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The Subtlety of Sex: Introducing Lascivious' New Collection
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The Subtlety of Sex: Introducing Lascivious' New Collection

Nerve welcomes Chloe Hamblen's new luxury lingerie line, SS13. Kate Hakala   |   04.30.2013   |  
JCPenney launches Father's Day ad with two dads, presumably to spite One Million Moms
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JCPenney launches Father's Day ad with two dads, presumably to spite One Million Moms

JCPenney recently launched a very special Father's Day ad featuring a real live gay couple and their adorable children. Dads Todd Koch and… Samantha Simon   |   05.31.2012   |   Comments (22)
Morgan Spurlock's new hard-hitting documentary tackles the world of male grooming
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Morgan Spurlock's new hard-hitting documentary tackles the world of male grooming

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (the trailblazer who discovered in Supersize Me that gorging on McDonald's every… Jeremy Popkin   |   05.21.2012   |   Comments (6)
<em>Vogue</em> agrees to stop employing underage models, those with eating disorders
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Vogue agrees to stop employing underage models, those with eating disorders

In a landmark case of conventional wisdom and/or common decency, Vogue magazine is going stop employing models under the age of sixteen, as well… Alex Heigl   |   05.4.2012   |   Comments (10)
New Jersey mom arrested for taking her 5-year-old daughter tanning
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New Jersey mom arrested for taking her 5-year-old daughter tanning

Not often does a news story involving child abuse make me crave an extra-crispy family-sized bucket of KFC, but leave it to the Internet to make… Jeremy Glass   |   05.2.2012   |   Comments (7)
Teen banned from prom for tasteful, Vera Wang-inspired Confederate flag dress
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Teen banned from prom for tasteful, Vera Wang-inspired Confederate flag dress

Remember senior prom? Limousines, expensive corsages, champagne, that stolen kiss from the girl you've loved since freshman year. Just… Jeremy Glass   |   04.26.2012   |   Comments (39)
Dressing rooms cause you to be more judgmental of your figure, as do good-looking mannequins and Helen Mirren
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Dressing rooms cause you to be more judgmental of your figure, as do good-looking mannequins and Helen Mirren

New research in body-image science (which exists) says that women are more judgmental of their figures when trying on bathing suits in a store… Sean Morrow   |   04.26.2012   |   Comments (3)
New Diet Alert: Lose weight before your wedding with a feeding tube
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New Diet Alert: Lose weight before your wedding with a feeding tube

Hey guys! I saw this awesome episode of The Twilight Zone last night. So, you see this room full of women with feeding tubes attached to them… Sean Morrow   |   04.17.2012   |   Comments (13)
Prom spending is now up to an average of $1,078, because people are crazy
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Prom spending is now up to an average of $1,078, because people are crazy

Kids these days. They may be getting less pregnant, but they're also dropping outrageous sums on their magical evenings of cardboard… Kristin Hunt   |   04.16.2012   |   Comments (11)
Miss Universe lifts ban on transgendered contestants.
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Miss Universe lifts ban on transgendered contestants.

The Miss Universe organization announced today that they will reverse their ban on transgendered contestants. The decision is, of course… Sean Morrow   |   04.10.2012   |   Comments (8)
Apparently displaying the Confederate flag is okay as long as RuPaul isn't wearing it
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Apparently displaying the Confederate flag is okay as long as RuPaul isn't wearing it

Someone finally found a way to make displaying the Confederate flag offensive to people who support displaying the Confederate flag: drape it… Sean Morrow   |   04.3.2012   |   Comments (7)
Israel passes law banning underweight models
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Israel passes law banning underweight models

In international news, Israel has decided to ban the use of anorexic-looking models. The law requires that models show proof of weight and… Jeremy Glass   |   03.21.2012   |   Comments (8)
Rick Santorum visits sweater-vest factory, cements campaign as joke
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Rick Santorum visits sweater-vest factory, cements campaign as joke

One imagines a writer for The Onion seeing this story and thinking "Damn! Real life stole my idea again!" as he takes another shot and… Sean Morrow   |   02.6.2012   |   Comments (3)
Right-wing group demands J.C. Penney fire spokesmodel Ellen DeGeneres for being gay
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Right-wing group demands J.C. Penney fire spokesmodel Ellen DeGeneres for being gay

Ellen DeGeneres is one of those people who absolutely everyone in America adores: parents think she's funny, little kids think she's… EJ Dickson   |   02.2.2012   |   Comments (5)
Meet your future president: Drake
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Meet your future president: Drake

In a recent interview with ex-crippled Degrassi student Drake, the rapper confessed that he would gladly take on the role of playing Barack Obama… Jeremy Glass   |   01.26.2012   |   Comments (6)
Photo on French fashion website features children, photo-bombing naked guy
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Photo on French fashion website features children, photo-bombing naked guy

Upscale French fashion chain La Redoute found itself mastering l'arte des excuses aujourd'hui (whatever, I got a C in French in high… EJ Dickson   |   01.5.2012   |   Comments (6)
NYU, FIT top Most Hipster Colleges list
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NYU, FIT top Most Hipster Colleges list

In addition to ranking higher education institutions based on the usual standards — such as academics, extracurriculars, and the quality of… EJ Dickson   |   12.12.2011   |   Comments (12)
Hailee Steinfeld ad banned in U.K. on child-endangerment claims
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Hailee Steinfeld ad banned in U.K. on child-endangerment claims

Fresh off their shutdown of Dakota Fanning's too-sexy Marc Jacobs ad, the U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority is now banning a Miu Miu… Kristin Hunt   |   11.28.2011   |   Comments (5)
Someone stole the entire Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2012 collection from a train
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Someone stole the entire Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2012 collection from a train

Outlandishly, the entirety of the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2012 collection has been stolen. And stolen on a train, no less!  The… Virginia Smith   |   11.16.2011   |   Comments (7)
<em>Mad Men</em> creator won't let series "end in a fart"
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Mad Men creator won't let series "end in a fart"

Matthew Weiner has lofty goals for the series finale of Mad Men. At a Q&A session in L.A. last Friday, Weiner told Jeff Garlin about the… EJ Dickson   |   11.15.2011   |   Comments (8)