Word: Hysteria Meaning: A common 19th-century medical diagnosis; a nervous condition, or acute outbreak of nerves, that remains inexplicably linked to being female. Usage: “Hysteria is ‘not a disease; rather it is an alternative, physical, verbal, and gestural language, an iconic social communication” — Mark Micale, author of Hysterical Men: The Hidden History of Male [...]

As if the millions of fans who flocked to see Breaking Dawn Part 1 on its opening weekend wasn’t proof enough, now we know for sure that Twihards are insane dedicated. TMZ is reporting that after seeing the Carolina Herrera–designed dress Kristen Stewart wore in the film, throngs of fans are hitting up their local [...]

See all the wedding gowns » Vote for your favourite » Bridal obsessed? You’re in luck! From music royalty to fictional fan favourites, it’s been a huge week for anyone into (other people’s) nuptials. Over the last seven days, the wedding dresses of Beyoncé, Twilight’s Bella Swan, Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf, and Lauren Bush have [...]

Word: F***sten Meaning: See below. Usage: “Kristen… knows about names: the “Robstens” (those who think K-Stew” and R-Patz” are together); the “Nonstens” (those fans who think they aren’t) and the “F***stens” (those who say they don’t give a monkey’s either way — but actually really do).” From a GQ UK cover story on Ms. Stewart, [...]

Word: Polymath Meaning: A person whose knowledge and skills span numerous of subject areas. In more common terms, a Renaissance man or woman. Usage: “The word ‘polymath’ teeters somewhere between Leonardo da Vinci and Stephen Fry” —from an article on the subject in Intelligent Life, Fall ’09. You should know it because: It seems rare [...]

Twilight’s Kellan Lutz is the new face of Calvin Klein. He’s been tagged as the “new Mark Wahlberg” for an extensive underwear campaign. (As if anyone could take the place of Marky Mark!) [The Cut] Grace Coddington was spotted out and about with The September Issue director RJ Cutler. Coddington told Times UK that Cutler [...]

Team Edward and Team Jacob came out for premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre last night. The crowd ranged from tweens in kitten heels and crinolines (Suri Cruise in five years) to TwiMoms in satin and sequins. The accessory of the evening wasn’t sparkly jewels reminiscent of Edward’s sun-touched [...]

Blackface keeps popping up in fashion editorials–on the heels of Lara Stone’s racial transformation and Tyra’s ANTM shoot comes V as the next culprit. [The Cut] Karl Lagerfeld will star in a short documentary that follows him on September 10th as he worked at the Chanel offices. The film “The Blonde and I” even caught [...]