http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/media-blog.html Media blog from blogspan.org, the place for blogs. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:51:01 GMT en-us http://www.blogspan.org/images/blogs/power-media-blog.jpg http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/media-blog.html 100 75 http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/a-guide-to-growing-harvesting-and-cooking.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/a-guide-to-growing-harvesting-and-cooking.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:51:01 GMT As part of our ongoing commitment to become better people, my fiance and I have joined the Urban Gardening movement. In our relatively small D.C. apartment living room, we have tomatoes, jalapeños, habaneras, and a variety of herbs. One of our favorite herbs to grow is basil, because it comes in so many variations and can be used in dishes from pasta to ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/susan-boyle-admitted-to-clinic.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/susan-boyle-admitted-to-clinic.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:09:08 GMT Britain's Got Talent's star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private London clinic, it is being reported. The Sun said the Scottish singer has been admitted to the Priory clinic with exhaustion a day after she was runner-up in ITV1 talent show final. Police were called to a London hotel on Sunday at 1800 BST to doctors assessing a woman under the Mental Health Act, Scotland Yard confirmed........ ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/now-or-later.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/now-or-later.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:09:08 GMT Let's say you planned to buy a new car at the end of the year. But then your car conks out and suddenly you need to make a purchase. A newly released study in the Journal of Consumer Research says you'll use different criteria to evaluate vehicles in that situation than you would if you planned to buy a car immediately but then had to postpone the purchase........ ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/coffee-spice-rub.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/coffee-spice-rub.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:25:26 GMT With the beautiful warm weather of this past weekend, many in the Northeast pulled out their barbecues for the first time this season.  Too hot for coffee, but still interested in getting having a fun buzz?  Try Zingerman"s Roadhouse Spicy Rub at your next cook out!  This fun and spicy blend combines coffee with Urfa red pepper, Tellicherry Black Pepper, cloves, and Portuguese sea salt.  It adds flavor to beef, chick and pork.  For more information, visit the product page here, or read Christine Darragh"s blog entry about Coffee Spice Rub $10, 2oz ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/histoires-de-parfum-1876.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/histoires-de-parfum-1876.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:09:08 GMT I thoroughly enjoy the concept behind the scent "library" collection created by Gerald Ghislain, founder of Histoires de Parfum. 1876 was one of the clear cut winners when I first experienced this scent at a recent launch party for the brand. 1876 is inspired by Mata Hari, who was a unique and mysterious female character.

Although this is billed as a floral and does have a significant amount of rose, I wouldn"t call it your typical rose scent at all. The opening notes on me were much more fruity in character - I loved the orange and bergamot notes which began melding with a very ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/20-creative-ways-to-reuse-egg-cartons.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/20-creative-ways-to-reuse-egg-cartons.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:50:35 GMT Egg cartons are obvious items in almost every modern house and a significant portion of the trash we generate.

Yet, from modern art and high-class lighting sets to beds for cats, seed starters and toys - there are countless of ways egg cartons can be reused and otherwise useful. ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/doubletwist-gets-funding-goes-big.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/doubletwist-gets-funding-goes-big.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:42:54 GMT DoubleTwist is the new piece of software to come out of the mind of the notorious DVD Jon; the man who broke the original DVD copy protection. It's set to be something pretty big too; aiming to allow users to import media from from anywhere, and have it all in a single playable format, without having to worry about the complexities of setting encoding paramiters or possibly even cracking ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/so-what-is-a-sports-car-answer-below.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/so-what-is-a-sports-car-answer-below.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:46:48 GMT The 1938 Jaguar SS100 is, to my mind, the epitome of what a sports car should be. Never mind the lack of an envelope body and modern conveniences, one look at the SS100 and you know this is a car meant to be driven just for the sheer joy of driving. It is also the car that made Jaguar, and founder Sir William Lyons, household names in even the most dour of households. I came upon this particular car through the ClassicDriver site, which was featuring a new UK enterprise, http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/daily-outfit-17th-april1602009.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/daily-outfit-17th-april1602009.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:13:08 GMT All dressed up to go to dinner at Pure Food & Wine with Dhrumil, Philip McCluskey, Anthony, Shazzie & Kris Carr. The raw dream ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/whats-fresh-toronto-ramps.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/whats-fresh-toronto-ramps.html Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:04:14 GMT As the growing season gets started, I want to keep track of what is becoming available each step of the way, and will share my findings in my new farm fresh feature "What"s Fresh, Toronto?"

Right now, ramp season is ramping up. What"s a ramp you ask? Also known as wild leeks, ramps (Allium tricoccum) are a member of the onion family. They look kind of like scallions with their white bulb at the bottom, but have a purplish stem and green leaves at the top. All parts are edible and very, very ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/dior-lilas-addict-collection.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/dior-lilas-addict-collection.html Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:58:59 GMT (image from beauty.dior.com/fra)

One reader, CedriCeCCentriC, kindly left a comment under my post on Dior"s summer 2009 makeup collection and brought my attention to the Lilas Addict collection on the Dior France website. (Thank you very much!) Some of the items here look gorgeous, and the name of the collection echoes my love (or addiction?) for lilac shades..........

The collection includes new shades of Addict High Shine, Addict Ultra-Gloss Reflect and Dior Vernis. The eyeshadow palette in the photo appears to be the 129 Pearly Lilac that is a Neiman Marcus exclusive ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/diandra-forrest-and-shaun-ross.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/diandra-forrest-and-shaun-ross.html Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:03:56 GMT S: Nunu111/TFS

Shawn Ross and Diandra Forrest for Osklen. I wrote about Diandra earlier this year. She didn"t get any bookings during NY Fashion Week aside from the Arise show, so it"s nice to see her still working. Likewise, Shaun Ross appeared on the runway for only one designer this year and spoke to NY Magazine in February about the challenges he has faced as a albino and a model. The ads do reek of tokenism but I can"t help but admire how beautiful the two models look together ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/giant-magazine-may-2009-naomi-campbell.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/giant-magazine-may-2009-naomi-campbell.html Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:14:26 GMT I have nothing to say. The picture speaks for itself ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/screambody.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/screambody.html Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:04:53 GMT ScreamBody is a Wearable Body Organ. ScreamBody is a portable space for screaming.

When a user needs to scream but is in anynumber of situations where it is just not permitted, ScreamBody silences the user"s screams so they may feel free to vocalize without fear of environmental retaliation, and at the same time records the scream for later release where, when, and how the user ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/bullshit-detector.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/bullshit-detector.html Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:05:27 GMT The Local Government Association in the UK has compiled a list of bullshit terms that should not be used by councils. If you pay council tax, then you might be interested in how much bullshit you"re getting for your money. Well now"s your chance to find out.

There was only 1 bullshit term found on The Presurfer.

Enter the URL of a web page to check for ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/alex-mccord-parents-in-the-city.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/alex-mccord-parents-in-the-city.html Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:49:48 GMT If you"re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/peek-at-arlenis-sosa-ad-for-lancome.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/peek-at-arlenis-sosa-ad-for-lancome.html Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:45:15 GMT What can I say, except that she looks gorgeous and I can"t wait to see the rest of the campaign. Anyone ever use Lancome products? I seem to remember trying one of their Color ID foundations a few years back but not being impressed enough to buy it.

Source: Dominican Fashion Models ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/20-best-free-pc-games.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/20-best-free-pc-games.html Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:27:24 GMT ExtremeTech has compiled their list of the 20 Best Free PC Games around at the moment, and it’s pretty good. Flash games are specifically excluded, so there will be some games here that you’ve not seen before. Good to bookmark for those rainy ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/i-mean-seriously-americ.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/i-mean-seriously-americ.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:55:52 GMT America, you"ve got to be kidding me. Did you really fall for all the sentimental crap the producers shoveled out about personality-free performer Michael Sarver? Apparently you did because the sympathetic yet bland roughneck earned a place in the American Idol top twelve last night, baffling thousands of people who surely expected that spot to go to Anoop Desai, Ricky Braddy, or at least Tatiana del Toro. In Ricky, we would have had a better vocalist. In Anoop, we would have had a better personality. And in Tatiana, we would have had a better crazy. C"mon now. This is just ......... ]]> http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/nadia-ali-love-story.html http://www.blogspan.org/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/nadia-ali-love-story.html Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:36:46 GMT good morning! some of you might already know nadia ali (join her on myspace) the libyan born singer used to be a member of NYC"s house music act iio - lending her voice to a number of hot dance hits including at the end, rapture, and is it love? - now she"s got a sexy brand new single out called love story which i"m totally digging on (the track already landed in billboard"s hot dance club play chart) it"s a guilty pleasure song that everyone needs to toss on now & again! (nadia has a great sultry voice (and she"s gorgeous) but i think girlfriend could use a little styling help - i don"t ......... ]]>