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‘Bruno’ Tricks Ex-Mossad Spy

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2008 Sacha Baron Cohen is already notorious for his alter ego Borat, and now, fortunately for his career (and unfortunately for those who get caught in his comedic cross hairs), he has another invented personality -- Austrian fashionista Bruno -- who just pulled one over on former Mossad agent Yossi Alpher. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abercrombie Ad Rankles Va. Beach Cops

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2008 Teen-targeting retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has long pushed the erotic envelope when it comes to its saucy ads, usually depicting proto-Adonises stripped to the waist and gamboling together, with a scantily clad female or two thrown in for good measure. The company's latest campaign, though, was clearly too much for the (fashion) police of Virginia Beach, Va. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Shirt, No Shoes, No Tour

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2007 Visitors to the White House are now affronted with a new kind of conservatism: a dress code. Facing stricter guidelines than at the Vatican, tour seekers are now subject to the following rules: no jeans, sneakers, shorts, mini-skirts, T-shirts and tank tops and, especially, no flip-flops. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Candidate Behind the Cleavage

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 26, 2007 Among the endless reasons I will never run for public office is a deep-seated fear of having my wardrobe subject to the fashion police. Excuse me, the fashion shrinks -- those media monitors who seek deep meaning in every shoe, sexual clues in every hemline, and psychological insights in every shirt collar. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

At the Oscars, Wear No Evil

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2006 In 1986, Teri Garr wore a dress made of "mood-ring" material; most of the gown displayed blues and purples, but Garr's crotch, armpits and other warm bits turned orange. (Above, a Claire Joseph original on loan for this year's Oscars night.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )