BLOGS OF THE DAY: Madonna's song for Obama

 

Madonna sings about President Barack Obama and Lady GaGa in a leaked track titled 'Illuminati'.

The 56-year-old musician's 13th album, tentatively named ‘Iconic’ and leaked online in full, features one track on which she can be heard singing about a host of famous faces, who she claims are not part of the secret group of people who conspiracy theorists believe run the world. 

Some of the names include Ariana Grande, Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey, Britain's Queen Elizabeth and the US leader, among others. 

In the opening lines, she raps: “'It's not Jay Z and Beyonce... it's not Oprah and Obama, The Pope, Ariana, Queen Elizabeth or Kanye... black magic or Kanye.'' 

Other stars - who have all previously been linked to the secret society - mentioned on the track include Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, while on another track she rants about drug use. 

Following the untimely release of her new album, the star took to social media to unleash a furious rant in which she compared the illegal act to ‘terrorism.’ - contactmusic.com 

LiLo's erotic yoga

Lindsay Lohan is practicing ‘erotic yoga’ to keep fit. The Mean Girls star enjoys practising ‘S Factor’ - an exercise class which combines pole dancing with pilates and yoga - as the ‘sensual’ movements help her maintain her figure while building her confidence. 

“Everyone should try the ‘S Factor.’ It's almost like erotic yoga - all these women in a dark room doing really sexy movements. It's very sexual and there are poles involved, but it's good for you and it builds confidence,” she said. -contactmusic.com 

New diagnostic technique

New innovations in engineering are allowing scientists to speed up diagnosis of antibiotic drug resistance in bacteria. The novel approach involves observing how the structure of individual bacterial cells changes in response to such antibiotic exposure and only takes three to four hours. 

This rapid test could help clinicians to more quickly identify the best antibiotic and switch patients over to the correct treatment course, Sunghoon Kwon of Seoul National University said. 

Developing such diagnostic advances is what the WHO called for this year. -scientificamerican.com