http://www.EDGEnewyork.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2009 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:00:21 -0400 http://www.EDGEnewyork.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Style/newyork http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103377 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103377 Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled to expire. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103286 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103286 William Rast, the contemporary fashion label by Justin Timberlake and longtime friend Trace Ayala, marched a parade of biker styles down the runway at New York Fashion Week Wednesday night in a collection dubbed "New America." -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103378 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=103378 After a week of shows dominated by the rail-thin teens who are ubiquitous on today's catwalks, Paris fall-winter ready-to-wear 2010-11 displays concluded Wednesday with a sensual celebration of women in all their curvaceous glory at Louis Vuitton. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103295 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103295 The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings - those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby. The concern: infants can suffocate, and at least a few have. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103379 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103379 Supermodel Elle Macpherson proved she is the queen of curves during her surprise return to the catwalk in Paris. The 46-year-old was joined by fellow Aussie beauties Catherine McNeil and rising star Julia Nobis in the Louis Vuitton autumn 2010 show. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103376 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103376 There are new takes on popular hues this season. Two in particular look especially fresh: -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103319 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=technology&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103319 Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103293 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103293 Hair gel and hair extensions, tanning and True Religion jeans, Ed Hardy T-shirts and eyebrow threading. It's fashion, "Jersey Shore"-style. MTV's hit reality show put the spotlight on the style of a group of 20-something Italian-Americans, self-professed "guidos" and "guidettes," as they partied and fist-pumped their way through a Seaside Heights, N.J., summer. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103292 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103292 Helmets, one of the fastest growth areas in the snow-sports industry, have moved over the hump and are no longer considered too niche or dorky for the masses. Safety is the driving reason to wear them, of course, but improved styling and comfort make them a no-brainer. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?97599 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=97599 EDGE contributor Julie R. Enszer belives that changing the healthcare delivery systems from the current largely employer-based and family-oriented setup will benefit lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people greatly. We see her point- and it may help us all get out of the Target pharmacy a little bit faster, too. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103221 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103221 Balenciaga's Ghesquiere rockets further into space with sci-fi collection likely to be coveted -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103256 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103256 A California highway police officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a freeway near San Diego, authorities said. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103233 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=technology&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103233 Researchers from IBM Corp. and Stanford University believe they have developed a way to significantly improve the quality of recycled plastic and strip away limitations on how plastic can be reused. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?102581 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=102581 A man whose iPhone was stolen from his car used GPS to track it down. Tiernan Paine left a $400 phone in his unlocked car while at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Oak Creek on Thursday night. The 28-year-old subscribes to MobileMe, a service that synchronizes data between his phone and home computer. It also includes a global positioning system. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103223 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=103223 Hollywood stars have two secret weapons when it comes to looking picture perfect for a big red-carpet event like the Oscars: hair and makeup. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103222 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103222 Sandra Bullock dressed the part at Sunday's Academy Awards: She wore a gleaming, metallic, slim-fitting gown that seemed fashioned after the Oscar statuette itself. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?101429 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=101429 In the 21st century, millions of people still worship at the altar of Cupid... OkCupid that is. One of the most popular dating sites for heterosexuals is responsible for bringing singles together. It can lead to anything from an awkward first date to a trip down the altar. An EDGE correspondent tries his hand at finding a match at the site. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?102732 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=102732 Some Baby Boomers aren't giving up smoking pot as they age. Others are coming back to it as they retire. -openbracket-i-closebracket-Read more...-openbracket-/i-closebracket- Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103108 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103108 San Francisco wears its environmental consciousness like a green badge of honor. Residents separate and recycle their food scraps. Streets close to cars so people can walk and bike them. A city department even gives away "high-quality, nutrient-rich, organic bio-solids compost" to any and all takers. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgenewyork.com/?103104 http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103104 Anger over rising tuition and school budget cuts boiled over as students across the country staged rowdy demonstrations that led to clashes with police and the rush-hour shutdown of a major freeway in California. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST