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Willy Northpole and the Phoenix hip-hop scene explode
Under the bright club lights at The Door on Scottsdale Road, Willy Northpole is shining like a gold star. The Phoenix-born-and-bred rapper is wearing a shimmering designer shirt that hugs his bulging biceps, and several thick gold chains hang from his neck. The diamond studs in his earlobes flash when he turns his head. He's got a beautiful woman with him; she's wearing a classic little black dress and being very quiet. .
Holiday gift guide: Digital cameras
New point-and-shoot digital cameras boast resolutions as high as 12 megapixels, but because even entry-level models capture plenty of pixels, resolution just doesn't matter as much as it used to. So this year, features to look for include big LCDs (3-inch displays are pretty common, and make taking and playing back shots easier); face detection, wherein the camera can recognize people and adjust exposure accordingly; image stabilization, which can help reduce blurriness (somewhat); and the ability to pre-format pictures for uploading to photo-sharing sites or photo blogs. Many pocket-size point-and-shoot models are available in snazzy colors--red, black, pink, blue, and purple, so you don't have to settle for a boring old silver one. Want something more serious and sophisticated? Low-end digital SLR prices seem to have stabilized, but you can find good deals on them.
Britney Spears Reportedly Runs Red Light; Plus Weezer, Chamillionaire ...
Britney Spears fans must be asking themselves why the singer risks getting behind the wheel anymore. According to a video posted on TMZ.com, the singer blew through a red light and made an illegal turn against oncoming traffic, with her two sons in the backseat of her Mercedes as she was driving in Los Angeles on Thursday. The footage also apparently shows Spears' court-appointed monitor ducking in the passenger seat. The video came to light following Thursday's emergency hearing in her child-custody dispute with Kevin Federline, her ex-husband. Federline's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan hadn't seen the footage by the time the hearing commenced, and there's no word yet if this will affect his motion to prevent Spears from driving with her kids. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told MTV News on Friday that authorities weren't planning to cite Spears with any traffic violations because they hadn't been made aware of any unsafe left turns.
The Weekend Warrior: January 11 - 13
Why I Should See It: Because surely this can't be any worse than Ice Cube's last few movies… Why Not: Admittedly, I haven't seen any of his last few movies because most of the ones before that have been pretty bad. Projections: $12 to 14 million opening weekend and $45 million total. COMPARISONS The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything – A VeggieTales Movie (Universal) Starring (voices of) Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer Directed by Mike Nawrocki (Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie and most if not all of the videos); Written by Phil Vischer (Jona: A VeggieTales Movie and most if not all of the videos) Genre: Animated, Adventure, Family Rated G Plot Summary: Three animated veggie misfits working as bus boys at a dinner theatre (played by animated veggies Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape of "VeggieTales" fame) set sail on an adventure when they find an artifact that drags them back to the 17th Century in order to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant.
Council votes to put riverboat gambling on April ballot
Despite a loud public outcry from citizens who oppose gambling, the Jefferson City Council voted 6-4 Monday in favor of giving voters an opportunity to overturn the city's ban on riverboat casinos.
The citywide vote is scheduled for April.Two amendments were not successful. The first, offered by Second Ward Councilman Richard Koon, would have delayed the election until November, when a larger voter turnout is anticipated. The second would have limited where a new casino could be built.Six council members - Kevin Brown, Ken Ferguson, Mike Harvey, Dan Klindt, Ron Medin and Koon - favored the April public vote. Four others - Brian Crane, Cindy Layton, Jim Penfold and Jane Smith - did not.After the decision, opponents were deeply dismayed, even apoplectic.Jefferson City resident M.L.
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