About 1,800 people dressed in Santa costumes run down the main street in central Sydney November 29, 2009. Organisers of the Variety Club Santa Fun Run, in support of a children's charity, aim to build on Sunday's event and challenge the world record for people running dressed as Santa. [Agencies]
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Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest. In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny disposition were less likely to fall ill. The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evi
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Travellers who book holidays on the internet could receive more financial protection if things go wrong, under plans in a European review.欧洲评论计划，在网上预定节假日的旅客应享受更多的财政保护。Thousands of customers were stranded when XL fell into administration Consumers who make up their own packages of flights, hotels and car rentals（汽车出租） on one
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Gypsy woman (Lorna Raver) hexes poor Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) in Drag Me to HellThe creepiness of Spider-Man director Sam Raimi’s new movie, Drag Me to Hell, slowly works its way on you much like a gypsy curse. In the initial viewing of it, you might squeal a bit and laugh a lot but [...]
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Zipcar has taken to a using a bit of street theatre for an unusual advertising stunt in Washington DC. The car sharing service recently set up scenes in the middle of two busy sidewalk locations to promote their services. Penn Quarter Living… Continue reading Zipcar's Unorthodox Street Scene Advertising
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We suspect that his girl is wearing this mask on the New York 6 train because of allergies but seeing her wearing such an engulfing brightly colored head-piece so soon after the Swine Flu panic makes you take a second look (and then a photo with your phone)…
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Jason, Jason, Jason. When reading the Yelp reviews of Brentwood’s Bar Food, Jason Killalee seemed to be all the reviewers ever talked about. Apparently he’s the charming Irish host and owner of the newish gastropub on Wilshire Boulevard.I was looking for an affordable place to grab a bite in Brentwood and miraculously found Bar [...]
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Interior designer David Carter has just launched what he's calling London's smallest boutique hotel. Set in a house that has traditionally been used for photo and video shoots, Carter has applied his quirky style to offer a 'home from home' for photographers, stylists, art directors, designers, buyers, models and anyone in the creative and fashion industries
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Just as much as I wanted to be a beauty writer, I've ALWAYS wanted to write about travel. Airline, hotel, activity and restaurant reviews are something I've been doing in person, but never in writing.Unfortunately, due to budget constraints and lack of vacation days, I haven't been going on many trips in the past few years. And I've let that affect my travel
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Can’t wait to see Drag Me to Hell. Apparently the critics LOVES it. Oh, and btw let’s get artsy-fartsy this weekend! Thursday, May 28Ammo’s Small-Batch Social with “Beer Chick” Christina Perozzi & TelegraphThese Ammo socials are not only informative but yummy and this month’s event features none other than Telegraph B
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I’ve passed Locanda del Lago aka Lago on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade a thousand times and have never once checked it out. I figured it was one of those overpriced tourist traps since it’s on the main drag on the corner of Arizona and 3rd and has prime fashion police patrol patio action. [...]
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Ever since that first Honda scooter back in high school, I’ve wanted to learn how to ride a motorcycle. It was on my bucket list along with becoming fabulously fluent in a foreign language and roadtripping from L.A. to New York. But I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to finally take that [...]
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Jan Vormann did his Dispatchwork again, this time, he fills up mostly holes that remained from the World War II in Berlin with Lego bricks. He did it before in Bocchignano, Italy, a village close to Rome.At some very touristic hot-spots, (Kupfergraben corner with Dorotheenstraße) a whole lot of people of all ages spontaneously started "helping" him with the
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Why trek all the way to Santa Barbara when you can enjoy some of their best wines from the future in Century City? Actually, it’s the Santa Barbara County Futures Wine Tasting co-sponsored by one of my fave wine stores, West L.A.’s Wine House, and taking place in Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.For $65 ($85 for [...]
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The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has teamed up with The Design Center at Philadelphia University to add a big splash of color and history into the city's everyday street-scape. Ten recycling trucks have been wrapped with bold graphics inspired by the textile collection of the design center. The project marks the beginning of Philly's new… Continue
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The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has teamed up with The Design Center at Philadelphia University to add a big splash of color and history into the city's everyday street-scape. Ten recycling trucks have been wrapped with bold graphics inspired by the textile collection of the design center. The project marks the beginning of Philly's new… Continue
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What am I doing this weekend, you ask? I’m going to dress up like Elvis and support my bf and his team as they race the above craptastic “Cadillac” up in Reno. My only regret, besides wearing a black bejeweled jumpsuit and pompador wig in 80-degree weather, is that I’m going to miss out on [...]
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For those unskilled in the nuances of haggling or otherwise nervous about getting the right price at a car dealership, TrueCar, a new online car pricing service, could help tremendously.  TrueCar discovers the price you should be getting by visually mapping price data from around the country.  Through this service… Continue reading TrueCar: Get the
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For those unskilled in the nuances of haggling or otherwise nervous about getting the right price at a car dealership, TrueCar, a new online car pricing service, could help tremendously.  TrueCar discovers the price you should be getting by visually mapping price data from around the country.  Through this service… Continue reading TrueCar: Get the
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Where are all the single dudes? I went to a grilled cheese and beer night at Andrew’s Cheese Shop in Santa Monica and it was all women. At a GRILLED CHEESE and BEER night! Now, I’m not sad for me, I’m sad for all the single dudes who are missing out on these great [...]
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Photo from XIVHi Caroline on Crack,You are my new hero. I dated this jerk douchebag who took me to lots of nice places and I always oohed and ahhed at how many hot new spots he knew of. But he was a total jerk and I’m not seeing him anymore. At first, it was so [...]
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Even though I love my whiskey (and whisky), I was never a huge fan of Scotch. Blame it on the time Damian, my fave bartender, made me a Laphroaig cocktail which ended up tasting like Band-Aid. Blech. Yes, I wasn’t crazy about that smokey, peaty flavor. But when blogger friend estarLA invited me and [...]
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A bizarre standout from the recent ITP show, was Mario Diamantis's Skybike - a bicycle you ride upside-down. Impractical, crazy? Yes. But even so, it's a wildly different, and interesting project.Diamantis explains:[via Gizmodo]…
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826LA is an awesome non-profit organization that not only helps kids 6-18 with their creative writing skills but it hosts cool events like writing seminars and dead author readings. When I heard that 826LA East was going to host a food writing panel where noted food writers talk about writing in various mediums, how to [...]
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Important Things with Demetri MartinGames - Passive Aggressive Racecomedycentral.comJoke of the DayStand-Up ComedyFree Online GamesThis weekend is gonna be frickin’ awesome.Thursday, May 14The Lek’s Sake Tasting Night 2.0 Fine sake, Asian tapas and cool people. The Lek always throws some fun events and this would be one of them. Ronin’s sak
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Yay! It’s Wednesday. To get over that hump in a hurry, treat yourself to a Casa Noble tequila and cheese pairing at Bar Noir in Maison 140 Beverly Hills. For the month of May, the boutique hotel’s lobby bar changes things up from its usual Wednesday “Vin et Fromage” wine and cheese pairing with [...]
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Tracking something has never been easier, with the TrimTrac Pro from Trimble; users will get the top of the range tracking system that comes in a small device powered by four AA batteries that should be all right for three months on standby or for thirty days when being used for two to three hours [...]
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The Empire State Building Observatory is now part of the NYC Explorer Pass. The newly-renovated visitor’s area at the Empire State Building Observatory is one of the most visited attractions for visitors to New York City and represents an important addition to the popular NY attraction pass.The NYC Explorer Pass offers the ultimate in convenience, cos
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The Iconic Luis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, which has been featured prominently everywhere from the Darjeeling Limited to your local airport, has just come out with a portable home theater/office complete with DVD player (powered by solar panels) and a coffee maker which runs on a can of petrol. This over-the-top trunk was… Continue reading Louis Vuitton M
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With 250 registered pairs of twins, the Indian village of Kodinhi, in Kerala, has six times more twins born than the world average.Dr. Krishnan Sribiju has been studying the odd twin phenomenon in Kodhini, for the last six years and says that although 250 pairs have been registered, there may be up to 300-350 sets of twins. Villagers say an unusually high nu
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To-dos pictured are bolded in the list below. I don’t pretend to be the ultimate expert in all things in L.A. but a reader had put this challenge to me after reading similar lists on San Francisco’s 7×7 and on a San Diego food blog. So here’s my very personal list of recommendations of [...]
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If you are like me, you are probably very familiar with bike lights that use the power of the pedal to keep your eye-sight bright when riding at night.  Well, here’s a great idea that uses that same power, except to power your USB gadgets such as iPod, iPhone, or whatever.We initially theorized the development [...]
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I love brunch soo much that I could have it for every meal of the day. That’s why I was more than delighted when the PR girls representing La Grande Orange Cafe in Pasadena invited me as well as other food bloggers — Lindsay of LAist, estarLA, Shop Eat Sleep and “Harlow Quinn” of [...]
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A group of thrill-seekers have developed a 'hot' new adrenaline sport called 'volcano boarding', in which participants race at speeds of up to 50mph down the side of an active volcano.Phillip Southan is the young owner of Green Pathways Tour, the company that organizes volcano surfing sessions on Cerro Negro, one of Nicaragua’s most active and dangerous vol
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Brought to you by: Zedomax.comJetPacks Spotted in the Wild! 30 minutes, A+Featured, A+Featured Entertainment, A+Featured Gadgets, Consumer, Cool, Design, Entertainment, Flying, Gadgets, jetpack, jetpacks, Travel, Video Related posts Martin Jetpack Toilet Hack - How to Clean the Toilet with Baking Soda and Vinegar! (and save earth too) Crackberry Hack - Ho
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As the daughter whose Mother’s Day present to her mom will surely arrive three days late, I know for sure I’m not the favorite. But if you’re lucky enough to have your mom live in the same city as you do, you can still save your good standing by treating her to a wonderful brunch [...]
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Spacebuster is portable, inflatable pavilion that is used to transform public spaces into areas for the community to gather. A bubble-like dome inflates out of the back of a standard delivery truck and organically adjusts to it's surroundings, creating a unique structure that changes with different… Continue reading Spacebuster: Instant Inflatable Arc
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Like I mentioned in the weekend roundup, there are still some tickets available for the 21+ screening of Star Trek at the ArcLight Hollywood. But if you miss that one, it shouldn’t stop you from missing out on the crazy Star Trek specialty cocktails ($8.50 each) the ArcLight bar will be serving up for the [...]
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As I waited in Newark Airport for our plane to Europe earlier this week, I noticed a new bar opened up. Vino Volo has a very different feel than the regular badly-pretending-to-be-a-city-bar type venue that you find in many US airports. It's bright and open, uses contemporary furniture and simple interior design tricks to pull off a modern look. Oh, and ever
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You know what I’m really looking forward to this weekend? Craft Beer Fest LA!! Mmm, beeer. Online tickets are already sold out but you might still be able to get in at the door ($30 cash only). If you don’t make that beertastic event, maybe these will interest you. BTW, my list of what to [...]
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When you get to your room at the Story Hotel in Stockholm you're greeted by a picture of the owner sporting a black eye on your bed. They reverse is the feedback form. Some of the completed forms are available to view on their site here
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There are always predictions of what transport is going to be like in the future, these ideas normally end up on the drawing room floor. However, occasionally if they are tangible they can go to the concept stage and end up doing the rounds at the global motor shows.  This design is unusual as they have [...]
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“Heyyy, you’ve got your beer on my chocolate!” “WTF? You’ve got your chocolate in my beer!” Doesn’t sound like the makings for a yummy treat? You could find out at the Dionicess IV — Beer & Chocolate Pairing event at Sidebar in Glendale Saturday the 17th. There are limited spots available for the two sea
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For the past 15 years, Victor Li and his colleges have been developing various breeds of next-generation concrete.  Their latest version is extremely flexible, and can heal cracks with the help of some light moisture. If this concrete composite is cracked in any way, dry material exposed by the opening reacts with water and carbon dioxide in the air to̷
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Ever go to a wine bar or restaurant and read the wine list and just don’t know what exactly you’re looking at? Sure, you know what Syrahs and Chardonnays are but will that Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 2005 taste good just because it’s the priciest glass of red on the menu? Fortunately you won’t [...]
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Mysterious alterations to existing Council street-signage have started to appear in Sydney's inner-eastern suburb of Darlinghurst. No one knows exactly who's responsible for this street art, or what it means. Ideas?From Oswald Lane to where
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If you still don’t know where to get your drink on for Cinco de Mayo, check out the following festive venues. Arriba drink deals!Border Grill in Santa Monica has a very gourmet Cinco from 4 to 10pm, with $3 ceviche shots, tacos and chili poppers as well as $5 green corn tamales, poblano quesadillas and [...]
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Virgin America has decided that it would be a good idea to offer Absinth on their flights. "Don’t be surprised if you see a Green Fairy on board your next Virgin America flight," a recent email says. Flights will now be selling Le Tourment Vert a French absinthe.Virgin America
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The Acne Advertising Agency in Stockholm was approached by Swedish airport bus company Flygbussarna for an idea of how to promote bus ridership to the airport as a greener alternative to driving. Acne wanted to visually represent how many cars would be taken off the… Continue reading 50 Car Sculpture Aims to Promote Bus Ridership
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What a weird weekend.Friday, May 1Michael Jackson’s HiStyle at the Grammy MuseumOn the heels of MJ’s “auction” is this exhibit where you can visit the pop icon’s heavily bejeweled costumes that he wore throughout his career. And that includes his trademark crystal-studded glove. For the price of admission, you can also peruse th
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In an effort to figure out what half an hour from his apartment actually looked like, programmer and designer Jonathan Soma created triptrop NYC, a handy interactive map based on a combination of subway travel and walking.  Users can easily view their approximate travel times between destinations or compare commutes from two separate locations - i.e. if yo
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Last night I stopped off at Copa d’Oro for happy hour as usual but this time head bar dude Vincenzo Marianella had a special surprise for me. He had just gotten a bottle of Mozart dark chocolate liqueur! And this was months after I first fell in love with the idea of the chocolate Manhattan [...]
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Tomorrow do a good deed just by enjoying a lovely dinner! That’s right, for Dining Out for Life, participating local L.A. restaurants are inviting Angelenos to dine out for a good cause. If you have breakfast, lunch or dinner at any of the restaurants, a minimum of 25% of the proceeds will go to [...]
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Last week, Hollywood neighborhood eatery Ammo kicked off its new tasting series amid a revelry of bloggers and cocktailers. Small-Batch Social is meant to bring together booze fans and industry experts while showcasing small-production spirits, wine and beer.And for the debut event last Thursday, Tequila Ocho, from Jalisco, Mexico, was in the spotlight [...
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We've been noticing more stringent enforcement of traffic laws at Shanghai's major intersections over the past few months. At one of Shanghai's busiest intersections, we recently noticed an interesting voting booth / suggestion box created by LEGO.The "Satisfaction Post" (满意柱) allows citizens to vote on whether they are satisfied or not with the local pol
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Lots of pretty lights, progressive music, a massive dance floor and drink specials will ignite a new monthly event at Aura Nightclub in Studio City on May 14. Yah, I said in Studio City. As you know I’m not big into nightclubs or the Valley for that matter but when it involves words “Velvet Interactive [...]
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A 32-year-old Australian graphic designer has spent 6 months trawling images of Australian state of Victoria on Google Earth to create a geographical alphabet. From an A-shaped field to a Z-shaped building Rhett Dashwood has managed to find each letter of the alphabet. "I found them exactly as you think I might have", Dashwood said. "Slowly moving from page
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I will be away from blogging for a week or a little more, visiting a different ecosystem.See you later in May.
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Today Zipcar unveiled their latest venture: FastFleet, a new service that employs Zipcar's carsharing system for public sector vehicle fleets. Instead of letting their cars sit idle, public agencies can use FastFleet's network and system for car pick up and drop off, so a smaller number of vehicles can be used as and when needed, across employees. Unlike Zip
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