In case you need a crash course on the one they call “V,” Veronica is the spunky spouse of her loving husband Kevin, played by the seven-foot Steve Howey, as well as the moral support and honorary aunt to the Gallagher clan on the hit show “Shameless.” Her best friend is Fiona, played by Emmy (ironically deserving of an Emmy nom) Rossum and serves as the voice of reason in all of her dilemmas, both with family and relationships.

In season one Veronica and Kevin were joined by their adopted daughter Ethel, a young and timid mormon girl with an infant of her own. Season two catches up with everybody during the unbearably hot summer months where Veronica and Fiona moonlight in a popular nightclub and all the show’s characters are up to their old ways of getting by and staying paid.

Everyone involved with Shameless, as well as all of it’s fans were delighted to hear that Shanola and the gang have already been picked up for a third season, along with “House of Lies” and “Californication” to keep the night of comedy going on Showtime.

SPOILER ALERT: ON THIS PODCAST, Shanola and I cover everything that has happened on the show all the way through episode seven of season two, so if you are behind, you might want to wait if that type of stuff bothers you. We don’t cover too many big surprises, so you should be okay, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Shanola and I talk about how her life has changed since the success of the show, how season two has been different from season one, the context in which my podcast was mentioned on the last episode, all while touching on all the major characters, plot developments and hilarity that has ensued through twenty episodes of the best hour-long comedy on television. Follow @ShanolaHampton on twitter and catch Shameless on Showtime every sunday at 9pm! Not gonna lie though, if you aren’t watching yet, you DO have something to be ashamed of.

Listen to Shanola Hampton’s first appearance on this podcast, along with all other episodes of A Shot of Yager ShotofYager.com. Follow me on Twitter @SHOTOFYAGER

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Cosmic Opera, a completely new concept in music and headlined by Axwell, one third of DJ super group Swedish House Mafia, has the highest potential in years to be one of those moments. A live DJ performance, broken up into acts, combines Electro music with a 360 degree sensory immersion, including circus performers, dancers, and Electro’s biggest names.

In honor of Cosmic Opera, we put together this infographic chronicling years of liver performance history and listing the quintessential performances, the ones that changed the face of music forever. Have we left any out? I don’t think so, but that’s for you to decide. Check it out right below and share in all the right places.

Tickets are officially sold out for both shows but don’t worry Campus Socialite’s we have the inside scoop on the weekend events. The guys from Cosmic Opera are extending the party and hosting a Cosmic Opera Pop-Up event at Santos Party House on Saturday 2/25 featuring Peacetreaty and special guest NO_ID.

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Goldeneye is perhaps one of the most memorable games in history. Maybe it’s because we all had half a chubby experiencing a shooter in 3D, maybe it’s because anything James Bond is cool, or maybe, just maybe, it was just that great a game. Either way, a fan-made video, even if it’s 10 years after the game’s debut, is not a moment too late.

These creative geniuses decided to re-enact the Goldeneye gameplay engine in real life, complete with enemies, friend characters, and silenced PP7. I’m sure this has been done before, and I salute any predecessors, but this one is just perfect. The mannerisms, the seemingly random blood splatters, right down to the horrible, walking straight into the line of fire AI. These dudes are doing it right.

10. Aretha Franklin

Most divas are hot, or at least they think they are. That can not be said though for Aretha Franklin. Undoubtedly one of the greatest performers of all time, The Queen of Soul has constantly struggled with weight problems. We don’t really care about her body because it defintely wasn’t her looks that made her famous. Music competitions such as The Voice, American Idol, or America’s Got Talent all have the same thing in common. Wannabe hopefuls falling short at trying to replicate Aretha’s classics.

9. Ralphie May

If you just listen to 30 seconds of his stand up comedy, you will know he is fat right away. If you then see Ralphie May for 30 seconds you will ask yourself how the hell is he still alive. This man got his start on NBC’s reality show Last Comic Standing. While clearly obese, he welcomes the idea of being larger than life in a funny matter and that is respectable. Just hope he lives to see 40.

8. Brian Baumgartner

Alright, if we didn’t show his picture, you probably would have no idea who Bryan is. Luckily we did and Kevin Malone from The Office is one of everybody’s favorite characters. Kevin Malone plays the stereotypical fat guy in the office. At first you don’t want to bother dealing with him, but in the end, they provide comic relief in an otherwise stressful job. Kevin plays his role perfectly, and he couldn’t do it without the extra poundage.

7. Adele

She isn’t necessarily fat. More like overweight. It is difficult to include women on this list because let’s face it, a fat guy is normally seen as funny while a fat girl isn’t given the time of day. Even though these double standards are unfair, it’s the truth. We really wanted to include her on our list though because it is an excuse to write about the best musicain of the year. The Grammys literally could have changed its name to the Adeles after she took home 6 awards. Adele has spoken publilcy about how comfortable she is in her own skin ,and if she is, then so are we.

6. Charles Barkley (pre Weight Watchers)

Barkley has been a pretty good endorsement for the brand and actually lost a ton of weight. Although prior to being a spokesperson, Barkley allowed his TNT duties of sitting behind a desk to get the best of him. As a player, Sir Charles was a dominant force, and in great shape, earning the MVP award in 1993. Once nicknamed, “The Round Mound of Rebound,” Barkley post-retirement started resembling, “The Round Mound of Extra Pounds.” We love Barkley and hope for his sake he keeps off the weight, because if he didn’t, that would be just “turrable.”

5. William Howard Taft

Normally we elect not to talk politics, but there has only been one fat president in our history and that is worth mentioning. Let’s just say president Taft was big boned. To put this in perspective, when President Obama was inaugurated into the White House he had a basketball court built for him. When President Taft was inaugurated, they built a new bathtub just so he could fit into it. When Taft left the Oval Office, it was said he weighed well over 300 pounds.

4. Chris Farley

Fat Guy in a little coat. Those 30-seconds from the movie Tommy Boy are pure comic genius and a big reason why millions of fans fell in love with Chris Farley. When you think of Saturday Night Live in the 90′s, one of the first names that comes to mind has to be Chris Farley. Whether it’s Farley as a Chippendale dancer, delivering motivational speeches in a van down by the river, or Da Bears, we think Farley was Da Best.

3. Notorious B.I.G.

One of Biggie Smalls’ most memorable songs is Big Poppa. The New York rapper prided himself on being big. Girls wanted to be with him and boys wanted to be him while growing up, regardless of the weight. Biggie was a pioneer for today’s hip-hop culture and if Twitter existed during his day, he would constantly be a trending topic. One of the best rappers of all time, Biggie embodied being fat, as well as being phat.

2. James Gandolfini

Nobody in their right mind would mess with crime boss Tony Soprano. Tony is the epitome of “Like a Boss.” Sure Gandolfini has done some other acting work, but he will never live down his role as New Jersey’s favorite gangster. He won an Emmy Award for just doing what every American secretly wishes they could do. Sleeping with tons of women,  destroying enemies, and eating whatever the fuck he wanted.  Welcome to the good life.

1. John Belushi

Animal House is a right of passage before entering college. If you haven’t seen it yet, what are you waiting for? Before one can truly enjoy school, you must first appreciate John Belushi in his legendary “College” t-shirt. Many dorm rooms have this iconic poster on their wall and nothing else needs to be said other than, TOGA TOGA TOGA. John Belushi will continue to make fat cool for generations and generations.

Mardi Gras is infamous for being the only festival that turns nice girls with high morals into exhibitionist maniacs. Out here in New York, things don’t get as crazy as in New Orleans, so we’re going to help you celebrate vicariously with all the Mardi Gras Hotness you can handle. Hope you brought your beads.

You might recognize UFC Ring Girl Brittney Palmer. What you probably don’t know is that this fiery vixen just wrapped up a photo shoot for Playboy, a shoot that we’re very, very excited to see.

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I guess today is just an alcohol kind of day. I thought I’d seen it all when I saw a vodka bottle that comes with a customizable diamond set and costs $1 Million, but this one will really blow you away (no pun intended). Here’s a Vodka container, fashioned into the shape, and size, of an AK-47. Chugging might be near impossible, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything more Socialite in my life.

The vodka is being produced in Russia and only 13,000 have been produced thus far. In Russia, a country comprised of 140,000,000 people who put Vodka in their breakfast cereal, 13,000 is seriously limited edition. No word yet on price, but with the size of that thing, I could only imagine.

The contents is being dubbed Kalashnikov Vodka, named after the apparent inventor of the AK-47 in Russia. AK-47′s are of course known for being the optimal combination of cheap as dirt, and deadly as fuck, and maybe Kalashnikov Vodka will develop a similar reputation. If you’re looking to buy one though, get in line now.

If you wanna eat with your hands and watch some knights mess each other up, you could go to Medieval Times. But if you really wanna party like wer’re back in BC, invest in a bottle of Honeymaker Mead. Back before the days of Vodka, Rum, and even Whiskey, warriors sheathed their swords, hung out in halls, and drank fermented honey known as Mead. Honeymaker has decided to take the thousands of years old tradition, dead for years, and bring it to a new generation of knights and wenches.

Honeymaker is distilled in Maine and uses locally harvested honey and spring water, so it’s domestic and fresh. You don’t have to grab a side bottle of Midori for your girl either, because it comes in 9 different flavors. Though, I doubt they were flavoring their shit with Blueberry in 700 BC, so I’d stick to semi-sweet, reserve, dry mead and dry hopped if you don’t want to lose your man card.

Nobody is saying Mead is going to come right along and replace beer, whiskey, tequila, and vodka as your go to drink. But experiencing the oldest alcoholic beverage in history, with a new modern take at a party has to be pretty cool. Hey, for all I know the stuff tastes like liquid heaven.

It’s closing on 20 years since the king of grunge rock died, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been forgotten. Nirvana’s angst-driven music still lives on today, and probably will resonate with hormone-fueled teenagers forever. On would have been his 45th birthday, we present our unnecessarily long 45 song Nirvana playlist.

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