Catherine Hardwicke, the director of “Twilight” won’t be working on the movie’s sequel, “New Moon.” But Robert Pattinson will look just as hot, we assure you. [E Online]
Scarlett Johansson dyed her hair darker for winter. Now she looks more normal girl and less sex kitten, which makes me like her more. [Marie Claire, U.K.]
This is bananas: Bravo has ordered a second season of “The Rachel Zoe Project”! [LA Times]
Having a body that’s not the ideal hourglass shape by could be better for your health. This is because the hormones that makes women stronger and better able to deal with stress tend to redistribute fat from the hips to the waist, making for a less curvy shape. [EurekAlert]
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe was evicted for not paying her rent. In an email statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NeNe said, “It’s none of your business.” Maybe Kim will take her in? [Dlisted]
What will Michelle Obama wear to the inaugural ball in January? Some 35 designers, including Isaac Mizrahi, Carolina Herrera, Betsey Johnson, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, and Marc Jacobs, sketched their ideas for the future first lady. [WWD]
Men represent 1 percent of breast cancer cases, and a new study found that male mammograms and sonograms can be useful in making diagnoses. About 450 men in the U.S. die from breast cancer each year, according to the National Institutes of Health. [LiveScience]
“Ugly Betty” actor Mark Indelicato (he plays Betty’s nephew Justin) is working on a clothing line. He’s already started designing some dresses and also wants to do a line of jeans. You go, boy! [NY Mag]
If you’re at all interested in seeing Hugh Jackman’s bare chest, you should go see “Australia” this weekend. [NY Mag]
First lady Laura Bush is planning to write a memoir and is shopping the idea around to various publishers. According to AP, books from recent first ladies have a more dependable commercial appeal than those written by former presidents. [AP]
Daniel Radcliffe experiences shrinkage while performing naked in Equus. He says he doesn’t fear getting an erection, he wishes he would get one, because then, he’d appear a little larger on stage. Watch that video, or this one, or this one. Gosh, I think I have a crush on him. [Bravo]
Britney Spears is playing a not-so-secret-anymore show in London this weekend. We are soooooo jealous of all you British ladies. [Marie Claire, U.K.]
“Twilight”‘s opening night was bigger than the latest “Indiana Jones” and bigger than the biggest Bond movie. One-fifth of its estimated $35-million Friday gross came from midnight screenings. [E Online]
Forks, WA, has had an unexpected surge in tourists, or rather Edward stalkers, who have been making pilgrimages to the town. [NPR]
In other “Twilight”-related news, Hot Topic reported an 11.4 percent increase in profits for the third quarter, helped largely by sales from its license with the movie. [DNR]
Barack Obama’s barber says the President-elect has not gotten any grayer over the course of the last couple years. Even if it has, he still looks debonair. [Us Magazine]
Burlington, VT, is America’s healthiest city. [LiveScience]
Jennifer Aniston’s appearance on “30 Rock” didn’t do anything for the show’s ratings—they were the lowest this season. [E! Online]
A study in the Journal of Consumer Research found that people with high levels of individualism tend to consume greater levels of alcohol. [EurekAlert]
The one thing James Bond can’t do? Beat Jason Bourne at the U.S. box office. The last two Jason Bourne movies have made more money in the U.S. than any James Bond movie. [E Online]
Were you wondering how avatars have sex in Second Life? Well, first, you have to buy genitals… [BBC]
A giant, overstuffed purse saved a 22 year old’s life. When an unknown assailant fired a shot at her, a calculator, umbrella, and a small case helped stop the bullet. [Lemondrop]
In a study of British men and women, condom use was particularly low among those in their 30s and 40s and in partnerships where there is an age difference of five or more years. [EurekAlert]
CVS is doing lots of cool things. Not only are they starting to offer higher-end cosmetics, as we told you yesterday, but they’re also giving discounts of about 30 percent on fertility treatments to couples struggling with high medication costs because their insurance doesn’t cover it. [Reuters]
The ad Sofia Coppola directed for Miss Dior Cherie fragrance debuted during last night’s “Gossip Girl.” Commercials are the new indie films. [Fashionologie]
Edward Norton is producing a documentary on President-elect Barack Obama, and his production company has been following the family for the last two years. The film is slated for release early next year. [MarieClaire.co.uk]
Do you lust after every page in the Anthropologie catalog? CasaSugar tells you how to steal the feel without spending $118 on a single pillow. [CasaSugar]
A study in the November issue of Appetite found that obese women may be less able to control their impulses than normal-weight women. [EurekAlert]
Nicole Kidman is set to play a transsexual married to Charlize Theron in the upcoming movie “The Danish Girl.” That’s one good-looking couple. [MarieClaire.co.uk]
A group of Oxford researchers have compiled a list of the top 10 irritating expressions in the English language. “At the end of the day” tops the list. [Cityfile]
Photos showing the Thakoon Go International for Target collection are out. For clothes that are coming out in December, they’re awfully summer-y. Yes, we know it’s a “resort” collection, but what Target shopper vacations in Brazil at this time of year? [Nylon]
Craigslist is taming its “erotic services” listings by requiring vendors of those services to pay a pay of about $10 for each listing by credit card. The money will be donated to charities that combat child exploitation and human trafficking. [NY Times]
Some women in Cambodia are supposedly using the lubricant from Number One Plus condoms to shrink their zits. We can only imagine how they discovered this was an effective treatment. [BellaSugar]
Soon, we will get to see even more of “Gossip Girl”‘s Chuck Bass, because Ed Westwick has signed a deal to be the new face, er…feet of K-Swiss shoes. [E Online]
Even brothels are seeing a decrease in business due to the economic recession. [LA Times]
A 27-year-old man from Great Britain ran the New York Marathon on Sunday wearing a Borat-style neon green bathing suit. We bet he had some serious rubbing thanks to the thong banana hammock. [Gothamist]
Ugg boots are trying to invade the male market. The ones pictured do look quite manly, don’t they? [MarieClaire.co.uk]
The track listing for Britney Spears’ upcoming album Circus is out.There’s a song called “Lace and Leather.” The only combination better than lace and leather is peanut butter and jelly. [E Online]
Will you be making your first purchase ever at JC Penney come February, when Charlotte Ronson’s line I Heart Ronson comes to stores? Check out photos from the line here. Something tells me the pearlescent baby pink leggings are going to sell out in Ohio. Or not. [Nylon]
Google just keeps making our lives more wonderful. By adding “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat,” in Google Labs, you can text your friends from your Google Chat sidebar in Gmail. (Note: It’s being rolled out to users gradually, so it might not show up in your Lab yet.) [Lifehacker]
A study by Northwestern University found that voters like female candidates to be both competent and attractive, but being attractive doesn’t matter if the candidate is male. [KTTC]
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