Reuters:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs to cause his death, according to cou (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Desired by many and beloved by elegant celebrities, the Hermès scarf is an iconic piece of fashion history. But how the deuce are you meant to tie it?Many designers strive to close the gap between fashion and art, but few suc (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
As a mother of three boys, Hannah Evans is used to all the bruises and gashes ... it's just a case of when to go to A&EIt was the marble that got me thinking. A magnetic marble. It should have been whizzing round the track of (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Sue Arnold on Stephenie Meyer, Michael Crichton, Michael Morpurgo, Neil Gaiman and othersBreaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer, read by Ilyana Kadushin and Matt Walters (21hrs unabridged, Hachette, £24.99)Having been rudely advis (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport MuseumA couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I hav (Read More)
FitSugar -- Healthy, happy you.:
It's a big movie weekend, for sure. With New Moon finally out, I've already committed myself to spend an afternoon at the theater - the only complication is that I'm not so fond of the movie-theater fare. It's an admittedly c (Read More)
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While my trip to Australia this last week and a half was primarily pleasure with my family, I did get a few days to work with teachers in Brisbane and throughout Victoria (a la our PLP cohort there), and I had some great conv (Read More)
Altsounds:
If Mika camped it down JUST a little bit he'd probably arrive at a sound not dissimilar to London born Singer-Songwriter Julian Perretta. What we have here is a polished pomp-pop glitter-ball that ticks as many boxes as human (Read More)
Altsounds:
How’s My Pop is a four-piece outfit from Lancaster, UK who have just released their debut, “On the Hop” on Barnbox Records. Andrew Raven (vocals/guitar), Tom Diffenthal (keyboards), Matt Canty (bass), and Chris McNeil (drums) (Read More)
Altsounds:
Here's a single from young London folk-pop fellow Alan Pownall. It's called 'Clara' and skiffles along like sunshine falling on a prancing kitten.Alan has an expressive voice giving 'Clara' and B side 'The Others' a cozy dep (Read More)
Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily:
When Michael Jackson died suddenly on June 25th, the stunned and saddened Rolling Stone team snapped to action and devoted a commemorative issue to the King of Pop. Now the magazine’s editors are proud to present an even bigg (Read More)
VentureBeat:
There are tons of karaoke applications for the iPhone, but a startup called Khu.sh is introducing a twist on the concept, “reverse karaoke,” to the App Store.There have been other reverse karaoke products, most notably Micros (Read More)
Variety.com:
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- It isn't the most energy efficient TV on the market and it may not have the gee-whiz factor of LED backlighting, but this plasma set delivers unmat (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Film:
Beck and Charlotte teamed up for the album IRM earlier this year, and this week the video to their song Heaven Can Wait was posted online. The song we like, but the video (courtesy of Keith Schofield) we love.BeckPop and roc (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Photo via TreeHugger Already thinking about your holiday shopping? Our gift guide is the perfect place to start, but if you're the kind of shopper who likes visiting a store rather than waiting for the UPS truck, check out Wi (Read More)
Boing Boing:
In Japan, we eat soy all the time. For breakfast we have rice with natto and miso soup with tofu; for dinner we pop edamame into our mouths in between chopsticks-full of vegetables sauteed in soy sauce. I always assumed it wa (Read More)
The Guardian:
Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/DS, £29.99 - £39.99, cert: 7+, Warner BrosSomeone at Lego really deserves a bonus. They're not the most obvious toy company to embrace the world of video gaming but not only have they done it, they've done it (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
It's the morning after the big Chrome OS event where Google executives and engineers revealed a myriad of details about the company's first attempt at creating their own operating system. The highly anticipated news conferenc (Read More)
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from blog:
I had the privilege of laughing my butt and brain off whilst reading this superb analysis of Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance video by my Italian sci-fi-obsessed, Harvard-throttling friend of friends, Ainge. Her livejournal (holy crap (Read More)
The Daily Swarm - Headlines:
Flavorwire:Marc Spitz, author of the new biography Bowie, knows this first-hand. Scattered throughout his absorbing, thorough and exuberant book are instances from his own life as a Bowie fanatic: for example, the mome (Read More)