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Artist Richard Renaldi knows that most of us don't want to talk to strangers, let alone touch them, and he's using that reluctance to make intriguing photography. Since 2007, Renaldi has been traveling the country and asking strangers to touch each other. According to his website, the objective of his Touching Strangers project "is to introduce an unpredictable variable in a very traditional Read more
Motherhood can be a mind-boggler. This post comes to us from lola82, who asked members of The Mommy Club what they'd do in this situation. Hello Mothers, I have a story for you! Since I have no children I'm curious about how'd you react in this situation. This morning on my way to work, I braved the rush hour crush on the bus in the normal way, by tuning everyone out and reading the morning news Read more
A whole lot can happen once a woman's pregnant. This post was submitted by member cheekyredhead in our Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me? group. A pregnant belly must be a weirdo magnet. Strangers who otherwise would have ignored you completely suddenly feel compelled to grab your belly. Why is it okay to be groped by people you don't even know? When pregnant, my husband and I went into Nordstrom and Read more
What happens when a parent acts like a child? We were at a private jumpy house party when my son came running over to me in hysterics— choking on his words and pointing in the direction of the blow-up slide he had been on. Before I could calm him down to figure out what happened, the grandfather of another partygoer came over to tell me that he had "chewed out" my 3-year-old because he had Read more
This Gossip Girl sneak peek clip (see BuzzSugar for more of them) shows Nate and a mystery girl reminiscing about their in-flight makeout session. Apparently, they were seated next to each other and decided — why not? I've had friends who told me they did this — and more! — on international or long cross-country flights. In theory, it sounds kind of exciting, but I am almost always Read more
As much as we may talk to them, sadly our pets can't talk back. So, there can come a time when a precious pal behaves in a baffling way, leaving us to speculate what's caused the change. The cute Penny, a three-year-old Min Pin rescue, has begun showing aggression towards strangers visiting her home for the past few months. TeamSugar member aembry396 explains: Penny has taken to biting – well, Read more
Do you have a playful pup that seems to have one thing on his mind (maybe two . . . after yums)? Well, according to a new study, experts say that the desire to play can often overtake any other instincts, like fear, in dogs. So, after a routine of games were established with a pampered pet, even strangers could get a dog to come play. The study examined 68 well-adjusted pups that had obedience Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow was all arms at the 2012 Grammy Awards. Looking even more defined than we remember her, Gwyneth's sleeveless Stella McCartney gown showed off her shapely shoulders and strong arms. Gwyneth is no stranger to working hard to look good: she and celeb trainer Tracy Anderson put a lot of time toward her fitness regimen. See some of the arm exercises Tracy and Gwyneth do together to Read more
Sam Claflin is one of Kristen Stewart's two leading men in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman, which hits theaters June 1. We stopped by the London set of SWATH in October to sit down with the cast and crew and learn a little bit more about the highly anticipated dark retelling of a classic fairy tale. Sam, who plays Prince William in the film, is relatively new to the big screen after Read more
We're happy to present this excerpt from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. Once again, February 14th is right around the corner. And this year, for whatever reason, you don't have a Valentine to call your own. You may be single or separated, divorced or widowed. Unfortunately, so many of us who find ourselves in this situation fall into feelings of deep inadequacy and despair. We tell Read more
