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There was some speculation that our beloved president attended the 2008 Olympic Games and drank a little too much.

Na.

Billboard To Honor Songwriter Diane Warren

Warren was chosen as the first-ever Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Film & TV Music Career Achievement Award recipient due to her overall career achievements in film, TV and music as well as her current influence on these industries.

Warren's songs have been featured in more than 100 motion pictures and she's written hit songs for such artists as Aerosmith, Elton John, Tina Turner, LeAnn Rimes, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Carrie Underwood, Joss Stone and Jennifer Hudson, among others.

THR/Billboard To Honor Songwriter Diane Warren

This woman is truly amazing. She loves her craft and it shows.

New Songs Enrich Tina Turner Compilation

Two new songs lead the way on an upcoming Tina Turner compilation due for release just in time for her highly anticipated fall tour. "It Would Be a Crime" and "I'm Ready" will be found on "Tina!," due Sept. 30 via Capitol.

New Songs Enrich Tina Turner Compilation (Billboard.com)

What about a whole album of new songs, Tina?!

Give me an "O"!

from AmericanBlog

Fly-Life: Jennifer Hudson

From a Fly-Life email:

Check out Jennifer Hudson’s Web-i-sode #1…LINK BELOW!

From Idol to Oscar Winner.

Now the SPOTLIGHT is all hers…

Debut Album out September 30^th…

WEB-I-SODE #1 LINK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa30_T1o0Pw

Teen Pregnancy

Crooks and Liars » Open Thread

Apparently, brain cells also drop off significantly.

Platypi

Cute Overload! :)

One of my favorite animals. I want a platypus cake for my birthday.

The Annie Lennox Story

If they were to ever make a movie based on Annie Lennox's life, I would nominate Julianne Nicholson to play her.

What do you think?

I think she knows how to march and sing at the same time.

The Annie Lennox Collection

Annie Lennox represents the best in the music industry. She has constantly pushed the bounderies of pop music, especially for female artists. She has created, conquered and survived trends. She has given us classic songs and unforgettable images. All of this comes from her need to be creative, not to dominate the world (like some other artist I could mention).

I particularly love how Annie has become a light of hope, using her celebrity to bring attention to those who need help. I love how she has embraced who she is and shares with us her happiness and turmoil.

She is older, but has aged so gracefully (unlike some other artist I could mention). She is a natural beauty and isn't concerned if she "bares" it all.

This September, Annie will be releasing her first collection of her solo work.

"The Annie Lennox Collection (CD/DVD)" (Annie Lennox)

(I'm sure the DVD is full of sweet stuff!)

Here is the track listing (courtesy of Xolondon)

1. Little Bird
2. Walking On Broken Glass
3. Why
4. No More I Love You’s
5. Precious
6. A Whiter Shade of Pale
7. A Thousand Beautiful Things
8. Sing
9. Pavement Cracks
10. Love Song for a Vampire
11. Cold
12. Dark Road
13. Pattern of My Life
14. Shining Light

From a interview with Billboard.com, here are a few things Annie had to say about her new collection:

"I'm so busy and I'm so focused on what I'm doing at the moment I didn't take the time to sit down and write new songs," Lennox, who recorded Keane's "Closer Now" (retitled "Pattern of My Life" for Lennox's "Collection") and Ash's "Shining Light," tells Billboard.com.

"The Keane song is exquisite and beautiful ... and ('Shining Light') I heard about six years ago and I couldn't stop playing it, so it's been with me ever since," she continues. "I've done a kind of more upbeat version of their song; I just think it's so inspirational and it's somewhat exuberant and ecstatic and it has this dimension to it that works on all sorts of different levels."

"It's choice cuts, and it's nice," she says of the album. "If you never heard of me and someone said, 'Well, there'll be one album you get to hear and it's the best of this artist's work that will represent this person very, very well,' then I think that is what the 'Collection' is about."

I'm not a big fan of cover albums, but "Medusa" i was incredible. I love how Annie really changes up a song and, to paraphrase Paula, "makes it her own" (Something Aretha used to do, before she started eating her songs). I can't wait to her what she done to the two new covers on her collection.

Here are what the original versions sound like (Keane and Ash):

Ein Oso and I had the pleasure of meeting Annie here in New York. She was rather quiet but appreciated our undying love. We can't wait to see what the next stage of her career will bring.
We love you, Annie!

Polar Bear Plays with Sled Dogs

Saw pictures of this over at Cute Overload. It seems that this polar bear came over to play with the sled dogs every night that week.

snopes.com: Polar Bear Plays with Sled Dog

Subway Rider

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Do they even allow you to smoke in the subways?

Google Fred

Look what surprise Google Maps has in their "street view" feature:

It's Fred!
You are officially part of the internet. Now, if you could only know how to use it.
Fred, did you even know someone was taking your picture?

Turn ON all Electronic Devices?

An interesting development. I have always thought there was something fishy about having to turn off all electronic devices when taking off in a plane. How in the world would my little iPod or a cell phone potentially be dangerous? And if it truly were dangerous, doncha think that the airline staff, not to mention the FAA, would be a little more stringent in enforcing the "shutoff"?

And as we know, cell phones were used in abundance on the planes that eventually crashed on 9/11. And it certainly wasn't the cell phones that made those planes crash.

Lo and behold, Delta announced that they are going to offer wi-fi service on its US flights. Unless I am missing something, it seems as if, when a buck can be made, cell phones and computers apparently are not a hazard in flight anymore!

 

Cyndi Lauper Has No Love Affair with Bush - Towleroad

"This community for me is my beloved community. This is not a money-making venture. I have been running with this community all my life, and when I hear people like George Bush talk about the gay community being anti-American it makes my blood boil. The guy who saved the White House, one of the heroes who crashed that plane on 9/11, was gay – the rugby player Mark Bingham, who died on United 93. And does Bush ever mention that? Does he f***! That gay guy saved his lousy ass. And this guy who says he prays to God, this guy who promotes hate and fear, this guy we call our President...This guy is the true anti-American."

Cyndi Lauper Has No Love Affair with Bush - Towleroad, More than gay news for more gay men

Taken from The Times interview with Cyndi.

Ein Oso and I have been loving her new album. It's definitely the album of the summer.

Starbucks discounts after 2:00 PM

NEW YORK — Looking to bring more value-seeking consumers through its doors for a late afternoon caffeine fix, Starbucks Corp. said it will now offer its morning customers any iced grande beverage for $2 after 2 p.m.

The price is a big cut from the normal price of most grande-sized iced drinks. A grande iced latte, for example, costs about $4. To get the discount, customers must present a receipt from their morning Starbucks visit.

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For those of your hooked on your Starbucks.

Wonder Woman - DVD cartoon

So, they postponed the movie, why not put out a cartoon...

"Some Heroes are made, this one was born."



Did somebody punch her in the lips?

Wonder Woman. Feb 2009

Happy Birthday, PreciOSA!

XOXO!

Jennifer Hudson - "Spotlight" video

The intro to this video reminds me of "What Have You Done For Me Lately". I guess we should be calling her "Ms. Hudson", if we're nasty.

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Sidewalk Talk

I love this idea! I guess we DON'T need to remodel the breezeway to become our dining room. Article here.

GM To Cut 5,000 Salaried Jobs

General Motors Corp. is looking to cut its U.S. salaried headcount by 15%, or around 5,000 workers, by Nov. 1 as part of a plan to trim $10 billion in annual expenses, according to people briefed on the plan

GM To Cut 5,000 Salaried Jobs

Karma.

Maybe the customer service representatives whom I dealt with were part of this cut.

Karma.

Cute Overload: Koal-a-Thon

Cute Overload! :)

House Panel Votes To Hold Rove In Contempt Of Congress

The House Judiciary Committee has voted 20-14 to approve a contempt of Congress resolution against former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove for his failure to appear after a Congressional subpoena.

Crooks and Liars » BREAKING: House Panel Votes To Hold Rove In Contempt Of Congress

Finally, something is being done about this despicable person.

Massachusetts House Repeals 1913 Law

The borders of Massachusetts are almost open to out-of-state same-sex couples wanting to get married here, now that the House of Representatives has voted in favor of repealing a law that prohibits it.

By a vote of 118 to 35, legislators on Tuesday voted in favor of the repeal, after hearing more than two hours of testimony. Gov. Deval Patrick's office said on Tuesday he will sign the bill repealing the 1913 law within the next 10 days

New England Blade and HX New England // News // House Repeals 1913 Law

This is great news!!!

Alicia Keys, Jack White Team For Bond Theme

Alicia Keys and the White Stripes' Jack White will record the theme song to "Quantum of Solace," the 22nd James Bond film, which hits U.S. theaters Nov. 7.

The song, "Another Way To Die," will be the first duet in Bond soundtrack history. White wrote and produced the song, and also will play drums. The soundtrack to the movie will be released Oct. 28.

Alicia Keys, Jack White Team For Bond Theme

YUCK! SHE CAN'T SING!

Soooooooooo disappointed.

Sooner or Later...

Saw this over at XO's Middle Eight...



Creeeeeeepy!

Goldfrapp - Happiness

This song makes me feel good. I'll go eat some cake.

(Still my favorite album this year)

Yea, Pepto-Bismol, Yea!

I just love this!

I saw this commercial the other night while watching TV with Ein Oso. He looked over to see my reaction, knowing how this is SO me! Hilarious!

This cute photo makes me want to run to the pet store. Then I think about the poop.

"Break Up the Concrete" - New Pretenders Album

You want a copy of the Pretender's new song "Boots of Chinese Plastic"? This Billboard post on Chrissie's new album has a link for it.

Sans Crow, Fleetwood Mac To Tour In 2009

In the wake of Lindsey Buckingham's latest solo project, Fleetwood Mac is gearing up for a tour in early 2009 that will likely be followed by a new band album.

Contrary to previous reports, however, the Fleetwood Mac tour will not include Sheryl Crow, who spoke of the possibility of being part of the group while promoting her most recent album, "Detours." Buckingham says the matter "kinda got out of hand," though there were discussions between the Fleetwood Mac members and Crow. Ultimately, he says, the prospect "just kind of lost its momentum."

Sans Crow, Fleetwood Mac To Tour In 2009

Looks like it's no go for Crow.