Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino cut the ribbon on his tanning salon in Middletown, New Jersey on March 1 of this year. He made it 103 days before being accused of bouncing checks and 111—to this past Tuesday—before being arrested there for fighting his brother. Yesterday, I took a drive down to the most heated tanning…
A tanning salon in Ohio reportedly refused to refund a patron's money after turning her away for being "too fat to tan."
Last night's installment of MTV's unfailingly sensitive and absurd depiction of the real issues of today's youth, True Life, focused on tanning addiction. Its two Oompa Loompa-hued subjects were dim even by the standards of this show, even though their skin shone brightly. Alyssa is 18, from Monroe, Connecticut and…
Out of nowhere, Tan Mom has competition for Worst Tan: competitor number 49 at the Arnold Classic Europe bodybuilding competition, who appears to have self-tanned only his body. Here's the full shot:
Class act Patricia Krentcil — better known as "Tan Mom," because have you seen her? — is looking a lot less like a raisin these days.
As part of the Belgian Cancer Foundation's awareness campaign "Smarter in the Sun," five couples were whisked away to "a sunny destination" where they participated in a prank aimed at getting girls to wear sunscreen.
Retailer H&M is deeply sorry it attempted to sell swimwear using images of a sexy, tanned Victoria's Secret fashion model, the AFP reports.
Patricia Krentcil (pictured), a 44 year-old mom in Nutley, New Jersey, has been arrested for allegedly taking her five year-old daughter into a tanning booth with her, giving the child a "pretty severe sunburn."
One day after Anderson Cooper premiered his new daytime talk show with a somber interview of Amy Winehouse's family, Tuesday's episode of Anderson—which featured Jersey Shore star Snooki—showcased his lighter side. Cooper's lightest side also made an appearance when he stripped down for a Snooki supervised spray-on…
Imene Nouis, a 31-year-old Colorado mom, has been cited for child abuse after leaving her baby cry and cook in the hot hot heat of the family car during a quick trip to the tanning salon. At least she had rolled up the windows and locked the doors so nobody could steal the baby, though!
A new study shows that even people with a history of skin cancer in their family don't wear sunscreen and prefer to go tanning. Know what doesn't give you a healthy glow? Chemotherapy. Just saying.
Hundreds of flights have been canceled, none more important than the one 8 year old Alexander Wright was boarding. Watch him complain to the local news about how he's supposed to be in Florida, tanning.
It's summer. Aside from oil spills, ranting celebrities, and imprisoned starlets, there's not much going on. Divert yourself with this game wherein we ask you to match the reality star to their fake tan. What else you got to do?
Rise up—it's Tanning Salon Tax Day! All across America, men and women are being persecuted for their choice of skin tone by that commie Barack Obama. Hands off our tan lines, and pass the Banana Boat© spf 0!
"Looks like there's a scientific reason why Jersey Shore's tan addicts "The Situation" and Pauly D are constantly on the prowl. Sunbathing boosts the male sex drive. That's according to researchers in Austria, who found that testosterone levels in men rise at the same rate as doses of vitamin D, reports Britain's …
If Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney gets her way, the next season of Jersey Shore could be a lot less colorful. Government-imposed limits on how many minutes someone can spend on a tanning bed? God help us all. [NBC via Stylelist]
The controversial 5 percent 'Bo-Tax' on elective cosmetic procedures has been nixed in favor of a 10 percent tax on tanning services. Expect Snooki to be 10 percent less tan next season, which is still 90 percent too tan. [NYT]
Remember the "botax" that Congress was thinking about including in the health care bill, which would impose a five percent tax on cosmetic surgery procedures? It was dropped from the bill over the weekend as part of a concession to the American Medical Association, which had lobbied hard against its inclusion for…
Don't be too shocked if a normally liberal fashion designer suddenly comes out against the idea of health care reform. In addition to a tax on plastic surgery, Senate Democrats are now thinking about taxing tanning in order to pay for a health care bill. [Congress Daily via The Cut]
The summer season will be over shortly. Beach communities will empty out, bathing suits will be stored away in the back of the closet, and bulky sweaters will reemerge. Depressing, huh? Donald Trump is going to cheer you up! As you can see here, just because summer is "officially" coming to a close doesn't mean you…
