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Skip the gym and lose weight the lazy girl way! By making these little (and fun!) changes you can workout anywhere from your shower to the grocery store, you can easily burn calories.

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I consider myself fairly vigilant when it comes to monitoring June's media exposure. She watches the occasional Sesame Street, Caillou or Letter Factory DVDs but a story in The Atlantic yesterday about the sexing up of even Candy Land - Candy Land! - is a reminder that parents have to be careful about what sort of toys our kids plays with too. The classic child's board game is just the latest in a long list of examples of kids' toys in which the characters have become more sexualized, longer, leaner and sassier over time. At first glance, this may seem banal - so what if the 2013 version of Candy Land's Queen Frostine is a few pounds lighter than the 80s version? Well, it does matter-a lot, and there is ample research to back it up. Constant exposure to unrealistic beauty standards and hyper sexualized imagery is directly linked to low body satisfaction and diminished self esteem, according to body image expert Thomas F. Cash in his book Body Image: A Handbook of Science, Practice and Prevention. There is evidence that in girls as young as five watching appearance focused TV predicts body dissatisfaction. In fact, some 40 to 50 percent of kids between the ages of 6-12 already say they don't like their size or shape. Here are 6 disturbingly sexualized kids' characters I DON'T want my daughter exposed to:
-By Jessie Knadler

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You know how as a kid you're always like "Mom! I want a puppy! I will take care of it and feed it and walk it and clean up after it!" And your parents say no? And then you're all, "what about a hamster? or a snake? or a monkey? I will totally clean up after it, Moooooooom pleeeeeeeease"? And then your mom snaps and you're like "hellz no, kid, you can't even remember to flush the toilet most of the time." Yeah…apparently Justin Bieber doesn't have that person in his life that says "no." Apparently he gets a baby Capuchin monkey, and within hours of owning it, has it confiscated by German authorities. From the sad tale of Pac the hamster, to the current whereabouts of Mally the monkey, let's take a look at how Justin Bieber's pets are doing these days. And of course, the question remains: what pet will Justin Bieber randomly adopt, with zero planning, next? I'm hoping it's either a Tamagotchi or a Webkinz, because it doesn't seem like Justin's life is really conducive to taking care of a living, breathing animal. - By Joslyn Gray

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By Spencer Cain, StyleCaster

Last week, a 2012 Urban Outfitters financial report surfaced online that included comments made by the company's CEO Richard Hayne that essentially explained his marketing philosophy to Wall Street folks. To specifically describe the target Urban Outfitters shopper-the company also owns Anthropologie and Free People-Hayne said this: "The Urban customer, we always talk about, is the upscale homeless person, who has a slight degree of angst and is probably in the life stage of 18 to 26."
Now, we're pretty sure his remark was meant merely to evoke a specific image, but it was only a matter of time before angry Internet commenters started to take him to task over the use of the word "homeless."
This got us thinking about that fact that the fashion industry has been referencing (even fetishizing, some might say) the homeless for years now, in everything from editorials, runway collections, and comments to the media-and often creating mini-controversies because of it. While there's nothing wrong with being influenced by certain subcultures, choosing to continually seek inspiration from people who are, in fact, homeless is tricky business. The fashion industry exists to seek profit, so creating high-gloss depictions of people who look the way do they because they're struggling can easily come off as tasteless or highly condescending.
To show that fashion's strange fascination with the homeless is nothing new, we've put together nine particularly offensive examples that have made headlines.
Click through the slideshow above for some of fashion's most blatant objectifications of the homeless and let us know: Do you think it's harmless or tacky?
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What do tigers, four-wheel trucks, and Coke bottles have in common? They're the latest accessories in the glam world of competitive hair styling. Detroit is home to the annual "Hair Wars" started in 1985 by a man named David Humphries whose mission was to turn hair stylists into stars. "Over the years, I've seen some crazy hairdos," Humphries told Yahoo! Shine. "One person had 20 baseballs in their hair, another pulled a live python snake out of their zippered do, others crafted 'Hairy-Copters' with rotating blades and lights. I've also seen a BBQ grill style, complete with a working George Foreman Grill." This year's showcase, held on April 28, featured styles that defied creativity and even gravity. Check it out. —By Elise Sole.

Try these sweet, tender vegetables in a salad, side dish, or stir-fry, or eat them raw as a snack. Garden or English peas must be shelled before eating. Edible-podded peas include the popular sugar snap pea and its kin, as well as flat snow peas. Before it grows pods, the pea plant produces pea shoots, dainty, curling tendrils that are edible.

In Season:
Sugar snap peas, snow peas, and garden peas are available during spring and fall.
What to Look For:
Choose plump, crisp pods with a bright-green color. Pea shoots should be entirely green and leafy. Pick them in the morning, when they're most sturdy; gently pinch some off, taking care to leave the main stems of your pea plants intact.

How to Store:
Refrigerate in a plastic bag for up to 3 days. Pea shoots don't keep for long. Plan to use them the same day you pick or buy them. Store in the refrigerator.


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Last year for Mother's Day, I got my wife one of those machines that make seltzer water. I thought it was pretty cool, 'cause it has this canister of compressed air that you slot into it, and when you "seltzer-ize" water, the machine makes this fantastic noise, like a sick goose is honking up phlegm in your kitchen! My wife was less than excited. "But you love seltzer," I said. "And now you'll never have to buy it, or wish we had it around. You can make your own!" "Brian, it's an appliance." And that, my friends, is how I learned: There are some presents that, no matter how much they make sense to you, are not appropriate for Mother's Day! So that you don't make the same mistake I did, I hereby present to you my guide for what NOT to buy that special mom in your life. - By Brian Gresko

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While a cheese plate is certainly an indulgence, a few types of the delicious snack are healthier than others-some are even a great source of nutrients. Dietitian Jessica Levinson of Nutritioulicious.com helped us weigh our options. Literally.

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By Tara Rasmus, Refinery29

Wake up! Winter's officially over, and your hibernating routine is so last season. The arrival of spring's skin-baring clothes can be terrifying if you, like us, haven't exactly been following your get-fit resolution. Fear not, friends: We teamed up with one of our favorite trainers, Frank Henderson (yes, he trains R29!), to give us a quick and simple workout routine that will whip legs, abs, and glutes into shape.

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According to Henderson, getting a strong core and lower body is about more than simply getting washboard abs and a perky butt. "All of the muscles from your knees to your armpits on the front, back and sides of the body form your core," says Henderson. "A strong core lowers risk of injury to your knees, hips, and lower back." For each of the following six moves, Henderson recommends working up to two or three sets of 15 reps per move - but, as you get stronger, you may find that you can increase your number of reps to 20 or 25 per set.

Check out our painless routine for getting strong, sexy, and seriously fit. Who wears short shorts? You will - trust.

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