We apologize, Adam Lambert. We’re a day late in wishing you a happy 30th birthday. But the important occasion seems worth calling attention despite our tardiness because the singer isn’t asking for presents. Instead, he’s asking fans to contribute to a worthwhile cause. “Today is my birthday, and for my 30th I’d like you all to help me change the world,” Adam Tweeted yesterday, including a link to charity:water and asking followers to give what they can. “Together, I bet we can raise over $1 million and bring thousands more people clean water,” he added. We’ve already donated. Won’t you help Lambert and many others take this simple step toward a better, healthier universe?
Make no mistake, Apple’s announcement of its new iBooks 2 for Digital Textbooks today wasn’t quite as awe-inspiring as the unveiling of some of its past innovations. The loss of co-founder Steve Jobs certainly contributed to that. Still, the company which changed music with its iPod and mobile communications with the iPhone, said today it was offering software that would reinvent textbooks. It was a project inspired by Apple’s late CEO Jobs himself: Apple iBooks 2 Presentation “A lot may be wrong with education. One thing we hear louder than all else and where we can help is in student engagement,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s marketing chief. “That’s why we get excited when students get their hands on an iPad. “The textbook is not always the ideal learning tool,” said Schiller. “Yet their content is amazing.” As such, Schiller and his Apple colleagues showed off two new applications to take the information in textbooks and put it, in interactive form, on iPads and computers. iBooks 2, a free download for iPads, available from Apple’s app store starting today. iBooks Author is a tool he said authors and publishers can use on their computers. The new interactive books would cost $14.99, far less than most paper textbooks. They could be updated continually, said Apple, without a programming degree. Students will be able to “mark up” iPad books electronically, creating the digital equivalent of note cards as they go through lessons, and keep the iBooks when done. Apple is partnering with three of the biggest publishers of school texts: Pearson, McGraw-Hill and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, responsible for 90 percent of U.S. textbooks. Will it be successful? Do you really have to ask?
He’s already issued a couple statements on the incident , but Adam Lambert sat down with Ellen DeGeneres this week and addressed his fight with boyfriend Sauli Koskinen for the first time in person. A quick refresher: Lambert and Koskinen were both arrested in late 2011 after they engaged in a drunken brawl just prior to Christmas. “We had too much to drink. We screwed up,” the singer told the host. “There were no injuries, no violence. It was more of childish, foolish, messiness… I was a little irresponsible and I think what I learned from the experience was that I owe it to myself, to my loved ones, and to my fans to be a little more adult and pull it together.” As seen below, Adam concludes that his New Year’s resolution was to clean up his act and he now feels “amazing.” Adam Lambert Ellen Interview: About That Fight…
Drunken fight and arrest? What drunken fight and arrest?!? A few days after Adam Lambert and Sauli Koskinen were both arrested in Finland due to a brawl on the street, the singer – who has expressed embarrassment and regret over the incident – and his boyfriend appear to be on great terms again. Just consider this photo on Lambert’s Who Says page: Adam included the following caption with the pic: “Xmas Eve with the Koskinens! Just had a huge traditional Finnish feast and now opening gifts! Merry and bright! Hyv
Adam Lambert has added to his initial, post-arrest statement. Soon after he and boyfriend Sauli Koskinen got into a drunken brawl in Finland, and were subsequently booked for assault, Lambert Tweeted a half-serious response about how alcohol and jet lag resulted in the incident. But the ex- American Idol finalist included another message last night, apparently displeased with both his tone in the initial response, and the false reports that circulated in the wake of the publicized arrest. “Violence is not to be taken lightly,” Adam wrote. “Embarrassed by drunkenness. No punches thrown, no injuries and no charges. Media always exaggerates.” Hey, we’re just glad everyone is okay. And, yes, Lambert should be embarrassed by the fight. But live, learn and drink less after a long flight. What else can you do?
Adam Lambert has reportedly been arrested in Finland. Details are still coming in, but this much we know, according to a Perez Hilton source: The ex- American Idol finalist got into a “huge fight” with boyfriend Sauli Koskinen outside of a bar in Helsinki called “Don’t Tell Momma.” Both were booked by local police and, as of early this morning, are sitting in separate jails in the area. Finnish journalists claim that witnesses attempted to break up the brawl, only for Lambert to also attack the peace-makers. No one was seriously injured in the melee. We’ll have more on this arrest as news breaks. Lambert, meanwhile, is in the process of promoting the first single off his second album. [Photo: WENN.com]
Yes, Mike Huckabee said he was “troubled” by Natalie Portman’s pregnancy this week. And, yes, he accused the Oscar winner of boasting about her unmarried, expecting state ; and, yes, he said the actress is setting a “distorted image” for girls across the country. But the likely 2012 Presidential nominee has an explanation for these seemingly random, misguided allegations: it’s the fault of the damn mainstream media! How dare Natalie Portman glamorize pregnancy by… being pregnant! “These people should read my book and they would know what I said instead of what some left-wing partisans are attempting to put forth,” the politician said in a statement.
Adam Lambert is heading back to the stage that made him famous. On March 10, the former finalist will introduce viewers to “Aftermath,” a new single that will be released immediately after Lambert performs it on the Fox smash. Fans will be able to download it on Adam’s official website, with proceeds from the sales going to The Trevor Project. Why? Tweets the rocker: “In order to fully benefit the Trevor Project, the remix will only be available on my site. Will be on iTunes eventually. :)” Adam Lambert – Aftermath (Acoustic) Are you excited for Adam to return to Idol?
Never one to fear a change in style, Adam Lambert has debuted a new haircut. The singer paid a visit to the 2011 DPA Golden Globes Gift Suite at Beverly Hills’ L’Ermitage Hotel yesterday, posing with a few items and a few fans and showing off nearly shoulder-length locks. Adam will be on hand at Sunday night’s award ceremony and we’ll likely post more photos of him from that event. But compare the new ‘do with the old below and cast your vote:
Recently going on record with how difficult it can be to balance life as an openly gay man with life as a a recording artist, Adam Lambert stopped and combined both worlds this week. Prior to performing “A Change Is Gonna Come” in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, the singer told the crowd: “The thing about the song is, it’s amazing that it was originally intended for civil rights, and ladies and gentlemen, if you haven’t noticed, the gay and lesbian community is in a civil-rights movement right now.” Adam then detailed his own experiences with discrimination before moving into a heartfelt rendition of the single. Watch it all unfold now: Adam Lambert: A Change Is Gonna Come
