This photo was circulated by Getty after Palin was tabbed for Veep by McCain and appeared, at least, in a cheeseball LAT election slideshow on Palin's fashion sense. If you haven't seen it before, however, it's because the image, like Palin ...Read More
J.C. Penney, seeking to increase its appeal in urban areas, will launch an edgier junior's brand Monday from Manhattan-based celebrity designers Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen. Penney, hoping to offset slowing suburban mall sales, recently opened a Manhattan store and has been ...Read More
Lucas Jackson/Reuters The original cast of the Monty Python troupe, from left, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle smile as they arrive at the premiere of the documentary "Monty Python: Almost The Truth (Lawyer's Cut)," ...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Monty Python comedy team, the world-renowned British troupe celebrating its 40th anniversary, was honored with a special award on Thursday for its contribution to film and television. "If you want to get a better view, this ...Read More
Michelle Obama has garnered heaps of media coverage for her fashion sense, her smile, her charm, her buff arms. And now, just in time for the Christmas shopping rush, the magic that is Michelle is being captured in 6-inch-high likenesses ...Read More
If Obama's election invited the dream of a new era of post-partisanship, that's a harsh light suddenly streaming through the window. The craziness might just be orchestrated by a narrow targeted effort and then amplified by the far right internets. ...Read More
" One problem for Obama -- in refusing to release pictorial documentation of torture from the Bush "terror war" era (after having committed to doing so) -- is that, visually, it is not a zero-sum game. What it does in its ...Read More
At first, I thought this photo of Spl. Taylor Jordan lifting weights in the Korengal Valley (which got exposure this week from the WSJ Photo Journal, a NYT slide show, etc.) was published out of irony (excuse the pun). Because of ...Read More
It's springtime in Wasilla, Alaska, and the air must be very, very thin. Yesterday Bristol Palin, the state's putative crown princess, announced herself as the new ambassador for teenage abstinence. No, there's here's no punch line. Given the regularity with ...Read More
In her first 100 days in the White House, Michelle Obama has stylistically transformed what it means to be a first lady, with a cultivated, accessible look, from basic J.Crew tees to designer Jason Wu's dreamy inauguration ball gown. In just ...Read More
In the center of the sprawling Atlanta campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sits Building 17, otherwise known as the infectious disease laboratory. Hop in the elevator and you'll quickly arrive at flu central. Here, behind locked doors ...Read More
"American Idol" has never seen anything like Lady Gaga. The show has had plenty of musical guests over the years, and yes, there was that frantic, flame-haired, foot stomping visit from past winner Fantasia that made Simon's jaw drop last ...Read More
Homegrown style – but on a budget – was the watchword for both Michelle Obama and Sarah Brown today as their husbands grappled with the faltering world economy. The first lady has been feted for her chic fashion sense and elegant ...Read More
A holiday in one of Srinagar's hand-carved houseboats, moored on the lakeside against a dramatic backdrop of snow-capped Himalayan peaks, has long been regarded as a must-see essential of any Indian holiday. Its popularity soared after Monty Python star Michael Palin ...Read More
Or, bury us not on the lone prairie? Equally recognized for his theatrics, his blind fiscal conservatism and his presidential ambitions, last week Governor Mark Sanford galloped onto the national stage by threatening to reject $2.8 billion in federal stimulus dollars ...Read More
