on Nov 9, 2018~~
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin calls out ‘so-called’ President Drumpf for demanding respect after he insulted three black female reporters during press briefings.
Michael Bublé joined James Corden in the Carpool Karaoke lane to support a cause near and dear to his heart. First broadcast in the UK as part of a Stand Up to Cancer special, the Canadian crooner spoke to the Late Late Show host about his son Noah, who was previously diagnosed with cancer in 2016.
Bublé said that when they received the news about his son Noah’s cancer diagnosis in 2016, his “whole life ended.”
“It’s so hard to have to acknowledge it because it’s so painful to talk about,” he said.
Holding back tears, he talked about what his family went through and how all of them moved to California to get the best treatment for Noah, who has since been in remission.
“When this all started, I became the strength to somehow pull us and lift us and to be positive,” Buble told Corden.
“When they got the cancer out and the chemo was done and they said, ‘We did it, it’s good, he’s okay,’ I fell, I just fell. My wife picks me up now.”
Bublé encouraged viewers to contribute to Stand Up to Cancer before he and Corden ended the emotional Carpool Karaoke session with a stirring rendition of “Home.”
James Corden and Michael Bublé carpool through Los Angeles singing both Michael’s new music and his classic songs and have a emotional conversation about the devastation of a cancer diagnosis, and how you can help find a cure.
Two grooms surprise their wedding guests with a jaw-dropping choreographed first dance – complete with a Dirty Dancing-inspired lift
P.J. Simmons, 51, and Noah Aberlin, 36, performed the six-song dance at their wedding, which took place in Coxsackie, New York, on October 7.
The couple spent seven weeks choreographing and rehearsing the routine
P.J. and Noah start the performance with Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine’s ‘Conga’ and end it with the song ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life’.
A YouTube video of the performance has been viewed more than 1.2 million times since it was posted on October 27 , 36, performed the six-song dance at their wedding, which took place in Coxsackie, New York, on October 7.
Update and a request: As a tribute to everyone who has helped us live our lives openly and without fear – and to all the brave people working out there so hard on that front — we set up a fundraiser for the life-changing (and life-saving) It Gets Better Project (#itgetsbetter).
If you have the means, below is a link to join us in supporting their amazing work. Imagine if everyone who liked this video contributed just $1.
… the impact on so many lives could be extraordinary!
and THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER FOR ALL THE KIND, THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS!!
We feel the love and send it right back to all of you! We seriously did have “the time of our lives …” An incredible night surrounded by incredible people! SPECIAL THANKS to our Dads and families and friends, Katy Spreadbury and Wil Nieves (Nieves Latin Dance Studio) for helping us put the dance together, Andrew Holtz (Holtz Wedding Photography @Holtz_Photograph), the incomparable Mel Brooks and Susan Stroman for Young Frankenstein (PJ’s all-time favorite movie), and the movie Ex Machina for the disco inspiration.
It Is What It Is 