“Amour,” the French word for love, has been voted the most romantic word in the world by language experts beating out “amore,” Italian for love, “Bellissima,” which is both Italian and Spanish for “very beautiful,”, and “tesoro,” which is both Italian and Spanish for “treasure”

The linguists voted Japan‘s “watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu,” as the least romantic-sounding way to say, “I love you” in any language, ahead of the Welsh “rydw i’n dy garu di”

Interesting. Amour for me represents that old beautiful romance, the sunset/sunrise airy feel of love and romance, long courtships, flowers, long romantic walks, long love letters..... Amore on the other hand gives me the hot Latin thrusting sort of love, fast, fiery and exciting the kind you see in a paso doble dance…

If you had a vote what would have been your choice?

Happy Valentines Day.

Here's the music video for We Are The World 25. 

Lionel Richie & Quincy Jones decided to remake this classic to raise money for Haiti. Their efforts were for a good cause and their hearts were in the right place commendable effort for sure, however in my opinion they have ruined a classic.

Butchered; complete with auto-tune, rap, Jamie Fox's laughing on such a serious occasion (his impersonation was quite spot on though) commentary, Justin Beiber opening the song? Lionel Ritchie to Justin Beiber? You have Gladis Knight in the crowd yet Nicole from Pussy Cats does the “uhh ohhs”? I could go on and on.. If they did this purely to be “relevant” to the new generation, I hope it really works, because Haiti does need the help, sad though is this generation will never get to know true talent, that was in the 80s.

The video editing, is even more of a disappointment, chopped up, all over the place, unorganized. Choices of voices to highlight, confusing and uninspired, Janet sings 2 or 3 words and even then you can hardly hear her, the way the split screen is done, seems to do both her and Michael Jackson no favors. Of everyone in the group, in this video Michael Jackson's voice pierces through and towers over all of them . Says something no?

I wonder, would Michael Jackson have approved of this were he alive? Michael Jackson was famously known for his perfectionism, when the original WRTW was made he didn't sleep or eat because he wanted every part of it to be perfect. And it was, he helped create that magic that turned into a classic that can never be matched, going on to raise more than $60 Million for Africa.

Wouldn't Lionel, Quincy and Haiti been served better had the group just written a brand new song for the cause, one that could have stood on it's own merits, inspired many to give, instead of being compared to a perfect and highly acclaimed classic?

Haiti still needs all the help and money they can get, I have and will contribute, please do if you can.

Here's how you can help the people in Haiti:

Download “We Are The World 25” For Haiti from World25.org or iTunes.

The following organizations are accepting SMS donations in the US only:

• SMS text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts
• SMS text “YELE” to 501501 to Donate $5 to Yele Haiti’s Earthquake Relief efforts
• SMS text “GIVE10” to 20222 to donate $10 to Direct Relief

Canadians can also donate by going to the UNICEF website, the Canadian government will match every donation made. Please give if you can.

The original We Are The World video.

Here's Michael Jackson in the studio recording the guide and his solo parts for the original WRTW

As a highly foodious (yes i made that word up) person, I love everything food; cooking, eating… salivating at it… etc.. tips from professional chefs, like this one, make my life.

Here's how to poach an egg effortlessly and fast! Perfect idea for brunch when prepping eggs for a group of people at once. 

[hat tip: Ezra Klein]

By now you have undoubtedly heard of John Mayer's latest round of foot bullets via his interview with Playboy Magazine where he talks, and talks and talks..... about Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson, his supposed racist dick, endless masturbation, complete with a N*gger mention, all that has everyone on the “internets” and beyond in quite a tizzy.

John “apologized” first on Twitter, saying,

“It’s such a shame that I [used the N-word] because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there’s no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged… I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. I don’t have the stomach for it. Again, because I don’t want anyone to think I’m equivocating: I should have never said the word and I will never say it again. I just wanted to play the guitar for people.”

and then again his teary “apology” on stage in Nashville last night.

I put “apology” in quotation marks because as you've noticed, of his whole interview he seems to be apologizing only for the N word mention, but not for any of the other equally stupid things he said in the interview, or the people he slammed in that interview.

Reading the JM's interview, I couldn't help thinking that John Mayer is basically a regular (not evil) horny douche guy with an unfortunate penchant toward hoof-in-mouth disease. 

Stupid? yes, to the highest degree, not because he is not intelligent, given his many other interviews you know he's got some intelligence, he just lacks a formal education that would have helped him phrase his thoughts differently, less inflammatory, less ridiculously or stupidly as he tries to “shock” or stay relevant.

Racist? I think not. We all have to agree that its ok for John to say he's not attracted to black women, its a preference of his and that's ok. He may have chosen the WORST way of expressing that thought, choosing to declare his dick a card carrying, certified member of the KKK but that doesn't make him wrong or discriminatory… in fact his whole interview left me thinking John has a serious inferiority complex with a lack of self awareness to know that and so over compensates by being overly sexualized and completely self absorbed.

As for the N*gger mention? his quote sounded to me more in same spirit/vein as Harry Reid‘s infamous “Obama lacks the negro dialect, hence will be nominated and will win” quote, inarticulate yes, but true and not derived from racism, in fact quite contrary, John actually had a point to make on the “hood pass” thing, he just didn’t phrase it the best way he could, and that said, did someone give John Mayer the hood pass and no black person knew about that?

John now says he's done with media/interviews and just wants to play his guitar, well, go do that son.. the whole “shock” thing is not working for ya.

Click below to see highlights from John Mayer's interview with Playboy or as we call it here, his latest foot bullet.

“Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” Music Video
         
 

Fashion designer extraordinaire and icon Alexander McQueen has taken his own life at his home in London. He was 40 years old. It is being reported that the designer hanged himself just few days after his beloved mothers death a week ago. Alexander was very close to his mother and it appears that he could not handle living without her and so took his own life. His suicide comes exactly 3 years after his closest friend also committed suicide. He was due to show his latest collection in NY at Bryant Park today. The show has been cancelled as the fashion world struggles to understand and deal with AM's death.

Here's a picture for Mr. McQueen and his beloved mother from 2001

Doesn't matter how rich, famous, creative or otherwise you are, pain is pain and today McQueen decided he's better off dead, that's an unimaginable type of pain that takes one there.

RIP Alexander McQueen what a tragic loss indeed.

Below a reminder of the work McQueen did both on the read carpet and on runways around the world.

Check out Rihanna's latest music video for her single “Rude Boy” from her latest album Rated R.

RiRi is an island girl, Barbados to be exact, she couldn't have done this video better, she's fun, she's dancing (as opposed to the sexualized, walking fashion show/billboard she's been doing in her few music videos with little dancing, no inspiration or uniqueness), the island vibrant colors and 90s effects of the video work perfectly with the gist of, and, sound of the song yet stays sexy and inviting.

Someone I know twitted this about Rihanna's new video

LeeZett K.Haring + Grace Jones as a stripper vampire doing performance art. Yep, it all inspired RudeBoy

Will this video help Rated R's sales figures?