Word: planet
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...record deals, the ones reserved for repeat, multi-platinum superstars, the artists can end up with less than 30% of overall sales revenue (which often is then split among several band members). Meanwhile, as record sales decline, the concert business is booming. In July, Prince gave away his album Planet Earth for free in the U.K. through the downmarket Mail on Sunday newspaper. At first he was ridiculed. Then he announced 21 consecutive London concert dates - and sold out every one of them...
...really fair to say that Wally le Saharien makes the best couscous on the planet, because his is like no one else's. It was born, like Wally himself, "somewhere in the Sahara," and even though he is now encamped on the lower flanks of Paris' Montmartre, to eat chez Wally is to feast with a desert prince...
...partnership with the Harvard student-run organization after their contract expires in 2009. The decision ends a 25-year relationship with St. Martin’s Press and comes as Let’s Go faces increasing competition from tourism Web sites and newer travel guides such as Lonely Planet. The leaders of Let’s Go said they have not decided on how the series will proceed after 2009. “We don’t consider it a loss but consider this a great opportunity for growth,” said the editor-in-chief...
...designers to have a full-fledged, European-style atelier, complete with working sample room and U.S.-based factories. If Wang's version of bridal involved all the thought, handiwork and talent of high fashion, it had none of the spotlight. It was as if Wang were designing on another planet. Her coping mechanism: "I took out my fashion frustration in bridal." She whipped up couture-worthy collections every season, one time concentrating on bustiers, everything from crumb catchers la old Dior to Vivienne Westwood--inspired corsetry; the next time exploring every variation of lace. And she created her signature...
...discover that a local lawyer was claiming to represent the former pro-football player, arrested by police after an alleged break-in at a hotel to recover memorabilia. In an interview with TIME, Galanter expresses his incredulity at the other lawyer's gall: "Is there any person on the planet who doesn't know I represent...