Huffington Post | Hilary Moss
First Posted: 10-16-09 03:41 PM | Updated: 10-16-09 04:10 PM
Vogue's American editor-at-large André Leon Talley is hard to miss. The six-foot-seven stunner is likely the only person in the fashion front rows rocking fur, sunglasses, and printed robes all at once…aside from his boss Anna Wintour, that is. Today, André turns a very stylish 60 years old, and we're celebrating this fashionista (and friend of Michelle Obama) by applauding his most outrageous outfits. There's kilts, magenta heels, and red leather — oh my! And which are haute, haute, haute and which are horrendous? Take a look and let us know.

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YAAAAAAAAA! 4 U! C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S!! :>)

Soooo HAPPY 4 U!! :>)

Here's the deal, IFF someone gets on the plane, dressed in GREEN with a JJP LABEL on her forehead, THAT would B me! :>)

Annnnnnnnd, IFFF U could “hook a sista up” and move her into FIRST CLASS [except on SWA], then, I wouldn't B mad at-choo!! :>) :>)

Just sayin' . . . . :>)

ON THE REAL: MEGA-CONGRATS!! :>)

God BLESSED U! :>)

From Ryan Grim at Huff Post:

The battle against the health insurance industry is steadily intensifying. House Democrats have formally scheduled a vote to revoke the industry's cherished antitrust protection, according to a statement from Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.). The move comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) have put up a unified front, calling for an end to the anti-competitive practice.

On Thursday, Pelosi noted to reporters that the Judiciary Committee had held a hearing on repealing the 1945 McCarran-Ferguson Act, which exempts the insurance industry from antitrust laws.

Conyers announced Friday he'd take it to the next level and hold a vote on October 21.

http://www.americablog.com/2009/10/house-vote-o…

http://www.star-telegram.com/190/story/1692668….

“Sheriff: Charges will be filed in balloon saga

“…A circus-like atmosphere formed outside, including men holding signs and occasionally yelling “balloon boy.” One sign read, “Put balloon boy on TV: America's Most Wanted.”

Other gawkers carried aluminum-foil stovetop popcorn makers that resembled the silvery balloon launched from the family's backyard Thursday, with 6-year-old Falcon Heene believed to be onboard.

A man pulled a red wagon with coffee for sale. The sign had “$2″ scratched out with a new price of $1. Some neighbors stopped by to drop questions of their own into the box.

Falcon's mother, Mayumi Heene, also went to the sheriff's office about two hours after husband did. The couple's three sons remained home, apparently being watched by sheriff's officials. Authorities wouldn't comment on what was happening.”

DAAAAAAAYYYYYYUUUUUUMMMMMMM

from the Daily Dish

A painting bought for $19,000 by a Canadian dealer two years ago has been valued at $150 million after it was determined to be a work by Leonardo Da Vinci. Carbon dating and infrared techniques convinced experts that the portrait on vellum was a genuine Da Vinci. The final proof came when analysis found a fingerprint “highly comparable” to one on the artist's painting, St. Jerome. [...] The portrait is the first major Da Vinci find in more than a century.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily…

he was too ' pretty' before he went silver..

damn, him and that silver just….WORK.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hot for Richard Gere. Him and Olivier Martinez in “Unfaithful”….DING DONG!!!!

And I gotta say I never liked him before he went all silver fox. I can't stand “Pretty Woman” (too unrealistc, “hooker meets john of her dreams”…pleaze!!!) and the only thing I like about “Officer and A Gentleman” was the scene was blubbering like an idiot after Louis Gossett Junior laid the smackdown on him…”I got no where else to go…”

Peace Guns

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James didn't get any sympathy from his teammates when he came back to work after spending two days sick in bed.

They ran the other way.

“You come back around and everyone is like, 'Ugh, you got the cooties,' ” James said Thursday. “They don't want to be around you.”

James and two Cleveland teammates have tested positive for Influenza A, and are being treated as if they have the H1N1 virus by the Cavaliers, who are being proactive in dealing with a flu bug that already has sickened six players.

H1N1, also known as swine flu, is a strain of Influenza A, and though the Cavaliers have not gotten back H1N1 test results on James, Darnell Jackson or Coby Karl, the team is treating all its players and the traveling party to Texas with medication to fight the virus.

Team physician Dr. Alfred Cianflocco met with the team at Cleveland Clinic Courts to discuss preventive measures on how to stop the flu from spreading.

“We feel very comfortable and confident that what we are doing is an appropriate course of action,” Cavs spokesman Tad Carper said. “The key for us is to approach things proactively and from a presumptive standpoint.”

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You come back around and everyone is like, 'Ugh, you got the cooties.' They don't want to be around you.
” — LeBron James on returning after missing practice with the flu.

James, Jackson and Karl were tested for H1N1 at the Cleveland Clinic. Carper did not know when the results will be known. All three players missed Wednesday's exhibition against Washington but are traveling with the Cavs for preseason games in San Antonio on Friday and Dallas on Saturday. James believes he will be able to play in one of the games.

Forward J.J. Hickson and guard Andre Barrett are not making the Texas trip.

Jackson said the flu hit him hard. He had a high fever and slept 22 straight hours.

“I can't remember ever being that sick,” he said.

James was still congested as he talked about having to spend the past two days lying in bed. He said he drank over a gallon of water each day.

“I think I'm over it now,” he said.

James believes he may have gotten the flu from the shot he and his teammates got recently to fight the virus. He said his two young sons have not shown any symptoms of being sick.

The flu bug has been a minor disruption for Cleveland's training camp, which is winding down as the club prepares for its Oct. 27 season opener against Boston.

“If it's going to happen, now is the best time,” James said. “I don't wish anyone to be sick. I wish great health for everyone. But if this is the time the flu bug is going to hit our team, I'm glad it's happening now.”

Cavs guard Delonte West, who has spent time away from the club this month while dealing with personal and legal issues, traveled with the team to Texas. West is being treated for bipolar disorder and has pending misdemeanor weapons charges after he was arrested in Maryland carrying three loaded guns.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

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