Sean “Diddy” Combs will be appearing on the cover of L’uomo Vogue’s Music issue. He will also be featured with his twins inside the issue.
NewsWeek put an unflattering photo of Palin on the cover. She says she’s one of us, the regular old people and they put a regular ass photo of her on the cover. Hahaha!
Palin was featured as the cover story “She’s One of the Folks”, which highlighted Palin’s “Joe Six-Pack” appeal, but questioned its relevancy to her VP candidacy. The article cited her interview with Katie Couric as a sign that she piques the interest of voters due to her common appeal.
Petite powerhouse Jada Pinkett Smith may be the wife of actor and entertainer Will Smith, but there’s far more to this talented than meets the eye. In addition to her most important roles as mother and wife, she also wears many hats‹including writer, singer, producer and director to showcase her artistic diversity. As a Black woman I’ve really been trying to craft a line in my creative life to show that we can do anything, she says about her outlets of creative expression.
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Jay-Z makes is on the cover of Time Out New York’s 40th Anniversary issue. In the issue Jay-Z speaks on everything New York. From his favorite place to go, to his favorite New Yorkers, and even his favorite moments in New York.
You’re the only rapper on this list. We were considering Nas but have this 13-year rule: People on this list had to have had an impact in the last 13 years. And Illmatic was 1994. Should we have included him?Jay-Z: Ah, wow! [Laughs] That’s a tough question. [Pauses] Yeah, only because of the impact of that album, when it’s considered one of the best albums ever created, you have to document that.
How about Kanye? Has he earned it yet?
Jay-Z: He’s from Chicago, but he’s close. I don’t know if he’s had that one album that’s moved the entire culture, but he’s hit it three times in a row. He’ll be on every list one day.
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Here are some excerpts from the magazine:
Did you physically prepare before heading into dance practice? Knowing that I was going to do this, I started heavily working out in the gym all summer. My boyfriend [NLF star Reggie Bush] taught me lots of weight training exercises that I didn’t do before.
What is your fitness goal with DWTS? I really want to be toned. Every girl has her insecurities, whether she is skinny or not. You want to look good when you’re on vacation in a swimsuit.
Do you want to lose your famous curves? No, not at all. I don’t even think that’s really possible. I’m going to probably have kids soon, so I want to have the perfect body before then. It’ll be harder
Beyonce is looking pretty good on the cover of Marie Claire’s UK October 2008 .
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