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Say What? Writer on Signs Your Online Date's a Loser
"I made a list of warning signs. Among them: any guy who has his shirt off in his main photo. Any guy who has his arms around two women, and they're not his sisters.
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On the Newsstand: Allure's Guide to Voting
I love finding political gems in the middle of non-news mags. I mean, The Economist is great, but woman cannot live by (okay, Stairmaster by) hard news alone. In Allure's January Insider's Guide, Cokie Roberts gives tips on how to follow the election.
Electric Youth: Headed to a City Near You
When making its list of the best cities for America's youth, the Wall Street Journal looked at factors like how easy it is find a job or a future mate.
Where today's young people decide to settle down once the "recovery" begins will have a big impact on American cities. Urban centers that become "youth magnets" should see a boom in cultural allure, along with an economic advantage.
Get Ready For the First California Pole-Dance Championship
I have no doubt that pole dancing, as a press release for California's first pole-dance championship next month puts it, "requires strength, agility, flexibility, and endurance." Nor do I believe that pole dancing is "just posing against a pole" but rather involves "spinning, inverts, climbing, and power holds."
But what does it mean to elevate to a sport an act that originated in strip clubs and which symbolizes a woman's role as a sex object?
Do Tell: What Younger Guy Would You Go After?
I dislike the word "cougar," but I've got no problem with women going after younger men. After seeing Joseph Gordon-Levitt in (500) Days of Summer and in this photo on the set of Inception, I think I have a new younger-man crush.
Gordon-Levitt isn't that much my junior — it's not nearly as extreme as my 30-something friend's thing for Zac Efron — but he's baby-faced enough that the crush feels a bit cougarlike.
Amish Romance Novels Find Niche on Bestseller Lists
Vampires are no longer the only ones who can't have sex in romance novels, now the Amish can — or can't — too. Dubbed "bonnet books," Amish romances are a new subgenre in the ever-multiplying species of romance novels.
The G-rated love stories always contain the most essential ingredient of any romantic page-turner — forbidden love.
Say What? Katie Roiphe on Feminism and Maternity Leave
"Historically, feminists have emphasized the difficulty, the drudgery of new motherhood. They have tried to analogize childcare to the work of men; and so for a long time, women have called motherhood a 'vocation.' The act of caring for a baby is demanding, and arduous, of course, but it is wilder and more narcotic than any kind of work I have ever done."
Wish I Had Been There: The SF Snuggie Pub Crawl
Talk about taking a Snuggie and making it your own. This Lady Gaga look-alike decided that she had to glam up what is essentially a blanket robe for the extreme couch potato. And where else to debut the odd look than at this San Francisco Snuggie pub crawl?
Which Former First Lady's Memoir Piques Your Interest?
Yesterday news broke that First Lady Laura Bush has signed on to pen a memoir with Scribner, the house of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Laura's mother-in-law, Barbara Bush. The book is currently untitled, but scheduled for release in 2010, and it's unclear what type of secrets she will reveal.
Men Are More Attracted to Women's Bodies in the Winter!
If you're dreading Winter, hopefully this new study will turn your apprehension into excitement. According to the Daily Mail, men are more attracted to women's bodies during the Winter months than the Summer months. Researchers believe that the rarity of bare skin being displayed in the Winter makes it more alluring.
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