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20 Best New Places to Dine
 20 Best New Places to Dine 
GLOSSIES

20 Best New Places to Dine

Esquire 's picks from all over the US

(Newser) - After surveying restaurants across the US, Esquire gave the country props for its chops, proclaiming "the emergence of American cooking as the most diverse and most innovative in the world." It highlighted 20 favorite new restaurants of the year:
  1. L20 (Chicago): Overlook its Midwest locale; this place serves
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Why This Won't Stink This Year
 Why This Won't Stink This Year 

Why This Won't Stink This Year

10 reasons for fans outside of Canada to focus on hockey

(Newser) - That time is upon us again: the season in which we ignore most of what's going on in the NHL. But this year it might behoove sports fans to pay attention, writes Maxim. Here's why:
  • Detroit needs some good news, right? The champs got even stronger.
  • Finally, all of
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6 Ways to Make Vista Suck Less
 6 Ways to Make Vista Suck Less 

6 Ways to Make Vista Suck Less

Get over it; Windows' new platform can be made livable

(Newser) - Windows Vista may be clunky, but Stephen Williams is sick of hearing complaints about it. He runs down six easy ways to make Vista more bearable in the New York Times:
  1. Turn off the user account control feature. Windows will finally stop asking your permission to do everything.
  2. Add memory.
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How You Know It's a Crisis: Oprah Is Bailer-Out-in-Chief

Culture11 lists top changes to look for in our new economy

(Newser) - How the Wall Street meltdown will affect our day-to-day existence, per Culture11:
  • Nation's emergency lender: Oprah.
  • Living in sin now OK; sharing a sleeping bag in tent city is new social scourge.
  • Cloning approved to allow for mass creation of Alan Greenspans.
  • Hipsters downgrade their booze from PBR to ethanol.
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You Are Your Music: Study
 You Are Your Music: Study

You Are Your Music: Study

Study says music reflects our personalities

(Newser) - Our favorite music speaks volumes about who we are, according to a new psychological study. It turns out that Indie fans are miserable, and metal heads act a lot like classical music lovers. The Independent breaks down personalities by genre:  
  • Indie: Low self-esteem and lazy, not to mention selfish
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Future Sounds Like These Acts
 Future Sounds Like These Acts 
GLOSSIES

Future Sounds Like These Acts

Rolling Stone tracks down six up-and-comers

(Newser) - Maybe you've heard of them, maybe you haven't, but six up-and-coming bands are defining rock and pop this year, according to Rolling Stone. Next big things or one-disc wonders? Check them out, then listen up by clicking the link below:
  • Low Vs Diamond: cinematic rockers from Los Angeles go epic
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Steak: More Than Meats the Eye
 Steak: More Than  
 Meats the Eye 
GLOSSIES

Steak: More Than Meats the Eye

Esquire provides the basics, from grades to cooking times

(Newser) - There's more to a mouthwatering steak than meets the eye. So Esquire offers some tips and terms every steak lover should know before a Labor Day meat-fest:
  • Types of beef: Grass-fed: "Healthier but ... less flavorful than corn-fed." Heritage: "Rare heirloom breeds ... without the hormones or pesticides."
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What Journos Really Do at the DNC
 What Journos Really
 Do at the DNC
COMMENTARY

What Journos Really Do at the DNC

Hint: Most aren't covering anything

(Newser) - A whopping 15,000 journalists arrived in Denver to cover the Democratic National Convention. The Columbia Journalism Review sent Justin Peters to find out what they're doing:  
  • 7,500 mostly mill about: "Only a small number of reporters actually have a reason to be here."
  • 2, 294
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Little League's Foul Plays
 Little League's Foul Plays
OPINION

Little League's Foul Plays

(Newser) - Just like their big-league heroes, Little League players compete each year in their own small-fry World Series. But Deadspin offers 10 reasons to cancel the big game:  
  1. Flat-brimmed caps: Learn to crease those caps boys.
  1. Giving up home runs to Canada: No self-respecting team should lose to hockey players.
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Terrible Toy Makeovers
 Terrible Toy Makeovers 
OPINION

Terrible Toy Makeovers

(Newser) - Toy companies keep reinventing our favorite childhood playthings, but the new versions almost never stack up. Babble lists 20 classic toys that didn't need facelifts:
  • Monopoly: Give us our thimble back! The game that taught us to handle money has become an ad for SpongeBob, American Idol and the like.
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Close Casting Calls for Stars
 Close Casting Calls for Stars 

Close Casting Calls for Stars

TV roles that almost changed the course of their careers

(Newser) - Some of today's brightest stars nearly landed iconic TV roles, but didn't for better or worse. Author Eila Mell reveals a few near-misses to the New York Post:  
  • Harrison Ford turned down the part of "Meathead" in All in the Family.
  • Mickey Rooney also passed on bigot Archie
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7 Songs That Scream Summer
 7 Songs That Scream Summer

7 Songs That Scream Summer

It's not too late to add these tunes to your playlist

(Newser) - Salon’s critics pick the songs that sizzle in summer 2008—from Estelle and Kanye West's sartorial lust to Tilly and the Wall's bubble gum New Wave:
  1. Estelle with Kanye West, “American Boy”: Elegant English beats blend with in-your-face American lyrics.
  2. Jonas Brothers, “Burning Up”: Saccharine silliness that
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D'Oh!: 17 Sounds You Know
 D'Oh!: 17 Sounds You Know

D'Oh!: 17 Sounds You Know

Trademarks, can you hear them now?

(Newser) - Harley-Davidson's attempt to trademark its “Hog Call” V-twin engine sound stalled, but about 300 sounds have made the cut. Mental Floss sounds off on the 17 best-known:
  1. The first trademarked sound: NBC’s chimes, the notes G, E, C
  2. MGM’s lion’s roar

Top 10 Priciest Cars to Own
 Top 10 Priciest Cars to Own

Top 10 Priciest Cars to Own

Mercedes takes top four spots on Forbes list

(Newser) - Gas prices may be sinking, but the owners of luxury and high-performance vehicles wouldn't know it. Factoring in $4-plus premium gas, depreciation, insurance, fees, and sales tax, some top cars cost double over a 5-year stretch what owners first paid. Forbes wheels out the priciest (including 5-year pricetag):

Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses
 Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses

Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses

Shrek , Kutcher pic helped bring in $50M

(Newser) - Hollywood's leading ladies earn big bucks for delivering box office gold, and rake in even more with lucrative product endorsements. Together, the top 10 best-paid actresses made more than $244 million in the last 12 months, reports Forbes. Here's how the stars stack up:
  1. Cameron Diaz, $50 million
  2. Keira Knightley,
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6 Events to Watch in Beijing
 6 Events to Watch in Beijing

6 Events to Watch in Beijing

(Newser) - For those who won't watch every Olympic game—and who will?—Esquire has picked a few Olympic highlights to Tivo:
  • Day 1: Michael Phelps starts his second bid for eight gold medals.
  • Day 2: Kobe Bryant dribbles and shoots in the Olympics—for the first time ever.
  • Day 2: US
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10 Factors That Affect Memory
 10 Factors That Affect Memory

10 Factors That Affect Memory

From diet to depression, here's what to watch

(Newser) - New research suggests our lifestyle choices affect memory loss almost as much as aging. Forbes looks at 10 surprising factors, positive and negative, that determine how sharp you'll stay:  
  1. Tofu—eating too much can increase dementia in the elderly.
  1. Carbs—likewise, too many derail Alzheimer's-fighting enzymes in the brain.
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The Sexiest Music Videos Ever Made

Nerve chooses 50 classics that still turn us on

(Newser) - From "Love Shack" to "Sexual Healing," sex and music videos have always gone hand in hand. Nerve lists its picks for the 50 sexiest videos of all time:
  1. "Addicted to Love," Robert Palmer: The stone-faced models shimmying behind Palmer exude a cool '80s sexuality. 
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Movies That Don't Need Another Sequel
 Movies That Don't
 Need Another Sequel
OPINION

Movies That Don't Need Another Sequel

Stale mummies and old archaeologists past their primes

(Newser) - Movie sequels strive to be bigger and badder with each installment. Entertainment Weekly singles out 14 film franchises that should wrap up production—for good:
  1. The Mummy: Eight long years is enough.
  2. American Pie: Straight-to-DVD spinoffs drained the raunchy teen comedy of its fun.
  3. Bring It On: How many movies
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Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List
 Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List 

Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List

She and Michelle Obama lead the way, but list is heavy on royalty

(Newser) - Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List holds few surprises. True, it includes David Beckham while omitting his wife, Victoria, but overall the roster is rich with royals and light on poor people. The top 10:
  1. Heiress and exec Ivanka Trump
  2. Would-be American first lady Michelle Obama
  3. French first lady and
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