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Rivers Cuomo '99-'06, the lead singer for the band Weezer, was on his tour bus coming from Toronto, Canada to Boston for Monday’s concert at Boston University. According to the driver, “the back end of the bus slid on ice, then went into the median and hit some reflective posts before crossing back over the highway, going over the guardrail and landing in a ditch.” Of course, if they had been driving on the “Island in the Sun” there would have been...
...like this, remember: I'm the President, but he's the Boss," Obama said in remarks at an East Room ceremony at the White House before the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors, where five distinguished artists - comedian Mel Brooks, actor Robert DeNiro, jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, opera singer Grace Bumbry and all-American rocker Bruce Springsteen - received lifetime achievement awards. Springsteen, who endorsed Obama for President in April 2008 prior to joining him on the campaign trail, acknowledged Obama's words with a smile. See pictures of Barack Obama behind the scenes on Inauguration...
Discussing singer Adam Lambert's controversial Nov. 22 performance at the American Music Awards on Salon.com's Broadsheet blog...
...there's a foreign presence even in this Chinese attempt to take back its own. The Russian entertainer Vitas plays the role of a singer from a distant land held hostage by the nomadic and militant Rouran tribe, which is set on invading Chinese territory. The casting choice, Ma explained, was a simple marketing decision. Starlight International represents Vitas in China. And, who knows, the Russian actor could be key to the new Mulan's conquest of foreign audiences. Take that, Disney...
Google provides the fastest-rising search queries for its news site as well. In this category, hard news topped celebrity gossip. Swine flu was the most-searched story of the year, drawing more reader interest than breakout singer Susan Boyle, reality show mainstays Jon and Kate, crooner Adam Lambert and the troubled Rihanna/Chris Brown pairing. Unsurprisingly, after a historic election in 2008 dominated the trends, it was a bad year to be a politician in 2009, particularly a losing one. In terms of search interest, John McCain fell the fastest, with Barack Obama (No. 4) and Sarah Palin...