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Mar 12th 2010 By Sarah Crow

How to Be Ke$ha; Lady Gaga and Beyonce Play 'Telephone'

From zero to Ke$ha in twelve easy steps. (via BuzzFeed)

In people desperately clinging to the spotlight news, Heidi Montag has fired her husband, Spencer Pratt, and hired a psychic as her manager. (via PEOPLE)

Amy Winehouse is reportedly designing a line of clothing for fashion label Fred Perry, because every girl needs an outfit that screams "I'm soooo hiiiiiigh!" (via Dlisted)

Lady Gaga arouses, confuses, kills in the much-awaited "Telephone" video with Beyonce. (via Gawker)
Motorouth: Billy Corgan
"He's trying to destroy his career... There's things you should really just keep your mouths shut on." - The Smashing Pumpkins front man on John Mayer. (via E! Online)

(Images: Bauer Griffin, Pacific Coast News, Getty)

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Mar 12th 2010 By Emerald Catron

Cute Lesbian Ruins Yet Another Prom

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Apparently, the biggest threat to high school prom is not spiked punch or pig's blood, but the terrifying scourge of TEEN LESBIANS. Mississippi's Itawamba County Agricultural High School canceled prom because 18-year-old Constance McMillen (the SUPER-THREATENING-LOOKING young lady at left) wanted to take her girlfriend as her date and wear a tuxedo. (The same thing almost happened in Alabama a few months ago.) Because, as we all know, nothing is more terrifying than two high school girls in formal wear. Take it away, ACLU! (AP)

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Mar 12th 2010 By Emerald Catron

Japanese Girl May Be The First Female Pitcher To Make The Pros

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Eri Yoshida wants to take her knuckleball pro

Eri Yoshida an 18-year-old Japanese baseball player comes to America and tries to make the pros ... and she's a girl! It sounds like a magnificent sequel to "Mr. Baseball," but it's a-happenin'.

Yoshida is the first woman drafted by a Japanese professional baseball team, and she may be the first female pitcher to go pro. Her secret weapon is the old knuckleball, an elusive pitch that few have mastered, and the one thing that makes her attempt viable. Earlier this month, she hit the spring training circuit in Arizona, where she pitched under the tutelage of the Red Sox's Tim Wakefield. (Yoshida says she taught herself the pitch by watching videos of him.)

Although she isn't trying to make it to the majors -- she's only hoping for a spot in an independent league -- we would certainly love to watch an 18-year-old, 5-foot-1-inch lady strike out her juiced-up competitors.

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Mar 11th 2010 By Paula Kashtan

How Fast Can You Find the Red Button?

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As one of the more random and old-school games we've stumbled on lately, ButtonHunt 3 is obviously an immediate favorite. The object? Find the red button. Your task will take you through many curious places, like microwaves... wine bottles... helium balloon stands ... Come on, what's not to love? (Also, if anyone knows how to get through the level "Boss Encounter: Limitive Thinking," please let us know in the comments!)

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Mar 11th 2010 By Amber Greviskes

Get Fit -- Jessica Simpson's Weight; Eat Better

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Our friends at That's Fit have awesome diet and fitness coverage, so we're going to start giving you some of our favorite stories from their site each week. Enjoy!

Poor Jessica Simpson?
Jessica Simpson hit Oprah's couch discuss how her weight gain is fodder for the tabloids. Considering her popularity surge after sporting Daisy Dukes, is she to blame?

Are Salads Really the Way to Go?
Let Consumer Reports help you choose the nine healthiest fast food salads.

Burn More Calories in Less Time
High-intensity exercise is twice as effective as normal exercise at increasing endurance, speed and strength. Will it burn more calories?

Make a Better Lunch

Most health-conscious people choose whole wheat over white bread, but rye could be better.

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Mar 11th 2010 By Kate Ashford @ HerTwoCents

'Help, I Have $122,000 in Student Loans' -- What Do I Do Now?

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The girl: Allison

Age: 31

Job: Public relations

Where she calls home: The Midwest

Her sitch: Allison borrowed about $40,000 for her undergrad degree and another $80,000 for graduate school, and now she's swimming in the combined debt. Even though she's making about $60,000 as a PR exec, the $922 she's paying every month is rough. "My take-home is only about $3,000 a month, so a third of my salary is earmarked for student loan payments," she says. "I feel stuck, and like I can't get ahead. My husband and I want to buy a house, we'd like to start a family, but these payments are eating up such a huge chunk of my income." Oh, and she's got 25 years to go on the loans, so she'll be 56 before she's debt-free.

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Mar 11th 2010 By Whitney Teal

Link Love -- Frozen Green Living; Alice in Wonderland-Inspired Design

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Dolly Parton's the queen of backwoods-cheap -- and we love her for it! Nothing makes us happier than taking a look back at her beauty progression. (BellaSugar)

Freezing batteries isn't just one of those weirdo tips your grandparents beat into you; it's actually green! Besides batteries, freeze candles, pantyhose and more for longer life. (Huff Po)

"Alice in Wonderland"'s crazy, freaky, psychedelic trip of a story is actually really great decorating inspiration. (Design*Sponge)
relationship

Parents, friends, roommates -- there comes a time when you've got to evaluate your relationship with them. Here are signs to let you know if the getting is good. (Shine)
farrah abrams

"Teen Mom" star Farrah Abraham's domestic-abuse claims are ripe for public fodder, but does her limited celebrity warrant the microscope treatment? (Double X)

How to get the internship of your dreams (write a creative application!) and what to avoid (admit to underage-drinking). (CollegeCandy)

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Mar 11th 2010 By Julieanne Smolinski

'Mad Men' Barbies Make Us Mad -- Mattel Shrinks Christina Hendricks

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When we got a press release about "Mad Men" Barbies, we were cautiously excited. Sure, Barbies are the worst, but maybe Joan Holloway's unbelievable curves would be the perfect opportunity for Mattel to shake up the shape of its bizarrely proportioned little effigy of ladyhood.

But, um, as you can see at left, opportunity missed.

In fact, the Joan doll is pin-thin, proportioned exactly the same as the Betty Draper doll (see below). We get that Barbie is one-size -- but this would have been the perfect opportunity for her not to be. Christina Hendricks' ridonkulous body breaks the mold -- so why couldn't Mattel have?

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