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Vogue
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
In the Dog Days of Summer, Canines Model the Hottest Sunglasses of the Season
In the fashion world, August is largely considered the industry's summer break: The men's and haute couture shows are over by mid-July, and the spring collections don't start showing until September. Essentially: If you are going to take a vacation–a real, do-not-disturb vacation—this is the monthlong lull to do it. Which leaves us in a bit of a predicament. When we wanted to do a shoot of the season's best sunglasses, who was around to book if all our favorite models were off gallivanting around Europe? So, amid the dog days of summer, we decided to go with…the dogs. With the help of Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek, the Vienna-based photographer known for his idiosyncratic, anthropomorphic calendars 'Doggystyle' and 'Monkey Business,' we had six canines model shades from Gucci, Loewe, Coach, and more. His vision? Dogs enjoying a dog day afternoon across Vienna. There's Luigi suntanning in Stadtpark and Toffi making espresso martinis behind a neighborhood bar. ('Best dog barkeeper ever,' says Gebhart de Koekkoek.) Mathilda, meanwhile, can be spotted behind the reception desk at Hotel am Brillantengrund, a historic property in Neubau, Vienna's seventh district. 'For me, it was very important that we choose some everyday street dogs,' Gebhart de Koekkoek says of his casting process. Another requirement? They must love treats. Food, Gebhart de Koekoek explains, is how he gets them to sit so still. Was there any dog that really showed supermodel quality in front of the lens? Gebhart de Koekkoek says you simply can't make him choose. 'All the dogs have been doing a very good job.'
Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
James Bolt: Outrage over Snoop Dogg playing the AFL Grand Final reeks of hypocrisy when other hedonistic acts are given a pass
Looking forward to watching Snoop Dogg perform at this year's AFL grand final doesn't necessarily mean you endorse pimping or illegal drug use, James Bolt. Snoop Dogg's lyrics are violent, sexist, glorify gangster culture and condone the use of drugs. I can't wait for him to perform at the AFL Grand Final. The AFL's announcement this week that Snoop Dogg will headline pre-game entertainment unleashed a wave of criticism. Commentators felt that this move would be bad for children, as though seeing the rapper on stage would tell kids that the AFL is a place for thuggery, sexism and drug use. I thought AFL players were doing a good enough job of that already, but that's not the reason to keep Snoop as a performer. The reason is because enjoying music is not an endorsement of the artist's lyrics or personality - it's just enjoying music. Let's not shy away from it - Snoop Dogg has a history. His song 'Gin & Juice' glorifies drinking and driving. 'What's My Name?' is laden with profanity and sexism. 'Murder Was Tha Case' depicts Snoop Dogg selling his soul to the devil to become a rich and powerful gangster. All three of those songs come from the same album - his first and best - inappropriately titled 'Doggystyle.' But those sentences are as shocking to the young as they are to the old. For those born after 2000, the idea that Snoop Dogg was once someone to be feared is baffling. This generation grew up with Snoop Dogg the mainstream icon. The one who hosted a cooking show with Martha Stewart, carried an Olympic torch in the lead up to the Paris Games and seemingly endorses every product available in the international marketplace (he once fronted an advertising campaign for Norton Anti-virus.) There's a reason ESPN's Monday Night Football pre-game entertainment each week is Snoop Dogg with country music star Chris Stapleton performing a remix of 'In The Air Tonight' - the American media world knows Snoop in the modern day appeals to a wide variety of demographics. He's not that young gangster rapper anymore. To digress - that the same man who made Doggystyle is now a cross-cultural American icon should be universally praised. If you lined up all young and successful rappers in 1993 and asked people which one was going to make it to 2025 - let alone succeed in it - there wouldn't have been many guessing Snoop. It's not as if he made enough money to protect himself - the relatives of Tupac and Biggie Smalls would attest no amount of money can - he deliberately remade himself in the way the American dream idealises. A Long Beach Jay Gatsby, without the crushing end. But back to the AFL Grand Final. A predictable phrase criticising Snoop Dogg is that rap music isn't music, and the AFL should sign the kind of bands that made real music which didn't send out the wrong messages. But what artist worth a damn has never been accused of corrupting morals? The Rolling Stones literally have a song called 'Sympathy For The Devil', and 'Under My Thumb' has Mick Jagger celebrating that the once-rebellious girl he is dating is now a 'squirming dog who's just had her day' and 'does what she's told'. The Beatles 'Back In The USSR' depicts someone relieved to have returned to the communist dictatorship on the other side of The Cold War. Black Sabbath owe their name to a time when their bassist believed he had seen the devil after hanging inverted crucifixes around his bedroom. KISS, who performed at the 2023 AFL Grand Final to minimal controversy, have a song 'Christine Sixteen' where the singer lusts after a schoolgirl. But enjoying the output of those bands doesn't turn the listener into a sexist, communist devil-worshipper. And nor does enjoying Snoop Dogg's music make the listener turn to a life of pimping. Because all music does is activate the hippocampus and limbic systems of the brain, releasing endorphins and a feeling of nostalgia. When you listen to Mick Jagger's dripping sexism, you are not endorsing the message but connecting yourself back to your adolescence. Snoop Dogg's music does just the same thing to others. What can reasonably be overlooked in one artist must then be overlooked in others. Snoop Dogg should only be graded as a pre-game performer on whether or not he can hold a 100,000-person crowd from a variety of demographics for a few songs. With a catalogue spanning 30 years and having already performed to great acclaim at a Superbowl halftime show in the US, my money says he'll be able to do it. So the AFL should be praised for landing a cultural icon to perform at the pregame entertainment, and I can't wait to listen to his set. My only word of advice to the AFL is to be very clear with him when explaining what a pregame smoking ceremony is. James Bolt is a contributor.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jonathan Daviss To Lead Pending Snoop Dogg Biopic
The Snoop Dogg biopic has found its lead. Actor Jonathan Daviss has been tasked with playing the veteran rapper in the pending project. According to an exclusive report from Deadline, the Outer Banks star landed the role after the studio named Craig Brewer director. Still unnamed, the film will be produced by Snoop Dogg, Brian Grazer, and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker. 'Bow wow wow,' shared Daviss on Instagram as he revealed the news. In a separate post, Snoop Dogg added 'Let's go nefew !!' marked with an assortment of emojis. 'it's time.' The casting comes after the 'Sensual Seduction' rapper announced last year his quest for a younger actor to 'embody the spirit' of his younger self. He explained, 'Actually, I'm looking for somebody who can embody the spirit when I was that young, rough around the edges—trying to discover who I was, and that to me is going to be a phenomenal actor.' Snoop Dogg's biopic was first announced in 2022. Per Deadline, the movie will explore how the West Coast rapper entered the Hip-Hop scene and earned the stage name Snoop Dogg. As described by the outlet, 'Snoop brought his laid back drawling delivery and sharp lyrics to Death Row Records, where he worked with Dr Dre on his smash debut album Doggystyle. He broadened into other platforms to the point he might well be seen rubbing elbows with Martha Stewart or getting in the pool with Michael Phelps during the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he became one of the high points of that Olympiad on NBC and Peacock.' The film is the first project under Death Row Pictures' overall deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios as the label moves into motion pictures. More from Jamie Foxx To Be Honored As Ultimate Icon At 2025 BET Awards Snoop Dogg Claims He "Bought Everything" Suge Knight Owns On New Song Snoop Dogg Responds To Warren G's Claims Of Being Left Out: "It's Pain We've Never Fully Addressed"
Perth Now
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jonathan Daviss to play Snoop Dogg in biopic
Jonathan Daviss has been cast as Snoop Dogg in the upcoming biopic of the rap star. Director Craig Brewer has cast the 25-year-old actor - who is best known for playing Pope Heyward in the Netflix drama Outer Banks - in the film's lead role, Deadline reports. The upcoming movie is being produced by Snoop, Brian Grazer and Sara Ramaker, the president of Death Row Pictures. The biopic explores Snoop's rise from humble beginnings in Long Beach, California, to the top of the rap industry. Snoop's route to stardom saw him join the Death Row record label in the 90s, where he worked with rap legends like Dr Dre and Tupac Shakur. Snoop released his debut album, Doggystyle, in November 1993, and he's now one of the best-selling rap artists of all time. The What's My Name? hitmaker has enjoyed success in other spheres, too, including starring in movies such as Half Baked and Training Day, as well as releasing his own cookbook, From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen. The 53-year-old rap star has also become well-known for his innovative and unusual investments, which included launching a brand of cannabis products called Leafs By Snoop. Snoop is now set to be portrayed by Jonathan - who previously starred alongside Camila Mendes, Sophie Turner, Maya Hawke and Austin Abrams in Do Revenge - in the eagerly-awaited biopic. The project has actually been in the works for a number of years, with Snoop being announced as a producer back in 2022. He said in a statement at the time: "I waited a long time to put this project together because I wanted to choose the right director, the perfect writer, and the greatest movie company I could partner with that could understand the legacy that I'm trying to portray on screen, and the memory I'm trying to leave behind. "It was the perfect marriage. It was holy matrimony, not holy macaroni." Donna Langley, the chairwoman of Universal, was also excited by the project. The 57-year-old film executive hailed Snoop as a "singular artist". She said: "Snoop Dogg's life and legacy make him one of the most exciting and influential icons in popular culture. "We met with Snoop shortly after he acquired Death Row Records and had the opportunity to hear his story in his own words. We are humbled to be able to create the lasting document of this singular artist." Universal previously enjoyed huge success with the Oscar-nominated Straight Outta Compton, which grossed more than $200 million. The upcoming biopic will feature some of Snoop's most popular songs, and it will also be the first film from Snoop's Death Row Pictures, which he acquired in 2022.
Calgary Herald
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
It's the 'D-oh-double-G': Snoop Dogg to headline BC Lions home opener
Article content It's become an annual moment of buzz in the Vancouver sportsphere: who will be the B.C. Lions headliner for their pregame concert ahead of their season opener? Article content Article content Since Amar Doman took over team ownership, he's dropped three straight hits that packed B.C. Place for the first home game of the year. Article content 34,082 for OneRepublic in 2022. Article content 33,103 for LL Cool J in 2023. Article content 53,788 for 50 Cent in 2024. Article content 'You,' enthused B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman in a video leading up to Tuesday's announcment, 'are going to love the entertainment. Trust me, I don't think I've let you down yet.' Article content And no, Doman didn't. Article content Snoop Dogg was announced as the musical act on Tuesday morning, arguably the biggest act he's booked as owner of the Lions. He also was responsible for bringing in the Jonas Brothers for the Grey Cup in Vancouver last year. Article content Article content Ready to drop it like it's hot? 🔥 The D-O-double-G is headlining our 2025 Concert Kickoff! @SnoopDogg. Live at @bcplace. June 7. The biggest party of the summer: laid back, top down, west coast vibes.😎 Lower bowl? Nearly gone. Upper's moving fast. 🎟️ — BC LIONS (@BCLions) May 13, 2025 Article content Lower bowl seating at B.C. Place is nearly sold out already for the June 7 game, and Tuesday's news will likely mean the upper bowl should reach capacity quickly as well. Article content Article content The concert begins at 5:45 p.m., with the game to follow. Article content 'I'm very excited to bring Snoop Dogg, one of the most entertaining and decorated rap performers of all-time, to Vancouver to help us begin our 71st season of Lions football,' Doman said in a release. Article content 'Concert Kickoff has become the premier event on our city's summer sports calendar. We're proud to continue the great tradition with one of the all-time greats.' Snoop's debut album Doggystyle was the first of seven records to go platinum, as he entrenched himself as one of the music industry's biggest stars. But he's parlayed that into mainstream recognition, from collaborations with Martha Stewart to being an ambassador at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Article content The Edmonton Elks were the opponents for the first two concert games, with the Calgary Stampeders serving the role last year. Article content Article content Article content The Lions, currently in the early stages of training camp in Kamloops, get underway a bit earlier this year, facing the Stamps in pre-season action in Victoria in just under a week. Article content They host Calgary at Starlight Stadium on Monday, May 19, and just released extra tickets for the previously sold-out event. Article content It includes a Touchdown Club package, which gives access to a VIP tent near the bench, with all-you-can-eat food and three drink tickets. It includes a general admission ticket to seats outside of the tent, and those wh have already purchased GA tickets can add on the option for $75. Article content The game against the Stamps will see the return of fan-favourite Vernon Adams Jr., who was traded to Calgary in the off-season. Article content Article content
