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...Recognizing that fathers need encouragement if they are to change, society bombards them with helpful (or guilt-inducing) messages every time they pick up a remote control. Viewers of China Central TV wake up each day to the sight of pop star and actor Lin Yilun hosting a cooking show produced by the government in the hope that men will learn to effortlessly relieve their wives at the wok. In 2006, Japanese men were invited to benchmark themselves against the central character of Love Mum More Than Anyone-a TV drama series about an exemplary stay-at-home dad. Japan...
...good kids who end up outmatched. But the voters are also willing to put a thumb on the scales for contestants who've paid their dues or have affecting personal stories. Ideally, Idol indulges the idea that the nicest people are the most talented, promising karmic justice in a pop world of Ashlee Simpsons and Paris Hiltons. "There are a lot of people who are not great singers who are selling a lot of records," Jackson puts it diplomatically. And voters will take points off for arrogance. Justin Guarini was Season 1's early favorite but lost steam when...
...Noted pop ensemble Third Eye Blind will anchor the second annual Yardfest celebration in April, the College announced this afternoon...
Next month's party will look to build on the success of last spring's inaugural Yardfest, which featured piano-pop virtuoso Ben Folds and drew thousands of undergraduates to the historic green between Memorial Church and Widener Library...
...Dazzle patterns applied to Allied ships during World War I. Dazzle made it hard for the enemy to get a fix - a trait that could also help explain the rebellious appeal of camouflage patterns since the 1980s for fashion designers like Versace and Jean-Paul Gaultier, and pop idols from the Clash to Madonna. Whatever the angle, "Camouflage" is a must-see. www.iwm.org.uk