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Happy Independence Day, Sourcies fans! Before you head out to all those barbecues, make sure you cast your vote in our latest Sourcies competition.

Watching our CW heroes save the world each week wouldn't be half as thrilling without the incredible special effects. Jason C. has montages from Supernatural, Reaper, and Smallville -- watch the clips and vote for the winner below!

You have until Thursday, July 10 at 11:59 PM CT to vote. We'll announce the winner next Tuesday.

LAST WEEK'S WINNER: There were some solid competitors in the running for Best Reality Show Fight, and your votes were somewhat evenly divided, but America's Next Top Model takes the Sourcie thanks to Lauren and Fatima's breakfast table screaming match. Congratulations to America's Next Top Model for its first Sourcies win!

MORE: There's still time to vote for Best Love Triangle! You have until Monday at 11:59 PM CT, so get voting!

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This episode wasn't quite as creepy as "Phantom Traveler," but we still enjoyed it.

The Bloody Mary legend gets us reminiscing about our own preteen sleepover horror stories (thankfully, no eye-gouging -- just a frozen bra or two). We're intrigued by the Winchesters' secrets: Sam's we know, but Dean's is still a mystery. And Sam's many layers have us wondering what else lies beneath the surface...

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Here at The CW Source, we like to justify our frequent TV viewing so we don't feel quite so bad about our addiction. So we've been telling ourselves that it's not just a guilty pleasure... watching TV can actually be educational! Really. Beginning today, our new weekly feature, Life Lessons, shows us just what we've learned from The CW.

If there's one thing The CW shows have taught us, it's that the bad guy can be the most irresistible. That doesn't mean it's right. It just is! Hey, we can't be the only ones whose hearts go all aflutter when Dan on One Tree Hill shows up. There's something disturbingly alluring about Tree Hill's patriarch. Even though he always returns to his bad-guy ways eventually, he goes through periods of reform (about once a season) that win us over, too.

It's not just One Tree Hill. Think of Chuck on Gossip Girl, who gets us weak in the knees in spite of (because of?) his sinister smirk and his brash one-liners. Lex on Smallville is far from a good guy, but that doesn't mean he strikes out with the ladies. And how could we forget the Devil himself on Reaper? He might be the living embodiment of evil, but he's also the most charming guy on the show -- and who knew that Satan cleans up so nice?

What do you think -- do The CW's bad boys appeal to you, or do you prefer the nice guys like Gossip Girl's Dan, One Tree Hill's Nathan, and Supernatural's Winchesters (okay, that one's a given!)? Tell us what you think in the comments!

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What a fun episode! We loved seeing the gang head out of town for the big game/cheerleading competition. Brooke really wants to lead her squad to victory, and Peyton wants to get back into Brooke's good graces, so when a cheerleader has to drop out, she gets Haley to step in!

Meanwhile, Haley and Lucas clash about her spending time with Nathan, Mouth has us doubled over in laughter with his dance routine, and Whitey remains eminently quotable. Plus, Tim's strip club goof leads us to find out why Sarah was once kicked out of one. If you haven't seen this episode in awhile, dust off your DVDs and rewatch -- it's one of our favorites so far, and a nice break from all the angst of the past few weeks.

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Blake Lively continues her magazine cover domination (she recently graced Lucky and CosmoGirl) -- she and the cast of Gossip Girl liven up Vanity Fair's new young Hollywood issue this month! She looks like she's having a good time, right?

Mark Seliger exclusively for Vanity Fair

Read about Blake's favorite jeans, snacks, drinks, and flicks in Vanity Fair!

After the jump, check out the entire cast dressed to kill:

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Hilarie Burton celebrates her 26th birthday today! With her big day so close to the Independence Day holiday, it’s no wonder that the 4th is her all-around favorite day. She's said: “My birthday is July 1st and my best friend's birthday is July 5th, so it's always been a favorite holiday. It's all about having a cooler full of sodas, hot dogs, and just hanging out and shooting off firecrackers, being low-key, watching the fireworks. There's something about a holiday that isn't all about how much money you spend." We hope Hilarie turns the first week of July into a week full of celebrations!

Hilarie was born in Sterling Park, Virginia. She has three younger brothers, Billy, Johnny and Conrad (she nicknamed them “Billy Awesome,” “Johnny Kickass” and “C-Rock”). She decided early that she wanted to be an actress, so she packed her bags and headed to NYC where she quickly landed an unbelievable gig as an MTV VJ. Interestingly, Hil’s folks wouldn’t allow her to watch the racy channel when she was growing up. Talk about the ultimate rebellion!

It wasn’t long before the folks at Dawson’s Creek spotted her for a guest-starring role on the popular TV show and that role parlayed into her Peyton Sawyer role in One Tree Hill. Let's take a trip down memory lane to remember some of our favorite Peyton moments...

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We should have known that a competition with both One Tree Hill and Supernatural would get heated! Once again, these two shows battled it out in Best Slapstick last week, leaving Reaper and Everybody Hates Chris in their dust. It was close -- Brooke and Peyton's stuffed animal toss vs. Sam imagining Dean's multiple deaths -- but Supernatural ultimately triumphed by a few hundred votes. Congratulations to Supernatural for its second Sourcies victory this season (Supernatural also won Men in Suits)!

Today's category is Best Love Triangle. Even though we've seen these scenes before, we still cringe while watching the characters endure such heartache! Just imagine some of these painful moments: watching the girl you just realized you fell for making out with her old boyfriend... who just happens to be your best friend? That's exactly what happened to Chuck on Gossip Girl. Or what about seeing a necklace you thought was meant for you around another girl's neck? Ouch -- that's what Andie on Reaper dealt with. And we haven't even touched on realizing the man who made you happy wasn't who you thought he was -- Smallville's Lana, finding out Clark was really Bizarro -- or showing up to declare your feelings only to find out that your true love has proposed -- to someone else (Lucas/Lindsey/Peyton on One Tree Hill)?

Watch the nominees with Jason C., then cast your vote in the poll below! You have until Monday, July 7 at 11:59 PM CT to vote -- and before that, we'll be back with another new Sourcies category on Friday!

MORE: There's still time to vote for Best Reality Show Fight! You have until Thursday at 11:59 PM CT, so get voting!

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Rick Gonzalez, the actor behind Ben on Reaper, turns 29 today. Happy birthday, Rick!

We love Ben – he’s the sweet-natured voice of reason (relatively speaking) in a pretty over-the-top group, but he still knows how to have fun. Both Rick and Ben have bonded with our own Jason C. – check out this interview, along with Ben trying to give Jason some soul-fighting techniques!

Poor Ben has been through a lot this past year – he’s discovered one of his best friends in a bounty hunter for the Devil, and he’s risen to the challenge of hunting down escaped souls. That’s led to some perils for poor Ben – he’s been shot with nails, dragged halfway through a wall, and spotted dressed like a giant condom. Of course, there are perks, like finally getting the pet he always wanted (although the white dove turns into a flock of demonic black birds that consumes a soul, freaking Ben out), and finally gaining his grandmother’s approval.

Ben hasn’t had it any easier when he’s not on soul patrol – just think about Ben’s ill-fated Green Card marriage to Sarah, who didn’t approve when Ben found the girl of his dreams (complete with delicate wrists, an appreciation for Extreme Fighting, and a love for the works of Sue Grafton). Sarah ended up stealing the money Ben scraped together to bribe the INS, and Ben went to jail. But we’re sure those eight days in the pokey made him a better man!

Rick shares an easygoing personality and ladykiller looks with Ben, but he’s much more ambitious than the Work Bench slacker. Rick started acting professionally right after graduating from New York’s High School for Performing Arts, snagging plum roles in movies like The Rookie, Coach Carter, In The Valley of Elah and The Promotion. He’s also a member of the hip-hop trio U-KRIME, performing as RealmReality.

We hope Rick has a great time on his birthday. Leave your birthday wishes for Rick in the comments!

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It's Monday, and you know what means -- we're back in the ring for another round of Fighting Words (check out last week's Fighting Words for the scoop on our latest feature)! This week, we take on Lucas and Peyton's relationship on One Tree Hill. Here's the fight:

And we're off! Post your comments and let us know your take on Leyton! Remember to keep it civil and respect everyone's opinions.

Jackie: Now that we’re going back and watching season one, I can see how the writers originally set up Lucas and Peyton as the be-all, end-all couple of this show. Brooke seems to have been introduced as an afterthought – Peyton’s sassy sidekick, the good-time gal who’s all about fun, while Lucas and Peyton have this amazing CONNECTION that we’re constantly reminded of. But all that changes in later seasons when Lucas and Brooke’s chemistry takes their relationship to a new level and Peyton finds romance with Jake. We see that Lucas and Peyton can, in my opinion, be even better with other people than they were together.

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One of our favorite TV moms turns 37 today -- Tichina Arnold, who plays the no-nonsense, not-to-be-messed-with Rochelle on Everybody Hates Chris. Happy birthday, Tichina!

Tichina was born in Jamaica, Queens -- not too far Rochelle's TV home in Bed-Stuy - and got into acting at a young age. She hit the big screen in 1986 as Crystal, one of the girl-group narrators in Little Shop of Horrors. Not bad for a 16-year-old! After that, she landed a role-and an Emmy nomination - on the soap Ryan's Hope. Her next big gig was a recurring role on the sitcom Martin. And through it all, she kept up a stage career, too. We're amazed she even had time to take on Everybody Hates Chris, but we're glad she did -- we can't imagine anyone else brining that combination of heart and spice to the role of Rochelle. Critics agree -- she's made a bunch of best lists, and has won an NAACP Image Award for the role.

That's not all - Tichina has starred in movies (many critics say she was the only redeeming feature in 2007 flick Wild Hogs); started up a line of custom-designed, crystal-studded bandanas and clothing; and sung the national Anthem at celebrity sporting events. Whew!

We hope Tichina has a great time on her birthday -- and that no one gives her a cheap knock-off perfume that makes her break out in hives, like Chris gave to Rochelle on Mother's Day!

Leave your birthday wishes for Tichina in the comments!

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