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Senate Republicans blocked President Obama’s hu-mun-go jobs plan when it went up for vote in Congress this week. The $447 billion bill included a number of incentives and policies that Obama said would increase job growth, support small, struggling businesses and ultimately bolster the still-faltering economy. Fortunately or not, enough of Congress didn’t agree. Only 51 Democrats of the 60 needed signed on to a filibuster that would force the bill back into discussion. Some political strategists say Obama never expected the thing to pass, especially considering the GOP majority in the House, he just wanted Republicans to go on the record against it. Hmmm…tricky, tricky.

The man responsible for the yearlong hacking of over 50 celebrities’ private accounts, known as “Operation Hackerazzi,” was arrested this week. Christopher Chaney, a 35-year-old man from Florida, was perhaps most famous for stealing and leaking nude photos of Scarlett Johansson, which in turn caused the trend of “#ScarlettJohanssoning” (google it…). Chaney acted alone, and claimed his scheme “started as curiosity and it turned to just being addictive.” Other possible victims (nobody is quite sure yet) include Mila Kunis, Christina Aguilera, Ali Larter, Miley Cyrus, Natalie Portman and Vanessa Hudgens. This is only one of the many reasons I am thankful I’m not famous. How did he do it? He simply guessed their e-mail passwords by researching their lives. Chaney could face up to 121 years in prison.

A deal to release Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier being held by the militant Islamist group Hamas, was reached five years after his 2006 capture. Staff Sgt. Shalit, who has become a famous face across the world, will return home in exchange for 1,000 Palestinians from Israeli prisons. A number of Israelis are unhappy about the deal, though, because of the criminals it could potentially reintroduce into society. According to the leader of Hamas, which is commonly considered a terrorist organization, 315 of those freed would have served life sentences if not for the deal. On Sunday, three families of Israeli terror victims petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court because they are “afraid the terror will again rule the streets — that they will murder us again in restaurants, in cafes, at night in bed, at kindergartens and in schools,” sad Meir Schijveschuurder, who lost her family in a 2001 restaurant bombing.

Pic o’ the week:

Thank goodness Barbie doesn’t have a strict Mom, otherwise she would be in a lot of trouble. Mattel has unveiled its newest version of the 50-year old doll, which features permanent tattoos on the neck, chest and arm. This has caused some controversy… But really, don’t most Barbies have messy, sharpie-drawn tattoos within the first few weeks anyways?

Let me start off by saying I don’t ever plan on becoming famous. I don’t even want to be famous. Enduring the public 24/7 is not my idea of fun. With that being said, there are some famous people I kind of would LOVE to be friends with. Also keep in mind some of these people I’m basing on either public appearances or characters they have played. I have no real connection to them.

I wish I could tell you that I want to be friends with these celebrities based on their stance on some political thing, or that they stand up for a cause I believe in. But it’s not even that deep. They are funny, attractive, and I feel like going to jail with them would possibly be one of the most exciting nights of my life. So in no specific order:

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We all have celebrities we want to be friends with, so who is in your inner celebrity friend circle…let it out, it’s a safe space.

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(Wait a second, have I seen this movie before? This issue is totally getting the Hollywood treatment, which proves it really does need to be addressed.)

After witnessing this phenomenon time and time again, and carefully considering the outlandish actions of girlfriends, sorry ladies, I have come to a conclusion. Can friends with benefits work in the real world? Absolutely Not.

Enter Melanie*

She and her “friend” Matt* had been doing the deed all fall semester. She refused to admit any real feelings. Instead Melanie claimed they were just close friends looking to add a little thrill to their otherwise boring lives. Sounds ok so far, right?

But the college world is filled with formals, crush parties and other functions; men are constantly picking up dates for one event after another.  When said “friend” didn’t invite Melanie to his formal, things started to get less sexy and a whole lot messier.

Our texting conversation went a little bit like this:

“OMG Matt is taking that skanky freshman to formal. Wtf?!!”

“Aw, that sucks. I know you really wanted to go with him.”

“Ew no of course I didn’t. But her?! He can do so much better. She’s like, not even pretty”

“I mean, of course she is. Maybe he likes her.”

“Geez. You just don’t even understand. NM.”

I don’t understand… that you’re madly in love with him? That you’re unbelievably jealous? That what started as raunchy sex in public places has now shifted into cute PDA? No, I actually have a handle on all of that. And the terrible thing is, we’ve all seen this time and time again.

In my three years of college (trigger senior year freak-out) I have never once heard of friends with benefits going smoothly. Someone gets jealous and drama results. Or someone gets bored and friendships get destroyed over less than stellar orgasms. Which, by the way, is something I think we should all strive to avoid.

And it works both ways too. None of this “friends with benefits can’t work because girls are too emotional and men are too physical” B.S. Spare me. As soon as snuggling becomes a part of the routine both sexes are equally prepped for an emotional roller coaster that just can’t end well.

So please, just date already, or move on. There are plenty of strictly “benefit” people around campus, so you should leave your friends out of your love life.