This week some new photos of Macaulay Culkin surfaced, showing a much more frail version of the actor than we've seen in the past. So naturally, eyes were on Le Poisson Rouge last night, where the actor hosts his monthly Macaulay Culkin's iPod nights on Thursdays, but he was a no-show. more ›

Instead of Twitter-crying about your landlord forgetting to turn your one wheezing radiator on, you should be thanking him for getting you ready for swimsuit season. New studies have revealed the existence of brown fat in humans, which burns calories "like a furnace" when the body gets cold. Look for Brown Fat Smoothies soon at a McDonald's near you. more ›

We've been told that being fat can also be healthy, but we don't think we're going to see any fat guys squeezing into the Oval Office anytime soon. At this point, Americans would rather give up sex than their favorite dessert! But there is one silver lining for zaftig dudes: pretty skinny ladies don't care how fat you are as long as you're rich! more ›

The Lohan clan is sticking up for youngest daughter Ali, who recently showed off her shocking new look consisting of skin, bones, and botox. Though her modeling rep says, "Aliana has never had any type of plastic surgery in her life, nor has she ever considered it. Her success as a model lies with her natural looks and she has no interest in changing that. During the past two years, she has gone through a normal teenage growth spurt that has made her taller and slimmer. It has also slightly changed the composure of her face, all of which is typical of what happens to kids in their mid to late teens. It’s what most people refer to as the awkward stage. Ali is growing up, that’s all." Yeah, totally normal. more ›

A 416-pound robbery suspect has been granted a new trial because of the lack of 400 pound guys in the city. An appeals court judge ruled that the lineup he was picked out of was unfair because all the other guys were just too skinny. "Although the fillers were large men, there was a very noticeable weight difference between defendant and the fillers," said the judge. more ›

Yesterday, NJ Governor Chris Christie suffered a severe asthma attack and was hospitalized for a few hours. The rumored 2012 presidential candidate—or VP candidate—admitted his weight causes problems. "I think the weight exacerbates everything," he said last night. "The lighter I am, the healthier I'll be... I feel a pretty big sense of urgency [to lose weight]. It's one of the major struggles of my life. I'm working on it." more ›

Investigative journalist Ian Halperin is dragging all of Lady Gaga's dirty little secrets into the spotlight. In a new tell-all book, Halperin claims that the Fame Monster is unhealthily obsessed with her weight, has done every drug in the book, and wears elaborate costumes and wigs in order to cover up her red blotches and hair loss, all caused by Lupus. This all translates to sensational headlines, like The Superficial's: Lady Gaga Is Dying. more ›

John Gotti's former son-in-law, Carmine "The Bull" Agnello, has come a long way since serving time for racketeering. He was pulled over in Cleveland for blowing past a stop sign recently, and allegedly began yelling at the park ranger; "You're Italian and you're going to give me a ticket?" Things got worse when the ranger asked his weight, since New York IDs don't list the driver's weight but Ohio IDs do. Agnello allegedly took that as an insult to his figure, and according to court papers filed in Brooklyn Federal Court told the ranger, "You should be killed." more ›

At the end of a November NY Times review, critic Alastair Macaulay wrote that ballerina Jenifer Ringer, as the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, "looked as if she’d eaten one sugar plum too many." The 37-year-old Ringer, a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, is now speaking out about the criticism. more ›

Well, this is disturbing, but not all that shocking. A new study has found that skinny women bring home more bacon than those of average weight, and much more than those who are overweight. The NY Post reports that the Journal of Applied Psychology's research discovered being 30 pounds below the average American female weight of 164 pounds can garner you around $10,719 more than the average woman's pay of $40,000 a year. Make that 60 pounds less and you can make around $22,300 more per year! more ›

Coco Rocha, the size 4 model who made it to the cover of the Daily News, is speaking out. The words that loomed over her photo in that issue, read: "Is She Too Fat To Be A Runway Model?" The article went on to claim that she's no longer in demand for the runway, but Rocha says the story was spun, and "there has been quite the commotion... as only a few select statements of mine were printed." more ›

After the NY Times published a "Fashion Diary" entry on model Coco Rocha, who dared to be a size 4 in a size 0 world, the Daily News posed the above question on their front page today: "Is she too fat to be a runway model?" To back up, in the Gray Lady's piece, the model asks" “Everybody knows that a fashion model needs to be skinny, but how skinny is too skinny?” She says she's no longer in demand for shows, and that she's even "been told to lose weight when I was really skinny." The model maintains a healthy attitude, however, saying that 21-year-olds should be able to have a hamburger when they want one, and 14-year-olds shouldn't starve themselves and curb their appetites through Adderall addictions and smoking habits. Indeed. more ›

This year's Fashion Week has an unexpected star: Ozzy-spawn Kelly Osbourne! The 25-year-old has been everywhere, even on the runway for Naomi Campbell's show (center photo), looking very blonde and very thin. She credits her weight loss to pilates and her recent stint on "Dancing With The Stars." Hopefully she won't become too bobble-headed! more ›

We knew Jon Corzine was being immature and plain-old mean when he attacked opponent Chris Christie’s weight last year, but new research shows the jab was bad politics too. According to another “no fair” new study voters prefer their male politicians tubby, though they like their female ones slender. Results showed voters think heavy men are more reliable and sometimes more inspiring than their skinny counterparts. more ›

Finally, master thespian David Arquette (of Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3 and Scream 4) has spoken out in defense of his wife, Courtney Cox. It's been a little over a week since the New York Times's Andy Port declared that the incredibly thin actress looked like she put on a little weight (along with Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson), pointing out: "You could definitely see the difference if you concentrated solely on the upper arms." Now Arquette comes to his lady's rescue, saying: "Who really cares? I love round people, I love skinny people. I love people in general; we've got to get past labels and stop being so critical about everything." more ›

Well here's an important study. Apparently some company did some sort of scientific purse study and found out that purses are getting lighter, down to almost 3 lbs from a whopping 8 lbs just two years ago. This may have to do with lighter gadgets — it would be interesting to find out how much purses weighed when we were all carrying around Zack Morris phones and walkmans! more ›

After the media noticed that NJ Governor Corzine's anti-Chris Christie add seemed to relish in showing how his challenger was fat, Corzine's had to do some explaining. Yesterday, he admitted saying Christie "threw his weight around" might not have been the best choice of words, but pointed out, "How many people can abuse their power, abuse their office by flashing their credentials, throw their weight around, however you want to say it?" A new poll showed Corzine leading Christie by 9 points. more ›

People are hungry for answers after word came out that size 4 model Filippa Hamilton was fired from Ralph Lauren for being too "fat," and then that company Photoshopping her to look like a bobblehead doll for an ad in Japan. more ›

This Ralph Lauren model was fired earlier this year for being too fat. At 5' 10" and 120 lbs, Filippa Hamilton (who was with the company since 2002), tells the Daily News, "They fired me because they said I was overweight and I couldn't fit in their clothes anymore." more ›

Now that the NY Times has wondered if NJ Governor Jon Corzine's re-election campaign is making a big (HA!) deal about Republican challenger Chris Christie's weight, the belt buckle has been loosened for Christie to use it against Corzine. The former U.S. Attorney said during a speech, "As my running mate very well said [during a debate], the cat is out of the bag on that one. I've been in the public eye now for eight years, at various sizes. Up 30 or 40, down 30 or 40, it's kind of been the way it's gone. And I don't think all of you are blind." more ›

As authorities investigate the murder of Fire Marshal Douglas Mercereau, found in his Staten Island home with three bullets in his head Sunday morning, his wife Janet Redmond-Mercereau as a suspect, though the police have declined to officially name anyone as a suspect. The couple had been having marriage problems - the Post describes her as being "estranged," though living in the same house. Redmond-Mercereau, a teacher at Tottenville High Scool, called 911 around 8:30AM,... more ›