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Weighed down by hundreds of thousands because of student loans? Your step-by-step plan to tackling the debt.

The movies that make you bawl: Lemondrop readers weigh in with their go-to cinematic tearjerkers.

Confirming our deep-rooted fear of love handles: A recent study found that women would rather be hit by a truck than be fat.
Are real estate agents unfaithful? We discover the world's sluttiest professions.
Our Single Guy Blogger needs professional help: He has a serious obsession -- with breasts.
Is it wrong to derive pleasure from their pain? Because new Tumblr blog animalswithcasts is the cutest thing ever. Get well soon, our little friends.

Dear Bar,

I know we don't know each other. And I can't say I know Leo well either. I saw him once on a street corner in New York, and he's really cute, but not really my type. To each her own. Or so I wish.

Thing is, since the whole world is weighing in on whether the two of you should get married, I thought I'd wish you well ... and say this: I think you can live happily ever after, even if you're Jewish and he's not. And I speak from experience.

I admit, my jaw hit the ground when I read about Lehava yesterday: An entire Jewish organization dedicated to breaking up relationships like yours!? And, well, mine. Before we go any further, I should tell you that I'm a non-Jewish girl married to a Jewish guy.

And even without an entire league of crazies pitted against us -- sending my mom threatening letters about why we should end it, like they did yours -- it hasn't always been easy being an outsider who married in.

While the rest of us will hit the treadmill on Sunday in an attempt to work off the last of those chocolates we've gobbled up since Valentine's Day, women in Japan will be popping open their heart-shaped boxes a little late this year.

Actually, it's the case every March 14, or White Day, as it's prominently advertised in candy shops from Osaka to Tokyo.

Here's how it works: On February 14, women are traditionally expected to treat the various men in their lives -- that includes bosses and platonic co-workers -- with giri, which basically means "obligation chocolate." (If they're really into someone, they can shell out some more yen for honmei, or "true love" bonbons.)

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning all made up as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie for "The Runways." Is there anything cuter? (Elle)

The stars of "City Island" dish on what it's like to play a plus-size love interest. (Jezebel)

What mode of transport does your computer browser resemble: a rocket, a dead horse or a pimped-out truck? (CollegeHumor)
Sarah Hurwitz, the first orthodox Jewish rabbi, is a pretty cool chick ... you know, for a female rabbi. (Heeb)
Tiger's a sex addict, but there's the flip side: sexual anorexia. When you don't have an interest in sex, it's just as big of a problem as nymphomania. (TresSugar)
Nancy Pelosi, health-care bill, final hours, blah blah blah. Apparently they're wrapping this fiasco up soon. (Politico)
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We always kind of thought the animated Disney princess would probably be total mean girls in real life -- and now we know for sure. Some superb nerd mashed up the trailer to "Mean Girls" with clips from "Sleeping Beauty," "The Little Mermaid" and a slew of other pink-clad princesses.

The result? This scarily on-point gem.

Proof that pretty girls with long flowing hair can be majorly catty -- whether they're pixels or real people. Enjoy!

Awards season may feel like one singular event, boxed up neatly into the first quarter of the year, but in fact, it is a journey. All roads lead to the Oscars, the most coveted ticket in town, and a celebrity's best platform to correct any early fashion mistakes they may have made at January's Golden Globes.

To wit: After Penelope Cruz arrived at the Academy Awards in 2008 wearing that infamously fabulous peachy Versace with the feathery skirt, nobody remembered or cared what the hell she put on at any event beforehand. Had she known what a hit that frock was going to be at the Big Game, she could've gone to the SAG Awards wearing a garbage bag: Triumph at the Oscars trumps everything that came before.

This year, five actresses used the two months between the Globes and the Oscars to plan their redemption from the red carpet Hall of Shame, and it worked like a charm.

TINA FEY
Globes: Cute hair, but that unflattering Zac Posen dress looks like an aggressive wedding cake designed for a bell fetishist. Worse, it made Fey's great gams look inaccurately stumpy, and Fey unfortunately finished the look with shoes that managed to be twee in a whole different way. Repeat after us, Tina: You are not your "30 Rock" character. No need to Lemon your wardrobe.
Oscars: Rumors (since denied, but aren't all rumors denied at least twice in this town?) flew after the Globes that Fey canned her stylist. Whatever happened, Tina emerged victorious, because this one-shoulder Michael Kors sheath is pretty, flattering and grown-up -- all without prompting any comparisons to baked goods. In other words: va-va-va-voom.

So, the Academy Awards are over. Didn't get to go to the show this year? That's OK, because chances are you weren't as prepared as you could have been. Because you can never, ever be totally prepared.

I went undercover (well actually, I was invited) to an exclusive Haven360 "escape for Oscar Contenders and VIPs to enjoy luxury spa treatments ... while giving back to the arts." There's nothing I love more than giving back -- and getting the inside scoop.

So while neither of us made it to the show this year, that doesn't mean that we can't use some swag and spa tips for our next red-carpet event / date / awards-show viewing party. Here's what I learned about what some stars to do get prepped for the show ... and what they haul home in their totes.

1. You're going to have to be as thin as heavenly possible. This is muy importante and is going to require some forethought. Don't kill yourself or do anything dangerous, but health takes a backseat to looking good come Oscar time. This is where you dust off the old starvation fad diet and start drinking copious amounts of H2O. You could also try this Red Carpet Ready fitness program designed to tighten, tone and shape your body in record time. If you're in the Los Angeles area you don't even have to diet or work out -- just visit Dr. Frank Ryan of Beverly Hills who has an exciting new "body slimming laser" (!!!!).