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Apr 23, 2007 12:12 PM CDT

Rove to Sheryl Crow: "Don't Touch Me!"

Bush mastermind strikes sour note with singer/activist

(Newser) - "Dismissive, condescending, and quite frankly a bully," is the verdict on Karl Rove from environmental activist Laurie David and singer Sheryl Crow. In their Huffington Post account of the White House Correspondents Dinner, they say Crow tapped Rove's shoulder when he turned from a conversation about global warming,...

Sanjaya Gets
The Boot

Apr 19, 2007 7:50 AM CDT

Sanjaya Gets The Boot

Loved, hated, off-key 'Idol' contestant says goodbye at last

(Newser) - Reality caught up with reality TV last night, when "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar was finally booted from the show. Sanjaya, as he's known to legions of fans and detractors, gained attention for his missed notes, his faux-hawk, and his popularity on the sabotage website votefortheworst.com

Tiny Bubbles Stop

Apr 15, 2007 7:00 PM CDT

Tiny Bubbles Stop

Legendary Hawaiian entertainer Don Ho dead at 76

(Newser) - Don Ho, perhaps the best known Hawaiian entertainer ever, died yesterday at age 76 of heart failure. Ho worked Waikiki as its leading entertainer for 43 years, performing his last show just a few days before his death. He is best known for his song "Tiny...

Virtuoso Snubbed in Train Station

Apr 15, 2007 1:10 PM CDT

Virtuoso Snubbed in Train Station

What Happens If A violinist Plays in The Subway And Nobody Hears It?

(Newser) - Washington Post reporter Gene Weingarten put world-renowned violinist, Joshua Bell, in a subway station in Washington DC one rush hour morning to see if people would notice him. Mostly, they didn’t.

Turkish Band
Faces Jail in
YouTube Flap

Apr 9, 2007 12:07 PM CDT

Turkish Band Faces Jail in YouTube Flap

Fan's video of 7-year-old song dissing entrance exams runs afoul of officials

(Newser) - A seven-year-old song resurrected on YouTube has five punk rockers facing time in a Turkish prison. The song, an anti-authoritarian rant against the Turkish college entrance exam by the band Deli, was the sound track to a video posted by a fan, who lip-synched the lyrics while jumping around frantically...

Keith Richards: "I Snorted
My Dad"

Apr 4, 2007 10:20 AM CDT

Keith Richards: "I Snorted My Dad"

Rolling Stones guitarist is just as weird as we all suspected

(Newser) - Legendary rock guitarist and professional strange person Keith Richards—still alive against all apparent odds—admitted yesterday to snorting cocaine laced with his own father's ashes. "He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared," he...

Idol Boots Curly-Haired Christian

Mar 29, 2007 11:30 AM CDT

Idol Boots Curly-Haired Christian

Clever, chubby Chris Sligh gets axe; nine little Idols remain

(Newser) - Crimped contestant Chris Sligh was voted off this season's American Idol last night, just minutes after Simon Cowell predicted that it would be, "Bye-bye-curly." Sligh was known for being clever, chubby, and Christian—as well as his shock-mop curls. Saved from elimination was improbable teen hearthrob Sanjaya Malakar,...

CD Sales Drop 20%

Mar 21, 2007 11:33 AM CDT

CD Sales Drop 20%

(Newser) - CD sales plunged more than 20% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, and online music sales didn't come close to making up the difference. Closing stores, weak albums, and over a billion songs shared illegally every month combined to deliver the sharpest...

Satellite Sisters

Mar 18, 2007 8:44 PM CDT

Satellite Sisters

XM and Sirius may have unlikely rescuers from the Chicago School of Economics

(Newser) - Jim Surowiecki describes how the “Chicago School” of economists revolutionized anti-trust thinking in the 1970s. By arguing that it is not the number of competitors but rather their strength that mattered, these economists posited that some mergers stimulate competition.

Lawsuits Aimed at Swapping Students

Mar 5, 2007 10:40 PM CST

Lawsuits Aimed at Swapping Students

Record honchos hit college campuses to make the music stop

(Newser) - The recording industry is bringing out the big guns in its battle to stop illegal music downloads, threatening to sue hundreds of college students each month if they don't stop swapping swiped tunes. The kids need to be taught some download etiquette, says RIAA President Cary Sherman. "Remember...