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Cooking Mama coming to mobile phones
Oct. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Cooking Mama, the popular Nintendo DS and innovative Nintendo Wii game that lets you grapple with your cooking and coordination skills is coming to mobile phones next year: September 28: Test your cooking skills wherever you are when Cooking Mama, the popular fast-action cooking simulator is served up for your mobile phone! Taito Corporation is [...]
A look at WonderfulGraffiti.com
Sept. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
(ARA) – The written form of language has always had a primal power to move us. From carvings in caves to alphabets on hand-stitched samplers to the word “welcome” on a doormat, we’ve historically surrounded ourselves with a certain amount of typography in our homes. Now leaders in the home decorating industry say that interest [...]
Job Market 101: Three career trends grads should know about
Sept. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
(ARA) – It’s back to school season, and college students everywhere are packing their bags. But regardless of whether you are choosing a major or about to graduate, it’s important to know what to expect once you are out. College graduates remain in great demand. In fact, a recent Job Outlook study by the National [...]
Recipes from the “Best Teen Chef”
Aug. 23, 2007 Leave a Comment
(ARA) Recipes Courtesy of Amanda Nunez, winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef 2007 Competition. Jicama Salad: Yield 4 1/2 cold jicama cut into match sticks 1/2 cold avocado cubed 2 oranges 1/4 cold cantaloupe cubed 1/2 cup fresh strawberries sliced 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion salt and pepper to taste Combine the [...]
Teen chef shares secrets for snacking healthy
Aug. 22, 2007 Leave a Comment
(ARA) – Like any teenager when they get home from a long day at school, Amanda Nunez is plenty hungry, but as the winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef competition, not just any average after school snack will do. "I love to eat healthfully, and after school I’m starving, having eaten only a [...]
Michael Vick to plead guilty
Aug. 20, 2007 Leave a Comment
CNN and the Associated press have reported that embattled NFL star, Michael Vick will plead guilty federal charges related to illegal dogfighting, closing one of the chapters in a top sports scandal story. Vick will plead guilty to felony conspiracy next Monday, defense attorney Lawrence Woodward told the Virginian-Pilot, of Norfolk, Virginia. Vick could spend [...]
Summer cooking tips from celebrity chef Curtis Stone
July 24, 2007 Leave a Comment
(ARA) – World famous chef Curtis Stone, star of the hit TLC show “Take Home Chef,” knows that each season is unique. With all the bounty of the summer season, cooks take advantage of the available produce to experiment with lighter fare and all the fresh vegetables that are readily available. “Each season presents different [...]
July cover gallery
July 3, 2007 2 Comments
This month’s cover girl is Lisa Dempsey, a cutie from Connecticut. The hip dancer/actress/college student posed for Blast this month to show off some late summer styles, including some sexy (as if we expected anything else) outfits from American Apparel. Our Culture and Fashion editor Dan Peleschuk ran the shoot on location. The beach site [...]
What’s killing American honey bees?
June 20, 2007 1 Comment
We may not realize it, but we need honey bees. They are responsible for many of the fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains we consume daily. However, suddenly American beekeepers are finding their colony populations dwindling down. This article originally appeared in PLoS Biology, the peer-reviewed biology journal of the Public Library of Science. It has [...]
Hellmuth wins 11th, Negreanu joins PokerStars
June 13, 2007 Leave a Comment
From our Made Hand Poker blog by Mark Scalia: Phil Hellmuth Jr. won his record-breaking 11th World Series of Poker bracelet June 11, winning Event #15, a $1,500 No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament. With the win he broke the three-way tie of 10 WSOP bracelets between himself, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson. Along with the bracelet [...]
March cover gallery
March 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
An expanded look at Blast’s beautiful, Irish, March models. We wanted to give you a special treat this month. After all, we showed you a hot couple last month, and we even had them fight for you. Afterwards we showed you a gallery of enough chocolate and cookies to make you get over any relationship [...]
