About Today: Make the Most Popular Halloween Costumes of 2010 10/01/10

From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor This year, I will make my Halloween costume myself. And I will not dress up in a suit, and tell everyone that I'm Corporate America (2005), or wear sweatpants and carry a coffeepot and tell them I'm a writer (Halloween 2008, everyday that isn't Halloween since I became an adult). I will actually make something myself.

Make the Most Popular Halloween Costumes of 2010 Fortunately, we have plenty of ideas to choose from, right here at the home office. For example, here's a question: What's better than a Lady Gaga costume? Answer: 10 Lady Gaga costumes. Submit Your Homemade Costume Photos A-Z Character Costume Tutorials

How to Make a Vampire Costume On the other hand, maybe you don't feel like being the third Snooki at the party. In which case, you can go for a more classic costume idea. Classic Costumes for Women Costumes for Men

Zombie Makeup Tutorial I want to learn how to do zombie makeup, but not for Halloween. Just for everyday. I think it's a great new look for daytime. 8 Fake Blood Recipes More Step-by-Step Makeup Instructions for Halloween

How to Make a Wig out of Yarn I would have killed for this yarn wig as a kid. In fact, when I think about it, with all the dyeing and styling we did when I was growing up, we were probably trying to recreate this look using our actual hair. How to Make a Fake Mustache How to Make a Fake Beard

About Today: Top 10 Cleaning Myths 09/30/10

From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor I've become tidier in my old age, but regular readers of this newsletter know that this doesn't mean much. I mean, my clothes organizational system used to be to have a dirty pile and a clean pile ... and then sort of a trail in between.

Top 10 Cleaning Myths So clearly, there was room for improvement, and still is. For example, until I read this piece, I had no idea that bleach wasn't the ideal cleanser for every occasion. Readers Share Their Favorite Cleaning Myth What's Your Favorite Cleaning Myth?

7 Vacuum Cleaner Mistakes Or: Why Jen should stop vacuuming up pennies instead of bending allll the way over to pick them up. 10 Dishwasher Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 7 Ironing Mistakes

5 Stainless Steel Mistakes The first time I had stainless steel appliances I thought, oh, hooray! "Stainless!" I will surely never have to clean them again. It turns out, not so much. They should call it "smudgeful steel." 5 Leather Furniture Mistakes 30 Thirty-Second Chores

10 Tile Cleaning Mistakes Tile looks so sturdy, but even small things - a misplaced doormat, or a too-wet mop - can damage tile floors over time. 9 Surprising Household Cleaners 15-Minute Cleanups for Every Room