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Half-makeup selfies could be the new no-makeup selfies.

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Remember that video of a makeup artist fighting "makeup shaming" by applying makeup to half her face?

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I ultimately found it to be interesting in regard to seeing half a face look one way and half a face look another, but I found the activism angle to be a little muddled. I think the typical no-makeup selfie makes a much more powerful statement ("It is okay to exist in public without makeup, and I, a famous woman, am doing it right now.") Though I do always love a good public reveal of all the hidden labor that can go into looking "normal" for women, so I'll bite.

The video has now spawned a makeup hashtag phenomenon, #ThePowerOfMakeup. And women are posting Instagram photos of their own half made up faces.

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Is this a step forward from no-makeup selfies or a half-step back? Share your opinion by putting or not putting lipstick on... but not where you'd expect.


Try not to sob while watching the trailer for "Batkid Begins."

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The story of how one little boy lived everybody's inner-geek fantasy.

Batkid is coming to theaters in Batkid Begins!

Back in November 2013, Batkid saved Gotham City from the Riddler and the Penguin and met Lou Seal, the mascot of the San Francisco Giants. Batkid is the alias of Miles Scott, cancer survivor at just 5 years old. After being in treatment for leukemia since he was 18 months old, Miles asked the Make A Wish Foundation to become Batman.

Miles's wish is close to many people's hearts. We all want to be Batman for a day, don't we? Well, Miles made that wish. Naturally, the word spread about Miles and his perfectly-made wish and Batkid was a worldwide phenomenon and we all wept at our work desks as we followed on social media.

Now, we have a chance to weep so loudly in theaters, you'd think it was a Pixar film festival. Batkid Begins details Miles's amazing day and his amazing life. It's in theaters tomorrow.

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Are hoverboards real now? Or are these Lexus hoverboards yet another hoverboard hoax?

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It's 2015—the year that Marty McFly travels to in the movie 'Back To The Future II'—so everyone's talking about hoverboards.

TheLexus Hoverboard: A skateboard for rich people. (via Telegraph)

Many companies, including California-based Arx Pax, have launched exciting kickstarters to make the boards, and now Japanese Engineers at Lexus have decided to join in the pursuit of the perfect hoverboard. Lexus claims to be on the forefront of new technology. Their hoverboard uses "magnetic levitation with liquid nitrogen-cooled superconductors and permanent magnets to give the board 'frictionless movement.'" It appears this is what gives the boards a smoky steam around them. Which is kinda freakin' cool.

It's not certain if this will be a reliable form of transportation, but it does share some of the same design as modern Lexus cars, like its signature spindle grille. The prototype is in the process of being tested in Barcelona, so the Lexus Hoverboard is not yet for sale.

Here's hoping we can all eventually get one. In the meantime, can we all start working on those teeny dehydrated pizzas that expand in seconds?

It's hard to believe this is really the town flag of Whitesboro, New York.

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The Confederate flag isn't the only offensive flag being flown these days.

The (nonexistent) debate surrounding the Confederate flag has led some savvy Redditors to uncover another example of how racism pervades everyday life in America. Yesterday, lokigodofchaos posted a picture of the official flag of the aptly-named Whitesboro, New York, and let's just say, it sends kind of a weird message.

A... historic... cultural exchange... ? (via Imgur)

Yeeeaahhhhhhh. Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Does it vaguely resemble a white dude subduing a Native American in a chokehold? Yeahhhhhh.....

It's supposed to depict Whitesboro founder Hugh White wrestling with a Native American. The logo was instituted in the 1970s, after the original iteration had been protested by Native American groups. Yeah, this is the lessoffensive version of the flag.

The image has been the source of debate amongst local residents for quite some time. The pre-1970s flag depicted White's hands on the Native American's neck, so the town changed it to depict White's hands on his shoulders in order to make the wrestling seem more fun and less murder-y. A mayor suggested changing it again around a decade ago, but was met with resistance from local officials. It was challenged yet again a few years ago, when a different mayor defended it, stating that it "portrays a legendary, friendly wrestling match that White won, thereby gaining the local Indians' respect."

Maybe they could change it so the Native American is on top? Nah. They probably won't do that. They'll probably just change it so they're holding hands and smiling.

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Makers of 'Homestar Runner' launch insane comedy shorts for kids' TV (and for adults online).

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Yes, real TV! And they may be for kids, but I foresee a large stoned teen / bleary-eyed parent market for the bizarre, often dark 'Two More Eggs.'

The Brothers Chaps created one of the Internet's most beloved and innovative early video series with Homestar Runner (which has started back up again to the delight of fans, although it doesn't seem like it will ever be their sole occupation again). Since then, however, they've mostly worked in kids' television on shows like Yo Gabba Gabba. As a childless blogger, I don't get all the hot Disney XD press releases, but even I was excited to hear about 'Two More Eggs,' their new series of animated shorts that promise to skew kids' brains the right way by exposing them to weird comedy at a young age.

Sometimes, I have no idea what goes through the minds of people who approve kids' TV. I'm not complaining, though, because it means I get to watch stuff like whatever the heck Dooblie Doo was. There's also this nutball video parodying the crappy CGI shows that have plagued children's programming ever since the soon-to-be-rebooted-in-live-action ReBoot came on in the late 90s.

I don't know what time it's on. I don't particularly care. I'm 30 and I'll be watching this on YouTube where no one can judge me.

Stop complaining about your commute if this didn't happen to you this morning.

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The driver is OK, but needs a ride home.


I don't like this new Twin Peaks opening sequence.(via The Telegraph)

Last week, a freak accident on the Chongqing-Guizhou Expressway in Central China sent industrial saw mills flying into oncoming traffic and nearly cost one man his life.


I once rear-ended my Chevy Corsica into the trailer hitch of a pick-up,
so I feel you, Mr. Xiang.
(via The Telegraph)

A truck carrying massive, 5-foot diameter saw blades swerved, smashed over the median, and flung the blades into oncoming traffic in the other lane. One of the blades rolled out of the bushes in the median landed in the engine of Mr. Xiang's vehicle. Had he been going any faster or if the blade was tipped at a different angle, the blade would have sliced into him. Yyyyyyyikes!


One of the 4 blades landed safely in the median.
The remaining two blades are still out there, spinning in your nightmares.

(via The Telegraph)

Xiang was unhurt, and described the event as a shock out of the blue:

"I heard a 'bang' and then I saw all the white smoke in front of me. I almost lost control of my car."

Kudos to Mr. Xiang for slowing down to a safe stop and not screaming himself into cardiac arrest as Death's scythe is sticking out of his car's radiator.


"It is a good thing Mr. Xiang was driving from inside his vehicle. Had he been driving from the front bumper, he may have suffered the devastating loss of his crotch."
(via The Telegraph)


5 types of Kylie Jenner Instagrams that make me wish I'd been a more fun teenager.

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Kylie Jenner has 27 million Instagram followers and I understand why.

Looking at pictures from her life is like staring into a magical object that a witch tells you not to look at but you're like, "I have to look at it. It's the only thing I want to look at." It feels so good, but also wrong—like there will eventually be consequences for taking so much enjoyment in artifice, appearances, and cold hard cash. But for today, let's just have fun and be happy and look cool, like Kylie in all her photos. Let's take a tour through five archetypes in her 3,000+ posts that make me want to go back in time and do my teenage years a little harder.

1. Transportation
When I was in high school, I was so scared to operate a vehicle that I never practiced driving and ended up getting my license the day before I left for college. Kylie does not have the same anxiety. At age 17, she is constantly cruising around in a pink convertible or Mercedes-Benz SUV. And she's so chill about flying in private planes that she'll casually throw a Popeye's and Pajamas party aboard a jet.

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channeling my inner Wednesday Addams yesterday

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POPEYES AND PJS

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2. Being a hair leader, not a hair follower.
Kylie has interesting, ever-changing hair, and she's not waiting around to see if other people will dye their tips green first. I wish I had this courage and sense of self (and awesome hair) when I was her age. Instead I psyched myself up for months just to get side-bangs.

bae creepin

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a little grey never hurt nobody

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Tonight

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Baby

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3. Huge groups of hip friends in stunning locations.
This is what being a teenager in a movie is all about.

carnival vibes @samahaya @telana11 @_justinbarco @laurenbennett @fainouveau

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we are the ones @kennedyrue @rachymarieeee @sofiarichie1 @jordynwoods @iputtheindustryonmyback

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4. Provoking the viewer to wonder, "Is that your house/pool/bedroom/bathroom?"
I don't always know the answer to the question, but the joy is in the experience of asking it.

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Leaving now for the Brea Mall xo

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couldn't choose a dress yesterday

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5. Just looking cool
This is really what it all comes down to.

Brown lips ...

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On my way home from this shoot but the shoot hasn't really stopped

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wearing my @houseofcb jacket

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Oklahoma sports anchor passes away, rival station responds in the classiest way possible.

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Bob Barry, Jr. had been a TV sportscaster in Oklahoma since 1982, primarily at KFOR-TV, where he worked with his father Bob Barry, Sr. The 58-year-old died this weekend in a motorbike crash.


Bob Barry, Jr. — TV and radio sportscaster, father of four, dedicated OK sports fan.
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Local newscasters, especially sportscasters, can attain a level of affection in their home towns and states that bigger celebrities will never touch. From the online reaction I've seen to the death this weekend of Bob Barry, Jr, better known as BBJ, he was one of those who inspired such affection. He started radio broadcasting in high school in 1973, and kept at it on radio and TV until eventually taking over the position of sports director for KFOR-TV from his father, Bob Barry, Sr. in 1998 (after working alongside him for 16 years). He died this past Saturday after a man (since charged with manslaughter and drug possession) made an illegal u-turn and struck his motor scooter.

Nevertheless, as his own station acknowledged, the show must go on, "and Bobby would have wanted it that way." But thanks to a rival station's generosity, Bob Barry's coworkers at KFOR-TV (an NBC affiliate) may be able to attend his funeral this Friday at 11 a.m., when they otherwise would have had to work:

That's right, the general manager of ABC affiliate KOCO-TV offered to send employees to broadcast from KFOR while Bob's friends attend his funeral. This is one of the nicest things I've ever heard, and pretty much the opposite of the cutthroat atmosphere of local news we've all come to know and love from Anchorman. Nevertheless, one can't help thinking of the phrase "keep it classy" when hearing this story.


This is the only photo I could find without a heartbreakingly nice smile.

If you're touched by the Midwestern kindness this story, consider paying that kindness forward the way BBJ would have wanted:

You can find the Wounded Warriors Project donation page here.

This terrifying, all-swallowing, boat-crushing vortex just opened up right in the US.

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The Lake Texoma intake vortex is a man-made phenomenon.

Open water is terrifying, even when you're hundreds of miles from the nearest shark. Sometimes, the water itself is what wants to eat you.

Lake Texoma is a reservoir located on the border of Texas and Oklahoma. It's formed by the Denison Dam and maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Record rainfall in the past few weeks caused the water level to rise dangerously, so the Corps opened underwater floodgates to lower it, which formed this vortex. It's just like draining a bathtub.

The vortex is approximately eight feet wide and extremely powerful. It could easily suck in a full-size boat or anyone foolish enough to swim anywhere near it. If you did, the pressure would kill you instantly. I'm just glad we have this aerial drone footage, so we can enjoy watching the hypnotically swirling waters from safety.

It's a pleasant reminder of how fragile and tiny our bodies are, and how death is always waiting right in your backyard.

This map shows the unique way each state is likely to kill you.

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A new study found the most distinctive cause of death for each state.

There must be 50 ways to leave your life.
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State-based maps are a lot of fun, but sometimes they're a little lightweight. Luckily, this one is just as grim as you could want. A new study in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease compiled data from the Centers for Disease Control to find the causes of death that are most "distinctive" of each state. Common causes were excluded, leaving only the juicy stuff. It paints a fascinating and dismal story of our 50 states.

In New York and Connecticut, for example, the leading cause of death is pelvic inflammatory disease – A.K.A. STDs. In Tennessee and Alabama it's accidental gunshots, whereas in Arkansas and Arizona it's gunshots of "undetermined intent." Pretty rough for them. The only thing more embarrassing than dying from an accidental gunshot is dying from a gunshot and no one knows if it was an accident. In New Mexico, Oregon, and Nevada, on the other hand, you're more likely to be killed by a cop. Remember that during your next wild Vegas weekend.

Some of the causes of death make more sense. Black Lung is the most distinctive of West Virginia because of all the coal miners there, and transportation accidents are more common in Alaska because the only way to get around is in a rickety little bush plane flown by some old prospector type with a glass eye.

The study was written by Eva Pradhan, MPH and Francis P. Boscoe, PhD. Boscoe stresses that some of these results should be taken with a grain of salt. Their data comes from causes of death assigned by local coroners, so regional trends in how deaths are coded probably affected the results. In Maryland, for example, medical examiners are less likely to code suspicious deaths as homicides (which is suspicious). He told The NY Daily News:

"I think we'll move states towards better standards of coding practices. It's a fairly boring outcome but obviously we are interested in why we die."

Obviously we are, Dr. Boscoe. Keep the morbidity coming.

10 of the goofiest sex toys that will make you feel very unsexy.

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1. An alien blow up doll. But for sex.


If having sex with a regular inflatable doll wasn't weird enough.(via Amazon)

Hey, I don't judge. Whatever two, safe, sane, consensual adults do in private is their business. Or one adult, alone at home with their alien princess. There is a never-ending parade of sex toys available to the modern perverted consumer, and though I would never condemn anyone for using them, I do wonder: how is this making you hot?

These are sex toys so silly and strange that they seem designed to invoke giggle fits, not orgasms. Perhaps laughter is the best "medicine?" Take a look and see if anything here tickles more than your funny bone.

2. A vampire mouth fleshlight.


Want to stick your penis in a disembodied mouth? Oh. Well, what if it was lined with very sharp teeth?
(via Amazon)

3. A pair of crotchless crocheted cat underwear.


For the crazy cat lady in your life who is DTF.(via Etsy)

4. A pair of men's underwear I can't really describe.


Who knows what kind of abuse that elephant has suffered through?
(via ABC Underwear)

5. A bottle of flavorful bacon lube.


Bacon is officially the most overused "garnish."(via Bacon Lube)

6. A dildo shaped like a cephalopod.


RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!(via Etsy)

7. A dildo that fulfills your "Jurassic World" fantasy.


No... not the one with Chris Pratt.(via Etsy)

8. A set of miniature fetish cabinets.


For playing with yourself.
(via NightFallMiniatures and Cappysue, yes, more than one person makes these)

9. A "man eater."


Yes! More stuff you can imagine biting your d*ck off! (via Good Vibes)

10. A washing machine you can ride through every cycle.


The ladies know what I'm talking about.(via Dominic Wilcox)


The craziest places people have tried to hide drugs.

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Whatever happened to the good old days of hiding your drugs under your pillow?

When you're in a foreign country, it can be tempting to think, "Wow, X drug is legal and/or very cheap here, maybe I should bring some home for the fam." Of course, most sane people quickly realize such an act is highly illegal and give up on their dream. Others, however, like to tempt fate. While most of them get caught, their techniques are a true testament to the human capacity for invention.

1. Their bodies.

Since the dawn of drugs, people been coming up with different ways of hiding them in their bodies. They've put them in their stomachs, their vaginas, their foreskins, their breast implants, their rolls of fat, and their butts, butts, butts. Did we mention that they put them in their butts?

2. Cookies.


Are the cookies still good, though? (via Customs and Border Protection)

A few days ago, Police seized cookies filled with $52,000 worth of cocaine. The filling melts right in your mouth!

3. Puppies.


Not a carrying case for your heroin. (via Getty)

Okay, this one is pretty messed up. Yesterday, 22 Colombian nationals were caught trying to smuggle heroin they sewed into the bellies of labrador puppies. A similar incident happened last year, when a man tried to smuggle cocaine he put in the bellies of two St. Bernards. A few of the dogs ended up dying in both cases. Let's hope these puppies exact their vengeance by growing up to be drug-sniffing dogs.

4. Cheese.


A drug inside a drug. (via Customs and Border Control)

A year ago, a 62-year-old man was caught trying to smuggle two pounds of meth into Calexico, California. The meth was concealed inside wheels of cheese. What a waste of an elderly citizen's later years. And more importantly, what a waste of cheese.

5. Diapers.


She must have had the worst sweaty cocaine airplane butt. (via CBS Local)

Priscilla Pena and Michelle Blassingale were caught wearing "cocaine diapers" filled with nearly seven kilos of some primo shit. Their smuggling technique is pretty amazing, but what's more is amazing is the fact that they flew from the Dominican Republic to JFK without peeing.

6. Soap.


"It's a very clean high." (via Customs and Border Patrol)

San Francisco customs officials seized 9 pounds of opium hidden in 66 bars of soap that were shipped from Thailand. Looks like someone's dream of opening a combination beauty store and opium den has been shattered.

7. Tamales


Drugs aside, those are some nasty-looking tamales. (via Customs and Border Protection.)

Last summer, a man traveling from El Salvador to New York was caught trying to smuggle cocaine-filled tamales. As you can see, cocaine was the only ingredient.

7. Coconuts.


Put the weed in the coconut and wait what comes next? (via Valley Central)

On Wednesday, Border Protection found 3,874 pounds of marijuana hidden in coconuts. They'll process the evidence once they figure out how the hell you open a coconut.

8. An accordion.


Polka makes way more sense when you're on meth. (via KFOR)

A Mexican man tried to smuggle 4.5 pounds of meth in a Mexico-themed accordion. Looks like someone was an awesome nerd in high school.

9. Jesus


"Do you smell what I smell?" (via Customs and Border Patrol)

Someone tried to ship a marijuana-filled Jesus statue from Mexico to Puerto Rico. It's not that big of a deal if you think about it, cause like, Jesus used to blaze up dude. It's like a historical fact in the Bible.

10. Super-secret covert spy jars.


Nothing to see here, folks. (via JournalStar)

In Lincoln, Nebraska, a 21-year-old man was pulled over under the suspicion of drunk driving. They searched the car, and discovered this jar of not-marijuana.

Missouri homeowner kills home intruder... for the second time in four months.

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Two men have broken into his home this year, and he shot one and stabbed the other.

Homeowner Michael Weiners killed his friend and neighbor in self defense after being threatened with an axe.

The neighbor, Eric Frazer, barged into Weiners's home around 2 AM and began smashing the place up, demanding money and to be driven to Arkansas. Weiners claims that Frazer was upset about the coming loss of Frazer's driver's license due to unpaid child support. Weiners believes Frazer was taking out his anger on whoever was closest to him.

Cindie Spence, Frazer's girlfriend, described the two neighbors as friends and partiers:

"They always hung out. They were like best friends."

However, in the same interview, Spence mentions that Frazer would complain about Weiners behind his back.

"Those two would always argue with each other."

So much for "best friends."

According to statements from Weiners, Frazer continued to be destructive as Weiners offered to give him a ride. Weiners excused himself to the kitchen to grab beers for the road. He grabbed a kitchen knife instead.

Weiners warned the rampaging Frazer that he would kill Frazer if the attack didn't stop. Frazer swung an axe, smashing a table at Weiners's feet. After this close call, Weiners then stabbed Frazer multiple times as Frazer reached for money. Frazer escaped, but was found dead behind the wheel of Weiners's stolen truck.

Weiners has also killed a man previously during a home invasion this year. Richard Wagnon, 60, got into an argument with Weiners over a woman. Weiners claims that Wagnon broke into his home and threatened him with a revolver. Weiners describes how he saved himself from Wagnon's threatened attack:

“He was going to shoot me. I grabbed ahold of the barrel and it went off and killed him."

Police ruled the act self defense and Weiners was never charged. It should be noted that Wagnon and Weiners were previously housemates when Weiners needed a place to live after a domestic dispute.

Oxford english dictionary adds "Twitterati" and other silly words to anger language purists.

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Lovers of made-up words, rejoice! (Our lingo is totes legit.)

Yes, it's true. The Oxford English Dictionary has recently added five hundred new words. If you are one of those people who recoils at the ridiculousness of "selfie," then perhaps shield your eyes from these:

FOMO (noun) - Acronym for 'Fear Of Missing Out.'

Meh (interjection) - Expression of indifference or a lack of enthusiasm (originally coined by The Simpsons.)

Fo' shizzle - (adjective): Term originated in the language of rap and hip-hop meaning 'for sure.'

Twitterati (noun) - Users of the social networking service Twitter, typically referring to the group of prolific contributors or those who have high numbers of followers.

(My other favorites? Sh*tshow, Masshole & Hot Mess.)

One word that proves rather practical isFLOTUS (First Lady Of The United States.) As we know, POTUS was already in the dictionary, but the OED has finally included an acronym for the First Lady as well as the President.

Editing changes have also been made, as the word Twerking has been revised from its original spelling and definition. The dictionary now describes twerking as dancing "in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance." It was previously listed it as "Twirking," a word to describe a twisting, jerking movement or twitch, which to me sounds similar to the Elaine dance from Seinfeld.

Fun words, right? I like to imagine that most everyone enjoys these changes in language, or at the very least, can find some amusement in it.

But hey, if you're not into it then, ya know...whatever. Meh.

A web-famous mom was sick of hearing she had the "perfect body," so she shared this photo of her belly.

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Viral star Kimberly Henderson is going viral again. Told she has a "perfect body," Henderson posted a selfie showing off the effects of four pregnancies.

Last year Kimberly Henderson became Internet famous with her lullaby-style version of Sam Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know," which she sings to her four children. A lot of people have told her that in spite of all those kids, she's still got a "perfect body." That's made Henderson feel weird. She's had body issues in the past, and so last week she posted a selfie to show that a perfect, post-pregnancy body is a myth and that the notion of one is a damaging for new mothers.


I won't even take my shirt off in front of a mirror, let alone on Facebook.
(Via Facebook)

Henderson went on to explain that she doesn't really care that she's never going to have a six-pack again because she traded them in for "4 beautiful smiling faces," and that in spite of loose skin and stretch marks she still wears a bikini because "being a mother makes me feel beautiful."

Here's the whole post:

"Everyone always compliments me on how I have such a "perfect" body after 4 kids. I decided to upload this pic and leave my belly "unedited" "unphotoshopped" because I used to struggle with accepting my body after kids. I used to have a six pack before my babies.. And now even though I work out I know its not going to make my loose skin tight.. Or my stretch marks disappear ever lol and I'm ok with that because everyday I get to wake up to 4 beautiful smiling faces and I'm reminded that they are worth this flabby belly and they are worth these stretch marks. I still wear a bikini because being a mother makes me feel beautiful.. Not having a flat tummy. It took a long time to get there.. Because I struggled so much with my body. I struggled so much because I was young and all these girls my age had perfect bodies and I was in my one piece bathing suit trying to hide all my flaws. And I'm not trying to say I have it worse than anyone else or bad or anything like that just reminding you guys.. That your body is beautiful... BECAUSE we ARE moms and we ARE superheroes and we freakin ROCK and in my opinion that is sexier than any 6 pack!"

Yeah!

"Abortion drones" headed to Poland are a lot less scary than they sound.

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A Netherlands-based women's organization has commandeered drones to combat Europe's unequal abortion laws.


"We come bearing gifts of progress." (via Getty)

They can deliver pizza. They can deliver Amazon packages. And now, they can fight gender inequality. Drones will be flying into Poland this week to deliver pregnancy-terminating pills to women's groups, who will then distribute them to women in need across the country. With a few exceptions, abortion is largely forbidden in Poland. As a result, around 50,000 underground abortions take place every year nationwide in unsafe conditions.

The project is being spearheaded by Women on Waves, an Amsterdam based non-profit that provides abortion pills to women across the word. The drones will take off from Frankfurt (one of the project's co-sponsors is Cocia Basia, a German company) and land in a Polish town called Sublice. Hooray technology!

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