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...Sunday night, Obama's admiration for Springsteen spread from the upper balcony where he sat with Michelle, radiant in a striking, orchid purple chiffon gown by Peter Soronen and a shock of jewels around her neck. The program, hosted by Caroline Kennedy, presented tributes with video montages, heartfelt remarks and performances by their close friends, who came together onstage to celebrate the honorees' life work...
News of the sagging revenues did not come as a shock, during what is traditionally one of the slowest weeks on Hollywood's calendar. All new movies are subject to the law of gravity, even a smash like New Moon. In 17 days, the interspecies love story sold more than 35 million tickets in North America alone, and it was bound to exhaust its fan base at some point. Meanwhile, The Blind Side's constituency, skewing older than New Moon's teen-vixen pack, took its time catching up with the movie's eloquent word of mouth...
...only less Swedish and more sparkly. A jukebox musical inspired by Lady Gaga’s oeuvre would have audiences dancing in the aisles—and leaving the theater completely horrified. A three minute Lady Gaga award show performance alone is enough to inspire shock and awe. Imagine two hours of fake blood, bizarre costumes, and over-the-top stunts. Even Boy George’s “Taboo” would look tame by comparison...
...ultimately a very backward country, and as long as it doesn’t become a big base for al Qaeda, it has no real bearing on Europeans’ interests. It is more difficult for an American to speak that truth. We inflate the danger due to the shock of 9/11. We also started the war, so we naturally have a greater stake in seeing it through. Europeans clearly don’t feel that. They help us, but there’s no pride of authorship, and their prestige is not on the line...
...their master’s degrees, and Yoon joined the group to complete the line-up, they won a Chamber Music America residency to live and play concerts in North Dakota. “We packed up and moved from New York City to Grand Forks, North Dakota. Culture shock is probably an understatement,” says Beaver...