December 7, 2008
- 5:00 pm
By CC Staff
[Every week, CC and John bring you some of the weirdest, funniest, saddest things he hears on his college campus. Join the Overheard revolution!
Leave your own overheard convos in the comments.]
“They’re a bunch of snot-suckers.”
“What?”
“Like, they actually suck snot. They remove the physical snot from your head.
“Ew. So, literally, snot-suckers.”
“Yup.”
“How do you one-up ‘Twlight’? They already did ‘vampires that can’t have sex.’”
“What about angels? Angels are sexy. Angels that can’t have sex.”
“How about angels that just don’t have any junk? No penis?”
“Or maybe they have two penises. Whaddya think?”
A man holding out a single-serving jelly package to a girl.
“I put sugar on it. It feels like a cat. Come on, try it.”
“It goes four a.m. diner, four-thirty omelettes, get home at five – and then it’s, hey, I have all these computer games here, and I guess I’m not tired anyway. And then I have a final.” Read More »
October 23, 2008
- 5:00 pm
By Erica - Kent State University
[Let's be real, in college, the pre-game is almost as important as the actual party. Besides a killer outfit, a case of booze & a few good pals, the most essential part of any pre-game party is the playlist. So, we made it easy for you: every Thursday here at CC we'll be building you the ultimate pre-party playlist and bringing it to you through our favorite thing ever, MixWit. All you have to do is just click, play & enjoy. So hook up your laptop speakers, bust out your 40's & get ready to pre-game harder than those other kids party.]
After looking at smokin’ hot pics of Faith Hill, I started to get a little nostalgic for middle school and her super-catchy hit, “This Kiss.” So, I decided to craft my first weekly pre-game playlist around my memories of songs that I used to LOVE in middle school. I’ve tried to include a little bit of everything – from the classics like *NSYNC and Hanson to lesser-known one-hit wonders like Samantha Mumba. It’s crazy the different meanings I get from some of these songs now. Seriously…”MMMBop” is some deep sh*t!
If you’re looking for a playlist to share with a mixed crowd, this might not be your best bet. But if you’re chillin’ with a group of girls & ready to travel back to the 90’s with all it’s boy bands, flare jeans and glitter eyeshadow (and after a few drinks, who isn’t?) – then enjoy!
Get the party started here.
[If you have suggestions for future playlist themes or have a track you really think should be included in a future installment, let us know in the comments!]
Tags: *Nsync, 3lw, 90s, backstreet boys, christina aguilera, dream, drinking, Hanson, jennifer paige, limp bizkit, playlist, souldecision, the offpsring, thirsty thursday, TLC
October 14, 2008
- 10:00 am
By Kathryn S

Sometimes, it’s not enough to make your own fab entrance at a Halloween Party; you and your whole crew need to be noticed. On the other hand, sometimes your crazy costume idea is so unique that nobody will get it… unless your faves are by your side to complete the picture. Want to make the biggest splash this Halloween (and have some killer bonding time with your buds as you shop, create, and play dress up)? Here are just a few ideas for some great group costumes. And most of them can be done on a budget!
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Tags: 80s, 90210, 90s, barbie, batman, best friends, breakfast club, britney spears, cliques, Clueless, coed, comic book, contestant, costume ideas, costumes, creative, dominatrix, double dare, ensemble, envy, Family Guy, freak, gameshow, gluttony, google, greed, group theme, groups, guts, Halloween, Harry Potter, heroes, jock, Ken, lust, mario kart, marvel comics, modesty, movie, my so called life, nerd, never been kissed, nickelodeon, osbournes, partygoer, princess, quality, rebel, s & m, saved by the bell, Seven Deadly Sins, seven wonders of the world, simpsons, spiderman, tarantula, television, trailer park, vamp, video games, villains, wordplay, x men
I love fashion. I even love everything that is just soo ridiculous about fashion. Like how sweaters are in store windows in July and bathing suits in January. Or how friends will tease you for buying into a trend that “is so ugly it makes me want to vomit all over you” only to be wearing it three months later (while you have already moved on to something else -that they want to “vomit all over” -all over again).
Or how magazines will spend an entire season convincing you to get rid of your wide-legs because “Skinny is here to stay!” and then four months later, all you see in the same magazine are super-duper-I could fit 5 kegs in here-wide legs that are a “Must Have” for the upcoming season… “Wide legs are here to stay!” Riiiight.
And I even love what is perhaps, the most ridiculous concept about fashion: nothing is really ever all that original. Sure Marc Jacobs (whom I adore and would date if he wasn’t on another team) makes Flannel look effortlessly chic- but at the same time, my brothers wore plaid flannels in high school along with Doc Martens and their Walkman clipped inside their Z. Cavaricci’s (ah the 90’s….).
I’m usually all for fashion comebacks. Since I’m a vintage junkie, I will jump at the chance to wear something that was once the IT style. Partly because I’m a sappy nostalgic- I love the idea of wearing bell bottoms and imagining what my life would have been like had I grown up in the 70’s. I like to give fashion the benefit of the doubt. I enjoy playing dressup. I do believe that a flannel top could be cute. And aside from the recent seasons of awful Maternity wear, I usually look forward to the “New” (recycled) trends coming out each season- wondering what era will be in this year. Read More »
Tags: 1990, 80s walkman, 90s, animal print, butterfly clips, christina aguilera, designers, fashion, fashion magazines, flannel, High Waisted Pants, leggings, marc jacobs, maternity, moccasins, Reeboks, Skinny Jeans, Style, trends, uggs
January 27, 2008
- 10:00 am
By Jess - NYU
Ask me if I think New Kids On The Block can make a comeback, and I’ll tell you it’s about as likely as those 90’s snap bracelets (which were banned in my elementary school because kids whipped each other bloody with them) showing up in a display case at Barneys.
But of course, like most things in life, my assumption would be wrong.
PEOPLE is reporting that rumors of a New Kid reunion are growing, and the once defunct NKOTB webpage is back up.
“The New Kids are coming back” a “well-placed source,” told the magazine. “New Kids On The Block are indeed getting back together.”
As cool as I thought the band was when I was 10, I can’t say I’ll be as enthusiastic about their sound 14 years later. I mean, when I was 10, I also enjoyed showering myself in glitter and wearing giant t-shirts with the Coca Cola polar bear on them.
Besides, the oldest member of NKOTB is pushing 40. 40. Is a 40-year-old man really going to sing the songs of prepubescent lust and angst, and expect the world to listen?
Laugh is more like it. Laugh and throw snap bracelets.
Say I have bad taste in music; say I am so not a hipster. But I miss the good old days of cheesy, catchy, can’t get it out of your head, ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’ pop music.
Sure the bubble gum pop craze got slammed by the critics as unoriginal/awful/insert any bad name you can think of here. But face it. What music do you pre-game to? What music do you run to at the gym?
Not Jack Johnson. Don’t even kid yourself.
We all know that screaming, dancing sing alongs to ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back Alright)’, ‘It’s Tearin Up My Heart’ and all the other boy band music hullabaloo is what makes taking that 5th shot so much more fun.
You may have dissed it at the time but admit it, you miss … Read More »
Tags: *Nsync, 90s, 90s music, 98 Degrees, backstreet boys, boy bands, britney spears, bubblegum pop, Hanson, Jack Johnson, Jessica Simpson, K Fed, music playlists, Pop Music, Ricky Martin, Spice Girls, Top 40 Music