These Aren’t Your Grandma’s Tacky Christmas Sweaters [Budget Stylista]
All I can say is that I need something to get me out of this Grinch-y funk. I admit that I haven’t found that something yet, but I think I’m on the right track with the following idea: Fake it ’til you make it. In other words, I’m going to dress as festive as possible until I actually feel like it’s the holiday season.
TLC Wants You to Have the Best Funeral Ever [WTF Friday]
Just when you thought TLC couldn’t find another wacky topic to turn into a TV show, they had to go and out-do themselves…once again. No, they’re not diving into the sex lives of house cats (although that series will probably launch next year), they’re exploring the world of funerals.

Recap: The Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 9 [A Bro's Thoughts]
It’s Christmas in Mystic Falls. Besides Tyler’s mom getting totally wasted outdoors, there’s a lot happening in terms of melodrama and over-reaction city for each of the characters that we’re so invested in.
Judge Says Rape Don’t Count If You Don’t Fight Back [The Apocalypse]
This needn’t any commentary. Here are the judges words straight up. Mind you this is after the criminal was charged and convicted of the following: rape, forcible oral copulation, domestic battery, stalking and making threats against his former live-in girlfriend.
Brazilian Waxing = Medieval Torture? [Friday Faves]
My roomie once said, in a conversation that I very much regret missing, “You know, I could see why you would trim your bush if it got a little out of hand…but I don’t know why the hell you would cut the whole thing down. It just makes your lawn look funny!” And, no, we were not talking about horticulture.
Pics Of Bacon, Egg & Cheeses ‘Cuz We’re Mad Hungover [Gallery]
Yo, the office Christmas party was last night. (Who schedules an open bar Christmas party when we all have to work the next day??? A man who likes to torture his employees? Maybe? IDK.) Fortunately there was no photographic evidence of the unspoken belligerence that occurred with our bro sites Coed and Busted Coverage.
Taylor Swift Drops New Video Has Punk-ish Hair
Taylor Swift dropped her latest video for “I Knew You Were Trouble.” She is totally sporting X-tina’s actual hair from 2001 as a wig while she tries to pull off her best Avril Lavigne. T is like so rock and roll, you guys. Look at her hardcore emotions. She doesn’t brush her hair – is she like totally a criminal or something?

Around the Web

This Mistletoe Kissing Prank Will Make You LOL
Kissing is great. It’s just a nice little endorphin rush to your system. Mistletoe is also the perfect reason to steal a kiss on the guy you’ve been crushing on or the cute stranger at the bar. Reminicent of the “Free Hugs” video, this couple pulls a prank on the unsuspecting people in the video.
MTV Censors “Vagina” Not “Whore”
MTV aired Mean Girls and censored the word “vagina” but not “whore.” Just think about it this way: can you imagine the word “penis” being censored? Of course not.
The 11 Qualities of the Perfect Woman
Men’s Health released a study where they surveyed men about what they find attractive in a woman and came up with the top 11 qualities in the “perfect woman.” You can read those here, if you want – it’s pretty offensive. It says that men want a woman who laughs at their jokes when they aren’t funny, doesn’t make more money than them, has tiny feet and big boobs (obviously).
Megan Fox’s Drastic Face Change Throughout The Years
While she’s said she’s trying a more “mature” look since she’s had children (AND YOU CAN’T EVEN TELL) she still looks as gorgeous as ever. But who’s that cute girl in the first picture in the gallery? Megan Fox!
On Second Dates and Sexy Texts [Dear DBN]
It’s your call what lights your world and what doesn’t. It’s also your call whether or not to pursue it or pass on it. This week, when they deserve a second chance and when you do, too.

Kanye’s Leather Skirt Is Ferosh [Music News]
Kanye performed at the 12/12/12 Hurricane Sandy even wearing a leather skirt with leather leggings. I say,”F**K YEAH!” Imagine a rapper wearing a skirt 10 years ago. Imagine it 15 years ago. He’d be demolished and ripped to shreds by the once “necessary” machismo attitudes of hip hop peers. We’ve come a long way when a rapper – as established as Yeezy – can wear a skirt on stage and it be NBD