Nicole Richie shows off her intelligence once again:

"I gave Paris Hilton a rat called Tori Spelling for Christmas, and Paris loved her. Rats make great pets. I told Tori about how I named my rat after her, and Tori said that it was funny, but I could tell it hurt her feelings. Tori felt that I think her face looks like a rat's, but I actually own six rats and I named each after a character on 'Beverly Hills 90210,' like Shannen Doherty and Luke Perry. But Tori didn't know that, so she was upset"

— Nicole Richie to Webster Hall curator Baird Jones at the Cosmogirl party at Earth.

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Some Valentine's Day links for you:

--MSN releases its list of the Top 10 Romantic Movie Moments.

#10 Goodfellas (No way)
#9 Out of Sight (Who voted for this?)
#8 Harold and Maude (Nice Choice)
#7 A Place in the Sun (Eh, maybe)
#6 Say Anything (For sure--gotta love Lloyd)
#5 The Philadelphia Story (Not bad)
#4 Punch-Drunk Love (You must be joking)
#3 Out of the Past (Never saw it)
#2 The Apartment (Decent, but not top 10 in my mind)
#1 Casablanca (Obvious winner)

What are some of your favorites?

--Click here for 10 10 sexy places to settle down for the night.

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Hollywood beauty Heather Graham is single again - after splitting with new love Josh Lucas.

The Guru star, 35, and the Sweet Home Alabama heart-throb, 33, began dating in December, several months after Graham ended her relationship with film-maker Chris Weitz. Graham has previously dated Heath Ledger and Ed Burns, while Lucas romanced Salma Hayek.

American gossip site Pagesix.Com reports Lucas attended a party at New York nightclub Gypsy Tea with former love, model Liliana Dominguez on Thursday.

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Click here for some of the most amusing shop names.

I kinda like Spex Appeal:

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The fashion crowd is flushed with excitement over the new Kohler Purist Hatbox toilet.

Kohler's Fashion Week advertisement boasts: This electric commode is so sleek and lovely; youÂ’ll be tempted to put it in the living room. Drink lots of water so you can give one of these babies a test ride at the tents in one of the Kohler-provided restrooms.

--My question is, where the hell is the tank?

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My thoughts on the Super Bowl:

1) I really didn't care who won.

2) Tom Brady's a cutie, but it's time for someone else to have the spotlight.

3) McCartney's halftime show was awesome! The lighting and effects were rockin'.

4) How much do you think Pepsi shelled out for their ad spots? I felt like every other commercial was for Pepsi.

5) I'm glad the game was pretty close. Made it more interesting.

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Fashion Week News:

--Patchwork and ponchos: One is so hot, the other is not. Fully embracing the softer bohemian styles that first started to emerge for spring, designers Esteban Cortazar and Catherine Malandrino relied heavily on patchwork prints for their fall collections, which were previewed Sunday during New York Fashion Week.

Meanwhile, the shapeless - and, by now, ubiquitous - poncho has been absent from the Bryant Park tents in midtown Manhattan. It's been replaced by long, slouchy cardigans and short, boxy jackets, which were particularly well done by Tracy Reese, who used brocade and printed fabrics for her portrait collar versions.

--If designer Richard Tyler has his way, everyone will be dressing like chic flight attendants next fall. The Los Angeles-based Tyler used his runway show, held Friday as New York Fashion Week, as a showcase for the uniforms he's designed for Delta Air Lines.

Some of the fashion editors and retailers in the audience might at first have had difficulty making the connection between uniforms and the styles that will set the trends for fall. But the taffeta wrap dresses, black reversible hooded coat and double-breasted dress in navy stretch wool made believers out of many.

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A man has been convicted of assault and battery for throwing a breakfast sandwich at a McDonald's restaurant manager.

Authorities say Scott Rodgers and his young son stopped one day in October to get four Egg McMuffins in a Holland McDonald's. He returned to the service window to complain when he realized at least one of the sandwiches had sausage instead of ham. He threw it at the shift manager when she asked him to give it back.

Rogers has been fined $600 dollars and put on probation. He's also banned from entering the McDonald's restaurant.

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And in the dysfunctional world of the Osbournes...

Biting the head off of a bat is only the tip of the iceberg as far as Ozzy Osbourne’s wacky exploits are concerned. The heavy metal singer shares some of his less-legendary but just-as-strange stories of debauchery in the upcoming FHM, including the saga of “The Ass Tobacco.”

Ozzy says, years ago, he used to keep a pouch of tobacco by the side of his bed so he could roll his own cigarettes as soon as he woke up in the morning.

One night, he and his wife, Sharon, were up to some hanky panky and, unknowingly, he tipped the tobacco in between the sheets while they were rolling around.

When Ozzy woke up the next morning, he saw a splotch of tobacco on Sharon’s heinie and thought, as he puts it, “she had shat the bed!”

Eventually, he realized it was his beloved tobacco, so he peeled it off of her rump, rolled it up and smoked it.

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New Baby for "Long Island Lolita:"

Amy Fisher is a new mom again. The woman, who as a teenager became known as the "Long Island Lolita" after shooting the wife of her lover, gave birth to a girl, Ava Rose, on Jan. 26, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Fisher, now 30, is married to a retired police officer.

--Grrreeeaatttt.

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Peter Brady finds love with America's Next Top Model (25 years his junior) on VH1's The Surreal Life.

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Wannabes finally have a chance to digitally mingle with celebrities and sexpots at the most infamous house in North America thanks to the release of Playboy's first video game, "Playboy: The Mansion."

In "The Sims"-like game, which hit stores Jan. 25, players don the pajamas of Playboy impresario Hugh Hefner and are tasked with building the Playboy empire by developing contacts, keeping the bunnies happy, furnishing the mansion and, of course, throwing lavish parties.

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Karaoke Therapy:

Nicolas Cage says he likes to unwind by singing karaoke.

He said: "It's my way to de-stress. My favorites are classics like "My Way" and I do it Sex Pistols-style.

"I like to scream the songs out instead of singing. When we were filming National Treasure I lots my voice after a night out so I had to dub the scenes later."

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The fashion world is atwitter after one of the worldÂ’s top designers supposedly blasted Nicole KidmanÂ’s looks.

Making matters worse, the designer is Karl Lagerfeld, the man behind Chanel, where Kidman is a pitchwoman. Kidman stars in ads for Chanel No. 5 — wearing a gown by Lagerfeld — in a deal reportedly worth $5 million.

Lagerfeld has been quoted blasting Kidman’s “bizarre body make-up” and ridiculing her beauty as fake. “She has this bizarre body make-up: endless legs and not very much in the way of breasts,” Lagerfeld was quoted as saying in the Express of London. “What she shows to the world is not her. Her perfection is an illusion: she knows it and couldn't give a damn. There are recipes I can’t divulge.”

However, Nicole's camp doubts Karl ever uttered those words:

Nicole Kidman has laughed off fashion guru Karl Lagerfeld's harsh comments about her looks as "impossible". Kidman's spokeswoman Catherine Olim doesn't believe Lagerfeld made the comments. She tells gossip site The Scoop, "This sounds impossible to me. He adores Nicole and they have longstanding mutual respect for each other as professionals."

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This article explores the phenomenon of B-list celebs and handbag designing. We've got Monica Lewinksy, Nicky Hilton, Posh Spice, and Pam Anderson, to name a few.

Why do the two coincide so often?

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This year's halftime entertainment will be provided by Paul McCartney, who will entertain for the entire 12 minutes and whose every word and move will be vetted and reviewed by the league.

Here's some advice to help Paul keep it safe.

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I'm all for this Hoosier bill.

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Click here for the 25 Hottest Urban Legends, as determined by frequency of access, user searches, reader e-mail, and media coverage.

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Harvard University students will receive a special treat next week, when one of Hollywood's biggest stars, Catherine Zeta-Jones, leads a parade through Harvard Square.

Zeta Jones and fellow Oscar winner Tim Robbins have been chosen to receive the university's Hasty Pudding awards, given by a student drama group at the prestigious school. The honor is bestowed each year to performers who have made significant contributions to the entertainment industry. Robbins will reportedly visit the Harvard campus later this month to attend one of the drama group's plays.

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Sean Combs has joined Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson and Alicia Keys as celebrity shills for an anti-acne cream.

Actress Vanessa Williams interviews the formerly blemishy bunch in a 30-minute infomercial for Proactiv Solution that begins polluting late-night airwaves tomorrow. "I definitely had an acne problem," Combs confesses during the zit-fo-mercial, adding, "I have to make sure my sexy is all the way right."

--How about working on that English, there, Diddy?

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