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It will be their first album released in 5 years. Amy Lee is calling it their heaviest album to date and it will sound nothing like anything you have ever heard from the band on previous albums. Amy attempts to describe the album:

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Sure, gas prices are high and people are hurting for jobs, but Congress wants to put a stop to an issue that's tearing this country apart.

That's right - a new bill would make it illegal for people to upload videos of them lip-syncing their favorite songs.

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Mouseketeer-turned-musician-turned-movie star Justin Timberlake recently sat down for an interview with Playboy, during which the openly candid star of 'Friends With Benefits' and 'Bad Teacher' talked about smoking pot and whether or not he plans to release new music.

In the interview, published Monday, Timberlake says he "absolutely" still smokes pot, adding, "The only thing pot does for me is it gets me to stop thinking. Sometimes I have a brain that needs to be turned off. Some people are just better high."

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Dad is going to love you no matter what you get him, but seriously, he really doesn't need another tie. This year, get him something he might actually use, like one of these five ideas for Father's Day gifts that can do a heck of a lot more than a "World's Best Dad" mug.

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Not too sure how I feel about this...but ok...

President Obama's recent announcement that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by US operatives in Pakistan prompted happy cheers and a giant, collaborative sigh of relief from citizens around the world. After five minutes of celebration, though, came demands for photographic or video proof that our nation's nemesis was actually dead.

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This week was flourishing with viral videos, but we managed to narrow hundreds down to a single top 10. (Confession: We may have had some help from our clap-o-meter.)

Among the privileged were a real-life re-enactment of the popular mobile game, 'Angry Birds,' put on by T-Mobile in Barcelona. Even with the popularity of the iPhone and Android game, we were still surprised when the video blew past 1 million views in its first two days on the Internet.

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Is this really a problem, I mean come on...HA!

A decorative flourish inside the new the $105 million courthouse in Franklin County, OH, is causing big problems.

It turns out, the clear risers on the courthouse's central stairwell allows anyone who is standing at ground level to see up a woman's skirt.

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Wow that is all I can say!

Sarah Burge, a 50-year-old British party planner and erotic novelist, has gained notoriety for spending close to $1 million on plastic surgery in an attempt to make herself into a human Barbie.

And Burge also has no problem passing her love of the surgeon's knife on to her 7-year-old daughter, Poppy, whom she just presented with a voucher for breast implants.

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If you're on the prowl for a one-night stand, you should head to your local drinking establishment on a Wednesday.

A study using member profile information from the dating website OK Cupid was able to conclude that Wednesday is the night of the week in which patrons at a bar are most likely to be open to a commitment-less sexual experience with somebody they just met.

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I am pretty excited about a new RHCP's album! The album is due August 30th. It's the first release since Stadium Arcadium. I actually got to see them in concert with the Stone Temple Pilots at what was then known as Fiddler's Green. Great Show! More info Below from antimusic.com.
I'm With You is the band's first new album since the two-set Stadium Arcadium, which debuted at Number One in 28 countries around the world, including the U.S.- their first Number One album on the Los Angeles quartet's home turf.

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At WWDC, Apple's annual developers conference, head honcho Steve Jobs came and went in only two hours, but left the rapt audience of gadget geeks with the next full year of the company's plans, including the launches of iCloud, iOS5, and the new Mac OSX Lion.

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I don't want to be a crappy housewife...yep it's as bad as Rebecca Black's Friday!

If you've ever wondered what viral video sensation Rebecca Black would sound like if she wasn't a native English speaker, you may want to check out Tonje Langeteig's 'I Don't Wanna Be a Crappy Housewife.'

In the Norway native's music video, Langeteig seems to be channeling the fabulously awful sound and cheesy visuals from Black's infamous single, 'Friday,' even though she's an adult with a somewhat tenuous command of the English language.

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