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Sean Penn and James Franco are not gay, but they are playing lovers in a new film about the life of activist Harvey Milk. And there are some pictures! Does anyone else get sort of hot under the collar thinking about those two having 70s-style make out sessions? [Towleroad]

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Good news and bad news! Sales of boxed macaroni and cheese are up, reports UPI. Good news because, yum, mac and cheese is delicious comfort food, whether it is authentic or from a box. The bad news? This may be a clear indication that this country is headed toward financial ruin and we're trying to soothe our souls…

The winter issue of Italian Vogue has been out for a while, but we couldn't let the season pass us by without slapping some kitteh speak on the "Wild Warriors" images shot by Steven Meisel. The wacky, wonderful narrative is extremely heavy on the fur: Animals were most definitely harmed, but not by us! Also: We need…

Mark Badgley and James Mischka started their eponymous line in 1988, and they've been together (personally and professionally) ever since. Badgley Mischka designs are known for being unapologetically girly, glamorous, red-carpet friendly and plain-old pretty. Not every Fall 2008 look this morning was a winner, but if…

Are you stressed out? (Can any woman remember a time when she was not stressed out?) Well, there's something new to stress about: All that stress can kill you. According to an article in the Association for Psychological Science's magazine, Observer, stress is cumulative, meaning, the more stress you feel, the more…

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While Britney Spears gathers her wits about her from the comfort of a padded room, the future Empress of Japan, Crown Princess Masako, is the target of tabloid reports and grave disappointment in the Far East. Why? Because she went out to dinner. According to the Times of London, the Princess recently had Mexican food…

Hey! Want to wake up GAY? According to this vintage ad from Ovaltine, drinking a warm cup of the concoction at night will give you "sparkling morning freshness." And maybe a bird will sing to you, and your gravity-defying breasts will strain at your belted nightgown. You'll never know unless you try! (Click to see…

[New York, February 3. Image via Splash.]

[New York, February 4. Image via Splash.]

According to the Better Business Bureau, complaints about online dating services are on the rise. Writes Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report: "Consumers said they were set up with people who did not meet their criteria, including some who were already married or who smoked despite their request for a…

Jill Stuart — who sold her first collection to Bloomingdale's at the age of 15 — is known for pretty, clean, wearable clothes. Her vision for fall 2008 included lots of black, midnight blue, satin and velvet; more mildly depressed poet than all-out goth. Judge for yourself: The annotated gallery begins below.

According to the New York Daily News, President Teddy Roosevelt's novelist granddaughter, Theodora Keogh, died recently in North Carolina at the age of 88. Her obituary in a UK paper notes: "After [her second husband, a tugboat captain] left her, she lived at [New York's] Chelsea Hotel, where she kept a margay (a…

Venezuelan-born Carolina Herrera is known for her elegant sophistication; she dressed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the last twelve years of the former First Lady's life. Herrera's vision for fall 2008 is a little bit country and a little bit old country. But think Horse & Hound, not hoedown: vests, frock coats,…

According to evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and Binghamton professor David Sloan Wilson, human beings are voracious consumers of information. Wilson tells The New York Times: "That's why we call gossip 'juicy.' It's like tasty food and we hunger for it. And because humans are cooperative animals, when I get a…