A new "study" (if we can so legitimize this cereal box survey with such a characterization), has discovered that men actually don't actually prefer women with insouciant blonde hair, despite what previous pop-science and movie musicals have led us to believe. What men really want in a life-partner is a sensible head…

Its reason and purpose is unclear, but Victoria's Secret has created a list. The 2012 What Is Sexy? List awards distinctions like Sexiest Summer Style, Sexiest Summer Glow, and Sexiest Tweeter. You know, the stuff legends are made of. It's silly, sure, but it's also very telling. The company, whose customer is…

Is the "dumb blonde" stereotype more dye-ist than color-ist?

Sorry, blondes. First Archie picks Veronica, now this: The dating site Parship.co.uk surveyed 1,300 people and found that on a first date blondes were most likely to have sex, mention an ex, forget their date's name, and drink too much, supposedly decreasing their chances of another date. [The Telegraph]

Archie Andrews has finally made his choice. In the upcoming 600th issue of Archie Comics, he will propose to brunette bad girl Veronica, leaving Betty, his sweet, blonde lady-friend, heartbroken. For students of pop culture, the fact that gentlemen actually prefer brunettes should come as no surprise.

Lately I've been getting a lot of questions about what color my hair is. I'm not online dating — these questions come from people I actually know.