Polly Bean – World’s First Cartoon Supermodel
The antics of Snoopy and Garfield are nothing but inconsequential when you compare those from Polly Bean, the lead character on Supermodels comic strip by Neil Kerber. Now, the lanky caricature is truly a “supermodel” as London-base Premiere Model Management signed Bean to its “special division”. Long … READ MORE
Derek Jeter Scored 3,000th Hit With A Home Run
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees shortstop and arguably the most recognized name in baseball today, has done what no other Yankee before him has: on Saturday, July 9, he collected his 3,000th hit. He accomplished the feat in the most spectacular way possible, on a home … READ MORE
MySpace Sold For $35 Million To Specific Media and Justin Timberlake
Remember MySpace? It sold for approximately $35 million dollars to marketing network Specific Media last night, down from its original valuation of $580 million dollars when New Corporation brought it 6 years. Though it isn’t the first time a social media is relegated to the “Internet boneyard” … READ MORE
Google+ project | Google’s New Attempt At Social Media
A market capitalization at $198.88 billion dollars, search engine giant Google really defines the word “giant”, though it is not without faults. One area its surely lacking in presence is social media, where Facebook, Twitter, and numerous smaller start-ups have dominated the last few years. Sure, these … READ MORE
Maiden Noir Summer 2011 | Battle Field Collection Lookbook
Maiden Noir has already began to release it’s newest Summer 2011 Collection, Battle Field, at select retailers but not the Seattle-based brand has provided an in depth look into the entire collection as well as telling the story behind this season’s collection. Battle Field, looked to explore … READ MORE
ZOZOTOWN Online Shopping Site – New + Improved | Now With Chinese, Korean, English Support
In bold letterings and blaring fonts, START TODAY the parent company of ZOZOTOWN online retail concept, started this morning as an international shopping destination for the very first time. Already the most popular online shopping site in Japan for fashionable goods, ZOZOTOWN added a new web domain … READ MORE
Nike Co-Founder Philip Knight On Oprah
For a label known all over the world, Nike‘s Co-Found Philip Knight remains a mystery. Now Chairman of the company he founded with his long time mentor, University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman, Knight have always shunned publicity and the attention of the media, till now. … READ MORE
Help Remedies – Your Headache Saver on Tax Day!
Ever heard of Emancipation Day? Neither most Americans. But thanks to this little known holiday effective only in Washington D.C., the due date from personal tax reporting been pushed back to next Monday, April 18th, rather than the traditional April 15th. Unfortunately, it would only be a … READ MORE
Levi’s Water Less “Made in the USA” Jeans Collection
The average pair of jeans takes 42 liters of water in the finishing process alone – that doesn’t include any of the cotton growing, which itself is very water-intensive. Levi’s is now taking aim the amount of water the company uses with the well-titled “Water < Less" … READ MORE
Penfield – Spring/Summer 2011 – Jackets
For Spring/Summer 2011, Penfield stayed very true to it’s roots: the Massachusetts-based clothing maker kept a very New England feel to the whole collection. Just to ensure that the collection isn’t boring though, Penfield introduced three new jackets: the Barnstable, Sconset and Walpole, and mixed in some … READ MORE
