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As any lumberjack knows, one of the advantages of a thick, masculine beard is it helps keep the face warm in the winter months. That’s also the logic behind the Beardo Beard Hat, which is a beanie with a detachable, no-itch acrylic yarn faux-beard that acts as a face mask for the cold and wind.

Beyonce already has a successful clothing line called House of Dereon, and now the mom-to-be is branching out into maternity fashion.

In an apparent attempt to set the women’s movement back a hundred years or so, retail giant JCPenney was, until Wednesday morning, selling a little girls’ t-shirt that read, “I’m too pretty to do homework, so my brother has to do it for me.”

Though the bikini made waves when it first appeared in the late 1940s, the origins of the revealing two-piece date back much further. Similar garments were worn by female Grecian athletes as far back as 1400 BC, while primitive artworks from Asian Minor push the garment back another 4000 years...

If you’re thinking of getting a nice tan this summer, consider the tale of Robin Corrente first. The 50-year-old Yaphank, New York woman is suing a bathing suit manufacturer, claiming she suffered third-degree burns after the underwire in the top portion of her bikini became overheated.