Cyndi Lauper commandeered the Buenos Aires Airport PA system on Friday, leading a group of travelers in a sing-along to pass the time after a round of flights were canceled. Girls, fun, etcetera. Why was Cyndi when our Christmastime flight to Los Angeles was delayed?

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Portable shrink-wapped t-shirt: These unisex shirts are folded up into compact squares and fit right into a backpack or a purse. An iron will quickly pull out the wrinkles, though the shirts look pretty cool all scrunched up.

Good for: Your college freshman sibling, your adventurous best friend or even your business-trip-taking uncle.

Cologne: A quick and easy way to bring home a super-nice gift. And it’s duty free to boot!

Good for: Your boyfriend. He’ll feel like a big shot and you can stop pretending you like the smell of Axe.

Calculators, stationary, notebooks, etc.: Cute office supplies are an airport staple (no pun intended).

Good for: The nerds in your life. Aka, your super-organized best friend, engineering major brother, or little cousin going through her poetry stage.

Books: Books. We don’t need to explain the concept of books, do we?

Good for: Mom, Dad, cousin, Santa Claus…. Everyone! But be warned, anyone you buy that Tucker Max book for will instantly hate you for life.

Electronics: Video games, headphones, cell phone accessories.

Good for: Your Secret Santa — there’s something at every price range.

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“They basically are just raping you in public. I got asked the other day, do you want to go for a screening or get padded down. I don’t want that X-Ray to see everything, honey!”

It looks like Khloe volunteered for the pat-down, so shouldn’t she have known what was coming? We wonder how the TSA agent felt about performing the security check on such a high-profile flyer. Come to think of it, there are probably a lot of people who would love to pat down the Kardashian sisters. Perhaps a new reality show is on its way? For the love of X-Ray, next fall on E!

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“It’s a hood!” I yelled back.

With all the buzz about recent TSA horror stories (including an SNL skit, countless videos of kids being manhandled, as well as a new website devoted solely to TSA horror stories), it seems unthinkable that spirit hoods alone could account for my relative ease getting through security. After all, I’m no Justin Bieber, and even Justin Bieber has to get wanded every once in awhile. I think it’s a combination of factors, and hopefully this “Make Your Own” guide will help you get past security this holiday season as easily as a panda.

1. Dress Slutty: Okay no, this isn’t some post-Halloween tip, it’s actually your best bet during this current over-zealous airline safety period. Dressing slutty = less clothing = less places for the TSA people to search you. You may be embarrassed (and freezing) in your leotard and leggings, but no one is going to doubt that there’s no place to smuggle contraband when your clothing is stuck to your body like glue.

2. Look like a kid: This is the one time rompers are acceptable. No heels or complicated shoes (they take too long to take on and off, and those stilettos can be deadly), no jewelry (d’uh), nothing in your hair. Basically, look like a toddler who has lost their mommy, and the TSA will be waaaay less willing to put their hands on you.

3. Be weird, but not too weird: The SpiritHood worked because it was novel enough that people were more delighted than suspicious of a grown-woman dressed like a panda. However, if I had been wearing a full panda suit, it probably would have drawn unnecessary attention. So don’t do that.

4. Be easy: Even if you are asked to step aside for a wand search, don’t start screaming about your civil rights and asking people to take videos with their cell phones. Look, those guys working at the airline over Thanksgiving break have better places to be than patting you down. They didn’t make the rules, and the quicker you just hold your arms out and…gasp…maybe even smile at them, the quicker they’ll be to assume you’re not a threat -either to the airline or the rest of their day – and you’ll be out of their before they even get to your private parts. Also: Do not take part in the 24th’s body scanner boycott unless you want to remain on a n0-fly list for the rest of your life.

5. Don’t write lists about how to get past the TSA and then put it on the Internet: Whoops.

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Even weirder was how Justin was flying just like a normal person, says Andrea, “It was just me, Bieber, his chill polite bodyguard who let me go ahead of him, and like 8 other people in line.” Bieber was then seen to pull up his hoodie and walked into the gift store.

We have to wonder about what the airport security lady was thinking. Did she recognize him, or just think he was a weird 16-year old who was hitting on her? The TSA employee apparently just smiled at Justin’s offer and “went back to yelling about taking off shoes and jackets.”

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Hilary had her pooch Lola with her, but there was no sign of Coco, the other dog Hilary took with her to New York.

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Hilary was traveling with two of her dogs. The light color one you’ll recognize as Lola, and the chocolate one is Coco.

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What do you like most about this outfit?

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The “Bike in Style Challenge” was created to challenge Fashion Institute of Technology students to design stylish bike-wear and accessories for New Yorkers to enjoy biking to work. This challenge is to help support the NY Mayor’s work to make NYC a “green” city with New Yorkers biking to work.

DKNY partnered with students to provide creative direction in their designs – all including a poncho, jacket and travel bag. Winning designs will be developed into prototypes by DKNY. Hilary Duff acted as one of the 7 judges for the challenge.

The awards ceremony tomorrow will be held at the LVMH Tower “Magic Room” in New York.

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Hilary has been in North Carolina filming Provinces of Night, and likely will have to return there soon to resume filming the movie. I hope she has a few days with Mike & her family now!

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