When I was a senior in high school, my parents and I took a trip to Samoa to visit my uncle. In preparation, because…
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Last night's Academy Awards were a bit of a shitshow—as massive, shambling, designed-by-committee live ceremonies…
You know how sometimes I phrase headlines in an exaggerated, absurdist way to make them funnier? This isn't one of…
If you're out of the Ron Jeremy loop (and by that I mean the wide, wide net he's woven out of his long, flexible…
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Hahahahaahahahaahahahahahaahahaha did you know Lindsay Lohan was suing Pitbull because he said her name in a song in…
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Oh, dudes' weens. We all know they exist, but don't you wish they'd be a little more proactive about showing…
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If you're not singing this President's Day Song all day today, you're not a Real American.