The Seth Rogen/James Franco action comedy about American journalists ordered by the CIA to kill dictator, Kim Jong-un, was the motivation behind the Sony e-mail hack, and threats of a 9/11-style attack on any theater showing the movie were enough to convince Regal Entertainment, AMC Entertainment, Cinemark, Carmike Cinemas and Cineplex Entertainment — the five largest movie chains in the U.S. — from showing it.

A group calling itself Guardians of Peace sent more hacked files out yesterday, including the entire e-mail inbox of Sony head, Michael Lynton, along with a very threatening message that read, "We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places The Interview be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to," it read. "Soon all the world will see what an awful movie Sony Pictures Entertainment has made. The world will be full of fear. Remember the 11th of September 2001. We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you'd better leave.) Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment. All the world will denounce the SONY [sic]."

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As a result, Sony decided to cancel its release altogether.

So, what does the future hold for the flick? One Twitter user had a brilliant idea.

The only problems would be recouping the film's $44 million production costs — nearly impossible without theater ticket sales — and preventing repercussions similar to the Sony hack on any other distributors of the film.

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

While neither Rogen nor Franco have yet commented on Sony's decision publicly, Rob Lowe says he knows exactly what Rogen thinks.

In case you're forgetting your history lessons, Chamberlain was the British prime minister whose policy of appeasement allowed Nazism to grow into World War II.

Ouch.

UPDATE: According to Gawker, reports from the New York Times, CNN, CBS News and other major news outlets, U.S. officials have confirmed that North Korea was "centrally involved" in the cyber attacks on Sony.

"We have found linkage to the North Korean government," a U.S. government official said to NBC News.

According to the New York Times, White House officials still aren't sure how to publicly respond to the hack, as it is unprecedented. Though it seems the investigation was able to trace the attack to a location outside North Korea, officials are confident North Korean officials ordered the attack.

This bread uses a combination of whole grains and oats that I processed into a fine flour by using the food processor, and is sweetened with raw honey and molasses.

If you are not familiar with molasses, it's a thick and dark, almost black in color, syrupy substance with a robust flavor. It is great for baking. Think of it almost as a super-high concentrated syrup made from sugar but with a slight bitter taste and definitely not as sweet. Another thing I love about using molasses in this recipe is the deep, rich color it gives the bread once it's done baking.

Homemade blackstrap molasses bread recipe

This rustic, robust bread gets its dark color from the molasses and is lightly sweetened with honey. It's perfect for breakfast, sandwiches or snacking.

Yields 1

Prep time: 15 minutes | Bake time: 40 minutes | Total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon softened butter
• 2 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup oat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 whole egg
• 1-1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 9 x 5-inch bread pan with the softened butter, and set it aside.
3. To a mixing bowl, add the wheat flour, oat flour, baking powder and sea salt.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, buttermilk, raw honey and molasses, mixing very well.
5. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix until the dough is sticky.
6. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead for 5 minutes or until the dough is elastic. Roll the dough into a log shape, and place it into the greased loaf pan.
7. Bake the bread for 40 minutes or until the center is completely baked.
8. Remove from the oven, and let the bread cool on a wire rack.
9. Slice and serve as desired.

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In fact, the entire film industry is taking notice and swift action as a result.

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

Now that Sony has decided to keep the Seth Rogen and James Franco movie out of theaters, New Regency has announced another casualty: Steve Carell's in-development project set in North Korea will not be made.

The untitled thriller has been indefinitely canceled, according to Deadline.

Steve Carell, who rarely posts to Twitter, shared a disappointed tweet shortly following the news.

The film, with the working title Pyongyang, according to slashfilm.com, was a dark comedy based on the graphic novel by Guy Delisle, described as "a paranoid thriller about a Westerner's experiences working in North Korea for a year."

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North Korea's chilling effect began last month when it became the prime suspect in the Sony hack.

The country has made it known that they are unhappy with the studio's film, The Interview, because it tells the fictional story of an assassination plot aimed at the country's leader, Kim Jong-un.

The threats only got worse until Sony recently decided to pull the plug on the Christmas Day release altogether.

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"We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company, our employees and the American public," Sony said in a statement.

The statement continued, "We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome."

So far, the investigation into the threats and the hack is still ongoing.

Do you think New Regency made the right decision to pull the plug on Pyongyang?

The award-winning journalist has millions of people waiting with bated breath to crack the case presented in her record-breaking podcast, Serial, in which Koenig explores the tragic death of 18-year-old high school student, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Adnan Syed was convicted of the murder by manual strangulation over 15 years ago, but many believe that shoddy police work or some kind of conspiracy put Syed behind bars.

Serial has become an obsession for tons of keyboard detectives as Koenig has tirelessly explored every angle of the case, but in the past couple episodes, it's begun to look like Koenig might not be able to tell us who really killed Lee. The money shot her audience has been waiting for may not be delivered.

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We, as a culture, have become accustomed to instant gratification and we're going crazy at the prospect of not knowing how this story ends. But this is real life and that's not how real life works.

Still, Koenig must still be freaking out right now. Being an entertainer, she doesn't want to disappoint her fans and she had no way of knowing Serial would morph into the phenomenon it has become.

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Here are some of the questions everyone is hoping will be answered.

1. Was there ever a phone booth at Best Buy?

Witness (suspect in many people's eyes), Jay, says that Syed called him from a pay phone at Best Buy after he killed Lee, but Laura says she's positive there weren't any phones there because she used to steal from the store and was hypersensitive to her surroundings. Which is it?

2. Were Jay and Jenn hooking up behind Stephanie's back?

Jenn Pusateri and Jay were very close, but just how close? Her testimony about the timeline seemed a bit fishy. If the two were hooking up, they had something to hide (outside of Lee's murder) and it would explain both of their inconsistent stories and give them motive to kill Lee if she had found out about their dalliances.

3. What's the deal with Jay?

Why did police cling to his testimony so tightly even after he admitted he lied? And why did they provide him with a lawyer? Most of all, what was his real level of involvement in Lee's death?

4. Was Jenn there?

Her testimony seemed a little forced at times. What was she really covering up?

5. Why did Mr. S really walk so far back in the woods to take a pee?

He's a streaker, for goodness sake. Why would he suddenly seek privacy while taking a leak in Leakin' Park? Sorry, couldn't help it.

6. Did Asia really see Syed in the library?

Or did she make it up to "be part of something exciting"?

7. What's the deal with Don?

Sure, he didn't want to be interviewed and he had an alibi for the supposed time of Lee's death, but the timeline doesn't match up and he was intimately involved with the victim. Why was he pressed for more details about his relationship with Lee?

8. Were they ever able to do forensics on evidence at the scene where Lee's body was found?

This detail seems like it would make for an open and shut case.

9. Why are people so fascinated with the girl mispronouncing "MailChimp"?

Seriously, guys? T-shirts? Who cares!

10. What was the deal with Cristina Gutierrez?

We get that she was ill and shouldn't have been practicing law for the duration of Syed's case. However, what was going on with all the shady money business? It seems like she was skimming money from Syed's family, as well as from the other family who had procured her as an attorney not long after. Was something deeper going on with Syed's lawyer?

11. Is Adnan Syed a sociopath?

We learned in the podcast that odds are not in Koenig's favor to get the "charming sociopath," but that doesn't mean it's not impossible.

12. Who really killed Hae Min Lee?

This, obviously, is the biggie. Everyone asserts their own innocence. What if it's someone who hasn't even been investigated?

13. If there's not a solid answer given, will she at least say who she would put behind bars if she had to?

Will Koenig give her final opinion on the case? In Episode 11, she almost seemed like she regretted opening the whole can of worms.

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Speaking of Koenig freaking out, check Michaela Watkins nailing it in this Serial finale parody on Funny or Die.

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If you Google the words "benefits of attachment parenting," the very first result will take you to Dr. Sears's website, where you will find all of the validation you will ever need if this particular philosophy is your jam. "Attachment-parented babies are smarter," for one, or the somewhat hazy "grows better." Keep digging and the claims keep rolling in. These wonder babies are healthier, better behaved and may or may not fart rainbows.

As a rule, I don't have anything against any parenting style, as long as it isn't abusive or neglectful, and the same is actually true for AP. I don't dislike it. I just think the attitude surrounding it is a little unfair to underprivileged parents and their kids.

I have had many a person argue this point with me, and I think they truly come from a good place. "Breastfeeding is free!" they'll remind me, or "Hey, I stay at home because after child care, it would just be a wash. I'm not privileged!" Listen, I get that. I stayed at home for a long time because of the cost of child care, and never once did I roll home in a Bugatti Veyron.

The issue with both of these statements is that both are irrelevant to the very poor. Breastfeeding could actually rain money out of your nipples, but if your crappy under-the-table job won't even give you a bucket to collect it in, let alone a pumping room, what's the point? Also, me staying at home because day care is grotesquely expensive is not the same as my friend, who circumvents this issue entirely by working the graveyard shift. Suffice it to say, she doesn't co-sleep with her kid.

You may think that I'm harboring some kind of secret resentment as a poor mom who didn't AP so now she's bitter, but you'd be wrong. I mean, yeah, I was an icky poor person, but I actually accidentally attachment parented sometimes. It wasn't called that, though. Or maybe it was, but without the internet, it's not like I could tell.

I'm resentful for a different reason entirely. My parents never co-slept with me. They never breastfed me. Since I was 6 when we met, that would have been pretty freaking weird, actually. We definitely didn't do any skin on skin, and since I was kind of a troubled little turd, they said "no" to me. Often. And loudly. I wouldn't call it gentle parenting by any stretch, more like triage parenting.

And yet, the bond I have with my parents is extraordinary. I have never doubted that they will be there for me when I need them, and I can say with certainty that I'm pretty "attached" to them. In a way the lack of a "biological bond" makes that relationship much more special to me. There was no rush of hormones. We had to work at loving one another.

So if you attachment parent, is your bond with your child stronger than mine with my parents? Is your kid smarter than me? Doubt it. I bet I could whoop your toddler in Boggle any day of the week, not that I'm bragging or anything. I even came out pretty well adjusted, challenging toddlers to wordsmithery notwithstanding.

The point of all of this is that whatever way you want to parent is fine by me. But once we start to head into "better baby" territory, I start to get a little itchy. If you really believe that attachment parenting is responsible for the smartest, healthiest babies, than you have to admit that the inverse is also true: The mom who doesn't have the luxury of adopting your philosophy is raising an inferior child, and that isn't fair, let alone true.

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More: It's official — North Korea hacked Sony, The Interview is canceled

To say that the production company has had a rough month, what with massive data breaches, embarrassing e-mail leaks and terrorism threats, is putting it lightly. Now, in light of threats referencing 9/11 directed toward movie theaters that were planning to show The Interview — a Sony comedy set to premiere on Christmas Day — major theater chains opting out of their contracts to show the film and Sony's ultimate decision to scrap the premiere altogether, some celebs are expressing disappointment with how the media giant has handled the whole situation.

And they may have a point. It's come to light that the huge data hack Sony's been cleaning up after was, in fact, orchestrated by North Korea in retaliation towards The Interview, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists-turned-assassins out to off Kim Jong-un, North Korea's dictatorial leader. But the threats toward theaters, posted online Tuesday, haven't been deemed credible by U.S. intelligence or the FBI, who's investigating the whole situation. And there has never been a North Korean attack on the U.S. — or any other Western nation, for that matter — and the odds that thousands of movie theaters in cities of all sizes across a country the size of the U.S. will fall victim to terrorist attacks sponsored by a tiny, impoverished nation are probably pretty slim. Regardless, the four largest theater chains in the country dropped The Interview like it was hot and Sony followed suit.

Now, celebs are taking Sony to task for "letting the terrorists win" — and also for trampling the rights to free speech and expression. Whether or not The Interview crossed some lines of decency by making light of the satirical death of an actual, living human, celebs from Steve Carell to Jimmy Kimmel are tweeting their opinions about Sony and (spoiler alert) none of them are great right now.

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Check out some of the more scathing celebrity reactions below and then tell us in the comments: Was Sony right to cancel The Interview? Or should the film have gone on regardless of the threats?

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

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Unfortunately for us (and all other lovers of glamorous, over-the-top nutpials), John's upcoming wedding is going to be a quiet, intimate affair.

According to Expose Entertainment, John is set to tie the not with David Furnish, his longtime partner, as soon as this weekend.

67-year-old John has been with Furnish, a former advertising exec, since 1993 — an impressive 21 years. The couple has two children.

John and Furnish have been in a civil union since 2005, but now that gay marriage is legal in England, they plan to make it official.

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"We'll do it very quietly. But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion and we will have our children [there]," John said in an interview with Matt Lauer in March. "For this legislation to come through is joyous and we should celebrate it. We shouldn't just say, 'Oh, well, we have a civil partnership, we're not going to bother to get married.' We will get married."

The legendary, Grammy-winning rocker emphasized the wedding will be a family affair, with sons 3-year old Zachary and 9-month-old Elijah present for the "I dos." Both boys were born from the same surrogate mother, and John and Furnish appear to have comfortably settled into co-fatherhood, though John lamented earlier this year that he wished they had taken the leap into parenthood earlier in their lives.

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"It was the best decision we ever did," he said to host Dermot O'Leary at an earlier event to celebrate his BRITs Icon Award. "I wish we had done it 20 years earlier because I am no spring chicken. I understand people criticising for us having children at a late age but to hell with it. We can give these children so much love."

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Jenny Slate, the brilliant comedian, children's book author, writer and actress behind the awkwardly adorable web series "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On," stopped by Conan and you bet she busted out the anthropomorphic snail's voice during the undeniable highlight of the video: when she sang "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac.

"I do a lot of covers — it's the biggest thing that's going on with Marcel right now," Slate told host Conan O'Brien. "I recently did one of 'Landslide,' the classic, that made my husband shed a little tear. And maybe he was crying just because he was like, 'Jenny's crazy; she's gone, man!' But I think it's because it's beautiful."

And now we know, it's definitely because it's beautiful. And Marcel, that little shell that could, is a Grammy winner FOR SURE.

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Slate also revealed her favorite times to bust out the Marcel voice in real life, and we're loving it.

"I do it around the house," she said. "Sometimes I do it when things are going badly, I find. Like, I'll spill something and I'm just like (as Marcel), 'Oh, today is going to hell in a hand basket.'"

But as much as Marcel is there for Slate during the bad times, his adorable, anthropod voice narrates the good in Slate's life, too.

"But sometimes I do motivational stuff like, 'You can do it!' in the mirror," Slate said.

All we can say after seeing this is we definitely need more Marcel in our lives. Here's hoping this interview means Slate and her writing partner, Dean Fleischer-Camp, are planning new Marcel the Shell episodes soon.

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In the meantime, catch up with past episodes on Fleischer-Camp's YouTube channel and bask in the cuteness that is Marcel the Shell.

First, someone hacked into the company's computer systems and released tons of employee personal information, internal sensitive emails and upcoming films that hadn't been premiered yet. Then came a Sept. 11-like terroristic threat by an anonymous group who call themselves the Guardians of Peace, against all theaters that premiered Seth Rogen and James Franco's The Interview, which was set to hit theaters Christmas Day.

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It's now been confirmed that North Korea, who expressed their dismay about the fictional assassination of their country's leader from the get-go, was, indeed, behind the hack and subsequent leak. It makes sense, then, that they also leaked the Kim Jong-un death scene that hit the internet today, and it's easy to jump to the conclusion that they are either affiliated with, or are, the Guardians of Peace. But why would they put forth into the world the very scene they didn't want released in the first place?

They had, for all intents and purposes, won. All of the major theaters announced Wednesday that they were pulling The Interview from their lineup and not long after, Sony followed suit, confirming they were indefinitely canceling all releases of the film themselves. So if North Korea is behind the Sony hack, as officials are now saying, it's really confusing as to why they would release the procured footage after their victory.

One reason they might have done it: covering their own behinds. Now that the world is pointing the finger at North Korea, it would kind of make sense that they would release the scene to push the blame back somewhere else. It's their way of saying, "See? We didn't do it. There's proof now, because we didn't want anyone to see the dramatized version of our leader dying." This theory seems a bit obvious, but is it really that far-fetched?

Another option to explain why they leaked the footage is far more sinister. What if they leaked the footage so they could blame the newest leak on someone associated with Sony or Hollywood, so that they could have an excuse to attack or declare some kind of violence against the United States?

If it wasn't North Korea, then who leaked the graphic footage? Sony seemed pretty hell-bent on blaming the hack on a disgruntled employee. Now that it's confirmed that North Korea was behind the hack, is it still plausible that a former Sony employee released this new scene? The stakes are pretty high at this point, considering the threats. It's hard to imagine someone would want to mess with the situation now that innocent lives may be involved.

Could another country that has a beef with the US have somehow gotten hold of the film and released it to stoke the fire between America and North Korea?

There's also another population that's disgruntled that Sony has ditched on The Interview: Hollywood creatives. Famous actors, producers, writers and entertainers of all sorts have already voiced their disappointment that the studio caved in to the threats. Is it possible that someone leaked the footage in the name of creative freedom?

We may never know the answers to all these questions, but one thing is for sure: We're hoping the threats are just that, and that nobody gets hurt.

The "Anaconda" singer appeared on Watch What Happens Live wearing an extremely low-cut blouse with no wardrobe tape, apparently, and the slightest movement resulted in the star baring even more than she bargained for.

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It even happened when Minaj was actually talking about nip slips with a caller.

"Which was tougher for you, the little nip slip that you had or the dress malfunction at the VMAs?" the caller asked.

"Definitely the nip slip," Nicki answered. "Because the dress malfunction didn't show anything, thank the Lord. The nip slip was very, very hard for me to deal with.

"Panic! I was so panicked," she said. "I contemplated not going out at all but then I would let Jessie and Arie down, and I didn't want to do that on their moment. I just felt like I wanted to crawl under a freaking rock. When you're in a situation like that you think everyone can see the panic on your face, but people said I was smiling."

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Nipple, nipple, nipple throughout the whole thing. See it for yourself — the first one happens within 20 seconds of the interview starting and it just keeps going from there. NSFW, obviously.

I have a daughter. She is 10. I'm raising her to be strong and confident and to understand that although sex is normal and fun and healthy, it's for girls much older than she is, and much older than age 14. I have no issue with little girls dancing, or experimenting with their wardrobe choices, but I do have an issue with them dancing in provocative ways and wearing provocative clothing and then posting the videos on YouTube. This isn't showcasing the talents of Jordyn Jones, it's exploiting her, even if the dancing and song choice and wardrobe were all her own decisions. She is not old enough to make these decisions, and I'm not sure where her parents were when these decisions were made.

It's inappropriate, pure and simple, and as a mom I can't imagine letting my own kid — especially at such a young age — perform in such a provocative video. Let the kid dance, let the kid sing, but let her be a kid for just a few years longer. Because that's what she is.

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For a different approach to making lasagna, start by unlayering and instead stuffing pouches for a more intense flavor. The preparation is the same as when making regular layered lasagna, but it's in the end that the surprise begins. Inside each pouch is a combination of sautéed kale with garlic and anchovies (don't worry, it won't taste fishy). This is already a good beginning, but coupling it with toasted pancetta, cheesy cream and a good sprinkling of Parmesan puts it over the top. From the ingredients alone, you know that when you break open those pouches, the flavor will be rich and tasty. So don't layer this time — go for something a little bit different.

Lasagna pouches with kale, pancetta and cheese recipe

By combining sautéed kale, pancetta, cheesy cream and Parmesan, these pouches are super rich in flavor. Without the usual layering of lasagna, the taste is more intense and so good.

Yields 4

Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes | Total time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces pancetta, diced
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 salted anchovy fillets
• 4 cups kale, chopped
• Pepper
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/8 cup chopped cheese (any mild-tasting kind)
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 fresh lasagna sheets (can substitute dried)

Directions:

1. In a dry saucepan over medium heat, toast the pancetta, and then set it aside. Discard the fat.
2. Into the same saucepan over medium heat, pour some olive oil, and then sauté the garlic and anchovies until the anchovies melt.
3. Add the kale. Cook for about 15 minutes. If it is starting to dry up, then add a few tablespoons of water.
4. When the kale is cooked, set it aside.
5. In a small saucepan over low to medium heat, melt the butter, and then add the flour. Mix them together well, until the mixture becomes a thick paste. Gradually pour in the milk while whisking. When the milk is finished, whisk in the cheese. Set aside.
6. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
7. Over medium to high heat, bring a pot of water to a boil. Add salt, and then cook the fresh lasagna sheets 1 by 1 for 30 seconds each. Dry each lasagna sheet on a clean dish towel laid out flat on a table. (If using dried lasagna sheets, cooking time will increase to about 5 minutes.)
8. Into greased round food shapers or a muffin tin, place 1 lasagna sheet per shaper or per muffin tin cavity.
9. Fill each lasagna sheet with kale alternating with the cheese sauce. Distribute the pancetta and Parmesan in the pouches, and then close them by pressing and lightly squeezing together the ends.
10. Bake the lasagna pouches for 10 minutes.
11. Serve hot.

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According to RadarOnline, the Giudice family got a little Christmas visit this week, but it was from the polar opposite of Santa Claus. Their source says federal agents raided the Giudice's mansion in New Jersey and made off with anything that wasn't nailed down, to satisfy the couple's debt — including their daughters' Christmas presents.

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"Plasma televisions, expensive jewelry, cash and even the kids' Christmas presents were taken," the insider revealed.

"Teresa was home and was absolutely stunned by the raid. She had no clue they were coming. She was absolutely hysterical, and begging them not to take the girls' Christmas presents."

The feds even found "a large amount of cash" in the wine cellar.

It may sound majorly Grinch-like, but the Giudices have no one to blame for their family's failed Christmas but themselves. The raid was a result of their failure to "submit any payment plan for the outstanding $214,000 they owe in restitution," the insider said. "As such, prosecutors were eager to get the property seized."

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"The property will now be auctioned off with the money going into a trust account. If there is any money left over, it would go to paying creditors in their bankruptcy, in which they owe $14.3 million.

"This all could have been avoided if Teresa had simply submitted a proposed plan to pay off the restitution," explained the source. "Yet, Teresa chose to once again thumb her nose at the law, and was ignoring it."

A rep for Teresa Giudice, who is due to report to jail to begin her 15-month sentence on Jan. 5, denied the raid happened, saying, "There is no truth to this rumor." The US Attorney's Office had no comment.

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1) This laugh

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Remember when all the boys used to imitate Beavis and Butthead? This is that moment all over again.

2) This playful moment

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Any time a dude can get down with a gator puppet on a tour bus is a sure sign he's a catch. He may write serious music, but he doesn't take himself seriously.

3) And that wink

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What? Sorry. Can't hear you over the sound of our ovaries exploding from the beanie and wink combo.

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4) Also, he paints

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Ahhh... the tortured artist. Always our downfall.

5) That backside, though

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Nothin' like a tatted-up man to make us swoon.

6) The way he cradles the mic

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So gentle... so intimate. We need him to hold us like that.

7) We didn't even mind the dreads

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Because, you know, sometimes dirty is hot.

8) More shirtless rock star

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You're welcome.

9) He's naked here... right?

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We're going with yes. Because we need it.

What can we say? Brandon Boyd is still one of the sexiest dudes in rock music. We're stoked that Incubus has signed to a new deal and should have new music out in the very near future. You know we'll be all over that! And, until then, we'll just keep staring at these GIFs.

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Jingle Jell-O shots recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 (3 ounce) box cherry Jell-O
• 1 (3 ounce) box lime Jell-O
• 3 packets unflavored gelatin
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1-1/2 cups vanilla vodka
• Whipped cream, for garnish
• Mint leaves, for garnish
• Small red candies, for garnish

Directions:

1. Lightly coat a square dish with cooking spray, and then, using a paper towel, wipe out the dish.
2. For the red layer, add 1/2 packet of gelatin over 1/4 cup of water. Allow it to soak in a minute or 2. Add 1 box of the cherry Jell-O along with 1 cup of boiling water. Stir until everything has dissolved. Add 3/4 cup of vodka.
3. Repeat the same process to make the green layer.
4. To make the white layer, sprinkle 2 packets of gelatin over 1/2 cup of water. Allow it to soak in a minute or 2. Pour in 1 cup of boiling water and 1 can of sweetened condensed milk. Stir until everything is thoroughly mixed and the gelatin is dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
5. Pour 1/2 the red mixture into the prepared pan. Place the pan in the refrigerator to set.
6. Once set, add 1/2 the white mixture to the top of the red mixture. Pop any air bubbles. Return the pan to the fridge to set.
7. Repeat with the green mixture, then with the remaining white and then with the remaining red.
8. Allow the finished pan to set another 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
9. When you're ready to serve, gently pull the edges away from the pan. Invert onto a cutting board. Slice into even squares.
10. Place onto a serving platter, and top with whipped cream, a small mint leaf and a red candy.

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Perhaps this is a result of growing up with those Choose Your Own Adventure books. My childhood was just like those books, and parenting has turned out to be too. You dressed your baby in that perfect outfit, but she just spit up all over it? Turn to page 40 if you brought another outfit and can change her; turn to page 14 if she's OK to just hang out in a diaper while the outfit dries.

Life with kids feels like always choosing an adventure. We're always choosing the next page, not really knowing what adventure awaits. I've learned that I have more options of pages to turn to if I'm prepared. I learned to carry a bigger bag.

When she was a baby, I carried extra outfits, diapers, toys and layers of plans that would all inevitably change by a surprise nap or visit from a friend. These days, I carry an iPad, notebook, markers, books and snacks. The plans I make are loose; the bag I carry is heavier.

When I couldn't find time to read, I started carrying a book in my back pocket. Waiting in line for a coffee, waiting at school pickup, arriving too early to a meeting — suddenly I had the time to read.

When I couldn't find the time to run, I started carrying my gym bag. Now I've found that running a quick mile as a break in my workday is my new favorite time to run. It gives me a break, clears my head, moves my body after sitting at a desk.

When I couldn't find the time to write, I bought a package of three small notebooks and put one in my pocket (my pockets are pretty full), one in my car and one in my bag. I still struggle to find time for longer periods of writing but find myself writing poetry throughout the day, which I never thought I had time for.

Seth Godin talks about the "abundance economy," in which we have most of what we need but don't have enough connection and time. Yes. More time, more connection and a bigger bag. Parents especially don't have time. We don't have time to take a day off, be sick, go on a date or finish the to-do list. There's just too much to do and not enough time to get it done.

When we start to see parenting as a Choose Your Own Adventure book, prepared for all the things we want, prepared for all that could happen, we may find that time hidden in unexpected places.

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Well, that's exactly what Parke recently did to achieve his dreams of looking like Kim Kardashian. And we think the reason he is getting so much attention is not because of the crazy amount of money he spent — though it was pretty crazy, over $150,000 dollars — but because he's a man.

Parke is a makeup artist in Manchester and, according to the Sun, who spoke with him, he is obsessed with Kardashian.

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"My look is all about the shock factor," Parke explained. "I love all the attention and stares I get in the street. I welcome the hate — it just means more attention. And if anything, it just spurs me to get more work done."

The Sun reported that, in order to resemble Kardashian, Parke has undergone more than 50 cosmetic procedures, including Botox, lip and cheek fillers, eyebrow tattoos and laser hair removal. Women have these procedures every day, and in extreme doses like Parke, and no one bats an eye. So, what makes Parke different? Is it that we're really not as accepting as we'd like to think?

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"I laugh when people try to insult me by telling me I look plastic or fake," Parke said. "Do they think I'm going for the natural look? If I was, I'd ask for my money back."

The moral of the story: To each their own.

It isn't for us to "get it" if Parke is ultimately happy with himself. And if he is truly happy with his look, then there isn't anything else to get.

What do you think about Parke's extreme Kardashian-inspired makeover?

1. Amy Poehler and Will Arnett

When famously funny couple, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett, announced their split in September 2012 after 10 years of marriage, we didn't want to believe it could be true. Poehler admitted "getting a divorce really sucks," but also expressed how proud she is of how they have adapted to coparenting. "I am beyond grateful he is their father, and I don't think a 10-year marriage constitutes failure."

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2. Jewel and Ty Murray

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Considering Jewel and Ty Murray dated for a decade before tying the knot in the Bahamas in 2008, we thought for sure the singer and her rodeo cowboy husband would last forever. Alas, she announced earlier this year that she and Ty were splitting but would remain committed to their friendship and to their son, Kase.

3. Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel

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Taye Diggs married his Rent costar, Idina Menzel, in 2003 and a son soon followed. Unfortunately, after 10 years of marriage, the couple decided to go their separate ways. The fact that this too-cute-for-words pair couldn't make it work was a bummer, but the timing seemed especially sad since Diggs wasn't around to celebrate Menzel's success from the animated megahit, Frozen.

4. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker

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Tony Parker swept petite Eva Longoria off her feet in 2004 and the couple was married in a dream Parisian ceremony in 2007. Sure, we were a little skeptical at first, but the couple won us over with their international displays of affection. To say we were devastated for Longoria when, in 2010, the couple split and Parker's affair (possibly plural) came to light would be an understatement.

5. Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn

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Some couples simply seem to have it together, and Angie Harmon and NFLer, Jason Sehorn, fit that bill. And they were obviously pretty precious together, too — I mean, c'mon, a surprise proposal on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno? Adorable. Their three daughters? Adorable. Still, they announced this year that they were separating after 13 years of marriage. We're naively hoping they'll change their minds.

6. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt

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Let us preface this by saying that all's well that ends well — both Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston went on to find happiness again after their five-year marriage ended in 2005. But, for real, we buried our faces in a box of chocolates when America's golden couple went down in flames amid rumors of an affair between Pitt and his Mr. & Mrs. Smith costar and now wife, Angelina Jolie.

7. Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom

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Is it crazy to think whirlwind courtships like Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom's can work? Maybe. Still, that didn't keep us from rooting for these two when they married in a fairy tale wedding in 2009. When rumors began to surface that Odom was abusing drugs and stepping out on Kardashian, we didn't want to accept that he was turning into his pops.

8. Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli

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In the ever-growing list of celebrity breakups we never saw coming, consider Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli somewhere near the top for us. This lovey couple — who met in 1995 on the set of the film, An Unfinished Affair — married in 2001 and went on to grow their family with three beautiful daughters: Luca Bella, Lola Ray and Fiona Eve. We were, dare we say, flabbergasted when Facinelli filed for divorce in 2012.

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9. Heidi Klum and Seal

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Sigh. Heidi Klum and Seal's story couldn't have been sweeter — she met the singer after a nasty breakup with Flavio Briatore, while she was pregnant with the latter's child. Seal stood by Klum throughout the pregnancy and "is Leni's father," Klum asserts. The adorable couple also went on to have three biological children together, but despite annual vow renewal ceremonies, decided to call it quits in 2012. Klum is now dating Vito Schnabel... but we secretly wish Seal still had her heart.

10. Sandra Bullock and Jesse James

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Who cheats on one of the most beloved actresses ever? Dillholes like Jesse James, that's who. Our current hostility aside, though, we were totally behind this unlikely pairing when Sandra Bullock and James married in 2005. It was the major cheating scandal — and subsequent divorce — in 2010 that threw us for a loop and broke our hearts for sweet Sandy.

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11. Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally

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Sherri Shepherd is always funny as hell, but her impending divorce from husband, Lamar Sally, is no laughing matter. We've always been fans of this outspoken lady, so it sucked to find out she was embroiled in a painful split made all the more agonizing by the addition of a child — she and Sally's surrogate gave birth in August, but Shepherd earlier disavowed maternity, alleging Sally's intention all along was to have the baby, file for divorce and then take her to the cleaners for child support.

12. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe

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Ah, to be young and in love! Our circa-1990s heart skipped a beat when Southern darling, Reese Witherspoon, met heartthrob, Ryan Phillippe, at her 21st birthday in 1997 and the two began dating. They were married the following year, had two insanely cute little mini-mes in the next seven years and then obliterated our inner romantic in 2007 when they divorced amid rumors Phillippe had strayed.

13. Robin Thicke and Paula Patton

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Sure, we dig some of Robin Thicke's music. But part of what we liked about him the most was his seemingly rock-solid relationship with bubbly beauty, Paula Patton. The two had been together forever (since she was 18) prior to him hitting it big, but all that togetherness sure didn't keep seedy infidelity rumors from surfacing about Thicke in 2013. Patton officially filed for divorce in October of 2014, and we wish her only the best in the new year and beyond.

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14. Paul Wesley and Torrey DeVitto

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For a while, we didn't even realize The Vampire Diaries' Paul Wesley had coupled up with Pretty Little Liars' stunner, Torrey DeVitto — but he had, back in 2007 when they shot Killer Movie together. They were married in 2011 and proceeded to be entirely too precious for words for the next two years. But, woe and behold, they divorced in December of 2013. Interestingly, Wesley has since been dating his Vampire Diaries costar, Phoebe Tonkin, whom he met in 2012. We call poor form, kid.

15. Katy Perry and Russell Brand

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While Katy Perry and Russell Brand always struck us as a kooky couple, they also just felt like that couple you wanted to be friends with — the ones who are always having fun together. Unfortunately, the fun stopped for these two in 2011 when, after only 14 months, Brand initiated divorce via a text message (ouchie).

Well, the good news is that I no longer have to pick between (or use) marshmallows and whipped cream. I have a new and totally amazing favorite. This drink is a dessert in disguise. Sweet homemade peppermint ice cream topped with warm hot chocolate. I know it sounds weird, but it's totally amazing. The ice cream melts and creates the perfect winter spin on a classic float.

Peppermint ice cream float with homemade hot chocolate recipe

This sweet winter drink combines creamy peppermint ice cream and warm hot chocolate. It's creamy, dreamy and totally delicious.

Yields 1 (about 2 quarts ice cream)

Prep time: 30 minutes | Cook time: 10 minutes | Inactive time: 4 hours 15 minutes | Total time: 4 hours 55 minutes

Ingredients:

For the ice cream

• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 3/4 cup crushed candy canes

For the hot chocolate

• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

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The two took to social media on Thursday to share the sad news.

Hand over the tissues, please.

It seemed like a match made in paradise when the two coupled up on the reality dating show this summer. OK, so maybe not at first. Don't forget how clingy Cody seemed to be. And he had a thing for Clare at first, not Michelle. But they eventually found their way to one another and then it all began to click.

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Despite the split, it's clear the two have nothing but the utmost respect for one another. We just hope they actually mean what they're writing on social media.

"Michelle is someone I shared a relationship with but also someone I will always respect and consider a life long friend," Cody wrote on Instagram.

We think if anyone can stay friends with an ex, it would be Cody, who has consistently come across on the show as an upstanding guy. (If not also a little lost on his hopeless romantic love train.)

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Michelle echoed his sentiments, "I feel very blessed and fortunate to have shared such beautiful memories with such an incredible guy."

Maybe it was the timing. Maybe it was the chemistry. Maybe it was the long-term goals. Who knows what reason ultimately led to the end of this relationship. We're still not giving up hope that these two will find their way back to one another.

Someone hand me another tissue, please and thanks.