Beyonce, Springsteen lead inaugural concert
1/19/2009"...as human beings we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience."
Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point.
WE ARE ONE: That was the theme of the inauguration kick off Sunday in which a bunch of musical A-listers like Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Usher, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger, and John Mellencamp paid tribute as much to America as to President-elect Barack Obama. (RL)
WEIRD COURT NEWS: A Portugese businessman hacked off one of his fingers in court during a hearing on a debt he owed. He called it "an act of despair." We agree. (RL)
WEIRD ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: They never learn do they? Another actor, this time Joaquin Phoenix has decided he's a musician. A rapper, to boot. (RL)
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