This American Girl Doll Book on Puberty Was The Greatest Thing Ever Written

Your tween body seriously needed this. The Care & Keeping of YOU is the godliest book that ever freaking existed. If you didn't have this shit growing up, I'm not quite sure how you survived. AmericanGirl Library Seriously. Jenny here was your go-to girl if you needed to transform dull, frizzy strands into luscious, goddess-like locks. AmericanGirl Library Erica shared...

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What's The Funniest Book You've Ever Read?

Because everything’s better when you’re laughing. Everyone has read a book that totally tickled their funny bone. instagram.com Maybe this book actually made you laugh out loud, like Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? instagram.com Or maybe every few pages just made you chuckle here and there, like The Grumpy Cat Guide to Life. instagram.com Maybe whatever you read made you lose...

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Is The Five-Second Rule Legitimate?

The five-second rule holds that it’s OK to eat an item you dropped on the ground, as long as it was there for less than five seconds. But wait, is it actually OK? Mitchell Moffitt and Greg Brown / AsapSCIENCE Whether it's the last chocolate chip cookie falling to the ground, a French fry landing on the table, or a bag of gummy bears spilling open, we've all been there, asking...

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27 Perfect Gifts For The "Hitchhiker's Guide" Fan In Your Life

Assuming they already know where their towel is. This highly improbable sperm whale necklace. Available here. MelissaDawnJewelry / Etsy / Via etsy.com This towel-scented candle. Buy it here. BookishCandles / Etsy / Via etsy.com JSKerberDesigns / Redbubble View Entire List ...

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On Being "In The Country": Meet Filipina-American Author Mia Alvar

David Bertozzi / Via BuzzFeed Mia Alvar is a fraudulent Filipina. At least, according to her. We’ve just sat down for dinner at Jeepney, the Filipino gastropub in the East Village. In a few weeks, Mia’s first book, In the Country, will hit the shelves. It’s a collection of nine short stories featuring the Filipino diaspora that draws on Manila-born, Manhattan-bred Mia’s own...

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If The World Of "Game Of Thrones" Were A Matriarchy

Season 1 would be very, very different. First of all, if Game of Thrones took place in a matriarchal society, then none of the show's events would ever have happened. Mainly because Lyanna Stark's sexual agency in choosing Rhaegar Targaryen over Robert Baratheon would have been respected and Robert wouldn't have the backing to go to war over his hurt fee-fees. But we digress. HBO...

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Can We Guess What You're Like In Bed Based On Your Taste In Books?

Bringing new meaning to the term hardcover. Thumbnail Images: New Line Cinema // Universa...

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GamerGate Is Trying To Recruit Beloved Children's Author Judy Blume

The anti–social justice warrior brigade loves Blume for her skepticism about trigger warnings. Will she take the bait? David Bertozzi / BuzzFeed Judy Blume is the 77-year-old author of young-adult classics like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. For her books — which explore coming-of-age issues with such frankness that they have been...

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25 "Game Of Thrones" Products To Help Ease Your Pain

Winter has already come. :( A cropped tank sporting the best phrase of all time. Price: $25 Via etsy.com Or a tank sporting the saying that will keep all cat-callers at bay. Price: $24 Via etsy.com A "Valar Morghulis" ring to always give you strength, and make sure you look cool AF. Price: $33.21 Via etsy.com These adorable mugs for the true moon of your life. Price: $34 Via...

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