Quick, name this profession: long, slim, toned bodies poured into tight fitting -- but adorable! -- clothing and jumping around in front of a bevy of overeager photographers, magazine editors, and camera crews. Oh yeah, and there's a lot of "grunting" involved (

Rope burns circled her wrists, her fingernails were bloody and torn and she had a deep purple bruise on one forearm that inappropriately made me think of hoagie sandwiches, such was its size and shape. But what was most haunting were her eyes. They...

There are some conversations that at the beginning sound like a good idea but the more you get into it, the more you realize that...

I have a theory that every girl has a unitard lurking somewhere in her closet, just like every man probably still owns a jean button-down shirt. We keep them not necessarily because they remind us of the good times but -- and this is the best part of my theory...

In what had to be one of the most awkward studies to both participate in and administer, Danish researchers studied the onset of breast development in 2,095 European girls. Let's hope that was self-reported. All pedophilic weirdness aside, the researchers found something very interesting: the average age of breast...

In case you missed it, "fat" is experiencing a resurgence in the beauty world as evidenced by recent photos of Kate Moss where she sports some extra weight in the form of actual breasts and hips - the latter only if caught in the right light. Of course everyone cried...

Rihanna - she of the battered by Chris Brown fame (What? She's a singer too??) - recently got some new ink done:

Lots...

In what I think may be the most poignant picture of the obesity epidemic, it was reported today that 3 out of 4...

Interview anyone these days about food and no matter what their gastronomic predilections, chances are they will speak of them with a fervor bordering on religiosity. The vegan preaches her diet -- nay, lifestyle in the truest sense of the word: it is not just food but an overarching style...

The only thing more shocking about what happened at the Grammys - Allison Krauss and Robert Freaking Plant winning album of the year (who put those two together and have you even heard of either of them in the past 5 years?) - is...

This is exactly the type of idiotic advertising that companies do just to get a rise out of people so we'll all post it on our blogs and natter about it and give them lots of viral publicity and attention.

Sadly, I am unable to resist the bait and so...

The purveyor of all things mildly naughty has tapped into people's inner voyeur by bringing to life all those fantasies sweated out in the stale confines of gyms everywhere. The concept is, admittedly, kind of awesome. This is the same company after all that...

Scenario 1: At my oldest son's swimming lesson recently, the teacher, par for the first day, had all the kids line up next to...

Nothing says another year is coming to a close like the sudden springing forth of Top 10 lists as if David Letterman developed split personalities. And Tourette's. At the same time. A good top 10 list is relevant, a little nostalgic and interesting. But...

Just like you can't go to a Melissa Etheridge concert without seeing an abundance of pit hair, these days you can't go to an indie...

New York Magazine, following the print mandate to produce year-end lists, came up their best and worst in pictures. There are some gems, such as "The Most Brooding Spread" that warrant a second look. There are some controversial ones -- remember the underage naked shots of sexy-and-seventeen model Ali...

Too bad Johnathan Swift died before the Internet came about.

This will thrill PETA right out of their...

Anarchy. Guns. Armageddon. Conspiracy theories. Typical fodder for conservative talk radio shows, I was surprised to hear these topics broached by the mostly inane but slightly left-leaning morning radio show on KDWB (Minneapolis) this morning. And not only were these topics discussed but...

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PMS, the pre-menstrual version, has long been the domain of the females of the species. The menstrual cycle itself has been both loved and hated but I think everyone is agreed that the PMS in the seven or so days...