Shaquille O'Neal's Mom Opens Up About Education, Sports, and Keeping Kids Motivated


Updated 05/14/12 10:05 AM · Posted by Yahoo Shine · 0 comments

Shaquille O'Neal's Mom Shares Parenting Advice

We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Yahoo! Shine: When basketball star Shaquille O'Neal was still a kid, he knew that he had to get good grades before he could to play sports. "In our home we had a rule: No pass, no play," his mother, Lucille O'Neal, told Yahoo! Shine in an interview. "If you didn't pass the grade, then you weren't allowed to play the Read more

Trailblazers: First-Time Westminster Best in Show Winners


Updated 02/13/12 9:59 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

First-Time Westminster Dog Show Best in Show Winner Pictures

Last year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show winner Hickory was the first of her breed, the Scottish deerhound, to win the coveted best in show prize. She's among quite a number of first-timers in the show's 105-year history who will (hopefully!) pave the way for more of their kind. We think that every breed deserves a prize for being cute and unique and we envy the group of judges who ultimately Read more

To Make Wine Explode, Pair It With Popcorn


Updated 06/28/11 8:38 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Popcorn and Wine Pairing Tips

Popcorn may not be the first food pairing that comes to mind when drinking wine, but Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson thinks it's time to change that. "Popcorn is great with wine," said Robinson, who discovered the pairing when she was first starting out at New York's International Wine Center. "I went into the kitchen to microwave some popcorn, and there was a free bottle of Lindemans Bin 65 Read more

Home Remedy: How to Destress After Work


Updated 06/21/11 9:19 AM · Posted by Shelterpop · 0 comments

Calm, Stress-Free Interior Design

I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! Feeling frazzled from work even after you walk in your front door? That's no good. Six designers tell us how to make your home a stress-free zone. We've already explored how your home can make you look younger and help you wake up early. Now, we're putting it to work again. We reached out to the New York Design Center's Read more

2011 Westminster Dog Show Winners and Behind-the-Scenes Pics


Updated 02/21/11 8:09 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pictures of 2011 Westminster Dog Show Winners

In case you missed it, the Westminster Dog Show finished up this week, and we have a top dog! Meet Scottish Deerhound GCH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, aka Hickory, this year's Best in Show champ! Hickory was the winner of the Hound Group, with Pekingese pup GCH Palacegarden Malachy topping the Toys, Chinese Shar-Pei GCH Vaje's Miss Jayne Hathaway as the Non-Sporting winner, GCH Tolkien Raintree Mister Read more

Bryan Caswell Will Host Food Network's Best in Smoke


Updated 05/05/11 7:40 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Bryan Caswell to Host Food Network's Best in Smoke

We've got more details on one of Food Network's brand-new primetime television shows, Best in Smoke: turns out the reality TV series, which premieres May 8 at 10 p.m., will be hosted by none other than The Next Iron Chef's "linebacker ballerina" Bryan Caswell. The Texas restaurateur, who's no amateur when it comes to barbecue himself, will follow America's best pitmasters as they compete head to Read more

Blast Back From the Past: Fisher Price Music Box Record Player


Updated 11/10/11 1:52 PM · Posted by babysugar · 5 comments

Fisher Price Music Box Record Player

Power down the iPod, it's time to get back to basics. Long before mama's MP3 player was loaded with her lil one's favorite tunes, tots spent their time bopping along to classic kids' songs on their Fisher Price Music Box Record Player. The preschooler favorite was powered by a wind-up dial (no need for charging stations or batteries) and came with five hit records (two songs a piece) that were Read more