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Cindy Morrison: How Good Friends Can Reboot Your Life

Keith GirardFebruary 5, 2011

On a recent episode of MTV’s hit show "Jersey Shore," Snooki talked about how fellow cast member Sammi was increasingly isolated from the rest of the gang. The comment was familiar to Cindy W. Morrison, author of "Girlfriends 2.0: Reboot and Upgrade Your Girlfriends NOW" (Yorkshire Publishing)....

ArtBOOKS

Abraham Inc.: A Klezmer-Funk Dance Party

Keith GirardFebruary 1, 2011

Klezmer clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer joins with trombonist Fred Wesley (James Brown, Bootsy Collins and Parliament Funkadelic), and beat architect "Socalled" in the internationally acclaimed Abraham Inc. for an all-out klezmer-funk dance party....

ENTERTAINMENTQUICK CALENDAR

Justin Bieber Talks Growing Up on Today Show (video)

Keith GirardJanuary 31, 2011

Justin Bieber says success came really, really fast to him, so some critics may doubt the depth of his talent. But he told Matt Lauer on the Today show that his new movie “Never Say Never” will answer those questions....

CELEBRITIES

Rihanna Hot Photos Previews New S&M Video (see them)

Keith GirardJanuary 30, 2011

Rihanna is planning to turn up the heat in her latest music video for the lead single “S&M” from her new album, according to new photos from the clip. The singer channels a Playboy bunny and sports a barely there latex wardrobe....

POP

Avril Lavigne in 'What the Hell' Video; Hell Yes! (watch!)

Keith GirardJanuary 24, 2011

Avril Lavigne seems intent on ditching her skater boi image for a sexier, more sophisticated look in her new video for “What the Hell” the first single off her new album....

ROCK

James Blunt: A New Album, a New Kind of Trouble? (video)

Keith GirardJanuary 17, 2011

James Blunt may be his harshest critic. His latest album, Some Kind of Trouble is dropping on Jan. 18, and already he’s dissecting his songs, finding issues with this track and a sticking point with that one. Critics are having a field day as well....

POP

Enter City Boy Records: A Label Rises Amid Industry Decline

WinchesterJanuary 17, 2011

It’s not every day of late that someone starts a record company; the music business today is a harder crack than ever. Yet Bruce Pegg, chief executive of City Boy Records sees opportunity all around him. "It’s definitely more challenging, but options exist like never before,” he says....

BETWEEN THE LINES

MOMA to Display Censored David Wojnarowicz Video (watch)

Keith GirardJanuary 16, 2011

New York’s Museum of Modern Art is taking a stand for artistic freedom with a controversial exhibit of David Wojnarowicz’s video artwork “A Fire in My Belly.” Catholics and Republican lawmakers forced its withdrawal from the National Portrait Gallery in November....

MUSEUMS

Cee Lo, Gwyneth Paltrow Juice Saturday Night Live (video)

Keith GirardJanuary 16, 2011

Cee Lo and Gwyneth Paltrow have a thing going on, and they showed their chemistry on last night’s “Saturday Night Live.” Then again, almost anybody would connect with the infectious Gwyneth....

POP

Taylor Swift Melancholy in Back to December Video (watch)

Keith GirardJanuary 13, 2011

Taylor Swift has released her latest video for her weepy ballad “Back to December.” Fortunately, the country siren has had no shortage of stormy beak ups, this one presumably with Twilight hunk Taylor Lautner. Otherwise, how would she come up with material for new songs?...

COUNTRY

Nicki Minaj Casts Voodoo Spell in Sizzling V Photos

Keith GirardJanuary 12, 2011

Nicky Minaj is the hottest act in rap and she’s only released one album. With an infectious style, solid rhyming and exotic looks, she’s already established herself as one of music’s reigning queens, and she pushes the envelope even further in a new photo shoot....

HIP-HOP

Fergie Plays Dark Seductress for Dr. Pepper (watch!)

Keith GirardJanuary 11, 2011

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie shows off her talented tongue in a new commerical for Dr. Pepper that features her in a sharp departure from her normal hip-hop, fly-girl look....

CELEBRITIES

John Domenico: From Rock to Religion, a Spiritual Awakening

Keith GirardJanuary 9, 2011

In author John Domenico’s 50-plus years, he’s embarked on a seeker’s journey that has taken him from steadfast Catholicism to born-again Christianity to a unique kind of inclusive spirituality....

ArtBOOKS

Egypt to New York City: Fix Our Obelisk or Give it Back!

Keith GirardJanuary 9, 2011

An ancient Egyptian obelisk, long a fixture in New York City's Central Park. could be on its way back to Egypt, if city officials don't take better care of it....

MUSEUMS

Nicki Minaj Bares Curves Kim Kardashian Would Die For (photos)

Keith GirardJanuary 8, 2011

Skyrocketing hip hop singer Nicki Minaj shows off her Grand Prix level curves in a new set of photos that mark her debut album's going platinum with more than 1 million U.S. sales....

HIP-HOP