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Speed Read! Real World DC Premieres Tonight

TresSugar — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:30:43 PST

The latest Real World kicks off today in new host city Washington DC - BuzzSugar
The Dutch will use full-body scanners on people flying to the US – New York Times
Alleged David Letterman extorter uses Tiger Woods defense - The Daily Beast
Tiger Woods might be in rehab - Huffington Post
The Obama administration might take up immigration reform soon - LA Times
Millionaire tries to find love by advertising on a billboard - Lemondrop
France's Carla Bruni asks for pardon of cocaine smugglers and gets it - The Telegraph

"The Real World" Heads to Sydney

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:30:39 PST

For its 19th season - wow, has it been that long? - MTV's "The Real World" is heading to Sydney, Australia. Having already invaded many exotic (Key West, Hawaii) and not-so-exotic (Denver) locales in the States, the show is going abroad for the third time in its history (London and Paris were first).

I recently visited Sydney and was blown away but what an exciting, hip and beautiful city it is. In fact, the setting is almost - almost - enough to make me excited about "The Real World" again. After all, Sydney has many things to offer that should make for excellent "Real World" viewing, including:

24-hour bars.
Hot lifeguards.
Very nice, patient people who speak English.
Numerous opportunities for very bad sunburns.
Extremely confusing urban planning.
The treacherous Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb. (With luck, this will make a housemate cry.)
Giant bats with meter-wide wingspans. That's right: giant bats.

The Sydney season will start filming in a matter of weeks and is set to premiere sometime in late 2007.

Robert Pattinson Talks Racy Cosmopolis Scenes

Lauren Turner — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:39:53 PDT

Robert Pattinson on refusing to do certain scenes in Cosmopolis - People
Bethenny Frankel responds to divorce rumors - Us Weekly
Listen to AI winner Phillip Phillips's first single - HuffPost Entertainment
So many reasons to love Tom Hardy - Lainey Gossip
Oops! There's a serious typo in the Great Gatsby trailer - Zap2It
See Kim Zolciak's topless wedding gift for her fiancé - TooFab
Michael Fassbender is "happy to fly the flag for gingers" - Celebitchy
MTV's The Real World celebrates 20th anniversary - The Daily Beast
See what critics think about Robert Pattinson's Cosmopolis - Hollywood Reporter
You won't believe what the Blink-182 girl looks like today - BuzzFeed
Why did Britney Spears leave X Factor auditions early? - The Insider
Are you excited for Katy Perry's new movie? - Rotten Tomatoes
Michelle Obama wants to trade places with Beyoncé - Wonderwall
Find out which pop stars will host the Miss USA pageant - Lifeline Live

Ink Up With Photojojo's Camera Tattoos

Kelly Schwarze — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:37:06 PDT

What do you give a photography pal who already has every camera, lens, and accessory under the sun? Gift skin ink of the nonpermanent variety in the form of the Tattly Camera Tattoo Set ($25). Since the photographers we know are rarely without a camera, a tattoo of any duration seems like a natural next step.

The illustrations by three Brooklyn designers are not your average grocery-store toy-machine temporary tattoo. The set of 12 tattoos in six different designs - including an old-school Polaroid, Rangefinder, TLR, SX-70 Polaroid, and black-and-white aperture shutters - are so beautifully crafted that we almost hated having to use them during our real-world testing. A breeze to put on, each tattoo is about three inches in size and surprisingly long-lasting! Many of our testers weren't able to clear the ink for several days, scrub as they might (I'm going five days strong with my tat).

Sure, temporary tattoos may not seem like the most practical use of $25, but as a just-for-fun gift or party activity to show off your photography cred, this new scene of high-end washable tattoos is something we're ready to stick to.

Link Time: Cindy Crawford Knows How to Rock One Sexy Leather Dress

Marisa Tom — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:14:23 PDT

Cindy Crawford knows how to rock one sexy leather dress - Stylelist
What to pack for a long, sunny Summer weekend - Olivia Palermo
Does The Great Gatsby accurately depict 1920s style? - HuffPost Style
Jenna Lyons on J.Crew before Mickey Drexler: the company was "vanilla" - Fashionista
The Real World celebrates 20 years of reality, fashion, and more - The Daily Beast
Thoughts on Britney Spears's bright pink minidress? - Red Carpet Fashion Awards
This bag lunch benefit sounds like our cup of tea - Style.com
Celebs go for dark and dramatic this Spring - The Fashion Spot
Scott Schuman and Garance Doré on fashion show lurkers and more - Styleite
Michelle Obama and Beyoncé continue their love affair - The Cut

8 Myths About Sex Differences

The Good Men Project — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00:49 PDT

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Agustín Fuentes points out that when it comes to men and women, what "everyone knows" isn’t what science shows.

Everyone knows that men and women are really different. We think differently and act differently because we are wired differently. I mean look at our brains and genitals: they are just plain different. Right?

Wrong.

What if many of the things we assume about the biology of difference are not so different at all? What if it is not our “wiring” but the ways in which our bodies and minds develop and play out in society that makes us seem so unalike? Could it be that men and women are more similar than we think?

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Yes, women give birth and lactate and men do not. And yes, men are, on average, slightly larger than women and usually have greater upper body strength. There are these basic biological differences between the sexes and they are important . . . but why always focus on the differences and not the biological, and behavioral, similarities? Ahh, that would be because of gender.

Gender is a powerful reality; it is the perception and expectation of differences between males and females and it shapes both our bodies and our society. Gender differences are real and important, but they are not hard wired or even static. There is no biological or evolutionary mandate that only women really care for babies and show emotions, or that males are the best at economics and politics and prefer beers and skirt-chasing to domestic bliss. These are patterns of gender roles and expectations that shape the ways we look at our biology and behavior. They influence the way we expect the world to be. It is the strength of the societal myths about sex that fool us into thinking that men and women are so different by nature.

So let’s bust some of those myths.

Gender and sex are the same thing.

Sex and gender are interconnected, but not the same thing. Sex is a biological state that is measured via what chromosomes you have (XX or XY, usually) and aspects of your body and physiology. Gender includes the roles, expectations and perceptions that a given society has for the sexes. Most societies have two genders on a masculinity-femininity continuum. Some have more. We are born with a biological sex, but acquire gender. There is a ton of individual diversity within societies and sexes in regards to how sex and gender play out in behavior and personality.

There is an extensive body of data demonstrating this, but people interested only in specific differences between men and women choose to ignore it.

Male and female genitals are totally different.

Most people think that male and female genitals are about as different as can be: penis=male and vagina=female. But even this basic dichotomy is not quite correct: the genitals emerge from the same mass of embryonic tissue. For the first six weeks of life the tissue masses develop identically. At about 6-7 weeks, depending on whether the fetus has XX or XY chromosomes (usually), the tissues to start to differentiate. One part of the tissues begins to form the clitoris or penis and another forms the labia or scrotum. Another area begins to form into either the testes or the ovaries. This means that physiologically, male and female genitals are made of the same stuff and work in similar ways.

Male and female brains are different.

If there were really deep seated differences between male and female human behavior and biology they should show up in the brain. The genitals start in the same place and end up looking different, the brain does not. Our brains are pretty much the same. Male brains are a bit bigger than females’ (like their bodies) and females’ brains stop growing earlier than males (as with their bodies). However, whatever one may believe about other organs, in the case of healthy brains, size really does NOT matter one iota. There also might be a few differences in a small part of the brain called the straight gyrus (need more testing in this one). Other than these minor aspects there are no consistent and replicated reliable differences in male and female brains; it is a human brain . . . but how we use it is another matter.

Hormones make the difference.

Everyone thinks that males and females have different hormones . . . testosterone for men and estrogen for women. Nope, all the actual hormones in males and females are the same: there are no male-only or female-only hormones. Both men and women can get a flood of testosterone when they get into a fight or take part in an exhilarating sports match. Both men and women can get a flood of oxytocin and prolactin when they pick up a newborn baby. There can be differences in the levels, patterns, and impacts of some of these hormones in male and female bodies, but individual variation is often more important than the variation between the sexes.

Keep reading for the rest.

5 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Paying For College

LearnVest — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:15:23 PDT

Paying for college is such a complex issue. LearnVest helps simplify it by answering some key questions in regard to paying tuition.

If you believe everything you read, then you might think you need to be a Rockefeller to have kids.

That, of course, isn't the case.

Yes, kids are expensive, and thinking about paying for a college education can be scary and frustrating . . . but that's where we come in.

As with everything else in life, figuring out what to do about your kid's college savings is all about the planning, says Stephany Kirkpatrick, CFP, LearnVest's director of financial planning. Depending on where you are in life right now and how old your kids are, you may have questions about how to set up a 529 plan (which is an education savings plan designed to help families set aside funds for future college costs), what to look for, and when to start saving.

If you're pregnant or have a newborn and are starting to think about this, then good for you! The earlier you get started socking away cash for their college, the easier it will be. You'll learn a lot in this article, but you should also check out our Baby on Board Bootcamp, which will tell you everything you need to know - financially - to be ready for a baby. It includes 529 advice, as well as financial tips on everything from putting together a will and picking out a life insurance policy to buying nursery basics.
If your kid is slightly older and you’ve done your research but haven’t yet started saving in a 529 plan, then first read the four mistakes to avoid when choosing a 529 plan, and then check out the different college savings plans available to you.
If this is the first you’re thinking about it, no matter your kid's ageI, then don't worry about it. You have to start somewhere!

Read on for more.

Sneak Peek: The Real World Las Vegas's Hard Rock Penthouse

Julia Millay Walsh — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:05:00 PST

The Real World returns to Las Vegas tonight at 10 p.m. EST for its 25th season premiere - can you believe it? The days when I followed the show have long been over, but I am continually impressed with the set decoration. This season the penthouse suite of the Hard Rock Casino in Sin City will be home to the seven new strangers. It's the perfect place to go wild with prints, bright colors, bold artwork, and graphic interior architecture, and the designer got it all right. If not in Vegas, where else would you indulge in over-the-top design? Come along and check out this sneak peek of the suite!

Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, and Garrett Hedlund Head Out For On the Road

Allie Merriam — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:05 PDT

Kristen Stewart arrived at LAX yesterday to catch a flight out of town. Also at the airport were her On the Road costars, and real-life couple, Garrett Hedlund and Kirsten Dunst. The gang are bound for France, where their Walter Salles-directed movie will debut tomorrow - make sure to check out all the celebrities at Cannes so far during the festival! Kristen has been around the world in recent weeks talking up her other new film, Snow White and the Huntsman, and was last in Mexico City to do a round of interviews alongside costar Sam Claflin. France may bring Kristen a little relaxing. Her boyfriend Robert Pattinson will also be on the Croisette with his movie Cosmopolis, so hopefully they're able to fit in a date night amid the premieres, parties, and press.

What to Rent: New DVDs This Week

Maggie Pehanick — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:05:00 PDT

This Means War

In This Means War Reese Witherspoon plays a woman tasked with a tough challenge when she starts dating two guys (Tom Hardy and Chris Pine) at once, who just so happen to be secret agents and best friends. Her choice becomes harder as the super spies pull out all the stops to win her heart, including some hilarious hijinks meant to sabotage the other's efforts. It may be a corny premise, but it's easy to fall for both leading men and the script keeps it light and funny. Extras include commentary by Director McG, deleted scenes, and alternate endings.

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The Woman in Black

In the Edwardian era, a young lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) travels to a small town to manage the affairs of a recently deceased local. While he is there, he finds the real case is a string of child suicides in the area. Though he still has many demons of his own, he attempts to investigate as more children die at their own hands. Locals alert him of the legend of the Woman in Black, and before long, he has his own run-ins with the ghost, who is none too pleased to have a man encroaching upon her space. DVD extras include commentaries and behind-the-scenes and making-of featurettes.

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One more release when you

Red Tails

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard lead the cast in this World War II-era flick about the role of African American pilots, produced by George Lucas. Despite racial segregation, the Pentagon has no choice but to deploy the number of African American airmen enlisted for the war. Though they are initially outcasts, the squadron soon wins the respect of the entire air force with their dedication and skills in the air. Extras include "Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airman at War" mini-documentary and featurettes on the director and the cast.

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