And why not? I can think of no article of clothing that better expresses the universality of the way our generation embraces culture. Actually, we demand it. No matter how old you are, gender, race or creed, the hoodie is our great equalizer. Across the world people are wearing hoodies.

RAG New York Hoodie

What’s the appeal, you might ask? It’s just a sweatshirt with a hood. Oh no—but it is so much more! There is something both comforting and invigorating about wearing a hoodie: it’s simultaneously sporty and cozy, stylish and practical. And let’s face it, the hoodie is just plain out cool.

A quick search of the internet reveals no shortage of hoodie love. Blogs devoted to their reverence, people using them as part of their identity, endless shopping outlets and design your own boutiques, and of course, who can forget Adam Sandler’s loving tribute to his Red Hooded Sweatshirt?

Of course, there are some aberrations out there as well. The “Hoodie Footie” comes to mind, with its “marshmallow softness” sounding almost nightmarish. One of the appeals of the hoodie is how quickly it can be thrown on in a moment of sudden need. The Hoodie Footie looks like you might have to beat it into submission before pulling it up and over your entire body. We recently discussed the phenomenon of the most expensive T shirts in the world, so it seems appropriate to touch on the Givenchy “Leather Jersey Hoodie.” Priced at $1,995.00, the short-sleeved hoodie makes up in notoriety what it lacks in coverage. It might be the only thing you wear for the rest of your life.

Lucky for the rest of us, the hoodie remains a part of indie-culture and, along with the pursuit of happiness, is something that exists to be accessible to all. Whether you are sporting a doudoune in Paris, cozying into a 帽衫 in Shang Hai, zipping up a huppari in Helsinki, or pulling over a caperuza in Buenos Aires, you certainly are enjoying life from the vantage point of the wonderfully universal, affectionately termed, hoodie.

“Melbourne, November 10 (ANI): Naked pictures of singer Adrienne Bailon have leaked on the Internet, making her the latest Disney star involved in a nude scandal.

The 25-year-old Adrienne had apparently taken her nude pictures to send to beau Rob Kardashian, and had lost her laptop at JKF airport in October, reports the Daily Telegraph….” (http://www.thaindian.com)

Kardashian, eh? Not the first time that we’ve heard that last name involved with some sort of sex/nude/underage scandal and I’m sure it won’t be the last. Why Adrienne was sending him of all the people in the world pictures is beyond my comprehension. All the same, a simple Google search will turn up the pictures if you’ve got to find out whether the story is fake or not.