Sometimes you want a book that’s intense and deep—but sometimes you just want something light, sweet, and maybe even a little cheesy. It can help you break away from a crazy day. Check out the following series, initially published in the 80’s and 90’s:
Before there was Gossip Girl, before there was 90210 (the new version OR the original), there was Sweet Valley High.
Is it possible to be happy and single on Valentine’s Day? Of course it is! Ok, so maybe that’s easier said than done. Especially when the streets, school, and just about everywhere you go is littered with affectionate couples walking around with flowers and teddy bears. You might be tempted to stay home with the blinds shut to avoid all the lovin’ going on outside. But just because you have no plus one doesn’t have to turn you into a hermit on February 14th. You too deserve to be happy that day. So, be your own valentine and forget the marketing machine that wants you to believe you’re nobody till somebody loves you.
Nothing ruins a hot and heavy make out session like bad breath. So make sure you’re minty clean for your smooch fest. There’s always the “cup your hands, blow, and smell” technique, but for a more scientific alternative try the Kiss-o-Meter bad breath detector.
From troubadours in the Middle Ages to singing telegrams in the ’90s, it’s a fact of history that when people fall in love, they get an irrepressible urge to turn to song. They also find the intense need to share their feelings with everyone else who will listen. Thankfully, things are pretty easy these days if we want to turn the fluttering of our hearts into that ultimate public multimedia musical expression. If you have a camera, time on your hands, and a couple thousand candy hearts lying around, you could do what this guy did:
Otherwise, I doubt your sweetie would think less of you for broadcasting your devotion in a more traditional way, say on youtube in a slideshow with photos and a killer soundtrack. So, before you sink into the predictable clutches of Jason Mraz or Michael Bublé, here are five songs Read more…
The writers on Lost are so annoyingly clever that even the episode titles often have double and triple meanings. And this week’s episode, “The Little Prince,” is a perfect example. You could argue that young Aaron is the little prince of the title. But those familiar with the French novel The Little Prince, about a boy who lives alone on an asteroid, may have picked up on an allusion to the novel towards the end of the episode. Locke and gang find a French canister which reads “B612″; in the novel, B612 is the name of the Little Prince’s asteroid. So what does this all mean? Nothing. The writers just love to show off their brains. As Lost fans begin to pick apart each letter of the title to form anagrams (so far, I got “Ethnic Litter Pelt”), hoping to unlock the secrets of the show, we here at SparkNotes offer a few variant and more practical titles for this week’s episode: Read more…
Microsoft has decided to destroy music. Need proof? Watch this.
If your brain is still working, you may be wondering a few things. Read more…
You spent the holiday season showering your family and friends with love and gifts. Now it’s time to get yourself in the Valentine’s groove for your honey. And nothin’ says luvin’ like a playlist of the best love songs around. Burn a copy of these tunes and present them as your V-Day present.
With the economy in the toilet, who’s better than Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan to offer financial guidance?
McKagan announced recently that he’s signed on to write a financial column for Playboy.
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