John Mellencamp and Wife Separate
Friday, December 31, 2010
By Bender
John Mellencamp and his model wife, Elaine, have decided to separate after 20 years of marriage.
Gen X Reflects - Featured Posts
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Starbucks Fun Fact
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
By Claire
Currently, Starbucks has over 16,000 stores in 50 countries. This I just saw on Biography on CNBC. How unbelievably wild is that?
Connectomics
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
By Claire
Fascinating stuff. Just read an article in the New York Times on a field that neuroscientists are studying called connectomics. They are trying to figure out how memories, personality traits and skills are stored in the brain by finding out the connectome, or mental makeup, of a person. The researchers know this is going to be a long process that may or may not be successful. Ultimately, if they succeed, the neuroscientists say this would give a ton of insights into the brain's function and be especially helpful when exploring mental illness. For the full article, click here.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Size of Brain Correlated to Socializing
Monday, December 27, 2010
By Claire
A new study shows that the size of the amygdala, a part of the brain, is connected to how much time a person spends with family and friends. The bigger the amygdala the more indviduals report socializing. It is unclear whether more socializing leads to the bigger amygdala or if it is the other way around. For more on the research, click here.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Teena Marie R.I.P.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
By Bender
Teena Marie made history as Motown's first white act and had hits such as "Lovergirl," "I'm Just a Sucker for Your Love," has died at age 54, reportedly of natural causes.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Black Swan
Saturday, December 25, 2010
By Claire
Saw Black Swan. Intriguing, psychological, quite graphic, movie. Natalie Portman absolutely nailed a very difficult, nuanced role. It required attention to very facial and body expression and she was amazing. Barbara Hershey was also remarkable in her portrayal of Portman's mother. Have you seen it? Thoughts?
Daryl Hall -- New Year's Eve Special
Saturday, December 25, 2010
By Claire
This New Year's Eve, Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates) will be featured on WGN in a special broadcast of his web series "Live From Daryl's House: A New Year's Eve Special". The show will include music from Train, Neon Trees, Todd Rundgren, Smokey Robinson, Rob Thomas and more and highlights from his 36 episodes of his Webby award winning series. It will also include a mix of performers including John Oates, Patrick Stump, Jose Felicinao and more. Sounds awesome. Am so DVRing this. For info on the show and this special broadcast, click here.
Friday, December 24, 2010
The Town - Molly/Rebecca Connection
Friday, December 24, 2010
By Claire
Just saw The Town directed by, screenplay co-written by and starring Ben Affleck. Great movie - he is extremely talented and I thought the movie was very well done. Excellent character development, suspenseful, and action packed.
Now for the wacky similarity - Rebecca Hall who also stars in the movie looks exactly like Molly Ringwald back in the day just with dark hair. Their features are unbelievably similar. And Hall's character was named Claire and Ringwald's character in The Breakfast Club was named Claire. Coincidence? Did you see the movie and notice the resemblance?
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Free Rice
Thursday, December 23, 2010
By Claire
Speaking of trivia...there is a cool website, http://www.freerice.com/, where you answer trivia and other such questions and for every question you get right, rice will be donated to those in need. Kind of a cool concept - you have fun playing a game and others benefit in the process.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Cash Cab -- Chicago Version
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
By Claire
How cool is this? The fantastic Discovery show Cash Cab, which has filmed in New York, is going to air a Chicago version starting this May. The show, based on a British tv show, is set in a cab and when customers enter the cab, they are given the option to answer trivia questions for cash. It's pretty cool as people have no idea when they get in the cab that they are about to be on a show. Check it out.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
New Release Tuesdays - Movies
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
By Bender
Out Today...
Salt Starring Angelina Jolie and Liev Schreiber
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Starring Michael Douglas, Shia Labeouf, Josh Brolin, and Eli Wallach
Family Guy: It's A Trap!
Easy A Starring Emma Stone and Stanley Tucci
Futurama: Volume Five
Caprica: Season 1.5 Starring Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, and Panou
New Release Tuesdays - Music
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
By Bender
Out Today...
Best Night of My Life by Jamie Foxx
Along Came A Spider by Alice Cooper
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
New Release Tuesdays - Movies
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
By Bender
Out Today...
Despicable Me Starring Steve Carell and Jason Segel
The A-Team Starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson
The Other Guys Starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell
The Town Starring Ben Affleck, Blake Lively, and Jon Hamm
24: The Complete Eighth Season Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Cherry Jones
New Release Tuesdays - Music
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
By Bender
Out Today...
MICHAEL by Michael Jackson
Love Letter by R. Kelly
III/IV by Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Alpine Valley 2010 (2xCD + 2xDVD) by Phish
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Michael Jackson & Prince
Thursday, December 09, 2010
By Bender
Some news about each artist...
Prince Makes a Surprise Visit to The View
The video for Michael Jackson's "Hold My Hand" single (featuring Akon) is now on MichaelJackon.com
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Next Three Days Movie
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
By Bender
Just saw The Next Three Days with Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. The trailer makes the film look like an action thriller (not really) and that Liam Neeson has a big role (he doesn't). The movie is only an hour and half long and it felt like it was twice as long. It's not that it was terrible, it just plodded along and didn't pack a punch like I had expected. It was somewhat entertaining, but ultimately, I can't recommend it.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
New Release Tuesday - Movies
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
By Bender
Out Today...
Inception Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ken Watanabe
Shrek Forever After Starring Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz
Lennon NYC Starring John Lennon and Yoko Ono
New Release Tuesday - Music
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
By Bender
Out Today...
Tron Legacy by Daft Punk
Endlessly by Duffy
Lennon NYC by John Lennon
Strip Me by Natasha Bedingfield
Together by Pet Shop Boys - Import
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