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Bravo’s Shear Genius returns for a second season on Wednesday, June 25 at 10 p.m. Once again, a dozen competitors vie to be named top hairstylist. The winner will receive an apprenticeship with Nexxus Salon, the opportunity to style for an Allure magazine shoot, and $100,000.

Actress and designer Jaclyn Smith returns to host, joined again by René Fris, hairstylist and model. Rounding out the panel are new judges Kelly Atterton, beauty editor at Allure magazine; and celebrity hairstylist Kim Vo.

Check out Current Vine’s 2007 interview with Season One contestant Theodore Leaf, and meet Season Two contestant Daniel below.

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Below, a selection of sale items such as DVDs, books, and clothing.

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Following Bravo’s recent A-List Awards, clothing seen on the show—designed by Project Runway alumni including Michael Knight, Chris March, and Nick Verreos—is being auctioned off. Money raised will support UNICEF‘s relief work in Myanmar. The auction closes on Thursday evening, June 19.

Purse company Jeanine donates a portion of its sales to women’s charities; fans include actress Jennifer Love Hewitt. Visit the Jeanine site to view the collection.

Liz Tuccillo, executive story editor of the Sex and the City TV series and co-author of He’s Just Not That Into You, will visit the Bryant Park Reading Room on Wednesday, June 18 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. to discuss her latest book, How to Be Single.

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Get Smart, based on the 1960s spy parody TV series, stars Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart, an agent in the spy agency CONTROL. Teamed up with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), Smart sets out to bring down KAOS, a crime syndicate out for world domination. Also starring Dwayne Johnson as a fellow agent and Alan Arkin as the agency chief. Opening Friday, June 20.

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Below, a selection of recent entertainment news, including Warren Beatty’s AFI Lifetime Achievement Award and Tim Russert’s passing. 

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PlanetBuff.com offers buffs for sports enthusiasts to use for tying back their hair and protecting their heads from the sun. A portion of the proceeds from their special Boarding for Breast Cancer collection supports B4BC’s educational outreach programs.

Below, a selection of sale items such as DVDs, books, and lingerie.

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Janet Evanovich continues the popular Stephanie Plum series with its 14th entry, Fearless Fourteen. In this venture, the New Jersey bounty hunter has to handle her latest job as well as investigate a kinapping and a bank robbery. The book will be published on Tuesday, June 17.