Fashionista Jennifer Lopez didn't go shopping on Black Friday. Instead, she feasted her eyes on Casper Smart, her 24-year-old dancer beau of just a few weeks, who doffed his top during a sexy Thanksgiving vacation in Kauai, Hawaii.
New photos from Friday reveal Lopez, 42, sipping a tropical cocktail and lounging in her bikini in a cabana alongside her topless, muscular new man. As previously reported by Us Weekly, Lopez, Smart and her 3-year-old twins Max and Emme spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Hawaii.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Bikini-Clad Jennifer Lopez Lounges with Shirtless Casper Smart in Hawaii
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Anne Hathaway Engaged to Adam Shulman!
Anne hath a ring on it!
After three years together, Anne Hathaway is engaged to actor Adam Shulman, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.
PHOTOS: Huge celeb engagement rings
The Oscar-nominated actress, 29, has been spotted out and about recently wearing an engagement ring -- designed, her tells Us, by Kwiat Heritage.
Low-key Shulman was initially Hathaway's rebound romance after the messy end of her four-year romance with Raffaello Follieri in mid-2008. (Follieri pled guilty in October 2008 to defrauding investors of millions of dollars in a shocking scheme in which he posed as a real estate consultant for the Vatican.)
Norwegian mass murderer Breivik insane, may avoid jail
OSLO (Reuters) - Court-appointed psychiatrists have concluded that Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is criminally insane, a prosecutor said on Tuesday, meaning he may be committed to a psychiatric institution indefinitely rather than sent to jail.
Breivik killed 77 people in July by bombing central Oslo and then gunning down dozens of mostly teenagers at a summer camp for the ruling Labour Party's youth wing.
"The conclusion is ... is that he is insane," prosecutor Svein Holden told a news conference. "He lives in his own delusional universe and his thoughts and acts are governed by this universe."
Monday, November 28, 2011
The three times people are happiest - you may be surprised
According to a new UK study involving Apple and the London School of Economics - reported by Hannah Thomas at Marie Claire - people are happiest when they are having sex, exercising, and visiting the theatre. Sure, the having sex part is a no brainer. The exercise part is a bit surprising; people are often pretty happy when they've finished exercising - your feel-good hormones are coursing through your body and you have a great sense of accomplishment - but the during part can be quite a struggle. And the theatre? Hey, I like theatre - but I only get there a few times a year, and I imagine only very few people make it part of their regular routine.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
How to Survive a Trip to IKEA
Our family trips to IKEA used to go something like this:
We'd pile into a car on a Saturday morning, scoot up to the big blue-and-yellow building and wait in lines from the parking lot to the cafeteria to the check out -- and then out of the parking lot again.
We'd walk in thinking we wanted one thing, but then leave with armfuls of everything except the one item we came for.
We'd fight over who was lingering too long at the couches, or the kitchen items, or the TV consoles. By the time we reached the dining area, we'd be hot, sweaty, irritable and so hungry that no amount of Swedish meatballs could make us feel better.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Movies That Didn't Make the Cut: The Biggest Turkeys of '11
Turkey Day comes once a year, but in a year that's been short on big motion-picture success stories, it seems like a fresh bird has landed at the box office every weekend.
In honor of the biggest film-going holiday on the calendar, TheWrap has assembled a list of 2011's biggest duds so far:
THE RUM DIARY With Johnny Depp movies having amassed an astronomical $7.67 billion across the globe over the course of his career, this film stands out like a bad batch of hooch.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Ricki Lake Reveals 'Dancing With The Stars' Weight Loss
Ricki Lake has had a big story beyond getting to the finals with professional Derek Hough - a weight loss of more than 20 pounds - and several dress sizes.
The actress and returning talk show host started the competition a size 8, vowing not to try on wedding dresses until the competition was over and she revealed to Access Hollywood she is now 15 inches smaller and just a size 4.
PLAY IT NOW: AccessHollywood.com’s Top10 ‘Dancing’ Transformations Of All Time: Part 1
"If we don't win, I really will be OK. I feel like I've won thus far. I've come further than I thought I would," Ricki told Access guest correspondent Tim Vincent on Monday night.
via ca.omg.yahoo.com
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Man pulls lottery ticket from trash, ends up winning $250,000
Andrew Hunter, a 24-year-old server at a Dawsonville, Georgia, Taco Mac restaurant, tossed a lottery ticket in the trash last week. He thought it was worthless."I didn't realize you could win $3 for matching one number plus the Mega Ball," Hunter told the Georgia Lottery.
Once he realized his ticket could pocket him a few dollars after all, he fished it out of the garbage and took it to a nearby convenience store. There, he used his $3 in winnings to buy three $1 Mega Millions tickets.
One of those tickets won him $250,000.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Elders right all along: scientists find huge caribou herd thought lost
A vast herd of northern caribou that scientists feared had vanished from the face of the Earth has been found, safe and sound — pretty much where aboriginal elders said it would be all along.
"The Beverly herd has not disappeared," said John Nagy, lead author of a recently published study that has biologists across the North relieved.
Those scientists were shaken by a 2009 survey on the traditional calving grounds of the Beverly herd, which ranges over a huge swath of tundra from northern Saskatchewan to the Arctic coast. A herd that once numbered 276,000 animals seemed to have completely disappeared, the most dramatic and chilling example of a general decline in barren-ground caribou.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Zumba Fitness Total Body Transformation System
Zumba was first created in the 1990s by Columbian aerobics instructor, Beto Perez, when he combined Latin music with aerobic-like movements. The resulting Zumba Fitness Total Body Transformation system helps burn calories, involves cardio, tones muscles, and makes for a crazy fun time.
Many people who try Zumba for the first time are immediately hooked because it’s energizing and you don’t even realize you’re going through interval training. It’s currently one of the biggest fitness movements and gaining more popularity every day.
This looks like fun...!
Canadian retailers again selling off RIM's PlayBook at massive discounts
TORONTO - Canadian retailers are again selling off Research in Motion's (TSX:RIM.TO - News) PlayBook tablets at massive discounts and shoppers seem to be eagerly snapping them up.
Best Buy, Future Shop, Sears, The Source and Walmart are among the stores selling the tablets at $300 off, making the cheapest 16-gigabyte model about $200. The 32GB PlayBook is $300 and the 64GB model is $400.
It's not the first time PlayBooks have been heavily discounted but shoppers are really responding to this promotion, said Derek Szeto of the bargain-hunting website Redflagdeals.com, which attracts 2.5 million readers monthly.
"It's been crazy popular, at $200 I think the value is pretty incredible," said Szeto, noting that a post about the sale had amassed nearly 3,000 replies and 333,000 views by midday Friday.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Vibram Five Running Shoes Are the Hottest Trend in Running
Everyone knows that running is an excellent way to get in shape. It’s great for your heart, and does wonders for your body. Up until now, traditional running shoes are the only thing we’ve had to choose from for foot protection, support and comfort. But now, Vibram Five running shoes are changing all of the old ideas about what to wear on your feet for the best running experience.
If you’re a seasoned runner, you’ve probably already heard of these odd-looking shoes. Even running newbies are curious about them. They might look weird, but they offer a more physically correct way of running.
Britney Spears Sizzles in Lime Green Bikini
It's almost "Criminal" how good Britney Spears looks in a bikini.
PHOTOS: Britney's bikini body through the years
The 29-year-old pop star showed off her toned tummy and lean legs in a skimpy lime green two-piece in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday. Later that evening, Spears kicked off the South American leg of her Femme Fatale tour -- her 66th show this year.
PHOTOS: Britney's sexiest tour costumes
Spears was joined by her longtime love Jason Trawick, 39, and sons Sean Preston, 6, and Jayden James, 5, (with ex-husband Kevin Federline). She was also accompanied by her mother, Lynne, 56.
How does the princess of pop stay in such great shape?
via ca.omg.yahoo.com
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Puppy Grows and Knows Your Name
Puppy grow toy dog is a Fisher Price toy which magically grow up to be a full-sized dog in only four days. As puppy grows, it learns to know your name, its name and it is fed and groomed.
Watching the puppy get taller right in front of your eyes quickly wins the kid over. The included chart helps kids measure and track the growth of their puppy. Plus, puppy has something new to say each of the four days, which makes it seem like he really is learning as he grows. Part of this learning process includes singing two songs that feature your child’s name.
via puppygrow.com
Kinect for Xbox 360
Life should be about freedom – the ability to move about without restriction. Especially when it comes to the game life. Who wants to be constricted to having to stay in one place, tied down, limited and defined by a game console’s cords or short range controller?
You deserve more. You deserve your freedom. In fact, you deserve your freedom so much that you should have it – not only in your game playing, but in your entertainment as well. Does such a gadget exist that can give you the space to move as you choose? Yes, it does and you’ll find it in the Kinect for Xbox 360.
Thanks to this cool technology, there won’t be anymore sitting around as a couch potato. You’ll be on your feet, actively involved in the games and having a lot of fun. You move your body and the game reacts virtually.
Great present for Christmas.
Kadhafi son Seif 'arrested' after three months on run
Murdered Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's fugitive son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam has been arrested in southern Libya, a senior National Transitional Council official said Saturday.
Seif al-Islam, 39, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was "arrested in southern Libya" by former rebel forces, NTC justice minister Mohammed al-Allagui told AFP, declining to give any details.
As the last top figure of the Kadhafi family to have evaded capture or not to have escaped abroad, news of his arrest was greeted in Tripoli by gunmen firing into the air in celebration and the honking of car horns.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Fisher Price Bigfoot Monster Toy
The Imaginext Bigfoot Monsters by Fisher Price is a cool toy for youngsters. It’s fairly possible that this cool remote control Sasquatch can be the smash hit of the 2011 Christmas season. With over 80 phrases that your kid can hear from this lovable monster utter, you’ll feel safe knowing that this fuzzy pal of your minor tyke is not scary and is helping your child to learn.
Spike the Ultra Dinosaur
Meet Spike the ultra dinosaur that kids bring to life at the touch of a button. He walks, he stands on his hind legs, he blinks, his mouth opens and closes and his spikes even light up. You make it all happen with the easy-to-use remote control! Spike also makes lots of funny sounds. He growls, snorts, roars and more.
Lululemon hits branding sour note with Ayn Rand-inspired bags
Instead of swaddling shopping bags in its usual soft-focus cheer (above), yoga-wear giant Lululemon is promoting a slogan from the hard-edged mother of Objectivism, Ayn Rand. Wha?
I'm a Lululemon customer. And, yes, I'm aware it's not a brand loyalty men admit easily. As I sit here, typing, in fact, I'm wearing a pair of Lululemon "Game On" boxer briefs, which are made of something called Coolmax, and decidedly cozy.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Junior high app developer is a pre-teen tycoon in training
He might not be ready to submit a college application, but Thomas Suarez of Manhattan Beach, California is already releasing apps for iOS devices. The sixth grader recently gave a talk at TEDxManhattanBeach in which he discussed his love of computers (he got into them in kindergarten), his plans for the future, and the inspiration he got from the late Steve Jobs.
Suarez has released several apps on the Apple App Store since launching his first, a fortune-telling title called Earth Fortune, in late 2010. His most popular app has been Bustin Jieber, a Whack-a-Mole style game where players squish the disembodied head of Justin Bieber. "I created it because a lot of people at school disliked Justin Bieber a little bit," he told the TEDx crowd.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tooth cleaning leads to fewer heart problems: study
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Regular visits to the dentist for tooth cleaning may provide more than just a brighter smile.
According to data compiled by researchers in Taiwan, people who had their teeth professionally scraped and cleaned had a 24 percent lower risk of heart attack and 13 percent lower risk of stroke compared to those who never had a dental cleaning.
Poor oral hygiene has been associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
The researcher who presented the findings of the multi-year study at the American Heart Association scientific meeting in Orlando on Sunday surmised that professional tooth cleaning appears to reduce inflammation-causing bacterial growth that can lead to heart disease.
"Protection from heart disease and stroke was more pronounced in participants who got tooth scaling at least once a year," said Dr. Zu-Yin Chen, a cardiology fellow at Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, who presented the findings.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Lottery agency tries to recover $12.5M insider win
More than seven years after a Toronto-area woman cashed in a stolen $12.5-million Lotto Super 7 ticket, Ontario's lottery corporation is trying to recoup the money, but the lengthy wait may have cost the Crown agency.
CBC News has learned that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) filed a lawsuit in March against the woman who claimed the ticket, Kathleen Chung, and her family and associated companies for "deliberately deceiving" the corporation.
Police allege that Chung's father and brother stole the free play ticket in 2003 from its rightful owners who validated the ticket at the Chung-managed Variety Plus store in Burlington, Ont. The duo then allegedly gave the ticket to Kathleen to claim in an attempt to cover their tracks.
Monday, November 14, 2011
How Railings Can Derail Your Daily Workout
The minute your workout starts to intensify, the temptation is always there: grab the rails.
Whether you're on a stair climber, elliptical or treadmill, reaching out for those support bars can undermine your workout in ways you probably don't realize.
It may seem harmless to get your balance or hold yourself up a little, but it's very easy to support half your weight without really trying that hard. And on a stair climber, for example, supporting half your weight with your arms can cut into your calorie burn by as much as 35 percent, according to Zack Barksdale, a professional fitness trainer at Cooper Aerobics in Dallas, Tex.
And as counterproductive as those lost calories are, Barksdale, who holds a Masters of Science from Baylor University, says the long-term effects are much worse.
"The bad thing about it is that you're not activating your core," he says. "You're not working on posture if you're holding on, and you're not engaging your muscles naturally."
via thepostgame.com
Sunday, November 13, 2011
The Stroke of Genius Strikes Later in Modern Life - Yahoo! News
Young geniuses might have once made nearly all of the significant breakthroughs in science, but nowadays that's doesn't seem to be the case, suggests a new study.
Einstein once said, "A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so." The genius himself discovered that matter was transmutable to energy with his famous equation E = mc2 and helped lay the foundations of quantum theory by that age as evidence for his claim.
That peak age has shifted considerably, the researchers found, with 48 being prime time for physicists.
Einstein-like geniuses
Friday, November 11, 2011
5 ways to make your Windows computer lightning fast
Trim-down and tune-up tips anybody can do
Nobody enjoys using a slow computer. You want your computer to be fast and responsive, whether it's brand spanking new or four years old. Follow our tips to keep you zooming along the information superhighway, regardless of your PC's age!
1. Run the essentials
The most basic thing you can do to speed up your computer is also one of the fastest changes you can make — close unneeded applications! If you're working in Excel, the odds that you'll need Word open at the same time are slim. Limit open software to what you are using at the time. This also cuts down on distractions and helps you get your work done more quickly.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Help's Jessica Chastain to Play Princess Diana?
One of Hollywood's hottest up-and-coming redheads just got the royal role of a lifetime.
Jessica Chastain has been cast as the late Diana, Princess of Wales in the film Caught in Flight, IndieWire reports.
PHOTOS: Look back on Princess Diana's wedding day
The Help actress, 30, will play Prince William and Harry's mom, who died at age 36 in 1997 in a car crash, in a film about her secret, alleged affair with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan, said to be the love of her life.
via ca.omg.yahoo.com
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Heinz beats Staszko in $8.72M WSOP main event
LAS VEGAS (AP)—Earlier this year, Pius Heinz was deciding whether to play cards full-time.
Now that the 22-year-old German has won the $8.72 million prize at the World Series of Poker, he can steer his life in pretty much whatever direction he wants.
“Honestly I’m not sure what I’m going to do with the money,” Heinz said early Wednesday after winning the main event in a marathon session of Texas Hold `em. “Probably my family is going to get a couple gifts.”
Heinz won with an ace high, just nine hands after using the same hand to boost himself from a nearly insurmountable disadvantage against 35-year-old Martin Staszko.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Convicted Jackson doctor could be free within months
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor may spend as little as a few months behind bars despite being convicted on Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of the "Thriller" singer.
Legal experts said that Dr. Conrad Murray was ultimately likely to benefit from a new California law that deals with chronic overcrowding in the state's jails.
Trial judge Michael Pastor could sentence Murray on November 29 to probation, home confinement or up to four years in state prison. He was found guilty of gross negligence by giving Jackson the anesthetic propofol -- normally used to sedate patients for surgery -- that was deemed the main cause of the singer's 2009 death.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Fighters in L.A. for BJJ tournament stop a robbery at hotel
Two mixed martial artists from Oregon were in Los Angeles for a grappling tournament, but they ended up using their skills to do much more than win a match. They subdued an armed robber who was holding up the clerk at their hotel. Watch the security video in this report from KCAL-TV.
Brent Alvarez runs Twisted Web MMA in Eugene, Ore., and Billy Denney is his student. They were walking through the hotel lobby when they saw the robber, who had gone behind the hotel's counter, pulled out a gun, and demanded money.
Friday, November 4, 2011
The world’s most powerful people
What do the president of the United States, the Dalai Lama, a billionaire drug dealer and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg all have in common? They are all featured on FORBES' annual ranking of the World's Most Powerful People.
The ranking takes into account four factors. First, we measured how many people a person has power over. For a religious leader, like Pope Benedict XVI (#7), that would be the number of adherents, or Catholics, in the world. For a CEO, like General Electric's Jeffrey Immelt (#28) we counted the number of employees.
Then we looked at the financial resources controlled by each candidate, whether that is revenues (for a company), GDP (for a country) or net worth (for a billionaire). Next we asked: Is a candidate influential in more than one arena, or sphere? This bumped up the ranking of people like New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (#17), who is a powerful politician, a self-made media billionaire and a major philanthropist.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Loneliness may cause fitful sleep: study
(Reuters) - People who are lonely may be more likely to have sleepless nights, researchers said Tuesday in a study that suggests loneliness may not only cause unhappiness, it may be bad for your health.
Reporting in the journal Sleep, Lianne Kurina of the University of Chicago and colleagues studied loneliness and sleep patterns among a group of older residents living in two colonies of Hutterites in South Dakota.
People in this religious sect live communally, sharing possessions and meals. They are rarely socially isolated.
She said the findings were similar to those from a 2002 study of college students that compared feelings of loneliness to sleep quality. It found that the lonelier the students felt, the more fitfully they slept.
The researchers collected information on feelings of loneliness, blood pressure and sleep from 95 residents of the Hutterite communities.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sister on Steve Jobs's Last Words: "OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW."
Apple co-founder and Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs lived a life that read like an epic novel, so it should be no surprise that his very last words on this temporal plane would be just as dramatic.
And they were: “OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.”
That’s according to his sister, Mona Simpson, whose moving eulogy was published in the New York Times today. It’s well worth a read, given what a gifted writer Simpson is — she is a much-respected novelist — and the amazing subject.
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