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Baby wipes are the closest thing we've got. Washing my hair is a fantasy. Food consists of military MREs (Meals Ready to Eat). There has been a lot written about MREs, and they aren't all that bad, considering they come in a packet and can…

On a bitterly cold day in Buffalo, Minn. in December 2005, a propane delivery service hauled away the propane tank from a Buffalo mobile home. The owner was in the hospital at the time and owed $11, but the company still removed the tank.…

'I'D QUITE like X-ray vision," decides Steve Coogan. "Not right all the way through to the bone though, I don't want vision that is completely X-ray. I'd have to have the power to turn it on and off too, because I don't want to see everyone…

A batik from Sumatra is one examples of the cultural objects on view at the San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show. (courtesy photo) Picture a beaded corset. In San Francisco, that might mean a piece of racy evening wear fit for a…

It happens when he stands in line to buy a ticket to the movies. From the corner of his eye, he notices her. She is conspicuous in her red-dotted white dress topped by a nondescript jacket – a fur-collared jacket in Tel Aviv’s muggy evening…

As Valentine's Day approaches, it's time to recognize International Flirting Week, an observance that leads up to the big day on Sunday ... Baby, you must be a broom,'cause you just swept me off my feet. CARRIE PACK CHOWSKE, 30, ST.…

I think I said this already, but I am going to say it again. The Game is back on the ‘Math. I want to personally take some credit for this. Why? Because through my powerful rumors, I TOLD Dr. Dre that there was no way he could complete…

Call it Extreme Makeover: Girls' Toy Edition. Rainbow Brite is the latest in a string of beloved girls' characters to be transformed from chubby-kneed preschooler to saucy tween fashion plate. The reinvention of the 1980s toy for a new…

The small exhibit of contemporary portrait photography now showing at the Johnson Museum, In Your Face , contains a bewildering array of attitudes that strike — and strike out — many views toward sex and gender, reflecting and redefining…

High street retailers Mothercare and Boots today announced a deal to collaborate on an exclusive range of clothing and accessories to be sold through Boots stores. The two firms will design, source and supply the collection ready for launch…