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Perfect for dark winter afternoons or late-night campouts in the backyard, the Crayola Glow Station provides kids with unique, glow-in-the-dark fun. With a "light wand," a light-sensitive canvas, and cool stencils, the Glow Station lets kids ages 6 and up get creative using just light and their imaginations.

Creating Art with Light
The Glow Station is a flat, smooth surface made from glow-in-the-dark, light-sensitive material. It was easy enough for us to set up: the Glow Station is designed to hang from a nail or hook on the wall. Just make sure that it's in a room that can be completely darkened. Install three AAA batteries in the light wand, and hang the stencils and other accessories from the Glow Station's pegs to keep them in easy reach. We did have to manipulate the Glow Station a bit by rolling it -- you could also place it under a dictionary -- to make it stay flat, as it comes folded in the packaging. If you're traveling, or you don't have a convenient place to hang the Glow Station, it works just as well laid flat on a table or the floor; you just won't be able to store the accessories on it.

The light wand is shaped like a large pen and has a small light bulb at the tip. Use the light wand to "draw" on the Glow Station canvas to create artwork that glows brightly from the light-activated canvas. The darker the room, the more brightly artwork glows against the canvas surface.

We found that drawing "freehand" with the light wand renders pleasing, softer-edged images; for crisper, well-defined images, use the stencils to create shapes and scenes, such as animals safaris or solar systems. The stencils can be used with the "textured sheets," which are printed with opaque designs -- stripes, feathers, spots -- to give cool detail to the images. We had great fun, for example, peppering the canvas with a herd of spotted giraffes, all made with a stencil and textured sheet. The light wand also comes with a "crystal" attachment that causes the light to refract, creating rather beautiful starburst patterns when applied to the Glow Station canvas.

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For the second time this week, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson had a lover’s quarrel at the Atlantis The Palm Hotel in Dubai.

Tuesday night the couple fought after Lindsay danced and frolicked with ex-boyfriend, Calum Best. Samantha doesn’t like it when Lindsay flirts with men, so she got all worked up and caused a huge scene in the club. It got so bad that Sam and Linds had to be torn apart on the dance floor before throwing fists.

Last night they got into it again while Sam was working working the club as guest DJ. Afterwards she stormed off, leaving Lindsay in tears while at an afterparty. Boo hoo.

I tell ya, I got to hand it to the lesbians of the world. I don’t know how they put up with their dueling cycles, PMS and mood swings. Gah! Chicks can be so damn dramatic!

Is this a sign that Linds and Sam may be on the outs? Rumor has it that the couple is undergoing couple’s counseling. Wonder if it will work?

See video shot just after the first fight at Holy Moly!

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How to Layer from Summer into Fall into Winter by Fashiontribes

by Carly J. Cais, Fashion Designer & ChicSteals blog

As a designer, I've developed an eye for style over the years, and an appreciation for the fact that sometimes, designer pricetags can be downright scary. While life necessitates a splurge once in a while on that can't-live-without-it fabulous item, much of the fun of fashion is mixing high with low to create outfits that are creative, and also budget-friendly. Each week, I showcase five hot designer-style steals (each for $100 or, in most cases, for much, much less)...along with one must-splurge item.

You've just got your summer wardrobe all figured out when suddenly the seasons change, so quickly that even the most level-headed fashionista can be sent into a tailspin, wondering what to wear.  While it's not quite cold enough for winter proper, the temperature is still chilly enough to require a mad reshuffling of closet basics. The trick to getting the most mileage out of anything in your closet, even breezy, sheer summer items? Layer, layer, layer...but stay safely on this side of the Yeti/baglady line.  Try any of these five picks which deliver major fashion mileage for the least amount of cash:

FEATHERED HEADBAND So Blair Waldorf-worthy with its Gossip Girl sensibility, this handmade satin-covered headband is a fabulous homage to plumage.  The spray of feathers in either brown with cream rings or turquoise shot through with yellow is captivating and unique, and a lovely adornment for those both long- and short-tressed.  But don't let its Jazz-Age feel force you into pairing it solely with beaded flapper dresses (though it would look gorge even if you did) - play down its feminine sweetness by adding black leggings and a motorcycle jacket, or go all out in cashmere and chiffon for that hot date. Flapper Headband $38, ShopIntuition.com (be sure to take advantage of free shipping during the month of November).

SUEDED BOOTIE Booties are huge right now, and this pair is right on-trend, stylish (love the scrunch top and Victorian'esque covered buttons), and priced under $40. The 2.5" stacked heel means you can walk comfortably in them, whether they're Kate Moss chic with skinny denim and a tuxedo jacket with the sleeves rolled up, or paired with bold tights and a groovy ultra mini. Decree Princeton Short Scrunch Boot, AZjeans.com - priced at $35 (sale), why not snap up a pair in each color: black & wine?

WIDE LEATHER BELT From coats, to bulky sweaters, crisp shirts, dresses, trenches, and even evening gowns...it's more of a question of what isn't belted this season.  To anchor an outfit, create a waspish waist, and balance out the length of a floor-skimming skirt, a wide belt is perfect; after dark, it delivers deliciously offbeat style over a bright wool swing coat or elegant chiffon frock. Labyrinth Leather Belt $48, UrbanOutfitters.com.

METAL CLUTCH  Minaudiere, portmanteu, reticule, or box clutch - regardless of what you call it, a rose is a rose is a rose...and this multi-named multi-tasker easily elevates any outfit to glam status. Tiny and delicate, yet still large enough to fit all your essentials (credit cards, cash, keys, lipstick, mineral powder makeup, mints...), this gold oval clutch shouldn't be limited only to evenings out.  During the day, pair with ripped denim and a skinny scarf, or a long belted blazer and tone-on-tone leggings and shoes.  Besides...going handbag-minimalist will completely differentiate you from the throng of gigantic, cumbersome carryalls - and make you look like you just stepped out of a chic, glamorous soiree to get some air.  Bombon Handbag $69, MangoShop.com.

DEEP-V NECK SWEATER  To disguise the face that you're actually wearing a dress under everything, this slim-cut sweater is an essential.  The deep V shows off a necessary amount of skin to balance the amount you're covering up, while the patch pockets and ribbing draw the eye up, and the waist is cinched in by your fab wide belt.  Short sleeves keep the piece from becoming too bulky, and paired over a turtleneck (we like this lightweight C & C California Coffee Turtleneck) with sleeves pushed up to the elbow for another show of skin, it's picture perfect. Alternatively, wear it on its own over a pair of cream trousers, a tartan A-line skirt, or leggings and booties.  Ribbed Cable Sweater Tunic $23, Forever21.com.

SPLURGE OF THE WEEK: Glam Dress  Just because it's a party dress doesn't mean it needs to be relegated to the back of your closet, save for that occasional fete!  This decadent silk maxi has flattering shirring in front and gathers at the waist, and is lightweight enough that it can be covered in several layers and not bulk you up, yet fluid enough that it maintains a sexy vibe. Dress it down during the day belted under a sweater, and back up for night, sans sweater, and with a jumble of chains & pearls (the messier the better) and a vintage fur shrug. Available in goes-with-everything black or dazzling Teal for $175, BananaRepublic.com.

If there are any high-priced pieces you'd like me to find similar, less costly versions of, please email me at carlyjcais AT fashiontribes DOT com. 'Til next week, fellow bargain-hunters!

Carly J. Cais

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Walking in from the bitter cold, the throngs that came to Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist's opening at MoMA last night were greeted by a luxuriant blast of summer. The entire second-floor atrium was bathed in a seamless video installation of people cavorting in a verdant flower patch, doing graphic, sensual things with dirt, tulips, worms, and fruit. In the center of the room, Barnett Newman's Broken Obelisk had long stood, a circular cushioned seating area ringed by white carpeting was patrolled by guards who made guests remove their shoes before entering; blissed-out art lovers lay there, letting the video — emitted by bulbous projectors protruding from the wall — wash over them, while a baby in a pink knit cap crawled around in the black center. The overall effect was of being in the middle of a peach or, as not a few noted, a gigantic vagina.

"The thing about Pipilotti is that justice is not served unless you see it dominate you," said artist Aaron Young, who was mingling with the crowd. "The environment that she creates completely dominates you and you feel like you're seduced." "It's exactly what I needed today after toxic stock markets and attorney generals and Iraq-war stuff," said Rufus Wainwright, who was mingling with the crowd. "It reminds me of a more positive, sixties and seventies psychedelic kind of lifestyle, which we need more of." Klaus Biesenbach, the show's curator, and MoMA director Glenn Lowry — decked out in an orange scarf — played host as art-world figures like Jon Kessler and Roberta Smith (naturally with her husband, New York's Jerry Saltz) took in the show. Meanwhile, Rist, a sprightly, childlike woman in rectangular glasses and a bright orange-and-white suit, was being mobbed by fans at the base of the stairs. When a reporter offered to lead her outside for a smoke, she bent into a low crouch and grabbed the back of his jeans in order to be led through the crowd undetected, like a submarine.

"It's actually an eye," Rist, safely outside, said of the show's circular seating area. "The white is the eye white and then there's the iris and the black is the pupil. The projectors are a prolonging of our eyes, it's a collective view." Known for short-form videos featuring herself, sometimes nude, she recently completed her first feature-length film. "It's about unnecessary fear, a girl who gets lost from her grandmother to free the world and herself from unnecessary fear, and sometimes she succeeds and sometimes not, and then she's looking for friends," she explained, somewhat helpfully. "There are particular fears like hypochondria and gender negotiations, negations, and then they find the right color and with this color they free the world from unnecessary fears." Soon enough, a clutch of people including the painters Marilyn Minter and Brice Marden spotted Rist and surrounded her as she smoked, praising the show and receiving passes to the after-party at Pravda. "They love me because of the work and I'm not identical with the work," Rist reflected. "They don't love me, they love the work. That's much better."

DNR, Conde Nast's trade publication for the men's end of fashion, was just folded into WWD.

We can only assume this is part of Conde Nast's company-wide 5% budget cut.

No word yet on what happens to their staff, and to that half floor on Third Avenue, but stay tuned..

On a related note, does this mean the WWD site will become even harder to navigate?

Update: DNR's last issue publishes November 24th, and WWD will publish a "comprehensive" men's section every Thursday from there on out. Conde Nast will also publish a twice-yearly menswear magazine, WWD Men's Collections in addition to creating a WWD Men's channel on WWD.com in December.