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A team of researchers in the UK have discovered that the sound of loud music causes the brain to think alcohol tastes sweeter, which in turn causes bar and clubgoers to drink more. Abercrombie & Fitch's sound designers must want you to shop there wasted. More »
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Today's date is a monumental one for members of the 5,000 weirdo strong Corduroy Appreciation Club. After all, 11/11/11 is the date that most resembles their beloved fabric. More »
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A woman in charge of helping the Girl Scouts organization manage money has stolen a non-Thin Mint from her employer, and now she's Do-Si-Do'd her way into trouble with the law. More »
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College students have undertaken a herculean effort to not do any studying. The Detroit Free Press has compiled a roundup of some of the most bizarre college activities, from the Squirrel Club at the University of Michigan, to Western Michigan University's Dignified Educated United Crust Eaters Society, to the Michigan Technological University's Lumberjack Club (members are required to "legitimately own flannel.") All are excellent pursuits for students who want to invest four years (and a tremendous amount of tuition) in recreating the clubs montage from Rushmore. More »
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Women are uniting in the case against Dirty Dancing — and no, we're not talking movie purists who are upset about the upcoming sequel to the film of the same name. We're talking grinding, "freak dancing," dry-humping — call it what you will, but it is not something the women interviewed by Good Morning America feel like partaking in. When asking a panel of club-going 21-year-olds how often they get grinded upon, they responded "every night" and "every time I go out." While the segment didn't offer a way to get out of the situation beyond making a funny face, it did offer a word of warning to guys who think getting all kinds of freaky with a complete stranger on the dance floor is a way to pick up a lady: "Usually the type to come up to you and grind is like the sweaty type that you're not down to dance with." Let that be a lesson to all of us. More »
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After some complaints about the Gay Straight Alliance at a South Carolina high school, the school district tried to ban all non-academic clubs. Luckily, they failed. More »
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A Montreal nightclub angered patrons by posting "NO FAT GIRLS ALLOWED!" on its Facebook page. But promoters say it's far from the only club to discriminate based on appearance. More »
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At first glance, Girlcore may seem like nothing more than a bunch of Lindsay Lohan-wannabees partying it up in London and Paris. And that is part of the story. But they're also a female collective, dedicated to promoting talented women. More »
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There's something particularly distasteful about the tone of yesterday's Sunday Styles piece on book clubs. This woman joins a book group hoping to "network" with women in "upper echelon" positions, only to find they want to read Oprah's picks and Dan Brown. “'It was bad enough that they wanted to read "Da Vinci Code" in the first place,' Ms. Bowie said, 'but then they wanted to talk about it.'” Oh, the trials of being smarter than everyone else! More »
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Meet Babydisco, an exclusive Parisian club for kids ages 3 to 7 (and yes there's a bouncer checking ID.) The club is actually an art installation in the Palais de Tokyo art museum, designed "to introduce children to the creative aspects of dance, music and video." Although no one over 7 has been able verify reports, it seems the club (sponsored, appropriately enough, by Little Marc Jacobs), which features a bar and DJ, is a debauched den of wild dancing, voguing and socializing. Apparently "one little boy was dancing madly while sloshing his drink about in a sippy cup." [NY Times] More »
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Roy Den Hollander, the anti-feminist attorney who sued Columbia University for discrimination over its women's studies program, just lost a battle in his crusade against all things female-friendly. On Monday, a Manhattan judge threw out a lawsuit that claimed discrimination against clubs that offer "ladies' nights" with discounted drinks and other incentives. After the case was thrown out, Hollander called the female judge a feminist and said her decision was consistent with discrimination that is "embedded in many of America's institutions." [CBS News] More »
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1Oak, an overrated NYC hotspot with a troubling reputation for general assholery, has run into more trouble. A federal lawsuit has been filed alleging that manager Francis McHugh, and Olsen-dating owner, Scott Sartiano, fired several minority employees because they wanted "white girls [they] could fuck." One of the waitresses making the claim, an Asian American woman, was told that Sartiano had "a thing about Asians" and wanted "all white girls." (A male bartender also alleges that the club fired him because of his race.) A lawyer for the club claims that these allegations are just coming from "disgruntled employees" who were fired for poor work performance. [Daily News] More »
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• Literary sensations Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen premiere their first book, Influence. '"Ashley and Mary-Kate take readers on a journey through their celebrated young lives, pausing to reflect on what has helped shape them into who they are today," the book's publisher said in a statement. "They interviewed 20 people and wrote brief essays about each other." Those interviewed include fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld, Diane Von Furstenburg, John Galliano and Christian Louboutin. "We interviewed the people who have inspired us, with the hope that they will inspire and teach others," Mary-Kate said. "We want to explain culturally how ideas evolve."' [People]
• The first "Cavalli Club" will open in Dubai this Fall. Says Roberto, '“living against monotony, with the enjoyment of music, of good food, of pleasant company” is the club’s philosophy. In his goal to offer “multiple culinary and sensorial experiences,” Cavalli plans an Italian restaurant flanked by a sushi bar and a wine bar on the top floor.' We can only assume this will be convenient to Lagerfeld's "Fashion Island." [WWD]
• A new investor allows Sadie Frost's company to live another day. Said a rep of the Jude Law ex and her design partner Jemima French, "Sadie and Jemima relish the opportunity to be fully hands-on again and being able to return to the creative and business helm of a fashion label. Both designers are currently working on their next collection" [More »
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  ixties supermodel and former ANTM judge, Twiggy, will host a three-part TV show about clothing swap parties that are apparently a huge trend somewhere. • Women in the Krebet village in Indonesia are keeping the ancient craft of batik wood figures and textiles alive thanks to the growing popularity for batik items in the West. • One of America's best chances for a gold medal is with the women's water polo team! Too bad no one watches water polo. • An Australian Vogue editor snipes that a Queen Bee bully and cycle winner from Australia's Next Top Model "scrubbed up all right" but she is "no Alice Burdeu." Who? More »
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  The Swedish Embassy in Paris has issued a statement warning young Swedish women to not go out alone at night in Paris. The warning comes after the body of a 19-year-old Swede, Sussanna Zetterberg, was found in the woods outside of the city following her departure from a Parisian nightclub on Friday. After she left the club she texted a friend: "I am in a taxi, the driver is odd." Here's my a tip for boite-hopping women in Paris: go to a cafe until the subways open (5:30 a.m.) and then take the subway home. Safer and you will be less hungover with all that cafe food in your stomach! [International Herald Tribune] More »
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