Karyn Polewaczyk
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Boston, MA, United States
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How to be frugal without being a cheapskate jerk
I’ve always considered myself frugal. I was raised by frugal parents who reminded us to throw on extra sweatshirts, turn off unnecessary lamps, and not be frivolous with money. → Read More
Teacher Forced to Resign After Reading Book About Gay Princes to Kids
It’s pretty standard for teachers to read to their young students, but a third grade teacher was just forced to resign from his much-loved post for doing so. → Read More
For Your Listening Pleasure: A Teen Mom Rap About Diabetes Awareness
Craving a midnight snack? Wish your hunger pangs were for something healthy, like a giant bowl of kale and not your roommate’s economy-sized bag of mini Kit Kats you’ll pilfer once she goes to bed? You’ve come to the right place. → Read More
Beastie Boys to Monster Energy: a $668,000 'Fuck You'
Another day, another hard-earned victory for the remaining members of the Beastie Boys, who today won a lawsuit against Monster Energy for using the band’s songs in a commercial without their permission. Monster is now responsible for paying $668,000 of the Beasties’ legal bills, reports AP Online. → Read More
J.Law Will Be Making More Than Co-Star Chris Pratt on Her Next Movie
FINALLY. A female lead in a major film will be making more money than her male counterpart. Like, a lot more. Our hats are off to you, J.Law. → Read More
Rosie Perez Had a Girlfriend Once Who She Wanted to Hump All The Time
“Quasi straight” actress/author/talk show host/dancer/choreographer Rosie Perez had a lesbian relationship in middle school with a girl named ‘Michelle,’ whom, apparently, Rosie wanted to “hump all the time.” → Read More
Rent Control Law Affecting 2 Million NYC Tenants Expires
What else can you count on politicians for if not to fail to reach an agreement? In this case, New York City legislators have let a law expire that stabilizes rent for some two million people living in New York City. Reports AP Online: → Read More
Iconic Burlesque Performer Blaze Starr Has Died at 83
“The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque,” Fannie Belle Fleming, d/b/a burlesque performer Blaze Starr, has passed away, reports AP Online. She was 83. → Read More
Drake's Backyard Foam Parties are The Best Backyard Foam Parties
The next time you rent yourself a foam machine for your next casual backyard barbecue and think, “This is going to be the best backyard foam party EVER”—well, think again, because your sensitive boyfriend Drake just took home the title of epic foam party host. → Read More
Woman Attempts to Row Pacific Ocean, Is Rescued Off Coast of Japan
When’s the last time you tried to do something big? Like, say, become the first woman to row across the Pacific Ocean? → Read More
North Carolina Teenagers Seriously Injured in Shark Attacks
Here’s a beach goer’s nightmare, multiplied: two separate shark attacks happened within about an hour of each other around the same swath of beach, causing a pair of teens two each lose a limb and remain in critical condition. Shudder. → Read More
The Masters of Sex Season Three Trailer is Here
I didn’t even realize that there was more than one season of Masters of Sex until now, but thanks to a pathetic Sunday night Google search for a related keyword, I do! → Read More
Here's Channing Tatum Shaking His Junk at L.A.'s Pride Parade
The only thing better than Magic Mike Channing Tatum shaking his junk in front of a fictional, film-cast crowd is Channing Tatum shaking his junk atop a float in front of a real, live crowd while tossing promotional trinkets for Magic Mike XXL. → Read More
When Being Cheap Costs You Big
There's a difference between being frugal and being … cheap. Make sure you're not cheating yourself out of a better life. → Read More
Is Sexism Behind a Delay in FDA Approval of 'Female Viagra'?
Well this is hopeful, if annoying: flibanserin, a drug developed by Sprout Pharmaceuticals to treat women’s low libido, is aiming again this week for FDA approval. And, as we reported in the past, tsk-tsk-ers at the agency are worried about “risks outweighing the rewards.” → Read More
A Blood Diaper, For Your Menstrual Needs
Great news, for anyone whose period has ruined a perfectly good pair of panties or fifteen: a company called Thinx has answered Mother Nature’s call with a line of undergarments designed to block every menstrual drop and stain from ruining your clothes, your sheets, and your sanity. → Read More
Nicki Minaj Demands That You Climax
If you’re one of those chicks who’s ever faked an orgasm (cough), be advised: you’re breaking Nicki Minaj’s pink spandex-clad heart. → Read More
Ellen Pao Appeals the Verdict of Her Silicon Valley Gender Bias Suit
After losing her gender bias suit against tech venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins in March, Ellen Pao has filed appeal against the jury verdict, which said she wasn’t discriminated against by KP’s senior management team, but rather, that she was simply bad at her job. → Read More
Want to Get Paid $250,000 to Wear a Dress? Become an A-List Celebrity
Stars: Just like us, in that they can often be found wearing clothes; and yet nothing like us, in that they’re apparently paid up to a cool quarter million to parade around in theirs. → Read More
Vanity Fair Pulled a Beyoncé to Keep Caitlyn Jenner's Cover Under Wraps
If you thought Beyoncé was the only game in town who could pull off a massive, undercover project with many hands involved and keep it secret till the end, allow yourself to be reintroduced to Vanity Fair, which managed to keep Caitlyn Jenner’s cover story from prying eyes for months until early this afternoon. → Read More