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Steven Lippman
Steven Lippman is a former competitive surfer and skateboarder turned commercial photographer and director who has been called "one of the most explosive and diverse photographers around today." Specializing in lifestyle, fashion, and beach/rock & roll culture, he has shot advertising campaigns for clients such as Harley-Davidson, Patrón, Paul Mitchell, Sony, Coors Light, Verizon, James Perse, and Billabong. Since first exploring filmmaking in 1995, Lippman has directed many commercials and groundbreaking viral videos. In 2011, he directed a nearly-seven-minute-long viral video for JVC Mobile Entertainment's “TURN ME ON 4: Decades” that featured Lita Ford (an original member of the Runaways), Puddle of Mudd, Candlebox, and Rev Theory that was broadcast on the JVC billboard in Times Square and online. In addition to commercial lifestyle photography, Lippman also photographs celebrities. Over the years, he has made portraits of Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Pierce Brosnan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent Duffy Square, Times Square is a bowtie-shaped space five blocks long between 42nd and 47th Streets. Brightly lit at all hours by numerous digital billboards and advertisements as well as businesses offering 24/7 service, Times Square is sometimes referred to as "the Crossroads of the World", "the Center of the Universe", "the heart of the Great White Way", “the Center of the Entertainment Universe”, and "the heart of the world". One of the world's busiest pedestrian areas, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Times Square is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Stockland Martel
Stockland Corporation Limited is a diversified Australian property development company. It has business in shopping centres, housing estates, industrial estates and retirement villages. History Stockland was founded in 1952 by Albert Scheinberg and Ervin Graf. In 1957 Stockland listed on the Australian Stock Exchange by acquiring a controlling interest in Simon Hickey Industries Ltd, the smallest company then listed. In the same year, Stockland's activities became more diversified, moving into commercial development, initially with retail projects in suburbs of Sydney. In 1965 Stockland opened its first big commercial development - the redeveloped Imperial Arcade, Sydney in Sydney's CBD, which offered the first underground link to David Jones, four retail levels and six levels of office space. Its current activities include: * management of shopping centres, 41 centres valued at $5 billion across Australia. * development of 65 residential communities with end-market value of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SurfAid International
SurfAid International (often called just SurfAid) is an international charitable organization working in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia. It was founded by Dr. Dave Jenkins of New Zealand in 2000. In 1999 he was on a surfing trip in the area and saw the health problems of the local people. SurfAid's early efforts were focused on providing health education to the people and mosquito nets to prevent the spread of malaria. SurfAid came to international attention after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake when it provided medical aid to its victims. It was able to reach people on small islands, who were among the hardest hit, because it used small boats and its people were familiar with the area. SurfAid received financial aid from the government of Australia and from individual and corporate donors. Its main office is in Medan, Indonesia and it has branch offices in the United States, New Zealand and Australia. In 2007 SurfAid announced a multi-year project to control malaria throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American Rock music, rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex Katunich, Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin Koppell, Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell; both of whom were replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and Chris Kilmore, DJ Kilmore, respectively. Incubus has attained commercial success, reaching multi-platinum sales, as well as releasing several successful singles (music), singles. After their first two albums, ''Fungus Amongus'' (1995) and ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' (1997), the band earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 1999 album ''Make Yourself'' which spawned several hits, including the band's highest charting song "Drive (Incubus song), Drive." Success continued with the albums ''Morning View'' (2001) and ''A Crow Left of the Murder...'' (2004). Their sixth studio album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve regular studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records, and has toured internationally. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner and seven-time nominee, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2004 and Best Blues Album in 2013. At the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony, Harper's joint composition with Charlie Musselwhite, "No Mercy in This Land", was named Song of the Year. Early life Harper was born in Pomona, California. His late father, Leonard Harper, was of African-American and Cherokee ancestry, and his mother, Ellen Harper Verdries ( Chase), is Jewish. His maternal great-grandmother was a Russian- Lithuanian Jew. His parents divorce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All American Rejects
The All-American Rejects is an American rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 1999.SoundGuardian.com – "Nick Wheeler (All American Rejects): "I did not know that we have fans in Croatia", Monika Lelas, Thursday, 17 September 2009 (translated) The band consists of lead vocalist and bassist , lead guitarist an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Panamanian-American actress. Best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, she made her acting debut in an episode of ''All My Children'' in 1995 and next took on the recurring role as Nikki Munson in ''As the World Turns'', garnering a nomination for Outstanding Teen Performer at the 1997 Soap Opera Digest Award. Her first role in a feature film was in Robert Rodriguez's horror science fiction ''The Faculty'' (1998). Her breakthrough came with her role of Mia Toretto in the action film ''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001). She reprised the role in its sequels ''Fast & Furious'' (2009), ''Fast Five'' (2011), ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013), ''Furious 7'' (2015), and '' F9'' (2021). Other film credits include the drama '' The Invisible Circus'' (2001), the action comedy '' D.E.B.S.'' (2004) and the horror film '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006). Brewster starred on the re-booted TNT series '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Kitsch
Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model who has portrayed Tim Riggins in the NBC television series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011). He has also worked in films such as '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), ''Battleship'' (2012), '' John Carter'' (2012), '' Savages'' (2012), ''Lone Survivor'' (2013), ''The Grand Seduction'' (2014), ''American Assassin'' (2017), '' Only The Brave'' (2017), ''21 Bridges'' (2019) and ''The Terminal List'' (2022). Kitsch starred in the second season of the HBO series ''True Detective'' as Paul Woodrugh, appeared in the television film ''The Normal Heart'' (2014) as Bruce Niles, and portrayed David Koresh in the miniseries ''Waco'' (2018). Early life Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. His mother, Susan (Green), worked for the BC Liquor Board, while his father, Drew Kitsch, worked in construction. His parents separated when he was one year old, and he and his two older brothers, Brody and Daman, were raised by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Leto
Jared Joseph Leto ( ; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Known for his method acting in a variety of roles, he has received numerous accolades over a career spanning three decades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Additionally, he is recognised for his musicianship and eccentric stage persona as a member of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. After starting his career on the television series ''My So-Called Life'' (1994), Leto made his film debut in ''How to Make an American Quilt'' (1995) and gained critical attention for his performance in '' Prefontaine'' (1997). After supporting roles in '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), ''Fight Club'' (1999), '' Girl, Interrupted'' (1999) and '' American Psycho'' (2000), he received widespread praise for his lead role in ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000). He then began focusing increasingly on music, returning to acting with ''Panic Room'' (2002), ''Alexander'' (2004), ''Lord of War'' (2005), '' Chap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan (; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer. He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (''GoldenEye'', ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''The World Is Not Enough'' and ''Die Another Day'') and in multiple video games. After leaving school at age 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration and went on to attend the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career, he rose to popularity in the television series ''Remington Steele'' (1982–1987). After the conclusion of the series, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film '' The Fourth Protocol'' (1987) and the comedy ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993). After achieving worldwide fame for his role as James Bond, Brosnan took the lead in other major films including the epic disaster adventure film ''Dante's Peak'' (1997) and the remake of the heist film '' The Thomas Crown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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