The problem with “unfilmmable” pieces of literature is that they usually wind up getting filmed anyway. Everyone, as late as 1999, said the Lord of the Rings trilogy was unfilmmable because of the fantastic characters that inhabited the story and, indeed, the scope of the story itself. E...

(Note: This is the feature I promised earlier today that I’d publish.) Hollywood industry reports in the last few weeks have shown that DVD sales in 2008 were down almost nine percent, with slightly rising Blu-ray sales not yet off-setting declines in the standard DVD market. Essentially, the ...

Social Networks: InsightExpress has released the results of its study of social network users, including stats on how many different profiles people maintain, which network is more popular and how receptive the users of those social networks are to advertising. Media: Matthew Ingram rounds up the de...

An agency that refers to its staff as "Hookers" is one to be reckoned with, in my book. Of course, the shop--located in the port city of Charleston, SC--refers to itself as HOOK USA, but still. Here's their reason for being:Our reason for being is to help businesses do business better. Simple as tha...

Since it's a holiday week in the US, I'll try to keep this post short, sweet and full of pretty pictures. That last part will be easy, since we'll be looking at the print ads deemed to "work best" in a recent GfK Starch study. In fact, some of GfK's comments so closely echo our own recommendations a...

by Chef John Iconomou Reservations are hard to come by at this sought-after, new restaurant in Soho, so we thought we'd snag a recipe and sample a dish for ourselves.  Unfortunately, we couldn't recreate the al fresco dining or clubby atmosphere, but this recipe is presently easier to tackle th...

The New York Times has an unintentionally entertaining piece about privacy (or the lack thereof) due to the use of gaze-tracking cameras on certain billboards. The technology in question, provided by Quividi (one of the better gaze-tracking outfits in our experience), isn't anything extraordinary to...

Despite the fact that Disney World is hammering Las Vegas in terms of financial performance during these economically uncertain times (how uncertain can they be if Disney's earning 22% more this year -- much thanks to theme park admissions), this article at MediaBuyerPlanner shows there's still mone...

by Deborah Snyder(8 servings) Ingredients: 2 c Lemon Curd (recipe follows) 2 egg whites ½ c sugar ½ c heavy cream, whipped For Lemon Curd: 4 ½ T crème fraiche 3 eggs 2 yolks ¾ c lemon juice ¾ c sugar 1 ½ t lemon zest 1 ¾ t gelatin powder ½ c butter Procedure: Combine crème fraiche, eggs, y...

Filed under: Moms, Third trimester, Sports, Rachel Campos-Duffy I'm writing this post as a follow-up to one I wrote last week, where I talked about my struggle to find the time and energy to work out, especially now that I am in my third trimester of pregnancy. I received feedback from other moms wa...