Your senses of taste and smell are inextricably linked. In fact, most of what you believe you're "tasting" actually comes from your nose. Your tongue can only taste five flavors (sweet, sour, salty, savory, and bitter), so it's up to your nose to determine whether you're eating a cream puff or peach preserves, for example. Your nose, not your tongue, really determines your favorite foods, so why Read more

Despite Groupon's recent failed attempt at tongue-in-cheek humor concerning kids with peanut allergies, parents of tots with severe, sometimes life-threatening allergies to certain foods know there's nothing funny about a toddler's throat closing up. According to FAAN, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, over 15 million people in the US have food allergies. Two percent of the population Read more

Mindy Kaling hosted friends and costars at the Roosevelt Hotel in LA last night for a party to celebrate her book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, thrown by Glamour magazine's editor in chief Cindi Leive. She was joined by The Office's B.J. Novak and Jenna Fischer, who were out showing support along with Nicole Richie, Busy Philipps, and Anna Faris. Handsome Men's club members Jon Hamm and Read more

With all the sex-themed movies coming up, some steamy celebs have been practicing their acting skills between the sheets. And while many actors and actresses say that onscreen sex isn't quite as enjoyable as the real deal, some stars get really into it. Kristen Stewart's Breaking Dawn sex scene was so hot it had to be taken down a notch for its PG-13 rating, and Amanda Seyfried told W magazine Read more

For more than 40 years, Sesame Street has been nearly synonymous with childhood, but that doesn't mean the beloved program has been controversy free. New puppet Lily is the latest character to get tongues wagging about the appropriateness of certain topics for tots, but she's far from the first. Since its inception, Sesame Street has pushed boundaries and tackled tough topics, some of which Read more

No, it's not Halloween quite yet, but last night Carine Roitfeld's book party gave good cause for her fashionable friends to suit up in appropriately dark costumewear. In honor of the book, aptly titled Irreverent, Paris Fashion Week's style crowd gathered in a slew of velvet, Gothic gowns, ghoulishly deep eye makeup that went far beyond the smoky eye, and an array of tongue-and-cheek apparel Read more

Mattese Elite clearly doesn't shy away from controversy, because its new Cosa Nostra nail polish ($6) is Mafia-themed, with colors like Whack, Goomah Comare, Vig, and Capo. As you can see from one of the brand's ads, the shades themselves are demonstrated by colored bullets, and there's nail polish splatter around bullet holes. It's all very tongue-in-cheek, and the shade Boss is even described Read more

The MTV VMAs are all about getting sexy and letting loose, and celebrity couples are doing just that tonight. Britney Spears had her boyfriend, Jason Trawick, to cheer her on for her tribute at tonight's show, while Russell Brand was on hand to support his wife, Katy Perry, who already won a moon man for her collaboration with another talented man, Kanye West. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber brought Read more

Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband, Matthew Broderick, took their daughters Marion and Tabitha for a walk in their strollers yesterday in NYC. Their oldest child, James Wilkie, even went along for the outing following a day at school. SJP and Matthew are heading into Summer with their five-person strong family, and their usual itinerary includes a few weeks at their place in the Irish Read more

It's safe to assume that if you're throwing a baby shower for someone, they know a thing or two about the birds and the bees! When Annika Lawrence was putting together a celebration for her sister, nicknamed Bee, the tongue-in-cheek theme was too obvious to avoid. Filling her home with birds, bees, nests, and eggs, she transformed the space into a serene spot for guests to gather and honor the Read more