Are you familiar with the "white elephant" gift exchange? It's a veritable tchotchke swap. The premise is that you show up with one totally useless wacky gift, draw numbers to see who goes first, and then let the opening begin. As subsequent participants unwrap their gifts, they can steal away the other's newly acquired goods. (I once obtained one of those sad-looking Charlie Brown Christmas Read more

Brad Pitt was spotted hanging around outside of an LA studio today. He took a similar smoke break last week, though this time he had a pal and a phone call to keep himself busy. Brad's been rocking the all-black look lately, as he also donned leather during a recent trip out of town. He swapped his bad boy style for a suit at the SAG Awards, and hopefully we'll see more of his red carpet hotness Read more