Saturday, May 31, 2014

Professors Accuse NYU Of "Conflict Of Interest" Over Investigation Into Abu Dhabi Campus

“The whole thing is smellier than a cesspit,” says one professor.



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Professors and students at New York University have raised serious concerns over a potential conflict of interest between a member of its Board of Trustees and the companies tasked with looking into the mistreatment of workers at its controversial campus in Abu Dhabi.


NYU has promised to conduct a transparent and independent investigation into allegations of worker abuse, but some have doubts that this will be possible.


"The whole thing is smellier than a cesspit," NYU history professor Rebecca Karl told BuzzFeed.


Controversy erupted May 19, when the New York Times reported that construction workers building NYU's Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) campus were subject to widespread mistreatment — from withheld pay and passports to squalid living conditions — despite the university's claim that it had systems in place to make sure labor standards were high. NYU President John Sexton issued a rare, immediate apology to workers and promised a thorough and transparent investigation.



This week attention turned to NYU's Board of Trustees — and questions over the connections between one member, Emirati-born business man Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, and the institutions charged with monitoring NYUAD's labor conduct. Al Mubarak is chairman of Abu Dhabi's government-run Mubadala Development Company — responsible for building NYUAD's campus — and affiliated with Tamkeen, the Abu Dhabi agency hired to monitor the NYU project's commitment to worker rights. At the same time, Al Mubarak is well-connected with the Abu Dhabi government and serves as policy advisor to the country's crown prince, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported Thursday.


NYU has defended Al Mubarak's independence and denied his connections pose any conflict of interest.


Critics, however, allege that NYU and the oil-rich Abu Dhabi government have not done enough to ensure fair labor standards — and are concerned that they have given no further details about the shape and scope of the forthcoming investigation.


"The whole point of our presence there was to pioneer a certain kind of conduct," NYU Professor Andrew Ross said. "We have a responsibility, even more so now, to be part of the solution going forward."


The Abu Dhabi government funds students at NYUAD and financed the new main campus on the luxurious Saadiyat Island, where the Guggenheim and Louvre, among others, are also building branches. Al Mubarak was reportedly an influential figure behind NYU President John Sexton's decision to develop NYUAD, the region's only liberal arts institution.


NYU English professor John Archer told BuzzFeed that he and other colleagues found Al Mubarak's connections to companies that both carried out and monitored NYUAD's project "very distressing." He added, "I think due diligence was not taken to prevent these conflict of interests."



A project model for Saadiyat Island from April 2012.


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The Times article was the latest in a string of human rights and media reports documenting the systematic mistreatment of largely South Asian migrant workers in Abu Dhabi, and the Gulf more generally, where political and media freedoms are tightly restricted and basic labor rights like collective action are outlawed. On May 20, the UAE refused to print and distribute that day's issue of the International New York Times because it found the article on the abuse of workers at NYUAD "too sensitive for local publication."


NYU declined BuzzFeed's request for further details regarding its pledge to investigate conditions at the Abu Dhabi-financed campus. "We and our partners have committed to looking into the matters raised in the Times' article," NYU's John Beckman told BuzzFeed in an email. "I don't have specifics about the investigation at this point, but will be sharing them publicly when I do."


In 2009, NYUAD issued a "Statement of Shared Values" outlining its commitment to labor standards, and in 2010, NYUAD appointed the firm Mott MacDonald to monitor and audit compliance. Mott McDonald, however, is also contracted with the Abu Dhabi government and activists say that, like Tamkeen, these connections call into question the integrity of its role as an independent monitor.


In March, members of the labor activist group Gulf Labor traveled to Abu Dhabi to visit the camps. Like the Times (and others like The Guardian and Human Rights Watch before them), Gulf Labor interviewed migrant workers involved with these projects and documented systematic violations of worker rights not reported in Mott MacDonald and Tamkeen's reports.


The Coalition of Fair Labor, which comprises students and professors at NYU, along with other groups like Gulf Labor, has called on the university to hire an independent, third-party organization to carry out the investigation. The task of finding one, however, is a difficult: The lines between private and government business are blurry in the Gulf, where a few key players and networks dominate both the economy and politics. Archer suggested that independent NGOs, or international groups like the International Trade Union Confederation or the UN's International Labor Organization, could be used.


"If it's an internal organization, we simply can't trust that it will be independent," Archer said.


The controversy has divided faculty at NYU and NYUAD. On May 25, former president Bill Clinton addressed the labor abuse issue in his speech to NYUAD's first graduating class. On Wednesday, NYU's faculty senate held an emergency meeting to discuss a coordinated response. That same day, 50 of NYUAD's approximately 200 professors published a letter on The Chronicle of Higher Education expressing their support for NYUAD and its pledge to investigate. The Coalition for Fair Labor at NYU has started a petition calling on NYU to be more active in preventing abuse.


"NYU laid out its principles and failed to live up to them," Professor Rebecca Karl of NYU said. "This is not just a PR discursive war. Actual people have been harmed, and continue to be harmed in this process. And that is not a position that a university should be in."




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16 Hair Drying Hacks For The Most Perfect Blowout

Harder, better, faster, stronger (hair).


Try out this dryer-in-shoe hack for a stationary dryer for styling or aiding a hot oil treatment.


Try out this dryer-in-shoe hack for a stationary dryer for styling or aiding a hot oil treatment.


Via One Good Thing by Jillee.


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Of course if you're really serious about hands-free drying, there are some pretty genius As Seen on TV dryer stands.


Of course if you're really serious about hands-free drying, there are some pretty genius As Seen on TV dryer stands.


I mean. Why not? You can use them on pets, too. Apparently?


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Right before you begin your blowout, absorb extra moisture with paper towels.


Right before you begin your blowout, absorb extra moisture with paper towels.


This super simple trick is surprisingly effective. Don't just go for the bulk and the tips — dab at the roots as well. You'll be pleased to see how much a simple sheet of Bounty will absorb.


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You only need to dry your hair in four sections, not one million.


You only need to dry your hair in four sections, not one million.


This is a pretty easy guide.


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Africa Has Its First Black, Out Gay Member Of Parliament

Zakhele Mbhele takes office in South Africa as the country has lost its voice on LGBTI rights.



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Zakhele Mbhele didn't realize his election was historic until a journalist pointed it out to him.


The day after being sworn in to South Africa's parliament on May 21, a friend working for the website Mamba Online called to ask him how it felt to be Africa's first out gay black MP.


"I recognize on an objective level that is historically significant, because it is a milestone," Mbhele told BuzzFeed in a telephone interview. "On a personal level, I'm still trying to make sense of what it means to me."


Mbhele said he started dreaming about becoming an MP six years ago. Mbhele, now 29, spent his early life in Durban, on South Africa's eastern coast, before moving with his family at age 11 to Johannesburg, where he attended the University of the Witwatersrand. That's where he got his start as an activist, heading the school's LGBT organization, and later serving on the board of Johannesburg Pride. He eventually moved to Cape Town and was working as a spokesperson for the premier of the state of Western Cape when he was added to the opposition Democratic Alliance's parliamentary ticket.


Mbhele comes in as a junior member in the opposition party. But his election has symbolic resonance in Africa at a time when countries like Uganda and Nigeria have enacted extreme laws against LGBT rights while claiming homosexuality was imposed by the West. Mbhele also takes office as South Africa, once an essential player in promoting LGBT rights on the international stage, seems to have lost its voice on the issue.


South Africa was once at the forefront of LGBT rights — its post-apartheid constitution, written by the African National Congress then led by Nelson Mandela, made history as the world's first to explicitly protect LGBTI rights, which made possible a landmark 2005 ruling that made South Africa the only country on the continent with marriage equality.


Fast forward to 2014, when the ANC, now led by Jacob Zuma, was instrumental to blocking a parliamentary resolution — tabled by Mbhele's Democratic Alliance — that would have condemned Uganda's new law imposing a sentence of up to life in prison for homosexuality. The government instead issued a statement saying South Africa "takes note of the recent developments" affecting LGBT people around the world, and will "be seeking clarification on these developments from many capitals around the world."


The Zuma government, which began another term when the new parliament was sworn in last week, has a pattern of "speaking with both sides of the mouth and saying different things" on a range of issues, said Mbhele, adding that it has shown the "worst combination" when it comes to responding to threats to LGBTI rights in Africa. On the one hand, Zuma's administration in 2011 sponsored the first resolution on LGBTI rights in the United Nations Human Rights Council, but then never organized a dialogue on the issue in Africa during the round of regional dialogues that followed the resolution's passage.


Mbhele said the government's approach to Uganda was especially troubling, since South Africa's Ambassador Jon Qwelane has faced hate crimes charges in South Africa over a 2008 column he published under the headline, "Call me names, but gay is NOT okay," which praised Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's "unflinching and unapologetic stance over homosexuals."


South Africa's position on the leading edge of LGBTI rights on a continent with some of the most aggressively anti-LGBTI countries is what made its role in promoting LGBTI rights protections in the global human rights framework so important. Without an African partner, diplomats and LGBTI advocates say privately, it's very hard to press the issue within the United Nation system without feeding into the argument that homosexuality is "Western."


Now, Mbhele said, having to confront "fellow African countries kind of changes [South Africa's] enthusiasm for championing human rights when it comes to LGBTI issues."


LGBTI rights is something that Zuma has never embraced, and at times he's been openly hostile. In 2006, he infamously said in 2006 that same-sex marriages were "a disgrace to the nation and to God" and that a gay person "could not stand in front of me" when he was growing up. He later apologized for the remark and has said he is committed to upholding the constitution and the rulings of the court, but many still believe it reflects his true feelings.


Mbhele gave Zuma modest credit for his appointment this week of the country's first out gay cabinet secretary, Lynne Brown, who will serve as public enterprises minister. Brown has not been vocal about being lesbian nor about LGBTI rights, Mbhele said, so he doesn't see it as a gesture of support of LGBTI rights.


But, he said, "It's encouraging that whatever personal prejudices that Zuma may hold and those around him, those aren't enough to block her ascension to that post."


Within South Africa, Mbhele said, the Zuma government deserves credit for some "very encouraging developments," including the convening of a national task force to address the widespread problem of rape and assault aimed at lesbians in the country's townships. The commission had been created several years before, but never convened as federal agencies argued about who had responsibility for it. It finally was spurred to action by en especially horrific murder of Duduzile Zozo, whose body was found in a township east of Johannesburg with a toilet brush shoved up her vagina.


These steps "need to be encouraged and supported," Mbhele said. But there's a limit of what measures against hate crimes can accomplish in the face of fundamental problems in the justice system, including police forces that don't have the resources to investigate crimes and courts that have an overwhelming caseload.


"The fundamental core solution is about how the whole machinery runs as a whole," Mbhele said. "Even in the absence of hate crimes legislation, which I understand is in the pipeline in the short to immediate term ... if you can have consistently higher conviction rates for assault, for rape, for murder, that sends the message that whether you're attacking a lesbian woman or anybody else, there's a very good chance that you'll be caught and you'll face the consequences."


That's partly why he's hoping he'll be given a portfolio that includes oversight of the police, though the decision is up to the party leadership, which will go into session in late June.


But, regardless of whatever portfolio he's given, he said, "I would like to be a voice that champions equality, human rights, and speaks out against prejudice and discrimination against LGBT people and any other vulnerable groups, for that matter."


How To Live To 100

Age ain’t nothing but a number.


Andrew Cuomo Wins Spot On Progressive New York Party Line

A contentious vote.



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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won the Working Families ballot line Saturday night, but he didn't win the crowd.


After a late frenzy of back room dealing, Cuomo ultimately secured a spot on the ballot line for the state's leading progressive party with 59% of the vote.


Cuomo's nomination wasn't challenged until the Thursday before Saturday's convention, when Zephyr Teachout, a former aide to Howard Dean and Fordham University professor, announced she would also seek a spot on the ballot.


His unexpectedly tough fight was supported by key Democratic and Working Families allies — including New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and several top unions, like 1199 SEIU — who negotiated votes behind the scenes on behalf of the governor.


Though Teachout ultimately couldn't out-maneuver Cuomo for votes, she did bring an enthusiastic following at the convention. Cuomo, a potential presidential candidate in 2016, was raucously booed multiple times at the convention, which he did not attend because of "other engagements." Some stood with their backs to Cuomo in silent protest as his video message was played to the crowd.


Teachout and her supporters were, in contrast, met with cheers, chants and at one point a group of people marching between aisles with signs.


The party is divided on Cuomo because he governs on the right of its economic ideologies like taxes on the rich, though he has supported liberal cultural issues like marriage equality.


Having Cuomo on the ballot is also helpful to the party. If it can garner 50,000 votes for governor in November it will have a permanent slot on the statewide ballot.


Cuomo's nomination came on the heels of a deal brokered between Working Families leaders that included a promise to push for a Democratic state Senate, including a $10 million fund to help make it happen.


New York's senate is currently controlled by Republicans as a part of a power sharing deal with five breakaway Democratic senators who caucus with the GOP.


Cuomo pledged to primary the members of the breakaway caucus if they don't come back to the Democrats, as well as push to raise the minimum wage and increase funding


"There is nothing moderate about these Republicans," he said in a video message.


"I believe [Cuomo's] assurance that he supports this progressive vision, and we'll move forward with it," said de Blasio, who made a last minute trip to Albany to speak on Cuomo's behalf.


Several labor leaders, including 1199 SEIU's George Gresham and CWA's Bob Master, also spoke in support of Cuomo.


"We believe that we can unite with Governor Cuomo around a platform of progressive change, come a Democratic senate," Master said.


Bertha Lewis of the Black Institute nominated Teachout.


"We gave [Cuomo] four years and we said then, 'never again.' What are we doing here now?" she said.


LINK: Cuomo Looks To Damage Progressive New York Party


The Most WTF Facts About Your Favorite Pop Stars

There’s a college course on Miley Cyrus. WTF?


19 Overnight Oats Recipes To Restore Your Faith In Breakfast

Breakfast of convenience! It does all the work while you sleep , people.



1. First, mix rolled oats with an equal amount of your liquid of choice. You can use any combination of dairy or non-dairy milk, yogurt, or even juice; just stick with the same basic 1:1 ratio. If you're using steel cut oats instead, use more liquid and be prepared to do some chewing.


2. Mix any spices, sweeteners, or dried fruit you like into the oats and milk.


3. Store in a glass jar or another airtight container and let the oats soak for at least three hours, ideally overnight. A nifty breakfast hack to try: Mix the oats in a nearly-empty peanut (or almond) butter jar.


4. In the morning, you can add fresh fruit, nuts, and other favorite toppings to your oatmeal.


Find your own favorite flavor combos or try these quick recipes below to create all kinds of oat-y goodness:


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Make-Ahead Fruit & Yogurt Breakfast Parfaits


Make-Ahead Fruit & Yogurt Breakfast Parfaits


This recipe uses frozen fruit which means even less work for you. Luv u, frozfru.


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Orange & Vanilla Overnight Oats


Orange & Vanilla Overnight Oats


The toasted coconut really makes this dish feel fancy, and the fresh fruit makes it feel healthy!


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11 Facts That'll Make You Fall In Love With Redheads

Violence Erupts In Turkey On The Anniversary Of Deadly Protests

Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters Saturday in Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey. The protesters had gathered for the one year anniversary of anti-government demonstrations that left eight people dead.



Injured protesters flee Turkish riot police in Istanbul.


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People try to march after security members closed Taksim Square and neighboring Gezi Park Saturday.


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31 Ingenious Things That Would Happen #IfPakistanHadHollywood

” Transformers would just be a short documentary on load-shedding.”




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Mexican And Ecuadorian Players Suffer Brutal Injuries In World Cup Prep Game

Mexican midfielder Luis Montes and Ecuador’s Segundo Castillo both suffered serious injuries that have ended their World Cup run.


On Saturday night, Mexico's National Team gained a 3-1 victory over Ecuador in a friendly game at the AT&T Center in Dallas, TX.


On Saturday night, Mexico's National Team gained a 3-1 victory over Ecuador in a friendly game at the AT&T Center in Dallas, TX.


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However, the victory was dampened by midfielder Luis Montes' brutal injury after colliding with Ecuador's Segundo Castillo. Both players will not compete in the World Cup.



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8 Of The Most Important Videos Of The Week

Featuring a very jealous dog, a goat riding a guy on a bicycle, and the best little dancer you ever did see.


Dachshund Is Adorably Jealous Of Baby


Dachshund Is Adorably Jealous Of Baby


This dog was feeling a bit neglected since the new baby arrived. So he decided to show everyone who's the cute one around here. (0:15)



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Toddler Dances Her Little Heart Out


Toddler Dances Her Little Heart Out


This chunky li'l monkey's moves are just too much. Show 'em! (0:53)



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Most Enthusiastic Spelling Bee Contestant Ever Shouts "I Know It!" Before Misspelling Word

Jacob Williamson may have lost the National Spelling Bee after misspelling “kabaragoya,” but he won a lot of hearts over his unbridled love of words.


"Please give me a word I know," Williamson excitedly told bee Pronouncer Jacques Bailly before getting "euripus" on Wednesday.


"Please give me a word I know," Williamson excitedly told bee Pronouncer Jacques Bailly before getting "euripus" on Wednesday.


Jacob replied: "I know it! Greek, right?" Yes, came the answer, and Williamson quickly spelled the word correctly.


Jacob replied: "I know it! Greek, right?" Yes, came the answer, and Williamson quickly spelled the word correctly.


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On Wednesday night, Williamson also aced his word "carcharodont."





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Woman Ties Up And Canes Man Who Allegedly Raped Her Teen Daughter

The woman may now face charges for the whipping, which sent the suspect to the hospital.


The woman's daughter was allegedly raped several times in a house in Kampung Budi, Tawang, by the man and another suspect.



The 28-year-old man was later arrested with the other suspect, a 22-year-old, for the alleged rape in Tawang, Bachok on May 22.


The other suspect was also assaulted by a group before being handed over to police.


The men may be caned again by Malaysian authorities and given prison time if they are convicted for the crime.





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15 Frustrating People You're Bound To Encounter At The Movie Theater

The movie theater is unfortunately the place where we encounter the most obnoxious humans to ever exist.


Mr. 20-Questions


Mr. 20-Questions


"When is the movie going to start?" "Why did he just go into that building?" "Who was he?" "Was that a hint that there's going to be a sequel?" We get it, you're confused, but if you just stopped talking then you'd realize your questions could be answered by simply watching the movie.


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The Crying Baby


The Crying Baby


It's pretty hard to hear dialogue over the sounds of a cranky child. It's understandable that the child is obviously not in control of the situation but it makes us wonder why was there a child in an R-rated movie to begin with.


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The Person Who Has Never Seen a 3D Movie


The Person Who Has Never Seen a 3D Movie


"Oh my god, look, it’s totally coming right at me!!!” "Did you see that, the car looked like it was about to hit us!" We understand, it's cool when things come at us in 3D, but you don't have to voice it every time it happens.


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Loud Eaters


Loud Eaters


There's nothing worse than when a suspenseful scene is ruined because the person next to you doesn't know how to chew quietly. It’s not just the chewing, either. The rustles of bags, crunching of nacho chips, the slurps of oversized drinks — the sounds are never-ending.


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Thousands March In Cyprus’ First Gay Pride Parade

The parade was interrupted by anti-gay protesters who called it “shameful,” but the demonstration was still considered “a huge success.”


On Saturday, the country's first ever gay pride parade was held in Nicosia, Cyprus.


On Saturday, the country's first ever gay pride parade was held in Nicosia, Cyprus.


AP Photo/Petros Karadjias


Several thousand people showed up for the event, far surpassing what organizers thought, the Associated Press reports.


Several thousand people showed up for the event, far surpassing what organizers thought, the Associated Press reports .


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Costas Gavrielides, the president of ACCEPT-LGBT, one of the organizations that worked to organize the parade, said he was overwhelmed because he had expected just a few hundred people to show up.


Costas Gavrielides, the president of ACCEPT-LGBT, one of the organizations that worked to organize the parade, said he was overwhelmed because he had expected just a few hundred people to show up.


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Which '90s One-Hit Wonder Are You?

It’s time to separate the tubthumpers from the flagpole sittas.


17 Books To Read If You Liked "The Fault In Our Stars"

These YA coming-of-age novels will make you cry, laugh, and appreciate life. Okay? Okay.



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Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell


Eleanor & Park , Rainbow Rowell


What it's about: In this story about falling in love for the first time, teenage misfits Eleanor and Park meet on the school bus and connect over comic books and music. They deal with issues of race and child abuse, and cling to a relationship that is inevitably doomed to fail. The honest writing is both funny and heartbreaking.


Amazon review: 4.6/5 stars


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If I Stay, Gayle Forman


If I Stay , Gayle Forman


What it's about: Seventeen-year-old Mia slips into a coma after a bad car accident. She has an out-of-body experience, watching as friends and family visit, and needs to choose to live a difficult life or die peacefully. The highly anticipated sequel Where She Went is just as good as its predecessor.


Amazon review: 4.3/5 stars


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The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky


The Perks of Being a Wallflower , Stephen Chbosky


What it's about: In this coming-of-age novel, 15-year-old Charlie writes letters to an anonymous friend and shares the story of his painful freshman year at high school. Charlie is a wallflower, quietly observing everything around him — both good and bad — and has deep feelings about his experiences. This book is an emotional roller coaster and will captivate you right from the start.


Amazon review: 4.5/5 stars


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The Girl Whose Cancer Battle Inspired "The Fault In Our Stars" Wrote A Heartbreaking Letter To Her Future Self

“if you haven’t done something amazing, don’t forget to try.”


The book, which sold more than 3 million print copies, was dedicated to the teen, who became known online for posting heart-wrenchingly honest video blogs about her battle with cancer.



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This Baby Is A Contemporary Dance Genius

The modern dance world should be bracing itself for this kid.


Watch as this tiny modern dancer leads a trio of grown-ups in a sophisticated and deep movement series, exploring life, death, and humanity.



Or just cuteness. You decide.


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43 Out-Of-Context Comic Panels That Prove All Superheroes Have Dirty Minds

Presented without comment. Inspired by this Comic Vine thread .



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Lupita Nyong'o Took A Selfie With Aaron Paul At A Polo Match This Weekend

Looking flawless as usual!


This weekend Lupita and her brother went to the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic.



Where she stomped divots...



Makin' Julia Roberts proud!


And looked flawless.



Oh right and hung out with Aaron Paul.





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17 Times "Sailor Moon" Totally Got You

Moon prism power, know what I’m sayin’?


When you were so over this day and it wasn't even 9 a.m.


When you were so over this day and it wasn't even 9 a.m.


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When no one gave you enough credit for balancing work and life and not fucking everything up.


When no one gave you enough credit for balancing work and life and not fucking everything up.


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When you knew food was the answer.


When you knew food was the answer.


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When someone ruined your lunch with annoying chit chat.


When someone ruined your lunch with annoying chit chat.


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Why Norman Bates Is Secretly The Perfect Boyfriend

Sure, he’s a psycho, but he’s got a lot of good qualities too.


The guy's gotten a bum rap over the years, but why?


The guy's gotten a bum rap over the years, but why?


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I mean, he has his own business...


I mean, he has his own business...


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...and he owns his own house.


...and he owns his own house.


It's really beautiful if you get past the creepy.


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He's not afraid to wax poetic...


He's not afraid to wax poetic...


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27 Glorious Food Moments You Need To Experience This Summer

Consider this your bucket list for the next three months.



Squishing a warm, just-toasted marshmallow between the two halves of your s'more.


Squishing a warm, just-toasted marshmallow between the two halves of your s'more.


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Cutting out the first slice from a juicy cherry pie.


Cutting out the first slice from a juicy cherry pie.


Get the recipe for this Sour Cherry Pie.


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Watching a pat of butter melt onto hot corn on the cob.


Watching a pat of butter melt onto hot corn on the cob.


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