Jonathan Ross is quitting the BBC, he said today.

The controversial broadcaster is leaving after 13 years at the Corporation.

Ross has been one of the biggest faces at the BBC, with his Friday night chat show, his Radio 2 show and his film review programme.

His salary, a reported £18 million over three years, and the scandal over actor Andrew Sachs have recently caused controversy.

Ross, 49, said in a statement that he had decided not to renegotiate his contract when it ends at the end of July.

( His statement )

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In b4 the Daily Mail calling it a victory for moral decency or some other shit.

Ringo Starr's albums are usually laid back affairs, but that's definitely not the case with his new album, "Y Not," which will be released Jan. 12. The title may sound laid back, but the album certainly isn't. And that's the reason this album is one of his best in years, maybe his best since "Vertical Man."

Although the original announcement of the album said Ringo was producing the album entirely, the credits in a proof of the CD booklet show he shares producing credits with Bruce Sugar. However, Ringo's press spokesman told us he did the bulk of production. After hearing "Y Not," it makes us hope he'll do a lot more of it in the future.
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i believed in him*, and he* believed in me
i spent all my time believing, when i should have spent it reading the signs.
like the one above his* head, lit up neon red
saying your heart is mine to break and you are making a mistake.

...

and i'm sure he*'s found someone to give him* some attention
and if ever i do meet her*, there are things that i should mention -
he* will take your heart and crush it, maybe you two should discuss it
or i'd say nothing and just leave it, there's no reason she*'d believe it.

I saw a guy walking down the road drunk as hell.
And i began to think maybe he wasnt drunk at all, maybe he was a zombie. And he could have possibly stumbled past a un-suspecting victim and would have bitten them, and now there is an apocalypse happening and i wouldnt realise it.

Oh crap.

If you thought 2009 was a big year for music, just wait until you see what 2010 has in store. While the past 12 months were all about Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Susan Boyle and Adam Lambert, 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the comeback, the sequel and the new look, with anticipated discs on tap from a reunited Blink-182, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Diddy, Kanye West, Vampire Weekend, Usher, MGMT, and the soundtrack to the third "Twilight" film, "Eclipse."

Pop
Perry has been "spilling out material" for the follow-up to her breakthrough, One of the Boys, citing such über-pop acts as Ace of Base and the Cardigans as inspiration. She's worked with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Rihanna collaborator Tricky Stewart so far, but hasn't really nailed down a release date.

While we know Britney Spears has also been in the studio, working on the sequel to Circus, its unknown if the back-on-track pop diva will finish up the disc in time for a 2010 release. Former rival Christina Aguilera, though, has reportedly started her electro-influenced follow-up to 2006's Back to Basics with an eclectic group of women, including M.I.A., Sia, Santigold and Ladytron, but has seemingly put it on hold until she finishes filming her bit for the movie "Burlesque."

Also potentially on tap for 2010: a new album from Madonna, troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse's long-awaited follow-up to her Grammy-winning Back to Black breakthrough, and the second album from She & Him, featuring actress Zooey Deschanel and singer/songwriter M. Ward.

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2009? Done. The new year is here, and with it comes a clean slate and a host of new movies, series and games to get excited about - from killer fish in three dimensions to warmongering angels to the long-awaited return of two horror icons to the screen (and your nightmares). In chronological order, behold our top 10 reasons why 2010 could be a great year for horror fans.


The Return of Vicious Vampire Films (January 8 & beyond)
The tail end of the ‘00s may have belonged to sparkly vampires, but in 2010, their vicious brethren are taking the genre back to its bloody roots. First up is Daybreakers. Ethan Hawke plays a vamp scientist in a world dominated by bloodthirsty vampires who feed on humanity. Later this year, Twilight’s Cam Gigandet and True Blood’s Stephen Moyer team up with Paul Bettany’s warrior monk in the summer flick Priest, loosely based on the Korean comic about a shotgun-toting, vampire-hunting clergyman. And keep an eye out for those LA bloodsucker types in 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, which picks up as Stella (Kiele Sanchez) heads to California to exact revenge for her husband’s death.


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What do you think ONTD? Anything that jumps out and scares you? What kind of movie would get you terrified?

Lead singer of The Strokes performs "Out of the Blue" from his debut solo album, Phrazes For the Young; remains sexy while doing so



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There's one man I never thought would be hooked on The X Factor - JAY-Z.

Mr Zed has become completely obsessed with the show - just like 20million of us who tuned in over here. And the New York rapper thinks so highly of the ITV1 smash he's put the shout out to SIMON COWELL, offering his expertise. Plus, the Jiggaman is now so fond of Geordie judge CHERYL COLE he wants to manage her with wife BEYONCE and steer her on to break America.

Arsenal fan Jay said: "Simon, if you need any help for the next series, let me know man and I'm your judge. There is a lot of untapped hip hop talent in the UK and if they want my help finding some for the final 12 I am sure I could assist. Just try and make it the same weekend Arsenal are playing in London, that would really help me out man."

How or why Jay-Z would be keen on the UK version of The X Factor - or even know about it - was my first thought. But it all makes sense. Jay is so on top of music of course he knows about The X Factor and Simon's plans to launch it in the USA. His closest mates include Brits CHRIS MARTIN, an X Factor fanatic, and MR HUDSON who both keep him posted.

But there's even more to it.

X Factor winner ALEXANDRA BURKE duetted with Beyonce in the final. When Alex came to record her debut album Overcome she did sessions in Jay's studio in New York and got to meet him. Cheryl, of course, was Alex's mentor and now a pal.

Jay added: "I keep a close eye on the music industry throughout the world and I know how hot Cheryl is in the UK. The US market is the toughest one to break into, but once you do it is by far the most lucrative. I think Cheryl has that talent to do it. There is nobody in the US like her right now, and I would be very interested in helping her break the US market this year. Bey has seen her perform and she told me how impressed she was. I checked her out and I was impressed as well."

With Jay-Z and Beyonce on board, Cheryl would be unstoppable.

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Saoirse Ronan is in negotiations to reteam with her "Atonement" director Joe Wright to star as the title character in "Hanna," Focus' tale of a teenage assassin.

"Hanna" is described as having shades of "La Femme Nikita" and the "Bourne" movies.

The story follows a 14-year-old Eastern European girl (Ronan) who has been raised by her father to be a cold-blooded killing machine. She connects with a French family, forms a friendship with their daughter and goes through the pangs of adolescence. When the girl is dragged back to her father's world and discovers that she was bred as a killing machine in a CIA prison camp, she must fight her way to a free life.
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SPOILERS! for those who have not seen episode 8 or this season.

FINALLY episode 8! Two weeks without a new episode and Tim Riggins... HDU DirectTV! lmao.

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Artist: Knyaz Mishkin
Title: Live In Chocolate Club
#ca348
Date: 2010-01-06
Keywords: intuition improvisation; free improvisation; live
(320 kbps + video)

Lavon Narushevich - guitar
Viktar Siamashka - wind instruments
Uladzimier Krauchanka - drums
Anton Dzianisau - percussion

Miensk, Belarus, 30-05-2009
Contact:
http://www.myspace.com/knyazmishkin1

DL:
http://www.archive.org/details/ca348_km
http://www.clinicalarchives.spyw.com

No need to fade. Ei mulla ollukkaan mitään asiaa.

It's just that there's so much going on in my head
That I don't know what to say, say, say.

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♥ The Darwin Awards, named in honor of Charles Darwin, salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it - thereby ensuring that the next generation is descended from one less idiot. We applaud the heroic self-sacrifice of these noble men and women, who gave their all to improve the human race.

Of necessity, this Award is usually bestowed posthumously.

♥ In order to qualify for a Darwin Award a person must remove himself from the gene pool via an "astounding misapplication of judgement." Three liters of sherry up the butt can only be described as astounding.

♥ This is a true Darwin Award trifecta: two people die, while in the act of procreation, due to an astonishingly poor decision. Bottom line: If you put yourself in a precarious "position" at the edge of a pointy roof, you may well find yourself coming and going at the same time.

♥ The Darwin Awards provide ample evidence that huimans have no problem shuffling off this mortal coil as a result of plain old bad decisions. But adding mind-addling drugs to the decision-making process further impairs judgment and increases risk-taking behavior, setting the stage for some amusingly lethal acts of stupidity. From jumping into a bear cage while drunk (page 223) to partaking in alcohol enemas (page 4) acute inebriation has been the impetus behind many Darwin Awards.

♥ In a world full of wonders man invented boredom. So work time becomes playtime. If you work in an office, you reproduce your naughty bits on the copy machine. If you work for an arc welding company? A plastic bucket, welding materials, and a single spark can combine for a playdate with a bang.

♥ Any story that begins, "Well I was building a pipe bomb," can never end well.

♥ FAQ: How can I avoid a Darwin Award?

Take a few personal pledges:

"I will keep pointy metal objects away from electrical wires."
"I will not suck bees into a vacuum cleaner."
"I will not disable the safety."
"No rooftop romantic interludes for me!"

Beware of the following ideas:

"Instead of following standard procedure..."
"Attempting to impress the lady..."
"So he could save himself time..."
"They tested the ice by jumping up and down."
"A case of beer went into the planning."
"He is still convinced that the toadstool is harmless."
"He refused to let anyone call an ambulance."
"He thought he could outsmart the police."
"The diver had kissed hundreds of sharks."
"He deceived the radiation control supervisor."
"It's a nice snake. Nothing can happen."

Heed good advice:

"Never surf on a flooded street."
"We urge people not to drive with a burning grill in the vehicle."
"The stupidity of cutting through power cables should be obvious."
"Tossing random chemicals down the drain is not wise."
"Only an idiot would jump into the bear cage."

~~The Darwin Awards: Next Evolution, Chlorinating the Gene Pool by Wendy Northcutt.

Former BFF’s Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie were spotted giving their support to each other after the untimely death of their close friend Casey Johnson. Pop the top for Paris’s feelings on Casey’s death.
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I fucking love cherry tomatos so much, i could just live off them for ever.

Fuck you, nose!