Celeb Gist

'The muse is eluding me'

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By Mark SavageBBC music reporter Getty ImagesThe singer hasn't recorded a solo album in 11 yearsCanadian star KD Lang says she considers herself "semi-retired" and may never record new music again. "I'm not feeling any particular urge to make music right now," she told BBC Radio 4's Front Row. "The muse is eluding me. "I am completely at peace with the fact that I may be done." The singer-songwriter is best known for Ingénue, the 1992 album that earned her a number one single, Constant Craving, and a Grammy Award for best pop vocal. Read More...

A Twisted History of Neckties

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Boys hate to put them on. Men love to unknot them after a day of wear. Postal workers, firefighters, police and those in many other uniformed occupations don't wear them anymore. But women still insist on buying them for men, especially at this time of year. Neckties: textured, solid, striped, botanical, jacquard, geometric, 52 to 58 inches long, alternately withering or widening from 3112 to 5 inches, costing anywhere from three for $10 to $100 or more. Read More...

How do you make a small paper funnel?

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Easy Paper Funnel Step 1: Cut and Fold Paper Square. Assemble paper, scissors and tape. Step 2: Cut Out Part of Circle and Tape Into a Cone Shape. Unfold your paper circle, and cut away one quarter. Step 3: Cut Out Opening at End of Funnel. Flatten the cone, and cut an inverted V shape at the end of the cone to form the hole. Click to see full answer. Similarly one may ask, how do you make a temporary funnel? Read More...