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 Why Grandma 
 Texts Better 
 Than You 

Careers that revolved around shorthand give grannies fast fingers

Nov 4, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Text messaging opened up a new—and better—method of communication for Matthew DeBord and his mother (gone were the days of “rambling, nonlinear” phone calls), but he was shocked when he realized his 70-year-old mom wasn’t just good at texting: “Mom texted like someone who’s... More »

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BlackBerry • text message • texting • trend

OPINION

 Leave Porn Sex to Porn Stars 

In a real-life bedroom, no one cares about the money shot

Nov 2, 09 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - In the middle of an underwhelming bedroom session with a lover she dubbed “Mr. Jackhammer,” Mary Elizabeth Williams had an epiphany: Men (and probably some women) are learning far too many of their moves from porn, and it’s time to stop. “Thinking you can learn to... More »

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pornography • sex • trend • Jay-ZTV

SLIDESHOW


 How Skulls 
 Took Over 
 Fashion 

Once scary, now stylish, skulls are trendy—and not just at Halloween

Oct 30, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Skulls, once seen as sinister symbols, are now used on everything from children's shirts to underwear. Sara Dickerman of Slate takes a look at how the trend developed:
  • In the 16th century, artists like Albrecht Dürer were still using skulls to remind people of their mortality.
  • French
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fashion • skull • Grateful Dead • pirates • Halloween • Vivienne Westwood • trend • Jay-ZTV • women's issues • trends • Alexander McQueen

TRENDS

 Dress Like a Mad Man for $998 

Mad Men's Don Draper, John Slattery inspire real-life Brooks Brothers suits

Oct 14, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Need an excuse to chain smoke and drink excessively in true 1960s style? No problem: Come Monday, you can dress up like Mad Men’s Don Draper for a mere $998. Brooks Brothers, which has collaborated on the show’s costumes, is rolling out 250 of the “ More »

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entertainment • fashion • celebrity • clothing • trend • Mad Men • Don Draper

VIral viDEO

 Watch 100 
 YouTube 
 Classics in 
 4 Minutes 

Thanks to a new mash-up, you can catch up on four years of pop culture in a jiffy

Oct 1, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to catch up on YouTube’s greatest hits but don’t have the time? No problem: Just watch a new 4-minute mash-up that brings 100 of the best (or worst, depending on your viewpoint) together. Clips include such classics as “Keyboard Cat” and “David After Dentist,”... More »

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YouTube • online videos • Obama Girl • viral video • videos • trend

OPINION

 Hipsters, Please: 
 Stop With the 
 Rattails 

Ugly 'do could lead to the downfall of America

Sep 25, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s a new generation of hipsters “and, if you can believe it, they're sporting something even more disgusting than von Dutch fashions: a rattail,” writes Andrew Belonsky for Gawker. Think it’s no more than an ill-informed fashion decision, “the hairstyle of choice for rednecks and... More »

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trend • hairstyle • hipster • rattail

 Haute Couture Alive, Kicking 

Though many fear its demise, it still has a few tricks up its sleeve

Aug 20, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The death knell is ringing once again for haute couture, as it does every decade or so—but don’t count it out yet, writes Amy Fine Collins in Vanity Fair. Though the house of Lacroix recently filed for bankruptcy and Yves Saint Laurent is gone, haute couture has... More »

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fashion • fashion designer • trend • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • haute couture

OPINION

 'Fag Hag' 
 No Longer 
 Hip Label 

Gay men slowly becoming less of an 'accessory' for women

Aug 18, 09 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to Will & Grace, the young gay men of a decade ago were turned “into something unexpected: a must-have item,” writes Thomas Rogers for Salon. Though he was “jockish, pop-culturally illiterate, and dressed in mom jeans,” Rogers “remained a strangely alluring target for... More »

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pop culture • homosexuality • Will and Grace • homosexual • trend • gays • gay

 For Lips, Hot Pink Is New Red 

It is, after all, the new red

Aug 18, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hot pink lipstick is “younger, hipper, and definitely a little more edgy” than red, says a makeup artist to the stars. How best to copy the look of Kim Kardashian, Leighton Meester, and other pink-pouted celebs? Makeup artist Mally Roncal offers USA Today some tips:
  • A matte
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fashion • pink • lipstick • cosmetics • makeup • trend • Jay-ZTV

 Hipster Hair Gets Even Wackier 

What does it mean? Even the stylists aren't sure

Aug 13, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - More and more men are traipsing to salons to achieve what one adherent calls “non-normative hair.” From Afros to dreads, Mohawks to pompadours, stylists are helping hipsters express themselves. One hairdresser even offers intentionally imperfect cuts, “so it looks like they cut it themselves in their bathroom,... More »

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fashion • hair • trend • dreadlocks • hair care • Jay-ZTV • hairdo • Afro • Mohawk (haircut) • hair stylist

 Latest Hipster Fad: A Potbelly 

Have men given up? Or is the president somehow to blame?

Aug 13, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new trend is emerging among hipster males. No, not the Hanes V-neck or the straw fedora—the potbelly. The protruding guts are too prominent to write off, so what accounts for the fad? Well, hipsters love nonconformism, so some blame President Obama, a magazine editor tells Guy Trebay of... More »

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fat • public health • belly fat • trend • President Obama • Jay-ZTV • hipster

FASHION

 How to Dress Like 
 a Mad (Wo)Man 

Tips from sexpot to buttoned-up

Aug 11, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mad Men fever is sweeping the nation—if you want to copy the looks of the women behind the Mad Men, heed these tips offered by Raakhee Mirchandani in the New York Post:
  • Curve-hugging styles like “fitted blouses tucked into tight pencil skirts under snug sweaters”
... More »

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entertainment • fashion • style • trend • Mad Men • Jay-ZTV

 How Playpens Slowly 
 Disappeared 

Once-'ubiquitous' enclosure got a bad rap; was it deserved?

Aug 10, 09 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Playpens used to be a standard piece of household furniture—but now, one rarely sees them, notes Tom Vanderbilt in Slate. That sparked him to ponder whether, and why, parents had given up on them. A little digging revealed that while they still exist, some believe them to be dangerous... More »

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parenting • children • toddler • trend • babies • women's issues

 Tinseltown's 
 New Trend: 
 See-Through 
 Clothes 

Just remember to wear something underneath

Aug 5, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest fashion trend for Hollywood’s leading ladies is leaving less to the imagination. Stars from Megan Fox to Emma Watson have been stepping out in sheer outfits, USA Today reports. “Sheer is beautiful,” says one stylist. “You just don’t want to be obscene.... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • fashion • celebrity • trend • Emma Watson • actress • Jay-ZTV

 Hollywood Focuses on 
 Post-Apocalyptic Future 

Escapism, real fears fuel new crop of movies, TV shows

Jul 31, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - In one, the Earth's destruction fulfills an ancient prophesy. In another, mechanical dolls take over where humans left off. From serious to humorous, reality shows to documentaries, Hollywood is obsessed with the theme of a post-apocalyptic future, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some attribute the trend to escapism: “... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • apocalypse • movie industry • movies • disaster • trend • Zombieland • Ruben Fleischer

OPINION

 Hipsters 101: 
 Their History, 
 Bleak Future 

Their main enclave is threatened, but no one seems to care

Jul 29, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hipsters. They “sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay”; they “sport cowboy hats and berets”; they’re “the only ones in America who still think Pabst Blue Ribbon is a good beer.” But they’re certainly not a new phenomenon, writes Dan Fletcher for Time.... More »

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Bob Dylan • Brooklyn • hippies • Norman Mailer • Coldplay • trend • Pabst Blue Ribbon • Jay-ZTV • Converse • hipster

slideshow


 Fall Fashion 
 Trends: 
 Tough-Chic 
 to Sex Kitten 

Vogue explores the ones you shouldn't miss

Jul 27, 09 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fall runways offered their share of splurges—like the must-have biker jacket—but savvy, recession-friendly choices like the pinstripe suit had their own moment in the spotlight. Vogue highlights the most important fall trends:
  • Biker chic: Think zippers and shrunken tops. Designers from Christophe Decarnin to Alexander Wang
... More »

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fashion • Oscar de la Renta • Donna Karan • trend • Jay-ZTV • fall • designer fashion • Christophe Decarnin • Alexander Wang

OPINION

 Bring Back the Summer Suit 

It's time to bring back the men's summer suit

Jul 24, 09 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Having a distinct summer wardrobe was once the mark of a man in the know,” writes Eric Felten in the Wall Street Journal. A seersucker suit Harry Truman wore in June 1945 led reporters to call him “confident” and “optimistic.” Damon Runyon once wrote, “... More »

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fashion • summer • Harry Truman • trend • Jay-ZTV • seersucker • Damon Runyon

OPINION

 Ladies, It's Time to Enjoy Porn 

Female audience for adult films is growing

Jul 24, 09 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - For years, women have “been told that we won’t—or shouldn’t—be turned on by porn,” but that can, and should, change, writes Violet Blue for Oprah.com. If you just can’t get into the “hokeyness—the ridiculous costumes, the awful cinematography, the ludicrous... More »

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entertainment • women • pornography • adult films • trend • porn industry

 Plastic Wine 
 Bottles Eco-Friendly, 
 but Drink It Fast 

Wine can go bad after less than a year

Jul 21, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some are looking to recycled plastic bottles as the future of wine packaging—but though they are more eco-friendly, such bottles are less wine-friendly, Reuters reports. They’re “fine for wine you plan to use under 12 months, but not for wines that are designed to improve in the... More »

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environment • plastic • wine • bottles • green products • trend • eco-friendly • Jay-ZTV

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