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Waterproof Gadget Coating is Invisible

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:06:22 EDT

Golden Shellback is a coating that lets you spill, pour, or submerge your gadget in a liquid and have it survive. Golden Shellback says it will protect against oils, water-based liquids, synthetic fluids, dust and dirt. Tekzilla's Patrick Norton shot a segment on Golden Shellback and has footage of cellphones and CB radios functioning normally unde

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: gizmodo video golden shellback waterproof cell phone protection splashproof coating

Mom Uses Intenet to Diagnose Daughter's Disease

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:38:48 EDT

It's like an episode of mystery diagnosis. Thirteen-year-old Danielle Fisher got sick last fall and got progressively worse until she was unable to even get out of bed without suffering from vertigo and shortness of breath. Doctors weren't any help, offering up guesses ranging from Epstein-Bar virus to a tumor; one even suggested that all she neede

Channel: Family Tags: parentdish parenting illness doctors diagnosis lyme disease

Belize it or not: Caye Caulker; where backpackers outnumber locals

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:04:26 EDT

Isn't this heaven? (Sorry if these photos find you in the middle of cubicle hell.) I took these pictures last week in Caye Caulker, one of the northern islands off the coast of Belize. Most people opt to go to the bigger Ambergris Caye, which is a bit more family friendly, but also more expensive.

Channel: Travel Tags: gadling budget travel belize caye caulker backpacking vacation beach

Disney's first African-American princess -- back to the drawing board

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:31:23 EDT

Here's the good news: Disney is finally creating their first African-American princess. Here's the bad news: They just can't seem to get it right. The first version, The Frog Princess, was scrapped due to complaints that it was too stereotypical. The princess, named Maddy, was to be a chambermaid who worked for a spoiled white woman. Maddy is saved

Channel: Movies Tags: parentdish disney kids princess african american stereotype

5 Minutes for Books Ã¢â;¬" I Brake for Meltdowns

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:42:57 EDT

I have a four-year-old son who sometimes displays exasperating behavior, so I was very interested in reading I Brake for Meltdowns: How to handle the most exasperating behavior of your 2 to 5 year old. I told my sister-in-law, mother of a three-year-old daughter (whose behavior I will not classify here on the world wide web), that I was reading it

Channel: Family Tags: 5 minutes for mom tantrums kids parenting books advice reading behavior

New Image: Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac are 'Soul Men'

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:27:45 EDT

I have an unfortunate knee-jerk reaction to the title Soul Men. Almost against my will, my mind is flung back to that 1986 C. Thomas Howell atrocity Soul Man, in which rich white kid Howell tried to pass himself off as black man to secure a scholarship. (Excuse me while I try to calm down the tremors shaking through my body.)

Channel: Movies Tags: cinematical soul men samuel l. jackson bernie mac isaac hayes

Harvey Weinstein Explains Why He Dumps Movies

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:23:40 EDT

If Harvey Weinstein didn't exist, someone would have to invent him. One week his garbage gets recycled into source material for The Village Voice, the next he and his brother Bob cut a 95-film, multi-year deal with Showtime and resurrect Scream. And then he gives a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter which includes his explanation fo

Channel: Movies Tags: cinematical harvey weinstein hollywodd reporter indie film third rail film

Tobey Maguire Recreating Brown v. Board of Education

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:18:14 EDT

At first blush, this has all the marks of the sort of tepid, respectful, boring prestige picture that's normally a huge turn-off. Director Gary Ross (Pleasantville, Seabiscuit) will reteam with Tobey Maguire for The Crusaders, a film about the lawyers who litigated the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka, but who

Channel: Movies Tags: cinematical tobey maguire brown v. board of education gary ross jack greenberg thurgood marshall terrence howard

Monday Morning Poll: Who Should Batman Fight Next?

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:05:18 EDT

Now that The Dark Knight has shattered box office records, it's only fair to start discussing the inevitable third installment. Of course, we hope Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale and their team will return for a third film, but we know that's not guaranteed. However, there's no way Warner Bros. is going to ditch Batman while he's on top, and so w

Channel: Movies Tags: dark knight batman chritian bale christopher nolan

Dark Knight producer: 'Heath was the coolest guy around'

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:48:24 EDT

LONDON, England (CNN) -- The rise and rise of the comic book movie continues tonight as "The Dark Knight" juggernaut rolls into London for the UK premiere.

Channel: Movies Tags: dark knight heath ledger christopher nolan chuck roven the screening room interview

Phone safety tips - safeguarding your phone on a trip

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:42:46 EDT

If you plan to take your phone abroad, please take a moment to read through these tips on safeguarding your phone and your data. Back in January a member of the UK government lost his Blackberry during a trip to China. Of course, with a device like that there are all kinds of security risks. But even if you are not a senior government official, it

Channel: Travel Tags: gadling tips cell phone protection advice

Are frequent flyer programs dying?

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:39:16 EDT

With all of the recent cutbacks in the airline industry, frequent flyer programs are taking a beating. While passenger loyalty rewards are a great perk to air travel, any freebies given away by the carriers cut into the bottom line -- a mark that has fallen under intense scrutiny over the last six months.

Channel: Travel Tags: gadling frequent flyer programs airlines rewards american delta fees miles

Lonely Planet Joins The Hotel Booking Game

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:36:47 EDT

Since it was sold to the BBC, everybody's favorite guidebook company has had uncertainty looming in its future. The brand took a step away from its paper-and-binding roots recently by signing a deal with Expedia and Hostelworld. The trio will join forces to provide an online hotel booking service.

Channel: Travel Tags: gadling lonely planet vacation hotel booking sites expedia hostelworld backpacking

Lonely Planet Joins The Hotel Booking Game

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:35:21 EDT

Channel: Travel Tags: gadling lonely planet vacation hotel booking sites expedia hostelworld backpacking

Talking travel with luxury-travel-for-less planner and author

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:24:31 EDT

Theo Brandt-Sarif is a professional lecturer who gives seminars on booking luxury vacations and business trips. He's also author of Guerrilla Travel Tactics, a tell-all guide on how to get the best deals on flights, hotels, and vacation packages.

Channel: Travel Tags: gadling luxury travel cheap bargain haggle negotiate tips advice theo brandt sarif guerrilla travel tactics vacation hotel flights discounts freebies

Big in Africa: Things to do in Nairobi besides getting mugged

Shay — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:17:44 EDT

Nairobi, the less than gentle capital of Kenya, serves as the jumping off point for East Africa's most storied game parks. Indeed, 'Nai-robbery' is home to extraordinary extremes in wealth and poverty, which sadly fuels a staggering amount of street crime.

Channel: Travel Tags: gadling nairobi africa kenya itenerary advice

Are dads the new moms?

Shay — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:17:38 EDT

It's been said that perhaps men are the new women, with the male pedicures and such. A recent New York Times article takes this to the next level by describing a group of men, stay at home dads all, who get together with each other for coffee after dropping the kids off at school. One of them describes their jaunts as "like 'Sex and the City'

Channel: Family Tags: parenting moms dads kids relationship

New meaning for San Francisco gay pride parade

Shay — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:22:51 EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Move over Dykes on Bikes. Here come the brides - and grooms. Given San Francisco's sizable role in initiating the lawsuits that led California's highest court to strike down the state's bans on same-sex marriage, the city's 38th annual gay pride festival and parade is likely to draw huge crowds this weekend, tourism officials s

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: san francisco gay pride parade marriage california supreme court tourism

Wall-E Review by Roger Ebert

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:45:18 EDT

Pixar's "WALL*E" succeeds at being three things at once: an enthralling animated film, a visual wonderment and a decent science-fiction story. After "Kung Fu Panda," I thought I had just about exhausted my emergency supply of childlike credulity, but here is a film, like "Finding Nemo," that you can enjoy even if you'v

Channel: Movies Tags: roger ebert wall e pixar film review critic

Ben Affleck Slams Stars' Self-Promoting Humanitarian Efforts

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:33:18 EDT

HOLLYWOOD - Actor Ben Affleck has hit out at stars who use charity campaigns to promote their own careers.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: ben affleck humanitarian charity celebrity africa good will publicity hollywood

Actors unions differ as deadline nears

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:43:53 EDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday accused major Hollywood studios of offering the union a contract deal worth less than an agreement already approved by the leaders of a smaller actors union.

Channel: News Tags: actors union deadline strike sag aftra lockout

Airlines fined $504m in US probe

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:20:27 EDT

Five airlines have agreed to pay fines totalling $504m (Ã;â;;Ã;Â£253m) for conspiring to fix prices for air cargo rates, the US Justice Department says. The airlines include Air France and KLM, now operated by a single holding company, which is to pay $350m.

Channel: News Tags: bbc airline fine conspiracy 504m air france klm cathay pacific martinair sas cargo freight

The Outsiders: Teens Caught Between Freedom and Faith

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:13:19 EDT

Adolescence is typically a time of experimentation and testing boundaries, but if you're an Amish teenager, you're faced with a confounding choice between family or isolation, tradition or the modern world, faith or uncertainty.

Channel: News Tags: abc family amish teens rumspringa rebellion exile choices life

Barack Obama rocks out to better music than you

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:47:47 EDT

When the Democratic presidential contender told Rolling Stone, "I have pretty eclectic tastes," what Barack Obama should have said was, "You wish you had my iPod." The Illinois senator's iTunes playlist is full of hits and very few misses. A few of Barack's standbys:

Channel: Music Tags: shine barack obama politics presidential candidate democratic nominee playlist ipod

Sarah Jessica Parker to Play a Rich Manhattanite?!

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:42:50 EDT

WHAT?! Well, sort of. Actually, she'll play a rich Manhattanite who loses her high-paying job and posh Upper East Side apartment and decides to start a business helping rich New Yorkers get their kids into elite kindergartens. (Knowing someone who worked as an admissions officer at an elite kindergarten, this is not shocking to me.)

Channel: Movies Tags: cinematical the ivy chronicles karen quinn novel to movie sarah jessica parker elite pre k comedy

5 Ways to Get Through Colic

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:36:56 EDT

My newborn's fussing started every afternoon around the same time as Oprah. By the time the show ended, he was usually in a full-out cry -- and often, so was I. He cried for upward of 12 hours a day, morning and night, longer than an Iron Man triathlon and, to me, just as grueling

Channel: Family Tags: parenting colic tips advice kids baby infants illness remedy

5 Ways to Get Through Colic

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:36:01 EDT

Channel: Family Tags: parenting colic tips advice kids baby infants illness remedy

5 Ways to Get Through Colic

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:35:29 EDT

Channel: Family Tags: parenting colic tips advice kids baby infants illness remedy

Coolest Green Building Products '08

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:30:15 EDT

Late last month, the organizers of the Pacific Coast Builders ConferenceÃ¢â;¬"a homebuilders' tradeshow held in San Francisco from June 24-27Ã¢â;¬"announced the winners of its competition for the coolest green building products of 2008. A panel of 679 industry professionals selected th

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: shine eco green products pacific coast builders conference environment

What Do GenYers Really Want From Work?

Shay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:26:40 EDT

Now two years out of college, my 24- year -old son is nowhere near being on a career track. I'm thrilled. In fact, as best as I can tell only two of his friends seems to be working in traditional jobs. One is in banking and after bonuses are distributed he may opt to leave that industry--before he gets laid off. The other works for a major adver

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: blgher generation y 20 somthings career path advice blogs report

MSNBC to Screen 'Dear Zachary'!

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:48:45 EDT

The above is part of Erik's review of Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, a documentary we've been championing here ever since Slamdance in January. It is a stunning doc, one that everyone should see, and we've all been waiting to hear about the release date. Distribution has been in the works since Slamdance, and through my coverage

Channel: Movies Tags: cinematical dear zachary msnbc documentary

Borrow My Babies

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:50:31 EDT

Everyone's talking about the new NBC show The Baby Borrowers. We went straight to the mom who offered up her kids to teach a couple of teens a lifelong lesson.

Channel: Family Tags: momlogic television baby borrowers nbc reality tv teen pregnancy experiment teenagers parenting

Kids in Your Bed: Yes or No?

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:48:38 EDT

Pediatrician and momlogic contributor Dr. Cara Natterson puts the issue of co-sleeping with kids to rest: from infant to big kid.

Channel: Family Tags: momlogic kids co sleeping parenting advice dr cara natterson tips dos and donts

Got a Tween on a Road Trip? Get Yamodo!

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:46:00 EDT

Whether by car, train, plane, boat, or even heading to a picnic, a parent of a tween is bound to hear a drone of "how much longer??? There's nothing to dooooo..." And after going through all the GORP, all the water bottles, all the chips, pretzels, 2 movies and an ipod full of travel sounds, you're bound to need something new for the adve

Channel: Family Tags: mommies with style unplugged kids trips vacations tweens activiteis

Christian Bale on 'Kindred Spirit' Heath Ledger

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:57:25 EDT

The Dark Knight's Christian Bale says he misses co-star Heath Ledger deeply, and that he hopes their movie Ã¢â;¬" the very last one Ledger completed Ã¢â;¬" will be a celebration of his friend's life and work.

Channel: Movies Tags: people dark knight christian bale heath ledger death friends

Chuck E. Cheese band plays "Love in this Club"

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:57:30 EDT

Back in the day, we had birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese. We played ski ball, ate pizza and cake... but the puppet band only had boring songs like "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "B-I-N-G-O" in it's repertoire. The times they are a-changin'.

Channel: Humor Tags: shine chuck e cheese usher love in this club video mock parody

Pregnant woman called "hero" after chasing down drunk driver

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:53:24 EDT

When you're a parent, the instinct to protect your child is sometimes overwhelming. When my husband stumbled on our concrete porch steps with our older daughter, then just an infant, they both fell... hard. He ended up with scrapes and bruises. She was completely unharmed and even giggled when they landed. I don't know how he did it, but in those s

Channel: Women Tags: parent dish pregnant hero family child drunk driver dui captured

Kanye's Rant

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:37:51 EDT

I am sick of negative people who just sit around trying 2 plot my downfall... Why???? I understand if people don't like me because I like me or if people think tight clothes look gay or people say I run my mouth to much, But this Bonnaroo thing is the worst insult I've ever had in my life. This is the most offended I've ever been... this is the

Channel: Music Tags: kanye west bonnaroo concert pearl jam late controversy riot crowd celeb anger blog rant

HBO to release Deadwood complete series DVD set

Shay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:31:23 EDT

As if we didn't need more proof that those two Deadwood movies are never, ever, ever, ever going to happen, HBO announced this week that a complete series DVD set is in the works for a late 2008 release. TVShowsOnDVD picked up on the news while attending the 2008 Entertainment Merchant Association show. Above is the proposed box art for the coll

Channel: Television Tags: tv squad hbo deadwood series ending canceled dvd complete series new release

If Uwe Boll Made Comedies: The 'Disaster Movie' Trailer

Shay — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:15:08 EDT

First there was Date Movie, and it was ... not good. And then came Epic Movie, and it was ... even worse. Most recently we received Meet the Spartans, and it was ... you get the point: By now we're well aware that sophomoric spoof-merchants Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are not even remotely interested in making a good film.

Channel: Movies Tags: cinematical date movie epic movie meet the spartans jason friedberg aaron seltzer spoof parody