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From today's featured article"Fuck the Millennium",sometimes" ***k the Millennium ", is aprotest songby 2K—Bill DrummondandJimmy Cauty.The duo are better known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (the JAMs) orthe KLF.The song was built around the KLF andAcid Brass's versions of "What Time Is Love?", and premiered at 2K's "1997" event, held at London'sBarbican Centreon 17 September 1997 and directed byKen Campbell.2K's lifespan was billed as the duration of the live event's performance—23 minutes. The song was released as a comeback single to mark the tenth anniversary of Drummond and Cauty's first collaborations; however, the performance and single were also in part intended to mock the notion of the comeback. The song reached number 28 in theUK Singles Chartin October 1997. Drummond and Cauty's promotional campaign also involved plans to construct a 150-foot-high (46 m) pyramid from bricks; it was never built. (Full article...)
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On this dayNovember 26:Feast dayofSaint Sylvester Gozzolini(Catholicism);Constitution Dayin India (1949) ![]() Main Buildingof the University of Notre Dame
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Mad Men,an American period drama television series,earned numerous accolades for its acting, writing, directing, and technical achievementsduring its run. Set inNew York Cityamid the social changes of the 1960s, the show follows the people working at anadvertising agencyonMadison Avenue.Among its recognitions, it won sixteenPrimetime Emmy Awardsfrom 116 nominations. The series won the award forOutstanding Drama Seriesfour times from eight nominations, tying the record for most wins in the category.Jon Hamm(pictured)was also nominated eight times forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series,ultimately winning the award oncein 2015.However, despite these successes, the show often came up notably empty-handed; its seventeen nominations without a winin 2012set an Emmys record for largest shutout in a year. Other accolades forMad Meninclude fiveGolden Globe Awardsfrom thirteen nominations. Its three wins forBest Television Series – Dramaare tied for the record for most wins in the category. (Full list...)
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Purana tigrinais a species ofcicadafound in Southeast Asia. This adult male was photographed inKadavoor,Kerala,in southern India, and is about one inch (25 mm) in length. The mouthparts are adapted to piercing plant tissues and sucking sap; the male abdomen houses thetymbal,an organ used in the production of song, while the female abdomen is tipped by a large, saw-edgedovipositor. Photograph credit:Jeevan Jose
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