Justin Bieber's Latest Move Actually Makes Him Likable Again (VIDEO)

vrijdag 27 september 2013

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by Linda Sharps 10 hours ago

Have you seen the Zach Galifianakis comedy series on Funny or Die called "Between Two Ferns"? It's basically Galifianakis conducting fake interviews with celebrities during which they both sit between two potted ferns and Galifianakis asks a bunch of strange and inappropriate questions. The resulting videos are always weird and awkward and deeply hilarious, and I've enjoyed every single one I've ever watched -- but none quite so much as his recent collaboration with Justin Bieber.

This particular "Between Two Ferns" episode is so great, in fact, I find myself reluctantly warming to Justin Bieber despite all his bratty behavior lately. I mean, any kid who's willing to let Zach Galifianakis badger him with the exact sort of insults disguised as questions we ALL want to ask -- not to mention the fantastic moment when Galifianakis angrily removed his belt and SPANKED him -- is okay in my book.

Galifianakis comes right out swinging by telling Bieber why he's thrilled to have him on the show:

It’s really exciting to talk to you, especially right in the middle of your public meltdown.

He goes on to say he's not sure how to talk to kids ("I've just never interviewed a 7-year-old before"), before asking him his first insightful question:

What was the last toy you got in a Happy Meal?

I have to say, Bieber does a great job of playing straight man. Check it out:

Haaaaaaaa. There are so many great lines from Galifianakis in this skit, I can't decide which is my favorite:

When you’re in the recording studio, do you ever think ‘Hey, what if I don’t make something shitty?'

You’ve had three hairstyles. What’s next for your career?

You said recently that Anne Frank could have been a Belieber ... Did you mean that if the Nazis had not taken her, and she lived to be in her 80s, she would have liked your music, presumably due to loss of hearing?

There hasn't been a time in the last six or seven years that I haven't urinated into a bucket. But I don't film it and put it on the Internet!

I don’t like your attitude, to be quite honest. Because you know what? YOU’RE TOO YOUNG TO BE SMOKING POT AND PEE PEEING IN BUCKETS AND DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE HIGHWAY FAST! I don’t think your mom would really mind if a stranger whipped her son.

Nothing dilutes public criticism like acknowledging it and making it funny as hell. Well played, Justin Bieber. Now pull up your damn pants.

What did you think of this video? Have you seen the "Between Two Ferns" series before?

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lives in Eugene, Oregon with her family, where she works from home while wrangling two rambunctious boys. She always has a caffeinated beverage in hand and a LEGO embedded in her foot.

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Khloe Kardashian Looks 'Sad' After Lamar Odom Comes Home So It Must Mean Divorce (Again)

vrijdag 30 augustus 2013

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by Rebecca Stokes 4 hours ago

Lamar Odom is finally home, but that doesn't mean everything is magically all better for him and the little missus. Exhibit A: Khloe Kardashian's sad face in the paparazzi shots taken not long after Lamar's return. Sure, nobody looks like perfection leaving the gym. But looking like you've lost your best friend isn't common either!

That's exactly how Khloe appears to be feeling. Check out the shades! Her more-glum-than-usual demeanor and her clear attempts to cover up her ring finger -- and with it any indication as to what her future with Lamar may hold -- are so NOT reassuring. 

To be fair, I'm practically positive that if someone tried to take my photo after I'd been raining sweat on the Elliptical Trainer for 45 minutes (okay, okay, fine, 30 minutes), they would be lucky to escape with their eyes intact. So sure, it's natural for Khloe to seem a bit nonplussed.

But I can't get over the towel. Could the move of covering up her left hand be unintentional? Perhaps, but in light of the unfolding drama surrounding the couple, it's not likely. Lamar hasn't been home for long at all and already the woman's feeling enough stress that she's got to high-tail it to the gym. This does not bespeak smooth sailing, my friends.

Then again, maybe Khloe doesn't like wearing her wedding ring to work out, and everything is roses for her marriage to Lamar (not likely but ...). We'll never know the whole story. But no matter what, K and L, get used to this. Your every move and facial expression will be analyzed from here to kingdom come for the foreseeable future. So say cheese!

Do you think Khloe and Lamar will weather this storm?

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Rebecca is a writer who lives in Brooklyn with her cats. She is probably even at this moment spilling food on herself.

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Kim Kardashian Steps Out Again With North and This Photo’s More Fun Than the Last

woensdag 21 augustus 2013

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by Adriana Velez 16 hours ago

You guys, I just saw Baby North! Okay, I didn't see her in person. I just saw a photo. And I didn't see the whole baby -- I just saw Baby North West's feet. But that's all Mama Kim will let us see! Kim Kardashian stepped out carrying North for the first time this weekend to attend the funeral of Kanye West's grandfather, Portwood L. Williams, in Oklahoma City. Kim wore a black dress and Nori wore sage green socks and matching towel over the rest of her body.

So ... that's not a whole lot to go on. It's another tease, like when Kim and Kanye took North to the pediatrician (I'm guessing) but wouldn't let us see anything at all. Man, Kim runs to middle America and not only do the paparazzi still find her, she's on to them and keeps Nori under wraps. I guess they're serious about saving North's big debut for Vogue -- or whichever magazine they finally deem worthy.

All we have to go on, then, are those little socks. Looks like North is still teeny tiny even for a newborn at 2 months, but that's to be expected since she was born early.

But hey, at least we see all of Kim again. I just cringe for her -- you know people are staring at her and trying to guess how many pounds she's lost so far. I think she looks great for a woman with a 2-month-old baby: Her hair is brushed and her clothes are clean. That should be enough, right?

When do you think we'll finally see all of Baby North?

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Click the "Like" button below if you're Krazy for the Kardashians! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adriana Velez

is a staff writer who dabbles in food, parenting, news, entertainment, molecular biology, and anything else that that pops into her head. She lives with her elementary school-aged son in Brooklyn, land of urban farms and artisan everything.  

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BPA Strikes Our Kids Again! Why We Need to Worry

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by Michele Zipp 17 hours ago

It's terrifyingly clear that there are so many products that we cannot blindly trust. We have to research and be vigilant and worry about everything. It just comes with the territory of being a parent. It's exhausting, but parenthood is exhausting and wonderful at the same time, so we do what we have to do to keep our kids alive and well and thriving and not ingesting toxins that can seriously harm them. Enter one of our enemies BPA -- bispehnol A -- once commonly found in baby bottles and sippy cups and believed to disrupt the endocrine system, causing chromosomal and reproductive system abnormalities and impairing brain functions.

The great BPA ban that went into effect in many places made us able to breathe a little easier, but it's still around along with DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl) and found in food packaging. It's not the food that it's packaged in that is necessarily making our kids obese, it's these toxins in the packaging itself.

Aside from getting your food from the farm or local CSA, which many of us cannot always do, what can we do here? Ban plastic in all its forms? What happens when we send our kids out into the big bad world and they eat in places whose food or drinks has traces of BPA and DEHP? We really cannot control everything. But the health risks associated with obesity are too great to ignore.

BPA and DEHP found in urinary concentrations of kids 6 to 18 showed a greater risk for obesity and insulin resistance, along with body mass index in the 95th percentile or higher and an abnormal waist circumference-to-height ratio. These toxins are shown to raise testosterone in men, and seriously affect the thyroid, along with an earlier risk of kidney and heart disease and diabetes.

This isn't what we want to hear. This is another thing to worry about.

Should BPA be banned in all drink containers and food packaging now? It's not just an issue for infants being exposed. 

The study's researchers of course cautioned that more needs to be examined before anything is banned, but they also say that if we do our own ban of BPA and DEHP by using alternatives to plastic (wax paper and aluminum wrap is a better substitute) and not purchasing items in cans made of in this toxin as much as possible, we can reduce our exposure by up to 56 percent. 

Worth doing.

Does this BPA/obesity link worry you? What do you do to reduce exposure?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michele Zipp

loves vintage and will defend skinny jeans to the death though she is highly superstitious and "death" is probably a bad word choice. She has a touch of the hoarding disease and enjoys sleuthing, the worst reality shows, and wearing high heels, even at the playground. She's an AP mom of twins, slightly crunchy but with a pedicure.

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‘Girls’ Season 3 Sneak Peak Reveals Skin and Lots of It ... Again! (VIDEO)

maandag 19 augustus 2013

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by Ericka Sóuter 2 hours ago

Another season of HBO's Girls is coming up and you know what that means: whiny angst, boy troubles, and, of course, plenty of nudity. After so much criticism in the first two seasons, some may have wondered if creator/writer Lena Dunham might scale back on the skin. Not a chance. Take a look at the scantily clad cast in the new teaser trailer!

Dunham isn't shy about showing off her curvy figure in a very teeny blue bikini in these fun photos taken from the season 3 set. She's not alone. We also get a sexy glimpse of costars Allison Williams and Jemima Kirke. There are a few more plot surprises too.

It looks like her on-off beau Adam Driver is back and a tender moment suggest that things are definitely back on. There is no doubt this round of episodes will be filled with just as much drama as the first two - floating around from job to job, dealing with loser love interests, and clinging to college friendships that may not work anymore. It's a lot like real life -- which is all apart of the show's charm. For those in their 20s, it can be a cautionary tale. For those of us well out of that age group, it makes us grateful those days are long gone.

Will you watch the next season of Girls?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ericka Sóuter

is a veteran pop culture and celeb news writer. That experience boils down to two things: she knows way too much about the Kardashians and she dominates on Trivial Pursuit's arts and entertainment questions.

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'Game of Thrones' Season 4 Spoilers Beg the Question -- Will We See Catelyn Stark Again?

donderdag 15 augustus 2013

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por Jill Baughman hace 1 hora

Hay algunos Game of Thrones Temporada 4 spoilers (potenciales) que son sólo... miedo. Y discutiendo si vamos a ver otra vez a Catelyn Stark o Robb Stark es uno de ellos.

Cualquiera que haya leído A tormenta de espadas sabe exactamente de qué estoy hablando. Los aficionados que son únicamente de sintonizar a la HBO show, bueno, hay sólo tanto relleno puedo escribir así que usted puede hacer clic a algo más para evitar los spoilers. Aquí hay un video de un perro jugando trae consigo mismo. Siempre es divertido que seguir vigilando este gatito petrificados del vacío. O Echale 22 perros que están a los perros.

Espero que aquellos que no han leído los libros han ido a la otra para el resto de nosotros puede especular si Catelyn o Robb volverá en la temporada 4. Los ventiladores se utilizan para esperando y rezando para el regreso de personajes muertos. Es decir, Eddard Stark está vivo en algún lugar, ¿verdad? ¿Khal Drogo hizo un cameo, él no puede hacerlo otra vez?

OMG ¿dilo con suficiente claridad todavía? SPOILERS adelante.

Para aquellos que se preguntan si Catelyn Stark volvería alguna vez a Game of Thrones, la respuesta es: una especie de! Robb, tristemente, lo más probable es que no aparecen en la temporada 4.

Como todo el mundo que ha visto el show/leer los libros es consciente, Catelyn Stark y su hijo Robb fueron asesinados durante la Boda roja. Tenía la garganta cortada y luego sus enemigos desnudaron de su cuerpo y la tiró a un río. Fue uno de los momentos más impactantes, increíblemente memorables en la temporada 3.

Pero luego hubo un giro al final del tercer libro que pocos lectores vieron venir. Si lo hiciste, estás mintiendo. Tres días más tarde, ella fue resucitada por Lord Beric Dondarrion (quien ha sido devuelto a la vida muchas veces). Al hacerlo, él realmente muere, que representa su séptima muerte.

Como Beric, Catelyn, que cambia el nombre de ella misma "Señora Stoneheart", sólo es capaz de curar parcialmente. Después de su resurrección, su piel es suave al tacto y parece cuajada de leche (hermosa) debido a las aguas del río. La mitad de su pelo es blanco y nervudo mientras la otra mitad es simplemente desaparecida. Ella tiene rasguños en su cara y hay todavía una enorme herida en el cuello, que hace muy difícil entenderla cuando habla.

¿Puedes imaginar siquiera el día de campo, que el Departamento de vestuario/maquillaje HBO tendrá con la señora Stoneheart?

De todos modos, asume comando de la Hermandad sin estandartes y bonita pierde mucho su mierda. Ella persigue a todos los que ella considera que están un traidor. Si alguien está asociada con el Freys, Boltons o Lannister, es colgado, sin importar la edad, sin importar si ni siquiera tenían algo que ver con la boda de rojo.

Fans no pueden ayudar pero me pregunto si la apariencia de Lady Stoneheart será la sorpresa final en la temporada 4. Va a ser fantástico verla cobran vida en la pantalla, y un resucitado Michelle Fairley vería tan badass (nos vamos a echar de menos!). Difícil de creer que tenemos que esperar un año entero para este camafeo, pero sólo podemos esperar nos pondremos a verla después de todo esto exasperante y tortuoso, pero divertido--anticipación!

¿Crees que Lady Stoneheart hará una aparición en Game of Thrones Temporada 4?

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Sobre el autorJill Baughman

es el jefe de la copia del revolver y geeks por sobre todos los matices y rarezas de la lengua inglesa.

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Jenelle Evans Jailed for Drugs Again -- Will Boyfriend Nathan Griffith Dump Her Now? (PHOTO)

dinsdag 13 augustus 2013

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by Jeanne Sager 10 hours ago

You knew something had to be wrong when Jenelle Evans' Twitter account went silent for more than 20 hours, and now we know why. The Teen Mom 2 star has been sent to jail. Again!

And showing just how seriously she takes it when the cops haul her off to jail, Jenelle had a big cheesy grin for her mugshot photo. Again!

She better hope boyfriend Nathan Griffith doesn't see this one.

'Memba when Griffith, a former Marine and total gym rat, said he'd leave Jenelle if she did drugs? Looks like his promise is being tested, like, right NOW.

Turns out Jenelle was in court today to make a plea that would allow her to skate on the heroin charges lodged against her after an altercation with husband Courtland Rogers earlier this year. That was when the judge decided it would be a good time to call for Jenelle to take a random drug test.

According to TMZ, the reality star's test came back positive for marijuana. So while the judge OK'd the plea that gave Jenelle just 18 months probation for heroin and illegal Percocet possession and a drug paraphernalia charge, he ordered she be hauled off to jail for 48 hours to pay for showing up to court with drugs in her system.

Sadly from the looks of her mugshot, the move hasn't scared Jenelle in the least. The grin she greeted jail with is what my grandparents would have called the shit-eating kind. She's amused by this! Clearly!

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So if jail doesn't scare her, what will? Anything?

Maybe Nathan actually putting his money where his mouth is and walking away? After all, Jenelle does not do well when she's single -- the fact that she's dating him while still technically married shows that.

Nathan hasn't yet commented on his girlfriend's arrest other than to tell his ex-wife (and mother of his child) to "shut the f--k up" for breaking the news of Jenelle's failed drug test on Twitter. But if he really loves the Teen Mom 2 star, he'll step up and do SOMETHING about her return to jail. He has until Wednesday morning when she gets out to think about it ...

Can Nathan turn Jenelle around? Can anything?

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Click "Like" for the latest on the Teen Moms. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jeanne Sager

writes articles for The Stir by day, slays closet monsters and bounds through bedtime stories with her elementary schooler by night. The Phineas and Ferb soundtrack reverberates through her brain.

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'Sister Wives' Preview: Robyn Is Jealous Again -- But You'll Never Guess Why (VIDEO)

zondag 11 augustus 2013

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by Jacqueline Burt 7 hours ago

It's funny how the whole jealousy thing plays out on Sister Wives, isn't it? I mean, I think it's safe to say that the main reason any of us tunes into the show is an unshakeable sense of morbid curiosity: Will one of the wives have an envy-driven freakout this week?! Most of the time, sadly, the answer to this question is NO. But it looks like tonight's episode might be the exception ...

So we're all more than aware of the big tense raincloud that's been looming over the Brown bunch: Will the new houses be ready in time for Christmas?! Well, tonight Robyn finds out that her house is finally finished. YAY!! Robyn is SO happy. Things are PERFECT. Until that real estate agent lady informs the family that Christine's house is ready, too. 

And then somehow Robyn is all bummed and put out. Huh?! See, this is what I mean about the jealousy thing playing out in a funny way. Robyn's not jealous about her husband sleeping with 3 other women, but she IS jealous that one of those women's homes is complete on the same day as her own? I don't get it. Is attention more important to Robyn than anything else? Of course in the end Robyn realizes that supporting her Sister Wives is the whole point of, um, her life I guess, but still.

Are you surprised that Robyn was jealous about Christine's house?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jacqueline Burt

has written for numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites. She is easily bored and often tired, so she requires constant entertainment to keep her awake. Dance, Monkey! Dance! 

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Fast-Approaching Final Season of 'Glee' Will Leave Us Heartbroken ... Again (VIDEO)

zaterdag 3 augustus 2013

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by Maressa Brown 19 hours ago

When Glee was renewed for not one but two more seasons, there was also a lot of clucking about whether or not that was necessary. Hadn't the show basically already run its course? These are likely the same silly folks who failed to notice that the show had even gone on beyond the graduation of the senior class, which included Kurt, Amber, Rachel, Finn, Mike, Puck, Quinn, etc. But to fans, the news was awesome. And the door seemed open to there being more Glee even after the sixth season! Now, though, it looks like FOX entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly has put the kibosh on that possibility.

Reilly told reporters yesterday at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour: "I would not anticipate it goes beyond two more seasons." And while he made sure to tack on a seemingly obligatory "never say never," fans should probably prepare themselves for what is looking more and more like the inevitable ...

Glee's season 6 will most likely be its last. Which means these next two seasons are sure to be bittersweet, knowing they'll be the last two. That the end really is in sight.

But I guess it makes sense ... Reilly explained:

There [are] two very clear arcs to get to that end and conclude. Listen, if we discover a new crop of kids and there's some breakout, who knows?

Good point. The "new class" (Marley, Jake, Kitty, Ryder, Wade aka Unique) will end up graduating, and maybe we'll see Rachel, Kurt, and Santana make it to the big time in NYC. After that, there would really be no reason for the show to go on unless they brought on all new New Directions ... the "Third Generation"! And by then, even the most devoted fans may be a bit too burnt out for that. Better that they make sure these last two seasons are solid and as filled with heart as possible, right?

We already know that the conclusion Ryan Murphy and Brad Fulchuk had crafted for the series will change, as a result of Cory Monteith's passing ... And we know we're in for tears, being that the series will tackle the passing of Cory Monteith in the third episode of its upcoming fifth season. If this tribute FOX tweeted today is any indication of what's in store, we better start stocking up on the tissues!

How do you feel about Glee ending after season 6?

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Click the "Like" button below if you're a Gleek! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Maressa Brown

has enjoyed reporting and writing for a variety of entertainment and women's magazines and websites. More often than not, you'll find her blogging, hitting the gym, reading, researching something on her iPhone, laughing, chatting at an above-"normal" volume, or getting her caffeine fix.

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The Only Set of Shaving Products You'll Ever Need Again

donderdag 25 juli 2013

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by April Daniels Hussar 14 hours ago

I'm too impatient and lazy to get my legs waxed (also, wimpy!), but shaving myself into bathing-suit readiness all summer is really a pain in the you-know-what. No matter how careful I try to be, most of the time I end up with some kind of nick or rash or sprinkling of weird red bumps ... especially when it comes to the good old bikini area. Therefore, I am quite thrilled to have discovered Shaveworks, a line of products that make shaving a much easier and -- dare I say? -- SMOOTHER experience.

Shaveworks makes several products, but I only tried two of them, and trust me, they'll be permanent fixtures in my bathroom from here on out.

First I shaved my legs and bikini line (in the shower) with Shaveworks Pearl Soufflé Shave Cream. This stuff is really the bomb, especially for someone who has been known to use plain old soap for these tasks. (Horrible, I know.) At $22 for 5.3 ounces at Sephora, it's definitley pricier than any other shaving cream I've ever purchased, but I was so pleased with my ultra smooth, nick-free shave ... it's well worth it. Plus, a little bit really goes a long way. It's formulated to minimize hair growth, exfoliate with phytic and glycolic acid (to help reduce bumps), AND to mosturize. I think it would be worth buying this JUST for your bikini area if you didn't want to use too much on your entire leg. But it would be hard to resist: My legs felt sooo nice and smooth the entire day after using this, I kept wanting to pet them! (Who's that weird mom at the pool who keeps petting her calves?!)

Then, once I got out of the shower, I dabbed a little Shaveworks The Cool Fix on my ultra sensitive bikini area. It actually stung a teensy bit at first, but only for a second, and then felt great. But more to the point, I didn't end up with a single red bump or hint of anything rashlike! Hooray! This cool blue gel stuff is made with exfoliating agents to help release trapped hairs from underneath your skin, kill bacteria, and prevent ingrown hairs from coming back. YES. You can get a small container of this at Sephora for $11.

All in all, totally worth the price.

Do you shave or wax?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR April Daniels Hussar

is a California girl transplanted to the wilds of suburban New Jersey, and is a shoe-loving, book-obsessed writer and mama.

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Jennifer Aniston Goes Braless Again -- Which She Should While She Still Can (PHOTO)

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by Mary Fischer 16 hours ago

Surprise, surprise. Jennifer Aniston forgot to wear a bra on the set of her new movie that's being filmed in New York City, putting her "girls" on display for the world to see just in case we didn't get a good look at them the first 100 times.

Seriously, I don't know what exactly she has against bras, but she really seems to prefer letting it all hang out -- considering how many times she's gone without one in the past.

And whether or not her braless look this time around was for a movie role is beside the point. Because in all honestly, she should probably go ahead and rock this look while she still has the luxury of doing so.

Let me explain.

Back in the day, meaning before my body went through pregnancy and a very brief round of breastfeeding -- I had no problem forgoing a bra either. At all.

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I'm a smaller-boobed gal, and since they were so perky before a tiny human took over my body, it never bothered me in the least to wear things that showed them off a bit more.

But now that I'm almost 36 and have done the whole kid thing? My bra is my security blanket. The minute I remove it, I instantly feel uncomfortable and embarrassed -- because apparently my boobs have a hidden magnet inside of them that is directly attracted to the floor.

And that's why I only take off my bra when I'm about to go to bed, and even then, most of the pajamas I wear have some sort of padding going on so I'm not totally hanging out there.

Jen may or may not ever have a baby, but now that she's marrying Justin Theroux and settling down again, getting pregnant is a definite possibility. But once that happens, she's going to have to rekindle her friendship with her bra, so now is the perfect time to give her girls one last hoorah in the fresh air while she still has the chance.

Go for it, Jen. I would too if only my boobs didn't resemble those of a 90-year-old woman.

Do you ever go braless?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mary Fischer

is the writer behind The Mommyologist, and the mom of a future famous comedian. Her current loves include cosmopolitans, reality TV, and shoes that don't pinch her feet.

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