title: Penguin (album)

text: After Kirwan was fired following an altercation with the other band members during the "Bare Trees" tour, the band added guitarist Bob Weston and vocalist Dave Walker (formerly of Savoy Brown and The Idle Race) in September 1972. Weston was well known for playing slide guitar and had known the band from his touring period with Long John Baldry. Fleetwood Mac also hired Savoy Brown's road manager, John Courage. Rather than recording "Penguin" in a London studio, they hired the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio and brought it to Hampshire in order to record their next album within the domestic atmosphere of Benifold, their communal house. The album was subsequently mixed at AIR Studios in London.


title: Penguin (album)

text: The album's artwork was painted by Chris Moore and the gatefold photo was shot on location at Ludshott Common and Waggoners Wells in Hampshire, according to Dave Walker in an online Q&A interview. For the first time on a Fleetwood Mac album, Mick Fleetwood was credited in the album's liner notes with playing both drums and percussion, even though he did both on previous albums, although uncredited.


title: Penguin (album)

text: The subsequent tour seemed to go well, and "Penguin" was the highest charting Fleetwood Mac album in the US at the time, clawing its way into the Top 50. However, during the recording of their next album, "Mystery to Me", it was mutually agreed upon that Walker's vocal style and attitude "did not fit in" with Fleetwood Mac and by June 1973 he had left. If anything was ever recorded by Walker for "Mystery to Me" it was not used.


title: Penguin (album)

text: Walker was featured on only two tracks on "Penguin" in the end, namely his own composition "The Derelict" and a cover of Junior Walker's hit "(I'm a) Road Runner" on which he also played harmonica solos.


title: Penguin (album)

text: "Remember Me" was performed live by Christine McVie at Bob Welch's Roxy concert in 1981. This version appeared on the 2004 CD Live from the Roxy.


title: Penguin (album)

text: "Night Watch" features a brief guitar contribution from Fleetwood Mac's founder Peter Green at the end.


title: Penguin (album)

text: "Caught in the Rain", an instrumental, was the only track on a Fleetwood Mac record where Bob Weston received the sole writing credit.


title: Christopher Coppola

text: Coppola was born in Los Angeles County, California. His father, the late August Coppola, was a professor of literature, while his mother, Joy Vogelsang, was a dancer and choreographer. Coppola studied music composition at the University of Redlands from 1979 to 1980; he also attended San Francisco Art Institute, earning a BS in Film/Cinema/Video Studies in 1985.


title: Christopher Coppola

text: Coppola began filmmaking at an early age and has directed eight feature films and a number of television shows. He premiered his feature film "Creature of the Sunnyside Up Trailer Park" at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. His television show "Biker Chef" premiered at the 2004 Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany.


title: Christopher Coppola

text: Coppola is the president of Christopher R. Coppola Productions (CRC Productions). In 2006, Coppola launched the digital film festival PAH-FEST (Project Accessible Hollywood) in New Mexico. In addition to New Mexico, Coppola has taken PAH-FEST across the US, as well as Germany and Slovenia. Coppola's CRC Productions is also developing and producing content for alternative distribution and interactive platforms.


title: Christopher Coppola

text: In April 2013, Coppola was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to serve on the California Arts Council.


title: Christopher Coppola

text: Through his father, Coppola is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire, as well as the cousin of Sofia Coppola, Robert Schwartzman, and Jason Schwartzman. Coppola's two brothers are Nicolas Cage and Marc Coppola.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Wolf's Head Society is a senior society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The society is one of the reputed "Big Three" societies at Yale, along with Skull and Bones and Scroll and Key. Active undergraduate membership is elected annually with sixteen Yale University students, typically rising seniors. Honorary members are elected.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The current delegation spends its year together answerable to an alumni association. Some past members have gained prominence in athletics, business, the fine and literary arts, higher education, journalism, and politics.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Fifteen rising seniors from the Yale Class of 1884, with help from members of the Yale Class of 1883 who were considered publicly possible taps for the older societies, abetted the creation of The Third Society. The society changed its name to Wolf's Head five years later.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The effort was aided by more than 300 Yale College alumni and a few Yale Law School faculty, in part to counter the dominance of the Skull and Bones Society in undergraduate and university affairs.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The founding defeated the last attempt by the administration or the student body to abolish secret or senior societies at Yale. The tradition continued of creating and sustaining a society if enough potential rising seniors thought they had been overlooked: Bones was established in 1832 after a dispute over selections for Phi Beta Kappa awards; Scroll and Key Society, the second society at Yale, was established in 1841 after a dispute over elections to Bones.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The Third Society's founding was motivated in part by sentiment among some young men that they deserved insider status. "[A] certain limited number were firmly convinced that there had been an appalling miscarriage of justice in their individual omission from the category of the elect," some founders agreed.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Before the founding in 1780 at Yale of the "Connecticut Alpha chapter" of Phi Beta Kappa, the second chapter established after that society's founding in 1776 (which still practices a secret handshake among members), Yale College students established and joined literary societies. By the 1830s, the campus literary societies Linonia, Brothers in Unity, and Calliopean had lost stature. Calliopean folded in 1853, and the others shut down after the American Civil War. Calliopean, Linonia, and Brothers in Unity existed respectively: 1819–1853, 1768–1878, and 1735–1868.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: From the mid-1840s until 1883, several societies were started, but each failed to sustain the interest of liberal arts students at Yale College, broadly known as the Academical Department. Star and Dart, Sword and Crown, Tea-Kettle, Spade and Grave, and E.T.L. disbanded.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Phi Beta Kappa was inactive at Yale from 1871 to 1884, coinciding in part with a national reorganization of the society. In the 1820s, Anti-Masonic agitation sweeping across the United States prompted PBK to examine the role of secrecy in its proceedings. Associated with PBK's national reorganization in 1881, secrecy disappeared as a signature among all chapters, quelling rivalry with collegiate fraternities, clubs and societies. Hence, secrecy was soon shelved at the Yale chapter. PBK exists today, without any secrecy, as an academic honor society.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Beginning in the 1850s, the Yale undergraduate student body grew more diverse. The college was becoming an institution of national rather than regional importance. Students who hailed from environs beyond New England or who were not Congregationalist or Presbyterian entered the college in large numbers.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The faculty and administration were dominated by alumni of Bones, numbering four out of five faculty members between 1865 and 1916. Bones alumni were university secretaries from 1869 to 1921. Bones alumni were university treasurers for forty-three of the forty-eight years between 1862 - 1910. Five of the first six Yale Corporation elected Alumni Fellows were members of Bones.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Dissatisfaction grew: In 1873, "The Iconoclast", a student paper published once, , advocated for the abolition of the society system. It opined: "Out of every class Skull and Bones takes its men...They have obtained control of Yale. Its business is performed by them. Money paid to the college must pass into their hands, and be subject to their will...It is Yale College against Skull and Bones!! We ask all men, as a question of right, which should be allowed to live?" The Yale Daily News first appeared on . A memoir of the first college daily's birth records its first year strategy to "rag" the societies.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The Class of 1884 agreed to support another revolt against the society system with a vote of no confidence to coincide with its graduation. It had been understood that the society system was beyond reform and might well be abolished.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: A spirited defense of the society system appeared in the issue of "The New Englander", written and published by members of Scroll and Key. Several periodicals reported regularly on the situation.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The initial delegation, including ten Class Day officers from the Class of 1884 and led by Edwin Albert Merritt, met in secret during their senior year with the aid of members of the Class of 1883 who were "eager to start a society provided the evil features of the old societies would be eliminated. [The graduating and rising seniors] were unanimous on this point." Included among the supporters from the Class of 1883 were members touted as sure selections to Bones or Keys by the publishers of the "Horoscope", an undergraduate publication that provided feature material on the most likely taps. The pro-society seniors won the Class Day vote, 67 - 50.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The new society was conceived on or about June 5, 1883. Among undergraduates the fledgling group was known as the "Fox and Grapes" for the Aesopian fable of jealousy.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The two older societies suffered by comparison with Wolf's Head. "The New Haven Register" reported in 1886: "Wolf's Head is not as far out of the world, in respect to its public doings, as are [Bones and Keys]. There is a sufficient veil of secrecy drawn around its mechanism, however, to class it with the secret societies, and this gives it a stability and respectability in Yale College circles that it might not have otherwise..." The society was managed similarly to finals clubs associated with the Sheffield Scientific School; however, it soon took on almost all aspects of the older societies.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The Third Society sat at the apex of a social pyramid bricked by junior societies (sophomore societies were abolished in 1875, freshman societies in 1880), campus organizations, athletic teams, clubs, and fraternities.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: In 1888, the society changed its name to Wolf's Head Society, consonant with the approval among undergraduates of the society's pin, a stylized wolf's head on an inverted ankh, an Egyptian hieroglyphic known as the Egyptian Cross or "the key of life". The earliest undergraduate members allowed fellow schoolmates to handle the pin, a specific refutation of pin display by the older societies. Eternal life is symbolized rather than death or erudition. A Roman fasces had been considered as a design element for the pin.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Many pioneering and subsequent members mocked as "poppycock" (from the Dutch for "soft excrement") the seemingly Masonic-inspired rituals and atmosphere associated with Skull and Bones. In their "The Pirates of Penzance" prank, Wolf's Head members persuaded the thespian pirate king to display the numbers 322 (part of the emblem of Skull and Bones) below a skull and crossbones at a local theatre. In another example, Yale President A. Whitney Griswold's deprecated the rituals as "bonesy bullshit" and "Dink Stover crap" coloring undergraduate life.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Wolf's Head did maintain many traditional practices, such as the Thursday and Sunday meetings, which were common among its peers. Paul Moore, Jr., long-time Senior Fellow and successor trustee (1964 - 1990) for the Yale Corporation and long-tenured bishop in the Episcopal Church (United States), recalled the night before he first encountered combat in World War II: "I spent the evening on board ship being quizzed by [a friend from Harvard] about what went on in Wolf's Head. He could not believe I would hold back such irrelevant secrets the night before I faced possible death."


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The "Old Hall" was erected within months of the founding. The older Academical Department societies met originally for decades in rented quarters near campus. Skull and Bones opened its tomb in 1856, more than two decades after its founding. Scroll and Key did likewise; it opened its tomb in 1869 more than two decades after the society's founding.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: A building with narrow windows, the "Old Hall" was noted as "the most modern and handsomest" of the society domiciles by "The New York Times" in 1903. The building was erected in 1884 soon after the founding members secured financing.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The building has stone wall and wrought iron fencing, and is central to the largest secret society compound on campus. The compound commands the most prominent location on campus beyond Harkness Tower, the very icon of Yale, and the Memorial Quadrangle.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The "New Hall" opened in the mid-1920s and sits fronted by York Street surrounded by the "Yale Daily News" Briton Hadden Memorial building, and the Yale Drama School and theatre, both gifts to Yale from Edward Harkness. It is near the former homes of the Fence Club (or Psi Upsilon, 224 York Street), DKE (232 York Street) and Zeta Psi (212 York Street).


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: The society has been reputed to tap the gregarious "prep school type". Past members were associated intimately with the: coeducation of Yale College, establishment of the Yale residential college system and the Harvard house system, founding of the Elizabethan Club, and founding of the Yale Political Union. This was Yale's last all-male society; it has tapped women since the spring of 1992.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Edward John Phelps, Envoy to the Court of St. James's, accepted the offer in 1885 to be namesake to the Wolf's Head alumni association. The Phelps Association, as of January 2016, holds in trust nearly seven million dollars, second among Yale societies or clubs.


title: Wolf's Head (secret society)

text: Yale societies contrast sharply with Harvard finals clubs on membership criteria. Contributions to undergraduate life has been historically among the criteria for membership in Yale societies. Finals clubs overlook that quality among prospective members.


title: Results May Vary

text: Results May Vary is the fourth studio album by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit, released on September 23, 2003, through Flip and Interscope Records. It is the band's only release under the sole-leadership of vocalist Fred Durst after the temporary departure of guitarist Wes Borland, who left in 2001. Guitarist Mike Smith of Snot was brought in to replace Borland, although his time with the band was brief, and Durst along with a number of guests ended up handling the majority of the album's guitar work.


title: Results May Vary

text: The album differed from Limp Bizkit's established sound up until that point; although the album still featured elements of hip hop and nu metal, it also branched out into other musical styles, including alternative rock, acoustic, funk, jazz, and emo. It also featured less rapping and more introspective lyrics related to heartbreak, bullying, and self-pity. An alleged affair with Britney Spears by Durst (denied by Spears) during collaborating sessions for her 2003 album "In the Zone" and resulting rejection by Spears was also cited as an inspiration for some of the album's material. To promote the album, music videos featuring high-profile actors were created for "Eat You Alive" and a cover of The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes"; the former featuring Thora Birch and Bill Paxton and the latter featuring Halle Berry.


title: Results May Vary

text: Upon its release, "Results May Vary" peaked at number 3 on the US "Billboard" 200, selling at least 325,000 copies in its first week of sales. While the album still eventually went platinum, both the debut and lifetime sales were still well below prior albums "Significant Other" (1999) and "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" (2000). "Results May Vary" sold at least 1.3 million copies in the United States, and received mainly negative critical reception as well. "Results May Vary" was Limp Bizkit's last studio album released before they went on hiatus for three years, starting from 2006 to 2009.


title: Results May Vary

text: In October 2001, Fred Durst posted on the band's website: "Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland have amicably decided to part ways. Both Limp Bizkit and Borland will continue to pursue their respective musical careers. Both wish each other the best of luck in all future endeavors." Borland explained why he left Limp Bizkit; he said: "I could have probably gone on and still played the part of the guitar player of Limp Bizkit, but musically I was kind of bored. If I was to continue, it would have been about the money and not about the true music, and I don't want to lie to myself, or to them or to fans of Limp Bizkit."


title: Results May Vary

text: According to Durst, Limp Bizkit would "comb the world for the illest guitar player known to man" to replace Borland. After holding a nationwide audition for a new guitarist, "Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is", the band recorded with Snot guitarist Mike Smith. "Mike brought in a breath of fresh air," Durst said. "Creatively, it fit like a glove. It made life easier and more positive. It made us look forward to getting together as a band so much more. The positive effect he had on me just made the whole experience of Limp Bizkit feel like a brand-new entity." Before Smith replaced Borland, Durst played a great deal of guitar. Jon Wiederhorn of MTV wrote, "Limp Bizkit jammed with four finalists after their much-publicized guitarist audition tour, but now it looks like Fred Durst might be taking a cue from his Puddle of Mudd pal Wes Scantlin and handling both vocal and guitar duties himself."


title: Results May Vary

text: After a later falling-out with Smith, Durst told a fansite: "We are the type of people that stay true to our family and our instincts and at any moment will act on intuition as a whole. Mike wasn't the guy. We had fun playing with him but always knew, in the back of our minds, that he wasn't where we needed him to be mentally." Limp Bizkit scrapped many of Smith's sessions, recording another album that was also scrapped.


title: Results May Vary

text: Before the introduction of "Results May Vary" track listing, Page Hamilton of Helmet and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer recorded songs with Limp Bizkit for the album; Al Jourgensen of Ministry also joined the band in the studio. The contributions of all three were omitted from the finished album. Bubba Sparxxx joined Durst in a Los Angeles studio, but his contributions also did not make the album. Durst wrote over 30 songs with Limp Bizkit drummer John Otto and the band's bassist, Sam Rivers. During production of "Results May Vary", Durst listened to the Cure, Patsy Cline, Mazzy Star and classical music.


title: Results May Vary

text: During production, the album's title changed from "Bipolar" to "Panty Sniffer", and then to "Results May Vary". Other working titles were "Less Is More", "Fetus More", "Surrender" and "The Search for Teddy Swoes". The finished product assembled songs from a number of sessions. On August 20, 2003, Fred Durst posted on the Limp Bizkit website: "The album title is "Results May Vary". Like a prescription drug, each persons reaction to the ingredients will be different."


title: Results May Vary

text: "Results May Vary" was recorded under the leadership of Durst, who influenced a direction differing from Limp Bizkit's established sound. Although the album features elements of rap metal and rap rock, it is noted for music experimenting with other genres: psychedelia, alternative rock, hard rock, jazz, acoustic and funk. "Results May Vary", more melodic than previous Limp Bizkit albums, has been compared to John Mayer, Bon Jovi, Primus, Linkin Park, Staind and Jane's Addiction (including the Jane's Addiction's album "Nothing's Shocking"). With a change in the band's sound, "Results May Vary" has less rapping, more singing and more melody (including power ballads) than previous Limp Bizkit albums. "The Observer" called the album Limp Bizkit's "safest, most pedestrian-sounding record yet", and Joe D'Angelo of MTV described the album as the band's "most personal album by far". According to D'Angelo, a third of the album's content shows Durst "having actual feelings other than rage, angst and conceit under his omnipresent ball cap." Durst described "Results May Vary" as "more sad, more deep, drone-y", and the album demonstrates his "milder, more sensitive streak". Although the songs on "Results May Vary" are emotional and expressive, except for "Eat You Alive", screaming is largely absent.


title: Results May Vary

text: Durst's controversy with Britney Spears provided lyrical inspiration for "Results May Vary". There were rumors that Durst and Spears were in a relationship. Durst wrote three songs for Spears' 2003 album "In the Zone". Durst and Spears worked on those songs in a studio. After Spears denied the relationship, Durst refused to allow those three songs to appear on Spears' 2003 album "In the Zone". "Results May Vary" features a cover of The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes" with a Speak & Spell during the song's bridge. "Gimme the Mic" includes lyrics from the Beastie Boys' "Pass the Mic" and Eric B. & Rakim's "Microphone Fiend", and "Let Me Down" samples Steve Miller's "Take the Money and Run". "Head for the Barricade" borrows from the song "Stick 'Em" by the Fat Boys. "Phenomenon" borrows the line, "Once again back it's the incredible", from "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy. The album demonstrates Limp Bizkit's gloomy side, with more-serious, less-confident lyrics than previous songs. Lyrical topics include bullying, Durst's past, self-pity, betrayal, childhood pain, heartbreak, feeling misunderstood, love and Durst's views on MTV and radio. About "Down Another Day", Joe D'Angelo of MTV found it difficult to believe that lyrics that were similar to Mayer's could come from Durst, whom, according to D'Angelo, had recently "likened himself to a chainsaw and threatened to skin your ass raw". "Eat You Alive" was reportedly about Britney Spears (rumored to be involved with Durst) or Angelina Jolie (whom Durst admired). According to Durst, "The scream in 'Eat You Alive' is like an animalistic, sexual, crazy, primitive roar", and the desire which came with this behavior. Durst said that "Just Drop Dead" was not (as had been speculated) about Britney Spears, but was inspired by his experience with her and other women. Also, Durst said that "Just Drop Dead" is "about a girl who acts like a whore". According to Durst, "'Underneath the Gun' is about suicide and the struggle you can have when ending your life becomes an option".


title: Results May Vary

text: To promote "Results May Vary", Durst filmed music videos for "Eat You Alive" and "Behind Blue Eyes" featuring Thora Birch and Halle Berry, respectively. The video for "Eat You Alive" appeared on MTV before "Results May Vary" was released, and the album was featured on "Total Request Live". Limp Bizkit were going to record a music video for "Results May Vary" song "Build a Bridge". However, no music video for "Build a Bridge" was recorded. Limp Bizkit performed "Crack Addict" and "Rollin'" during WrestleMania XIX with guitarists Mike Smith and Brian Welch, and "Crack Addict" was played on television commercials for the event. Although "Crack Addict" was the planned first single from "Results May Vary", the song was omitted from the album.


title: Results May Vary

text: Released on September 23, 2003, "Results May Vary" peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200 with sales of at least 325,000 copies in its first week of being released, ending Limp Bizkit's number-one streak on the chart. This would also be Limp Bizkit's 3rd and final album to enter the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. In three weeks of being released, the album had sold at least 500,000 copies. After thirteen weeks, "Results May Vary" sold at least 1,000,000 copies. "Results May Vary" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 3, 2008 and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on October 10, 2003. "Results May Vary" had sales of 1,337,356 copies in the United States. The album's cover of "Behind Blue Eyes" peaked at number 71 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, peaked at number 25 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, and was certified gold by the RIAA on January 26, 2005. "Eat You Alive" peaked at number 16 on the Mainstream Rock chart and number 20 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and "Almost Over" peaked at number 33 on the Mainstream Rock chart, despite not receiving a single release. "Results May Vary" had less mainstream success than previous Limp Bizkit albums such as "Significant Other" and "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water".


title: Results May Vary

text: After the release of "Results May Vary", Limp Bizkit joined the band Korn on a tour called the Back 2 Basics Tour. The Back 2 Basics Tour, which was sponsored by Xbox, was scheduled for November 2003. However, during a concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom, Durst was hit by an object thrown from the crowd. Durst finished the remaining two songs of Limp Bizkit's set and after the concert, Durst had seven stitches administered by a private physician. During the end of 2003, Limp Bizkit cancelled their tour dates in Southeast Asia after there was a United States Department of State warning of increased security threats abroad. Limp Bizkit planned to play shows in Bali, Bangkok and Manila. However, after a terrorist bombing in Istanbul, Turkey occurred, the United States Department of State issued a travel advisory, and Limp Bizkit cancelled the shows in Southeast Asia. Although they did not perform in Southeast Asia, Limp Bizkit did perform in South Korea and Japan. In January 2004, there were rumors that Limp Bizkit were going to tour with the rock band Kiss, although the band was unable to, citing scheduling conflicts.


title: Results May Vary

text: Critical reception of "Results May Vary" was mainly negative. The album holds a score of 33 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". This is the third lowest score on Metacritic, above The Bloodhound Gang's "Hefty Fine" and Kevin Federline's album "Playing with Fire". According to AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "the music has no melody, hooks, or energy, [and] all attention is focused on the clown jumping up and down and screaming in front, and long before the record is over, you're left wondering, how the hell did he ever get to put this mess out?". In a review of Limp Bizkit's "Greatest Hitz" compilation, Erlewine called "Behind Blue Eyes" the worst in the band's "never-ending series of embarrassing covers". Caroline Sullivan of "The Guardian" wrote, "Durst's problems are ever-present - and does anybody still care?". "Stylus" criticized "Results May Vary", calling it "an album that can only be described as abysmal". Rob O'Connor of Yahoo! Launch also criticized "Results May Vary": "No, Fred, the results don't vary. The results are consistent throughout your new album—consistently crappy." Kitty Empire of "The Guardian" wrote, "Limp Bizkit have decided to expose their tender side. They really shouldn't have bothered [...] having seen Limp Bizkit's 'other side', you want the old, unapologetic, meathead version back". Scott Mervis of the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" also criticized "Results May Vary": ""Results May Vary" has a few highlights — 'Almost Over' (very Everlast) and 'Phenomenon' (very Primus) — but way too few to justify all the time and energy spent".


title: Results May Vary

text: Although "Results May Vary" received primarily negative reviews, according to "Spin", the album "isn't all that horrible". Some others were not so negative towards "Results May Vary". Tom Day of MusicOMH wrote, "Ultimately, this album is neither crap nor blindingly good, and results do indeed vary". The "Sun-Sentinel" gave "Results May Vary" a positive review, calling Lethal's work "phenomenal", and praising "Behind Blue Eyes" and the soft-to-heavy progression of "Build a Bridge". Steve Appleford of the "Chicago Tribune" gave "Results May Vary" a mixed review, writing: "The music achieves some surprising sophistication with new textures both acoustic and electronic. Durst also is not so obnoxious nearly so often; at the same time, his songs too often lack the harsh melodic spark that once turned his ravings into pop hits".


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: The group was formed in early 2000 inside the young talent academy Actor's School Hiroshima and debuted with their first Hiroshima-local single "Omajinai Perori" released on March 21, 2002. A year later they moved to Tokyo, started to work with Capsule's producer Yasutaka Nakata, and released their first nationwide indie single, "Sweet Donuts" on August 6, 2003. In 2005, they made a major contract deal with Tokuma Japan Communications and released their major debut single "Linear Motor Girl" on September 21.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: It was not until 2008 when the group's seventh single "Polyrhythm", which was chosen as the theme song of a recycle campaign by NHK, that they started to receive major attention in Japan. The single peaked at number seven on the Oricon charts, becoming their first Top 10 single in Japan, and since then, all of their subsequent works starting with their eighth single "Baby Cruising Love" have debuted within the Top 5 of the charts.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: Perfume's first original studio album, "Game", released on April 16, 2008, became their first number one album in Japan, and "Love the World", released on July 9, 2008, became their first number one single. With roughly combined sales of both singles and albums, the group has sold over 5 million records.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: The group was formed with an original post-Shibuya-kei sound and later transitioned toward contemporary electronic dance music that incorporated elements of synthpop, bubblegum pop, dance-pop, techno, and house music. The group is also known for their heavily processed vocals, making clever use of autotune, Harmony Engine, and vocoders. Over the years, Perfume has been one of the most successful acts in Asian music. The group's musical structure has been identified as technopop.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: In 2012 the group announced that they had signed a global contract with Universal Music Group, and that they expected to expand their horizons and "go global". Their sixteenth major label single "Spending All My Time", released on August 15, 2012, was seen as a dedication to fans overseas. Their fourth studio album "Level 3" was released on October 2, 2013, and was soon followed by "Sweet Refrain" a month after, serving as the lead single for their fifth studio album "Cosmic Explorer", which was released on April 6, 2016, and selected as one of "20 Best Pop Albums of 2016" by "Rolling Stone". Their sixth studio album "Future Pop" was released on August 15, 2018.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: Yuka Kawashima left the group to pursue her studies. She later joined another group called Risky and then attempted a solo career as Yuka. She graduated from the Hiroshima University of Economics in 2011. She now lives in Hiroshima and works at YNN47.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: Because Ayaka Nishiwaki ("a-chan"), Yuka Kashino ("KASHIYUKA"), and Yuka Kawashima ("Kawayuka") had the same Japanese kanji character for in their names, they named the group "Perfume" ( in Japanese). The original name was "ぱふゅ〜む" or "ぱふゅ→む" written in hiragana with thirteen strokes. Nishiwaki stated that they wished to follow the success of four-member dance group Speed (thirteen strokes in uppercase), who trained at Okinawa Actors School.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: Due to Kawashima's exit and Omoto's entry, they gave a new meaning to this name. When asked why they chose it, Nishiwaki replied, "The fragrance of perfume can soothe your feelings or make you feel happy. We aspire to be such artists."


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: In spring 2003, they moved to Tokyo and joined the management agency Amuse, Inc. Then the management changed the group name to English. They wanted to keep the hiragana name associated with their heroines, Speed, but eventually acquiesced. Omoto later said, "The powers-that-be are scary."


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: In 2000, Nishiwaki, Kashino, and Kawashima voluntarily formed the group inside young talent academy Actors School Hiroshima (ASH), which was run by TSS Production, a subsidiary of TSS-TV Co., Ltd. (formerly called Shinhiroshima Telecasting), and also had a deep relationship with the Tokyo-based management company Amuse Inc. Before the group could even debut, Kawashima decided to pull out of the project to focus on her studies (and later formed another group called Pinkies). Nishiwaki set out to find a replacement, and Ayano Omoto ("NOCCHi") joined as the third member. The three girls attended ASH as part of the inaugural class of 1999. While Kashino, Kawashima and Nishiwaki were all in the beginner's class, Omoto was in the advanced class for her vocal abilities.


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text: In March 2002, Perfume debuted in Hiroshima with the single "Omajinai Perori". They followed up the release with "Kareshi Boshūchū" in November of that same year. Both singles were sold in Hiroshima under Momiji Label, which was operated jointly by ASH and Amuse. Around this time they also met Mikiko, the choreographer who would go on to coordinate all of the group's dances from this point forward.


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text: In 2003, following their graduation from Actors School Hiroshima, the trio moved to Tokyo. There, they became a part of Bee-Hive and met Capsule's Yasutaka Nakata who would become their music producer. Between the years of 2003 and 2004, they released "Sweet Donuts", "Monochrome Effect", and "Vitamin Drop" under the indie record label Bee-Hive Records. It was also during this time that they had their first three live performances. Though none of their releases became a hit, their management company chose to give Perfume a major debut.


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text: From 2004 autumn to 2005 summer, Perfume temporarily set Akihabara as their home ground. They collaborated with voice actress and singer Haruko Momoi providing vocals to her song "Akihabalove", which was produced by her under the alias DJ Momo-i. The song was released on a DVD along with the promotional video. They sometimes held surprise live street performances there, and they used to be considered as "Akiba-kei idols" until the release of their debut album, "GAME".


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text: On September 21, 2005, Perfume made its major label debut under the label Tokuma Japan Communications. They released "Linear Motor Girl", which charted on the Oricon charts at number 99. Two singles, "Computer City" and "Electro World", followed in 2006. On August 2, 2006, Perfume released "" along with a new track, "Perfect Star Perfect Style". The album reached number 33 on the Oricon charts (later climbing up as high as number 25 with the release of Perfume's second album, "Game").


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text: On December 20, 2006, Perfume released an exclusive download song, "Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow". The song later appeared on their single, "". On December 21, 2006, Perfume had a live concert at Harajuku Astro Hall which was later recorded and released as "Fan Service: Bitter".


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text: While almost all of the other Bee-Hive members were getting dropped by Amuse Inc., Perfume was given the opportunity to release another single. In February 2007, they released "" featuring the fun dance track "Chocolate Disco". This was a turning point for Perfume in which their luck began to change. Although the sales for "Fan Service [sweet]" were not stellar, "Chocolate Disco" did catch the attention of an already well-established artist in the J-pop industry, Kimura Kaela. Kimura then played Perfume's music on her radio show consistently. While listening to Kimura's radio show, a commercial director named Akira Tomotsugi noticed Perfume and decided to use the three girls in an upcoming TV ad. On July 1, 2007, the commercial for NHK's national recycling campaign aired, featuring Perfume and a new song, "Polyrhythm". The commercial gave Perfume exposure they could have only dreamed of before. Subsequently, their next live show sold out, and Perfume became the first idol group to perform at the Summer Sonic Festival. On September 12, 2007, Perfume officially released their tenth single, "Polyrhythm". It reached number 4 on the Oricon daily single charts and climbed as high as number 7 on the weekly charts. This is noted as the beginning of Perfume's national fame.


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text: In 2008, the group followed up the success of "Polyrhythm" with "Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni". The single reached number 3 on the Oricon weekly charts and sold 50,000 copies. On April 16, 2008, Perfume released their first original album, "Game". "Game" reached number 1 on the Oricon charts upon its release, making Perfume the first technopop group to achieve this since Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Naughty Boys" in 1983. At the time of the album's release, "", "Polyrhythm", and "Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni" all re-entered the Oricon charts. The album went on to sell over 450,000 copies and is certified double platinum.


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text: After the album's release, Perfume First Tour "Game" was announced. The group toured 10 cities and sold out all tickets. On the final date of the tour, Perfume announced that they would be doing a 2-day show at the prestigious Nippon Budokan in November 2008 as well as the release date of their next single, "Love the World".


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text: "love the world" was released on July 9, 2008. It became the first technopop song ever to reach number 1 on the Oricon charts. In October 2008, the Perfume First Tour "GAME" DVD was announced. Upon its release, it beat prominent artists like Koda Kumi and Namie Amuro for the number 1 spot.


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text: Perfume then performed at Budokan for 2 days, November 6 and 7. On the second show, titled "BUDOUKaaaaaaaaaaN!!!!!", they announced a show at yet another famous venue, Yoyogi National Gymnasium titled "Disco!Disco!Disco!", which was a tour that was one of the few never to be released on DVD or Blu-ray, although a few of the songs performed can be seen on the extra footage included in the Triangle Album + DVD set.


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text: The year 2008 ended with the release of their 13th single, "Dream Fighter", which reached number 2 on the charts. They were also chosen to sing at NHK's 59th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, the prestigious end of the year live TV program. On April 18, 2008 Perfume made a special guest appearance performing "Ceramic Girl" at the ending scene of the drama "Sumire 16 sai!!". The music was theme of the drama, and on DVD of Game album there was "Ceramic Girl: Drama Another Version" PV, with scenes of the drama.


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text: On March 25, 2009, Perfume released their 14th single, "One Room Disco". The single reached number 1 in the charts. In April 2009, Perfume began broadcast of a comedy sketch program titled Perfume's Chandelier House. On July 8, 2009, the group released its "80s-themed" third album, "⊿". The album was another number-one hit for Perfume, selling over 300,000 copies. Perfume then went on their second nationwide tour in order to promote the album.


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text: In 2010, Perfume released "Fushizen na Girl / Natural ni Koishite", which reached number 2 in the charts. They went on a fanclub-exclusive tour, titled Perfume 10th Anniversary Fan Club Tour and also announced that they would be having a show at Tokyo Dome titled "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11".


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text: Perfume took part in a commercial for a Pepsi NEX campaign in Japan. In that commercial, they covered a short segment of Lovefool by The Cardigans. On August 11, 2010, Perfume celebrated their 10th anniversary with the release of their 16th single, "Voice", which was used in a Nissan advert.


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text: Perfume's show at the Tokyo Dome as part of their 10-year anniversary marked only the second time an all-female group had held a concert at the venue since SPEED. Tickets for the show were sold out on the day tickets were released. The demand for the tickets was so high that extra, unplanned seats were added. Perfume performed to 50,000 fans. At the end of the show, it was announced that Perfume would attend the Mnet Asian Music Awards (a Korean music-based award show that takes place in Macau), as one of the representatives for Japan alongside R&B duo Chemistry. It was to be Perfume's first overseas performance. After the concert, a new single titled "Nee" was released on November 10, 2010, and like "Natural ni Koishite", it was a tie-up with Japanese apparel brand "Natural Beauty Basic". The single debuted at number 2 with first-week sales of 85,164, their highest first-week singles sales to date. On November 28, 2010, Perfume received the "Best Asia Artist Award" at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in Macau and later on performed "Nee" and "Chocolate Disco". The DVD of the "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11" live performance at Tokyo Dome was released on February 9, 2011. Since February 2, 2011 a new song "Laser Beam" was featured in the adverts titled "Hyōketsu Dance" and "Hyōketsu Ice Music" for Kirin's chūhai drinks. Though it was announced on March 3, 2011 that their next single would be released on April 20, 2011, the official site announced on April 1, 2011, that the new single would be a double A-side single of "Laser Beam/Kasuka na Kaori" and the release was suspended until May 5, 2011, due to the 2011 eastern Japan earthquake. The new release date of the single was then set to be on May 18, 2011.


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text: In 2011, their hit song "Polyrhythm" was featured in Pixar's movie "Cars 2". The song was also on the film's soundtrack. Perfume was invited to and attended the world premiere of "Cars 2" in Los Angeles on June 18, 2011. When the movie was released, Perfume's popularity began to skyrocket. Also, Perfume did a second TV commercial for Kirin, "Hyōketsu Sparkling" featuring a new song, "Glitter".


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text: On September 5, 2011, Perfume announced that they would be releasing their fourth album, "JPN" on November 30, 2011. Before the record was to be released, they released the new single "Spice" on November 2, 2011, which is the lead single for the album and includes the song "Glitter" from their recent Kirin commercial tie-up.


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text: On October 15, 2011, Perfume and Japanese co-ed band AAA represented Japan as performers for the 2011 Asia Song Festival which was held in Daegu, South Korea. They performed alongside Korean acts Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Beast and Lee Seung-gi, Chinese singers Bibi Zhou and Leo Ku, Taiwanese singer Peter Ho and Thai singer Tata Young.


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text: On February 28, it was announced the group had transferred to Universal Music Japan to start working overseas. It was also announced that the group would release their latest album, "JPN", on iTunes in 50 countries and launch an official global website on March 6. On the same day, Universal Japan announced that the group would be managed by the label Universal J, the same label of singer-fashion designer Meg, who was also produced by Yasutaka Nakata.


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text: On March 7, 2012, Perfume announced that they had signed a global contract with Universal Music Group. A day after, March 8, 2012, the group announced the April 11 release of the single "Spring of Life". The title track was used as a Kirin advertisement for "Hyōketsu Magical Music". This marks the group's first single to be released under their new record label. On March 23, 2012, Perfume made a special guest appearance performing "Baby Cruising Love" in the movie "Moteki".


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text: On May 18, 2012, Perfume gave their first English interview to the Japan Times Online. In it, they discussed K-pop, their move from Tokuma Japan to Universal Music and coming to the United States for the first time and their desire to perform internationally. Perfume and their management intend to present the group 'as is' internationally rather than adapting them to fit the market like previous attempts by Asian artists to break the international market. This was backed up when the group's latest album "JPN" was released in various Asian markets physically.


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text: The group hosted the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 which was held in Chiba at Makuhari Messe Hall on June 23. On July 23, 2012, Perfume made two announcements, one of which was that they had their first tour outside Japan, in places such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and Singapore. The second announcement was that they were releasing a new compilation album set for a global release named "Perfume Global Compilation "Love the World"", which was published on September 12, 2012.


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text: The group also represented Japan at the first ABU TV Song Festival 2012 which was scheduled at the KBS Concert Hall, in Seoul, South Korea on October 14, 2012.


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text: On February 27, 2013, Perfume released their 17th single, entitled "Mirai no Museum". The title track was used as theme song for the Doraemon film, "". The single peaked at number 2 on the Oricon charts, becoming the group's 12th consecutive Top 3 single. From May 29 to June 18, the group held a live tour entitled "Zutto Suki Datta'n'jake: Sasurai no Men Kata Perfume Fes!!" utilizing a 'Battle of the Bands' performance style with three other different artists: Kazuyoshi Saito, Tamio Okuda, and Maximum the Hormone. The tour consisted of six performances which were held at the Zepp music halls in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Perfume also performed live at the Ultra Music Festival in South Korea on June 14. On May 22, Perfume released their second single for 2013, entitled "Magic of Love", releasing simultaneously the live DVD "Perfume World Tour 1st", which covered their recent performance in Singapore from their world tour. On June 20, 2013, Perfume was invited to Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity where they presented the "Perfume Global Site Project" which received a Silver Lion Award in Cyber Lions category, and performed a special version of their single "Spending All My Time". In July 2013, the group started their second world tour, in which they held concerts in Cologne, London and Paris. On June 19, Perfume announced the release of their fourth studio album, entitled "Level3" for October 2, 2013, their first studio album with Universal Music Japan. On October 6, a new song titled "Party Maker" started to be promoted in TV commercials of Eisai's Chocola BB Sparkling. On August 14, 2013 Perfume performed in the NHK special program "Minna wo Tsunagu Mahou no Melody", Disney' songs, even as another artists. On November 27, 2013, their 19th single "Sweet Refrain" was released. The song was used as the theme song for TV Asahi drama "Toshi Densetsu no Onna 2" which started broadcasting on October 11, 2013.


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text: On February 22, 2014 Perfume was invited to perform at the 9th KKBOX Music Awards in Taiwan. They also announced their 2nd co-headlining tour entitled "Perfume Fes!! 2014" (which ran from March 15 to 20) utilizing a 'Battle of the Bands' performance style again with eight other different artists, such as 9nine, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, and Rip Slyme. The tour consisted of nine performances at many music halls in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Shizuoka, Ishikawa, Kagawa and finally Seoul (South Korea).


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text: On April 30, the group announced via a fanclub-exclusive stream that they plan to release a new single in the summer of 2014, which would be their 20th major label single since their major label debut "Linear Motor Girl". At the same time they announced their 5th tour, titled "Perfume 5th Tour 'Gurun Gurun'". The tour is titled "Gurun Gurun" (which means round and round) to represent Perfume's long trip around Japan for this tour, with 14 dates in 7 cities.


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text: On May 27, Perfume announced that they would release their new single "Cling Cling" on July 16, along with three other songs. It was also stated that "Cling Cling" will be used in a new Chocola BB commercial. On June 24, Perfume announced their next world tour titled "Perfume World Tour 3rd" from October 31 through November 15, taking them to Taiwan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and their first visits to the United States. On July 16, Perfume released "Cling Cling", which was their 20th single overall, along with 3 other tracks, entitled "Hold Your Hand" (which would be the theme for the drama "Silent Poor"), "Display" (used with a tie-in with Panasonic 4K), and "Ijiwaru na Hello". The song "Hold Your Hand" had Perfume fans from all around the world contribute photographs of their hands with various lyrics and letters written on them. The pictures were then compiled into a final music video.


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text: The group released a Bonus Edition of their album "Level3" on October 7, with the label Astralwerks. This edition include two new mixes of their single "Spending All My Time".


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text: Perfume's song “Hurly Burly” was the end theme of the short movie "FASTENING DAYS". The group made a cameo in the OK Go's I Won't Let You Down video.


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text: Perfume returned to the United States in March 2015 and appeared at SXSW on March 17. Their appearance included the debut of a new song, "STORY", and the performance received praise for the technology utilized and the futuristic visuals.


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text: On April 29, 2015, Perfume released a double A-side single "Relax In The City/Pick Me Up". OK Go made a cameo in the music video for ""Pick Me Up"". In April 2015 Perfume released their iconic shoes 'Perfume Dance Heel', available on their webstore, Isetan and Asmart stores. Available in the colors: Pink beige, Black, White, Black gold and Coral Red suede.


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text: On 2015 Perfume Exhibit happened at Tower Records SHIBUYA 8F as one of "Perfume 10th ANNIVERSARY PROJECT"! Perfume costumes and rare photos were available there. On September 18 - October 4 started the VOL.1 and on October 9 - November 1 the VOL.2 .


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text: Between September 21–30, the group began a ten-day series of events to celebrate their 15th anniversary as a group. Events included "PTA summit" on 9/21, "Perfume FES!! 2015" on 9/22, "3rd Perfume Dance Contest" on 9/23, and a series of concerts titled "3:5:6:9" (pronounced "San:Go:Roku:Kyu") a pun on "sugoroku", which is Japanese for "board game". The concerts centered on a large die which determined the songs that the group would perform. On September 26, 2015, they released a collection of their columns , 200 total, from TV Bros. magazine. Spanning 2007–2015, it was titled "Fan Service [TV Bros.]".


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text: On October 15, the next single "Star Train" was released. The song was used as the theme of Perfume's documentary "WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT", which chronicled their WORLD TOUR 3rd and their performance at SXSW. On November 26, they debuted the song "Next Stage With You", which was tied into the marketing campaign of the same name by Mercedes-Benz Japan.


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text: On December 5, Perfume was showcased in an episode of "Entertainment Nippon" by NHK World. In light of their upcoming documentary, the episode detailed the history of the group as well as the people behind the scenes that help the success of their live performances.


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text: On December 25, 2015 Perfume announced a fifth album to be released in the Spring of 2016, along with an accompanying nationwide arena tour. It was later revealed on February 14, 2016 entitled "Cosmic Explorer", to be released April 6, along with an accompanying 6th Tour by the same name. The single "Flash" was released together with the album "Cosmic Explorer", like an extra disc. "FLASH" was the theme song of live action adaptation of Chihayafuru.


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text: On March 12, 2016 Perfume performed as part of NHK Ashita he Concert to support the victims of the big earthquake. On the first part of World Tour Perfume held a 'Cosmic Explorer Cafe' in Hong Kong, Taipei (Taiwan) and Seoul (Korea), with a Costume Display for the fans. Along with the World Tour, the 'Perfume: A Gallery Experience' exhibition was realized in London and New York.


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text: On July 20, 2016 the collaboration OK Go x Perfume "I Do not Understand You" was released as ending theme of TOKYO MX 20th Anniversary Memorial TV Animation 3DCG short 'SUshi Police' anime series. On July 27, 2016 Pentatonix released the album 'Pentatonix (Japan Super Edition)', with the song "Perfume Medley", a tribute to the group. On July 31, 2016 "Hold Your Hand" was the end theme of the short movie "FASTENING DAYS 2".


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text: On August 21, 2016 MIKIKO and Rhizomatiks from "Team Perfume" made the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games. On August 30, 2016 Fuse Magazine added Perfume to list "FALL TOUR PREVIEW: 22 CONCERTS THAT ARE WORTH YOUR DOUGH", #7 place. On September 21, 2016 Perfume made live guest appearance in 3 radio programs in 3 different cities, promoting apart for the first time. NOCCHi at FM Fukuoka "Hiper Night Program GOW!!" in Fukuoka, a-chan at ZIP-FM "BEATNIC JUNCTION" in Nagoya and KASHIYUKA at FM802 "THE NAKAJIMA HIROTO 802 RADIO MASTERS" in Osaka. On October 2, 2016 debuted the new 3DCG animated series Chii's Grand Adventures with "Nee" as opening theme.


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text: On November 23, 2016, they collaborated with Uniqlo for the second time to promote Heattech's campaign website.


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text: On December 19, 2016, "Rolling Stone" magazine added "Cosmic Explorer" to the list "20 Best Pop Albums of 2016", #16 place.


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text: On February 15, 2017, Perfume released the single "Tokyo Girl", the title track was used for the drama "Tokyo Tarareba Girls", where A-chan debuted as a voia ce actress. They made a YouTube live stream performing the song in front of Tokyo Tower on Valentine's Day.


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text: On March 21, 2017 Perfume finally released their fragrance 'PERFUME OF PERFUME', available only on 2017 Spring on their webstore and Isetan stores. On March 31, and April 1, 2017 Perfume made their first drama appearance at TV Tokyo Special drama 'Pensées', available soon on Netflix. In April that year, Perfume stated that Kenta Maeda from the Los Angeles Dodgers was using "Flash" as his walk-up song this season.


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text: On June 2–3, Perfume FES!!2017 to take place, with guest artists Denki Groove and Chatmonchy on Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9 - 11 Hall. On Jun 4, Perfume will appear on Amuse Fes in MAKUHARI 2017 - rediscover -, in Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1 - 8 Hall.


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text: On August 21, Perfume collaboration with Isetan 'Perfume Dance Heel', released brand new color as "gloss black" and the new style with almond toes would come in "moss green" and "wine", both in suede.


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text: On September 6–14, will happen a new edition of Perfume FES!!2017 with guest artists Suga Shikao, Rekishi, Gen Hoshino and Maximum the Hormone on Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium and Osakajo Hall. On September, 2017 "Sweet Refrain" was the end theme of the short movie "FASTENING DAYS 3", now released as a mini-series, and Perfume dubbed minor characters.


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text: On December 1, it was announced the launching of Perfume fashion line 'Perfume Closet', with unisex items inspired by clothes worn by them in their music videos "Tokyo Girl", "Flash", "Spring of Life" and "Laser Beam". On December 13–19, Maison Perfume became available at Isetan Stores. This project include products of collaborations of Perfume: "KOKUYO×SHOGO SEKINE" illustrated notes, "PILOT×SHOGO SEKINE" illustrated pens, "HASAMI by Akko" mugs, "KLOKA" key holders, "SUPERTHANKS" shirts, "petite robe noire" earrings, "Perfume Closet" clothes and "Perfume OFFICIAL GOODS".


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text: On March 14, 2018, Perfume released the single "Mugenmirai", serving as the theme song for the film Chihayafuru Part 3. On May 24, 2018, Perfume officially confirmed via their website and social media accounts that their sixth studio album "Future Pop" would be released on August 15, 2018, along with a Japanese arena tour in the fall. The album title, release date, artwork, and track list were officially revealed on June 27.


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text: On July 23, 2018, a new line-up of "Perfume Closet" was launched, it includes frill tops and skirts inspired by Perfume's stage outfits as well as products that incorporated Perfume's experience of creating beautiful but comfortable stage outfits and unisex pants and caps that are perfect for summer fun. In addition, a jewelry line with “perfume bottle” motifs was announced.


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text: On August 31, 2018, and September 5, and 30, 2018; a special screening of "Perfume 'Future Pop' Special -MV Selection-" was confirmed in Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan. Perfume talked in depth about the music videos from "Future Pop" along with video comments from the special guests.


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text: Between September 20, and October 10, 2018, to raise fund to donate for the victims of 2018 West Japan rain disaster, Perfume will put out past performance outfits to charity auction "Yahuoku!". All funds raised from the outfit charity auction will be donated through Central Community Chest of Japan. They also donated part of the profit from the sales of the album "Future Pop" as well as the merchandise sales of nationwide arena tour Perfume 7th Tour 2018 "Future Pop" starting September 21. This was donated through Amuse Bokin.


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text: On January 3, 2019, Perfume was announced as part of the lineup of the 2019 Coachella Festival in California, scheduled for April 14 and 21, 2019. They were the first J-pop group to perform at Coachella.


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text: Oh March 7, 2019 the Perfume's song "FAKE IT" was chosen as theme song of RCC television 60-year special program, "Koi Yori Suki ja, Damedesuka?", a love comedy drama based on people who support the existence of "Hiroshima Toyo Carp".


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text: On March 21, 2019, to celebrate Perfume's indie debut anniversary new "Perfume of Perfume" scented hand cream and fabric spray became available.


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text: The group's third compilation album, "", was released on September 18, 2019, and includes two new songs. The digital single "Nananananairo" was released on July 6, 2019 to promote it.


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text: In September 2019, Perfume appeared as a guest of "Ageta: the talking fried chicken", a one-minute animation show on Hiroshima TV.


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text: Parco Museum Tokyo hosted the "Rhizomatiks inspired by Perfume 2020" exhibition from January 11–27, 2020. In this exhibition, Perfume celebrated the 15th anniversary of their debut, and revealed details behind the stage productions and artwork created by Rhizomatiks, the systems used for live performances, media art installations, and VR content.


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text: To commemorate the 2020 dome tour, "Perfume Closet Part 4" pop-up shops were announced for 5 locations in 4 major cities starting at Shibuya's brand new mall, Shibuya Scramble Square, as well as Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Perfume appeared as the first artist of Disney's original music documentary program "Disney My Music Story", which began distribution January 31, 2020, on Disney's official video distribution service "Disney Deluxe". The program included interviews talking about the members' life stories, thoughts on music, memories of Disney, and performances of Perfume's songs, as well as Disney songs selected by members themselves in original arrangements. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the last show of the "Perfume 8th Tour 2020 'P Cubed' in Dome" tour at Tokyo Dome on February 26 was cancelled, following the recommendations of the Health Ministry of Japan. The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.1" scheduled to be released on 9/2 (Wednesday) the Blu-ray & DVD “Perfume 8th Tour 2020 “P Cubed” in Dome”. In addition to it, the performance "Reframe 2019" was released as a movie "Reframe Theater Experience with you" in theaters from 9/4 (Fri.) for 2 weeks only. The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.2" scheduled to be released on 9/16 (Wednesday) the new single "Time Warp". The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.3" scheduled to be released on 9/22 (Tuesday/Holiday) Start Real Escape Game x Perfume "Escape from the room next to Perfume" at Tokyo Mystery Circus in Shinjuku. The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.4" scheduled to be released on 9/21 (Monday/Holiday) the "P.O.P" (Perfume Online Present) Festival. The project "Perfume 15th&20th anniv with you all Vol.5" which concludes the series of projects, will be released on October 23 (Friday), Perfume's first costume book "Perfume COSTUME BOOK 2005-2020" that looks back on the history of Perfume from its major debut in 2005 to the present.


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text: On July 2, 2021, Perfume released their digital single, "Polygon Wave". A concert show was held for two days at the Yokohama Pia Arena MM on August 14 and August 15 to


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text: commemorate the single. The group announced that they will be releasing an EP with the same name on September 22. In addition, Perfume's appearance in the music festival 'Primavera Sound 2022,' which will take place in June 2022 in Spain, had been confirmed. The festival celebrates its 20 year anniversary in June 2021 but has been canceled due to COVID-19.


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text: On November 12-December 18, 2021, it has been decided that the concept live "Reframe" will be held in 5 cities as a tour. This will be the first time that it will be held outside of Tokyo, and this time it will be held in a total of 13 performances in Tokyo, Ishikawa, Aichi, Hyogo, and Hiroshima.


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text: On October 15, Perfume announced that " Perfume LIVE 2022 [polygon wave] " will be held from January 9-January 16, 2022. This live will be a re-performance of <Perfume LIVE 2021 [polygon wave]> held at Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa in August 2021. It will be held at the same venue for 6 days.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: On March 9, 2022, Perfume released their 27th single, "Flow". The title track, "Flow", was used for the drama "Fight Song" on TBS, and the B-side, "Mawarukagami (polygon wave live ver)", was performed in the <Perfume LIVE 2021 [polygon wave]> in August 14-August 15, 2021.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: On April 28, 2022, they cancelled appearance at the "Primavera Sound 2022" festival, which was set in June 2022, due to "light of the worldwide spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as unstable world situations".


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: On April 29, 2022, Perfume released their digital single, "Sayonara Plastic World". The song was first shown in the April / May broadcast of NHK show, "Minna no Uta".


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: On May 12, 2022, Perfume announced that they would release their 7th studio album, "Plasma", along with a Japanese arena tour in fall.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: The group's music, on several occasions, has been identified as "technopop". It was around 2005 that the group's original post-Shibuya-kei sound began making a transition to electronic dance-pop music, influenced by 1980s synthpop and incorporating vocoders.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: Perfume has worked with producer and songwriter Yasutaka Nakata since 2003. "We don't really have any input when Nakata is writing and the ideas behind "Future Pop", and all our music, are his," the group told "Forbes". "Nakata's been writing songs for us that match the specific time of our lives so that the music has actually matured with us."


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: MTV Iggy said "There are a few reasons why Perfume is one of Japan's most thrilling pop acts. For one thing, there's the music, which is an infectious batch of chart-topping melodies built upon a foundation of intricate maximal house production that would give Daft Punk a run for their money, with heavily processed vocals that stutter robotically yet always sound 100 percent human. On top of that, they have an impeccably designed retro-futuristic image and punishing, innovative choreography that they nevertheless render effortless. Where all of this truly comes together, of course, is on stage."


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: The group has influenced acts like Aira Mitsuki, immi, Mizca, SAWA, Saori@destiny, Sweet Vacation, 80_pan and former labelmate Vanilla Beans.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: Some musicians have said that they are fans of Perfume. Marty Friedman named Perfume "the group that has the largest influence on the Japanese music industry in 2008", and covered their 5th major single Polyrhythm in the album Tokyo Jukebox. Musicians such as Kreva, Pierre Nakano from the band Ling tosite Sigure, and Aya Hirano are all fans of the group from a Japanese hiphop group Rhymester and from a new wave band , who are both enthusiastic idol fans, declared that they were Perfume fans in the early stage of activities of the group and made a "25000 letter dialogue" over Perfume phenomenon on Yomiuri Shimbun Pop Style blog. Kimura Kaela played Perfume songs in heavy rotation in her radio program "Oh My Radio!" (J-Wave 81.3), which led them to appear in NHK and AC Recycling Ads. After their cameo in OK Go's video for "I Won't Let You Down", lead singer Damian Kulash revealed he was a fan via Instagram.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: On Nico Nico Douga, the most visited Japanese video sharing site (similar to YouTube), MADs featuring Perfume songs and "The Idolm@ster" videos, were created, which led the album to number 1 status on Amazon.co.jp's music bestsellers. Some Internet media consider this as one of the factors for Perfume's net-based popularity at first.


title: Perfume (Japanese band)

text: On the July 2007 ranking of Niconico Ichiba, or Niconico market, where users can introduce and buy goods related to videos, "Perfume: Complete Best" was ranked as number 1 and "Fan Service: Sweet" as number 7.


title: Hercules in New York

text: Hercules in New York is a 1970 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Aubrey Wisberg. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in his acting debut as the eponymous divine hero, who engages in escapades after traveling to New York City. Produced independently by Wisberg on a budget of $300,000, the film was shot entirely on location.


title: Hercules in New York

text: Hercules, at Olympus, berates his father Zeus for not allowing him to leave the gods' abode to adventure on Earth. Eventually Zeus sends Hercules, on a beam, to the land of men.


title: Hercules in New York

text: After some strange encounters in the air and at sea, including scaring an old woman on a passenger jet, Hercules arrives in New York City, where hilarity ensues in the form of interactions with various New Yorkers, who regard him as physically superior but socially awkward. He befriends a skinny little man called Pretzie, named because he sells pretzels. Hercules becomes a successful professional wrestler.


title: Hercules in New York

text: Zeus, watching Hercules from the heights, becomes irritated with Hercules' antics, which he feels are making a mockery of the gods, and calls on Mercury to stop Hercules. After Mercury tries but fails to bring Hercules home, Zeus orders Nemesis to see to it that Hercules is consigned to the infernal regions ruled over by Pluto.


title: Hercules in New York

text: However, Juno instead convinces Nemesis to poison Hercules with a poison that would strip him of his divinity and then talk to Pluto. Nemesis informs Pluto of what is happening and he bets a large sum of money against Hercules in an upcoming strongman competition with Hercules' gangster manager. When Hercules loses the strongman competition his friends try to head off Hercules' angry manager's henchmen, but Hercules follows them to save them.


title: Hercules in New York

text: Meanwhile, Zeus uncovers the truth from Nemesis as to what is happening but only intervenes at the last minute to restore Hercules' divinity, not wanting any son of his to die at the hands of a mortal.


title: Hercules in New York

text: Hercules defeats the gangsters and realizes that he has been disobedient and returns to the heavens shortly after, only saying good-bye to Pretzie over a radio after he leaves.


title: Hercules in New York

text: In the heavens, Zeus tells Juno and Hercules that he will not punish Hercules for his behavior as they ask him about it and then asks to be left alone. They leave him alone, and upon their departure, Zeus sneaks out of the heavens and descends to Earth, scaring a passenger jet on his way down.


title: Hercules in New York

text: "Hercules in New York" was the acting debut of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was 22 years old. At the time he was living in Los Angeles and making ends meet by running a bricklaying business with fellow bodybuilder Franco Columbu, while weight training and participating in bodybuilding competitions. Schwarzenegger, who had expressed interest in pursuing an acting career, auditioned at the encouragement of his friend Reg Park, a successful bodybuilder who had starred in a series of successful “Hercules” films produced in Italy. According to Schwarzenegger, during his audition his agent said he had years of "stage" experience, implying theater, when he had only appeared on bodybuilding stages.


title: Hercules in New York

text: The film was also the directorial debut of Arthur Allan Seidelman, who up until then had only directed theatre. The film was independently produced on a low budget, and filmed entirely in real locations in New York City. Several scenes including an elaborate chariot chase were shot without permits.


title: Hercules in New York

text: Playing the film's title character, Schwarzenegger, because of his long last name and to play off the name of fellow cast member comedian Arnold Stang, is credited as "Arnold Strong 'Mr. Universe'". At the time filming began, Schwarzenegger had just come in first place in both professional and amateur Universe Championships. Production of the film coincided with his training for the competition for the second year in a row, and after it ended, he won the professional title again, beating Park.


title: Hercules in New York

text: Schwarzenegger had all his lines dubbed by an uncredited voice actor due to his thick Austrian accent, although the Trimark DVD has an "Original English Dialogue" audio track with Arnold's voice. However, in that version's final scene, Schwarzenegger's voice is not restored when Hercules speaks to Pretzie through his small transistor radio, since that scene was shot without Schwarzenegger present and the voice was added via ADR.


title: Hercules in New York

text: On October 19, 2006, the "San Francisco Chronicle" reported that rightsholder Premiere Pictures was auctioning off the rights to the film on eBay for a minimum bid of $550,000.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Terence Francis Eagleton (born 22 February 1943) is an English literary theorist, critic, and public intellectual. He is currently Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton has published over forty books, but remains best known for "" (1983), which has sold over 750,000 copies. The work elucidated the emerging literary theory of the period, as well as arguing that all literary theory is necessarily political. He has also been a prominent critic of postmodernism, publishing works such as "The Illusions of Postmodernism" (1996) and "After Theory" (2003). He argues that, influenced by postmodernism, cultural theory has wrongly devalued objectivity and ethics. His thinking is influenced by Marxism and Christianity.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Formerly the Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford (1992–2001) and John Edward Taylor Professor of Cultural Theory at the University of Manchester (2001–2008), Eagleton has held visiting appointments at universities around the world including Cornell, Duke, Iowa, Melbourne, Trinity College Dublin, and Yale.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton delivered Yale University's 2008 Terry Lectures and the University of Edinburgh's 2010 Gifford Lecture entitled "The God Debate". He gave the 2010 Richard Price Memorial Lecture at Newington Green Unitarian Church, speaking on "The New Atheism and the War on Terror". In 2009, he published a book which accompanied his lectures on religion, entitled "Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate".


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton was born in Salford on 22 February 1943 to Francis Paul Eagleton and his wife, Rosaleen (née Riley) Eagleton. He grew up in a working-class Catholic family of Irish descent in Salford, with roots in County Galway. His mother's side of the family had strong Irish republican sympathies. He served as an altar boy at a local Carmelite convent where he was responsible for escorting novice nuns taking their vows, a role referred to in the title of his memoir "The Gatekeeper".


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton was educated at De La Salle College, a Roman Catholic grammar school in Pendleton, Salford. In 1961, he went to read English at Trinity College, Cambridge, whence he graduated with first-class honours. He later described his undergraduate experience as a "waste of time". In 1964, he moved to Jesus College, Cambridge, where as a junior research fellow and doctoral student, he became the youngest fellow at the college since the 18th century. He was supervised by Raymond Williams. It was during this period that his socialist convictions began to take hold, and he edited a radical Catholic leftist periodical called "Slant".


title: Terry Eagleton

text: In 1969, he moved to the University of Oxford where he became a fellow and tutor of Wadham College (1969–1989), Linacre College (1989–1993) and St Catherine's College, becoming Thomas Warton Professor of English in 1992. At Wadham, Eagleton ran a well-known seminar on Marxist literary theory which, in the 1980s, metamorphosed into the radical pressure group Oxford English Limited and its journal "", to which he contributed several pieces. In 2001, Eagleton left Oxford to become the John Edward Taylor Professor of English at the University of Manchester.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton began his literary studies with the 19th and 20th centuries, then conformed to the stringent academic Marxism of the 1970s. He then published an attack on his mentor Williams's relation to the Marxist tradition in the pages of the "New Left Review", in the mode of the French critic Louis Althusser. In the 1960s, he became involved with the left-wing Catholic group "Slant", authoring a number of theological articles (including "A Marxist Interpretation of Benediction"), as well as a book "Towards a New Left Theology". A major turning point was his "Criticism & Ideology" (1976) in which Eagleton discusses various theorists and critics from F. R. Leavis and (his tutor) Raymond Williams to Pierre Macherey. This earliest response to Theory is critical and substantive with Eagleton supplying a dense web of categories for "a materialist criticism" which situates the author as well as the text in the general mode of production, the "literary" mode of production and particular ideologies. In chapter 4 he gives a thorough overview of one theme in the English context – "organicist concepts of society" or "community" – as worked by petty-bourgeois Victorian writers, from George Eliot to D. H. Lawrence, and how this determines textual form in each instance.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: In "" (1983, revised 1996), Eagleton surveys the history of theoretical approaches to literature, from its beginnings with Matthew Arnold, through formalism, psychoanalysis, and structuralism, to post-structuralism. In the process, he demonstrates what is the thesis of the book: that theory is necessarily political. Theory is always presented as if it is unstained by point of view and is neutral, but in fact it is impossible to avoid having a political perspective. Peter Barry has said of the book that it "greatly contributed to the 'consolidation' of literary theory and helped to establish it firmly on the undergraduate curriculum". Eagleton's approach to literary criticism is one firmly rooted in the Marxist tradition, though he has also incorporated techniques and ideas from more recent modes of thought as structuralism, Lacanian analysis and deconstruction. As his memoir "The Gatekeeper" recounts, Eagleton's Marxism has never been solely an academic pursuit. He was active in the International Socialists (along with Christopher Hitchens) and then the Workers' Socialist League whilst in Oxford. He has been a regular contributor to the "London Review of Books".


title: Terry Eagleton

text: "After Theory" (2003) was written two decades later, after the end of the great period of High Theory – the cultural theory of Foucault, the postmodernists, Derrida, et al. Looking back, Eagleton evaluates its achievements and failures, and proposes new directions needing to be pursued. He considers that among the great achievements of Theory were the expansion of objects of study (to include gender, sexuality, popular culture, post-colonialism, etc.), and the wide-ranging self-reflective criticism of traditional assumptions. But in Eagleton's estimation there were also many serious mistakes, for instance: the assault on the normative and the insistence on the relativity of truth leaves us powerless to criticize oppression; the rejection of objectivity and (excessively) of all forms of essentialism bespeak an unrecognized idealism, or at least a blindness to our human materiality, ultimately born of an unconscious fear of death; and cultural studies has wrongly avoided consideration of ethics, which for Eagleton is inextricably tied to a proper politics. It is virtue and politics and how they may be realized, among other things, that Eagleton offers as new avenues needing to be explored by cultural studies. "After Theory" fleshes out this political aspect, tied to ethics, growing out of the fact that humans exist in neediness and dependency on others, their freedom bounded by the common fact of death.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton has become a vocal critic of what has been called the New Atheism. In October 2006, he published a review of Richard Dawkins's "The God Delusion" in the "London Review of Books". Eagleton begins by questioning Dawkins's methodology and understanding: "Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the "Book of British Birds", and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology". Eagleton further writes, "Nor does [Dawkins] understand that because God is transcendent of us (which is another way of saying that he did not have to bring us about), he is free of any neurotic need for us and wants simply to be allowed to love us." He concludes by suggesting Dawkins has not been attacking organised faith so much as a sort of rhetorical straw man:


title: Terry Eagleton

text: In April 2008 Eagleton delivered Yale University's Terry Lectures, with the title "Faith and Fundamentalism: Is belief in Richard Dawkins necessary for salvation?", constituting a continuation of the critique he had begun in "The London Review of Books". Introducing his first lecture with an admission of ignorance of both theology and science, Eagleton goes on to affirm: "All I can claim in this respect, alas, is that I think I may know just about enough theology to be able to spot when someone like Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens – a couplet I shall henceforth reduce for convenience to the solitary signifier "Ditchkins" – is talking out of the back of his neck." An expanded version of these lectures was published in 2009 as "Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate".


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton sees football as a new opium of the people distracting ordinary people from more serious, important social concerns. Eagleton is pessimistic as to whether this distraction can be ended:


title: Terry Eagleton

text: In late 2007, a critique of Martin Amis included in the introduction to a 2007 edition of Eagleton's book "Ideology" was widely reprinted in the British press. In it, Eagleton took issue with Amis' widely quoted writings on "Islamism", directing particular attention to one specific passage from an interview with Ginny Dougary published in "The Times" on 9 September 2006.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton criticised Amis and expressed surprise as to its source, stating: "[these are] not the ramblings of a British National Party thug ... but the reflections of Martin Amis, leading luminary of the English metropolitan literary world." He drew a connection between Amis and his father (the novelist Kingsley Amis). Eagleton went on to write that Martin Amis had learned more from his father – whom Eagleton described as a reactionary "racist, anti-Semitic boor, a drink-sodden, self-hating reviler of women, gays and liberals" – than merely "how to turn a shapely phrase." Eagleton added there was "something rather stomach-churning at the sight of those such as Amis and his political allies, champions of a civilisation that for centuries has wreaked untold carnage throughout the world, shrieking for illegal measures when they find themselves for the first time on the sticky end of the same treatment."


title: Terry Eagleton

text: The essay became a "cause célèbre" in British literary circles. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, a commentator for "The Independent", wrote an article about the affair, to which Amis responded via open letter, calling Eagleton "an ideological relict ... unable to get out of bed in the morning without the dual guidance of God and Karl Marx." Amis said the views Eagleton attributed to him as his considered opinion was in fact his spoken description of a tempting urge, in relation to the need to "raise the price" of terrorist actions. Eagleton's personal comments on Kingsley Amis prompted a further response from Kingsley's widow, the novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard. Howard wrote to "The Daily Telegraph", noting that for a supposed "anti-semitic homophobe", it was peculiar that the only guests at the Howard–Amis nuptials were either Jewish or gay. As Howard explained, "Kingsley was never a racist, nor an anti-Semitic boor. Our four great friends who witnessed our wedding were three Jews and one homosexual." Colin Howard, Howard's homosexual brother, called Eagleton "a little squirt", adding that Sir Kingsley, far from being homophobic, had extended an affectionate friendship to him and helped him come to terms with his sexuality.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton defended his comments about Martin and Kingsley Amis in "The Guardian", claiming the main bone of contention – the substance of Amis' remarks and views – had been lost amid the media furore.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: The novelist and critic David Lodge, writing in the May 2004 "New York Review of Books" on "Theory" and "After Theory", concluded:


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Jonathan Bate stressed the importance of Eagleton's Roman Catholic background in "Saint Terence", a 1991 review-essay in the "London Review of Books" prior to the overt religious turn in Eagleton's later works.


title: Terry Eagleton

text: Eagleton has been married twice. His first marriage was to Rosemary Galpin, a nurse; his second marriage was to American academic Willa Murphy. They have since divorced. Eagleton has five children: Dominic Eagleton, Daniel Eagleton, the journalist Oliver Eagleton, Alice Eagleton and Owen Eagleton. His daughter-in-law is theatre director Andrea Ferran.


title: K.Flay

text: Kristine Meredith Flaherty (born June 30, 1985), better known as K.Flay, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and rapper. Her debut album "Life as a Dog" was released in 2014, peaking on "Billboard"s Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 2 and "Billboard"s Rap Albums chart at No. 14. In 2016, she signed with Interscope Records as the first artist signed to Dan Reynolds' Night Street Records imprint. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, she was nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (for "Every Where Is Some Where") and Best Rock Song (for "Blood in the Cut").


title: K.Flay

text: K.Flay was born Kristine Meredith Flaherty in Wilmette, Illinois, on June 30, 1985. She attended nearby New Trier High School. When she was seven, her parents divorced and her mother remarried soon after, bringing in a stepbrother and a stepsister. When she was 14 years old, her biological father—a guitarist who loved all musical genres—died of undisclosed causes related to his alcoholism; many of her songs include references to him. Flaherty's stepfather helped raise her and later adopted her. She has described herself as a tomboy during childhood, preferring baggier clothing and rejecting "all things girly". In 2003, she enrolled at Stanford University, pursuing a double major in psychology and sociology. According to Flaherty, many people she met during her time at Stanford influenced her musical style.


title: K.Flay

text: K.Flay began her music career in 2003, believing that most hip hop hits on the radio were "simplistic, misogynistic and formulaic". After bragging to a friend that she could write similar songs, she wrote "Blingity Blang Blang", which she described as a "low budget rap parody that contained far too many obscenities". After writing and performing the song, Flaherty realized that she enjoyed writing and recording music. She continued to experiment with music by writing songs and performing and recording them on her computer. She released a mixtape called "Suburban Rap Queen" in 2005, which she produced on her laptop, and began performing.


title: K.Flay

text: In 2010, K.Flay released her self-titled EP, and in 2011 self-released the mixtape "I Stopped Caring in '96", which she later remarked was a career turning point. K.Flay signed with RCA Records in 2012, releasing two EPs: "Eyes Shut" in 2012, with songs produced by Liam Howlett from the British band The Prodigy, and "What If It Is" in 2013. She parted ways with RCA Records in 2013 because of differences of opinion. Upon leaving RCA Records, she left behind more than 60 songs she had written while signed under RCA Records, but no longer owned the rights to. K.Flay has described her time with RCA Records as similar to "an ill-advised marriage".


title: K.Flay

text: In late April 2014, K.Flay announced the release of her album "Life as a Dog", by offering fans the ability to pre-order via PledgeMusic, reaching 196 percent of her initial goal. She wanted the project to be "DIY [and] self-motivated". It was recorded and produced in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with the final mix produced at San Francisco's Different Fur.


title: K.Flay

text: "Life as a Dog" was released independently on June 10, 2014. The album reached No. 14 on the "Billboard" Rap Albums chart No. 2 on the "Billboard" Heatseekers Albums chart. K.Flay toured extensively once the album was released, including headlining a tour and joining tours with AWOLNATION, Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional in 2014. In 2014 and 2015 she toured Germany, France and other European countries.


title: K.Flay

text: K.Flay also performed on the Warped Tour in 2014, saying that it "was almost like an exercise in becoming a better performer".


title: K.Flay

text: In 2015, K.Flay collaborated with Louis the Child on their song "It's Strange". The single was praised by Taylor Swift, who added "It's Strange" as one of her "Songs That Will Make Life Awesome" list and was featured on the "FIFA 16" soundtrack. The song peaked at number 38 on the "Billboard" Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.


title: K.Flay

text: Later that year, K.Flay announced she had signed to Interscope Records as the first artist signed to Dan Reynolds' Night Street Records imprint. Her EP "Crush Me" was released 10 days later on August 19. The EP's song "Blood in the Cut" appeared on the soundtrack for "", Netflix's original series "BoJack Horseman" (season 4, episode 6), and in a 2017 NFL promo commercial drive.


title: K.Flay

text: K.Flay's album "Every Where Is Some Where" was released on April 7, 2017. The album's first single, "High Enough", was released in March 2017. She was the opening act for the North American and European legs of Imagine Dragons' Evolve Tour. In September 2017, Flay released the book "Crush Me", a compilation of notes received from fans.


title: K.Flay

text: At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, "Blood in the Cut" received a nomination for Best Rock Song and "Every Where Is Some Where" was nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.


title: K.Flay

text: On March 1, 2019, K.Flay announced that she was working on her third studio album and released a lyric video for its first single, "Bad Vibes". On March 19, the official music video for "Bad Vibes" was released. On April 29, K.Flay revealed that the new album would be titled "Solutions" and announced the Solutions Tour. The album was released on July 12, 2019.


title: K.Flay

text: In December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, K.Flay released a three-track EP called "Don't Judge a Song by Its Cover" which saw her covering "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit, "Self Esteem" by The Offspring, and "Brain Stew" by Green Day.


title: K.Flay

text: In April 2021, K.Flay announced that a five-track EP called "Inside Voices" would be released on June 11. The first song from the EP, "Four Letter Words", was released with a music video on April 23. The second song, "TGIF" featuring Tom Morello on guitar, was released with an animated visual on May 21.


title: K.Flay

text: Later in 2021, K.Flay began livestreaming on Twitch; she uses the platform to interact with fans, host live interviews with other musicians, and create and mix original songs in real time. She also performed at the 2021 Grey Cup halftime show with Arkells and The Lumineers.<nowiki>"</nowiki> On November 19, she released another five-track EP called "Outside Voices". The EP's first single, "Nothing Can Kill Us", was released on October 15; its accompanying music video was released on November 4. A second single, "Weirdo", was released on November 17.


title: K.Flay

text: On February 4, 2022, K.Flay released her fourth studio album "Inside Voices / Outside Voices". The album combines the "Inside Voices" and "Outside Voices" EPs into one album and features two additional tracks called "The Muck" and "Good to Drive". In November, she released "It's Been So Long", her first release since a viral infection earlier in the year caused her to experience sudden sensorineural hearing loss and labyrinthitis, ultimately leading to her becoming completely deaf in her right ear. She wrote on her social media pages that she wrote the song while recovering from COVID-19 and "isolating in a bedroom above a garage" in Tennessee, and that she "worried [she] wouldn't be able to sing or make music like [she] used to" but recording the song felt "like a big step forward".


title: K.Flay

text: K.Flay has cited a wide range of musicians such as Royal Blood, Missy Elliott, Garbage, Lauryn Hill, Tame Impala, Jeremih, Metric, M.I.A., OutKast, Liz Phair, Cat Power, and Shlohmo as influences. Her work has covered genres including hip hop, alternative hip hop, indie, and pop rock. She has described her sound as "genre-defying" and draws from lo-fi pop and hip hop with a strong indie component in her sound.


title: K.Flay

text: Flaherty resides in Los Angeles. She has hinted at being bisexual in her lyrics and interviews, and was in a relationship with fellow musician Miya Folick from 2018 to 2021.


title: K.Flay

text: In September 2022, Flaherty revealed that she had recently experienced sudden sensorineural hearing loss and labyrinthitis, causing her to undergo multiple forms of hearing therapy. In October, she revealed that the treatment had been unsuccessful and that she had gone completely deaf in her right ear. After she began releasing music again later that year, she admitted that she was initially concerned about her ability to keep making music while being totally deaf in one ear, but was adapting to the condition.


title: Mike Brewer

text: Mike Brewer (born 28 August 1964) is an English car trader turned presenter of motoring television programmes. He currently presents "Wheeler Dealers" on the Discovery Channel with Marc "Elvis" Priestley.


title: Mike Brewer

text: Brewer was born in 1964 in Lambeth, London, to Roger Wilks and Doreen Fitzgerald. His father Roger was the owner at one point of a Ford Popular called "Mr Popstar" , and was heavily involved in vehicle customizing, which helped Brewer discover his passion for motoring. Brewer's first car was a beige Mini 850cc.


title: Mike Brewer

text: Brewer's television shows have included "Driven" on Channel 4, "Deals on Wheels", "Pulling Power", "Wrecks to Riches", "Auto Trader", "Wheeler Dealers" and "Wheeler Dealers Trading Up".


title: Mike Brewer

text: With the exception of "Driven" and "Pulling Power", all these shows have subsequently aired on the Discovery Channel.


title: Mike Brewer

text: He has appeared in a series called "Revved Up" in which cars are modified, and presents coverage of the British Rally Championship on Sky Sports. He has presented a show called "Remote Madness", in which people with remote controlled mini cars, boats, planes and helicopters compete in a multi challenge race.


title: Mike Brewer

text: In 2010, he changed direction and fronted a new Discovery Channel series "Frontline Battle Machines", where he went to Afghanistan, and accompanied front line troops, showing how they use their motorised equipment. At one point his helicopter took enemy ground fire, injuring the pilot in the head and damaging a hydraulic line, forcing a landing.


title: Mike Brewer

text: In October 2003, Brewer was hired by the Discovery Channel to present their new motoring show, which was to be titled "Wheeler Dealers". Upon its launch, the programme was met with success, and featured Edd China as co-host and mechanic. Following changes to the show's production, China stepped down as co-host in 2017 and was replaced by Ant Anstead.


title: Mike Brewer

text: In 2013, a spin off of "Wheeler Dealers" was created called "Wheeler Dealers - Trading Up." The show featured Brewer travelling around the world buying and selling various cars to reach a final goal of owning a supercar.


title: Mike Brewer

text: January 2020 saw the premier on the Discovery Channel of spin off series "Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car". Mike Brewer and former Formula 1 mechanic Marc "Elvis" Priestly help car owners trade up their unwanted vehicles to get them the car of their dreams.


title: Mike Brewer

text: In addition to his TV career, Brewer is still active in the car industry, opening Mike Brewer Motors in 2012. The dealership is based in Sheffield and was nominated for Autotrader dealership of the year in 2022. He has also launched the only annual awards for used car dealers in the UK.


title: Mike Brewer

text: Brewer has several advanced licences: a racing licence, an advanced driving licence, and a world speed licence, which allows him to compete at world speed events.


title: Mike Brewer

text: In 2004, Brewer won the Royal Television Society Midland Centre award for "Best In Vision Personality".


title: Genesis G70

text: The Genesis G70 () is a four-door compact executive sedan manufactured by the Korean luxury automaker Genesis, which is owned by Hyundai Motor Company.


title: Genesis G70

text: The G70 debuted on September 15, 2017, at a global launch event in Seoul's Olympic Park. The G70 is Genesis Motor's third model and was designed to compete with compact executive and entry-level luxury saloons/sedans. The Genesis G70 was named the 2019 North American Car of the Year.