“Culture” on The Daily Caller

Dog bites that send humans to the hospital are on the upswing, according to new data. The number of people admitted to the hospital because of dog bites grew by 86% from 1993 to 2008 — 5,100 cases in 1993 and 9,500 in 2008. (more)

With moviegoers still hung over from the glut of Thanksgiving movies, only one new picture will try to whet appetites this weekend. (more)

While all Hollywood stars seem privileged and elite in our society, only a select few are actually chosen ones. (more)

These aren’t your average red-carpet knockouts. Meet Vogue magazine’s 10 best-dressed women of the year, selected for a special edition of the magazine — its first ever. (more)

Starbucks Corp., the world’s biggest coffee chain, plans to more than double the rate at which it opens stores to an average of more than one a day as the global economy recovers. (more)

Anna Dello Russo lives in a glass house — the virtual kind — her subtlest gesture or sartorial quirk scrutinized by her legions of fans. Pecking at their keyboards, those online viewers wax effusive. “She is like Coco Chanel to me,” one admirer exclaimed on The Sartorialist, the popular blog. “Isn’t she fabulous … so jolie laide,” gushed another on The Fashion Spot; a third posting on Ms. Dello Russo’s blog, to her: “I love when you wear pink.” (more)

Instead of trying to fit a certain mold, Ariel Meadow Stallings cut up a lime-green prom dress she found on eBay, and paired it with an iridescent blue corset. (more)

Charlie Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller each filed separate divorce petitions on Monday. (more)

Lady Gaga and Snooki sightings will run rampant across the country this Halloween. (more)

Political costumes are always a good idea, especially during a heated election year. (more)

Todd Seavey is a punk rock god — or at least he should be. The libertarian blogger recently became famous for verbally microwaving his ex-girlfriend Helen on CSPAN — the clip went viral and became an instant classic — but there is much more to Seavey than a broken heart. (more)

Heidi Klum excels at basically everything she does.  She can walk the runway in diamond encrusted lingerie, fulfill her role as doting wife and mother, manage myriad commercial enterprises and appear as the tough yet disarmingly charming host of Project Runway all in a days work.  So, it should come as no surprise that when it comes to Halloween costumes, nobody does it better. (more)

Republican Carly Fiorina’s senatorial campaign launched a new ad attacking Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer for exaggerating facts when she talks about the economy and healthcare. (more)

Elton John is famous for speaking his mind, and he’s at it again, this time in a fascinating and lengthy interview with the Telegraph newspaper, in which he goes in-depth about his past addiction issues, new music (which the paper describes as “his best in more than 30 years”) and his relationships with controversial conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh and rapper Eminem. (more)

Sports Illustrated supermodel Jessica White was arrested Saturday morning after she allegedly hit a woman repeatedly in the face in a vicious catfight over a taxi outside a downtown club. (more)

How would you like to see an honest-to-goodness witch flying by your place at midnight this Halloween? Just put your clothes on inside out, start walking around backward, and it’ll happen. (more)

The official reasoning behind the release of “True Prep,’’ the sequel to 1980’s “The Preppy Handbook,’’ may be to update the preppies of the world about fashion (J. Crew didn’t exist in 1980), technology (no texting during dinner, Muffy), and plastic surgery (in a word, don’t). But chat with Lisa Birnbach, author of the original and the sequel, and a secondary motive emerges. (more)

Talk show host and comedian George Lopez is divorcing his wife of over 17 years. (more)

The ethics committee is struggling to come up with a schedule for the public trials of Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). (more)

From battling rumors to celebrating their 15-year age difference, here’s how the couple, who celebrate five years of marriage Sept. 24, make their marriage work: (more)