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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Pose as "Brangelina 2.0"

PopSugar — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:40:09 PDT

Justin and Selena pose with six babies and joke about "Brangelina 2.0" - Us Weekly
ARod confirms split with Cameron Diaz, saying "We'll always be friends" - People
Is Vera Farmiga the new Meryl Streep? - Lainey Gossip
Hugh Jackman breaks Dolph Ziggler's jaw - Huffington Post
Listen to Rihanna's new single "We Found Love" - TooFab
Anna Paquin gets bloody, but it's not for True Blood - Rotten Tomatoes
Oh boy: Schwarzenegger releasing memoir in 2012 - Hollywood Reporter
Vincent Piazza talks more about dating in Hollywood - Wonderwall
Gerard Butler masters surfing for his next role - Lifeline Live
X Factor premieres with modest ratings - Zap2It
Is Kate Winslet dating a guy named Ned RockNRoll? - Celebitchy

Easy Ways to Relax Your Stiff Neck at Your Desk

Susi May — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:17:35 PDT

Work can be a pain in the neck! Staring at a computer screen for eight-plus hours, steering through traffic to get to the office, and even sleeping in a odd position the night before, can all make for a stiff, tense neck. Creating an ergonomically correct work station can help, but in the meantime here are some simple ways to loosen up a stiff neck when you're stuck behind a desk.

Reduce Shoulder Tension
Tight shoulders often translate into a tight neck. One particular culprit in this equation is the trapezius muscle (learn more about the trapezius here). This muscle covers a triangle-shaped area in the upper back starting at the bottom of the shoulder blade, running out to the shoulder joint, then narrowing to climb the side of your neck. When the upper part of the trapezius is tight, your spine can feel compressed. A quick, desk-friendly remedy to release built-up tension is shrugging your shoulders in an exaggerated fashion: inhale and raise your shoulders to your ears and exhale letting them fall - really give into gravity and let your shoulders drop. Repeat this action four to five times. Follow it up with a self-massage: use your opposite hand to squeeze this muscle just like you would a wet sponge. Imagine you're wringing out the tension with each squeeze.

Create Some Motion
Stiff necks crave a little motion. I'm not suggesting headbanging to your fave Iron Maiden jam, but doing subtle neck stretches will certainly help. Swaying your head slowly from side to side can help ease tension through your neck. Make a half circle with your skull by bringing your right ear to your right shoulder, then roll the head forward bringing your chin to your chest, continue to the left bringing the left ear to your left shoulder. Reverse directions, dropping your chin and rolling your head to the right. Repeat a few times in each directions. I suggest doing this stretch throughout the day to prevent stiffness before it starts.

Learn one more way to relax your neck when you keep reading.

Stressed Out? Jaw massage

FitSugar — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:45:00 PST

When you're stressed out do you clench your jaw? If you answered yes you are not alone, because at least there are two of us. It's an unconscious habit and when I am stressed it can get bad. Even a little painful. Here's what I do in those moments and you should try it too.

Make fists with both of your hands and put your knuckles just under your cheek bones. Move your knuckles up and down, then side to side. Try different places between your cheek bone and your jaw bone. Chances are, you will find little pockets of tightness just waiting to be massaged.

Then allow your jaw to drop and take a nice big yawn - this gives the area a bit of a stretch and will get some much needed oxygen to your brain.

Fit's Tip: The jaw joint was made to move up and down, not side to side; so don't wiggle your chin from side to side.

Miss Ace of Cakes? Get Your Fill With Have Cake, Will Travel

Susannah Chen — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:50:44 PDT

Cake aficionados collectively mourned the loss of Charm City Cakes on the small screen when it was announced that Duff Goldman's Ace of Cakes would end its 10-season run on the Food Network. If you're still looking to get your fill of cake shows, the network has a new series premiering April 2 at 12:30 p.m.

According to a release, Have Cake, Will Travel is a "new comedy docu-reality series that follows Ashley Vicos, the reigning queen of the cake decorating world, as she leads her motley crew of assistants around the country creating jaw-dropping, three-dimensional cakes for every type of event imaginable."

Sounds oddly just like Ace of Cakes, only on the road. It'll be interesting to see what Food Network's plan for Duff is, considering exec Bob Tushman has already confirmed that the network is developing new show concepts for him.

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