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Listen Up! We’re Giving You A Discount on Etymotic Earphones!

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Prevent hearing loss with Etymotic earplugsAfter my post on Etymotic earphones ran in December I received lots of emails from readers asking where to find the earphones as well as one from Dee Bayro, Global Marketing and Communications Manager at Etymotic Research. She related to my, shall we say, slightly-neurotic-at-times-obsessive concerns about cell phones and suggested I get a pong case which helps protect from cell phone radiation.

Use these tips from Dee to decide which earphones are right for you, then take advantage of a special 20% discount:

If you have an iPhone, go for the hf3 or mc3. For other phones, check out the hf2 or mc2. The hf series is the best deal and best fit for an adult.

The er4 series provides the best of the best in high-end audio but they are only earphones and don’t have the headset capability.

For kids, look at the etykids 5 (earphones only) or the etykid3 (earphones + headset).


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We’re Hosting a Live Q&A With Angelina Jolie Today!

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StyleSubstanceSoul.com is excited to host a live Q&A with Angelina Jolie at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time/ 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time! Angelina will be discussing her writing and directorial debut, In The Land of Blood and Honey, and you will have the opportunity to ask her questions about the film live! 

In the Land of Blood and Honey has been nominated for a Golden Globe® for Best Foreign Language Film. Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s, the film tells the story of Danijel (Goran Kostić) and Ajla (Zana Marjanović), two Bosnians from different sides of a brutal ethnic conflict. Danijel, a Bosnian Serb police officer, and Ajla, a Bosnian Muslim artist, are together before the war, but their relationship is changed as violence engulfs the country. Months later, Danijel is serving under his father, General Nebojsa Vukojevich (Rade Šerbedžija), as an officer in the Bosnian Serb Army. He and Ajla come face to face again when she is taken from the apartment she shares with her sister, Lejla (Vanesa Glodjo), and Lejla’s infant child by troops under Danijel’s command. As the conflict takes hold of their lives, their relationship changes, their motives and connection to one another become ambiguous and their allegiances grow uncertain. In the Land of Blood and Honey portrays the incredible emotional, moral and physical toll that the war takes on individuals as well as the consequences that stem from the lack of political will to intervene in a society stricken with conflict.

Please join us later today for what promises to be a fascinating and insightful discussion!

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In the Land of Blood and Honey is currently playing in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco and Seattle. It opens on Friday in Washington DC, Dallas, Palm Springs, Amherst, MA, Berkeley, Charlotte, Denver, Monterey, Phoenix, Mountain View, CA, San Jose and Sausalito.


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Anna March Reviews “Night Swim” by Jessica Keener

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Jessica Keener’s debut novel, Night Swim, is glorious.

Night SwimThis finely-layered novel is told from the perspective of the bright, 16-year-old Sarah Kunitz. Through her eyes, we are offered an intimate look at her upper middle class family in 1970 suburban Boston. It’s an enviable portrait from the outside, but behind closed doors it is a darkly different story. Sarah’s mother is taking pills and floundering.  Sarah and her brothers must find ways to escape their parents’ bitter disagreements and their father’s difficult personality. Those harsh realities are soon replaced with confusion, grief and anger when their mother dies in a car crash. A certain drifting sadness looms while their father begins an affair with a young woman and Sarah embarks on her own romances.  Consequences abound, but Keener weaves the threads into a taut ending. … read full story →


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Style: Quirky.
Substance: Notice. Question. Think. Read. Talk. Write.
Soul: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -- Oscar Wilde


Talkin’ About a Resolution

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Since we’re already a week late, let me first wish all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous new year! We are so excited about everything we have in store for 2012, and know it’s going to be an amazing year. January traditionally means resolutions although mine don’t normally kick in... read full story →


We’re Giving Away New Year’s Resolutions Kick-Starters!

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You know how most of your New Year's resolutions are usually forgotten by February? Well, we've found some great resources that will make them easier to keep. Read about them here, then fill out the form below for a chance to win one. You may enter once a day until the ...read full story →


Looking Back on 2011 and Forward to 2012!

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Like many of you, we're taking some time off for the holidays. We're excited about spending time with our families, celebrating the joys of the season and gearing up for a great 2012. We won't be posting again until early January but hope you'll take some time to look back on... read full story →


Scrapbooks and Art Books and Books About Books!

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I’ve been meaning to write about these two books ever since they came out, so it’s a good thing it’s almost time to renew my New Year’s resolution to stop procrastinating. Luckily, both books make great, really special gifts, so if you do things the way I do – which... read full story →