The Star Wars universe has infiltrated our Halloween costumes, our hounds and our homes. We've collected some of our favorite handmade homages. Now go create some Jedi craft tricks of your own. Above: Wampug Designer dogs are pretty neat, but they don’t have anything on the Wampug. This pug/wampa hybrid was created by Kristen Andrews, a vet at Stockton Hill Animal Hospital in Kingman, Arizona. For Halloween she adorned Chubbs with a costume made of fake fur, a florist’s foam ring, paint and hot glue. The outfit was such a hit that in February she and her husband drove up to Mount Charleston to create an accompanying video, The Wampug Strikes Back. Chubbs does an adorable take on the predatory reptomammals. Photo: Kristen Andrews Continue reading →

A $2.25 million global competition to revolutionize digital healthcare Envision a future where everyone has access to affordable, personalized healthcare through sophisticated sensing technologies that put you in charge of your own health. Where sensors and devices recognize and measure your personal health information, provide insights and recommendations relevant to you and communicate that information to your physician. That’s the aim of this competition: a whole new level of personalized, digital health information. Learn more about the competition Continue reading →

You may have heard that the Federal Trade Commission sued POM Wonderful for false and misleading advertising on grounds that science did not support POM’s health claims. But what you as a consumer of POM need to know is that the FTC judge agreed that POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and POMx do provide significant health benefits. Here is what the judge said in his own words. “Competent and reliable scientific evidence supports the conclusion that the consumption of pomegranate juice and pomegranate extract supports prostate health, including by prolonging PSA doubling time in men with rising PSA after primary treatment for prostate cancer.” – Judge Chappell, Chief Administrative Law Judge, FTC In the Matter of POM Wonderful LLC, Initial Decision (5/17/2012), page 282 “Pomegranate ... Continue reading →

Here, we shine a light on fantasies (St. Vincent), farewells (R.E.M), and revolutions (thank you, Spotify), beginning with our 2011 heroes: Adele, Drake, and the Fleet Foxes more > Continue reading →