“It” bags tend to be supple and often feature elaborate chains and buckles. But Queen Elizabeth has turned that definition on its head by making understatement—and a hard frame—hot again. (PHOTOS: The World Watches the Royal Wedding) Launer London, one of the Queen’s favorite British labels, has seen sales of its traditional handbags soar 60%
Continue reading …Your average bowl of Vietnamese phở should by no means break the bank. So what sets this one apart? Normally, one can expect to pay $10 at most for the mouth-watering broth-filled soup, laden with all the goodies like beef, noodles and cilantro. But from California comes a serving of the traditional staple that is
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell and editor of Italian Vogue, Franca Sozzani, look relaxed on Cannes Majestic Beach as they discuss Fashion for Relief’s Japanese fundraiser and Naomi’s up-coming birthday fun. (May 16)
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Mutant pointy cowboy boots _ part Aladdin, part Las Vegas _ created a fashion craze that spread from one northeastern Mexican town. (May 16)
Continue reading …Fashion Friday: Princess Beatrice’s Fascinator For Sale and Other Style Scoop
May 13, 2011 No CommentNewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion. Fascinator for Sale. Princess Beatrice’s pink fascinator stole the show at the Royal Wedding and became an overnight Internet meme. Now, the young royal is using that attention for a good cause, auctioning off her head piece on eBay for UNICEF
Continue reading …You might have thought the answer to this question would be pheromones, but according to a new study, you’d be wrong. Researchers from Rice University and the University of Nebraska—Lincoln analyzed data collected from more than 5,000 couples in order to find out how similar political beliefs were among spouses. In their preface to the
Continue reading …A bucking bronco that can tell you’re scared, and a swing that goes crazy detecting your breath? The UK is upping their game with these new amusement rides courtesy of Nottingham University. A team from the UK-based University hooked up a bronco and a swing to adapted medical sensors that monitors a person’s breathing. Breathe
Continue reading …Leave it to a diet company to conduct a poll that has no point other than to make women feel worse about themselves. (via Daily Mail) Diet Chef, a UK diet food home delivery company, surveyed 2,000 women about the age at which it becomes inappropriate for females to wear certain items of clothing. Results
Continue reading …People cried. People thanked God. It wasn’t a church service — it was the opening of Texas’ first In-N-Out branch. The burger chain opened its doors in Frisco, Texas, a suburb just outside of Dallas, earlier this week. People lined up overnight, while people drove from all over to get a double-double with some animal-style
Continue reading …The Cube Project, whose first prototype was unveiled last month during the Edinburgh Science Festival in Scotland, is a tiny, cubical house, measuring just 3 x 3 x 3 meters. Don’t let the size fool you, though. The 27-cubic-meter (953-cubic-foot) housing solution, packed with intelligent use of space, is enough for one person. Or, as
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