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Arugula A bitter, peppery, and aromatic salad green. It has a mustardy flavor and resembles radish leaves. Arugula is sold in bunches and should be kept refrigerated in a plastic bag. Also called rucola, rocket, and rugula, this green is delicious in salads or pasta. Source Read more
Does Valentine's Day make you feel bitter, sweet, or bittersweet? Seems like we all just made it through Christmas and New Year's and now here we are "celebrating" another a holiday loaded with crazy expectations. It is easy to feel bad if you are alone, it is easy to feel disappointed in your partner, it is easy to eat way too much chocolate (it may be good for you, but in small doses - let's Read more
While the Cannes Film Festival was coming to a close, there were plenty of stars busy on set. Matt Bomer filmed scenes for White Collar in NYC, while Jude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones worked on The Bitter Pill. We also caught a glimpse of Jake Gyllenhaal filming scenes for An Enemy in Toronto. Back in LA, Adam Sandler and Kevin James worked on Grown Ups 2. For all that and more, click through to Read more
Maybe slipping beets into chocolate cake isn't the only way to get kids to eat more greens. Scientists at Ohio-based Givaudan Flavors Corporation have developed GIV3616, a "bitterness blocker." This chemical, which can be added to food, prevents certain taste buds from recognizing bitter flavors. Could this turn our fast food-loving nation onto the likes of escarole, chicories, and broccoli Read more
If you're getting in shape for a big event like a wedding, or want to look your best for bikini season, what you eat makes all the difference. Besides helping with weight loss, the right foods can also minimize bloating. Here's where asparagus comes in: this Spring veggie encourages colon health and also stimulates the growth of probiotics in the body. From breakfast to dinner, help give your Read more
The Cannes Film Festival kicked off this week, but some of our favorite Hollywood stars were still hard at work on sets in the US. Rooney Mara continued filming The Bitter Pill in NYC, while Ben Stiller and Adam Scott got physical on the set of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty before Ben headed to Cannes. Mila Kunis and Clive Owen were in character as bride and groom on the set of Blood Ties, and Read more
Channing Tatum stepped out of his trailer yesterday on the NYC set of his latest film, The Bitter Pill. He shares the screen with Jude Law, Rooney Mara, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the Steven Soderbergh directed film. The story follows Rooney, who plays Channing's wife, as she tries to control her anxiety about his upcoming release from prison through the use of prescription medication. This Read more
Although Kane Kramer developed the first MP3 player in the 1970s, it wasn't until 20 years later that MP3 players hit the consumer market. For that we have Nathan Schulhof to thank. In the early 1990s, he envisioned a "portable device [that] would allow the selection, retrieval, storage, and playback of audio content delivered to the device via the Internet." The founder and CEO of Audio Read more
This week sets were buzzing with Hollywood A-listers all over the globe. In NYC, Ben Stiller got behind and in front of the camera to work on his project The Life and Times of Walter Mitty, and Rooney Mara continued filming The Bitter Pill. In Philadelphia, Colin Farrell scaled a building for Dead Man Down while across the pond, Nicole Kidman was in character for The Railway Man. Curious who else Read more
It's prom time again on Glee, and this year's festivities contain just as much drama as last year's, plus infinitely more dinosaurs. That's right — Brittany decides to exercise her presidential rights in order to celebrate the peace that apparently once existed between cavemen and dinos. It doesn't make much sense, but it does give Brittany the opportunity to prance around in a Read more
