abstruse ub-STROOSS\ adjective difficult to comprehend soap dodger Someone with low personal hygiene, ie. avoids using soap; doesn't wash. Soap dodgers smell. Trivia . History Marie Antoinette: married Louis XVI of France when they were 14 and 15 years of age, respectively (1770) Edgar Allan Poe: writer of the macabre wed his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia (1836) Academy Awards: Emil Jannings, Janet Gaynor and Wings were the winners at the first awards ceremony (1929) Annie Get Your Gun: Irving Berlin musical opened on Broadway, starring Ethel Merman (1946) Junko Tabei: became the first woman to scale Mt. Everest (1975) Birthdays William ...

Michael Feinstein led a powerful night of tribute to the jazz singer Ethel Waters at Lincoln Center.

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German fashion label Ethel Vaughan presents its lookbook for Spring/Summer 2012. Founded in 2010 by designer Katrin Weber, Ethel Vaughan specializes in ready-to-wear pieces with an urban appeal and slightly avant-garde edge. Applying unique hues, a combination of materials and understated details to classic silhouettes, the latest collection features casual warm-weather attire for both men [...] Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com

tony \TOH-nee\, adjective: High-toned; stylish. An Americanism, tony entered the language in the 1870s. Its precise origin is unclear, but it is related to the word tone meaning "a particular quality or way of sounding." shift To make out, snog, french kiss "Will you shift my friend over there?" Trivia Which state was home to the very first Dunkin’ Donuts shop and the very first Howard Johnson’s restaurant? Massachusetts. Both chains were launched in Quincy—HoJo’s in 1925; Dunkin’ Donuts in 1950. History Napoleon Bonaparte: abdicated as emperor of France and was banished to Elba (1814) The Tramp ...

Lily Allen announced her semi-retirement from pop stardom after she wrapped up touring for her sophomore release, It’s Not Me, It’s You, but she has definitely kept busy the last few years. Besides marrying her beau Sam Cooper and delivering her first child, Ethel Mary, last November, Allen has tried her hand running a clothing boutique ... More »

Singer Lily Allen may return to making music, according to several reports, including one published by The Daily Star. Allen, who gave birth to daughter Ethel last November after suffering two miscarriages, is supposedly working in new material at RAK Studios in St John's Wood, London. Sources

In my continual effort to brighten up your drab, dreary little lives (as Ethel Mertz would say), I chose for this Midweek Madness installment a rousin ...

The star makes her first public appearance since giving birth to her daughter Ethel Mary.

eudemonia \yoo-di-MOH-nee-uh\, noun: 1. Happiness; well-being. 2. Aristotelianism. Happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason. From Aristotle, eudemonia comes from the Greek word eudaímōn which meant "a good or benevolent spirit." glamping Glamorous camping. Satisfying your craving for the outdoors and your penchant for a good meal, nice glass of wine, and a comfortable bed. No stinky sleeping bags on the hard ground and freeze dried food for me. If its not a Glamping trip, count me out. Trivia From which of his favorite authors did Jimmy Buffett borrow the line “Be good and you will ...

Hot Docs will always hold a special place in my heart as my son was born right in the middle of last year’s festival. With a newly renovated home at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, this year’s edition of the festival has much to celebrate. Last year Hot Docs screened many great documentaries including PROJECT NIM, BEING ELMO, BEAUTY DAY, and BEATS, RHYMES, & LIFE: THE TRAVELS of A TRIBE CALLED QUEST. Not do be outdone, this year’s festival features documentaries centered around the likes of musicians such as LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and Bob Marley, female wrestlers, and even DRIVE director Nicholas Winding Refn. There are also documentaries that focus on marketing sex to tweens, the life of Ethel Kennedy, corruption in Liberia, and a look at how the economic crisis has crippled the city of Detroit from the directors of JESUS CAMP. Believe me, that is not even scratching the surface of what the festival has to offer this year. Below are a few of the highlights from the various Hot Docs programs: In addition to the opening night Canadian premiere of Alison Klayman’s AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY, an up-close portrait of the renowned Chinese activist and artist, other notable films in the Special Presentations program include: Bart Layton’s THE IMPOSTER, which depicts a lost and found boy who may not be who he claims; James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot’s INDIE GAME: THE MOVIE, a look into the lives of video game developers; Lauren Greenfield’s THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, a portrait of an eccentric billionaire family facing the ...

Producer Ronson">Mark Ronson, who worked his magic with Amy Winehouse on Back to Black and with Lily Allen on Alright, told Rolling Stone that upstart Katy B could be the next Allen. Allen is on a break from music since she gave birth to her first child, daughter Ethel, after two previous miscarriages, last

Call it serendipity, coincidence or a fate, but one of our nation’s most fascinating and inspiring political families happened to produce a gifted filmmaker in Rory Kennedy. She makes films of great social import, dealing with subjects from torture of war prisoners to the tangled web of immigration policy.

Andy says- If it seems like it has been forever since we did a NWOBHM Wednesday that means it probably has been forever. Time slips away from you though the older you get and you know the old saying about how time flies when your having a good time and all. Well, here we are with the oddly named Ethel The Frog. An odd name for an odd band. After naming their band after a Monty Python sketch about the "Piranha Brothers" the group built up quite a sizable local following. As part of the early NWOBHM movement the group ...

The first official day at Sundance and we had so many questions: What is Taylor Swift's connection to Ethel Kennedy and why is she here promoting a documentary about her? (Remains unclear). Is there anybody Eric Roberts, brother of Julia, father of Emma, won't take a picture with? (No, he is very accommodating.) Can one ride the ski lift outside the hotel even if one can't ski? (Yes!) And, finally, how effective is Sean Penn at playing Robert Smith? Technically speaking, Penn is not actually portraying the Cure frontman in This Must Be the Place . But the ...