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10 Don’ts For Blind Dates: Advice Based On (Unpleasant) Experience

10 Don'ts For Blind Dates: Advice Based On (Unpleasant) Experience

I have been on a lot of first dates in my life, many of which were with people I had not yet met prior. Whether it was with people I had met through the Internet or through friends, I have experienced several instances of a romantic (or, at least, a semi-romantic) situation that went awry because the person lacked blind date etiquette. Much of this can be avoided with normal dating rules, but when it comes to hanging out with someone you’ve never met in-person, or perhaps never even seen an image of, there are specific frustrations that can arise.

Let me tell you about what happened last week… More »

Party Favors: Victorian Era Mothers Breastfed Their Children? Shocking!

Party Favors: Victorian Era Mothers Breastfed Their Children? Shocking!

A mother’s choice to breastfeed or bottlefeed is no ones business but hers.  -The Stir

Advice for sexually-bored couples. -YourTango

The harsh reality of getting your first wrinkle. -Ladyish

Apparently a fetus knows how to get it up. -Double X

Guess the Cosmo sex tip, or just play a perverted game of Mad Libs. -Nerve

12 light moisturizers perfect for the heat of summer. -Betty Confidential

Why rapper Tyler, the Creator should be better known as Tyler, the Misogynist. -BUST

A woman’s guide to properly eating (and drinking) their feelings. -The Hairpin

Thank goodness we’re not friends with this bitchy bridesmaid. -ET Online

Being a compulsive liar? Yeah, that’s a dealbreaker. -The Frisky

Reasons I’m Pretty Sure Zack Morris Is A Sociopath

Reasons I’m Pretty Sure Zack Morris Is A Sociopath

As a child who lived and breathed in the ’90s, I watched Saved by the Bell religiously. I obsessed over Zack, Slater, Screech, Kelly, Jessie and Lisa.  I would’ve killed to grab a soda at the Max. I even had a soft spot for Mr. Belding — a man, in retrospect, who may have needed a few more boundaries between him and his students. I remember watching each and every episode and wishing that I could not only get to high school faster, but specifically to Bayside High. If I could get there, everything would be perfect. Amazing. Magical. I might even get to touch one of those newfangled cellular phones that Zack lugged around. When the show went off the air, I obviously stopped watching. But I never stopped fantasizing about it. More »

What Dating Was Like In The 1990s

What Dating Was Like In The 1990s

The internet in the 1990s may have been pretty slow, but it certainly spend up modern life. The screeching noise of a dial-up modem trying to make a connection helped drive economic globalization, fashion trends, and the third wave of feminism.

Dating in the 90s was still what we may consider old fashioned — after all, there were still no text messages or mobile phones. But there was the grunge movement, the Backstreet Boys, tapas bars, and riot grrrls. So let’s make a mix tape! Here’s what dating was like in the 1990s… More »

A New “Cat Cafe” Is Opening

A New "Cat Cafe" Is Opening

There are lots of things you can put with a cup of coffee to improve it. Biscotti, for instance, which I only recently realized is delicious when you dip it in coffee (instead of just treating it like a cookie that failed to be delicious). Also, 1930′s music. Starbucks is onto that.

Also, cats. Dozens and dozens of cats. More »

Wed Bed Dead: Would You Sleep With A Mummy For Ancient Egyptian Sex Gossip?

Wed Bed Dead: Would You Sleep With A Mummy For Ancient Egyptian Sex Gossip?

Thanks to Friday’s release of Monsters University, we’ve got monsters on the brain–not the cute, cuddly Pixar kind, though, more of the classic variety. We’ll be playing WBD with Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster and a Mummy. Not to spoil anything but both of us, remarkably, come to the immediate conclusion that marrying Nessy means being Queen of the Loch. More »

Daily Video Picks: Clever “Feminist Makeup Tutorial” Parodies Stereotypes (& Gives Beauty Tips)

Daily Video Picks: Clever "Feminist Makeup Tutorial" Parodies Stereotypes (& Gives Beauty Tips)

Grab your tube of “Smash The Patriarchy #2″ lipstick and follow along as this vlogger does a clever parody of stereotypes about feminism (you know, like that whole getting rid of men thing) in her “Feminist Makeup Tutorial.” As a bonus, she also sneaks in some truly feminist quips about needing gender equality!

Watch it now and see more daily video picks from The Gloss! More »