We can’t tie a tie if our lives depended on it.
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Question: what do Chris Daughtry and Live singer Ed Kowalczyk have in common besides bald heads?
Answer: Johnny Cash’s Walk the Line.
Daughtry, 26, who has risen quickly through the Idol ranks with his gravelly alt-rock voice and emotive performances, sang a slow, brooding version of the Cash classic during the ’50s-themed episode, reaping his usual accolades from judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. (The video can be found at YouTube.com.) The impressed trio praised Daughtry for his originality and taking the song and making it his own. Cowell, who has come up surprisingly short with nah-sty remarks regarding Daughtry, told him that he was the only contestant on the show, ever, who “refused to compromise.”
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As it turns out, Daughtry was doing a spot-on rendition of Live’s 2001 cover of “I Walk the Line,” featured on the album Good Rockin’ Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records and included on the band’s 2004 greatest hits compilation, Awake: The Best of Live.
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The walls of the Grand Canyon reveal much of the geological history of North America. Created as a national monument in 1908 and redesignated as a national park in 1919, the Grand Canyon is considered one of the wonders of the natural world. Approximately five million people visit this vast chasm each year, mostly traveling to the South Rim of the canyon for sightseeing.
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You can probably file this under shocking, but apparently, New Yorkers and Californians breathe the dirtiest air in the nation and face higher cancer risks than the rest of the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The national average is 41.5 per million, according to the report, which was released in February and based on emissions of 177 chemicals in 1999, the most recent data available.
Oregon, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey had the third, fourth and fifth worst air in the nation, respectively, the EPA said. Rural residents of Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana breathed the cleanest air.
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The men who were most satisfied with their appearance, and the most appearance-oriented — meaning they were highly invested in their looks and considered appearance to be important — were also the most likely to have sex without condoms and to have sex with multiple partners, Dr. Eva S. Lefkowitz of Pennsylvania State University in University Park and colleagues report.
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Stating the obvious, aren’t we?
Universal is going all out to promote this flick… you can get a call from Peter Jackson.
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I was fortunate enough to visit Barcelona in late 2004, I also returned to Madrid, where I had briefly lived as a child. As lovely a city as Madrid might be, with the plazas and rich history, nothing compares to Barcelona.
“Men who smoke are up to 40 percent more likely to suffer from impotence than those who don’t,” said Dr Christopher Millett, of Imperial College London, who worked on the research.
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I can’t say I agree with much of this, but the media will have a field day compared to the coke and hookers episode in his life.
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Matter of time before theaters become obsolete. You doubt me? Who in their right mind will pay $50 for a pair of tickets, some popcorn and a soft drink.
You can have a kick ass home entertainment system, not have people around you talk, and if the movie is lame, you can move the entertainment to another room.
Starting with “King Kong” on April 10, the companies say the new service will let people watch the latest movies on their laptops, home computers or hand-held devices while on the move.
Currently, films can be legally downloaded only for a short rental period, but this is the first legitimate means of downloading and owning a movie release, the UK’s Press Association reported.
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A lot of this has to do with how a lot of men are portrayed in films. The 1990s era combination of grunge music, heroine chic and an overall apathetic look have given way to a slicker, metrosexual/ubersexual [insert any lame term here, but you get the idea] style for men. Also, the media we consume now casts men in a helluva lot of suits, be it on the Sopranos, of the film Closer, etc.
According to The NPD Group, total U.S. apparel sales reached $181 billion in 2005, a 4 percent increase over 2004. Strong sales in t-shirts, jeans, tailored clothing and pajamas helped fuel the growth.
Men’s apparel led the industry’s growth with an increase of five percent, reaching nearly $53 billion in 2005. Sales in women’s apparel also grew, reaching $101 billion; a three percent increase from 2004. Children’s apparel sales grew two percent, to $27 billion.
“The surge in men’s apparel sales came from some of the most unexpected places, such as young men buying a suit. Teens and young adult men have finally ‘discovered the suit.’ When exploring that further, NPD found that young men never owned a suit, never wore a suit and never saw their father in a suit - yet, they have migrated towards dressing up to be ‘cool.’” Said NPD chief industry analyst, Marshal Cohen. Combined sales of suits, suit separates and sportscoats/jackets grew 53 percent among men ages 18-24.
Women spent $2.6 billion on hats and scarves, driving an 11 percent increase in the category. It was also a strong year for women’s intimate apparel, the $9.6 billion industry expanded by nearly 4 percent in 2005.
In 2005, women’s jeans were $7.6 billion, up nearly 10 percent in sales. Women’s premium jeans (jeans priced over $100) accounted for 18 percent of denim sales in U.S. department stores, up from 12 percent in 2004.
“Last year was a clear indication of where the consumer is heading for 2006. Today’s consumer enjoys splurging on higher-end products now and then, but their quest for value still remains,” said Cohen.
Source: Center for Media Research
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