It's been a while since I sang the praises of a Lady Gaga-themed product, so if you're jonesing for a Gaga fix like me, you are welcome in advance. Check out the Lady Gaga Telephone Necklace ($15) in celebration of her hit song of the same name.
Not only does the necklace feature a cutely designed phone, but wearing it also shows off your Gaga pride. I'm absolutely adding it to my growing collection of Gaga gear — no, the iPhone case and laptop decal aren't enough!
Located in Brooklyn, Brook Farm General Store offers both new and vintage home and garden goods that have that "breath of fresh air" feel to them. Like I'm pretty sure that if I stocked my cleaning cupboard with the Iris Hantverk Hand Broom ($26), I would be magically inclined to clean my house more often. And if I had these Linen Towels ($130), I would be transported to the Hamptons when I stepped outside. And answering calls on my 1950s Bakelite Telephone ($125) would turn me into a chic '50s movie star. Or maybe Brook Farm General Store is just a cool, back-to-basics online shop for fellow home lovers who believe simplicity and style aren't exclusive. See 10 of my picks below and decide for yourself!
Like many of you, I was totally working out to "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyonce last year. Actually, I was working out to everything Lady Gaga — I can't even tell you how many times "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance" motivated me to push through an extra 10 minutes at the gym. And just like the rest of her "little monsters," I was so excited to finally see the video for "Telephone" this week — it has everything you'd expect from Gaga and more, including some seriously buff women lifting weights. Love her or hate her, Lady Gaga's music is perfect for working out — well, at least for me it is!
The video has definitely refreshed the song for me and I can't wait to work out to it at the gym. Tell me, what song is currently on repeat during your workouts?
The much-anticipated video for Lady Gaga and Beyonce's "Telephone" premiered last night. Clocking in at 10 minutes long, the video picks up where "Paparazzi" left off — with Lady Gaga in jail for poisoning her boyfriend. True to Gaga form, there's a ton of tech in the video: her
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Confession: I got rid of my land line two years ago. I'm tempted to reconnect it though, if I could forgo the cordless phone and add a spiral-corded rotary phone to my kitchen wall. Are you tempted to decorate with rotary phones to add some vintage style to your 21st-century home?
I remember using a rotary phone at my grandmother's when I was a little kid; in fact, I'm pretty sure she still has one in her home! Now that we're all fully loaded with cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPhones, and the like, I'm feeling a little nostalgic for the look, and the ritual, of dialing a rotary phone. Plus, they look so much better than your standard cordless.
You can snap up a cute Crosley Kitchen Phone ($54) at Urban Outfitters, but it's a push-button phone, not a rotary dialer. For the real deal, check your local flea market.
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In last year's geeksugar poll, almost 40 percent of you said you'd given up your landline for your cell phone, but the rest of us holdouts see the silver lining: beautiful telephones, with or without cords that make you feel like a glam gal from a bygone era (or at least someone not using up their cell phone minutes). Pretend with me with these retro-glam phones.
Ever wish you could send out a voice message to a group of people in your contacts list? Thanks to a neat site that I discovered on Lifehacker, this is now possible! With Dial My Calls, you can send one message to all your friends for things like sharing an announcement, telling them there's been a change of plans, or reminding them of an upcoming event. Kinda like sending a mass email, except this message comes with the sound of your beautiful voice.
This is definitely one of those studies that doesn't surprise me. An Australian study has shown that over 50 percent of third- and fourth-year high-school students aren't getting enough sleep because they are too busy playing games, watching TV, listening to their iPod, or chatting on the phone.
It was the males who were found glued to their video games, TVs, or media players, while the females couldn't get enough gab time in on their telephones. What's happening is the teens can't seem to pull themselves away from gadgets before bedtime, which is causing them to lose large amounts of sleep.
Dr. Kurt Lushington, a professor within the School of Psychology at the University of South Australia, who lead the study had this to say about it: "Sleep is very important for learning and memory, particularly in year 12 when pressure is on to perform. A lot of kids are reporting that they're tired when they wake up and there are quite a few reporting they're sleepy during the day."
It'd be interesting if they conducted a similar study for adults. I may not be chatting on my cell before bed, but I am trying to catch up on my TiVo taped shows!
