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Marilyn Monroe’s Secret Stash

SimchaSeptember 12, 2008 //

What’s a woman who has been dead for over 40 years doing on the cover of this month’s Vanity Fair? Well, when the lady in question is Marilyn Monroe, it’s no wonder the ultimate sex symbol is still making it as a cover girl from the grave. Her case has been reopened — or rather, her filing cabinets. After Frank Sinatra insisted she keep her affairs in order, Miss Monroe began storing her mementos in two not-so-glamourous metal office drawers which have just been recovered. And both the business and company she keep are fascinating! More info on what was inside, after the jump… Keep reading »

Fashion Week: Where Are The Black Models?

Annika HarrisSeptember 12, 2008 //

The lack of black models on fashion runways and in ad campaigns has become a persistent issue in the fashion industry. The issue was most recently highlighted by Vogue Italia’s “Black Issue,” which featured only black models on its pages. Some, including editor Amelia, saw the magazine as a gimmick, but it nonetheless got people talking about the issue of race in fashion. Unfortunately, all they did was talk. Keep reading »

The EU Doesn’t Want Sex to Sell Anything Anymore

Wendy AtterberrySeptember 12, 2008 //

David Beckham may be one of the best things to have happened to the game of soccer since cleats were invented, but he’s also one of the best things to have happened to advertising since the dawn of modern media…at least in my book. I mean, have you seen his nearly nude Armani ads? [Now you have! See above! -- Editor]

Well, if the European Parliament has anything to do with it, our friends on the other side of the pond may not have the good fortune of gazing at Beckham’s chiseled abs in glossies and on the sides of buses for much longer. Earlier this month, the Parliament voted in favor of a report drafted by the Women’s Rights Committee that aims to more tightly monitor nudity in marketing campaigns and to end the use of gender stereotypes.
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The Daily Squeeze: J. Lo Ditches PR, Obama On SNL, Banned Books, & Weight Gain At Fashion Week

Amelia McDonell-ParrySeptember 12, 2008 //
  • Oh dang. Jennifer Lopez backed out of guest judging the Project Runway finale at the very last minute and Tim Gunn had to step in as a backup. We prefer his opinion anyway, so there! [MSNBC]

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    Quickies!: Kanye Locked Up, Shannen Doherty Leaves 90210, Spears Family Reunion

    Annika HarrisSeptember 11, 2008 //

  • Kanye West and his bodyguard were arrested at LAX on suspicion of vandalism after an altercation with a photographer. Score one for Cali paps. [CNN]

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    Texting Can Lead To Embarrassment Or Jail Time

    Annika HarrisSeptember 11, 2008 //

    Texting is a definite advantage in communication. You can tell people exactly what you want to say without actually speaking to them. You can send random photos to friends to make them laugh. And you can totally flirt with your guy or gal on the sly. But flirting is also a danger of texting, just look at all the trouble Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has gotten into. Keep reading »

    Project Runway: Designers Get What They Deserve

    Annika HarrisSeptember 11, 2008 //

    Looks We Hated [From Left to Right]: Kenley’s Mother of the Corpse Bride; Blayne’s Circus Freak Hideousness; Suede’s Genie In a Bottle; Terri’s Ease On Off The Runway Costume

    This week on Project Runway, the designers were partnered with season five’s eliminated contestants and were challenged to create an avant-garde look based on the zodiac. Once Tim specified that the designs had to be based on the zodiac, I knew they would either be hot, stinking, costume-y messes or chances for the designers to really shine. I was disappointed by half of them. Keep reading »

    The Daily Squeeze: Protesting Oprah, Russell Brand’s Kissing Partners, And Sexy Wikipedia

    Catherine StrawnSeptember 11, 2008 //
  • Oprah’s not having Sarah Palin on her show before the election, and now the Florida Federation of Republican Women, which has 4,500 members, is boycotting her show and magazine. [AHN]
  • Russell Brand, of VMA fame, kissed Katy Perry and Pink for the upcoming movie, Get Him to the Greek. [SFGate.com]

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    Quickies!: Elisabeth Hasselbeck Talks Smack About Michelle Obama

    Annika HarrisSeptember 10, 2008 //
  • Elisabeth Hasselbeck took daytime TV to a new level when she compared The View‘s guest hosts, Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama. [CNN]
  • The University of Michigan’s plumbing can’t handle semen. [Holy Taco]
  • Some political pundits have contracted foot in mouth disease. [Asylum]

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    The Online Dating Site For Animals

    Catherine StrawnSeptember 10, 2008 //

    Animals in captivity don’t get out much, and it’s hard for them to find a partner who they’d like to mate with when they’re confined to their cages. To help their animals reproduce when they’re ready, more than 200 zoos in the U.S. and other countries are entering information into an online computerized matchmaking database that keeps track of sex, age, weight, and personality traits in an effort to find pairs that would be a fit for making cubs, calves, pups, kits, or chicks. The Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, S.C., is hoping the online studbook will help their koala, Killarney, find a guy she doesn’t hit or ignore — she’s a difficult lady, but there must some guy who can handle her, right? [CBS News] Keep reading »

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