Blog Posts by Piper Weiss, Shine Staff

A sample of the new profile page (via Mashable.com)Does it seem like your Facebook page is becoming a full-time job? This morning, we were reminded that once again the social networking site is adjusting the features on our personal profiles. Users can "upgrade" their site to access the new format. Translation: we need to do more stuff. Unless you're super into Facebook, these upgrades are one more thing to stress about. We know you're busy and don't need to spend your precious time watching the how-to video--and not watching a monkeys and cats befriend each other--so we broke down some of the key changes that will effect your profile, for better or worse.

1. Your recently tagged photos will appear at the top of your profile, so untag anything you don't want the world to see. If you don't want to delete the photo but would like to keep it buried in your album, you can also roll over the picture and click X on the top-right corner to remove it from the top of your profile.
2. Your privacy settings haven't changed with the new upgrade,

So wait head tilt and control arm from impulse to float? Impossible. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) New study! This one's about attractive poses. (Yes, scientists are still plugging away at that complex problem). If you tilt your head a certain way, people will find you more attractive, according to the Journal of Evolutionary Psychology and your mom.

"For women, a slight downward tilt of the head simulates the view from above and that is most feminine and most attractive," says Dr. Darren Burke, who conducted the research. "For men, a slight backward tilt of the head is judged at most masculine, which can make the man more attractive."

So now we can add the head tilt to our mental checklist when we pose for a photo. Already on the list thanks to celebrity posing pointers: arm on the hip, crossed ankles, chin outstretched, 1/2 cm mouth curl. The more people know about posing for pictures, the worse they look. And who can blame them? That s--- is hard!

Here's a gallery of proof....

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The clever Netflix revenge tactic. In age of the internet, sharing can backfire. We know about T.M.I tweets and the dangers of letting a boyfriend see your email login info. But how about sharing a Netflix account? The online movie rental mecca streams free movies to anyone who has a password. Why wouldn't you share your account information with some one you love? One jilted ex-boyfriend provided a good reason.
In fit of rage, he logged into to his ex-girlfriend's account and gave five star ratings to movies like: "Two Can Play That Game" "Unfaithful" and"Slutty Summer". For Netflix newbies, that means the next time she logged in to watch a movie, she was met with a list of films designed to shame her. Clever.
But sharing a Netflix password with an ex isn't as bad as sharing it with your parents. That's something I discovered the proverbial hard way. I signed my folks up for a subscription to get their favorite movies like "Abraham Lincoln: Part 3" and "That Girl: Season Two, Episodes 3-6." Oh and that new movie with

With her comeback in the new movie "Black Swan", Winona Ryder's career has come under the microscope. How she went from superstar to scandal-ridden Hollywood outsider is obvious: shoplifting. But what about her other transition from oddball actress to leading lady? Another easy answer: a haircut.

It may be surface outlook on a three-decade career, but that's Hollywood. A quirky teenage hero in "Heathers" and "Mermaids", Ryder came of age in 1994 with roles in "The Age of Innocence" and "Reality Bites". Around the same time she chopped off her hair. When she stepped out in her newly shorn 'do at the Golden Globes in 1994, she sent a message that she was all grown up, nabbing an award that night as further proof.

She wasn't the first of course. There was Mia Farrow in 1967 and Audrey Hepburn. But in the '90s, she brought their pioneering moments back.

For celebrities, it adds credence to their performances, gravity to their personality. It says they're ready to be taken

After a brief period under the radar, Britney Spears' personal life is back in the spotlight. Jason Alexander, the man Spears wed in Vegas in 2004, claims her current boyfriend/agent Jason Trawick beat her, and he has taped phone-calls with the pop star to prove it. Spears has denied Alexander's claims on her website and threatened legal action.

Whether or not the rather shocking allegations are true, one thing is certain: this kind of attention can't be healthy for Spears or her children. Remember, it was just three years ago when the 29-year-old was essentially pushed to the edge of sanity. We watched her marriage crumble, her children taken away. We saw her carted off to a mental ward in the middle of the night. Websites disturbingly took bets on the day she would die. Photos of her crying or tripping with her baby in her arms sold for thousands. With each tragedy ratcheting up the next, the prices followed suit. By the weekend she shaved her head with a demented smile and

That's right huddle up and build a human wall so Hollywood can't take you away!

Remember "21 Jump Street"? Keep that memory alive, friends. It's about to get butchered in the remake grinder. Channing Tatum will follow in Johnny Depp's untouchable footsteps as an undercover cop at a high school, while Jonah Hill will play a poor man's Peter DeLuise (technically making him a poor man's poor man's Craig Schaffer). Hill describes the new script, which he wrote, as an "R-rated, insane, Bad Boys-meets-John Hughes-type movie". Dear lord, is there no mercy?

Hollywood is pilfering from the past and the in process, destroying the memory of campy TV series we hold dear. Now when kids look back on "Miami Vice," they think of it as Colin Farrell's unwise career choice. And "Dukes of Hazard"? It's that Jessica Simpson movie she did with the "Jackass" guy. Tack on "Fame," "The A-Team," "Charlie's Angels, even "Dear John" (okay not really, but that title belongs to one man only and thy name is Judd Hirsch.)

Despite the litany of critical flops, however, box office numbers rule

The next time you're about to have a one-night-stand, ask yourself what would your mother do? A new study suggests if she were anything like her promiscuous kid, she'd go for it. Talk about a mood killer.

Researchers at Binghamton University found that the same gene linked to alcoholism and gambling addictions, is also linked to promiscuity. So you could actually inherit your sexual tendencies from your parents. Here's the Science-y explanation:

"What we found was that individuals with a certain variant of the DRD4 gene were more likely to have a history of uncommitted sex, including one-night stands and acts of infidelity," study researcher Justin Garcia, revealed in the journal PloS One. "The motivation seems to stem from a system of pleasure and reward, which is where the release of dopamine comes in...In cases of uncommitted sex, the risks are high, the rewards substantial and the motivation variable - all elements that ensure a dopamine 'rush.'"

In other words,

Imagine the worst thing that could happen in this situation. It happened. (via tabloidprodigy.com)A story is circulating on the internet about a 47-year old guy with an alleged history of, er, control issues, who got a little too excited by an airport frisk. Word is the multiple piercings in his wang-doodle set off alarm bells. While the TSA agent carefully felt around for potential national security threats, he was subjected to a surprise. For the first time ever, "this never happens" became a valid excuse.

But wait, as if it wasn't bad enough for all parties involved, the shamed ejaculater was reportedly hauled off to jail for sexually assaulting a federal agent. Wait for it... so much for a happy ending. (Throw tomatoes, I beg you.)

As much as I want to believe this story is true, because I'm a 6th grader, it's likely a hoax. The source seems to be a satire site called Dead Serious News. Also the subject in question bares the surname: Cummings. Sadly, it looks like this orgasm is a fake. Cue deflating cartoon sound effect in your mind.

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