Top 10 Trends of 2011 We’d Like to Forget in 2012

sheepEvery year has its ups and downs: things we’d like to remember, and things we’d just like to forget. So, what were 2011′s answers to 2010′s unfortunately ubiquitous butt-toning shoes, rompers, and jeggings? Undoubtedly we were all guilty of following the herd and indulging in one or more of these unfortunate fads at one point or another, so let’s take a look back and have a laugh at our own (and 2011′s) expense. Continue reading

Blame it on Glee

We all did regretful things as teenagers. One too many drinks at a friend’s party lead to one too many drunken words. Heck, it still happens. And now the once-innocent glee-clubbers of Fox’s inanely popular show have now joined a new club: one that glorifies shots of Goose and Henny instead of singing the woes of teenhood in carousel horse sweaters.

In this week’s Glee ep (“Blame it on the Alcohol”), Rachel Berry threw a house party for her fellow glee members, all of whom, with the exception of Kurt and Finn, got drunk off of wine coolers. Despite the warnings of Mr. Schuester, the episode continued with some alcoholic hangover cures and some pre-performance jitter juice.

Although the episode was intended to show the negative effects of drinking, it presented two contrasting ideas.

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