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PARDON OUR APPEARANCE…..But Transracial has Gone to Africa!
Faithful readers forgive us — we’ve abandoned our NYC perch and have made our way to Africa for a three-week visit! First up is Johannesburg, South Africa — followed by a mini-Mozambique tour and then spot of safari and Cape Town fun. We’re back on October 19th — but (obvi!) will report from the road. [...]
THIS JUST IN: Kim Vo Opens a Second Montage Salon
Shear Genius judge and Vietnamese-French hair whiz Kim Vo (above, in blonde) has just opened his second Montage Hotel salon — a day-old space at the Montage’s Laguna Beach property where he will clip, color and curl the locks of the local and global fabulocracy. The move comes just months after the transracial tress-master debuted [...]
Oscar Scramble — MIA to the Rescue?
Oscar organizers — concerned over sagging advertiser support — are working overtime to get Anglo/Sri Lankan rapper MIA on the show. Never mind she’s just had a baby — Academy Award officials are willing to even let her perform from her bed to secure an appearance. MIA is nominated for O Saya from the Slumdog [...]
Man on the Move
According to the new Esquire magazine, 31 year-old Kenyatte Nelson (far left), is the “best dressed real man” in America. Nelson, a Proctor & Gamble brand manager in Ohio, beat out thousands of other stylizers for the coveted title — which includes some $40,000 in prizes. The man has about 20 suits and is big [...]
UPDATE: Shalom/Salaam
Readers from yesterday will recall our attempts to interview singers Noa (above) and Mira Awad for Time magazine — the (Jewish and Arab) Israelis who will represent their nation at Eurovision in Moscow in May. We’ll, we just got off the phone with them both and can report they are as eloquent and elegant (at [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: Phoebe Snow
Blame it on the Jew-fro! Singer Phoebe Snow, a regular old Jewish chick, was recently named one of Bergen County’s “black music industry greats” by New Jersey magazine (201) — along with real black folk Stevie Wonder, Puffy and George Benson. It’s not the first time Snow (nee Phoebe Ann Laub) has been mistaken for [...]
Ouvert!
Uptown Frenchman Thomas Obaton (above) is the chef behind the stoves at Chez Lucienne, the first fancy French bistro to open in Harlem — how Transracial! Opened last week, the 60-seat eatery comes courtesy of Obaton and a pair of Daniel alums, Matthew Tivy and Jerome Bougherdani. Dishes are tres Rive Gauche — beef bourguignonne [...]
Giving Peace a Chance
Finally some good news coming out of the Holy Land. Israeli Arab singer Mira Awad (above) has been selected to represent Israel in this May’s Eurovision contest in Moscow. It is the first time Israel has ever selected an Arab to sing on its behalf and Awad — a local stage and TV starette — [...]
Out of Africa
Suno is the new fashion brand from on-the-rise Transracial (Caucasian/Korean) designer Max Osterweis inspired by his personal collection of vintage Kenyan Kanga fabrics collected during numerous visits to the East African nation. Now hitting the shelves of Opening Ceremony, the line colorfully-patterned dresses, tunics and swimwear are hand-crafted by artisans in Nairobi.