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'Midnight in Paris' (Woody Allen film, 2011) 27 Mar 2013 | 11:12 pm
Of course, if he were setting out to make a lovable movie like Annie Hall these days, Woody Allen would be too old to play the leading man. He would have to use a surrogate -- somebody like, say, Owen...
Tort reform, arbitration, damages caps, and McDonald's 'Hot Coffee' 18 Mar 2013 | 07:11 pm
Much more then merely setting the record straight on one misperceived lawsuit, Hot Coffee> uses that example to crack open the broader issue. If we expect to have any chance of preserving our individu...
How to design a business website: A great book 3 Mar 2013 | 11:32 pm
Written in plain English, with no computer code and very minimal jargon, this book offers a clear outline of how a website should work. In "Part 1: Designing for Traffic," Hunt starts with the typical...
Habits, bad and good: 'The Power of Habit' by Charles Duhigg 24 Feb 2013 | 08:13 pm
Easy to read and deceptively simple in structure, The Power of Habit begins with the remarkable story of a woman who, after breaking a bad habit, goes on to break a whole mess of habits. It's like she...
'Good Hair' (Chris Rock movie, 2009) 18 Feb 2013 | 10:12 am
How much a weave costs may be even more surprising than the procedure. Music video model Melyssa Ford says she pays $1,000 for a weave, which does not include the price of the actual hair. Over a year...
'Silver Linings Playbook' (Bradley Cooper movie, 2012) 20 Jan 2013 | 03:45 am
Silver Linings Playbook is a thoroughly wonderful movie that holds you captive for an up-close and personal two hours with wounded, middle-class Philadelphians struggling to navigate each other's emot...
TeraBrite: Daily YouTube video blog 24 Dec 2012 | 09:34 pm
The YouTube video above is something I stumbled upon while researching the Canon PowerShot S100. It's a great little camera -- but more importantly, who are these kids testing it? Their YouTube channe...
'Downfall' (movie, 2004) 17 Dec 2012 | 12:39 am
In November of 1942, a small group of women waits anxiously at a job interview. Before long, one of them is selected. Traudl Humps (soon to become Traudl Junge through marriage) is attractive, but onl...
How to sleep: Green tea with peppermint, milk thistle 11 Dec 2012 | 01:26 am
Several times, though, after joining Amy for a cup of Candy Cane Lane before bed, I noticed that I slept through the night like a log, and woke up with that deep sense of being rested that you can als...
FIPEL light bulbs to replace LED lights, CFL lighting? 4 Dec 2012 | 03:31 am
FIPEL lights use thin layers of plastic -- "white-emitting polymer" -- that glow when stimulated. The material is moldable to any shape, and the light can produce light of any color temperature desire...
