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You love your Instagram pics, but there's nothing like an old-school Polaroid to add an analog touch to your photography. If you were lucky enough to snap up a Polaroid 600 camera when they were cheap (now prices are well above $100), you can put it to good use with the latest offering from the Impossible Project. Called Color Shade PX680, this film produces amazing colors when used properly. Read more
If something feels off at the office, you may want to brace yourself for the worst. Wise Bread shares signs to look for when a pink slip is coming. There are two types of employees. One has a good idea of what they do, who they are, and what position they play in the company. They are savvy. They know the score. They are under no delusions, and will no doubt leave for another job long before Read more
The lodging of choice for the hippest of travelers, Ace Hotel, just announced a partnership with the Impossible Project, the group creating instant film for Polaroid cameras alive. Encouraging guests to capture the spontaneous moment of their experiences at the hotel's four locations in New York, Palm Springs, Portland, and Seattle, Ace is stocking each guest room with a refurbished Polaroid Read more
H&M usually enlists designers for its collaboration collections, but this time the retailer is teaming with a fashion editor, Anna Dello Russo, to create a line of accessories. "This is the sign of an important evolution in fashion, and I am both thrilled and humbled to be the one chosen to lead this project," said Dello Russo, editor of Vogue Japan. "I wanted to create precious accessories Read more
Is The Hunger Games the new Twilight? If the new crop of nominees for the MTV Movie Awards are any indication, we might be in for a regime change. Along with Bridesmaids, The Hunger Games is leading the pack, including nods for male and female performance and movie of the year. Of course the real question will be whether or not Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson can take down Robert Pattinson Read more
Need a new gadget obsession? Check out the Polaroid SX-70 Black Label Edition Instant Camera Kit ($419) from The Impossible Project. This kit comes with a beautifully restored all-black Polaroid SX-70 camera (that folds down into a compact brick for storage) circa 1972 and two packs of PX600 Silver Shade UV+ Black Frame film so you can start snapping away as soon as you rip open the box. The Read more
What do backyard chickens and 11 Olympic medals have in common? Natalie Coughlin, that's what. The gold medalist and world champion is gearing up for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, while cultivating a healthy interest in all things food-related. From growing vegetables in her own backyard in Lafayette, CA to her highly effective method of kitchen organization, Natalie gives us the scoop on Read more
I recently attended a Pixar event at the animation film company's HQ for its upcoming Summer flick Brave. I was able to watch the first 30 minutes of the film, interview the director Mark Andrews and producer Katherine Sarafian, learn all about Scottish traditions, and even channel my inner Merida with archery lessons. Not only am I hooked on archery (pretty proud of my bull's-eye), I'm also Read more
Google unveiled its Project Glass specs last week, which brings your virtual life into the real world (sort of), thanks to augmented reality. If you think these glasses look like they've jumped right out of a futuristic flick, you're not alone. We hunted down a few other sci-fi specs that we might like to wear and a few we hope never come to pass. Read more
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez were hand in hand to shop in LA yesterday. The couple are going strong, hanging out near Halle's West Coast home base, as their movie Dark Tide rolls out in theaters across the country. It came out in limited release a week ago, and will be seen on more big screens April 12. Early reviews for the project weren't exactly kind. The New York Times review included the Read more
