NewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion. Missoni for Target Mania Continues Unabated. A pair of rain boots from the diffusion line are on sale for $25,000 on eBay. But hey, shipping is free. [The Cut] What Recession? Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are having a hard time keeping
Continue reading …There’s no economic recession here. Just earlier this year, actresses-turned-fashionistas Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson launched their newest handbag line that includes a backpack with a price tag to die for. (Well, maybe at least one alligator did.) The famed $39,000 item for their line, The Row, isn’t just ludicrous; it’s flying off the shelves and
Continue reading …In the age of multilingual GPS devices, driver seat massages and cruise control navigation, it was only a matter of time before manufacturers developed drowsy driver alerts. That’s right – technology to tell you when you’re in danger in nodding off behind the wheel, bringing you back to full attention through dashboard icons and warning
Continue reading …They’ve done it in a canyon, in Hawaii, and even in the Hard Rock Cafe. One thing’s for sure — Lauren and David Blair love tying the knot.But far from being serial contortionists, these lovebirds are in fact the world record holders for the “Most Marriage Vow Renewals by the Same Couple,” reports the Huffington
Continue reading …An initially unremarkable mistake proved fortuitous for one lucky lady. Kathy Scruggs, of Lithonia, Ga., has won a $25 million Powerball grand prize, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The 44-year-old Scruggs has been unemployed since her seasonal job ended this spring, and months of looking for work have still left her
Continue reading …Nearly a week ago at Occupy Wall Street’s camp in Lower Manhattan, the head of the movement’s labor working group announced that the protest had received support from the Transit Worker’s Union-Local 100. Today, the TWU and several other unions are joining the protesters for what could be the largest march since the movement began.
Continue reading …Who says you can’t have your Cheesecake Factory and eat there, too? According to an annual consumer restaurant chain survey conducted by Market Force Information released Oct. 3, Cheesecake Factory is the nation’s favorite casual dining restaurant. More than 4,500 consumers across North America participated in the survey, which was conducted in August 2011. It
Continue reading …The Gap meets rap collaboration comes in the form of a Wu-Tang Clan branded T-shirt, designed to “Protect Ya Neck” and presumably all other parts of your torso. The Clan, whose members include hip-hop legends RZA, Method Man and Ghostface Killah, are no doubt thrilled to be immortalized in 100% cotton. They join a long
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Designer Tory Burch is soaking in the glory of her new Madison Avenue flagship store, the success of her first full-fledged runway show and plans to expand her working-mother lifestyle collection to places such as Dubai. (Oct. 5)
Continue reading …With his flagging poll ratings and uphill battle for re-election in 2012, President Obama could be forgiven for casting an envious eye at Vladimir Putin. Not only does the country’s former and soon-to-be again president remain popular after more than a decade in positions of power, it’s now been revealed that some sections of Russian
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