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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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Top Picks: TEDTalks on Netflix, a family circus on PBS, and more
Martin Scorsese examines the Quiet Beatle, Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem supply old-fashioned country music, and more top picks.
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Levon Helm and The Band: a rock parable of fame, betrayal, and redemption
Levon Helm of The Band found an unlikely path back to fame after decades of disappointment. But by the end, the homespun singer from Turkey Scratch, Ark., had come full circle.
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Horizons EU gives thumbs up to Sony's $2.2 billion takeover of EMI
The European Union has approved the Sony-led acquisition of EMI Music. But there are strings attached.
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Levon Helm of The Band was roots rock pioneer, quintessential American musician
Helm and his band mates - Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson and Richard Manuel - were musical virtuosos who returned to the roots of American music in the late 1960s.
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Dick Clark remembered as 'American Bandstand' host, TV & radio impresario
Dick Clark, the longtime host of ABC's 'American Bandstand,' TV game shows, and radio programs, died Wednesday near Los Angeles.
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The Circle Bastiat New Jersey is taking your gift cards
A new law set to go into effect this year would allow the New Jersey Department of the Treasury to seize unused gift cards as "unclaimed property" after two years. The public outcry has been swift.
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Keep Tim Tebow? Why this Broncos fan doesn't want Peyton Manning.
Tim Tebow is surely gone now that Peyton Manning is a member of the Denver Broncos. But not all Bronco Nation is sold on trading Tim Tebow.
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Is TV paying too much attention to fans?
The Net is bringing writers and fans closer, but there are perils in that proximity.
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Culture Cafe Daylight Saving Time: 10 songs for the extra sunshine
'Walking on Sunshine,' 'The Warmth of the Sun' and 'You Are My Sunshine' all say Daylight Saving Time to us – what are your picks?
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A plucky revival
The mandolin is breaking out of bluegrass and becoming hip and versatile.
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Davy Jones, cast as lead singer for 'The Monkees,' was heartthrob for millions
Davy Jones, who died at his home in Florida at the age of 66, was best known for his lead role with 'The Monkees,' which pioneered techniques exploited by other TV shows for years.
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Davy Jones remembered as 'The Monkees' teenage heartthrob
Davy Jones, the lead singer on the 1960s television band 'The Monkees,' passed away on Wednesday at his home in Florida.
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George Harrison:10 quotes on his birthday
10 quotes from George Harrison, "the Quiet Beatle."
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A valentine message: 'All you need is love'
A Christian Science perspective: Valentine's Day or not, in God's love for each of His children, no one is left out.
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Whitney Houston: a singing sensation silenced too soon
Whitney Houston, who died tragically Saturday in Los Angeles, was a child of the African-American church and a trailblazer for black female singers. Whitney Houston, some say, had a 'once-in-a-generation' voice.
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7 of the best young adult novels of 2011
Young adult fiction, as we have heard and heard and heard, has become the fastest-growing segment of the publishing industry, roping in readers of all ages. The books on this list are not necessarily the bestselling books of the year. They are simply good books. Most, at base, are simply highly satisfying realistic novels that describes the world as seen through the eyes of persons who happen to be somewhere between the ages of 12 and 18. – By Amy Benfer, for The Barnes & Noble Review
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Piers Morgan stays mum about Paul McCartney phone message
Piers Morgan refused to confirm details of a voice message left by Paul McCartney. Piers Morgan testified today at a London inquiry into phone hacking by British tabloids.
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Top Picks: The return of Bob Seger, New York City Ballet's Nutcracker, and more
A Reelz miniseries ponders if a woman ever became Pope, the band Crooked Still wins over listeners with a rich folk sound, James Lee Burke's new novel mixes violence and wonder, and more top picks.
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5 best books about John Lennon
John Lennon, killed by a gunman 31 years ago this week, was the subject for many biographers before and after his death. Here are a few of the best books about the Beatle we will never forget.
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George Harrison's sister Louise plans a book about the Beatles
Louise Harrison's new book will detail the band's rise to fame and offer insight into Harrison's later years.
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11/22/63
Stephen King whisks readers back to 1963 in a piece of time-traveling historical fiction that asks: What if JFK had survived?
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Six Picks: 'The Cosby Show,' CD tribute to John Lennon, and more
Remake of vintage cold-war TV miniseries, new Bill Frisell CD tribute to John Lennon, online photography project and more.
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Paul McCartney letter offered tryout to mystery drummer
Paul McCartney letter: A newly discovered letter found folded in a book at a Liverpool yard sale has shed new light on the Beatles' early days, revealing that Paul McCartney offered an audition to a mystery drummer in 1960, just a few days before the band left for a formative two-month gig in Hamburg, Germany.
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Steve Jobs wanted to change the world, and he did (video)
Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday, seemed to know what people wanted even before they did. From those first boxy little Apple computers 35 years ago to the iPhone and the iPad today, he changed the way we work and play.
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Who was John Lennon? Interview with biographer Tim Riley
Lennon biographer Tim Riley talks about John, his relationships with Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney, and the mystique that surrounds them all.
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