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- Textual Healing: Things You Should Not Text Your Best Friend’s Girlfriend
- Liv Tyler Talks Style, Spirituality, and Whether She Would Dress Like Her Dad
- The Daily WTF: World’s Most Adorable Vandal
- Video: ‘Game of Thrones’ Violin Cover
- Parenting Lessons from ‘Teen Mom’: Don’t Text Your Baby Mama When She’s Standing Right There
- Paramount Digs in Its Heels About Maintaining the ‘Captain America’ Title Overseas
- Art Crush: Shelley Calton’s Ladies with Guns and Roller Derby Chicks
- Hot Shot: Shirtless Zac Efron Is Shirtless
- Summer Reading List: Six Novellas Better Than a “Beach Read”
- Nathan Fillion Stars in a Gaming PSA About “Swamp Ass”
| Textual Healing: Things You Should Not Text Your Best Friend’s Girlfriend Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT
“You will never believe what [insert name of best friend here] did the other day,” a friend said to me recently. “He texted me, asking me for my girlfriend’s number and then texted her to let her know he had just had sex in a public bathroom with his girlfriend. I guess it was some sort of challenge for us. She was into it, but I’m like, no thanks.” I’m pretty sure if someone ever did that to me and someone I was dating, I would not so kindly ask them to leave me and my boyfriend alone, thankyouverymuch. It’s one thing to brag about your sexual conquests, and even challenge friends to top your exhibitionist acts, but to purposefully seek out the phone number of a friend’s significant other to extend the challenge to her and not your own friend — why, that’s just even more attention seeking than having sex in a public bathroom to begin with. But, then again, I guess it makes sense. If your pants fall in a public place, and no one saw it (besides the person having sex with you), did it really happen? Bragging about it is all part of the deal. So, if it’s not a good idea to text your best friend’s girlfriend something like this, what other things are off limits? I’ve put together a helpful list: • Questions about her body or her friends’ bodies, or compliments about her body (ex: “What’s your cup size?” “You’re pretty.”) • Revelations about her boyfriend’s past (“Don’t worry, his last gf wasn’t that much prettier than you.”) • Photos from her boyfriend’s past • Any comparisons or references to his previous girlfriends (See above) • Off-hand mentions of things that happened when you guys were out last night without her (“Nothing happened with that girl he was talking to last night. Plus, you’re definitely prettier than her.”) • Insults or guesses on how long they’ll last (“I’ll give it 6 weeks.”) • Naked photos of yourself especially, but of anyone really • Angry attacks on her character, body or personality – especially when you’re drunk • Any attempt to convince her to cheat on her boyfriend • Any sex proposition (“Threesome?”) As I put together this list, I realize a list of “Things That Are Perfectly Acceptable To Text Your Best Friend’s Girlfriend” would probably have been shorter. Perhaps a good question to ask yourself would be, “Why do I have my best friend’s girlfriend’s phone number?” I think it should only be used for good, like to plan parties and visits and presents. It shouldn’t be used to gloat about having sex in a bathroom. Just saying. What things did I leave off my list? Have you ever received an inappropriate text from your significant other’s best friend? How did you and your SO react? Leave your thoughts in the comments below, and you might see them featured in an upcoming installment of Textual Healing. Related posts: Post from: Crushable Textual Healing: Things You Should Not Text Your Best Friend’s Girlfriend |
| Liv Tyler Talks Style, Spirituality, and Whether She Would Dress Like Her Dad Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:20 AM PDT
Curled up on a couch at the Crosby Hotel, her sky-high black Louboutins tossed beside after a long day of interviews for her new film, actress Liv Tyler is every bit as NYC chic as we expected. Dressed in a Alaia cardigan, a leather skirt from The Row, and a cute top with a Peter Pan collar from somewhere she can't remember, it's obvious why the staff here at Lucky has been style crushing on her for years. Today though, she's here to promote a pretty deep project: The Ledge is not only written and directed by Charles Darwin's great-great grandson Matthew Chapman (how's that for bona fides?), it grapples with issues of religious fundamentalism, mortality, adultery and fate. So allow us a brief pit stop before we get to the all- important matter of the day, fashion! Your character Shauna is a reformed drug addict-turned-fundamentalist Christian. What drew you to this movie? You know, it's such a gut instinct thing for me. I was very interested in the complexities of my character —the flaws and the sort of different notes and levels—this idea that we are all so complicated and fragile. It was just a story that I wanted to be a part of. Have you ever had a spiritual crisis like Shauna's? I haven't. I grew up with such an eccentric varied mix. Half of my family is Republican, half is Democrat. You know, we have every kind of religion there is and I've always had a clear sense of what I believed in, which is quite simple, and it is not necessarily any one thing as a whole. We've been watching you since Empire Records. How has your style evolved over the years? My style has changed quite a lot in the past couple years. I keep going through my closet lately, and I want to get rid of everything. Even things that I think are really beautiful—I just think I don't really want to wear that anymore, that shape doesn't suit me. I am very aware of my body now as a woman, and the very classic simple shapes that suit me, like a great striped blue-and-white top with a pair of jeans, or the perfect pencil or mini skirt. I suppose I might have been a little more feminine in the past. Now I'm interested in the combination between feminine and edgy. Some of our editors noted your outfit and side-braided hair at Target's GO International Designer Collective Launch event and thought you were going edgier. That night, I really wanted to have my hair braided on one side. I asked my hairdresser if he could do it, but I didn't think of it being particularly edgy. If anything the thing that has influenced me is my relationship with Riccardo Tisci through my cosmetic contract with Givenchy. It's incredible what he does. It's like this mix between very gothic and feminine and then also something very strong with an edge to it. It really suits me in a way I wasn't aware of before. You turn up at a lot of fashion events, the CFDAs, The Met Ball, runway shows. Is it work or fun for you? I can't help it; I love fashion. I grew up in New York, I was a model before, and as a woman in the world today I am interested and curious about fashion. And a lot of those people are my friends, and have been for a long time. I love what they do and there is something so exciting and amazing about going to a fashion show. It is such a different world than making films. Fashion is very immediate and spontaneous and a lot of creative energy goes into a quick moment— it's almost like a live theatre production. Did having rock star dads making you more willing to take fashion chances? I mean if anything that sent me the other way! I am wearing a leather skirt today, but you could not have put a pair of leather trousers in front of me, I would have not worn them, just because I grew up around them my whole life, But in the past couple years Riccardo made me a pair of leather pants. They are tight, like a second skin, and I put them on and even just wear them with a t-shirt or a baggy sweater and they are great! I would have never thought to wear them before, but I love them. What do you think of your dad's (Steven Tyler) style? Oh my god, I always have things to say about his style. It's so unique. He has so much fun with it, and there is no question for him. Nothing could be too over the top—if he loves leopard, he's going to wear the leopard. If he likes that shirt or that hat or that scarf, he wears it. I think that's quite beautiful. He's not thinking about it at all, about if it's fashionable or cool, he is completely going from his gut. What was your most awkward fashion phase? Oh my god, I've had a few. I was a homegirl for a while when I was a teenager, and I used to wear really baggy jeans and doorknocker earrings and red lipstick. I had very thin eyebrows, and my hair was slicked back in a really high ponytail with lots of hairspray. What's your perfect summer outfit? I love to wear little summer dresses and rompers, and baggy cut off jean shorts and a little sweater. Or little striped top with a pair of jean shorts. For sneakers, I love to wear Bensimon sneakers from France in the summer. Where do you get your fashion inspiration? Often times, I will just get an image in my mind. A lot of times it comes from a film or a classic image, you know Brigitte Bardot or all of those amazing women from another time—Jackie Kennedy, Lauren Hutton—very simple, classic looks that I definitely go back to a lot. More Celeb Style:
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| The Daily WTF: World’s Most Adorable Vandal Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:04 AM PDT |
| Video: ‘Game of Thrones’ Violin Cover Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT Love Game of Thrones and want it to come back for season 2 as soon as possible? You can tide yourself over with this awesome violin cover of the show’s opening theme. [Via TDW: Geek] Related posts: Post from: Crushable Video: ‘Game of Thrones’ Violin Cover |
| Parenting Lessons from ‘Teen Mom’: Don’t Text Your Baby Mama When She’s Standing Right There Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT Aaaaaaaaaaaand here we are: the four original Teen Moms are back for one more season on MTV. I already made my wishlist for this season, but the next few weeks will show whether I was completely off base. The timeline of the shows and the lag between taping and airing means that we already know about most of the major events of this season – but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to watch it anyway. On a shallow note, everyone’s hair and makeup looks way better this season.
Maci refresher: she and Ryan broke up, she got with Kyle, she moved Bentley to Nashville for the summer so she could be with Kyle, they broke up, they got back together. At the beginning of the episode Maci tells us she’s still in Nashville and that Ryan has stopped paying child support. She calls someone to find out what her options are for filing a complaint against Ryan and finds out that he’s getting unemployment benefits and therefore has to keep paying support. If he doesn’t pay up, he could end up in jail. Maci confronts Ryan about the child support and he says it’s being automatically deducted from his unemployment checks and should have automatically gone into her account. In a scene that sums up our postmodern world perfectly, Ryan tries to ask Maci a personal question and finally just texts her, even though they’re sitting a foot away from each other. This is like the scenes in The Room when the guys toss the football from six inches away. The question, which you see here, is:
Ryan says a lot of people have asked him if Kyle is slow, and Maci gets indignant. Ryan points out that he has never met Kyle and that he has questions about who his son is spending so much time with. Maci says Ryan should trust her not to have Bentley around anyone untrustworthy, but she demanded to meet Ryan’s girlfriend last season and I think fair is fair. Maci forwards the text to Kyle, who is understandably pissed. Maci then voiceovers that she has boyfriend drama, which is entirely of her own doing. Yeah, it was gross of Ryan to ask that, but Maci didn’t have to forward the text, and she could have told Kyle about it privately later. Then again, this is a reality show. Maci sighs to her friend “Why is my life so hard?” and the friend snaps back “Because you had unprotected sex.” Something tells me Dr. Drew made her say that. Also, way to go, Maci’s friend! Later, Maci gets a notification from her bank that they made a mistake and the child support money is now in her account. So, Ryan was honest. Maci gets back to Nashville and Kyle asks how things went, and Maci says that Kyle and Ryan do need to meet each other at some point. She asks Kyle for a kiss and he says “I don’t know how, I’m slow.” It’s about time Kyle developed a personality! Related posts: Post from: Crushable Parenting Lessons from ‘Teen Mom’: Don’t Text Your Baby Mama When She’s Standing Right There |
| Paramount Digs in Its Heels About Maintaining the ‘Captain America’ Title Overseas Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:42 AM PDT
Then Paramount’s overseas department spoke up, flatly refusing to lowball the very patriotic superhero movie. They argued that Captain America himself is too strong a brand to be diluted into other countries and languages. (And anyway, even if the name were erased from the title, wouldn’t there be at least ten instances of characters addressing Chris Evans by his superhero title?) So that means that even in places like France — with whom we had our own “freedom fries” debacle in 2003 — “Captain America” will be emblazoned over posters and movie theaters. However, there are three countries where this flag just won’t fly: Russia and Ukraine, which were never introduced to the original Captain America comics during the Cold War; and South Korea for the usual reasons, though especially because of the American military’s position within the country’s affairs. (Even though the young population loved Iron Man 2!) I feel the way I do about movie titles the same way about country names: There should be one universal name that everyone refers to. Unless, say, Sony had been able to keep Friends with Benefits‘ original title of Fuck Buddies, then you may have run into a problem with overseas marketing. There’s a difference between being a prude and being patriotic. Related posts: Post from: Crushable Paramount Digs in Its Heels About Maintaining the ‘Captain America’ Title Overseas |
| Art Crush: Shelley Calton’s Ladies with Guns and Roller Derby Chicks Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:39 AM PDT |
| Hot Shot: Shirtless Zac Efron Is Shirtless Posted: 06 Jul 2011 07:35 AM PDT |
| Summer Reading List: Six Novellas Better Than a “Beach Read” Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:55 AM PDT How I hate the beach read and its cousin, chick lit. They’re made up genres, and not even the cool kind like “paranormal teen romance.” To me a beach read needn’t be about a cat that solves crime or a woman and her passionate love affair with cocktails and the men who pour them; they need to be light (because my industrial size bottle of SPF 75 is taking up most of the space in the beach bag). So here we have six novellas, Spanish for a book only a little thicker then a double issue of Lucky and five times as edifying. Come on, which is a more respectable tweet “Finally got around to reading The Dead, wonderful!” or “on page 106 of The Cat who Loved Chloroform”? Related posts: Post from: Crushable Summer Reading List: Six Novellas Better Than a “Beach Read” |
| Nathan Fillion Stars in a Gaming PSA About “Swamp Ass” Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:48 AM PDT What I’ve always loved about Nathan Fillion is his mastery of the deadpan delivery. You take him seriously even if the situation is utterly bizarre: Dealing with space pirates in Firefly, romancing Keri Russell in Waitress, or playing a wacky writer at the NYPD on Castle. It’s only fitting, then, that he’d be the face of a tongue-in-cheek PSA about the gamers’ nemesis, swamp ass. And there’s even a Nyan Cat cameo at the end! Related posts: Post from: Crushable Nathan Fillion Stars in a Gaming PSA About “Swamp Ass” |
Text messaging is often the fastest way to communicate with friends and acquaintances, but it's not always the best one. Especially when it comes to texting with guys. Here at Crushable we aim to help you sift through all the subtext and emerge relatively unscathed – with a little help from our friend Amanda Ernst. 
The following is a guest post from our friends 
MACI
American movies distributed overseas invariably end up with confusing, off-the-mark titles — often because of the language barrier or the hasty way in which a pirated copy is created. But sometimes Hollywood has to go along with changing the titles for more political reasons, as was the case with Captain America: The First Avenger. The studios figured that with anti-American sentiment overseas, 
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