Courtney Laermer

When I wake up in the morning to go to class, I apply a thin line of eyeliner to the top of my eyelids, a few swipes of mascara, and some light foundation. But if I'm just relaxing on my couch with my friends watching Friends and eating pizza, I'll…

Hours after raising $100,000 from fundraising for Lou Gehrig's disease, Corey Griffin died Saturday in a Nantucket diving accident. His cause of death was ruled accidental drowning. Griffin, 27, was a friend of Pete Frates, whose family and friends…

Having been nominated in the Facebook-fueled ALS ice bucket challenge, Chris Christie posted his own ice-bucket video on Facebook on Tuesday night. In the video, Christie stands outside his home in his T-shirt and shorts, and announces he was…

Did anyone else just hear what Fox News contributor Keith Ablow just said? I sure hope I heard him wrong, but, unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case. The guy was featured on the network's Outnumbered show, where Ablow announced that…

Ever wonder what a great white shark does underwater? Well, probably not, but some people sure do: Last November, scientists took an autonomous shark-stalking robot, the SharkCam, to Mexico with the intention of filming great white sharks underwater…

Being President of the United States sure requires a lot of work. And over the years, time certainly takes its toll. To celebrate Obama's 53rd birthday, I decided to see how time truly changed him. He's endured two tough terms — the ongoing health…

If you were lamenting the lull in gendered trending hashtags this week, never fear! #UnfollowAMan is trending on Twitter, thanks to a BuzzFeed editor who created the tag (probably in jest). The hashtag, or some say "slashtag," urges you to unfollow…

It doesn't take a genius to know that dinosaurs have been extinct since an asteroid hit Earth about 65 million years ago. But, believe it or not, there may or may not be a plot twist concerning this incident: Dr. Steve Brusatte, of Edinburg…

Once upon a time, there were two American flags flying atop the Brooklyn Bridge. And by "once upon a time," I mean until Tuesday, when these two flags were surreptitiously replaced by two white flags on the Brooklyn Bridge, and nobody — not even the…