22 May 2013
FatAttractive-Feature
Photo: (Liora K. Photography)

Photo: (Liora K. Photography)

After comments made by Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries resurfaced last week, people were outraged at the idea that one man would boast about alienating “unpopular kids” from his brand’s target demographic. One blogger, Jes of The Militant Baker, responded in a unique way.

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20 May 2013
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Photo: (Getty)

Chloë Grace Moretz won us over as the purple-haired assassin in “Kick-Ass,” and now she’s proving she can hold her own IRL too.

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15 May 2013
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Photo: (Getty)

Clearly, the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Mike Jeffries and Amanda Bynes need to become BFF's. Both publicly have made some, well, lets just say, interesting comments about only surrounding themselves with "hot" people. Mmhmmm, HOT people. Jeffries made some outrageous comments back in 2006 that has now gone viral.

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14 May 2013
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Photo: (Getty)

Have you ever seen your favorite celebrity wear something and wished you could go out and buy it?

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8 May 2013
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Photos: (MTV x, Amazon, Toms, F*** Cancer, Boot Campaign)

Photos: (MTV x, Amazon, Toms, F*** Cancer, Boot Campaign)

Regular people have Halloween, but famous people have the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Benefit aka The Met gala. Every year, celebs gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, dressed according to a common theme. Last night's theme was punk, and the event was star-studded. As in everyone was wearing studs.

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7 May 2013
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Photos: (Getty)

With over two million people diagnosed annually, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S.! Fortunately, it is also the most preventable.

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Photo: (Getty)

What do Phillip Phillips and Emma Roberts have in common?

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3 May 2013
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Photo: (Getty)

Katy Perry has never been one to shy away from a fashion moment, but the singer set off a major style "firework" this week by walking the red carpet at the seventh annual Delete Blood Cancer DKMS Gala. The event raised a record-breaking $3.7 million which will go toward registering lifesaving donors.

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26 Apr 2013
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Photo: (Sweaty Boston, The Fish and Bone, Saucony, Transit)

Photo: (Sweaty Boston, The Fish and Bone, Saucony, Transit)

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino announced the formation of The One Fund Boston, Inc., which, to date, has raised more than $23 million. If you have a little extra cash to spare and want to give back to the Boston marathon victims, you’re going to want to check out the products benefiting the Fund below!

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24 Apr 2013
DenimGirl-Feature
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Photo: (facebook.com/denimdayinlaandusa)

It’s time to break out your favorite pair of jeans because today (April 24th) is Denim Day. Founded in 1999 by the non-profit Peace Over Violence, Denim Day is a rape prevention and education campaign. The non-profit was inspired by an Italian court case in the 1990s in which a victim of a sexual assault was wearing jeans.

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