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These items, which have haunted runways and stylish magazines this spring, cost less than $100: 1. The polo shirt: The polo is the quintessential preppy symbol. 2. A graphic T-shirt:...

Four new shows, including one only on the Web, suggest sitcoms are rebounding. Here's a look: "Nobody's Watching" Airing: 24/7 on youtube.com. (Type "Nobody's Watching" in the search box.) What...

So what are you really saying? Not just with your words, but with your whole self. What are you saying with the way you stand, sit, tilt your head or...

Who's in it? Johnny Depp (right), Samantha Morton, John Malkovich What it's about: The film follows the brief life of the notoriously wicked John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, as he...

Teresa Gretencord's fat all but melted off. All her life the 45-year-old nurse had been obese. Six feet tall, Gretencord weighed 350 pounds on the day, in October 2004, she...

First off, let's dispel that silly notion that muscle weighs more that fat and that strength training in an exercise and weight-loss program is counterproductive for that reason. A pound...

Uh-oh. You woke up with a headache and an intense thirst. You're still wearing last night's bar clothes. And your cell phone is lying dangerously close to the bed. "Uh-oh"...

When Jay McCarroll, a chain-smoking, 29-year-old fashion designer, won Bravo's reality series "Project Runway" last year, it was as stunning to him as it was unlikely to those watching. For...

Susan Fenner is a thank-you note writer. And she knows exactly how it started. "My mother insisted that when you got a present, you couldn't play with it, wear it...

The purse has long been a strong symbol of femininity. Certainly Hollywood types have appreciated the high-priced Birkin and Kelly bags. But beyond the high-level name-dropping, the handbag has become...