Blog Posts by The_Stir

lollapalooza coachellaGrab your sleeping bag, your solo cups, and your free-spirited friends because the summer concert series are in full swing. Yeah, I know, it's not summer, but outdoor music festivals aren't waiting for the east coast to warm up -- Coachella starts Friday in California and big names like The Black Keys, The Shins, and Florence + The Machine are performing at the three day festival in the desert. Not to be outdone, Lollapalooza, which takes place in August in Chicago, just announced their line-up, as well.

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So after you snag up your tickets and plan your trip, you have to think about what to pack. I'm not talking about your cooler, I'm talking about your suitcase. Looking cool is half the reason people go to these things. So! Here are 6 things every summer concert goer needs to have in their overnight duffel.

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Brixton Parlor Hat, $42. I've got thin hair and need to wear a hat in the sun

clean and dryI may have blonde hair, but I'm definitely not a natural blonde. Somewhere around the seventh grade, I became addicted to regular salon visits to lighten up my mousy shade of brown -- and I still go for my foil fix about every 7-8 weeks to this day.

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And while I love lightening my locks to a much more vibrant, fun shade, I've never once thought about dyeing my hair, well -- "down there." Because as much as body hair kind of creeps me out, I still don't feel like my vagina needs highlights. (Isn't that what razors and waxes are for?)

But apparently having dark lady bits is something that women in India stress over -- because there is actually a product called Clean and Dry Intimate Wash being marketed there that claims to lighten and brighten the female nether regions. And judging from the way the commercial for the product is set up, it really seems to suggest that men don't find their women

crazy food gimmicksDo you ever think that maybe when you go out to eat and drink that it's no longer about simply enjoying delicious sustenance? In the world of the Darth Vader burger and the fever pitch that hits when the McRib is back on the menu, one wonders if we even enjoy food anymore, or merely talking about it.

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I'm just as guilty as being taken in by a story about the KFC Double Down, in a "ohmygodIcan'tlookaway" kind of way. Not in a "I'mgonnaeatthat" way. So I can't help but wonder who is eating this stuff? Anyone? Do these gimmicks increase sales, or just get people chattering away on the Internets?

Would you eat/drink these five items based on these crazy gimmicks?

Burger King Hot Sauce Billboard

I don't know about you, but a billboard made out of hot sauce packets seems more Taco Bell than Burger King. But ever since that creepy guy in the giant King costume came on

newbornJust when I thought I'd truly heard it all, I read a story about a woman in China who went into labor nine days before she was due, and ultimately wound up giving birth to her baby girl after insisting on making a stop to use the bathroom on her way to the hospital. You know -- because she probably thought she was feeling pressure "down there" because she had to poop, not push the baby out! OMG.

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This definitely isn't the first time a baby has been born in a restroom, but it is the first time I've heard about a baby being born in a public toilet pit. Yes -- a toilet pit, which is basically a small hole on the bathroom floor that you -- well, kind of squat and "hover" over in order to do your business.

If you still aren't getting a good visual of what I mean, then you'll get a much clearer picture after checking out the photo of the actual toilet pit where the little girl was born. It's not

Jeremy WuitschickThe next time you want to complain about how rude, lazy, and no good America's teenagers are, stop and think about Jeremy Wuitschick. The seventh grader was on his way to his school in Milton, Washington, yesterday morning, reading a book about a superhero saving a bus from destruction. Ironically, he looked up and noticed that something was very wrong with the driver of the school bus carrying him and 15 other students.

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He told Good Morning America the driver started "gasping for air and waving his hands frantically in the air," as he lost control of the bus. Eventually, he passed out. That's when Wuitshick found his own inner superhero and took control of the situation.

Video footage from the surveillance camera shows him running to the front of the bus, grabbing the steering wheel, and pulling the bus over to the side of the road. He yanked the keys out of the ignition to get

Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton is, according to Gallup, the most admired woman in the U.S. With a 60 percent approval rating, she is by far the most popular member of Obama's cabinet -- and a recent CafeMom poll revealed that a majority of moms would rather vote Hillary for president in 2012 than Obama himself!

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Yes, it seems that Hillary Clinton can do no wrong these days, except when it comes to her choice of accessories. As Elle reported in a recent profile piece on Clinton, her staffers are hoping she'll get rid of one thing -- and I suspect it's something most of you have stashed in one of your bathroom drawers as well ...

I'm talking about Hillary Clinton's scrunchies!

She was lambasted for wearing them last year, but public criticism hasn't made the Secretary of State back off of her scrunchie-wearing habit. According to Elle:

woman planning her wedding while at workI LOVE my job. (No, seriously, I swear I'm not just saying that because this post is an assignment for my job.) Every single time I describe my work to people, they're outrageously jealous. As they should be. But at the same time, err, as a newly engaged woman, I find it's easy -- from time to time -- to get sucked into, well, activities that could be described as ... wedding planning! *hangs head in shame*

But! Turns out, I'm not alone! A recent survey from TheKnot.com, ForbesWoman.com, and WeddingChannel.com, 90 percent of engaged women are planning their weddings at work. Yes, on company time. I know, sounds so bad! The truth is ... it's not really that unreasonable.

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My excuse is that I do certain things -- like compare the prices of silk flowers to fresh or find myself fighting with my mother or mother-in-law-to-be -- for the sake of my writing! (Wink, wink.) Well, it's true. Of course, I'm in the

Even before David Duchovny played a sex addict in his hit show Californication (and then became one in real life), we've been bombarded by cheating celebs swearing they're only cheating because they're addicted to sex. Tiger Woods is only the half of it.

Experts are on the fence about whether sex addiction is a real condition - but most agree that it is an actual, if not a diagnosable, disorder (though it's not listed in the bible of psychology, the DSM-IV).

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So what are some of the symptoms? Are you a sex addict? Is your partner a sex addict? Read on to learn more about the signs of a true sex addiction.

1) Compulsively cheating on a partner or spouse.

2) Engaging in multiple extramarital affairs that have almost nothing to do with intimacy.

3) Masturbating excessively and/or obsessively.

4) Getting involved in unsafe sexual encounters despite knowing