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Art Crush: Superhero Breast Cancer Awareness Ads

Art Crush: Superhero Breast Cancer Awareness Ads

How better to inspire young women to perform monthly self-exams for breast cancer than by having their geek idols Wonder Woman and Catwoman show them how? More »

26-Year-Old Cancer Patient Asks Joseph Gordon-Levitt Out On A Date

26-Year-Old Cancer Patient Asks Joseph Gordon-Levitt Out On A Date

Polarizing cutie pie Joseph Gordon-Levitt has won many accolades from critics for his portrayal of a cancer patient in the film 50/50, but how do people who’ve actually battled cancer feel about it? Well, one young LA woman with cancer who writes about her experiences in a blog cleverly titled I Am A Liver was so impressed she wants to go on a date with him. More »

Woman Suffering From Cancer Asks South Park Creators To Make Mr. Hankey The Spokesperson For Rectal Cancer

Woman Suffering From Cancer Asks South Park Creators To Make Mr. Hankey The Spokesperson For Rectal Cancer

If you need someone to attack tragedy with humor, Trey Parker and Matt Stone are your guys. More »

E! News Host Giuliana Rancic Has Breast Cancer

E! News Host Giuliana Rancic Has Breast Cancer

For the last two years, we’ve watched Giuliana and Bill Rancic‘s struggles with IVF on E!’s Giuliana & Bill, but now we’re being let in on a different aspect of Giuliana’s health: She announced on the Today show this morning that she has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. More »

5 Facts About Delta Goodrem, Nick Jonas’ Older Woman Girlfriend

5 Facts About Delta Goodrem, Nick Jonas' Older Woman Girlfriend

Nick Jonas has nabbed himself a hot older girlfriend in Australian singer/actress Delta Goodrem. The two have been dating since May of this year, and were recently snapped acting all cuddly on a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nick’s 19 and Delta is nearly 27 — which is a pretty big age difference, especially for the younger man/older woman arrangement. So who is Delta? Here are five facts about Nick’s lady: More »

Emma Stone Dresses Up as Princess Leia and Fights Cancer

Emma Stone Dresses Up as Princess Leia and Fights Cancer

Emma Stone knows how to make the whole “geek chic” look work. Rather than make a minimal effort and just wear a nerdy T-shirt like Megan Fox, Emma really commits: In the new campaign for Stand Up 2 Cancer, she wears Yoda on her chest and Princess Leia buns on her head. More »

Horrible News: Spartacus: Blood and Sand Star Andy Whitfield Dies of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Horrible News: Spartacus: Blood and Sand Star Andy Whitfield Dies of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

This is truly heartbreaking: Andy Whitfield, who had to leave the successful Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand to treat his non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, died yesterday from the disease. His wife told the media that he passed away surrounded by family, “on a beautiful sunny Sydney spring morning.” He was only 39. More »

Sex on the Wire: Facebook Amps Up the Creep Factor

Sex on the Wire: Facebook Amps Up the Creep Factor

On the heels of Facebook becoming gay-friendlier, Facebook becomes creepy again. Now, various stalkers can elect to receive changes in their favorite friends’ Facebook relationship statuses sent straight to their e-mail. (Buzzfeed)

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt double date with Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso. (Just Jared)

Oral sex with HPV might surpass tobacco use as the leading cause of oral cancer for Americans age 50 and under. (Consumerist) More »

Sex On The Wire: Blowjobs Give You Head Cancer

Sex On The Wire: Blowjobs Give You Head Cancer

• Oral sex now puts you at a higher risk for developing HPV-related neck and head cancer. Head cancer? Sure. Which is an awesome new excuse for us not to give you a blowjob. Thanks science! (US News)

• German brothels are now catering to the elderly. Wonderful, now I know what to get grandpa for his 80th. (Nerve)

• Women care more about text messaging than men. But that’s how else are we supposed to communicate with you when you’re watching the game? Right ladies? (Switched) More »

Sex On the Wire: Lindsay Lohan Threesomes and Real Doll Rebirths

Sex On the Wire: Lindsay Lohan Threesomes and Real Doll Rebirths

• Can you reincarnate your Real Doll? Sure, according to Guys and Dolls (the documentary, not the musical) star, Dave Cat, who had his synthetic wife brought back to life for $6.5k. (The Frisky)

• The latest excuse for guy’s not going down under: oral sex could give them cancer. (Asylum)

Ashley Cardiff ponders the fashion ambiguity in dressing “like a slut.” (The Gloss) More »

Oh Good, Another Woman Faking Cancer For Free Stuff – We thought that young woman in Canada who scammed thousands out of her local skate-boarding community by shaving her eyebrows off was the worst, but this story of a woman upstate whose entire wedding was donated by kind businesses (dress, ring, the works) because of her pretend terminal leukemia is somehow sadder. Now her husband has divorced her and she still refuses to tell the truth. (via Jezebel)

Crush Links: After Decade Hiatus, Jim Carrey Back To Being Jim Carrey

Crush Links: After Decade Hiatus, Jim Carrey Back To Being Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey has been acting crazy since his split with Jenny McCarthy. Well, crazier. (IDon’tLikeYouInThatWay)

• Meet Eugene Lavergne, the lawyer who filed 3 separate lawsuits trying to bring down the Jersey Shore cast. Boo! (ABC)

• Right on the heels of learning how desperate Real Housewife of New Jersey Teresa Giudice is, she’s announced that Bravo needs to either double her salary or she’ll quit the show. (TMZ)

Lady Gaga tweeted this picture of a funny sign and then got in trouble with Canada. (Perez Hilton)

Jeff Miranda says that he’s blocked from seeing Snooki. (Radar)

Michael Douglas talks to David Letterman about being diagnosed with cancer. (Pop Candy)

Bristol Palin will only be wearing “modest” clothing on Dancing with the Stars. May be a bit late for that one. (People)

Paris Hilton is too busy for cocaine. (TheSuperficial)

Meghan McCain: Not a fan of Sarah Palin‘s new book. (Nerve) More »

Fake Cancer Girl Only Raised $5,000 For Fake Charity – We’d be impressed with Ashley Kirilow‘s dedication to scamming money from Toronto’s skateboarding scene (she plucked her eyelashes, went bald, and shaved her eyebrows) if we weren’t so disgusted by the fact that she did so by pretending to have cancer. (via Gawker)

Hilary Duff for Give 100 Campaign

Hilary Duff for Give 100 Campaign

As previously mentioned on the blog, Hilary Duff joined together with Nike and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Livestrong, for a holiday campaign with Nike to help fight cancer. The campaign is called “Give 100″.100% of Nike’s profits from the new Livestrong collection of sportswear goes to the foundation. If you’re still looking for holiday gifts, consider the Livestrong collection so that your present can give back to others as well!

Hilary Duff took part in a photoshoot with photographer Walter… More »

Hilary Duff at Stand Up to Cancer Event

Hilary Duff at Stand Up to Cancer Event

Hilary Duff co-hosted a charity event for Stand Up to Cancer on Wednesday. Co-hosting the event were Mandy Moore and Dave Annable. The trio posed together for some photos, which you can see after the jump.

Image Credit: Newscom

The event celebrated the launch of a collection of celebrity-designed holiday merchandise, to benefit Stand Up to Cancer. The event was held at the Robertson Boulevard Kitson store, where the merchandise will be available for sale.

Image Credit: Newscom

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Hilary Duff Stands Up to Cancer

Hilary Duff Stands Up to Cancer

Hilary Duff, who recently joined the Livestrong Campaign to support cancer research, will be co-hosting a charity event for Stand Up to Cancer on Wednesday.

Hilary Duff will co-host the charity event with Mandy Moore. The event will celebrate the launch of a collection of celebrity-designed holiday merchandise, to benefit Stand Up to Cancer. The event will be held at the Robertson Boulevard Kitson store, where the merchandise will be available for sale. Many of the celebrity designed pieces feature… More »