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Like This, Love That: Your Music & Book Recommendations For The Week!

Welcome to a new semi-regular feature on The Frisky in which we comb through all the new releases in books and music, and present you with our top picks. We’re calling it “Like this, Love That” — think of it as a human “Amazon Recommends,” or that friend of yours who’s always on top of the newest and the latest. Check out our picks for this week — including J. Cole’s new album and Neil Gaiman’s latest — after the jump!
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Nipple Crayons, Nose Straighteners & More: 11 Amazing & Terrifying Beauty Products From Japan

Japanese beauty products are wild, man. They are at once super futuristic but also hopelessly outdated. Like if Betty Draper met “Tron” or something — you’d be wearing a crazy space suit but worried about “reducing” and “slimming your figure.” I’m totally fascinated by these things, and I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I pretty much would buy all of this crap if my budget allowed. Who doesn’t want a $4,000 animatronic seal, you guys? Or a bizarre medieval face-stretching device? This stuff is the coolest!

Check out 10 of our favorite bizarre beauty products from the Japan Trend Shop above.

 

Quiz: Vintage Beauty Devices
Guess what they were they used for. Read More »
China's Scary Beauty Treatment
Of course it involves fire. Read More »
What if duckfaces
...are just eating invisible spaghetti? Read More »

Jessica Lee Is My New Hero

Astro 101: Yearbook Awards
What would your sign have been voted in high school? Read More »
Too Sexy For Yearbook?
Is Sydney Spies too sexy for her senior class yearbook? Read More »
Small Town High Schools
10 ridiculous things that happen at rural high schools. Read More »
Jessica Lee is my new hero

What did you write as your quote in your high school yearbook? I seriously can’t remember mine, but I know it was most definitely not as amazing as Garfield High School graduating senior Jessica Lee’s. Lee, a chemistry nerd, created a secret message in her yearbook with the help of a bunch of elements from the Periodic Table (Remember that? What a nightmare.) And you’ll never guess what it spells out…

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Scott Disick Officially Tries His Hand At Patrick Bateman, Officially Has Zero Talent

Baby Kimye Has Arrived!
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Run for cover. Read More »
Kanye West, Non-Gentleman
We can't stop watching this video. Watch »
Scott As Patrick Bateman
Kanye West casts Scott Disick as Patrick Batemen for a music video. Read More »
We Expected More, Scott!

All Kardashian-West hell broke loose this past weekend, what with Yeezus leaking on Friday and baby Kimye joining the klub the next morning. Not to be overshadowed by something so silly as his own child (come on, we know Kanye better than that), Ye’s “American Psycho”-inspired (heavily inspired) promotional clip, starring Scott Disick, hit the web this morning. The verdict? I was expecting Scott to channel a bit more of Patrick Bateman’s trademark … let’s say, finesse? The short video is entertaining, to be sure, but Disick does not have a future in acting, be it as Bateman or otherwise. KIND OF disappointed, Scott, I thought this role was made for you! [Us Weekly]

Check Out “There She Is,” A Documentary About Plus-Size Beauty Queens

Miss Utah Stumbles
Miss Utah Gives Lame Answer During Miss USA Pageant
Miss Utah gave a weird answer about the wage gap at Miss USA. Read More »
Bikinis Not Allowed!
Miss World competition
No bikinis allowed at the Miss World pageant in Indonesia this year. Read More »
"Toddlers" Energy Drink
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"Toddlers & Tiaras" mom is developing an energy drink for kids. Read More »
there she is
Werk!

What better way to celebrate the beginning of Full Figured Fashion Week (and cleanse your palette after Sunday night’s Miss USA pageant ridiculousness) than with a documentary about plus-size beauty queens? “There She Is” stars two friends, Allison and Jenny, who love everything about beauty pageants: the makeup, the hair, the costumes, the glitter.

But unlike the women who compete in Miss USA and Miss America pageants, Allison and Jenny are both a size 22. Keep reading »

Bill Maher Calls Sarah Palin’s Son A “Retard” And “The View” Hosts Have Something To Say About It

Michelle On "The View"
Michelle Obama on "The View"
Michelle Obama talks race and her girls on "The View." Read More »
Joan Rivers' Fat Jokes
joan rivers
Comedian Adam Hills tells Joan Rivers "f*ck you" over Adele fat jokes. Read More »
A Funny Rape Joke?
jamie kilstein
Jamie Kilstein tells one. Read More »
  • Today “The View” hosts debated whether or not it was appropriate for Bill Maher to call Trig Palin, Sarah Palin’s son who has Down Syndrome, a “retard” during his stand-up set. [Mediaite]
  • Jay-Z announced this weekend that he is putting out a new solo record in July called Magna Carta And Holy Grail — and find out why will Samsung users will score the record for free ahead of everyone else. [USA Today]
  • Leyla Ghobadi, the Canadian model who recently claimed that Kanye cheated on Kim Kardashian with her, has retracted her statement. Just in time for baby Kimye! [Huffington Post]
  • A far cry from Barney on “How I Met Your Mother,” Neil Patrick Harris will play an “East-German transgender pop star” in the first ever Broadway production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” [Flavorwire] Keep reading »

Is The Zesty Italian Dressing Guy Going To Play Christian Grey In The “50 Shades” Movie?

  • Because that is the current rumor making the rounds on the interwebs! I could get down with that. But can I just say that I am starting to doubt that this movie is even going to happen? Why is casting taking so long? [The Stir]
  • Did Paris Jackson attempt to take her own life because she was upset to discover that she and her brother Prince have different biological fathers? (Neither of which is Michael Jackson, BTW.) [Newser]
  • This morning on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, Britney Spears released a new song called “Ooh La La,” which will be featured during the credits of the upcoming Smurfs movie. What do you think? [Celeb Dirty Laundry]
  • What the stars of the Sundance Channel’s “Push Girls” have to say about getting it on. [Tres Sugar] Keep reading »

Yes, Please: I Want To Go To The Great Horror Campout

Fave Horror Movies!
The Exorcist poster
The Frisky's six favorite horror flicks! Read More »
Great Horror Campout Friday the 13th

I never much liked horror movies until I took a class in college called Gender and Sexuality in Horror Films (I was a Women’s Studies major, so it didn’t seem that weird at the time). We started with “Psycho” and “Peeping Tom” and worked our way up through the “Scream” franchise. Now I loooooove horror movies and I’m constantly trying to convince my supremely patient boyfriend to watch them with me. I think they’re super fascinating and often get at the core of what’s scary, weird and taboo in our culture. And camping-in-the-woods-with-a-crazy-killer-and/or-demon-spirit — with entries like “Sleepaway Camp,” “Friday the 13th,” “Cabin Fever” and “Evil Dead” — is one of the best sub-genres.

For fellow horror fans, the Great Horror Campout offers a real-life scary movie adventure. Set in the Los Angeles State Historic Park, the campout invites horror fiends to spend 12 hours in the woods fending off creepy crawlies and evil spirits. Visitors can opt for a scare within the “safe zone” or crank up the horror by participating in the “Hell Hunt,” which is basically a terrifying scavenger hunt. As the camp’s founders explain: Keep reading »

Be My Boyfriend: Man Who Got A Tattoo Of His Wife On His Bald Spot

Be MY BF: Weed and Koolaid
This man dialed 911 looking for weed. Of course. Read More »
Be My BF: Klingon Sword
Johnnie Blade wielded a Klingon sword. Read More »
Be My BF: Tattooed Shoes
Permanent converse? Yes, please! Read More »

Dear Bob Baker,

Congrats on your new tattoo! It looks like it’s healing really nicely. I’m sure you’re getting a lot of attention for it right now. Not necessarily for getting a tattoo of your wife in a bikini and high heels pushing a lawnmower on your bald spot that people are calling “wicked,” but for being a 68-year-old man with a 28-year-old wife. Eh, if Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison can get hitched, so can you and your wife, Kelly. You’ve been together for nine years now, married for three. You’ve got nothing to prove. Although your two grown daughters, who are respectively 10 and  16 years older than your wife, may not feel the same way about the relationship. Keep reading »

Frisky Q&A: Jo Piazza, Author Of Love Rehab: A Novel In 12 Steps

Bachelorette, Ep 1
Recapped the first episode of "The Bachelorette"
Desiree is not a "fantasy suite on the first date" type of girl. Read More »
Bachelorette, Ep. 2
Soulja Boy Makes Video With The Bachelorette
These fools made a rap video with Soulja Boy. Read More »
Black "Bachelorette"
Misee Harris
Dr. Misee Harris wants to be the first-ever black "Bachelorette." Read More »
Silly Diversity Ideas
What "The Bachelor" really needs is an A-cup or a freegan. Read More »
interview with Jo Piazza

Have you been watching every episode of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” since way back? Us, too. Have you been just a little disappointed and confused and, oh why don’t I just say it, bitter at how much less shiny and magical actual romances are in real life? Us, too.  Have you ever acted like a coo-coo bananas bird after a breakup? US, TOO! Well, there’s a new book out this summer called Love Rehab: A Novel In 12 Steps, written by Jo Piazza, a former gossip columnist for the New York Daily News, that combines all of these topics!

We get mailed a lot of books that you could classify in the “chick lit” genre here at The Frisky. Amazon.com ain’t got nothing on us! Most of them I send straight to the giveaway pile, but every so often I’ll read one (preferably lying in the sun, with my pedicured toes in the sand) that’s smart and funny and shareable with friends. Love Rehab is that book. After the jump, Jo Piazza answered some questions for me via email about her best breakup tips and her thoughts on current “Bachelorette” Desiree! Keep reading »