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How a 25-year-old globetrotting investor and Coldplay superfan from Austin, Texas—who just so happens to be friends with Justin Bieber’s bodyguard—became North Korea’s only true Twitter friend—and the backlash that followed.
“[Jimmy] Dushku has also skirted the edges of celebrity in Austin and Los Angeles, where he also has a home. He is frequently asked whether he is related to Eliza Dushku, star of Bring It On and Joss Whedon’s short-lived series Dollhouse. He is not, though he did invite the 32-year-old actress to one of his birthday parties at the Sizzler in Los Angeles. (She didn’t show.)”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea0361eb2ec6bd74e686308fafb71790/tumblr_mgdbb1fWCu1qat9xfo1_500.jpg)
How a 25-year-old globetrotting investor and Coldplay superfan from Austin, Texas—who just so happens to be friends with Justin Bieber’s bodyguard—became North Korea’s only true Twitter friend—and the backlash that followed.
“[Jimmy] Dushku has also skirted the edges of celebrity in Austin and Los Angeles, where he also has a home. He is frequently asked whether he is related to Eliza Dushku, star of Bring It On and Joss Whedon’s short-lived series Dollhouse. He is not, though he did invite the 32-year-old actress to one of his birthday parties at the Sizzler in Los Angeles. (She didn’t show.)”
Coldplay’s latest album will be a “love story in a big, dark, scary city.” So, part dream and part nightmare? “So you have a boy and a girl and a group of like-minded people in a sort of George Orwell-type or Kafkaesque world. But it’s hopeful, because it’s about people trying to transcend troubles,” said Chris Martin, regarding Coldplay’s soon-to-be-released album “Mylo Xyloto.” Martin probably hopes it also transcends the pop charts — each of the band’s four albums have sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S., though that number’s been on the decline the past couple of years, matching the music industry at large. Will the fifth buck the trend? source
Coldplay’s new album, Mylo Xyloto, is out October 24 via Capitol. We don’t know what Mylo Xyloto means, either.
Clearly it means, “Second-generation U2 who only had one decent song named ‘Yellow,’” Pitchfork. EDIT: Apologies to any Coldplay fans offended by our take on Coldplay. Nothing personal, we just REALLY disliked “Clocks” back in 2004.
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