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The top 11 promposals in 2013
It's prom season. What's your prom proposal/promposal going to be?What? Wait wait wait, hold on. You're telling me you didn't write an original song, choreograph a routine for it, and present it flash mob-style to your dream high school prom date? Well, listen up rookie, you've got a lot to learn. Promposals these days are elaborately produced mating rituals — think of Planet Earth's Birds of Paradise and mash it up with your favorite episode of Glee. Then upload it to YouTube because this isn't about your exuberant manifestation of true love, it's about that special someone. Don't they deserve Internet fame? Sometimes done well enough to gain national attention – I'm looking at you Kate Upton fan – sometimes too cringeworthy to view, here are 11 promposals you need to consider before planning your own.
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The 25 best country songs of all time (+video)
Check out Country Music Television's rankings of the best country music songs ever released.
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9 musicians who have broken into the literary world
Here are nine other musicians who have published novels, short stories, poetry, and children’s books.
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Super Bowl 2013: The 7 best halftime shows of all time
For Super Bowl 2013, Beyonce will have some big shoes to fill. Here are the 7 all-time best halftime shows from past games.
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The 25 best musicians of the Rock era
Who took the top slots for the best artists in the Rock-and-Roll era? Check out the full list.
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J.K. Rowling talks with Oprah
J.K. Rowling opens up to Oprah about fame and its pressures.
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Amanda Knox sings the Beatles, attracts Hollywood's eye, preps for appeal
Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of murdering her roommate in Italy, is set to appeal her conviction. Meanwhile, Amanda Knox performed in a prison concert and is the subject of two movies.
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Lennon tribute planned to mark late Beatle's 70th birthday next month
Lennon tribute scheduled performers include Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, and others. October 9th would have been Lennon's 70th birthday, but he was shot and killed 30 years ago this December in New York, the scene of the Lennon tribute.
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The Beatles greatest song is "A Day in the Life" according to Rolling Stone
The Beatles: Rolling Stone magazine has for the first time rated the greatest 100 Beatles' songs, with the 1967 track "A Day in the Life" written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney topping the list that was released on Wednesday.
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Fidel Castro fascinated by Bilderberg Club conspiracy theory
Fidel Castro is showcasing a theory that the shadowy Bilderberg Group has become a kind of global government, controlling not only international politics and economics, but even culture.
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John Mellencamp calls Internet most dangerous invention since atomic bomb
John Mellencamp says that the Internet blew up his "Cherry Bomb," along with the rest of rock 'n' roll.
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Hobbies you work on will pay you back
Hobbies that absorb your interest and time usually have a low cost per hour – and sometimes a great economic return.
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Yoko Ono opposes parole for John Lennon's killer
Yoko Ono said Chapman might be a danger to her, other family members and perhaps even himself. Yoko Ono said she was trying to be "practical" in asking that he remain behind bars.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/07
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For "Twilight" fans, frenzy grows as "Eclipse" draws near
"Twilight" fans camp out in Los Angeles and eagerly await free showings in selected cities tomorrow.
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Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
Dalrymple follows nine Indian devotees as they cling to what’s left of their spiritual traditions.
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Broadway musicals: The new jukebox heroes
Broadway musicals that ground themselves in the songbook of a famous pop artist are energizing the Great White Way.
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Paul McCartney sings "I love you, I love you" to Michelle Obama
Paul McCartney joked that President Obama might punch him out after singing romantic lyrics to First Lady Michelle Obama.
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US Library of Congress honors Paul McCartney
The former Beatle performed at a private concert for Nancy Pelosi, Stevie Wonder, and Jerry Seinfeld. He will play for President Obama at the White House Wednesday.
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The Monitor's View: British coalition of Cameron and Clegg may survive on their new localism
The joining of the Conservatives' "big society" concept and the Liberal Democrats' power-distribution ideas may help this British coalition overcome their differences.
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The Beastie Boys and the fine art of stock trading
The Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique was a masterpiece of sampling, which is a great way to unearth stock-trading ideas.
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ABBA, Genesis, Iggy Pop enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed Genesis, ABBA, Iggy Pop, and The Hollies at Monday night's induction ceremony.
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Pink Floyd wins download battle against EMI
British Rock band Pink Floyd won a court battle with EMI Thursday.
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Our Times: The Age of Elizabeth II
The country Elizabeth II once knew exists no more, says a historian.
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Opinion: Move over Kanye West, Taylor Swift and the Millennial generation are taking over music
The 2010 Grammys will probably show that Taylor Swift and her generation are making over American music as triumphantly as they did politics with the election of President Obama.
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Why is Vatican paper reviewing Avatar, the Simpsons?
L’Osservatore Romano, the famously staid semi-official mouthpiece of the Catholic Church, has been seeking to remake its image, panning the blockbuster 'Avatar' but praising Homer Simpson and forgiving John Lennon for his 'more popular than Jesus' comment.
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Five surprises for the music industry in 2009
From a decade-end sales spurt to the resurgence of vinyl, 2009 had some surprises - and good news - for the beleaguered music industry.
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Why did the Beatles break up? Yoko Ono is ready to explain
Yoko Ono says her next book will be a memoir, to be published in 2015.
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Hello, 2010. Goodbye, Decade of Cringe
Who could have predicted the twists and turns of the past decade -- from hanging chads to 9/11, the bubble economy to Bernie Madoff? It is tempting to believe anything will be better than the Decade of Cringe. But the next 10 years will dismay and delight as well.
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In Pictures: Let's go sledding!
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