Bunny, not good enough [Alison Agosti] My fiancé and I are getting married, but we have no money. We like the idea of a small wedding, I'm crafty so ...
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Bunny, not good enough [Alison Agosti] My fiancé and I are getting married, but we have no money. We like the idea of a small wedding, I'm crafty so ...
Shaun Thompson leads an Insanity workout.
Insanity came by airmail, bound like a prized first edition. The first time I tried it, it didn't seem too bad. A little ...
Valentin Flauraud/Reuters PROBLEM: The pre-societal, animal model of conflict resolution is simple, brutal, and effective. Leaving aside political gambles, moral considerations, and the like, the strong are more willing ...
happyhangaround/flickr Oakland-based 23-year-old rapper Kreayshawn, of "Gucci Gucci" fame (now at 42 million YouTube views), wrote via Tumblr this morning to tell the world that she is with child ...
quinndombrowski/flickr When I first meet Morton Satin, he's seated in an office chair on a Tuesday morning, shaking his head at his computer screen. He glances over, sighing ...

We're familiar with the phenomenon where a show is in the final moments of its season finale, and all of a sudden there's a wacky twist that the ...
Omni Magazine was a huge inspiration to all of us at io9. And its original editor, Frank Kendig, just passed away yesterday. Here's a great tribute to his legacy ...
There is nothing that embodies the idea of "terrible beauty" more than an approaching sandstorm. Here is what these awe-inspiring forces of nature look like, right before they consume the ...

If you got a great score on a test, you'd like to continue your winning streak, wouldn't you? One experiment proves you wouldn't. You'd self-sabotage. Not ...

There are certain times when the woods begin to glow. Sometimes they glow so much that people call the Park Service and ask them to send a hazmat team. What ...


Yeezy debuts his 'New Slaves' video on the side of buildings in 66 locations around the world on Friday night.
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Kanye West in his "New Slaves" video ...
Grammy-winning DJ's explosive set gets the sweaty throngs dancing.
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Afrojack performs at Hangout Fest
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Jim Pressler looks good for his age. Very good. “Although I’m 17 years his junior and firmly in my 40s,” writes his wife, Margaret Webb Pressler, “few people ever ...
By my reckoning, this superb first (and only) novel by James Ross has had five lives: a first printing in hardcover by Houghton Mifflin in 1940, a Signet paperback (abridged ...
In “Beyond War,” David Rohde sets out to find a new path for the United States in the Middle East after a decade of war and much longer support for ...
When I’m reincarnated, I want to come back as a robot. Being a human again, or a poodle, or a goldfish, will seem so sadly biological. Robots, on the ...
If government did not exist, we would have to invent it. And then we’d have to reinvent it, because it would be lousy and everyone would hate it.
Since ...
Tomorrow's Powerball jackpot is reportedly approaching $600 million. Get your ticket now, but remember that winning the lottery will completely devastate your life. Also, you won't win the ...

Our critics this week called us out on our poor timing, "form and content" generally, and our abilities to distinguish the titles of academia. Enjoy samples of our hate mail ...
In the most recent episode of Inside Amy Schumer, comedian Amy Schumer’s new show on Comedy Central, there is a sketch about not taking a compliment. A group of ...
Reuters reports a man "carrying a dummy grenade and a knife" as well as a pistol was arrested immediately after firing shots at the Cannes Film Festival. No injuries are ...
Highlights from Kathleen Hanna's contributions to the NYU Riot Grrrl Collection include 'zines, Bikini Kill set lists, and an undoubtedly amazing Corin Tucker VHS tape.

We’ve all had our fair share of heartbreaks throughout our lives and there’s nothing better than those tried-and-true items we take comfort in during those painful times. Melanie ...
Situated along the banks of Montauk, New York, with its unpredictable weather patterns and storied charm, the Genius Loci residence embodies the “Spirit of Montauk” as Bates Masi Architects were ...
Pietro Russo is an Italian designer who recently exhibited a large body of work in Milan during Milan Design Week. We couldn’t pick favorites, so we decided to just ...
Stockholm-based artist Siri Tenden, studied at the Architectural Association in London, and grew up in Norway and California. You can see influences from all of these places in her very ...
Kenny is a new roundy curvy armchair made out of folded simple strip by Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay of Raw Edges for Moroso. Using a simple pattern and a ...

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Last week we posted the first steps for throwing your own weekend bike riding adventure with friends. We were dogged with rain for what felt like weeks, but the clouds ...

The weather has been looking up lately. Lots of days with nice sun, not too hot, have made me start to think about day trips I can take just to ...

This week Amy and I decided to sit down and tackle the Top 10 Questions We’re Asked at Design*Sponge. While some of them could fill an entire show ...

I always love seeing what Shannon from Eskayel is making. Not only if she an inspiring business woman (her contributions to our Biz Ladies lunches were always so thought-provoking), but ...

Seeing the Portland Bazaar go from an idea in my head to a successful holiday event is still one of the proudest moments of my life. Getting to meet, support ...
When Shark Tank, which gives small-timers a chance to present their products or businesses to a panel of five high-toned hustlers who may or may not choose to invest their ...
Before we begin, a number of you have asked me how you can watch Borgen in the U.S. legally. And I’m happy to inform you that you can ...
No one can say that Nikita didn’t have a full plate this season. In addition to trying to hunt down the “Dirty Thirty”—the former Division agents who had ...
As Marc Maron recently discussed on Comedy Bang! Bang!, doing Maron has forced him to step outside of himself a bit more and see his issues more plainly. Prominent among ...
The hilarious Bert Kreischer joins Doug and Karen to enjoy some delicious food cooked by chef Beth Singleton!
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Sheila E. had no plans to become a professional musician. She grew up playing drums and watching her father, Pete Escovedo, a Latin jazz musician, play in a band called ...
“Oh, I’m gonna say some things tonight. But I’m gonna get drunk first.”
So went Josh Tillman’s opening salvo Thursday night at the District’s sold-out 9 ...
There is an insane amount of hype surrounding Daft Punk at the moment. "Random Access Memories," which drops May 21, is the first album Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo ...
Woodwind recitals are given much less frequently than those for piano, violin or cello; the sameness of the timbre and the lesser quality of literature will always be hindrances. Flutist ...
I used to say that the soprano Dawn Upshaw was best at music that called for her to sing ethereally in a white dress, such as Olivier Messiaen’s “Saint-Francois ...
You didn't think Brangelina & Co. would hole up in just any old shack, did you?
Of course not! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie—along with kids Maddox, Pax, Zahara ...
Viva la revolución!
Today's the day to take a stand for good food and fundamental cooking skills, so decrees Jamie Oliver, whose second annual Food Revolution Day is underway...
Pregnancy hasn't slowed Beyoncé down one bit.
Well, exhaustion may have kept her from performing in Belgium, but she was back onstage Friday when the Mrs. Carter Show World...
Well, isn't Adriana De Moura a vision in white?
The Real Housewives of Miami star tied the knot with longtime beau Frederic Marq today in Coral Gables, Fla., as ...
Careful, Heidi Klum!
The stunning supermodel, seemingly taking a style note from fellow celebs who have gone commando on the red carpet, appears to have ditched her underwear in...
The disco-era styles continue to steal the show on the set of David O. Russell's latest movie, American Hustle.
For instance, Amy Adams is the essence of 1970s chic ...
The most stylish people aren't always found on the red carpet. Which is why this year's Vanity Fair's Best annual Best Dressed List also feature non-famous fashionistas ...
Christie Brinkley has forged an inimitable career in front of the camera, but these days, the erstwhile supermodel gets a kick out of being behind it.
The blond stunner—who ...
Tim McGraw wasn't only thinking about his health when he quit drinking.
"I just learned to text not too long ago, not too many years ago," the country superstar ...


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