The seemingly endless pregnancy of Amber Fillerup, of the 'shirtgate' episode, is finally coming to an end. The human Barbie entered the hospital last night and quickly provided a sexy gram photo to alert her fans of the coming event. The photo already has nearly 70,000 likes. Predictions on the name selection have already begun with choices swinging between "some hipster/old timey name" or something omgFrawnchy sounding.

Gawker Media is shutting down Defamer, Millihelen, Kitchenette, Valleywag, and several other sites in order to "focus intensely on politics, broadly considered, and the 2016 campaign". Several folks have obviously been canned as part of the "reorganization", with Millihelen's Jane Marie taking to twitter to share her displeasure. It is rumored that the changes are being made because Gawker began hemorrhaging advertisers after they outed a random married executive, and are part of Nick Denton's pleadge to make Gawker "20 percent nicer".

Joanna Goddard, she's a cool Brooklyn mom ok, has joined the hordes of bloggers rushing to hitch their names to the Paris tragedy hashwagon. She put up an eye-dabbing post about teaching children how to feel the feelings of all the feels. After such heartbreaking events in the news this weekend, it makes you think even more about how teach empathy to children... And what's the best way, you ask? Affiliate linking books about kindness, of course. Hey, no reason you can't be sad about a tragedy AND make some money off of it, right?

Paris is under siege tonight, but Natalie Now knows how to tragedyjack with sensitivity and solemnity. Yep, post a picture of herself smiling and twirling in front of the Arc de Triomphe. Look, I understand that bloggers and social media stars cannot privately acknowledge any tragedy because private prayers don't come with hashtags. But maybe chill on the 'gee my heart is breaking for you, but here's a pic of me having a grand ole time in front of one of your landmarks in better times!' posts, guys.

I'm kind of busy lately so here's some little news bits I never got around to posting the past couple of weeks. Amber Venz, RStyle queen, finally gave birth to her daughter. She and husband Baxter Box chose the name Birdie. Birdie Box. She's enjoying her postpartum leave by taking little Birdie Box for walks in outfits like this. Ok then. And if you're into nursery decor you'll be thrilled to know she went with the GOMIBLOG Forums favorite color scheme of grey and white (combined with what looks like some sort of mintish color on the walls). Young House...

Caitlin Boyle announced today that she would be closing her 7 1/2 year old blog, Healthy Tipping Point. Blogging was not always easy. To share 7.5 years of my life on the Internet – there is bound to be some low points. But I wouldn’t change that...I always said that I wouldn’t do this forever.  I knew it would have a natural conclusion from the very start.  And now that my kids are older, that moment is here. She says she craves "more privacy" for herself and her kids, and will "probably not update IG but may pop in every...

Travel bloggers recently boarded the cruise ship Oasis of the Seas for the TBEX at Sea event. The cruise left Ft. Lauderdale on October 31st and has been making its way through the Bahamas, but tragedy apparently struck this morning. Evidently a man jumped from Deck 7 and attempted to cling to a lifeboat but was unable to hold on. Officials said crew members witnessed the 35-year-old intentionally leap from the Oasis of the Seas ship early Friday morning in the Bahamas. A rescue ship from Clearwater has joined search efforts. Lou Mongello, a passenger on the TBEX cruise, claims...

By now you've probably heard about the teenaged "Instagram model" who dramatically claimed she would be flouncing from social media because it ruins lives or something. Because the media loves photogenic white girls with first world social causes, Essena O'Neill became an overnight sensation for her "brave" choice. After posting a bunch of stuff to her social media complaining about how social media sucks (while posturing herself as the Bringer Of Truth) she finally started to get some backlash. In her final youtube video she talked about a trip to Los Angeles, implying she was there as some kind of...

Some of you may remember Sparkling Adventures, the provider of gaybys to foreign fathers. Three years ago her husband David took their infant son on a walk. But when Fisher returned home, he was dripping wet, distressed and alone. The father had fallen into the Logan River cradling his son in his arms, and let go. The six-month-old's body was found downstream the next morning. Apparently the husband was high on a combination of substances and allegations swirled that he was having "delusions" at the time of the incident. He was charged with murder. The case has now been settled...

It was Halloween this past Saturday, and your favorite bloggers really put in 50% this year. In case you missed it here are a few of the costumes put up by people who are supposedly super creative. Kelle of ETST went as Frieda Kahlo, prompting her fanpuppies to slobber about her super on fleek eyebrows. Miss James of Bleubird went as Carrie White. Eh. The costume was well done, I guess I'm just tired of seeing at least 3 Carrie costumes every year. Amber of Barefoot Blonde didn't wear a formal gown for once. Evidently she was having contractions all...

Almost a year after SAY Media decided to dump XOJane, The Pratt Pack finally found a new money spout.  The footer now says "XOJANE is part of the Time Inc. Style Network"...and what was the first order of business for the new owners? Yep, staff cleanouts. Seems Emily McCombs, best editor ever, is the first one out the door. In a facebook post she says she was left "hanging for several days" while she worked for free on "good faith", but Time HR finally called and said there was no position for her at their company. I asked who was going to...

YouTube Red starts rolling out today for U.S. residents, and since the announcement a week ago vloggers have been flipping out. In case you aren't aware of what YouTube Red will entail, here's a summary. YouTube Red lets you enjoy videos across all of YouTube without ads, while also letting you save videos to watch offline on your phone or tablet and play videos in the background, all for $9.99 a month. The main issue for content creators seems to be that if they don't agree to YouTube's new terms they might have their videos "hidden from public view on...

Today in "well it worked the first time" news, Sam and Nia apparently found a way to make everyone forget that whole Ashley Madison mess. That's right, they're pregnant. Again. And they decided to "surprise" their moms with the announcement by placing a literal bun in a literal oven and then forcing them to guess what it meant. The best part of the video is mom's face when she figures out what they're trying to tell her. She finally finds her words and with a continued expression of fear and surprise, manages to stammer "Another bun...gee whiz". The other mom...

click to enlarge Jordan Reid, entrepreneuristy lady, has a fabulous product in her new store that will lift women up. It is a sweatshirt that allows you to proclaim you are kind of feminist, but not the scary kind. Because even though you're a Feminist, you don't want to "offend" anybody or seem too "aggressive." By turning the word "feminist" into an adjective, we're softening its harsh connotations that you "hate men" and "are a lesbian." We believe you should be able to express yourself mostly, but retain the ability to apologize a lot in the boardroom, if you ever...

Taza, of the Love Taza Family von Derps, has announced that the family is in Peru saving Peru and doing "service" in Peru. josh and i decided last minute to book this trip. like, we bought our plane tickets on friday morning and left early sunday! It's so amazing they even invited her sister and father to come down because it's her father's birthday weekend. Don't worry, they also brought a photo/videographer! it’s a party too, because our friend jenner (who has helped us put together our NYC guide videos and also traveled with us to amsterdam) is here for...

Ever wonder what happened to Ghost Bev? Well apparently after her tragic death her poltergeist got a job pushing Younique makeup. She's got a new facebook and everything! She's even created Lashes By Beverly to help her on her journey to the top of the lash slinging ladder. I assume she'd be even more successful if she weren't deceased, but it's nice to see Younique embracing such diversity in their employees.

Natalie Hill Jensen, the former Mormon In Manhattan turned Mormon In Utah, has finally announced she is carrying a future Broadway Famous Performer. She says "pregnancy has really flatlined me- (princess Kate & I have so much in common...)". She also claims they are not learning the sex of the baby "which is infuriating EVERYONE", as if the planet has been waiting for this event for years and is slobbering to get the details on this world famous baby. I guess we'll just have to see how long she can resist the attention of "gender" reveal parties and showing off...

Cecily Kellogg, not a blogger but goes to blog conferences, is still 'writing'. Since 'leaving' Babble, she has found a new venue where she can share her stories of exemplary parenting. She's now over at Yahoo! Parenting talking about Halloween costumes for tweens. Tweens are supposed to experiment with their sexuality. It’s normal. She then dives into some long ramble about how, back in Shakespeare's time, there were no tweens or teenagers. Unfortunately better nutrition and the fact that it's no longer the 16th century have forced modern 9-18 year olds to ignore their body yearnings or something. So basically,...

Aunt Becky, broke her hip or something, has now provided a timeline and explanation of sorts for her bizarre injuries. Aunt Becky claims she "felt" her femur "fracture" while she was just "standing up, talking to a friend". When someone asked how doctors didn't see this injury, Becky replied: They x-rayed it both times and saw nothing. I was sent home saying it was a bone bruise and a script for pain meds. She then says she "went to inpatient rehab for PT and OT" on September 28, and by October 6 said "I am going home. I cannot wait."...

Neely Moldovan, of the wedding photographer bashing Moldovans, has now rebranded. Her "A Complete Waste Of Makeup" blog is now dead, being replaced with her new venture called "It Starts With Coffee". The site is apparently intended to be a launchpad for her amazing new how-to-blog classes. About this time last year I knew I wanted to offer something to bloggers I wasn’t seeing out there. A class for bloggers, taught by someone who had been doing it for five years and who was making a living off of it. For $115 you get a class of "4 hours held...