Sad news is in abundance this week, starting with the former prince of pop Chris Brown. Brown, who has been vying for a way to revitalize his career following his 2009 assault on ex-girlfriend Rihanna, has resorted to desperate measures to stage his comeback.
The 20-year-old singer-dancer, who plead guilty to felony assault and is on probation for five years, recorded an audio message Wednesday on Say Now asking his fans to "bring [him] back." A humbled Brown said he needs his fans' help. "Some radio stations aren't playing my records," he said. "They're not being that supportive and I wouldn't expect them to. But it's on the fans...It's in your power to bring me back."
Brown said he is doing everything he can do. He refers to himself as a "better person" and said he is doing his music for the love, but added that his career is in jeopardy.
"It won't be possible for me to be an artist if I don't have support from people who give me an artist outlet," Brown said. "I can't be an underground mixtape artist."
Brown sounds stressed out. After releasing two previously successful albums, it has got to be tough experiencing such a decline in support for his current album, Graffiti. I know it's been a year since the incident, he has accepted his sentence, and was previously praised by the judge for following through with his community service, but he needs to relax. It is going to take some time for him to repair his reputation. He needs to be patient. He just re-emerged on Twitter at @ChrisBrown and is keeping it positive so far. He Tweeted about reading to 3rd grade students at a school in Harlem. This feels like a better plan. Releasing a new album just eight months after the altercation was just too soon.
What do you guys think about Chris Brown plea?
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Fans walk out on Whitney Houston
WENN -- Whitney Houston has suffered another setback in her ongoing tour of Australia -- fans walked out of her show in Sydney on Wednesday night after the singer's voice began to fail.
The "I Will Always Love You" hitmaker was previously accused of putting on a lackluster performance in Brisbane on Monday, reportedly coughing through her set and taking breaks to catch her breath.
Promoters behind the concert defended Houston's performance, and brushed off fears the star is in poor health.
But concerns for the singer were raised again on Wednesday following her show at the Acer Arena.
Reporters at local newspaper the Sydney Daily Telegraph claim the first 50 minutes of the concert ran smoothly, but the show began to deteriorate after a 13 minute break halfway through, with fans allegedly storming out of the gig as Houston began to struggle with her set.
One fan, Shane Norquay, tells the paper, "Some of it's been beautiful and some it is just horrible. It feels like she's trying to be herself but it's not working."
Bernadette Latta, whose son bought her the tickets as a Christmas gift, adds, "It's terrible. I have never walked out before a concert finished but that was just terrible. I'll be suggesting my son tries to get a refund.
The "I Will Always Love You" hitmaker was previously accused of putting on a lackluster performance in Brisbane on Monday, reportedly coughing through her set and taking breaks to catch her breath.
Promoters behind the concert defended Houston's performance, and brushed off fears the star is in poor health.
But concerns for the singer were raised again on Wednesday following her show at the Acer Arena.
Reporters at local newspaper the Sydney Daily Telegraph claim the first 50 minutes of the concert ran smoothly, but the show began to deteriorate after a 13 minute break halfway through, with fans allegedly storming out of the gig as Houston began to struggle with her set.
One fan, Shane Norquay, tells the paper, "Some of it's been beautiful and some it is just horrible. It feels like she's trying to be herself but it's not working."
Bernadette Latta, whose son bought her the tickets as a Christmas gift, adds, "It's terrible. I have never walked out before a concert finished but that was just terrible. I'll be suggesting my son tries to get a refund.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Can you be addicted to sex?
Can you be addicted to sex?
Nobody really knows for sure—though you can certainly get treated for sex addiction if you think you have it.
Last year, X-Files and Californication star David Duchovny checked into rehab for sexual addiction. After a string of women went public with claims they were mistresses of golfer Tiger Woods (the best-paid athlete on the planet and a married man), it took only days for talking heads to speculate that Woods might be an addict. Reports indicate that he may have attended and completed a rehab program.
The idea of sex as a drug is deeply seductive to journalists and reality TV producers. But the idea of being addicted to sex is actually quite controversial. No such diagnosis is even recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), psychiatry's bible. I don't buy it as a disease ... it is an excuse," says John J. Lucas, a forensic psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medical College. In modern society, "we have an unfortunate practice of proliferating illnesses ... in response to various practices in terms of reducing the stigma of certain behaviors."
My question is how many of you believe that its an addiction or not?
Nobody really knows for sure—though you can certainly get treated for sex addiction if you think you have it.
Last year, X-Files and Californication star David Duchovny checked into rehab for sexual addiction. After a string of women went public with claims they were mistresses of golfer Tiger Woods (the best-paid athlete on the planet and a married man), it took only days for talking heads to speculate that Woods might be an addict. Reports indicate that he may have attended and completed a rehab program.
The idea of sex as a drug is deeply seductive to journalists and reality TV producers. But the idea of being addicted to sex is actually quite controversial. No such diagnosis is even recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), psychiatry's bible. I don't buy it as a disease ... it is an excuse," says John J. Lucas, a forensic psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medical College. In modern society, "we have an unfortunate practice of proliferating illnesses ... in response to various practices in terms of reducing the stigma of certain behaviors."
My question is how many of you believe that its an addiction or not?
Thursday, February 11, 2010
H1N1 Vaccine
INTRANASAL H1N1 INFLUENZA (SWINE FLU) VACCINE (in truh NEY zuhl H1N1 in floo EN zuh (swahyn floo) vak SEEN) helps reduce the risk of getting the pandemic H1N1 flu also known as the swine flu. The vaccine only helps protect you against this one strain of the flu. This vaccine does not help to the reduce the risk of getting other types of flu. You may also need to get the seasonal influenza virus vaccine.
What do you think about the newly discovered vaccine H1N1? Do you think they take enough time to test it out? Do you feel it's an effective appproach?
What do you think about the newly discovered vaccine H1N1? Do you think they take enough time to test it out? Do you feel it's an effective appproach?
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