Oct 9th, 2008 · They're bright, they're perky — and they've got no inner life. In fact, they exist only to soothe the tortured souls of the male lead. A lighthearted look at MPDGs throughout movie history.
Oct 21st, 2007 · While still a teenager, Teresa Brewer became a star when she released a perky little song called "Music, Music, Music" in 1950. For four decades, she continued to enchant with songs like "Ricochet," "Till I Waltz Again With You," and "A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl." Teresa Brewer died last week at the age of 76, and we reprise a 1991 interview as a remembrance.
Jul 18th, 2007 · Miranda Lambert's album Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is appealingly nervy and dark -- never more so than on its crackling opener, "Gunpowder and Lead," which outlines the tale of a woman lying in wait for her abusive boyfriend, shotgun in hand.
Jan 29th, 2007 · Don't use the phrase "dead duck" around this bird. A hunter shot a duck in Florida and threw it in his refrigerator, but two days later, when his wife opened the door, the duck lifted its head. So they took it into surgery, where it had a bad reaction to anesthesia and was declared dead on the operating table -- only to be revived again. The duck has a name now: Perky.
Mar 14th, 2005 · Researchers at Dartmouth College find the "iPod of the brain." They've learned that the brain's auditory cortex, the part that handles information from our ears, holds on to musical memories. So even when that perky pop song isn't on the radio, you still hear it in your head.