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Viral Smartwater Commercial Reveals Jennifer Aniston’s Secrets

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Source: ABC News Blog Jennifer Aniston is spilling her secrets in a new ad for Smartwater. Well, sort of. In the new ad, the 43-year-old actress pokes fun at the gossip constantly swirling around her, including her much-rumored pregnancy and how she manages to keep her hot bod. Jimmy Kimmel even makes a cameo as her secret son. Ryan Seacrest introduces the …

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Grammar Geeks Throw a Fit Over Obama’s ‘Forward.’ Slogan

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Photo: Marc Serota / Getty Images By: Eliana Dockterman Source: Time Magazine If Obama was trying to arrest the attention of grammar nerds, then his slogan is spot on. A good political slogan makes voters do a double take. If Obama was trying to arrest the attention of grammar nerds, then his slogan is spot …

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Newcastle Billboard Battle

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By: Tim Nudd Source: Adweek.com As a brand, Newcastle Brown Ale is no nonsense—or as its new ad campaign puts it, “no bollocks.” The British beer also has little time for rivals who it believes are all bollocks—chief among them, Stella Artois. The new campaign from Droga5, breaking today, announces itself in part with a cheeky outdoor …

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Late Night Thoughts on the Eaton Center Shooting

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  By: Jessica Redfield Source: Jessica’s Blog Date: June 5, 2012 I can’t get this odd feeling out of my chest. This empty, almost sickening feeling won’t go away. I noticed this feeling when I was in the Eaton Center in Toronto just seconds before someone opened fire in the food court. An odd feeling which …

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I Am Not Like Other Girls

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By Chelsea Fagan Source: Thought Catalogue I am not like other girls. I have interests that range from the intellectual to the deliciously superficial. I enjoy reading Stephen Hawking, and watching the Real Housewives. I wear glasses sometimes, and other times I don’t. More often than I’d like, I forget to take off my makeup before I …

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Dressing With Faith, Not Heat, in Mind

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By JOSEPH BERGER Published: June 28, 2012 When the mercury passes 90, most New Yorkers start to wilt. Many resort to shorts and tank tops, even in the office. More than a few bankers and lawyers reach for their seersuckers. Yet amid all the casual summer wear, in some neighborhoods more than others, Hasidic men wear …

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Provocative Modesty

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  Source: Styleite.com By: Julia Rubin More often than not, fashion editorials serve a purely aesthetic purpose. But sometimes they make a political statement, and that’s when wereally pay attention. We came across a Lior Nordman-lensed editorial for Israeli fashion magazine Belle Mode viaTrendland last month. Nordman photographed female models in provocative twists on modest dress — one wears a …

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Study of the Day: Why Crowded Coffee Shops Fire Up Your Creativity

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  Source: The Atlantic By: Hans Villarica Yes, caffeine helps. But new research shows that the moderate noise level in busy cafés also perks up your creative cognition. PROBLEM: To optimize creativity, how quiet or noisy should your workspace be? METHODOLOGY: Researchers led by Ravi Mehta conducted five experiments to understand how ambient sounds affect creative cognition. …