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If your budget looks a lot like mine and splurging for big ticket items isn't in the cards right now, a site called Switch Planet allows you to easily swap items like video games, books, DVDs and CDs with other people. All you have to do is create a wish list so that other people can see what you want and send you their items (they'll then get points for their own wish lists). Is there a new Read more
Set your alarms, party people: there's a total eclipse happening tomorrow morning. The eclipse will start at 4:45 a.m. PST Saturday morning, Dec. 10, with the full shadow of the Earth being cast on the moon by 6:05 a.m. The Western US will have the best view of the last total lunar eclipse we'll see until 2014. The moon will turn red "with a hint of turquoise," which is perfect for the holiday Read more
Once a misunderstood diet, veganism continues to move more and more into the mainstream — it's even taken Hollywood by storm. Reasons for going vegan are probably more varied than you think: for some it's a sensitivity to meat and dairy products, while others cite animal cruelty or a strong dissatisfaction with factory farming. One thing most vegans can agree upon is that both their health and Read more
Editor’s note: The following guest post was written by Robert Reid, the US travel editor for Lonely Planet. This will be my final blog post for you all! And this is your last chance to download any of our 15 free mini-guides off our website so go now and collect them all before they go away on September 5th. Since this weekend is Labor Day, I’m sure many of you already have your travel Read more
Madonna touched down in London this morning with her kids, Rocco, David, Mercy, and Lourdes. Also in her entourage was her 24-year-old French dancer boyfriend, Brahim Zaibat, who spent the last few weeks in the US vacationing with Madonna. She, her children, and Brahim were at her place in the Hamptons, where they were pictured having a beach party a few days ago. Madonna and Brahim were seen Read more
Some familiar movies hit theaters this weekend; Rise of the Planet of the Apes is the seventh film in the Planet of the Apes series, and The Change-Up joins a long list of movies that revolve around the body-switch premise. If you're wondering whether either film will offer an original take on not-so-original material, perhaps these photos can help you decide. Read more
This weekend your choice of new releases included a movie about apes and a movie about men who just act like them. Rise of the Planet of the Apes debuted and dominated the box office, so I'm wondering if you made it out to the theater to see James Franco raise the chimpanzee who leads a primate revolution. Or maybe you went to the theater to see Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman switch lives and Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Rules to help you eat less junk and slim down naturally By Joe Kita, Prevention Back to the Basics Base your diet on Mother Nature's finest foods and the weight will come off Food used to be simple. You ate what you grew on the land or you bought from nearby farmers. Processed food was nothing more than canned, Read more
The injuries known as tennis elbow and golf elbow I have heard of, but cell phone elbow? It sounds like a joke, but it's actually a condition filed under the category of overuse injuries. This isn't the first time technology has led to health issues. There's carpal tunnel syndrome caused by typing; Nintendinitis, the thumb pain brought on by hours of uninterrupted Nintendo play; Wii-itis, the Read more
