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The cuteness surge

Why, in desperate times, we turn to lolcats, twee songs, and mute kittens
Cuteness, of course, is the collective cultural cure-all to our problems.

By: SHARON STEEL | February 01, 2008

The things we did for love

Cry and the world laughs with you
Your high-school experiences probably fall between middling and unspeakably horrifying on the unofficial scale of shame.

By: SHARON STEEL | January 30, 2008

Abs of steel

American Gladiators does the gym proud
A wonderfully campy, oddly comforting motivator that suggests anyone with the guts and desire can become a modernized version of a Roman warrior.

By: SHARON STEEL | January 28, 2008

Artificial flavor of the month

The Spice Girls test their shelf life
There is a part of me that sympathizes with Victoria Beckham.

By: SHARON STEEL | January 22, 2008

Lagerfeld Confidential

“Ephemeral, dangerous, and unfair”
Karl Lagerfeld is a cherished enigma of the fashion world.

By: SHARON STEEL | December 26, 2007

In 2008, novels turn to fairies, fashion goes faux green, and Star Trek gets all 90210
There is a moment, at the end of a beauty pageant, when the previous year’s winner is forced to place the sparkling crown on a new champion’s head.

By: SHARON STEEL | December 26, 2007

Challenging Voldemedia

Potter activists
Is Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin working under the Imperius Curse?

By: SHARON STEEL | December 20, 2007

The art of cause

A T-shirt designer on a mission
Michael Crigler is something of a mini-celebrity in artsy Boston circles.

By: SHARON STEEL | December 12, 2007

The princess bride

Disney weds girlish fantasy with adult desire for, er, girlish fantasy
When it comes to weddings, at this point in my life, I have no idea what I should want.

By: SHARON STEEL | December 12, 2007

Fashion weak

Project Runway ’s slump
My roommate Mike enjoys watching reality television that depicts people with actual skills.

By: SHARON STEEL | December 11, 2007

Used but not abused

Are you afflicted with mall madness? Escape the suburban mobs at these 11 incredible vintage stores
The Maginot Line of vintage clothing is most assuredly underwear.

By: SHARON STEEL | November 20, 2007

Smartest girl

Diane Vadino’s secret nerd heart
Many people will pre-judge Betsy Nilssen — the heroine of Diane Vadino’s debut, Smart Girls Like Me — as another Bridget Jones or Andy Sachs, and that’s a shame.

By: SHARON STEEL | November 13, 2007

Freakin’

Tila Tequila’s ass-ets
Tila Tequila terrifies me.

By: SHARON STEEL | November 13, 2007

Green is the new black

How to be socially responsible in a $240 pair of pants
Approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used and discarded worldwide each year.

By: SHARON STEEL | November 08, 2007

Can Britney rise again?

It’s tough to be a celebrity on the skids, but even a ‘ticking time-bomb’ can stage a convincing comeback
The first movie star was a woman named Florence Lawrence.

By: SHARON STEEL | October 18, 2007

Mean girls

Digging the Gossip
Josh Schwartz loves filming scenes where his simpático underdog punches a nasty and absurdly rich Yeah Dude in the face.

By: SHARON STEEL | October 01, 2007

Show fetish

The MFA’s new ‘Walk This Way’ exhibit traces the history of footwear fashion, from sandals to stilettos
Ever since Salvatore Ferragamo designed the first stiletto heel in 1955, podiatrists have faced a steady stream of female patients seeking physical relief from their devotion to fashion over function.

By: SHARON STEEL | September 26, 2007

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