query: Betty Buckley was nominated for a Grammy in 1999.

pos: Betty Buckley Betty Lynn Buckley ( born July 3 , 1947 ) is an American stage , film and television actress , and singer . She starred from 1977 to 1981 on the ABC series Eight is Enough , before going on to win the 1983 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats . Her other musical roles include playing Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard from 1994 to 1996 , in both London and New York , receiving an Olivier Award nomination . She is a 2012 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee .   Buckley made her Broadway debut in 1969 playing Martha Jefferson in the original production of the musical 1776 . Other Broadway musical credits include Pippin ( 1973 ) and Drood ( 1985 ) . She played gym teacher Ms. Collins in the 1976 Brian de Palma film Carrie and went on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988 , this time playing Carrie 's mother , Margaret White . She received a Tony Award nomination for the 1997 musical Triumph of Love , Grammy Award nominations for The Diaries of Adam and Eve ( 1999 ) and Stars and the Moon : Live at the Donmar ( 2001 ) , and a Drama Desk Award nomination for the 2013 play The Old Friends . Her other film roles include Dixie Scott in Tender Mercies ( 1983 ) , Sondra Walker in Frantic ( 1988 ) , Kathy in Another Woman ( 1988 ) and Mrs. Jones in The Happening ( 2008 ) . She also had a recurring role in the HBO series Oz ( 2001 -- 03 ) . In 2017 , she received a Saturn Award nomination for her role as Dr. Karen Fletcher in the film Split .

neg: Doin' the Do `` Doin ' the Do '' is a popular song written by British singer Alison Clarkson , known by the stage name Betty Boo . The song was included on her debut album Boomania and was released as a single in May 1990 . It was her second musical release , following her collaboration with The Beatmasters on their song `` Hey DJ/I Ca n't Dance ( To That Music You 're Playing ) '' in 1989 . The song sampled portions of the 1968 single `` Captain of Your Ship '' by the American girl group Reparata and the Delrons .   The single charted at number seven in the UK and also reached number three in Australia . In the US , `` Doin ' the Do '' went to number one on the dance chart and also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 chart , where it peaked at 90 in November 1990 .   The song was also sampled for the opening credits of the Bitmap Brothers game , Magic Pockets

neg: Soft Touch (album) Soft Touch is the third studio album by guitarist Brian Tarquin , released in May 1999 on Instinct records . Tarquin recorded Soft Touch in London once again with producer Ernie McKone , bass player from the UK acid jazz band Galliano . Once the tracks were all recorded , Instinct did n't want to keep the live playing on the album . This was due mainly because one of the A&R people attended a Radio & Records conference , and had noted that radio was playing programed grooves . So two other producers Tony Campbell and Chris Ingram were brought in to program the songs and re-record everything . Despite the setbacks , this was another commercially successful album as Smooth Jazz radio embraced the featured single , Darlin Darlin Baby , originally recorded by The O'Jays . Another single from the album , Tangled Web , was a very big radio hit as well , becoming # 1 in the New York City market on CD101 .9 as well as reaching # 9 nationwide on the Smooth Jazz radio charts . Tarquin also covered another Jeff Beck song , You Know What I Mean .   In lieu of the experience , Tarquin came away from the recording very discourage . The indecisiveness of the record company switching between three different producers , became a frustrating ordeal . Instinct was becoming too concerned with radio approval and less with the actual music . This period planted seeds for the future musical endeavors Tarquin would under take in the coming years .

neg: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song was a new category at the 2015 ceremony of the annual Grammy Awards . It combines two previously separate categories in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music field , Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance . The new category recognizes both songwriters and performers ( solo/duos/groups / collaborations/etc . ) and is open for singles or tracks only . Songwriters are only awarded a Grammy Award if it is a newly written song . Grammy 's for cover versions of previously recorded songs are awarded to the performer ( s ) only .   Along with the also newly formed Best Gospel Performance/Song category , these mark the only Grammy categories which honor both performers and songwriters in one category .   These changes were made in June 2014 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences `` in the interest of clarifying the criteria , representing the current culture and creative DNA of the gospel and Contemporary Christian Music communities , and better reflecting the diversity and authenticity of today 's gospel music industry . ''   According to the Grammy committee , the move recognizes `` the critical contribution of both songwriters and performers by combining songwriters and artists into the Best Gospel Performance/Song and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song categories . ''   Gospel performances , which were previously recognized in the Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance category , will now fall under the newly created Best Gospel Performance/Song category .

neg: American Beauty: Original Motion Picture Score American Beauty : Original Motion Picture Score is the original score for the 1999 film composed by Thomas Newman .

neg: Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011 . The award has had several minor name changes :   In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group  From 1971 to 1981 it was awarded as Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group  From 1982 to the present it has been awarded as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal   The award was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy Awards in a major overhaul of Grammy categories . From 2012 , all duo or group performances in the country category were shifted to the newly formed Best Country Duo/Group Performance category .   Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented , for works released in the previous year .

neg: Betty Everett Betty Everett ( November 23 , 1939 -- August 19 , 2001 ) was an American soul singer and pianist , best known for her biggest hit single , the million-selling `` The Shoop Shoop Song ( It 's in His Kiss ) '' .

neg: So Real (Jeff Buckley song) `` So Real '' is the third single from Jeff Buckley 's 1994 album Grace , and also had an accompanying video .   Michael Tighe , a guitarist who joined Buckley late in the recording of Grace , brought with him what was to become the main riff on `` So Real '' that is played during the verses .   `` Forget Her '' was originally on the album track list , but Buckley subsequently replaced it with `` So Real '' . The former , while not appearing on the album , was subsequently released on the second disc of the 10th anniversary Legacy Edition of Grace and is also on the official Jeff Buckley site , with a recent video made of existing footage of Buckley while alive . This video is also found on the DVD that comes with the aforementioned Legacy Edition .   '' '' I love `` So Real '' because it 's the actual quartet that you see in that picture right there that you have on the wall , on the album . And that one I produced live all one moment , the vocal is the first take , all one take . It was three o'clock in the morning . ''

neg: Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge ( born May 29 , 1961 ) is an American singer-songwriter , guitarist , and activist . Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground success . The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 , and its lead single , `` Bring Me Some Water '' , garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance , Female . In 1993 , Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single `` Ai n't It Heavy '' from her third album , Never Enough . Later that year , she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album , Yes I Am . Its tracks `` I 'm the Only One '' and `` Come to My Window '' both reached the top 30 in the United States , and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award . Yes I Am peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 , and spent 138 weeks on the chart , earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum , her largest to date .   In October 2004 , Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer , and underwent surgery and chemotherapy . At the 2005 Grammy Awards , she made a return to the stage and , although bald from chemotherapy , performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song `` Piece of My Heart '' . Etheridge 's performance was widely lauded , with India.Arie writing `` I Am Not My Hair '' about Etheridge . Later that year , Etheridge released her first compilation album , Greatest Hits : The Road Less Traveled . The album was a success , peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 , and going Gold almost immediately . Her latest studio album is This Is M.E. .   Etheridge is known for her mixture of `` confessional lyrics , pop-based folk-rock , and raspy , smoky vocals . '' She has also been a gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993 . She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations throughout her career , winning two , in 1993 and 1995 , respectively . In 2007 , she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for `` I Need to Wake Up '' from the film An Inconvenient Truth . In September 2011 , Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

neg: Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . It was first awarded in 2012 , after a major overhaul of Grammy Award categories .  The award combines the previous categories for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Best Country Instrumental Performance ( if the instrumental recording is performed by a duo or group ) . The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy 's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards .   According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for duo/group or collaborative ( vocal or instrumental ) country recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only .

neg: Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ( including its previous names ) has been awarded since 1960 . The award is presented to the composer of an original piece of music ( not an adaptation ) , first released during the eligibility year . In theory , any style of music is eligible for this category , but winning compositions are usually in the jazz or film score genres .   The Grammy is awarded to the composer ( s ) of the music , not to the performing artist , except if the artist is also the composer .   There have been several minor changes to the name of the award :   In 1958 it was awarded as Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 ( over 5 minutes duration )  In 1960 it was awarded as Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959 ( more than 5 minutes duration )  In 1962 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of Song  From 1963 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1970 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme  In 1965 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Composition ( other than jazz )  From 1971 to the present it has been awarded as Best Instrumental Composition   Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented , for works released in the previous year .

neg: Robin Lynn Macy Robin Lynn Macy ( born November 1 , 1958 ) is an American musician , teacher , and gardener , who is best known as a founding member of the female country group the Dixie Chicks .   While a mathematics teacher at St. Mark 's School of Texas , Macy was active in the Dallas bluegrass music scene of the 1980s , and was in a band called Danger in the Air . The band released two independent albums . With the Chicks she was the group 's guitarist , co-lead singer , and occasional songwriter .   Macy left the Dixie Chicks in late 1992 in a dispute with the Erwin sisters about the group 's musical direction . Macy advocated for a `` purer '' bluegrass approach . ( She was not replaced ; the foursome became a trio . It would be still several more years until the Dixie Chicks achieved their big commercial break , when Natalie Maines replaced Laura Lynch as lead singer . )   Macy then joined Sara Hickman and Patty Lege to form the group Domestic Science Club , which issued two albums before disbanding . While still in Dallas , Macy played with an informal group named Round Robin , but she eventually moved to southern Kansas . Macy hosted an evening music show on local NPR affiliate , KERA in Dallas , in the mid-1990s .   She then performed with Mark Bennett , Mike and Vicki Lynn Theobald in The Blue Plate Special . The band performed at the Walnut Valley Festival , in Winfield , Kansas in 1999 .   Big Twang was Macy 's next project . The bluegrass quintet was founded by Macy and won the 1999 RockyGrass Band Championship . The band recorded one CD - Pastures of Plenty . `` Macy 's riveting , seductive voice infuses the band 's renditions of Sting 's ` Secret Journey ' and Nanci Griffith 's ` Time of Inconvenience ' with spellbinding power and soul , '' wrote reviewer David McCarty in Acoustic Guitar magazine ; `` Big Twang is one big talent . '' The band dissolved in 2003 .   Macy remained active in the regional music scene , and also returned to teaching mathematics . In addition , she is the steward of Bartlett Arboretum , a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit she created . It is located in Belle Plaine , Kansas on a slough north of the Ninnescah River drainage , 20 miles south of Wichita . She discovered the arboretum in 1997 when it was slated for sale ; the owning Bartlett family viewed her arrival as a godsend .  In April 2008 , Macy 's recording Songs from the Garden , original compositions inspired from living among the trees at the arboretum , was released . The arboretum , with its application written by Macy , was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in April , 2010 .   In October 2008 , she formed another trio with Jennifer Pettersen and Monica Taylor called The Cherokee Maidens .  She is currently a teacher of geometry at Wichita Collegiate School .

neg: 19th Annual Grammy Awards The 19th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 19 , 1977 , and were broadcast live on American television ( CBS ) . They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1976 .   Helen Hayes 's win made her the second person to become an EGOT .

neg: Bathhouse Betty Bathhouse Betty is the ninth studio album by the American singer Bette Midler , released in 1998 . Bathhouse Betty was Midler 's debut album for Warner Bros. . Records , after having parted ways with sister label Atlantic Records in 1995 following the moderate commercial success of her later-platinum certified album Bette of Roses .

neg: Bluebird (Emmylou Harris album) Bluebird is an Emmylou Harris album from 1989 , which merged a number of eclectic songs ( including work by the McGarrigle Sisters , Tom Rush and Rodney Crowell ) with polished , country music production . It included her most recent top-ten country-charting single , `` Heartbreak Hill '' . The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when The Sopranos introduced its fifth season with `` Heaven Only Knows . ''   Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track `` Icy Blue Heart '' . Billboard said in their review of the album that , `` Like most of Emmylou Harris ' albums , Bluebird is an expertly performed album , featuring some truly startling and affecting tour de forces . ''

neg: Betty Garde Katharine Elizabeth `` Betty '' Garde ( September 19 , 1905 -- December 25 , 1989 ) was an American stage , radio , film and television actress .

neg: Dance with Me (Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra album) Dance with Me is an album by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra . In 1999 , the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album .

neg: Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist .   It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . ''   The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist .   Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 .   Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year .   1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .

neg: Mojo Pin `` Mojo Pin '' is the first song on Jeff Buckley 's 1994 album Grace . It was written by Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas , and was first introduced on his EP , Live at Sin-é . Buckley stated that the song was about a dream of a black woman . Through a wash of bizarre images , the lyrics convey a feeling of addiction , either to drugs or a person . In Jeff 's words , `` Sometimes if somebody you feel you need ... the whole universe tells you that you have to have her , you start watching her favorite TV shows all night , you start buying her the things she needs , you start drinking her drinks , you start smoking her bad cigarettes , you start picking up her nuances in her voice , you sleep in safe sometimes the most dangerous thing ... this is called Mojo Pin . '' ( Astoria , London , UK , 18/01/95 )   The song mixes a psychedelic feel , along with a more hard rock tone at intervals throughout the song . The original music for both `` Grace '' ( `` Rise Up to Be '' ) and `` Mojo Pin '' ( `` And You Will '' ) without Jeff 's vocals can be found on Gary Lucas 's CD , Level the Playing Field . The song is also featured on the Gary Lucas & Gods and Monster 's CD , Coming Clean , with vocals by Michael Schoen .   Live version of the song featured a long introduction entitled `` Chocolate '' in which Jeff imitated the vocal style of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan .

neg: 1999 Webby Awards The 1999 Webby Awards were held on March 18 , 1999 , at the Herbst Theater ( War memorial Opera House ) in San Francisco , California . IDG , which still owned the awards organization , continued to retain Tiffany Shlain to produce the awards even though the magazine division she had been working for had been shut down . Mayor Rudy Giuliani had lobbied to move the ceremony to New York City , but San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown interceded with Schlain by promising the City 's support , including hosting a post-award party at the newly remodeled City Hall .   Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin arrived wearing rollerblades and metallic capes , and remained in the opera hall lobby to grant interviews while most guests were watching the awards in the theater .  The event was noted for the famous incident in which a representative of Jodi.org , which had won in the arts category , called the event participants `` Ugly corporate sons-of-bitches '' in his acceptance speech and tossed his trophy to the audience . The organizers asked PricewaterhouseCoopers to tabulate and ensure security for the `` People 's Voice '' winners , chosen by online voting .

neg: Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act The Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom . The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards , an annual celebration of British and international music . The winners and nominees are determined by the BRIT Awards voting academy with over 1,000 members , which comprise record labels , publishers , managers , agents , media , and previous winners and nominees .   The award was first presented in 1977 as two awards as `` British Male Newcomer '' and `` British Female Newcomer '' which were won by Graham Parker and Julie Covington . When the Brit Awards was held for the second time in 1982 , the awards `` British Male Newcomer '' and `` British Female Newcomer '' became joint as one award for both male and female acts as well introducing groups acts to award . The first award for the joint `` British Newcomer '' was won by The Human League . In 2003 the award was renamed to `` British Breakthrough Act '' .


query: Seinfeld was a comedian.

pos: Seinfeld Seinfeld is an American sitcom that originally ran for nine seasons on NBC , from 1989 to 1998 . It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld , the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself . Set predominantly in an apartment building in Manhattan 's Upper West Side in New York City , the show features a handful of Jerry 's friends and acquaintances , particularly best friend George Costanza ( Jason Alexander ) , former girlfriend Elaine Benes ( Julia Louis-Dreyfus ) , and neighbor across the hall Cosmo Kramer ( Michael Richards ) . It is often described as being `` a show about nothing '' , as many of its episodes are about the minutiae of daily life .   Seinfeld was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment . In syndication , the series has been distributed by Sony Pictures Television since 2002 . It was largely written by David and Seinfeld with script writers who included Larry Charles , Peter Mehlman , Gregg Kavet , Carol Leifer , David Mandel , Jeff Schaffer , Steve Koren , Jennifer Crittenden , Tom Gammill , Max Pross , Dan O'Keefe , Charlie Rubin , Marjorie Gross , Alec Berg , Elaine Pope , and Spike Feresten . A favorite among critics , the series led the Nielsen ratings in seasons six and nine , and finished among the top two ( with NBC 's ER ) every year from 1994 to 1998 .   Seinfeld is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential sitcoms ever made . It has been ranked among the best television shows of all time in publications such as Entertainment Weekly , Rolling Stone , and TV Guide . The show 's most renowned episodes include `` The Chinese Restaurant '' , `` The Parking Garage '' , and `` The Contest '' . In 2013 , the Writers Guild of America voted it the No. 2 Best Written TV Series of All Time ( second to The Sopranos ) . E! named the series the `` number 1 reason the '90s ruled '' , and quotes from numerous episodes have become catchphrases in popular culture .

neg: Tom's Restaurant Tom 's Restaurant is a diner located at 2880 Broadway ( on the corner of West 112th Street ) in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City . Frequented by students and faculty of nearby Columbia University , it has been owned and operated by the Greek-American family of Minas Zoulis since the 1940s .   Tom 's Restaurant was the locale that inspired Suzanne Vega 's 1982 song `` Tom 's Diner . '' Later , its exterior was used as a stand-in for the fictional Monk 's Café in the television sitcom Seinfeld , where comedian Jerry Seinfeld 's eponymous character and his friends regularly gathered to eat . The interior shown on the television show , however , looked very little like the real `` Tom 's '' , as indoor scenes were filmed on a set in Los Angeles .   Early Seinfeld episodes showed the entire neon sign ; later , the `` Tom 's '' portion was cropped out , showing only the `` RESTAURANT '' wraparound . Even though the interior and exterior have undergone minor remodeling since the show , the distinctive sign has remained the same . Tom 's is featured in Kramer 's Reality Tour conducted by Kenny Kramer .   Senator John McCain often ate at Tom 's when he visited his daughter Meghan when she was a student at Columbia .   Tom 's exterior has been seen on television before , in the 1978 The Bionic Woman episode `` Long Live the King '' at around the 27 minute mark of the DVD release .

neg: The Slicer `` The Slicer '' is the 163rd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld . This was the seventh episode of the ninth and final season . It first aired on November 13 , 1997 .

neg: The Comedian (2016 film) The Comedian is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman , Richard LaGravenese , Art Linson , and Jeff Ross . The film stars Robert De Niro , Leslie Mann , Danny DeVito , Edie Falco , Veronica Ferres , Charles Grodin , Cloris Leachman , Patti LuPone and Harvey Keitel .   The film had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 11 , 2016 and was released on December 9 , 2016 , by Sony Pictures Classics . The film opened to negative reviews from critics .

neg: The George Carlin Show The George Carlin Show was an American sitcom that aired Sunday at 9:30 pm on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995 . It was created jointly by Sam Simon and the show 's namesake , comedian George Carlin .

neg: When Jews Were Funny When Jews Were Funny is a 2013 documentary film by Canadian director Alan Zweig , which explores the role of Jewish comedians in the history of North American comedy and humour from the Borscht Belt to the present day .   The film features interviews with and/or performance clips of a wide variety of Jewish comedy performers and writers of the 20th and 21st centuries , including Howie Mandel , Gilbert Gottfried , Rodney Dangerfield , Eugene Mirman , Marc Maron , Bob Einstein , Andy Kindler , Shelley Berman , Alan King , Judy Gold , Elon Gold , David Steinberg , Jackie Mason , Jack Carter , Norm Crosby , Henny Youngman , David Brenner , Shecky Greene , Mark Breslin , Cory Kahaney , Harrison Greenbaum , Simon Rakoff , Lisa Lambert , Larry Josephson and Michael Wex .   The film premiered on September 10 , 2013 at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . It subsequently won the festival award for the year 's best Canadian feature film .

neg: TV Funhouse Saturday TV Funhouse was the title of a recurring skit on NBC 's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by SNL writer Robert Smigel .   It was also a spinoff series , TV Funhouse , that ran on Comedy Central . `` TV Funhouse '' frequently satirizes public figures and corporations , as well as featuring some cartoons exclusive to this skit . When featured in an episode of Saturday Night Live , it was listed in the theme song as `` A Cartoon by Robert Smigel . ''

neg: List of comedians A comedian is one who entertains through comedy , such as jokes and other forms of humour . Following is a list of comedians , comedy groups , and comedy writers .

neg: History of Saturday Night Live (1995–2000) Saturday Night Live is an American sketch comedy series created and produced by Lorne Michaels for most of the show 's run . The show has aired on NBC since 1975 .   After a disastrous 1994 -- 95 season featuring a mix of old and new characters , Michaels decided to once again revamp the cast , keeping only five cast members and hiring six . The 1995 -- 96 season once again saved the show from cancellation , introducing a new era of Saturday Night Live characters and sketches that were highly popular with audiences .   This cast stayed mostly stable until the 1998 -- 99 season , which added cast members such as Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz . These two would pave the way for the next era of Saturday Night Live in the early 2000s .

neg: Inherently funny word Certain nonsense words may be inherently funny , according to a 2015 study published in the Journal of Memory and Language . The study 's lead author , Chris Westbury from the University of Alberta , suggests that the inherent humor of certain non-words can be explained by the property of entropy . Entropy , in this case , expresses how usual the letters in the word appear to be : the less commonly they are used , the lower the total entropy and the more funny they are likely to be found . According to Westbury , `` Some non-words are funny , and they 're weird when they are -LSB- ... -RSB- But there 's actually a consistent relationship between how funny they are and how weird they are '' .   The idea that humor can be predicted by a word 's entropy corresponds to the incongruity theory of 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer , who posited that humor is a product of one 's expectations being violated . According to Westbury , `` One reason puns are funny is that they violate our expectation that a word has one meaning '' .   The vaudeville lore that words with the letter k are funny is recorded by the playwright Neil Simon in his work The Sunshine Boys . In the play , which is about a pair of aging vaudeville comedians , the character Willie lectures his nephew about funny words :

neg: Prop comedy Prop comedy is a comedy genre in which performers use humorous objects , or conventional objects in humorous ways . The stages and films term `` prop '' , an abbreviation of `` property '' , refers to any object an actor handles in the course of a performance . Though some form of prop comedy has likely existed as long as there have been comedians , the genre reached its zenith in the vaudeville era . The vaudeville team Olsen and Johnson used prop comedy extensively in their long running Broadway revue Hellzapoppin .   A prop comic is a comedian who uses prop comedy . Prop comics are sometimes looked down upon by other comedians , and the term is sometimes used derisively . However , some , such as Tommy Cooper , rose to critical acclaim as their props revolved around a gimmick ( such as Cooper 's magic ) and the comedian 's character around that gimmick .

neg: Sam Seder Samuel Lincoln `` Sam '' Seder ( born November 28 , 1966 ) is an American comedian , writer , actor , film director , television producer-director , and progressive talk radio host . His works include the film Who 's the Caboose ? ( 1997 ) starring Sarah Silverman and Seder as well as the television shows Beat Cops ( 2001 ) and Pilot Season ( 2004 ) . He also appeared in Next Stop Wonderland ( 1998 ) . Seder also made guest appearances on Spin City ( 1997 ) , Sex and the City ( 2000 ) America Undercover ( 2005 ) , and Maron ( 2015 ) . He voices Hugo on the animated comedy series Bob 's Burgers .

neg: Howard West Howard West ( 1931 -- December 3 , 2015 ) was an American TV producer , best known for his work with long-term partner George Shapiro , in producing and managing Jerry Seinfeld .   Together with his childhood friend from Brooklyn , George Shapiro , he was a partner in Shapiro/West and Associates .

neg: List of Saturday Night Live incidents As a live sketch comedy show , NBC 's Saturday Night Live ( officially abbreviated SNL ) has had a number of technical problems , performer mishaps , and controversial content . Several hosts and musical guests have received negative press due to their appearances on the program , including musician Sinéad O'Connor , comedian Andrew Dice Clay , then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump , and the bands Rage Against the Machine and Fear . In the course of the show 's forty-plus-year history , several technical issues have occurred live on air , most notably with singer Ashlee Simpson . Other times , controversial content has been edited out of syndicated reruns and online-distributed editions of the show , including coarse language . The show has `` banned '' certain hosts , and has also been accused of plagiarism .

neg: The Blood (Seinfeld) `` The Blood '' is the 160th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld . This was the fourth episode for the ninth and final season . It aired on October 16 , 1997 . This was Lloyd Bridges 's last television performance before his death .

neg: The Stall `` The Stall '' is the 76th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld . It is the 12th episode of the fifth season , and first aired on January 6 , 1994 .

neg: Humour Humour ( British English ) or humor ( American English ; see spelling differences ) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement . The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks , which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body , known as humours ( Latin : humor , `` body fluid '' ) , controlled human health and emotion .   People of all ages and cultures respond to humour . Most people are able to experience humour -- be amused , smile or laugh at something funny -- and thus are considered to have a sense of humour . The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour inducing it to be inexplicable , strange , or even irrational . Though ultimately decided by personal taste , the extent to which a person finds something humorous depends on a host of variables , including geographical location , culture , maturity , level of education , intelligence and context . For example , young children may favour slapstick such as Punch and Judy puppet shows or the Tom and Jerry cartoons , whose physical nature makes it accessible to them . By contrast , more sophisticated forms of humour such as satire require an understanding of its social meaning and context , and thus tend to appeal to a more mature audience .

neg: It's Bad for Ya It 's Bad for Ya is the 19th and final album , and 14th and final HBO stand-up comedy special by stand-up comedian George Carlin . It was televised live on March 1 , 2008 on HBO , less than four months before he died of heart failure at age 71 .   The album is the follow-up to the 2005 HBO special Life Is Worth Losing . Carlin worked on this material since ending his `` Life Is Worth Losing '' Tour . The working title for this show was The Parade of Useless Bullshit . Filmed in the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa , California , the show 's stage behind Carlin was designed to represent a cozy living room theme . The CD was released July 29 , and the DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 25 .   It 's Bad For Ya received the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album , awarded posthumously .

neg: List of Saturday Night Live episodes Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels . It premiered on NBC , a terrestrial television network , on October 11 , 1975 under the title NBC 's Saturday Night . The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics . Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast : the repertory members , also known as the `` Not Ready for Prime-Time Players , '' and newer cast members , known as `` Featured Players . '' Each week , the show features a host , often a well-known celebrity , who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast . A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets ( usually two , and occasionally more ) . Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles , such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002 , Jennifer Lopez in 2001 and 2010 , Justin Timberlake in 2003 , 2006 and 2013 , Taylor Swift in 2009 , Bruno Mars in 2012 , Lady Gaga in 2013 , Miley Cyrus in 2013 and 2015 , Drake in 2014 and 2016 , Blake Shelton in 2015 , and Ariana Grande in 2016 . With the exception of Season 7 and several other rare cases , the show has begun with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming `` Live from New York , it 's Saturday Night ! ''   Saturday Night Live is one of the longest running network programs in American television history , with over 800 episodes broadcast over the span of 42 seasons . A number of the show 's sketches have been developed into feature films , including The Blues Brothers , Wayne 's World , A Night at the Roxbury , Superstar , Coneheads , and MacGruber .   Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1 . Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats , including streaming on Hulu and Netflix . Selected sketches and segments are also available for purchase at the iTunes Store to download and playback on home computers and certain iPod and iPhone models .

neg: Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan ( born September 23 , 1959 ) , known by his stage name Jason Alexander , is an American actor , voice actor , comedian and director .   Alexander is best known for his prominent role as George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld . Other well-known roles include Phillip Stuckey in the film Pretty Woman ( 1990 ) and the title character in the animated series Duckman ( 1994 -- 1997 ) .   Alexander has had an active career on stage , appearing in several Broadway musicals including Jerome Robbins ' Broadway in 1989 , for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical . He appeared in the Los Angeles production of The Producers . He was the Artistic Director of `` Reprise ! Broadway 's Best in Los Angeles '' , where he has directed several musicals .

neg: In-joke An in-joke , also known as an inside joke or a private joke , is a joke whose humour is understandable only to members of an ingroup , that is , people who are in a particular social group , occupation , or other community of shared interest . It is an esoteric joke that is humorous only to those who are aware of the circumstances behind it .   In-jokes may exist within a small social clique , such as a group of friends , or extend to an entire profession such as the film or professional wrestling industries , or a particular sporting field or chess team . Ethnic or religious groups usually have their own in-jokes .


query: Allure is a beauty magazine.

pos: Allure (magazine) Allure is an American women 's beauty magazine , published monthly by Conde Nast in New York City . It was founded in 1991 by Linda Wells . Michelle Lee replaced Wells in 2015 . A signature of the magazine is its annual Best of Beauty awards -- accolades given in the October issue to beauty products deemed the best by magazine staff .

neg: Sex columnist A sex columnist is a writer of a newspaper or magazine column about sex . Sex advice columns may take the form of essays or , more frequently , answers to questions posed by readers . Sex advice columns can usually be found in alt weekly newspapers , women 's magazines , health or fitness magazines , and student newspapers . While some are written by trained sexologists , many are penned by people lacking credentials in human sexuality and relationships , yet willing to divulge their opinions or personal bedroom antics .   The television series Sex and the City protagonist Carrie Bradshaw was a sex columnist , which author Candace Bushnell modeled after herself in her original non-fiction book based on a column of the same name . The show , which first aired in 1998 , is credited with the increase of sex columnists found in college campus newspapers and blogs , such as at Ivy League colleges and many other schools . One such columnist , Meghan Bainum , at the University of Kansas , Lawrence , placed in the 42nd annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program ( 2001 -- 2002 ) for her column .   Anka Radakovich was the first of a new breed of sex columnists for whom `` every detail of the writer 's psyche is splayed across the page ... confessional journalism at its most intimate '' . Radakovich had written for the old Details magazine when it was a chronicle of downtown fashion and night life . After James Truman became editor-in-chief and transformed Details into a men 's magazine , he offered Radakovich a column in September 1990 . She became the first modern-day magazine sex columnist working for a mainstream men 's publication .

neg: Seventeen (Japanese magazine) is a monthly Japanese fashion magazine for female teenagers published by Shueisha .   Launched in 1967 as a weekly magazine based on the original American Seventeen , the magazine changed the name to SEVENTEEN in 1987 , and to Seventeen in 2008 .   Since the late 1990s , Seventeen has been the highest-selling teenage fashion magazine in Japan , and has featured its exclusive teenage models as ST-Mo ( STモ - Seventeen Model ) . Seventeen is very sought after among models ( teenage models ) because being featured on the magazine especially on its cover and certain pages , strongly helps them to get high-quality endorsements and prestigious contracts . Well-known former Seventeen models include Keiko Kitagawa , Nana Eikura , Rie Miyazawa , Anna Tsuchiya , Hinano Yoshikawa , and Emi Suzuki .

neg: Belle (magazine) Belle is an Australian design magazine , covering interior design and architecture as well as a raft of other home improvement content .

neg: Metropolitan Home Metropolitan Home was a magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. . The magazine focused on `` high-end modern design and interiors , blended with intelligent reporting , to connect with a progressive reader mindset . ''

neg: Designers Against Aids Designers Against Aids ( abbreviated DAA ) is an international project launched in Belgium in 2004 , developed by the non-profit organization Beauty Without Irony , which spreads HIV/AIDS global awareness by using pop culture , celebrities , fashion , and sports to target younger generations , mainly from Western countries . DAA also expresses the need of media coverage on this disease . MTV , New York Post , Vanity Fair , Vogue , Le Monde , Canal + , Cosmopolitan , Knack , El Pais and International Herald Tribune have reported on DAA and its cause .

neg: New York Woman New York Woman was a magazine that blended features on fashion and the arts , literary and humorous essays , and consumer-oriented services pieces such as reviews of restaurants , shops or films . Its target audience was intelligent women living in the New York Metropolitan area . It was launched as a bimonthly by the Esquire Magazine Group Inc. in 1986 . The first issue was published in September-October of that year . The mergers-and-acquisitions specialist Bruce Wasserstein of Wasserstein Perella reportedly brokered the magazine 's sale to American Express Publishing , publisher of Travel + Leisure and Food & Wine .   New York Woman '' 's founding publisher was Julie Lewit-Nirenberg , who was later the founding publisher of Mirabella , often referred to as a smart woman 's fashion magazine . Later she was a director of special projects at Conde-Nast .   The magazine 's founding editor was Betsy Carter ( who went on to work for O , The Oprah Magazine , Oprah Winfrey 's magazine ) .   The French graphic designer Fabien Baron used his creative director position at the magazine as an opportunity to further develop relationships with important clients in the fashion business such as Barneys and Calvin Klein . After leaving New York Woman , Baron continued to earn accolades for his fashion-oriented work in advertising and for magazines such as Harper 's Bazaar .   Writers included the playwright Wendy Wasserstein , the Andy Warhol superstar Viva , the sociologist Barbara Ehrenreich , the comedy writer Merrill Markoe , the actress Theresa Meeker and Maureen Orth , who later wrote for Vanity Fair magazine.New York Woman '' ceased publication in 1992 .

neg: Sylk Magazine Sylk Magazine is an online men 's magazine launched in June 2004 . Sylk features a mix of socio-political editorial combined with pictorials of scantily clad female models ( the `` Sylk Girls '' ) . Sylk Magazine was one of the first men 's magazines to forsake print and embrace 100 % Internet distribution .

neg: Look Magazine (Australia) Look Magazine is an art magazine of the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales in Australia since October 1985 . The magazine is delivered to the members of the art gallery and is published on a monthly basis .

neg: Curve (magazine) Curve is a lesbian magazine published in the United States . It covers news , politics , social issues , and includes celebrity interviews and stories on entertainment , pop culture , style , travel , and a website that hosts an internet forum focusing on lesbian issues , active since 2000 .

neg: Listings magazine A listings magazine is a magazine which is largely dedicated to information about the upcoming week 's events such as broadcast programming , music , clubs , theatre and film information .   The BBC 's Radio Times was the world 's first listings magazine when it was founded in 1923 to compete with daily newspapers , which had hitherto fulfilled the role . .   With the expansion of broadcast media many others have followed , expanding the format to include columns about media production and personalities , such as TV Hebdo ( Québec ) in Canada , TV Guide in the US and hundreds of others worldwide . Broadcast guides are normally published either with a Saturday or Sunday newspaper or are published weekly or fortnightly . It has become a highly competitive area of publishing .   Other listings magazines have started from a primary base in cultural events , such as Time Out magazine in the UK . Most major cities worldwide have one or many more such publications .   During the politically charged 1970s and 1980s , many of these magazines , in the UK at least , played a progressive role as part of the alternative press and had a reputation for leftward leaning investigative and campaigning journalism . They were some of the first consumer magazines to carry lists of `` agitprop '' events . City Limits was probably the most outspoken of all UK-based listings magazines but almost all followed Time Out 's lead of including space for lesbian and gay events and clubs . In certain areas of the UK which were previously dominated by the old guard of regional newspapers , which were traditionally more conservative in outlook , this was the first time that gay issues were put on a par with others - this was particularly true of Bristol 's Venue ( magazine ) , Southampton 's Due South Magazine , and to a lesser extent Manchester 's City Life where the local press ( Manchester Evening News ) had been at times at least , a little more tolerant .

neg: Magazine A magazine is a publication , usually a periodical publication , which is printed or electronically published ( sometimes referred to as an online magazine ) . Magazines are generally published on a regular schedule and contain a variety of content . They are generally financed by advertising , by a purchase price , by prepaid subscriptions , or a combination of the three . At its root , the word `` magazine '' refers to a collection or storage location . In the case of written publication , it is a collection of written articles . This explains why magazine publications share the word root with gunpowder magazines , artillery magazines , firearms magazines , and , in French , retail stores such as department stores .

neg: The Sense of Beauty The Sense of Beauty is a book on aesthetics by George Santayana . The book was published in 1896 by Charles Scribner 's Sons , and is based on the lectures Santayana gave on aesthetics while teaching at Harvard University . Santayana published the book out of necessity , for tenure , rather than inspiration . In an anecdote retold by art critic Arthur Danto of a meeting with Santayana in 1950 , Santayana was reported to have said that `` they let me know through the ladies that I had better publish a book ... on art , of course . So I wrote this wretched potboiler . ''   The book is divided into four parts : `` The Nature of Beauty '' , `` The Materials of Beauty '' , `` Form '' , and `` Expression '' . Beauty , as defined by Santayana , is an `` objectified pleasure . '' It does not originate from divine inspiration , as was commonly described by philosophers , but from a naturalistic psychology . Santayana objects to the role of God in aesthetics in the metaphysical sense , but accepts the use of God as metaphor . His argument that beauty is a human experience , based on the senses , is influential in the field of aesthetics . However , Santayana would reject this approach , which he called `` skirt -LSB- ing -RSB- psychologism , '' later on in life .   According to Santayana , beauty is linked to pleasure , and is fundamental to human purpose and experience . Beauty does not originate from pleasurable experiences , by itself , or from the objects that bring about pleasure . It is when the experience and emotion of pleasure intertwines with the qualities of the object that beauty arises . Beauty is a `` manifestation of perfection '' , and as Santayana writes , `` the sense of beauty has a more important place in life than aesthetic theory has ever taken in philosophy . ''

neg: Glamourcon Glamourcon is a fan convention that takes place twice a year , once in Chicago and once in Los Angeles , that centers upon glamour models and glamour photography , with its guests typically being Playboy Playmates , Penthouse Pets , Hustler Honeys , Perfect 10 Models , soft core Pornographic Actresses and other pin-up models . A portmanteau of the phrase `` Glamour Convention '' , it was founded by entrepreneur Robert Schulz .

neg: Kiss (Irish magazine) Kiss ( stylised as KISS ) was an Irish magazine aimed at a teenage market containing knowledge about adolescent matters such as fashion advice , confessions , features on teenage cultural icons , relationship advice and problem pages with solutions especially designed for teenage readers . It is part of the VIP publishing franchise of Michael O'Doherty . Kiss was launched on 31 October 2002 as the first of O'Doherty 's solo business ventures . He had previously engaged in a number of co-ordinated business ventures in Ireland with his former business partner John Ryan ; Kiss succeeded the co-owned establishments of Magill in 1997 and VIP in 1999 and preceded later titles such as the glossy monthly targeted at women in the age group of eighteen to thirty-four Stellar and the failed New York Dog venture in New York City . Kiss is published at 2-4 Ely Place in Dublin 2 . Kiss '' 's rivals are the United Kingdom 's Bliss and Sugar .   Upon its launch Kiss was lauded in the Irish media for its attempts to contribute to a more liberal and sexualised Ireland , one where the influence of the Roman Catholic Church had declined dramatically in the preceding decade . Only three decades previously , such teenage-oriented magazines were much more reserved in their content and approach and even the titles , i.e. Jackie and Blue Jeans , were not as outspoken as the word `` kiss '' in capitalised letters . Kiss was launched by O'Doherty 's publishing company as a response to the increasing popularity of similar , albeit British-based , publications such as Bliss and Sugar . It launched on 31 October 2002 , at the original ( much-deflated by current standards ) price of $ 2.50 and aimed at female readers between the ages of fourteen and seventeen . The first issue featured heavily its mantra of dealing with teenage problems , including articles on school bullying and the difficulties of blushing , written in a `` chatty and informative '' manner so as not to `` patronise '' the target audience . However O'Doherty is adamant that his magazine will not encourage young children to `` sleep with their boyfriends by providing How-To-Pleasure-Your-Fella features '' . To supplement its tone Kiss employs experts on what teenagers consider fashionable , with its so-called `` agony aunt '' being Sarah Scully , a child psychologist in Saint James 's Hospital , Dublin . Upon its launch the magazine was edited by Susan Vasquez , now editor of O'Doherty 's Stellar '' . The magazine is currently edited by Nathalie Màrquez Courtney .   Kiss published its last issue in September 2014 .

neg: GO (American magazine) GO ( previously GO NYC ) , is a `` cultural roadmap for the city girl , '' and is the nation 's most widely distributed , free , lesbian magazine . Based out of New York City , GO distributes 30,000 copies in 10 major cities , and receives 250,000 unique web hits monthly . The publication offers information on nightlife , arts & entertainment , news & current events , lifestyle , travel , advice , and celebrity Q&A s.   GO was founded in 2001 by publisher Amy Lesser .

neg: The Channel Magazine The Channel Magazine ( referred to as The Channel ) is an American entertainment magazine , headquartered in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and owned by All Access Media , Inc. . The first issue was published on April 23 , 2007 , and is known as being among the more informative entertainment magazines in the business . The magazine focuses on music , film , fashion , entertainment business , and popular culture .

neg: Sexual field A sexual field is an arena of social life whereby individuals seek intimate partners and vie for sexual status . Sexual fields emerge `` when a subset of actors with potential romantic or sexual interest orient themselves toward one another according to a logic of desirability imminent to their collective relations and -LSB- wherein -RSB- this logic produces , to greater and lesser degrees , a system of stratification '' ( Green 2014:27 ) . The term builds on Pierre Bourdieu 's ( 1980 ) concept of field and has been defined as a `` set of interlocking institutions '' ( Martin and George 2006 ) and an `` institutionalized matrix of relations '' ( Green 2005 , 2008 , 2011 ) that confers status upon sexual actors based on individual variation in sexual capital . Relative to those with a sexual capital deficit , actors in possession of sexual capital reap the rewards of the sexual field -- including the ability to select desired sexual partners and the acquisition of social significance .   Sexual fields are themselves distinguished by distinct `` currencies of erotic capital '' ( Green 2005 , 2008 ) , the latter which are quite variable , acquiring dominance in relation to the collective preferences of players . For example , Green ( 2005 , 2008 ) argues that the characteristics which confer sexual capital in one field may not in another . Thus , in a gay leather bar , a bearded , stocky white man in his late-thirties dressed in Levi 's jeans and a leather jacket will possess an optimal form of sexual capital , whereas the same man in a swanky Martini bar catering to a twenty-something , high-fashion , urban gay customer base will face a sexual capital deficit . This variation in power and status occurs because a gay leather bar and a gay Martini bar are physical sites organized by the logic of two distinct sexual fields with contrasting currencies of sexual capital ( Green 2005 , 2008 ) -- i.e. , distinct `` hegemonic systems of judgment '' ( Martin and George 2006 ) .   For sociological theory , the study of the sexual field in the sexual fields framework offers a framework for analyzing how collective attributions of desire and desirability are shaped by the sexual field itself . That is , rather than see desire and desirability as a simple function of individual wants and judgments , the sexual fields framework suggests that such wants and judgments are the consequence of sexual social life . In this approach , the sexual field acts back on what we find desirable such that desires and desirability are regarded as field effects ( Green 2014 ) .   To the extent that sexual stratification is related to but not isomorphic with the structure of alternative fields , so the study of sexual fields can not be subsumed to the study of an economic or political field , for example . Nevertheless , to the extent that race , class , gender , ethnicity , age and ability , among others , are organizing features of sexual status within a given sexual field , so the relationship of sexual fields to broader historical systems of stratification requires consideration ( Green 2005 , 2008 , 2011 . 2014 ) .

neg: List of beauty pageants This is an international list of beauty pageants from around the world . A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants , although some contests have evolved to also incorporate personality , intelligence , talent , and answers to judges ' questions as judged criteria . The term almost invariably refers only to contests for women and girls such as the Big Four international beauty pageants . Similar events for men or boys are usually called by other names and are more likely to be bodybuilding contests .

neg: Top Model Top Model or Next Top Model is a fashion-themed reality television show format produced in many countries throughout the world and seen in over 120 countries producing over 200 seasons ( referred to as `` cycles '' ) . The show takes the form of a modeling competition whose winners typically receive a contract with a major modeling agency and a cover shoot and fashion photo spread in a fashion magazine . The format was created by Tyra Banks for the original series , America 's Next Top Model which was first aired in 2003 , produced by Ken Mok 's 10 by 10 Entertainment .

neg: Sabra (magazine) was published by Shogakukan . It featured beautiful Japanese models and articles geared toward young men . Sabra Magazine was comparable to Maxim , FHM , and Stuff in the United States . Although the magazine focused on gravure models ( and no nudity ) , it also offered variety of news such as showbiz entertainment , gadgets , and people . The magazine was published bi-weekly , starting from 11 May 2000 until 25 October 2007 . However , on 24 November 2007 Sabra magazine began to be published monthly .   Aside from regular publication , Sabra also published several one-shot collection books in a magazine format focused on a single model or group of models throughout years .   Sabra magazine ceased publication in March 2010 , only special edition magazine books are being published in print and the members only site .   A Sabra magazine cover ( Year 2004 , issue 011 ) was used in the well-received video game series `` Metal Gear Solid '' . In `` Metal Gear Solid 3 : Snake Eater '' , the cover of said Sabra issue was used as representation of the `` book '' item in-game . The item is utilized as a distraction in the game .


query: Aaron Taylor-Johnson is an actor known for his role in Kick-Ass.

pos: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Aaron Taylor-Johnson ( born Aaron Perry Johnson ; 13 June 1990 ) is an English actor , best known as the title character in the Kick-Ass films and Quicksilver in Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) .   Taylor-Johnson began performing at age six and has appeared in films such as Shanghai Knights ( 2003 ) , playing a young Charlie Chaplin , The Illusionist ( 2006 ) and Angus , Thongs and Perfect Snogging ( 2008 ) . He had his breakthrough performance in the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy ( 2009 ) . He went on to portray Ben in the Oliver Stone-directed crime thriller Savages ( 2012 ) , Russian aristocrat Count Vronsky in Joe Wright 's adaptation of Anna Karenina ( 2012 ) and Lt. Brody in Gareth Edwards ' monster movie Godzilla ( 2014 ) . For his performance as psychopathic drifter Ray Marcus in Tom Ford 's thriller Nocturnal Animals ( 2016 ) , he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role .   He was initially credited as Aaron Johnson , but began being billed as Aaron Taylor-Johnson in 2013 , with Kick-Ass 2 . He had legally changed his name after marrying director Sam Taylor-Wood .

neg: Jesse Hernandez Jesse Lizarraga ( born August 25 , 1950 ) is a Mexican American Pro Wrestler , Pro Wrestling Referee , trainer , Actor and owner of the School of Hard Knocks pro-wrestling training facility . He also promotes an independent wrestling organization called Empire Wrestling Federation in San Bernardino , California , performing under the name Jesse Hernandez . He has trained or helped train wrestlers such as Melina Perez , Rico Constantino , Rocky Romero , Ricky Reyes , Alex Koslov , Kia `` Awesome Kong '' Stevens , Lena Yada and Layla El . He formed the school of Hard Knocks with Bill Anderson , who left to form his own training camp . He was sole inductee in 2006 into the Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame . He played football at the University of Missouri   Lizarraga has refereed several years for World Wrestling Entertainment , National Wrestling Alliance L.P.W.A. Ladies Professional Wrestling Association , and Women of Wrestling among others .   Acting roles for Lizarraga include the films Grunt The Wrestling Movie , Bad Guys , Frontera Sin Ley , Ed Wood , Body Slam , the TV show Mad About You , and various documentaries about pro wrestling .

neg: Aaron Michael Metchik Aaron Michael Metchik ( born April 22 , 1980 ) , also credited as Aaron Metchik , is an American actor , writer , and director , known for his role as Steven Floyd Torkelson on The Torkelsons .

neg: Aaron Johnson (disambiguation) Aaron Taylor-Johnson ( born 1990 ) is an English actor .   Aaron Johnson may also refer to :   Aaron Johnson ( musician ) ( born 1977 ) , American music producer  Aaron Johnson ( ice hockey ) ( born 1983 ) , Canadian ice hockey player  Aaron Johnson ( basketball ) ( born 1988 ) , American basketball player  Aaron Krister Johnson , American composer , musician and teacher

neg: Step Up (film) Step Up is a 2006 American romantic dance film directed by Anne Fletcher starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan . Set in Baltimore , Maryland , the film follows the tale of the disadvantaged Tyler Gage ( Channing Tatum ) and the privileged modern dancer Nora Clark ( Jenna Dewan ) , who find themselves paired up in a showcase that determines both of their futures . Realizing that they only have one chance , they finally work together . The film is the first installment in the Step Up series and was followed by four sequels , Step Up 2 : The Streets ( 2008 ) , Step Up 3D ( 2010 ) , Step Up Revolution ( 2012 ) and Step Up : All In ( 2014 ) .

neg: Eric Taylor (Friday Night Lights) Eric Taylor is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV ( The 101 Network ) drama television series Friday Night Lights played by Kyle Chandler . He is introduced as the head coach of the Dillon High School football team , the Dillon Panthers . At the end of the first season , he accepts a position as the quarterback coach at the fictional Texas Methodist University ( TMU ) , where he had served as an assistant coach . After the birth of his second daughter , he leaves TMU in the second season to return to Dillon and once again coach the Panthers . Following a conspiracy by Joe McCoy in season three , Taylor is replaced as Panthers ' coach by Wade Aikmen , his assistant , and instead offered the chance to start a new football program at East Dillon High School after Dillon , Texas is redistricted . The character was positively received as it was included on several best lists and earned Kyle Chandler a number of award nominations , notably winning an Emmy Award in 2011 .

neg: Rip Taylor Charles Elmer `` Rip '' Taylor , Jr. ( born January 13 , 1935 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality , including his wild moustache and his habit of showering himself ( and others ) with confetti .

neg: John Amos John A. Amos , Jr. ( born December 27 , 1939 ) is an American actor who is best known for his role as James Evans , Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times ( 1974 -- 76 ) . Amos ' other television work includes roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show , the miniseries Roots , for which he received an Emmy nomination , and a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing . Amos also played the father of Will Smith 's character 's girlfriend , Lisa Wilkes , in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , and he had a recurring role on In the House with LL Cool J , as Coach Sam Wilson . Amos played the Father of Tommy Strawn ( Thomas Mikal Ford ) on the long running sitcom , Martin , as Sgt. Strawn , and another recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Chelsea 's dad 's new lover . Amos also played Major Grant , the US Special forces officer in Die Hard 2 . Amos has also appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in a career that spans four decades . He has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award .

neg: American Kickboxer 2 American Kickboxer 2 is a 1993 Filipino/American martial arts film directed by Jeno Hodi and starring former world champion kickboxer Dale `` Apollo '' Cook and martial artist and actor Evan Lurie . Despite the title , it is not related to the 1991 original American Kickboxer .

neg: Charles Asampong Taylor Kweku Charles Bismark Taylor Asampong ( born 14 July 1981 in Sefwi , Western Region ) is a Ghanaian football striker who currently plays for Berekum Chelsea . He had his greatest playing days and is one of the few players to play for Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. and Asante Kotoko . As a kid , he was often called tailor , after his uncle who was a tailor as he used to help his uncle with work , hence , he adopted the name Charles Taylor after the former Liberian president . Nicknamed `` Terror '' due to his ability to terrorise opponents . He 's arguably one of the greatest players to ever play the Ghana premier league and a key member of the famous `` 64 Battalion '' squad of Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. that won the African Champions League in 2000 and consecutive Ghanaian league titles .

neg: Aaron Eckhart Aaron Edward Eckhart ( born March 12 , 1968 ) is an American film and stage actor . Born in Cupertino , California , he moved to the UK at age 13 , when his father relocated the family . Several years later , he began his acting career by performing in school plays , before moving to Sydney , Australia for his high school senior year . He left high school without graduating , but earned a diploma through an adult education course , and graduated from Brigham Young University ( BYU ) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film . For much of the mid-1990s , he lived in New York City as a struggling , unemployed actor .   As an undergraduate at BYU , Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute , who cast him in several of his own original plays . Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous , sociopathic ladies ' man in LaBute 's black comedy film In the Company of Men ( 1997 ) . Under LaBute 's guidance he worked in the director 's films Your Friends & Neighbors ( 1998 ) , Nurse Betty ( 2000 ) , and Possession ( 2002 ) .   Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh 's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ) , and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking . Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent . Other key roles include The Pledge ( 2001 ) , The Core ( 2003 ) , Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ) Battle : Los Angeles ( 2011 ) , Olympus Has Fallen ( 2013 ) , I , Frankenstein ( 2014 ) , Olympus '' ' sequel , London Has Fallen and Sully '' ( both 2016 ) .

neg: Andy Ansah Andrew Owusu `` Andy '' Ansah ( born 19 March 1969 ) is an English actor and former professional footballer .

neg: Arena (2011 film) Arena is a 2011 independent action film starring Kellan Lutz , Samuel L. Jackson , Derek Mears , and Daniel Dae Kim . The film revolves around an illegal web show pitting fighters against each other in a gladitorial combat .

neg: Fire! (manga) is a shōjo manga series by Hideko Mizuno about the rise and fall of an American rock star named Aaron . It was serialised in Seventeen from 1969 -- 1971 and won the 1970 Shogakukan Manga Award . The hedonistic Aaron is neither a ` boy next door ' character , nor a ` shining prince ' , and Sandra Buckley states that it was his ` non-conventional , rebellious behavior ' that was part of the attraction for the fans of Fire ! . It was innovative for shōjo manga by having the first sexually explicit scenes in post-World War II manga , and by having a male protagonist . The story has been read as a `` conservative morality tale '' , but Buckley states that this ignores the two-year run of readers following Aaron 's exploits avidly . There are accounts of teenage girls queueing for the next issue to come out .

neg: Gregory Jbara Gregory Jbara ( -LSB- dʒəˈbɑrə -RSB- born September 28 , 1961 ) is an American film , television and stage actor , and singer .

neg: Quinton Aaron Quinton Aaron ( born August 15 , 1984 ) is an American actor .  He made his film debut in Michel Gondry 's Be Kind Rewind .  His first lead role was as Michael Oher in the 2009 film The Blind Side .  In 2010 , Aaron guest-starred in an episode of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit .  In 2015 , Aaron shot the film Busy Day in Albuquerque , New Mexico .

neg: Anthony Mackie Anthony Dwane Mackie ( born September 23 , 1978 ) is an American actor . He has been featured in feature films , television series , and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays , including Ma Rainey 's Black Bottom , Drowning Crow , McReele , A Soldier 's Play , and Carl Hancock Rux 's Talk , for which he won an Obie Award in 2002 .   In 2002 , he was featured in Eminem 's debut film , 8 Mile . He was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his role in Brother to Brother . His second nomination was for Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards for his role in The Hurt Locker . In 2014 , he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Sam Wilson / Falcon , making his first appearance in Captain America : The Winter Soldier , and reprising the role in Avengers : Age of Ultron , Ant-Man , and Captain America : Civil War .   In May 2016 , he co-starred in the HBO TV film All the Way as Martin Luther King Jr. , opposite Bryan Cranston , who was reprising his Tony Award-winning performance as President Lyndon B. Johnson in the play of the same name .

neg: Jacob Hopkins Jacob Turner Hopkins ( born March 4 , 2002 in San Francisco , California ) is an American actor . He is known for playing the role as Alexander Drew in True Blood , and for playing the voice of Gumball ( second for series , third overall ) , in The Amazing World of Gumball , replacing Logan Grove starting from season 3 . However , in mid-season 5 , he was replaced by Nicolas Cantu , whereas his voice had changed by then .

neg: Tom Parker (actor) Thomas Scott `` Tom '' Parker ( born July 23 , 1977 ) is an American actor .

neg: Nathaniel Taylor (actor) Nathaniel Taylor ( born March 31 , 1938 ) is an American television actor , best known for his recurring role as Rollo Larson in the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son , a role he later reprised on its 1980 -- 1981 spin-off Sanford , and later played the first version of `` Jim-Jam '' alongside Redd Foxx on the short lived 1986 series , The Redd Foxx Show . Later , he played Rerun 's ( Fred Berry ) brother-in-law `` Ike '' in the sitcom What 's Happening !! . Taylor 's character `` Rollo '' once referred to Foxx 's character `` Fred G. Sanford '' as , `` One cold-blooded old dude . ''  Taylor was also featured in Trouble Man starring Robert Hooks as one of Mr. Big 's henchmen .