We like to look into posh homes whenever possible, but some homes aren't really accessible to the public. For example, the homes of dictators and rulers that are made luxurious by way of ill-gotten gains, as opposed to shopping at Bergdorf's. Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World's Most Colorful Despots is a book that goes where we can't and takes the reader into the bedrooms, bathrooms and every other room of the rich and disreputable, most of which have now been destroyed. Subjects include Lenin, Hitler, Hussein and Noriega.

Author Peter York, described as a "style-guru" who believes that our homes are where we truly express ourselves, analyzes and comments with smart, snide writing that make the book as interesting as the images, many which are surprisingly vibrant, if tasteless, though the subjects had dark lives.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly sold the rights to the first picture of their as-yet-unborn child for $4.9 million (£2.6 million) to an unnamed American weekly magazine. The money will be donated to the children's charity, UNICEF. Knowing that the paparazzi are likely to try to snap pictures of the baby as soon after it is born as possible, the couple "figured they might as well use the opportunity of one child being born to help a lot of others." Angelina's due date is supposed to be in early June.

Tipper Gore, the wife of former vice president Al Gore, is about to make her mark on the art world. She has just  reached a deal with Mitchell Gold Bob Williams to sell some of her personal photographs to their retail stores. Many of the photographs are images taken during her travels around the world and include close up portraits of figures, like Nelson Mandela, and historic events, such as the handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn. The full collection includes more than 30 photographs. Each will be displayed in a gallery frame and will come with a certificate of authenticity and will be signed by Tipper Gore. The pieces are expected to sell for between $1,500 and $2,000.

Photos are always a great gift for a mother because they are the only way you can come close to physically handing someone a memory. Before you dismiss that as overly-sappy, just ask a mother.

And ever-growing number of people rely on their digital cameras for all their photography and many never bother to get those digital pictures printed out, storing them on a hard drive instead. With a frame like this Digital Photo Frame by Phillips at the Sharper Image, the need to make physical copies of pictures - even for the purpose of gift giving - will be a thing of the past. The frame features a 6.5-inch color LCD screen, with 133-ppi and 720x480 resolution. There are multiple display modes with allow you to view one picture in full-screen mode, browse through up to 14MB of stored photos or create a slide show with up to 80 images. The frame is rechargeable and comes with a USB cable to connect it to your computer, but it also has a built-in reader for compact flash, SD, MMC and memory sticks. Price: $249.95.