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There’s a 200-year-plus gap, but Mrs Clinton's new bouffant is very George Washington Is Hillary Clinton trying to tell us something with her newest hairdo? Or is it just coincidence that the US Secretary of State has chosen a look almost identical to that of her country's first constitutional president, George Washington? The new look was unveiled on TV over the weekend as yet more Washington watchers come round to the view that Hillary Clinton might be the Democrats' best hope for the presidency in 2012, if President Barack Obama's slumping popularity continues to slide unchecked. As Wall Street Journal...

It is no secret that the Obamas are advocates for free handouts, but even in her personal life Michelle Obama does not appear to have shied away from accepting free goodies. Numerous news outlets have reported on the first lady’s proclivity for high fashion. And Mrs. Obama’s pricey tastes have not precluded her ability to wear the outfits over which many women drool. Rumors abound as to exactly how the first family obtains all the pomp and frills associated with Mrs. Obama’s wardrobe. Do the Obamas pay for it all themselves or are the first lady’s outfits given to her...

The inevitable has happened with our new July/August issue, which features two articles about climate change -- one listing the mounting evidence that its impacts are being felt right now in the North, the other daring to explore why many Northerners actually like climate change. But no one has paid much attention to those. No, what's getting all the attention -- just as we expected and intended -- is our swimsuit spread. When you want to get attention in a room full of people talking, you tend to yell. So, when we decided to dedicate an entire issue to climate...

Fine, fine, there are exceptions to these rules; as with all clothes, stick 'em on something beautiful and they'll look good. So, yes, put the most devastatingly handsome chap in a pair of cheap, pointy leather shoes, give him a big, nasty gold chain and let him wear a v-neck which comes down to his navel and he'll still look good, just about.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Lay off notices have been sent to 80 Oakland police officers. Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/29/2857049/oakland-sends-pink-slips-to-80.html?mi_pluck_action=comment_submitted&qwxq=6334976#Comments_Container#ixzz0sG37H39d

Taylor Swift headed to the Bahamas over the weekend for a show at the Atlantis resort on Saturday night. Before hitting the stage, Taylor found time that afternoon to slip into a retro polka-dot bikini and hit the beach with her friends.

Have you ever had one of those days? On vacation. Taking care of the kids. Forgetting you will be photographed.

Fan Bingbing walked the red carpet for the premiere of “Chongqing Blues” at the Cannes Film Festival last night.

H&M, the Swedish multinational giants of trendy “fast fashion” clothing give us a look at their sleekest designer swimwear for women and men: bikinis, one-pieces and swim trunks, courtesy of models Daria Werbowy, Erin Wasson, Sasha Pivovarova, Julia Stegner, Lara Stone, et al. It’s quite nice and some of the most fashionable beachwear we’ve seen, not overly daring, but solid choices.

Joe le taxi? Mais non, but French actress, singer and Johnny Depp’s main squeeze Vanessa Paradis for Chanel Cocoon luxury bags? Mais oui indeed, as they both look great in this Karl Lagerfeld-helmed ad (witness the classic use of black & white) for Chanel’s much coveted designer handbags.