Slip ‘N Slide 50th birthday

Slip ‘N Slide 50th birthday. The Wham-O® Slip ‘N Slide®, a mainstay of backyard summertime fun, is turning 50 this year. Invented by upholsterer Robert Carrier and released by Wham-O® in 1961, the Slip ‘N Slide® gained instant recognition for turning backyards into magical summer play lands and continues to be passed on from generation to generation. Since its inception, Slip ‘N Slide® has become one of the most popular outdoor activities, leading to sales of over 30 million slides and licensing deals with the likes of Disney, NASCAR® and Marvel. Slip ‘N Slide® has evolved from a simple single rider slide into double and triple rider slides in incredible 3D proportions with new water effects. Two new versions of Slip ‘N Slide® Extreme available now are Monster Splash, which creates the biggest splash yet, and Black Diamond Racer, the first ever curved Slip ‘N Slide®. Bringing some friendly competition to the lawn is Slip ‘N Slide® Sports with Splash Dunk and Splash ‘N Bowl. Available in major Mass and Sporting Goods retailers everywhere, these exhilarating new models will send kids sliding until their fingers and toes turn into prunes!

Route 66 Road Trip

Route 66 Road Trip. Looking to "get your kicks on Route 66"? Roam the historic road through the Western United States and you will ramble through many of the towns name-checked in Bobby Troup's musical ode to the Mother Road.
Gallup, New Mexico, and Flagstaff, Arizona? You'll see 'em. Don't forget Winona,Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino and Santa Monica, too.

How to Have Classic Style

How to have classic style. Having classic style is simply a matter of not being persuaded by the latest trends and fads, but rather sticking to simple classic lines, fabrics and colors. Classic style doesn't have to break your budget, and can be achieved with just a few key pieces in your wardrobe. Once you invest in those pieces, you'll find that you use them so often that they eventually pay for themselves. Read on to learn how to have classic style.Spend your money on essentials. One nice black dress, a good pair of fashionable yet comfortable shoes, some quality jeans, a handbag and one key tailored jacket are a great basis for your wardrobe. You can enhance these pieces with less expensive items. Accessories, t-shirts, other bags and shoes can help spice up your outfits.

Toy fads through the years

Toy fads through the years. With word of the Cabbage Patch Kids making their comeback in a new TV special and in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Slip 'N Slide, we take a look at the toy trends that have had kids in a frenzy through the years.

Celebrity June 2011 quotes

Celebrity June 2011 quotes

Celebrity June 2011 quotes. It was a month of thrilling victories, agonizing defeats, lost legends, shocking admissions and career-ending mistakes. See what other big events made headlines in June and what was said about them.

Dumbest things said by beauty queens

Dumbest things said by beauty queens

Dumbest things said by beauty queens.

Lauren Ashley - Miss Beverly Hills

The self-proclaimed Miss Beverly Hills 2010, Lauren Ashley, recently made headlines with her strong (and dumb) views on homosexuality. But as we know, she's not the first beauty queen to say dumb things. At this point, "Say Something Dumb" should actually be a part of the pageant. Right between talent and evening wear. These gals would obviously score very high.

The man with 12 fingers and 12 toes

The man with 12 fingers and 12 toes. Yoandri Hernandez Garrido is a 30-year-old Cuban who has 6 fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot and ensures that it never was an impediment to a normal life.
In his village located in the Toa river basin in the province of Guantanamo, the easternmost tip of Cuba, Yoandri is called by his acquaintances as “Twenty-four.”
The young Cuban is married and father of three who have not inherited his “virtue,” as he calls his condition. In his family there is no record of a relative with the same feature.
He cooks at a resort and is a “cayuquero” (driver barge from the river). He confesses that during his military service could even operate a machine gun AKM.
He says that what enjoys most is to walk barefoot or in any open shoes to show his twelve toes and twelve fingers.