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The American Mustache Institute Is Real, Tells Us Their Favorite Celebrity Mustaches
Remember yesterday’s Daily WTF, where I questioned the legitimacy of an advocacy group known as the American Mustache Institute? It turns out they’re not an Internet prank and are real, since they wrote us to say so. So of course we had to ask a) why exactly they stopped supporting presidential hopeful Herman Cain, and b) which celebrities’ lady ticklers they’re particularly fond of. More »
Friends Being on Nick at Nite Makes Us Feel Horribly Old
Growing up, we watched Nick at Nite as a portal into the past: Block Party Summer featured such black-and-white classics as I Love Lucy and The Monkees. But do you know what the newest show to go into this weird retirement/syndication is? Friends! Yes, the sitcom that ended less than a decade ago, in 2004.
Nick at Nite has always been an indicator of age, so we’re pretty shaken up by the show we grew up with in high school and college suddenly being considered a golden oldie. More »
The 7 Best Instances of Doppelganger Sex
The current arc on All My Children (what? I was watching One Tree Hll reruns on SoapNet!) has Susan Lucci playing Erica Kane and her devious double, with the evil twin recently sleeping with Erica’s man. This is by no means the first time that fiendish doppelgangers have seduced their lookalikes’ men, because screwing the boyfriend/lover/husband is the best way to screw over your goody-two-shoes double. More »
Digitally Inserting Ads into Sitcom Reruns Is Really Creepy
If modern product placement isn’t bad enough, for the past few years networks have been getting extra money by digitally inserting new products into old reruns — in many cases, episodes set before the product was even invented! Consumerist spotted an especially egregious one: In this How I Met Your Mother repeat, behind Robin you can see a stack of books and a magazine with an ad for Kevin James‘ new comedy Zookeeper. There aren’t even any books in the original shot!
This kind of retroactive product placement feels creepily invasive, because it’s not as if the creators or stars of the shows ever had any say in what was getting advertised. More »
STD Week: TV/Movie Characters Who Get Tricked Into Acting in Herpes Commercials
You know what’s funny? Having STDs. Or at least, that’s what TV and movie writers think, because there are at least three instances where a character has unknowingly become the face of genital herpes or another cringe-inducing condition, by starring in a commercial for STD medication. Whether the characters were trying to earn a quick buck or incurred the wrath of an angry female, the experience forever tarnishes their image… and it gets the laughs. More »
7 Notable TV Crossovers
When we interviewed Liz Gillies at the Victorious press junket, she mentioned that her show would be doing a crossover with Nickelodeon’s other big earner, iCarly, called iParty with Victorious: “It’s wild and fun, and there’s a really cool guest star.” With the special airing on June 11, Nick just released a behind-the-scenes video of stars Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice, plus their respective casts, performing a mash-up of their theme songs. Yep, they take the idea of a TV crossover very seriously. Oh, and Kenan Thompson is gonna be on it. More »
Food Tube: Happy Chip & Dip Day!
While today you have free reign to squeal over furry little puppies, Gothamist points out that it’s also Chip & Dip Day. What better way to celebrate than with another installment of Food Tube, where I find TV shows that reference the food of the moment, with handy recipes. It’s surprising how many series had episodes referencing this handy snack; I tried to make the recipes match up as much as possible while still giving you enough variety of the “chips + dip” equation. More »
Adventures in Netflix: Borderline Offensive and Just Plain Odd Movie Genres
Netflix has always excelled at giving you recommendations based on movies you’ve watched in the past. But based on some of their recent movie descriptions, I’m starting to wonder exactly who is in charge of naming movie genres over there. More »
Food Tube: Fat Tuesday’s Best TV Gluttons
So I realized this morning that today is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday — the day before Lent begins, where you get to stuff your face without reproach because you’ll be giving up those vices for the next 40 days. And when it comes to religious observances, art imitates life quite a bit. You’d be surprised at how many TV shows use food frenzy as a plot device, whether it’s slapstick with characters fighting over something tasty, or food as a destructive force. More »
5 Tips for Dealing with a Horrible Roommate Situation
Once upon a time, a group of college friends found themselves trapped in a terrible roommate situation.
The friends had decided to move in with a lesser-known acquaintance, not knowing how joyless and bossy she was. (We’ll call the acquaintance PG – Psycho Girl.) The girls had no way out of the lease, as they had already signed it and there was no chance in hell of PG allowing them to find sublets for all their rooms and move the hell out of there. So, they went with it. It was a difficult year, but they really made the best of it. It was a pretty explosive living situation but they (ok fine, I) soon discovered that the situation could even be fun. And so, here are 5 tips for dealing with a horrible dorm/roommate situation. More »
Video: Would Jennifer Aniston Have Made A Good ‘SNL’ Cast Member?
Could you imagine Jennifer Aniston on SNL? Apparently Jen was offered a full-time role on the show, altough she turned it down for Friends. According to Adam Sandler, who revealed the story that took place during his own SNL days, the whole crew was pushing for Jennifer to get on board and thought she was making a big mistake by turning them down. Adam recalls saying: “‘She said no? She’s gonna do that Friends? What the hell is Friends?’ More »
A ‘Friends’ Reunion Movie: Who We’d Cast
We hadn’t even heard the rumors about a possible reunion for the famed NBC show until today, when Matt LeBlanc confirmed that he didn’t plan on participating. Funny, because of all the people who would possibly benefit from a Friends movie right now, Joey would definitely be one of them. More »
10 Friends That You Actually Need In Your Life
Our friends over Lemondrop did a post today about the top 10 friends every girl should keep around. Reading the list, you would think that “friendship” was just another word for “getting stuff for free.” Why else would you need a doctor/lawyer friend, an accountant friend, and a chef? Those are people you hire, not people you forge a fake bond with so you don’t have to cook/go for an annual checkup/do your taxes. We here at Crushable firmly believe that you should pick your friends for the right reasons: Because they make you look good. That’s why we created our own top 10 list of friends every girl should have in her life. More »
An Open Letter to My Friends (Who Are Always Wrong)
Dear friends,
Look, I’m sorry that I’m always right.
Let me start off by telling you that I love you. I love you and I feel like I owe you an apology. I’m getting the feeling that my always being right is hard for you to accept. While I experience my unquestionable correctness as empowering, it poses a threat to the people I love most. I can’t bring myself to say that I’m sorry that I’m always right and you are not, but I’d like to apologize for taking such pleasure in it. I understand the embarrassment you feel when I am right and you are wrong is maximized when I say “I told you so…” or allow a grin to escape me. I’ll admit it’s a little hard for me to truly sympathize as I can’t know exactly how you feel since I’m always right (never wrong) and have never experienced your level of humiliation. But when I imagine how that must feel, the experience is unfavorable to say the least More »
Is Bieber Hair The New Rachel From ‘Friends’ Hair?
Remember when Friends was the hottest thing on TV, and you just desperately wanted your hair to look like Jennifer Aniston’s? If the ’90s meant hairstylists across the country were busy recreating “The Rachel,” in the 2010s (I still don’t remember what we’re calling this decade), we’ve got “The Bieber.” Like the Biebs himself, the ‘do is pure — it doesn’t require any product.
We wonder if any girls have adopted “The Bieber” — it might look cute!… More »
Jennifer Aniston’s 10-Year Love Affair With Cobb Salad
So while Kate Hudson is scarfing down the calorific waffles, Jennifer Aniston is coming out strong in favor of Cobb salads, which the actress apparently ate for 10 friggin years with Courteney Cox on the set of Friends.
But this wasn’t just any old Cobb salad – which would involve bacon, the natural enemy of stars – but instead was a specialized Jen concoction which included “turkey bacon and garbanzo beans,” according to Courteney, who continued, “Because if you’re going to… More »
Video: Guys Reveal Their True Feelings About Their Friends, And Yours
Okay, so maybe we’re a little paranoid, but we always wonder what that guy we’re dating does when he’s with his friends. What do they talk about? How do they talk about girls? Do they like us to hang out with their bros and do they mind spending time with our friends, too? We were so curious we asked three guys — Dave, Adam and Keith — to let us into the minds of guys and their thoughts on their “bros.” More »
Heidi Montag Outs Herself As Being Friendless – The Hills star tweets: PS I HAVE NO FRIENDS, the ones who are pretending to be “friends” or “family”, are crazy, angry, broke, and bitter…” Yikes. Maybe they just can’t recognize you? (via Twitter)
101: Advice For Coming Out
There are a lot of things that we find hard to reveal to our parents, family and friends. Coming out as gay is probably the biggest one, right up there with teen pregnancy and any other lifechanging event. It’s undoubtedly a difficult discussion to have, and one that many gay teens put off because they are afraid how their loved ones will react. But if it’s something that you’re contemplating, we have some advice on how to approach it. More »