August 1, 2009
- 5:00 pm
By Brithny - Duke University
Did you know that August was originally named Sextilis? In ancient times there seemed to be pretty high expectations for this month. But throughout history August has gained a bad reputation for being the most unfortunate month of the year. It’s the only month without a major national holiday, the month when WWI started, the month when atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the month when Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe died.
At least Scotland has the Edinburgh Festival; here in the States, August is the month where summer days go to die, and when poor little children have to put down their toys and go back to school.
BUT, I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to be all bad; we’re just going to make the best of it. And it’s really not hard. There’s lots goin’ on in August. Like cheese? It’s National Goat Cheese Month. Wanna be like Tiger Woods? National Golf Month. Starting your own business? Home Business Month and National Inventors Month. August doesn’t have to be all bad.
Aug 1- MTV Debuted
On this day in 1981, music videos found their home on the instantly-popular, new music channel: MTV. As you know, they’ve expanded now to not only include music (or, should I say, not include music at all), but reality shows as well. Get your 15 seconds (or an entire season) of fame by being on the Real World, which is casting right now! Or if the 24/7 camera-in-the-face non-stop-drama lifestyle doesn’t appeal to you, then apply for Made or True Life, both of which have considerably less screaming and flashing.
Aug 2 – National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Ok, these may not be in sandwich form, but custom-made, mix-your-own ice cream?! I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM.
Aug 12- Middle Children’s Day (who knew it existed? And does this mean us middle kids can finally get the love and attention we deserve?!) Read More »
Tags: August, Bill Clinton, birthday, dream day, holiday, ice cream, MADE, martha stewart, mlk jr, month, mtv, real world, school, trail mix, true life
May 8, 2009
- 12:00 pm
By Amanda - Wagner

Whenever we need to make a difficult decision, we make a list. You know, like when we were choosing our favorite cupcake bakery, when we were choosing what to spend our tax refund on, or when we weren’t sure which we loved more: our Prada backpack or our Skechers.
So when are constantly faced with the awful decision of which annoying celebrity is more grating on our nerves, we make a list. Yes, this is a decision we feel the need to make on a weekly basis. We have a lot of time on our hands.
Moving on.
This week’s showdown is between two celebs that continue to invade our lives, no matter how hard we try to avoid them: Rachael Ray and Tyra Banks. Who is makes us want to kill ourselves more? We wish we didn’t have to choose. Let’s break it down: Read More »
Tags: career, catch phrase, celebretard, celebretard showdown, evoo, fierce, martha stewart, modeling, oprah, rachael ray, rachel ray, smile with your eyes, talk show, tyra banks, yum-o
March 9, 2009
- 6:00 pm
By CC Staff
Tags: amy winehouse, britney spears, circus, coachella, gretchen, jesus, Justin Timberlake, kanye west, martha stewart, nicolette sheridan, princeton, princeton gun scare, real housewives of orange county
February 10, 2009
- 6:00 pm
By CC Staff
Tags: abuse, angelina jolie, anti stimulus petition, brad pitt, Chirs Brown, clutter, crimped hair, Dating sins, family, Got Milk, greys, hair trends, health, Jolie Pitts, Katherine Heigl, lol, lol cats, martha stewart, no stimulus, no stimulus petition, no stimulus website, nostimulus, Relationships, Rihianna, runway looks, shopping, smooching, t.r. knight, valentines day, vitamins, Westminster
February 6, 2009
- 3:00 pm
By CC Staff

So, today is World Nude Day. Yeah, we wish we knew too; this sweater is really itchy, and we are pretty sure our professor would cancel all Friday classes if we’d shown up in our birthday suits. Apparently this “holiday” was started in New Zealand to celebrate the body in its natural state and we applaud that. Everyone should love their body and want to show it off to the world!
At the same time, though, there are plenty people in this world who we’d rather not celebrate with. And we think it’s pretty obvious why. Call us haters if you will, but would you want to bump into a nude Dick Cheney, or have to compare your body to a nude Beyonce? Yeah, we didn’t think so.
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Tags: al roker, Beyonce, dick cheney, flavor flav, heart day, jack nicholson, joan rivers, julie henderson, Kim Jong Il, larry king, madonna, martha stewart, national heart day, national wear red day, Octo mom, rachel ray, Rosie O Donnell, shaq, Sloth, spencer pratt, verne troyer, wear red day barenaked ladies, world nude day
February 4, 2009
- 5:00 pm
By Brithny - Duke University
Some “buttah” is exactly what dietician Edith Blum recommends in her new book, Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous, which claims that eating full-fat foods instead of fat-free foods can help you lose weight!
So what does this mean?
Chocolate every day? Check.
Cocktails? Check.
Cheese, chocolate cake, biscuits, avocado, whole milk, chips, and sorbets? Check, check, and check.
This “no-diet diet” allows you to enjoy the foods you love that are usually condemned by the common fad diets that we occassionally follow. Or try to follow, at least. But lemon water, cabbage soup, and a crate full of bananas just aren’t realistic methods of losing weight in the long run. Blum advises us to forget our traditional beliefs of what good foods and bad foods are, and focus on the nutritional qualities of each food instead.
On food:
Fat is good; we need cholesterol and certain saturated fats to make and regulate our hormones, so we can avoid depression and even cancer. Quality trumps quantity in importance, Blum stresses, so certain “fabulous fats” found in nuts, seeds, and olive oil should be ingested at every meal, while “frankenfats” such as those in low-fat, low-cholesterol spreads and margarines should be banned from your diet to ward off headaches and and joint aches. Eat egg yolks in conjunction with egg whites, and don’t say no to that little voice in your head that screams for a smear of hot butter on warm toast. Starchy foods like rice, beans, and corn are also good for you, as well as the occasional cocktail, as long as there’s no sugar. Read More »
Tags: Body, calorie counting, diet, dietician, eat anything, eat drink and be gorgeous, edith blum, exercise, fad diet, fat, fatty foods, health, healthy eating, lowfat food, martha stewart, no diet, pole dancing, realistic diet, vitamin d, whole grains
November 18, 2008
- 5:30 pm
By CC Staff
Tags: alice in wonderland, amy winehouse, beehive, Bobbi Brown makeup, britney in jail, britney spears, crizzy hair, dress appropriately, for the record, handbook, job, john frieda, johnny depp, Kimberlee Ouwroulis, martha stewart, mtv, Real Housewives of Atlanta, singing, snoop dogg, Straight Answer, strip club, stripper, sues, tim burton, Toronto, work
October 8, 2008
- 2:00 pm
By Jess - NYU
Tags: ashley simpson, Beyonce, george clooney, Halle Berry, Howard Stern, J Lo, Jessica Simpson, Kirsten Dunst, lingerie football, madonna, martha stewart, musical, pete wentz, Posh, Sarah Palin, Skylar Deleon, victoria beckham, white trash
September 24, 2008
- 2:00 pm
By CC Staff
Tags: bad for you, beer pong, ben and jerrys, breast milk, britney spears, dancing with the stars, ice cream, IKEA, jail, jamie lynn spears, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Kim Kardashian, lynne spears, martha stewart, melissa joan hart, milan fashion week, nick hogan, PETA, prada, public places, public sex, runway, Sex, splenda, weight loss, weiners
August 1, 2008
- 12:20 pm
By Jess - NYU
Oh man, do I love pie. It’s kind of impossible to explain just how much I love it…but I mean, when somebody made me peach and blueberry pie for my birthday last week, I ate it for almost every meal for two days. I did not get sick. It was glorious.
My fellow editor in crime knows how much I love crust and fruit, so she recently sent me this recipe with the words “True story: this pie will make you drool” in the subject line of the email. Even though I’m a pretty stupid cook, I decided to try to make the thing the night I got the email — and you know what? It really wasn’t that hard. The whole presentation wasn’t Martha Stewart pretty or anything, but it tasted like heaven and Martha Stewart has 700 people helping her on a daily basis.
What You Need
9-inch frozen pie crust
3/4 c. plus 5 T. all-purpose flour
2/3 c. firmly packed golden brown sugar
1/3 c. granulated sugar plus 1 T. for the filling
2 t. ground cinnamon
1/8 t. salt
1/2 c. cold unsalted butter, cut into 3/4 in. pieces
5 c. blueberries Read More »
Tags: baking, blueberries, blueberry filling, crumble topping, easy baking, easy recipes, frozen pie crust, martha stewart, pie, pre bake, prebake