Word: rocke
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...model. But TV viewers will find no such solace this fall. Networks have planned an extensive slate of stunts to get you to move their dial-Oprah will interview Sarah Palin on Nov. 16, NBC is having another Green Week starting the day before that and shows like 30 Rock and Gossip Girl are loading up on stunt-casting. Don't expect a letup until Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving), the day after the ratings period ends. By then, everyone should be ready to take a holiday from the sweeps-induced insanity...
...bands sing about sex, but Kings of Leon use their history to suggest that sex eases the burden of their shattered innocence, and they make music about it to reinforce their fraternal connection. They're aching emotional savants with deep wounds that require constant, uh, licking. They've made rock 'n' roll their new savior, and what music fan would argue with the logic of that...
...sport to cultural prominence. Blustery and manic, he wore rubber bands as earrings--as well as hair ties on his epic gray goatee--and was forever hitching up his too baggy pants. This unforgettable appearance made him a perfect point man for a WWF marketing venture dubbed the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection, a cross-promotion in which Albano popped up in several Lauper music videos, while the pink-haired singer in turn graced numerous WWF broadcasts. The effort is credited with propelling the WWF (now the WWE) to widespread popularity...
...governor in Illinois in a generation, he had charisma, connections, deep coffers and a Horatio Alger-type bio. "You have to remember, a lot of people thought that Rod Blagojevich had a very good shot at becoming President of the United States," says Mike Jacobs, a state senator from Rock Island, Ill., and a former friend. "I know that sounds comical today...
...into an Aztec fire ceremony. For the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, torchbearers donned traditional Korean clothing to celebrate the nation's heritage. Twelve years later, on the way to Sydney, an Aboriginal field -hockey star kicked off the domestic leg of the relay from Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the heart of the Australian outback. (See photos of the Olympic torch in Europe...