Here's a video of Lana Del Rey meeting with some very emotional fans after a sound check at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. Let's give credit where credit's due— Del Rey seems very nice here! And she probably made that young man's day. Point LDR. More »

A soloist at an Italian ballet company has found herself jobless after telling a British newspaper that her company pressures its dancers to be thin. The dancer says that the La Scala's practices have led to an epidemic of eating disorders and fertility problems within the company, and the company claims that's simply not true, and that statements like that damage the reputation of the company and of the art of ballet. Uh, doesn't everyone already know that dancers sometimes have fucked up body images? More »

Because it was kicking off New York's Fall Fashion Week, the red carpet of the annual amfAR Gala—a black-tie event that raised money for AIDS research, prevention and education—was at once elegant and fashion-forward. Well, for the most part. Lindsay Lohan showed up. More »

Conservatives may believe that this country is full of wanton teens running around getting knocked up for fun, but they will be pleased to know that is actually not the case, According to new data from the Guttmacher Institute, teen pregnancies are on the downswing. In 2008, the year the most recent data is from, 7 percent of teen girls (ages 15 to 19) in the U.S. were pregnant. That's down from the high of 11 percent in 1990, and it's the lowest rate in nearly 40 years. As for abortions, about 1.8 percent of teens had one in 2008. That is down from more than 4 percent in 1988. More »

Every once in awhile, a newspaper front page comes along that makes you want to punch the nearest inanimate object until you break the small bones in your hand. Well, get out the gauze and your insurance card, ladies: today's New York Post cover features the face of an alleged rape victim, an attack on her character, and — as a bonus! — the word "rape" in sarcastic quotation marks. More »

Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti has recently given up her modeling contract because she feels that modeling for the company clashes with her Christian faith. While it may be easy to make fun of Bisutti, who won her position during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Model Search, for her "my body belongs to my husband" nonsense, it's difficult to harangue someone for setting their own limit of how much or how little they choose to be sexualized. Bisutti was put in a position that she thought she wanted, but proved to be uncomfortable for her. She took herself out of that position. Good for her. More »

"I was so delusional, I was like, 'I'm ready for a baby,'" Chelsea remembered as she chatted with Rosie O'Donnell on The Rosie Show. "[My parents] were like, 'You're getting an abortion.'" Chelsea tried to argue with them, but they informed her "this is not what our family's about." She added, "Obviously, you should do whatever you want with your body… It's your decision." Or, you know, your mom and dad's? But Chelsea also said, "I have no regret, at all." More »

Komen CEO Nancy Brinker has again tried her hand at discussing the Planned Parenthood disaster with the media, but this time, rather than appearing live on-air, she's sent a letter in response to a blog post by the Washington Post's Sally Quinn. In her note, Brinker admits that she made mistakes in defunding Planned Parenthood but stops short of admitting she lied, or indicating that she's learned anything of value. It was nice of her to apologize, but this doesn't fix anything. More »

There seems to be no end to the things animal shelters can learn from online dating sites. First, it was that using a good picture means you're more likely to get picked. And now, many shelters are using a system called Meet Your Match, which was developed by the ASPCA. It's a program that matches up pets and the people looking to adopt them using a color-coded system that takes into account personalities, energy levels, and needs. More »

We should know by now that women don't suddenly stop having sex when they turn 50. But unfortunately, age doesn't necessarily make them more comfortable talking about safe sex with their doctors — or their partners. And according to a new study, this could put older women at risk. More »

Rick Santorum's big wins in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado don't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but they do seem to have given his campaign a big financial boost. The campaign confirmed they raised $1 million in the 24 hours following his victories, and $800,000 of that came from online donations. That sure is a lot of money—not that much to a political campaign, sure, but think about how many birth control pills that could buy for Rick's imaginary uterus! Or how big a donation that would be to the NOH8 campaign or to Planned Parenthood. If only there was a way to ensure that the next time—if there even is a next time—Santorum wins anything, for every dollar that's donated to him an equal and opposite donation will be made to an organization that can help balance out his whackadoodle notions of what's right for this country. More »

While the idea of accidentally hooking up with one's cousin is quite disturbing, it's a real possibility when you live in a place like Iceland that only has 300,000 people to choose from. That's why there's a new website called Íslendingabók, aka the Book of Icelanders. It sounds like a cooler version of Facebook, but it's actually a genealogy registry that keeps track of a whopping 1,200 years worth of people and tells you if you're related to someone. It sounds like a must-check before any first date—because the only thing worse than dating your cousin is having to dump your cousin. Oh, the site can also tell you if you're related to any celebrities, which basically means it can tell you if you're related to Bjork, since she's pretty much the only famous Icelander. More »

First Karl Lagerfeld said she was "too fat" and then he came out and apologized, saying that his words were taken out of context and he too knew the sting of being vilified for your weight in the press. But Adele has come forward to say she couldn't give a fat fuck one way or the other because she's never aspired to be a model and is proud to offer a little balance when it comes to the representation of different body types in the media. "I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines," she said. "I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that." And it seems she's never been one to worry too much, saying last year that she tries to keep away from people who think weight is super-important. "I've seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and how it wears them down. And I just don't want that in my life," she said. "It's just never been an issue – at least, I've never hung out with the sort of horrible people who make it an issue. I have insecurities of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me." [Daily Mail] More »

We use our phones for most things these days—scheduling meetings, throwing birds at pigs, keeping track of everything from our grocery lists to our periods, checking Facebook, calling our mothers. So is there a limit to how far we're willing to let these little devices into our lives? As much as you love your phone, would you want it to tell it your secrets and let it be your therapist? More »

We're all used to smelling those dastardly perfume samples in magazines, but now it looks like advertisers may have found an even more effective way to torment our senses while trying to trick us into buying something. McCain Foods is using a new kind of scent technology to promote a product called Ready Baked Jackets, which are frozen baked potatoes that are supposed to have the same smell and taste of oven-cooked potatoes but only take five minutes to cook. To advertise this revolution in potato-making, they've outfitted several bus shelters in U.K. cities with posters and a 3D fiberglass model of a Ready Baked Jacket potato. There's a button you can press that turns on a heating element which then releases the scent and fills the whole area with warmth and the delicious smell of baked potato. Naturally, the potato ad also dispenses coupons for the product. More »

THE BIG PICTURE | February 8: A girl sits on a motorcycle made of ice at an ice sculpture display in the Czech Republic. [AP]

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A North Carolina dad lost his job for doing coke, and he's currently awaiting trial for dealing. But he still has partial custody of his kids — and because she won't let them go to his house, his ex-wife could go to jail. More »

Mitt Romney's unleashed some pretty tough anti-birth control talk this campaign season. He's stated repeatedly that he believes that life begins at conception, and that the morning after pill is murder. Interestingly enough, Mitt Romney's gigantic stock portfolio contains a fair amount of money actually invested in companies that manufacture birth control and the morning after pill. I suppose now's as good a time as ever to thank Mitt Romney investing in the technology that has enabled me to have so much premarital sex. More »

A woman in China will be getting quite a good arm workout while caring for her newborn son. He was born this past weekend and weighed in at a hearty 15.52 pounds. That is a lot of baby. His mother, a 29-year-old woman from the Henan province, gave birth to him via C-section, which is probably a good thing in terms of being able to keep her pelvis in working order. His parents, who are both of average size, named him Chun Chun. He is believed to be the largest newborn on record since the country was founded in 1949, but, as impressive as Chun Chun's birth weight is, he won't be claiming the Guinness World Record. That apparently belongs to a baby born in 1879 that weighed in at 23.7 pounds. Once they cross the 20 pound mark, maybe we should just skip calling them babies and classify them as newborn toddlers. More »

Rick Santorum won big last night. We weren't quite sure what to say about it, until Janet Snakehole reminded us that a (moving) picture is worth a thousand words: More »