Research indicates: “Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body.”

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50 Cent tells the ladies what he really meant in his new joint:

When I told you I like you for everything you are
I meant I like the way your titties sit up in your bra…

But when I told you [that] you have sexy lips
I meant to say I bet you suck a good dick.

Speechless.

Thuy Nga’s latest show, Paris By Night 91, takes viewers on yet another musical journey from Ha Noi, Hue to Sai Gon. The concept is being recycled like a plastic bottle, but if you have four hours to kill, you might enjoy the program. Most of the performances were decent; a few were memorable.

Khanh Ly’s “Bai Hat Danh Cho Nhung Xac Nguoi” was the most striking presentation of the show. Her powerful, soulful voice once again did Trinh Cong Son’s tune justice. The choreography added tremendous emotional impact to the song, particularly the moment when the female dancers in white ao dai floated off the men’s bodies. The motion was slow and lifeless. The performance left a few drops on many faces from the audience.

After the tear-jerking moment, the producers cleverly switched up the atmosphere with a skit comedy featured Chi Tai, Uyen Chi, Be Ti and Huong Thuy. Chi Tai had given one of his best routines. He cracked me the hell up, and his chemistry with Uyen Chi is right on. Be Ti, the cute shortie, was also up in her game. Her funniest word is “cat” (cut) in Hue accent.

Some of the snore-worthy performances are from Quang Dung, Tran Thai Hoa and Trinh Lam. Bang Kieu’s rendition of “Em Oi! Ha Noi Pho” was just passable. Even Thu Phuong’s version of “Huong Ve Ha Noi” was not so convincing. The arrangement didn’t do its job to support her vocals.

Jay-Z once rapped, “I am not a businessman. I am a business, man.” The man sure lives up to his words. New York Times‘s Jeff Leeds reports:

The deal answers a question that had been circling through the rap world for months: Where would Jay-Z take his next corporate role? As part of the arrangement, Live Nation would finance the start-up of a venture that would be an umbrella for his outside projects, which are expected to include his own label, music publishing, and talent consulting and managing. Live Nation is expected to contribute $5 million a year in overhead for five years, with another $25 million available to finance Jay-Z’s acquisitions or investments, according to people in the music industry briefed on the agreement. The venture, to be called Roc Nation, will split profits with Live Nation.

G-Unit’s “I Like The Way She Do It.”
Ludacris’ “Stay Together” (Is Luda trying to be a hip-hop peacekeeper?)

A manufactured vagina:

This is genital origami, the cock cut open, carved and folded, crafted by techniques with names like Penile Inversion, the Suporn Technique, and the Wilson Method. The head of the cock morphs into the neoclit. In some methods the scrotal skin becomes the neovaginal canal.

WTF?

A simple, minimalistic site that was focused around typography.

I got to the sisters’ apartment from work and found my car disappeared. Someone tried to fool me. Wait a minute. The car key and alarm are still in my book bag. I don’t remember handing the sisters my spare key. Without a warning, my car was tolled for violating a visitor’s pass. I just parked my car at the sisters’ and took the bus. I had to pay 125 bucks to get my baby back. Damn! I wish it was just April Fool’s day.

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