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BUTT SERIOUSLY By ORLA HEALY June 27, 2005 PEEK-A-BOO g-strings - divine! Runaway bra-straps - sexy! Lumps of puckered lard cascading over the chafing waistbands of skin-tight skirts - absolutely fabulous! Whether it's thunder thighs bursting out of keister-cupping shorts, blubbery bellies drooping over belt lines or deflated bosoms languishing under form-fitting tops - New York is boldly redefining its celebrated status as the nation's fashion capital. The carb-friendly look that's spreading like a pair of child-bearing hips across the city lends itself to creative interpretation, as you'll see in our investigation on the following pages. Never mind that pesky...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A well-known US academy that moulds cadets for potential military careers has opened an investigation after photographs of some of its students posing in Nazi costumes and parodying gays were posted on a public website. VMI Photo The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) said it was "disappointed" in the cadets' behaviour, but that the probe will determine whether any disciplinary actions will be taken against those involved, some of whom also parodied Africans during an October 2004 Halloween party. Although the party at the academy's "barracks" in rural Virginia occurred several months ago, the photographs of cadets --...

LONDON (AFP) - Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, rejected demands he make further apologies for having dressed as a Nazi at a costume party, after photographs of him sparked an international outcry. AFP/Getty Images Photo AFP Slideshow: Prince Harry's Nazi Costume Criticized Michael Howard, leader of Britain's main opposition Conservative Party, was among several prominent people at home and abroad to demand that Harry go beyond his written statement and appear in person to apologize for the costume. A royal family spokesman said "nothing more is needed" from the 20-year-old as his aunt Sarah Ferguson, the...

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Harry sparked fury after being photographed in a Nazi military outfit, drawing calls at home and abroad for a public apology from the young royal with a track record of embarrassing public gaffes. AFP Photo The photograph, captured on the cover of the best-selling daily tabloid The Sun and picked up by media around the world, was published just a fortnight before the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. Harry appears in the shot slouched in the khaki uniform of Rommel's Afrika Korps, complete with red swastika armband,...