Isabella Rossellini’s daughter – model Elettra Wiedemann – creates a special pop-up restaurant for those attending and taking part in New York Fashion Week. (Sept. 6)
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The payoff in this case: an award of nearly $14,000 to the ex-wife whose needs were apparently not met. It just goes to show that it never hurts to try. Under France’s civil code, married couples are supposed to live a “shared communal life.” A judge has now ruled that this implies that “sexual relations must form
Continue reading …Justin Bieber was so a few months ago. Jesus? He’s eternal. And according to Facebook, he’s also well “liked.” As reported by the New York Times, the most “Liked” page on Facebook for the past three months didn’t have to do with popular singers, crazed soccer fans or silly time-wasting games, but was Jesus Daily,
Continue reading …Just what we need: a $3,200 reminder that marriages fail. Divorcees with deep pockets can now wear an 18-karat gold “divorce ring,” but it’s doubtful the band will ever be as popular as the act of divorce itself. (LIST: Top 10 Perpetual Divorces) First off, it’s $3,200. Second, it looks like gold plastic. Third, most
Continue reading …NewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion. Perfume Pills. An Australian artist and Harvard biologist teamed up to create Swallowable Parfum, a scent that comes in edible capsule form. [GreenMuze] Karl’s Collaborations Continue. Karl Lagerfeld, creative director of Chanel, is working with Snoop Dogg on a music video.
Continue reading …Say goodbye to tiny bottles of shampoo and conditioner in hotels. They’re useless to people with lots of hair and bad for the environment. Larger, refillable toiletry bottles are popping up in hotels across the country, as more and more travelers demand environmentally friendly options. One USA Today reporter noted that she has seen the
Continue reading …The first Saturday of the college football season will certainly fire up the stadium lights—and more than a handful of television sets and barbecues—on Sept. 3. But plenty more than lights will start up this season.
Continue reading …Adventures in Gluttony: Denny’s Mac ‘n Cheese Patty Melt Packs In 1690 Calories
September 1, 2011 No CommentIs a cheeseburger with a side of macaroni and cheese just too much effort? Don’t fret — Denny’s is here for you. The restaurant has just unveiled an artery-clogging monstrosity they call the Mac ‘n Cheese Big Daddy Patty Melt that will solve that problem. The sandwich, according to a press release, starts with a
Continue reading …JCPenney Yanks ‘I’m Too Pretty To Do Homework’ T-Shirt After Online Outcry
September 1, 2011 No CommentJCPenney has just pulled an offensive t-shirt from its website after social-media backlash. Aimed for girls ages 7 to 16, the shirt reads “I’m too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me.” Uh, seriously? Marketing copy for the garment stated, “Who has time for homework when there’s a new
Continue reading …Thursday’s links talk tiny backpacks, tiny changes and tiny trains. But it’s all big fun. Girly Men: Talk about a silly hazing ritual. In Major League Baseball, many rookie relief pitchers are forced to wear adorable girls’ backpacks — yup, like those Dora the Explorer ones. (New York Times) Things They Carry: Annoyed you can’t
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