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We're happy to present this article from our friends at Allure: California health officials are going undercover to find the distributors of smuggled Mexican skin creams containing dangerous levels of mercury. The creams are mainly skin lighteners, since mercury removes pigment. The tainted cosmetics are brought into in the country illegally and sold surreptitiously at pharmacies, shops, and Read more
Handsome Inception star Cillian Murphy may be taking on a less sinister role in Red Lights, but the trailer for the film looks like an equally otherworldly experience. The film premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and we didn't just take notice because it was also picked up by a distributor — it's also the second effort from Rodrigo Cortés, the director of the chilling Ryan Read more
On the West Coast, the holidays aren't all about parties, roasts, and cookies; they're also about fresh, abundant Dungeness crabs, which are in peak supply during this time of year. But everything about the crustacean, from understanding the season to selecting the right live one, can be tricky. To get a better handle — er, claw — on all things Dungeness, I turned to two seafood experts: Read more
No weekend-long food festival — the 2011 NYC Wine & Food Festival included! — would be complete without a trip to the grand tasting. This year's epic pavilion included over 60 exhibitors, more than 70 featured chefs, and dozens upon dozens of alcoholic beverage options (the festival is sponsored in part by Southern Wines and Spirits, the largest distributor of alcoholic beverages in the Read more
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Jennifer Garner carried most of their loot, but Violet made sure to keep her Flat Stanley book in hand as they left the Santa Monica Public Library yesterday. Summer vacation means it's time to take Flat Stanley on all the Garner-Affleck adventures, whether it's close to home in LA or on location with mom and dad. Jennifer also recently bought her older daughter Violet a pogo stick, which Read more
Ben Flajnick is the next Bachelor! I guess the rumored love connection with Jennifer Love Hewitt was short lived. The low-key 28-year-old Sonoma winemaker has been picked to be the next rose-distributor, according to US Weekly. Only a few weeks ago we saw Ben get his heart broken by Ashley Hebert, when he got down on one knee to unsuccessfully propose. Since he made it so far, fans of the show Read more
Don't think that counterfeit bags and cosmetics are the only phony items on the market. Recent evidence suggests that the fake fish trade is rampant, too. Studies and survey documents from private national universities to state regulation agencies show escolar masking as white tuna, tilapia sold as red snapper, and emperor fillets marketed as grouper in staggering numbers, by both food Read more
The recent arrest and conviction of two importers charged with bringing over 30,000 bottles of counterfeit perfume into the US is a great reminder that knockoff fragrance is far more common than you'd think. And the ingredients in fake perfume are sometimes extremely suspect and include lovely additives like human urine. So where is it safe to buy your perfume? To find out, just keep reading. Read more
The impact of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution can't be declared revolutionary, at least not yet. The British chef got plenty of accolades, including an Emmy award, for his American show, which helped to overhaul the eating habits of Huntington, WV, schoolchildren. But a year later, food distributor US Foodservice has withdrawn its funding for the West Virginia school district's "good food" Read more
