California is known for its cuisine that is representative of a breezy, sunny life. That’s why it’s spread so far and so fast through the rest of the country. Perhaps the birthplace of American fusion cuisine, California food is often portable, simple and fresh, taking aspects of American and immigrant culinary history. Let’s take a look at some of California’s staple food items: Read more about California Cuisine
My sister says that since Harry Potter—I mean Daniel Radcliffe!—is now 22 years old, he is fair game. The thing is, SHE is 22 as well, so it’s easy for her to say. For a huge fan of the books who’s almost 30, well, it’s quite a different story.
But have you SEEN him? He’s not the cute little kid you want to adopt with the scar on his head anymore. He’s a full-grown English hottie. I remember when he was nude in Equus a couple of years ago, and a friend of mine—also of the younger crowd—went nuts over it. I refused to even look at the images, scoffing, “That’s Harry Potter! I do not want to see him naked! I want to see him kill Voldemort and marry Ginny Weasley!” Yes, even back then, I was gunning for Ginny. She rocked then and she rocks now; Mary Jane, my eye. Read more about When Is It OK to Start Crushing on Harry Potter?
I have certainly noticed a surge of nostalgia amongst twenty-somethings in the past few years. I don’t know how many bar conversations I’ve had about favorite childhood toys or how many friends I've made reminiscing about our favorite cartoons on Nickelodeon. Young adults outside of my friend circle have certainly gotten into the act as well; blogs like “I’m Remembering” are blowing up and complete seasons of ‘90s television shows have been uploaded to YouTube. Read more about '90's Nostalgia
2011 marked the 10th year anniversary of R&B singer Aaliyah's death in a plane crash that killed eight others, including the pilot who was unlicensed and had cocaine in his system, after finishing her video for "Rock the Boat." She was 22. At the time of her death, she had just begun her acting career and had received a Grammy nomination for best female R&B vocalist. It's sad and rather counterproductive to think where a force a like Aaliyah would be now, ten years later. But she's not the only one. Let's look at some tragic casualties in music, movies and literature and wonder what they would have done if they had lived a little longer: Read more about People who died too young
Time magazine has released some really excellent Top 10 lists for 2011. These lists help you reminiscence about the amazing year, or make you glad that we're almost out of it. One of the lists this year are the celebrity fashion trend setters who made us want to spend more on a dress that cost more than we make in a year. Let's take a look at some of Time's Top 10 Best Fashion Moments of 2011: Read more about Time's Top 10 Best Fashion Moments of 2011
Often, I feel that nostalgia is the most significant factor in influencing my life. There are times when I can be perfectly cognitively aware that things were not really better before than they are now, but I can’t help reminiscing that life once was better. Maybe, eventually, I’ll stop sensing the distance between what I remember and how it actually was, and truly believe that things used to be better way back when. Read more about Nostalgia
In 2011, some celebrities were always around. You would start to wonder how they got from New York to L.A. so quickly and how they made that many wardrobe quick-changes. Most of all, you wished that they would just stay home from a single red carpet premiere (nobody wanted to see Larry Crowne, not even you, Lea Michele) and eat some ramen noodles in their sweatpants.
Let’s take a look at some of the most overexposed celebrities of 2011: Read more about The Most Overexposed Celebrities of 2011
The newest scandal for the end of 2011 is that illustrious potential presidential nominee, Herman Cain, had an affair with a woman for thirteen years. Ginger White said that Cain flew her out to various cities where he was speaking so that they could continue their sexscapades in hotel rooms. White was only the latest in a string of women accusing Cain of having affairs with him, but really, are multiple sex scandals the only way to ruin the man’s presidential bid? He quoted Pokémon at a debate.
Cain’s repeated allegations of sexual infidelity were only one of many scandals that wrapped up the news in 2011. Here are a few more whoppers: Read more about The Biggest Scandals of 2011
I went to a small private high school and graduated with a class of 40. A lot of us went to the same school since elementary school, so you probably could say that we knew each other well. Knew that Robert was once pimply. Understood that Natalie was once fat. Remembered that George couldn't remembered his nines times tables in the third grade. Read more about Re-Visiting Friends From High School
The other day on my trip home for Thanksgiving, we traveled through a windstorm in Denver. The ride was bumpy the whole way in, and swung like a hang glider as we rose out of the city. It was entirely unpleasant.
But the trip got me thinking about how we try and pretend weather doesn't exist in this country. Read more about Americans Ignore Weather