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The King Of The Netherlands Has A Huge Secret, Sort Of…

I'm a first generation American and usually pretty happy about that. But every now and then, my blood runs orange.* Netherlands orange, that is. Mostly during the Winter Olympics and the World Cup. Because skating and soccer are part of my heritage, like red wheels of cheese and chocolate sprinkles on buttered bread. Which is why when I found out the King of the Netherlands had a HUGE secret, I Had to know what was up! The King Of The Netherlands Has A Huge Secret, Sort Of... Anyway. Dutch royal family members don't make it into the U.S. news (or "news") very often. Which is why, amid a Keep Reading >>>

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Two Things You Love Are Having A Baby: Disney + LuLaRoe…Can We Say UNICORN LOVE?

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Yesterday LuLaRoe put out this super short video on Instagram. I was trucking through the airport in Montego Bay when I saw it come across my feed. Disney fans, go couch hunting for coins, because LuLaRoe is going Disney! I remember how bummed I was that I didn't score any of the princess palace or Beauty and the Beast themed rose leggings, but these? The ones that are coming? Oh dear lord...I repeat: two things you love are having a baby: Disney + LuLaRoe...can we say UNICORN LOVE!?!?! Two Things You Love Are Having A Baby: Disney + LuLaRoe...Can We Say UNICORN LOVE? Now, how could you Keep Reading >>>

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The Man Romper, Er, Romphim Is Here And Women Everywhere Should Rejoice!

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Sexy. Virile. Bold. Your husband can be all these things and more. This summer, while other men are wearing yucky, rugged jeans to work on their trucks, or sporting a boring, creased pair of tailored shorts around the grill, your beau can pick some fabulous chardonnay for your next book club in a Romphim. That's right, move over lady girls with your child like rompers, the man romper, er, romphim is here to stay! The Man Romper, Er, Romphim Is Here And Women Everywhere Should Rejoice! What is a Romphim? The Romphim is an amazing new, fashion-forward trend that single-handedly Keep Reading >>>

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I Had My Fortune Read And It Completely Freaked Me Out

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I've always been fascinated with the supernatural world. I can remember as a child pretending to have conversations with angels. In my mind, I figured that since they could see me and hear me, why shouldn't I talk to them even if I couldn't see or hear them. For whatever reason, my interest in the supernatural world has never really faded. I definitely believe there is more to this world than meets the eye. But it's one thing to believe it and another thing to have a stranger tell you about your life because he claims that he can see and hear a supernatural being. Which is exactly what Keep Reading >>>

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My Little Pony: They’re Not Just For Kids Anymore!

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My 16 year old daughter is obsessed with My Little Pony. The thing is, I actually enjoy it myself, because let's face it: "Friendship is magic." I feel like I know far more about My Little Pony now than I did when I was a kid. She's taught me the different generations of ponies, like in the 80's they were the gen 1 and now like 35+ years later they are the gen 4. A lot has changed when I watched them...cutting edge compared to gen 1. So yeah, My Little Pony is still a thing, and apparently it's a really big thing. My Little Pony: They're Not Just For Kids Anymore! I've come to realize, Keep Reading >>>

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Why I Might Never Fly Again (And It Isn’t What You Think!)

Because, YouTube...

Last year you couldn't click onto Facebook without seeing a story of a police officer going bananas on someone and it was scary as hell. Sometimes the officer was in the wrong, sometimes they were in the right, but ultimately it made a lot of wing nuts start to challenge the police because they wanted to prove a point. Very. Stupid. Idea. Know what else is a stupid idea? This new trend of challenging airlines because you think you have the right to do whatever-the-hell you want. It's gotten so bad that I might not ever fly again. And not because the airlines have suddenly become the big bad Keep Reading >>>

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40 Delicious Ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day

Death By Dessert

We would be honored if you would join us. May the 4th be with you. And the Wookie. And all your other favorite Star Wars characters as you enjoy these 40 Delicious Ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day. Whether you be with the Rebel Alliance or the Imperial Forces, create these fun recipes you will. Eat them with your friends as you watch Star Wars you will. Trust us - these recipes are your only hope...of making it the best Star Wars Day Ever! Are you seeking the Williams Sonoma cookie cutters featured in some of these recipes? Seek no further! Yoda, Darth Vader, Boba Fett and Keep Reading >>>

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I Think My Dog Is Addicted To TV

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My dog Bosco watches television. Not just a few minutes here or there, but the whole show, and he has his favorites. He'll sit in front of it so close I'm almost concerned about his eyesight, especially after my Mom used to tell me, "Don't sit so close it will hurt your eyes." Will it hurt his eyes? The Vet doesn't seem to think so, yes I've asked...because I can't get him to stop, or back away. It's almost more entertaining to watch him then it is to watch the TV itself. Because he becomes so engrossed, you can watch his head move as the characters on the screen move, whine at a random animal Keep Reading >>>

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Four, Er, Three Trends That Need To Die

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I don’t know about you, but I think trends are awesome. If it wasn’t for trends, how would be know what to like and how to feel about things? Trends gave us hip-hop, teen comedies, women’s suits with giant shoulder pads…okay, I’m just listing off everything from the ‘80’s (historically known as The Best Decade). Like most kids, I fondly remember my love of hula-hoops and fax machines. However, trends have a shelf life. One trend has to end to make way for something new. For every bell-bottom there must be a powder blue tuxedo. For every Zima there must be people who stop drinking Zima. So I Keep Reading >>>

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Just How Magical IS The Starbucks Unicorn Frap?

Delicious Food

The first time I saw a photo of the pink and blue tie-dyed drink on Facebook, even though it was a few days late, I thought it was an April Fool's day prank. It was too cute. Too trendy. There was no way a big chain store would sell a drink that was that bright and fun. A few days later I saw the mythical unicorn frappuccino again, this time on a poster outside of an actual Starbucks. The alarms went off. This was not a drill. And since it's a limited time offer I HAD to act fact...so, just how magical IS the Starbucks Unicorn Frap? Just How Magical IS The Starbucks Unicorn Frap? I love Keep Reading >>>

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To The Man Who Stopped Dating Hot Women…

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Dear Sir: Ugly women everywhere want to applaud you for making the bold choice to stop dating hot women. We know for a fact that it is a huge sacrifice for you to have to stop dating hot women, and in no way whatsoever their choice for you to stop. Sure, some might be speculating that you're stopping because of THEIR choice, not yours, but those people are just jealous of your incredible intellect and strong physical prowess. To The Man Who Stopped Dating Hot Women... Moreover, every woman who dates you from now on is so grateful she'll never have to worry about her looks. She'll Keep Reading >>>

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Dear April The Giraffe…Just Between You And Me, Are You Really Pregnant?

Because, YouTube...

Dear April, Come on now! We all love you, but we are tired of waiting. I'm sure you are tired too, what with your handlers and veterinarians looking at your lady bits, getting felt up, being cooped up in a "birthing pen" all day, and getting no privacy from the spying eyes of eleventy billion people. They say normal giraffe gestation is 13-15 months. What's it been now, like 19 months? I am beginning to think you are toying with us...seriously, April, are you even pregnant? Dear April The Giraffe...Just Between You And Me, Are You Really Pregnant? Speaking of toys, I see you are Keep Reading >>>

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When Did Prom Get So Damn Elaborate!?

Because, YouTube...

My prom invitations might have been chiseled on stone tablets, we may have had dinosaurs in attendance, and it may have been in a dark, dank cave, but I remember what a big deal prom was. I get it. Prom is a rite of passage for most high-school students. I have one little question, however. When did prom get so fricken elaborate, and what's the deal with 'promposals'?!? When Did Prom Get So Damn Elaborate!? Promposal? What the heck is that, even? Why is this a thing? Why can't things just be simple and straightforward anymore? In my day a guy would say, "Hey, do you want to go to Keep Reading >>>

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Do Not Let Your Kids Watch 13 REASONS WHY

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13 Reasons Why is a show on Netflix based on the Best Selling Young Adult Novel by Jay Asher. The book takes place just after a teenage girl kills herself and she has left a series of 13 tapes behind for the people in her life that are the reasons why she killed herself to listen to. I read the book several years ago and have followed the author online for several years. I am a bit of a YA junkie, and I was really excited for this series to come out. Which means that going in, I knew that the booked touched on extremely triggering topics like rape and suicide. I watched the series fully Keep Reading >>>

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Internet Creeper Seeks Young Woman To Fulfill All His Weirdest Coachella Dreams

Places You Wish You Were

Want to go to Coachella? Are you between 19 and 25? Are you willing to 'put the lotion on the skin' and write weirdly specific adorable messages on an RV mirror? Well, does Craigslist have a guy for YOU! Internet Creeper Seeks Young Woman To Fulfill All His Weirdest Coachella Dreams Gordon, or 'Gordie' as he prefers his future victims to call him, is a 56-year-old divorced man from West Covina who has left his job, cleared out his 401K, and bought an RV all with plans to head out to Coachella with a young woman who can meet his 20 demands, some of which seem to come right out of the Keep Reading >>>

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January Jones Is Okay Being A Single Mom And I’m Not Okay With That

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The other day January Jones did an interview in Red where she talked about being a single mom. I wouldn’t normally have given this piece a second thought. Most of these stories are just propaganda meant to make 40-year-old career women feel good about the terrible choice they made in having a career over a family. “See! Jones didn’t need a man or get married and she’s having it all!” says the woman crying in her bath with a glass of wine and a Jodi Picoult paperback. But I like January Jones. I thought she was a great Emma Frost in what are generally pretty terrible X-Men movies and Mad Men is Keep Reading >>>

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Why Oliver And April The Giraffe Are #RelationshipGoals

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Social media has been flooded with messages about people waiting impatiently for the new baby giraffe at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, but the only one waiting more anxiously than April the Giraffe is her baby-daddy, Oliver. This is the new four-legged power couple taking the internet by storm. And in my humble opinion, Oliver and April's girromance is total #RelationshipGoals. Why Oliver And April The Giraffe Are #RelationshipGoals Because their stalls are next to each other, Oliver has been able to keep a watchful eye on the Mother-to-Be and note her increasing Keep Reading >>>

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! There Is No One Alive Who Is Youer Than You

Books That Don't Suck

March second, otherwise known as Read Across America Day, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss’s birthday, has been celebrated by elementary schools across America since 1998. Everyone knows Dr. Seuss … cartoonist, storyteller, and one of my heroes (along with Walt Disney, because that is how I do this adult thing). There isn’t a person who doesn’t have a favorite Dr. Seuss book (and if you don’t, you're dead inside). Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! There Is No One Alive Who Is Youer Than You For me, the first book I remember reading all the way through was Green Eggs and Ham, that silly book about Keep Reading >>>

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…And I’m Just Waitin’ For A Pregnant Giraffe To Poop Out A Baby

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Poor April, April the giraffe. She doesn't even know she has become an internet and media sensation. April with the upside down heart spot on the left side of her neck, who rarely leaves her birthing stall, and has her baby daddy, Oliver, in the next stall over. Yes, we've all been glued to the Live Feed of this majestic momma, and memorized just about every spot, manerism, and feature of this now-famous animal (or maybe that's just me). We've all held our collective breath each time she moves, lays down, or for goodness sakes, even swishes her tail. "It's time," the comments inevitably read. Keep Reading >>>

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Confession: I Love The Girl Scouts, But I Hate Their Cookies!

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I have a shameful admission to make: I don’t like Girl Scout Cookies. I think Samoas might be the Pumpkin Spice Latte of the cookie world. It’s not that it’s so good, you just can’t get it all year long. Does anyone really like Thin Mints, or do we all just pretend so we don’t look like assholes? Look, the girls are cute and the cause is great, but the cookies suck and they're sucking my wallet dry. You're Cute, Kid, But Your Cookies Suck... This isn’t a political statement. The Girl Scouts of America is an admirable organization, impressive in its inclusiveness, with programs that Keep Reading >>>

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21 Funny Tweets In Honor of Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and while many on Twitter are bragging about their romantic plans or lamenting the lack of a date, these fine men and women know what we really want -- to be entertained. I've compiled 21 thoroughly wacky tweets about love, dating, and massive exasperation guaranteed to make you laugh. 21 Funny Tweets In Honor of Valentine's Day https://twitter.com/XplodingUnicorn/status/826152899327705088 Human women don't murder the males after sex, but every woman understands wanting to kill after a bad Keep Reading >>>

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Turns Out I’m A Hufflepuff. Thanks A Lot, Sorting Hat!

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So, I was at a conference (sort of) recently and seated for dinner with other writer/reader types—who are also good friends I get to see not often enough—when the conversation turned, as it does, to Hogwarts’ houses. Look, don’t even pretend you haven’t had the “what house would you be in” conversation, or secretly sorted all your friends and enemies into their appropriate common rooms. Maybe not for a while, but Harry Potter hasn’t ever dimmed on the public consciousness, not with the theme parks and now a new movie. And there’s Pottermore sort of like a fansite, but official. Now, the Keep Reading >>>

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Wanna Turn Chores Into A Game? There’s An App For That…

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My whole life, I’ve been part of a family that teased each other. It’s a sign of affection and comfort, and the cleverest zings are the funniest. The goal is to make each other laugh, not to hurt anyone’s feelings… which is why no one teases me about my housekeeping. I am a terrible housewife. Granted, I never aspired to be a housewife. It’s not my calling. But, for the past 12 years, I’ve known that maybe I ought to be doing more chores than… well, the precise amount isn’t important here. I used to clean when I worked up a nice panic attack about it, if that tells you anything. And I Keep Reading >>>

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I Am Totally Into The Superbowl…Commercials

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There's a big ball game coming up. You know, the sportsball game where there are two teams. They run back and forth down a big marked field, and fight over an oblong ball. Sometimes they slap each other on the behind...I've seen it. I know what's up. Yes, it's an American thing. Don't worry, I don't really get it either. Obviously, I don't watch the game for the sport of it (I know, some of you are shocked, angry, and appalled at the thought). I don't even know who the competing teams are this year. I think it's some kind of bird team, and that team from New England (Is that even Keep Reading >>>

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Foodie Fun With Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino And His Ma, Paola!

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One of the most exciting things about being a blogger is getting to meet people you might otherwise never meet. I recently found out Vinny Guadagnino and his ma, Paola, have a new show on The Cooking Channel called, "Vinny and Ma Eat America." Being a huge HUGE foodie, I Knew I had to talk with them! Lemme tell you, they are the cutest 'ma and son' duo EVER, and I can not WAIT to see this show! Foodie Fun With Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino And His Ma, Paola! Who’s idea was ‘Vinny and Ma Eat America’, and who came up with the title? VINNY: This was definitely my idea. Getting my mom Keep Reading >>>

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My Husband Doesn’t Like GoT, And Now I Don’t Know Who I Married…

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Let me start off by saying I love my husband and I am so lucky to have found this great man. Now that I got that out of the way, I can start my story. I am almost as much a movie/TV fanatic as I am an obsessed book lover (notice the word almost), so naturally I have watched a lot of movies. I like action, comedies, sappy and ridiculous romantic movies, the occasional musical, horror, some classics, thrillers, and of course FANTASY movies and television shows. Unfortunately my wonderful husband does not share my wide interests, specifically fantasy television, specifically specifically Game of Keep Reading >>>

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Trump Is That Spoiled Kid At The Birthday Party Who Ruins It For Everyone

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Chances are we haven't met, so let me introduce myself. I'm a 30-something white girl from the Mid-West. My family includes a lot of racial diversity, within my immediate family I have black, Hispanic and Middle Eastern relatives. To say that our family is an interesting melting pot would be an understatement. You might have seen me, or someone like me, at a Black Lives Matter event. Yeah, I'm that white girl in the background usually handing out water, making sure people have what they need and generally staying in the background, because at an event like that--it's where I belong. Supporting Keep Reading >>>

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It’s Cranston Vs. Cranston In This Funny ‘Why Him’ Trailer Parody!

Because, YouTube...

This is the movie I've been waiting for my whole life. Okay, maybe not my whole life. Maybe just since I saw Breaking Bad. In fact, ever since I saw Breaking Bad I've imagined Walt in all of Bryan Cranston's roles. I can't help it. He was That Good. But with Why Him coming out, it was hard for me to imagine Bryan Cranston as a loving family man without thinking of his cold-blooded, meth manufacturing counterpart. Thank goodness for Funny Or Die. They think like I think, and thus I bring you, "WHY WALT". Take a look! So the trailer for WHY HIM looks hysterical by itself, but this Keep Reading >>>

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You Won’t Believe The Willy Wonka Dream House This Man Built!

Obsessively Awesome Movies

Growing up there are certain stories that stick with us. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a big one for me. The bright colors, odd characters, and of course mounds and mounds of candy. The idea that a little boy could win a magic ticket to a fantasy land and have a chance to see all his dreams come true was too big a dream for me to ever want to let go of. Turns out, I'm not alone. Part Lewis Carroll, part Tim Burton, there is a playground-builder in Germany who took over where Willy Wonka left off! You Won't Believe The Willy Wonka Dream House This Man Built! Imgur Keep Reading >>>

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THIS Guy Is the Workout Inspiration I’ve Been Waiting For My Whole Life!

Because, YouTube...

It's time for that whole New Year Resolutions business again, and I'm pulling out the old classics. New year/new me. Gonna try to make this a year of taking care of myself and making sure I do things right. That means more water, more veggies, and more dancing. Maybe less kissing bad boys. Maybe...I mean, I still have to have a little fun, right? This guy is going to help me usher in the new year and the new me in style. In fact, he's the perfect guru to get me on my feet and going. Take a look! Seriously, have you seen anything as amazing as that before? Maybe not birth of your first Keep Reading >>>

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How Princess Leia Changed The World

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Princess Leia changed my life. This is not hyperbole. I come from a pre-Katniss, pre-Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer, pre-Hillary-Clinton era. I know this makes me sound old, but I grew up in Texas, so subtract like ten years from the female empowerment timeline. Oh, we had Governor Ann Richards, but she was considered an aberration. There was Ripley from Alien(s), but that was R-Rated, so I wasn’t allowed to see it. (Even though I did, because HBO.) The awesomeness of Sigourney Weaver’s casting deserves its own post, but in Alien, her femininity was (deliberately) not a factor. And I was a Keep Reading >>>

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The History Of Krampus’s Gal-Pal, Frau Perchta: The Belly-Slitter

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In the last few years Santa Claus’ darker half, Krampus, has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. The delightful half goat, half demon punishes where Santa Claus rewards. But he’s not the only other Christmas time folklore figure that kids can look forward to a visit from this holiday season. The History Of Krampus's Gal-Pal, Frau Perchta: The Belly-Slitter Frau Perchta, The Belly-Slitter, roams the midwinter nights. Along with entourage of ghosts (usually unbaptized souls, sometimes demons,) known as the perchten, she visits homes during the twelve days before Christmas and Epiphany. Her Keep Reading >>>

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