Amazon Fail: Hacker, Software Glitch, or Lost in Translation?

A public relations nightmare hit online retailer Amazon.com hard earlier in the week and now a series of theories over why nearly 60,000 Gay and Lesbian titles lost their sales rank are starting to surface. Amazon initially blamed a computer software glitch for the...

Bill Murray Crashes Parties Around New York

If you're a twentysomething planning a house party anywhere in New York, don't be surprised if actor Bill  Murray shows up unannounced.A series of stories about Murray's drop-ins to loft parties hosted by...

Walk the walk...Tea Ceremony Maybe? Tokyo Sighseeing Tours by Foot

Rather than hop on a bus and zap through a city in an hour and hanging out only with tourists, a walking tour of any place beats it.You get the feel of the city, its smells, aromas, colors, sounds all at once. You might go into sensory overload but it is better than an...

Scarlett Johansson Releases Tom Waits Covers Album

I don't know how I feel about this. Actually, forget what I think, I don't know how Tom Waits feels about this.Admittedly, I did have a mini-Ghost World-era crush on lady Scarlett that made its way through most of...

Smile with 'An idiot's guide to French Cuisine' by Mr Bean...himself

Every time I hear words butchered it reminds me of my grandfather making New York sound like 'nouve yorke'. Just to sound sophisticated, restaurants and wineries use names and words that many cannot even pronounce. Mr Bean pokes fun at the whole thing.

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