Posts Tagged as ‘beautiful’

November 25, 2008

Queen Rania of Jordan

Did you know the brilliant Queen Rania of Jordan has her own You Tube channel?
Dedicated to breaking down stereotypes about the Arab and Muslim worlds and to bridging the East-West divide.
She has recently accepted an award from You Tube for her work and here is her acceptance speech spoofing Letterman capturing a Queen with beauty, [...]

November 24, 2008

From 10 to 60 with French Vogue

The same model has been styled in a set of photos to show different ages…
Check it out:

November 18, 2008

Icarus

Icarus is the son of Daedalus a brilliant (human) architect in Greek mythology. The story goes that Daedalus was so talented he was imprisoned along with his son and forced to work for the mythical King Minos of Crete. Out of wax and feathers he fashioned wings for both him and Icarus to escape. Before [...]

October 23, 2008

Be French: Be You

When I was 15 years old I moved to France until I was 17. I’d been fascinated with French culture and had a real longing to learn the language. Living as an exchange student amongst typically French families I studied French Philosophy & Literature at the local high school. It was a fabulous experience, one [...]

October 17, 2008

Steals all beauty

Just listen to this song. It is bee-ee-oooooo-tiii-ful… “Alice” by the Cocteau Twins. You may recognise it from the movie Stealing Beauty with Liv Tyler. Play, scroll, listen & read. Such haunting sounds…