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Study: Families More Likely To Break Up After Natural Disaster

What Hurricane Katrina victims can teach Joplin tornado survivors about preserving family.

The tornado that has left Joplin in ruins is but one of the natural disasters the world has experienced lately. Recovery from said disasters can be difficult, and a new study finds that households are more susceptible to breaking up after a disaster strikes.

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6 Sexy Mardi Gras Date Ideas For Couples

Sexy date ideas for couples looking to indulge in Fat Tuesday before Mardi Gras gives way to Lent.

Mardi Gras is here (!), and you can bet New Orleans will be a spectacle of booze, boobs and beads. However, if you didn't get a chance to visit "The Big Easy" for this year's celebration, it doesn't mean you can't still celebrate. As a way to include you and your partner in the last hurrah before Lent begins (tomorrow), here are six ways the two of you can celebrate the indulgence that is Mardi Gras right from your own home. Low-Cost, Last-Minute Mardi Gras

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Sandra Bullock Is Getting A Divorce And A Baby

Sandra Bullock announces she's divorcing Jesse James and she adopted a son from New Orleans.

In the new issue of People, Sandra Bullock says she has filed for divorce from Jesse James. And in a huge surprise, Sandra also announced that she adopted a baby boy named Louis in January.

New Orleans Boasts Big Boys

New Orleans Boasts Big Boys

Condomania swears that men in New Orleans pack the most heat.

According to the condom retailer Condomania, men in New Orleans have the largest penises. Penis measurements were culled from a particular service called 'TheyFit' condoms, where men use a customized "FitKit" to find their true length/girth size.

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7 Gay Men Straight Women Love

Just because they like dudes doesn't mean we can't think they're totally dreamy.

Here are seven of our favorite famous gay men, and the reasons we love them so (yes, like that).

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Kim Kardashian And Reggie Bush Reunite Again

On and off couple are back on, if you're keeping score.

Kim Kardashian reunited with her football player boyfriend Reggie Bush on Sunday after her sister Khloe married Lakers player Lamar Odom.

Kim And Reggie Back Together

Kim And Reggie Back Together

Bush and the Tush reunite in New Orleans.

Kim Kardashian, concerned that her sister Kourtney's pregnancy had momentarily deflected the entire world's attention from herself, traveled to New Orleans last weekend and made an effort to reconcile with her ex-boyfriend, Saints running back Reggie Bush.

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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston Hook-Up

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston back together in NYC.

Brad and Jen, as in Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, are rumored to be going to great lengths to meet up after hours. According to Star Magazine, they recently had a late night tryst at the Gramercy Park Hotel in Manhattan. The limo driver who helped get Jen to the hotel and meet-up with her ex-husband reveals that the pair did everything in their power so they wouldn't get caught. Once he dropped Jen off at the hotel, she went on to spend more than two hours together in the back of the Gramercy's empty 18th floor Private Roof Club with Brad.

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Josh Brolin Cheating On Diane Lane?

Brolin potentially caught cheating on Diane while filming in New Orleans.

In the world of Hollywood maybes, many a star has cheated on his/her spouse. In the world of Hollywood definites many a star has cheated on his/her spouse as well. The fact is, it happens all the time. But determining which unfaithful moments are real and which are just rumor is difficult. Often it is simply up to the public to figure out what they want to believe based on the evidencethe stalkarazzi and sources present.

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Low-Cost, Last-Minute Mardi Gras

Fat Tuesday comes around once a year. Grab a date and enjoy it.

While we can't all be somewhere festive for Mardi Gras, why not channel the indulgent nature of the day (mardi gras is French for "fat tuesday," after all) and plan an impromptu date to celebrate your partner or find a new date among the festivities.