Gareth Bale settles in to the Real Madrid rollercoaster after a dramatic week in La Liga

The Welshman enjoyed his best week in Spain since his record transfer from Tottenham, contributing two goals and four assists against Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano

Two months into his Spanish adventure, Gareth Bale understands one thing loud and clear.

Wherever he goes with Real Madrid, somebody will remind him how his heavy pricetag marks him out. Warming up before kick-off on Saturday in Vallecas, home of Rayo Vallecano, the lowest-budget club in Spain's top tier, Bale was welcomed by a banner, displayed by the home fans. "We're poor," it read, "but we're proud, and we've got balls like fists."

Suburban Vallecas and the city-centre Santiago Bernabéu arena stand barely seven miles apart. Yet Real and Rayo are first and third-world, economically.

The combined cost to Madrid in transfer fees of the front three in their line-up, Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo stretches towards £220 million. That's about 32 years' worth of Rayo's current annual budget.

Rayo are the club who practically bit off the hands of Swansea City last year, when offered £2 million for their then top goalscorer, Michu; a club where salaries for many players went unpaid for months and months during Michu's last season there; where the idea of a ground constructed with spectators behind both goals is a luxury postponed until deep into never-neverland.

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Plies And Rico Love Have Enough Music For A Whole Album After 'Faithful

Plies has a way with the ladies. The Fort Myers, Florida, native is no Romeo, but his raw lyrics connect with his female fans on songs like "Shawty" or 2008's "Bust It Baby (Part 2)," where he nicknames his lover "wet wet."

On his latest Rico Love-produced "Faithful," Plies adds on to his discography of sexually explicit sweet nothings. The #1 Goon promises of sexual healing and financial security. "Whatever she want is paid for," Plies raps, while Rico backs up his sentiment on the hook

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Lady Gaga's Mustache Totally Got In Good With The American Mustache Institute On the kickoff of Movember, Dr. Adam Paul Causgrove of AMI says some 'staches are worn on the heart.

November 1 marks the first day of Movember, that glorious time of year when men save some dough on razors and grow a luscious, flowing mustache to raise awareness for prostate cancer. But dudes aren't the only ones getting facially follicular: Lady Gaga has recently been seen sporting a 'stache.
Dr. Adam Paul Causgrove, of the American Mustache Institute, wants Mother Monster to know that the facial hair advocacy organization is behind her 100 percent.
"The American Mustache Institute believes that if one wants to embrace the sexually dynamic mustached American lifestyle, then nobody should hold them back," Causgrove said, echoing Gaga's "Born This Way" message of yore. "We also say that not every mustache is worn on the upper lip. Some are worn on the heart.... The mustache appendage that Lady Gaga is using right now is a great way to show solidarity with fellow mustached Americans. We support her wholeheartedly with this endeavor."
We saw Gaga in full furry regalia at an ARTPOP listening party at the Berghain Club in Berlin on October 24.

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'Catching Fire': Why Katniss' Point Of View Is Key 'We're not cutting around to family members and things,' says director Francis Lawrence of arena scenes

The final trailer for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" gave fans an unprecedented look inside the walls of the arena — with all manner of creepy creations besieging the tributes of the Quarter Quell. So where better to begin our sit-down with director Francis Lawrence than this most pivotal of places?
Fans of Suzanne Collins' best-selling series know the arena depicted in "Catching Fire" is much different than the one Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) faced in "The Hunger Games," which posed a few challenges for the auteur

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Festival Of Waste As First Lady Patience Mother Gets "State Burial" In Okrika

 A sum of N7 billion (naira) of Nigeria's  tax payers funds was wasted on the burial of the foster mother of Nigeria's first lady, Patience Jonathan in her hometown of Okrika in Rivers State over the weekend

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Photo of the day : white woman and her child

Caption this picture in one of the most popular sites online, is this an insult to black nation or is the photographer trying to pass a message with the picture…see more pictures from the photographer from picture

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"Sit At My Back, Thats Where You belong" - Mercy Johnsdon Hits Back At Enemies!

Mercy Johnson Okojie took to Twitter this morning to hit back at Nollywood Movie Marketers who are planning to ban her for being too expensive. Mercy charges between N1.8m to N2m per movie. And I totally agree with her, if you can't afford her fees, look for other actresses who are cheaper.

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