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Cost of living isn't the only important factor when deciding on a place to retire. Weather, proximity to cities, airports, entertainment and hospitals are also play a part. U.S. News considered all the angles and came out with these top picks: Boone, North Carolina Dahlonega, Georgia Fredericksburg, Texas Kennebunk, Maine Melbourne Beach, Florida More »

The editors at PC magazine gave high marks to sites they found imaginative (Jeff Bridges), surprising (Pat Sajack), or loaded with great content (Beck). And they dismissed money-hungry sites with a lot of gated content. Here, their faves: Jeff Bridges (www.jeffbridges.com) Tyra Banks (www.tyrabanks.com) Ken Jennings (www. ken-jennings.com beck (www.beck.com.) Maria Sharapova (www.mariasharapova.com) More »

Here are Food & Wine's picks for the 10 best new chefs—up-and-comers who are deploying their culinary talents in intimate and stylish restaurants around the country. April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig, New York, NY Gabriel Bremer, Salts, Cambridge, MA Steve Corry, Five Fifty-Five, Portland, ME Matthew Dillon, Sitka & Spruce, Seattle, WA Gavin Kaysen, El Bizcocho, San Diego, CA   More »

CueCat: A cat-shaped device that would scan magazine barcodes and send you to corresponding websites. No one bit. DigiScent's iSmell: Sending scents across the internet turned out to be a stinky idea. DIVX: A special system to play DVDs that destruct after one viewing. Obviously a keeper. E-books: If only it was more portable and durable . . . like a book. Facial Recognition Systems: Would have been brilliant if it had worked. More »

Forbes picks the best based on selection and buyer experience. abebooks.com amazon.com audible.com bn.com powells.com More »

CITIZEN KANE THE GODFATHER CASABLANCA RAGING BULL SINGIN' IN THE RAIN More »

Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) Warren Central (Indianapolis) Miami (Fla.) Northwestern Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) More »

Yes, Pamela Anderson (she's Canadian) was nominated (it was an open process) but, no - alas, she did not win.  The winners were: Sleeping Giant,  Thunder Bay Niagara Falls Rocky Mountains More »

AVALON DINER, Houston, TX BECKY'S DINER, Portland, ME BLUE BENN DINER, Bennington, VT CONNELLY'S GOODY GOODY DINER, St. Louis, MO DUTCH KITCHEN, Frackville, PA More »

Forbes’ new list of the 100 most powerful celebrities is packed with broken records, including the highest-grossing athlete (Tiger Woods: $100M in the past year), the highest-grossing concert tour (The Rolling Stones: over $400M in sales) and the highest-paid film role (Johnny Depp: $92M for Pirates II). But the ubiquitous Oprah topped the list. More »

London New York Tokyo Chicago Hong Kong More »

And the roughest toughest country singer is... Hank Williams Johnny Cash Willie Nelson Merle Haggard Loretta Lynn More »

Gdansk, Poland Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada Nesebar, Bulgaria San Ignacio, Belize Antananarivo, Madagascar More »

Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, Outer Banks, North Carolina Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts More »

For the second straight year, El Bulli of tiny Cala Montjoi, Spain, is No. 1 on UK-based Restaurant Magazine 's annual rankings of the world's top restaurants. The Fat Duck in Maidenhead, England, is second. Of the winners, 37 are in Europe, and 8 are in the US. Australia has 2, South Africa 1, and Brazil 1. More »