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Mary Travers, the golden girl of the early 1960′ s folk movement died yesterday after a long battle with leukemia. Albert Grossman recruited Travers along with Noel “Paul” Stookey and Peter Yarrow to form a folk band from the disperate pool of talent floating around the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1961.  Together they popularized Dylans’ “Blowin In The Wind”(he shared Grossman as a manager), John Denvers “Leaving On A Jet plane” and laid a path for other mixed gender folk bands such as The Mama’s and The Papas. Travers had a singing career both before and after Peter, Paul, and Mary but she is best known for her role as the soulful blond harmonizing alongside Peter and Paul.  She had started a family before fame came knocking on her door in the early ’60s.  Her two children and third husband survive her.  Take a look at this stunner songstress’ life in pictures here.

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Scott Lewis, winner of a Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography, recently completed the project where he documents immigration and the influx of new religions, faiths and worships.

In his summary, Lewis writes “Since the 1960s, a new wave of immigrants, largely from Latin America and Asia, has brought new faith traditions and practices. I’ve spent time documenting a selection of religious communities from the oldest, Quakers, to the newest at the China Buddhist Association whose temples serves mostly new Chinese immigrants to the active and flourishing Hindu Temple Society of North America (the first Hindu Temple in the U.S.).  I have tried to steer clear of what I feel is previously known or understood as well as trying to dispel some stereotypes, all the while tapping into the intense beliefs and joyous celebration of believers.  I have tried to steer clear of what I feel is previously known or understood as well as trying to dispel some stereotypes, all the while tapping into the intense beliefs and joyous celebration of believers.”

See Scott’s completed photo essay project at Getty Images.

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Today Getty Images announced a strategic investment and commercial partnership with Daylife.  Together, we are also launching SmartGalleries, the first of several new “SmartMedia powered by Daylife” products.

With our new SmartGalleries product our customers can publish visually rich galleries of high-resolution photographs either by selecting individual images or by programming a gallery to search for terms or topic names drawing from Getty Images’ award-winning editorial imagery.  SmartGalleries also offers simple, seamless integration with any customers’ existing website, and it can be tailored to match any interface or branding requirements.  It’s an easy and effective way to incorporate incredible imagery onto websites.

Take a look at SmartGalleries!

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TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 15:  Director, actress Drew Barrymore attends the “Whip It” press conference during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at Sutton Place Hotel on September 15, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.   Barrymore is no stranger to the allure of the 1980s and here she rehashes the decades high and low points all at once.  Bleachy jean jacket, teal stockings, belted long dress… The most striking element of Drews’ look are her inky paintbrush tips, calling to mind Debbie Harry and Terri Nunn’s 80’s era black on blonde looks.  This is a very safe way to show rebellion as it can be lopped off  at a moments notice.  It can be pulled back to look conservative but it more or less resembles a blonde bob.  Pretty clever!  What do you think of Drews new-wave underside?

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While it was on the horizon for a while, Patrick Swayze’s early death on September 14th was no less impactful.  A man who was synonymous with vigor and spark, was reduced to a slight figure in his last few months, suffering from invasive cancer, but he took the disease in stride.

Swayze had a unique set of skills and interests.  He embodied a complicated mix of vulnerability, grace, and bravado.  A former football player who wrote songs,  danced ballet and flew planes  he proved that as an actor, he could carry two substantial leading roles, in Ghost and Dirty Dancing. To someone of my generation, who was entering adolescence in the late 1980s, he was “the man” in Dirty Dancing; a disciplined rebel with a soft spot.   Looking over photos of his life, it is without a doubt, his enduring relationship with his wife of over 30 years, that is most touching.  Our wishes go out to his surviving spouse, Lisa Niemi today.

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Last night at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards singer Kanye West ’shoulda put a lid on it’ – referring to  his red carpet bottle of Hennessy as well as his offensively big mouth.  Jumping on stage and grabbing the microphone during Taylor Swift’s Best Female Video acceptance speech, Kanye interrupted, “I’m sorry, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos [Single Ladies] of all time”.  His outburst ended in boos from the audience and Swift walking silently off stage.  The mood of the show was slow to recover and Kanye was soon asked to leave the venue.   Like a true class act however, Beyoncé made it very clear she didn’t need Kanye’s public (intox) defense by delivering an awesome performance, taking home the award for Video of the Year and during her acceptance speech she invited Swift back onstage so she could have her moment.

You booze you lose Kanye.

Uh uh oh….

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Last night, singers Pink and Shakira were seen wearing the same dress to the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall.  It’s great they can laugh about it in front of the camera (unless Pink is actually trying to rip it right off of Shakira) but we suspect someone paid for this mistake as soon as the cameras stopped rolling.  Who do you think rocked it best?

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