This holiday season, instead of giving your girlfriends a necklace or a sweater, mix things up and gift them an experience they'll never forget. Sometimes life's responsibilities can get in the way of spending enough quality time with your gal pals, so what better way to make time for them than to give it as a gift? And the best part of experience gifts is that the memories and photos will last a Read more

Today, Aug. 1, is National Girlfriends Day! And whether they're roommates or colleagues, the same age or 20 years apart, female friends have always been central to American television. These characters' relationships demonstrate the ever-evolving, yet never-changing, complexity of female friendships and are fictional proof that sometimes girlfriends make the best friends. Read more

I don't know when Americans started hugging so much, but it's become a commonplace way to say hello and goodbye. From friends you see daily to acquaintances you see once a year or less, we've all become huggers. But not everyone enjoys it, even if they hug, as Juliet Laipidos points out in her piece "I Don't Need a Hug." Whether you consider yourself a hugger or not, we all have limitations. Read more

It's impossible to give life and not feel that your own has been affected. Each mother has hopes and dreams — for herself and her children. Part of that list may be something she wishes to reclaim and other aspirations are born of responsibility, but there are lots of things every woman should consider. Here are 50 of them! Read more

We spend so much time discussing celebrity couples, on- and offscreen, that it's easy to forget friends, the other couple. Platonic opposite-sex friends are actually hard to find on TV. Take Gossip Girl or Mad Men or even a show as monogamous as How I Met Your Mother. Characters need histories and writers needs plots. Most television characters are coupled up at some point, except these nine. Read more

Being single has its ups and downs, but today, in the spirit of kicking off our coverage of National Singles Week, I thought it would fun to embrace our single-hood! Sometimes you don't miss something until it's gone so make sure you don't forget these five great things about being single. As always, let me know what I've missed! Source Read more

Patty-cake, patty-cake! We're not talking about sweet cakes here, but the juicy patties that come fresh off the grill onto a waiting bun. With this being National Burger Month, and the unofficial start of grilling season kicking off this weekend, we turned to some of our favorite kiddie chefs for their takes on the ever-popular burger. With input from Weelicious, Jessica Seinfeld, Annabel Karmel, Read more

Kristen Stewart chose a sexy Reem Acra gown for the premiere of Robert Pattinson's Cosmopolis at the Cannes Film Festival today. She posed alongside Rob's pal and her On the Road costar Tom Sturridge at the event. Rob chose a hot tuxedo for his big moment after also hitting the red carpet to support Kristen at her premiere yesterday. Rob and Kristen celebrated with PDA at the afterparty along Read more

I love to camp. And I am, for the most part, pretty OK with whatever the wilderness throws at me. Not the case with everyone — including a few friends of mine who sometimes join me in the outdoor fun. I've learned from them that newbie campers have the most trouble with sleeping outside and abandoning their normal beauty and hygiene regimen. If you know someone like this — or if this is you! Read more

Lauren Conrad picked up an iced drink at a Starbucks in Santa Monica yesterday afternoon. She wore a sweet denim look and carried her trusty Balenciaga bag. Lauren was joined by a female pal for the coffee run, rather than her boyfriend. LC and William Tell went public last weekend when they stepped out together in Brentwood. The couple has apparently been dating for a few months after meeting Read more