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Count the Bones, with Kate Bosworth!


Watch out, Kate Bosworth's going to put someone's eye out with her breastplate! Mmmm, bony sternum is so hot right now!

(pic at Us Weekly, via Defamer)
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The Rules





These are my favorite entries from NY Mag's Urban Etiquette Handbook, though they are all quite amusing and applicable:

Is it ever acceptable to talk to a stranger on an elevator?

If there are six or fewer people on the elevator, no. However, if the group is larger than six, you have achieved an Elevator Humor Quorum and someone must make a remark about the elevator’s lack of size or speed in order to relieve the tension created by standing in a tiny space with six or more strangers. If another member of the group makes the remark first, Elevator Humor Solidarity obligates you to chuckle mildly.

What do you do if you see someone crying at work?

Rather than approaching your co-worker with concern or consolation (a further imposition) or ignoring the tears entirely (a sign of coldheartedness or contempt), ride the line with a reaction that has become a mark of just this occasion: the Unobtrusive, Empathetic Wince. Cast a second glance toward the weeper (who will be looking at you to gauge the damage). Scrunch your face as follows: Push your bottom lip up toward your upper gums to create a combination smile-frown, add some worry brows while nodding or tilting your head, then glance down and away. That sends the message “I understand, I will not interfere, and your secret is safe with me.

Is it okay to smoke pot at a party?

Marijuana is considered by most New Yorkers under a certain age (and over a certain age) to be harmless at the least, and at the most a public good that belongs equally to all people, like radio airwaves and the national parks. Nonetheless, it is always imperative to ask the host before lighting up any sort of THC delivery system, and consumption is always forbidden if there are children or teenagers present, or if anyone in the room is 30 years older than someone else in the room. An exception to the latter rule exists, however, if the elder reveler is overheard discussing a “gig” or relating an anecdote involving Janis Joplin.


What’s the best way to split the check in a group?

At a group meal, an equal split should be the baseline expectation: It falls to those who ordered more-expensive dishes to offer to pay more, not to others to pay less. Failure to partake in the appetizers or the wine can be cited as a reason to cut one’s contribution only if there was some socially sanctioned reason for declining (veganism, Islam, pregnancy). If you just got the soup and you don’t think that’s fair, well, think about whether it’s “fair” to make your friends eat dinner with a buzz-killing cheapskate.

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Dream a Little Dream

This seems too good to be true:

'80s idols to reunite for 'Coreys'
Former teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim have teamed with RDF USA ("Wife Swap") on "The Coreys," a hybrid improv comedy that would center on fictional versions of themselves a la "Curb Your Enthusiasm."...

..."The Coreys" picks up with Feldman living the comfortable suburban life with his wife Suzie and son, until circumstances bring his old pal Haim back into the picture. Episodes would follow Haim -- single and the total opposite of Feldman -- as he shakes life up for the Feldmans.

(via Defamer)
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Wrong on so many levels

Nicole Richie’s father, Lionel, reportedly promised his daughter and some friends a Caribbean yacht cruise if she’d put on weight. “Lionel thought some of Nicole’s pals were encouraging her to stay skinny,” a source told the London Sun. “So he thought if he gave them an incentive to get Nicole to put weight on then that would help her.”

(The Scoop)

Who are these evil friends that have to be bribed to stop enabling her slow death? I thought she wasn't friends with Paris anymore?
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World's Best Baby Daddy


Best Week Ever Blog has posted some hilarious Celebrity Father's Day cards. These 2 were my favorite but they're all really good- there's one for K-Fed, Tom Cruise, and Prez Bush...
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Adventures of Keira Knightley's Jaw

Ok, I know I haven't posted in a million years- I've been both busy and lazy- but this website that was on popbitch today was just the motivation I needed. I'm not sure why I think it's so funny...but I do.


It's called Adventures of Keira Knightley's Jaw and it chronicles the jaw's activities like so...

"We Hear...That Keira Knightley's Jaw and Jessica Simpson's Cleavage partied hard down at the city's Meatpacking District last week..."

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