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Researchers have shed new light on the age-old concept of “beer goggles”, debunking the popular belief that alcohol enhances attractiveness perception. A study conducted by Stanford University and published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has shown that alcohol does not influence how attractive people find others. The research involved 18 pairs of men who consumed roughly three standard drinks in a little over 30 minutes. The participants were asked to rate the attractiveness of individuals of the same age in photographs and videos, both while sober and under the influence of alcohol. It was found that...

Life in the White House imitated Parks and Rec recently, as the identity of a staffer who ran an anonymous Twitter account critical of the administration emerged. But the real-life plot diverged from the show when the White House staffer, Jofi Joseph, was promptly fired instead of having a warm moment with Amy Poehler. Joseph, a director in the White House's National Security Staff, ran the @NatSecWonk stream, popular in foreign policy circles for its unabashed trolling of the administration, its allies, and various other political types. "I'm a fan of Obama, but his continuing reliance and dependence upon a...

ESPN analyst Steve Phillips had a fling with a 22-year-old production assistant, who, after being dumped, taunted his wife with "Fatal Attraction"-like phone calls and a letter that bragged about her sexcapades with Phillips while taking pot shots at their "loveless marriage," The Post has learned.

They say life improves with every decade, so good news for the thirtysomethings amongst us, after a new survey reveals women feel at their most beautiful aged 32. After leaving behind acne in our teens, insecurities and heartbreak in our twenties, once we hit our early thirties, we feel the most comfortable in our own skin. Nearly 40% of women quizzed on how they feel about their looks said they felt most attractive at 32 – and they’re in good company with celebs including Liv Tyler, Sophie Dahl and Sarah Michelle Gellar all entering their 32nd year in 2009. Women...

Hillsborough — Three UNC football players were the victims in a kidnapping, robbery and sexual assault incident that occurred over the weekend, a source tells WRAL. Chapel Hill police said the assault happened about 3:30 a.m. Sunday at an apartment complex in Chapel Hill where all three victims were allegedly bound with tape and then assaulted by the suspects.

New Jersey's attorney general resigned Tuesday after a special prosecutor concluded she violated state ethics laws by intervening in a traffic stop involving her boyfriend. Zulima Farber, who will step down at the end of the month, said she is leaving office "out of respect for the governor" and not because she was asked to do so. "I admit to being human and making that error. I am truly sorry and apologize to all New Jerseyans for that mistake," said Farber, who appeared at a Statehouse news conference alongside Gov. Jon S. Corzine. Farber's live-in boyfriend, lawyer Hamlet Goore, was...

April 28, 2006 -- The next time you look in the mirror and wonder, "Is it just me, or am I just so much better looking than I was yesterday?" -- don't worry. It is just you, but you're not alone. A new study shows people may actually perceive themselves as growing more attractive over time. Researchers found that a group of female undergraduate students perceived themselves as more attractive than they were a few months ago, while another group believed they'd be even more attractive in five years' time. Good Looks Get Better With Age The results of the...

An Arvada woman accused of hosting parties with sex, drug and alcohol so high school students would think she was "cool" is expected to enter a plea Monday. Silvia Johnson, 40, has had two previously scheduled arraignments postponed. She faces multiple counts of sexual assault, distributing a controlled substance and contributing to the delinquency of minors. Authorities say Johnson hosted the parties at her home nearly every month for a year beginning in October 2003. She's accused of providing the teens with marijuana, methamphetamine and alcohol at the parties. The story has since made national news, with some alleged victims...

The Denver Post CU death blamed on alcohol By Jim Hughes Denver Post Staff Writer Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - University of Colorado freshman Lynn "Gordie" Bailey died from acute alcohol poisoning with a blood-alcohol level of 0.328 percent, the Boulder County coroner's office announced Monday. Bailey, 18, died after a Sept. 16 ritual for the Chi Psi fraternity involving wine and whiskey, Boulder police said. There were no other drugs in Bailey's system, according to coroner Tom Faure, who has ruled the death an accident. Faure's findings "speak for themselves," said Bailey's mother, Leslie Lanahan. "They say what...

HE LET HIS BEERS DO THE TALKING The best brewers in America are more accomplished than they are famous. Gordon Knight was one of those. Knight, 52, died on Tuesday after his helicopter crashed while he was fighting a fire near Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. He was trying to drop water on hot spots in a 4,400-acre blaze. Knight, flying a 32-year-old French helicopter, radioed in about 6:30 p.m. and calmly reported, "I'm going down," a Forest Service spokeswoman, Ellen Hodges, said. Unless you drank beer along Colorado's Front Range in the 1990s you probably never tasted one...