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Maia Lee Profile

Profile for Maia Lee 李芝瑛 Birth name Maia Lee Zhi Ying Born January 31, 1983 (1983-01-31) Origin Singapore Genres Rock Years active 2004–present Maia Lee, (Chinese: 李芝瑛; pinyin: Li Zhīyīng; born January 31, 1983), is a Singaporean singer and television artiste. Lee is part of the local techno trio, The Usual Suspects, who have had three Number 1 hits on the local station WKRZ 91.3 FM: “China Girl”, “The Love You Promised”, and “Sunburn”. “The Love You Promised” has also been released in Ja

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Who Scored Big in Week 14 of SNL’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time-Player Relevancy Poll?

With Dana Carvey hosting, Saturday Night Live basically split into two separate shows: The Dana Carvey show from 1989, and the 2011 show which, unfortunately, took a back seat to nostalgia. Carvey was pretty much the star of every sketch, regulating a lot of the usual names at the top of this poll to second fiddle — yet allowing many of the lesser-used cast members to get their shot.

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Lady Gaga Dishes On Born This Way During London Show

During her concert on Friday, the pop star said her upcoming album ‘doesn’t have a bunch of rock ballads,’ confirmed that it will feature ‘You and I.’ By James Dinh Lady Gaga (file) Photo: Derek Storm/ Splash News Throughout the year, Lady Gaga has not only talked up her forthcoming album, Born This Way, but she’s also previewed a few new tracks that may or may not appear on the release. On songs like “You and I” and “Living on the Radio,” Gaga strays from her usual dance-hit formula to explore a more Elton John-esque sound. However, during her recent Monster Ball Tour stop at London’s O2 Arena on Friday, the pop star told the roaring audience that the project won’t be full of too many piano-driven ballads. After asking concertgoers if they wanted to hear a new song, Mother Monster said , “Want to hear ‘You and I’? This one is going to be on Born This Way. It’s one of my favorites. The album doesn’t have a bunch of rock ballads or anything, but this is one of them.” Following her chit-chat with the audience, Gaga launched into tune, which finds the singer recalling a reunion with a lover. “There’s something, something about this place/ Something about lonely nights and my lipstick on your face/ Something, something about my cool Nebraska guy/ Yeah something about/ Baby you and I,” she sang while pounding away on her piano. In the midst of her “You and I” performance, the songbird took time to give herself props for the originality and creativity she puts into her material. “Now I don’t know if you know this, but for those of you who don’t know, I write all my own music,” she announced. “Every single lyric, melody and note was created by me. I am not manufactured. I’m a bad cat and coming for you ’cause I believe in you and I.” Later on in the song, she added, “It’s not that I don’t like to be humble, it’s just that pop music has a pretty bad rap,” before indulging in some of her usual impulsive piano antics. Gaga’s Little Monsters can expect to hear even more new tunes as early as February. Just a few weeks ago, she told fan site Lady-Gaga.net that the lead single from Born This Way will be released that month, while comparing the album to “bad kids going to church, having fun on a high level.” What kind of tracks are you looking forward to hear on Born This Way ? Share your thoughts in the comments! Related Photos The Evolution Of: Lady Gaga Related Artists Lady Gaga

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A Roof of Hot Air Makes a Picnic Pavilion the Perfect Autumn Hideaway

Image via Reflex Déco From Dutch designers Overtreders W comes “Het dak dat opgaat in rook,” or the “roof that goes up in smoke.” It’s a fitting name, since this innovative picnic pavilion consists not only of the usual tables and chairs, but also of an inflatable roof, filled with hot air heated by a wooden stove in the center of the pavilion and kept in place by wooded stilts…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Stallone Fan Detained by Police After Meeting Sly

The overzealous fan who was arrested outside Sylvester Stallone ‘s home back in August finally got a chance to meet his hero today — and although the meeting went well, he still ended up having a run-in with the law. Stallone was at his usual Saturday… Read more

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Help Movieline Slap Every 30 Rock Character on the Wrist for the Latest Episode

30 Rock : What happened, girl? I was happy to dispense with my usual pre-programmed bits of Peter Travers-ian praise (“Just plain funny!”, “Wickedly touching!”, “Jane Krakowski is the billowing smokestack atop this factory for chortles!”), but that’s all over. For some reason, half of the characters in last night’s episode reverted to storylines we’d forgotten, one-joke bits that expired last season, or plot devices that we already saw this season. Very strange. Let’s treat each of 30 Rock ‘s five lead characters like kindergarteners and teach them lessons about quality that will render them bedwetters for decades.

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REVIEW: For Better and Worse, Night Catches Us Lives a Little Too Much in the Past

Set in Philadelphia’s summer of 1976, Night Catches Us opens with the sound of Jimmy Carter’s voice wending through an urban neighborhood, planting the usual, soft promises as it passes. His vow to give power back to the people is, I imagine, why first-time writer and director Tanya Hamilton pulled that particular clip from the teeming archives: It adds a layer of situational resonance to her story of the last days of the Black Panther movement, before that story even begins.

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We Want to Wake Everyone Up

Image: Still from teaser for Eco-Volunteering Documentary: “Volunteer” When was the last time you drank Kava with a group of Fijians in their remote village? Or gathered in fear with a community under the threat of a tsunami warning? Played with a 15-foot python? Tickled a chimpanzee? And, anecdotes aside, when was the last time you opened yourself to a challenging, broadening experience beyond the safety of your usual horizons? When was the last time you served as ambassador from your culture to learn, share, and teach among peop… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lindsay Lohan Admits She Failed A Drug Test And Other Yom Kippur Miracles

Perhaps jail time and rehab really did change Lindsay Lohan. After coming up positive for drug use in her court-mandated drug test, I think we were all girded for the usual litany of excuses — not my pants, not my drugs, I drink a lot of kombucha , I accuse my parents , and so on. But, mirable dictu , Lindsay’s taken full responsibility. And that’s not all!

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Inspiring Film: Uniting Government Policy With Grassroots Action (Video)

Image credit: Low Carbon Communities Challenge Even conservatives cheered when one Transition Town received a huge Government check , and with good reason. As part of the massive Low Carbon Communities Challenge the idea, for once, was to explore how grassroots groups could work together with Government, rather than the usual false choice between either top-down or bottom-up approaches to sustainability. I’ve just come acr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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