If it wasn't Kermie buying it for Miss Piggy then I don't want to fucking hear about it. Read… 11/14/13 11:00am 11/14/13 11:00am

If diamonds are a girl's best friend, this giant rock auctioned off in Hong Kong today is… what? Life partner? Champion? Soul mate? Read… 10/07/13 4:20pm 10/07/13 4:20pm

"Cut, color, cure, consistency: These are the four factors of the Oscar Mayer original strip. When it's time for the ultimate expression of love, say it on a plate." Get rid of just a few words in that copy and you're basically listening to someone try to shill you some shiny rocks. But no, it's Oscar Mayer (via some ad … Read… 6/05/13 2:20pm 6/05/13 2:20pm

When Miriam Tucker attended a fundraiser luncheon celebrating the Tampa Women's Club 65th year, she didn't expect that it all might end in a colonoscopy. Life is full of shitty, yet amazing, surprises. Read… 4/26/13 12:30am 4/26/13 12:30am

Kind of. Scientists have discovered that the shiny wings of the diamond weevil are full of crystals made of chitin in a structure much like actual diamonds. Unfortunately, bug engagement rings may be a ways off — says biophysicist Bodo Wilts, "Materials scientists could look to these scales to inspire new materials, but … Read… 12/21/11 2:45pm 12/21/11 2:45pm

A global advocacy group called Global Witness has recused itself from a coalition that aims to eliminate the flow of blood diamonds into the global marketplace, saying the safeguards that have been put in place aren't preventing tainted conflict gems from being bought by consumers. I guess diamonds are maybe more like… Read… 12/05/11 6:30pm 12/05/11 6:30pm

Daphne Guinness's current fashion exhibit at the Museum at FIT has drawn the ire of peace groups including Code Pink and Jewish Voice for Peace because of the show's principal sponsor, one Lev Leviev. Leviev is a Soviet-born Israeli diamond magnate and real-estate speculator with a reported personal fortune of $1.5… Read… 11/28/11 1:40pm 11/28/11 1:40pm

After your marriage ends, you may be in a celebratory mood or want to mark the milestone by buying yourself a piece of jewelry. Yet, we're still mystified by the existence of of Spritzer and Furman's $3,200 "Divorce Ring." Even if you feel like a sparkly diamond rising phoenix-like from a broken marriage, why would you… Discuss… 9/01/11 9:30am 9/01/11 9:30am

Astronomers have spotted a planet that appears to be made of a diamond orbiting around a tiny star. The planet, which is 4,000 light years away, is denser than any other known and is made of mostly carbon. It's believed that the carbon is in a crystalline pattern, making the planet a diamond. It's truly a fascinating… Read… 8/26/11 9:20am 8/26/11 9:20am

We thought vajazzling was the final frontier of making body parts sparkle, but we were wrong. India's Shekhar Eye Research Center has developed gold-plated, diamond-encrusted contact lenses that sell for $15,000. Creator Dr. Chandrashekhar Chawan says he came up with the idea after his wife had diamonds implanted in… Discuss… 8/05/11 1:10pm 8/05/11 1:10pm

The hourglass Simmons keeps in her wardrobe is filled with "over 5000 little diamonds. And they're real." ("Over 5000 cubic zirconias" doesn't have the same ring.) This, her "satellite closet," she warns is only "a smaller version of the Mothership." Read… 1/20/11 4:05pm 1/20/11 4:05pm

A diamond dealer who had $46 million burning a hole in his pocket has since replaced that with a rare 24.78 karat "fancy intense pink" diamond. Coming soon to a Lopez finger near you! Discuss… 11/17/10 12:30pm 11/17/10 12:30pm

One day — maybe when I turned 30? — my mother gave me diamond studs. "I don't want them anymore," she said. "But don't lose them." I tighten the screw-backed earrings often, out of anxiety. But something went wrong. Read… 10/01/10 6:23pm 10/01/10 6:23pm

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The 24-Carat Campbell video game — in which you throw pebbles and diamonds at a cartoon version of Naomi — is not especially fun to play, but that's not the point. Read… 8/16/10 2:54pm 8/16/10 2:54pm

Mia Farrow took the stand in the Charles Taylor war crimes trial, and her testimony directly differed from what Naomi Campbell told the court. Read… 8/09/10 10:13am 8/09/10 10:13am

British officials have opted to keep the Koh-i-Noor, a 186-karat diamond that supposedly carries a curse so that "only god or a woman can wear it with impunity." The famous gem currently resides in the late Queen Mother's crown. Discuss… 7/30/10 2:15pm 7/30/10 2:15pm

Yawn. Another day, another £100,000 gold and diamond bespoke stiletto. We get it: You can make really expensive stuff. There are still some people left who are rich enough to buy it. So these diamond stilettos? They're already tired. Read… 6/30/10 5:00pm 6/30/10 5:00pm

Writer Conor Friedersdorf is attempting to start a boycott of diamond engagement rings: Read… 6/10/10 6:40pm 6/10/10 6:40pm