I have never written on a bathroom wall. I have never thought to write on a bathroom wall. Though it's probably just a handful of prolific scribblers, I feel like the minority. I'm practically immune to it at this point and rarely bother to read the unsolicited advice and conversations found on public's most private walls. But a few watchful Flickr users have taken the time to read — and Read more

From Smurfettes to Sponge Bob, there are no shortage of sexy Halloween costumes out there. But if the thought of yet another year freezing your butt off in some barely-there rendition of a cartoon character or naughty fill-in-the-blank has you dreading the Oct. 31 fright fest, all hope is not lost. I've gathered together 10 of the least sexy Halloween costume ideas for all you nonconformist Read more

I never knew how oppressed we were in the US until I drank a beer walking down the street in Berlin. It seemed unreal that I could drink in public — and I was only 19! Earlier, I asked you all to share the European ways of life you'd like to see stateside. I rounded up your answers, and now it's time for us all to vote on each tradition: would you import it or keep it out? Read more

With their romantic accents, cultivated style, and sultry stares, Frenchmen have an extra je ne sais quoi. In honor of Bastille Day, I rounded up some of my favorite famous Frenchies so we can debate, just like the French love to do. Check them out and vote: le hottie or le nottie? Read more

I don't know what it is about old beach photos — maybe it's that, beside the swimsuits, not much changes — but I love looking at them. To get excited for Summer, check out these old beach photos that date back to the turn of the 20th century. Source: Flickr User Elisabeth Moore Read more

Natalie Portman turns 30 today! In the Oscar winner's relatively short but illustrious career, she's been involved in every type of relationship. Let's look back at her characters' romances — from sweet, young love to complicated and intoxicating affairs. Some spoilers ahead. Read more

We're not huge fans of the word cougar — used, for the most part, to try to humiliate women who date younger men (their "prey," known as cubs). But for better or worse, it's in the lexicon, which means that the idea that older women can still be sexy — and sexual — is out there, too. The following group of films shows that the cougar's been around in popular culture for a while, that Read more

The 2011 Cannes Film Festival opens Wednesday with a French-friendly film, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. Talented as the famed, though controversial, director may be, where would he be without the women who make his films come alive? While not all actresses reach the musing heights of Mia Farrow, Diane Keaton, or Dianne Wiest, we're going to take a loose interpretation of "muse" and look at Read more

Performers Richard Seymour and Kitten Von Mew dance in the Appearing Rooms fountain by artist Jeppe Hein at the Southbank Centre in London. With a roof-top garden, urban beach, several art installations, and a row of beach huts, the Southbank Centre is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, which officially opens tomorrow and runs until Sept. 9. With this and the royal Read more

The American prom has come a long way since its inception in the late 1890s. Prom, short for promenade, was first used to describe a simple college ball before gaining momentum and popularity as a high school dance. By the 1950s it had become more of the elaborate event it is today, with its prom courts, fancy cars, and expensive dresses — the glorified pinnacle of adolescence. I love looking Read more