Posted on: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Of penguins, Potter and pon de replay
USA Today
In these dog days of August, thoughts wander to the continuing mysteries of summer. Some conundrums of the season:
What does "Pon de Replay," the title of that hot song by Rihanna, mean? In the rising R&B singer's native Barbados, it's slang for "play it again." As in, "Come Mr. DJ song pon de replay."
What is a Hollaback girl? Listeners have noted similarities to everything from L.A.'s Hollenbeck gang to simply someone hollerin' back. Gwen Stefani, who sings the hit song, says it means whatever you want it to.
Why don't the penguins in "March of the Penguins" just relocate? One advantage to living in a hostile climate that has been abandoned by most other creatures is you don't have any predators or competition, says Wendy Turner, a penguin expert at SeaWorld San Diego. Evolution has made it impossible for them to live in a more temperate place now that they've adapted to Antarctica. "They cannot tolerate any warmth," she says. "They can't shed the heat."
What's the dirt on Dirt, the product line touted on Bravo's "Blow Out"? Stylist Jonathan Antin's almond-vanilla-scented hair paste, introduced by the salon-set reality show in June, is hard to find. Sephora's Web site supply has run out, and QVC is taking waiting-list orders. But Antin says the goo should be back on the shelves at both outlets and at Barneys next week.
Who is Alexis Glick, the woman who has been reading the news on NBC's "Today" show? Glick, 32, is a former Wall Street exec and CNBC reporter. According to NBC, she has a political science degree from Columbia University. Husband, Oren Glick, owns the Manhattan photo studio Shoot Digital, and they have two boys, Logan, 3, and Kyle, 1.
In the new "Harry Potter" book, who is R.A.B.? In the best seller, he beat Professor Dumbledore and Harry in their mission to retrieve a piece of Lord Voldemort's soul and left a note, signed with only the initials. Fans have theories. But author J.K. Rowling is keeping mum, so we will too — for now.
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