Blog Posts by Piper Weiss, Shine Staff

Contrary to jokes and one-liners, women are better drivers than men. They're also better at getting the joke. And better with hammers. And video games. And social networking. And did we mention, they get dressed faster than guys? This isn't opinion, it's fact, and Dan Abrams can prove it.

In his new book, Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and Just About Everything Else, Abrams collects research from leading studies over the past few years to make the case for the 'fairer' sex. A legal analyst for ABC News and former lawyer, he approached the topic as a defense attorney, using evidence that already exists to debunk popular myths about women.

"In nearly every field, statistics and studies show that women are better collaborators, are more cautious and more adept at navigating treacherous terrain," writes Abrams in his book's opening statement. "I am not convinced that women

Charlie Sheen has called himself a drug, a warlock, and a winner, but in fact he's a 24-hour news network. Launched earlier this week on radio show, and now extending to major media outlets, Sheen's one-man-show keeps raising the stakes.

On Monday alone, he's been on ABC, NBC and TMZ regurgitating the same LARPing language of warlock wizardry. He's also threatening violence, repeating the word "winning" obsessively, claiming his hit show's backers are trying to destroy his family, complaining about his money woes, threatening to sue Warner Bros for millions, asking for a million dollar raise, and losing his long time publicist who quit today.

It may be the worst celebrity meltdown ever; it's definitely the most public one. Tom Cruise jumping on a couch feels so, well, 2006. In this era of non-stop streaming media, Sheen needs to keep making news and taking interviews to stay a trending topic minute-to-minute. His current addiction, as an article in The New York Times points out, is

Bethenny Frankel with daughter Bryn. (Photo: Bravotv.com))Before she was a wife and mother, Bethenny Frankel was a housewife. That alone is proof that Bravo's breakout reality star doesn't stick to the script. In two years she's gone from a single, hard-working personal chef to a happily married mom running a lifestyle empire. In between there was "Skating with the Stars," a few bestselling books, a workout video, a hit show, a wedding planned in record time and a little girl named Bryn Hoppy. Tonight, Bravo premieres Frankel's new series, Bethenny Ever After, a glimpse into her trials and errors as a new mom. And there are bound to be a few-at the root of the 40-year-old's success is trademark candor and, in a world where the pressure is on to be the perfect mother, Bethenny doesn't sugar-coat. This is precisely why we asked her for advice. She opened up to Shine about what she's learned as a new mom: the good, the bad and the downright incredible.

Lesson 1: It's not just a baby thing-moms get major separation anxiety, too. "Leaving my

Camille Grammer prepping her big CNN debut earlier this week. (Donato Sardella/Wire Image)When it comes to the Oscar pre-show, there are three kinds of hosts: the fashion expert, the network hired gun, and the wild card. This Sunday, Camille Grammer is behind door number three, hosting CNN's Oscar pre-show live from the red carpet. Fresh off her stint as a cast-member on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," Grammer's never played reporter before, but she's already generating more buzz than every other pre-show host combined. Her experience comes from walking the red carpet with her ex-husband Kelsey (That's Kelsey Grammer, the "Frasier" star). But she was hired, less than two weeks ago, for her own celebrity credentials. Painted as both villain and victim on the reality series, Grammer's rocky relationship with her cast-mates and her then-husband became public domain and in turn made her a tabloid star. And the drama continues to unfold: only two days before Camille's big Oscar gig, Kelsey re-married in a very public wedding ceremony. As dark as her drama has gotten, it

Over the past seven days, Charlie Sheen has entered a new dimension. While the rest of us were eating and sleeping, the "Two and a Half Men" star was purchasing an $8 million dollar mansion, flying to the Bahamas with his ex-wife and two new girlfriends, taking a yacht out into the middle of the ocean while watching "Jaws", starting a verbal war with his boss, losing his job and the jobs of countless cast and crew on CBS's number one sitcom (at least for the rest of the season), threatening to sue the Hollywood Reporter for $100 million, ruining his chances at getting another job and preparing to head back to work even though work no longer exists. Sheen's wheels appear to have come off.

In speaking to radio host Alex Jones and again in a letter to TMZ, Sheen mixes images of war, weapons and wizardry to explain his battle with both addiction and show creator Chuck Lorre. In piecing together his rant on the radio and in print, Charlie's new way of looking at life resembles a game of

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Yesterday was a historic day for the country. President Obama declared the "Defense of Marriage Act" unconstitutional. The federal law has made all state sanctioned same-sex marriages illegal on a national level since it was instituted in 1996. Now the president and the attorney general Eric Holder have concluded that "classifications based on sexual orientation" are grounds for discrimination. While it's up to the courts to decide on a final verdict for the constitutionality of the law, it's a huge deal for same-sex couples and the country. Here's why:

1. Calling an existing law unconstitutional is a landmark move for any administration to make according to the New Yorker's legal expert, Jeffery Toobin. It's rare for a president to refuse to defend a law that's already in place.

2. It shows which direction President Obama's "evolving" opinion on same-sex marriages is heading. He's officially in favor of civil unions, but Toobin writes it's a sign "the President will officially