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The Huffington Post | By Kiki Von Glinow Posted: 01/03/2013 3:18 pm EST | Updated: 01/03/2013 3:49 pm EST HuffPost Celebrity can report that filmmaker George Lucas and his girlfriend of seven years, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, are engaged. The famed director, 68, and his longtime partner and president of a big-time Chicago-based investment management firm, Ariel Investments …
The Huffington Post | By Ron Dicker Posted: 01/02/2013 12:35 pm EST | Updated: 01/02/2013 1:14 pm EST Defying Western stigma and school-age angst over wearing braces, some Asian teens are reportedly buying fake braces as a status symbol. This orthodontia oddity has flourished in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, according to outlets. Kids are forking over $100 …
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NEW YORK — Ty Pennington is doing some traveling again, this time for the HLN television network. HLN said Wednesday that Pennington, who stars in “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” will host a monthly series called “American Journey.” It will focus on people with unusual lifestyles, and debuts Saturday, Jan. 12. Each episode will air multiple …
No one can know exactly what the year ahead will bring. But those who work in and monitor the fitness industry can make some pretty good guesses. If 2012 could be defined by juice cleanses, boutique spinning classes and CrossFit, the year ahead will take these trends to the next level, with Starbucks and other …
01/02/13 12:15 PM ET EST NEW YORK — Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member told the BBC in a recent interview the diagnosis comes after he began having difficulty remembering his songs and the names of people he’s worked with. A spokeswoman did not immediately …
Editor’s Note: In today’s United States, is being black determined by the color of your skin, by your family, by what society says, or something else? Soledad O’Brien reports “Who Is Black in America?” on CNN at 8 p.m. ET/PT this Sunday, December 9. By Yaba Blay and Soledad O’Brien, CNN (CNN) – Yaba Blay, Ph.D. created the …
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Ann Coulter shocked Sean Hannity on Wednesday when she conceded that she thinks Republicans should let tax rates for the rich go up. House Republicans are currently battling President Obama over whether or not to hike taxes on the top 2 percent of earners in the negotiations over the so-called “fiscal cliff.” After Coulter started …
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Illinois has voiced the “Obama For Senate” call before, but according to one poll, the Prairie State may want to repeat it — for Michelle. In a Dec. 5 roundup of Illinois poll data, Public Policy Polling said Michelle Obama leads Sen. Mark Kirk in a hypothetical 2016 Senate matchup. The polling firm said the …
Overview Art Therapist is one of the Top Ten Hot Jobs of 2007, according to AOL’s popular CareerBuilder.com website. Art therapy is an established mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of people at all ages. It is based on the belief …
Inspiration: We’re continually inspired by the power that art has to transform a space. A piece of art adds soul to any space and can directly affect people’s moods and emotions. Whether you’re the artist, or you’re selecting a piece of art for a room, the piece you choose is an expression of who you …
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Caroline Tiger, For The Inquirer Posted: Friday, November 30, 2012, 2:53 PM Reporters are always asking Paula Scher and Seymour Chwast when they’re going to collaborate. That’s what happens when you’re famous, married, and working in the same industry. Scher and Chwast are firm: Never. “It’s not so much our lack of interest than it …
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By David Haglund Posted Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at 10:21 AM ET The man who books musical guests on Jimmy Fallon has said the show’s strategy for getting great acts is to have them leave saying, “Hey, maybe we had a bad experience on TV one time, but we came to Fallon and it was …
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AP | By PAT EATON-ROBB | Posted: 12/05/2012 11:55 am EST Updated: 12/05/2012 9:18 pm EST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as “Take Five” caught listeners’ ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91. Brubeck died Wednesday morning at Norwalk Hospital of heart …
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The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va. | By Ted Strong Posted: 12/04/2012 2:53 pm EST Updated: 12/05/2012 9:41 am EST The nameless graves follow the line of a long-gone fence. They’re mostly marked with fieldstones, if they’re marked at all. And though they sit just outside the stately stone wall of the University of Virginia Cemetery, …
The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson Posted: 12/05/2012 2:55 pm EST Updated: 12/05/2012 10:43 pm EST We didn’t think it was possible, but Oprah Winfrey has been dethroned as the richest black woman in the world. The new leading lady is oil baroness Folorunsho Alakija from Nigeria. While drilling oil has reportedly made the …