congrats!

it's a boy!

actors olivia wilde and jason sudeikis are the proud parents of otis, who was born sunday in los angeles.

the actress tweeted the above picture yesterday with the caption -- 

"Ladies and gentlemen, Otis Alexander Sudeikis has LEFT the building! (I'm the building)"

he is the first child for both.

so sweet.

congrats, y'all!

a.

(images via pagesix.)

what we're listening to...

remember this one?!?!

got it stuck in the old noggin the other day and can't seem to get it unstuck.
madness and insanity will do that to you...
not that this is a bad song.
this is one of the prettiest songs EVER.

what the hell ever happened to aqualung, anyway!?!?

enjoy ~
a.

congrats, babay...

to oscar winner lupita nyong'o!

people magazine has just named you 2014's most beautiful woman....!!

the "12 years a slave" actress (and new face of lancome paris) tells the magazine that her mother "always said i was beautiful." 

some moms are good like that...;)

much deserved, honey bunny. much deserved.
isn't she lovely?!?!

other "beauties" who made the list this year...kerry washington, shailene woodley, sandra bullock and our girl p!nk.

this most beautiful issue of people hits newsstands april 25th.

a.

(images via people.)

one word red carpet...

so...
the MTV movie awards were last night.
and the clothes were pretty...boring.
and since it's monday morning and you are all such very busy little bees and bunnies, in the interest of saving time, here are your one word reviews of the best -- and worst -- of the mtv red carpet.
enjoy ~
a.
grumpy cat in pharrell's hat...

best.

jessica alba in a piece d'anarchive top and kenzo skirt...

tired.

rita ora in a barbara casasola dress and edie parker clutch...

cute.

lupita n'yongo in chanel...

trippy.

jared leto in...a hawaiian shirt.

hairy.

rihanna in a ulyana sergeenko bustier and robe...

sleepy.

shailene woodley in leather balmain...

pea-soupy.

and...

nicki minaj in alexander mcqueen...

DAMN.

(images via ny's the cut.)

in case you missed it...

so...
the MTV movie awards were last night.
and of course, anything that had to do with "hunger games" won something.

and after winning "best shirtless performance" (ah, only mtv), zac efron got his shirt ripped off by rita ora.

hmm...i wonder if that was planned. 
or does he just walk around that spray tanned and contoured?!?!

just saying.
a.

congrats to all of this year's winners...


Movie of the Year...

Winner: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 

Murray Close / Lionsgate
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Male Performance...
Winner: Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club

Best Female Performance...

Winner: Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 

Amy Adams – American Hustle
Jennifer Aniston – We’re the Millers
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave

Best On-Screen Transformation...
Winner: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Orlando Bloom – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club

Best Shirtless Performance...

Winner: Zac Efron – That Awkward Moment 

Jennifer Aniston – We’re the Millers
Sam Claflin – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Chris Hemsworth – Thor: The Dark World


Best Villain...

Winner: Mila Kunis – Oz The Great and Powerful 

Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Benedict Cumberbatch – Star Trek into Darkness
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Donald Sutherland – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Best Comedic Performance...

Winner: Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street 

Kevin Hart – Ride Along
Johnny Knoxville – Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Melissa McCarthy – The Heat
Jason Sudeikis – We’re the Millers

Breakthrough Performance...

Winner: Will Poulter – We’re the Millers 

Liam James – The Way Way Back
Michael B. Jordan – Fruitvale Station
Margot Robbie – The Wolf of Wall Street
Miles Teller – The Spectacular Now

Best Kiss...

Winner: Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, and Will Poulter – We’re the Millers 

Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams – American Hustle
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson – Don Jon
James Franco, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens – Spring Breakers
Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller – The Spectacular Now

Best Cameo Performance...
Winner: Rihanna – This Is the End
Robert De Niro – American Hustle
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Kanye West – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Joan Rivers – Iron Man 3

Best Musical Moment...

Winner: Backstreet Boys, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen, and Craig Robinson – This Is the End 

Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Melissa McCarthy – Identity Thief
Will Poulter – We’re the Millers

Best Fight...

Winner: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs 

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Steve Carell vs. James Marsden vs. Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Kanye West vs. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler vs. Jim Carrey and Marion Cotillard vs. Will Smith vs. Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly vs. Greg Kinnear
Identity Thief – Jason Bateman vs. Melissa McCarthy
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Sam Claflin vs. Mutant Monkeys
This is the End – Jonah Hill vs. James Franco and Seth Rogen

Favorite Character...

Winner: Tris – Divergent

Loki – Thor 2
Katniss – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Veronica Mars – Veronica Mars
Khan – Star Trek Into Darkness


(image via buzzfeed.)

your first look...

congrats, sparkle bunny!

hollywood "it girl" (ugh, i really hate that term) lupito n'yongo graces one of the five covers for the may issue of marie claire.
FABULOUS.

she shares cover honors with kate mara, elle fanning, emilia clarke, and elizabeth olsen.

the other girls are of course fresh faced and pretty, but there's just something about miss lupita.
flawlessssssss.
(and is it just me, or do the rest of these chickies look like they haven't slept in a few days?? just saying...)
a.

(images via marie claire.)

if you're in chucktown this weekend...

get thee to footlight late night!

"extremities" opens tonight at the historic footlight players theater on queen street.
first performed off broadway in 1982, it is a dark and thought provoking look into human behavior.

"extremities", starring sara coy, tori vaughn, jared rice, naomi doddington and directed by the fabulous kristen kos, opens TONIGHT and runs through april 13th.

*to purchase tickets, click here.

and oh yeah...yours truly might have had a little hand in the sassy outfits.
just saying...
;)

(images via footlight players.)