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...According to her spokesperson, Madonna will not be releasing a statement. She is scheduled to perform Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., as part of her ongoing Sticky & Sweet Tour. (See pictures and hear audio of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...
...Cloning has generated controversy outside of ethics questions as well - or at least, outside of these particular ethics questions. In 2004, South Korean researcher Hwang Woo Suk shot to fame after claims that his team had successfully extracted potentially disease-curing stem cells from a cloned human embryo. However, mere months later, Hwang's reputation dissolved after a Seoul National University panel concluded that much of his research was "intentionally fabricated." Hwang was accused of doctoring pictures of his supposed patient-specific stem-cell lines and was forced to resign. Though the controversy stunned South Korea, the nation resumed...
...iconic figure for the 21st century, ultimately finding it to be a futile endeavor. The book itself doesn’t exactly succeed either.Recounted in the witty and rhythmic voice of journalist Sebastian Zollner, the novel tells of how Zollner, who is just one bestseller away from fame, travels to the countryside to interview the reclusive Manuel Kaminski and write the artist’s definitive biography. But he soon gets sidetracked from this task, finding himself on a road trip with the painter to the city. While this rare chance to spend some intimate time with Kaminski may have...
...playground. Those were legendary back in the day. We didn't have uniforms. It was just shirts and skins, and we just went at it all day in the 90° heat. It wasn't about money. It wasn't about fame. It was just your love and passion for the game. Those were guys that nobody would ever know, but those were the best one-on-one games I ever had in my life...
...when he met Hendrix and bass player Noel Redding (who died in 2003). In 1967, the three put out their first album, Are You Experienced? Driven by Jimi's incendiary guitar-playing and a heady mix of blues and psychedelic rock 'n' roll, the band soon skyrocketed to fame. But turmoil brought on by unending touring and drug binges unraveled the trio after just three years...