29 Jan 2013
RavensNinersFans-Feature

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This weekend's Super Bowl XLVII features the Baltimore Ravens facing off against the San Francisco 49ers, in a highly anticipated game! If you are like me, you're most excited about Beyonce's halftime show obvi. If you're more into the game itself, you're looking forward to the teams' coaches -- brothers Jim and John Harbaugh -- having a family face-off, dubbed the Harbowl. Want more to cheer about? Ladies and gentlemen, this Super Bowl is going to be very gay!

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28 Jan 2013
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Immigration is something often discussed by politicians, but it’s not so often agreed upon by the Democratic and Republican parties. Now a group of four Democrats and four Republicans have written up a framework for immigration reform for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the U.S.

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25 Jan 2013
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My favorite "Pretty Little Liar," Troian Bellisario, had an interesting jinx of sorts with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday. You see, while Panetta made history by lifting the military’s ban on women in combat, Troian announced via her Twitter that she would resume work on her WIGS series, “Lauren.”

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24 Jan 2013
Lovelace-Feature

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For months, the buzz around "Lovelace" has been making headlines coast-to-coast, but at last -- it finally premiered this week to a packed audience at the Sundance Film Festival! Luckily I was able to catch a screening of the lovely film, and it did NOT disappoint.

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Dakota Fanning WERKED the Sundance Film Festival red carpet for her film "Very Good Girls" -- as she headed down the press line, my eyes were glued to her stunning look from Louis Vuitton's pre-fall 2013 collection. I did, however, manage to compose myself and chat with her about the project, her younger sister Elle Fanning, and Hollywood's pressure on girls to be perfect.

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21 Jan 2013
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History met history on this day as Americans across the country celebrated both President Barack Obama's second inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At the nation's capital, President Barack Obama raised his right hand and placed his left on bibles once owned by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln as he was welcomed into his second term. Meanwhile, miles away in New York's Rockaways community, volunteers placed both their two hands on shovels, hammers, and wheel barrels for a Day of Service alongside St. Bernard Project, New York Cares, AmeriCorps and MTV Act.

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16 Jan 2013
Kara-Feature

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Oh my cuteness alert! Kara Marcum, 19, may have Down Syndrome but her local Tennessee high school has fallen in love with her glowing personality. Looking past what many don't, her school's basketball team nominated her for Bolivar Central High School homecoming queen -- and she won!

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15 Jan 2013
MLK-Feature

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Today marks what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 84th birthday. While this Monday is his official holiday (on the same day our nation's first Black president is inaugurated for a second term), we wanted to use his day of birth to celebrate five amazing things he did during his life.

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14 Jan 2013
JustinJay-Feature

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After being a total tease releasing a series of announcements leading up to the official debut of his new music, Justin Timberlake has finally given the world what they’ve been waiting six long years to hear.

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11 Jan 2013
Timberlake-Feature

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While y’all have had your panties in a bunch over Justin Bieber, I’ve been patiently awaiting the return of the original teen heartthrob who also happens to go by the name of Justin: Justin Timberlake. It’s been six long years since his album FutureSex/LoveSounds rocked our worlds, but yesterday as we all know, he released a video hinting that the wait may finally be over!

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