Power Animals

Today’s Power Animal: xJULIETx

January 20, 2012 – 3:35 pm

Seeing as this video’s had 4,618,423 views in like 24 hours (423 of those being me) you have more than likely already seen it but shut up and watch it again because she rules! LET’S OPEN UP THIS PIT!

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Nothing to do with anything

Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae — The golden-assed Horsefly

January 16, 2012 – 11:33 am

As if 2012 wasn’t shaping up to be a good enough year already for HRH Queen Beyonce, first she has a (we’re presuming) beautiful baby girl, and then…she’s just had the highest of honours bestowed upon her by the, err, insect science people community: She has a horsefly named after her!

Not just any horsefly, a ultra rare, golden reared horsefly discovered in 1981 (The year of our queen’s birth) with junk in the trunk. It was discovered alongside two other horseflies, that are as yet un-named, but we’re just going to go right ahead and dub them “Kelly” and “Michelle.”

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Gossip! Music Nothing to do with anything

“The Boy Is STILL Mine, ho!” – Brandy and Monica Hit the Studio Together Again

January 10, 2012 – 12:34 pm

HOLD THE BLOODY BURGER PHONE!! The second and third (respectively) best 90s pop/R&B princesses, Brandy and Monica (don’t even bother asking who number one is, it should go without saying) are teaming up again on a new track for the first time in 14 years! Monica done did a tweet yesterday letting slip that she was up in the studio with her pal. SEE!

Other than the fact that I’m actually quite upset that they’re mates irl, I was secretly hoping they were still beefing over Mehki, I’m mostly stoked on this as I look forward to reenacting the song with my frenemy du jour, much like I’ve done with ‘The Boy Is Mine’ quite regularly since 1998, ASAP! So let us just take a moment to recall the majesty that was the last time they hit the studio together, shall we?

[Gossip via Idolator. Excitement via me]

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Gossip! Music

Jay-Z made a song featuring his newborn baby and I’m crying!

January 9, 2012 – 7:14 pm

SHE’S HERE! The offspring of the most divine power couple since Orpheus and Eurydice that is Queen Bey and Hov, HRH Blue Ivy Carter, finally decided to grace us with her messianic presence on Saturday and somewhere between feeding, burping and AM nappy changing (yeah, right) Jigga somehow managed to find some time to record a song featuring his new born daughter (seriously wtf?), the head B.I.C. and post it on his official blog. Yes, that is her crying at the end. And yes, this is me crying in my bedroom, wahwahwahhhhhhh!! Welcome to the world Baby Blue and welcome Jay-Z to our neverending ‘people we wish were our dad’ list.

 

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Beauty Fashion

Just like Ariel: a bra made from crabs.

January 7, 2012 – 1:46 pm

Ouch, It pinches!

We can all live out our childhood fantasies of being just like Ariel with this crab bra from Laura Jacobs — all we need now is a devilishly good-looking prince to encourage us into giving up our voice in exchange for a vagina.

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Entertainment Girls like Gadgets too Procrastination Tools

Welcome to 8 Bitches!

January 4, 2012 – 10:14 pm

The long-awaited, much delayed, often procrastinated spectacular is here! Team Duchess are proud to present 8 Bitches, a series of posts on casual games for bad bitches.

We know, we’re girls, we shouldn’t play games; but we’re also girls who are obsessed with umm, a little thing called THE NINETIES, and we promise that all games will be retro enough to fool even Tia and Tamera. Stay tuned for our first post, and let us know what you think.

xoxo Gossip Ghost

 

 

 

 

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Music

This Is The Best New Song I’ve Heard All Year!

January 4, 2012 – 12:34 pm
Scissor Sisters Vs Krystal Pepsy (AKA Azaelia Banks) – Shady Love

Big talk there, yes I know, but having been stuck in a 90s girl rap K hole on Spotify since the clock struck midnight, heralding in this blessed new year, I’m pretty sure it’s the only new song I’ve actually heard this year, thus, by default, making it my favourite. (No, that’s a lie, I heard that Alesha Dixon x Weight Watchers collabo too, so yes, this still wins)

Well, this is incredibly awkward as I spent a large portion of the 2000s passionately hating Scissor Sisters (not lesbians, I love lezzas, the rubbish band I mean) but I REALLY like this song :( But then again I REALLY like Azaelia Banks, so that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. Plus the video is adorbz, so there’s that.

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Entertainment lolz

YouTube Craycray OTD: Amy Winehouse, Her Life in Sims

November 24, 2011 – 10:30 am

On the scale of weird shit I’ve ever found on YouTube at 1am, I’m going to say a 20 minute long Sims re-enactment/documentary of Amy Winehouse’s life (and death) is most definitely top 5.

If you don’t feel like watching the whole thing (which, quite frankly, you should) I would highly recommend flicking through intermittently to catch pivotal moment’s in our girl Amy’s life, as narrated by a Sim version of papa Mitch – from early childhood, the success of Back To Black (6:20), the tempestuous Blake years (8:38), the unfortunate car crash gigs (13:19) and then her untimely death (14:30)…even a traditional Jewish funeral is documented (15:40). May I also add that it’s subtitled in almost undecipherable Engrish? While I’m sure the creator had the best intentions of honouring Amy, this is gold. The Internet be cray.

 

 

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Events Fashion

Motel Rocks! New Christmas Party Collection

November 14, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Last week Team Duchess were invited to a bloggers event – yeah, I know *barf*, but it was only celebrating the launch of the Christmas Party Collection of one of our fave labels, Motel AND hosted in partnership with one of our other current fave things ever, Glossybox (more on that next week) – plus there was the promise of free cocktails, candy floss and cake, so off me and my pal Dena plodded to Motel’s central London showroom to check out the new collection and get sugarwasted.

Because I’m rubbish, I didn’t take any pics, apart from this one of Dena and her candyflosss…

I instagrammed it and everything to make up for the fact that I don’t have a camera which I spent my entire first term’s student loan check on like a real “fashion blogger” (MEOW, claws away Kirbs). Instead here are some official pics of some our favourite pieces from the new collection and are available to buy from MotelRocks.com RIGHT NOW…

LOTS of leopard print which we’re never mad at, supercute separates ideal for looking fly in the daytime and as always with Motel, HOT dresses perfect for partying – so be sure to keep them in mind once you start your Christmas party ensemble hunt.

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Food

Can We Talk About This Cake For a Minute Please?!

October 3, 2011 – 11:57 am

I do love a baking blog, and Sprinkle Bakes is def one of my faves, but this here FLOORED  me – WHAT MAJESTIC CULINARY WIZARDRY?! GET IN MY FACE, ASAP.

For my fellow literature nerds please also see this delectable Edgar Allen Poe red velvet number.

Is this real life?! Halloween baking party anyone?

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