
Some Like It Hot (1959) film comedy directed by Billy Wilder; and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee and Nehemiah Persoff. In 2000 the American Film Institute listed Some Like It Hot as the greatest American comedy film of all time.
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11/16/14 O&A Fashion Alert: Solange Knowles’ Dress and Style Recall An Iconic 1930’s Hollywood Bride
By Walter Rutledge

Singer Solange Knowles (28) and her 51-year-old video director boyfriend Alan Ferguson wed this weekend in New Orleans. “Everyone I worked with on the wedding are friends who I love,” said Solange via email earlier today. “Everything was a labor of love.” The dress was by Humberto Leon for Kenzo, but we could not help but draw comparisons to another famous bride whose dress and personal (signature) style is remarkably similar. Continue reading
11/16/14 O&A Gospel Sunday: Andrae Crouch


Andraé Crouch is a gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor. Crouch was a key figure in the Jesus Music movement of the 1960s and 1970s. His influence helped develop contemporary Christian music, which began to bridge the gap between black and white Christian music. Continue reading
11/15/14 O&A Its Saturday- Anything Goes: The Showroom Sale


To the average bargain hunter the traditional sales season begins on Black Friday- the Friday after Thanksgiving. But to the “wholesale fashionista” everyday has the potential for getting more style for less money. Here are four showroom and warehouse sales in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to get you Out and About. Continue reading
11/14/14 O&A DIVA ALERT: Natalia Makarova and Ivan Nagy- Grand Pas de Deux Act II Swan Lake (1976)


Natalia Makarova performs with one of her favorite partners Ivan Nagy in the June 30, 1976 American Ballet Theater telecast of Swan Lake. Continue reading
11/14/14 O&A Shall We Dance Friday: Anthony Dowell and Natalia Makarova


These two great artists perform excerpts from three works; Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, Sir Frederick Ashton’s A Month In The Country and Act 3 Swan Lake. Continue reading
11/13/14/ O&A Kim Kardashian West No “Butts” About It – And More (Updated 11/13/14)

Paper Magazine winter issue concept was to Break The Internet. So the person they chose was reality star and pop culture queen Kim Kardashian West. Including previously unreleased full footage nudes- true to the Kardashian brand. Continue reading
11/13/14 O&A Throwback Thursday: Outkast


Outkast (stylized as OutKast) is an American hip hop duo formed in 1992, in East Point, Atlanta, Georgia, composed of Atlanta-based rappers André André 3000 Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and Antwan Big Boi Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group’s name to OutKast. The group’s original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-funk. Subsequently funk, soul, rock, electronic music, spoken word poetry, jazz and blues elements have been added to the group’s musical palette. Continue reading
11/12/14/ O&A Kim Kardashian West No “Butts” About It

Paper Magazine winter issue concept was to Break The Internet. So the person they chose was reality star and pop culture queen Kim Kardashian West. Including previously unreleased full footage nudes- true to the Kardashian brand. Continue reading
11/12/14 O&A Wildin Out Wednesday: Abbott & Costello- The Niagara Fall Sketch (“Slowly I Turned”)


The skit, which was well known on the vaudeville circuit, goes something like this: A bedraggled man buttonholes a stranger and tells him a tale of betrayal and vengeance. A rogue seduced his sweetheart. He trailed the miscreant from town to town, finally catching up with him in Niagara Falls, where he pummeled him mercilessly. The hearer of the story haplessly says the magic words, “Niagara Falls,” causing the man to turn on him and mete out the same punishment. Continue reading



