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Introducing Your Top Chef Masters!
The second season of Top Chef Masters is set to premiere on April 7 and Entertainment Weekly has revealed the lineup of participating chefs. Kelly Choi will continue to host and the judges, James Oseland, Gael Greene, and Jay Reyner, will be joined by Gail Simmons. There's also an exciting new cast of guest judges including Andrew Zimmerman, Hank Azaria, and Mekhi Phifer.
Forget Breathing In the Fumes; Just Being Near a Smoker Is Bad
Smoking is a bad habit and a serious health risk. It's dangerous even if you're not a smoker: 3,000 nonsmokers die in the US every year due to complications arising from secondhand smoke. Things aren't looking better for us nonsmokers either.
Oprah Helps Parents Keep Their Kids Safe From Predators
In yesterday's chilling episode of Oprah, the talk show host sat down with four child molesters and their therapist. After citing a startling statistic — that 90 percent of child molesters know their victims — Oprah (herself a victim of abuse) asked the men the advice they would give parents to protect their children. Here is what they said:
- Be alert when an adult spends more time focused on the children at a party than socializing with other adults.
The Pro-Life Ad That Didn't Run at the Super Bowl
Yesterday we ruminated over how insidery and confusing the man-tackles-mom pro-life commercial is, and now the Washington Post dug up the ad that didn't air. The one that makes semisense. While it also shies away from saying abortion and is still completely cryptic, it does not distract with ridiculous antics, making it less WTF?
A Shop at Love: Grocery Store Gets Into Matchmaking
Here in San Francisco, we have a grocery store we call "Singles Safeway" or "DateWay." Located in the singles-populated Marina district, this store has a reputation as one of the city's best pickup spots. A friend of mine swears the cereal aisle is happening, while the feminine products area — not so much.
Over 40s Pregnancy the New Teen Pregnancy
After years of using the pill, condoms, or whatever else to prevent pregnancy, many women in their late 30s, 40s, and 50s presume that their bodies will take over the contraceptive duties. But statistics in UK show that the infertility message has "gone too far" because women mistakenly think they cannot get pregnant and stop using contraception. The proof?
Google Introduces Google Buzz to the World
During a press conference held today in Mountain View, CA, Google announced its latest innovation: Google Buzz. Google Buzz allows you to share and communicate inside Gmail like a social network. Taking on other social networks like Facebook and Twitter, Google Buzz and your Google Profile can bring you content from people you email and chat with most, as well as from people worldwide.
Miss Your Ex? George Bush Sends Valentine to Minnesota
The Internet's been abuzz about this billboard — many casting it off as an urban myth — but NPR has confirmed its existence on I-35 near Wyoming, MN. I can only guess people are so captivated by it because nobody knows how it got there. This is one time I'll give the former president the benefit of the doubt.
Speed Read! Stephen Colbert Takes on Sarah Palin
- Stephen Colbert calls Sarah Palin an "f*ing retard," satirically — Colbert Nation
- Valentine's Day (movie) arrives early — PopSugar
- Ali left The Bachelor last night, but she might be back — US Magazine
- Age not just a number: both parents' ages linked to autism — New York Times
- Hillary Clinton might be a Supreme Court justice one day — Daily Beast
- Discharged openly gay soldier called back to duty — Gawker
She's Got Game: Women Become Pickup Artists
I'm embarrassed to admit that I read The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, written by a grown man who calls himself Styles. But I am proud to say that I did walk away with new vocabulary, including: "peacocking" (dressing for attention) and "neg" (a light insult wrapped in the package of a compliment). Something else I discovered?
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