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These Castles Were Built for Love
 These Castles Were 
 Built for Love 
TRAVEL
Feb 14, 2010 12:42 PM CST

These Castles Were Built for Love

Going away for Valentine's Day? Check out these castles built by lovers

(Newser) - Aren’t castles romantic? Each of the classy abodes pictured in this photo gallery was built in the name of love, says WebUrbanist.com , so take a gander and read their passionate and, more often than not, tragic back stories.

Judges Punt on Legal Definition of Romance
Judges Punt on Legal Definition of Romance
who's 'significant'?
Jan 8, 2010 10:01 AM CST

Judges Punt on Legal Definition of Romance

They cite 'He's Just Not Into You' in opinion on 'significant' relationship

(Newser) - It's not every day that references to He's Just Not That Into You and When Harry Met Sally show up in federal appeals court decisions, but this case is an exception. A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit struck down a bizarre condition that a defendant notify his probation officer—...

The Worst Date Movies
 The Worst 
 Date Movies 
OPINION
Oct 7, 2009 8:36 PM CDT

The Worst Date Movies

(Newser) - Film can stimulate romance like few other artistic mediums—but some films turn that power on its head. Nerve lists the worst date movies ever made; here are 10:
  • Dead Ringers. David Cronenburg's hallucinatory flick in which Jeremy Irons portrays identical twin gynecologists who create new gyno tools for "
...

Women More Selective Daters? Maybe Not

(Newser) - Women may be more “selective” daters, but that distinction could well be based not on innate personality but on social norms and the simple prospect of which gender is doing the pursuing. A new study had subjects participate in a few rounds of speed dating. When the males approached...

College Bans Hookups When Roomie's Around

Tufts attempts 'to set clear boundaries' for students

(Newser) - A Massachusetts college has a message for oversexed undergrads: Get a room—just not with your roommate in it. Students whose roomies became indiscreet in the heat of passion "expressed concerns that they were experiencing uncomfortable situations," explains a Tufts University rep. The resulting policy bluntly advises: ...

Danielle Steel Aide 'Fesses to $400K Ripoff

Author claims assistant stole $2.7M

(Newser) - A long-time assistant has pleaded guilty to embezzling $400,000 from best-selling romance queen Danielle Steel. Kristy Watts admitted depositing checks for Steel into her own bank account and using the author's credit card points to obtain gifts and airline tickets. Steel, who has written 76 best-selling novels, claims Watts...

Want to Be a Chick Magnet? Stop Showering

Smelling chemical in sweat makes women consider men cuter

(Newser) - Men, if you want to win over your date, maybe you should skip the shower. A chemical found in both sexes' sweat attracts women, a study suggests. A researcher in Scotland dabbed a bit of the testosterone-derived chemical on female subjects’ upper lips before a speed-dating session, the Independent reports....

Megan Fox Talks Phobias, Boys, Monogamy

Her weirdest phobia? 'Touching newspaper.' But the other quotes are even better.

(Newser) - Megan Fox graces the cover of October's Cosmopolitan, which means it's time for a fresh round of quotes about diarrhea and threesomes. Just Jared presents a sampling:
  • The ideal date: “A sexy sandwich with Andy Samberg and Jonah Hill.”
  • The scariest thing: “Every time I go on
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What Not to Say to a Woman
 What Not to Say to a Woman 
Jul 13, 2009 8:21 PM CDT

What Not to Say to a Woman

(Newser) - Lovelife dragging a bit? AskMen plays virtual wingman, listing 10 things a guy should never say to a woman:
  1. Can I kiss you? This yells that you’re a boy, not a man.
  2. Can I take you on a date somewhere? Act confident and in control. Say something like, “
...

Bradley Cooper Romances Renée

Finally, newly hot star spotted with someone other than Jennifer Aniston

(Newser) - Bradley Cooper may finally be able to stop fielding questions about Jennifer Aniston now that he's been spotted with someone else: Renée Zellweger. The co-stars of the upcoming Case 39 did a lot of gazing and flirting on a date Tuesday night in New York, the Daily News reports....

Broke Up Recently? Museum Wants the Remnants

Exhibit features everything from photos to prosthetics

(Newser) - Not sure what to do with all those old love letters from your ex? Burning them seems too risky; keeping them, too sentimental. Why not put them on permanent display? The Museum of Broken Relationships allows you to do just that, BlackBook reports. Started as an art project in Croatia,...

Nora Roberts' Secret to Success: 'Ass in the Chair'

(Newser) - Nora Roberts is the most popular romance writer in America, but it’s not easy being on the top. “People go, ‘Oh, you work six or eight hours a day, oh my God,’” she tells the New Yorker. “‘Well, yeah, how many hours do...

Kate, A-Rod 'Somewhat Serious'

But it's too early to tell if they'll last, sources say

(Newser) - Kate Hudson’s romance with Alex Rodriguez is more than just a fling. “It’s somewhat serious,” a source tells People. “He introduced her to a bunch of his friends.” Kate also followed A-Rod to Dallas last month, with son Ryder in tow, for the Yankees'...

Napoleon's Novella Reveals His Sappy Side

It's on the romantic life of an ambitious soldier

(Newser) - Before Napoleon the ruthless emperor came Napoleon the romance-writing softy—and his masterpiece is due out in English this fall. Clisson and Eugenie is a novella about a triumphant soldier who returns home to marry his lady—of the same name as Napoleon’s first love. The manuscript, penned when...

Couples Find Love in Flu Hotel
 Couples Find Love in Flu Hotel 
May 8, 2009 3:48 AM CDT

Couples Find Love in Flu Hotel

Guests stuck in Hong Kong hotel party away last night of quarantine

(Newser) - Many of the hundreds of guests quarantined in Hong Kong's Metropark hotel shed their face masks to party away their final night in confinement yesterday, Reuters reports. The guests—who were initially outraged to learn they would be confined to the hotel for a week because of swine flu fears—...

Mass. Principal Under Fire for Touting Her Racy Novel

She talked book up to schoolteacher, administrators

(Newser) - A Boston-area grade school principal is on indefinite leave following complaints that she peddled her steamy romance novel on school grounds and reassigned a teacher who criticized her self-promoting ways, the Globe reports. Beth Gannon's self-published book, which follows an engaged woman who reconnects with a past lover, is "...

Long-Distance Love Light Shines in New Gizmo

(Newser) - Tired of texting your long-distance lover to say how much you care? A Scottish research lab hopes to connect couples with something a bit more poetic: "painted" light. Users of Mutsugoto wear touch-activated rings tracked by motion-sensing cameras mounted above their beds; caress your own arm and a matching...

Madonna, Jesus Back Together
Madonna, Jesus Back Together 
Apr 17, 2009 6:41 AM CDT

Madonna, Jesus Back Together

Adoption heartbreak leads to reunion

(Newser) - Madonna has been reunited with Jesus, the Sun reports. The 50-year-old singer, who dumped her 22-year-old model boyfriend last month and tweeted that she was “glad,” was recently spotted with him at a New York Kabbalah center. An insider says Madonna’s adoption fiasco prompted the reunion: “...

Brown Denies New Romance Rumors

Plus, Rihanna's new tattoo has a typo

(Newser) - Chris Brown denies coupling with either an old flame or Girlicious singer Natalie Mejia, People reports. Along with Brown’s rep, a friend of Mejia’s also chimed in: “They met recently. They’re friends. That's it.” Another source adds Brown and Rihanna spent time together over Easter...

No Joke: Funny Guys Score With Women

Study shows women think humor equals intelligence

(Newser) - Go ahead and play that April Fool’s Day prank, guys: Women are attracted to funny men and think they're smarter than sourpusses, a new study shows. Though humor is not actually linked to smarts, “women use humor as an indication of a guy’s intelligence,” said the...

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