How to Escape the Friend Zone and Achieve Cult Icon Status

How to Escape the Friend Zone and Achieve Cult Icon Status

Originally published in Reductress 2/29/16

We’ve all been there: You’ve finally mustered up the courage to ask your crush on a date, only to be met with that heartbreaking response: “Let’s just be friends.” So what do you do now? Get depressed? Try to win him over? No and no. It’s time to springboard this minor setback into achieving your dreams of becoming the cult icon you always knew you could be. His loss is your aggressive fan base’s gain. Here’s how to spin his romantic rejection into rabid, underground obsession.

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How to Become So Great A Leader That Men Almost Respect You

How to Become So Great A Leader That Men Almost Respect You

Originally published in Reductress 1/20/16

Sure, you graduated top of your class, you’ve been working tirelessly for over a decade, and you’ve proven to your superiors that you’re the most reliable employee in the company. That’s all great, but none of it will earn a man’s respect. Here are a few tips on how to get pretty close to the respect you’d warrant if you were a man by becoming a historically excellent leader.

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6 Actors Who Would Watch Your Laptop For You And 1 Who Can Go To Hell

6 Actors Who Would Watch Your Laptop For You And 1 Who Can Go To Hell

Originally published in StarWipe 10/31/15

Next time you’re plugging away on your laptop in public and you need to step away from your computer for a moment, don’t panic. Simply see if you can spot one of these six trustworthy celebrities in the vicinity, as any of them would totally keep an eye on it for you—unlike one celebrity we might name.

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Op-Ed: Grace Jones’ Autobiography Was My Idea

Op-Ed: Grace Jones’ Autobiography Was My Idea

Originally published in StarWipe 10/22/15

Grace Jones is receiving heat for punches she throws in her new autobiography, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, but the controversy goes much deeper than that. The book was my idea. Believe it or not, I’m the one who originally thought of a book about the life of Grace Jones written in first person. Me, StarWipecontributor Janie Stolar. Now, I’m speaking out.

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Last Night’s Look: Love It Or Revert To Puritan Law And Shun The Garment-Wearer From Society?

Last Night’s Look: Love It Or Revert To Puritan Law And Shun The Garment-Wearer From Society?

Originally published in StarWipe 10/20/15

Puritan law may have fallen out of fashion by the early 1700s, but the fundamental rules of style are eternal. So when celebs leave the house looking anything less than stellar, it’s time to revert back to the draconian laws of 17th-century New England to punish them properly!

Take a look at these recent fashion choices and decide: Are you absolutely obsessed, or should we revert to Puritan law and shun the garment-wearer from society? You be the theocratic judge!

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How To Maintain Your Self-Hatred After Hitting Your Goal Weight

  How To Maintain Your Self-Hatred After Hitting Your Goal Weight

Published In Reductress 1/9/15

Recently lost weight? You’ve probably heard a fair share of “Good for you!” and “Awesome!” from supportive friends and family. But if you don’t think quick, those voices might lift you to a place of self-acceptance. Uh-oh! Follow the steps below to prevent your weight-loss success from diminishing your sense of yourself as a garbage person fraud who’s forever undeserving of love...

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Effeminate Hand Gestures Men Do While Making Fun of Women That Are Totally True!

Effeminate Hand Gestures Men Do While Making Fun of Women That Are Totally True!

Published In Reductress 1/13/15

If there’s one thing men totally get, it’s women. That’s why it’s so accurate when they pretend to be us. Here’s ten effeminate hand gestures men make when they’re making fun of us that totally “get” us!

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Five Trendy New Eateries to Just Get a Salad with Some Chicken In It

Five Trendy New Eateries to Just Get a Salad with Some Chicken In It

Published In Reductress 1/13/15

Heading out Friday night, but the restaurant routine’s feeling a little tired and blah? Don’t despair. We’re dishing out a list of the hottest locales offering everything BBQ to Korean tacos, where will inevitably just get a salad with some grilled chicken in it...

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Nine Must-See Spots in Austin Cobbled Together from Memories and Dreams

Nine Must-See Spots in Austin Cobbled Together from Memories and Dreams

Published In Reductress 1/27/15

Editor Disclaimer: Our travel reporter lost her notebook. Here’s what she could remember from her trip. From what we understand, these are mostly either vague memories or odd dreams she’s pieced together since a bout of food poisoning and anti-nausea medication clouded her memory of the events...

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Prove To Your Ex You’re Over Him By Writing An Article And Hoping He Reads It

Prove To Your Ex You’re Over Him By Writing An Article And Hoping He Reads It

Published in Reductress 1/30/15

We’ve all been there: you’re totally over your ex, you never think about him at all, and you realize your life is infinitely better without him in it. But then again, how is he going to know all of that? Duh, write an article for a widely read publication about it. Follow these steps and he’ll be getting the message once and for all...

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