If you work in New York, or any other major city–then you probably have heard of Summer Fridays…that often used, and abused privilege of having the option of leaving work at 1pm on a Friday during the summer months. If your office doesn’t have it, check around. It probably did but that asshole in accounting totally took advantage of it and it was taken away a few years ago. Boo! Now, there are those who take Summer Friday EVERYDAY, even in the winter, but we won’t go there.

So even if you don’t have it, we demand that you get ill, right now. It’s nice out. Go outside, sit on a bench and start working on that tan…since that is what we are doing right about now….

Have A Great Weekend!

- JBaker, Mahogs & DSteel & The Fam

Brad and Angelina are the proud parents of twins we believe…(she’s be back to this size in like 2 weeks, watch) [Perez]

Does your child’s father hate you? You better think about it…50 Cent’s child’s mother’s home just burned to the ground this morning. He tried to evict her last month…then said she could stay ’til the end of the school year. School’s almost done…now the house is a crisp. What do you think? [XXL]

Don’t fancy UK PM Gordon Brown- well, he’s calling you at home to talk about it. [BBC]

Do you want to see Brad Pitt’s new movie by the Coen Brothers, “Burn After Reading.” Watch the trailer in the link. I think I do, Frances McDormand co-stars and she can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned. [Dlisted]

Anything about Gossip Girl…this time it’s Nate and Chuck pictures. You already know… [NYMag]

Former South African President De Klerk says all that necklacing wasn’t apartheid’s fault. So who’s was it? [BBC]

It’s friday…praise the god’s of Sex & the City!- Steely D

^^ Watch Out! She’s A Terrorist…with an iced coffee!

Dunkin’ Donuts scrapped an ad featuring its bubbly spokesperson Rachael Ray wearing a scarf that resembled the traditional Arab keffiyeh headdress, often worn in Middle East, but also a fashion fave amongst hipsters and fashionistas around the globe.

Conservative bloggers led by syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin caused a virtual stir with complaints that the scarf is an emblem of the late Yasser Arafat and has come to symbolize the radical jihad movement.

So what does Dunkin’ Donuts do? Instead of doing their research and seeking to understand the history of the keffiyeh, they scrap the ad all together in fear of appearing as if they’re supporting the next suicide bomber. (more…)

Here’s the latest from Rihanna aka my favorite pop singer right now…”Disturbia.” Who cares if she makes out with Chris Brown near KFC’s toilets? Listen here.

Thoughts, ladies?

-Steely D

props to GrapeJuice

Well. We made it. In honor of it being Friday, let’s make the morning news fun, shall we?

Martha. Oprah. Tyra? We don’t know about that one. Actually, we don’t know about this cover either… {YBF}

Got stretch-marks (or as I call them, “warrior stripes”)? They aren’t going anywhere and you really can’t prevent them, so ladies–let’s embrace em! {NYT}

Barack Obama is getting ready for a showdown! We are getting ready for an OJ Simpson like reaction when he wins the nomination, lol! {Guardian}

Attention society. Actress Sharon Stone is not a philosophical expert. {BBC}

OKAY. American Idol alum, Clay Aiken is going to be a father, by artificial insemination. My head hurts. Somewhere, Michael Jackson is sooooo jealous. {People}

- JBaker (has left the building…)

So I was reading this post about designer Roberto Cavalli (aka leopard print’s best friend) talking about…what else…fashion. Along with choice bits like Kate Moss is great in front of the camera and I don’t care if she’s a crack head, Cavalli also said that he likes dressing women more than men because…

“with a woman I can have a fantasy and create something special. Men today don’t have any personality because it’s not permitted. Men want to dress differently but they’re afraid.”

His words made me think of one of my favorite Madonna songs called “What It Feels Like For A Girl.” Madge is basically talking about how there are contradictory roles for women, be strong…but not that strong, etc. But the track’s intro also hints that maybe men would like to know what it is like to be a woman (no homo) in regards to dressing. Maybe men do want to be a little more creative in their clothing choices but can’t for fear of being, dare I resurrect the word from the early 2000’s, metrosexual? Now I know NYC is a special place…a crazy planet where men are allowed to obsess about their scarves and get mani/pedi’s like us (I know you see them in the nail shop too ladies…) but outside of the creative community—are our men fashionably repressed?

Just a talking point…are your boyfriends/brothers/friends restricted in their fashion choices or should I just chalk this up as a another reason it’s fab to be a woman?

Madge’s clip after the jump…listen to the words and tell me if I’m just a nutter. [FWD]

-Steely D

ps. you know you want that leopard swing coat…lol. (more…)