Topic: Fourth of July

Celebrate The 4th Of July With Maya Rudolph’s Horrible Rendition Of The National Anthem

Star-spangle the day by playing this amazing Maya Rudolph video on repeat. It’s from her Saturday Night Live days and it captures the true essence of America. More »

How To Celebrate This Fourth Of July Like A Celebrity

Make Your Kids Wear The Ridiculous America-Themed Clothes You Are Far Too Classy To Wear

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Go Shirtless (If You Have Abs Like Matt)

From attire to behavior to tweeting to possible radical surgery, we present to you a step-by-step guide to celebrating like a celeb this Independence Day. More »

Video Gallery: Celebs Who Have Botched the Anthem

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light / What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming… What’s so difficult about that? Just in time for Independence Day, Parade Magazine is suggesting that we switch out “The Star-Spangled Banner” with “America the Beautiful” for our country’s anthem, because of all the idiots who keep messing it up.

Maybe it’s the “intricate” lyrics about a naval battle; maybe it’s the pressure linked to the honor of belting out the anthem at baseball, hockey, and football games; or maybe you can actually cross-reference “getting chosen to sing” with “lacking brain cells.” Regardless, if you’re horrified at possibly losing Francis Scott Key‘s lyrics, you can thank these guys. More »

Gallery: Celebs Who Sparkle Like Fireworks

Happy Fourth of July! We’re totally wasted already! Just kidding. We’re sitting around being all hot and waiting for the sun to go down so we can see some damn fireworks. So here’s the next best thing: celebs lighting up the sky with their sparkly dresses and things. More »

Nyan Cat Celebrates the Fourth of July

If there’s something more patriotic than an American Flag draped on an internet meme, I don’t know what it is. Happy Fourth of July, Americ-NYAN Cat! More »

The Country Got A Year Older, But Matthew McConaughey Stays the Same- God bless our Southern Comfort for celebrating this Independence Day by not changing a goddamn thing. Does the man even own a shirt? (via PopSugar)

As women, we just don’t get it — Sticking fireworks up your butt: never a good idea. (via The Awl)

Video: Happy Fourth! Watch The NYC Fireworks Finale

We hope you found a spot to watch some fireworks this Fourth of July weekend, but if not, you can enjoy a little slice of the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in NYC. Here’s a little video of the … More »

A Crushable Programming Note

Hey Crushables. It is the Fourth of July (duh!), so we’re going to be on an abbreviated posting schedule today and Monday. There will be a smattering of new posts, unless Angelina adopts a new kid (word is she’s looking … More »

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Gallery: Fourth Of July’s Wackiest Patriotic Outfits

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America: land of the free, home of the brave and inventor of the red, white and blue bikini. And, if you were to judge on these photos alone, you would surely think Americans were big fans of wearing our flag’s … More »

Justin Bieber Wants To Help You Celebrate Our Nation’s Birthday

Justin Bieber may be Canadian, but that won’t stop him from helping us celebrate our biggest national holiday. On Sunday, Justin will be headlining NBC’s Macy’s 4th of July fireworks spectacular special live from New York, which is one of … More »

Can’t Get To The Beach? 7 Alternative Fourth Of July Activities

Maybe you’ve been working too hard to plan a trip to the beach for the long weekend. Or, maybe you don’t know anyone whose pool you can crash and none of your friends has organized a BBQ. But like it … More »

Cuteggregator: Patriotic Animals

Fourth of July is so soon, we can almost taste it. In case you were wondering what this holiday tastes like, besides barbecue, freedom, and fireworks (gross), there’s a smoky aftertaste of adorable animals dressed up in patriotic apparel. From … More »

Video: Kids Reenact The Darndest Revolutions

Happy (almost!) Fourth of July! Yay! One holiday where we are allowed to get as drunk as we want and light off firecrackers without all that guilt of family time (Christmas), making resolutions to be a better person (New Years), … More »