Rihanna's Topshop T-Shirt Lawsuit Could Be an Uphill Battle

Rihanna's lawsuit against Topshop could set a legal precedent in the U.K. The singer is suing the fast fashion chain for selling tank tops emblazoned with her image, in the form of a still from the "We Found Love" video. In the U.S., people are considered to have image rights that entitle them to sue to prevent such uses …

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Guy Leaves $1000 Tip So Server Can Take Her Dream Trip to Italy

Waiting tables is a generally thankless profession, unless you happen to have a particularly cheery disposition. Occasionally though, the humanity prevails to give one devoted waiter or waitress something that's not in the family of being sexually harassed. You know, like a really. big. fat. tip.

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Rom-Coms are not in a good place right now, as lamented by The Atlantic and our very own Tracy Moore. The chart above–based on figures from Box Office Mojo–shows just how badly the genre has tanked, as inflation-adjusted domestic ticket receipts (left axis) have plummeted despite a huge number of releases (line thickness). At the same time, traditionally male-oriented Superhero movies have seen a meteoric rise. What happened?

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Jay-Z Says Beyoncé Is Not Pregnant, Calls Rumors 'Worse Than Blogs'

The world rejoiced last week when, for a moment, rumors and reality became one and it was revealed that Blue Ivy would have a new sibling, one Red Vine. But with the light of a new week growing strong, dreams have been crushed and we'll just have to drown our sorrows in a bunch of lemon drops or something because…

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Poor, Horny Romantics Ready to Die Can Work at the Titanic II

Because why not, some gadzillionaire has invested in the Titanic II, an exact replica of that one crazy cruise ship that was so full of love, giant diamonds, and, uh, death, and apparently lonely boners and sad hearts are already willing to pay $1 million to be a bourgie guest at the Neue Titanic. But what if you're a …

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New York Governor Bravely Takes on the Kardashian Hydra

You may recall the recent Kardashian Khroma Kurfuffle in which the Klan decided to name their makeup line a name that was already taken by another makeup line. This ended in the family actually losing a court case and having to name their line something boring and normal like Kardashian Beauty. Now they're being…

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Florida Girl Faces Felony for Dating Female Classmate

Kaitlyn Hunt's parents knew their 18-year-old daughter was dating a 15-year-old girl whom she met through classes and varsity sports at the Florida high school the two attended. But when the younger girl's parents learned about the relationship, they had Kaitlyn arrested on two counts of felony lewd and lascivious…

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How to Avoid Reality TV Stereotypes in Actual Reality

If reality TV has taught us one thing, it’s that there is always someone on the show who “didn’t come here to make friends,” and that we will inevitably love to hate them.

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PMS Is the Cultural Expectation of Being a Basket of Goddamn Sunshine

A growing number of experts are arguing that—as far as mental health is concerned—pre-menstrual syndrome is a culture-bound syndrome, meaning that it's diagnosis is based on societal expectations of how women should behave and feel, instead of biological reasoning.

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