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Although there is a serious ban on fireworks in northern California this year due to all the fires, I know folks all over the country will be creating personal, home grown pyrotechnic displays. I would like to remind you to play it safe. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has cooked up a few tips for you and here are highlights: Purchase fireworks from a licensed and reputable vendor. Never give Read more
Katy Perry was all about blue on the red carpet at this evening's Grammys. She paired her bright colored hair with a similarly-hued dress from celeb favorite Elie Saab. Katy's up for two honors this evening. "Fireworks" is in contention for record of the year and she's also up for best pop solo performance. We'll see if Katy gets her hands on her first Grammy, as she's been nominated — for six Read more
If you're going to do a holiday wedding on the Fourth of July, it's gotta have fireworks! But the bursting brights make a wedding extra special no matter what time of year it is. See some of my favorite explosive big days featuring fireworks that light up the night with their patriotic and romantic beauty. Read more
Fireworks, just like barbecue and American flags, are synonymous with the celebration of the Fourth of July. But since the country has just emerged from a recession, state and city budgets are looking worse for wear, and the light display doesn't come cheap — Chicago's 2010 fireworks show cost a pretty penny of $750,000, and Austin raised $150,000 for its display this year, which they Read more
Fireworks can be very frightening to a dog. Since it's the season of sparklers, I'm offering some quick tips to help your pets cope with these scary sounds. While it's fun to include dogs in your activities, this is one they should definitely sit out! Please keep your animals inside during the noisemaking. If you've got a pet that goes out, make sure he does his business before the display or Read more
If you adore iconic beauty and all-around awesome lady Sophia Loren, you really won't want to miss this amazing 1984 commercial for her eponymous scent, which is, as the voice-over guy intones, "the most female fragrance you'll ever experience." The ad is classic '80s all the way. It has a bit of everything: a lilting theme song, fireworks and fog coming out of the fragrance flacon, and a closing Read more
If the new year's fireworks weren't enough for you this weekend, fear not — a big meteor shower, called the Quadrantids, will be producing up to 100 falling stars an hour tomorrow morning, essentially creating a natural fireworks show the entire country can see. The light show kicks off in the Northern hemisphere on Wednesday morning at 3 a.m. local time, with meteors coming from the North sky Read more
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Sometimes you can't be in a place where you get to see fireworks on the Fourth of July — or like me, you're in a place so foggy all you'll see is some colored clouds. So no matter where you are this Independence Day, get your dose of exploding pyrotechnics with the free Handmarks Fireworks App. Pick one of your own photos as a background (or use one of four preprogrammed images), grab some Read more
Fourth of July is right around the corner, and that means fireworks! Like a kid, I look forward to the colorful starbursts streaming across the sky. I do, however, hate to rain on your Independence Day parade: as spectacular as they are, the booming sounds that accompany the sparkling visuals can really damage your ears. Noise-induced hearing loss is as real as your mama's cherry pie. Once Read more
