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Need a car, like, right now? With the Zipcar App and a Zipcar membership, you can find a ride wherever you are. With just a few taps, you can find the closest available Zipcar lot according to your current location and see which ones have available cars. Not only that, but with the new app and technology, you can see how much the car will cost, reserve it, and even save as your favorite right Read more
This is a hilarious super old Apple Computers commercial. Two of my favorite lines include "I speak 7 languages but I can't understand this" and "I'm sorry, I don't know anything about computers either." Nowadays we could never use that as a line. Everyone, including their five year old brother and their eighty year old grandmother know about computers. Isn't it amazing how technology has Read more
Famous for its five-word acceptance speeches, last night's Webby Awards honored Steve Jobs in its perfectly succinct fashion. Actors John Hodgman and Justin Long — of the PC and Mac commercials — took the stage, along with Richard Dreyfuss — narrator of the "Here's to the crazy ones . . . " "Think Different" Apple ad — to introduce the video of Hollywood heavyweights, politicians, and Read more
Go the extra mile with your food budget with these tips from LearnVest. For years, many people — my husband, mom, sister and even my son — told me to stop wasting so much food. Throwing away half a piece of chicken here or a handful of grapes there never seemed like such a big deal to me. If I was full or no longer in the mood for that particular food, then I had no problem tossing Read more
Gisele Bundchen wore a bikini last week for a shoot on the beach in Malibu. She donned the two-piece to work on a commercial, and she had an interesting costar — a horse! Gisele packed up her swimsuits and headed East over the weekend. Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen hugged on their way home from a Sunday night meal at Nello's. Tom jetted to the Big Apple after a stint in Louisville to check out Read more
People often say that you make your own luck, but how do you make your own career luck and get the job of your dreams? LearnVest shares how you can do so. You sit next to someone on an airplane who later helps you land your dream job. Your dentist’s daughter is a book editor, and wouldn’t you know it, she’d just love to publish your memoir. You have a role model in your industry, and your Read more
The new "new iPad" was announced yesterday, and as per usual, the ad for the latest Apple product was not too far behind. The biggest selling point of the new iPad is its stunning 2048-by-1536 Retina display, which boasts 44 percent improved color saturation. Take a look at the latest ad below and tell us — is the Retina display enough to get you to buy a new iPad? Read more
David Beckham stopped to watch his oldest son, Brooklyn, at soccer practice yesterday in LA. The father of four was back home after a jaunt to London, where he went clubbing with Prince Harry and made the press rounds to promote his underwear line with H&M. The steamy TV commercial for David's collection made its debut during the Super Bowl last Sunday, and David admitted watching the spot Read more
Being scholars of the empirical battle known as Star Wars, naturally our favorite commercial during last year's Super Bowl game was Volkswagen's now-classic Darth Vader commercial. The TV ad showed, through a geeky lens, that not just extreme sports or models are needed to sleekly highlight a product. Beyond the mini-Darth spot, last year's game had its share of geek-approved commercials. Were Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Is your food loaded with toxins and chemicals? Here, simple swaps to protect yourself By Anne Underwood Clean eating means choosing fruits, vegetables, and meats that are raised, grown, and sold with minimal processing. Often they're organic, and rarely (if ever) should they contain additives. But in some cases, Read more
