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Lego is soon to launch a new "Research Institute" play set , starring a trio of female scientists. It's based on a concept submitted to the Lego Ideas contest by geochemist Dr. Ellen Kooijman. Which is great!

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Malala Yousafzai promised the parents of a group of kidnapped Nigerian school girls she would work for their freedom.

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Your preppy pal's favorite work-wear emporium is stirring up some controversy this week. J. Crew has introduced a Size 000, an even tinier addition to their lineup. Could this be a case of ... [lightening flashes, thunder rolls, bats fly overhead]... vanity sizing?

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Mangoes are objectively one of the best fruits in the world (see you in the comments), but they can be notoriously difficult to peel, due to how slippery they are inside. Here's how to skip the mess and get rid of those pesky skins in seconds.

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Even if you can't afford the astronomical ticket prices, you too can see Beyoncé and Jay Z’s On The Run tour: HBO is delivering the couple’s concert to fancy cable. (You will have to be able to afford cable, or befriend a cable-having person.)

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Violent J vowed to appeal and said police targeting Juggalos because of their looks was 'un-American.' [ more › ]

Baby's first glossy!

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As the fourth of July approaches, we are reminded that at one point in time Will Smith made an alien film that was a huge mistake because it was not hilarious and did not feature Linda Fiorentino in a starring role. This video of pugs acting out that movie won't return the $20 you spent on the VHS to your pocket, but by god, it's a fucking start.

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Starting today, July 6, and continuing through July 12, Chicago Craft Gin Week is in full effect. You're welcome, or many profound apologies to your liver, depending on how you look at it. [ more › ]

There's not much you can say about a Monday opened by the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision except: Well, balls to THAT. But luckily the deities have blessed us with this magnificent clip of Dolly Parton playing "Yakety Sax," the theme from The Benny Hill Show, on a small, bedazzled saxophone.

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On Thursday, Shia LaBeouf, an actor known for his roles in Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon was arrested for disrupting a performance of Cabaret at Studio 54. (Honestly, I'm not a fan, but I'm plain worried about the guy.) In response, Liza Minnelli's publicist Scott Gorenstein sent him the best gift: a DVD of the 1972 film version in which she starred. DAMN.

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Remember Maymo that Clumsy Cabbage Thief ? (How is that not a children's book yet?) Well, apparently it was the dog's birthday recently, and Maymo's owners decided to shower him with gifts: 100 balls. If it was my birthday, you know I'd be taking those 100 balls and making a goddamn ball pit à la Discovery Zone. The saddest ball pit there ever was.

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One hundred years after firing the shot that set off World War I, Gavrilo Princip was toasted by some Saturday in Sarajevo -- whether they wore T-shirts emblazoned with his face or admired a statue recently unveiled in his honor.

Steven Zelich, 52, was charged with two counts of hiding a corpse so far but will most assuredly face more charges as police in West Allis, Wisc. continue their investigation along with officials from other law enforcement agencies. [ more › ]

Forget about lifting the veil — lift the dress! That is the insane logic applied to this alleged trend of getting the entire bridal party to lift their dresses and stick out their asses for a phun photo op. If this is a real thing, might I suggest that it is the duckface of bridal photo. Except, you know asses.

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The Supreme Court's Aereo decision may not have it earned many techie fans, but its decision on two other cases -- Riley v. California and U.S. v. Wurie -- may change that. The highest court in the land has just ruled that the police "generally"...

A Brooklyn Federal District Court judge has ruled that even in the event of a religious exemption, New York City public schools can prohibit unvaccinated children from attending school if another student has a vaccine preventable illness.

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Earlier this month, R. Kelly's 14-year-old child Jaya came out as a transgender boy and changed his name to Jay. The singer had been silent on the news until this morning when he was asked about it during a live radio interview. He didn't exactly come across as supportive.

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Lupita Nyong'o's first ad for Lacome has been released and the World's Most Beautiful Person holds on to her crown for yet another day.

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Office | CA, USA

(A coworker is offering macaroons at work. He had never had them before but had bought a whole lot of them, and we get to hear the story of why he had bought them.)

Coworker: “There’s a cake shop near my house. I go there all the time, and there’s a regular customer I see there who is really mean. That day she said she was going to buy some macaroons and not share any with her grandkids. I was ahead of her in line, so when it was my turn, I said ‘I’d like to buy all your macaroons!.’”

Sure, we've got numerous favorite burger joints we love to visit, but these are the specific burgers we find ourselves making our way back to over and over again. [ more › ]

Today was the opening of Royal Ascot, a series of horse races to which the U.K.'s elite flock. But mostly, it's a peerless gathering of towering, ridiculous and expensive hats. Classy hats, ugly hats, flower hats, feather hats, hats you can probably see from space. Here are some stand-outs.

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After spending more than two decades on the road Dave Matthews Band decided to shake things up for their summer 2014 tour breaking shows into separate acoustic and electric sets The move has resulted in plenty of surprises including covers like Rodriguez's "Sugar Man" and Paul Simon's "Slip Slidin' Away"...

Ass Infections are the deadliest and most dangerous types of infections behind Cooties. That's why most public restrooms give you a barely usable toilet cover that always slides into the bowl as soon as you sit down. But is that cover really necessary? Must you hover over the toilet as if you were Kirby in one of his high-flying adventures? Only ScIeNcE* can answer that.

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You know, as pugs do. I can't get over their little outfits and how seriously everyone seems to be taking this. I thought dog birthday parties were weird (not yours, yours was great!), but what do you buy for some pugs on their wedding day? I can't believe this is a question I'm seriously asking myself.

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You've been pwnd, Washington Post op-ed writers and George Will.

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STAHP, I love her. Raven-Symoné posted pics of her new haircut to Instagram the other day, and it looks fucking awesome.

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