Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis Splitting -- Let's Protest!
Post by Adriana VelezOh no, Johnny, not you too! We were a little bummed to hear about Katy Perry and Russell Brand planning to divorce over the holidays. But now there are rumors that Johnny Depp is...
View ArticleRick Santorum Compares Gay Marriage to Polygamy and Alienates More Voters...
Post by Adriana VelezRick Santorum is at it again, alienating voters faster than you can change a sweater vest. People were so offended by his "black people on welfare" remark -- and denial --...
View ArticleThree Kings Day Cake Will Save You From Mid-Winter Blahs
Post by Adriana VelezWe were just sitting around writing away in the office this week, lamenting the End of the Holiday Treats. Doesn't it feel like there should be cake, say, around 2:00? What...
View ArticleToddler's Death From Contaminated Medication Shouldn't Be in Vain
Post by Adriana VelezLess than two years ago, Daniel and Katy Moore gave their toddler son, River, a dose of strawberry-flavored Children's Tylenol for a fever. Within a half hour, River was spitting...
View ArticleWoman Falls 365 Feet After Bungee Cord Snaps -- and Survives! (VIDEO)
Post by Adriana VelezIn case you needed another reason to never go bungee- cord jumping, this weekend Erin Langworthy went bouncing 365 feet over a river in Zimbabwe. Only instead of boinging, her...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Day Is a Holiday Thanks to Stevie Wonder (VIDEO)
Post by Adriana VelezMartin Luther King, Jr. Day is right around the corner -- January 16 this year, one day after his actual birthday. And while most people consider it just another happy day off work...
View Article'Downton Abbey' Rips Our Hearts Out With Season 2 Premiere (VIDEO)
Post by Adriana VelezAt last! Season 2 of the Masterpiece Theater drama, Downton Abbey has arrived on American shores (or on our tubes, anyway). Oh happy silk frock-filled day! In case you missed the...
View ArticleTruffles Are Divine But Not Worth the Bad Karma
Post by Adriana VelezThey're called "black diamonds," but it's almost more like they're the new drug out on the market: black truffles from France (the fungi, not the chocolates) are one of the most...
View ArticleFearless 3-Year-Old Stands Up to Fierce Lion (VIDEO)
Post by Adriana VelezHave you ever seen a 3-year-old lion tamer? Check this girl out: Sofia of New Zealand was at the Wellington Zoo when she came across Malik, the "stroppy" lion. Stroppy means...
View ArticleChick-fil-A May Have Found the RIGHT Way to Do Chicken Nuggets
Post by Adriana VelezHey snackers, Chick-fil-A has jumped on the healthy foods bandwagon. Hooray! They've just introduced their new grilled chicken nuggets, sure to make even kale eaters happy, right?...
View ArticleMy Mom's Knee Surgery Kicked Me Into a Fitness Routine
Post by Adriana VelezNothing inspires me to take care of my health like watching my female relatives age. I have their genes, after all, so they're a pretty good indication of what's ahead for me. It's...
View ArticleFungicide in Orange Juice Is Not What I Want to Wake Up To
Post by Adriana VelezOh boy, I really could have done without this news this morning: The fungicide carbendazim has been detected in our orange juice. The FDA says that it "will start testing for...
View ArticleVermin Supreme: The Nuttiest Democratic Alternative at the New Hampshire...
Post by Adriana VelezYou've gotta love a presidential candidate who begins a speech with the line, "Gingivitis has been eroding the gum-line of this great nation for years and must be stopped." While...
View ArticleCoachella 2012 Lineup Rocks, But You’re Not Cool Enough to Go
Post by Adriana VelezThe Coachella 2012 lineup has just been released and it's phenomenal: Florence + The Machine, The Shins, Pulp, Mazzy Star, Snoop Dogg, The Black Keys, Radiohead, Jimmy Cliff,...
View ArticleTSA Says Cupcake Is a Security Threat, But Maybe It’s Just Hungry
Post by Adriana VelezSomeone was not having a very Merry Christmas Eve at the airport a couple weeks ago. Rebecca Hains of Massachusetts tried to fly home from Las Vegas with a vanilla-bourbon-frosted...
View ArticleTexting While Walking Is the Bad Habit We Just Can’t Kick
Post by Adriana VelezFilmmaker Casey Neistadt's New York Times public service video on texting while walking is cute and informative, but I totally knew all of this stuff already. I know texting while...
View ArticleMeanest Refrigerator Ever Tells You to Eat This, Not That
Post by Adriana VelezIf you were to conjure up in your fantasies the most obnoxious household appliance imaginable, what would it look like? Could it be a fascist refrigerator that sizes you up and...
View ArticleTruthful Toddlers Don't Always Make Moms Happy
Post by Adriana VelezYou can never predict the complex emotions that bubble up when you become a parent -- emotions so mixed-up and complicated you didn't even know they existed until you had that kid....
View ArticleBeyonce Will Regret Those Ridiculously Expensive Baby Gifts By Tomorrow
Post by Adriana VelezWell it looks like Beyonce and Jay-Z's sweet baby Blue Ivy wins for most blinged-out baby ever. Her proud papa and mama have shelled out a cool $1.5 million in crazy-ass,...
View ArticleMitt Romney Will Be the Republican Nominee, Whether We Like Him or Not
Post by Adriana VelezSo Romney won in New Hampshire. I have one thing to say about that: DUH. Romney is the candidate everyone has been avoiding all season long, and voters are finally resigning...
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