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Authorities say Hugh Hefner's 21-year-old son has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence in Pasadena. - ukoutdoors

Donna Karan makes every outfit she designs for a strong, confident woman, and for fall, that woman is comfortable enough in her own skin to wear heavily tailored menswear looks. - ukoutdoors

Luxury fashion still caters to movie stars, high-powered businesswomen and ladies who lunch, but designers are starting to show interest in that generation's daughters. - ukoutdoors

Considering the eccentric, almost psychedelic fantasy worlds created in Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki's tales, a story of tiny people living beneath the floorboards of a house seems almost normal. - ukoutdoors

Luxury fashion still caters to movie stars, high-powered businesswomen and ladies who lunch, but designers are starting to show interest in that generation's daughters. - ukoutdoors

Whitney Houston was underwater and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub, and she had prescription drugs in her room, authorities said Monday. - ukoutdoors

Having great-looking stars who have the added bonus of actually being able to act makes the noisy romp "This Means War" more tolerable that it ought to be. - ukoutdoors

Richard Loving looks out from the Jim Crow past with wary eyes, appearing on the screen with a blond crew cut, plaid work shirt, bad teeth and Southern accent. - ukoutdoors

The Grammy Awards' warm embrace of Chris Brown three years after his assault of Rihanna has drawn the ire of viewers who claim the controversial R&B star shouldn't have been rewarded with such attention. - ukoutdoors

President Barack Obama is honoring several artists, writers and organizations for their contribution to the arts and humanities. - ukoutdoors

The White House says President Barack Obama's thoughts and prayers are with Whitney Houston's family, especially her daughter. - ukoutdoors

Whitney Houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was found in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub, police said Monday, as the singer's family prepared to send her body to her native New Jersey for a funeral. - ukoutdoors

"Oath of Office" (St. Martin's Press), by Michael Palmer: A doctor violates his oath to save lives in the latest shocker from Michael Palmer. - ukoutdoors

"Heart of a Killer" (Minotaur), by David Rosenfelt: A woman in prison for murdering her husband wants to kill herself to save her daughter in David Rosenfelt's latest page-turner, "Heart of a Killer." - ukoutdoors

The body of Whitney Houston was set to be flown home to New Jersey late Monday for a funeral to be held at week's end, said two people who have spoken with the singer's family. - ukoutdoors

A coroner's official says some prescription medicines were found in the hotel room where Whitney Houston died but not in large quantities. - ukoutdoors

Love conquered the weekend before Valentine's Day as Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum's romantic drama "The Vow" led the box office with a $41.2 million debut. - ukoutdoors

PBS - Brava Italia : The Proud Tradition - A Tour of Italy and Its Culture (DVD) By Paul Sorvino Buy new: $7.99 First tagged "dvd" by echobase46 Customer tags: italian renaissance, italian, enjoyable travel, brava italia by paul sorvino, art history, travel, italy, dvd, italian films, italian history, italian charms - ukoutdoors

Beverly Hills police say Whitney Houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was found in a hotel bathtub. - ukoutdoors

Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast made sweet music in the ratings, delivering for CBS its largest audience since 1984 and beating last year's viewership by 50 percent. - ukoutdoors

Residents are blasting a plan to erect a statue with a face modeled on that of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in this small town east of Paris. - ukoutdoors

Oscar de la Renta, say hello to Kohl's and QVC. Carolina Herrera, wave to Bebe and Levi's and J.Crew if you've got a second during New York Fashion Week. - ukoutdoors

The best clothes enhance the wearer — her smile, her eyes, her outlook. Carolina Herrera's fall collection offered Monday at New York Fashion Week highlighted what's likely to be a trend for next season, and a welcome one at that: Modern styles that put the focus on a woman's face thanks to high, interesting necklines. - ukoutdoors

Mark Salzman's latest book is based on a live performance. - ukoutdoors

Homeless, financially strapped and lacking musical leadership, the New York City Opera still managed to do something that just weeks ago had seemed in doubt: It launched its season. - ukoutdoors

Billy Bob Thornton says his frustration at the state of films in America prompted him to direct his first feature in more than a decade, the 1960s family drama "Jayne Mansfield's Car." - ukoutdoors

Queen Elizabeth II has a new sidekick for royal events: The Duchess of Cambridge. - ukoutdoors

Diane von Furstenberg let the crowd attending New York Fashion Week in on a little secret Sunday: Fashion is a puzzle. - ukoutdoors

Dionne Warwick has postponed a Valentine's Day concert at a western Pennsylvania theater after the death of her cousin Whitney Houston. - ukoutdoors

"All There Is: Love Stories From StoryCorps" (The Penguin Press), by Dave Isay: A new collection of love stories, published just in time for Valentine's Day, is so sweet even Cupid would swoon. - ukoutdoors