The right shade of lipstick can elevate any outfit, transforming a casual look into something intentional and put together. Depending on the shade and finish, lipstick can brighten up your face, add color to a neutral clothing palette or make a bold statement. But this can all be undermined if your makeup wears off soon after you’ve put it on. On top of that, it can fade unevenly for a messy, undesirable effect.
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Billy Rose (Theatrical Producer) - On This Day
Full Name: William Samuel Rosenberg
Profession: Theatrical Producer
Biography: Billy Rose was an American impresario, theatrical show producer, and lyricist. He is best known for his work on Broadway, his lyrical contributions to popular songs, and his creation of entertainment venues such as the Billy Rose Music Hall and The Diamond Horseshoe. Rose began his career as a stenographic clerk for Bernard Baruch of the War Industries Board during World War I.
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Blaqbonez drops two-pack single 'Like Ice Spice' & 'Like Bezos'
Over the years, Blaqbonez has been able to create his niche in the music scene and further gone ahead to become a leading act in the African Hip-Hop space. On these new tracks, Blaqbonez curates the perfect anthem for the summer season, enabling his fans to groovy to these two bubbly and mid-tempo songs. 'Like Ice Spice' is one half of the two-pack single that also includes 'Bezos'. These summer anthems see Blaqbonez spares a thought for a damsel whom he compares to the fast-rising American rapper Ice Spice while also expressing his readiness to splurge like one of the richest men in the world.
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BNXN drops highly anticipated single 'Gwagwalada' feat Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez
Song Title: Gwagwalada Genre: Amapiano Date of Release: February 16th, 2023 ADVERTISEMENT
Producer: Sarz Length: 3 minute 08 seconds Features: 2- Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez ADVERTISEMENT
Label: T.Y.E/EMPIRE Details/Takeaway: Smooth singing star BNXN returns with an Amapiano rhythm on which he combines his familiar melody with sticky lyrics. He taps hitmaker Kizz Daniel and rave of the moment Seyi Vibez as he aims to deliver a hit.
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Books: The Supreme Professional | TIME
GEORGE C. MARSHALL: ORDEAL AND HOPE 1939-42 by Forrest C. Pogue. 491 pages. Viking. $8.95.
Modern generals win paper monuments. Roman triumphs and imperial purple are out; the dead great don’t even get purple prose. Olive-drab words backed by properly inspected facts do the honors. Today’s armies, those huge agglomerations of men and machines required for warfare by great industrial states, still need platoon leaders and even heroes; but above all they need a military bureaucrat, a lord of the files.
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China Evergrande Ordered to Liquidate: What to Know
China Evergrande Group received a liquidation order from a Hong Kong court, setting off what’s likely to be a daunting process to carve up one of the biggest victims of a years-long and nationwide property debt crisis.
A wind-up will end up in the company being managed by provisional liquidators and addressing issues, including control by founder and Chairman Hui Ka Yan, Judge Linda Chan said in the city’s High Court on Monday morning.
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China: Censors Pull Gay Drama 'Addiction', Sparking Outcry
With its porcelain-faced young cast and tales of love, sex and family pressures, it is easy to see why the Chinese drama Addiction was such a runaway success. However, the hit online show, which features a predominately gay cast, was abruptly taken off the air this week, once again demonstrating the mainland Chinese authorities’ distinct discomfort regarding homosexuality.
The 15-part drama, which follows the lives of four gay high school students, has apparently been deemed unfit for viewing just three episodes before the first-season finale.
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Colbert Has A Plan To Help Trump Employees Eat In Peace
June 26, 2018 12:05 PM EDT
White House staffers and members of Donald Trump’s Administration have been a hard time eating lately. First, protesters drove Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen driven out of a Mexican restaurant. Then, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said theRed Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, denied her service because she worked for the President. Luckily for those hungry White House employees, Stephen Colbert has an idea.
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Complete List - Top 10 Twitter Controversies
Complete List - Top 10 Twitter Controversies - TIMEScandal in 140 Characters
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Crossword Puzzles Were Invented in Troubled Times
In stressful times, solving a crossword is not just a diversion but a necessary solace. In fact, the crossword puzzle was born in December 1913, on the eve of World War I. Arthur Wynne, an editor at the New York World, needed a new game for that paper’s FUN section. So he printed a blank word-search grid, devised clues so readers could figure out the letters, and called it “FUN’s Word-Cross Puzzle.
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