Archive for the ‘Trends & Thoughts’ Category

Snapshots from the Sunset Strip

Snapshots from the Sunset Strip

November 11th, 2009

The billboards on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles are big enough to see from the air.
A Hollywood insider interprets their true message — and explains the state of the entertainment industry.

By Donald Bull.

Sugar Time: Grown-up Chick Lit

Sugar Time: Grown-up Chick Lit

September 17th, 2009

An excerpt of a new novel, soon to be a major motion picture.
Not especially for children.

By Jane Adams

A Madam’s Life

A Madam’s Life

July 2nd, 2009

A true story.

By L.D. Kirshenbaum. Photo editing by Jain Lemos.

Top Three Myths About South Africa

Top Three Myths About South Africa

June 17th, 2009

Are the streets filled with tigers and racists?

Deon Terblanche sets the record straight.

To Live and Grow Old in Sun City

To Live and Grow Old in Sun City

June 15th, 2009

Arizona’s age-segregated communities find they have to grow up.
A portrait of the changing lifestyle there.

Story and photography by Debra Utacia Krol.

These Are Not Your Mom’s Bikinis

These Are Not Your Mom’s Bikinis

May 29th, 2009

Trends in extreme swimwear.
Styles have changed since the 1960s; at left is one version of the microbikini.

By Frosh Pepper of Bikini Beat.

Model Airplanes for the Purist

Model Airplanes for the Purist

May 28th, 2009

Arguably, the most special model airplanes anywhere:
The kind you make yourself, powered by rubber strips.

Story and photography by Roberto Soncin Gerometta.

Modern Medieval Medicine

Modern Medieval Medicine

May 13th, 2009

Acupuncture needles are nothing. Try cupping and blood-letting.

Story and photos by Sean David Hobbs.

Passover Impatience

Passover Impatience

April 8th, 2009

Jokes keep ancient holidays going. All that good food helps, too.
The eight days of Passover, the Jewish holiday, begin tonight.
By Hannes Stein.

On TV: NewsPlink to Save Journalism!

On TV: NewsPlink to Save Journalism!

April 7th, 2009

KTVU News Special Report highlights NewsPlink as journalism’s possible future.
Click through to see the video—and to peek at the gleaming NewsPlink headquarters.
(The clip is playable on an iPhone: if you have one, try it!)

Top 10 on the Rez

Top 10 on the Rez

April 2nd, 2009

A tongue-in-cheek tour of Native American popular culture:
phones, dogs, trucks with the right bumper sticker — and more.
At left, a real fancy dancer at a real powwow.
By Debra Krol.

Image from PieceofPie

Your Own Business, on a Shoestring

March 17th, 2009

NewsPlink paid $20 for the checks that came with the free business checking account.
Send your tales of starting a business on the cheap to info@newsplink.com and we’ll publish the best ones.

See what's missing from the picture.

The Pudenda Agenda

March 10th, 2009

Jane Adams examines fashion… down there. Maybe this is why some of Nair’s 25 products are specifically for men and for pre-teens.
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