Missouri legislators recently passed a law prohibiting state teachers from communicating with their students online. Last week, a teachers' organization in the state filed a lawsuit fighting the upcoming Jan. 1, 2012 implementation of the law, arguing it's unconstitutional and violates their right to free speech. The teachers reason that nearly all of their online communication with students is Read more

We have a shopping dilemma. Two irresistible chain bags, but only one to buy. The first (on left) is a linen and leather number from designer Bare ($325), and the other is Marc by Marc Jacobs bag with a tassel ($437). One is sunny yellow; the other is punky-neon yellow — ladylike versus edgy. Both are awesome. Which one would you buy? Which Yellow Chain Bag Is More Awesome? Bare Read more

The dressy hood was a recurring theme during New York Fashion Week. Ralph Lauren did a luxuriously beaded hood with eveningwear, Halston added a hood to a slinky '70s dress, Suno put a sporty silk version on its models, and Mara Hoffman put a hood on a slinky, sexy, backless jersey dress. What's your opinion on this hooded movement? Is it cool, or should it stay on the runway? Love It Read more

New York Fashion Week begins in a few days, but already we're getting sneak peeks at designer collections via illustrations. Today we received this beautiful sketch and note: "Fall 2011 is inspired by dreamy illusive paintings, blurred images and sparkling lights, conjuring images of dimly lit nights in the chic Parisian night clubs of the 70's. Dresses in luscious prints revealed beneath rich, Read more

While traveling last weekend, I found myself hungry for breakfast and came upon a Panera Bread. I thought it'd be a great place to pick up some fruit and a bagel, but when I walked in, my taste buds had a different agenda. Yummy baked muffins stared at me from behind the glass display and I was tempted to order a carrot walnut muffin instead, until I noticed that the calorie amounts were posted Read more

Moms on the go often find themselves changing their tots' diapers in some unusual, and uncomfortable, places. While airplane changes take the prize for most-Twister-like changing venue, mamas often find themselves contorting their bodies elsewhere. The Dipe n' Go ($20) is designed to take the pain out of in-vehicle nappy-changes. Complete with Velcro that attaches directly to the side of a car's Read more

The first time can be a charm . . . for children. Our girl Très is polling her readers about where they lost their virginity and it got me thinking: did the person you lost your virginity to end up being the father of your children? Lots of people used to save sex until marriage so it was a given that a person's "first" would be their coparent, but now that's often not the case. Still, Read more