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5 Gadgets for the Single Cook's Kitchen

You're a young, busy, urban professional. Your time is precious, and you can't always afford to spend it in the kitchen. Take-out and Delivery get monotonous and the dollars quickly add up. Make these five products your go-to gadgets to expedite your culinary endeavors.

1. Magic Bullet Blender
Great for making single servings of any liquid. You can have smoothies in the morning and frozen cocktails in the evening when you're entertaining friends. Your Magic Bullet kit contains a high-torque power base, two blades, two cups, four lids and four party mugs with color-coded 'comfort lip rings' for instant sippage. There's also a cookbook of '10 second recipes' included for everything from soups to omelets. You can pick up a set at Bed, Bath & Beyond for around 50 bucks. (Note: I've had one for almost five years and it still runs like a champ.)

FREQUENCY
Lady Gaga Releases Second Single

Friday, April 15, 2011, London - The radio station, Capital FM, leaked Lady Gaga's latest single "Judas" (followed by widespread online leaks) four days earlier than announced. Her label, Interscope Records, opted for a rush release of the highly anticipated second single from Gaga’s upcoming record Born This Way, scheduled to drop May 23rd.

Lady Gaga has been under constant scrutiny in the past several years for her seemingly outlandish antics (think Meat-Dress). Earlier this month an opinionated man directly accuses Lady Gaga of blasphemy following her somewhat controversial video for "Born This Way". Yet the pop stars newly released track, "Judas", continues with the same theme, containing many theological references. In fact, “Judas” has already stirred up contention among religious leaders. The president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has already spoken out against Lady Gaga, asserting that the entire religiously-geared venture did not coincidentally emerge during the Catholics’ Holy Week, but instead, was strategically scheduled as a publicity stunt.

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Audio: Fleet Foxes - "Battery Kinzie"

Fleet Foxes have released a second single, "Battery Kinzie," from their forthcoming album, Helplessness Blues. The album is to be released on May 3rd, 2011.

Fleet Foxes - Battery Kinzie by One Thirty BPM