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What Was Adam Lambert Thinking?
Date: 11/23/2009
I was looking forward to Adam Lambert's performance on the American Music Awards last night because I was impressed with his ability and stage presence on "American Idol." The show included some of the industry's biggest stars, but they saved him for the last song of the night and really built it up as something special. Knowing that his first album has been released to such glowing reviews heig ...
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American Idol's Scott MacIntyre joins Alice Cooper for Christmas Pudding
Date: 11/23/2009
American Idol's Scott MacIntyre will join Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday, December 18. Also appearing will be Dee Snider, Warrant, Lita Ford, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Gary Mule Deer, Runaway Phoenix, River of Life Choir, ventriliquist Ronn Lucas and world champion magician Murry Sawchuk. Brad Perry will be the MC for evening and wil ...
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Adam Lambert's American Music Awards performance: not ready for prime time?
Date: 11/23/2009
Adam Lambert closed out last night's American Music Awards show with a performance that may have left viewers wondering if they were watching ABC or the S&M network. (If there is such a thing.) His performance of his song "For Your Entertainment" included feeling up one of the dancers in the ... er ... crotch, overt S&M references, and a full on male/male kiss. Generally not unusual f ...
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Danny Gokey switches first single from "It's Only" to "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"
Date: 11/20/2009
Danny Gokey previewed his single, "It's Only," recently, but it looks like his label, RCA Records Nashville, has had second thoughts. It was reported yesterday that Gokey's new first single will be "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me." The single will be going to country radio shortly, but it's already on Danny's MySpace page and YouTube. A digital single will be available Dec. 22. You ...
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Obama's Bow, and What Mordechai and Haman Can Teach Us About It
Date: 11/17/2009
The uproar over President Obama's bow before Japanese Emperor Akihito refuses to die down. As soon as it happened, it brought to mind the Biblical Book of Esther, and the story of Mordechai refusing to bow down to Haman. As in the case of the President, although much emotion is evoked by the story, one wonders why it is such a big deal. Although Mordechai's refusal to bow before Haman is vi ...
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'Idols' Around the World
Date: 11/16/2009
Cynthia Schneider, former US Ambassador to the Netherlands and specialist in international culture, tells the TED audience about the impact of "Idol"-style television programs around the world. We know how winning can transform the lives of the performers. She helps us understand how watching these shows can transform the lives of the audience.
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Gabourey Sidibe of 'Precious'
Date: 11/16/2009
I love Ellen's interview with Gabourey Sidibe, who plays the title character in "Precious." Director Lee Daniels told the New York Times he knew it would be difficult to find an actress to play the role of an abused pregnant teenager who weighed 350 pounds. "I couldn't call Hollywood and say, 'Send over all your 300-pound black girls,' " Daniels explained. "They'd laugh"....Daniels saw 500 ...
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E Pluribus Unum-- Social Identity and Diversity in Acts
Date: 11/12/2009
(My friend Mark Fairchild, who is a professor of Bible at Huntington University invited me to come give some lectures at his school in Indiana. What follows here is the Forrester Lecture on Diversity delivered Nov. 4, 2009.Kudos to Mark and his colleagues for a good time at Huntington). BW3 ------- Normal 0 false false false ...
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