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Of course, a lady never reveals her true age, but when it comes to pop culture icons, sometimes it's hard to hide a milestone.

Tonight at The Valley of the Dolls, Brigitte Coovert will bring her Zombuki creations to LA. Coovert describes Zombuki as a combination of the word zombie and kabuki. These chimeras of the doll world are meant to be a hybrid of many styles and cultures.

Today was the day that the first Barbie doll made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York in 1959. Make fun of her all you want, but Barbie's an icon whose life has been far more interesting than any reality show, and yes we know if she were real her head wouldn't be supported by her body dimensions or some such thing, but come on. Even Dolly Parton named her newest record "Backwoods Barbie."

- Bakersfield man pissed off that the local school district was changing the names of the winter and spring breaks to the Easter and Christmas break lit an American flag, a fake Revolutionary flag, and a Christmas tree on fire. When he saw the sheriff coming towards him, he set himself on fire - AP - "With the Wiimote strapped firmly on your hips, you must thrust and gyrate in a 'pleasing' manner. For...