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Remember The Odyssey? You may know this epic poem, in conjunction with The Iliad, from such places as English class. Well, Brad Pitt and Warner Bros. turned The Iliad into the 2004 movie Troy, and now they're drawing from Homer again to bring The Odyssey to the big screen — only this time it'll be set in the future. And in space. Variety has details: Their intention is to transfer the tale to Read more
Gwen Stefani wore a bikini top yesterday to hit the beach in Mexico with her family. Her husband Gavin Rossdale was shirtless for the sandy adventure, and the duo had the help of a nanny keeping an eye on their young sons Kingston Rossdale and Zuma Rossdale. Gwen jetted South of the Border to meet up with Gavin, who's been on tour with Bush. Their show schedule had Gavin all over the globe in Read more
The flying car is finally here! Well, almost. Though it doesn't look like The Jetsons' floating bubble or Marty McFly's Delorean, the Terrafugia Transition is street legal and can be preordered for the low price of $279,000. That's more than a space flight aboard the Virgin Galactic, but at least you'll be able to drive it (and pilot it!) again and again. Requirements for piloting are pretty Read more
Gwen Stefani stocked up at an LA Whole Foods Market Saturday for a park picnic with her sons. She rounded up boys Kingston and Zuma Rossdale for the alfresco meal and afterward, joined them on the swing set and jungle gym. Gwen broke from studio time with her band No Doubt for the adventure with Kingston and Zuma. Gwen has another big event happening soon. Gwen Stefani's heading to American Idol Read more
Since 1968, the Eero Aarnio Bubble Chair has been widely recognized, gracing magazine spreads and covers throughout the decades. Transcending time and season, the chair is featured on the cover of February's Living Etc. and it appeared in Lonny Magazine last Summer. Evoking minimalism and futuristic design, the suspended bubble-shaped chair might not be for everyone. How you do feel about space Read more
When Apple recently filed an injunction to prohibit the sales of some Samsung phones and Galaxy Tabs, which it deemed too aesthetically similar to its own iPhone and iPad, many wondered (myself included) how the technology giant would prove this patent infringement. Tablet devices have appeared in science-fiction pop culture, including Star Trek, long before any one company produced it. Turns Read more
We've got a new partnership with Padma Lakshmi! The host of the Emmy-winning Top Chef, writer, and designer started Padma Lakshmi, a social-networking site that celebrates our favorite topics including food adventures, recipes, and party planning. She'll be dishing up goodies for us here on YumSugar monthly. Today Padma shares a unique citrus salad from her cookbook that combines basil with Read more
Kate Hudson gave a peek at her son Bingham Bellamy's cute face yesterday at LAX. Kate, Bing, and Matt Bellamy were heading out of California after spending the past month on the West Coast. Kate and Matt are frequent jet-setters between her LA place and his hometown of London. Since his birth back in July, Bingham's become a seasoned pro at the cross-continental voyage. Matt has been busy working Read more
Five real skills video games have secretly been teaching us — Cracked Super-light car gets 350 mpg — Dvice BlackBerry blackout spreads from UK to US — Geekosystem Siri on the Apple 2001: A Space Odyssey reference — SlashFilm Apparently there will be a lower-priced iPad Mini coming soon — SlashGear Gigantic Harry Potter cat house is awesome — io9 10 tips for surviving NY Comic-Con Read more
We'll be straight with you: The first coat of Revlon's Facets of Fuchsia nail polish ($4) isn't nearly as pretty as the polish in the bottle. Instead of a trippy space-odyssey purple glittersplosion, it's a sheer black with bits of sparkle. Stick with it for two more coats, though, and you'll be rewarded with layers of hexagonal and fine glitter over a black jelly base. In a word: gorgeous. It's Read more
