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World&#39;s Best Dressed Woman: Gwyneth Paltrow
 World's Best
 Dressed Woman:  
 Gwyneth Paltrow 
'people' says
Sep 12, 2012 5:32 PM CDT

World's Best Dressed Woman: Gwyneth Paltrow

'People' honors the queens of fashion

(Newser) - And the best dressed woman in the world is ... Gwyneth Paltrow. People awarded the star, who turns 40 this month, its top fashion honor. "She has a uniform: It's simple, not overdone," her stylist tells the magazine, as per USA Today . "She goes, 'I'm...

25 Greatest Sports Films
 25 Greatest Sports Films 
Aug 19, 2012 9:38 AM CDT

25 Greatest Sports Films

Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' takes top spot

(Newser) - Missing the heart-pounding drama and heartwarming victories of the Olympics? Allow Paste to help you out with the 25 greatest sports movies of all time. The top five:
  1. Raging Bull: The Martin Scorsese film stars Robert De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta, and the "compelling character study" is "
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Top 10 Most Livable Cities
 Top 10 Most Livable Cities 
Aug 18, 2012 3:13 PM CDT

Top 10 Most Livable Cities

Melbourne is No. 1, again

(Newser) - Need a new hometown? Pack your stuff and head to Melbourne. The Australian metropolis offers a prosperous economy, a hugely successful culinary scene, and access to top-notch sporting events. It ranked No. 1 (for the second year in a row) as the most livable city in the world in the...

25 Stars Who Need to Get on Twitter

Hello, Tina Fey? Why aren't you tweeting yet?

(Newser) - It seems as though every celebrity in the world is oversharing on Twitter, but some notable names remain conspicuously absent from the social networking site, and they're among the ones who would probably have the most entertaining feeds. With that in mind, the Stir lists 25 stars who really...

On FBI List, Most Domestic Terrorists Are Women

Five of seven on most-wanted list

(Newser) - Not all terrorists are foreigners, and not all terrorists are men. The FBI keeps a list of the most-wanted domestic terrorists, defined as "Americans attacking Americans based on US-based extremist ideologies." And five out of the seven people on the list are women, notes Business Insider . A sampling:

Most Extreme Locations in the World
Most Extreme
Locations in the World
Aug 11, 2012 10:44 AM CDT

Most Extreme Locations in the World

Including lowest, hottest, and deepest

(Newser) - Need some bragging rights on your next vacation? The Telegraph rounds up the most extreme places on the planet, including:

Top 10 Cities With Most Restaurants

San Francisco is the easy winner

(Newser) - Sick of eating out at the same place? Maybe you should move to one of the cities in America with the most restaurants. Note this is all about quantity, relative to population, not quality. The top five in the Trulia results, via MarketWatch :

Surprising Jobs That Earn 6 Figures

Elevator repairmen make the list

(Newser) - It's not just investment bankers, doctors, and the Waltons who earn sizable salaries. Forbes has compiled a list of 20 surprising occupations that pay out more than $100,000, at least for those in the top 10% of their professions. A sampling:

America&#39;s Best Colleges
  America's Best Colleges 
Aug 1, 2012 4:02 PM CDT

America's Best Colleges

Princeton tops annual list from Forbes

(Newser) - Forbes is out with its annual list of the nation's best bang-for-your-buck colleges, with its rankings based on five criteria: post-graduate success, student satisfaction, debt, graduation rate, and competitive awards. The top five:

20 Most Influential Americans Ever

'Time' magazine chooses its favorites

(Newser) - In its 236 years, America has been shaped by legions of intelligent, courageous, and noble characters. Time singles out 20 as the most influential in history, including:

7 Celebrity Businesses That Totally Flopped

Vegan shoes? 'Pastamania'? Really?

(Newser) - You'd think that a celebrity endorsement would be a surefire way to get a business off the ground—but that's not always the case, as these seven celebrities and their epic business fails prove, the Huffington Post notes:
  • Natalie Portman: She tried to hawk vegan shoes in 2008,
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Most Memorable TV Moments of 50 Years

9/11 is the winner by far, with Katrina No. 2

(Newser) - What moments are engraved most profoundly into the minds of television viewers in the past 50 years? Sony Electronics and Nielsen surveyed more than 1,000 adults and found that the 9/11 attacks are the easy No. 1, though OJ Simpson has the distinction of cracking the top 10 twice....

4 Weird Fourth Facts
 4 Weird Fourth Facts 
Jul 4, 2012 11:43 AM CDT

4 Weird Fourth Facts

3 presidents died and one was born on the holiday

(Newser) - As you're watching fireworks tonight, consider this: If John Adams had had his way, you would have had a three-day weekend. That's because the second president believed Independence Day should have been celebrated on July 2, when the Founding Fathers voted for independence, rather than the day John...

Want to Be 100? Sleep and Eat Right
Want to Be 100?
Sleep and Eat Right
Jun 24, 2012 1:56 PM CDT

Want to Be 100? Sleep and Eat Right

Spirituality and socializing also help

(Newser) - What can you do to live for more than a century? Researchers from UnitedHealthCare surveyed a group of centenarians and collected advice on achieving longevity. Here are their tips, courtesy of SmartMoney :

Don&#39;t Swim After Eating? That&#39;s Bunk

 Don't Swim After 
 Eating? That's Bunk 
summer myths
Jun 24, 2012 12:37 PM CDT

Don't Swim After Eating? That's Bunk

Also: Don't pee on jellyfish stings

(Newser) - There are so many myths about summer safety, it's a wonder anyone has any fun. Heard that poison ivy is contagious? Not true. Scared of swallowing watermelon seeds? They'll just pass through you. The Washington Post debunks a host of summer myths:
  • Mosquitoes love people who taste sweet?
...

Top Actors Cut From Big Movies

Big names not enough to save actors from the edit splice

(Newser) - Bloated running times, terrible performances, a 60-pound weight gain—there are a host of reasons why even the most well-known actors are sometimes cut from films. The Huffington Post takes a look at 11 notable instances of big names getting axed from big movies:
  • Ryan Gosling, The Lovely Bones: Gosling
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Rhode Island Heating Up Faster Than the Rest of US
Rhode Island Heating Up Faster Than the Rest of US
study says
Jun 17, 2012 6:54 AM CDT

Rhode Island Heating Up Faster Than the Rest of US

Scientists determine fastest-warming states

(Newser) - Live in Rhode Island? Then you may be getting hotter by the second. Climate Central scientists calculated the average daily high and low temperatures for each state in the continental US in order to determine which ones may be more affected by climate change, and Rhode Island took top honors...

Oklahoma City Is America's Manliest

New survey takes home improvement stores, steak houses into account

(Newser) - Oklahoma City has been named America's Manliest City by those well-known experts on manliness, the people at Mars Chocolate, who also make the ever-so-manly snack food COMBOS. The company has run the COMBOS-sponsored survey for four years now, taking into consideration such data as "manly occupations" and the...

The World&#39;s Priciest City Is...
 The World's Priciest City Is... 
Jun 13, 2012 11:14 AM CDT

The World's Priciest City Is...

...Tokyo, according to annual survey

(Newser) - Looking to ditch these shores and move abroad? Don't head to Tokyo unless you have plenty of moolah to bankroll your expat lifestyle. A cup of coffee will run you $8.29 there, and a single ticket to a movie clocks in at $22.97. Part of the reason...

Child Stars Who Became Child Brides

Kim Kardashian's first nuptials lasted an impressive 4 years

(Newser) - They were young and famous, then young and hitched—and, in most cases, young and divorced. Here's a list of child celebs turned child brides, courtesy of Fox News :
  • Drew Barrymore: The actress bailed on two engagements before the age of 18. She married a bar owner in 1994,
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