Blog Posts by Piper Weiss, Shine Staff

Yes, that's a cat on a toilet. And yes, he does look pretty pissed about it. The whole Internet has just discovered the Litter Kwitter, a potty training system for cats that was—up until this point—known only to a rare breed of ambitious cat owners. 

Created by a woman who toilet-trained her own cat, the Litter Kwitter works like this: You put a color-coded litter-filled ring with a very small hole on your toilet bowl. As your cat learns to jump on the porcelain throne every time he needs to relieve himself, you switch to a ring with a larger hole. This goes on until your animal suddenly realizes he's standing on a toilet bowl, praying he doesn't fall in.

It's great idea, but according to the people who write reviews on Amazon about cat toilet training, it's not that easy. Please take a moment to enjoy some of the comments posted about the Litter Kwitter, because they are brilliant:

"I have a kitten whose brain hasn't quite caught up with the rest of her yet...There is nothing

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Click for larger sizeIt used to be that when a really famous celebrity got pregnant, she'd pose naked for the cover of a magazine. Demi Moore started it, Mariah took it to the next level posing with Nick Cannon as her human bra. These days, it takes a lot more than a baby bump and a birthday suit to get people to pay attention. 

Enter Kimye's conception photo. Never underestimate the ingenuity of the world's most attention-seeking couple. On the cover of the upcoming issue of the French fashion magazine, L'Officiel Hommes, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West go one step beyond the naked pregnant photo. Instead of showing off their future child (it's a girl, by the way) they're pictured reenacting the moment they were first trying for a baby. In case you've forgotten how Kim and Kanye made the miracle of life come to fruition: they did it. Like this.  

In the cover photo, leaked Monday, the two appear to be having sex. Or, if you'd rather, Kanye acts like he's got such a good secret to tell his girlfriend, that

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A lot happened this week: A chef got hacked, a Kardashian got crunchy, and a celebrity couple called it quits. Here's what you had to say about it.

On Kim Kardashian's new 'Earth Mother' image:

"Who is this Kim Kardashian. I've never heard of her. —FlatulentGladiator

"The only reason I click on Kim Kardashian articles is to read the comments and I haven't been let down yet." —Patrick

On Lunchables and Fritos being worse for you than cigarettes: 

"Is it bad that I was eating Lunchables before reading this article?" —Ce3Lai

On Diane Lane and Josh Brolin splitting:

"Who really cares?" —Constitutionalist

"I totally care." —Kenny

"Diane Lane is a stone cold fox. That is all." —John

On Guy Fieri's latest bad publicity: 

"He can't catch a break? His whole career is one big break." —Transcend

On guys who cry:

"Personally, it is a fall in love moment for me."—Mahlet

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This past Monday, our weekly free-for-all caption contest kicked off with a dog, his tutu, and our deepest sympathies.  After a slew of killer submissions and much deliberation we've decided on this week's winning entry. Thanks to Shine reader Cindy Triplett for saying what this poor pet could not.

So you want to make a playlist for your Valentine. Make sure you do your research: some songs with the sweetest titles are truth bombs on closer listening. From the controversial to the just plain wrong, here are 10 romantic hits that will totally kill the mood. --Piper Weiss, Shine Staff

Sean needs more sunblock. St. Croix has great shopping. The show's resident "crazy" got the boot. And now hometown dates are so close you can almost taste them. Big things happened on Monday night's episode. In the meantime, here are some of the little things you might have missed.

--Piper Weiss, Shine Staff

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[CAPTION MADE OF FUNNY THINGS FROM YOUR BRAINS HERE] (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)Welcome to Caption This, a new feature where we provide the ridiculous news photo and you provide the caption. Think of it as a drain for your excess creative juices, or a way to kill five minutes during your commute.

Every Monday we'll post an image. You can leave your suggested caption in the comments section, on our Facebook page or via tweet @yahooshine #captionthis. We'll select our favorite entry and announce the winner ever Friday. What do you win, you ask? Props--not the kind you store in a costume closet, but the kind your store on a shelf inside your ego.

Consider this photo your first challenge. The original caption reads pretty straight: "Participants in the New York Pet Fashion Show line up backstage at Hotel Pennsylvania." 

We know you can do better than that.

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The buzziest new model at New York Fashion Week is a four-year-old covered in fur. Designer Tracy Reese sent a live cat, named Lily, down the runway on Sunday at New York Fashion Week. It was a first for fashion and for the feline community. As you'd imagine, it took a lot of planning and not a little backstage drama to break that cat-based glass ceiling. Here's a look at how it all went down.

--Piper Weiss, Shine Staff

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