NBA fashion became a big, big deal in 2012.
It started as a minor trend, with players sporadically wearing eye-searing pink pants or lens-less glasses. But in the playoffs it erupted into a full-fledged fashion war, with players trying to one-up each other at press conferences night after night.
Continue Reading »The House will be back in session Sunday evening as the “fiscal cliff” looms, threatening across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts with the new year.
Officials said the Republican leadership informed the GOP rank and file of the plan to meet during a conference call Thursday.
It is unclear what legislation the House might consider Sunday, since …
Continue Reading »In 1984, I lost 140 pounds after 25 years of failed weight loss attempts, and I’ve kept it off for almost 30 years now. Making New Year’s resolutions played a part, but only because I succeeded after I quit making them. I’ll explain.
Like many people, I had a long history of making New Year’s …
Continue Reading »This has been a big year for Islam and Islamic law in American media. As politicians vied for local and national office, anti-sharia messages — and sometimes overtly anti-Islam messages — were broadcast across the media, at times functioning to normalize anti-Islam discourse. Turmoil in places like Egypt and Mali ensured that there were plenty …
Continue Reading »Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs are some of history’s biggest influencers, but their influence is giving kids the wrong message. So say some of the biggest authors in San Francisco, who’ve been ruminating a bit over a trend that got some real estate recently in the New York …
Continue Reading »Natalie Portman is a worthy investment.
Forbes has released its annual Best Actors for the Buck list, naming Portman as the most bankable star in Hollywood.
The Academy Award winner, 31, returns $42.70 for every dollar she’s paid thanks to the success of films like Black Swan, which earned a whopping $329 million …
Nicki Minaj tops our worst-dressed list (again) in Christmas day outfit that would have made Santa blush. Skin-tight spandex, an overly revealing top (if we can even call it that) and bullet-proof shoulder pads have us wondering what is going on.
Many celebrities took the holiday week off, and …
Continue Reading »For all its charms, “Sex and the City” is guilty of a major crime — lazy segues. This supercut from Slacktory tells everyone what’s up with Samantha, Charlotte, Miranda and Carrie via a series of prepositions: “Meanwhile, downtown…” “Later that night…” “In the Meatpacking District…”
Yes, it seems that the entire series can be …
Continue Reading »I remember when I first wanted to get into television. I had absolutely no idea how to go about doing it. I quickly realized that just talking about my TV dreams wasn’t enough to make it happen. After all, getting into television doesn’t just materialize magically. As I’m sure you can imagine, it’s a very …
Continue Reading »A popular discussion forum focused on travel and operated by the BBC has been shut down after allegations that users were posting topics related to pedophilia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
Thorn Tree, a forum linked to guide book publisher, Lonely Planet, has been temporarily taken down after 16 years of operation. The site is …
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