It's easy to forget there was a time when it was unladylike for women to smoke. When they did, it was done defiantly, late at night, and behind closed doors. So how did we go from taboo to addiction in less than a century? Well, as we saw Sunday on Mad Men: advertising. Monday I pulled out specific cigarette ads targeted at women, but ads always capitalize on the social climate of the time. So Read more

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In last night's episode of Mad Men, the partners of Sterling Draper Cooper Price exhale any chance of ever taking another tobacco client. Except for maybe an antismoking campaign? But before their opportunity goes up in smoke, Don almost has a chance to pitch a cigarette brand targeted at women. It never happens, but it reminded me of all the wonderfully heinous tricks pulled through the years of Read more

Katherine Heigl kicked a dirty habit for her daughter Naleigh — the mom quit smoking. A recent statistic about American cigarettes being more toxic than foreign brands is all the more reason for parents to quit. Whether a person has been packing cartons since high school or just indulging in the occasional drag, kicking the addiction is essential for your kids. Read more

Smoking is a hard habit for anyone to quit. Whether you are a parent that has been packing cartons since high school or just indulging in the occasional drag, kicking the addiction is essential once you have kids. Improve your health as well as your lil one's air, by making 2009 a smoke free year. Check out our slideshow for all the incentive a mom needs to stop smoking. Pacific Coast News Read more

They weren't aware of the dangerous and deadly consequences of cigarette smoking back in the day. As some of these ads suggest, it was the "cool" thing to do; even doctors endorsed certain brands of cigs! And so, without reluctance, advertisers did what they do best. . . For more, visit eBaum's World! Read more

Rihanna continued her Hawaiian vacation yesterday with a solo beach stroll. She left her hotel and set out on foot for the beach. Rihanna's bikini body was covered up, but her two-piece was still noticeable under a pink cutout dress. She's on her latest vacation following the November release of her new album, Talk That Talk. The first single off the record, "We Found Love," is sitting at the top Read more

The Oscars won't be here for a couple more months, but you guys have already made your choices for the best movies of the year. From breakout comedies like Bridesmaids to one very epic sequel, see which movies smoked the competition in all of our Best of 2011 polls. Photos courtesy of Summit, Universal, and Warner Bros. Read more

When seeing your doctor, gynecologist, dentist, or other specialist, women often get asked some tough questions like, "Do you smoke pot?" or "How many sexual partners have you had in the past year?" Whether it's because we're embarrassed, don't want to get lectured, or don't want to be judged, women tend to bend the truth a little in the exam room. However, it may be at the expense of their own Read more

Ryan Gosling joined his Gangster Squad costar Josh Brolin on set in LA yesterday afternoon. Even in period costume, Ryan looked hot as he posed, smoked, and swigged from a prop flask. Ryan's back in California working with Josh after a romantic trip to Paris over Thanksgiving with a different costar. Ryan and his The Place Beyond the Pines leading lady Eva Mendes met up in France, where she was Read more