I know the live blogs can be a bit hard to follow once they’re done, so I thought a simple recap post is in order! On episode 12.03 of America’s Next Top Model, the girls get makeovers and do their first photo shoot with Nigel Barker, where they have to “light up” their faces...

GOOD » Making Sense of the Financial Mess» - We tried to make sense of the financial mess we’re in. As you can see, we couldn’t come up with anything satisfying, so we want your help. We’re offering $500 to the best global finance infographic we receive, as judged by a ...

Lance Armstrong is in Italy previewing the Giro TT course. According to his Twitter page, " Previewing the long tt from the Giro. Stunningly beautiful here in Cinque Terre." He also adds about the time trial route, " The Giro TT is wicked hard. Never, ever flat and 62 kms. Doubtful fo...

I thought I’d give a quick update on this winters training. First a little background, for some years I raced bicycles (road). Two winters ago, I didn’t train very well during the off season with conflicts including family matters, work (business trips for example), and (uhm) time spent ...

My friend Ross had his bike stolen a few months ago from the secure storage area at the back of his house in Bethnal Green. After several months the bike turned up and Ross recovered it. Inquiring minds want to know the full story. Ross how the hell did you find your bike and get it back?...

Celebrities often have stylists who shop for them and dress them. As image-makers, they never know when a camera will find them, so they must look good at all times. Unfortunately, though, celebrities do not hire bicycle stylists, because if they did Jake Gyllenhaal would not be rocking a pie plate ...

...so very proud: Amy has been knitting lately, and has -also- taught Chloe. Chloe loves it. Her Grandma, my mom [who passed in 1997], would be beyond proud of this. Chloe's first project [seen above] is for a special guest......

Acknowledging awkward video intro on 12seconds.tv Hard to know exactly what a geek is these days, but if the video above is any indication, Carlos Urreta (and his sidekick Joe Philipson) are definitely candidates. They've founded Real Geeks Ride, and they are planning to pedal 3,000 miles across the...

Scot, on his commute home yesterday in some sort of dry hurricane: I came very close to being simply swept into a car waiting alongside me at the light at MLK and Broadway. My teeth were sandpaper by the time I got home, and my face a circle of pitted dark encircling the clean patch of where my sung...

On last night’s episode of America’s Next Top Model, 19-year-old aspiring model Kelly “Isabella” Falk from Barboursville, Virginia, was the first to be eliminated. The CW © 2009 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. How did you get involved with Top Model? I decided to t...