Archive for March, 2012
A pimple on yearbook picture day? Disaster. A pimple on your wedding day? We can’t even imagine such a horror. To keep you clean and clear in the weeks leading up to your wedding, follow these dos and don’ts from leading Manhattan dermatologist Debra Jaliman MD, author of Skin Rules: Trade Secrets from a Top New York Dermatologist (St. Martin’s Press, March 13, 2012).
DOs:
Start early! Start taking care of your skin months in advance so that you Continue Reading…
Most pregnant celebrity brides (Jessica Simpson, Kristin Cavallari, and Snooki to name the latest) wait until after they’re new moms to walk down the aisle—but not Drew Barrymore. The actress set a June date for her wedding, because she “doesn’t want to be huge,” a source told Us Weekly. And unlike the rest of Hollywood, the star is even parting with traditional celeb bridal designers (Jessica Biel will wear Monique Lhuillier, for example) to instead commission Continue Reading…
Wenger faced a charge of improper conduct relating to the Gunners’ Champions League round of 16 second leg tie against AC Milan at the Emirates Stadium on March 6.
The Arsenal manager confronted referee Damir Skomina following the 3-0 win, which meant a 4-3 aggregate defeat, taking issue with the Slovenian official on the pitch after the final whistle and criticising him in his post-match comments, claiming there were too many free Continue Reading…
One of the most talked about films at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival was the Indonesian martial arts action fiasco THE RAID. Written and directed by Gareth Evans, The Raid was made on a small budget of about $2 million, raised independently by him and the team at XYZ Films, the film’s producers. Putting it simply, The Raid is one of the most bad ass movies to hit screens in a while.
Iko Uwais, the upcoming Indonesian star, plays Rama, a rookie cop part of a police raid on a crime-controlled apartment complex. Think New Jack City, then pump it with steroids and add in District B13‘s unorthodox fighting andTaken‘s non-stop mahem. Once the squad Continue Reading…
There has been speculation for some time now that Hunger Games starJennifer Lawrence — brilliant actress, skilled archer, and all around nice person — might be bananas. Lawrence, 21, has not only helped earn The Hunger Games an overwhelming fan base (everyone loves it… sort of), she has also developed quite the engrossing media personality, freaking out David Letterman and expressing her violent urges toward the exercise community. You might think that this is all for show. Maybe she’s just playing up her adorable eccentricity to win the world over. But Continue Reading…
While it’s difficult to protect your home from professional thieves, most home burglaries are done by amateurs. These thieves are more easily thwarted if you employ some of these simple security precautions:
