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| Forgotten But Not Gone: Judith Regan Still Rocks The Bestseller List |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 12:19 pm |
| Tags: Bestsellers, Forgotten But Not Gone, Harpercollins, Judith Regan, New York Times Book Review |
| Judith Regan, the former head of ReganBooks, her imprint at HarperCollins, was hatchet-jobbed by Rupert Murdoch back in December—but her fantastic editorial vision lives on! This week, she has... |
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| Oldies But Goodies: Max Factor's Iron Maidens |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 3:30 pm |
| Tags: Crazy Beautiful, Iron Maidens, Oldies But Goodies, Pretty Awful |
| We just found this on Weirdomatic -- a short piece from 1935 about a device invented by Max Factor to measure Hollywood actors' facial structure. Resembling something between a medieval torture... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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| Nothing To Fear But Dairy Dept.: Cheese Bombs Apparently Not Going to Kill Us All |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 6:33 pm |
| Tags: Cheese, Cnn, Nothing To Fear But Dairy Dept, Terror, Tsa |
| Remember how last week we were all being terrorized at our airports by al-Qaeda sympathizers sneaking cheese bombs onto airplanes? Oh, and duct taped ice packs? Turns out that story was complete... |
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| Oldies But Goodies: Get Your Domestic Oppression Custom-Built! |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 12:15 pm |
| Tags: A Woman S Place, Kitchen Kulture, Oldies But Goodies |
| In 1953, Cornell University scholars "re-engineered the most used room in the house." New Kitchen Built To Fit Your Wife is an earnest, five page article via Modern Mechanix detailing the amazing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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| In Brief: A spokesman for the Bancroft family tells ... |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 2:07 pm |
| Tags: Dow Jones, He S Dead But He Won T Lie Down, Rupert Murdoch |
| A spokesman for the Bancroft family tells the Observer that the Dow Jones deal is not yet done. "The process of canvassing the Bancroft family members and trustees as to whether they wish to commit... |
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| Slowly But Surely: PS3 to get Digital Tuner and DVR |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 10:38 am |
| Tags: Dvr, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Playstation 3, Portable Media, Ps3, Pshome, Slowly But Surely, Sony |
| According to a SCE's New Zealand Boss, the PS3 will be getting a digital tuner add-on and DVR functionality during the first quarter of next year, coinciding with the launch of Freeview (UK terrestrial broadcast) in New Zealand. While not yet priced or shown to us in pretty pictures, when combined with PSHome's promise to share streaming media |
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| Has The Whole World Lost Its Head?: 'Post' Fashion Coverage Has Some Holes In It |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 1:40 pm |
| Tags: You Ready For The Summer, But What I Don T Want His Popsicle, Has The Whole World Lost Its Head, Jezebel, Monobraincell, Monokini, New York Post |
| Just in case you're getting your fashion advice from the New York Post, um, maybe don't? Today's style spread is about the rise of the "monokini," which they define as "a one-piece with slits or... |
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| In Brief: Time for another vintage beauty gadget from ... |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 4:00 pm |
| Tags: Oldies But Goodies, Pretty Cheeky |
| Time for another vintage beauty gadget from Modern Mechanix! This time, it's a "face-fitting spring carrying two tiny knobs which press into the cheeks." A dimple-maker! Since some of us were so... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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| You Can Change The Channel But Don't You Change: To Watch Tonight |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 5:25 pm |
| Tags: Tonight, Watch, You Can Change The Channel But Don T You Change |
| What to watch after you are declared winner of the Tour de France ... • MLB: Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees. Let the Wilson Betemit Era begin. [WGN] • MLB: New York Mets at... |
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| You Can Change The Channel But Don't You Change: To Watch Tonight |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 5:25 pm |
| Tags: Tonight, Watch, You Can Change The Channel But Don T You Change |
| What to watch after you are declared winner of the Tour de France ... • MLB: Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees. Let the Wilson Betemit Era begin. [WGN] • MLB: New York Mets at Milwaukee [ESPN]; San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers. For the pleasure of booing Barry Bonds from the left field bleachers, that will be $350, please. |
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| Oldies But Goodies: From Get In Shape Girl to Out Of Shape Woman |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 6:15 pm |
| Tags: Clips, Get In Shape Girl, Oldies But Goodies, Skinny Bitch, Top |
| newVideoPlayer("getinshape_gawker.flv", 475, 376);Remember this shit? I know the intentions were to get couch potato kids like myself of our asses, but I'm beginning to think it played a major role... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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| iTeddy - the media playing teddy bear |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 3:37 am |
| Tags: Reviews, Gadgets, Frivolous But Fun |
| The iTeddy houses a detachable media player in its tummy. Yep, you guessed it, that ever so subtle orange thing. The idea is that kids can watch video, play music or games and otherwise enjoy the fruits of a digitally enabled 21st century all from the comfort of their own stuffed [...] 83 words email this permalink one comment digg |
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| But Where Was Mamula?: I-G-G-L-E-S Fans Are Scary And Awesome |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 4:00 pm |
| Tags: But Where Was Mamula, Nfl, Philadelphia Eagles |
| Say what you will about Philadelphia sports fans -- they hate everything involved with any of their hometown teams, including themselves, and would have absolutely no idea how to handle sustained,... |
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| But Where Was Mamula?: I-G-G-L-E-S Fans Are Scary And Awesome |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 4:00 pm |
| Tags: But Where Was Mamula, Nfl, Philadelphia Eagles |
| Say what you will about Philadelphia sports fans -- they hate everything involved with any of their hometown teams, including themselves, and would have absolutely no idea how to handle sustained, championship-level success ... you know, stuff like that -- but you cannot say they don't care. They had an open practice for the Eagles on Friday ... |
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| In Brief: Sources at the Times tell the Post that the ... |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 9:20 am |
| Tags: All Over But The Shoutin, New York Times, Timesselect |
| Sources at the Times tell the Post that the paper is ready to shut down TimesSelect and return Maureen Dowd et al to their free, unfirewalled glory. [NYP] |
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