Rompers: Play Clothes for Grown-Ups

Nervous systems shut down, making it harder to feel pain

(NEWSER) - Orgasms are nice—so nice that, for women at least, they kinda make you invincible. Neuroscientists studied women pleasuring themselves while in MRI body scanners, to see what happens inside the brain during orgasm. They found that 30 different parts of the brain light up with pleasure so strong that the nervous system begins to shut down—making it more difficult for a woman to feel pain, the Sun reports. More»

First of all, that bad mood isn't necessarily her fault

(NEWSER) - Looking to get a little insight into the female brain? LiveScience helps a guy out by offering 10 neat (and revealing) facts about what goes on inside a woman's head:

• It’s not just PMS: A woman’s menstrual cycle actually affects her every day of the month, with hormone levels changing her moods and energy. “It is not entirely an issue of free will,” one doctor says.
• Yep, she can read your mind: Kind of. Women are biologically programmed to be intuitive, because they need to be able to keep their children alive without any means of verbal communication.

Fad alert! Better buy a pack before they sell out

(NEWSER) - Thanks to schools banning Silly Bandz and putting them on the national radar, the elastics-slash-bracelets are the hottest new accessory…for adults. “If kids are going crazy over these, I have to have them,” says one 30-year-old who mixes her palm tree and monkey-shaped Bandz with her Rolex watch and Tiffany bracelet. “The Silly Bandz look great in there,” she tells the New York Times . More»

Sales surge as starlets embrace combat-style footwear

(NEWSER) - They look sweaty and uncomfortable, but make no mistake: Boots are hot—as in trendy—this summer. "It’s a way of saying, ‘I am a tough, cool and bad girl and don’t mess with me,’ and at the same time, women want to stay feminine," the creative director of Barneys New York tells Bloomberg . "The only faux pas is not to have confidence. You have to look like you can kick some butt." More»

Oh, yes: You might find yourself wearing overalls again

(NEWSER) - It may be time to resurrect the flannel shirts and scrunchies—‘90s fashion, for better or for worse, is back. The Daily Beast points to 16 reemerging trends:

• Grunge: Ripped jeans, fraying flannels, Doc Martens—remember those days? Trendsetters from Peaches Geldof to Elle style director Kate Lanphear are reliving them now.
• Safety pins: Elizabeth Hurley started the trend of clothes held together with safety pins when she wore a plunging Versace—with gold safety pins—in 1994. That look is back, and Paris Hilton is evidence.