August 20th, 2010, 11:12 AM

That Group Was Missing Persons

Yup. The group pictured in this week’s Who’s That? Contest was Missing Persons, the New Wave band that rolled with Frank Zappa.

Congrats to DiAndra Fry who was the only one to guess right! Actually, she was the only one who answered — but she knew the answers to the clues:

- Dale Bozzio (the lead singer) worked as a Playboy Bunny.

- Missing persons ads often appear on milk cartons.

- “Words” was one of the band’s songs.

Check out some of our other “Who’s That” Contests by clicking here.

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August 18th, 2010, 6:55 AM

Who’s That Group?

It’s time for our weekly “Who’s that?” contest — and this time we are giving you a group of people:

group

Clue #1: Playboy

Clue #2: Milk carton

Clue #3: Words

As always, please enter your answer in the comment area below. Make sure you tell us why these folks are cool and it would be awesome if you could tell us what the meaning of these weird clues.

August 13th, 2010, 6:25 AM

That Girl is Anouk Aimée

For all of you who were wondering who this girl is — it’s Anouk Aimée. And thanks to the commenter who goes by KM, here’s what the glues mean:

She was in a movie about the last year of Modigliani’s life, entitled, “Les Amants de Montparnasse.” She also appeared in “8½” (half of 17). Is the M.C. for Monte Carlo in “Un homme et une femme”?

KM was correct on all but one: Anouk portrayed Jeanne Hébuterne, Modigliani’s wife in that movie and she was in Federico Fellini‘s 8 1/2 — but — the M.C. does not stand for Monte Carlo. It stands for Marion Cotillard, the actress who portrayed Luisa Contini in Nine a remake of 8 1/2. Cotillard’s character is a version of Luisa Anselmi, Anouk’s character in 8 1/2

Nonetheless — good job KM!

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August 11th, 2010, 11:49 AM

Who’s that Girl?

It’s time for our weekly “Who’s that?” contest! Can you guess who this fine-lookin’ gal is?

gal

Clue #1: Half of 17.

Clue #2: M.C.

Clue #3: Modigliani

As always, please enter your answer in the comment area below. Make sure you spell her name right and tell us why she is relevant. For bonus points, tell us what the clues mean!  The answer will be posted by the end of the week.

August 6th, 2010, 10:07 AM

That Guy is Bob Guccione

The gentleman that was pictured in this week’s Who’s That? Contest is Bob Guccione founder and publisher of the naughty adult mag, Penthouse.

We had a ton of people guess, but Julia was the only one who guessed correctly — so kudos to Julia!

Here is a breakdown of the clues I gave you:

Clue #1: Spin – His son, Bob Guccione Jr. was the editor of Spin magazine.

Clue #2: Vanessa Williams – One issue of Penthouse included unauthorized photos of the actress/singer which caused her to resign as Miss America in 1984.

Clue #3: Sci-Fi – Guccione also created a science fiction magazine called Omni.

And P.S. — Consider this a tiny sneak preview of the next issue of One Eighty magazine.

You’re welcome.

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August 4th, 2010, 11:33 AM

Who’s That Guy?

It’s time for our weekly “Who’s that?” contest!

Can you guess who this swanky bare-chested, gold-chained dude is?

guy

Here are your clues:

Clue #1: Spin

Clue #2: Vanessa Williams

Clue #3: Sci-Fi

Please enter your answer in the comment area below. Make sure you spell his name right and make sure you mention what made him swanky. As always, the answer will be posted by the end of the week.

July 30th, 2010, 10:00 AM

That Guy Was Serge Gainsbourg

On Monday we asked you who this guy was:

As the title of this posts suggests, this is the famous French singer-songwriter and director, Serge Gainsbourg. The gentleman caused quite a stir in his day and he is the subject of the much-buzzed about film Gainsbourg (a.k.a. Vie héroïque).

Nonethless, here’s the breakdown of the clues I gave you:

Clue #1: Hermès — Gainsbourg’s ex-wife is English singer and actress Jane Birkin, namesake of the famous Hermès Birkin bag. (P.S. their daughter is the waify actress/singer Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Clue #2: Whitney Houston — Just watch this video clip and you’ll see why this was a clue.

Clue #3: Graphic novel — Joann Sfar created a graphic novel about Gainsbourg, which served as the basis for the aforementioned movie.

Congrats to Aura Taylor for guessing correctly!

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July 27th, 2010, 2:07 PM

Who’s That Guy?

It’s time for our weekly “Who’s that?” contest!

We decided to switch things up and give you a pic of a guy:

guy

Here are your clues:

Clue #1: Hermès

Clue #2: Whitney Houston

Clue #3: Graphic novel

Please enter your answer in the comment area below. Make sure you spell his name right and make sure you mention what made him so cool (or uncool). As always, the answer will be posted by the end of the week.

July 23rd, 2010, 9:02 AM

That ‘Girl’ Was Harper Lee

On Monday, we asked who this gal was:

thatgirl

This is indeed a pic of Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Seeing as though this month marks the 50th Anniversary of the book, I thought it would be appropriate to give her props.

And in case you’re interested, here are how the clues were connected:

Clue #1: Bullock – Actress Sandra Bullock played her in the movie Infamous

Clue #2: Peck – This is a nod to Gregory Peck, the actor who played the All-American hero Atticus Finch in the the 1962 movie adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Clue #3: Blood…and it’s Cold — This is in reference to In Cold Blood, which was considered the original non-fiction novel that was written by Truman Capote, Harper Lee’s BFF.

Snaps to Jamie Meinecke and Ian Horn for answering so quickly!

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July 20th, 2010, 11:13 AM

Who’s That Girl?

It’s time for our weekly “Who’s that?” contest!

In this case, it’s another famous gal. Check out the pic and see if you can guess who the lady is:

thatgirl

Clue #1: Bullock.

Clue #2: Peck.

Clue #3: Blood…and it’s Cold.

Please enter your answer in the comment area below. Make sure you spell her name right and tell us who she is and what she did that made her so cool. Deadline to answer is Thursday July 22 and the winner will be announced July 23.