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

Lindsay Lohan joined the cast of Glee yesterday in LA to start shooting her cameo on the series. Lindsay was spotted smoking a cigarette and sporting some oversized shades between takes. Costars and couple Lea Michele and Cory Monteith looked cozy when they weren't shooting, and Dianna Agron, Naya Rivera, Chord Overstreet, and Matthew Morrison were also seen heading to work on the latest episode Read more

Robert Pattinson was shirtless to hit the beach in Malibu a week ago! He hopped on a paddleboard to show off his surfing skills in the water and followed up the activity with a run along the beach — don't forget you can get a closeup look at Rob's sexy abs with our new zoom feature. Rob's shirtless solo outing comes after multiple recent appearances with his girlfriend, Kristen Stewart. Rob Read more

This week on Mad Men, Don Draper does his best to get backstage at the Rolling Stones concert. Dressed like "the man" in his suit and tie, a look his much younger wife describes as "square," Don and fellow ad man Harry Crane set out to try to get the Stones to sign on for a Heinz campaign. Instead of meeting the band, the pair hangs backstage with some teenage girls smoking joints — groupies! Read more

It's Pi Day and the obvious way to celebrate would be to bake up a sweet pie of your liking and eat it up. But we like to think outside of the box. We also really like pizza. Today, we think you should celebrate 3/14 with a savory pizza pie. We've rounded up some of our favorite recipes for you. From a St. Patrick's Day corned beef and cabbage pizza to Wolfgang Puck's smoked salmon pizza, click Read more