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...placed 77th, sandwiched between Bulgaria and Mongolia. Given Italy's sluggish economy, Berlusconi's bickering center-right coalition and his steady fall in the polls ahead of an April re-election bid, Celentano's show is the last thing the Prime Minister needs. Celentano and Berlusconi both rose to fame from the outskirts of Milan, where in the late 1950s each wooed audiences with song. Berlusconi was a part-time crooner, singing French ballads for tips on Mediterranean cruise liners. Celentano was a guitar-plucking rebel in blue jeans who all but invented Italian rock 'n' roll. He went...
...conquered.In the video for Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice,” the screen veteran sashays as if a Lord of the Dance title depended upon it. Helmed by big-shot director Spike Jonze, of “Being John Malkovich” fame, the video is a compendium of quintessential Walken moments, as the veteran actor glides, taps, leaps, and literally flies through the frame. The video opens up to a suit-clad Walken sitting alone in an empty hotel lobby. The music, like Walken’s crisp red tie, is perfectly...
...solely a showcase for Berman’s dexterous lyricism: the Jews are a dynamic and cohesive musical unit. The band began as a collaboration between Berman and Pavement mastermind Stephen Malkmus, but this lineup includes such luminaries as bassist Paz Lenchantin (of Zwan and A Perfect Circle fame) and singer-songwriter Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie “Prince” Billy). This motley crew is so fluent in the idiom of country music one would never suspect that they are only two steps removed from the alt-metal stylings of Tool. Ironically, the only cut on the album...
...read for Lolita along with a flock of professional actresses and fellow neophytes. "Six months went by, I heard nothing, and I moved on thinking it was over," recalls Berry. "Then they called and said I had the part; it turned out to be the beginning." If Balasko's fame is firmly founded on the humorously brusque characters she incarnated in films ranging from the 1978 satire Les Bronzés to the 2001 French version of Absolutely Fabulous, Berry says she's drawn to projects that weave mirth with serious and even sad themes. "That mix is more like...
...with specific players. Which of the following is the name of a recent Harvard quarterback? Pete Rose, Dave Rose, or Neil Rose. The plurality of respondents chose Pete Rose. He’s no Harvard man, though, but the gambling, slap-hitting, balls-out, uncouth pariah of professional baseball fame. The correct answer—Neil—got fewer votes than Dave.Which of the following is not the name of a recent Harvard football standout? Kevin Rogus, Carl Morris, and Dante Balestracci.A sharp-shooter for the basketball team, stud wide receiver, and fierce middle linebacker, respectively. All three athletes...