Cassandra Rose is a freelance writer and an avid bibliophile with a B.A. from Rutgers University in English and Medieval Studies. On the rare occasion that real life isn't getting in the way, she spends her free time being snarky under the Twitter handle yrchmonger and contributing to the literary blog Bibliomantics. She currently lives in New Jersey where she was raised on a steady diet of Mel Brooks, British comedies and pop culture.
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Shakira Confirms That She’s Leaving ‘The Voice’
With Christina Aguilera set to reclaim her spinning chair on 'The Voice,' current female judge Shakira and her truthful hips are planning an exit, saying the constant travel is wearing out her newborn baby.
Rihanna Designed Her River Island Collection for All Your Fat and/or Sexy Days [VIDEO]
You may have heard of Rihanna's not-so-well-received fashion line River Island, but what you may not know is that RiRi herself designed everything -- because apparently retail clothing isn't sexy enough, and sometimes you just want something comfy to wear on fat days.
Haagen-Dazs Wants You to Pretend Anyone Would Prefer Ice Cream Over Bradley Cooper [VIDEO]
We forgive Hollywood hottie Bradley Cooper for many things (e.g., appearing in 'Yes Man'), but we just can't understand why he would bring an open container of vanilla ice cream to a party.
Weirdly, this is the premise behind his commercial for Haagen-Dazs, so try to suspend your disbelief. He's just lucky he's so ridiculously good-looking.
Park in Brooklyn Renamed to Honor Late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
Just one day shy of the anniversary of the death of Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch, a Brooklyn park in which he played as a child was renamed in his honor.
Adele Puts Herself in Solitary Confinement to Work on a New Album
Multiple award-winning singer/songwriter Adele has placed herself on "lockdown" for the next several weeks, and she's not coming out until her next album is finished.
If that's what it takes to get new music out of her, it means that no matter how nicely you ask, we'll tell you Adele cannot come out and play. Now shoo.
A Superfan Interviewed Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and It Was a Total Disaster [VIDEO]
Rather than send in a seasoned reporter to do the press-junket for Michael Bay's upcoming film 'Pain & Gain,' the humor-driven YouTube channel Screen Junkies sent in Nick Mundy, a superfan of one of the movie's stars -- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately for them), the head of marketing referred to the stunt as "the worst interview ever seen in the h
Harry Styles Calls His Time With Taylor Swift ‘A Huge Pain in the Arse’
In a recent interview, Harry Styles from the UK boy band One Direction decided it would be a great idea to spend the time he should have been talking about the group's new documentary to instead slam all his ex-lady loves.
Including Taylor Swift.
Dumb Celebrity Quotes – Who Said This?
They say dogs are just like their owners -- and this actor is no exception. As he tells it, "I pee outside my house in my yard. I usually start my day off by taking the dogs out. While they go, I go. I bond and I feel like a caveman."
Adam Lambert Bests Taylor Swift, PSY + Kesha to be Named China’s Favorite Int’l Artist [VIDEO]
Adam Lambert picked up the Favorite International Artist Award at the 2013 Chinese Music Awards in Macao yesterday, April 18, beating out Kesha, PSY and Taylor Swift to land the honor.
Guess the Celebrity Crib
This gorgeous Miami Beach home is owned by an Oscar-winning writer, activist, actor, clean water enthusiast and former puppet.
Jon Hamm Gives Kids an Art History Lesson on ‘Sesame Street’ [VIDEO]
Something tells us not a lot of children in the 'Sesame Street' age demographic watch Jon Hamm on 'Mad Men' or understand why he's a particularly fine specimen of manhood. Regardless, the actor went onto the kids' show and joined Elmo to teach the word of the day: sculpture.
As in, "Doesn't that sculpture of Michelangelo's David remind you of Jon Hamm?"
Katy Perry Was Dropped By a Company That Thinks People Just Aren’t That Into Her Anymore
Singer Katy Perry is known in part for her ever-evolving hairstyles, but that wasn't enough to extend her contact with the British hair care company ghd, which dropped the pop star as its spokesperson.
The reason? According to ghd, she's just not as popular as she used to be.
Ouch. That must burn like the worst curling iron mishap.