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Weird+Wonderful+WTF: Man Legally Adopts Crazy Name After Losing Bet! Amazing Beer-Death Quote! Miley Pretty Much Naked Again!

We scout out the day's weirdest news so you don't have to.

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Beyonce, Sheryl Sandberg, Jane Lynch Get Behind a Ban on Bossy

An awesome new campaign aims to delete a dirty word from the vernacular of people talking about successful women.

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Open Letter to Shakira: Your Boyfriend's 'Territorial' Ways Are Not Awesome, They're Scary

Comments Shakira recently made about her controlling boyfriend have us very concerned.

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Goodbye Hogwarts, Hello Soldier: Neville Longbottom Got Hot

In case you didn’t know, Neville Longbottom is allllll grown up.

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Let Me See That Smile: Artist Combats Sexual Abuse on the Streets

Word bombs like "hey baby" or “let me see that smile" create metaphysical clashes on the streets calling into question whether petulant catcalls are misogynistic (but harmless) or are actually societally sanctioned sexual abuse.

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Could Skyrocketing Rent be a Good Thing for Artists?

If suffering makes for better art, the residents of Industry City (not to mention the already-gentrified neighborhoods of SoHo or Bushwick) in New York City should soon be churning out masterpieces by the dozen. The rapid increase in pricing for rental studios in the neighborhood has driven out dozens of artistic types — with many lacking any other housing options. Is the Big Apple artist displacement an American trend?

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Is Renee Zellweger a Plastic Surgery Nightmare?!

The talented star is soon slated to return to the big screen. But all anyone wants to talk about is the (maybe definitely!) plastic surgery she's received.

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5 Reasons to Salute Samantha Jones

Women’s History Month is a great time to honor all of the fabulous women who came before us. You know, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Earhart, Rosie the Riveter, and my personal fave: Samantha f*cking Jones.

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