WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama made it a fashion tradition Monday night, wearing a custom-made Jason Wu gown to the inauguration balls. The ruby-colored dress was a follow-up to the white gown Wu made for her four years ago when she was new to Washington, the pomp and circumstance, and the fashion press.She now emerged in velvet and chiffon as a bona fide trendsetter."I can't believe it. It's crazy,"...
The New Old Age Blog: The Brutal Truth of 'Amour'
Label: HealthIt has been a few days since I left the movie theater in a bit of a daze, and I’m still thinking about “Amour.”So much of this already much-honored film rings utterly true: the way a long-married Parisian couple’s daily routines, their elegant life of books and music and art, can be upended in a moment. The tender care that Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) provides for Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) as multiple...
FAA steps up investigation of Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Label: Business The investigation into battery problems on the much-heralded Boeing 787 Dreamliner expanded to the plane's Japanese battery...
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With Obama fundraising, Latinos demonstrate growing clout
Label: World WASHINGTON — Cecilia Soto-Loftus, co-founder of a Malibu party services company, was new to presidential politics when she started...
Why Google Isn’t Scared of Facebook’s Graph Search
Label: TechnologyFacebook may have just released a major search product that many are saying “declares war” on Google or may at least put the social network “on a collision course” with the search giant, but Google CEO Larry Page doesn’t sound all that worried about the new competition. Because who said Facebook and Google couldn’t get along someday? In an interview for the new issue of Wired published...
First lady wears Thom Browne coat and dress
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Michelle Obama is wearing a navy Thom Browne coat and dress.The fabric for the first lady's Inauguration Day attire was developed based on the style of a man's silk tie. The belt she is wearing is from J.Crew and her necklace was designed by Cathy Waterman. She is also wearing J.Crew shoes.Her daughter Malia is also wearing a J.Crew ensemble. Sasha Obama is wearing a Kate...
Well: A Check on Physicals
Label: Health“Go Beyond Your Father’s Annual Physical. Live Longer, Feel Better”This sales pitch for the Princeton Longevity Center’s “comprehensive exam” promises, for $5,300, to take “your health beyond the annual physical.” But it is far from certain whether this all-day checkup, and others less inclusive, make a meaningful difference to health or merely provide reassurance to the worried well.Among physicians,...
Atari U.S. operation files for bankruptcy
Label: Business The U.S. operations of iconic but long-troubled video game maker Atari have filed for bankruptcy in an effort to break free...
Why does Michelle Obama need two Twitter accounts?
Label: TechnologyMichelle Obama is on Twitter! That was big news on Thursday, the first lady’s birthday. The White House announced that Mrs. Obama had launched a new Twitter account, @FLOTUS, and lots of folks chimed in with messages welcoming her to the world of micro-blogging social media.But hold it – wasn’t she already on Twitter? We’ve been following @MichelleObama since the beginning of the 2012 presidential...
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