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Awesome Collides: Fun. Covers 'Call Me Maybe' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.23.2012

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The 'Call Me Maybe' cover phenomenon may have exploded when Nate Ruess and Fun. offered their super-popular sound in a cover of Carly Rae Jepson's hit...

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WATCH: A Fun(.) Cover Of 'Call Me Maybe'

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.23.2012

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Any day, another superstar covers Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". Now Fun. is joining in on the ... well, fun. The band, whose smash single "W...

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Fun. Hopes To Launch Gay Marriage Non-Profit Group

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Jack Antonoff, Video, Gay Rights, Fun Band, Fun, Slideexpand, Slidepollajax, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Gay Voices News

The members of indie-pop trio fun. may be straight, but that hasn't stopped them from becoming fierce advocates of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and tran...

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Retiree Paints Home With Polka Dot Scheme

AP | By JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Urban Renewal, Video, North Dakota, Neighborhoods, Fun, Grand Forks, Apartments, Jim Deitz, House Painting, Polka Dots, Paint, Polka Dot Home, Real Estate, Arts News

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Jim Deitz believes he's creating a Grand Forks landmark, but the downtown apartment house he's painting one polka dot at a time is m...

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'We Are Young' Video Puzzle

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.30.2012

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There's more than one way to have a good time with Fun.'s "We Are Young." Recently, The Huffington Post reported on a parody of the band's hit tha...

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PHOTOS: Top 10 Sweetlife Performers

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 04.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A music festival staged by a fast-casual salad and frozen yogurt eatery is no longer strange. Now in its third year, the Sweetlife F...

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A New Kind Of Epidemic: FUN!

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: White House, Fun, Physical Fitness, Diet, Kellee McQuinn, Physical Activity, Childhood Obesity, Turn the Tide Foundation, Recess, Nutrition, Exercise, Obesity Epidemic, Dr. David Katz, Diabetes, Kidtribe, Health Games, Kids Health, Public Health, Health and Fun, Fitness and Exercise, Personal Health, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

Up to a point, we professionals are quite right to note how hard getting to health can be through the obstacle course of the modern day -- for adults and children alike. But there is another story to tell about health, and it is fun. It's all about fun.

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Will Travel for Food

Ann Gentry | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Vegetarian, Veg-Friendly, Fun, Restaurants, Vegan, Travel, Lax, Foodies, Vegan Travel, Vegan Traveller, Travelling, Food News
Ann Gentry

Traveling can have its challenges, but traveling while vegan is an adventure unto itself.

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"Indie Pop": Indie Rock's Pop Culture Moment

DJ Louie XIV | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Foster the People, Gotye, Mgmt, Adele, Lady GaGa, Empire of the Sun, Fun., Music, Pop, Indie Rock, Culture News
DJ Louie XIV

The continued mainstream success of artists like Foster the People, Gotye, Fun., and their peers suggest that we may be on the precipice of a broader willingness to embrace more varied and eccentric music, the music we used to think of as exclusively "indie."

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Heady Fwends: Chatting With The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, Fun.'s Jack Antonoff, honeyhoney and Milo Greene

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.16.2012

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Mike Ragogna

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Lisa Rinna, Harry Hamlin Promote A Hipper Version Of Depend

Nina Kotick | Posted 05.23.2012

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Nina Kotick

Lisa Rinna wants to show me her underpants. Really.

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Fun. Tops The Charts With 'We Are Young' For 4th Week

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 03.29.2012

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"We Are Young" has topped the Billboard charts for the fourth straight week, and chances are, if you own a radio or a television, then you've heard Fu...

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POLL: Are You Planning Any April Fool’s Day Trickery?

Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Jokes, Poll, Pranks, Fun, April Fool's Day, Women News

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How To Celebrate Spring Break In Your Kitchen

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Drinks, Spring Break, Avocado, Tropical Food, Fun, Mango, Salsa, Bikinis, Parties, Chiles, Recipes, KitchenDaily News
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

After a winter of hard work, gray days and long, dark nights, we definitely deserve a trip to the tropics. Yet real life does not come with a built-in spring break.

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A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Talking "fun." and "We Are Young" in NYC

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.05.2012

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Jon Chattman

I realize quoting "Big Spender" lyrics from Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields' Sweet Charity musical won't earn me any sweet indie cred, but I went there anyway. Why? Because it allowed me to use this as an intentionally tacky lead-in: "Who doesn't want to have some 'fun'?"

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The Next Big Thing

AP | By MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Video, Fun Band, Jeff Bhasker, Fun., Music, Fun. Band, Fun We Are Young, We Are Young, Fun. We Are Young, On Our Radar, Culture News

NEW YORK -- Jeff Bhasker, the hitmaker behind acts like Kanye West, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Jay-Z, had only been interested in producing for seasone...

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Brand New Swimming Pool Coming To Brooklyn Bridge Park

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Video, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Summer, Fun, New York Around Town, NY Around Town, New York City Parks, Pool Party, Brooklyn Bridge Park Pool, Dumbo, New York News

Brooklyn Bridge Park is getting a brand new swimming pool this summer. Nope, it's not the floating pool we got so excited about back in June, but pret...

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A Look At Jo Snow Syrups: Making Coffees, Sodas & Cocktails More Fun

Liza de Guia | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Drinks, Coffee Syrups, Skeeternyc, Fun, Soda Syrups, Food Makers, Artisans, Food Curated, How To, Liza deGuia, Syrups, Passion, Jo Snow Syrups, Cocktails, Flavors, Food Video, Chicago, Food, Documentary, Melissa Yen, Illinois, My Chicago, Food News
Liza de Guia

Melissa makes syrups for a living. That's her job -- boiling and bottling up to 500 syrup bottles a week. She's good at it. Really good at it.

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Don't Dis(miss) The Red Hats

Pamela Poole | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Socializing, Companionship, Isolation, Widowhood, Entertainment, Charity, Divorce, Red Hat Society, Solitude, Fun, Arts, Culture, Video, Fifty News
Pamela Poole

This is the scene: My diminutive, white-haired, almost-70 mother walking through a hotel parking lot in San Diego one morning in a purple satin kimono with ostrich feather trim over boxer shorts and a t-shirt that says "Put on your big girl panties and deal with it!" Plus red cowboy boots and a red cowboy hat.

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Girlfriends Over Husbands?

Nancy Deville | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Friendship, Loneliness, Friends, Longevity, Fun, Holiday Loneliness, Breast Cancer, Teenage Girls, Heart Disease, Girlfriend Guide, Gossip Girl, Girlfriends, Quality of Life, Women News
Nancy Deville

"Are you going to get married again, Grandma?" I asked her. "NO!" Her vehemence was startling enough to spark my curiosity, and for the next few years, I observed her and her friends.

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Have Fun That's Actually Fun -- For You

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Families, Children, Fun, Happiness, Families and Fun, Fun and Happiness, Having Fun, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

One of my favorite "secrets of adulthood" is: "Just because something is fun for other people, doesn't mean it's fun for me, and vice versa." This sounds simple, but it actually was a huge breakthrough for me.

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"We Are Young" and Odd Souls: Chatting With Mutemath's Darren King and fun.'s Andrew Dost

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

"The most fun things would be international travel, getting to hang out with your best buds, playing a live show, and making music videos. Not fun things are setting up and tearing down, file management while recording, picking out a name for your band."

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Inspiration and Child-Like Innocence: Are We Allowed?

Denise Lumiere | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Stress Management, Creativity, Dolphin Tale, Films, Fun, Balancing Life, Laughter, Mammals, Motivation, Peace, Innocence, Movies, Marine Life, Inspiration, Children's Movies, Environment, Disability, Medicine, Overcoming Adversity, Productivity, Parents, Ocean, Parents News
Denise Lumiere

What if we really allowed ourselves to enjoy life, to laugh more -- and to see more inspirational movies? What if we took some time off, even if it is just two hours to enjoy a children's movie? What could be wrong with that?

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Trapeze School New York: Off the Street and Into the Air (Video)

Dan Persons | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Healthy Living, New York City, New York, Trapeze School New York, Unusual Activities, Video, Lifestyle, Talent, Fun, Trapeze, Culture News
Dan Persons

I decided to go to a place right here in New York City that actually helps anyone with the desire to untap their natural gift for flight.

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5 Fun Half-Marathons for College Students

Uloop | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: College, Running, Fun, Health, College News
Uloop

If you like doing half-marathons, then here is a list of 5 fun half-marathons for college students. If doing races is not your thing, but your friends are into them, then you might want to look into volunteering at a race.

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