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Nary a review of the no-frills garage-rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs appears without gushing mention of lead singer Karen O's louche wardrobe. These getups are neither the flamboyant showstoppers of Madonna nor the fetishistic confections of Britney. The O oeuvre consists of punk livery that would make Siouxsie Sioux proud: slashed prom dresses, hole-riddled T shirts, laddered fishnets, fingerless leather gloves, studded cuffs and Converse sneakers etched with a marker. It's the work of designer Christian Joy, and it's influencing fashion the way only a rock star's wardrobe...
...idiot thesis. The Neptunes (Williams and partner Chad Hugo) are responsible for nine Top 10 hits over the past two years and countless Top 10 rap tracks. No one in hip-hop has as diverse or as deep a songwriting portfolio, and artists from Nelly (Hot in Herre) to Britney Spears (I'm a Slave 4 U) regularly fork over six figures for a Neptunes melody. Williams and Hugo are also members of N.E.R.D., a rock/hip-hop band whose debut album, In Search of ... , was one of the best-reviewed records of 2001. But the real exculpatory evidence--the proof that...
...STAR Britney Spears...
...also morphing into a legitimate thespian (stop that giggling!). He has half a dozen movies on the way, including The Woods, from Signs auteur M. Night Shyamalan. Rumors even have him starring in a big-screen remake of that other '70s show, The Dukes of Hazzard, with Britney Spears mentioned to fill the short-shorts of Daisy Duke. Dude, where's the General...
...Britney All Grown Up When I saw the ghastly fashion photo of Britney Spears in her bosom-baring outfit [July 14], you could have knocked me over with a water balloon. From the very first moment of her success, I said, "I hope fame doesn't ruin this beautiful young girl." That she has let the world dictate how she looks, how she acts and what she wears is a crime. Dolores Nissim Wildomar...