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Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has taken to Twitter to share her excitement about her son’s baptism. The “Jersey Shore” star baptized 7-month-old son Lorenzo on Sunday, March 24 and chronicled the big day on the micro-blogging site. “My precious god baby,” Tweeted Farley, linking to an Instagram photograph of pearls, a gold cross and a powder blue ribbon printed with the …

After months of speculation, Sir Elton John has confirmed that Lady Gaga is godmother to his son Zachary. In his first TV interview following Zachary’s birth, Elton reveals he and partner David Furnish invited Born This Way singer Gaga to be more involved in their son’s life.

Eva Longoria has revealed she will play godmother to the latest addition to Victoria and David Beckham’s adorable brood, little Harper Seven. The Desperate Housewife and Victoria Beckham’s BFF gushed she is ‘thrilled’ to have landed the job, and can’t wait to get started. Confirming the celeb couple have asked her to take on the special role in their daughter’s …

Forget Cool Ranch (oddly, renamed “Cool American” in Iceland) or sour cream and onion—these chip flavors will make you crave a salty snack … or just cringe. Bloody Mary Now here’s the kind of endorsement I like in a chip: “Won’t get you drunk, but certainly hits the spot!” Pop open a bag of these chips from Devon, England, for …

Two Southern California girls who vanished during a weekend sleepover were found near their hometown, police said late Monday. Raylynn Bolt, 12, and Diana Tourdot, 14, were found by police in San Bernardino, about 15 miles away, Riverside police Sgt. David Amador said in a statement Monday night.

The Ukrainian Parliament has scrapped a set of wide-ranging laws meant to quell public protests. On Tuesday, less than two weeks after the parliament’s undemocratic passage of anti-protest legislation, it was voted down by 361 to 2. The parliament, known as Verkhovna Rada, held an emergency debate in an effort to resolve the stand-off with opposition.

Did you know Johnny Depp owns a fart machine? We did not — though apparently he’s had it for at least a decade, and Penelope Cruz assumed everyone knew about it. She discovered it while working with Depp on ‘Blow’ in 2001.

Jewel had Brad Paisley fake-arrested as a prank. The joke was “the best I’ve ever been had,” claims the country star – devised by his current tour mate. After wrapping up the last concert date with her and Chuck Wicks in San Antonio, Paisley flew home to Nashville on his private plane Sunday. There, reports the news page of Great …

Nothing engenders nostalgia like food, so BuzzFeed has rounded up a list of 35 much-loved food products that have gone the way of the dinosaur. The list includes: crispy M&Ms, French Toast Crunch, Oreo O’s, Surge that was a green-colored soft drink, sour Altoids, Butterfinger BB’s once endorsed by Bart Simpson!, P.B. Crisps, Sprite Remix, Clearly Canadian, 3D Doritos, Fruitopia, lime …

New Zealand man James Grant didn’t panic when attacked by a shark while fishing on Saturday. Instead, he fought off the mammal, stitched his own wounds onshore and went for a pint before attending hospital. Grant, a 24-year old junior doctor, was spearfishing with friends on Saturday on the South Island when he was attacked by what appeared to be …

Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and openly gay NBA player Jason Collins have been invited to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, the White House said on Monday. A statement named Collins and Boston survivors Carlos Arredondo and Jeff Bauman among the first round of invitees to watch Tuesday’s address in First Lady Michelle Obama’s box.