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...with a string of controversy-churning TV appearances that further piqued public curiosity. The print press denounced the volume in turn--one paper retitled it The Horrible Swindle--but that too helped fuel purchases. The book has broken the French record for first-month sales, previously held by Madonna...
...last time the music business fell into a slump, Madonna was a Cyndi Lauper wannabe, the theme from Miami Vice was a No. 1 hit and the rising star known as Prince still had a name that didn't look like a typo. The year was 1985, and although shipments of recorded music were down 4%, the worst the industry had to worry about--hair spray and tight pants aside--was that some listeners liked to mix their own cassette tapes with favorite tunes from the latest Phil Collins or Duran Duran albums. Record companies dealt with this casual piracy...
...KHOO SWEE CHIOW Singaporean reaches North Pole. Once there, he chews gum, litters, spits and speaks rude words with abandon. A cheaper alternative: Manila GWYNETH PALTROW Actress debuts well in the West End. It's only a matter of time before she starts speaking in that lame, Madonna-ish, mid-Atlantic accent Losers DANIELLE STEEL Steamy novelist hogs 26 parking permits in cramped San Fran. The city may want to rethink policy of allotting spaces based on fabulousness ANN WINTERTON British Tory M.P. sacked from opposition post for telling an Asian joke. If this is a fireable offense, the Queen...
...churning TV appearances that further piqued public curiosity. The print press denounced the volume in turn - Libération retitled it The Horrible Swindle - but that too helped fuel purchases. The book now has the distinction of breaking the French publishing record for first-month sales previously held by Madonna...
...late and lip-synching at a concert. For those keeping track, this is the "hubris" segment of Behind the Music ROBERT BLAKE Jailbird actor denied bail on killing charge, sued by murdered wife's children. And why do we care? He played a TV detective in the '70s MADONNA Material Girl's film pulled from Cannes for awfulness. Just when you think it's safe to like Madonna, she manages to appall all over again...