Monthly Archives: August 2009

Stupid Fitness Gadget: The Ab Circle Pro

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If you decide to buy this, you should probably pick up a Teeter Hang Ups from the same infomercial channel because you’ll most likely end up in a back brace. What is this thing? Who thought of this? The Ab Circle Pro …

Models Without Makeup Still Look Gorgeous

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What do you get when you take the makeup off a supermodel? A supermodel without makeup. When I see the supermarket tabloids featuring stars without makeup, I glean a tiny amount of satisfaction seeing the splotchy skin and dark circles …

Volkswagen Recalls 13,500 Cars

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Your VW might not be as reliable as you once thought. Announced earlier today, Volkswagen of America has decided to recall 13,500 of their cars The Boston Globe reports. The reason? Problems with a dual-clutch transmission that causes a warning light on …

Project Runway Premiere Recap

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OMG. Project Runway is back, and last night kicked things off with THREE HOURS of PR goodness. Before the regular Season 6 premiere we were treated with a two-hour All Star Challenge in which our faves from old seasons came back …

Kim Zolciak Reveals Her Hair Isn’t Real

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Kim Zolciak may be a real housewife of Atlanta, but those blond tresses are not so real. On the show’s reunion special, Kim made a tearful revelation that she wears a wig – and not for fashion, but for medical …

Mark Lester Tells TODAY Show He May Be Father of Michael Jackson’s Kids

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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Mark Lester is singing a tune just the opposite of “Billie Jean” – the kid might be his son. The former British child actor, whom Michael Jackson chose to …

Fave Celeb Meltdowns

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Last month, the fading O.C. starlet Mischa Barton punctuated her fall into obscurity with a final gasp by being placed in an involuntary psychiatric hold by the LAPD before heading over to the Cedars Sinai booby hatch (after, of course, …

Muffin Tops VS. Bony Ribs? LC on the Cover of Shape Magazine

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This is not Miss Conrad‘s first appearance on the cover of Shape Magazine (she also was featured in a 2008 cover story), but let’s just say it was the first time I took notice.  I had to do a double …

Vogue Pulls Back the Curtain with “The September Issue”

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Oh my gosh, I am giddy imaging the cat-fights that will be exposed in the new documentary about the creation of Vogue’s revered September issue of the magazine. With all the animal skins the magazine’s top editors wear, the fir will literally …

What Does Your Boyfriend Think of Your Boyfriend Jeans?

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Girls love boyfriend jeans. And, guys love their girlfriends. But, do guys love their girlfriends’ boyfriend jeans?

Helen Keller Dance

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The Helen Keller Dance is getting a lot of buzz after the pop group 3OH!3 references it in their song “Don’t Trust Me”. The dance, which comes off as pretty offensive, is performed to the following lyrics: “Shush girl, shut …

Runner Caster Semenya Asked to Prove She’s a Woman

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South African runner Caster Semenya won the women’s 800-meter race at the world championships in Berlin, but the 18 year-old may be at the beginning of a long trek. The San Franciso Chronicle reports that hours before her victory, the International Amateur Athletics Federation …

Zach Hyman Takes Nude Photos of Jocelyn Saldana on Subway

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It’s a new kind of subway flasher: baring it all for art. New York Photographer Zach Hyman, 22, has been known to take photos of nude models in Times Square and Chinatown, and The Huffington Post reports that now he’s trying …

A Juicy Season of “Top Chef”

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I could not be more fired up: Wednesday night was the season premiere of” Top Chef” on Bravo. If you are new to the show, the concept is that seventeen of the country’s “Top Chef”‘s compete in a series of …

Rachelle Spector Only Bright Spot for Phil Spector

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Phil Spector’s not a big fan of prison, The Guardian reports. The infamous record producer who was convicted in April of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 is now serving a minimum sentence of 19 years at Corcoran State Prison in …