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Celeb Tweetup: It's Friday
Lady Gaga's Booty Shops In New York
Crushable Commenter of the Week: Claire, Bradley Whitford's Biggest Fan

A 20-Something Melanoma Survivor Goes Under The Knife Again
Video: The 'Aretha Franklin on PBS' Remix

Gallery: 'Vamps' Stars Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter See the Light Of Day

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 02:53 PM PDT

The only thing that makes the onset of the cool fall weather bearable is the thought of buying new jeans. But why buy them when you can get them for free from Crushable? We’re giving away two new pairs of jeans from Jessica Simpson’s new denim collection to one lucky fan of Crushable on Facebook. And, you’ll get to pick your style, color and size, and keep both for yourself or be generous and give one away to a friend. Tomorrow’s the last day to end, so just click here and hit the “Like” button before tomorrow Sunday, September 26 at 5 p.m. EST.http://crushable.com/wp-admin/post-new.php

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Celeb Tweetup: It's Friday

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Happy Friday, everyone! Judging by their Tweets, some of our favorite celebs got the weekend started early. Take a look at today’s roundup, featuring Holly Montag (@hollymontag) Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) Diddy (@iamdiddy), and Chris Manzo (@chris_manzo).

Father Time pulled a fast one on Holly:

Eliza has a sore throat. And perhaps a fever?:

Diddy’s excited about the weekend:

Chris Manzo did something mean:

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Celeb Tweetup: It's Friday

Lady Gaga's Booty Shops In New York

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Chris Mohney of BlackBook, just posted this photo of Lady Gaga shopping at a home design store in NYC. Chris said: “Before I could pan up and get the rest of her I was accosted by her bouncer, a large but ultimately generous man who allowed me to depart with minimal breakage of my face.”

Does this mean a Lady Gaga lampshade dress is in the works? Or is the pop diva actually doing real human things like shopping for furniture?

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Lady Gaga's Booty Shops In New York

Crushable Commenter of the Week: Claire, Bradley Whitford's Biggest Fan

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:39 PM PDT

Whenever we post our weird celebrity crush of the week, there’s usually a couple people who chime in to say “No way, we totally thought he was hot first!” (See: Michael Emerson.) But when Liana spoke of her unbridled passion for Bradley Whitford — he of Billy Madison, The West Wing, and The Good Guys — only one brave soul came forward in solidarity. And for that Claire, we name you Crushable Commenter of the Week.

From our Weird Celebrity Crush post:
Believe me, there is nothing at all weird about a crush on Brad. He is an amazing guy, a brilliant actor (highly under-rated in my opinion) and from what I can gather either has amazing PR people or is a wonderful father, and highly personable, intelligent, witty, and politically engaged. And, let's face it, not bad to look at.

So… you may have to get in the queue. :)

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Crushable Commenter of the Week: Claire, Bradley Whitford's Biggest Fan

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:33 PM PDT

Former Crushable Anonymous Celebrity Does Good – Kim Rittberg and her funky jewelry designs are not so anonymous anymore: She’s been commissioned by the new Hurricane Club to design an awesome-looking take on the lei necklace for their female waitstaff, which you can also purchase at the restaurant. (via Daily Candy)

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A 20-Something Melanoma Survivor Goes Under The Knife Again

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:04 PM PDT

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Meghan Rothschild is a melanoma survivor, activist and the founder of the non-profit organization Surviving Skin. In this essay, originally published on Surviving Skin’s Facebook page, Meghan talks about having to undergo another minor surgery after her dermatologist finds a potentially dangerous mole on her body. You can read more about Meghan’s story here.

As I'm laying up staring at the unflattering, nasty, neon “doctor’s office” lights today, awaiting my appointment with the derm, it dawned on me — I should write about these shitty experiences. I go out and speak every chance I get, so why not share the gory, messy stuff too?

Once you’ve had melanoma, for lack of a better way of putting it, you’re screwed. You’re more likely to get it again, you’re subjected to endless surgeries, mole removals, and your body basically becomes “Swiss cheese.”

Since my original diagnosis I have had over 30 moles removed. Some have healed up nicely, some have bumped up and become “keloids,” and my personal favorite: some have split the fuck open and become infected. That’s always a treat — when your incision rips open, starts to ooze and the next thing you know you’re back at a doctor’s office and they’re sticking a Q-tip into your open, bleeding wound.

Sometimes your biopsied moles come back as “just a freckle,” sometimes you get a “moderate dysplasia,” and sometimes, hopefully not often, you get one that’s “severely dysplastic.” All of these diagnoses are better than the dreaded “M,” but the severe one sucks too. That’s what I had to go back in for today. And that’s when it hit me: you never get used to this shit. As a melanoma survivor I’ve been poked, prodded, cut open, injected, filled with radioactive dye, stitched up — and you never get used to it. Ever.

Every time is seemingly the same. The derm comes in, reviews your file, then pulls out the needle and starts shooting you up with numbing solution. If you’re as “lucky” as I am, your body starts to shake post-injection, your heart pounds, your chest tightens. You can feel your body’s anticipation to what it has come to know as “normal.”

And then the derm leaves you. Leaves you laying there, by yourself, waiting for the dreaded cut. It’s here where I usually lose it. I feel the tears burning the back of my eyes because it’s not just the worry about whether or not you have another melanoma. It’s the fact that this is another scar on your already damaged body. The whole reason you’re here is most likely because you were so vain you just “had to have that tan” and now your skin is being destroyed in a whole other way — scarring.

Then comes the actual removal of a chunk of flesh you were wishing you could hold on to. You’re numb so you don’t feel the pain, but you feel — and hear — the cutting, the pulling, the sewing motion as the doctor stitches you back up and laughs about your Frankenstein-like appearance. “This one won’t heal as well as the first time,” he says. “This is one of the worst places to get a mole removed due to the tightness of the skin.” Thanks, jackass.

And then you’re on your way, left to care for the wound for the following two weeks. Depending on where it’s located you usually have to adjust your sleeping style, stop working out and refrain from lifting anything above 15 pounds. It’s not just the day of that you’re affected, it’s weeks after you’re left changing your lifestyle to accommodate this stupid condition.

So that’s that. Another day in the life of a melanoma survivor. I’d do it 100 times over to prevent anyone else from having to endure it. But is it worth it for vanity? No. So if you’re reading this, thinking “It won’t happen to me,” or “I have a tan complexion, I’m fine,” ask yourself: does any of this sound fun? Because if it doesn’t take the hint — and start protecting yourself.

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A 20-Something Melanoma Survivor Goes Under The Knife Again

Video: The 'Aretha Franklin on PBS' Remix

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:24 PM PDT

We admit it, we’re obsessed with Richie Four Four’s Supercuts: He’s the dude who made the “I’m not here to make friends” reality montage, and the terrifying “Mirror Scare” supercut. But this Aretha Franklin remix of her recent appearance on a PBS fundraiser might be our favorite thus far.

It’s the new Judge Judy at half-speed!

(via Urlesque)

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Video: The 'Aretha Franklin on PBS' Remix

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:48 PM PDT

Which Witch Is Which? - Find your chill witch name in time for Halloween. Ours was “Moon Glitter,” which honestly sounds more like a My Little Pony than a character from The Craft, but whatevs. (via Witch House)

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Gallery: 'Vamps' Stars Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter See the Light Of Day

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:41 PM PDT

We may be sick of the old love song — You know, “Girl meets boy, girl finds out boy is part of the walking undead and craves her blood, boy redeems himself by proving vampires can hold feelings in their cold hearts,” blah blah blah — but that doesn’t mean we’re bored with vampire stories in general. We’re actually psyched for Vamps, which pairs Clueless director Amy Heckerling with her former star Alicia Silverstone and Gilmore Girl’s Krysten Ritter. And looking at these newly released stills from the set on Vamps – about how hard it is to be a female vampire on the dating scene – this movie will turn the dark brooding bloodsucking dude mythology on its head.