Back in London! More scans of Alex as promised. Please credit Charcoal if you would like to share the images. Thanks! What do you think of all the scans? Let me know! [view entry]

Hi everyone, last day in Paris and I am typing furiously on these French keyboards in a net cafe in Barbes, Paris. Just learnt that Alexandra Burke’s single Bad Boys is #1 in the UK today. She beats Robbie Williams in the damn chart — get it, Alex! I am... [view entry]

arrived safe and sound in paris on the eurostar everyone! normal blogging resumes next week on monday when i return but in the meanwhile, have a nice few days! aulelia xxx ps – french keyboards are hard to write with! [view entry]

Hi everyone, My mum is coming to the UK for the weekend and it’s her bday on Monday so I won’t be blogging this weekend. And I am going to Paris on Wednesday 14 – 19 October so if any of you would like to guest post, please email me... [view entry]

Just want to make sure we are all on the same page. Mariah is black. She says so in this issue of Guardian Weekend (3/10/2009) which I bought last weekend. This image below is from the feature. Full scans of the full article where Mariah categorically says: “I am a... [view entry]

Image nicked with love from Girl with a Satchel I really hate the coverlines on this magazines, that being said — both women look stunning. I am curious to know what will happen with Jourdan vis-a-vis her pregnancy. At any rate, they look pretty but it must be said, Chanel... [view entry]

20 year old URB mag has gone on hiatus folded, according to Folio, the US industry magazine trade publication. This is sad, but not necessarily shocking. I don’t read URB but I would always see it in the import section of music magazines in Borders in Angel & Soho. It... [view entry]

Charcoal reader Bianca summed up my feelings on stamping beautifully in this post when she wrote: I really think sex releases some hormone in some peoples brains and makes them fancy people they might not have if they didn’t sleep together. This is incredibly true. There is something about stamping,... [view entry]

Great Moment of the Day: A lovely young black couple helping their fellow sister (me) out at the French Embassy when I couldn’t find coins for a £5 note. I asked around to all types of people (non-black) and didn’t get help until the couple helped me. Thank you very... [view entry]

Images nicked with love from Monie On The Outside. Solange: Needless to say, Solange looks wicked. This haircut really is her crowning glory in terms of her looks. She looks like an African queen who just stepped off the catwalk in lacquered thigh-high boots, and decided to go fuschia on us... [view entry]