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Hot New TrendsKids Plus-Size Clothing
Obesity is no longer just a weighty issue for adults--children now make up an increasing percentage of the growing number of overweight Americans. According to 1999-2002 survey data from the National Center for Health Statistics, 16 percent of children and teens aged 6 to 19 were overweight--triple …
Hot Sex Trends
No doubt, you're intimately acquainted with 69. Now may we introduce you to (drumroll, please)...77. Sex expert Cynthia Gentry, author of The Bedside Orgasm Book, clued us in to this frisky number. "The name 77 refers to the way you and your partner's bodies look when they meld together in this side…
Softdrinks rot your teeth and ... boost your memory?
FIZZY soft drinks may rot your teeth but new research suggests the sugary refreshments also boost the memory.
Contrary to conventional health messages, which have branded the high-sugar drinks as unhealthy, researchers in Scotland found that people who consumed 50g of sugar - just over the amount i…
Stem Cell Research: Will fluorescent green pigs produce better quality bacon?
By injecting fluorescent green protein into embryonic pigs, a research team at the island's leading National Taiwan University managed to breed three male transgenic pigs, said professor Wu Shinn-Chih of the university's Institute and Department of Animal Science and Technology.
"There are partiall…
Green Tea Kit Kat in Japan
With Green Tea linked to weight loss and all things good, you may want to take a break with a Green Tea Kit Kat bar. If that's not tasty enough, there are dozens of other Kit Kat flavours you never knew about. See more flavours at the Wikipedia link, along with some Kit Kat history and trivia:
A K…
Study: Anti-American Sentiment Results in Higher Global Sales of American Brands
Two distinguished political scientists, Peter Katzenstein (from whom I took a class in introductory international relations half a lifetime ago) and Robert Keohane, set out to investigate whether American companies were suffering because of American policies. They're editing a book, Anti-Americanism…
Hip Hop Fuels Surge in Men's Jewelry Market
Once considered a fringe market for rockers, rappers, gay men and gangsters, men's jewelry is inching toward the mainstream.
The same guys who read Cargo magazine and enjoy shopping for jeans and facial cleansers are looking to personalize their look in new ways, says Allan Steinmetz, chief executi…
Reebok Launches Reeboppers Based on Late Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
The estate of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has entered into a multi-year agreement with Reebok to produce a new collection of shoes as well as a new global ad campaign.
The new shoe, dubbed Reeboppers and designed by Maharishi of London, features the late artist’s favorite colors -- black, red and…
Kimora Lee Simmons Launches Self-Help Fabulosity Guide
Simmons—glam model, owner of the Baby Phat clothing label, wife of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons—offers advice for achieving the bling lifestyle.
As Simmons reminds us in this self-help manual for the 21st-century gal, she had it rough growing up and had to work for her success. She came of age…
Apple to Sell Sitcom Hits in iTunes Video Store
"Saturday Night Live" fans looking to watch classic skits from the TV show may not have to depend on reruns and DVD compilations for long.
Apple was prepared to announce Tuesday that it would sell a limited number of archived skits from the late-night variety show through its iTunes Music Store for …
Ford's Luxury Brands to Shift Focus to Elite (includes Volvo, Jaguar, Aston Martin)
Aston Martin offers roomier coupe, Volvo woos young buyers and Jaguar focuses on elite. Ford Motor Co.'s Premier Automotive Group debuted two concept vehicles and a production convertible at the Detroit auto show Monday, elegant vehicles that point to a new strategic direction for three of the grou…
Cheep Food and Daycare Makes Ikea The New Social Services
From Munich in the south to Kiel in the north, Ikea is increasingly turning into a welfare center for pensioners, young moms, low-earners and the unemployed.
Many low-earners prefer eating in the familiar atmosphere of this temple to consumption to standing in line at the soup kitchen. Indeed, the…
Chinese Auto Manufacturer Geely to Enter the U.S. Market in 2008
The cheep and sexy Geely cars are coming to America. The Geely CD concept (shown) is expected to sell for $13,500.
DETROIT, Mich., Jan 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Shufu Li, Chairman of the Geely Automobile Company, of Hangzhou, China, announced today in Detroit that Geely is ''... on track to ent…
High Street Stores Bow to Organic Shoppers
The organic revolution has already made huge inroads into mainstream food retailing, a successful transition from wilted cardboard boxes of carrots to supermarket shelves creating a £1bn-a-year market. Now it is making itself felt in other areas of consumerism. It is led by health and beauty produc…
Runway Music For 2006
Music for Imaginary Runways is a combination of real and imaginary music for runway fashion shows in Paris, London, New York and Milan. The site has a lot more music, but here is a sample:
Real Runways: New York Fashion Week - Spring 2006
ATIL KUTOGLU: The Hand That Feeds (DFA Mix) - Nine Inch Na…
Naked News Lifts Kimono on Japanese Expansion Plans
"Naked News," which features anchors and reporters who disrobe during newscasts, launched its risque take on current affairs in Japan on Tuesday.
Beneath a banner proclaiming "Naked News" as "The program with nothing to hide," Sunrise Corp. CEO Takuya Uchikawa described the service as "a unique co…
Lincoln to Chase Cadillac - Navigator the New Escalade?
Beginning today at the Detroit auto show, Ford Motor Co. will kick off a plan to rescue its struggling 89-year-old Lincoln brand. It starts with two concept vehicles and a new strategy to name its models with letter combinations, as many competing luxury makers already do.
"It'll be a transition ove…
When Hip Hop and Ballet Collide
While a typical breakdance battle sees two ``b-boy'' crews go up against each other, on one stage in Seoul a group of breakdancers is being challenged by a rather unusual opponent _ ballerinas.
In ``The Ballerina Who Fell in Love With a B-boy,''a local nonverbal stage performance currently on an ope…
American Apparel Accused of Being Sleazy
Amarican Apparel accused of being sleezy? Why? Just because they make all of their ads look like soft core amateur porn using amateur models in soft core porn sets with suggestive poses? That's rediculous.
Dark Dining Projects: Sensory Feasts for Blindfolded Guests
Feasts for the Senses - Don a blindfold and let us lead you into an environment created by a respected artist in collaboration with some of the finest chefs of our day. Wearing a specially designed "Mindfold" blindfold, you are immersed in darkness; eyes open or closed, you experience the perfect bl…