Vancouver prepping roads for winter weather

An arctic cold front is making its way down the West Coast and temperatures are going to dip below freezing. Vancouver is going to start pre-salting some major roads to keep you safe during your daily commute. “As the night progresses and it does get colder, then we’ll be concentrating on the major roads with salt and salt brine. As well we will be concentrating on bike routes as well,” explains Murray Wightman with the city. He says the city...

Read More

Teenage British diving star Tom Daley

Tom Daley, the 19-year-old British diving star who won a bronze medal at last summer’s Olympics and is one of his nation’s most famous athletes, posted a YouTube video on Monday that revealedhe’s currently in a relationship with a man. In the frank, five-minute clip, which racked up more than a half-million views in its first few hours online, Daley said “I still fancy girls” but revealed that he’s recently started dating a man. “Come spring,...

Read More

American Eagle Outfitters an early holiday-shopping winner

It probably wasn't the Black Friday shopping weekend that most retailers had hoped for -- but an analyst's report saidAmerican Eagle Outfitters had a better-than-average performance. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) had "very strong traffic and conversion at AEO" on Black Friday, according to a report released Monday by Sterne Ageeanalyst Ike Boruchow and Tom Nikic. It said American Eagle had a 50 percent off storewide...

Read More

Amazon unviels 30-minute Prime Air quadcopley delivery service

Amazon, the company that already automates many of its warehouses and fulfillment centers with robot workers, has unveiled Amazon Prime Air — a new delivery method that will see autonomous quadcopters deliver your order within 30 minutes. A couple of years from now, perhaps on Cyber Monday in 2015, you might be able to order a PS4 game or the latest smartphone and have it delivered to your door in half an hour. At this point, you should probably...

Read More

Cyber Monday Hard Drive Deals

If you’re one of the few people that missed the extended Black Friday sales that have been going on all weekend, there’s still hope. Black Friday’s sibling shopping holiday, Cyber Monday (part of Cyber Week), has arrived to bring more deals, discounts and sales. For the digital storage-minded consumers, IBTimes looks at the best Cyber Monday hard drive deals from retailers including Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy and more to ensure you get the...

Read More

Sweaty Betty's Yoga Pants are Even More Expensive

There's a new high-end fitness fashion brand in town, and it's even more expensive than Lululemon Athletica. Sweaty Betty, which was founded in London in 1998, has opened two U.S. stores in the last four months — one in Soho and one in Greenwich, Conn. — and it's planning to launch a third in 2014. The brand offers fashion-forward fitness apparel for a slightly higher price than Lululemon, which has a stronghold over the high-end activewear...

Read More

If you think Maria Bello is a lesbian , you weren't paying attention

The New York Times‘ weekly “Modern Love” essay feature is no stranger to generating buzz—regular readers will remember the infamous “Shamu lady” —but this Sunday’s may have topped them all. In a piece titled “Coming Out as a Modern Family,” actress Maria Bello (Prisoners, Grown Ups, The Cooler) described her decision to tell her 12-year-old son that she had become involved romantically with her best friend, a woman identified in...

Read More