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Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Lindsay Phillips SwitchFlops WHITE GOLD LIZ BALLET FLATSIn the 1950s Coco Channel introduced the ballet flat, once worn only by dancers, into world of versatile, everyday fashion. Now Lindsay Phillips, designer of the SwitchFlops collection, has introduced a line of classic ballet flats with interchangeable fashion buttons that let you can change your look in [...]
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Entertainment
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
Acclaimed US jazz singer Abbey Lincoln, who was also a dedicated civil rights activist, has died at the age of 80, her family said.Lincoln died Saturday in a nursing home in New York, according Evelyn Mason, her niece.No cause was given, but she had been in failing health.Lincoln built a career as an actress and [...]
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Health
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that: clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the [...]
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Entertainment
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
For audiences who know Dennis Hopper best from his work on “24″ and television commercials for Nike, it’s difficult to overstate just how influential he was on American movies. After coming of age as a young actor in such 1950s classics as “Rebel Without a Cause” and “Giant”– alongside no less a generational avatar than [...]
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Entertainment
Monday, March 15th, 2010
LOS ANGELES — Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit to the intrigue of “Mission Impossible” as well as the satire of the “Airplane” films, has died.