Valentine's Day – News Stories About Valentine's Day - Page 6

Feb 10, 2009 11:28 AM CST

Don't Expect Diamonds on V-Day

Americans to spend 15% less this year on holiday

(Newser) - This may not be the year you get that Tiffany necklace: Americans plan to cut back on lavish displays of love this Valentine's Day, MSBNC reports. One survey predicts that holiday spending will drop 15%, from, says another survey, about $123 to $103 per person. The plunge comes after nearly...

29 Romantic Movies
That Ring True

Feb 9, 2009 2:55 PM CST

29 Romantic Movies That Ring True

(Newser) - Romantic movies are often hard to believe, but every once in a while one makes love—or heartbreak—ring true. The Onion runs down 29 films that won’t leave you groaning.

Say Anything: John Cusack's Lloyd Dobler, a "kind, decent kid," meets cute Ione Skye in a

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Spend V-Day With LiLo and Sam

Feb 5, 2009 9:18 AM CST

Spend V-Day With LiLo and Sam

Couple to host party in Florida

(Newser) - No Valentine’s Day plans yet? Fear not: You can spend the most romantic night of the year with power couple Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson—assuming they don’t break up again first, Perez Hilton reports. LiLo is hosting a party at a Florida nightclub, “with music...

Proposing? What Not to Do

Glossies

Feb 2, 2009 3:22 PM CST

Proposing? What Not to Do

Chefs dish on the pitfalls of proposing in a restaurant

(Newser) - Maître d’s obliged to play cupid warn that there are a surprising number of pitfalls when proposing at a restaurant. Swallowing the ring in the crème brûlée is a classic, and a surprising number of proposals are turned down, they tell Gourmet. Their best advice?...

Computer Virus Targets
Gullible Lovebirds

Jan 30, 2009 4:55 PM CST

Computer Virus Targets Gullible Lovebirds

Clicking on heart images in email could turn your machine into spambot

(Newser) - A Valentine-themed spam campaign is underway, with a side dish of coercion and extortion, Computer Weekly reports. Users receive an email, ostensibly from a secret admirer, with a link to a website that downloads a bot called Waledec. Not only does Waledec co-opt the user’s address list and start...

57 Saudi Men Arrested
for Flirting

Feb 23, 2008 1:03 PM CST

57 Saudi Men Arrested for Flirting

Prosecutors say they exhibited 'bad' behavior to woo girls at malls

(Newser) - Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested 57 young men accused of flirting with girls at shopping malls in Mecca, the BBC reports. Prosecutors say the men wore indecent clothing, played loud music, and danced to attract the girls’ attention. The arrests were prompted by Saudi’s Commission for the Promotion of...

'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

Feb 14, 2008 1:49 PM CST

'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

City hopes hipper packaging, dispensers encourage residents to 'get some'

(Newser) - Last Valentine’s Day, New York City unveiled the “NYC Condom,” a free prophylactic designed to make safe sex cool. Today, the program gets a facelift with new packing for the condom—and an ad campaign that urges New Yorkers to "get some." “Good design...

Cupid Lurks on Campaign Trail

Feb 14, 2008 12:32 PM CST

Cupid Lurks on Campaign Trail

Election fever produces plenty of hook-ups—and even a few marriages

(Newser) - Looking for love on this Valentine's Day? Maybe you should join a presidential campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With the trail drawing energized, like-minded activists, traditionally tame vote-first states are earning new slogans like “what happens in Iowa stays in Iowa.” Indeed, staffers are finding love in...

Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

Feb 14, 2008 11:12 AM CST

Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

Just in time for Russian elections, gag movie hits the fans

(Newser) - A warm and fuzzy Russian movie about a politician's rise to the Kremlin, released today for Valentine's Day, bears more than a passing resemblance to Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN reports. "It's a film about the life of a politician, about love, and the relationships every person has,"...

Note to Self:
Be My Valentine?

Feb 13, 2008 12:52 PM CST

Note to Self: Be My Valentine?

Millions of Americans buy their favorite person gifts on Feb. 14

(Newser) - Rather than going without that box of Godiva, about 8 million Americans are their own valentines, sending themselves gifts they're guaranteed to like, reports Reuters. Should you receive a valentine offering from a date, beau, or husband, disappointment may follow: There's a big difference between women's wishes and men's purchases....

Saudi Officials See Red Over Valentine's Day

Feb 12, 2008 4:05 PM CST

Saudi Officials See Red Over Valentine's Day

'Immoral' holiday sparks temporary ban on color

(Newser) - In preparation for Valentine's Day, Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned all things red. The morality cops are out in force in search of the color of love, reports CNN, with plans to confiscate everything from flowers to stuffed toys. The ban is part of a yearly effort, complete with raids...