Adding color to your home
Tired of coming home to the same color pallet? How about adding some dramatic color combinations into your space? “Black, red and gold. Aqua blue and light orange,” Ariana Anderson, Owner/Designer at Interior Devotion (http://www.interiordevotion.com/), explains about dramatic color, combinations that work well, and one of her favorite colors. “I LOVE using almost any shade [...]
The Umlauf Garden Party
The 13th Annual Umlauf Garden Party benefiting the museum’s education programs on April 28th, 2011, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. will celebrate the work of 20th-century American sculptor and Austin resident Charles Umlauf (1911-1994) while guests mingle in the grounds of the beautiful Umlauf Sculpture Garden, sip wine, and are treated to culinary creations prepared by twenty [...]
You are the key to suite 709
Since their debut at SXSW 2010, The Austin Times has followed Suite 709, http://theaustintimes.com/2010/08/the-flavor-of-soul-suite-709 Throughout the past year, news of this band has spread like a viral wild fire. The band has sold out venues such as the Parish and Antone’s; received accolades from critics calling them “best new band in Austin’ and “a rare [...]
Census: Hispanics surpass blacks in most US metros
WASHINGTON – Hispanics now outnumber African-Americans for the first time in most U.S. metropolitan areas, shifting the political and racial dynamics in cities once dominated by whites and blacks. Census figures released Thursday highlight the growing diversity of the nation’s 366 metro areas, which were home to a record 83.7 percent share of the U.S. [...]
Catherine Zeta-Jones treated for bipolar disorder
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has been treated for bipolar disorder after the stress of husband Michael Douglas’s battle with advanced throat cancer, her representative said on Wednesday. “After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her Bipolar [...]
‘All My Children,’ ‘One Life to Live’ canceled
ABC has announced that the network is “evolving” its daytime offerings by canceling “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” and making room for two new shows. The two longtime staples of afternoon TV-viewing will conclude in September 2011, and January 2012, respectively. So what will you be watching instead? An hour-long show all [...]
Barry Bonds convicted of obstructing justice
A U.S. jury convicted Barry Bonds on Wednesday of one count of obstructing justice but deadlocked on other charges that baseball’s home run king lied to a grand jury about whether he knowingly used steroids. Bonds sat impassively as the jury was dismissed after four days of deliberations in the three-week perjury trial. His attorney, [...]
Kobe Bryant fined $100,000 for gay slur
LOS ANGELES – The NBA fined Kobe Bryant $100,000 on Wednesday for using a derogatory gay term in frustration over a referee’s call. NBA Commissioner David Stern issued a swift disciplinary ruling after the Los Angeles Lakers’ five-time NBA champion guard cursed and used the homophobic slur when referee Bennie Adams called a technical foul [...]
Do natural aphrodisiacs work?
For those in search of a natural aphrodisiac, fear not that your supply of rhino horn and tiger penis is running low. (They don’t work anyway.) Scientists have found aphrodisiac properties in common spices and herbs. Researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, have conducted an extensive review of dozens of studies on [...]
Spring weather yshers in allergy and migraine season
With temperatures rising above freezing (and waking up allergens), the barometer playing tennis and high humidity and precipitation, spring ushers in many health conditions. Barometric pressure migraines, seasonal allergies and aches and pains. * Seasonal allergies. My allergist says his office is much quieter during winter, when the ground frost and snow send plants into [...]
