This year, when prospective students apply to Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Ill., they will be asked for a little more personal information than usual. The small liberal arts school, located west of Chicago, has become the first in the nation to add a question about sexual orientation to its college application. The question, which asks,
Continue reading …Entourage’s writers are trying something difficult in the few weeks before the series ends — giving Vincent Chase, the womanizing, patronizing movie star, actual character development. They’re trying to have Vince grow up and see the sadness in his years of chasing women, but they’re doing it by having him chase a woman. Strange, I
Continue reading …There are all kinds of ways to find a bargain. Coupons. Groupons. Ebay. Craigslist. And when finances are tight, it pays to get creative. Times are hard — but one Chicago restaurant will accept everyday services in lieu of hard cash. Fireside Restaurant and Lounge uses bartering websites like ITEX and International Monetary System to trade with
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The AP’s Natalie Rotman talks about MTV Video Music Awards fashion, Britney Spears tribute, and a breaking news of an engagement for Jersey Shore’s JWoww. (Aug. 29)
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The AP’s Natalie Rotman talks about MTV Video Music Awards fashion, Britney Spears tribute, and a breaking news of an engagement for Jersey Shore’s J-Woww. (Aug. 29)
Continue reading …Paris’ Orly Airport began testing 2-D holograms to replace real-life boarding agents. Take that, CNN! Since the original Star Wars films were released in the ’70s, geeks everywhere have pined over how to replicate the holographic appearance of a person. During the 2008 presidential election, CNN did it — with mixed response. Now, Orly Airport
Continue reading …In-your-face celebrity ads may have worked last decade. Andy Roddick reportedly gets paid $5 million every year just to wear Lacoste in competitions. But that no longer seems to make the statement the brand wants. The preppy label of bygone years is hoping get back in the game by attracting fashionable younger shoppers. And it’s
Continue reading …Since 1969, we’ve believed that Virginia was the lovers’ state, thanks to a misleading tourism campaign. Turns out, we’ve been wrong all along. In an attempt to determine the “sultriest state”, Mental Floss has looked at the data across six sexy categories — birth rate, marriage rate, wine sales, cut flower sales, bed and breakfasts,
Continue reading …College T-shirt: $19.94. Careless grammatical error: Priceless. Punctuation has become a casualty in Old Navy’s just-launched line of collegiate clothing. The collection, branded “Superfan Nation,” features a line of T-shirts promoting college sports teams, as well as NFL franchises. However, all the collegiate tees read “Lets go!!” minus the necessary apostrophe (though they did manage
Continue reading …Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen Are the World’s Highest-Paid Celebrity Couple
August 23, 2011 No CommentIf the New England Patriots were looking for a sign that this could be their year, well, er, they’re probably looking in the wrong place. The NFL doesn’t get going for another few weeks (pre-season does not count!) but the most glamorous quarterback of them all, Tom Brady, is waking up to the news that
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