Monday, April 20, 2015

77 Thoughts I Had While Watching Season 5, Episode 2 Of "Game Of Thrones"

“Do you think she’s safe with Littlefinger?” … Pretty sure no one would be safe chillin’ with someone named Littlefinger.

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1. I kinda forgot Arya was on a boat to Braavos.
2. When I was 13, I was afraid to go to the mall alone and this girl's traveling across the big blue ocean solo. Pretty badass.
3. I think the Game Of Thrones intro was made to be the perfect amount of time to get a glass of wine.

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4. Yessss opening scene with Arya. I'm about it.
5. Maisie Williams seems cool IRL, too.
6. Not that I've ever met her. But we'd probably be friends if I did.
7. I like the dude rowing the boat's turquoise ring. Very free people of him.
8. He just drops her off at this enormous cement building/house. Not intimidating at all.
9. This guy's like, "Who da fuq are you."
10. "You have everywhere else to go." – Dude, she's literally on your isolated island/house. She's really got nowhere else to go.
11. Arya, don't throw your magic coin in the water. Some Pirates Of The Caribbean shit is gonna activate.


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Usher Performed In Gold Crutches This Weekend

The bar has been raised.

Here's Usher on stage at Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day.

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How about TWO. GOLDEN. CRUTCHES.

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19 Celebrity Beards That'll Sexually Awaken You

You may need to sit down for this one.

Let's begin with Henry Cavill, because there are very few beards that are as majestic and manly as this.

Let's begin with Henry Cavill, because there are very few beards that are as majestic and manly as this.

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Now Anyone Can Slide Into Your DMs

Twitter just changed its direct messages so anyone can DM you, whether you follow them or not.

Today, Twitter began rolling out changes to the direct message feature that will make it easier for people to DM each other — even if one party doesn't follow the other:

1) Allow anyone to DM you. Now — or soon; Twitter is rolling this feature out gradually — you'll have the option to enable anyone (not just people you follow) to DM you. This means any old rando out there can send you a DM (but only if you opt in). To opt in on mobile, go to me>gear icon>settings>account you want to change> "receive direct messages from anyone".

2) You can now DM if only one of you follows. Even if you don't opt into to the "allow all randos" setting, you'll be able to DM with people you follow, even if they don't follow you back.

This means if Kanye West wants to DM you (and you follow him, but he doesn't follow you back because the only person he follows is Kim), he finally can. I'm sure he has so much to say to you.

Before, both people had to be following each other in order to have a DM convo. IThis is an indication that the microblogging service is marching into messaging — previously considered a weak spot for Twitter, but clearly big business for companies such as WhatsApp, which boasts hundreds millions of users worldwide.

Also: Great news for thirsty randos and people who think they have a shot at finally telling Kayne West just what they think of his latest single.

Go forth and slide, everyone!

Go forth and slide, everyone!

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17 Questions Teenagers Have About The Real World

What’s it like to actually call and schedule your own appointments?

What's it like being sick without your parents there to help?

What's it like being sick without your parents there to help?

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Does everyone live with roommates, like in Friends or How I Met Your Mother?

Does everyone live with roommates, like in Friends or How I Met Your Mother?

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What does it feel like to be legally old enough to drink? Does alcohol become more or less enjoyable?

What does it feel like to be legally old enough to drink? Does alcohol become more or less enjoyable?

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The "Ugly Betty" Cast Reunited And It'll Hit You Right In The Feels

Justin’s all grown up, you guys.

They were celebrating America Ferrera's 31st birthday.

They were celebrating America Ferrera's 31st birthday.

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Lupita Nyong’o Is Filming A Movie About A Chess Champion From Uganda

Queen of Katwe will chronicle the life of Phiona Mutesi, a chess prodigy who’s been slaying competitors left and right for the past 10 years. Nyong’o has been cast as her mother and David Oyelowo is playing Mutesi’s coach.

Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o is currently in Uganda shooting a new movie, Queen of Katwe, produced by Disney and directed by Mira Nair.

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Queen of Katwe tells the story of Phiona Mutesi, a 19-year-old chess prodigy from a poor neighborhood in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

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Mutesi’s background is one of both struggle and triumph that is sure to give you all the girl power feels.

Mutesi’s background is one of both struggle and triumph that is sure to give you all the girl power feels.

Phiona Mutesi, 18, at left, killing it.

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In 1999, when Mutesi was a toddler, her father died of AIDS, and her family struggled to make ends meet after his death.

In 1999, when Mutesi was a toddler, her father died of AIDS, and her family struggled to make ends meet after his death.

The Guardian reported that Mutesi was first introduced to the game in 2005, when she made regular visits to the local church, which invited children to learn to play chess in exchange for a serving of porridge. There, she met Robert Katende, who would become her coach and mentor as she ascended the ranks of prestigious chess competitions.

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Pennsylvania High School Students Organize "Anti-Gay Day"

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Students at a Pennsylvania high school held an "Anti-Gay Day" protest on Thursday, wearing coordinated flannel shirts, writing "anti-gay" on their hands, and sticking bible verses on LGBT students' lockers.

"We came in to school on Thursday and found a lot of people wearing flannel and we couldn't figure out why," Zoe Johnson, a 16-year-old bisexual student at McGuffey High School in Claysville, told BuzzFeed News. "People started getting pushed and notes were left on people's lockers."

The anti-gay protest occurred a day after students with the school's Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) held a "Day of Silence," an event aimed at drawing attention to anti-gay bullying.

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"I got called a dyke, a faggot," Johnson said. "They were calling us every horrible name you can think of."

The national Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) organized a "Day of Silence" around the United States on Friday, but Johnson said she and her friends held their protest on Wednesday because of a school field trip scheduled for Friday.

As part of their protest, Johnson and the other dozen members of the GSA arranged to wear black, paint rainbows on their faces, and stay silent for much of the day.

She told BuzzFeed News she was touched that many non-GSA members also took part. "There was about 30 to 50 students," she said. "It was a very nice feeling to see that many people participating."

Johnson said the event was met with no resistance on Wednesday, but roughly 50 students took part in a counter-protest on Thursday and Friday.

"They had a very silent, respectful day of action, and then they came to school on Thursday to an organized backlash," Kathy Cameron, chair of the board of directors of the Washington County Gay Straight Alliance, told BuzzFeed News.

"The instigators, the bullies, seemed to be very proud of their efforts and posted many smiling pictures online," Cameron said.

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Johnson said some of the students uploaded bible verses to Instagram and tagged out gay classmates. She also said some students began circulating a "lynch list" of students who had participated in the Day of Silence and that a noose was tied to a flag in one teacher's classroom.

"This is a troubling turn of events," wrote Sue Kerr, editor-in-chief of Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, in a blog post. "These kids didn’t just spontaneously pull a homophobic move. They have a plan. They have coordinated outfits."

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Johnson and her fellow students spoke on Thursday night at a school board meeting to raise the anti-gay bullying with administrators. "We had a really positive reaction," she said. "Both the superintendent and assistant superintendent shook my hand. It was very positive. You could tell whose side they were truly on."

"The kids were very calm and well prepared," said Cameron, who also attended the meeting. "They wanted to make sure that it didn't happen again and that the bullies were taken to task."

"The board was appalled that the kids had been exposed to this treatment and assured them that they would look into it," Cameron said.

Multiple calls from BuzzFeed News to McGuffey High School's principal and administrators were not immediately returned. However, Superintendent Erica Kolat released the following statement to local station WPXI on Friday:

“Yesterday afternoon, April 16, 2015, allegations of harassment were brought to the attention of our administration. McGuffey School District, along with school police officers, continue to investigate all allegations. We will follow our Student Code of Conduct, and file legal citations, as warranted. We resolve to ensure that all children can grow and learn in a safe, supportive environment free from discrimination.”

GLSEN's Director of Education and Youth Programs, Jenny Betz, told BuzzFeed News the McGuffey High School anti-gay protests were appalling. "These horrific and deplorable actions highlight once again how much GLSEN's student-led and educator supported 'Day of Silence' is needed in schools across the country," she said.

"It also makes it crystal clear that despite small improvements in school climate for LGBT youth, there remains a great deal of work to be done by students, educators, and administrators," Betz said.

Cameron said she knows anti-gay bullying takes place at schools across the country, but that staff need to move quickly to stamp it out. "The administrators need the opportunity to investigate this and take what steps are appropriate," she said. "Now everyone is watching so they have to follow through."

Speaking on Sunday night, Johnson said she feared returning to school on Monday. "I'm concerned because I don't think it will settle down because it only seems to be getting worse," she said.

Shea Moisture Is Proof Of The Rising Power Of The Natural Hair Movement

“This is the golden age of freedom in beauty.”

The bustling sidewalks of Harlem's famed 125th Street double as pedestrian marketplace, awash in vivid scents and vibrant patterns that reflect its place as a cultural hub of the African diaspora in New York. Home to the Apollo Theater and the ashes of famed Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes, "Black Manhattan" also boasts the humble 1990s beginnings of Sundial Creations, the parent company of Nubian Heritage and its wildly popular sister brand, Shea Moisture.

Shea Moisture's popularity as a natural haircare brand has skyrocketed in recent years, evidence of the rising power of a consumer base previously overlooked by mainstream retailers and beauty brands alike. The brand's rise to prominence, which has spawned memes and meet-ups, is a fascinating case study in consumer power and cultural capital, a story made possible by the digital era and the tools it offers. Whereas even 10 years ago, black women couldn't effectively lobby national retailers to carry products beyond damaging chemical relaxers, now drugstore shampoo aisles in most major cities feature a healthy array of conditioners and black-owned product lines advertising ingredients like coconut oil, shea butter, and aloe vera.

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"When we first started to approach retailers in the early '90s, they didn't understand what we were doing," Sundial CEO Richelieu Dennis told BuzzFeed Life. "Customers were demanding it, but retailers weren't connected enough to their consumers to understand that need."

What changed? The emergence of the internet and interest-based forums, which allowed space for loosely configured groups like the burgeoning natural hair community to share resources about healthy haircare and build collective power.

"As that has happened, retailers have woken up and said, 'Hey, now is the time to go out and understand who we are not serving and serve them,'" Dennis said. "The shift in the mindset of retailers and in the accessibility of [products like ours] to consumers has resulted in a seismic shift in the demographics that now drive the current marketplace — and all of those shifts have led to a seismic shift in the beauty landscape overall."

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These Photos Of Sleeping Parents-To-Be Are Beautifully Intimate

For her photo series Waiting, Jana Romanova spent five years documenting expectant young parents in Russia.

Taken in the early hours of the morning from atop a ladder, Romanova's pictures feature pregnant couples shot in their bedrooms during a private moment of slumber.

"I thought that if I tried to photograph expectant people sleeping," Romanova says, "I would understand something new about their relationships, but in the end I was just fascinated by the trust of people who let me stay at their apartment and allowed me to photograph them in such an intimate moment."

The complete photo series consists of 40 images, reflecting the 40 weeks of pregnancy.

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"It started in 2009 when I took a picture of my sleeping friends, when their daughter was due to be born in one month. Amid the cravings and the body changes, the anticipation and the preparation, the joys and the aches, there is little time for quiet. And yet I found a moment in which parents were in complete rest (or maybe exhaustion?) together." – Jana Romanova

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"At that time, too, all my friends were getting married and starting families. All the talks were about babies, home-repairs, and how their lives would no longer be their own. I was desperately trying to get used to this 'new era' in my life. This is how Waiting started." – Jana Romanova

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"After making several photographs of my friends, I photographed friends of friends, and then I reached out to couples on social media. I was lucky to find really open-minded people who would agree not only to let a stranger into a house, but also to stay asleep while this stranger is climbing the ladder, making noise, holding a camera right over their heads, and – waiting." – Jana Romanova

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"I know the photographs and the format so well. Young couples, pregnant bellies, sometimes other kids, often pets, a duvet in disarray, and always something unique to them and their living space." – Jana Romanova

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"There was something charming and magical in their poses, in the symmetry of their bodies." – Jana Romanova

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"I realised that I was looking not only at different poses people sleep in, but also at things that surround them: their slippers, sofas, mobile phones, toys, laptops, Star Wars bedsheets – all this is telling an amazing story about the generation to which I also belong – about people who were born just before the fall of the Soviet Union, about young families in big Russian cities, about 'here and now'. But it also tells a story about something that will come." – Jana Romanova

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Romanova is currently raising money to fund a book of Waiting. Preorder it here.


Chelsea Handler And Harry Styles Hung Out And We Have Questions

Like, why does Chelsea Handler own “Harry” bikini bottoms?

Over the weekend, Chelsea Handler posted this totally casual picture.

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Yes, that's Chelsea...

Yes, that's Chelsea...

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Hanging out with Harry Styles...

Hanging out with Harry Styles...

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While inexplicably wearing bathing suit bottoms emblazoned with Harry's name.

While inexplicably wearing bathing suit bottoms emblazoned with Harry's name.

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Demi Lovato Recalls The First Time She Got High

Do you remember your first time?

This morning, Demi Lovato paid tribute to the first time she got high with this pic:

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And, don't forget, it was back in 2013 when Joe Jonas spilled the beans that the first time he smoked pot was with Demi and Miley.

And, don't forget, it was back in 2013 when Joe Jonas spilled the beans that the first time he smoked pot was with Demi and Miley.

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The first time I smoked weed was with Demi and Miley. I must have been 17 or 18. They kept saying, "Try it! Try it!" so I gave it a shot, and it was all right.

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If R2-D2 Quotes Were Motivational Posters

Everyone’s favorite astromech droid also happens to be the most quotable character in the galaxy!

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The Prettiest Space Quiz You'll Take Today

It’s the Hubble Space Telescope’s 25th birthday on April 24. How much do you actually know about all those mesmerising pictures it’s taken?

29 Secrets Drama School Students Won't Tell You

“To be, or not to be poor and hungry and tired and eating ketchup for dinner.”

Firstly, getting into drama school is HARD.

It costs a bomb to audition, and every school requires different speeches, so you can't just recycle your monologues from one audition to the next.

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Once you've been accepted, you want to explode with excitement.

Once you've been accepted, you want to explode with excitement.

Then your first day arrives, and it can feel very ~overwhelming~.

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It's easy to feel intimidated by all the talented people in your class.

It's easy to feel intimidated by all the talented people in your class.

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Everybody thinks all your drama school friends will be showy and pretentious, but that's not the case.

Everybody thinks all your drama school friends will be showy and pretentious, but that's not the case.

In fact, everyone has each other's backs. Your training is grueling at times but this brings everyone together.

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Where Should You Spend Your Lunch Break In London?

You time for lunch time.

Zayn Malik Has Broken His Twitter Silence For The First Time Since Quitting One Direction

Over a month with no Zayn tweets is a month too long.

Zayn Malik has had an extremely busy month. He's quit One Direction, recorded his first solo music with Naughty Boy AND shaved his wonderful hair off.

Zayn Malik has had an extremely busy month. He's quit One Direction, recorded his first solo music with Naughty Boy AND shaved his wonderful hair off.

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With in days he quit the One Direction tour and then the band for good.

He's hardly kept a low profile since, as he almost immediately headed to a recording studio to work on solo material with Naughty Boy, causing some beef with his old bandmates in the process.

And on Saturday he made his first public appearance at the Asian Awards, where he debuted a new hair do.

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24 Tips For Getting Stoned Like A Pro In Amsterdam

Here’s what to expect if you’re heading to the Netherlands to get blazed.

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Head right to a coffeeshop!

Head right to a coffeeshop!

It’s legal to buy marijuana at coffeeshops in Amsterdam, and there are literally hundreds of them throughout the city. Trust me, you’ll have no problem finding weed in Amsterdam! Just make sure that you go to a “coffeeshop.” Not a “coffee shop,” “café,” or “coffee house.” Cafés are usually the equivalent of a bar, and coffee shops not selling marijuana are called koffiehuis (which translates to coffee house in English).

Technically, the coffeeshops themselves operate in a bit of a legal gray area, as the suppliers they get the cannabis from aren’t supposed to be growing or selling marijuana. It’s a technicality that goes unnoticed, though, as there's weed aplenty!

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If Iggy Azalea's Bizzare Rap Freestyles Were Motivational Posters

It’s the only way they make sense.

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