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RIP Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes

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What a sad and horribly unexpected turn of events this weekend. Actor and comedian Bernie Mac, who was suffering for the past week from pneumonia passed away, despite reports that he was expected to make a full recovery. He was only 50 years old. As if this wasn’t shocking enough, one of the...

Models and Musicians: another match made in heaven

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The model/musician couple has been a tumultuous yet passionate pairing for decades. There’s a fine line though where many of these uber hip, hot couples take the partying too far. The latest M&M combo we’re feeling: British model Agyness Deyn (Check the new Burberry campaign) and The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. Agyness sings the song “Who” for the Five O’Clock Heroes and is clearly engulfed in his scene as he is in hers. Albert brought her as his date to the Songwriters Hall of Fame where the couple posed together and smooched on the red carpet, and once in the event they smoothly handles press together, even when reporters inquired about their relationship. When asked how they met, like a pro, Agyness replied, "That's a bit personal, sorry.” Wow, how dignified and respectable! We’re pulling for these two. [NY Mag]

Things we don’t get: John Mayer

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Call me ignorant, but I do not understand the fascination with John Mayer. I suppose he’s somewhat attractive. I know that his smash hits like “Your Body is a Wonderland” and “Waiting on the World to Change” are supposed to get under my skin with their tender and positive messages. But there’s something I can’t get past. It’s not that his voice irritates me, or that I think he’s undeserving of his Grammy awards. It’s not that the specific male pop singer/guitarist thing has never appealed to me (if a guy does pop, I’d prefer he was more straight up about it a la Justin Timberlake)—there’s just something about John Mayer’s overall person that annoys me beyond description. He seems arrogant, cocky and completely phony.

I've started to resent being the breadwinner. What should I do?

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Q: I'm a lawyer and my husband works as a freelance musician. I've started to resent being the breadwinner. What should I do?A: I assume you knew you were marrying a man without a steady income, so you need to explore why these feelings have surfaced now. Even if you felt prepared for the...

Body of work: Money where your mouth is

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One fourth of the House of Boys is named Jay-rad, and he is a very goofy, very young, ridiculously talented kid. He plays guitar--but not to pick up chicks at open mics. He's in a band with another ridiculously talented kid who we love, and they've just added a drummer and a keyboard,...