Yesterday - September 30, 2010

Coco Is Too Busy To Put On Underwear

Today in Tweet Beat, Coco isn't wearing a thong on "Thong Thursday," Arsenio Hall remembers when he met Tony Curtis, and La Toya Jackson thinks of Chris Tucker as a brother. More »

07:45 PM

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By Tracie Egan Morrissey

#dirtbagafterdark

J.Lo Feuding With Ryan Seacrest On American Idol Set

New judge Jennifer Lopez is allegedly engaged in a "power struggle" with Ryan Seacrest over everything from dressing rooms and who gets top billing at American Idol. "Their egos are both pretty big," says a source.

07:17 PM

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By Margaret Hartmann

#dayshift

How Will Daytime Change Anderson Cooper?

07:00 PM

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#fashionshow

Rick Owens Show Is A Space Oddity

06:47 PM

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#snapjudgment

Now's The Time To Invest In Hedge Funds

[England, September 29: Model, designer, and mother-to-be, Jasmine Guinness posts her petition into the B&Q; Green Piggy Bank to support the campaign to cut the VAT on green goods at U.K. home improvement chain B&Q.; Image via Getty.]

06:42 PM

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By Margaret Hartmann

#pedalpushers

Cycling Declared Chic

06:30 PM

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#breastintentions

"I Will Rip Your Balls Off", Bare My Breasts In Subway

Ukrainian activists Femen strike again! Their bare-breasted message in the Kiev metro was directed at "the rush hour perverts that like to trespass up our skirts and undo their pants."

06:17 PM

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By Sadie Stein

#snapjudgment

Does This Mean Taylor Swift Is One Of Those Red Hat Ladies?

[Paris, September 30. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]

06:02 PM

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By Dodai Stewart

#luckylindy

Linda McMahon May Or May Not Have Thoughts On The Minimum Wage

Linda McMahon's remark at a press conference that "we ought to review how much" minimum wage "ought to be" has, naturally made waves. More »

05:50 PM

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By Sadie Stein

#brewhaha

Germans Outraged By Sexy Oktoberfest Outfits

Germans are upset that designers are producing tracht, traditional Bavarian garb, with shorter skirts and synthetic materials as Oktoberfest gains popularity worldwide. One local says the spectacle makes her, "overcome with fremdschämen," or "cringing embarrassment for the actions of others."

05:40 PM

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By Margaret Hartmann

#namegame

Portia DeGeneres, Kelly McGillis And The Battle For Equality

The central conflict of the most heralded love story in history can be encapsulated in four words: "What's in a name?" More »

05:32 PM

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By Heather Hogan

#snapjudgment

Model Has Cars On The Brain

[Paris, September 30: A model displays a creation by Indian designer Manish Arora during his ready to wear spring-summer 2011 fashion collection. Image via AP.]

05:25 PM

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By Margaret Hartmann

#periodpiece

Banana-Based Pad Maker Elizabeth Scharpf Wants Rwandan Women Educated. Period.

05:04 PM

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#booki

Snooki's Book, As Written By Her Twitter

With the news that Snooki is writing a novel—to be published by Simon and Schuster sometime next year—we wondered what literary techniques she might employ. So we took to her Twitter account to find out. More »

04:40 PM

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By Tracie Egan Morrissey

#commenterquips

Reader Roundup: Sister Wives Need Therapeutic Analysis

04:30 PM

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#unhappymeals

PSA: Feeding Kids Hamburgers Is Like Giving Them Heroin

In this melodramatic Australian PSA, a mom ties off her son's arm and prepares to inject him with heroin, then they eat fast food. Scaremongering and distorting facts is always a great way to get your message across! More »

04:19 PM

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By Margaret Hartmann

#sadthings

What's It Like to Be a Gay Teen

What seems most befuddling about the suicide of Tyler Clementi, the gay teen whose roommate broadcast him having sex, is how this one incident lead to his death. It's because being a gay teen can be akin to prolonged torture. [Gawker]

04:02 PM

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By Brian Moylan

#tourdefrance

French People Love Cycling, Hate The Gym

Yet another blow to the idea that French people are paragons of health: they apparently hate going to the gym. More »

04:02 PM

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By Anna North

#nutjobs

Guy Hides Condoms In Acorns. We Don't Know Why.

03:49 PM

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#snapjudgment

Tom Hardy Wants To Make You Dinner. He Already Shopped!

[Vancouver, September 28. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]

03:36 PM

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By Dodai Stewart

#sweetandvicious

A Tale Of Two Cookies: When Desserts Are Drama

If you get the chance, see the documentary Kings of Pastry. If only to remind yourself that not all pastry chefs are whiny, self-indulgent crazy babies like the ones on Top Chef: Just Desserts. More »

03:22 PM

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By Sadie Stein

#exclusives

College Girl's PowerPoint "Fuck List" Goes Viral

Duke is in an uproar about a highly detailed "fuck list" that a recent female graduate made — in PowerPoint, complete with penis-size evaluations and dirty talk transcripts. We've got that document, and spoke exclusively to the now-contrite author. More »

03:00 PM

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By Irin Carmon

#snapjudgment

Junk Food And Dogs On The Paris Catwalk

[Paris, September 29: A model displays a creation by French designer Framnck Sorbier during his ready to wear spring-summer 2011 fashion collection. Image via AP.]

02:47 PM

718

By Margaret Hartmann

#socialminefield

Social Minefield: How To Give A Perfect Present

A present is an opportunity to show how creative, thoughtful, and generous you are, all with a single well-wrapped package. Or it's a chance to look like a huge ass. Here's how to do the former and avoid the latter. More »

02:30 PM

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By Anna North

#fashionshow

Is It Just Us, Or Was The Zac Posen Line Totally Bizarre?

Zac Posen's show was apparently inspired by Marchesa Casati and Comtesse Jacqueline de Ribes. The first part we see, since it's basically just code for surrealism-tinged exhibitionism? But we wonder how La Comtesse feels about see-through jumpsuits in her name. More »

02:13 PM

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By Sadie Stein

#bodytalk

Timberlake's Veins, Unlike Madonna's, Are Just Fine For Publication

Isn't this interesting: Justin Timberlake's veined arm is the very center of Entertainment Weekly's new cover. But Madonna's veins were airbrushed away in Dolce & Gabbana ads. More »

01:58 PM

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By Dodai Stewart

#videuhoh

Click here to read Lady Bursts Into Song on <i>Divorce Court</i>

Lady Bursts Into Song on Divorce Court

Hauled into Divorce Court by her lying, cheating husband, Madea Family Reunion actress D'Atra Hicks began to moan. Then she wailed. Then closed her eyes and unleashed a bluesy, brokenhearted tune that would put Amy Winehouse to shame. [Gawker]

01:54 PM

13,590

By Maureen O'Connor

#snapjudgment

Captain Jack Looks For An Escape Route

01:44 PM

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#cats

Cats Wearing Couture Throw A Party In Paris

I don't really know what this is, but if I had to guess, I'd say this is basically the fashion Why Paint Cats?. And that some Internet-savvy art director out there is thinking "Kitty Couture=Clickety Clickety!" More »

01:31 PM

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By Jenna Sauers

#girlssports

Are Today's Girl Jocks Tomorrow's Female CEOs?

01:13 PM

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#raiseaglass

World's Oldest Twins Say Liquor Is The Key To Longevity

Raymonde and Lucienne Wattelade, French sisters who turn 98 today, have been recognized by Guinness as the world's oldest twins. They live together by the sea and stay active, but say their secret is drinking pastis and whiskey.

01:00 PM

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By Margaret Hartmann

#theidiotbox

Click here to read <em>SVU</em>, Jennifer Love Hewitt Educate Us On Rape Kits

SVU, Jennifer Love Hewitt Educate Us On Rape Kits

Last night, Law & Order: SVU ran a Very Special Episode. It took on the subject of rape kit backlogs and starred Jennifer Love Hewitt. And let's just say, in true after-school-special fashion, it drove its point home. More »

12:47 PM

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By Sadie Stein

#shitstudies

Underwire Bras Make You Poop Less

For a study on the "effects of skin pressure," Japanese researchers had women weigh their own poop for three weeks. The finding: "The amount of feces was significantly smaller" when they defecated while wearing an underwire bra. Good to know! More »

12:32 PM

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By Margaret Hartmann

#tvwatch

Click here to read <em>Sister Wives</em> Freak Out & Cry Over Kissing Incident

Sister Wives Freak Out & Cry Over Kissing Incident

As if the trainwreck of a show didn't have enough drama with the one husband/four wives/13 kids thing, this sneak peek from the upcoming episode of Sister Wives features tears over one of the wives kissing her husband. More »

12:16 PM

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By Dodai Stewart

#snapjudgment

Gawk At Olivier Martinez & Halle Berry Holding Hands & They'll Sic Their Dog On You

[Paris, September 29. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]

11:57 AM

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By Dodai Stewart

#ragtrade

Rachel Zoe: "It's Called The Rachel Zoe Show, Not The Brad Goreski Show!"

Supposedly Brad Goreski left Rachel Zoe's employ because he was on the cover of the Times Style section during fashion week and Rachel Zoe must be the star of everything. Further proof the Style section ruins everything. [PopEater]

11:37 AM

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By Jenna Sauers

#youwannabeontop

Click here to read <i>ANTM</i> Is Now Ripping Off Other Reality Shows

ANTM Is Now Ripping Off Other Reality Shows

On last night's episode, the girls were judged on how they modeled in the souvenir photo on a Knott's Berry Farm roller coaster. Too bad this exact challenge was already featured two years ago on Paris Hilton's My New BFF. More »

11:18 AM

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By Tracie Egan Morrissey

#maghag

What A Major Ladymag Looks Like Without Professional Models

If these images from the Germany's most popular women's magazine, Brigitte, which recently stopped using professional models, are any indication, things look pretty damn good. More »

11:00 AM

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By Margaret Hartmann

#snapjudgment

Bachelorette Ali Checks The Tabloids For Updates On Her Relationship

10:49 AM

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#sexlaws

Canadian Conservatives Will Appeal Prostitution Ruling

10:30 AM

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#goodbadugly

Everyone Looks Predictably Ridiculous At Cavalli Party

Roberto Cavalli is a notorious ass who makes absurdly sexy clothes. Like, the sartorial equivalent of aggressive sexyface. So, yes, in other words his Paris Fashion Week party was ridiculous, over-the-top, and totally star-studded. More »