It was the era of the parisienne, the professional French beauty, famous worldwide for her looks. Whole lives were devoted to it. Some went so far as to have their skin painted or enameled, a practice which sometimes led to facial paralysis, blood poisoning and even death. One social observer noted, "In Paris, half the female population lives off fashion, while the other half lives for fashion." In the late 1870s a stunningly beautiful parisienne, Amélie Gautreau, dominated the social landscape....

Between "Saturday Night Live," "South Park," Adult Swim and his various film roles, chances are Bill Hader had a hand in almost every comedy thing you've liked in recent years. This week on Bill Simmons' B.S. Report podcast, he dished on all of that plus his first encounter with Bill Murray, Jon Hamm's knockout "SNL" debut, and Stefon's secret to success. Hader, now in his seventh season on "SNL" (his contract is up after next year) revealed a lot about how the show has shaped his comedic style...

A huge number of us humans use technology daily, but not many others in the animal kingdom can say the same. That's what makes videos of animals using our gadgets so hilarious, heart-warming and, at times, mind-blowing. Take Peter the elephant's video, for example, which shows the big guy flipping through pictures, playing an instrument, and even drawing an elephant friend on Samsung's Galaxy Note. It was posted on YouTube user Technivator's channel on March 26 and has since gone viral, garnering...

Congratulations, Mega Millions winners! You've just won the biggest lottery in history! Move over Bill Gates and Warren Buffett! Not so fast, Richie Rich. There's no doubt that you're now each a member of the 1 percent. A life of comfort and leisure awaits, and managed wisely, it just might await your friends and family for generations to come. Let's just not get carried away. A luxury box at the stadium you can afford, but forget about buying the franchise and becoming the "No. 1 fan" of your...

Welcome to Fashionably Late, where we round up the style scraps that didn't make it to our news page this week. Click through and catch up on what else happened this week! Jennifer Lawrence graces the cover of Germany's Interview magazine. The starlet ditches her pants and barely there makeup for a sequined bodysuit and smoky eyes. (Courtesy pho...

Facebook Timeline may be exacerbating the weight insecurity that many users already feel by making it easier to compare their weights at different points in their lives, a new survey suggests. Researchers at the The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore commissioned a public survey of 600 Facebook users age 16 to 40 and discovered that the majority of users with Timeline had used the feature to compare their weights at different points in their lives. In addition, 14 percent...

Never one to shy away from making a fashion statement, Katy Perry showed off a few inches of her midriff in a neon green ensemble with matching peep toe heels on the orange carpet at the Kids' Choice Awards in LA on Saturday. On closer examination, the 27-year-old singer's sports bra-like top looks like it's dripping with slime. Now, that's one way to avoid getting slimed! Paired with her purple and blue ponytail and bubblegum lips, the pop star pulls off the fun, eclectic look to perfection. Selena...

It's been a banner week for Lindsay Lohan. First, it was confirmed that she'll appear as a guest star on "Glee" this spring. Then came her final court hearing Thursday, where she was taken off formal probation. With all of this good news, we wanted to celebrate the triumphant return of Lindsay Lohan by looking back at photos of her over the years, but when we stumbled across this face morph video of the actress, we were at a loss for words. The video -- just like the one of Britney Spears that...

Celebrities attending Saturday's 25th annual Kids' Choices Awards should start getting nervous. Really nervous. While awards are presented during the kid-friendly Nickelodeon show, fans really just want to see the slime. From Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's double slime to Katy Perry's shocking green surprise, it's always fun to see stars -- especially those always looking their best -- get covered in that bright, sticky, Nickelodeon-signature goo. We've rounded up some of our favorite KCA slime...

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which one of this week's reviews is the snarkiest of them all? That award might belong to "Mirror Mirror," the romantic comedy based off the "Snow White" fairytale, starring Julia Roberts, Lily Collins and Sean Bean. While it may seem like this all-star cast can do no wrong, according to Rolling Stone, the film falls flat. "The script by Marc Klein and Jason Keller is a model of storytelling incoherence and a lot of good actors go down in its swirling drain," wrote critic...