by Laurelin

Four Loko is pouring college kids into bed all over the nation. An alcoholic beverage boasting caffeine, guarana, and taurine as well as carrying 12% alcohol is more appealing then a vat of fraternity jungle juice. Who doesn’t love booze and energy in a 23.5 ounce colorful can? It just screams “drink me” – and it has the FDA screaming right back. Considered a public health concern, the Four Loko ban started in October 2010 on select college campuses all over the United States, and now the substance is well on its way to being illegal nationwide. As a result, the creators and brewers of Four Loko have agreed to pull three out of the four ingredients out of their beverage, waving goodbye to the caffeine, guarana and taurine as of November 17, 2010.

Being from Boston, Massachusetts and pretty much living under a rock when it comes to national news and issues, I had no idea that Four Loko even existed until it was already illegal. It would have been in my fridge a hell of a lot more if I had. The day before it became illegal had the city bustling with excitement and everyone making that mad dash to liquor stores before it was all gone. On my way to work at 11:30 AM I was already noticing liquor stores with signs in the window stating “Four Loko: Sold Out.”

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by Jay Hathaway

“It’s volatile.”
– Maynard James Keenan

Maynard James Keenan thrives on the unpredictable. He’s famous as the lead singer of two hugely successful, yet almost completely different bands: Tool and A Perfect Circle. His current band, Puscifer, released its first album, “V” Is For Vagina, in 2007, and followed it up with a remix album in 2008.

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Zephyr Suicide in Daylight

• INTO: Art, video games, music, books, fashion, people who are awesome.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Loud annoying sounds you would hear when smashing your face against a synthesizer – yeah, that’s the stuff.
• MAKES ME SAD: Lots of stuff.
• HOBBIES: Drawing/painting, playing games.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: PS3, makeup, hair dye, my phone, and the entire collection of the Resident Evil series.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Vegetating in front of my computer screens or TV unfortunately.

Get to know Zephyr better over at SuicideGirls.com!

by Blogbot

2010 was without doubt the year of the striped sock. Stockings were put to bed in favor off these warm and fuzzy alternatives that say you’re sexy without trying unfashionably hard.

Here’s a selection of the best striped leg wear that Suicide Girls were putting on – and taking off – this year.

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by Blogbot

This seems to be the season for seemingly stupid interweb cause-based campaigns, with two particularly vapid ones coming to mind.

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by Tamara Palmer

“Onward and upward.”
– Brody Dalle

While fans of the Distillers and other next-generation punk bands should ultimately find this transition natural and easy to follow, Spinnerette — the new vehicle for former Distillers lead Brody Dalle — has a decidedly more gentle rock edge as debuted on their first release, the “Ghetto Love EP.”

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Buellher Suicide in The Soloist

• INTO: Swagger, love, making out, music, motorcycles, scooters, anything with wheels basically, learning, some politics, animals, adventures, coffee, mysticism, fog, sun, presents, surprises, dinosaurs, and reptiles.
• NOT INTO: Bad breath, self-involved, self-loathing, and sanctimonious bullshit.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Cute animals, sarcasm, great hair, good conversations, motorcycles, music, and people with tact.
• MAKES ME SAD: Amy Winehouse, animal cruelty, and organized religion.

Get to know Buellher better over at SuicideGirls.com!