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" Would You Use This Brush? Making waves this week online, the YoBrush is a new iPhone cover that doubles as a hairbrush. Convenient, yes, but would you really want to use it, considering how many dirty surfaces your cell phone touches? We asked our own Research Institute experts: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m sure this product works to some extent, and I&amp;#039;m not actually worried about the germs or any sanitation issues here \u2014 I&amp;#039;m worried about all the gross stuff that will get stuck in these bristles,&amp;quot; says Mary Clarke, a senior product analyst in our Beauty Lab. &amp;quot;Do you really want to hold a phone up to your face that has your hair stuck in it?&amp;quot; Google and Barnes and Noble Offer Same-Day Book Delivery...Some Places This past Thursday, Google and Barnes and Noble teamed up to launch a same-day book delivery service in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles via Google Shopping Express. The new program appears to be aimed at undermining Amazon&amp;#039;s book business, which announced Wednesday that its same-day delivery service is expanding to six cities (Washington D.C., Indianapolis, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Dallas). You&amp;#039;d think Barnes &amp;amp;amp; Noble is just trying to keep up, but chief merchandising officer, Jaime Carey says the move is &amp;quot;about serving our customers better.&amp;quot;  A Good Reason to Make Gumbo Okra is either a veggie most people either adore or abhor, but if you&amp;#039;re an abstainer, it may be time to embrace it. A study just published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry has found that this gooey Southern favorite may serve as an effective dietary treatment for those with Type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular issues related to obesity. Okra is rich in flavonoids, disease-combating compounds that assist in glucose regulation and metabolization of fat. Though the mice that were fed okra in the experiment didn&amp;#039;t lose weight, their glucose, insulin, and triglyceride levels were significantly lower than mice that weren&amp;#039;t consuming the green seedpods. Self-Made Celebrities Now Rule the World (Wide Web) YouTube stars have officially reached their peak: According to a survey commissioned by Variety, the biggest names on the DIY video site are now more recognizable and beloved by teenagers than mainstream celebrities in film, TV, and music. Results showed that Americans aged 13 to 18 named YouTube stars (rather than celebs) as the top five most influential figures in media. The most well-known? Smosh (an online comedy team), followed by the Fine Brothers, PewDiePie, KSI, and Ryan Higa. YouTubers were also considered more engaging, relatable, and extraordinary. Photos: YoBrush, Brian Yarvin / Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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