Cutecircuit, a London-based company has been fusing science and fashion to create unbelievable clothing. The Hug Shirt was one of the first products the company designed. Doesn’t it look a bit strange? The Hug Shirt uses Bluetooth technology to transmit “hugs” all across the globe. The orange circles on the shirt are sensors. The sensors [...]
Entries from November 2009
November 25, 2009
Doctor Who previews (Spoilers for Waters of Mars and Children in Need)
So, they’re sending off Ten with a big old bang of crazy, huh? Because the thing you do after messing with time and getting a lady to off herself is set automatic locks to your TARDIS and have sex with Queen Elizabeth. The virgin queen no longer, huh? The Doctor is clearly on the [...]
November 25, 2009
The Top 10 UK Singles for November 22, 2009
1. You Are Not Alone – X Factor Finalists 2009 2. Meet Me Halfway – The Black Eyed Peas 3. Whatcha Say – Jason Derulo 4. Happy – Leona Lewis 5. Fight for this Love – Cheryl Cole 6. Everybody in Love – JLS 7. Tik Tok – Ke$ha 8. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga [...]
November 25, 2009
5 Best places to shop in Chicago
1. Akira Multiple Locations, Original is at 1837 W North Ave # 1, Chicago, IL. (773) 772-5414 Akira is a large, trendy Chicago-based chain that opened seven years ago in the Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood. They have a wide range of clothing for men and women, and a fun shoe section. The salespeople are knowledgeable and [...]
November 24, 2009
Don’t Stare too hard at ‘Goats’
Director and producer Grant Heslov brings a psychedelic, drug-induced comedic outlook at life with “Men Who Stare at Goats.” The film is about reporter Bob Wilton(Ewan McGregor) at a ho-hum newspaper and who is fed up with the dullness of his life. After interviewing a local man claiming to be a former “psychic soldier” and [...]
November 23, 2009
Avast Ye ‘Pirate Radio’!
Director and writer Richard Curtis(“Notting Hill” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral”) brings to life the story of outlaw DJs who defied the British government for all that is worthy: drugs, sex and rock ‘n roll. The government banished modern pop and rock ‘n roll from the mainland radio stations. Rock DJs took to the high [...]
November 23, 2009
‘Precious’, a Harlem Gothic Tale
Director Lee Daniels’ “Precious” based on the novel Push by Sapphire has been generating a lot of buzz since it won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The film follows the journey of Claireece ”Precious” Jones(Gabourey Sidibe), an overweight sixteen-year-old African-American living in Harlem in 1987. She lives in a life no [...]
November 19, 2009
Book Review: Things We Couldn’t Say
Diet’s story is true. She had to keep a secret. Several secrets, actually. People depended upon her to keep her silence so that they could live. While rifling through an enormous stack of books in my apartment two days ago, I rediscovered the book Things We Couldn’t Say by Diet Eman. I’ve had this book [...]
November 17, 2009
John Mayer: Battle Studies Review
I’m not going to talk about John Mayer’s dating history or his antics highlighted in the media. I’m going to talk about the music. Today, Mayer’s long anticipated fourth album Battle Studies was released. I’ve been waiting for this album for years (yes, years!). Battle Studies is more stripped down than Continuum. Mayer takes a [...]
November 17, 2009
Becks is a Bleach Blond Boy Now
Becks premiered a new hair-do on Friday night against the Houston Dynamos. His hair is a faux hawk with blond highlights on top and dark roots at the base of his head. I like the general shape of his hair, but the blond is a bit much. It’s harkening back to the early 2000s with [...]
