A courageous teenager has turned bullying directed at her into her strength. After 14-year-old Carleigh O’Connell learned someone had spray-painted an insult about her body on some cement, she decided to turn the story around and make it a positive. Determined to rise above hurtful words and show how proud she is of her body,...Read More

via Mashable J.K. Rowling published a new Harry Potter story on Tuesday morning, which briefly crashed her Pottermore website. But once it was up and running again, muggles were treated to a Daily Prophet column from tabloid diva Rita Skeeter. The fictional news story is set at the Quidditch World Cup, but more importantly, it...Read More

via CNETSo this is a real thing on Kickstarter. Amid smartwatches, video game consoles, 3D printers, and wireless headphones, a serious oddity has sneaked onto Kickstarter: potato salad. Say it with me: po-ta-to salad. Yep, some guy is Kickstarting the creation of a potato salad, that famously starchy and mayonnaise-y dish we usually associate with...Read More

Via Ad Age One of Wendy’s most popular items in more than a decade — the pretzel bun — is coming back, this time accompanied by hits of the late ’80s and early ’90s, with special appearances by R&B group Boyz II Men and Jon Secada. The pretzel bun will be available nationally by July...Read More

Via ALWAYS: Using #LikeAGirl as an insult is a hard knock against any adolescent girl. And since the rest of puberty’s really no picnic either, it’s easy to see what a huge impact it can have on a girl’s self-confidence.   We’re kicking off an epic battle to make sure that girls everywhere keep their...Read More