by Deepa Lakshmin 12 mins ago

We’ve all had crushes — on celebs, on fictional characters — that, no matter how much we daydream about them, will never return our feels in real life. It’s only natural to start crushin’ on a cartoon as well.

But what would it be like to actually date a cartoon in real life? Here’s what type of boyfriend your favorite cartoon would be:

1. Danny Phantom, the one who gets away with everything because he’s just so darn cute

With Danny, you don’t even need to chose between blue or green eyes because YOU GET BOTH. He just whips out those puppy eyes and you’re putty in his hands. Sucker.

2. Doug Funnie, the artsy shy guy who calls you his muse

You’ve always wanted someone to draw pics of you, so being his Quailwoman is pretty cool.

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3. Li Shang, the boyf who is strong enough to move all your crap into your new apartment

He easily hoists your mattress up five flights of stairs while you carry your pillow. At that moment, he is the single most important person in your entire life.

4. Aladdin, the Tinder Boy who catfishes you by lying about his identity

A few Photoshopped pics is all he needs to turn himself into a prince. Everything about him sounds so perfect, it’s definitely too good to be true.

5. Ron Stoppable, your best-friend-turned-boyfriend

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by Deepa Lakshmin 3 mins ago

As if “Harry Potter” fans weren’t already cool enough, there’s now SCIENTIFIC PROOF that confirms how undeniably awesome they are.

A recent study in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology shows how J.K. Rowling’s book series reduces prejudice in real life. HP readers have more positive attitudes towards minority groups like homosexuals and immigrants, BuzzFeed reports.

In other words, “Harry Potter” readers are making the world a better place. Researchers conducted three studies to support this super important fact of life.

The first study examined how a six-week “Harry Potter” book discussion group influenced kids’ attitudes towards immigrants.
Remember this scene that singlehandedly fueled your Malfoy hatred for the rest of the series?

Italian elementary school students who identified with Harry — that is, they aspired to be more like his character — read and discussed the above Malfoy scene, along with similar excerpts about discrimination towards minority groups like “mudbloods.” Afterwards, kids reported having more positive attitudes towards immigrants than they did before reading HP. This effect didn’t apply to those who read passages unrelated to prejudice or who didn’t personally identify with Harry’s character.

The second study replicated these awesome results with attitudes towards LGBT communities.

Researchers found that Italian high school students who read more HP books and who emotionally identified with Harry’s character perceived LGBT people more positively than non-HP readers did.

The third study explored how “Harry Potter” affected older students’ views of refugees.

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by Deepa Lakshmin 1 min ago

Are you ready to relive your first school dance?! Haha, just kidding. I’d never subject you to such a cruel and unusual punishment. Surviving middle school once was more than enough.

Here are the unforgettable school dance songs that defined your adolescent existence (hopefully they don’t bring back too many traumatizing memories):

1. “Cha Cha Slide” by DJ Casper

All hail the universal song that anyone and everyone — terrible dancers included — could bust a move to since the lyrics literally told you what to do. It’s OK if you couldn’t go down low, all the way to the floor. It’s OK if you could never quite figure out exactly what the “Charlie Brown” involved. This is a judgment-free zone.

2. “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson

Let’s be real, this was the unofficial single girls anthem before Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” revolutionized the world in 2008. When your crush of the week didn’t like like you back, this was the song that said you didn’t need no man in your life anyway.

3. “The Anthem” by Good Charlotte

This song was unique because it simultaneously made you feel like you could conquer the world while also perfectly capturing your preteen angst about still having a bedtime (which you totally rebelled against because you were so hardcore, of course).

4. “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot

You knew all the words to this or, more accurately, you acted like you knew them. You sang along because it ...

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by Deepa Lakshmin 1 min ago

Stop everything. Sure, Germany and Argentina are about to face off in the World Cup final this Sunday. But who really cares, because these pugs are SO MUCH BETTER:

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The only thing better than these puppies’ (and kitten’s) adorableness are the corresponding Imgur reactions:

“Wow, that goal keeper surely does have Cat-Like reflexes.”
“Go Germeowny!”
“THE PLAYERS ARE ATTACKING THE AUDIENCE THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!”
“Not even here do I see biting.. Suarez pls”

Are you d’awwing yet? No? Watch the whole game for a cuteness overload.

by Deepa Lakshmin 34 mins ago

Forget frenemies and Facebook “friends” you’ve spoken to exactly once. Here are the unwritten rules of best friendship that the super-qualified Dr. Mindy Lahiri would approve of:

1. Thou shalt always be available to help in case emergency strikes.

Emergencies include but are not limited to breakups, food poisoning, and needing to discuss the Pretty Little Liars season finale ASAP.

2. Thou shalt never feel pressure to clean before a best friend comes over.

That pile of clothes on the floor probably includes a few of her tank tops anyway.

3. Thou shalt never comment on a best friend’s weight.

Unless it’s to tell her how killer her butt looks in those shorts.

4. Thou shalt not judge a best friend for meeting strangers on Tinder.

Online dating is miserable enough without the judgment.

5. Thou may smack some common sense into a best friend.

Especially if she’s about to meet someone from Tinder she hasn’t thoroughly Facebook stalked and Google searched yet.

6. Thou shalt always steal food to bring home to a best-friend-turned-roommate.

This only applies when the opportunity presents itself and it is not illegal to steal said food.

7. Thou shalt unconditionally support a best friend on a late-night food binge.

Ideally you’d both be chowing down on McNuggets together.

8. Thou shalt make fun of a best friend just enough so that she feels comfortable making fun of you back.

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by Deepa Lakshmin 7 mins ago

The only dictionary you’ll find these words in is Urban Dictionary.

Struggs
struhgz, noun
Used to convey or garner sympathy during a difficult time.
Synonyms: struggles, the struggle is real, any reference to a struggle bus

Rory: I have two AP exams tomorrow and a breaking feature due for Chilton’s newspaper. UGH.
Lorelai: Struggs.

FOMO ( = Fear Of Missing Out)
foe • moe, noun
Wishing you could participate in an experience you weren’t invited to or were unable to attend.

Miranda had extreme FOMO for missing her class trip to Rome with Lizzie and Gordo.

TL;DR ( = Too Long; Didn’t Read)
tee • el • dee • are, punctuation
A brief summary of a four-paragraph email or other long-winded soliloquy.

TL;DR Gretchen Wieners is pissed at Regina George.

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Babies
babe • ease, noun
Freshmen.
Synonyms: frosh

Beca’s still a baby so she needs to be inducted into The Barden Bellas.

SABS ( = Seen And Be Seen)
sabz, verb
Hanging out in a carefully picked location, often a trendy coffee shop, to seem like a socialite while casually people-watching all the passersby.

Blair and Serena are SABSing on the Met steps.

Real talk
reel • tawk, colloquial expression
A casual way to preface an honest opinion or question.

Real talk, what happened to all the high schoolers on Glee? They literally disappeared.

BYO ( = Bring Your Own)
be • why • oh, colloquial expression
This one’s obvious.

We’re going to see The Fault In Our Stars, BYO tissues.

DFMO ( = Dance Floor Make ...

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