Category Archives: Lifestyle

Travel Deals and Steals for Sunday, November 10

The Westin Playa Bonita has a special “Local Flair” package available. LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOCAL Discover Panama’s lush rainforest and then retreat to a nearby beach haven at the Westin Playa Bonita. Deal: Book the “Local Flair” package and save more than 50% off regular rates. This package includes a 45-minute spa treatment for two adults, a kayak tour through ...

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Jackie Kennedy fashion letters going to auction

Leonard McCombe/Life Magazine/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images President Kennedy  with First Lady Jackie, in fur-trimmed suit designed by Oleg Cassini, at his inauguration. Seventeen letters from Jackie Kennedy to her personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman are to go on sale as part of a three-day auction of Kennedy memorabilia. The letters were written by the former First Lady to Marita ...

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‘She’s A Homewrecker’ website exposes, shames mistresses

shesahomewrecker.com ShesAHomewrecker.com blames the mistresses for the affairs, but there is a similar site to call out the men. Scorned wives and girlfriends looking to publicly shame and call out the “other woman” have plenty of places to go online, but one site in particular has been getting a lot of attention. She’s A Homewrecker is like a modern-day scarlet ...

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Too fat to fly? 500-pound man denied flight

CBS Kevin Chenais’ mother, Christina, is irate that she and her son have been denied a return flight. A young French man who flew to the U.S. to receive treatment for a hormone disorder is grounded after the airline that flew him to the States deemed him too fat to fly. Kevin Chenais, 22, weighs in at about 500 pounds ...

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Sisters say Gardasil made ovaries stop producing eggs

Amber Arnold/AP Madelyne Meylor, 20 (left), and her sister Olivia, 19, at their home in Mount Horeb, Wis. The sisters have filed a federal claim, saying they believe a cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, caused their ovaries to stop producing eggs. MADISON, Wis. — Two Wisconsin sisters have filed a federal claim, saying they believe a cervical cancer vaccine caused their ...

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Yoga pants not for all women’s bodies: Lululemon

Bloomberg Lululemon founder Chip Wilson with wife Shannon on Bloomberg TV this week. Wilson addressed the brand’s recent sheer pants scandal, saying the pants just aren’t meant for every woman. Lululemon founder Chip Wilson seems to the think the brand’s problem isn’t sheer yoga pants, but women who shouldn’t be wearing them in the first place. “Quite frankly, some women’s ...

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100-year-old man skydives for his birthday

YouTube For his 100th birthday, Vernon Maynard went skydiving in Perris, Calif. While most centenarians are content to simply blow out a candle on their 100th birthday, Vernon Maynard jumped out of an airplane. The retired car dealer from Palm Desert, Calif., previously told a friend that the one thing he’d wished he tried in life was skydiving — and ...

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Harlem Garage open for (small) business

Ian Fried/New York Daily News Harlem Garage new occupant John McGuinness, founder of real estate firm Harlem Properties, works alongside his employee Ena Miller. The pioneers of Silicon Harlem have finally set up shop. The first young entrepreneurs have moved into Harlem Garage, a city-funded small business incubator featuring low-cost office space at communal tables. It opened this week and ...

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Ride on this weekend in Forest Park

Anthony DelMundo/New York Daily News Daniel Dujmic, 8, enjoys the free carousel ride at a ceremony Monday to honor the official landmarking of the Forest Park Carousel. The historic Forest Park Carousel is celebrating its landmark status with an extra weekend of fun. Operators of the century-old wooden amusement said they will extend the season through Nov. 2 and 3 ...

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Jay Z letting his Brooklyn ‘hood down

Stefan Söderström/All Over Press Why doesn’t Jay Z, who says he’s been racially profiled himself, believe the stories of Trayon Christian and Kayla Phillips, who were humiliated by cops after shopping at Barneys? “But I’ll be hood foreva.” — Jay Z, “Empire State of Mind.” Well, Jay Z sure ain’t talkin’ about his old Brooklyn ‘hood of the Marcy projects. ...

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