* "It's a month before your wedding and you want everything to be just perfect! ... The good news is that you can get that Hollywood smile you've been dreaming of."

* "Pregnancy is a special time in a woman's life, but invariably the 'mark of pregnancy' produces changes in her body which are less desirable. Fortunately, excellent treatments are available."

* "For me, modest shaping with a Lady Panasonic does the job just fine. My anti-aging measures notwithstanding, my decision to keep my feminine fleece comes from my concern for future appearances." ( WHEN BALD ISN'T BEAUTIFUL, by Elizabeth Hayt, January 9, 2006)

* "If you're Bonnie Fuller, you're taking a week off. Skiing in Utah with the family." (SCHMOOZING IS A SPORT I KNOW, by Cindy Adams, January 13, 2006)

* "Things one is suddenly required to have a strong opinion on: the new Strokes record (uninspired or solid?); James Frey (huckster or victim?); 'Match Point' (re-tread or reinvention?). The pressure!" (HOT LIST, by Maureen Callahan, January 15, 2006)

* "No network ever offered to turn any of my ideas into a TV show — not even such surefire concepts as 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham?', which combines the how-to elements of a cooking show with the domestic conflict of an Edward Albee play..." ( 'LOVE' THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, by Adam Buckman, January 17, 2006)

* "So, the GGs are over, but the mammaries linger on. Drew Barrymore needed support, and Pamela Anderson needed another room!" (EYES ON CELEBS & THEIR BODS, by Liz Smith, January 19, 2005)