Archive: December 2008


A Poet’s New Year’s Eve Advice
December 31, 2008
A Poet’s New Year’s Eve Advice
W.H. Auden offers his advice on how to spend New Year’s Eve.
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Origin of the New Year’s Kiss
December 31, 2008
Origin of the New Year’s Kiss
Where did the tradition of kissing on New Year’s come from? Historians date this practice back to the Ancient Romans who would throw a big party every New Year’s Eve called the Festival of Saturnalia where they would kiss and generally debauch one another as much as possible.
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Identity Confirmed of Sailor in Times Square Kiss
December 30, 2008
Identity Confirmed of Sailor in Times Square Kiss
After returning home from a tour of duty at sea, Life Magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstadt took this, perhaps the most famous photograph of two people kissing. Forensics efforts have finally confirmed the identity of the sailor in the photo.
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Love Graffiti
December 29, 2008
Love Graffiti
Love is all around us. If you take a closer look, you might see a little more of it. Here are some great declarations of love expressed in graffiti and posted in public places.
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Couples Take Prep Course for New Year’s Kiss
December 26, 2008
Couples Take Prep Course for New Year’s Kiss
Today 50 New York City couples are meeting up in Times Square for a massive make-out practice session. Organizers are hoping that New Year’s will be the world’s biggest group kiss and claim that it could potentially be the longest in history.
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6 Favorite Kissable Christmas Movie Moments
December 26, 2008
6 Favorite Kissable Christmas Movie Moments
The holidays are a time to shower those we care about with love and affection. Thus it’s only natural that the Movies are chock full of wonderful, romantic, sexy, funny and kissable Christmas moments. Here are some of our favorites from all 6 of the most important categories.
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All I Want for Christmas: Lip Dub
December 25, 2008
All I Want for Christmas: Lip Dub
A Christmas Dance-Party Lip Dub in Rockefeller Center that we think is the tops. Happy Holidays!
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December 24, 2008
Recipe: Killing Me with Chocolate Kisses
If you salivate at the thought of chocolate Kisses perfectly melded with Macadamia nuts – then read on. This recipe is not for weight watchers, and may even put you in a coma, but if you believe you only go around once, what a way to die!
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Kiss Like an Egyptian
December 23, 2008
Kiss Like an Egyptian
The upper class of ancient Egyptian women wore lipstick. The Turin papyrus, a kind of Egyptian Kamasutra, shows a woman painting her lips with a brush. The famous bust of Nefertiti sports some luscious lips, painted a lusty red.
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December 22, 2008
Dutch Coffeeshop Encourages Flirtation with WiFi
In an effort to attract more wi-fi freeloading students, CoffeeCompany in Holland changed it’s WiFi menu to reflect items from the cafe’s menu as well as directives to customers.
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