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• Eye Candy: Joachin Phoenix

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  I first discovered Joachin Phoenix in Gladiator. It's hard to be sexy when you're the petty, wheedling, incestuous emperor, that title being earned through the murder of your own father. But somehow, JP pulled it off, especially in that white armor when he dies at the end. Oh yeah, spoilers in this post.... You should have seen this by now anyway

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• Summer Book Review: What Would Jackie Do?

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  What Would Jackie Do? An Inspired Guide to Distinctive Livingby Shelley Branch, Susan Calloway I adore etiquette books. I pride myself on having impeccable manners already: sending thank-you notes immediately, knowing which fork to use, graciously bringing gifts to hosts and always immersing myself in the local culture when I travel

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• Coming Soon: Summer Book Reviews

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  The only time better for digesting entire books at once than curled up under a blanket next to your Christmas tree is in the sunlight, with 80-degree breezes ruffling your hair as the sea rolls up to your feet. What would the beach be without books? While I don't partake in Tolstoy or Austen at the beach, I like my easy summer reading to be heavy

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• Eye Candy: Vince Vaughn

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  Swingers is one of my favorite movies of all time. One of the major reasons, besides a great soundtrack, guy who swing dance on weekends, and the most anticlimactic Vegas trip ever, is Vince Vaughn. When Swingers came out around 15 years ago, he was a lot younger than we've seen him lately in Wedding Crashers, Old School, etc

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• Girls' Night Out Inspiration

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  While scanning my favorite celebrity rags, I came across a few great pictures, serving as inspiration pieces for my upcoming girls' night out this weekend. So far the only sure things are sushi, cocktails and big earrings. But check out the pictures below and maybe they'll do something for your dressing-up mojo

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• Gotta Love 80s references...

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• A Reason to Love Vineyard Vines

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  Several months ago, I had purchased, exchanged and returned a few things from vv, and ended up with a house credit for around $95. I just called up to redeem it, by ordering a Shep Shirt, which I love for after the beach or on cool nights in the summer. After giving my order and address, I asked how I would be charged for the UPS Next Day

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• Eye Candy: Adrian Grenier

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  I've been on a major Entourage kick lately, so I thought I'd pay homage to their pigeonholed but sweet-faced star. Baby-faced Adrian Grenier may act, but he also plays guitar and drums, plus he's easy on the eyes. As Ari Gold says, "When Vince looks like Gary Sinise, he'll do television."

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• Eye Candy: Benjamin McKenzie

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  I decided to do a little TV throwback last night, and fed my Toshiba DVD/VCR combo disc 1, season 1 of The OC, my favorite guilty-pleasure TV show of all time. I've already mused on the styles of Summer (chic) and Marissa (eccentric), but my favorite visually-enticing character on the show was soulful bad boy, Ryan Atwood

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• Style Inspiration: Anne Hathaway

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  When I first started blogging, we were all still in the throes of The Devil Wears Prada madness, and it seemed trite and obvious to list Miz Hathaway as Style Inspiration. Besides, I didn't know enough of her to differentiate between in-character style and personal style. But Anne has grown into a chic woman with stunning features: huge,

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