THE LEFT LANE
'Anti-animal' media criticized in report
Advertiser Staff and News Services
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Others included in the society's annual "Foe Paw" report include:
- Esquire magazine, for an article on how to eat an entire cow.
- Maxim magazine, for a photo caption contest involving a photograph showing a boy using a vacuum cleaner on a cat.
- "Fear Factor," which the society deemed "a gross excuse for entertainment" that subjects human contestants to duress and, the society said, undoubtedly causes "mental and physical injury" to the rats, snakes and other animals used in stunts.
'American Idols' together again
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Justin Guarini and Kelly Clarkson |
K-I-S-S-I-N-G?
"Maybe," says a coy Justin Guarini, 24, the curly-topped runner-up on TV's "American Idol" singing competition.
But don't get any funny ideas about real-life hanky-panky between him and "Idol" champ Kelly Clarkson, 20. "We're friends," she asserts, "which is good, because we've been working together for the past year."
The budding movie stars play themselves, sort of, as college students on spring break who fall for each other in the song-filled surfside romp "From Justin to Kelly: The Rise of Two American Idols."
"Grease" on the beach, anyone?
Skirts, pants join in fashion statement
You've heard of the "skort," that skirt/shorts hybrid? Perhaps this latest look should be called the "skant."
It might seem as if people had trouble deciding what to wear. But fashionable women are teaming short skirts, dresses and chemises with skinny pants to create a new kind of layering.
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock have flirted with marrying their skirts and trousers. "It's a little more Cameron Diaz than 'Sugar Magnolia,' " says Cindi Leive, editor of Glamour magazine.
Willie to perform for his O'ahu fans
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The country icon earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. Over six decades, he has recorded more than 100 albums and charted such hits as "On the Road Again" and "Always on My Mind."
"Willie Nelson & Friends" tickets, $45-$18.50, go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Blaisdell Center box office and Ticket Plus locations. Information: 526-4400, 591-2211.