So you think your commute is bad? Spare a thought for drivers in Mexico City – which has the most tortuous driving in the world, according to a new IBM survey. The appropriately-named 2011 Commuter Pain Study questioned motorists worldwide on a range of nightmarish areas: from journey times and the price of gas to
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Justin Bieber, Usher, Sarah Jessica Parker, Daniel Radcliffe, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Greene and Brooklyn Decker get glammed up for Fashion’s Night Out in New York. (Sept.9)
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Justin Bieber, Usher, Sarah Jessica Parker, Daniel Radcliffe, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Greene and Brooklyn Decker get glammed up for Fashion’s Night Out in New York. (Sept.9)
Continue reading …The Window of the World amusement park in Changsha, China recently opened an Angry Birds attraction as part of its month-long “stress-reducing festival.” Visitors to the new attraction use giant slingshots to launch plush-toy birds into the air at pig balloons. Although the Angry Birds game was created by Finnish company Rovio, the new playground
Continue reading …The U.S. capital may be infamous for political dysfunction, but it seems the breakdown extends to its roads, too. Washington residents are the worst (read: most accident-prone) drivers in the country, according to a recent report by insurance company Allstate. The city’s drivers get into more collisions – on average once every 4.8 years –
Continue reading …No Jail for Galliano: French Court Fines Designer Over Anti-Semitic Remarks
September 8, 2011 No CommentIt was judgment day for John Galliano, whose trial verdict over anti-Semitic hate speech was handed down today by a French court. The court found the British designer guilty of hurling anti-Semitic insults to customers — among other things, he told them that in an earlier time their relatives “would have been gassed” — in
Continue reading …Elizabeth Taylor had many loves in her life (famously marrying eight times), but diamonds really were this girl’s best friend.
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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony may be ending their personal relationship, but their professional one lives on. Anthony launched their fashion lines at Kohl’s on Wednesday. Lopez did not attend the event. (Sept. 7)
Continue reading …Shark-fin soup just got one step closer to becoming illegal throughout California. The state senate has approved a bill, which now only requires a signature from the governor, that bans the sale, purchase or possession of shark fins. The high price placed on fins, which are coveted solely to meet the demand of the expensive
Continue reading …Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday that in the near future, air travelers should be able to keep their shoes on while being screened by airport security. “We are moving towards an intelligence and risk-based approach to how we screen,” said Napolitano, repeating a line spoken frequently by a number of high-ranking
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