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One of my absolute favorite products that I discovered at the Ambiente design trade show, which I attended courtesy of Messe Frankfurt last month, was the Hallelujah Lamp from Netherlands-based designer Wonderable. But I don't just love it because it looks cool — and it does, doesn't it? First and foremost, the pendants are made from a Vietnamese printer's wastepaper, so it's not only Read more
Kristen Wiig reflects on 2008. — Pop Candy Today's the day to answer at least one phone call with: "Buddy the Elf. What's your favorite color?" — Popwatch Don Cheadle opens up about Iron Man 2. — Cinematical Wow, this campaign to get Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" on the UK charts is fascinating. — Stereogum Taylor Lautner shares his enthusiasm for continuing his role as Jacob Black in New Read more
When American Idol contestant Jason Castro sang a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in the semifinals a couple of weeks back, he apparently touched off a new revival of the song: The Jeff Buckley version of "Hallelujah" hit the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Music Store download charts following Castro's performance and remains in the top 30 almost two weeks later, and Castro's own version has also Read more
Writers have voted overwhelmingly over the past 48 hours to end to the three-month-old writers' strike. Variety reports that 92.5 percent of the Writers Guild of America membership voted to stop the strike effective immediately. Writers should be able to go back to work on Wednesday. The WGA president's statement can be found here, and here's more on what's next. Source Read more
It's raining boys, hallelujah! Hollywood saw no shortage of interesting lil boys names this past year, from interpretations of classic boys names to original choices honoring family or cultural heritages. Natalie Portman and her fiancé, Benjamin Millepied, chose the distinctive Aleph — the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and the Hebrew number one — for their lil boy, while Kate Hudson Read more
Here's a sweet protein treat from reader For the Love of Fiber. She posted this chocolate chickpea cookie recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. Inspired by Jessica Seinfeld's recipe in Deceptively Delicious, after a few rounds and ingredient tweaks, I cracked the code to a not-too-sweet, soft, and tasty chocolate chip cookie, with, wait for it . . . chickpeas. Yes, protein and fiberlicious Read more
Penn Badgley is really breaking out of his Gossip Girl mold for his next role: the actor is set to star as musician Jeff Buckley in the upcoming film Greetings From Tim Buckley. The film will chronicle the relationship between Jeff and his father Tim, who abandoned him at a young age. This is obviously a huge role for Badgley, and the actor expressed his excitement in portraying the "Hallelujah" Read more
Heidi Klum was stunning in a blue dress last night at amfAR's benefit held inside NYC's Museum of Modern Art. She was joined at the fashionable bash by other stars like Joanna Garcia-Swisher, Chanel Iman, and Jennifer Hudson, who sung "Hallelujah" for the crowd. Liza Minnelli was on hand to perform. Michael was the recipient of the organization's Award of Courage, given to recognize his efforts Read more
Strange but true: the BlackBerry PlayBook will run Android apps — Switched Wirelessly download audiobooks to your Kindle — Unplggd An anti-Pokemon-fighting PSA — Urlesque Hallelujah! Fringe has been renewed for a fourth season — The Mary Sue Eight crazy fixes for common smartphone ailments — Dvice Read more
I take pride in the overall aesthetic and organization of my closet. After my relaxing morning ritual, I continue to keep stress levels to a minimum when opening my clean closet — clean being the operative word here. A messy closet can add unnecessary stress to your life and waste precious minutes of your day. And not only that, but sprucing up your closet can do wonders for your mind and Read more
