WHICH SICKNESS SPREADS IN THE AIR?

Me and Siblings contacted Cough and Catarrh from different locations on the same day. What was the cause???

WHICH SICKNESS SPREADS IN THE AIR?

Me and Siblings contacted Cough and Catarrh from different locations on the same day. What was the cause???

Miley Cyrus upholds MTV VMAs tradition

 

By Breeanna Hare, CNN

updated 6:32 AM EDT, Tue August 27, 2013

It's that time of the year again. The MTV Video Music Awards were Sunday and we look back on some of the show's best moments. Dressed in a revealing wedding dress, lace gloves and her infamous "boy toy" belt, Madonna performed "Like a Virgin" at the first Video Music Awards in 1984. Her album of the same name, which dropped that November, went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time.

After his 1991 arrest made him the target of some gags, Paul Reubens took the VMAs stage as Pee-wee Herman, asking, "Heard any good jokes lately?"

Howard Stern, dressed as "Fartman," showed off his butt cheeks at the 1992 show in a pair of tight yellow pants with strategically placed cutouts. The audience got a good look at the radio personality's derriere when he was lowered onto the stage to present an award.

Newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley smooched on stage in 1994 after Jackson addressed the crowd, "And just think, nobody thought this would last." The pair of course parted ways less than two years later.

Lil' Kim wore a purple wig and pantsuit to the 1999 VMAs. Revealing her left breast, which was covered by a matching pasty, the getup gave a whole new meaning to off the shoulder. Diana Ross fondled Lil' Kim's exposed lady part during the show, and we've never been able to forget it.

Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford literally raged against the 2000 VMAs after losing best rock video to Limp Bizkit. Commerford climbed a set on stage during Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst's acceptance speech. Charges for assault and resisting arrest were eventually dropped.

At the 2002 awards show, Eminem got into an altercation with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the celebrity-mocking puppet who first appeared on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." The rapper shoved the puppet during its interview with Moby, whom Eminem bashed during his acceptance speech later that night.

How does an iconic pop star pass the torch? By kissing her successors on stage at the 2003 VMAs, of course. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera donned wedding dresses to pay homage to Madonna's 1984 performance of "Like a Virgin" before Madge joined them on stage. She danced with and kissed each of the young singers before calling Missy Elliott to the stage.

After shaving her head and seeking treatment in early 2007, Britney Spears' VMA performance was touted as her "comeback." However, the singer's awkward "Gimme More" performance was met with critical reviews. Time said the usually confident Spears looked "tired, nervous, uncomfortable, aloof and out of place."

Taylor Swift's 2009 acceptance speech for best female video was cut short when Kanye West rushed the stage and proclaimed, "Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'll let you finish, but Beyonce has one of the best videos of all time." Bey went on to win the video of the year for award for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)." She invited the "You Belong With Me" singer back on stage to finish her acceptance speech. At the 2010 awards show, Swift forgave West with a song.

In 2010, Lady Gaga accepted the award for video of the year wearing a dress, hat, heels and clutch made of raw meat. She even asked Cher, who presented her with the award, to hold her meat purse while she thanked her fans. Gaga later explained the look, saying, "If we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights, pretty soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones. And, I am not a piece of meat." She showed up to the 2011 VMAs in drag, dressed as her alter ego Jo Calderone.

After Beyonce finished singing her hit "Love on Top," she dropped the mic, opened her jacket and revealed the baby bump that would become Blue Ivy.

Taylor Swift has long been an artist of the people, but she strutted her stuff in little black shorty shorts and crowd-surfed during a performance of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."

Heartthrobs Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne of One Direction cleaned up with the most awards in 2012.

Miley Cyrus was met with a general consensus of disgust after she twerked and gyrated on stage as Robin Thicke sang his hit single "Blurred Lines" during the 2013 VMAs.

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Miley Cyrus stunned viewers at Sunday's MTV VMAs
• But the 20-year-old is far from the first to pull off such a stunt
• The VMAs are known for their outlandish performances
• And, Cyrus has increasingly worked to shed her Disney image

(CNN) -- Every awards ceremony has its reputation, and MTV's Video Music Awards proudly wears the badge of scandal.

Where the Oscars are elegant and the Golden Globes rowdy, the VMAs are all about testing the boundaries of what culture deems "decent" and reveling in youthful (and, yes, sometimes immature) freedom.

This reputation was cemented from the first VMAs broadcast in 1984, when a then-26-year-old Madonna sensually writhed on stage in a wedding dress to "Like A Virgin." At the time, she was told her antics would ruin her career -- when in fact the opposite happened. It's now one of the most well-known moments not only from the VMAs, but from the now 55-year-old's legendary career.

Countless pop stars and rockers have followed in Madge's footsteps, with each new year bearing the promise of an ever-shocking performance.

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So when Miley Cyrus took the VMAs stage on Sunday and proceeded to provocatively dance (with teddy bears, no less) before removing even more clothing, was she committing the offense the Internet has claimed, or simply upholding 30 years of VMAs tradition?

With her striptease, 20-year-old Cyrus didn't do anything her predecessors haven't already. In 2000, Britney Spears was not yet 19 when she ripped off a pantsuit at the VMAs to reveal a sparkling, flesh-toned body stocking underneath.

As host network MTV has said of the memorable moment, Spears' "striptease (not to mention the accompanying panting and grinding) served notice that Britney was no longer the pigtailed schoolgirl of the '... Baby One More Time' video, but rather a full-grown, supremely sexy woman."

The singer followed up that headline-making move by dancing seductively with a snake in 2001. In 2003, as a callback to the VMA original "Like a Virgin" performance, Spears and Christina Aguilera wore wedding white for the performance. And then there was the famous Spears kiss with Madonna. When that scene threw Spears back into the crossfire, the pop star told CNN that she was just "performing and expressing myself."

And need we remind you of Nirvana's havoc-filled performance of "Lithium" in 1992, or Diana Ross feeling up Lil Kim's bare breast in 1999? (If you need a refresher, recall that Lil Kim was wearing a violet bodysuit that exposed one breast, which was covered with nothing more than a matching purple pasty.) Howard Stern, Marilyn Manson, Prince and Lady Gaga (the latter was at this very same show!) have all bared their bums for MTV's viewers.

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To be sure, Cyrus' Sunday performance took notes from all of the above and combined them into one show-stealing set.

But that's more or less what the VMAs have historically been: A place to go wild (within reach of censors), and a platform for young stars to show the world that they're now adults, perhaps even one that feels comfortable bending over in front of an audience and dancing in a latex two-piece.

Yet the reaction to Cyrus appears to be more eviscerating than previous years. Some viewers were in awe that this is the same Cyrus who was once the Disney Channel's teen queen on "Hannah Montana," and others aghast at the provocativeness of her performance.

"Raise your hand if you feel personally victimized by Miley Cyrus' #VMAs performance," tweeted E! Online.

"Do you think (Miley's dad) Billy Ray Cyrus woke up with an achy breaky heart this morning after his little girl's performance at the VMAs last night?" said Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelly.

Judd Apatow, posting a picture of Cyrus from her 2012 movie "So Undercover," tweeted that he'll "always have this version of Miley. Let's live in the past and heal."

Cyrus herself has been silent about her set and its overwhelming reaction, but anyone who's paid the slightest attention to the star wouldn't be too surprised by her routine.

Although she rose to fame on "Hannah Montana," a role she landed at just 13, Cyrus has always had a rocky relationship with the squeaky clean image she was expected to uphold. At 15, the singer/actress came under fire after she posed topless for Vanity Fair, holding a sheet to her chest as she gazed at the camera.

The following year, Cyrus was criticized for her Teen Choice Awards performance, during which she danced atop an ice cream cart -- complete with a pole -- while singing her hit, "Party in the U.S.A." The moment would infamously become known as Cyrus' "pole dance." She was 16.

In the days following her 18th birthday in 2010, Cyrus was subjected to more scrutiny when a video surfaced of the star smoking a bong apparently filled with salvia. The attention has only increased in the years since, as Cyrus has tried to transition from her Disney days into being a grown-up pop star, complete with an eye-catching haircut and the occasional middle finger thrown up in photographs.

While her critics have been vocal about their discomfort with her behavior, Cyrus has said that she's simply being herself.

Speaking on her new album, "Bangerz," to Billboard magazine, she said that she feels like "I can really be myself. ... I really have more of a connection of who I am, and I feel like I can maybe express that more in my music now."

Basically, we're hearing Britney Spears 2.0. The moves Madonna and Spears once performed at the VMAs are now an indelible part of pop culture history, moments that make the VMAs appointment-viewing after 29 years. (BuzzFeed, for example, has come up with an astonishing 95 reasons why the "VMAs are absolutely nothing without Britney Spears.")

Will Cyrus' 2013 performance receive the same fate? It's far too early to tell. But if the legacy of the MTV VMAs is any indication, she's going to express what she wants -- whether we like it or not.

Eminem sneakily announces new single, album

 

By Ray Rahman, EW.com

updated 5:39 PM EDT, Mon August 26, 2013

Eminem announced August 25 that he has a new album arriving on November 5.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Eminem used the MTV VMAs to make a big announcement
• The artist has a new single and album on the way
• The single, "Berzerk," will arrive August 27
• The album, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," is due November 5

(EW) -- With most of the music world's eyeballs fixed on one point — the MTV VMAs — Eminem took advantage of the moment to announce the name and release date of his upcoming eighth album.

As his official site teases, the new album will be out November 5.

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The site calls the release "MMLP2," and also announced the name of a new single, "Berzerk," to be debuted this Tuesday.

A rep at Interscope has confirmed that the album's formal title is "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," and that "Berzerk" will be on sale via iTunes on Tuesday, 12:01am Eastern.

The song was produced by Rick Rubin, who with Dr. Dre co-produced the entire album.

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The announcement also came with a snippet of the new song, which you can hear here.

See the original story at EW.com.

Box office report: 'The Butler' repeats at No. 1, 'Mortal Instruments' flops

 

By Grady Smith, EW.com

updated 6:50 AM EDT, Mon August 26, 2013

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(CNN) -- For the second weekend in a row, "Lee Daniels' The Butler" dished out major blows to the new arrivals at the late summer box office. The Weinstein drama, which stars Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, fell 31 percent to $17 million this weekend, bringing "The Butler"'s gross to $52.3 million after ten days. The film isn't raking in quite as much as 2011′s "The Help," which had earned $57.2 million in its first ten days (though that film opened on a Wednesday, so that total accounts for only one weekend), and it won't match "The Help"'s $169.7 million finish. Still, if word-of-mouth keeps driving slim week-to-week declines, "The Butler" has a very good chance of reaching $100 million. Even if it just misses the century mark, the film will triple its $30 million budget domestically.

But "The Butler" wasn't the only holdover to notch an impressive drop. "We're the Millers" held up even better in its third weekend. The Jason Sudeikis/Jennifer Aniston collaboration fell only 25 percent to $13.5 million, which gives the pot smuggling comedy a smoking $91.7 million total. "Millers" is performing even better than Sudeikis' and Aniston's previous comedic offering, "Horrible Bosses," which had earned $82.6 million at the same point in its run on the way to a $117 million final tally. Warner Bros.' "Millers" won't be able to surpass "The Heat"'s $155.9 million gross to become the biggest comedy of the summer, but it could still catch up to "Grown Ups 2"'s $128 million total — a phenomenal result for a film that cost $37 million. Sudeikis chose the right project to launch his post-"SNL" career.

Hollywood's eternal quest to find another "Twilight"/"Hunger Games"/"Harry Potter" proved fruitless yet again this weekend. The $60 million fantasy film "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" misfired in its first five days in theaters, taking in just $14.1 million since its Wednesday debut — $9.3 million of which came in over the traditional weekend frame. The Sony-acquired film, adapted from Cassandra Clare's popular series of novels, joins this year's other YA adaptations, "The Host" ($26.6 million) and "Beautiful Creatures" ($19.5 million), as potential adventure franchises that badly undercut expectations. It remains to be seen whether "City of Bones"' dreadful debut will affect its potential sequel, "The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes," which is currently set to start shooting in Toronto this September. Production company Constantin would have to feel very bullish about its international appeal to justify shelling out huge money on a follow-up — especially given "City of Bones"' weak critical reception and lukewarm "B+" CinemaScore grade.

In fourth place, critically beloved Brit import "The World's End" earned a solid $8.9 million from 1,549 theaters, which yielded a nice $5,773 average. ("Mortal Instruments" and "You're Next" opened much wider in 3,118 theaters and 2,437 theaters, respectively.) The film starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright is the final entry in their comedic Cornetto trilogy, which also includes cult favorites "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz." "The World's End" opened better than both of those films, which started with $3.3 million and $5.8 million, respectively — and given its excellent reviews, it could hold up well over Labor Day weekend. U.S. distributor Focus Features notes that crowds for the $20 million film were 58 percent male, 71 percent below the age of 35, and that 59 percent had a college degree. "The World's End" earned an average "B+" CinemaScore grade, which isn't entirely unsurprising given the differences in American and British humor.

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Disney's "Planes" dipped 36 percent in its third weekend to $8.6 million. The animated entry, which was originally intended as a direct-to-DVD release, has now earned $59.6 million against a $50 million budget. That's a full $10 million less than Turbo had earned at the same point in its run, though the Fox film is considered a flop due to its $135 million budget. In "Planes"' case, Disney didn't need the film to perform especially well to turn over a profit — especially given the endless merchandising opportunities it provides.

1. "The Butler" -- $17.0 million

2. "We're the Millers" -- $13.5 million

3. "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" -- $9.3 million

4. "The World's End" -- $8.9 million

5. "Planes" -- $8.6 million

Outside the Top 5, Lionsgate's R-rated horror film "You're Next" didn't connect with viewers, and it slashed up only $7 million in its first three days. Typical horror films are an easy sell, but casual movie fans may have felt unengaged by the film's high-concept marketing campaign, which featured tons of animal masks, but not a great sense of the story. Despite great reviews, "You're Next" was issued an unenthusiastic "B--" CinemaScore.

Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine" expanded from 229 theaters to 1,283 theaters this weekend, and while the film did jump up to ninth place with $4.3 million (giving it a $14.8 million total), that aggressive expansion may end up limiting the Cate Blanchett vehicle's box office potential. Jasmine's per theater average dissolved from last weekend's $10,005 to a much weaker $3,352 this time around, which may discourage exhibitors from showing the buzzy Sony Pictures Classics film. If word-of-mouth spreads quickly about "Blue Jasmine," though, it could perform very nicely over Labor Day weekend, though.

Next weekend, the teens should be very happy given the release of "Getaway," which stars Selena Gomez alongside Ethan Hawke, and the concert film "One Direction: This Is Us." Check back t to see whether either film can unseat "The Butler" over Labor Day.

See the original story at EW.com