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When Music, Politics Collide, It's Usually Cringe-Worthy

Rowdy rockers make strange bedfellows for pols

(Newser) - As Barack Obama prepares for an appearance at Lollapalooza this weekend, Radar revisits odd moments when music invaded the political arena. Sometimes scary, sometimes silly, but always strange, here are some highlights:
  • Elvis and Nixon: The King visited the White House and offered to help in the fight against drugged-out
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America Tops Wish List for Foreign Tourists

Falling dollar helps US edge Australia as most likely destination

(Newser) - The plummeting dollar has tourists punching their tickets for the US, according to Lonely Planet’s latest rankings. America came out ahead in voting for the country travelers were most likely to visit next, Reuters reports, knocking Australia—tops since 2004—from its perch.

The Weirdest Sporting Events
 The Weirdest Sporting Events 
Jul 29, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

The Weirdest Sporting Events

How oddballs compete, from pole-sitting to goat polo

(Newser) - If curling strikes you as a strange sport, you've obviously never heard of wife carrying or bottle kicking. The London Times explores the weirdest pastimes from across the globe:
  1. Wife-carrying, Maine, USA: Wives hang on for dear life as husbands tote them through an obstacle course, upside-down. Winners receive the
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Best Brouhahas Over Albums
 Best Brouhahas Over Albums
Jul 28, 2008 9:32 AM CDT

Best Brouhahas Over Albums

Recent controversy over Nas's new release is far from the first

(Newser) - Nas’s new album gained its fair share of buzz before release because he originally planned to call it the 'n-word.' He settled on no title at all. Other album controversies, from the Los Angeles Times:
  • The Beatles, Yesterday and Today: The so-called butcher cover featured mutilated baby dolls
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5 Facts About Pain
 5 Facts About Pain
Jul 28, 2008 5:55 AM CDT

5 Facts About Pain

And why it's hard to treat

(Newser) - Electrical signals carry pain impulses to the brain—that much scientists know. But how to treat pain remains a question, LiveScience reports. Here's the scoop:
  1. It "is a complex mixture of emotions, culture, experience, spirit, and sensation," one expert said. In other words, it's hard to even define.
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75 Things Every Man Should Do Before He Dies

Esquire presents a real man's guide to life before death

(Newser) - On Esquire's 75th anniversary, the quintessential men's mag recommends 75 things every man should do before he dies. A smattering:
  1. Eat wild game you killed, dressed, and cooked yourself.
  2. Acknowledge the accomplishments of others
  3. Make an omelet
  4. Fast for three days, consuming only water
  5. Play a game of rugby

Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps
 Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps 
PRODUCT REVIEW
Jul 23, 2008 2:22 PM CDT

Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps

Add more cowbell or find nearby restaurants

(Newser) - Impressed with Apple's spread of iPhone apps, Wall Street Journal tech gurus Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret list their favorites.
  • AOL Radio: The best Internet radio player for the iPhone
  • Evernote: A good port of the elegant note-taking program
  • Instapaper: Instantly download Web pages for offline reading.
  • Travelocity TravelTools: Allows
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The 10 Best-Paid Actors
 The 10 Best-Paid Actors 
Jul 23, 2008 11:01 AM CDT

The 10 Best-Paid Actors

From the Fresh Prince to Captain Jack Sparrow, stars aren't sweating the small notes

(Newser) - Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10:
  1. Johnny Depp ($72 million)
  2. Eddie Murphy ($55
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Tips for Frequent Fliers
 Tips for Frequent Fliers 
Jul 22, 2008 8:45 PM CDT

Tips for Frequent Fliers

Some ways to get more out of your miles

(Newser) - You sat in plenty of stuffy cabins to earn those frequent-flier miles: make sure you get a good trip out of them. Travel and Leisure runs down the best ways to earn miles and use them efficiently.
  1. Stick with one airline: The more you commit to a single airline, the
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A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents
 A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents 
OPINION
Jul 22, 2008 4:13 PM CDT

A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents

Blogger looks at actors who never parlayed breakout roles into full-on stardom

(Newser) - James Caviezel has gone from playing Jesus in Passion of the Christ to “a dragon hunter from another planet” in next year’s Outlander, Spencer Martin notes on the Playlist. Who else should have fire their agents for such moves?
  1. Heather Graham. Success: Drugstore Cowboy, Boogie Nights, Austin Powers.
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The Roles They Left Behind
 The Roles They Left Behind 
Jul 18, 2008 4:50 PM CDT

The Roles They Left Behind

Here's a list of stars whose movies outlasted them

(Newser) - Heath Ledger's posthumous appearance in The Dark Knight prompts Radar to muse on stars whose films debuted after they died, prompting critics to wonder what could have been—or to hold their tongues.
  • Brad Renfro, The Informers. A onetime child star known for run-ins with the law, Renfro completed filming
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50 Favorite Magazines
 50 Favorite Magazines 
Jul 16, 2008 12:19 PM CDT

50 Favorite Magazines

From popular to niche, selected for being fun and instructive

(Newser) - From US Weekly to a quarterly for Godzilla enthusiasts, the Chicago Tribune's list of 50 favorite magazines both entertain and take readers to new places. The list includes:
  • NME: A rock and roll crystal ball, this UK music mag forecasts tomorrow’s megastars
  • Seed: Science never looked so glossy or
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How Silver Screen Changed Dark Knight

Times looks at how Batman has evolved from first flick in 1940s

(Newser) - With The Dark Knight set to open in the US at midnight Thursday, Batman will see another reinvention in the series of makeovers that accompanied the character to the silver screen beginning in 1943. The Times of London takes a look:
  • Low-budget Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949) lacked
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Tasty Morsels on Fried Chicken
 Tasty Morsels on Fried Chicken 
Jul 13, 2008 11:48 AM CDT

Tasty Morsels on Fried Chicken

Daily Green presents some lesser-known facts about poultry

(Newser) - You might be well acquainted with the Colonel and his famous fried chicken, but beneath the crunchy skin lie some lesser-known facts. The Daily Green sides its poultry with a six-pack of trivia.
  1. It's a place: After toying around with the name "Ptarmigan," one town's handful of residents
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The Best Celeb Name Changes
 The Best Celeb Name Changes 
Jul 10, 2008 1:23 PM CDT

The Best Celeb Name Changes

Ones that don't roll off the tongue often get a makeover

(Newser) - What’s in a name? Apparently everything worth changing, reports Radar. Inspired by the list-heavy Cityfile, a wiki-style Facebook of sorts for notable New Yorkers (wondering which celebs are Bentley owners?), Radar created its own gossipy inventory: famous folks with changed names:
  • Natalie Portman, actor: Natalie Hershlag
  • Moby, musician: Richard
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How to Be an Olympic Athlete
 How to Be an Olympic Athlete 
Jul 9, 2008 12:45 PM CDT

How to Be an Olympic Athlete

Pointers on what it takes to go for the gold

(Newser) - Before you clear a spot on the mantle for that gold medal, you may need a quick reality check: Forbes runs down the numbers behind the blood, sweat, and tears of an Olympic athlete's training.
  1. Training: 4 to 8 years to maximize lung capacity and heart strength
  2. Sessions: up to
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How'd We Miss Lesbian LiLo?
 How'd We Miss Lesbian LiLo? 
Jul 9, 2008 11:44 AM CDT

How'd We Miss Lesbian LiLo?

Why it took a year to read the Sapphic writing on the wall

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s a lesbian? When did that happen? Turns out Star magazine first reported LiLo’s girl-on-girl romance in summer 2007—centuries ago, in celebrity gossip. Gawker explains why it took us so long to catch on.
  1. Because gay Hollywood couples try to hide it: Holding hands in public?
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6 Maxims for Navigating the VP Search
6 Maxims for
Navigating the
VP Search 
GLOSSIES
Jul 2, 2008 2:10 PM CDT

6 Maxims for Navigating the VP Search

Media often miss behind-the-scenes political intrigue

(Newser) - While pundits stoke the frenzy around potential vice-presidential candidates, they rarely see what actually happens behind the campaign curtain. In Men's Vogue, Lloyd Grove offers six maxims to help make sense of the "veepstakes" hype:
  • Presidential hopefuls seek input from several quarters to curry favor, though most of it
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Celluloid's Sexiest Swimsuits

 Celluloid's Sexiest
 Swimsuits 
Jul 2, 2008 12:50 PM CDT

Celluloid's Sexiest Swimsuits

Cinema's iconic swimsuits revealed in time for National Bikini Month

(Newser) - Break out the coconut oil, it’s National Bikini Month. From Alba to Andress, Entertainment Weekly offers a cinematic retrospective of Hollywood’s splashiest swimsuits.
  1. Halle Berry, Die Another Day
  2. Ursula Andress, Dr. No
  3. Jessica Alba, Into the Blue

Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs
 Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs 
Travel
Jun 25, 2008 2:03 PM CDT

Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

Gigs that straddle the line between necessary and absurd

(Newser) - From Parisian sewer guides to a coconut safety engineer in St. Thomas, some travel industry jobs straddle the line between necessary and absurd. Travel and Leisure highlights some of the strangest.
  1. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for PR
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