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• Friday Night with the Phantom

  Published: June 17, 2007, 6:47 am

  Tags: The Phantom Of The Opera 1925

  silent film Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney."The whole idea behind the thing is that it's an improvised accompaniment, so really in terms of the actual notes that you play, there isn't a lot of rehearsing you can do," he explains.He has improvised to Phantom of the Opera quite a few times, but if this were a new film he says he would

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• L'Oreal - the ugly face of the French beauty conglomerate

  Published: July 7, 2007, 6:14 pm

  Tags: Soap Opera, L Oreal, Ethnicity, White Perfect, Mexico, France, Race Card

  Indian and Mexican soap operas' lead characters being usually white or nearly white, while the roles of cleamers, criminals and so on and so forth remain reserved for the darker actors. The same is true of 'White Perfect'.I guess the only sensible answer to such an issue is to outlaw the sale of 'White Perfect' and similar products and to

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• Iphone vs Opera Mini Video Commercial

  Published: July 1, 2007, 8:37 am

  Tags: Commercial, Opera Mini, Iphone

  was researching Opera Mini for Wisetechie.com, and suddenly i found this video. Its available freely on the Opera site in ogg format. Thankfully someone had already uploaded it to youtube , so i didn't have to upload and covert it etc.Well Opera have done to Apple, what Apple does to Microsoft. Its hilarious actually, the only thing about the

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• Dracula, the Opera: A Profile of Composer Paul Ziemba

  Published: July 11, 2007, 6:35 pm

  Tags: Dracula, Vampires, Opera, Composers

  there had never been an opera. His first measure was to reread the book that he had enjoyed many old age before. Then in 1994 Alice Paul began composing an opera based on Stoker's novel. He felt that a classical romanticist mark would be best because of the Gothic nature of the scene and plot, and because the narrative takes topographic

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• Paris Hilton Lands Role in Bousman's 'Repo'

  Published: July 30, 2007, 12:31 pm

  Tags: Alexa Vega, Alexavega, Cinematical, Darren Lynn Bousman, Darrenlynnbousman, Film, Movie, Paris Hilton, Parishilton, Paul Sorvino, Paulsorvino, Repo The Genetic Opera, Repo Thegeneticopera

  true calling is to be an opera singer? Of course, Repo! will not only feature opera numbers; there will reportedly be some rock songs as well. Last month Hilton told Larry King that she had two films lined up, but it isn't clear if Repo! was one of them. She will next be seen in The Hottie and the Nottie, which is due next year.Read

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• Shanna and Travis -- The Cease-fire Continues

  Published: August 2, 2007, 5:26 am

  Tags: Opera, Shanna Moakler, Shannamoakler, Travis Barker, Travisbarker

  Filed under: Hook-UpsTMZ.com: It's been two nights since we last spotted Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker -- and they're still civil! Halle-fricken-lujah!TMZ cameras spied the two on their way into Opera nightclub last night in Hollywood, as the... Read more

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• Screenshot Tour: Show Us Your Non-Firefox Browser

  Published: August 2, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Customizations, Feature, Opera, Screenshot Tour, Show Us Yours, Top, Web Browsers

  award goes to Opera. In fact, if you want to browse through the Opera-only submissions, you can view the Opera-only gallery. Beyond Opera, we saw several Maxthon submissions, a Seamonkey, a Camino, a Flock, a couple of text-based browsers (you can count on speed there), and a K-Meleon. Lifehacker photo gallery thumbnails require

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• Paris Plans For Opera, Unveils Shoe Line

  Published: August 3, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Paris Hilton Paris Hilton Opera Paris Hilton Shoes Paris Hilton Gossip Celeb Style Celeb Gossip Paris Hilton Pictures Paris Hilton Gossip Hollywood Fashion

  her resume by starring in an Opera. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, it’s going to be an interesting choice.  “Well, Repo! The Genetic Opera, which is described as a rock opera, is less Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and more Tobe ‘’Chainsaw Massacre’’ Hooper.”

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• Helio: Custom Apps Now Possible on Helio Ocean (Opera Mini)

  Published: August 3, 2007, 3:48 pm

  Tags: Custom Apps, Helio, Helio Ocean, Mini, Ocean, Opera, Opera Mini, Software, Third Party

  proof of concept app is Opera Mini, the small-ish browser from Opera that lets even lousy phones browse like a star. To get it to work on your Ocean (even though the default Ocean browser is just fine for us), just follow the directions on Heliocity. After you're done, you may want to check to see how you can support them to get even cooler

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• Enthusiasts bring 3rd party apps to the Helio Ocean, too

  Published: August 4, 2007, 1:33 am

  Tags: 3rd Party, 3rdparty, App, Application, Applications, Apps, Cellphone, Helio, Ocean, Opera, Opera Mini, Operamini, Phone, Software, Third Party, Thirdparty

  success is a doozy, too: Opera Mini 3, one of the most prized jewels in the world of mobile software. The developers aren't claiming it's bug-free -- landscape mode and the QWERTY keyboard don't work, for example -- but it's a huge step in the right direction and they're continuing to work out the kinks. More custom apps are said to be on the

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• Screenshot Tour: Show Us Your Non-Firefox Browser, Part 2

  Published: August 9, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Customizations, Feature, Opera, Screenshot Tour, Show Us Yours, Top, Web Browsers

  browser. Again this week Opera ruled the roost, with an overwhelming percentage of submissions. It's no surprise, though, as most tech-savvy people I know who don't use Firefox are running Opera instead. Beyond Opera, though, we saw a couple of Safari submissions, a SuperShiira, and a couple more Maxthon2 submissions (Maxthon2 is surprisingly

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• Obama Makes a Chunk

  Published: August 10, 2007, 12:18 pm

  Tags: Area, Best Week Ever, Bestweekever, Family Guy, Familyguy, Il Sole, Ilsole, Jamie Foxx, Jamiefoxx, John Mayer, John O Hurley, Johnmayer, Johno Hurley, Nick Cannon, Nickcannon, Nikki Hilton, Nikkihilton, Obama, Opera, Paris Hilton, Parishilton, Seth Green, Sethgreen, Sherrod Sma

  Filed under: Star CatcherTMZ.com: Club Opera hosted the likes of actor/singer/blinger Jamie Foxx as he skull capped off his night of partying by ducking into a waiting Escalade. The Ba-rockin' Obama Fundraiser at Area attracted a smorgasboring group of celebs, like "Family Guy"... Read more

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• It’s Late, We’ve All Been Drinking, Let’s Go Watch the Anti-Abortionists Backtrack!

  Published: August 11, 2007, 1:32 am

  Tags: The Conservative Soap Opera, America How Can I Write Holy Litany In Your Silly Moo, Politics Other Nonsense

  Y’all, I come home to find that the anti-abortionists no longer believe that abortion is murder. I’m so stunned I almost don’t know what to think. Is the worth of a human fetus tied to the stock market–the market plummets and suddenly a human life just isn’t worth what it was before? Because I could have sworn

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• Opera great Luciano Pavarotti hospitalized

  Published: August 13, 2007, 3:00 am

  Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Discharged, Fine, Great, Hospitalized, Luciano, Opera, Pancreatic, Pavarotti, Pneumonia, Superstar, Surgery, Wife

  Celebrity newsItalian opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti, hospitalized on Wednesday with a fever, is doing better and should be discharged within the next few days, according to his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani.The 71-year-old tenor underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer one year ago and has since endured at least five rounds of chemotherapy.

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• Campfield’s onto Me!

  Published: August 14, 2007, 5:59 pm

  Tags: The Conservative Soap Opera, Politics Other Nonsense

  Campfield asks: “Is the left sexist?” How many female bloggers does Campfield link to? Three. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, etc. Edited to add: He seems to think that all lefty bloggers are “angry, rich white males who don’t play well with others.” How’s that

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