Five weeks ago, I asked for your help finding a team of my own. After careful consideration, taking into account your tweets, Facebook messages and good old fashioned conversations, for the first time since I was eight years old, I have a team to call my own. But first, a look at a couple of
Continue reading …Forever 21 seemed to learn nothing from JCPenney’s “I’m too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me” shirt fiasco. Just a couple weeks after JCPenney pulled the offensive shirt from its website, Forever 21 debuted an equally questionable top for young girls. The red shirt, which reads “Allergic to
Continue reading …You’re looking for a place to eat in the Bay Area, perhaps something Tex Mex, or better still, Mexican. You drop the words “Mexican Food” into your browser, which perhaps summons this strange McSweeney’s-esque review of the Papalote Mexican Grill, located in San Francisco’s Mission District, typed up by someone named Cormac M: Two stars
Continue reading …Y’all Talk Funny: Regional Accents May Be Getting Stronger, Expert Says
September 13, 2011 No CommentForget about ditching that Southern accent. William Labov, a professor of linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, says regional accents may actually be getting stronger and more pronounced. There’s been no better time to be proud of your twang. It’s not entirely clear why accents are growing stronger, but Labov says that the sound differences
Continue reading …Fashion Week: 5 Questions With Emma Hill, Creative Director of Mulberry
September 12, 2011 No CommentMulberry, the British fashion house behind “it bags” like the Alexa and the Bayswater, celebrates its 40th anniversary today. As part of the festivities, creative director Emma Hill spoke with NewsFeed about the brand’s international expansion, the thrill of spotting her bags on the street and the new Mulberry flagship store in New York City.
Continue reading …“Put some jeans on and fear God. Forget about all this fashion nonsense.” — STEVE DRAIN, spokesperson for the hate group Westboro Baptist Church, who reportedly planned to protest at New York Fashion Week (via New York Post)
Continue reading …Ever wanted to wear John Wayne’s eye patch from the original True Grit? Now could be your chance, as a host of the legendary actor’s belongings hit the auction block in October. John Wayne Enterprises, headed by Ethan Wayne – the star’s youngest son, named after his character in John Ford’s 1956 western The Searchers
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Nicki Minaj, Anna Wintour, Renee Zellweger and others sat front row at Carolina Herrera’s show during New York Fashion Week. (Sept. 12)
Continue reading …‘Price is Right’ Model Lawsuit: Latest in a History of Harassment Claims
September 12, 2011 No CommentFormer Price is Right model Lanisha Cole filed a lawsuit Sept. 7, alleging wrongful termination and sexual harassment by the show’s producers. She is the latest in a long line of women to lodge similar complaints in the classic game show’s history. In a 20-page civil complaint, Cole names producers Michael G. Richards and Adam
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Diane von Furstenberg’s spring collection, dubbed “Beginnings,” was fresh and breezy, but not overly frilly or frivolous. Titans of fashion, Oscar de la Renta and Valentino, sat front row to support their friend. (12 Sept.)
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