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Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
A productive morning
leaves space for a romantic
evening; make what you will
of it. You can have whatever
you're willing to stand for:
Love is worth it.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Expand your mind and heart with an adventure, perhaps a rendezvous at a secret spot, followed by a puzzle to untangle or an art project to enjoy.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 9
Complete tasks earlier in the day. You're a powerhouse.
Later, reward yourself with relaxation and delicious food. Remember that pampering works best when it goes both ways.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an R
You're busy and getting busier at work, and that could interfere with your love life. Communication is key. Travel could be slow. Research holds crucial clues.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Don't overspend on luxuries. Who needs them when you've got love? Celebrate with dear ones, and be flexible about how it looks. Your true love holds you to your highest.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
You're just on fire. New
pathways are revealed. Plan
to indulge the places where
your heart is. Your confi-
dence is quite attractive.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
There could be a clash
between love and money.
It's not a good time to get
extravagant. Don't push
yourself too hard. You have
super study power. Share
kindness.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Your capacity to listen makes you more alluring.
Stay in contact with loved ones. You're getting more powerful, so you might as well raise the stakes.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.21 Today is an 8 It all works out (if you're willing to do the work). You're in top gear, and improving, but remember that Valentine's Day is not all about you. Share.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Plan a special day together with a loved one. It doesn't need to be expensive. Go ahead and give your word. It's okay to be quiet, too.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is an 8
A boost of energy helps you complete projects,but it could also wear you out by the end of the day.Make time for being social later.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Step into the emotional limelight. "Respectful" and "willing to be of service"
get you the farthest. If the recipe falters, add a dash of "love."
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19 Indy 500 entrant
21 Sorts
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31 Technophiles' magazine
32 Blue
33 Comfy chair
35 Existed
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Bon Iver reaches wide audience with music
LOS ANGELES — Wisconsin-bred band Bon Iver, the indie folk project founded by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, was named best new artist at the 54th Grammy Awards, besting crowd favorite Nicki Minaj as well as a diverse set of performers from electronica, rap and country music.
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also notable for the inclusion of up- and coming dance titan Skrillex. Past notable winners of the best new artist award in the last decade include Amy Winehouse, Adele, Carrie Underwood and John Legend.
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Bon Iver with his awards at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 12, 2012.
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Adele, Houston focus of show
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CHICAGO — The Grammys cast aside their celebratory vibe Sunday to pay tribute to singer Whitney Houston, whose death over the weekend hung heavy over the 54th annual awards show.
Until Saturday, the preshow drama had focused on Adele and how the sixtime-nominee would fare in her first public performance
since canceling a tour and having surgery on her vocal cords.
A glowing Adele did not disappoint, nor was she disappointed. She won six Grammys, including the Big Three: song and record of the year for "Rolling in the Deep," and album of the year for "21." Earlier in the night, she thanked "the doctors who brought my voice back." Her voice sounded a touch raspy at points, but her resolve surged as she powered through "Rolling in the Deep." Without much more than a few hand gestures and a couple of
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She described her winning album "21" as being about something "everyone's been through ... which is a rubbish relationship," and that universality translated to the year's biggest-selling and now most-acclaimed recording.
Houston's death in a Los Angeles hotel room Saturday put the Grammys into scramble mode, as they altered the telecast schedule and devised an appropriate tribute to the pop icon. "We've had a death in our family," host LL Cool J said. He offered "a prayer for a woman we loved, for a fallen sister."
shy smiles, she commanded the screen like few performers during the 3-hour nationally televised broadcast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A great song and a great voice will do that for you.
Jennifer Hudson performed a stark version of the Dolly Parton song that Houston made her own, "I Will Always Love You," on "The Bodyguard" soundtrack. Hudson, one of countless singers influenced by Houston's pop-gospel sound, played it straight and true, pushing her voice hard in the final turn, the slight cracking exposing the intensity
of emotion that underlined this annual music-industry gathering.
“There's a little bit of a dark cloud ... a lot of people are heartbroken,” country singer Miranda Lambert said before the telecast. “but we can let music heal us.”
Bruce Springsteen came not to heal but to incite. He kicked open the telecast with a song that rocked the building, brought a clapping Paul McCartney out of his seat and expressed no small measure of discontent in an election year. "Where's the promise from sea to shining sea?" Springsteen sang on "We Take Care of Our Own," from his forthcoming album. He was backed up by an orchestra, but the sound that came through was clanging guitars and thundering Max Weinberg drums.
The telecast was rife with curious decisions. Chris Brown, who only three years ago backed out of the Grammys amid a criminal proceeding involving an assault on the singer Rihanna, scored multiple appearances. Yet the Gramms made only passing mentions to the late "Soul Train" founder Don Cornelius and jazz-poet Gil Scott-Heron.
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Inevitable Grammy goofs
Here are six of the most notable of the evening's slip-ups, gaffes and other "I don't get it" moments:
LOS ANGELES — The Grammy Awards: What would the ceremony be without its weird moments, its awkward collaborations or puzzling choices?
1. The Recording Academy did a tremendous job responding to the sudden death of former pop titan Whitney Houston, arranging a gorgeously simple tribute from Jennifer Hudson. But nobody could've predicted the awkwardness of the ceremony's opening line. Gearing up to perform "We Take Care of Our Own," Bruce Springsteen asked the crowd, "Anyone alive out there?"
3. What's an award show without Kanye West? He won for best rap performance for his "Otis" collaboration with Jay-Z
2. The Foo Fighters, the traditionalist guitar rockers led by Dave Grohl, must've been on sale when the Grammys were budgeting Sunday's performance schedule. The band was omnipresent at the show, from playing in the parking lot outside — maybe they'd turn up too much of the furniture inside already — to inexplicably joining the late-hour dance-music collaboration with Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, DeadMau5 and David Guetta.
and also took the best rap album in the pre-telecast for "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," but the Chicago spitfire was nowhere to be seen.
The innovative Kanye thrives on excitement and unpredictability. And with the recently recovered, wholly genial Adele set to take all her awards, it was the kind of odds lockdown that makes betting, or chest-beating, a moot point.
4. Chris Brown: Are we ready to embrace him so full-heartedly? Three years after assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna, Brown was embraced by the academy, which invited him to perform his own music on top of some sort of Cubist contraption seemingly designed by Atari. Then later on, he leads the aforementioned dance party that showed rich people what the Coachella dance tent has been like for the last several years.
We have to say that Rihanna would've been the better choice to lead that number; her music has
5. Praise for Rihanna aside, we can't totally let her off the hook for one of the night's most plodding medleys. "We Found Love" dribbled into a Coldplay acoustic puddle — a serious downtick in momentum. If only they'd flipped the order and saved Rihanna's slick jam for last. Regardless of who started, the set behind both performers was a torrent of images seemingly ripped from someone's crashing iPhone, an onslaught of multicolor slashes and glowing auras.
6. Nicki Minaj's performance — Catholic nightmare overload or inspired frighttest? Wait, notice how those two things aren't that different? It might take us years to process all the ideas at work in Minaj's performance, and while we applaud her for presenting them all with gusto, it seemed a case of too much, too late.
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