Blog Posts by Joanna Douglas, Senior Fashion and Beauty Editor

Darren McCollester/Getty ImagesRenee Zellweger famously went on an eating binge to bulk up for the "Bridget Jones" movies, but for the third upcoming film she may be opting for a fat suit. It seems that the actress is concerned about how long it took her to shed the extra weight after the last film wrapped in 2004, and is worried about the effects of all the rapid weight gaining and losing she's done over the years (if you'll remember, she also dropped a ton for "Chicago").

Actors always talk about the addition of fried foods, donuts and milkshakes to their diets when taking on the role of a heavier character. We'll admit that while packing on pounds for a paycheck does sound fun--not to mention delicious--to read about, we do not envy all the work it must take to get rid of the extra junk in the trunk, around the middle, under the arms, and everywhere else the flab likes to hang out. Now imagine having to do that three times! Sure, Zellweger has trainers and nutritionists to help her, but we can't imagine having

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta getting treated for Swine Flu in AfghanistanMany of us rely on CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, for health advice on a regular basis. Well, despite all his medical knowledge, he contracted H1N1 (aka swine flu) on a recent trip to Afghanistan. He took a few days off from work and this morning he blogged about the ordeal for CNN.com.

Gupta himself noted it's sort of ironic for a medical reporter to contract the illness. If a doctor who is aware of the symptoms and precautions one must take to avoid getting the flu, how can we normal folks steer clear? Does it tarnish a doctor's credibility for him to get a disease when he's been warning us about how to prevent getting it ourselves? Of course not. But we did mini-laugh at the headline, "I went to Afghanistan and all I got was H1N1," before feeling very sorry for the guy.

Gupta described his sudden symptoms as "high fevers, the lack of appetite, terrible sinus congestion, body aches, and yes - that hacking." Though those sound like characteristics of the common

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Tyra showing off her If you'll remember back to Tuesday, September 8, I spent the afternoon live-blogging the premiere episode of "The Tyra Banks Show" on which she unveiled her "real hair." I know both myself and Fashion + Beauty Editor Jennifer Romolini feel Tyra can be totally over-the-top, annoying and horrible, particularly as host of "America's Next Top Model." But I admired Tyra for taking the opportunity to show what her real hair was like. I appreciated her for explaining that women shouldn't be slaves to their hair and spend so much money and time and energy fixating on such a superficial thing ad embrace their real hair. Despite the fact that she has worn "weaves and wigs and pieces and clip-ons and clip-outs and clip-downs and around" since her teens, Tyra promised that she would be rocking her own real hair on the show for a while. Pretty cool, right? Except that Tyra lied!

Tyra went on "Larry King Live" last night, and amongst other topics, she once again was asked about her "real hair."

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Matrix PhotosMany young girls enjoy playing dress up. Some even enjoy getting dolled up to go out. Much to my mother's chagrin, I was one of those little ladies who loved ruffles and lace and pink, and on special occasions and holidays was allowed to wear my favorite fancy ensembles. These involved a puffy princess dress, lace gloves and a pink patent leather handbag with matching flats. Read: FLATS.

Both Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have insisted that their three-year-old daughter Suri refuses to wear pants or even coats when the temperatures drop, She only likes skirts and dresses. Kids can be fussy and have strange habits, so we'll buy that. But when your toddler wants to own and wear heels--as she did this week on Newbury Street in Boston--is where parents must draw the line.

I never had the plastic fantasy dress-up heels, but I remember trying on my mom's way-too-big pumps and lipstick and presenting myself to her post-makeover. She'd laugh and say, "OK, now go take it off."

For some odd

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Someone out there decided to coin another sort of ridiculous term: Retrosexual. "Good Morning America" aired a segment on retrosexuals this morning, and defined the term as "a person who reaches into their own past to reconnect with an old flame, and then starts the romantic relationship again." With the advent of social networking sites, seeking out previous mates is easier and more enticing than ever. Haven't we all searched for a past boyfriend of crush, even if just out of curiosity to see where they're living or what they look like or if they're married? It's easy, it's harmless--why not?

This morning, "GMA" reported on a mid-thirties advertising executive in Chicago who was still on the search for Mr. Right. Last May, she sent a message to her first kiss--a boy she met on a camping trip in the '80s--over Facebook. 21 years later they reunited and rekindled the spark they once had. They got married two weeks ago.

Psychologist Nancy Kalish claims it's natural to wonder what

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Getty ImagesIn the same way that tabloids, gossip blogs, and B.S. biographies plague both perfectly blissful couples and troubled twosomes alike, the focus of such outlets has finally arrived on President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. Despite the fact that we've rarely seen a famous couple who undoubtedly look so in love, Christopher Andersen's new book, "Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage," searches desperately for any shred of a detail that the first couple are not as happy as they seem.

The biography claims Michelle Obama gave her husband the silent treatment because many women "pushed their bodies up against his, slipped phone numbers into his pockets" and "whispered lewd suggestions in his ear." One time, he allegedly said, "Jesus, I wish they'd stop grabbing my ass." Michelle's response: "I want to tell these women, 'Back off. Get a life.' It's just embarrassing, that's all."

Not that we condone this behavior, but the President is a good looking guy. As history

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As huge fans of the "Sex and the City" series, we were a bit reluctant to see the movie, wondering how they would pull off a feature-film length follow-up. The movie was decent, and it made millions, but is a sequel really necessary? What more needs to be told? With all the "Golden Girls" comparisons, must we follow Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte until their geriatric years?

Here are just a few potential problems we see about the upcoming "SATC 2" movie.

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I've written before about how the "poor, lonely Jennifer Aniston" stories annoy me to no end, and it seems that Joel McHale and the people at "The Soup" see where I'm coming from. As Jennifer Aniston's new film "Love Happens" (seriously, are these film titles a joke?) hits theaters, "The Soup" has made a spoof video that everyone will enjoy--whether you're on "Team Jen" or not. Does the media perpetuate thisestory of an unlucky in love actress, or is Aniston herself keeping it in motion? We may never really know. But remember folks: you can't believe everything you read, especially when it comes to celebrity romances.

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