Hergé Museum in Belgium

Belgium may be happy for being the home country of two great artists of the twentieth century: Hergé, creator of the famous cartoon character Tintim, and René Magritte, the subversive surrealist painter. Both have created iconic images that are recognized worldwide, and since June 2nd, both have its own museums in their country, dedicated to their work and contributions to the evolution of the art of the twentieth century. The museum traces the strong innovations and ideas that distinguished the work of two artists and show their contrasting perspectives.

Placed on the Belgian city Louvain-La-Neuve, the Hergé Museum is a wonderful piece of architecture, designed by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, winner of the Pritzker Prize. Concrete, steel and glass, the building resembles a large ship, an image that deliberately echoes the various feats of maritime Tintim.

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Legoland

If as a child you loved to make buildings in Lego, now you will certainly appreciate the new sunglasses from Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has demonstrated its passion for Lego when he composed an alternative version of their summer show 09, with scenarios, people and clothing made entirely with the iconic pieces of plastic.

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Lacoste and Zaha Hadid to launch a shoes collection

Zaha Hadid might be famous for its futuristic architecture, but this famous iraqi architect established in London is also building a strong reputation in the fashion world. After designing a pavilion of touring art for Chanel and a pair of shoes designed for Melissa, Zaha Hadid is again applying its concept of structure to footwear designs, this time in collaboration with Lacoste.
In September, the famous crocodile maison will launch a shoes collection designed in partnership with Zaha. The project was submitted in October 2008 at the Frieze Art Fair, London, and the prototypes displayed at that time have now become the final version ready for production. Zaha Hadid designed the shoes based on the iconic crocodile logo, digitizing it and exploring it in a series of surfaces with repeated patterns. "The expressiveness of design behind this collaboration allows for a dynamic and fluid evolution of a metal mesh," says Hadid.

"When involved in the shape of the foot, the mesh expands and contracts to adapt to the body ergonomically and do constructs an element of landscape that is changing as the movement of the foot."

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Surrealistic Sculpture at MoMa, New York

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York is hosting the "The Erotic Object: surrealistic Sculpture from the Collection" exhibition, which includes works of 11 famous surrealists artists such as Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Meret Oppenheim and Man Ray

By 4 January 2010 it will be in exhibition some of the most famous surrealist objects, including "Retrospective Bust of a Woman" (1933) from Salvador Dali and the famous cup of tea coat lined (1936) from Meret Oppenheim.

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John Galliano – Spring Summer 2010 men's fashion show

John Galliano has presented its men's Spring/Summer 2010 collection in Paris. The runway show was amazing, as usual, as well as the collection, but maybe more into a commercial mood this time.

You can check the entire collection on johngalliano.com and by watching the

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Bio: Judi Dench

Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress.

Originally trained as a set designer, Dench began her acting career in the mid 1950s in amateur productions, and made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. She branched into film work, and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer, however most of her work during this period was in theatre. Not generally known as a singer, she drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968.

During the next two decades, she established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. In television, she achieved success during this period, in the series A Fine Romance from 1981 until 1984 and in 1992 began a continuing role in the television romantic comedy series As Time Goes By.

Her film appearances had been infrequent until she was cast as M in GoldenEye (1995), a role she has played in each James Bond film since. She received several notable film awards for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown (1997), and has since been acclaimed for her work in such films as Shakespeare in Love (1998), Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) and Notes on a Scandal (2006), and the television production The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2001).

Regarded by critics as one of the greatest actresses of the post-war period, and frequently named as the leading British actress in polls, Dench has received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film and television; her awards include ten BAFTAs, seven Laurence Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.

Dench was awarded the OBE in 1970, became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1988, and a Companion of Honour in 2005.

She was married to the actor Michael Williams from 1971 until his death in 2001. They are the parents of the actress Finty Williams.

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Video: Farrah Fawcett - the last goodbye

I have created this video that shows friends and family gathered to pay a last tribute to Farrah Fawcett, I hope you like it:



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