Monarchs Dead? Hawking v Bachmann. Bush and Lingerie. Etc.

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Update from the post-Occupy Worldwide Wave of Action (Wave of Action) . Starts April 4—should be newsworthy.

The US military is…going green! (Bloomberg). What’s not to like? Clean, energy-efficient, wars.

Democratic Party has recovered from the Citizens United decision, and how! (Mother Jones) Campaign finance, same old, same old, but more muscular.

Cool graphic on how often various words have appeared in the State of the Union addresses over the years. (Washington Post) “Me” was biggest in the 90s….figures!

Monarch butterfly migration could end altogether—new worries (MSN)

Stephen Hawking renounces his Black Hole theory; Michele Bachmann renounces science altogether. (Liberty Voice)

Former George H.W. Bush company takes over naughty lingerie company. (Courthouse News) If you’ve read “Family of Secrets,” you know that Bush family business ventures often make no sense, on the surface. Could this be another case with a hidden (spy) agenda in play? Get it—“in play”?

 

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• They probably got the idea of making money in the lingerie market by studying how the late political candidate and filmmaker Aaron Russo made his money to be such a great activist.

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• If Poppy’s fingerprints are on it — no matter how lightly, there’s about a 99% chance something shady is going on. (Of course, that was a figure of speech. Poppy is very careful to never leave fingerprints.)

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Ain’t No Party Like a Lingerie Party

Etam may be unfamiliar stateside, but the nearly century-old French lingerie company is a $1.65 billion heavyweight in Europe and Asia—and that’s not counting the sports line, a stocking collection, a range of knicker boxes, and a beauty line winging their way to stores from now through September. Reason enough to strut your stuff, which the brand did last night at the landmark Bourse de Commerce, where it debuted a new collection alongside its collaborative line with supermodel Natalia Vodianova. In addition to a saucy runway show, the extravaganza featured live performances by Eve, Azealia Banks, Cassius, Breakbot, Kavinsky, and 3D from Massive Attack that were enjoyed by guests including Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Seigner, Joséphine de la Baume, Vodianova’s partner Antoine Arnault, and more.

Of her feather-embellished, Peruvian-inspired lineup, Vodianova commented, “I went to see Mario Testino’s exhibition for the opening of the Mate museum. It was a beautiful show of local costumes. The colors, the feathers, the embroidery all became elements of my collection. Etam really let me be involved, which is fun—and I got to choose all the girls.” Vodianova, who is six months pregnant and expecting in May, has several other projects in the works, including the motivational film Never Stop for the upcoming Paralympic Games as well as the tenth anniversary of her foundation, Naked Heart, this spring.

Many of Vodianova’s girls, along with performers Eve and Azealia Banks, joined a handful of VIPs for a postshow dinner at Brasserie Lipp. “[The show] was nerve-wracking and amazing,” commented Eve. “The girls were beautiful. As an artist I felt very secure—but if I’d had to walk that runway, I’d have put a bag over my head!”

Way past midnight, many drifted from the Lipp to the Montana across the street. But in an uncharacteristic twist, nightlife king André Saraiva called it an early night. “I’m growing up,” he quipped. That, and Paris fashion week has only just begun.

tags: Azealia Banks, Breakbot, Cassius, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Seigner, ETAM, Eve, Josephine de la Baume, Kavinsky, Massive Attack, Natalia Vodianova

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