JERSEY SHORE Jwoww and soon-to-be-ex-husband Roger Mathews dress up like Moana characters as a family
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JERSEY SHORE Jwoww and soon-to-be-ex-husband Roger Mathews dress up like Moana characters as a family

Even though Jenni “Jwoww” Farley filed for divorce from her husband Roger Mathews, the whole family got together for their annual matching Halloween costumes, with four-year-old daughter Meilani and two-year-old son Greyson. In the past, the family has dressed up like The Incredibles and The Addams Family. This year’s choice? Characters from Moana — which…

The Property Brothers Yule Log Video will silly up your holiday
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The Property Brothers Yule Log Video will silly up your holiday

The Property Brothers Yule Log Video is the latest in a long and glorious strain of celebrities doing silly things during custom Yule Log videos, for the entertainment of the greater public. Why, just a few weeks ago, the Nick Offerman Yule Log Video, featuring the impressively bearded Parks and Recreation star sitting in front of…

PHOTOS Need some Halloween inspiration? Try the Sexy Green Poop costume
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PHOTOS Need some Halloween inspiration? Try the Sexy Green Poop costume

Every year, the “Sexy” Halloween costume ante gets upped a little bit more. We thought we’d seen it all with “Sexy Pizza Rat,” based on the popular viral video of (almost) the same name, but, thanks to Burger King’s new black bun sandwiches, there is a brand-new contestant for silliest, most fun Halloween costume. It…

Should Columbus Day be Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead?
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Should Columbus Day be Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead?

This year, the argument against Columbus Day seemed to reach a fever pitch, with an increasing number of cities agreeing it is more appropriate to mark the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Within just the past two months, eight towns — including Albuquerque, New Mexico, which has the highest concentration of Native Americans…

2015 Halloween Baking Championship: photos, bios, and social media links for the cast
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2015 Halloween Baking Championship: photos, bios, and social media links for the cast

It’s autumn, which means we’ve arrived at the Peak Pumpkin Spice time of year. And it further means that it’s time for another round of Food Network’s perennially popular Halloween Baking Championship! Below, you’ll find a short bio for each one of this year’s cast members, plus a few photographs–and all the social media links we could…

New Halloween costumes for 2015: “Call Me Caitlyn” and “Lion Killer Dentist”
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New Halloween costumes for 2015: “Call Me Caitlyn” and “Lion Killer Dentist”

Halloween will be here before you know it, and costume companies’ 2015 designs include a Caitlyn Jenner outfit, as well a Cecil the Lion dentist killer costume. The official Caitlyn Jenner costume is stirring up quite a bit of controversy. Here’s its full description, provided by AnytimeCostumes.com:   Everyone has seen Vanity Fair’s popular July cover, so you’ll be easily recognized this…

Discovery to air Halloween special, “EXORCISM: LIVE!”, featuring live exorcism
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Discovery to air Halloween special, “EXORCISM: LIVE!”, featuring live exorcism

      This Halloween season, we can expect to be treated to a new first for televisual reality programs: Discovery’s Destination America brand is going to air a live exorcism. That’s “exorcism,” as in the exorcising of spirits from a heretofore haunted house. And “live,” as in broadcast live into your entertainment device of choice as…

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Teen creates pamphlet to answer annoying Holiday questions

One of the best things about the holiday season is seeing relatives you may not see a lot during the rest of the year, but one of the worst things if having to answer a lot of uncomfortable questions, sometimes the same ones over and over again. 17-year-old Arianna Simon came up with a solution for that: a FAQ pamphlet.

PHOTOS Today Show anchors go all out for TBT Halloween — especially drag-dressed Matt Lauer
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PHOTOS Today Show anchors go all out for TBT Halloween — especially drag-dressed Matt Lauer

With Today‘s annual Halloween celebration falling on a Thursday, the anchors decided to go with a Throwback Thursday theme. Matt Lauer stole the show by dressing as Pamela Anderson’s Baywatch character.

North Dakota woman to provide criticism in lieu of candy to trick-or-treaters she deems overweight
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North Dakota woman to provide criticism in lieu of candy to trick-or-treaters she deems overweight

One North Dakota woman is taking the “evil witch” Halloween act a little too far by giving trick-or-treaters she deems overweight a sealed letter criticizing their parents’ decisions instead of candy. See why one expert defends her decision…

BEFORE & AFTER The Vampire Lady of Mexico definitely doesn’t have to pick a Halloween costume
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BEFORE & AFTER The Vampire Lady of Mexico definitely doesn’t have to pick a Halloween costume

She doesn’t exactly look the role, but the Vampire Lady of Mexico is actually a devoted mother-of-four and anti-domestic abuse advocate. See what she looked like before the procedures and why she decided to undergo the transformation…

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VIDEO Nadya Suleman’s kids release holiday single as the Roctuplets

Nadya Suleman’s octuplets have channeled their inner singers and will now be known as the Roctuplets. Well, at least for the holidays. The kids have even released their first single. “Ready For Christmas” made its debut over the weekend and is now available for purchase. In addition to that, the kids have put together a music video to go with it!

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What does Auld Lang Syne mean, and why do we sing it on New Year’s?

When the ball drops every New Year it seems the whole (English speaking) world erupts in a strange song with lyrics no one understands. Something about forgetting old acquaintances.

Here’s the deal about “Auld Lang Syne”: where it came from, what it means, and why we sing it at the beginning of every year.