President Barack Obama's better half on the front cover of Vogue, Girls' Lena Denham shooting a short film and the return of The Vicar of Dibley are just some of the weird and wonderful Women's Bits going viral in our weekly fix compiled by internet junkie Emma Gannon.
10 famous faces that look like Pope Francis: Holy smoke! This
week we welcomed a brand new Pope to the world. Even the new Pope’s name
alone has spurred comments from the likes of Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor
who has been quoted to have said "The very name, I think, indicative of
a new style". The 76 year old is the first pontiff to come from Latin
America and his election follows the retirement of Pope Benedict XVI last
month. A
few famous faces that bear a slight (and rather comical) resemblance to the
newly selected bishop of Rome include Jeffrey Tambor, Woody Allen
and that old dude from Pixar’s UP.
• The Vicar of Dibley is back for Comic Relief: I can hear the
whoop-whoop’s from here. It has just been announced that the
popular old TV show will return to our screens for a special 10-minute one
off episode for this year’s Red Nose Day starring the wonderful Dawn
French. Rumour has it that Homeland actor Damian Lewis makes a cheeky
appearance as a rather attractive Reverend too.
More tea, vicar? Damian Lewis rumoured to be appearing in the new
Vicar of Dibley.
• #Twittermillion: Another example of the power of Twitter.
Twenty-nine ‘Twitter celebrities’ (or is it Twelebrities?) including Olly
Murs and Fearne Cotton have joined the
#twittermillion campaign in which they ask their many thousands of
followers to join a team and raise just £50 each. The fun bit is that each
team leader has agreed to offer a special reward to their followers, for
example, Dawn O’Porter has promised to record the voicemail for one lucky
donator.
• There’s a Fox Problem: There’s a new trio of girls in
loud jumpers (Gemma Cairney, Georgia L-A and Georgie Orkell) who have
started a quirky new project called The
Fox Problem. It’s described by the girls as an entertainment show
live on the Internet and it’s definitely one of its kind. The idea is to
take the best bits of radio, TV, Twitter all wrapped up in one shiny package
and live stream the show via Google+. I’m excited about this as is a great
example of young people coming together to start projects, using online
contacts, networking, taking a good idea and harnessing it through the power
of social media.
• Lena Dunham directs a new fashion film: My first thought was 'YAY' and my second thought was 'seriously, how does this girl find the time'? The awesome Lena Dunham, lead actress and creator of popular HBO show Girls, has written and directed a short fashion film for NYC designer Rachel Antonoff. It also includes Lena’s sister Grace Dunham which is pretty exciting. The more Dunhams, the better.
• The world's first tablet for women!: Yes, you heard that right and no, I’m not joking. I don’t know about you, but I think this is tech sexism. For more information about this, read Jezebel’s article (the language in which is pretty salty) that explains why they also think the pre-selected apps are quite patronising including "Clothing Size Conversion” "Daily Yoga," "Yoga for Women”. One of my favourite quotes from the article has to be “Here you go, ladies! Don't strain your vaginas trying to figure out how to turn it on!”
• P Diddy launches quite a boring new product: Can you guess what this new product is? No, it’s not a flashy car or a fashion accessory. It’s… water! Yep, Diddy and Mark Wahlberg have teamed up to launch a H20 based product called Aquahydrate. It’s described by the business duo as “a water that is designed for high performance with no sugar or calories.” I’ve definitely heard of edgier things. This is not so gangster.
FLOTUS graces the front cover of Vogue. Photo: Vogue/Annie Leibovitz
• Michelle Obama on the cover of April issue of Vogue: MObama is the cover star of this April 2013 issue of US Vogue. The First Lady was photographed by Annie Leibovitz in the Red Room of the White House, and wears a gorgeous Reed Krakoff dress on the cover. Anna Wintour definitely made us wait for this, especially the candidly open interview which I can’t wait to read.
• Justin Timberlake’s new version of ‘SexyBack’: Justin Timberlake’s been rather busy lately promoting his new album The 20/20 Experience, most recently on the Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon. The singer is already well known for his good sense of humour such as his choice of lyrics in certain viral hits like Dick in a Box and this new version of SexyBack featuring the The Ragtime Gals is no exception.
• Lena Dunham directs a new fashion film: My first thought was 'YAY' and my second thought was 'seriously, how does this girl find the time'? The awesome Lena Dunham, lead actress and creator of popular HBO show Girls, has written and directed a short fashion film for NYC designer Rachel Antonoff. It also includes Lena’s sister Grace Dunham which is pretty exciting. The more Dunhams, the better.
• The world's first tablet for women!: Yes, you heard that right and no, I’m not joking. I don’t know about you, but I think this is tech sexism. For more information about this, read Jezebel’s article (the language in which is pretty salty) that explains why they also think the pre-selected apps are quite patronising including "Clothing Size Conversion” "Daily Yoga," "Yoga for Women”. One of my favourite quotes from the article has to be “Here you go, ladies! Don't strain your vaginas trying to figure out how to turn it on!”
• P Diddy launches quite a boring new product: Can you guess what this new product is? No, it’s not a flashy car or a fashion accessory. It’s… water! Yep, Diddy and Mark Wahlberg have teamed up to launch a H20 based product called Aquahydrate. It’s described by the business duo as “a water that is designed for high performance with no sugar or calories.” I’ve definitely heard of edgier things. This is not so gangster.
FLOTUS graces the front cover of Vogue. Photo: Vogue/Annie Leibovitz
• Michelle Obama on the cover of April issue of Vogue: MObama is the cover star of this April 2013 issue of US Vogue. The First Lady was photographed by Annie Leibovitz in the Red Room of the White House, and wears a gorgeous Reed Krakoff dress on the cover. Anna Wintour definitely made us wait for this, especially the candidly open interview which I can’t wait to read.
• Justin Timberlake’s new version of ‘SexyBack’: Justin Timberlake’s been rather busy lately promoting his new album The 20/20 Experience, most recently on the Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon. The singer is already well known for his good sense of humour such as his choice of lyrics in certain viral hits like Dick in a Box and this new version of SexyBack featuring the The Ragtime Gals is no exception.
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