Tubes Out of Water: Four Million Floats Recalled


Updated 07/07/09 8:57 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 3 comments

Aqua-Leisure Recalls Four Million

Get the kiddie tubes out of the pool! Before you set your child out to sail in the swimming pool, check out the more than four million flotation devices that have been recalled by Chinese manufacturer, Aqua-Leisure. The company makes many of the popular water items sold for between $8 - $15 at national retailers like Toys R Us, Kmart, Target and Walgreens. Though no injuries have been reported Read more

Model Liya Kebede Talks Minimal Makeup in Cannes


Updated 05/26/12 5:34 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Liya Kebede at Cannes: Interview and Makeup Tips

For model Liya Kebede, Cannes feels like magic. "It gets into you the minute you arrive here," she said this morning. "It's very glamorous, and I like that it's very international as well. You see all these different people from all over the world coming with their films, which is great." It's been a big year for Liya, who was named a L'Oréal Paris brand ambassador last June and is making Read more

The Solar Eclipse Moves Fast in Time-Lapse


Updated 05/21/12 11:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Solar Eclipse Time-Lapse Video

Miss Sunday's solar eclipse? If you don't live in a part of the country where you could see the moon pass in front of the sun, leave it to the Internet to help you view the space phenomenon. Photographer Cory Poole shot 700 pictures of the event through his telescope and turned those images into a beautiful view of the eclipse, no sunglasses or pinhole projector required. Watch the moon's journey Read more

12 Chores You Can Pay Someone Else to Do — and What They Cost


Updated 05/21/12 12:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Freelance Personal Assistants

We can't all be celebrities and pay personal assistants to do mundane chores we dread doing. However, you can hire someone to do one-off tasks: the website TaskRabbit hooks up those looking to pay for assistance with people who want to earn money for chores. When I was looking through the website, I discovered pretty much every imaginable task you can think of. Here are some examples: Ikea Read more

5 Perks of Dating a Geek


Updated 05/21/12 11:27 AM · Posted by · 17 comments

Perks of Dating a Geek

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg married longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan last night in a surprise ceremony in his backyard. Priscilla, who just finished med school last week, has been dating Mark for almost a decade, after they met at Harvard. The Social Network makes the case that computer nerd Mark created Facebook to help him get chicks. But if all women knew that dating a technology lover Read more

Hey, Honey: Lancôme Gets Whimsical With Limited-Edition Juicy Tubes


Updated 05/18/11 4:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Lancôme and Yayoi Kusama Limited-Edition Juicy Tubes

Japanese visual designer Yayoi Kusama is known for her playful, botanically-inspired aesthetic, and Lancôme has joined forces with the artist to create these cute new limited-edition collection of Juicy Tubes glosses ($15 each). Each gloss (available in Pop Art Hazelnut, Happy Honey, Rose Blossom, Dot Apricot, Crazy Raspberry, and Swing Pink) features honey as the main ingredient, and is Read more

Video of the Day: The Art of Legos


Updated 05/18/12 12:20 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

PBS Art of Lego YouTube Documentary

We've long been of the mindset that Legos aren't just a nostalgic toy of yesteryear. The latest in PBS' Off Book web series, "Lego Art," discusses how the plastic bricks have evolved into a legitimate art form. Watch as three Lego artists detail their craft from months spent filming stop-motion videos, emotional sculptures, and portraits worthy of any mantelpiece. Read more

What Can You Buy With One Day's Worth of Salary?


Updated 05/21/12 11:24 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

What Can You Buy With One Day's Worth of Salary?

Do you ever think about how much you make each day and how much that really buys? This post from Beauty and the Budget really got me thinking. What can you buy with one day's worth of your salary? Right now, I make about $76 a day, before taxes, which really isn't much. That means that on Monday, when I made an after-work Rite-Aid makeup run, I practically worked an entire day for a tiny tube Read more

Kanye West Attends Kourtney Kardashian's Baby Shower


Updated 05/18/12 12:40 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Today's Celebrity News May 18, 2012 Late Edition

Kanye West as a guest and other details from Kourtney Kardashian's baby shower — Us Weekly An up-close look at Eva Longoria's sexy Cannes dress — People Watch Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield sing together in German — Lainey Gossip Charlize Theron is already lining up her next project — HuffPost Entertainment Find out what's really going on with the Jonas Brothers — D-Listed What do you Read more

How to Use Google's New Knowledge Graph


Updated 05/20/12 3:42 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Use Google's Knowledge Graph

In an effort to improve and smarten up search results, Google launched the Knowledge Graph today. Previously, Google's search algorithm matched a string of letters or keywords to websites containing those letters, but keywords often have deeper meanings than face value. Google created the Knowledge Graph in response to the need for a more intelligent search model that better understands the Read more