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Endurance the Japanese Gameshow
http://www.seanbluestone.com Info: Endurance, or Za Gaman in Japanese, is an extreme TV gameshow where contestants have to endure humiliating, painful and often bizarre rituals.
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WOMAN BEATS FAWN TO DEATH | Weekly World News [if there was ever anywhere where this was going to happen, it's CLEVELAND!] for T. Fennell
WOMAN BEATS FAWN TO DEATH | Weekly World NewsCLEVELAND, OH – A 75-year-old woman has admitted to killing a 25-pound fawn with a shovel because of the way it looked at her. Is there a deer uprising?
Witnesses have stated that Dorothy Richardson beat the fawn to death with a shovel after she caught it sitting in her flower bed. However, Richardson has said she feared for her life after the way it looked her in the eye.
Does she know something about these deer that we don’t? Watch her description of the incident below:
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First Moonwalk! Bill Bailey 1955
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TOP 10 MJ MOMENTS
1. A Breakout Star
2. Thriller
3. The Single Glove Debuts
4. Up in Flames
*5. Moonwalking
6. A Private Playground
7. An Unexpected Union
8. Going over the Edge
9. Living with Michael Jackson
10. On Trial
Goal: To learn to moonwalk
Supplies:
• A slick floor
• Black pants
• White socks
• Black loafers
• Years of dance training (optional)
Step 1: Start with your feet together. That's easy enough, right?
Step 2: Raise your right heel so that you're standing on the ball of your right foot.
Step 3: Shift your weight onto that still raised right foot so that the left one feels weightless.
Step 4: Lower your right heel slowly while moving your (still weightless) left foot backward until the toes of your left foot are aligned with the heel of your right foot. If you do it right, it should look like your left foot is floating backward across the floor.
Step 5: Lift your left heel and shift your body weight so that you're now standing on the ball of that foot.
Step 6: Repeat steps 4 and 5, this time with the opposite feet.
~ nichopoulooza
'Top 10 Moon Walk Montage' dedicated to Bill Bailey, David Bowie, Marcel Marcea, Fred Astaire...And, of course, March 25, 1983 "The King of Pop! Michael Jackson's First Moonwalk!--Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
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MADONNA "Michael Jackson Tribute" .... The O2 ..... July 4th 2009
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The How Much Do You Miss Michael Jackson? Quiz - what would u do if your relitive died? Scream and cry 4 a long time Runaway Fell Bad - LOLquiz - Fun quizzes on Twitter!
LOLquiz - Fun quizzes on Twitter, Twitter quizzes, and more!The How Much Do You Miss Michael Jackson? Quiz
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TOP 10 MJ MOMENTS
1. A Breakout Star
2. Thriller
3. The Single Glove Debuts
4. Up in Flames
*5. Moonwalking
6. A Private Playground
7. An Unexpected Union
8. Going over the Edge
9. Living with Michael Jackson
10. On Trial
Goal: To learn to moonwalk
Supplies:
• A slick floor
• Black pants
• White socks
• Black loafers
• Years of dance training (optional)
Step 1: Start with your feet together. That's easy enough, right?
Step 2: Raise your right heel so that you're standing on the ball of your right foot.
Step 3: Shift your weight onto that still raised right foot so that the left one feels weightless.
Step 4: Lower your right heel slowly while moving your (still weightless) left foot backward until the toes of your left foot are aligned with the heel of your right foot. If you do it right, it should look like your left foot is floating backward across the floor.
Step 5: Lift your left heel and shift your body weight so that you're now standing on the ball of that foot.
Step 6: Repeat steps 4 and 5, this time with the opposite feet.
~ nichopoulooza
'Top 10 Moon Walk Montage' dedicated to Bill Bailey, David Bowie, Marcel Marcea, Fred Astaire...And, of course, March 25, 1983 "The King of Pop! Michael Jackson's First Moonwalk!--Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
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Three Kings - - Five Towns Jewish Times
Three Kings - - Five Towns Jewish TimesAfter a truly inspirational July Fourth, I awoke on the fifth and realized that our leader, President Obama, was going off on his trip to Russia, the state formerly known as the principal of the Soviet Union (and, intermittently, by only a symbol, the hammer and sickle on the bright red background). I immediately imagined the worst—our president greeting the Russian prime minister, King Putin, along with “Meddy,” his hand puppet, with warm hugs and kisses, while exclaiming “Lantsmen!” and then quickly tearing into a bottle of vodka with them, while the troika noshed on beluga caviar.
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By The Legendary Danny O’doul
Published on Thursday, July 09, 2009
Almost instantaneously, I purposely changed my train of thought and averted my mind’s eye from this distasteful political vision, focusing my powers of imagination on a much more pressing matter—the 50 remarkable similarities between the alleged death of Michael Jackson (the King of Pop) and the alleged death of Elvis Presley (the King of Rock ’n’ Roll). While very few of you would ever be interested in such an arcane area of pop culture, the study of which requires years of careful training and occasional measured self-destruction, this highly complex discipline is as deeply mystical and difficult to comprehend as say, the Zohar (and by that I refer to the written treasury of Kaballah, not the ladies’ shoe store on Central Avenue). Without going into much detail, you should be aware of the Jewish connection to both the lives of Elvis Presley and The Gloved One.
While my attorney, the fashion-forward, truly “out-of-the-box” thinker, Daniel Friedman, Esq., is famous for frequently and irrepressibly espousing the idea that Elvis Presley is a one hundred percent halachic Jew (by birth)—which I also accept as “fact”—the Jewish connection of which I allude is each of these celebrities’ choice of friends and “spiritual advisers.” Perhaps Elvis’s “best friend” was none other than George Klein, the Memphis disc jockey who was also a member of Elvis’s inner circle, known affectionately as the “Memphis Mafia.”
Additionally, Elvis had a remarkable “spiritual adviser,” Larry Geller, the hairstylist who was responsible for Elvis’s jet-black mane—and who was referred to derisively by Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis’s notorious manager) and the “good ol’ boys” of the Memphis Mafia as “the swami” for the hold he exercised on Elvis’s “spiritual development.”
In fact, my attorney has spoken several times by telephone to Larry Geller (who developed into an observant, religious Jew), and they discussed the fact that, at the time, neither realized that Elvis was one hundred percent halachically Jewish, because neither was aware that Jewish law provides for matriarchal descent, although Elvis’s mother’s direct maternal ancestors were Jewish going back several generations.
Elvis not only knew of his Jewish roots, but had an appreciation for chazanus (Jewish liturgical music) and gave generously to many Jewish causes—including a gift of $150,000 to a Memphis Jewish welfare organization and the building of racquetball court at the Memphis Jewish Community Center—and even began wearing a gold “chai” necklace during his mid-1970s performances.
In fact, my attorney often tells the story of the time he was discussing Elvis with famous Five Towns Memphis émigré Glen Graber of the famous Graber’s of Memphis. Glen was telling my attorney about the time when Glen and his friends were unable to gain admission to this racquetball court because “Elvis” was playing there. My attorney then asked Glen if he knew why Elvis was playing there and was afforded such respect. Glen answered, “Because he was Elvis.” My attorney then calmly asked Glen, “Do you know who built that racquetball court? … Elvis!” Mr. Graber was astonished and clearly impressed with my attorney’s massive knowledge of Elvis lore.
So then, who was Larry Geller’s equivalent in the Michael Jackson organization? After careful consideration, I would have to say Rabbi Shmuley Boteach—the pop-psychology-practicing equivalent of the medical-science stylings of the great Rambam, who also specialized in a celebrity clientele. If the great Rambam had cared for the King of Pop, he probably would have fattened him up a little with herring, whitefish, fresh fruit juices, and some kichel. Surely with the Rambam’s mentoring, the King of Pop would also have eagerly embraced the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah and delved into difficult passages of Rashi and Targum Onkelos. By comparison, Rabbi Shmuley was ultimately unsuccessful, by his own account, in persuading Mr. Jackson to conquer his demons and be a “koveish es yitzro.”
But Michael Jackson—despite the thoughts of many Jews that he had some anti-Semitic sympathies (after the composition of a song which was at best controversial, at worst inflammatory) showed his deep, though possibly ambivalent, trust in Jews by hiring noted Five Towns attorney Ben Brafman as his defense lawyer. Mr. Brafman had a busy week, as media outlets converged upon him for his recollections and insights into Mr. Jackson’s complex persona. The heartfelt stories which Mr. Brafman recounted to the interviewers added a unique perspective on the singer, gleaned from a vantage point few others enjoyed.
I suspect that Mr. Brafman may have attended today’s tribute to Mr. Jackson in Los Angeles, while I am sure that my attorney did not—for he is a kohein and he had expressed his concern over whether the family would permit the transportation of Mr. Jackson’s casket to the Staples Center.
And, to further add to the mystery enveloping Mr. Jackson’s alleged “passing,” why would the President of the United States of America—who is roughly the same age as Mr. Jackson, and was certainly exposed to his vast musical accomplishment, as a young “Barry Obama” in America—not rush home from Moscow from his alleged “official business” to attend a state funeral of an American legend—unless, perhaps, Mr. Jackson pulled an “Elvis”? There must have been a reason other than “love” for why Mr. Jackson wedded Lisa Marie Presley—was it not for her possible intimate knowledge of how her father could have pulled off the disappearing act of the century? I think maybe yes!
And would there be anything more Jewish than a disappearing act? After all, the Torah teaches us the story of Joseph, who after grating on his brother’s nerves winds up with a one-way trip to Egypt, where he changes his name, becomes the “prince” and/or viceroy of the land, and dons a jumpsuit, regal headdress, and snappy golden sandals, which totally throw off his brothers when they pop in for an impromptu visit. Without doubt, Joseph was the template for Elvis and Michael—if they, indeed, disappeared. For those of you biblical scholars who refuse to believe that Korach was actually one of those whom the earth swallowed up—face facts, Korach is dead!
Closer to home, there are rumblings that local dairy bistro Tea For Two has closed its doors. However, there are those who believe that TFT is actually planning its own disappearing act and will suddenly reemerge as “Kalman of Korea”—featuring kimchi, sushi, and Korean barbecue. Each table will feature a tabletop indoor barbecue (in the style of authentic Korean barbecue joints) and offer “flameproof” bonnets to all female patrons wearing falls and sheitels. And perhaps Elvis will attend the grand opening, as I hear he is now really into kosher Korean barbecue. Mr. Jackson is not expected to attend, due to his strong aversion to food. And Korach? No, he will definitely not be there—despite his great love of grilled meats, alluded to in that famous Rashi.
This is The Legendary Danny O’Doul signing off and wishing all of you, my dear readers, a Great Good Shabbos—one in which you enjoy many sumptuous victuals and scrumptious delicacies and reflect on the lives of great tzaddikim and tremendous chachamim. But, if you just can’t sleep, then take a few minutes to contemplate the role of the Jewish People in the rise of American popular culture. And if you still can’t sleep, then contemplate some sweet, pungent kosher Korean barbecue!
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Eye blog » Photo realism. Penguin use Magnum archive stock to make reportage desirable
Photo realism.
Penguin use Magnum archive stock to make reportage desirable
Publishers these days are all a-jitter at the prospect of a digital future, writes Robert Hanks, when people will download their books rather than buying old-fashioned paper. They’re probably overreacting – it will be hard for digital readers to compete with something as cheap, sturdy and easy to use as a paperback – but Penguin has been showing the right way to react to the supposed crisis: make the physical object much more desirable.
Their latest initiative is Penguin Magnums, a series of six classic or nearly classic works of reportage, with classic-looking photojournalism covers from the Magnum archives - though the boast is that none of the images has been published before. They are striking to look at, individually and as a set, though the front of Hunter S. Thompson’s Hell’s Angels (top, photo by Dennis Stock) and Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood (below, photo by Inge Morath) are a bit too similar – black and white studies of desolate, anonymous American landscapes.
What’s most striking is that the front is quite deliberately only half the story, or less: the image wraps right around the book and in several cases it’s only the back cover that makes sense of it. Andrew Chaikin’s account of the Apollo missions, A Man on the Moon, features a looming stars and stripes against a perfectly black background: you have to turn it over to see the spacesuited astronaut holding the flagpole and saluting (this isn’t, by the way, an actual moonshot, but was taken by Rene Burri at a dismantled space installation - possibly the very one where the moon landings were faked). The front of Nick Tosches’ Hellfire (below) shows part of a piano and a microphone stand: you have to turn it over to find out that the pianist, and Tosches’ subject, is Jerry Lee Lewis.
In a couple of cases the turn doesn’t finish the story but it does add a dimension: the front of the Capote is dominate by a tree covered with posters announcing ‘Christ died for the ungodly’ and ‘Ye must be born again’; the back reveals what’s happening beyond the tree, a sleek Fifties saloon car speeding down the highway - a fabulous contrast between narrow American dogmatism and wide American freedom.
It looks, then, as if this really is the book as a complete object, designed to be seen in the round. There are other nice touches: on the back is a debouched block of text, each book in a different font; on the front, the title is printed on a removable sticker, so that you can clear the image completely. But – a big but – the bar-code is printed at the top of the spine, so that when these sit on your shelves (as opposed to being strewn artistically around your living room to impress guests) they look distinctly ugly; couldn’t they have put it somewhere less conspicuous - even at the bottom of the spine? And when you open them, it is clear the books have been photostatted from older editions - the typefaces are distressingly uncoordinated. A book to be seen not in the round, then, or even from inside; but stick to the front and back and they’re gorgeous.
See ‘Artwork and play’, Robert Hanks’s article about Brian Knight’s ‘Airfix art’ in Eye 72, ‘Advertisers in the dock. Again’ for the Eye blog, and his own blog, Zoo in the head.
See details of the The Penguin Magnum Collection on the Penguin website.
NB: The Penguin Magnums are contenders for the book cover category of Just Add Stock, Eye’s new awards for the use of stock photography. But only if they enter before 31 July 09. Follow the awards on Twitter.
Eye blog » Photo realism. Penguin use Magnum archive stock to make reportage desirableCelebs Tweet Final Respects to Michael Jackson - E! Online
Celebs Tweet Final Respects to Michael Jackson - E! Onlinetwitter.com/kimkardashianSo today was Michael Jackson's memorial. Pretty big, historical, epic moment, obviously. And pretty big, historical, epic moments don't go unnoticed by Twitter (unless you're a Hills castmember).
M.J.'s farewell dominated the entire Twitterverse and its trending topics all day, as everyone paid tribute to the King of Pop and documented their reactions to everything from Al Sharpton's powerful speech to Paris Jackson's tearful words about her father.
Our favorite tweeting celebs, whether actually at the Staples Center or watching TV like the rest of us, made sure to share their thoughts on the Michael Jackson memorial experience, 140 characters at a time...
Kim Kardashian: "Michael's children were so brave brave 2 stand there on stage & speak to the world about their father...I spoke at my dad's funeral & it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I was shaking & crying & what Paris did was sooo soooo brave!"
Nick Cannon: "A day of mourning. Here in the Staples Center, God is absolutely present."
Ryan Seacrest: "This makes the world feel so small...everyone connected right now."
Sherri Shepherd: "Loved what Al Sharpton said to MJ's kids 'wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. It was strange what your daddy had to deal with.' Michael's kids needed to hear that said....'nothing strange about your daddy.' "
Serena Williams: "Today, we honor Michael Jackson for his love, music, & being a genius. I'm still shocked. Please, share your favorite songs. Thriller is great. Remember the Time is such a classic as well. Life is short, but his music will never die. MJ was subjected to harsh words, but I hope that people find understanding & stop judging."
Emmy Rossum: "Beautiful memorial. I cried when Paris spoke. I hope the family is able to grieve and their privacy will be respected during this time."
Paris Hilton: "In tears watching the MJ Memorial Service on TV, so touching. Everyone loves you Michael!"
Brandy: "Michael Jackson will forever inspire my soul and forever live in my heart. He is an angel that can now see his wings. R.I.P"
Nicky Hilton: "I was in awe of how respectful all of the media and fans were. I expected chaos. Despite what is shown on tv everyone was very gracious."
MC Hammer: "May the movement and message of The Dancer continue to move the Soul of the People to Joy, Peace, Restoration and Glory. God Bless MJ"
Kelly Osbourne: "MJ's children are so brave to stand up there and remember their father while the whole world is watching!"
Paula Abdul: "Remembering MJ and the true legend that he was and will live on to be..I'm taking some time to reflect today."
Larry King: "I was surprised MJ's body was there, but it was very touching. Al Sharpton gave such a commanding speech, so dramatic in tone & content. There was so much emotion when Usher & Brooke Shields took the stage. this has all been phenomenal but I hope the stories die down soon. Let's let him have some peace."
July 8, 2009
MAIKERUJAKUSON - 迈克尔杰克逊 - マイケルジャクソン - 마이클 잭슨
Michael Jackson
マイケルジャクソン
迈克尔杰克逊
邁克爾傑克遜
مايكل جاكسون
Майкл Джексон
Майкъл Джексън
Мицхаел Јацксон
מייקל ג 'קסון
माइकल जैक्सन
مایکل جکسون
ไมเคิล Jackson
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Category: Music
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Michael Jackson 20minutos SHOCK Child Abuse Allegation $22 million lotto Jordy Chandler neverland peter pan Sleepy Bedsores Home Alone Macaulay Culkin マイケルジャクソン 迈克尔杰克逊 邁克爾傑克遜 مايكل جاكسون Майкл Джексон Майкъл Джексън Мицхаел Јацксон מייקל ג 'קסון माइकल जैक्सन مایکل جکسون ไมเคิล Jackson
I'm Freaking Evil Genius! 哈哈! Ha ha! 迈克尔杰克逊模仿超级搞笑震惊评委! Super funny to imitate Michael Jackson shocked the judges!
funny clip, they are creative! funny clip, they are creative!
support! support!
from Michael jackson from Michael jackson
ROal ROal
不错~~ Good ~ ~
很好狠搞笑 Good hard comedy
很 好! Very good! ! !
幽默! Humor!