They don’t have famous models or stylish celebrities, but thanks to their controversial—and sometimes bizarre—messaging, Kenneth Cole’s print campaigns are some of the most anticipated of the season.

In a briefing, the sportswear company revealed that their new campaign revolves around the theme, “What’s Really Material?” Kenneth and his creative team commissioned notorious photographer Terry Richardson to shoot the new spreads, which include separate advertisements for men’s apparel, women’s apparel, handbags, footwear, outerwear, eyewear, and watches.

While previous Kenneth Cole ads featured clean shots of clothing and simple graphics, the new slew of Kenneth Cole posters and billboards are modeled after tabloid and newspaper layouts, with spliced shots of models, clothing, and accessories pasted into the frames.

Taglines from the ads include “AIDS doesn’t kill stylish people…if they use a condom,” “Identity theft is no longer a problem…it’s actually quite easy,” and “Same sex marriages should be banned…from being banned.” The ads will run in national publications including Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, Cargo, New Yorker, Dwell, and GQ.

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On Wednesday evening, golfer John Daly will attempt to hit a golf ball into the next country--and clear Niagara Falls in the process.

Daly is hoping to become the first man to hit a ball from Table Rock, Canada, near the Horseshoe Falls, onto Goat Island, N.Y. The event is part of ceremonies opening Thundering Waters Golf Club, a course he designed in Niagara Falls, Ont.

"I have hit some towering drives in my time," Daly said in May, "but to try and clear Niagara Falls would be an awesome feat."

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Jennifer Lopez is reportedly pregnant.

According to America's Star magazine a source said: "It's very top secret right now. She could be six to seven weeks gone".

The star is married to singer Marc Anthony.

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1 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE, THREE'S A CHARM JEN

Posted by: Ms. Puntat at August 02, 2005 11:42 AM (M7kiy)

2 YAYAYAYAY. That would be great if they are. It would be nice if they announce it sooner then they did their marriage. )

Posted by: Emily at August 02, 2005 11:51 AM (6krEN)

3 Congrats! To the Anthony's, you go girl.

Posted by: Lynda Stevens at August 02, 2005 12:16 PM (6krEN)

4 Congrats!Jennifer and Anthony's,I think they make a cute couple and I love both of them!!!!!!

Posted by: karen padilla at August 02, 2005 02:15 PM (6krEN)

5 I have seen you, on some talk shows and you do not appear happy. Your free Spirit is being denied. However, if you are bless with fruit the best to you, a child keeps you grounded when all seems lost.

Posted by: Rosa at August 02, 2005 05:03 PM (M7kiy)

6 I heard a dingo ate her baby.

Posted by: at August 03, 2005 03:38 AM (pO1tP)

7 Interesting, but then why would the question about Ben&Jen being pregnant have "depressed" her?

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Burt Reynolds was so impressed with country legend Willie Nelson when they met, the actor's now convinced they'd have made the perfect gay couple.

Reynolds and Nelson teamed up to make appearances in the upcoming movie adaptation of cult TV show Dukes of Hazzard, and twice-divorced Reynolds admits he almost immediately saw a perfect partner in the singer.

He says, "When I worked with Willie Nelson - who is just about the nicest man I've ever worked with in my life - I thought, 'If I'd have been gay, it would've saved me millions, just because we'd still be happily married.'"

And in other Burt news...

Burt Reynolds holds such a deep regret about turning down the role of James Bond in the 1970s, he still wakes up in a cold sweat thinking about it.

Late James Bond producer Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli offered Reynolds the chance to follow Sir Sean Connery as the slick sleuth, but the actor rejected the opportunity - an action he has lived to regret ever since. He says, "Sean Connery had said he wanted more money and left and (Cubby Broccoli) came to visit me and said, 'We want you to play James Bond.' "And I said, in my infinite wisdom, 'An American can't play James Bond. It just can't be done.' "Now, in the middle of the night, you hear me wake up in this cold sweat going, 'Bond, James Bond.'"

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Kate Hudson says she sprays herself with water to protect herself from bad vibes.

"It's not like a holy water, just something to cleanse myself if someone's really negative," she says. "And I carry around crystals, too. I feel it's important to protect yourself."

Ananova.com reports Hudson would love to be psychic. "I think it's fascinating," she said. "We can see our three-dimensional world — that's where we exist — but it's proven that we exist in a multi, multi-dimensional realm and how amazing to be able to tap in to those other dimensions."

--Personally, I'd prefer pepper spray or a gun to protect myself, but what do I know?

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Jude Law is trying to woo back Sienna Miller - by asking her to have babies.

Smooth-talking Jude, who admitted having a fling with nanny Daisy Wright, told the 23-year-old actress he wants to have her baby to prove his commitment to her.

A friend told the News Of The World: "Jude has begged Sienna for forgiveness and says he wants to have her baby. "Sienna was stunned when he raised the subject, but Jude insisted it would prove his commitment to her.

"He loves Sienna more than anything in the world and he really believes that a baby would seal their relationship if she could only bring herself to forgive him."

--Um, yeah. Good one, Jude

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Was anyone else as shocked as I was about this?

[Warning: Six Feet Under spoiler revealed by clicking.]

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1 TOMG!

Posted by: pjdjd at August 02, 2005 09:00 AM (e3ftc)

2 Oh no I cannot read. THANK YOU for the spoiler warning and for link it rather than posting it!

Posted by: Lynne at August 02, 2005 05:50 PM (f9tTR)

3 I watched and was soooo drawn into the story. After things played out fine, I was sucked in and did NOT see the surprise coming. I was so taken with it I rewound and watched the final scene over. I'm still stunned, in a way. It was well written, in my opinion. But still, seasons 1 and 2 were the best.

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Not everything Donald Trump touches turns to gold. Macy's has stacks of Donald dolls originally priced at $25 but now being unloaded for $2.49 apiece. The Trump toy speaks 17 different phrases, including "You're fired!," when you press his button.

A Macy's spokesman pointed out the doll was introduced as a novelty gift for the holidays last fall. "We have Donald Trump suits and watches and shirts and they are all doing phenomenal business," the flack said. "Men want to dress like Donald Trump." But they don't want his doll.

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Jennifer Aniston reveals fury, pain and even sarcasm – as well as forgiveness – in her first interview since her January separation from her husband of 4 1/2 years, Brad Pitt.

In a story titled "Jen Finally Talks! (And talks and talks. And cries. And talks....)" for September's Vanity Fair magazine, the former "Friends" star declares: "Am I lonely? Yes. Am I upset? Yes. Am I confused? Yes. Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself? Absolutely. But I'm also doing really well."

Aniston, who filed for divorce in March, speaks out about erroneous reports claiming she didn't want to start a family with Brad ("I've never in my life said I didn't want to have children. I did, and I do, and I will!") and she gives her reaction to seeing published photos of her estranged husband frolicking with his Mr. & Mrs. Smith costar, Angelina Jolie. "The world was shocked, and I was shocked," says Aniston, 36. "I'd be a robot if I said I didn't feel moments of anger, of hurt, of embarrassment." As for the shots of Pitt and Jolie playing with her young son Maddox, "I can't say it was one of the highlights of my year," Aniston admits.

Aniston is working with a therapist to deal with the situation, she tells the magazine, which has released advance copies of the issue to media outlets. As for what happened behind the scenes of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Aniston, who says she had bought Brad's claim that he remained faithful to her, now says: "I just don't know what happened. There's a lot I don't understand, a lot I don't know, and probably never will know, really. "I choose to believe my husband," she goes on to say. "At this point, I wouldn't be surprised by anything, but I would much rather choose to believe him."

Even so, Aniston (who reportedly grows tearful when asked to comment on rumors that Jolie might be pregnant with Pitt's child), says: "There's a sensitivity chip that's missing (from Brad). ... He makes his choices. He can do – whatever. We're (about to be) divorced, and you can see why."

Unable to resist taking a swipe at Pitt's recently peroxide-enhanced scalp, Aniston snaps: "Billy Idol called – he wants his look back."

And yet, she reveals, "I love Brad. I really love him. I will love him for the rest of my life. He's a fantastic man. ... I really do hope that someday we can be friends again."

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God, I love her:

Lauren Bacall has a few unkind words to say about Tom Cruise. In an interview in the Aug. 8 issue of Time magazine, now on newsstands, the 80-year-old actress says, "When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise."

"His whole behavior is so shocking," she says. "It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a sickness."

Bacall was alluding to Cruise's displays of emotion and public courting of Katie Holmes in the weeks leading up to the release of his new film, "War of the Worlds." Cruise and Holmes became engaged in June after he proposed at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

--I love that she has no problem calling him out for being a total joke. However, I have to say that I do think he was "great" in a couple of his movies.

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Lindsay Lohan has Rachel Zoe; Scarlett Johansson has Annabelle Tollman; now Britney Spears has A Pea in the Pod. Britney has teamed with the maternity chain store to style her throughout her first pregnancy.

Britney will sport Pea in the Pod offerings from designers like Diane Von Furstenberg, Three Dots, and Seven for All Mankind, and sheÂ’s not the first famous face to do so: moms like Debra Messing, Cate Blanchett, and Kate Hudson have also used the Philadelphia-based store to keep them outfitted during their high-profile pregnancies.

Britney’s first baby, with husband Kevin Federline, is due to arrive this fall. While tabloids speculate the new arrival will actually be twins, Britney maintains she is eating—and dressing—for two and not three.

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It didn't come cheap, but an anonymous bidder now owns a piece of Jedi history. A light saber used by Mark Hamill when he played Luke Skywalker in the original "Star Wars" sold for $200,600 Friday in an auction of movie props and costumes, said Joe Maddalena, president of Profiles in History, which held the auction.

Other items included a light saber used by the character Darth Vader in "Star Wars," which fetched $118,000; a leather jacket worn by Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," which brought in $94,400; and a leather jacket worn by Arnold Schwarzenegger in "The Terminator," which went for $41,300.

The "Star Wars" items were offered by Gary Kurtz, producer of the first two movies, who put up 75 pieces from his private collection to raise money to open a public film archive.

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Britney Spears has booked a Kabbalah blessing for her baby.

She has booked the Kabbalah's LA headquarters for the September ceremony nine days after the baby is due.

She plans to invite up to 70 close family and friends.

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Ben Stiller and his wife, Christine Taylor, have welcomed a baby boy.

Quinlin Dempsey Stiller was born July 10 in Los Angeles and weighed in at 8 lbs. 2 oz.

The 39-year-old Meet the Fockers star and Taylor, 34, who costarred with him in Dodgeball and Zoolander, already have a daughter, Ella, 3. The couple wed after a whirlwind courtship in May 2000.

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Interview magazine shouldn't be too proud of itself for scoring that three-page photo spread of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline in the mag's new music issue.

The pix — which feature Britney Spears in a French maid's outfit and the scuzzy Federline with slicked-back hair in a tuxedo doting on each other — were offered to Blender, Elle and Glamour, but all passed.

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Harrison Ford has spoken out for the first time about the 'mid-life crisis' he suffered following his 60th birthday.

The Indiana Jones star left his wife Melissa Mathison and began dating much younger actress Calista Flockhart shortly after the landmark. And while he refuses to use the words 'mid-life crisis,' Ford acknowledges entering his seventh decade had a profound impact on his life.

He says, "I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won't be the last. It is just that others can do it with anonymity. I was interested in changing my life. I have always had the ability to change and become other people through my acting. I took a good look at myself and decided I wanted something different from the way I was living. That's not such a bad thing, is it? But, because of my past, I think it took a lot of people by surprise. They wondered what was happening to me. I was very much aware of what was happening. I'm living the way I want to live."

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Former Friends star Matt Leblanc is increasingly infuriated he cannot shake off his character Joey Tribbiani's stupid reputation.

The 38-year-old is fed up with fans who think he is like Joey and can't stand fans using Joey catchphrases on him.

And Friends spin-off Joey is doing nothing to stem the tide of comments. He says, "Slowly, I speak slowly! I always have the upper hand in those conversations." "People expect me to be just like Joey. I've lost count of how many people have said, 'How you doing?'"

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PETCO will have to wing it without Pamela Anderson at the pet store chain's 40th anniversary convention next week — the animal-loving actress refused to endorse the chain because it sells live birds.

In a letter to Petco CEO Kevin Whalen, Anderson said, "I would gladly do the appearance if Petco pledges to end the sale of all birds, big and small, by January 2006." The company said it couldn't accommodate her conditions, as it plans to continue to sell small and medium-sized birds. So Pam has pulled out.

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Christina Aguilera is said to be following an extremely weird diet which is based on the texture and color of her food.

The star is apparently following a diet of meals made up of four food items; crunchy, soft, hot and cold. A source who is close to the star revealed that the singer's plate must also have food in bold and contrasting colors.

"She has a chef with her most of the time to whip up exactly the right meal," the source said.

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Rumor Has It:

Naomi Campbell has been quietly seeing redneck rapper Bob "Kid Rock" Richie, a source says. "They hooked up in Europe" and supposedly had a whale of a time in bed together, said a spy.

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