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Some people say that happiness is the best revenge. While that might be the mature mindset, it has never been the most immediately gratifying. Especially where dramatic breakups are concerned. Just think about that classic Carrie Underwood banger, ‘Before He Cheats.’ The country pop tune is an anthem for scorned women seeking revenge. You can't help but feel pleased that she dug her key into the side of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive, and carved her name into his leather seats. Th…

We're doomed as a species.

Happy Tuesday, Lord of the Rings fans. What are some of your first memories as a devotee of the books and movies? One memory that always gets me happened a long, long time ago - when I was in high school and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was in theaters. My friends and I were so excited that we dressed up in our most fantasy-esque garb, had a nice mom buy us some wine, and went off to the Pavilion to sink into the possible bedbug-ridden seats and enjoy the show. Unfortunately, o…

Time for a little history less: On this day exactly 10 years ago, a funny meme was born. I'm not sure exactly which one, but that's the beautiful thing about memes—new ones are made every day. Every hour. Even every second. Even the weakest and dumbest Marvel movie takes years and millions of dollars to produce. But the best memes are totally free and sometimes they only take a few seconds to create. It all comes down to having an idea. Some memes might shine a little bit brighter than others,…

Hold the sprinkles

Geminis are not the most revered sign of the zodiac. In fact, some people believe they're the absolute worst. As a Scorpio, I can relate. It's as though our signs are the villains of astrological signs. We're pretty much always at the top of the list when people talk about signs you should never date. And while some of the hate is warranted (I pretty much only date Geminis), it can sometimes feel like a bit too much. In celebration of the beautiful chaos of Gemini season, we've put together som…

Now with extra complaining!

If you've used pretty much any type of social media , chances are you've seen those unhinged advertisements for games like Project Makeover, or games that involve living in a palace and trying to climb up the ranks to bang a prince. They usually involve a woman (or two), and a lot of dirt, grime, body hair and sometimes even weird sexual situations . Oh, and unexplained baldness. These advertisements are well documented over at the @MobileGameHell Twitter account. Last week, artist Julie Greine…

The other day I saw a chalkboard sign outside of a smoothie shop that read, "when life gives you strawberries, make a smoothie." It was was bewildering to me. For one, they completely missed the point of the adage they were referencing. The reason why you make lemonade when life gives you lemons is because lemons are way too sour to eat on their own. The quotes about seeing the silver linings in terrible situations.. When life gives you strawberries, you eat the strawberries. Because the gliste…

Karen, Karen, Karen . What are we going to do with you? Are you okay? What happened in your life to make you this angry? Let's try something out. I want you to close your eyes and take a deeeeeeeeeeeep deep deep deep ( deep) breath. Now imagine you've just arrived at your favorite brunch spot ten minutes before closing. The place is packed full of fellow Karens, but the host manages to find a table for you and your six friends. They could have declined to seat you, but they did anyway. Isn't th…

Happy Sunday, friends, enemies, lovers, whatever! We would say that we hope your weekend was enjoyable, but time is a construct and right now, in the deep of winter , it feels like we're living a pretty freaking Sisyphean existence. One of our only forms of respite is to try to distract ourselves from that terrible, painful truth, and to inject some joy and maybe meaning into the monotony before we head back to the grind. This weekend, at least in the United States, some of us have a little mor…

Guys. We really need to know why it always seems to be 'where are the memes ? Give me the memes ! I need the god damn memes! ' but not ' how are the memes? It just seems kind of rude not to care about how they might feel about being swiped and redistributed as we see fit. They are flung into our group chats and casually uploaded to Instagram stories. Just think about it for a second. Nearly much every meme you have seen has probably been passed around without any regard for its psychological st…

Finally. Here in the Northeast the long and oppressive winter is beginning to loosen its grip on our poor, seasonal depression-addled sou ls. The sun is starting to pop out, the open-toe shoes are getting paraded around town, and teachers are starting to feel the restlessness that happens before school's out for summer. If kids think they have it hard, though, they need to get real and start thinking about their teachers. They deserve our pity. By mid-May, they're on the verge of insanity after…

Mix and match

Happy freaking weekend, y'all! We're pleased to be bringing you another mildly entertaining batch of halfway decent memes . They can be consumed as you laze around in bed, enjoying a lack of career-related responsibilities. Alternatively, they can be enjoyed while en route to go see some friends out in the world (perhaps at a bar or restaurant.) They can also be enjoyed from the comfort of one's couch, as you indulge in other forms of relaxation, such as watching a stupid movie, or (as is my te…