Winn and Mon-El showed us what a truly awesome bromance looks like. J'onn wanted to "take the bond" (it sounds dirtier than it is) with Miss Martian, who was voluntarily participating in the underground alien fight club run by Roulette.
What had us shouting at the TV:
Miss Martian is actually a white martian. J'onn, she's lying to you!
Best quote of the episode:
"Michael Vick made a mistake. People don't care what happens to aliens. But they do care about dogs."— Roulette
What we can't wait to see next week:
Aww, Alex has feelings for Detective Sawyer! And Mon-El and Kara have an adorable star-crossed lovers thing going on. Just kiss already!
Also, as we saw in the promo, Mon-El is working at CatCo, and James is going to try to be a vigilante. OMG Mondays just got so much better.
The Flash
What you need to know about this episode:
Caitlin sought help for her manifesting metahuman abilities in the form of her scientist mom, who used Caitlin as her own personal lab experiment. So she's definitely not winning mother of the year any time soon.
What had us shouting at the TV:
Julian tattled on Barry for not being a model employee. Sorry he's too busy running around saving the city to adhere to office rules! And we found out why Julian hates metas—because he's jealous. What is this? High school?
Hipster Harrison Wells is a fake; he's a fraud. Throw him back through the breach, Cisco! *They totally didn't do this (yet), but we thought it was a good idea.
Best quote of the episode:
"Don't let Cisco touch my pizza pockets."— Caitlin
What we can't wait to see next week:
Hey, Caitlin, think it's time to tell the team you're turning into Elsa? Although, Wally's problems may take precedence next week.
Arrow
What you need to know about this episode:
Oliver rescued Renee from digging his own grave, but because Renee is a big fat blabbermouth, Oliver had to FAKE HIS OWN DEATH. Ollie pulled a full-on reincarnation to bring down Church, just in time for Prometheus to come along and kill Church, along with all of the cops transporting him to Iron Heights.
What had us shouting at the TV:
Wild Dog, you idiot—you told Church that Oliver was the Green Arrow?
We have so many questions about this sketchy Prometheus guy. Why did he tell Church to stay away from the Green Arrow? And who is the other guy in a mask who Church hired to kill Oliver?
As for you, Felicity—who would ever pick this random Billy guy over Oliver freaking Queen?!
Best quote of the episode:
"You must be the new kids on the block."— Diggle
"More like the Backstreet Boys. It was funny in my head."— Curtis
What we can't wait to see next week:
"He calls himself Prometheus, and he is going to end you." Because that worked out so well for you, Church?
Legends of Tomorrow
What you need to know about this episode:
This week on Legends, the team visited an abberation in 1863, in the height of the Civil War. What they (and we) weren't expecting were Confederate soilders who are also…zombies! We bet that would have made eighth-grade history a lot more interesting.
Best quote of the episode:
"Even if Mr. Rory wasn't in a zombified state, I doubt he possesses the intelligence to operate a light switch."— Stein
What we can't wait to see next week:
The Legends go looking for the Reverse Flash in 1987 and find Damien Darhk in the White House instead?
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First, we showed you a VIP look inside College Fashion Week Boston. Now we're back with an exclusive overview of CFW NYC. Read on as New York-based Blogger StyleFox reveals all of the highlights you might have missed.
Recently, we joined over 500 collegiettes for the annual New York City College Fashion Week. In addition to tasty treats, mingling, and amazing gift bags, attendees got to see collections from five up-and-coming fashion designers including My Social Canvas, Foray, Ali & Ariel, Frill Clothing, and Bow & Drape.
Striking a pose in front of the step and repeat.
Sponsors in attendance included StyleWatch magazine and a couple favorite fashion labels; Rebecca Minkoff and Vince Camuto. On the beauty front, European Wax Center was on-site to offer eyebrow shaping and consultations. Hair blowout salon Drybar, named “100 Brilliant Ideas of 2010” by Entrepreneur magazine, was also there (and hooked us up with dry shampoo and a free blow-dry voucher!). Another major sponsor of the event was Perfumania, which specializes in the sale of genuine designer fragrances and skin care products.
Providing tasty beverages was Sparkling ICE who kept us hydrated and offered complimentary makeup touch-ups. Other sweet treats and drinks included Boxed Water, Insomnia Cookies, and a fully stocked candy bar. Fitbit was also there, showing off their latest Flex 2 ultra-slim, swim-proof fitness wristband that features a removable tracker. On the bling front, luxury watch maker Bertha Watches was showcasing their high-fashion timepieces and offering attendees a chance to design and win their own watch.
Millennials get a bad rap—get a bunch of our parents together, and they’ll likely lament the time we waste on Facebook or question if we ever communicate face-to-face anymore. But in reality, being a millennial has a ton of perks—especially when it comes to the skills you need post-graduation. We talked to collegiettes and Sarah Reifer, an assistant director and career counselor at the Johns Hopkins University Career Center, about why it’s great to be a millennial and how to market your skills in the workplace!
We Facebook, tweet, text, you name it—and we’ve been doing so basically since we knew how to use a computer! We’re the first generation to barely know a life without texting or iPods or iPads. “The millennial generation is more plugged in and interconnected than any generation before them,” Reifer says. “Being on a computer is a function of almost any job, and this is something this generation has grown up with.”
Lucky for us, this particular trait is likely something you already have—but that doesn’t mean it’s implied when you’re out on the job hunt. Reifer recommends demonstrating through your resume or cover letter how you’ve used technology, whether for class, an internship or a student club. For example, if you run the Facebook page for your sorority or if you use HTML to program your school newspaper’s website, definitely list these skills on your resume.
2. We understand marketing
Whether you’re a business major or not, if you have a Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr account, you are doing a form of marketing: for yourself! By carefully choosing cover photos and sharing tweets that will get you more followers, you’re creating a brand for yourself. “Marketing is a second nature [for this generation],” Reifer says. “They’re very mindful of public image and perception.”
This is a skill that should come across in your resume, cover letter and all of your public social media sites! Reifer says to list the social media sites you use on your LinkedIn profile or resume, especially if you’re interested in fields like marketing, communications and journalism, where having a strong Twitter following and a polished website are crucial. And if you’re not going into a field like marketing, knowing your personal brand is helpful simply in applying for jobs, Reifer says. When you sit down for an interview or write a cover letter, you’re marketing yourself!
3. You’re results-driven
One of the biggest insults slammed at the millennials? We only want instant gratification. However, Reifer says that millennials are actually “results-driven.”
So what does that mean? We’re efficient, and we’re always focused on what’s next. “It’s an entrepreneurial spirit,” Reifer says. “You can show this if you’re a founding member of a club or an organization. Things like this show leadership, perseverance, work ethic and the concept of bringing an idea full circle.”
Allison, a recent graduate of the University of Maryland College Park, agrees. “We have this unrealistic expectation of getting results quickly, but I think it’s also a source of motivation too,” she says.
4. We’re super well-rounded
Blame it on the Internet: because we have grown up in a world dominated by the incredible World Wide Web, our interests are as diverse as ever. With the Internet at our fingertips, we have access to a ton of information that our parents never had, which allows us to pursue passions and take up interests we might not have known existed without it.
“This makes for really multifaceted individuals,” Reifer says. “These students become great contributors to the workforce. Here’s an example: perhaps a student is majoring in a subject, and they are involved in a totally different extracurricular activity that shows teamwork and leadership. It shows diversity of interests both academically and socially.”
Growing up with cable television, dozens of news sites and more blogs than you can count has its advantages. “We live in a time where media is so accessible,” Reifer says. “We’re plugged into the national level and the global level. [Millennials are] informed individuals and informed citizens. This makes a great contributor to any office space.”
Laura, a student at Florida International University, agrees. “We have all the information we need at our fingertips thanks to our smartphones and Google,” Laura says. “It is easier to communicate—in regards to that, news spreads much faster and we are more aware of events going on around the world.” Of course, our parents have access to the Internet as well—but our generation is using it more than any other demographic.
6. We’re respectful of different cultures and groups of people
As a whole, our generation is one of the most diverse in history, says Reifer. “[Millennials] have a heightened level of social and civic awareness,” she says. Through the Internet especially, we’re exposed to so many different ways of thinking, so even if you grew up or go to school in a homogenous town, you’re likely more informed about other viewpoints.
“Growing up in a time where people have more rights than they did when my parents were growing up has made me think more critically about other people and the struggles they experience, even if those struggles may not be similar to mine,” says Anna, a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University. “Since moving to Baltimore for college, I've been exposed to an incredibly diverse, rich population that has allowed me to expand my worldview past what I learned in my small, 99-percent-Caucasian town.”
How will this help? According to Reifer, our generation will be working in a very diverse workforce, and embracing diversity is key to furthering social progress as well as learning about different views that you may have never even thought about!
So the next time your parents make a snide remark about our generation, show them this list. Turns out we millennials are actually going to be really in demand!
Just last week, it was discovered that the 2012 men's soccer team at Harvard had produced an offensive and sexually explicit “scouting report” of the university’s female soccer recruits. It was unclear if the team had continued to create the list after that year. But after an investigation, The Harvard Crimson reports, the university discovered that the tradition continued into this year—and has canceled the rest of the soccer team's season as punishment. Though they're the No. 1 team in the Ivy League, they'll have no shot at winning this year’s Ivy League championship or NCAA Tournament.
The nine-page document from 2012 evaluated the year’s freshman women’s soccer recruits, but, whereas traditional reports center on players’ stats and physical fitness, this included photos of the recruits and ratings based on each woman’s physical appearance, often in vulgar language.
Harvard Athletics Director Robert L. Scalise saw the “scouting report” for the first time last week. He told the Crimson that he believes the “practice appears to be more widespread across the team” than it had been in 2012.
As expected, this season’s team members weren’t exactly eager to own up to the fact that they’ve been ranking and assigning hypothetical sexual positions to their female counterparts. But University President Drew G. Faust has no time for their silence.
“The decision to cancel a season is serious and consequential, and reflects Harvard’s view that both the team’s behavior and the failure to be forthcoming when initially questioned are completely unacceptable, have no place at Harvard, and run counter to the mutual respect that is a core value of our community,” she wrote in a recent statement.
Faust also pointed out that she’d like the university to investigate its other athletic teams to determine whether or not the men’s soccer situation is an isolated occurrence. Here’s hoping Harvard’s other athletes have left the scouting to their coaches.
Formerly missing woman Kala Brown was finally freed after deputies heard her banging and screaming from inside a metal container. According to CNN, Brown had been trapped for two months.
CNN reports that Brown, who lives in South Carolina, went missing in August of this year. She and her boyfriend, Charles David Carver, disappeared near the end of the month. According to the New York Times, a friend of Brown told police that she and Brown had dinner together on Aug. 29. The two spoke again the following day, but, with the exception of a text sent on Aug. 31, there was no further conversation between Brown and her friend.
Brown and Carver lived together, so their parents teamed up to check out their apartment. They found the place unlocked and the couple’s dog unfed. As if this weren’t bizarre enough, Carver’s family members also discovered suspicious activity on his Facebook page. Though several statements posted after the couple went missing seemed to indicate that they were both fine, Carver’s family thinks the account was hacked.
This month, police issued a warrant to search a 100-acre piece of Todd C. Kohlhepp’s property. Kohlhepp was convicted in 1987 for an Arizona kidnapping that involved a sex crime, so he is listed on South Carolina’s sex offender registry. CNN reports that deputies traveled to Kohlhepp’s property to serve him the warrant. They then found Brown, who, as Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright states, was "chained like a dog” within the confines of a 30-foot-long container. Carver remains missing.
Brown believes there may be four people buried on Kohlhepp’s property. Sheriff Wright also feels as though there’s more to the suspect’s story.
"I don't think this was a random act," he said. And it totally makes sense. In addition to Kohlhepp’s past and failure to cooperate with investigators, his property is home to weapons and Carver’s missing vehicle.
Earlier this week, UK tabloid The Sun published a (now-deleted) piece that contained false, body-shaming allegations about Cara Delevingne. The paper claimed that the model, who last walked the Victoria's Secret runway in 2013, was excluded from the 2014 Fashion Show because she was "bloated." The Sun should know better than to mess with Cara, who promptly responded by posting a letter sent to her by Edward Razek, the executive producer of the VS Fashion Show, on Instagram. The letter denied that Cara even attended a casting in 2014, and explains that she was filming Paper Towns at the time of the show, which explains her absence. The letter ends by inviting the 24-year-old supermodel to participate in this year's show in Paris, "no casting necessary."
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Although Cara obviously posted the picture to tear down the gross body-shamers at The Sun, we definitely hope that this was also her way of announcing that she will be honoring the invitation. If she decides to participate in the VS Fashion Show this year, she will walk alongside Bella and Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, Kendall Jenner, Zuri Tibby and many more. Read: it will be lit.
While you can always get an iced version of your favorite Starbucks holiday drink, the chain rarely creates beverages based on their iced coffee alone. But some people want a cold drink year-round! Iced coffee lovers can rejoice, because Starbucks has created a new holiday beverage that's meant to be served cold, according to the Huffington Post.
The new Starbucks Spiced Sweet Cream Narnio 70 Cold Brew beverage made its debut Thursday, but is currently only available to rewards members—it'll become available for everyone to enjoy soon, according to a Starbucks news release. Yoke Wong, a member of the Starbucks beverage development team, said that "customers are looking for even more options in cold coffee," and this drink is giving them exactly that. The new drink is made with cold brew coffee and seasonal spices including cinnamon, anise, nutmeg and vanilla. Best of all, tt's topped off with sweet-cream! It sounds like it'll be the perfect holiday treat.
And in case you were wondering, Starbucks is already offering the rest of the holiday beverage lineup—so get on that!
On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Health Department reported more than 100 cases of the norovirus have been diagnosed at the University of Southern California in the last few weeks. Symptoms of the virus include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and fatigue, the Daily Mail reports. And obviously, it's super contagious—this is the same illness that sickened over 140 students at Boston College after they ate infected Chipotle. Since the virus started going around, at least 103 cases have been reported at USC, starting with 40 cases in the first week, according to an employee at the student health center.
To help with the problem, the university has put extra effort into cleaning on campus. School officials have also given students guidelines to help prevent the virus from spreading and are training staff to better deal with the problem. One of the new precautions is to make students use hand sanitizer around certain areas of campus.
Many students experience the virus for 12-48 hours, then it's gone. Still, students are saying it's one of the worst experiences they've ever gone through. One health center worker told CBS Los Angeles "it started in a couple of the dormitories and spread like wildfire."
Students can no longer serve themselves in the dining hall, and are encouraged to wash their hands often and also wash all fruits and vegetables well before eating them. Health officials have also told students to disinfect phones and keyboards, some of the germiest things a student can be in contact with daily. The biggest precaution was telling students not to attend classes until all of their symptoms were gone for at least 24 hours. Another reminder that you should never go to class sick!
Ever since Melania Trump infamously plagiarized one of Michelle Obama's speeches at the RNC convention over the summer, she's unsurprisingly avoided solo speeches. But after some political experts said the soccer moms of Pennsylvania could decide this election, Melania went to Berwyn, Pa. and laid out what she would do as FLOTUS.
Like the list of first ladies before her, Melania Trump chose a specific issue she wants to address if she gets to the White House: cyberbullying. "It is never OK when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied or attacked. It is terrible when it happens on the playground, and it is absolutely unacceptable when it is done by someone with no name hiding on the internet," Melania said in the speech. "We have to find a better way to talk to each other. We must find better ways to honor and support the basic goodness of our children, especially in social media."
While fighting cyberbullying is a noble cause, and definitely a pertinent issue in the digital age, Melania failed to address her husband's own hateful speech—oftentimes on his favorite social media platform, Twitter. And it's not like she was lacking material. I mean, The New York Times did an entire two-page spread on this very topic: "The 282 People, Places and Things Donald Trump has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List."
CNN on Melania Trump's anti-bullying speech: "Come on Melania, have you met your husband?"pic.twitter.com/CFhQMfHEHB
Melania also discussed her own immigration story, which in itself is an inspiring American dream-type tale. But it's a little less inspirational when you remember her husband's desire to close borders and build that now-infamous wall. Also, there's speculation that she copied a line of that section—not from Michelle Obama this time, but from Trump's ex-wife, Marla Maples. Melania said, "America meant if you could dream it, you could become it," and Maples said, "I believed if you could dream it you could become it, so I didn’t see life as having any limitations," in an interview with Maximum Ink magazine in 2011 Now, this one's less clear—that's not an uncommon saying, and it was just one line, so it could just be a coincidence this time. But who knows with the Trump camp.
Next, Melania made an attempt to defend Trump's economic plan to revive America. "Every time my husband learned of a factory closing in Ohio or North Carolina or Pennsylvania, I could see him get very upset." Wow—now that's a glowing review. But it's really not surprising that Melania struggles to find nice things to say about Trump. We can relate.
Even though Melania could be Trump's way to the heart of women voters, her seeming disregard for his offenses against women, at least in public, overpowers many of her positive qualities. Plus, Michelle Obama is basically the GOAT of first ladies, and those are tough shoes to fill—so good luck, Melania!
After the arrest of Penn State's assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for multiple counts of child sexual abuse in 2011, speculation quickly began on whether or not the school's administration knew about the complaints and had tried to cover up Sandusky's transgressions. After a five-year investigation, the federal government has settled on a record $2.4 million fine for the university, saying the school "violated campus crime reporting requirements, failed to warn people about potential threats and fostered a belief among athletes that rules didn't apply to them," according to the Associated Press.
The U.S. Department of Education said Penn State's handling of complaints against Sandusky violated the 1990 Clery Act, which requires colleges that use federal financial aid to disclose information about campus crime. Even though administrators knew about a complaint in 2001, the school remained mute, failing to warn students or faculty that a potential predator was on campus. The same behavior was going on 10 years later, in 2011, when Sandusky was still allowed into the football facilities despite his impending arrest. "In short, a man who was about to be charged with violent crimes against defenseless minors was free to roam the Penn State campus, as he pleased,'' the report said.
The 242 page report condemned the school, administration, athletic department and police force for largely ignoring the claims and threat they knew about on campus for the benefit of the football team. And Sandusky wasn't the only example of the school's issues. Most of the federal fine is due to Penn State's failure to properly report crimes in general from 2008-2011, rather than just Sandusky's case, according to The New York Times.
Penn State released a statement saying they were reviewing the report. "While regrettably we cannot change the past, today the University has been recognized for significantly strengthening our programs since 2011," the statement said.
Sandusky, convicted in 2012 and sentenced to between 30 and 60 years in prison, is currently seeking to overturn his conviction. But in light of the recent report, his guilt seems clearer than ever.
Drake and Taylor Swift are breakup music royalty, but fans never thought the two would get together. After all, weren’t we just mourning the fall of Aubrih a few weeks ago?
Now Drake is adding fuel to those dating rumors by posting a pic of T. Swift on his Instagram. Rather, a picture of her back, but still, we know that's her! Judging by the photo, the fact that Tay attended Drake's birthday party is starting to look less like just another invite between platonic friends. In fact, some fans are convinced that Drake’s post is confirmation that they've already made things official.
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TMZ reports that not only did Taylor attend Drake’s birthday party, but the rapper reportedly also introduced her to his mother and gave Taylor the “VIP treatment.” Knowing how much Drake adores his mom, that would definitely be a sign that the pair are close.
As for now, those who don't want to see the two together can breathe a sigh of relief. Both TMZ and E! News report that Drake and Taylor are just friends who enjoy each other’s music. This might also explain why Champagne Papi has been liking some of Taylor’s Instagram photos.
Model Dani Mathers was relatively unknown—that was until this past July when Mathers shared a picture of a naked woman in her gym locker room on Snapchat.
The woman was photographed without her consent, with Mathers commenting, “If I can’t unsee this then you can’t either.” After the post went viral, Mathers faced serious public backlash, which led her to issue an apology.
Mathers made things worse for herself, however, when she excused her actions by saying that she “thought [she] was only sending it to one friend.” What she failed to understand was that she brutally body-shamed the innocent woman in the photo and completely violated her privacy by photographing her without consent.
Now Mathers is in even more hot water. In California, where she resides, photographing someone in the nude without their consent is a crime. The LAPD found the woman in Mathers’ Snap in September, and she reportedly cooperated with the investigation.
As of now, TMZ reports that Mathers was charged with invasion of privacy by the L.A. City Attorney and could be facing up to six months in jail.
We can only hope that Mathers finally realizes the weight of her horrific actions and feels genuine remorse for her mistakes.
Cosmpolitan.com confirms that Kris Jenner’s not-so-famous younger sister Karen Houghton recently underwent a five-hour surgery to look more like her sister. Houghton, who has repeatedly been a prime target for tabloid reporters, says of her surgery, “I actually wanted to do it for me. And, of course, the Kardashians. Everyone wants to look beautiful.”
According to Inside Edition, Houghton’s facelift, called an auralyft, is the most extensive type of facelift that a woman can have done. Luckily, Houghton is overjoyed with the results, telling insiders, “I look like my beautiful sister Kris and I never thought I would.” Here's hoping Kris Jenner is just as pleased.
On last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy, not only was there major drama with Dr. Webber possibly being replaced, but there was also some smaller-scale drama with April and Jackson. They are currently living together, raising their newborn daughter Harriet, but they're seeing other people. During the episode, April received a notification on her phone…from Tinder. April Kepner is on Tinder?!
First of all, Jackson and April seriously need to get it together and admit that they still love each other. But this development got us thinking—if April is on Tinder, what would happen if all the other singles in the Grey's cast had Tinder accounts, too? We think their bios would look a little something like this.
Meredith Grey
Badass surgeon. Mother of three kids. Widow. My name is on a hospital, so don't waste my time.
Alex Karev
Recently single. Currently involved in a court case. Pediatric surgeon at Grey-Sloan. Let's get some beers and hang out.
Maggie Pierce
Cardiac surgeon at Grey-Sloan. I always try to look on the bright side of things, and I am super optimistic about life. Let's get to know each other—I'm an open book!
Arizona Robbins
Pediatric surgeon at Grey-Sloan. Recently divorced with a daughter. I love kids and would do anything to make them smile. Get to know me, and I'm sure I can make you smile, too. :)
Andrew DeLuca
Currently recovering from an incident with a coworker. Resident surgeon at Grey-Sloan. I'm kind of quiet, but once you get to know me, I'm sure we can hit it off.
Nathan Riggs
Not gonna lie—the ladies love my accent. I'm a trauma surgeon at Grey-Sloan, and I'm a war veteran. You're sure to fall in love with me…and my accent.
Jo Wilson
Resident surgeon at Grey-Sloan. I like to keep it casual. Let's get pizza and a beer sometime ;)
We are less than 25 days away from the return of Gilmore Girls and our consequent return to quirky town festivals, perfect Stars Hollow weather and life-changing coffee from Luke’s. But for diehard fans like @gilmoregals, that’s just too long of a wait without something to hold on to.
In one fan message, Graham reveals that the chuppah Luke made for Lorelai as a wedding gift when she was engaged to Max Medina lives on. In fact, it hasn’t moved from her yard. The chuppah, for many, is a longtime symbol of Luke’s undying, selfless love for Lorelai and a glimmer of hope that they might one day end up together forever.
Although Graham doesn’t confirm any romantic reasons for Lorelai still having the intricately handcrafted piece, we’re happy just knowing it’s there. It reminds us that nostalgia, tradition and, of course, unexpressed emotions are what this show is all about!
The Gilmore Girls Netflix revival is fast approaching (!!!), but November 25th still feels like a million years away for die-hard fans of the series. Thankfully, there are other things you can do besides watch the various trailers for the gazillionth time—like buy makeup, for instance. Beauty brands are jumping on the GG bandwagon and it's amazing, so here's a handy guide for where to score all the makeup inspired by the show.
Gilmore Girls Eyeshadow
This eyeshadow collection by Brija Cosmetics is better than anything you could have imagined. Each matte shade is sold separately and named after some of the best quotes and scenes from GG, and each is inspired by a different character. You can choose between "Hit by a Deer" for Rory, "A Film by Kirk" for Kirk of course, or "Shouldn't Have Said That" for Sookie, among many more. Individual jars are pretty affordable, at $5.50 apiece, but the whole collection will set you back $98.50. You can find it on Brija's website. Bonus: the brand has announced matching lipsticks that will be released Black Friday weekend. Gaaah!
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Gilmore Girls Lip Balm
All of the yes. Urban Tee Farm is bringing you lip balm fit for a Gilmore, in three amazing scents. "Vicious Trollop" (like Lorelai's lipstick!) is orange and vanilla-scented, "Spring Break" is mango mint, and "Java Junkie" is coffee. You can buy each one separately for $5.25, or a set of three for $12, all on the brand's website.
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Gilmore Girls Nail Polish
Last but not least, this collection of nail polish by Nvr Enuff was released in January, but is still available online here (for pre-ordering). Each sparkly shade—"Oy! With the Poodles Already,""Jam Hands,""Coffee With my Oxygen" and "Vicious Trollop"—costs around $10, or you can buy the whole collection for $35. RIP your bank account.
When it comes to us women, men just think they have it all figured out. They think that everything we do is for them. Sure, we may dress up a little more for a special occasion or when we just want his jaw to drop, but the majority of the time all the makeup-wearing and leg-shaving is for *us* to feel good. Here are 10 things you do for yourself and not for guys!
1. Shaving your legs
The smooth and soft feeling is for me, not you.
2. Wearing makeup
Makeup is empowering. It makes us feel feminine and beautiful.
3. Dressing up
Ladies, you don’t ever need an excuse to dress up!
4. Wearing sexy lingerie
It’s like our little secret wearing a sexy bra-and-panty combo underneath our everyday clothes.
5. Exercising regularly
We do it for the same reason guys do—because we like it!
6. Pampering yourself
TREAT YO SELF every damn day!
7. Claiming your sexuality
We don’t need a man to figure out what it is we want from a sexual relationship.
8. Giving compliments
Um, it's called being a nice person.
9. Managing yourself ~down there~
This is a completely personal decision, sweetie. Don't forget that.
10. Being a cuddler
You may think the cuddles are all for you, but really we need it waaaay more.
Whether you showed up late, ran out of alcohol or just didn’t feel like drinking, it happens. You find your way into a party filled to the brim with drunk, stumbling strangers dancing badly to overplayed music, and you’re 100 percent sober. When you’re drunk, you don’t have the mental ability to fully evaluate just what a party is truly like. On the other hand, sober partygoers have the full experience to take in, and many thoughts unknown to the drunken community cross their minds.
1. There are way too many people in this room right now.
Seriously, this has to be some sort of fire code violation. The smell should be, at least.
2. I wonder if there's any food here.
Forget drinking; I'm so hungry. Would anyone really notice if I took a peek through the fridge?
3. This conversation is dreadful.
Sorry, butI don't give a hoot about your fraternity.
4. I can’t dance.
What is rhythm? What are dance moves? I feel so awkward. I should just sit down.
5. Where are all of the cute guys?
Without my beer goggles, it's nothin' but threes and fours errywhere.
6. I'm amazing at beer pong.
When Franzia isn't messing with my hand-eye coordination, I've actually got a pretty decent shot! Ball is life.
7. Why do people like this song?
No, I do not want to go all night longer. I really don't think I can endure the entire three and a half minutes of this.
8. Did he really just use that pick-up line?
That might have got a laugh if I was schwasted, but all it's getting now is a major cringe. Hard pass.
9. Please stop dancing like that.
You’re embarrassing me, and I don’t even know you.Oh, sweetie—no. Get off the table.
10. Dude, are you okay?
Stumbley over here needs a glass of water and a cab home pronto.
11. I miss my bed.
My comforter could cuddle me so much better than any of these contenders. I'm outta here.
“Let me say this…I really do hope we have a woman president in my lifetime.” Hillary Clinton, former first lady and secretary of state, said this in Toronto in 2013. Now, just days before the 2016 presidential election, she stands poised fulfill her own dreams.
The support is there to make HRC’s hopes a reality. According to the Her Campus Pre-Election Survey #3, 60 percent of college women would vote for Hillary Clinton right now if they had to. But do they like her?
Our survey shows mixed results. Only 28 percent had a positive impression of her. Meanwhile, 42 percent had a negative impression of the former secretary of state, while the rest of the surveyed women were neutral.
The vast majority—83 percent, that is—of women had a negative impression of Donald Trump. This disapproval of Trump could actually be the reason why so many women are voting for Clinton. About 60 percent of the respondents to HC’s survey who said they’re #WithHer stated that Hillary was simply the lesser of two evils. Similarly, a McClatchy-Marist poll showed that 62 percent of Hillary’s 18 to 29-year-old supporters chose to stand with her because they’re against Trump, rather than specifically supporting Clinton’s policies.
This “lesser of two evils” theme is fairly unique to this election season. FiveThirtyEight found that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the two most disliked presidential nominees in modern U.S. history. Although Clinton consistently ranks more favorably than Trump, both candidates have net favorability ratings of -10 percentage points or worse.
On paper, women should love Hillary. Her platform focuses on plenty of women’s issues: closing the pay gap, fighting for paid parental leave and affordable child care, standing with Planned Parenthood, confronting violence against women, and protecting women’s reproductive rights.
So why aren’t masses of college women flocking to support Hillary? And where do their views fit into the history of public sentiment about her? We took a closer look at what exactly is going on.
“Hillary spent too much time in the system, and in my opinion it's time for a change…”
Clinton’s lengthy political career has made her the most prepared presidential candidate in history, but it’s also managed to paint her as an untrustworthy, establishment politician.
“Hillary spent too much time in the system, and in my opinion it's time for a change,” said Haley Drutarovsky, a junior at the University of Pittsburgh.
Clinton’s experience in politics, while extensive, has also been spotted in controversy and scandals. After earning a law degree from Yale University and marrying Bill Clinton, Hillary served as a public defender. In 1975, she was assigned to the case of a man who raped a 12-year-old girl—and racked up one of the first experiences that would later be used against her in politics. She managed to decrease his possible 30-year prison term to just one year in jail and four years probation.
“When you’re a lawyer you often don’t have the choice as to who you will represent,” Clinton said about the case in an interview with the British online network Mumsnet. “I had a professional duty to represent my client to the best of my ability, which I did.”
Clinton served as first lady from 1993-2001, after Bill Clinton was elected president. In 2001, she became the first American first lady ever to win a seat in public office when she was elected to the U.S. Senate. She served as a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. Her appointment to the Obama administration cabinet then took Clinton out of U.S. Senate and dropped her into the office of the secretary of state for the nation. It was during Clinton’s time as secretary of state, which lasted until she resigned in 2013, that she became involved in the Benghazi scandal and used a private email server. Finally, in 2016, she became the first woman in American history to become a major political party’s nominee, although issues from her past continue to affect her campaign for president.
It certainly wasn’t easy for Hillary upon entering the public sphere, either. When Bill Clinton lost his reelection bid in 1980 for attorney general of Arkansas, she figured out the hard way that voters had an issue with her. At least, they had an issue with her name, which she kept as “Hillary Rodham” rather than changing to “Hillary Clinton.” In an attempt to appease voters, she decided to go by Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1982.
“To say that Hillary Rodham Clinton wasn’t liked in some sizable circles is an understatement. There were many, many comparisons to Lady Macbeth,” Janell Ross wrote in a 2015 Washington Post article.
Intense media coverage of the Clinton family at the time did not help with the pressure Hillary likely felt or the scrutiny she faced. During Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign for president, magazines and tabloids covered stories of Bill’s “bimbos” and his mistress Gennifer Flowers, along with accusations of Hillary running off to have sex with a female veterinarian. The couple was often interrogated about marital problems. Questions of Hillary’s style, form and even hair flew at her, while her political opinions and platforms fell to the side. Reporters and TV crews even staked her out at the hospital while Hillary was there for two weeks with her dying father, who had just suffered a stroke. Many thought that she was taking too much time off from the White House. She was, understandably exhausted, while her political aspirations were misunderstood
She had worked for the Children’s Defense Fund. She had her own opinions and tried to take an active role in health care reform. Instead, as Margaret Carlson June wrote in the 1993 Vanity Fair article "A Hundred Days of Hillary," “There remains after three decades greater fascination with what goes on top of a woman’s head than what is in it.” And Clinton didn't do herself any favors when she bristled at those societal expectations.
“You know, I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life,” Clinton said in 1992 of herself becoming a controversial political figure in addition to her husband.
Of that response, Jackie Judd of ABC News said on PBS’ Frontline, “The damage had been done. She’d been tagged an elitist and an ultra-feminist.”
"A key factor that’s often overlooked by those wondering why Hillary Clinton is often vilified is that men and women still typically view ambitious women with great suspicion," notes Dr. Maryann Barakso, a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. "From the very beginning of her career it was clear that Clinton was not the typical wife; she worked outside the home and was a full partner with her husband Bill Clinton in his own political ambitions."
In a 1993 Vogue photo shoot, Clinton was described as parting “her lips suggestively…gaz[ing] at the camera with bedroom eyes,” by Conor O’ Cleary in the Irish Times. One well put-together photoshoot led some to question why Clinton, who once glowed of individualism and power, reverted to a mainly feminine image afterward. Naomi Wolf argued to The New York Times in 1993 that “women are eager to affirm the fact that female sexuality should no longer be perceived as undermining female authority but complementing it.”
Still, similar to pantsuits in the 2008 election, Hillary’s clothes and headbands were often more newsworthy than her healthcare reform platform.
"I think that when people put aside her actual experience and judge her for things that she wears, or the attitude she has, or the amount she smiles, that's sexism," said Megan Monahan, a junior at Saint John's University in Queens, NY.
Clinton poured her heart into health care reform as FLOTUS, but her plan—numbering over 1,000 pages—was eventually defeated in Congress in 1994, effectively weakening Clinton’s attempts at becoming politically important. Her disapproval ratings soon rose to about 45 percent. Her approval ratings would not go up again until 1998, toward the tail-end of the Clinton era. This was likely because she stood by her husband as he dealt with a possible impeachment and the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
These remained high until 2001, when Gallup noted that her ratings dipped to under 45 percent favorability. This linked with her election to U.S. Senate. During her tenure, these ratings rose and fell, ultimately peaking with her time as secretary of state. That is, until the Benghazi scandal.
"It's hard to look at events like Benghazi and the email scandal and say 'That was an innocent mistake,' and those two events were monumental enough for me to say 'Okay, maybe I should vote 3rd party'..."
The Sept. 11, 2012 attack of the U.S. base in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans killed, has haunted Hillary ever since. As the secretary of state, Clinton was in charge of and ultimately responsible for the lack of security in Benghazi that left the Americans so vulnerable. Republican politicians have also charged that she knew that there were planned terrorist attacks that night and did not prevent them.
Investigators found nothing indicating Clinton wrongdoing with respect to Benghazi within the 33 congressional hearings and four public hearings that were held by the House Benghazi Committee, so the issue is receding. But the investigation did reveal that Clinton used a private email server as secretary of state.
From 2009 to 2013, Clinton used her own personal email rather than her State Department one. This led to the mishandling of thousands of classified or sensitive emails. The scandal also furthered the distrust Americans had for Clinton. Her approval ratings dropped as she resigned from her position as U.S. secretary of state. Although the Department of Justice decided not to pursue criminal charges against Hillary, her use of the server has tarnished much of her campaign, especially with emails still being released as public records—the emails that she did not delete as “personal,” that is.
Outside of these larger scandals, there were also the millions of dollars that the Clintons have both received for paid speeches. There's the Whitewater scandal. Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky. Vince Foster’s suicide. When you’re in the public sphere for more than two decades, the controversies can pile up. And, in Hillary’s case, the mountain of scandals is still building, dangerously looming over her campaign’s attempts to woo voters.
“She is a criminal, and a stereotypical ‘politician’ who says what everyone wants to hear but never enforces any of it once in office,” Drutarovsky said.
“Clinton comes across as somewhat aloof and remote, making it hard for women to identify with her…”
“Ultimately, I think that the misgivings women have about Clinton are similar to those held by men—namely, many Americans simply do not find her to be a trustworthy candidate,” said Kaylee Johnson, a doctoral candidate of American politics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. “Young women in particular may distrust her because of her wealth, and because she is a ‘career politician’ who does not understand the life experiences of young women (and young people, more generally) in this country. Clinton comes across as somewhat aloof and remote, making it hard for women to identify with her.”
This means that Clinton has been caught in controversy since 1975, and has been an extremely public figure since her husband ran for the 1992 election. Throughout that, say, 24-year span, there have been plenty of anti-Hillary criticisms in the media. Hating Hillary is not a new thing. There is an actual 1996 article titled “Hating Hillary” in The New Yorker, in which Clinton as first lady is cast as a Mrs. Jellyby—someone who is interested in distant charities, but ignores interpersonal connections closer to her.
Some have described meeting Clinton as a surreal, not-at-all-expected experience. For example, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., in “Hating Hillary,” recalled his surprise at how much of a “charmer” Hillary is. Clinton, known for her distrust of the media, certainly could not and still often can’t convey that emotional openness publicly.
Writer Rebecca Traister discovered the same phenomenon when she profiled Hillary Clinton last May. “Her inner circle claims to see her—to really see her, and really like her—every day,” wrote Traister in her New York Magazine article. “They say she is so different one-on-one, funny and warm and devastatingly smart. It’s hard for people who know her to comprehend why the rest of America can’t see what they do.”
“I know that I can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional,” Clinton said in an interview with the blog Humans of New York. “But I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions. And that’s a hard path to walk. Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don’t want to seem ‘walled off’.”
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“I don't plan on voting for Clinton because as a Bernie supporter she acted like she did not need my vote for months, insulted me and acted as if I was ridiculous.”
The anti-establishment phenomenon that began as Occupy Wall Street in 2011 and culminated to the Bernie Sanders campaign created a huge problem for Hillary Clinton.
“I don't plan on voting for Clinton because as a Bernie supporter she acted like she did not need my vote for months, insulted me and acted as if I was ridiculous. She didn't support gay marriage until 2013, she only supported a $12 [per hour] minimum wage, she is also corrupt and has the complete opposite values as myself,” said Meri Roche, a sophomore at Hartwick College. “Her voting record as a senator goes against my beliefs. She also is funded by huge corporations and super PACs, she isn't for the legalization of marijuana and she supports the [Trans-Pacific Partnership]." [Note: Hillary' may have supported the TPP as late as June 2015, but her current, announced platform is against it]
Roche, who plans on voting for Jill Stein, falls into the realm of many Bernie-or-Busters. According to The Washington Post, only 43 percent of Sanders backers viewed Clinton as honest in late September.
Bernie Sanders supporters were undeniably embittered by their primary defeat. "We must elect Hillary Clinton," Sanders announced to his supporters, who flung "Boos" and "We want Bernie" chants in his direction during the Democratic National Convention in July. "The support we have received from every state in this country has been extraordinary, and the grass roots activism is unprecedented in modern American history...Make no mistake about it, we have made history.”
At the beginning of the 2016 DNC in Philadelphia, Penn., WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 emails from top members of the Democratic National Committee. Some of these emails suggested that high-ranking DNC officials showed notable favoritism toward Clinton from the beginning, and may have even tried to sabotage Sanders' campaign. “Hell no, DNC! We won’t vote for Hillary!” reverberated through crowds of angry Sanders supporters there, who later labeled Sanders' support of her a traitorous.
As late as September, hacked audio clips of Hillary exhibit her describing Bernie Sanders supporters as "children of the Great Recession" who are "living in their parents' basement."
"If you’re feeling like you’re consigned to, you know, being a barista, or you know, some other job that doesn’t pay a lot, and doesn’t have some other ladder of opportunity attached to it, then the idea that maybe, just maybe, you could be part of a political revolution is pretty appealing," Clinton said in the tapes.
"No matter what Secretary Clinton may have said years ago behind closed doors, what's important today is that millions of people stand up and demand that the Democratic Party implement the most progressive platform in the history of our country," Sanders responded according to The Washington Post, encouraging his voters once again to choose Clinton over Trump.
According to Forbes, Clinton's unfavorability rating among Bernie voters was 68 percent in mid-July. That number dropped to 55 percent by October—a slow, but somewhat reassuring sign of at least some sort of reconciliation of hurt feelings among voters.
Being a woman in politics for decades has led to a slew of controversies that, even to this day, Clinton has not necessarily overcome. "Although she probably doesn't have my vote, Its encouraging as a female to see her in such a powerful position," Drutarovsky said. "It's nice to see qualities like perseverance and drive in one of the most talked about females at the moment. It teaches young girls that they can be a doctor, president, or engineer. Hopefully Hillary will pave the way for more and more females to start following their dreams and stop looking at their gender as a determining factor."
From being questioned on the use of her maiden name, to dealing with more than 11 hours of being grilled with questions at the Benghazi hearing, Clinton has truly dealt with it all. It's no mystery why many college women do not love, support or trust her, but it’s also important to appreciate how tough it’s been for Clinton to navigate being a powerful woman in American politics for over two decades. Regardless of where you fall on the spectrum of admiring or despising Hillary, the best way to make a statement is to VOTE. #OurVoteCounts...so get out there and hit the ballots, where you really could decide who will be our next president.
Name: Kunoor Ojha Age: 26 Job title: National Campus and Student Organizing Director, Hillary for America College name/major: Illinois Institute of Technology for a B.S. in Political Science, 2009-2013 Twitter handle: @kunoorojha
What does your current job entail? Is there a such thing as a typical day?
It's such a cliche to say it, but no, there's no such a thing as a typical day. The bulk of my responsibilities include providing resources and guidance to our state teams. We have strong teams on the ground, mobilizing volunteers and students every day. It's a lot of work and sometimes exhausting. Oftentimes an extra opinion or an extra set of eyes on a local problem can be really helpful. That's where I come in. I work with our campus teams all over the country, offering my experience and perspective to make their lives easier. I also spend a lot of time meeting with other departments here in HQ to see how they can support our ground game remotely, whether that's our digital team, our surrogates tea, or a number of others. So, a typical day involves a lot of phone calls to our teams in the states and a lot of meetings with folks in HQ about how we can support our amazing student volunteers.
What's the best part of your job?
It's so common for political campaigns to treat young people like children. There used to be this feeling that engaging young voters wasn't necessary, it was just bonus and was limited to vague conversations about the importance of voting. The best part of this campaign is knowing that we aren't making those mistakes again. We take young voters seriously as a voting block (in fact, they're going to be the biggest voting voting bloc), and so, our outreach to millennials goes farther than celebrity events. Without sacrificing any of the fun or creativity, we also bring the millennial lens to policy, paid media, correspondence, and more. We make sure that they get to hear directly from our candidates and the most influential people on the campaign. It's gratifying to see that.
The other best part of my job is getting to hear from so many students that are really talented organizers. So many of them are self-taught and just motivated by our mission. They don't need to hear another elected official or staffer telling them voting is important. It is, and they know that, so now they're out there doing the work! They've built a lot of collective power on some of these campuses and are accomplishing so much. It's really cool.
How did you get from your first entry level job out of college to where you are now?
My first experience in electoral organizing was in college. I applied to be an organizer on the president's reelection campaign over the summer of my junior year. I had recently changed my major from chemistry to political science after some seriously long conversations with my parents, and wanted to get some experience under my belt.
When I started, Chicago HQ didn't exist yet, and we were working to build up the volunteer infrastructure in the very, very early stages. It wasn't glamorous. It was hard work, but it set the stage for the rest of my career.
After graduating, I was facing the same tough economy that so many of my peers entered the workforce in. Entry-level jobs were scare, and even more so if you were a political science major who wanted to work towards a larger mission. I eventually found my way to state-level campaign working to end gerrymandering. I found another campaign after that one, and then, over a year ago, I moved to New Hampshire to work for the Bernie Sanders campaign. He was still single-digits in the polls and I knew nothing about the state I was moving to, and the rest is history.
The point is, it wasn't the easiest choice. It was a tough choice to change my major in the first place (any other first-generation Americans can probably sympathize with me here), but the risks ended up paying off!
What has it been like working in politics during this election cycle? If you worked on previous campaigns, how is this one different?
It's been a unique experience for me, having working for both Senator Sanders and Secretary Clinton. Some things are the same in every campaign - the friends you meet, the long hours, etc. A lot of people will probably think I'm ridiculous for saying this, but I think it's been a much more romantic cycle than usual.
Obama for America's "Hope" and "Change" messages were obviously romantic and beautiful, but this year all of that has been so clearly tied to policy and human impact. We're hearing from individuals who are struggling with student loans and medical debt. We're hearing from children who are afraid their parents are going to deported. And we've got candidates directly tying their platforms and track records to regular people. We had a factsheet come out about how our candidate will help you if you're between 18 and 35 years old. Our ads are talking about what our opponent getting into office would mean for you if you were a woman. With both Bernie and Hillary, there was all this resurfacing of archival footage, showing us how they've been fighting these fights over a lifetime.
And with all that behind them, we're moving forward to some pretty revolutionary ideas. Tuition-free college for working families and campaign finance reform aren't things I thought we'd see this fast - at least if you would've asked me 2 or 3 years ago. But we can really get there. It's a beautiful thing.
What advice do you have for young women who are interested in working in politics?
1. The first step is to just get involved in literally any form. I was always pretty political on campus and was involved in a couple of different groups. but none of them were electoral. I learned a lot from them and then learned even more from my internships outside the classroom.
2. Do what you love. You don't have to be a poli sci major to work in politics. We have engineers, lawyers, graphic designers, organizers, and data scientists all working towards the same cause!
3. Speak up! People listen to the loudest person in the room and assume that they're also smartest. Young women, myself included, are especially bad at speaking up in meetings, so make sure you take every opportunity to practice!
4. Volunteer. Whether you're going to work towards electoral change, churn out policy papers, or work for a local community organization, you'll get a feeling for the culture and the pace by volunteering.
5. Read! You can never know too much, so make sure you have a book or podcast ready on every flight and subway ride. Read about history, politics, and current events, and let your reading inform your worldview. Don't let cynical cable news stories be the only source of information in your life.
6. Stay romantic and optimistic. There will always be haters telling you that you aren't practical or reasonable enough. Don't them place limits on what YOU think you can accomplish.
7. Try new things. For some reason, folks are quick to encourage each other to try new hobbies and foods, but equally quick to discourage new things in the workplace. If think you think you can add value to a conversation or if you think you can contribute to the work of another department, do it! Some people think that employees should all stay strictly in their lanes, but the best teams are those that can recognize your expertise in your area, while simultaneously encouraging you to collaborate with others and take on additional responsibilities.
What has been the most surreal moment of your work on this campaign?
Probably the day that Senator Sanders endorsed Secretary Clinton. Having never been to a debate, this was the only time I've ever seen the two of them together. Seeing them behind the scenes before they went out to speak is something I'll never forget.
What's your favorite piece of political pop culture, and why? (TV show, movie, book, etc - for ex. House of Cards)
I'm completely obsessed with Veep. I've seen every episode at least three times and still can't get enough!
