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Toddler All the Rage

Cool New Band-Aids Will Make Boo Boos Better Faster

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on May 24, 2012 at 11:22 AM

magic vision band-aidsCuts and scrapes are inevitable parts of childhood, but for kids, the sight of blood or nicks on their smooth skin can be traumatic. That's why moms like me horde bandages in every shape, color, and character, because they're often the only way to stop the hysteria over little skinned knee.

My medicine cabinet is currently filled with no less than 10 different varieties, from Dora to Phineas and Ferb. None of those, however, can even compare to the new augmented reality ones from Band-Aid. Yes, I said augmented reality Band-Aids.

At first, I was ready to roll my eyes at yet another way we have to ruin a simple, childhood staple with more screen time. Then I started looking at them further and decided they're pretty brilliant.

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Sports All the Rage

Donald Driver’s Win Shows Athletes Rule ‘DWTS’ (VIDEOS)

Posted by Jill Baughman
on May 23, 2012 at 2:50 PM

Donald DriverOkay, I admit, I watched a season of Dancing With the Stars solely because my favorite athlete Hines Ward was a contestant. And he ended up winning the whole shebang! Just like his NFL comrade Donald Driver -- a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers -- who took home the mirror ball trophy in the most recent season.

But that got me thinking -- there are so many athletes who are fantastic on the show. Perhaps all their athletic training and natural coordination give them a leg up on the rest of their competition? That's probably a given, seeing as athletes like Kristi Yamaguchi, Apolo Anton Ohno, Helio Castronoves, Shawn Johnson, and Emmitt Smith have all won in previous seasons. Many athletes have been runners-up, too.

So, let's check out some of the best dances performed by professional athletes, shall we? Okay! Cool! Let's go!

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Love & Sex All the Rage

Christian Vibrators Make (Married) Sex Both Kinky AND Holy

Posted by Sasha Brown-Worsham
on May 18, 2012 at 9:48 AM

Those who say that religion and sex cannot co-exist are missing out on the next big thing -- Christian sex toy shops. These online stores cater exclusively to "married couples" and mention this about 40 times on every page. They also contain no nudity on the packaging or the websites and some make it clear that homosexuality (and sex with hookers!) is wrong.

Still, even with all those -- ahem -- limitations, as a non-religious but happily married woman, I will say this is progress. Because heathens like me aren't the only ones who could use a little spice in their marriage.

If this helps any Christian woman discover her orgasm and improve her sex life and marriage, then whoo-hoo, all praise them! See the (hilarious) commercial below:

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Beauty & Style All the Rage

Jane Fonda Stuns at Cannes in Optical Illusion Dress

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on May 17, 2012 at 11:45 PM

Jane FondaAll those years of aerobics have served Jane Fonda well, and today for the premier of De Rouille et D’os at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival it showed. She looked simply stunning in a form-fitting black and white gown by Stella McCartney. The woman is 74 years old, and she could give many 20-year-olds a run for their money.

Of course the dress helps (not that she needs it), as it's one of those "optical illusion" dresses that everyone who's anyone has taken to wearing these days. From Kris Jenner to Kate Winslet, it's THE dress of the slightly older, more self-conscience crowd.

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Food & Party All the Rage

I Was a Vegan Child & Lived to Tell the Tale

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on May 14, 2012 at 7:23 PM

I have been a vegetarian for as long as I can remember. I would cry if my parents tried to make me eat meat. By the time I entered my tweens, I just refused any meat at all, even bits of bacon sprinkled on something. My grandmother, alarmed by this, brought me to a doctor when I was 11. The doctor ran a battery of blood tests. Back came the verdict: I was perfectly healthy, and he told her to let me eat what I wanted. For good measure, he gave her a list of "high protein foods" like beans and peanuts, that I should get, but I don't recall anyone bothering about making sure I ate them.

Fast forward to today, and I'm still mostly vegetarian (I occasionally eat fish) and sometimes vegan. I finally broke down and began eating cheese made with milk again, after years of tasteless vegan cheese. I also eat yogurt. (True vegans don't eat dairy products.)

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Beauty & Style All the Rage

Kris Jenner’s New Lips Look Ri-duck-ulous

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on May 14, 2012 at 1:09 PM

Hollywood has started a lot of style and beauty trends, but one I wish it would take back pronto is the "trout pout." This is when dermal filler is injected into the lips, making them swell up to thrice their normal size, often the top lip being bigger than the bottom one. I guess this procedure is supposed to make a woman look like Angelina Jolie, but it often just makes her look like Daffy Duck.

The latest sporter of the trout pout is Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, who shows up in a trailer for Keeping Up With the Kardashians with enormous fish lips.

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Food & Party All the Rage

6 Treats That Would Win McDonald's 'Olympics' Menu the Gold

Posted by Adriana Velez
on May 8, 2012 at 7:30 PM

mcdonaldsSo McDonald's will be a sponsor for the Olympics as usual this summer, and we're all feeling a certain way about that. Is it helpful to have a McDonald's right smack dab in the middle of the Olympic village? Um... we'll leave that tricky question up to the athletes' trainers. What I'm wondering is what they'll actually be serving at the Official Olympic McDonald's.

No official word on that yet, but we are getting a few hints. McDonal's Executive Chef Dan Coudreaut says this McD's will have "the broadest menu ever offered." But the rest is a surprise. Here's what I think would be fun to see.

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In The News All the Rage

‘UFO Abducting Plane’ Footage Will Open Your Eyes (VIDEO)

Posted by Lindsay Mannering
on May 8, 2012 at 4:17 PM

ufoWhat's more exciting than good video footage of a UFO? Enhanced video footage of a UFO. The clip of an unidentified flying object "abducting" a plane has been on YouTube since 2009 and has over 2.4 million views, but a recent "analysis" of the event by another YouTuber has raised a few eyebrows. The user decided to zoom in on the thing to try and get a better look at what exactly is going on.

If you ask me, the only thing that's going on here is a calculated or haphazard resurgence of an old and dead story that will inevitably increase some guy's YouTube page views, but hey, let's look at it anyway, because why the hell not, right?

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Pregnancy All the Rage

Best Baby Names From Cemetery Gravestones

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on May 5, 2012 at 8:42 AM

It's official! Weird Hollywood baby names like Apple and Pilot Inspektor are out, and old-fashioned names like Pearl and Gloria are in. Jack Osbourne and his fiance, Lisa Stelly, chose the first, and Maggie Gyllenhaal and husband Peter Sarsgaard chose the second.

And now there seems to be a trend towards giving girls a traditional boy name. Jessica Simpson just named her newborn daughter Maxwell Drew. And Levi Johnson, father of Sarah Palin's grandchild, is going to name his soon-to-be-born baby girl after a gun: Beretta. Okay, guns aren't male or female, really. But they're kinda mannish to me.

The world has gone mad. However, if you like the idea of giving your baby girl a boy's name, there's a place you can get some great ideas.

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Beauty & Style All the Rage

6 Girly 'Star Wars' Looks Die-Hard Fans Will Love (PHOTOS)

Posted by Sheri Reed
on May 4, 2012 at 2:07 PM

r2-d2 skirt star wars dressMay the 4th is "May the Force Be With You" day -- otherwise known as Star Wars Day -- although some purists only celebrate on May 25, which was named Star Wars Day by Los Angeles County to commemorate the original movie premiere date for Star Wars. In any case, whether you celebrate Luke, Leia, Han, Yoda, Darth, and all the rest today or later in the month, the beloved galactic series has its very own day, and that's reason to get gussied up in your best geekery.

So what are you going to wear to all the Star Wars Day festivities? We have some out-of-this-world ideas. Take a look!


Image via Etsy

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