Word: topness
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...scale of that unique challenge dawns on the contestants in the hours after they are deposited on a lonely island, one of the castoffs coins a more succinct description of the show. "This is going to be Lord of the Flies on crack," says Tom. (See the top 10 skanky reality shows...
...disability that he became a rock drummer before turning to acting. April, a research scientist suffering from cherubism, a condition that causes severe facial disfigurement, is played by first-time actor and cherubism sufferer Victoria Wright. Peter Mitchell, another debut performer, had looked forward to a career as a top-flight soccer player before a car crash redesigned his life. He plays Dan, the wheelchair-using focus of Carrie's burgeoning lust. "My sexual relationship with Dan will really challenge people," says Stamell...
...dived into the crowd. With two sweating security guards keeping very close tabs, the British heartthrob went to work signing everything in sight with a furiously wielded black Sharpie. (Many happy fans walked away with what appeared to be a rolling R.) As the evening headliner and top scream inducer, Pattinson worked the red carpet for 90 minutes before one last audience thrust at the theater door, which sparked one final frenzy. (Read "It's Twilight in America...
...People originally said it would eliminate the issuance of municipal bonds," says John Cummings, who is head of muni-bond investments at money-management firm PIMCO. "Instead they have stabilized the market and helped to create jobs." (See the top 10 financial-crisis buzzwords...
...Kunming and Chongqing are experiencing price hikes as well. Though most observers believe China's real estate market is not in a bubble just yet, making sure it doesn't reach that point is one of the biggest challenges facing Beijing today. "Rapidly rising property prices now becomes a top issue for policy makers in China," economists at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research proclaimed in a recent report. (See pictures of Barack Obama visiting Asia...