swine flu

Tragedy Strikes at Home While the Olympics Carry On in London [Current Events Cheat Sheet]
Once again, we’re sad to say that the national news isn’t the happiest this week. Our hearts go out to the victims of the shooting in Wisconsin. Read on for more details on that tragedy, as well as other world news updates.
The Weekly Ten: 2009 in the News
This week, as we round out 2009, I’ve picked out our favorite media-buzz worthy events of the year. Keep in mind that this list will include a lot more cheating and Ed Hardy than Healthcare reform and economic crashes. (Sorry Madoff, I’m just not that into you).

Avoiding Swine Flu, Cosmo Style
Most experts will tell you to wash your hands or get the vaccine to protect yourself from H1N1. Leave it to Cosmo to offer up some sexier alternatives.
The Weekly Wrap Up: Tis the Season… Already
Thanksgiving has been over for less than 24 hours, which means that the world is already in full-fledged holiday season mode. The advent of The Season brings with it all kinds of things, some positive and some negative: major deals and awkward run-ins with high school friends, feelings of gratitude and feelings of Grinchiness, holiday nookie and so on.
We’ve All Been There: Sick In Bed
As you try to rouse yourself out of bed, you feel it. Your head hurts, you can’t swallow and your whole body just feels achy. You walk to the bathroom to wash up, hoping it’s just one of those “I slept with my mouth open” deals; it will go away in a few minutes.
The Weekly Ten: Not Giving Thanks
This week, in light of the upcoming treasured holiday, I started thinking about all the things in my life that I have to be thankful for: my family, the boy, YSL lipstick and, of course, the inevitable huge delicious meal my mama’s going to prepare this week. But that’s all kinda boring. I mean, who isn’t thankful for family? So instead, I decided to count down the 10 things I’m un-thankful for this holiday season.
Weekly Wrap Up: Thank You, World
Thanksgiving is less than a week away. That means you’ve got six days to hit the gym and eat healthfully in an attempt to make up for the massive amounts of fat, sugar and tryptophan about to hit your bloodstream. (Unless you’re currently single, in which case you’re probably mainlining cake frosting at this very moment.) I’m getting sleepy just thinking about it.

I’m Torn: The Swine Flu Vaccine
At this point, Swine Flu (or H1N1 if we want to be politically correct) has been branded into our consciousness. It seems like we can’t go anywhere without seeing a poster or a commercial telling us to protect ourselves. Suddenly the lessons we learned in grammar school are being made into multi-million dollar ad campaigns. “Wash your hands! Cover your mouth when you cough!”
Our Lives Are Duuuurty: Five Things Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat
Despite the fact that I ran around for weeks downing Airbourne and bathing myself in hand sanitizer, I couldn’t outrun the flu and it currently has me severely down and out (don’t worry I’m not about to sprout a curly tail over here, it’s just our regular old seasonal pal).
Life After College: Financial Woes
Because I’m making six pennies a year in my job after taxes, I follow a very strict budget that allows me to afford a moderate amount of food and a moderate amount of fun. There is no room for a savings plan in my budget so I just figured if I was extra careful nothing would ever go wrong. Then last week everything went wrong.
Candy Dish: The JoBros Are Here To Stay
• The Jonas Brothers are NOT breaking up, OK?
• Fight the flu naturally!
• What exactly is going on here?
• Is Josh Duhamel a cheater??
• Miley’s got some freaky-ass fans.
• What makes a man bad in bed?
Beer Pong Gets Swined
Swine flu is ruining everything. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I can’t kiss without thinking I’m going to contract the disease of the pigs. And now, apparently, I can’t play beer pong. Officials at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have reported 21 cases of swine flu that they have cleverly traced back to a game of beer pong. One single game!
Halloween Costumes On The Cheap
In these hard economic times, I simply cannot justify buying a $115 mermaid costume, no matter how magical I would look come Halloween night. Especially when I have a plethora of items lying around my house, that when properly utilized can be the ultimate Halloween costume. Here are some cheap and easy homemade costumes that will come in handy during my time of monetary despair.
Your Handy-Dandy Midterm Survival Guide!
The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, and you can wear cute scarves without looking like a jackass. We all know that that means… MIDTERMS! October is the best month of the year: apple cider, long weekends, and Halloween parties galore. Of course, the world is a cruel place, so amidst all the fun fall festivities, we also get crushed with the madness of midterms.
Candy Dish: Brian Litrell Has Swine Flu?
• The Backstreet Boy is sick with swine.
• Meredith Viera cougars it up.
• Who is having Beyonce’s dad’s baby?
• How to improve a so-so love life.
• Lady Gaga makes us chuckle.
• Well hello, lover Ed Westwick.
Weekly Wrap Up: It’s Time for Some Cider
Happy fall, everybody! After months of sun and sweat, it’s finally time to enjoy good TV and cozy autumnal fashion—or not. The weather is perfect: it’s warm enough to work out outdoors, if you’re into that kind of thing, but cool enough to make getting close to a special someone—meaning someone who can take direction—even more appealing…