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I assure you most Norwegians are less ugly and have better teeth than this pumpkin head. Apparently he can sing, though: Bergen plumber turned pop singer Kurt Nilsen repeated his national success on a global scale, becoming the convincing winner of the first “World Idol” competition on Thursday night. Nilsen’s …

Both Mac Diva and I have mentioned the rumors that Michael Jackson is now receiving help with security and allegedly advice from the Nation of Islam. The NY Times has more on the matter today: Leonard Muhammad, a man whom friends, employees and business associates of Michael Jackson say is …

Fascinating, exhaustive study by the LA Times into weapons smuggling from Syria to Iraq. Do you really think this is the last damning intelligence that wil be unearthed? A Syrian trading company with close ties to the ruling regime smuggled weapons and military hardware to Saddam Hussein between 2000 and …

William Shatner has another record coming out: William Shatner is set to release a new album. Guest musicians on the new disc, which was produced by Ben Folds of the Ben Folds Five, include former Black Flag lead singer Henry Rollins and country star Brad Paisley. The new album isn’t …

When will Mattel realize that parodies of Barbie are a GOOD thing, confirming the spunky little tart’s cultural significance and continued relevance – worry when they STOP with the homages. Some people/companies are really stupid: Mattel Inc. could use some help after losing another round Monday in its legal battle …

It would appear the “strategy” of having Michael Jackson defend himself on 60 Minutes last Sunday yielded mixed results at best. In addition to re-creeping out the nation by insisting that it’s hunky dory to sleep with children, his chief spokesperson has resigned over “strategic differences“: Michael Jackson’s chief spokesman …

As 2003 slips over the dam of time, it is therapeutic to pause the flow for a moment of reflection on the year’s superlatives and milestones. Now is the time for one and all to weigh in: Media Whore’s Top 20 CD’s of 2003 Better late then never. The list …

Forty years after the fact, Lenny Bruce is pardoned on obscenity charges: Bruce was charged after a performance in 1964 during which he was said to have used more than 100 obscene words. He was convicted after a six-month trial. But he died of a drugs overdose in 1966 before …

Our anti-war and anti-administration friends invoke the name “Wolfowitz” as if it were a curse, as if the invocation of he name alone were enough to settle any argument: “But he has wanted to overthrow Saddam for years!” He should have been overthrown 12 years ago, so this is bad …

Is Sacred Harp singing the next “authentic” style to be popularized? The Mount Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church on the outskirts of Birmingham is a long way from Hollywood, literally and figuratively. So it was a little strange one Sunday to hear a group of people in the tiny bare-walled …