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Discovering that Nicki Minaj and Snooki were excitedly whispering about meeting each other and nervously confessing their love for each other backstage at the VMA’s is somewhat like finding out that my slightly crazy artsy best friend from college gets along with my slightly crazy party girl best friend from high school.
They shared their secret crushes:
“Did you know that I’m obsessed with her?” Nicki said.
Countered Snooki, “I’m obsessed with Nicki!”
And traded compliments on each others’ impressive hairdos:
“I mean I’m jealous!”
“OK, whatever! I wanted you to wear your pouf today so we could be matching.”
“I did,” confessed Snooki, “but it deflated from the heat, you know what I mean?”
And I really, really wish I could have been there to give each of their poufs affectionate squeezes.
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"It’s vital our fans have trust in everything Hanson do. We are soon going to be selling our own beer. I’m not joking - MMMhop IPA anyone?"
-Zac Hanson reveals, in a grammatically questionable sentence (is Hanson a plural or singular proper noun? I MUST KNOW), that he and his brothers/bandmates are seriously considering releasing a home brew, of sorts.
The article points out that they already brand and sell plenty of their own products and still release music under their own label, which are both successful business ventures for them. I know they still have rabid, inexplicably devoted fangirls. One of them went to my high school (that made me feel uncomfortable - like a Law & Order SVU episode waiting to happen). Their website, if you are interested, is currently holding a holiday promotion. So I suppose I must bid them a generous “have at it!” but I must admit, picturing a long-haired version of fourteen-year old Zac brewing beer makes me feel a little uneasy. Also just…do they drink beer? Are they Mormon? They seem Mormon.
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"Add the fun of watching stars like Taylor Swift act surprised at winning an award after being nominated for thirty-five of them, and you’ve got the World Series of Feigning. How can this possibly go right?"
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“It’s in the style of Lil Wayne.” - Anne Hathaway
These days it seems the whiter the actress, the quicker they are to rap on national TV.
… but ok, that was pretty good.
I like watching people laugh at themselves.
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High ResolutionThe state of babies’ names, by David Leonhardt:
Andrew Gelman, a statistics professor at Columbia and an amateur name-ologist, argues that many parents want their boys to seem mature and so pick classic names. William, David, Joseph and James, all longtime stalwarts, remain in the Top 20. With girls, Gelman says, parents are attracted to names that convey youth even into adulthood and choose names that seem to be on the upswing… This search for youthfulness makes girls’ names more volatile — and increasingly so, as more statistics about names become available and parents grow more willing to experiment in an attempt to get out in front of the curve.
So, why are they naming their boys Jayden? Thanks for that one, Britney.
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Lest you had started to forget about the ridiculous head adornments that threatened to become a “thing” in the wake of the Royal Wedding, the Kentucky Derby, and the Met Gala: Princess Beatrice sold her Philip Treacy fascinator for just about $130,710 on eBay today to raise money for UNICEF and Children in Crisis charities because surprisingly, she has no desire to wear it again. Apparently at one point, the Australian children’s band The Wiggles were the highest bidders. Unfortunately for everyone, they did not win.
The Telegraph also features a photo gallery of alternative uses for the fascinator, which, with the exception of this gem, was otherwise disappointing.
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High ResolutionSnooki, arriving in Italy to film the next season of Jersey Shore with some baggage.
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High ResolutionWhen I was little, I also spent a fair amount of time trying to dress like Tinkerbell, so I definitely see the appeal of fairies. But, speaking of celebrities who could really use some hat in their outfit - THIS is an outfit that could really use a hat! Just a little one though. Just enough hat to let us know that even though you know that eyeshadow is super trendy, and you know it looks good, you also know it doesn’t look good enough to wear to the grocery store.
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High ResolutionI am such a fan of any and all celebrities who are trying to make hats happen here in the United States. Between the Royal Wedding, the Met Ball, and the Kentucky Derby this weekend, hats are really having their week in the sun. They’re being let out of the back closet where you keep all the crazy things your great aunt left behind when she died, and I think that’s great! I’m all for sticking a little touch of crazy on top of your otherwise perfect outfit. It shows you aren’t taking yourself too seriously. You know who could really use a hat? Mr. Crabbypants. Also Blake Lively and Kristin Stewart.
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Rihanna and Paul McCartney at the Met Ball.
via Vogue.
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“In the beginning, I would get called in to audition for parts like that, but I always said no. It just became clear that, ‘OK, he’s not going to do that.’ If you want to star in a movie, you shouldn’t play a guy with a thick accent working at a deli. They’re not making movies about that guy.”
-Aziz Ansari, who is on the cover of Paper Magazine’s The Beautiful People: 2011 Issue.
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"If ‘Pineapple Express’ had been about two girls, they wouldn’t have made it. And if I were a woman I wouldn’t have a career."
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"[Britney] Spears’ collaborators have used her records to serve up outrageous and imaginative sounds and song forms. The big voices and forceful personalities of other stars require carefully tailored material. When Martin writes a song for Pink, he has to channel the right moods and flavors—some pop kickiness, some rock power chords, a message that mixes defiance and inspiration. But Spears’ blankness gives her songwriter-producers the opportunity to go nuts, taking wild liberties with beats, melodies, and effects. Britney’s star power, meanwhile, provides cover for the weirdness—anything she records, no matter how strange, instantly becomes pop. She may be a terrible musician; she’s certainly the most awkward performer of any major diva. But she is a great avant-gardist."
-Judy Rosen, Slate Magazine
This whole article was stolen from my soul. Its exactly what I have always thought about Britney Spears. She has released some straight up weird electronic songs: Toxic, Gimme More, even Hold it Against Me with its dubsteppish drop in the middle, and somehow they have all been pop gold! She is just a blank slate for the best pop songwriters and producers to make bad ass music for the masses and challenge listeners. I think if it weren’t for her album Blackout contemporary pop wouldn’t be nearly this nasty and electronic (at least not for a few more years). There would have been no market for stuff like: Like a G6 - Far East Side Movement , Only Girl in the World - Rihanna, O.M.G. - Usher, E.T. - Katy Perry, Blow - Ke$ha, and on and on and on…..
(via goodaesthetic)
Is this why we all love Britney, you guys?
(Source: Slate, via goodaesthetic)
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Sometimes I wonder what I do with all my time and why I haven’t been able to read the entire collected works of Henry James like I thought I would be able to do when I was in undergrad, and then I realize what it is I do instead. I have spent the past three nights watching this video almost exclusively and dancing along to it. I don’t know if I’m improving because I live by myself (that should be obvious, right? This whole post is just another way of saying, “I live by myself”).
Yes, I do have a weird burn in my upper thighs that prevents me from walking up stairs in a way that is almost vulgar - thank you for asking. No, I’m not sorry.
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Way down at No. 57, we find YouTube sensation Rebecca Black, who debuts with her much-maligned (but incredibly popular) single “Friday,” selling 37,000.
Another notable Digital Songs debut comes from Warren G and Nate Dogg’s “Regulate,” entering at No. 58 with 37,000 (up 1,400%) following the latter artist’s passing.
"-DEATH AND MOCKERY: THE KEYS TO INTERNET SUCCESS (via maura)
Seemingly, this is disconcertingly true.
a little bit self-centered
just make sure the plane you're on is bigger than your carry-on baggage.
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