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Gosh! Who Knew Kip From “Napoleon Dynamite” Was So Bangable?

Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 9, 2012 //

Hello, Captain Ginger Beard, I mean, Aaron Ruell, would you like to chat online for two hours every night? I will totally send you a full body shot. I even wrote a poem for you: “Your ginger hair floats in the air… To me it’s like a lullaby… I’m just flying by… Oh so high… like a kite… tied to a skate…” Anyway, chat me! [via Buzzfeed]

The Daily Squeeze: Marketing Of The Pill & A “Grey’s Anatomy” SPOILER

Annika HarrisDecember 5, 2008 //

  • You know how Yaz manufacturers push its skin-clearing abilities more than the contraceptive benefits in its commercials? That’s no accident. In an effort to encourage better compliance, many birth control manufacturers and doctors are promoting the secondary health benefits of contraception. [New York Times]

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    Prom Crosses The Pond

    SimchaJune 18, 2008 //

    Here’s a switch: there’s an American teen invasion in Britain. High schoolers in the U.K. who see movies like Napoleon Dynamite and Mean Girls want proms of their very own. Over the past few years Hummer limos, tuxedo rentals, and candy-colored ball gowns have been selling/renting like hot cakes across the country. Really, of all our American traditions — baseball, putting cheese on everything, driving on the right side of the road — why, oh why, did they pick this one? To the senior class of the U.K., let The Frisky save you $1000 bucks and some emotional scarring — forget the frills, kids. Stay home, buy a six-pack, crank up the radio, and invite your date over. The best things about prom night are free. [Wall Street Journal] Keep reading »