X Factor's Gamu Nhengu To Face Firing Squad

The Zimbabwaen 18 year old has been criticized by fellow countrymen for claiming that she will face a firing squad if she returns to her homeland.

In her interview with heatworld, Gamu said that Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe is not pleased that she appeared on the X Factor. And that she will possibly be interogated when she returns to the country.

Fellow Zimbabweans dispute these allegations, ''Gamu came to Britain as an economic refugee and not a political refugee, so to calim that Mugabe will behead her is a false lie.''

X Factor Live Show 1: TreyC Cohen

TreyC Cohen: Now you just have to give it up for this gal, she proved to all the critics that she deserves to be in this competition. She came in as a wildcard, and she owned every minute of it. All judges agreed that they cannot believe she was overlooked in the competition.

You go gal!

X Factor Live Show 1: Katie waissel

Katie Waissel sang ''We are the champions'' by Queen. The same song she failed to sing during the first auditions. Honestly I still believe she girl did not belong in the finals, she took Gamu's position. Surprisingly, she had a record deal in America. I would back to that record deal Katie and beg them to take me back!

I will not be surprised if she lives next week.

X Factor Show 1: Cher Llyod

Cher Lloyd: Just be good to me originally sang by SOS band. There was a huge controversy as to why Cher was put in the final, as she seemed unstable at Judges house. She made a good impression on the live show but her voice does not seem flexible. It will be interesting to hear her sing jazz wit rap, hmmmmm!

X FACTOR 2010 LIVE SHOW 1

Liverpool born Rebecca Ferguson has a great voice, which reminds me on Eritha Franklin.She still has self believe and confidence issues, but she has come along way from the girl who would not look in the judges' eyes on her first audition. She has her own sophisticated style. Her skeletons (heels) got compliments from Cheryl Cole.



Full Version. Rebecca Ferguson sang ''Teardrops''

Busking

Busking is defined as "the practice of performing in public places for tips and gratuities." Those entertainers engaged in busking are called buskers. The term "busking" is more frequently used in England; in America, we call buskers "street performers."

All kinds of entertainment are performed by buskers; magic (sometimes called "street magic" or "close-up magic"), acrobatics, trained animal acts, balloon modeling, clowning or comedy, contortion, seemingly impossible escapes, dance of all kinds, fire eating, juggling, mime, puppeteering, snake charming, poetry recitations, painting and sketching, sword swallowing, and probably some I haven't thought of. "Living statues" is a relatively new form of busking.

There are many reasons why a performer busks. Breaking into the entertainment industry is tough, to say the least; so sometimes performers busk simply to make money. Sometimes they busk for attention, just for fun, or to socialize.

Busking is sort of the "bottom rung" of the entertainment industry ladder, but you'd be surprised at how many very famous entertainers and groups started out as buskers. Jimmy Buffett, George Burns, Bob Dylan, Bob Hope, Jewel, Steve Martin, Dolly Parton, Simon and Garfunkel, and Robin Williams, just to name a few, all started their careers as street performers or buskers.

Like real estate, the three most important factors to a busker's success is location, location, location. In most forms of entertainment, the audience comes to the performer; but in busking, the performer goes to his audience. The best busking sites are sidewalks, where there is a great deal of foot traffic, or in places where people are waiting (subway stations, train stations, airports, etc.) Near any tourist attraction is an excellent busking location.

The next time you see a busker or a street performer, you might just be witnessing a performance by a future superstar. Breaking into the entertainment industry is tough. Give the guy (or gal or group) a generous tip!

Cartoons and the Funny Papers

Charles Shultz, creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip said, "If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books…but I'm not, so I draw cartoons!" Oh, but how those cartoons have entertained us over the years!

Americans especially love cartoons and comic strips. It's not a uniquely American entertainment medium, but Americans have managed to give cartoons and comic strips standing in the artistic community and in the entertainment industry unlike any other country on earth.

Scott Adams draws the "Dilbert" comic strip. Adams, through his character (perhaps alter ego) has given Americans words and sayings over the years that have become part of the national vocabulary. Does anybody here not know what YSLE (You Stupid Lemon Eater) or BOCTAOE (But of course there are obvious exceptions) mean? Yes, Scott Adams entertains us!

We can't talk about cartoons without mentioning Walt Disney. Disney said, "Fantasy, if it's really convincing can't become dated for the simple reason that it represents a flight into a dimension that lies beyond the reach of time." Yes, indeed. Mr. Disney certainly did make fantasy timeless!

Bob Kane gave is Batman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster gave us Superman, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave us Spiderman.

Berkeley Breathed created the comic strips "Bloom County" and "Outland." They hilariously combine silly humor with social commentary. Breathed won the Pulitzer Prize for cartooning in 1987.

Bill Watterson's comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" (the world as seen through the eyes of a six-year-old) makes all of us laugh!

Garfield, a fat, lazy, lasagna-loving, cynical cat came from the imagination of Jim Davis! Who doesn't love Garfield? We all know a living, breathing, human version of Garfield.

Cartoons and funny papers make us laugh. That's entertainment!