The First Lady of France, Carla Bruni joined Owen Wilson recently to be filmed by Woody Allen for his brand new movie “Midnight in Paris.” Thus far, photos have surfaced for two different scenes: “one in which Bruni’s and Wilson’s characters are strolling the streets and checking out fruits and veggies at a market stand [...]
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Carla Bruni and Owen Wilson with Woody Allen
August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News
Tags: Carla Bruni·Celebs·Movies·Woody Allen
Etiquette Queen Dead at 89
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Fashion & Style, In the News
The etiquette expert Elizabeth Post, known for writing books and magazine columns on manners, has died. She was 89. She died last Saturday in the southwest Florida city of Naples. She was actually the granddaughter-in-law of the country’s foremost etiquette expert, Emily Post. In 1965, five years after the elder Post passed away, Elizabeth took [...]
Tags: books·Elizabeth Post·etiquette·society
Photos of a Young Jolie to Hit the Auction Block
March 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News
Never before seen pictures of a 15-year-old Angelina Jolie, modeling a leopard skin print dress are set to go up for auction on Friday. Actually the photos are from Jolie’s first ever modeling session. In the pictures, the then-child actress posed for photographer Harry Langdon in a series of sexy outfits which clearly revealed her [...]
Tags: Angelina Jolie·Models·Photos
Prada Japan: Fascist?
March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Fashion & Style, In the News
Are there ethics in fashion? Senior retail manager for Prada Japan, Rina Bovrisse seems to think there should be. She claims that the CEO of Prada Japan, Davide Sesia requested that she “eliminate” fifteen employees who were “old, fat, ugly, disgusting or not having the Prada look,” according to the Daily Mail. Bovrisse also said [...]
Tags: fashion·Japan·Prada·shopping
Palin, Hand Notes and Biblical Prophets
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News, Quotes
Sarah Palin has a new defense for her conspicuous use of hand notes: God uses them. When the media first challenged her on the need to write her core beliefs on her hand to remember them, she said: “I didn’t really have a good answer, as so often — is me…But then somebody sent me [...]
Tags: Bible·sarah palin
Cecilia Does New York
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News
Cecilia Attias, the former first lady of France, officially made New York her home at Thursday night’s inaugural gala dinner for the Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women. Mrs. Attias divorced Parkozy in 2007 after 11 years of marriage. The following year she married Morocco-born and New York-based global events planner Richard Attias, who recently founded [...]
Tags: Cecilia Attias·Celebrity·Charity·Elsa Schiaparelli·New York·Nicolas Sarkozy·Richard Attias
Price Haggling In Great Britain
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · In the News
The recession has caused the number of shopkeepers willing to let bargain hunters haggle over the price of goods, to be substantially raised. Roughly two thirds of high street stores will give discounts to shoppers brave enough to bargain, according to moneysupermarket.com. The study found 61% of shop owners and managers report that the recession [...]
Tags: Britian·Discount·moneysupermarket.com·recession
Happy New Year 2010
December 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Fun Stuff, In the News
We want to wish a Very Happy New Year to all our friends, customers, vendors and everyone else. May this be a healthy, successful and happy 2010 and may all your wishes come true. From everyone here at MUGI.
Tags: 2010·happy holidays·Happy New Year
Things Which Became Obsolete This Decade
December 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Fun Stuff, Geeky Gifts, In the News
Dear readers, we stand on the heels of a new year and a new decade. The world is spinning fast! Here’s a list of 12 changes which have affected technology and technology shopping. CALLING Calling on the telephone is becoming replaced by text messaging, BlackBerry messaging, Instant Messaging, Tweeting, Google Wave-ing, and emailing. NEWSPAPER CLASSIFIED [...]
Tags: 2009·2010·Happy New Year·New Year Blessings·Year in Review
Shoplifting: The Christian Thing To Do (?)
December 26th, 2009 · No Comments · In the News, Quotes
Father Tim Jones of St. Lawrence’s Church in York, England has ignited controversy with a fiery sermon, in which he told his congregation that it is better to shoplift from major retailers, than to turn to robbery or prostitution. Father Jones claims that he did not violate the eighth commandment, “Thou Shalt Not Steal” because [...]





