Before I was assigned to cover “Top Chef†for TODAYshow.com, I was unfamiliar with the show besides knowing that many, many people are obsessed with it. It is a pop-culture phenomenon, after all. Yet it didn’t make sense to me. My reasoning was simple: How could I appreciate a cooking competition if I’m not there [...]
Not nearly enough has been said about the massive subcultural phenomenon that has grown out of the photographic narcissism of girls.
Put it this way: the most fought-over toy in our house is my digital camera, which is put to heavy use practically every evening and weekend, taking hundreds of shots of my 15-year-old daughter and [...]
A woman goes shopping with a green bag in Beijing. The “environmentally-friendly” shopping bags are popping up everywhere in Beijing - from small shops to luxurious shopping malls.
“I’m not green, but I could be,” reads one. Others have similar messages printed on them, “My Bag”, “Use Me and Re-use Me”.
Since the Chinese government issued its [...]
What is not immediately obvious as you stroll into the open-plan, 17th-floor offices of Tommy Hilfiger, brightly lit by windows that stare down New York’s Hudson River, is whether you are entering the home of a fashion house or a music label. Sure there are racks of pick’n’mix clothes rolled across the aisles and a [...]
“We wish we weren’t opposite an awkward reality dancing competition,” he said. “But we have no say about that. I just am a real fan of our content. I think we have a great show going, and I hope it’s not screwed up by the desire for 700,000 more viewers.”Make that 1 million more viewers [...]
Spears has been the most high-profile guest star to visit the
set, following past appearances by Mandy Moore, Enrique Iglesias
and Heidi Klum. But her capable March 24 cameo _ feverishly
promoted, anticipated, blogged-about, critiqued, analyzed and,
ultimately, well-reviewed _ gave Harris pause to voice a concern:
Was the show selling out?
“We wish we weren’t opposite an awkward reality dancing
competition,” [...]
A computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pa., Pausch has pancreatic cancer. Last August, after learning the disease had spread to his liver, he was told he had three to six months of good health left. Now time is running out. His energy is flagging. He recently suffered an episode of renal [...]
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Breakdancing, the 1980s
urban performance phenomenon that went from the streets of New
York to mainstream TV and the stages of America’s cultural
landmarks, faded from the U.S. scene with the turn of the
decade. But rather than disappearing altogether, the pastime
migrated overseas, gaining popularity in Europe, Asia and South
America.
Filmmaker Benson Lee [...]
By Justin Lowe
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Breakdancing, the 1980s
urban performance phenomenon that went from the streets of New
York to mainstream TV and the stages of America’s cultural
landmarks, faded from the U.S. scene with the turn of the
decade. But rather than disappearing altogether, the pastime
migrated overseas, gaining popularity in Europe, Asia and South
America.
[...]
A proud day in the life of every parent is when a child makes their first Google search. Four-year-old Maddy’s enquiry was for chickens, which we have agreed to buy as pets. She has the names - Jonathan and Esme - and she has the hen-house, but I’ve managed to hold off on actual delivery. [...]
