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Be Elizabeth Gilbert’s Valentine

Arts, Culture & Media

Valentine’s Day is just two weeks away — and we’re hoping that 2010 can be the year of the new-and-improved Valentine. We’re thrilled that so many talented folks have submitted their ideas to “Be My Valentine: A Studio 360 Design Challenge.” And doesn’t a competition merit a celebrity judge? One who is familiar with the […]

Britain bans L’Oreal beauty ads

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Britain Bans L’Oreal Airbrushed Ads

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The Real Erin Brokovich

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Girl band movies that rock!

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Today, the widely anticipated girl-band biopic ‘The Runaways’ hits theatres. We look back on our favorite girl band movies of all time.

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Eat, Pray, Love, Marry

Lifestyle & Belief

When Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Eat, Pray, Love, a witty account of her globe-hopping, soul-searching journey after a divorce, she never imagined that Julia Roberts would be playing her in a movie adaptation.

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