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Basically No One Wants To Get Married Anymore

Basically No One Wants To Get Married Anymore

A record low number of Americans are married today, and the people who do choose to tie the knot are older than they ever have been in history, according to new research that should make you feel a lot better about being alone over the holidays. more ›

Single Ladies: Meet Your New Firefighting Boyfriend

Single Ladies: Meet Your New Firefighting Boyfriend

It's like the FDNY Calendar in real life 3-D! On June 13th firefighters and those who want to see them with their shirts off will flock to Union Hall for Hundredaire Matchmaker ("the dating show where singles meet singles rolling in singles"). The event will consist of two lucky ladies having ten rugged, handsome firefighters competing for the chance to date them. But organizers assure the rest of the ladies out there that "there will be eight of New York’s Bravest (And Most Eligible) going home alone after the show, so even if you don’t compete, just showing up means you still might win! Here's a little classic Billy Baldwin to get you in the mood. more ›

Video: Beastie Boys Drop New Single, Star-Studded Trailer

Video: Beastie Boys Drop New Single, Star-Studded Trailer

What a difference a year can make. One year ago Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys was asking for some cancer-smashing vibes, and now he's cancer-free and ready for the big screen, the stage, and whatever else comes his way. The group has just released the official trailer for a short film called Fight For Your Right-Revisited, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year and was written and directed by Yauch. Check it out below, it looks like it was cast by Judd Apatow himself! more ›

Flashback: NYC Never Had A "Surplus Of Bachelors"

Flashback: NYC Never Had A "Surplus Of Bachelors"
        

Meet Princeton graduate and 29-year-old bachelor Ebersole Gaines. In 1956, LIFE photographer Yale Joel followed him around New York City for an article in the magazine titled "Memo To The Girls" (you can read it here). He was part of the "surplus of bachelors" around at the time, either dodging or falling into the traps of "husband hunters." Gaines was one of the "highly eligible specimens" featured in the piece; he was a plastics salesman living in New York, and preferred college girls (because, of course he did). MEN. more ›

Mike Huckabee: I Didn't Slam Natalie Portman!

Mike Huckabee: I Didn't Slam Natalie Portman!

Because former Arkansas governor and possible 2012 contender Mike Huckabee is trying to explain his remarks criticizing Natalie Portman because the 29-year-old, Oscar-winning Harvard graduate is pregnant yet not married. On his Huck PAC website, he wrote, "Natalie is an extraordinary actor, very deserving of her recent Oscar and I am glad she will marry her baby's father. However, contrary to what the Hollywood media reported, I did not 'slam' or "attack" Natalie Portman, nor did I criticize the hardworking single mothers in our country." Okay, so what did he say? more ›

Buy G-Dep's Newest Single For Charity

Buy G-Dep's Newest Single For Charity

Shortly before he (inadvertently) confessed to a 17-year-old murder, Trevell Coleman, AKA rapper G-Dep, rapped with Chi King on the single "On My Way." The single will be released on January 25th, and Protekted Records says that a portion of the single's sales will be donated to the victim's family...if they can find them. Owner Jon Gornbein said, "if we can't find them, we'll make a donation in his honor to an appropriate charity that is against guns and violence." Chi King wrote on Twitter, "my prayers go to g dep an his family~ god does not abandon those who seek him." more ›

Shocking Data: Couples Save While Singles Pay

Shocking Data: Couples Save While Singles Pay

We have some painful, obvious news for all you single people out there: you're wasting your money. And your time, but mostly your money (as if you didn't already suspect this). Just find someone, pick anyone really, and you'll save thousands. That's what we've gleaned from a new analysis of spending habits of single people vs. married people in NYC, made by Bundle. more ›

Single Rich Lady Gets Press, Gets Dates

Single Rich Lady Gets Press, Gets Dates

40-year-old self-made millionaire Cheryl Mercuris somehow landed in the headlines yesterday for simply taking a two-week family vacation in the Hamptons (well, the house she's renting is pretty epic). Today the NY Post follows up with the lovelorn lady, who is searching for suitors during her spare time in the beach town—unsurprisingly, she's been flooded with phone calls, emails and Facebook friend requests. more ›

Girlfriend-Beating Loser Politician Seeks Christian Female

Girlfriend-Beating Loser Politician Seeks Christian Female

Hey ladies, do you have "a thing" for fat political hacks who drag their lovers around by their hair and slash their faces with broken glass? If so, we've got just the guy for you. His name is Hiram Monserrate, and he is back on the market! more ›

Wookie Can't Force Missed Connections

Wookie Can't Force Missed Connections

With straphangers desperately seeking another Patrick Moberg and Camille Hayton story to warm their commuting hearts (don't deny it), the boys at Zoomdoggle are stepping in to force their own missed connections. Their solution to finding love in the big city boils down to a Wookie suit, pensive stares and an occasional smile. more ›

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