Relying on research that shows people with long ring fingers tend to be more promiscuous…
by Liz Colville
Hair stylists who perform relaxation techniques on their clients’ hair — cruelly forcing curly hair to straighten itself, goddammit — are being advised to protect themselves from the harsh chemicals in the relaxers. To this end…
A woman’s five-year-old son wanted to dress up as Daphne from Scooby Doo for…
There are about 1,000 people living in the tunnels under Las Vegas, which are for the most part flooded. The creativity of some of the residents — one couple made a shower out of a water cooler — is truly impressive. But in spite of…
In an interview with WWD, fashion designer Anna Sui wistfully contrasts the present era of the Eastern European model with the bygone heyday of the dramatic and demanding supermodel. Of the Naomis…
Over on Scientific American, Krystal D’Costa has written an essay on elevators. It’s long, it’s charming, and at the…
Invisi-what? Oh, you mean that thing Harry Potter’s magic jacket could do?
Beautiful women like the same kinds of presents regular women do, except for this one girl who only wants a cup of chai tea.
Mmm, popcorn. [Via]
Google VP Marissa Mayer took the stage at New York’s WWD CEO Conference this week to advise people who run fashion and retail websites how to run said websites. That is to say, how to run them if they have any hope of…
Presumably it also works with wine. [Via]
November 4: I was going to say it only took me four days of photographing a stranger’s house to come around on this popular form…
Have you heard of Bridalplasty? The show in which interesting brides-to-be are treated to enough plastic surgery to render them unrecognizable to themselves and their loved ones? It premieres Sunday, November 28, and should be a really fun time. [Via]
“But honestly Monica, the web is considered ‘public domain’ and you should be happy we just didn’t ‘lift’ your whole article and put someone else’s name on it!” — Magazine editor responds to the woman whose article she ‘lifted’ and published whole. [Via]
In preparation for President Obama’s visit to India beginning Saturday, the coconuts surrounding the Gandhi museum in Mumbai are going to be removed from their trees so that they don’t fall on his head.
