Shopping for a greener, cleaner world
Friday, June 27, 2008
“Every single purchase we make has an environmental impact because the making of things uses energy and water and resources,” Diane MacEachern explains. “At home, at work, where we volunteer, where we recreate - all of those purchases give us enormous power to get the world we want.”
George Carlin dead at 71
Monday, June 23, 2008
One of my favorite George Carlin bits was Al Sleet - the hippy dippy weatherman: "The forecast for tonight, dark. Continued dark tonight, turning to partly light in the morning."
Tom and Janis get down
Saturday, June 21, 2008
You wouldn't exactly call them an odd couple, but it's amazing how much combustible chemistry Tom Jones and Janis Joplin had in this 1969, super-hot rendition of "Raise Your Hand".
Vamp'ing like it's 1965
Friday, June 20, 2008
They called them Vamps and this 1965 issue of Playgirl (not THAT Playgirl) assured its readers that men WOULD make passes at girls who wore these glasses.
Carly Simon returns!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Working girls may have missed a rare interview with Carly Simon this morning, compliments of TODAY's Kathie Lee Gifford (yes, she's back on the airwaves) and Hoda Kotb. The occasion was the release of Simon's new album, "This Kind of Love," and she riffed with the girls on Manolo's, the record business, kids and Winnie the Pooh.
Test your geography I.Q. (in private)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
I never cared for that game show, "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" I watched it once and recoiled in horror at how many questions the contestant couldn't answer. "How mortifying to be so easily one-upped by a ten-year-old," I thought to myself. "And how badly would I be humiliated if I went on the show?" That's why I love Traveler I.Q. Challenge.
From 'Old Lady' to 'Young & Hip'
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
With a title like "How Not to Look Old," Charla Krupp has tapped into every woman-over-40's deepest, darkest fear: looking OL (Old Lady).
Patti LaBelle in her prime
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
It was March of 1975. My two college roommates and I were on our way to New Orleans in my Volkswagen Beetle for a Spring Break adventure. Our plan was to drive all night but by 3 a.m., everyone was dangerously close to nodding off - including me, the driver. Suddenly, "Lady Marmalade" came on the radio, again, and we were good to go the distance.
My breakfast with Paul Newman
Monday, June 16, 2008
It was 1976, our country's bicentennial summer. I was working the morning shift in the dining room of Grand View Lodge resort in Nisswa, Minnesota, when the maitre'd came up to me and whispered in my ear, "God help me, you are the best waitress I've got this morning. I've decided to seat Paul Newman at your station."
Revolution from the roots
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Anne Kreamer wants to start a revolution. A revolution that grows, literally, from the roots. The author stopped coloring her hair at age 48 after seeing a photograph of herself that didn’t ring true.
Living longer isn't a political issue — yet
Friday, June 13, 2008
Dr. Robert Butler, 81, says he felt a need to "sum up" all he has learned in 50 years of studying longevity.
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