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Bill Cosby's wife says accusations are a lie and so is UVA rape case

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In a general statement to the press at large, Camille said she believes her husband pretty much really is Cliff Huxtable and we shouldn't believe the alleged victims because, according to her, they haven't been "vetted." It goes downhill from there: She throws in the University of Virginia rape case, too.

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Camille's statement reads in its entirety:

"I met my husband, Bill Cosby, in 1963, and we were married in 1964. The man I met, and fell in love with, and whom I continue to love, is the man you all knew through his work. He is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend. He is the man you thought you knew.

"A different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. It is the portrait of a man I do not know. It is also a portrait painted by individuals and organizations whom many in the media have given a pass. There appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are published or aired. An accusation is published, and immediately goes viral.

"We all followed the story of the article in the Rolling Stone [sic] concerning allegations of rape at the University of Virginia. The story was heart-breaking, but ultimately appears to be proven untrue. Many in the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband — until that story unwound.

"None of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim. But the question should be asked — who is the victim?"

There are two major problems with Camille's statement.

1. She implies the victims are not worthy of being believed. By saying the alleged victims have been "given a pass" and complaining that the women have not been vetted, she is saying their stories are not worth being heard — that there is a certain type of woman who isn't credible unless there is an impartial witness and DNA evidence. But around two dozen women have come forward since 2004 with pretty much the same story, the latest being Beverly Johnson — an icon with a sterling reputation, not that it should matter.

2. Her statement about the UVA rape case is inaccurate. Those rape accusations were not proven false by any stretch of the imagination. All that was proven by the fallout of Rolling Stone's coverage is that the reporter and their editorial team need a refresher course in investigative journalism. The truth of what happened to "Jackie" that night still remains unproven one way or the other, both legally and in the court of opinion. Poor reportage does not disprove a criminal accusation.

So, what's the takeaway here? Camille is either in complete denial à la Dottie Sandusky, the wife of convicted Penn State child molester, Jerry Sandusky, and as such, is a victim of a different sort, or she's actually pretty upset that she's been married to an alleged rapist for 50 years and is trying to save face and the family's reputation. Of course, unless Cosby is convicted in a court of law, it does need to be said that there is a chance, however miniscule, that she is correct and he's not the monster he is being made out to be.


Why Frozen director Jennifer Lee is apologizing for 'Let It Go'

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As is the now-hit song from the film, "Let it Go." Much to a lot of parents' distress, their children haven't let it go one year later.

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Frozen director, Jennifer Lee, understands the — what Time magazine has coined — Frozen fatigue.

"A year ago, I'd meet people who, when they found out who I was, they'd say, 'Oh, we love the songs! We sing them all the time.' Now they're like, 'Yep, we're still listening to those songs,'" Lee explained during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter. "I've gone from 'Thank you,' to 'Sorry!'"

"Let it Go" might be the most well-known song from the film, but the entire soundtrack is great. If you're getting a little tired of the Idina Menzel-sung ballad, go for some of the other catchy tunes like, "In Summer" and "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"

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Lee's daughter, Agatha Lee Monn, actually sings the middle verse for the sweet song, "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"

Lee explained that it was recorded just as a filler at first, but she and Walt Disney Animation Studios chief, John Lasseter, "fell in love with this little voice" and decided to keep the recording.

On a more serious note, Lee says she is still impressed by the film's resonance, particularly with young girls. She is, rightfully, proud of the film's "strong female lead characters," sisters Anna and Elsa. She said she even uses these characters as inspiration for her daughter, who has been bullied at school.

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"I was bullied a lot as a kid, too," Lee said, "so we try to look at the world like Anna and Elsa do — how they question, 'Is who I am OK?" — but always manage to be true to themselves."

And for all the "Let it Go" repeats across the country, that's one Christmas message we can still appreciate, even if we're tired of the melody.

American Sniper: Why Christmas Day is the perfect release for the film

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You'll probably be soaking up the company of friends and family in the soft glow of post-gluttonous bliss and the dull twinkle of Christmas tree lights.

Your holiday plans might even include snuggling up on the couch to watch Christmas classics like Miracle on 34th Street or It's a Wonderful Life.

At least, that about sums up how I nearly always spend Dec. 25 with my loved ones.

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So, I can see why people might consider it head-scratching that Warner Bros. Pictures would choose Christmas Day as the release date for American Sniper — the much-anticipated Clint Eastwood-directed film starring Bradley Cooper as the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history.

Even one of my SheKnows cohorts, whom I love dearly and agree with on essentially everything from child-raising practices to the timeless brilliance of Seinfeld, has questioned the odd timing of the military biopic's arrival in theaters.

And after watching the heart-thumping two-minute trailer in which the life of a young boy hangs in the balance, I was admittedly a bit dubious, too. But then a thought occurred to me... aren't the holidays, perhaps, the perfect time to watch a movie like this?


It's some heavy stuff, for sure. It will likely make you uncomfortable. You may outright disagree with the core sentiments the military men and women in the movie live by.

Should you still consider carving time out of your Christmas Day to go see it, though? Yes. Here's why.

Regardless of how you feel about the military or about war, the very real truth is that we could not enjoy the freedoms we enjoy today without the sacrifices that have been made and continue to be made by military men and women willing to lay down their lives so that we can live ours.

And those freedoms we enjoy most definitely include Christmas Day in all its glory.

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During his service as a U.S. Navy Seal, Chris Kyle (played here by Bradley Cooper) was shot twice. He was a victim of six IED explosions. He was awarded two Silver Star Medals, five Bronze Star Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.

He served four tours in Iraq. Four. Can you imagine, during that time, how many Christmas Days he must have missed with his wife, Taya, and, later, their two young children?

I can't imagine Kyle, a man who spoke openly about how grateful he was to have made it through his military service with his marriage intact, would begrudge anyone a Christmas spent at home cozied up to loved ones.

He, more than most, understood what it meant to miss those moments.

Still, if your holiday plans do include a trip to the movie theater this year, what better way to honor the men and women like Kyle, who can't be with their families, than to watch a movie that asks people to thoughtfully consider the cost of devoting your life to your country and the reality of the reintegration process after?

Not only do these patriots often sacrifice their very lives on foreign soil, but the ones who do make it home face a long and arduous road ahead.

Kyle devoted much of his life after the military to helping other veterans find the light at the end of the tunnel. It was, in fact, what led to his death on U.S. soil at the hands of a troubled young veteran who inexplicably turned on his idol.

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Before his death, Kyle was honest about the complexities of war and the toll it takes — not only on soldiers but on their loved ones, too.

Killing 160 people in the name of your country can't be an easy thing to reconcile your heart to.

So, well, it won't be the cheerful stuff you may have intended to fill your Christmas afternoon with. But it will push you to think about the high price military men and women pay for our freedom, and that just might be more filling this Christmas than a second helping of holiday ham.

Channing Tatum's Sony hack e-mail is the best thing ever

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And this e-mail just changed everything.

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Whereas before, we were all just going off how Tatum behaved when he was in the spotlight, we now have concrete proof that he is just as awesome as we always suspected.

The e-mail discovered is part of a thread between Tatum, his costar, Jonah Hill, Sony Pictures cochair, Amy Pascal, and three Sony executives. The content was making all parties aware that 22 Jump Street had come in second on the list of best-ever opening weekends for R-rated comedies, putting it ahead of Seth MacFarlane's Ted, according to Gawker.

Tatum's reply is priceless.

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Here it is for your reading pleasure. (We recommend you just keep scrolling.)

"On Jun 14, 2014, at 2:19 PM, "33& out inc C/O FULTON & MEY" <[EMAIL REDACTED]> wrote:

F YOU TED !!!! SECOND OF ALLLL TIMMMMME BEEEOTCH!!!! COME ON JUMPSTREETERS WE GOT CATE BLANCHETT WIT DIS BOX OFFICE BITCHES!!!!!!!! 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Yup, he really typed that many "haha"s.

More: Channing Tatum says he drinks too much

The Cate Blanchett mention at the beginning of the e-mail is a reference to a quote from his 22 Jump Street character, Jenko, who innocently says to his boss in the movie, "I thought we had Cate Blanchett with the budget." What he meant to say was, "I thought we had carte blanche..."

Tatum's e-mail is a bright light in a sea of backstabbing and bad-mouthing that has been revealed in the Sony e-mail leaks. Sony executives are under fire for attacking Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Hart and President Barack Obama.

The cyber hackers taking credit for the leaks are calling themselves the Guardians of Peace and say more e-mails will be made public before Christmas.

I don't buy my daughter Christmas gifts

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I recently stopped showering my daughter with Christmas gifts for financial, emotional and practical reasons and it has been the best decision.

After becoming a single mom, I realized that the holiday season stressed me out more than usual. Despite saving up for a long time and shopping all the sales I could find, I always felt like she never had enough presents and that I failed at giving her the "perfect" Christmas.

The process was emotionally draining and financially compromising for our single-income home. In addition to gift expenses adding up quickly, the cost of paying a babysitter so I could go shopping was an added expense.

One year, after feeling like I failed my daughter yet again and looking at my depleted bank account, I decided that I was done with trying to shower my daughter with gifts. I realized that my daughter usually forgot about all but one toy within the month of my buying them for her and that her most frequent request for the Christmas season was for us to walk around the city to look at all the lights and drink apple cider in Union Square Park together while window shopping the Christmas Village.

My daughter was not asking me to shower her with gifts so much as she was asking me for memories and experiences together. The time I took away from her to go shopping was valuable time we could spend together making a snowman, walking down Fifth Avenue together or visiting the tree at Rockefeller Center.

Since making the decisions to gift experiences more than material things for Christmas, the holidays feel less stressful because I am not standing in lines for hours waiting to buy a toy that my daughter will soon ignore and I’m not starting off the New Year with an empty bank account I’ll be desperately trying to mend for the next year.

I still purchase some presents for her, but have become much better at allowing my family and friends to help me with the gift giving process so my daughter and I can enjoy each other's company more.

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This is what a Django Unchained, Zorro crossover movie would look like

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In a leaked email from Sony's Amy Pascal that was sent to Quentin Tarantino, she says, "I wanna talk Django/Zorro when you feel like it." Um, when he feels like it? How about telling him you want to talk about it immediately, Amy? We're desperate for this movie!

So, if the project gets greenlit, we know Jamie Fox will play Django and Kerry Washington will play Broomhilda, but what about that sly Spanish fox, Zorro? Tarantino likes to make bold casting choices, often picking European actors, like Christoph Waltz, for lead roles, but we're going to go with an American we know and love. We're thinking John Leguizamo as Zorro because he's charming, versatile and funny. We could really see Leguizamo and Foxx making a great team.

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More: Is reading Sony's hacked emails the same as looking at hacked nude pics?

No word is out yet about the movie's plot, so we're guessing it will most likely be taken from Tarantino's comic book, which has Django settling Broomhilda down while he takes work as a bounty hunter, post-Civil War.

Here's what we'd like to see happen in the movie: While Django is on a job in Texas, near the Mexican border, he teams up with Zorro, a dashing and moral swordsman, to battle a wealthy oil tycoon we'll call Cal Horn, played by Danny Aiello, who's stealing oil-rich land from local residents and getting rich as hell.

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But we think there should be one more player in all this — a hardened woman from both Django and Zorro's past. We'll call her Belle and cast Jennifer Lawrence to play her. Belle is an ex-alligator-wrestling champion from Louisiana who's come to Texas to start her life over after mysterious traumatic events. Both Django and Zorro have had their hearts broken by her (this was before Django was married to Broomhilda, of course). While both men are easily manipulated by Belle, they need her help to bring down the evil Cal and his unlawful oil kingdom before it's too late for other Texans.

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More: Sony hack reveals Jennifer Lawrence is a victim of the wage gap

We're hoping for a summer release date in 2016 for the Django/Zorro mash-up. If only there were a hacked email confirming that it will happen.

Let us know what you'd like to see in the film in the comments section below.

More: Sony hacks — a full timeline of every dirty detail revealed

Did Angelina Jolie get back at Amy Pascal in the most original way ever?

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Let's suppose that you've been on vacation for a couple of weeks with no Wi-Fi or cell service, or you're just thawing out after having been cryogenically frozen, or you are just waking up from a coma. Here's what went down between Sony cochairman, Amy Pascal, and Angelina Jolie.

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Sony's e-mails were hacked and now we're learning that Pascal doesn't always exercise discretion in her descriptions of celebrities and the president. When cochairman, Scott Rudin, got all worked up because Jolie sat on a project that tied up Sony's Steve Jobs project, Rudin referred to Jolie as a "marginally talented spoiled brat."

More: 8 Times it sucks to be Amy Pascal since the Sony e-mail hack

Are you with us so far? Here's where things get really interesting. Just two days after the proverbial poo hit the fan, Pascal and Jolie came face to face at the Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Power 100 Breakfast. If ever there were a picture worth 1,000 words, this is it.

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Angelina Jolie Pascal pic

So, now that you are up to speed, let's switch topics slightly and discuss the video Jolie released explaining why she was unable to attend the Unbroken premiere last weekend. She has chicken pox.

If you have a child, you are probably aware that a person is contagious with the virus 24-48 hours before breaking out. Jolie ran into Pascal on Dec. 12, and Jolie's video was published Dec. 12. Jolie was likely contagious when Pascal latched on to her in the above picture.

If Jolie accidentally infected Pascal, wouldn't that be about the best celebrity revenge ever? People with chicken pox are miserable, and it's classy because Jolie didn't do it on purpose. That is what is known in the biz as "poetic justice." We'll just have to wait and see if Jolie gave Pascal a lot more than an icy glare when the two bumped into each other.

Angelina Jolie chickenpox video

Angelina Jolie chickenpox video

11 Reasons '90s boy bands are infinitely better than today's boy bands

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It might make me sound old to say it, but boy bands today just aren't as good. Sure, they're charming, have some catchy tunes and are fairly entertaining, but they just don't have that certain je ne sais quoi of their forefathers. Let's take a walk down memory lane and remember all the reasons why pre-millennial groups were so much better than what's out there now.

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1. The moves

Choreography simply isn't what it used to be. How do kids these days memorize every single move to a video if there just aren't that many moves to learn? We learned them all. *NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart was my specialty.

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Tearin up my heart

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2. The videos

The production value, the sets, the colors, the creativity. It's just not there anymore! And the story lines? Forget about it. When JC went crazy in Drive Myself Crazy, I went crazy. When Drew Lachey put on his military uniform and returned to his girl after being deployed, I cried. And the Backstreet Boys' "Everybody" video? It was a revelation, second only to Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

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BSB Everybody

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3. The romances

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, Ashley Parker Angel and Tiffany. These were the great love stories of our time.

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Britney and Justin

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4. The reality shows

Reality TV was just a wag in MTV's tail in 1999, but as the new millennium approached, the network used our beloved boy bands as a springboard to revolutionize entertainment as we know it. Who can forget the first Making the Band? I'm still depressed about O-Town. I really thought they were in it for the long haul. Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees married Jessica Simpson, which gave birth to Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica and gifted us with the the best reality TV quote to date: "Is this chicken that I'm eating? Or is this fish?"

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5. The clothes

No skinny jeans here! Our boys were all about puffy jackets, chunky turtleneck sweaters, shirts with the arms cut off, fashionably ripped pants and mixing and matching different fabric textures. Anything to look sharp.

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6. The hair

The frosted tips that accentuated a puka shell necklace perfectly. The spikes. The gel. Those Medusa-like snake things that were on top of Chris Kirkpatrick's head. Last but not least, we will forever be jealous of the Hanson brothers' flowing locks.

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Hanson hair

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7. The Christmas albums

The songs were just so much more festive back then. Pop stars have attempted to recreate holiday music since, but it's just not the same.

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Nsync Christmas album

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8. The muses

Maybe the music was so much better back then because the boys had more soulfully inspirational females to pull from. We totally understood why LFO wrote "Girl on TV" about Jennifer Love Hewitt.

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LFO wrote for JLH

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9. The formula

The young cute one, the ladies man, the shy one, the goofy one and the one everyone feels sorry for because he's not as hot as the other four. Never deviate from the formula if you seek true success!

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Boy band formula

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10. Justin Timberlake

All of the reasons boy bands of yore are better than what's out there currently can be reduced down to just one thing: Justin Timberlake. He's the GOAT and I'll bet the young whippersnappers nowadays are even willing to agree with that.

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JT is the GOAT

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11. Seth Rogen has our backs

This Is the End proved it: All boy banders from the 1990s are angels from heaven.

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BSB on this is the end

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The Walking Dead spin-off: We want walkers in these LA hot spots

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TV Line confirmed the spin-off's location, which has us speculating about all the places in LA we want to see walkers.

More: The Walking Dead spin-off — everything you need to know (so far)

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard is a sucky drive almost any day of the week, especially during rush hour. Just imagine what it would look like if it were overrun with zombies stumbling down the middle of the road. Talk about a traffic jam.

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Disneyland

Zombies running through the "happiest place on earth" would be all kinds of awesome, as would seeing them on some of the rides. Just picture it: a walker going after some poor dude in line for the Teacups and ending up on the ride itself.

The La Brea Tar Pits

The Walking Dead makeup department could have a field day with this location. Zombies chase tourists at the tar pits and get stuck themselves. As the tar tears off their flesh, they just keep on attacking.

Muscle Beach

Hungry zombies are always looking for a good meal and they'd find lots of flesh to eat at Muscle Beach. The walkers won't be able to help themselves when they see all the scantily clad men and women working out on the beach. It'll be like a buffet with bikinis.

More: The Walking Dead's Emily Kinney sings about dating a rock star (VIDEO)

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The Chinese Theatre

If walkers invade Hollywood, we definitely want to see some at the Chinese Theatre. How about a walker tearing off a tourist's hand and the appendage falling into one of the movie star's handprints in front of the theater? People are always putting their hands in there — this one would just be permanent.

Universal CityWalk

CityWalk is a big destination for tourists, which would give the zombies plenty of dining options to enjoy. All it would take is one or two zombies to turn it from CityWalk to CityWalker (see what we did there?).

The Hollywood sign

The Hollywood sign isn't exactly an easy place to get to, but we'd still expect the show to find a way to put zombies up there. Maybe a tourist group goes up there to look at the sign and the bus driver will turn out to be infected. However it happens, we want — no, make that need — to see some walkers hanging off the sign.

The Hollywood Wax Museum

Since walkers are guided by their noses, it's doubtful that any of them would fall for the wax figures at the museum and try to eat them. But what could happen is some tourists spotting a zombie or two, think they're just part of the "act" and get chomped on themselves.

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An empty 405 freeway

This would be a great shout-out to the original series pilot. We'd love to see a shot of one of the new characters walking down a deserted 405 freeway. They wouldn't necessarily have to be riding a horse like Rick did in the pilot, but that would be a nice touch.

More: The Walking Dead — seven most extreme reactions to what happened to Beth

What are you hoping to see now that The Walking Dead spin-off is heading to Los Angeles?

17 Hot photos of Hailey Baldwin, aka Justin Bieber's 'new lady'

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Take a look at these pics and we think you'll agree: Hailey Baldwin is a pretty lady. It's hard to believe she's only 18. Plus, the two have been spending a lot of time together and a source told Hollywood Life that Bieber said she's the first girl he could see himself getting serious with since Selena Gomez.

Baldwin is no stranger to the spotlight. Her father is Stephen Baldwin, which makes her Alec Baldwin's niece. She is also a Ford model and is good friends with Kylie and Kendall Jenner.

OK, so maybe Bieber and Baldwin aren't official yet... but we think it's only a matter of time.

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More: Justin Bieber — eight tweets that made him the most tweeted-about artist of 2014

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More: Did the Dalai Lama advise Selena Gomez to ditch Justin Bieber?

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More: Selena Gomez puts her grown-up bullies on blast — what have you accomplished?

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Do you think Bieber and Baldwin would make a cute couple?

Kiwi and vodka make for a refreshing boozy fruit salad

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When you have a favorite drink, it's hard to let go of the flavor. You just want to keep on drinking and drinking. Instead, I reversed the quantities of the ingredients in a classic caipiroska and put more kiwi and less liquid in a bowl. The result is a delicious boozy fruit salad with a touch of vodka giving it a boost in the flavor department.

Kiwi caipiroska salad

Kiwi caipiroska salad recipe

Diced kiwi gets dressed with a vodka, lime and sugar mixture that makes this salad an interesting blend of flavors your caipiroska taste buds will definitely approve of.

Serves 4

Prep time: 10 minutes | Inactive time: 15 mintues | Total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/8 cup vodka
  • 1/4 cup tonic water
  • 4 cups kiwi, peeled and diced
  • 8 fresh mint leaves, torn
  • Red currants (or any small red fruit), for garnish

Directions:

  1. In a small bowl, mix together the vodka, tonic water, lime juice and sugar.
  2. In a medium to large bowl, mix together the kiwi and mint, and then pour in the vodka mixture. Mix well.
  3. Garnish with the red currants.
  4. Chill for about 15 minutes before serving.

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12 Ways Lea Michele and Idina Menzel are basically the same person

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And it isn't just their strikingly similar looks. Menzel and Michele also have a lot of personality and career traits in common, too.

1. They both come from Broadway

Menzel started singing at age 15, and her career quickly took off from there. She has had many notable roles throughout her career, including Maureen Johnson in Rent, Sheila in Hair and Elphaba in Wicked.

More: 4 Reasons we love seeing Lea Michele move on from Cory Monteith

Michele got her Broadway start at a much younger age, playing Young Cosette in Les Misérables at age 8. Her most notable role was as Wendla Bergmann in Spring Awakening.

2. Menzel played Michele's mom on Glee

Ryan Murphy clearly saw the similarities between the two because he cast Menzel as Michele's mom on Glee after Menzel reached out to the creator because she thought the pairing would be a perfect fit.

3. They can both belt out a ballad

As crazy talented sopranos, these ladies don't hold back. And they sing a lot of the same tunes as well: "Defying Gravity" from Wicked, "Don't Rain On My Parade" from Funny Girl and "Take Me or Leave Me" from Rent, just to name a few.

4. They look alike... a lot alike

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5. They are both from New York

Menzel was born in Syosset, New York, and grew up there.

More: Lea Michele gets dis of a lifetime from Jessica Lange

Michele was born in the Bronx, New York, and though her family moved to New Jersey after a few years, they stayed in the area and even rented a Manhattan apartment for when Michele was performing on Broadway.

6. Their albums both charted on Billboard this year

Michele released her first solo album Louder in March 2014. It debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Menzel also released an album this year, her first in six years, called Holiday Wishes. It reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart.

7. They both dreamed a dream

Glee Lea Michele Idina Menzel I Dreamed a Dream

Glee Lea Michele Idina Menzel I Dreamed a Dream

8. They both work closely with charities

Menzel supports arts education through her organization A BroaderWay Foundation and LGBT rights through organizations like The Trevor Project and the NOH8 Campaign.

More: John Travolta's Oscars name flub left Idina Menzel frozen

Michele also works actively with a number of philanthropic organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.

9. The Funny Girl connection

Menzel played Fanny Brice in the Funny Girl concert in 2002, a role that was originally played by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 movie.

Michele has been vocal about her love of Barbra Streisand. That love even translates to her character Rachel Barry in Glee. There are even talks that Murphy and Michele want to bring Funny Girl back to the stage together, with Michele in the lead.

10. They've each received a ton of accolades

Menzel won the Tony for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical in 2004 for her performance as Elphaba in the Broadway rendition of Wicked. She has been nominated for her roles in Rent and If/Then. Her song "Let It Go" from Frozen also won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Michele, on the other hand, received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy for her role on Glee. That role also earned her an Emmy Award nomination. She won a Satellite Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and three People's Choice Awards.

11. They are both recovering from tough relationship challenges

Menzel split with her husband of 10 years, Taye Diggs, in 2013. The couple has one child together named Walker. Though Diggs said this past summer that he and Menzel still have a lot to figure out together, he made his first public appearance with his new girlfriend on June 29 at the BET awards.

More: Idina Menzel wants to star in Frozen on Broadway

Michele was dating her Glee costar Cory Monteith, who died last year from an overdose. The couple officially announced their relationship in February 2012 after months of speculation. Monteith died on July 13, 2013 and Michele was reportedly inconsolable. Since his death, the actress has publicly made multiple touching tributes to Monteith, including a song from her album called "If You Say So."

12. They know how to "Let it Go"

Glee final season promo Let it Go

Glee final season promo Let it Go

The final season of Glee premieres Jan. 9 on Fox.

Your holiday food habits revealed, along with some pretty funny disasters

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You can cook and enjoy the party too

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Almost 85 percent of you disagreed with this statement: I spend so much time cooking I don't get to enjoy the party. Kudos for that. Personally, I get so wrapped up in creating the perfect holiday that I end up huddled in the kitchen with my own personal bottle of wine.

You're very budget-conscious

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When it comes to food, drinks and cocktails for Christmas parties, 85 percent of you keep it under $250. In fact, the average is just over $150. For the less than 1 percent of you who spend over $1,000, feel free to send me an invitation for next year's party.

You have strong feelings about latkes

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For those of you who celebrate, the classic Hanukkah dish you enjoy the most is latkes. Overwhelmingly so at 58 percent. Poor, delicious, jelly-filled sufganiyot only got 3 percent of the vote. Don't forget, doughnuts need love too.

You also have strong feelings about Christmas cookies

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Not surprisingly, at 48 percent, Christmas cookies won out as the Yuletide treat you enjoy the most. Eggnog took second place with 21 percent of the vote. Something tells me spiked eggnog might have skyrocketed right past cookies.

You eat your way to good luck

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27 percent of you follow the age-old tradition of eating black-eyed peas, 12 grapes or other good luck food for New Year's. As long as there's a healthy dose of Champagne to go along with it, I'm game.

You say you'll eat healthier, but...

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The classic New Year's resolution: eating healthier. 85 percent of you have made it; 51 percent have broken it. Congratulations to that elite 49 percent.

You have good advice when it comes to dinner prep

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By far, the most common tip we received to get your holiday dinner off without a hitch was prep, prep and more prep. Get as much made ahead of time as possible.

Winner for best advice: "Give everyone something to be in charge of. For example: My husband picks up the turkey or ham, my aunt picks up paper plates, my uncle gets napkins, my MIL gets the disposable silverware, etc."

Not only do you end up with less to do, but you also end up with half the dishes. Brilliant.

Up next: Food traditions, holiday dinner disasters and food-loving dogs

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You have some really funny traditions

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There's eating involved, so we'll call these traditions food related.

Two words: reindeer poop. OK, so it's a marshmallow snack, but I can imagine the kids get quite a kick out of that. Admittedly, as a 30-something, it sounds pretty awesome to me.

Santa's junk-food-eating brother sounds pretty great: "We write letters from Plumpergut, Santa's brother, the black sheep of the family. He eats a ham sandwich, a bowl of pork rinds and a bottle of Bud Light and writes a silly note back."

You also have some really touching traditions

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"My family reuses the same tablecloth at every Christmas, and every year all of the guests sign the tablecloth, and then it is embroidered. It's great to see how the signatures have changed over the years."

Was that a collective "aww" I just heard?

You celebrate with food from all over the world

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Along with all the holiday standards, you make German springerles and tamales, celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes and order Chinese food, pizza and more.

"My mom does a German continental breakfast with all the best cheeses and lunchmeats along with croissants and sparkling cider or Champagne."

"My holiday meals consist of traditional turkey and stuffing but then it's combined with soul food and Italian dishes."

"I'm Trinidadian so we sing parang and eat sweet bread."

"Here's a Filipino tradition — collecting 13 kinds of round fruits that will be laid out on the dining table, to be eaten by family members on New Year’s Eve."

You have disaster stories that make us all feel better about our own dinners

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Next time you forget to turn the oven on or you drop a pie, remember you're in good company.

"Our family dog ate not only the Christmas turkey but all the Christmas cookies my mom had made for dessert. We had grilled cheese sandwiches and sides for dinner."

Nothing like a good ol' Christmas grilled cheese.

"The electricity went out during cooking one year for several hours and my mom was making oyster dressing. We all ended up with food poisoning."

Ouch.

"...the first year that I ever had Baileys in the house. I put it in my coffee, several times Christmas morning, thinking of it solely as a flavored creamer, completely forgetting it was alcoholic. Mommy was half cracked before noon Christmas day..."

Isn't that what Christmas morning is for?

"One year my cat knocked over the tree at the same time I dropped the roasted duck on the floor!"

Talk about perfectly bad timing.

"I was hosting a Christmas party… and my husband had just finished intensively cleaning the kitchen floor, when a large tray of rice pudding fell off the counter and landed food-side down. We scraped it back up and sprinkled some more cinnamon on top. No one ever knew..."

Next time there's extra cinnamon on your rice pudding, beware.

"My daughter caught a pie on fire, tried to put it out with a dish towel that also caught fire, then used the spray nozzle on the sink! Wettest holiday meal ever (nothing had gone out to the table yet). We ordered takeout."

Takeout and wine. Lots of wine.

You also have very bad, food-loving dogs

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A very common theme among the holiday food disasters was dogs. Dogs running off with the turkey, dogs getting into the ham, dogs eating all the candy canes. But this one has to be my favorite:

"One Christmas our hound ate several boxes of chocolates... except for the cream-filled ones. He spit them out. These were wrapped boxes under the tree!"

I have to agree with the dog here... the cream-filled ones are gross.

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What it's like to adopt while pregnant

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It seems like there are a million and one anecdotes out there about couples trying to conceive who choose adoption — and then, unexpectedly, find out they are pregnant.

"After 'trying' to get pregnant for nearly a decade, here was a positive pregnancy test right in front of me," wrote one such mother. "Then there was a heartbeat. Instead of feeling the joy I expected, I felt totally overwhelmed."

Joanna Schlaud is a mother who understands the complexities that can arise when navigating pregnancy and adoption together. Although she relates that she and her husband discussed having a large family and have "always" felt eventual adoption would be in their plans, they may not have anticipated growing their family so quickly.

After welcoming three biological children, Joanna and her husband decided to move forward with their plans and filed their paperwork to become licensed as foster parents.

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And then Joanna discovered she was pregnant with baby No. 4 — and the couple, understandably so, hesitated a bit. "We talked about delaying our license for a while after we were pregnant with No. 4, but I felt that if we dropped our adoption plans now, we would never pick them up again," says Joanna. "And every time I prayed for a sign from God that we should keep our license, he always sent me a clear one. So we kept at it."

The couple was quickly placed with a young girl, similar in age to their biological daughter, and much to their surprise, her agency proposed adoption very quickly. "We were extremely excited to find out that she was up for adoption immediately, since with foster care, you could have the child in your home for years before parents' rights are taken away," Joanna explains. "Since adoption was always our plan, it seemed like a sign."

With a brood of now four and counting, Joanna and her husband took the move in stride, relying on their experience of parenthood so far to keep them focused on the positives. "We just took it day by day," notes Joanna. "Also, having three kids already helped a lot, [since] we are used to a lot of different behaviors by now."

Currently awaiting her due date for baby No. 4 on Thanksgiving Day and the court's final decision about the adoption placement (there has been some second thoughts from her agency on placement since there is a sibling involved), Joanna says she feels confident in how everything has worked out so far. "If we are given the opportunity, we will adopt her," she says simply. "We are praying for God's will and just taking things one step at a time."

And while Joanna certainly sounds like a saint of a mother in my eyes, she is honest about some accommodations that she has had to make to keep everything running in her household, like sending the girls to a public school instead of homeschooling as she originally intended and falling behind on baby prep. "We still need to buy a car seat and stroller since I finally retired the last ones we had," Joanna laughs. "I have one month, though — so I'm good, right?"

Ultimately, Joanna doesn't feel that what she is doing in pursuing adoption and pregnancy at the same time is any special magic on her part. She maintains that the key is to first "be sure" about the decision to adopt and then, to simply take that leap of faith. "I mean, the reward of having an extra child to love and love you back is pretty remarkable," Joanna says. "In all honesty, at this point, I just want to teach my kids love, and joy and patience with each other, and to the world. World peace — that starts in my kitchen."

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Joey Fatone just confirmed that Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake rumor

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Rumors started swirling a few months ago that Timberlake and Biel are expecting their first child, but the couple has remained mum on the subject — even while paparazzi snapped pics of what looks like a growing baby bump.

Now they don't have to make an announcement one way or the other, because Timberlake's former *NSYNC pal, Joey Fatone, has seemingly confirmed the news: Biel is indeed pregnant!

"He told me a while ago, and I kept my mouth shut," Fatone told InTouch. "But now I can talk about it!

"Jessica is awesome, and Justin is a kid at heart. [They'll have] fun."

More: All 40 rumors we've heard about Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel

Fatone also yapped about the Timberbaby to People. "I think he's going to be a great dad," he said. "He's always been great with kids in general. He's going to be great. I think he'll be very hands-on."

This news might explain why Timberlake has been more emotional lately, even crying on stage during a show when a 10-year-old boy gave him a special birthday present.

We know at least one person who will be absolutely thrilled with the news: the singer's granny, who just happens to be his biggest fan and good luck charm.

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Justin Timberlake Granny instagram


EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Madagascar's lemurs are headed to Netflix! (VIDEO)

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Anyone who's seen the Madagascar movies will probably agree that King Julien of the lemurs is a perennial party animal. He's got great taste in music, a keen eye for fashion and some of the funniest lines in the films.

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Which is why it was only a matter of time until he got his own spinoff series.

While Penguins of Madagascar has been storming theaters, King Julien and his loyal subjects have been working on a new animated series for Netflix called All Hail King Julien. The six-episode series debuts on Dec. 19 and will center on Julien as his inner party beast rebels against his boredom with the monotony of ruling.

The trailer for the series shows Julien in the grip of an extreme case of dance fever, as one his most trusted advisers, Maurice, begs him to come down off the boom box.

Fans of the Madagascar world will be pleased to know that many other favorite members of the lemur colony are returning, including the kingdom's former leader, Uncle King Julien (voiced by Henry Winkler). The show will introduce a few new characters, as well, including our favorite, Clover — a she-lemur who's in charge of security and special ops.

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According to Mitch Watson, executive producer of DreamWorks Animation's All Hail King Julien, female lemurs are usually in charge of real-life Madagascar colonies.

“We wanted to create a female character who didn't go the traditional route of being the 'wet-blanket' girl," states Watson. "Clover is pretty much as nuts as Julien, but in her own unique way. Even though she’s tasked with the security of the kingdom, her perspective is as skewed as Julien's."

And that's really saying something considering Julien is one of the most, er, colorfully written animated characters of the series.

All Hail King Julien debuts on Netflix Dec. 19.

All Hail King Julien

All Hail King Julien

3-Ingredient gingerbread brownies topped with molasses frosting

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These brownies are by far the easiest of all my gingerbread treats. They need only a few simple ingredients and just 25 minutes to bake. How simple is that? You can keep it simple by sprinkling them with powdered sugar, or jazz it up even more by topping it with molasses frosting.

3 ingredient gingerbread brownies

3-Ingredient gingerbread brownies recipe

These simple gingerbread brownies take just 25 minutes to bake and need only three ingredients to make. So simple, so delicious and so perfect for the holidays. If you want to spend a little more time, whip up this luscious molasses frosting to top them.

Yields 1 (8 x 8-inch) dish

Prep time: 5 minutes | Bake time: 25 minutes | Inactive time: 30 minutes | Total time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

  • 1 box gingerbread mix
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup evaporated milk

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and spray an 8 x 8-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. To a mixing bowl, add the gingerbread mix, melted butter and evaporated milk.
  3. Stir until just combined.
  4. Add the mixture to the prepared pan, and smooth until the top is even.
  5. Bake for 25 minutes, until the brownies are set and slightly brown around the edges.
  6. Let cool, and top with frosting.

Molasses frosting recipe

The flavors of gingerbread can only be enhanced by sweet and delicious molasses frosting. Perfect for topping brownies, cookies or even cupcakes.

Yields 2 cups

Total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 2-3 tablespoons whole milk

Directions:

  1. To a bowl of an electric mixer, add the butter and molasses. Mix until the butter is fluffy and the mixture is combined.
  2. Slowly add in the powdered sugar until fully incorporated.
  3. Add in the spices and 2 tablespoons of whole milk. Mix until combined and the frosting is fluffy.
  4. If the mixture is too thick, then add more milk, and if it's too thin, then add a bit more powdered sugar.

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Ultimate holiday book gift guide: 16 Books you should gift this year

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For your mom:

The Resurrection of Tess Blessing by Lesley Kagan

Resurrection of Tess Blessing

After being recently diagnosed with breast cancer, Tess is on a quest to set things right before her imminent death. She has the help of Grace, an imaginary friend/guardian angel, who knows Tess better than she knows herself. The list of to-dos she wants to accomplish is challenging and difficult, but the truth about Tess' journey teaches laughter, family, forgiveness and happiness.

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Stillwater Rising by Steena Holmes

Stillwater Rising

The devastating elementary school shooting traumatizes the community of Stillwater Bay. Stillwater Rising is the story of the emotional aftermath weighing heavy on Jennifer and Charlotte's friendship as they are trying to overcome the tragedy of what happened. Charlotte is trying to hold the town together as their mayor while helping the shooter's mother regain a place in the community. Jennifer lost her son and wants to shut down the school and bury the past.

Peanut Butter and Naan by Jennifer Hillman-Magnuson

Peanut Butter and Naan

Jennifer Hillman-Magnuson knew her family needed a wake-up call. When her husband was offered a position in India, she saw it as the perfect opportunity for her family to unplug from their hectic, overindulgent lives in Nashville and gain some much-needed perspective. Jennifer shares the good, bad and hilarious moments of her family's heartwarming journey, which will leave readers truly inspired.

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

Leaving Time

Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared when she was a small child. Jenna scans the pages of her mother's scientific journals hoping she will find some clue to her whereabouts. She enlists the help of Serenity and Virgil, a psych and private detective. Jenna, Serenity and Virgil dig deep into the past, trying to find information that had been missed by the police all those years ago, and enticing snippets begin to emerge. What will Jenna learn about that fateful night? And will she be satisfied with what she finds.

Some Luck by Jane Smiley

Some Luck

Jane Smiley writes the story of Rosanna and Walter Langdon, and their children — Frank, Joe, Lillian, Henry and Claire — from 1920 through to 1953. It follows the journey of the births and deaths, the hopes and dreams, the rhythms of nature and the yearly rituals. Some Luck inspires and chronicles the uncertainties of daily life, the accidents of fate, the roles that each character chooses to accept or reject within the family and the unpredictable, often-dramatic effects of national events on people who have no control over them.

What is Found, What is Lost by Anne Leigh Parrish

What is Found, What is Lost

Meet Anna, Lorraine, Freddie and Beth — four women who share blood and not much more, except that each is searching for something lost. Anna seeks to find her place in a new world. Lorraine looks for something to forget herself in. Freddie searches for herself without religion and Beth can't find her soul in her mother's guarded eyes. Explore the journey of motherhood and family in this intelligent and understanding novel that questions the deep connection between love and true faith.

For your BFF:

A Second Bite at the Apple by Dana Bate

A Second Bite from the Apple

Sydney Strauss is obsessed with food, and not just eating it, but writing about it. After working for TV's biggest egomaniacs, she is now stocking shelves at the local farmers market. Soon after, Sydney starts writing the market's weekly newsletter and her quirky stories start gaining attention from prominent food columnists. Sydney gets a chance at the story that could either make her career or cause it to burst into flames — along with her personal life and reputation.

The Unimaginable by Dina Silver

The Unimaginable

Jessica Gregory spent 28 years playing by the rules. She took a leap and moved from her small Indiana town to Phuket, Thailand. But her newfound routine is overturned with the arrival of Grant Flynn, who is sailing around the world and, like her, is trying to move on from a past tragedy. Jessica volunteers to help crew Grant's boat, Imagine, and finds herself falling in love with him as the voyage gets underway. But when disaster strikes, Jessica must find her courage as unspeakable terrors threaten the crew.

The Look of Love by Sarah Jio

The Look of Love

Jane Williams has inherited a gift: the ability to see true love even though she has never experienced it herself. On her 29th birthday, she is told she has one year to find and record the six types of love or else she will suffer never being able to find her true love. Through the next year, Jane learns about the relationships of those close to her, some satisfying, some heartbreaking.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven

This is a post-apocalyptic novel about the collapse of our world due to Georgia flu, a vicious virus that wipes out the majority of humanity with frightening speed. The Traveling Symphony Kristen Raymonde is acting with vividly depicts life before and after the pandemic. Station Eleven tells a story about the relationships that sustain us, the brief nature of fame and the beauty of the world as we know it.

For your coworkers:

The Body Tourist by Dana Lise Shavin

The Body Tourist

Dana Lise Shavin shares her road to recovery from her battle against anorexia, mental illness and addiction in an insightful, heartfelt and comedic memoir. The journey to recovery is not a quick and easy process and this book chronicles her six-year pursuit to make her life whole again, including counseling jobs, her living situation and relationships — not only the personal ones, but the one with food as well. Shavin bares her soul across pages while being inspiring, brutally honest and absolutely hilarious.

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Yes Please

Yes Please is a rich and varied collection of stories, lists, poetry (plastic surgery haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice that will make you love Amy Poehler even more. With chapters like "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend," "Plain Girl Versus the Demon" and "The Robots Will Kill Us All," Yes Please will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Honest, personal, real and righteous, Yes Please is full of words to live by.

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Passionate Nutrition by Jennifer Adler

Passionate Nutrition

This powerful healthy-living guidebook will encourage readers to eat well, lose weight and embrace food as medicine. Part cookbook, part handbook and part memoir, this book provides techniques, tips and information to find your way to optimal health. With Adler's personal story of recovering from a malnourished childhood and adolescence, readers will be inspired to embrace the healthy power of food.

For your sister:

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies

Madeline, Celeste and Jane are experiencing troubles, some certainly more serious than others; they are drawn together now that their children are in the same kindergarten class. They must learn to stick together. Big Little Lies is a take on the conflicts, secrets and betrayals that can poison relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and friends and neighbors.

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When We Fall by Emily Liebert

When We Fall

Ready for a fresh start, Allison Parker moves back to her hometown in the suburbs of New York accompanied by her 10-year-old son after her husband’s untimely death. When she returns, her husband's best friend's wife, Charlotte takes her under her wing. Little does Allison know that Charlotte is dealing with her own personal problems and tries to fill a void with this new friendship. Before long, Charlotte starts to see her own life through Allison's eyes and realizes the cracks are apparent in her seemingly perfect life. This emerging friendship seems to be the anecdote that the pair needs, until everything falls apart.

Kitchen Love Story by Camille Finan

Kitchen Love Story

Do you know anyone who is crafty and creative? This book is perfect for that handy friend! Kitchen Love Story is the perfect guide to cabinetmaking from a female for females. Camille Finan shares numerous lessons on transforming your kitchen into a beautiful and functional paradise. She will inspire and empower you to solve those horrible kitchen enigmas with affordable and practical techniques.

Bill Cosby's daughter releases a statement that you have to see

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Evin went off on her father's accusers in a series of Facebook posts, calling them liars and saying they should go to jail for making what she calls false claims.

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"Rape is a serious allegation and it is suppose to be taken VERY seriously but so is Falsely accusing someone. When someone rapes a person they go to prison. THAT should also happen to the person that has wrongfully accused an innocent victim. They are not ONLY destroying innocent people's life they are ALSO making it hard for the MEN and Women to find justice when they have been raped [sic]," she wrote.

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"Drugged- you can remember the whole damn day but you were drugged? Just sayin. Memory- you can remember you looked at (allegedly) eachother, people were starring allegedly remembering your home address allegedly the name you called him allegedly But you were allegedly drugged [sic].

"There will always be jealous, vengeful and crazy people out there to break anyone down," she continued. "Everyday we wake up and appreciate the love and support from everyone. There's more positive in life then [sic] we think. It's the BS that can be overwhelming. We keep fighting each day. The challenges in life can only make us stronger. The ones that are angry can't live as easy as the ones that can love, RESPECT and not to find the easy way out by making FALSE accusations. It's a shame how some people sit behind the computer waiting for bad things to happen to someone. Isn't it easier to be happy? And to want the best for someone that has done such great things in life?"

Evin also reposted her mother Camille's statement standing in support of Bill, which included an unfortunate reference to the University of Virginia rape case and proclaimed that he is just like his beloved TV characters, i.e. not a rapist.

Which begs the question: What do the Cosby women know that we don't? We've all heard the details shared by the numerous alleged victims who've gone public. We have heard the Cosby legal team (and now his daughter) attempt character assassination on the alleged victims. But what we have not heard is Bill himself say that none of these incidents happened.

And that's what we're waiting for.

Sony hackers issue terrifying threat to theaters showing The Interview

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The hackers, who have been shocking the public with piles of stolen Sony documents, evidently don't want the sordid catfights, bloated budgets or seemingly sexist discrepancies in salaries that the leaks have revealed to detract from their mission to shut down the Seth Rogen and James Franco film, The Interview.

In a message released earlier today, the hackers said that "those who seek fun in terror" should be doomed to a bitter fate and that "soon all the world will see what an awful movie Sony Pictures Entertainment has made." They then go on to threaten that, as a result of the movie's release, the world will "be full of fear" from an attack reminiscent of 9/11.

The hackers, who call themselves the Guardians of Peace, also warn that anyone even living near a theater showing the film is in danger and should consider staying away from their homes (as well as theaters) on Dec. 25, when the film is released.

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Although officials have said that there is currently "no credible sign" of an active plot on movie theaters, the threat is unsettling enough that it will surely discourage cautious audiences from spending their holiday dollars at the theater — this writer included! The threat, intended to hurt Sony, could deliver a low blow to every studio's bottom line this Christmas.

So far, authorities have been unable to verify where the hackers are from, although some believe the group's hatred of the film can only stem from North Korean patriotism. North Korea has denied involvement in the attacks, while calling the hack a "righteous deed."

More: Is reading Sony's hacked emails the same as looking at hacked nude pics?

The attackers also released another series of files named after Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO, Michael Lynton. While their content is as yet unknown, chances are good that their release won't be good for Lynton. Rogen and Franco, meanwhile, have canceled all media appearances for the movie.

Whether you put stock in the Christmas Day threat or not, one thing is certain — no one at Sony could have seen this storm of negative press and terrorist threats coming when The Interview was first pitched. Considering everything that has happened since, we have to wonder if Sony is regretting ever hearing about the film.

The Interview opens in theaters Dec. 25.

The Interview red band movie trailer

The Interview red band movie trailer


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