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Captain Morgan Jack-O'Blast
Basic bitches everywhere have a new reason to celebrate this halloween – there is yet another pumpkin spice beverage to add to their fall collection! This fall season, Captain Morgan is spicing up the shots category again with a new limited edition pumpkin spiced rum. Captain Morgan Jack-O’Blast is an intensely delicious shot perfect for enjoying the autumn season, whether it’s nailing the perfect group Halloween costume or walking through the yellow leaves in your Ugg boots. Jack-O’Blast is a fall-inspired shot that blends Caribbean rum with everyone’s favorite seasonal flavorsRead More
talk like a pirate
As you may know, today is International Talk like a Pirate Day. To celebrate this year, Captain Morgan is asking adult consumers 21 and older to channel their inner buccaneer by raising a glass of Captain Morgan and Talking like a Pirate all day long! The Captain is encouraging fans to show how they celebrate the International holiday. Whether you have the Monday blues, are gearing up for Monday Night Football, or testing your luck with pirate pick-up lines, Captain Morgan is prepared help you make the most of your day.Read More
Knowing that I would be undergoing rotator cuff surgery was frightening enough, but having to worry about what to do during my time off was a stress I did not expect. I was a little nervous and apprehensive, thinking of friends and colleagues of mine who complained of post-surgical blues when they had to take their own medical leave. This is in part due to normalizing a life of going at 100 mph (including holding a full-time job, attending to a family, countless other activities and obligations), and then abruptly slowing downRead More
traveling gluten free
“But, the Spanish eat cheese and bread with everything!” This is what I commonly heard when talking to people about my diet restrictions on gluten and dairy prior to leaving on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain – a 500-mile pilgrimage that would require me to eat close to 5,000 calories a day in order to handle trekking an average of 15 miles a day, while only being able to carry 15 lbs on my back.  Here’s to hoping the Camino provides (a common phrase you hear throughoutRead More
Smirnoff Sourced
The start of summer is officially upon us this week, and that marks the perfect time for fun in the sun – complete with some cocktails. Our friends at Smirnoff have provided us with some exciting new, summery Smirnoff Sourced cocktails to get your pool parties, beach days, and other adventures this summer on point. Smirnoff Sourced is a brand new take on flavored vodka that’s gluten-free, made with real fruit juice, and absolutely delicious (even with just a splash of club soda)!  Whether you’re hosting a summer party with Piña ColadasRead More

Posted On June 3, 2016By Allyson DarlingIn Girlzone, Lifestyle

Diary of a 23 Year Old in San Francisco: 2

May 11th: Unfortunate Items to Carry On Public Transportation 1. Super Tampons  A charge had been placed on all bags in stores such as, Walgreens, Target, Safeway, Sex Stores, and Taco Bells alike. (I get really touchy, by the way, when I have to pay ten cents for the transportation device of my bean and cheese burrito with no onions and seven packets of mild hot sauce.) This means that when I am trying to support the environment and the survival of baby seals and not pay ten cents that I sometimes am facedRead More
This Memorial Day Weekend, our friends at Smirnoff have a brand new liquor for you to kick off the celebration – and the beginning of summer – properly. Meet Smirnoff Red, White & Berry, the newest edition to the vodka family! Delivering a blast of summer fun and decorated in the season’s best colors, Smirnoff Red, White & Berry brings the All-American spirit to any summer celebration and is perfect served as a chilled shot or as an ingredient in simple summer cocktails—or even in your favorite adult frozen treats! Smirnoff Red, WhiteRead More
May 5: Labels This isn’t a terribly original idea, I ‘m afraid, but recent circumstances have caused me to realize how exceptionally convenient it would be if males came with labels. By labels, I specifically and exactly mean a small stamp on the back of their furry little necks, or measly muscled calves, that summarized, in one word or phrase, the most critical information regarding their personality and/or damaging characteristics (physical and non) to any glimpse of a relationship. For example, if one of these males was staggeringly, emotionally unavailable in that dating him was like dating a scarecrow,Read More

Posted On May 23, 2016By Mira BeyelerIn Girlzone, Sports

Fuck You, Kobe – A Poem

Preface: I moved to Los Angeles from the Bay Area for a boy who promptly dumped me and kicked me out of our apartment. Being alone wasn’t so bad until the Warriors’ went for the record the same night as Kobe’s last career game. This is my ode to that.    It’s approaching 6:30, almost time to pack up and head home- only it doesn’t feel like home and I don’t want to go there. And the warriors are playing, and I should be excited, only I’m alone, and don’tRead More
This weekend, the sporting world will turn to Louisville, as the Kentucky Derby takes the stage. And, as we all know, the Kentucky Derby is about a few things in addition to horses – gambling, big hats, and whiskey. While I’m not going to give you my gambling picks beyond “Nyquist, duh,” or fashion advice, I can help you out with your Derby Day drinking. Read on for some awesome cocktail recipes and whisky selections to make your Kentucky Derby party one to remember. The Best Kentucky Whiskies Blade andRead More
Ready or not, summer is right around the corner! No matter how you plan to celebrate the warm weather, Smirnoff has you covered.  Just in time for Thursday happy hours and Sunday Fundays everywhere, Smirnoff has launched Smirnoff Sourced – the new product line from Smirnoff that’s gluten-free, made with real fruit juice and absolutely delicious! Available in three authentic fruit flavors (Ruby Red Grapefruit, Pineapple, and Cranberry Apple), Smirnoff Sourced is easily enjoyed with just a splash of club soda. If you’re craving your favorite cocktail like a Moscow Mule, try switching out theRead More

Posted On March 8, 2016By Samantha SurfaceIn Advice For Men, Advice For Women, Girlzone

When Adulting is Just Too Much

When we were younger, we wanted to be older.  Now that we’re older, we want to be younger, or at least still in college because that was a collection of years that will not count when we reach the pearly whites.  But let’s face it, we have to adult, even when it feels like it just too much.  Here’s a little guide to help you through the hard parts or the times that you just can’t… Breathe Breathe in.  Breathe out.  Take in this moment for what it is andRead More

Posted On February 12, 2016By Ascher RobbinsIn Food and Drink For Women, Girlzone

A Valentine’s Day Whiskey Gift Guide

Looking for the perfect gift to get the man in your life this Valentine’s Day? Why not go with whiskey!? Not every man is going to wear the shirt you buy him, but almost every guy will enjoy a glass of his favorite spirit. With that said, here are some excellent whiskey selections to gift your man this Valentine’s Day, as listed by how long you’ve been together. Dating 1 – 6 months: George Dickel No. 12 Tennessee Whisky & Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye – Price range: $25 –Read More
The party of the year is underway to in New Orleans. And while everyone can’t jet down to the Big Easy for the celebrations, we thought we’d share some delicious cocktails that will get you in the Mardi Gras spirit. From the classic Mardi Gras Hurricane cocktail with Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum to shot recipes using the new Captain Morgan Cannon Blast, these drinks will give you a taste of the Big Easy right from your home! Hurricane Ingredients: -0.75 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum -0.75 oz. Captain Morgan White RumRead More

Posted On December 27, 2015By Allyson DarlingIn Advice For Women, Girlzone, Lifestyle

Celibacy, Drugs, and Rock & Roll

I’ve been here before; it’s an old familiar corner, an imaginary coalition — The Sad Girls Club. It exists solely for the sads that sprout from nothing. Pounding hearts, jaws that clench, minds barren of rational thought and practicality, as one cries as hard as the shower water comes down and tries to get it together enough to shave an armpit (or two). This exists in me and in the small veins in my temple, and the large veins in my opposite elbows, and it holds a weight that IRead More