Shauna has been writing and editing things for cash and prizes for well over a decade, and while her first love is pop culture and celebrity dish, she's also done work for Fortune 500 companies and even written a book. Feel free to contact her at goldengateblond at the gmail -- but keep in mind she really hates people who refer to themselves in the third person, so never ever do that with her. Seriously. (Man, does she hate that.)
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What Were the ‘Star Wars’ Villains Like as Kids?
Yeah, we all know how 'Star Wars' villains Jabba the Hutt and Darth Vader turned out. But have you ever wondered what they were like as kids?
Etsy sellers the Octopus Tree House did, and the resulting prints by the artist collective are oddly adorable.
Andy Samberg Channels Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook Conference F8 [VIDEO]
Attendees at the Facebook f8 keynote on Thursday got a special treat when 'Saturday Night Live' star Andy Samberg took the stage and did his finest Mark Zuckerberg impression.
Fired Twitter Ghostwriter Gets His Revenge – on Twitter!
Hell hath no fury like a scorned ghostwriter.
So learned Mark Davidson, an "internet sales and marketing professional" with more than 56,000 followers. His bio also says he "write a lot of things to amuse myself and others" and that he sometimes has "deep thoughts."
Only it turns out he's not the one writing the amusing things or having the deep thoughts -- those are
Returning Soldier Surprises Young Son at School [VIDEO]
We admit it. These things make us misty.
Army Specialist Matthew Peters of Owensville, Missouri spent a year deployed in Kuwait and Iraq, and hadn't seen his young son, Blake, in more than six months. When he came home, he decided to pop in on the unsuspecting tyke at school for a hug the kid will probably never forget.
‘Sesame Street’ Spoofs ‘Glee’ [VIDEO]
'Sesame Street,' which recently featured a Justin Bieber-like Muppet, continues its pop-culture assault with this awesome little video spoofing 'Glee.'
The short, called 'G,' which teaches kids about the hard and soft sounds the letter can make, features Muppetized versions of several 'Glee' characters, including Finn, Rachel, Kurt, Artie, Mercedes, Sue Sylvester, and Mr. Schuester (who's redubbed
Tom Selleck’s Mustache Makes Every Movie Better [VIDEO]
Sure, 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark,' 'A Few Good Men,' 'Toy Story' and 'American Beauty' were all great movies, but you know what they were missing?
That's right -- Tom Selleck's mustache.
See Centuries of Hair Styles in Four Minutes [VIDEO]
Next time you're having a bad hair day, just remember everything these tresses have been through. No, we don't mean dye and flat-irons (damaging as they are), we mean what it's endured historically.
Kim Jong-Il and His North Korean Army Star in LMFAO’s ‘Party Rock Anthem’ Music Video
The summer of 2011's most bouncy, feel-good hit had to be LMFAO‘s 'Party Rock Anthem.' Even North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il agrees.
Well, sort of. Seems the dance anthem's video has been reimagined as ‘North Korea Party Rock Anthem ft. Kim Jong-Il,’ swapping out the original clip's dancing for footage from North Korean military parades and -- with the help of CGI and some clever digital editing
Sesame Street Turns Justin Bieber Into a Muppet [VIDEO]
The next time you've had a hard day, sit back and relax to the dulcet tones of Elmo and a Justin Bieber-lookalike as they wax poetic about jumbo shrimp and elephants in a song called 'Measure, Yeah, Measure.' Which may or may not be based on the Biebs' hit 'Never Say Never.'
Corgi Puppy Tries to Sleep Through the Hiccups [VIDEO]
It's hard to be a puppy. All that cuteness and people always cooing "awwww!" at you and having little puppy paws that make many folks just want to eat you up.
Sometimes you simply have to take a nap to escape it all. So you cuddle into a warm lap, and what happens? You get the hiccups. And then your humans think you're even more adorable, so they grab a camera and film the whole thing an
Hip Granny Mitzi Robbins’ Music Video Goes Viral
In an attempt to blow some of her grandkids' inheritance, super-cool granny Mitzi Robbins -- who goes by the name themarvelousmitzi on YouTube -- recently commissioned some lucky soul to produce a music video of her singing the 1958 song, 'I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore.'
Cult Classic ‘Newsies’ Hits the Stage as a Live Musical [VIDEO]
'Newsies,' the 1992 Disney cult classic based on the true story about the Newsboys Strike of 1899, didn't really call itself a musical, but with a dozen song and dance routines, it's hard to deem it anything else.
Pole Dancing for Jesus Is a Real Thing [VIDEOS]
For the past several years, pole dancing classes have been springing up around the country, with attendees saying the activity is a pretty good way to stay in shape.
Now even the pious are embracing the trend, which they've rebranded "Pole Dancing for Jesus."
Man Changes His Name to Led Zeppelin II
While at the courthouse taking care of the paperwork to divorce his third wife, Missourian George F. Blackburn decided to do something he'd been thinking about for a long time.
He changed his name to Led Zeppelin II, in honor of his favorite rock album.
The Scary Statistics on How Much We Use Phones and Computers [INFOGRAPHIC]
It's no secret that a lot of us these days practically live on our computers and smartphones -- but what exactly do we do with them?
According to this infographic created by Online Schools, the answer is "practically everything."