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Adam Lambert Talks Fashion, "Honest" New Album

Adam Lambert walked the red carpet of the American Music Awards in an impressive three-piece suit, defeating Justin Bieber by a wide margin in this Fashion Face-Off . Based on this dapper look, one can’t help but wonder: Is there a fashion line in Lambert’s future? Maybe, Adam says during his December 9 appearance on the Sundance Channel series, All On The Line with Joe Zee . “I’d love to work on my own fashion line, accessory line, shoes or something. [But] obviously right now I’m focused on my music.” Along those lines, the artist is only too excited to dish on his upcoming album. There’s no release date for it, but Lambert has already laid out a slew of singles. “The style is a little bit evolved,” he says. “I think the last album I was trying to update the style of the late ‘70s, early ‘80s with the glam rock and with rock music on a whole visually and aesthetically. I think this album is more in the direction of contemporary again. It’s fresh and it’s something people maybe haven’t heard before. Lyrically, it’s very honest and real.” The CD will likely hit stores in early-to-mid 2012. [Photo: WENN.com]

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Adam Lambert Talks Fashion, "Honest" New Album

Newt Gingrich to Poor Kids: Be Janitors!

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to put underprivileged pre-teen American kids to work as school janitors to help pull them out of poverty. Never one to mince words (or go a day without ruffling feathers), Newt’s issue has never been a lack of brains, but that he comes across as … mean. Speaking at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government last week, Gingrich outlined, informally, his proposal to ease child labor laws in the U.S. “These schools should get rid of unionized janitors,” he said. “Have one master janitor, pay local students to take care of the school instead.” “The kids would actually do work; they’d have extra cash; they’d have pride in the schools,” he added. “They’d begin the process of rising.” Education is seen as the key to upward mobility, as well as hard work, yet the budget cuts championed by some politicians make that harder. It’s difficult to say if he’s trying to make a point about self-reliance, or eschewing union employees in favor of exploiting the working poor. With Gingrich, it’s hard to tell. But it’s never uninteresting.

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Newt Gingrich to Poor Kids: Be Janitors!