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There have been a lot of reports in the last year confirming that contrary to popular belief, not all exercise leads to significant weight loss. If you want to shed pounds, it mostly comes down to diet. It’s no surprise that changing your diet can help you lose weight, but for decades, many people believed that exercise was the best pathway to a slimmer, fitter you. Today the New York Times Read more
The New York Times's new pay wall went into effect today, and while you may find it harder to get your hands on news content, there are a few ways around it. Things are looking up for Kindle subscribers as well, since Amazon just announced that Kindle users who subscribe to The Times will get free access to NYT.com included in their fee. How and when Kindle readers can access online content has Read more
George Clooney and his The Descendants director Alexander Payne sat down for a "TimesTalks" interview with New York Times journalist David Carr in LA yesterday. It was George's latest press stop as he makes the rounds to discuss his, and the movie's, many Oscar nominations. George is up for a best actor statue at the Academy Awards, which will take place later this month on Feb. 26. The Read more
When Bertrand Thomas and his wife, Mathilde, (pictured above) launched Caudalie in 1995 with just three items on the roster, it was the first company to use the antiaging benefits of grape-seed polyphenols in skin care. Since then, the vinotheraphy-based brand has launched a full range of products, using practically all parts of the grape, from skin to stalk. In fact, its radiance-boosting Beauty Read more
Carey Mulligan carried a Dolce & Gabanna bag as she arrived at the New York Times building in NYC with her fiancé Marcus Mumford yesterday. Carey participated in the NYT's Times Talks during their Arts & Leisure Weekend, and she chatted about doing her first nude scene with Michael Fassbender in Shame. Carey said, "I don't think if you held a gun to my head I would do sexy naked, but raw Read more
If you thought Kanye West's fashion show during Paris Fashion Week was a fleeting whim, think again. West is reportedly making a permanent move from LA to London so he can work more closely with his design partner, Katie Eary, and his Central Saint Martins mentors. Rumor or not, West still plans on continuing his fashion line and will be showing his second collection in March during Paris Read more
Rumors of Apple creating a full-fledged television set remind me of the days of the iPad before it was announced. In Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, the Apple cofounder says that he cracked the mystery of building a full-fledged television, which sent Apple fans into a frenzy. When will the Apple TV hit? What will it be like? According to a new report from the NYT, there's quite a bit Read more
See Gaga's meat dress at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (before it rots) — Fashionista Danish songstress Oh Land shops Resort for center-stage looks — Vogue Daily Familiar fashion faces grace the pages of the NYT wedding section — Racked What to expect from the Rag & Bone sample sale — The Cut Raven Symone dolls up in pink — Teen Vogue Snooki's flip-flop collection includes Read more
Call me a cynic, but 99 percent of the time when I see a new book written by a celebrity author, I assume it's written by a ghostwriter. So I wasn't surprised to read in a New York Times article that my assumptions are probably correct. Readers are purposefully kept in the dark about the behind-the-scenes relationship between star "authors" and their ghostwriters, with some celebs even publicly Read more
Sprint family plan customers on the losing end of Sprint/Google Voice partnership — NYT Amazing Star Wars LEGO diorama — The Mary Sue Don't say gay, say Takei! — Urlesque A look at Panasonic's solar power table — Unplggd Learn how to speak like the Dothraki from Game of Thrones — TVGuide Get a 3G Kindle for just $90 — CrunchGear Read more
