3 Apr 2012
Photo: (CarrotMob/ZanaWright.com)

Photo: (CarrotMob/ZanaWright.com)

How sweet would it be to have the ability to help others through something you love doing -- something you love as much as say…eating and shopping?  We've got some fun and easy ways you can use your purchasing power to have a positive social impact, and they’re all about the power you hold as a shopper!

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23 Mar 2012
Photo: (Getty Images)

Photo: (Getty Images)

We all know that it isn’t super easy to get jobs right now, but Dress for Success is doing what it can to help women in their careers. The group does everything from getting disadvantaged women the right clothes for the jobs (because if you show up to an interview in jeans, um, you’re not getting that job) to offering employment retention programs. And Kim Kardashian has thrown in her name to help.

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17 Feb 2012
Photo: (Seventeen Magazine/Hearst)

Photo: (Seventeen Magazine/Hearst)

If you've ever scanned newsstands wondering why real girls next door can't grace magazines for a change, or found yourself wanting to share hard-earned perspective on the ups and downs of becoming a woman — well, now's your chance. Seventeen Magazine is once again calling readers to send in photos, stories and inspiration on the hunt for its next 'Pretty Amazing' cover girl.

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15 Feb 2012
Photo: (Ryan Jay)

Photo: (Ryan Jay)

Yuuup, that's Khloé Kardashian Odom aka my BFF and I in the photo above. I interviewed her recently to talk about her involvement with Girls For a Change, an org that empowers girls to create social change.  Since she's all about Girl Power, I asked KoKo (as baby Mason lovingly calls her) to talk to us about how she deals with her haters and give advice on how to take your confidence level up a notch. Check out the videos below and get more words of wisdom from Khloé when the second season of "Khloé  & Lamar" premieres on E! on Sunday, 2/19 at 10/9c.

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8 Feb 2012
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Photo: (WireImage)

Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow in NYC but out in the West Coast, Joe and Kevin Jonas are celebrating fashion — and politics by supporting a new Rock the Vote fashion line.

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3 Feb 2012
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Photo: (MTV)

He's baaaack, and tanner greener than ever! Vinny Guadagnino had left the Jersey Shore house--the GTL, the partying, the smushing--to refocus and take care of his emotional health. With a fresh mindset, fresh chest tattoo, and fresh eco-friendly shirt-before-the-shirt, everyone's fave guido made his triumphant return!

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20 Jan 2012
Photo: (Facebook/Bucketfeet)

Photo: (Bucketfeet/Facebook)

Take the Toms Shoes sentiment, add the silhouette of your stand-by slip-on Vans, let an international crew of artists work their magic, et voila! You've got yourself some BucketFeet.

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18 Jan 2012
Photo: (Bead For Life/Facebook)

Photo: (Bead For Life/Facebook)

Just thinking about the fact that 1.4 billion people around the world live on less than $1.50 a day is enough to make our heads spin and hearts sink. How can an Average Joe/Jane possibly make a dent on numbers like that? Then we hear that throwing a "BeadParty" could make all the difference for poor families in Uganda. Count us in.

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17 Jan 2012
Photo: (I-Ella)

Photo: (I-Ella)

When it comes to style, there's no need to be on the Red Carpet reject list. Sites like relative-newcomer I-ELLA will get you looking Golden Globe glam with the click of the mouse. Best part? Virtually every item is reused, and proceeds go to a great cause. So fash!

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13 Jan 2012
Photo: (Getty Images)

Photo: (Getty Images)

It's never too early to begin ramping up President Obama's re-election campaign.

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