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A 160+ Cover Song Playlist
Of course, there are multiple covers of the same song. There’s like six “Hallelujahs” up in there (okay — there are three, and the one by Brandi Carlisle is really…
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40 Things You Should Never Say On A First Date
“Who’s Martin Scorsese?”
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I’m Here For You
Sometimes, when people say “I’m here for you,” they mean “I’m here for a while, for an hour or an evening. You’re a generally good person and I enjoy your…
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15 Ways 20-Somethings Ruin Their Twenties
Be certain that you’re not rushing into things. It’s not as simple as sharing a shower, owning his and hers robes, and having sex frequently.
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10 Things You Learn From A Broken Heart
Take extra time in hot showers, try on lots of great new clothes, discover your body again, watch whatever cheesy movie your heart desires. And don’t apologize. Loving yourself, making…
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How To Be The Best Version Of Yourself
Wear clothes that actually fit your body and make you feel good. Don’t buy the t-shirt you feel sort of fat in because guess what? You will always feel sort…
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100 Simpsons Quotes, In Order Of Importance
“Lisa, if I’ve learned anything, it’s that life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead.”
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10 Best Things About Being Single
Have you ever just had a “single” night where you get drunk by yourself and watch movies, play around online, eat junk food, and remain entirely unconcerned with what you…
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You Should Talk About Going To Therapy
You see a therapist? You must be Woody Allen. You must be a navel-gazing lunatic. You must be an unbearable human being.
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19 Pieces Of Advice You’ll Need To Make It Through Your 20s
The only good reason to go into debt is for traveling. Not Isabel Marant boots or expensive groceries.
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The Hottest Male Anime Characters: As Compiled By You
The aloof noble guy you always lust after from a distance. Like Prince Harry — only animated.
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10 Mistakes You Make When You’re Drunk
“Hey Mom, I freaking love you, Mom. Mom, mom, mom, I wish you were here right now so you could rub my back and massage my scalp. No, I’m not…
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We’re Not Allowed To Be Lonely Anymore
Look at all these names in your phone. You are so popular. You know people. Why are you coming up short? Why is there such a gap between the people…
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5 Conversations I Don’t Want To Have Anymore
What the hell am I supposed to say to a story about someone I don’t know? “Ooh, Karen is moving to Chicago? That’s so… Karen of her!”
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The Weird Sexual Lives Of Young Girls
I’ve talked to friends who have confessed to similar stories. So what happens? Why do the perverted games stop as girls get older?
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How To Say Goodbye To Someone You Love
Say goodbye by turning your cheek in bed. Say goodbye when you accidentally tell someone you’re single. Say goodbye when you start to think of your grocery list during sex.
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8 Modern Day Double Standards
When we’re in public and we spot a fit dude with chiseled abs, a pec-tacular chest and no shirt, it’s easy to say, “What a tool/douche/showoff/shmuck, etc.” But what if…
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What To Say When Your Significant Other Asks How Many People You’ve Slept With
One of you may have been the turtle — adding two or three to the bed post every year for the past 10 and the other the hare — wilding…
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The Hottest Male Animated Characters Ever
So inaccessible. So dark. So…guitar-playing. Break my heart, Trent Lane. Break all our hearts.
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On How Teaching Has Corrupted Me
If I had the answers I’d be writing self help books and giving motivational speeches across the world. I wouldn’t be an utterly clueless 20-something. I would be someone else,…
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10 Moments That Make A Best Friendship
At some point, best friendships just become a giant amalgam of inside jokes, moments that have passed between the two of you and have flowered into their own language, a…
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The Prettiest Songs Of All Time
A pretty song is one that you play in your kitchen, stirring onions that are just starting to crack in the heat of bubbling oil, the sun setting through the…
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19 Things You Should Do Before You Get Married
Why this person, why right now? Don’t get married because there’s a child on the way or because it makes sense financially or because all of your friends are wifed…
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A 50+ Song Playlist For A Woman Scorned
Getting burned by the person you’re dating sucks, but your consolation prize is free license to OD on angry chick music for the next 6-8… years.
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7 People You Can Never Trust
I’ve learned that the reason why going out to eat tastes so much more delicious than anything I’ve ever made in a kitchen is because they cover everything in butter.…
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Gay Men And Straight Men: A Complicated Love Story
Throughout my life, I’ve been friends with straight dudes who have treated me like a novelty. It’s clear that I’m there to be the gay friend who makes them feel…
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9 Things You’re Too Old For In Your 20s
Calling spaghetti “pasquetti” isn’t cute anymore. Say “spa.” Now say “ghetti.” Spaghetti.
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How To Be A Gangster In 20 Easy Steps
When dining at a fast food joint, ask for a water cup, and then fill it with Sprite. You may be obeying your thirst, but you damn sure ain’t abiding…
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Everyone Should Get Rid Of Their Toxic Friends
Only surround yourself with people who bring out the best qualities in you. It sounds corny but it’s true. If you don’t like the way you act when you’re around…
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The Complete Guide To Having Sex In Your Twenties
I can’t mention sexual experiences in your twenties without including alcohol and memory loss. 60% of our sexual experiences are forgettable quite literally because we can’t remember them!
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A 200+ Song 90s Hip-Hop Playlist
After getting all cotton candy on y’all last week with the boy band business, I figured this week’s playlist should go a bit harder.
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The Overthinker’s Guide To Smoking Weed
This week, I’ll cover smoking weed, an activity that can shift overthinkers into psychological overdrive, taking them down the highway of excessive self-shaming, self-loathing, and mental breakdown.
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15 Things Gay Men Should Stop Being Afraid Of
Body fat. Stop being afraid of getting fat so I can just get fat already. Please. Your vanity is holding me back from being the person I want to be.
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What It’s Really Like To Be An Alcoholic
When you were young, people would gather at parties to watch you imbibe and exclaim, How does he keep on drinking without getting drunk or sick? This was your training…
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Confessions Of A Male Cat Owner
Because there’s something considered a little off about a guy and his kitty. In fact, typing the word “kitty” just now gave me a little bit of seizure. But I…
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11 Ways Childhood Has Changed Since The 90s
Now, Sketchers as we knew them are a thing of the past. Instead, toddlers can get their Diane Von Furstenberg fix at Gap, and grow out of it two weeks…
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60 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were Scientologists
Manson took Scientology classes and then murdered a bunch of people, after deciding that Scienology was “too crazy” for him. Process that.
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The 20 Best Things That Could Ever Happen To Someone
Getting out of credit card debt and paying off your student loans. (HAS ANYONE DONE THIS YET? YOU LET ME KNOW, OKAY?)
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What You Can Do Instead Of Loving Someone You Can’t Be With
Why not begin running, learn to get away, and fast. Or you could read a few novels, is there a more efficient way to stack your life with characters who…
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50 Quotes From The Star Wars Prequels, Ranked In Order Of Terribleness
“Now that I’m with you again, I’m in agony.”
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The Classy Joys Of Living Alone
The good news is you can do this naked. In fact, you can do everything naked. Nothing beats cooking naked, getting into bed naked, eating that meal naked, getting up…
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10 Things Hair Salon Employees Will Remember About How You Act At The Hair Salon
Despite all of the glaring similarities, a hair salon is not a used car lot.
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Getting Someone To Fall In Love With You
Do I text you? Do I DM you? Do I tweet @ you? Do I DARE call you? You’ve called me a few times in the past and I remember…
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Questions I Have For People In Relationships
It’s funny, because I used to be one of you; all sweaty-palmed and dinner-dated and loved. I was there, where you are, passing holidays at my parents’ house in the…
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10 Things You Learn At A Retail Job
Many of them will take this opportunity to turn on you and hiss about how they’re doing JUST FINE THANK YOU as they shuffle away from you like you were…
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A 130+ Song Boy Band Playlist
If the members play their own instruments, are they exempt from boy band status? What about R&B groups? Is perfectly coiffed hair a requisite? It’s confusing.
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The Overthinker’s Guide To Resting Bitchface Syndrome
This week, I’ll cover Resting Bitchface Syndrome (RBS), a debilitating affliction that affects the facial muscles, causing the afflicted to appear upset, depressed, pissed off, confused, and/or bored despite internal…
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10 Simple Ways To Avoid Getting Laid
Make too much physical contact. Engage in tense, unflinching eye contact. Lick your lips. There’s a fine line between “flirty” and “creepy.” Cross that line.
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21 Ways You Should Take Advantage Of Your 20s
Go to/host theme parties. Once people age out of their 20s, no one’s trying to wear pajamas or Saran Wrap out of the house. The only theme parties that exist…