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When it comes to winter gear, I usually look like the Michelin man. Padded with so many layers, I'm bundled up in a hat, scarf, gloves, wool socks, wool sweater, long johns, etc. I just can’t do cute at 15 degrees below. And the biggest problem seems to be my hair. No matter how nice it may look when I leave the house—I mean, I do try—by the end of the day it’s inevitably stuck to my face and standing on end. Static hair is my nemesis.

Kate Middleton got drunk there. Admittedly there are no such proclamations outside the Old Boot Inn pub in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, but as the Kate Middleton country tour confirms this is the future Princess' favourite pub and, given the grand tradition of English tippling, it’s very likely she has had one too many ales or pear ciders or vodka Slimlines (a popular chick drink here) at the establishment over the years.

Got a crazy family but love them anyhow? Join the club.

A roundup of the latest news: Google unveils 'Recipe View'; CBS pulls the plug on Two and a Half Men; what your car colour says about your personality; a five-year-old girl won’t get married until she has a job; and the space shuttle Discovery departs for its final mission.

Here's some exciting news for all you Tiffany girls out there! If you've been a fan of the classic heart or key shaped pieces, you will love this: Tiffany & Co. is introducing a new line of beautifully crafted, vintage-inspired lock pendants. The collection includes a variety of lock-style charms in heart, arc and emblem shapes. And for the ladies who love the glitter, there's the show-stopping heart diamond pendant in platinum.

Our classic rice pudding is one of the best rice puddings I’ve ever tasted. Okay, granted, most of the rice puddings I’ve had in my lifetime have come in a plastic disposable cup, but this recipe really is that good. And it's so easy, you’ll never buy store-bought rice pudding again.

On her ideal day, the star of CBC's TV series Being Erica would want to teleport to LA for lunch, drink white wine spritzers on Centre Island in Toronto, and transport her family to Maui for a game of Honolulu rummy

She plays, Robin Scherbatsky, the proud Canadian on the hit New York-based sitcom How I Met Your Mother, probably because she is one

I was dreaming about Oscar night and thinking how it would be fun to have a handful of friends over, get dressed up and serve aesthetically pleasing appetizers on glamourous trays while our son sleeps soundly, calmed by the mixed voices emanating from the living room. Then reality set in.

Poor Fergie. If the public humiliation of drunkenly trying to sell your ex-husband's influence to an undercover News of the World reporter dressed up as a sheik isn't enough, what about being shut out of the most important social event of the decade? The Duchess of York’s ex, Prince Andrew, an uncle of the groom, is planning to attend the wedding, as are her daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Now that must hurt, but it's also hardly unexpected—even for Fergie.

Sometimes it’s hard to be a happy mom. Between the diapers. And the potty training. And the homework. And the chauffeuring. And the struggle to put on snowsuits. And the whining. And getting kids into car seats. And getting them to nap.