THE BUZZ.Byline: - Compiled by Fred Shuster OBJECTION SUSTAINED: Wal-Mart has pulled the biggest-selling book in the nation from its shelves because of a picture the retail giant deems offensive. ``America (the Book),'' a parody of a civics civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. textbook written by Jon Stewart and others from TV's ``The Daily Show,'' includes a faked picture of nine nude figures topped with the heads of the Supreme Court justices. After being told of the pic by the book's distributor, Wal-Mart decided to sell it only on its Web site (walmart.com), but not in stores. Karen Burk, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, said the company ``felt a majority of our customers may not be comfortable with that image.'' Meanwhile, ``America (the Book)'' has been the No. 1 nonfiction title on the New York Times best-seller list since its debut Oct. 10. RUBIO BRINGS UP REAR: Mexican singer/songwriter Julieta Venegas was the top winner at the third annual MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Originally beginning as an alternative to the Grammy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards is now a respected pop culture awards show in its own right. Latin America, but all eyes were on Paulina Rubio. Wearing knee-high purple boots and a purple bustier bus·tier n. A formfitting sleeveless and usually strapless woman's top, worn as lingerie and often as evening attire. [French, from buste, bust; see bust1. , the Mexican pop babe hit the stage on a giant tongue carted by a bevy bevy a flock of birds. of beefcake beef·cake n. Informal 1. Images, especially photographs, of minimally attired men with muscular physiques. 2. Attractive men with muscular physiques, such as those in these images. . She then ran through a series of increasingly revealing outfits, ending with a minidress open in back to show her trophy-deserving bum. Meanwhile, Venegas, riding the success of her album ``Si,'' took home three awards: artist of the year, best solo artist and best artist (Mexico). Mexican alt-rock outfit Cafe Tacuba and local boys Maroon5 won two awards each. The awards show, which airs Oct. 30 on MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , took place Thursday in Miami Beach. U2'S 'OCTOBER' SURPRISE: U2's Bono finally found what he was looking for. A long-lost briefcase full of notes and lyrics intended for the 1981 U2 album ``October'' has been returned 23 years after it was nicked at a Portland concert. U2 frontman Bono made the announcement during an appearance before the World Affairs Council World Affairs Council may refer to:
The briefcase was lifted by some gals who hung out with the group backstage at a now-defunct Portland club. The band has a long history of losing stuff - the ``Achtung Baby'' work tapes, a laptop full of lyrics for ``All That You Can't Leave Behind'' and guitarist Edge's disc of rough mixes for the band's forthcoming album ``How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.'' SMEAR TACTICS: Maybe right-wing media babe Ann Coulter doesn't know how to talk to a liberal after all. The conservative columnist got pied as she was giving a speech at the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. last week. In her half-hour talk, Coulter trashed trashed adj. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. Our Living Language Expressions for intoxication are among those that best showcase the creativity of slang. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, various liberals and Democrats, and praised conservative students who attended her speech, all in the service of a new book, ``How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must).'' Two men who rushed the stage with custard pies were cuffed by campus cops. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (``America (the Book)'' (2) Sultry singer Paulina Rubio got her share of exposure at the MTV Latin VMAs Thursday in Miami Beach. Luis M. Alvarez/Associated Press |
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