US schoolboy publishes guide to dating
Alec Greven originally wrote How To Talk To Girls as a pamphlet for a school
creative writing project in Castle Rock, Colorado.
It was sold for $5 at a school book fair and his fame snowballed as his dating
tips were picked up by the local news
3 Reasons We Hope The Wintour/Roitfeld Rumor Is True [Maghag]
Ever since Anna Wintour's second decade atop the masthead at American Vogue began in June, rumors of her imminent retirement have intensified. Signs offered in support of this include the fact that her contract is ending, the shuttering and/or
Michelin comes to Hong Kong. Will it ever be the same?
Michelin, the famous (or infamous) French restaurant guide has been branching out lately. Two years ago, Tokyo became the first Asian city to be visited by the star-giving gourmet food experts. This year, Tokyo received more stars than any other city.
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR?S MAILBAG
I was struck by Norm Fox?s reference in the Nov. 23 Mailbag to the media?s ?dumbing down of the definition of socialism so it would not be applied to Obama.?
Media references to socialism during the campaign followed John McCain?s and Sarah Palin?s
'The Sound of Music's' von Trapp Family Hotel Plans Blocked
CNN.com is reporting that Salzburg officials have blocked plans to run a hotel out of a former home of the von Trapp family immortalized in "The Sound of Music" after angry protests by neighbors.
Julie Andrews starred in "The Sound of Music," which
Il Divo makes 'Promise' to American fans
The new show will be staged and choreographed by William Baker (Kylie, Jamiroquai) with a tour wardrobe designed by Giorgio Armani. There will be no opening act, and Il Divo is expected to perform for about 90 minutes with a 20-minute intermission,
Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
Frost/Nixon (R for profanity) Ron Howard directs this screen adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway play recounting the series of television interviews conducted by British talk show David Frost (Michael Sheen) with Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) in
The City as Gameboard
Due to fact that I am presently underemployed such a dutiful blogger, I took some notes on the live stream of the "The City as Gameboard" panel at Living Game Worlds IV. That conference wrapped up at Georgia Tech yesterday and it was interesting to
Male Box. Giving Up Luxury? Does It Have To Be Black or White?
In the early days of fall, when the rumblings signaling the collapse
of the American banking system were still barely audible, the feathered
headpiece trend among the fashion forward was in full swing. Spawned by
the Parisian couture shows in July,
Canon can make SEDs again if anyone still cares
There was a time when SEDs were going to dominate the HDTV landscape but a lawsuit between Canon and Applied Nanotech put shelved the technology few years ago. The lawsuit was won by Canon recently and now a court has granted the company permission to
