Vintage in Blue

April 1, 2009   1 Comment  

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It all began with a girl who had nothing to wear. Liza Goncalves was hosting MADD Sports on BET, and she had resorted to cutting up old jerseys to create dresses for her onscreen wardrobe.‚  “It was out of necessity because there was no fashionable sportswear for women,” Goncalves said. “I thought there must be [...]

PETA gives The Olsen Twins a new wardrobe

Feb. 1, 2008   3 Comments  

Have you ever dreamed of dressing up the Olsen twins to your heart’s desire? If so, your dream may come true. Although, the items you use to dress the tiny moguls may not be what is expected. A new dress-up game involving a “mauled mink messenger bag,” a “hanged hamster headband” and an “electrocuted ermine [...]

Don’t forget your resolutions!

Jan. 1, 2008   1 Comment  

Every New Year, the promises about being a better student, a better dieter, lover even a better taxpayer are made around the world. But by the end of January, the promises are forgotten, and the problems continue. It doesn’t have to be this way. “Living With A Phenomenal Memory: How an Ordinary Man Developed Amazing [...]

A (RED) Holiday

Dec. 2, 2007   1 Comment  

Lulu Vilapati, a translator at the Baylor pediatric AIDS clinic in Swaziland in southern Africa, tested positive for HIV in 2003. At the time she was pregnant with her daughter, Simethemba. Fortunately, because of her early diagnosis, Vilapati was able to avoid passing the virus to her daughter, and Simethemba was born HIV-negative. This holiday [...]