Day: July 31, 2014

Fist bumps Healthier Than Handshakes

Fist bumps Healthier Than Handshakes

While the fist bump may not be quite as accepted as a handshake in most social situations, those who wish to live a healthier life may wish to reconsider. David Whitworth, a senior lecturer in biochemistry at the UK’s Aberystwyth University-Ceredigion, studied the various greetings and, in a study published this week in the American […]

Baseball Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2014

Baseball Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2014

Some of baseball’s greatest legends descended upon Cooperstown, NY on Sunday July 27 as a new class was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year, an estimated 50,000 people attended the ceremony as the Hall of Fame welcomed three players–Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux–and three managers–Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony […]

NBC Looks to Brooklyn to Find its Peter Pan

NBC Looks to Brooklyn to Find its Peter Pan

Following the success of last year’s live musical adaptation of The Sound of Music, NBC announced that they will once again stage a beloved musical live on TV. This year’s show is Peter Pan and its cast is starting to shape up in exciting ways. NBC has previously announced that famed actor Christopher Walken would […]

Mockingjay Trailer Finally Released

Mockingjay Trailer Finally Released

After months of teasers and clips shown at Comic-Con 2014, the official The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 1 Trailer has finally been released and fans are thrilled! The trailer introduces a breathtaking Julianne Moore to the franchise as President Alma Coin, joining the all-star cast of Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, […]

Summer Campaign, Share a Coke.

Summer Campaign, Share a Coke.

  Coca Cola is dominating the summer with their new social media campaign, Share A Coke! The messaging is simple: Cokes are a great refreshing summer drink, so why not share them with someone? The promotional campaign replaces the Coke logo with common popular names among millennials like Liam, Matt, Sarah, Anna, etc., telling people […]

Hilary Duff is Chasing the Sun in Music Return

Hilary Duff is Chasing the Sun in Music Return

  Former “Lizzie McGuire” actress Hilary Duff is flexing her vocal chords for the first time in six year. The mother-of-one released the video for her comeback single, “Chasing the Sun,” which features Duff at an office where, while trying to work, she’s busy daydreaming about having fun on the beach with a good looking […]

Below the Belt or Well-deserved Closure?

Below the Belt or Well-deserved Closure?

  Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you might’ve heard that The Bachelorette recently ended.  I haven’t been following the season, but it’s hard not to know what’s going on when my newsfeed has been flooded this week with the controversy over what happened during the special, “After the Final Rose.” During a one […]

Cara Delevigne is the New Face of Topshop

Cara Delevigne is the New Face of Topshop

Since her first appearance on the runway in 2010, Delevigne quickly became a fan favorite with her fun quirky personality and her amazing brows that pretty much started a revolution. The Brit model quickly gained fame, and now with her new fall campaign, she just made history. Topshop launched their new Autumn/Winter 2014 campaign with […]

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