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Alexander Wang Salutes The Sporty Spices Of The World

Hortense Smith — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:30:00 EDT

Alexander Wang's Spring 2010 collection is a celebration of "sport fantasy," with bra-tops, flannel, and athletics-inspired outfits that look a bit like glammed-up versions of Hilary Swank's wardrobe from Million Dollar Baby all making an appearance. More »

Doctors Warn The Grapefruit Diet And The Pill Don't Mix

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:45:00 EDT

A woman from Washington State nearly lost her leg after following the grapefruit diet for three days. Enzymes from the fruit interacted with her contraceptive pill and caused a blood clot in her leg. More »

S&M Brings Couples Closer Together

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:20:00 EDT

According to new research on the hormonal changes in men and women during sadomasochistic parties, activities like spanking, flogging, and bondage are stressful while they are occurring, but can increase the bond between couples afterwards. More »

Fiancé Drops Engagement Ring Off Bridge

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:45:00 EDT

A man's proposal on the Brooklyn Bridge went horribly wrong, but not because his girlfriend said no. He accidentally dropped the ring, which fell through a crack on the pedestrian bridge and into traffic below. More »

Fight The Living Dead In Style

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDT

These "Zombie Stomper" high heels are billed as "perfect for stompin' on zombies ... and men's hearts." With a 4.5 inch heel, it's just lucky that (most) zombies don't move very fast. [Boing Boing] More »

Hospital Employees Fired For Reading Suleman's Files

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Fifteeen employees were fired and eight were disciplined at Kaiser Permanente hospital for improperly accessing Nadya Suleman's medical records, though they did not distribute any information on her or the octuplets to the media. More »

Dads Compete In Hannah Montana Lookalike Contest

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:45:00 EDT

This weekend dads competed in a Hannah Montana karaoke contest at the Mall of America for two airline tickets and the title of "Mr. Montana." More »

Josh Hartnett Hospitalized

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Around 2am this morning, an ambulence picked up Josh Hartnett from Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. He said he had abdominal pain, but was seen walking into the ambulance. He was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital. [TMZ] More »

Warning: Sleeping With James Bond Could Lead To Death

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:30:00 EDT

New groundbreaking research has revealed that 1 in 3 women who have sex with James Bond are killed, often in a gruesome and outlandish manner. More »

Brazilian Bikini Waxing To Continue In Garden State

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:45:00 EDT

New Jersey state officials have dropped a proposed bikini wax ban after salon owners protested and the state's consumer affairs director refused to support the measure. More »

Ladies' Night!

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:45:00 EDT

L.A. Jezebels! Head to Shatto 39 Lanes at 10pm tonight for bowling and cheap drinks. Click here for details. UPDATE: Chicago Jezebels will be at Resi's Bierstube Restaurant & Tavern (2034 W Irving Park Rd.) at 7:30pm. More »

Is It Art?

Sadie Stein — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:45:00 EDT

Judge Daniel Edwards' "String of Babies', holds a baby bottle upright," for yourselves. [DListed] More »

Texting Hoax May Scare Off Women Attending Twilight Parties

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:45:00 EDT

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A text message circulating in 16 states warns that women are being killed by gangs outside Walmarts. Fortunately it's a hoax, but it may ruin the Twilight DVD release parties planned at 2,400 stores. More »

Roseanne Barr's Blog: Hacked?

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:20:00 EDT

Roseanne has shared some wacky opinions in the past, but her latest blog posts claim she's only "masquerading as an earthly being." And apparently the mystical creature living inside her likes to blog! [Roseanne World] More »

Japanese Vending Machine Lets You Claw At Boobs

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Why waste your time trying to snatch up stuffed animals when you can grab a claw full of boobs? More »

Sunshine Cleaning Cleans Up At Weekend Box Office

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:40:00 EDT

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Sunshine Cleaning, which was written and directed by women and features Emily Blunt and Amy Adams, did so well in limited release this weekend that it will open in more locations across the country. More »

Black And Hispanic Dolls Are Still Hard To Find

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:15:00 EDT

Demonstrators in New York set out more than 150 dolls with tags listing statistics on AIDS and women's health on the steps of City Hall, but couldn't find enough dolls of color for the exhibit. More »

Cute Animal Video Actually A Dig At Chinese Censors

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:40:00 EDT

Western audiences may not understand the appeal of the video at left, which features a children's song about an alpaca-like creature. But, in China, "grass-mud horse" has a very different meaning. More »

Sarah Palin And Hillary Clinton Are Comic Book Heroes

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EDT

The American people can't get enough Sarah Palin, in comic book form at least. Bluewater Productions is releasing comics about women in politics and the Sarah Palin issue has already gone into a second printing. More »

Comic Explains How Not To Talk About Domestic Violence

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Political cartoonist Kevin Moore has written a comic criticizing the way people are reacting to the Chris Brown beating, especially stars like Kanye West and Mekhi Phifer. [In Contempt via Alas, A Blog] More »

Court Orders 40 Lashes For Elderly Woman

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:45:00 EDT

A 75-year-old Syrian woman has been sentenced by a Saudi Arabian court to 40 lashes, four months in prison, and deportation for having two unrelated men in her house. More »

Indian Villagers Build A Road To Find Brides

Margaret Hartmann — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:30:00 EST

In Barwaan Kala, India, known as the "village of unmarried people," 121 bachelors are working to build a 6km road, because they say their remote location is preventing them from getting married. More »

Study Finds Birth Control Shot Causes Weight Gain

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:40:00 EST

New research shows that women taking the birth control shot known as DMPA gained an average of 11 pounds over three years, but once they switched to nonhormonal contraception they began to lose the weight. More »

Chris Brown Charged With 2 Felonies

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:20:00 EST

Chris Brown has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats for allegedly assaulting Rihanna. According to a police search warrant leaked today, Chris tried to push Rihanna out of the Lamborghini he was driving, hit her head against the passenger window and punched her. He allegedly said "I'm going to beat the —-- out of you when we get home," and Rihanna left a message for her assistant to call the police, to which Chris said, "You just did the stupidest thing ever. I'm going to kill you." [Us, TMZ] More »

Heads Up

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:45:00 EST

This ad from Thailand suggests that Exact home pregnancy tests are as simple and accurate as contorting your body to check out cells in the dark recesses of your uterus! More images here: [Copyranter] More »

Woman With 2 Wombs Delivers Twins

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:40:00 EST

A Michigan woman with two wombs has given birth to twin daughters, one from each uterus. More »

Cat Adopts Litter Of Puppies

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:20:00 EST

Smaigal, a cat who recently gave birth, has taken in a litter of puppies her owner picked up after their mother was killed by a car. More incredibly cute pictures here. [The Sun] More »

TV Viewing Doesn't Help Or Harm Babies

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:40:00 EST

Apparently stationing an infant in front of a DVD won't turn them into a baby Einstein. A new study suggests that TV viewing before age two doesn't improve language and visual motor skills. More »

Are "Jon And Kate" Using Their "Plus 8" For Profit?

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:20:00 EST

Jon and Kate Gosselin used to be the parents of eight kids that America liked, but now they're facing criticism because of how they market their family on Jon and Kate Plus 8. More »

"I'm a Mrs." Package Makes It Easier To Take Your Husband's Name

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:40:00 EST

A Canadian company has developed a package to help brides fill out the paperwork necessary to change their last names, should they choose to do so. More »

Emeril Lagasse Sends Elderly Woman Fresh Pot

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:20:00 EST

Update: after an elderly woman scared off robbers with her Emeril Lagasse brand pot, police seized it as evidence. Now, the chef says he's sending her a whole new set of his signature cookware. [AP] More »

Bardot To Big O: Save The Seals

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:20:00 EST

Brigitte Bardot has written a letter to Obama, timed to his Canada visit, asking him to speak out against seal hunting, even though "he already has a lot to do in his own country." [AP] More »

Everyone remembers Heelarious, baby's first...

Sadie Stein — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Everyone remembers Heelarious, baby's first high heels. Well, in case you wanted to see them in action, here's a video for you. They look merely weird when the baby's crawling, but when she starts staggering around in these mini soft pumps, the heels crumple under her weight, resulting in an uneven and seemingly-inebriated gait. You can just see her tiny ankles wobbling. In other words, just like most grown women in heels! [AOL] More »

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We Love Cheap Stuff, But Fast Fashion Is Hard To Defend

Sadie Stein — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT

As you may have read, England's House of Lords recently passed judgment on the culture of "Fast Fashion" as epitomized by chains like H&M and Forever21, stating that it fosters a culture of irresponsible waste. While the high-handedness of a group of peers making such a pronouncement has been roundly denounced - and indeed, is in danger of obscuring the message - the truth is that this is a real issue that can stand a little exposure. The current trend towards ever-cheaper and more disposable wardrobes is not merely bad for the environment and the sweatshop workers who turn out that $14 Marni knockoff, but is probably, ultimately, pretty bad for us as a society, too. Melodramatic? Maybe. But valuing things is, paradoxically, a luxury. More »

The Moment You've Been Waiting For: The House Bunny Premiere

Sadie Stein — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EDT

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They've tantalized us for weeks with their cliched premise and hackneyed dialogue, with their snippets of the Bunny's sexpot idiot-savant sagacity and hints at the sorority girls' ultimate triumph over vague adversities. And here it is: the movie you may have thought had already come and gone, Legally Blonde lite — The House Bunny! This comedic masterpiece premiered last night at Mann Village Theatre in in Westwood, California. Rumer and 'rents, Malin Akerman, playmates, and various starlets bibbed and tuckered up with predictably Good, Bad and Ugly results. A red carpet worthy of its subject - after the jump! More »

The Swiss Animal Protection Agency has released...

Sadie Stein — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:40:00 EDT

The Swiss Animal Protection Agency has released a harrowing report that chronicles the Chinese fur trade, which produces approximately 85 percent of the world's fur products and whose animal treatment is almost completely unregulated. Although the practices employed — beating animals with a metal or wooden stick or swinging the animal until it slams to the ground, then skinning it alive — are horrifying, SAPA spokesman Mark Rissi said that fur producers had no qualms about opening their farms to the organization: "As animals are considered objects in China, there is little or no awareness for the suffering of these sentient beings," he said, essentially describing a stark cultural divide, and adding that "the cruelty found was beyond our expectations, and it was hard to document without interfering. It caused nightmares to the team." (Warning: the descriptions and videos are very graphic. Possibly NSFW - certainly upsetting.) [World Net Daily] More »