Blog Posts by Joanna Douglas, Senior Fashion and Beauty Editor

Make no mistake: just because heiresses Lydia Hearst and Paris Hilton are both rich girls who slightly resemble Barbie on the red carpet doesn't meat they are cut from the same stock. "I went to college," says Lydia. "I'm a supermodel. I have a legitimate career in journalism, television, fashion and designing. I'm a Hearst, not a Hilton!"

In sizing them up we'd have to agree there are some differences… and some similarities. They've both designed handbags, posed for many ad campaigns and magazine covers, tried their hand at writing (Lydia writes a monthly column for Page Six mag while Paris allegedly penned an autobiography), and even dated the same guy! Paris obviously has greater, um, camera exposure, and we don't mean just nudity-she has five seasons of The Simple Life under her belt while Lydia is just starting out with a small role on Gossip Girl. Lydia however did take a more traditional (read: educational) route and attend college. And let's be honest: as someone on the

Dr. Fredric J. Baur was a retired chemist and food storage technician for Pringles owner Proctor and Gamble back in 1970 when he patented the design of the now-infamous Pringles chip tube. Well, this is he had a strange request: that when he died his famous invention be used as the receptacle to hold his ashes. The request was recently honored as Dr. Baur passed away at 89 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Not to make a bad joke, but seriously: his family members better keep the tube away from the kitchen!

In tribute to Pringles we've researched and found amazing flavors in different countries we'd love to try: South America's Filet Mignon, Japan's Funky Soy Sauce, Canada's Cinnamon Sweet Potato, Australia's Light aromas Greek Style Cheese with a touch of Avocado Oil and the now defunct limited edition Mac n Cheese. Perhaps this obituary wasn't supposed to make us hungry, but we see no problem in supporting a terrific creation. Remember, once you pop, you can't stop! [Telegraph]

Once-rocker/actress Courtney Love is hard to take seriously these days, but we want to believe her in that way you feel bad for someone in a sci-fi movie where they were abducted by aliens and no one else is buying their story. Most recently it was millions of dollars stolen from her late husband Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's estate, and now allegedly, it's gotten personal: Courtney claims his ashes and a lock of Kurt's hair were stolen out of a pink teddy bear shaped bag. "I can't believe anyone would take Kurt's ashes from me," says Courtney. "I find it disgusting and right now I'm suicidal. If I don't get them back I don't know what I'll do."

Courtney claims thousands of dollars of jewelry were also swiped from her home. But really, we can't get past the teddy bear bag. Why would you keep the ashes in there? And why or how would anyone know to steal them? We're hoping this is either a paranoid delusion on Courtney's part or they are recovered, because the thought of someone

Just as Sex and the City proved, one should never underestimate the spending power of women! This weekend's box office topper pulled in nearly $58 million-way higher than the $25-35 million industry estimates. As Sex and the City also taught us, sometimes nothing is more important than a lady's outfit. Nina Ricci designer Olivier Theyskens should have kept that in mind when he lied to star Sarah Jessica Parker claiming the dress she wore to the New York premiere of the film had never been worn or photographed before. In fact, Lindsay Lohan wore it at a commercial shoot and socialite Lauren (Davis) Santo Domingo wore it to the Met's Costume Institute Gala in May accompanied by the designer as her date. Busted! And you better believe SJP is peeved.

"Look, my affection for the dress hasn't changed, but what they did was so short-sighted," she said. "It's just unethical and disappointing that they would allow the dress to be worn again." Dang. We know Sarah Jessica is a fashion icon and

Call me ignorant, but I do not understand the fascination with John Mayer. I suppose he's somewhat attractive. I know that his smash hits like "Your Body is a Wonderland" and "Waiting on the World to Change" are supposed to get under my skin with their tender and positive messages. But there's something I can't get past. It's not that his voice irritates me, or that I think he's undeserving of his Grammy awards. It's not that the specific male pop singer/guitarist thing has never appealed to me (if a guy does pop, I'd prefer he was more straight up about it a la Justin Timberlake)-there's just something about John Mayer's overall person that annoys me beyond description. He seems arrogant, cocky and completely phony.

Between his narcissistic blogs about the "poignant statement" that is his new 80s-style feathered haircut, charging fans $10 for a photo op, and the mysterious gossip about his exceeding abilities in bed, it's more than I can stomach. His seemingly all-knowing and

While any true fan knows, Sex and the City was based on a book by Candace Bushnell, uneducated former model Lauren Hutton who has "never seen the show" has a thing or two to say about the program and it's creators.

"It's written by guys, who happen to be gay, who are sluts. That's what I think. Let's face it most men are sluts. That's what testosterone is supposed to do. As a hunter, if you stayed alive after 30, nature wanted your genes out there. Women were just trying to get the best sperm to make a masterpiece. You have a bunch a guys who are sluts, writing for women and telling them they are supposed to act like this."

Guess we can count her out for a weekend screening! Do you think there's any validity to her statement or do you disagree? [D Listed]

Reports are coming in that Angelina Jolie gave birth to twin girls, Isla Marcheline and Amelie Jane, at a Catholic clinic in France's Aix-en-Provence this past Sunday. Marcheline is the name of Jolie's late mother and Pitt's mom is named Jane. A source close to the actress told Entertainment Tonight that, "Babies are great and so is mom."

Now People magazine says they spoke with a rep for Angelina who claims, "Angelina has not given birth. She is fine, enjoying her home and her family in France." When Angie does pop out her twins they will be the 5th and 6th kids in the Jolie-Pitt family, joining Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, and Shiloh who just celebrated her 2nd birthday. One thing is for sure-we do not envy Angie's upcoming sleep schedule. Or her nanny's! [US, US, People]

Just as we were getting pumped today at the word of 50 Cent's new Apprentice-style reality show for MTV, we found out that a Long Island, N.Y. home belonging to the rapper mysteriously burned down. His former girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins has been living in the house with her two children, but apparently six people were hospitalized after suffering smoke inhalation. The worst part? Arson investigators are suspected some type of foul play.

"I would say there is a strong - a strong, strong - possibility that [the fire] is suspicious," says Dix Hills Fire Department Chief Larry Feld, When asked why he cited "The rapid movement of the fire. The volume of the fire ... It was engulfed. The home was totally gutted." Tompkins had filed suit against 50 Cent several months ago claiming he promised her the house over a decade ago. We'll keep you posted on further investigations. [People]