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The new words on the street
It's not often The Enquirer is a source of inspiration unless of course breakdowns are your thing. After reading Oprah is suffering from post-election fatigue however it did get us thinking about other new phrases.
| Oct 30, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Scary trend: Ladies of the 80's dolls
Making us feel like pop-culture relics, Mattel’s new dolls collection is a little disturbing. Take a peek at the unrecognizable faces of Joan Jett, Cyndi Lauper and Debbie Harry.
| Oct 28, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Scary Trend: The world's first cougar school
Although we like to consider ourselves arbiter's of the hip and trendy(ish), pre-Halloween we intend to indulge in a feast of trashy trends such as - the world's first cougar school. Really.
| Oct 27, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Join the mile-high tweet club?
In-flight tweeting has hit the world as travel editors gave BA’s debut business class service from London to New York a real-time travel review. Lufthansa has also launched My SkyStatus, automatically updating your status whilst flying.
| Oct 26, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Chelsea on the Rocks: New film
The least conventional of New York’s hotels, the Chelsea is certainly not famous for its room service or in-house spa. Abel Ferrara’s forthcoming documentary Chelsea on the Rocks examines the Manhattan landmark and artist hangout on West 23rd Street.
| Oct 21, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Virtual legacies: Your digital remains
Random (or morbid) as it sounds, here at Swide we have actually thought about dying and the problem of taking the secret of our online passwords to our grave. Find out more.
| Oct 21, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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A sneak peek at Facebook's HQ
Here at Swide we love nothing more than peeking behind the scenes to see how other people work and of course play. When we heard about Facebook's new home at the Stanford Research Park we couldn't wait to see if it resembled Douglas Coupland's Microserfs or something cooler lurked beneath.
| Oct 20, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Alien places on earth
In the Internet era it’s tricky to really have the feeling of being in a totally different world when we’ve seen almost everything already via the web. Swide reveals the places giving travelers the real sensation of traveling to another planet.
| Oct 15, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Open your own virtual boutique with Nintendo
If you dream of opening your own clothes store – now is your opportunity to practice the retail dream as Nintendo launches Style Boutique for the Nintendo DS across Europe on 23rd October 2009.
| Oct 14, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The new cooler fan-base
This new oscillating fan, The Dyson Blade launched today from Dyson (as in the bag-less vacuum) means air-conditioning, or as we like to call it the virus box, could be a thing of the past.
| Oct 13, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Black to basics
There we were thinking we'd seen every status symbol going - until that it we spotted this black toilet paper. It's time to throw out the pastels as toilet roll gets fashionable (kind of).
| Oct 6, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Scary trend: Meggings
Continuing our look at the trashiest trends to head our way in the run-up to Halloween, here we are with meggings - that's right men's leggings. With news reaching us that Prada may be designing mini-skirts for men, ladies and gentlemen, what is going on?
| Oct 29, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Halloween costume inspiration: Balloon Boy
This year's hottest Halloween costume may come in the form of six-year-old Falcon Heene, whose fake disappearance in a makeshift hot-air balloon has landed his allegedly fame-seeking parents in court.
| Oct 27, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Holiday in an Albanian bunker
Albania's concrete mushroom are WWII bunkers that dot the country's landscape, from the oceans, to the mountains, to the cemeteries. Now, a group wants to reclaim the bunkers and transform them into Eco-friendly hotels. Obviously.
| Oct 26, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Tokyo Motor Show: The green rider
How to get more people on two wheels? Mmm, let us think…how about free parking spaces for motorcycles and scooters as well as easier access to 125cc licenses?
| Oct 23, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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SuperFreakonomics: What global warming?
Economists Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner are back with a freakquel to their best-selling book, Freakonomics which sold 4 million copies worldwide and was translated into thirty-five languages.
| Oct 21, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Watch this space: Haute horlogerie
Going beyond the usual purpose of a watch – i.e. for indicating when you’re running late, Greek designer Alexandros Stasinopoulos has turned a watch’s usual design literally inside out with this latest concept watch Ora.
| Oct 21, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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The hottest heads of state
Yes, we appreciate the fact we should be checking out world leader's policies rather than their pecs, or potential sex appeal, but we can't help but feel a good looking person at the helm, improves confidence all around. Find out who makes the top twenty.
| Oct 15, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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NYC hipsters find a new place to sit and stare
NYC’s new Crosby Street Hotel with its mix of English stately home meets downtown NY and private screening room is already playing host to the A-List.
| Oct 14, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Trick or Tweet?
Launching today in the run up to our favorite party night of the year, Halloween,Swide will add a selection of Twitpics everyday that will scare the life out of you. Fashion mistakes, celebrity errors and ghoulish capers - follow us now.
| Oct 14, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Twerbose: Tweet longer or social tweeticide?
Early adopter Frances Bean Cobain has penned an open letter courtesy of Twerbose - Twitter's new service that allows you write more than 140 characters to Ali Lohan.
| Oct 8, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Wet & wild living becomes a reality
Almost fifteen years after Kevin Costner’s dud film Waterworld, we’re returning to the same concept, but perhaps this time there’s a happier ending.
| Oct 1, 2009 | Life > Good(s)
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Watch the new face of Dolce&Gabbana Make up, Felicity Jones in an interview on set of the shootings for the summer make up campaigns. She talks about what its like to work with Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and Pat McGrath, as well as looking back at her first encounter with Dolce&Gabbana make up.
The Grammy Awards 2012 stirred up a mix of emotions on Sunday evening; the music world took a moment to remember the loss of their ‘fallen sister’, Whitney Houston, and an eternally grateful Adele swept the board, making a jubilant return to stage with six awards.
It's Valentine's Day, and that's great. Restaurants will be thriving with happy couples celebrating. But what about singles, who want to eat alone - not only then, but all-year-round - without feeling uncomfortable?
Over the next few months, Luxury London will be bringing you a mini-series and presenting a personal London guide that can be referenced any time you visit this wondrous city. I implore you to join me as I dig digger in to my Luxury London.
Have you ever thought about Palermo as the ideal city for lovers? St. Valentine’s day is coming and I’d like to suggest to you the top 5 romantic places in my city: each location has a little story behind it all relating to love... let’s discover them!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and today I have a special treat for you. I have asked 7 of my illustrator friends a few questions related to this special occasion and, to make this article special, 2 of them have each prepared an original Dolce & Gabbana art work as a Valentine’s gift to the Swide readers.
Andrea Preti invites us to one of his Dolce&Gabbana shoots and gives us a sneak peek into his pre-shoot routine and also shares some of his body secrets. But when you're in demand like Andrea is, a 5 minute chat is never easy...
I honestly fail to see sense in Valentine's day if you're a day over 13-years-old. Single people use it as an excuse to complain about being single (all men are jerks and all girls are crazy and whatnot), and couples ignore it or use it as an excuse to invite single friends over for dinner and boast about their love.