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If you thought your shoes were just an accumulation of rubber and leather, think again. A recent study (via The Huffington Post) illustrates just how telling our footwear choices can be when it comes to revealing socio-economic status and personality traits. What you’re wearing on your feet can be so telling in fact that people make a number of assumptions about who you are when you kick off those same shoes.

Rihanna’s decision to follow former boyfriend Chris Brown on Twitter recently resulted in a minor brouhaha online among her fans (via eonline). Troubled by the young singer’s apparent interest in having even an Internet-based acquaintance with Brown, some fans voiced their opposition in 124 characters or less on Rihanna’s page.

Quick: Jot down your top two fears. Now compare them to the results of a recent poll (via The Vancouver Sun) intended to reveal what scares Canadians most.

Sometimes an event occurs that is so absurd, so downright outlandish that it defies mockery. Bristol Palin's appearance on Dancing with the Stars in a head-to-toe gorilla costume complete with pink tutu and heels was just such an event.

How do you feel when you look at a picture of Gwyneth Paltrow, trim, toned, and beautifully tanned as she strikes a pose on yet another red carpet? Do you feel envy, kinship or paralyzing self-hatred for the fact that you haven’t shown your upper arms since high school gym class—and even then under duress.