New ban forbids Americans from adopting Russian children

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On Friday Russian President Putin passed a law that bans Americans from adopting children in Russia. The bill, which will become active on January 1st, will be preventing 46 pending adoptions, according to Russia's child-rights commissioner and ban proponent, Pavel Astakhov.

Funny people scare me

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I've been a drama geek since my junior year of high school. Being a relatively reserved person, drama clubs have been a form of release for me once a week. 

Over the years I've made a lot of friends in between improv and rehearsals for school plays. Drama people are the most extroverted, shameless and eccentric characters you will ever meet.

Spider-Man dies in new comic

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This is just... Jeez, why?

Marvel Entertainment is going in a new direction with the beloved superhero, originally created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee. Dan Slott, who's been writing the comics for about 100 issues said it was time to "shake up the mix."

The Carrie Diaries looks promising- if you've never watched SATC

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During the final episode of Gossip Girl (I didn't care enough to watch, did you?) viewers were introduced to a young Carrie Bradshaw in a promo for The Carrie Diaries. 

Based on the Sex and the City prequel by Candace Bushnell, it stars AnnaSophia Robb as the mini fashionista in the '80s, before she became a journalist and best-selling author.

My eggnog brings all the boys to the yard

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The world didn't end, shocker there. Can we please stop the apocalyptic memes now?

Plus if the world ended that really would have put a damper on my birthday party on Saturday. It probably would have looked like this 

Tim Burton teams up with Winona Ryder for Killers video

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I've heard some say that Tim Burton has lost his touch. I strongly disagree, especially after watching The Killers' music video for "Here With Me," starring Winona Ryder. The two collaborated on the 1988 film Beetlejuice and two years later on Edward Scissorhands.

Ladies: Would you prefer to get hit on in daytime?

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As shocking as that sounds, this doesn't just happen to Cameron Diaz in her crappy romantic comedies. This could actually become a regular occurrence in real life, thanks to dating expert, Adam LoDolce who has launched a campaign/instructional film called Go Talk to Her.