LAST month, Johnny Weir, the United States figure skater, switched one of his costumes for the Vancouver Olympics after he said he received threats from anti-fur activists for accessorizing his already colorful wardrobe with just a touch of white fox. At almost the same moment, fashion designers in New York were showing fall collections with so much fur that they seemed to collectively stick a thumb in the eye of political correctness. (Today)

FOR most people, the 2009 movie "Away We Go," directed by Sam Mendes, has all but faded from memory, a wry little comedy that didn't gain much traction at the box office and was all but ignored during the past awards season. (Today)

PERMANENTLY dyeing hair goes hand in hand with damaging it. The process dries out hair and leaves it jagged. Ammonia -- used to open the hair fiber so that dye molecules can nestle in -- is as delicate as a can opener. It also smells horrid and sets delicate scalps afire. (Today)

PARIS -- Arcs of water rose from a fountain and fell in curtains of spray at the Louis Vuitton show Wednesday, the closing day of the four-week, four-city international women's shows for autumn 2010. (Today)

RYAN, Ryan, Ryan. It's Journalism 101: who, what, when, where and why, as in, "Who are you wearing?" (Today)