After a batch of Fireball Whiskey was recalled from Finland, Norway, and Sweden for containing a particular chemical of which the EU is not fond, the company is doing everything possible to reassure American consumers that no, they are not drinking anti-freeze-flavored whiskey.
Did you know that a Hello Kitty convention was happening this week (or ever)? It is! And there are cats and drinks and, according to tweets, just lots of adults who love Hello Kitty. Quvenzhané Wallis is according to my inside source, the only child there and she is probably wondering WTF!
There's nothing better after a long day of blogging (or whatever you do for a living) than a nice jaunt off to r/adviceanimals or a quick spin around the most viral photos on imgur for some of the best memes around*, but imagine if your partner wouldn't stop speaking like doge. Ever. Here's one man's nightmare.
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Neil Patrick Harris, savior of every awards show you've ever watched, is swooping down on American Horror Story. Thank God, the Freak Show needs the help.
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Reports are coming in from around the globe about the most exciting Mary Kate Olsen news since that time she and her sister released a CD of greatest hits which I ironically paid retail for! Olsen and partner Olivier Sarkozy may be married. MAAAAAARIED?
Let this be a warning: What you're about to read is more frightening than any malevolent spirit you may meet on Halloween night. Ghosts and vampires may be slightly scary, but there is nothing more terrifying than a vagina full of dead people. Yes, friends it's a veritable cervix full of corpses in here. (No, really.…
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Brendan Jordan, in case you do not recognize him, is the Las Vegas teenager who gave amazing face in the background of a local newscast, and went viral with the YouTube clip "Kid goes full diva on live TV," which has over 3.8 million views and counting. Queen Latifah, appreciative of a good diva, sat down with Jordan…
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With all the shocking news that's come out about Mama June lately, it's kind of hard to be surprised by the latest nugget of information that's found itself out of the bleak and awful mess that is Mama June getting back together with her daughter's molester, but here it is anyway: This isn't June's first time at the…
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In today's Tweet Beat, Madonna and Mike Tyson look like they're having an excellent time, Tyra Banks perfectly describes my approach to cooking and impossible as it may be, I'm very interested in a Thandie Newton and Zachary Quinto pairing.
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Hillary Clinton still won't confirm whether she's running for president, but in the meantime you can chew over another will-she-or-won't-she: could she soon be appearing on the cover of Vogue?
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R.L. Stine—whose Cheerleaders: The First Evil we recently revisited here at Jezebel—has decided to liven up Halloween with a bit of creepy storytelling delivered in 140 character bursts to his 134,000 Twitter followers.
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Weekly-ish, a pre-approved, snap-judged music guide based on our very scientific, non-subjective Yes/No rating system. There's really no debating this, come on, stop.
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The College Republican National Committee, the GOP's youth division, is so, so good at communicating with female voters. Earlier this month, they were roundly mocked for an ad that compared Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist to buying a too-expensive wedding dress. (Ladies! We only understand…
I first read Katherine Dunn's 1989 novel Geek Love several years ago on the recommendation of my friend Robin. At that point, she still lived in Arkansas, and I'd just come through on tour with a heavy metal band from Georgia. She insisted I give it a chance, ignoring my insistence that I don't usually read fiction.…
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Here is an unsettling way to while away the hours on this muggy October day: Browsing case records from a Victorian asylum. They're not exactly a lark!
I'm Lois Duncan, the author of DAUGHTERS OF EVE, which, to my amazement, appears to be just as controversial today as it was when I wrote it back in the late '70s. I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion (thank you Jia and Kelly) and would be happy to respond to any questions that anyone might have. (As long as you don't…
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If you're bummed because your high school garage band never took off the way you had hoped and now you're stuck with a boring career in accounting, look on the bright side: Failing to get signed to a label or make millions may have bought you an extra 2o-some years of life.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai just won another award, the World's Children's Prize. But like one Malala does, she's donating the $50,000 she's been awarded to repair damaged schools in the Gaza strip.
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Students at DePaul University in Chicago are divided over a new campaign to raise rape awareness that's centered around selling t-shirts that say "Consent the D" on them.
