Dave Martin / APPhil Dalhausser of the United States dives for the ball during a beach volleyball match against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. At left is Spain's Pablo Herrera. At right is Todd Rogers. While Roger Murphy, a financial adviser from South London, is watching Americans Todd Rodgers and Phil Dalhausser dispatch a Japanese beach volleyball team at London’s Horse Guards Parade Sunday night, he’s asked a fashion question: what do you think of the shorts that the American tandem — the defending Olympic gold medalists — are sporting?

For shoppers in today’s economy, there’s just too much temptation out there. Sure, your pockets are tight. But there are clearance sales in every store and deep discounts down every aisle. So how do you stop yourself from spending — especially when you know that during this awful downturn, you should be saving every last penny? Just arm yourself with $100 bills. According to a new study to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research, shoppers are less likely to spend their dough if they are carrying cash in large denominations.

Debbie Reynolds, who passed away on Dec. 28, just one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher, was just 19 years old when she accepted the role of Kathy Selden in the musical Singin’ in the Rain. The job required Reynolds to sing, dance, and keep up with both Donald O’Connor and the legendary Gene Kelly. It was the part of a lifetime that could shoot her in to super-stardom.

Opulence, glamour, and some good ‘ol reality TV drama will grace our screens on Sunday, July 16, with the premiere of Real Housewives of New York, season 14. Making its long-awaited return to Bravo, the season introduces viewers to a brand new cast, after season 13 ended amid controversy and low-ratings. The rebooted RHONY stars Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield, and ushers in a new chapter for the show, which originally debuted in 2008, making it one of the longest-running and beloved housewives franchises, with a cast that’s one of the most diverse in Bravo history.

Many people think of the Amish as living without. These devout communities, predominantly located in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, go without cars, TVs, computers, phones or even the electricity needed to run so much of 21st century gadgetry. But what researchers who have studied them have found is what the Amish have a surplus of: good health in late life. The average American life expectancy is currently just under 79 years.