Facebook The Movie

It’s been an interesting year for Facebook and it’s look like the Silicon Valley-based social media giant will only get more publicity. The question is good or bad? Or, is as they say, any PR good PR? While twenty-something Founder and Chief Mark Zuckerberg deals with privacy issues, the numbers begin to show that the [...]

Is Maine The Next Stoner State?

Marijuana usage continues to grow as more states legalize the drug for medical purposes. While California dispensaries are structured as part of nonprofit consortium, Colorado “pharmacies” fight to make profits in a system that has legalized it as a business, though hampered by much red tape. The latest state working on opening medical marijuana dispensaries [...]

Reality TV Star To Write Self-Help Book

So apparently the self-help/dating genre needs another book, and well, with all the single women in NYC, maybe I can’t argue with that. But, from a reality TV star and one that has yet to experience the quarter-life-crisis? How old is “Lo” Bosworth anyway? According to the release, “Lo has certainly witnessed her fair share [...]

Diaper Divas

So apparently Ernie diapers aren’t enough. Try telling that to my niece, who shuns Cookie Monster and Elmo for big E. Apparently she should be moving on to denim. I think she’d prefer purple or pink diaps but that’s not in the cards. Yes, you heard it right, Huggies, a Kimberly-Clark company, has introduced a [...]

Financing The It Bag Collection: Sample Sale Alert

Is there such as a thing as an it bag these days? We are never one to support buying products just because of the brand and society’s perception of it.  These products that were once purchased for their ability to withstand time, both because of their classic styles (Chanel, Fendi, Gucci.. ) and craftsmanship–these are [...]

Whole Foods Makes Organic Beauty Ultimatum

Whole Foods Market has given the beauty industry an ultimatum by announcing that all personal care products and cosmetics that claim to be “organic” and are sold in Whole Foods stores in the U.S. must be third-party certified by June 1, 2011. The new rule means all products that claim to be organic need to [...]

CrackBerry TV Love

Streaming TV for the BlackBerry is like all those things you never knew you needed that could change your life–a hot yet work appropriate polyester dress masquerading as silk, the bad-on-paper mate, the not-so-gentle-buzz… Each has a small impact on your life and however fleeting, adds value. Such is the case of BitBop, a media [...]

Jamba Juice Expands Superfruit Offerings

Publicly-traded smoothie company Jamba Juice (NASDAQ:JMBA) recently revealed a menu addition that puts it among the food companies banking on the superfruit trend. To embrace the trend and the wonderful summer season, Jamba Juice added three new Superfruit products. The new addition is Yumberry or ‘yangmei’, which will be available in the Super Yumberry Classic [...]

A New Reason To Justify Coffee Binges

I’m always looking for a new reason to justify my java addiction and here comes a new study from Europe to do just that. The best part about it is that it seems they are calling moderate consumption two to four cups a day. Hah! Dr. Yvonne van der Schouw, professor of chronic disease at [...]

Barcelona To Outlaw Islamic Veils

Barcelona seems to be following Paris’ lead in outlawing some religious garb. According to BBC News, the northern Spanish city has become the first large city in the debt-plagued nation to forbid full Islamic face veils in public areas. According to officials, the ban is aimed at ridding anything that would make it difficult to make out [...]

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