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How cute is this picture?

And how weird is it to think that this little girl would one day get her kicks by stripping down on the pages of Playboy? You never can tell…

Regardless, I give Kendra Wilkinson snaps for posting this pic of herself in a decidedly not…well, not Playboy time in her life. She looks like an adorable –what, 9-year-old? — giving us one more reason to remember that sexy ladies are people, too.

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As a half-Scottish girl, I have a special place in my tartan-covered heart for plaid. And as a girl who loves make-up, I have another special place for M.A.C. So when the two of them combine, as they have for M.A.C.’s holiday line, my heart becomes full, and all is well with the world.

The line features blush and powders encased in plaid containers, as well as eyeshadow with plaid striping. I can hear the bagpipes playing in the far reaches of my mind…

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The way we live now: covered in our own filth.

At least according to the New York Times. Apparently, showering on the decline! One woman remarks:

Alice Feiring, a wine writer in Manhattan, joked that autumn is her “season of nonbathing” (she actually bathes four times weekly). “ ‘Didn’t I bring you up differently?’ ” she said her mother asks. “ ‘What will people think?’ ”

But Ms. Feiring, 52, is resolute. “I don’t like to over-dry my skin,” she said. “It’s a myth that people need a deep cleaning everyday.”

Which seems fine. Parenting Magazine says that the air is drier in winter, so you need not shower every day. But what about the guy who only shampoos his hair once a month? Or the guy who claims he lets hair hair get oily so her can “style it however he wants?” Dude, if your hair is so oily you can make it stand up, that’s not really a good thing. OR IS IT?

Obviously, we have some dear friends who don’t like to shower either. Though we’re a fan of the every day shower. Or every other day. Sometime before we start getting to style our hair however we want. What about you?

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Want a prettier nose? Don’t want a nose job? Why don’t you just cram a piece of plastic up there? NoseSecret promises to “Straight a crooked nose, enhance beauty of ethnic nose (Asian nose, black, Hispanic, etc.), Lift tip to ease hump (prominence) on middle area.” And so much more! But how? According to their website:

By touching the nose, one can notice that the upper side of the nose is hard and inflexible until just past the middle area. Toward the tip of the nose, the nasal septum is composed of a flexible connective tissue called cartilage that create the shape of the nose. The tip of the nose is where NoseSecret works.

In conclusion: your nose is ugly and has a hump that needs easing. You’re going to put some plastic in there every day, and it’s going to force your nostrils up so high that strangers will be able to see your brain every time you pass by. And then maybe someone will love you.

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Nina Leen for Life Magazine, 1951

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I was out at a party last night where there were people involved in actual fashion, not just fashion as it relates to slut face and pumpple (we don’t even pretend anymore). And there was this girl – a fashion girl – who started explaining to me why blackface is okay. Because they do it in Italian Vogue! And her dress was really shiny, and I was confused and kind of just trying to drink, so I just sort of stood there nodding like “yes, let’s go rub some shoe-polish on our faces right now, I heart Roger Sterling.”

You know, this is what I should have said.

I guess the obvious reason it seems inappropriate is because of minstrel shows. They originated with traveling African American performers in the 1800s as humorous music and dance-oriented variety shows. Which was great! But then white people started mimicking them by applying blackface. They created more and more ridiculous characters, and portrayed blacks as comically inept fools. The shows stopped being a celebration of black culture and became a mockery.

So that’s really the historical reason that it’s upsetting.

However, you might note that not every country has the kind of troubling history with race that America does. What about Italians? Can’t Italians do blackface ’cause it’s cool?And surely Laurence Olivier was creating a caricature of a black man when he played Othello?

That’s true. And I think the Laurence Olivier did a good job playing Othello! But I don’t think he did it better than an equally qualified black performer could have. Today, I don’t think the models wearing blackface for Italian Vogue were infinitely better models than all the black models in the world. Frankly, if you want to make a movie or do a fashion spread with some black people in it, you can find people who are perfectly qualified who are actually black. There’s simply no need for modern actors or models or anyone to be going around in blackface (unless they’re performing in a movie about 19th century people who put on minstrel shows).

So. That. Take that, Fashion.

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Former model/entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons is looking for real women to star in the upcoming campaign for her new skincare line. And, it could be you.

The only requirements: you must be over 18 and be able to be in Los Angeles November 16-19. No pesky modeling contracts or selling your soul to Tyra Banks required to be the top model in this ad campaign. Intrigued? You can find all the details on how to enter here. If you win, let us know. We’d love to hear about your experience with Kimora.

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