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...Byzantium 330-1453," a display of some 300 artifacts spanning the history of the empire, includes none of the ornate machinery described by ancient writers, or the glorious mosaics that still glitter from the domed ceilings of Eastern Europe's Orthodox churches. On display, instead, are fragments and everyday objects: Psalters, Bibles, chalices, icons, crucifixes, spoons, cups, coins and jewelry. It requires effort to appreciate the significance of such items. But with a bit of imagination, we can use them to help us understand the lives of our enigmatic predecessors...
...that would make for some good low-rider music and vocals that warp and disintegrate under the weight of some cool effects, it’s easy to understand why Barnes has taken to performing this song live perched upon a white horse, wearing gold shorts, covered in red glitter body paint, and hanging from a noose.Yeah, their live shows are a bit extravagant, but that seems to be the point, a continuation of their over-the-top music. And after turning Roseland Ballroom into a big sexually ambiguous mosh pit just over a week ago and turning...
...paparazzi that greeted Gary Glitter this morning at London's Heathrow Airport might have triggered memories of his days as a 1970s pop star. But today's hullabaloo was decidedly less glam, and not only because police escorts replaced the groupies. Glitter, born Paul Francis Gadd, 64, returns not as a musical icon, but as a disgraced pedophile, expelled from three Asian countries in as many days...
...Known for his bouffant wigs, silver platform shoes and etched-on eyebrows, Glitter became a household name in the 1970s with hits like I'm the Leader of the Gang and Do You Wanna Touch Me? In a recent interview with the Vietnamese newspaper Cong An Nhan Dan, he said that he would like to make a comeback - an unlikely prospect given that his former fans now have children they'd presumably like to protect...
...work more closely with one another to investigate and track sex offenders. But for Gadd, changes to the law are unlikely to make a difference, as he will be under a magnifying glass no matter where he lives. For the children of Britain, the notoriety of the former Gary Glitter may be the most sound protection...