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Bruno's Naked GQ Cover: Hotter Than Aniston's?

A MAN AMONG MEN: BRÜNO These, friends, are the pressing questions of our age: Is a pair of jeans really worth $700?; Is it... more

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Elusive Graffiti Artist Infiltrates Bristol Museum

The iconoclastic graffiti artist Banksy unveils his largest project to date this weekend, when the doors of Bristol’s City... more

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Families Saving Money By ‘Cow-Pooling’

While many families are looking to save as much as they can on the household budget, the pressure is rising to give up expensive... more

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Documentary: On the United States Food Industry -Food, Inc.

You can see how scary the food industry can be in the U.S. You will never eat the same way again after seeing it.

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Starbucks Latest to Shun High-Fructose Corn Syrup

When a company as big as Starbucks backs away from high-fructose corn syrup, you know the sweetener’s in trouble.

It’s not a new trend; use of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been dropping steadily for the past six years, and companies like PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple have begun touting new sugar-based products as “natural” alternatives.

The drop has the high-fructose corn syrup industry basically freaking out, spending millions of dollars to convince consumers that HFCS is no less healthy for you than sugar. Which is kind of like arguing that vodka is no worse for you than gin: it’s true, but that doesn’t mean either one is good for us.

“The irony is that white table sugar — formerly a leading target of ‘eat less’ messages — suddenly has a health aura,” says nutrition expert and food industry critic Marion Nestle. “Marketers have wasted no time moving in to use that aura to sell the same old products.”

That seems to be the direction Starbucks is going. It’s pushing its new HFCS-free baked goods as part of its “Real Food. Simply Delicious” campaign — drawing criticism from groups like the Center for Consumer Freedom. “An apple fritter is an apple fritter, not health food,” the group said in a statement. “And no matter what Starbucks’ marketing whiz kids say, it will still have 420 calories and 20 grams of fat.

There’s some evidence that HFCS might be worse for us than sugar because our bodies metabolize it differently, but a majority of nutrition groups seem to agree that the problem is quantity, regardless of which sweetener you’re using.

But HFCS has a marketing problem built right into its name. Studies show that fructose is bad for us in all sorts of ways, which, logically, would lead consumers to believe they should avoid anything with “high-fructose” in the title. And that’s true, but sugar is no better — it’s 50 percent fructose as well.

As I’ve said before, however, facts rarely have much impact on public perception, and public perception is the best thing for companies to go off of if they want to make a profit. Still, a full industry switch to sugar is unlikely — price continues to give HFCS the advantage.

Price is pretty much the reason HFCS is in every conceivable type of food product in the first place, from candy to bread. Corn and sugar are two of our least laissez-faire products — corn is heavily subsidized, while sugar has strict import quotas. This has kept sugar prices artificially high while making corn products ridiculously cheap.

The same thing seems to be starting south of the border — apparently use of high-fructose corn syrup is rising in Mexico, as the supply of cane sugar there becomes increasingly tight. Which could get really confusing — what will we call “Mexican Coke“?When a company as big as Starbucks backs away from high-fructose corn syrup, you know the sweetener’s in trouble.... more

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Chastity Bono (daughter of Sonny & Cher) announces sex change

Chastity Bono is having a sex change to become a man. A spokesman for Bono, born a girl to Sonny and Cher, says he "has made... more

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Adventureland

“Adventureland” is a comedy and drama directed by an up and coming director and writer Greg Motolla. Motolla directed... more

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Live Free or Die Hard

“Live Free or Die Hard” is an action movie starring main cast members Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant,... more

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David Carradine a victim of sexual fetish tried to practice safe BDSM

We’ve now seen a uncensored version of the photo of David Carradine’s body, and it reveals a powerful clue reinforcing the theory his death was an accident. The rope around his neck is knotted in front, used in the bondage community. BDSM experts say a knot in the front is a telltale sign someone is not doing themself in. The frontal knot makes it fairly easy to quickly escape.

David Carradine went to a Los Angeles sex shop he frequented just three weeks before he died and placed a large order for clothing, toys and videos. The owner of Susie’s Delights in Tarzana, CA, say’s Carradine was a regular in the store and owned almost every piece of bondage equipment in the store.

The last order Carradine placed a few weeks ago included women’s lingerie, stockings, a few pieces of bondage equipment and three bondage DVDs. She also said that when Carradine placed the order he talked to her for almost an hour, saying he was upset because he believed that his wife was unhappy.

Gail Jensen, Carradine’s third wife, says she came home one day and there were post-it notes on the front door with arrows leading into the basement.

Jensen says she followed the notes and found Carradine hanging from a rope, emulating Jesus Christ in body position. Jensen asked him what he was doing. David’s response: “I really would like a sandwich.”

Jensen says they were having people over, but David stayed in the basement while the guests ate upstairs. Gail says she went down to the basement several times to give him food and wine. Several hours later, he untied himself and joined the party.

BDSM includes a wide spectrum of activities, forms of interpersonal relationships, and distinct subcultures. While not always overtly sexual in nature, the activities and relationships within a BDSM context are almost always eroticized by the participants in some fashion. Many of these practices fall outside of conventional sexual activities and human relationships.

BDSM is often practiced within the context of a limited and defined encounter known as a BDSM scene. Such scenes often have ritualistic aspects, complete with modes of behavior, forms of address, codes of conduct, dress codes, and many other aspects of theater and role playing. As such encounters are often, but not always, at least partly sexual in nature, people outside of BDSM have a tendency to view it as a form of “kinky sex”.

Some participants incorporate aspects of BDSM into their everyday relationship(s) with their partner(s), especially those who practice dominance and submission or power exchange (especially Total Power Exchange). For these individuals, BDSM is part of their lifestyle and in some discussions is referred to as “The Lifestyle”.We’ve now seen a uncensored version of the photo of David Carradine’s body, and it reveals a powerful clue reinforcing... more

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The ‘one millionth’ English word is

A U.S.-based language monitoring group crowned Web 2.0 as the one millionth word or phrase in the English language on Wednesday, although other linguists slammed it as nonsense and a stunt.

The Global Language Monitor, which uses a math formula to track the frequency of words and phrases in print and electronic media, said Web 2.0 appeared over 25,000 times in searches and was widely accepted, making it the legitimate, one millionth word.

It said Web 2.0 started out as a technical term meaning the next generation of World Wide Web products and services but had crossed into far wider circulation in the last six months.

Other linguists, however, denounced the list as pure publicity and unscientific, saying it was impossible to count English words in use or to agree on how many times a word must be used before it is officially accepted.

There are no set rules for such a count as there is no certified arbiter of what constitutes a legitimate English word and classifying the language is complicated by the number of compound words, verbs and obsolete terms.

"I think it's pure fraud ... It's not bad science. It's nonsense," Geoffrey Nunberg, a linguistics professor at the University of California at Berkeley, told reporters.

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Paul JJ Payack, president of the Global Language Monitor, brushed off the criticism, saying his method was technically sound.

"If you want to count the stars in the sky, you have to define what a star is first and then count. Our criteria is quite plain and if you follow those criteria you can count words. Most academics say what we are doing is very valuable," said Payack.

He has calculated that about 14.7 new English words or phrases are generated daily and said the five words leading up to the millionth highlighted how English was changing along with current social trends.

This list included "Jai Ho!" an Indian exclamation signifying victory or accomplishment, and "slumdog," a derisive term for children living in the slums of India that became popular with the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire."

The list also included "cloud computing," meaning services delivered via the cloud or Internet, "carbon neutral," a widely used term in the climate change debate, and "N00b," a derogatory term from the gaming community for a newcomer.A U.S.-based language monitoring group crowned Web 2.0 as the one millionth word or phrase in the English language on Wednesday,... more

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Equality through skateboarding: Afghan girls skate with Skateistan

Kids in Afghanistan — especially girls — have few opportunities to play sports. But Skateistan,... more

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Plastic surgery becomes more widespread among men than women.

Females are not the only vain creatures these days – more and more men are resorting to plastic surgery in a proposal to improve their looks, albeit through artificial and painful means. But while some men are choosing to go under the knife for purely personal or aesthetic reasons, others are taking the leap because they believe it will improve their career professionally – and make them a more powerful – or at least more attractive - force to be reckoned with.

The unfortunate fact is, men desire the similar things that women want: to look younger, fitter and thinner, with regular, even features and a healthy glow. They are starting to recognize that in today’s aggressive market, looking tired and haggard with droopy eyelids, dark circles and a weak chin just will not cut it. And if they have huge boobs and a fat belly to boot – well, forget about becoming a vice president in the firm, let alone the CEO.

It is estimated that the grooming market for men is worth more than $3.5 billion these days, with more and more members of the male species going under the knife for cosmetic reasons. In one study of people of the masculine persuasion carried out by – not surprisingly – a plastic surgeon, it was found that:

* Four percent believed that their level of bodily attractiveness would affect their success on the job, and make them seem more powerful

* 42 percent believed that their career would be made stronger if they could only improve one little thing about their face

* 32 percent thought that looking younger would affect their business performance more positively

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Here is a list of the most common plastic procedures for men, in no specific order:

* Gynecomastia, or Male Breast Reduction. it is estimated that about 15 percent of all men are dissatisfied with the size of their breasts, and now some are finally doing something about it. Men develop man boobs, or moobs, for a range of reasons, including hormonal changes, steroid abuse and being drastically overweight. Surgery to get rid of them sometimes involves a full operation, while on some occasions means utilizing the latest in liposuction combined with laser surgery.

* Eyelid Surgery. Also known as blepharoplasty for men, this procedure can be purely cosmetic, functional or both. It seeks to correct both sagging upper eyelids, as well as puffy bags underneath the eyes. Usually performed under just local anesthesia, it trims away excess fat, muscle and skin, with the remaining bits reattached in a manner that makes the eye area appear younger and more refreshed. The result: tighter, more taut eyelids and smoother under-eye areas.
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Most cancer patients seek natural remedies

With much of her lower body consumed by cancer, Leslee Flasch finally faced the truth: The herbal supplements and special diet... more

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It's REALLY acting: Court rules on Reality TV

The highest court in France ruled last week that contestants on the French version of the reality television show... more

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Do you support nuclear energy?

Mr. Newsom, I am a resident of California as well as an active member of the "current" community and I have a simple... more

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Ohioan becomes 1st black female rabbi in US

Forty-five years ago, Alyssa Stanton was born into an African-American, Pentecostal family in Cleveland. On Saturday, Ms. Stanton is to become a rabbi — the first African-American woman to be ordained as a rabbi by a mainstream Jewish seminary, said Jonathan D. Sarna, professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University.

Ms. Stanton is scheduled to assume the leadership of an overwhelmingly white synagogue in Greenville, N.C., in August. In interviews, many observers drew parallels between her joining the rabbinate and November’s presidential result.

“It is of incredible importance to note that her ordination coincides with the election of Barack Obama,” said Rabbi David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union College, who will ordain Ms. Stanton at the college’s Cincinnati campus on Saturday. “It offers a ray of hope that the world can become a better place.”

Ms. Stanton and members of her new synagogue, Congregation Bayt Shalom, say they were surprised by the overwhelming national interest in her ordination. To them, her race and sex are footnotes to the more important story of a rabbi and a congregation finding themselves to be a comfortable fit.

“I’m just a little person trying to pay my bills and raise a daughter and help others on their spiritual path,” said Ms. Stanton, a single mother who adopted an infant girl 14 years ago.

The Greenville congregation is small and values diversity as a matter of choice and necessity. It is one of just a handful in the United States that is affiliated with both the Reform and Conservative branches of Judaism. Among its 60 families are “three or four” African-Americans, said Michael Barondes, Bayt Shalom’s president.

“We are a one-synagogue town, so we are trying to be inclusive,” Mr. Barondes said. “Naturally it’s unusual to have an African-American leading a Jewish congregation. But when she came here and spoke from the pulpit, it felt surprisingly natural.”

Ms. Stanton’s transformation from a young Christian seeker into a Jewish spiritual leader spans an era of sometimes difficult change, for herself and for her chosen religion. She grew up in a Jewish neighborhood in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. It was a time when most Jews in the United States were white European immigrants or their descendants, said Rabbi Stephen C. Lerner, director of the Center for Conversion to Judaism in New York. Women were not yet allowed to be rabbis.Forty-five years ago, Alyssa Stanton was born into an African-American, Pentecostal family in Cleveland. On Saturday, Ms. Stanton... more