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- After Labor Day, OK to Wear White?
- Troubled Bridge Underwater: Video Captures Covered-Bridge Collapse
- Nooooo!: Lucas Makes More Changes to Original Trilogy
| After Labor Day, OK to Wear White? Posted: 01 Sep 2011 01:02 PM PDT by Claudine Zap  As sure as temperatures cool and leaves start to change color, the question arises: Should the white wardrobe be stored along with bathing suits and sun hats? Traditionally, in the Northeast, a dress code was firm: The summer whites came out after Memorial Day and went away after Labor Day. Fashion historian Bronwyn Cosgrave remembers how, growing up, "You had this short season to wear white." But in the age of Lady Gaga, anything seems to go. (We're looking at you, meat dress.) And yet the outdated rule still causes a closet crisis come the end of summer. "Don't wear white after Labor Day" rose 2000% in Yahoo! searches. Fashionistas also looked up "why can't you wear white after labor day" and "no white after labor day" in the last week. The question spilled onto the Web. Fashion forums were contradictory. One blogger for the retail site Zappos cautioned that white should not be worn "below the waist" after Labor Day. Another advised against white shoes (although LaJollaMom approved wearing Manolo Blahnik white boots from Neiman Marcus, if you could stomach the $1,695 price tag.) How did we get stuck in this anti-white rut? The curator for the museum at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), Kevin Jones, says that it all started with America's high society, who dressed for the season -- the social season. Jones explained, "If it's summer, you're not in the city, you're at your country home." The popular choice, white cotton clothing, reflected light and kept you cool. Jones adds, "Once the season ended, their garments changed." Back in town for fall, women, who wore long skirts in the dirty city streets, changed their wardrobes to heavier, darker fabrics. Nice lifestyle if you were part of it. But for the rest of us, and the fashion world, times have changed -- and the rule really doesn't apply. Even the 2004 book "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition" says it's fine to wear white after Labor Day. Still not sure? Let Colleen Sherin, senior fashion director for Saks Fifth Avenue, give you some tips. From her office in New York City, she assures shoppers, "There are really no rules anymore. It's just about making the look appropriate." Translation: It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it: Sherin suggests winterizing those white jeans from summer with boots, not sandals, and a jacket instead of a tank top. She adds, "It's the way you put it together that makes the look work year-round." The department store is promoting several looks in "winter white" for the colder months, including a suit and a faux fur coat in the snowy shade.The fashion historian Cosgrave thinks fashion is actually having a "white moment." She argues, "Wearing white is timeless." And therefore seasonless: She points to the stunning white gown worn by first lady Michelle Obama at the inaugural balls in 2009. And Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard rocked a white mermaid dress when she accepted her Academy Award. But you don't have to be a first lady or a movie star to break the white rule. Cosgrave adds, "Anything that can break up the dominance of black, in my point of view, bring it on."
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| Troubled Bridge Underwater: Video Captures Covered-Bridge Collapse Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:44 PM PDT by Claudine Zap Hurricane Irene brought unexpectedly disastrous floods to the state of Vermont -- the worst in 75 years or "perhaps ever," according to Governor Peter Shumlin. The epic storm brought flooding, 250 road closures, and one death. But the image many have taken from the state is the damage to its historic covered bridges -- and two that were completely destroyed: One bridge was lost in Woodstock, Vt. And one viral video caught the Bartonsville Bridge just as it collapsed into the Williams River in Rockingham, Vt. Watch the bridge fall down here. The video quickly captured the attention of the Web, with over 400,500 views so far. New York also lost an antique in the storm. The Blenheim covered bridge on Schoharie Creek in upstate New York is no more, which means it loses its significance as the longest covered bridge in the world, at 210 feet, according to the New York Times. Both the Bartonsville and the Blenheim bridges were on the National Register of Historic Places. Vermont still boasts an impressive collection of 100 covered bridges in the small state with a population of 625,000 who love their historic bridges.
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| Nooooo!: Lucas Makes More Changes to Original Trilogy Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:34 AM PDT by Mike Krumboltz Many would argue that the original "Star Wars" films were masterpieces when they were first released (the prequels not so much). However George Lucas just can't stop futzing around with his creations. The billionaire filmmaker's latest change can be seen in the upcoming Blu-ray release of the original trilogy. In the battle between Luke Skywalker and the Emperor in "Return of the Jedi," Lucas has given Darth Vader a new bit of dialogue. Originally, Darth Vader just stood and watched the Emperor electrocute Luke with lightning bolts before coming to his son's rescue. Not anymore. Now, right before Darth Vader comes out of his daze, lifts up the Emperor, and tosses him to his death, the Dark Lord of the Sith yells a helpless "Noooo!" If you're having having flashbacks to the awkward moment in "Revenge of the Sith" when the newly created Darth Vader screams "Noooo!" after the Emperor lies to him about Padme's death (awesome parody here), you're not alone. "Star Wars" fans far and wide have voiced their displeasure. Among the disappointed is filmmaker Simon Pegg, who wrote on Twitter that he "always loved Vader's wordless self sacrifice." Pegg then goes on to use salty language to bring home his point. Commenters at Entertainment Weekly are equally displeased. One person writes, "WHY? WHY? WHY? Mr Lucas – do you have sooo much time on your hands that all you want to do is to simply keep tinkering with the movies? Leave them alone and go fishing!" Another jokingly posts, "Oh, now I get it. Vader threw the Emperor down the shaft because he was saying "NOOOOO…." to what the Emperor was doing to his kid. And here I always thought it was just a big ol' bear hug that went wrong..." Still, for all the outrage, Lucas has been unapologetic about his desire to alter his movies, probably because he truly believes he's improving them. In the past, he's made Han Solo shoot Greedo first, added Hayden Christensen to the end of "Return of the Jedi," and given Jabba the Hutt an ill-advised cameo in "A New Hope." None of thoes changes have gone over well with the fans who have made him a billionaire. Perhaps one day he'll digitally remove Jar Jar Binks from "The Phantom Menace." Would anyone complain about that? Anyone?
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