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Cleavage’s coming out party

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:26:00 +0000

There was a distinct trend in women's fashion on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards Sunday night, and it was not pixie cuts or gowns with trains. It was cleavage. Not your average demure decolletage, either. Some of the night's most famous attendees had their breasts fully out on front street. Obviously there's the factor of breast objectification, but this was not entirely about that. The amount of cleavage on display was not just a sexual statement but some kind of dare, an act of confrontational femininity that challenged viewers to reevaluate any preconceived notions they might have about large breasts and their impropriety. As a chesty woman who has often been on the receiving end of sneers simply for wearing tank tops in the summer (can I live?), let me just say: thank you, ladies of television, for putting it out there.

Lady Gaga hits back at body snarkers

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:23:00 +0000

Go ahead and freak out about Lady Gaga's weight. Revel in the headlines that she's been forced to revamp her tour costumes because she's "bulging out of her corset" thanks to an "extreme weight gain" she's revealed on her recent tour. Gasp that she's piled on so many pounds that she just doesn't slink into a filet-mignon bustier like she used to. Because Lady Gaga, thank God, doesn't have a single regret.

The perennially provocative singer admitted to radio host Elvis Duran recently, "I’m dieting right now, because I gained, like, 25 pounds," but quickly added, "And you know I really don't feel bad about it, not even for a second. I have to be on such a strict diet constantly. It’s hard because it's a quite vigorous show, so I tend to bulk up, get muscular, and I really don’t like that. So I'm trying to find a new balance." Balance! Yet another radical idea!

Dresses of the Emmys

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:50:00 +0000

"Modern Family" stole the show in more ways than one: Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara were among the best-dressed at the red carpet (although Amy Poehler may have upstaged them both). Check out the gallery to some of the best- and worst-dressed ladies from last night's Emmys.

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Dresses of the Emmys

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:45:00 +0000

"Modern Family" stole the show in more ways than one; Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara were among the best-dressed at the red carpet (although Amy Poehler may have upstaged them both). Check out the gallery to some of the best and worst dressed ladies from last night's Emmys.

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