Oasis

Lily and her best friend Alison live on the shores of the Salton Sea among rundown trailers parks, empty pools and decaying streets. What was once an oasis for the wealthy has become a ghost town, leaving its residents fighting for breath in the deep end.

Perhaps it's because Madge hasn't been in the spotlight much since her album, MDNA, topped the Billboard charts (and suffered a subsequent nosedive in sales), but she recently went out of her way to once again remind everyone that she is, in fact, older than Lady Gaga.The queen of pop was performing 'Express Yourself' at a concert in Israel when she suddenly trotted out a cover of 'Born This Way.' Of course, the two tracks blended seamlessly. Though she stayed mum on Gaga's song for some time after its release, Madge eventually said she felt the single was 'reductive' and undoubtedly influenced by her earlier work. The whole affair had an air of condescension, as if Madonna was wielding the cover like Jay-Z did when he silenced Noel Gallagher and other critics by performing 'Wonderwall' at Glastonbury. (The Oasis singer had taken great umbrage at the fact that a rapper had been chosen to headline the festival.) So what say you, readers? Was Madonna rubbing some salt in Gaga's wound (the latter had recently canceled a show after she faced threats from conservative religious groups), or was she merely winking at the controversy while celebrating the younger performer? Also on HuffPost:

Max arrives in the vicious city of bartertown and clashes with the diabolical aunty entity. left to die in the desert, Max is rescuedand mistaken for a messiah by a group of oasis orphans.

NBC’s Rohit Kachroo visited an irrigation project in Turkana, Kenya, where famine has taken the lives of thousands, and witnessed how it changed the lives of many.

Mike D catches his first fish in this famous urban oasis.

NBC s Rohit Kachroo visited an irrigation project in Turkana, Kenya, where famine has taken the lives of thousands, and witnessed how it changed the lives of many.

Discover a hidden gem of Washington, DC, in Meridian Hill Park. Dance to the rhythm of the drums or get to know the locals in this culturally diverse urban oasis.

Zion National Park is a startling oasis set in dry, desert southwest Utah.

TODAY real estate contributor Barbara Corcoran gives a peek inside five family-sized homes including a mountain oasis with covered porch in Boise, Idaho, a 1905 neoclassic home in Wilmington, Delaware with gleaming hardwood floors and a tropical retreat in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

New Meet Me on South Street: The Story of JC Dobbs -- Meet Me On South Street, The JC Dobbs Story documents, the evolution of Philadelphia's fertile music and arts subculture in the 1970's until the sad closing of JC Dobbs in 1996. With archival photographs, videos and contemporary interviews, we recreate the rich history of JC Dobbs, Philly's premiere rock & roll bar. National and international acts on their first tour, played the legendary club JC Dobbs including the following: Dwight Yokum, Lucinda Williams (2x's), Nirvana (2x's), Pearl Jam, Steve Earle, Oasis, and The Jayhawks.

The New York Times film critics on The Avengers, Last Call at the Oasis and First Position.

Gerard Butler is known for picking up chicks with ease... but who knew the dude is also a CRAZY GOOD singer?