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Beauty and wellness salons and spas across the country have signed PrettyCity.com’s “Green & Gorgeous Guarantee,” promising to run their operations and create treatments in eco-friendly ways. Starting on Friday, June 5—World Environment Day—these businesses will offer special services throughout June for Pretty City’s Green & Gorgeous event. If you partake of one of these services, you’ll receive a tote bag while supplies last.

Visit Pretty City’s Green page on Tuesday, June 2 for the list of Green & Gorgeous services and participating venues.

Land of the Lost, the movie adaptation of the 1970s TV series, stars Will Ferrell as Dr. Rick Marshall, scientist who is sucked into a time vortex and dropped into prehistoric times. With him are research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and survivalist Will (Danny McBride). With the help of friendly primate Chaka (Jorma Taccone), the group tries to find a way home. Opening Friday, June 5.

Below, watch the trailer and a video of Ferrell and McBride introducing the movie.

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Actor/comedian Will Ferrell has launched Will Ferrell Sunscreen to help Cancer for College, which supports and inspires cancer survivors. The sunscreen is SPF 30, offers UVA/UVB protection, and comes in thee kinds: Sexy Hot Tan, Sun Stroke, and Forbidden Fruit. All proceeds go to the organization’s Willpowered Scholarship Fund, which grants college scholarships to cancer survivors.

Visit Cancer for College’s Sunscreen page to learn more about the product and to shop.

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From now through Wednesday, June 10, CurrentVine.com is offering readers an exclusive discount code for the entire collection of women’s resort wear line Float.

Float offers various types of beachwear in bright colors and simple prints, including coverups, bathing suits, bags, and tunics. All garments are tested by the UV international Testing Laboratories for their Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF), similar to the SPF rating system for sunscreen. The company’s site indicates which of its pieces are over UPF 15, which is considered sun protective. Float designs have been featured in Women’s Wear Daily, Lucky, and People.

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Undead and Unwelcome is the eighth book in MaryJanice Davidson’s Undead series, which follows suburban vampire queen Betsy Taylor. In this outing, Betsy takes the body of her werewolf friend to Cape Cod and wonders how the werewolf clan there will receive her. At the same time, back home, her half-sister is starting to act very strangely.

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and author Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves) present The Strain, the first novel in their Strain Trilogy, in which a vampiric virus infects New York and threatens to spread across the globe. CDC doctor Eph Goodweather and former professor Abraham Setrakian join a small group of people who are scrambling to stop the virus. The book will be published on Tuesday, June 2.

Hogan and del Toro will discuss the book at the Union Square Barnes & Noble on Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m.; visit the B&N event page for details.

Below, watch a video of del Toro discussing the trilogy and trailers for the The Strain; click the widget to browse inside the book.

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In Pixar’s latest animated feature, Up, balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) ties thousands of balloons to his house and sets off to find adventure in South America—only to later discover that an 8-year-old boy named Russell (Jordan Nagai) has snuck in for the ride. Other voices provided by Christopher Plummer (Charles Muntz), John Ratzenberger (Construction Foreman Tom), and Delroy Lindo (Beta).

Click below for the trailer.

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