Kylie Jenner's lip glosses have been ticking people off in recent days—but don't worry, Jenner has tried her own makeup and she loves it. Well, that settles that! In a series of videos for Snapchat, Jenner talks about how she, like, really loves her products, guys, even though she's "kind of tooting [her] own horn right now."
Jenner proves that she's the smartest Kardashian by being amazed at the fact that she's currently wearing lipstick when it feels like she's wearing nothing at all. It's almost as deep as her New Year's resolution.
The shade she's wearing is Candy K, FYI, which she says is her favorite color in the line. And as stupid as you might find all this, you know you're going to buy this sh*t anyway.
Scaring children for laughs is a staple of Internet culture, but did you know that your elders are also susceptible to fear? One man discovered that his father was very easily startled, and took advantage of the poor guy by creating a video compilation of his best reactions. This dad didn't disappoint, jumping in fear and swearing in his adorable accent every time.
Since the video was uploaded on April 21, it's quickly gone viral. Which raises the question: is it ethical to laugh at this man's pain? No, it definitely isn't. Now watch it again—we won't tell anybody.
27-year-old Sophie Guidolin is driving the world wide web crazy with an Instagram comparing two photos of her first and third pregnancies. The first photo is from way back in 2008, before Guidolin started getting into fitness. By the time her third pregnancy came around, the Australian mother of four had become a fitness guru, and approached baby-carrying in a new way. She posted a photo to demonstrate, along with an explanation:
A photo posted by Snapchat 👉🏻👉🏻 SOPHIE GUIDOLIN (@sophie_guidolin) on
Guidolin's wearing a sweater dress contraption on the left, and on the right she's got twins tucked into her womb, so of course the pictures won't be the same. But it's interesting how the babies are carried so differently—in her Instagram caption, Guidolin attributes this to her altered lifestyle. She also says that post-partum this time around has been much easier body-wise than after her 2008 pregnancy.
In an Internet-first, the feedback for this photo is overwhelmingly positive.
The only shade Guidolin has gotten has come in the form of people noticing that she looks great in her first photo, too.
Luckily, Guidolin documented her entire "fit pregnancy" and post-partum transformation for everyone to marvel at. Here's another comparison that she posted. This time, you're looking at a pregnant Guidolin, and Guidolin days after freeing the twins from her womb in September 2015:
A photo posted by Snapchat 👉🏻👉🏻 SOPHIE GUIDOLIN (@sophie_guidolin) on
When viewed abstractly, Guidolin may seem to be contributing to those impossible post-baby standards you hear so much about. But she isn't hiding all the effort that goes into her body.
A video posted by Snapchat 👉🏻👉🏻 SOPHIE GUIDOLIN (@sophie_guidolin) on
Mix together her strenuous diet with her intense workouts, then sprinkle in some good lighting and genes, and you'll complete this recipe for an Australian mother of four.
By now, most people are familiar with the story of Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison. It's a classic tale of love—the couple met online and married when she was 16 and he was 51. Five years later, and they're still drumming up media attention.
As Jezebel reported, Stodden is currently on a reality show with her mom titled The Mother/Daughter Experiment. To give you a flavor for this Lifetime show, Kim Richards and Heidi Pratt are also stars. It's a whopper. For unknown reasons (publicity), Doug Hutchison made an appearance and started talking about how his relationship with his child bride (she's a full-grown adult at 21 now) began. It was weird.
Um, that's nice for 16-year-old Stodden that she had all those older men courting her? Wait, nope, it's creepy.
Adding another layer of WTF to this family is the relationship between Stodden's mom and Hutchison. Stodden's mom, Krista Keller, apparently told Us Weekly that she and Hutchison "bonded emotionally" and had "warm feelings." Basically, their relationship was as sketchy as her daughter and Hutchison's.
Not enough crazy for you? Enjoy this clip from The Mother/Daughter Experiment of a drunk Heidi Pratt yelling at Natalie Nunn of Bad Girls Club.
In a new interview with Time, Nicki Minaj encourages young women to not "ever be ashamed to ask for the top dollar in [their] field." As someone with an enduring rap career, a successful line of beauty products, and a judge's seat on American Idol, she's clearly proved her business savvy in an industry that's especially tough on women.
Minaj stresses how important it is for women in her industry to not be shy about negotiating for equal pay:
One thing I learned along the way in business is the necessity for you to be unapologetic about asking for how much money you deserve.
At a very early stage in my rap career, I was making six figures for shows…If I heard there was another rapper making that, I thought, ‘you know what? I get out there and demand or command a crowd. I get out there and make my fans happy. I get out there and give a real show. I want that, too.’ And I pushed myself to be better with my showmanship, but I also decided, you know what? I want to be compensated well.
The "Anaconda" rapper explains two rules she set for herself early on in her career, and advises all young women who want to be in charge of their own business to abide by them as well:
I write my own raps, a man doesn’t have to write down your thoughts, you’re intelligent enough to write down your own thoughts.
Number two, I would become a mogul.
She also credits her own mother for inspiring her to take control of her work:
As a child [my mom] didn’t have a job where she was the boss. And I always looked at that and wished that she was the boss and that she did make her own rules. So from very early on I felt like, “You know what, whatever I do one day, I wanna be more in charge of my business.”
Now worth $77 million, she can hire guards to wave money behind her on stage at awards shows, which is pretty much as successful as you can get.
Matt Andrews enjoys taking advantage of advertisements with personal phone numbers in harmless-but-humorous ways. His text exchange with an iPhone repairman, which he shared on his site Textastrophe, certainly fulfills both these categories, unless you end up finding the NSFW image an offensive sight (it's not that bad, but it's also not the most attractive picture). Here's the banal ad Andrews responded to:
Andrews's conversation with poor Jonathan starts out simply enough, then gets interesting. Heads up, there's a mildly NSFW image below.
The funniest part of this isn't even the less-than-witty ass-crack joke. It's the aftermath. One can clearly see both parties simultaneously reacting: the phone guy shaking his head in frustration, and Andrews sniggering away. Stay young, Andrews.
Sarah McBride had to pee, so she used the bathroom, and in doing so, broke the law. BuzzFeed reported that the 25-year-old transgender woman didn't use just any bathroom—she used the women's bathroom in the Mecklenburg Government Center, a government building in North Carolina. Then, she took a selfie.
North Carolina recently passed House Bill 2, an anti-LGBT law that says that people have to use the bathroom that aligns with the sex that is on their birth certificate. When Sarah was passing through the state, she figured she would make a statement by using the women's bathroom and snapping a quick selfie to be all like "F-you HB2!"
A photo posted by Sarah McBride (@sarahemcbride) on
Here I am using a women's restroom in North Carolina that I'm technically barred from being in. They say I'm a pervert. They say I'm a man dressed as a woman. They say I'm a threat to their children. They say I'm confused. They say I'm dangerous. And they say accepting me as the person I have fought my life to be seen as reflects the downfall of a once great nation.
I'm just a person. We are all just people. Trying to pee in peace. Trying to live our lives as fully and authentically as possible. Barring me from this restroom doesn't help anyone. And allowing me to continue to use this bathroom - just without fear of discrimination and harassment - doesn't hurt anyone. Stop this. We are good people. #repealhb2
Her courageous selfie (bet you never thought you'd hear those two words together) has gotten a lot of attention and been shared and liked thousands of times. After BuzzFeed picked up her story, Sarah took to her Facebook page to add a little bit more information. She wrote:
Welp. Buzzfeed picked up my selfie. As I said to the reporter and as I said to others, this shouldn't be about how I or any other trans person looks. I have the privilege of living in a place where HB 2 isn't my reality every day. I can generally get through the day without strangers knowing I'm trans. We can't forget the people who are disproportionately impacted by anti-trans laws, particularly young trans people, trans people with disabilities, trans people of color, and gender non-conforming people. This isn't about how we look, this is about who we are.
McBride lives in Washington D.C. where she is closer to change-makers and can also pee in whatever damn bathroom she wants.
Hollywood churns out hundreds of movies a year, so the odds seem low that two studios would randomly release almost identical movies at almost exactly the same time. The more likely explanation is that Hollywood is a small town, and people constantly rip each other off in the race to the big screen. Here are some movies and their celluloid doppelgangers.
1. Armageddon and Deep Impact (1998)
These summer blockbusters from the same summer are fundamentally the same: a big asteroid is hurtling toward Earth and threatens all life on it. (Spoiler for both: The world does not end.) But while Deep Impact is a thoughtful treatise on human frailty and has a large ensemble cast to examine the emotional impact of impending doom, Armageddon has Ben Affleck making animal crackers dance on Liv Tyler as a form of foreplay. The latter is the one that earned $200 million at the box office.
2. Capote (2005) and Infamous (2006)
A movie about Truman Capote, particularly his experience writing the landmark true crime book In Cold Blood, was necessary. But how could such a specific thing generate two movies within the same calendar year? And while Toby Jones is an excellent actor, he had the misfortune of being the guy who played Truman Capote who wasn't Phillip Seymour Hoffman. (Hoffman won an Oscar for his performance.)
3. Megamind and Despicable Me (2010)
2010 was a glorious year for anybody whose thing is eye-popping computer-animated movies about bumbling supervillains voiced by Anchorman cast members. Megamind with Will Ferrell was a blockbuster, but Despicable Me was a phenomenon, inspiring a sequel, and then a spinoff starring the Minions, America's favorite jive talking phalluses.
4. Antz and A Bug's Life (1998)
On the surface, these movies appear very similar: the secret life of bugs. Yeah, except that one of them is a Pixar movie, and one is basically an animated Woody Allen movie. Kids love therapy jokes! (They also spelled Antz with a "z" because that was a cool thing to do in the '90s.)
5. Turner & Hooch and K-9 (1989)
The '80s were a weird time. The marketplace could support two movies about cops whose partner was a big slobbering dog. One of them starred two-time Oscar winner and universally beloved actor Tom Hanks. The other one had Jim Belushi.
6. The Truman Show (1998) and EdTV (1999)
Two movies questioned, satirized, and rejected the notion of reality TV… a couple of years before reality TV actually took off. Truman showed the world that Jim Carrey could handle dramatic roles, while EdTV showed everyone that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson were going to be great on True Detective in 15 years.
7. Babe and Gordy (1995)
Of the two talking pig movies of 1995, Gordy came out a few months earlier than Babe, but Babe got a surprising (but totally deserved) Best Picture nomination at the Oscars. That's all well and good, but Gordy co-starred 1990s country sensation Doug Stone. Doug Stone!
8. Little Big League and Rookie of the Year (1994)
Both of these movies are about little boys who somehow end up playing in Major League Baseball. The simultaneous release of these movies in 1994 means that in 1993, there were two rooms of powerful adults sitting around talking how much they'd love to see a little boy playing baseball and hanging around adult baseball-playing men.
9. Happy Feet (2006) and Surf's Up (2007)
While there were two movies about cool penguins in 2006, these films have some big differences. For example, in one movie the penguins surf, but in the other they sing and dance relentlessly. Just look at the poster. (Both were nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Happy Feet won; Surf's Up lost.)
On April 12, a judge in Fayetteville, North Carolina, decided to accompany a retired veteran on an overnight stay in jail. District Court Judge Lou Olivera sentenced Joe Serna to a night in jail after he violated the terms of his probation for a DWI conviction. Serna is a retired Green Beret that served three tours in Afghanistan, and Judge Olivera is a veteran that served in the Gulf War.
Judge Olivera presides over Cumberland County Veterans Treatment Court, which focuses on getting vets treatment and rehabilitation services. The judge made his decision to join Serna when he reported back to court after violating his probation:
When Joe first came to turn himself in, he was trembling. I decided that I'd spend the night serving with him.
Serna has struggled with substance abuse following his service in Afghanistan, and he told the Fayetteville Observer that the judge's compassion meant the world to him when he saw him enter his cell:
I knew this was a very compassionate man. I know how involved he is with veterans, and he's a veteran himself. I got chills when he walked in.
They spent much of the night discussing their military service and families. The judge wants to keep the focus on Serna, and all the other veterans he helps in court:
If you're a homemade guac lover, it's a problem you've experienced: avocados so hard that by the time they ripen, its three days later and you've lost that nacho craving (and really, what a problem!). Most avocados aren't ripe yet when they're sold in stores, which sucks when you want to buy the fruit (and yes, it is a fruit) to cook with that night. But there's a solution, and it only takes a few minutes.
That's right, you can "ripen" an avocado by throwing it in the oven! And according to BuzzFeed, the low temperature is enough to keep it from getting gross and hot on the inside. Now you have no excuse not to eat produce, even if it's just on top of sausage tacos.
Most social networking sites will take down photos featuring topless women, so the anti-breast cancer organization MACMA got creative for its breast self-exam tutorial: they demonstrated how to check for suspicious lumps on manboobs. Apparently, they're not really that different!
Boobs are boobs, no matter how sexy you find them. Take that, Internet censors!
Even as a "lame duck" president, Barack Obama is probably still the most powerful and famous person in the world. But His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, age 2, will be the King of England someday, so he can do whatever the hell he wants—including meeting the leader of the free world in a robe-and-slipper combo that even Hugh Hefner might find a bit casual.
George "I don't give a f*ck" Mountbatten-Windsor also thanked the president for the rocking horse that Obama gave him when he was born:
Just a few weeks after Omaha police officers befriended a squirrel who used to hang around their station's parking lot, the little critter died of unknown causes. Strap in, because you are about to experience a cavalcade of different emotions.
"Age is just a number" is an old adage that is cute until you're freaking out about being one silver hair away from looking like Mike Meyers (the actor)—who is actually pretty damn good looking for his age. Folks know they're getting old, they just don't want to be constantly reminded of it, OK? You darn tootin' kids! In these 25 hilarious stories culled from different Redditthreads and Twitterhashtags, both elders and youngins share the moment they realized time was no longer on their side.
1. The fact that science_fireball used the word "youths" makes this story more hilarious.
The other day I saw about 4 youths loitering down the street smoking cigarettes. Then I realized I was standing on my front porch glaring at them. Oh, how the tables have turned.
2. RainbowRoadMushroom thinks this portable music player is popular amongst the young folk.
I was explaining to interns how do use a piece of equipment that used D cell batteries. The words "like you would use in your boombox" escaped my lips....
3. This dad needs to bring this musical storage device back.
why did I just have to explain to my son what the cd player in my car was. #damnimold
Every time I see a "90s kids will remember this" post and realize that I don't recognize any of it, because it was after my time.
6. edstatue probably thought his baby face was going to last long.
I stopped being carded at the liquor store. I was like, shit, you sure you don't want to see it?
7. F-0X probably wants some little F-0Xes of his own.
When friends started having planned children.
8. This guy probably has one too many online subscriptions.
I keep having to scroll further and further to enter my date of birth when signing up for something.
9. The kids really need to get jiggy with it right, pprbckwrtr?
I was talking to some teenagers I worked with and one of them mentioned Miami so I broke out into the song by Will Smith. They looked at me strange and I was like "Oh is that too old for you? Its by Will Smith". They wouldn't believe me that Will Smith did music, and thought he was only an actor. I felt reallllllyyy old.
10. This woman's musical reference isn't that old.
Me: "Why do you have a bandaid on your face? You look like Nelly." 7th Graders: "Who is Nelly?"#ImOld
11. imakepies is living vicariously through these athletes.
When I watch football (in the UK). A player I adore and admire, the same as I did with players when I was younger, is now the same age or younger than me.
I am hero worshipping people sometimes 7 years my junior.
12. johnsmcjohn makes a pretty good point about hair.
The first time I found a gray hair and decided not to pull it out because having hair on my head was more important than what color it was.
13. PvP_Noob probably despises company happy hours.
I was legally drinking before some of my coworkers were born.
16. TheBQE thinks people in their twenties shouldn't complain.
When 24 year olds are all like, "Damn, I'm old."
17. TheBaadestMeinhoff is probably not that old, but he surely is a gentleman.
When meeting a girl for the first time, I recently noticed that I instinctively look at her ring finger. When did I get old enough that enough people are engaged/married that this is an actual concern???
I'm single now, after 15 years. Once I got my shit together and started feeling good about myself, I started walking a little prouder. Confident. Hell ... cocky.
One day I was in the supermarket getting a few things and these two girls started walking down the aisle toward me. They were both tall and quite lovely. They looked my way and started smiling.
Shoulders back. Head up. Show those pearly whites, man.
I went down to tailgate for a football game with some friends. We were hanging out, talking when a friend's daughter showed up with one of her friends. Knowing the daughter was 23 and a senior in college, the friend should be 22-23-24 or so. And super hot.
We're all just talking friendly, normal tailgate conversation. I went to the food table to get more nachos and the daughter's friend followed me over there. She's talking about something and then asks for my phone number. I felt great, getting hit on by a college girl. I'm getting ready to act flattered and let her down gently that I'm happily married.
She then swiftly cuts me down by following up with "I really think you and my mom would be a good pair".
EDIT: I forgot to include, that evening I told my wife what happened and I've never seen her laugh so hard. She then offered to give my number to her mom.
If the children are indeed our future, that means that the future of makeup is messy. After her two young boys, Noah and Ben, showed interest in the makeup videos she watched, this Scottish mom (who goes by the name apocalypse meoww on YouTube) let the boys do a makeup tutorial on her. It's a wonderful, adorable mess:
The mom also includes some helpful text notes on her boys' techniques, which are certain to be picked up by makeup-savvy celebs like Kylie Jenner, whose own lipstick is already a mess.
This seems like it could be a fun experiment to do with any kids. If, y'know, you have a lot of makeup to waste.
Sometimes, people will do something for a stranger without expecting anything in return. This sounds crazy and made up, because the world is normally a nightmare of cruelty and pain. But not always. These redditors shared stories about the times they were touched by an act of kindness from a stranger.
1. This now deleted user got helped by a little old lady, rather than the other way around.
I was heavily pregnant with my son and it was a roasting hot day on a busy bus. Not one person got up and gave me a seat. A elderly woman got out her seat and took my had and sat me down on it, I explained that this was okay and I was okay standing and that she should take her seat back and shouldn't be standing. She then said to me that I was exhausted and entitled to a seat and that she was so disappointed with all the other passengers on the bus who never got up, she then went into her bag and gave me a wee electric fan to cool me down cause I was so hot.
2. User awaythrow1985er was attacked by a van full of people wanted to fix his bike.
I used to ride my bike over 7 miles to work & back every day. It was a super shitty beach cruiser I bought at a garage sale for $10. Needless to say, I broke down pretty often. One cold night my cheap ass tire blew out in one of the neighborhoods in my route. Being a severely stubborn person, I immediately flipped the bike over to try to fix it myself. A few minutes later I see a SUV start heading towards me. My immediate thought was "this is how I'm going to die!" A family of four pops out & asks me if I'm ok. I, of course, said I was fine & I'm gonna miraculously fix it myself. They ended up calling more family members to come by with a tire pump. They ended up packing my bike in their car, taking me back to their place to look for parts to fix my bike up (I was also missing a pedal) & finally taking me home. It ended up pouring rain like a mother fucker by the end & they said me breaking down was "meant to be"..
3. One time, aryabadbitchstark forgot to videotape an encounter with a favorite celebrity. No worries.
I was at a convention where my high school celebrity hero Chris Colfer was going to speak about his new children's book The Land of Stories. I was sitting at his panel and it was Q&A time from the audience. In a rush, I left my camera on my seat and ran to the Q&A line to go first. I asked my question, he answered, all was wonderful. I got to speak to my hero. At the end of the day I was looking through my photos in my camera and found a video that I clearly didn't record. It was a video of me asking my question and Chris answering it. I figured that someone who sat next to me in the panel and had picked up my camera and recorded my question for me and didn't say anything about it when I returned to my seat. Thanks to that stranger, I have recorded footage of my one and only interaction with Chris Colfer.
4. User bravotango93 was fortunate enough to lose his wallet around the world's nicest, least thieving teens.
I got drunk one night and lost my wallet. I noticed it was gone but assumed it was in my friend's car and was far too wasted to worry about it. About 30 minutes later I hear a knock at my door, two teenagers had found my wallet in a lot about 6 miles from my home. They drove to my house at nearly 1 in the morning and returned it, all content included.
5. ImNotYourGuyPal nearly blew a job interview, until some random dude stepped in.
I was on my way to a job interview, I was running a little late...nothing too crazy, but I didn't want to fuck up any first impressions.Well, I get into the elevator to take me up to the floor where the interview was at. I'm making small talk with this older gentlemen who happened to work in the same office. He asked if I was ready for the interview...it was then I realized I forgot my copy of my resume in my car!
This guy without hesitation pushed the ground floor button and, I hustled my ass to my car, grabbed what I needed and, found the same guy waiting for me in the elevator. It's by this time that I'm late.
We both get to the floor we need to be at and, as we walk in I let the girl at the front desk know I was there for the interview. The woman is giving me this look of "you're late you aren't getting the job". Well, the older guy goes and tells the woman that he was taking too long to get to the elevator and, I was late due to his being slow.
That dude's lie solidified my position at the company for a good year.
6. User missambience had a berry good experience when she was pregnant.
Was at the checkout at Wal-Mart when I was very very noticeably pregnant, talking on the phone to my s.o. I was telling him they were out of strawberries and I'd have to drive across town to the other grocery store. And old man in line in front of me paid for his groceries, turned towards me, hands me one of his containers of strawberries and tells me baby needs them more than he does.
7. What happened to Greci01 is the complete opposite of what's happened to literally everyone else who has ever left their clothes behind in a public laundry facility.
In college I once forgot to unload my laundry from the dryer. When I got back at night someone folded all my clothes and neatly laid them on top of the dryer. Made my day.
8. ThisIsVeryDifferent provides the rare example of something actually good going down at a Subway.
Older woman who gave me a 60 dollar tip at Subway because she overheard me asking my boss for my paycheck early because I needed gas for my car to get to my doctor appointment. She had it in her hand, put it in mine, and told me not to look at it until she left.
9. User lulumartin had no cash in the bank, but thanks to some rando, gas in the tank.
Some guy saw me putting $4 in my gas tank one day. He looked at me and was like, "Four dollars!? What is that going to get you? A gallon? You're driving a mini-van! You'll go like 10 miles and be out again!" So I responded, "I put in what I can and when I get more, I put in more." He noticed I had kids in the car and said, "Hang up the nozzle, I'm not going to let you leave here with only $4 in your tank." Filled my tank. I couldn't thank him enough, so he just responded, "One day, you'll have something extra. Just return the favor to someone in your position once you're in mine." I can't wait for the day I'm able to do that.
10. Alright, look. This story of a Christmas miracle from zaonhort is going to make you cry, straight up.
In 2007 my father passed away suddenly from a heart attack. It was very difficult as I was only a sophomore in high school at the time, and I was the one who first found him laying there dead. It was very surprising how many people wanted to help, and also how many people I thought would, but didn't. Later that year on Christmas Eve, it was just me and my mother alone for the first time. My dad worked in a hospital and he would work every holiday except for Christmas so it was very special to have him home that day. Feeling rather depressed, I just sat by the window staring outside at the snow. I left the window for 30 minutes and came back to it. Outside someone had decorated our entire front yard with Christmas decorations galore. On the front step was a basket containing all kinds of goodies. In there was a note that said, "Remember you are not alone. There are many who care about you. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas." To this day it's still the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me and my mom.
11. Everybody should do this thing that happened to cullinan. Put some quarters in a meter, or buy another parking sticker. It will very clearly make someone's day.
Bought a 30 minutes parking ticket and put it on the dashboard... My errand took longer than expected, so I came back an hour later, expecting to find a fine. But no, someone had put an extra hour ticket on my windshield.... I looked around, hoping to find and thank my benefactor, but no one was there. It brightened me for the rest of the day.
12. A user named bayls123 loved something and let it go, and then it came back to him, so it was always meant to be.
I had just paid to re-fill my metro (or subway) card for the month. 78$. I was out doing groceries, and must have dropped it on my way home. Apparently a woman had noticed, and tried getting my attention, but to no avail. The next day, I went to find it, and couldn't. I was pretty upset that I would have to pay for a new one again. On my way out, downstairs in the lobby of my building, I saw a note that said to call this number, a metro card was found. I couldn't believe someone would actually make such an effort to return something they could have easily just used for themselves.
13. Maybe la-vie-boheme believes in The Secret, because they said what they wanted out loud and then totally got it right away.
As a child there was nothing I wanted more than to catch a baseball at a baseball game and have it signed by the team. My Dad took me to a baseball game one time and we were seated behind a family with a little boy a few years younger than me. I was talking to my dad about how much I wanted to have a baseball signed by all the players and the boy in front of us heard me. His dad turned around and showed me a baseball that had been signed by a significant amount of baseball players from that team. I looked at it and he let me hold it. When I tried to hand it back to him, he informed me that it belonged to his kid who had taken lessons from some of the. Apparently this kid had heard me talking to my dad and decided he wanted to fulfill my desire for an autographed baseball. I still have it.
14. Alright, those are some pretty kind strangers. But jon31494 was saved from drowning by one.
Had only just learned how to swim, but wasn't great at it by any means. Was on my first family vacation in Florida, and we were at the pool when I tried to swim into the deep end of the adult pool at the hotel. I started to struggle, and almost made it to the ledge to get out, but my body just sort of gave out and I sank. And then I get lifted up by some stranger who just lays me on the side of the pool, asks if I'm okay, then is on his way. Nobody else cared to help or just figured I was just playing around like I was drowning. If not for him, I'd likely be dead.
15. It's absolutely terrifying when even your basic needs aren't met, and equally rapturous when someone comes along and takes care of you, as happened to WitherBones.
I was homeless for a couple weeks. I worked during the day, rode the bus in the evening catching naps between transits and walked gas station to gas station at night to stay warm. One of the gas station attendants caught on and offered me a place to sleep. He left his keys in the car, so I could run the heater if I had to, and begged me not to steal it. I didn't, and left in the morning leaving a thank you note on the dash. He woke me up around 5 too, with some microwaved sandwiches. He is one of the kindest people I have ever met. The only thing he'd say as to why was that he knew life was hard, and he always hoped if he was in my spot, someone would do this for him.
When I was laid off years ago, with my wife and two kids to feed, someone would send me either $100 cash or a grocery gift card in the mail. It came every 1-2 weeks with no return address. To this day I have no idea who was sending it.
Twitter user Scott Leak has a dad. And recently, that dad put a hole in the wall. With his fist. Instead of breaking out the drywall and spackle, Leak's sister came up with an easy "fix" that gave their dad's handiwork dad-joke-level treatment:
My dad punched a hole in the wall so my sister framed it like an exhibit in an art gallery to mock him pic.twitter.com/Wsfx2JYEuq
BuzzFeed interviewed Leak, and he told them that "his dad hit the wall because he was mad at himself but doesn’t have any issues with anger. He was surprised that it went viral, and he said the rest of his family thinks it’s hilarious."
Other Twitter users responded with their own "art":
Since Prince's death on Thursday, millions of people have been mourning the singer, his work, and his wonderful singularity. Many musicians have been especially touched by his passing, and over the past few days, concert stages have been drenched in purple. Here are some of the best live covers of Prince's songs since his passing.
1. The Dixie Chicks, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
At a show in Denmark on Friday, The Dixie Chicks delivered a gorgeous cover of "Nothing Compares 2 U" and reminded many people who thought The Dixie Chicks were an early-90s flash in the pan that they're totally still a thing, and they're really, really good.
2. The Cast of The Color Purple Musical, "Purple Rain"
Jennifer Hudson and the rest of the cast of The Color Purple ended their Thursday performance with "Purple Rain."
A tribute to Prince by Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo and the cast of THE COLOR PURPLE.
After what seemed at the time to be a very definitive breakup in 2011, LCD Soundsystem is touring again. At their Coachella performance this weekend, they covered Prince's "Controversy."
Performed at Minneapolis's "Remembering Prince" event at First Avenue, rapper Dem Atlas performed a joyful cover of "Let's Go Crazy" that's not even ruined by the prodigious number of cell phones that occasionally block the view of this camera.
5. Mumford and Sons, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Mumford and Sons performed in St. Paul the night of Prince's death, so it would pretty much be illegal for them to not do a cover. They also chose to do "Nothing Compares 2 U," but really, it seems weirder that other musicians didn't pick that one.
True crime writer Michelle McNamara passed away in her sleep on Thursday, according to her husband Patton Oswalt's publicist. The publicist told CNN, "Her passing was a complete shock to her family and friends, who loved her dearly." McNamara was 46.
A writer with a strong interest in true crime stories, McNamara ran the website True Crime Diary, where she wrote about both cold cases and new crimes. One of her areas of interest was the Golden State Killer, who she wrote several articles about for Los Angeles Magazine.
Friends of Oswalt and McNamara have been sharing their heartbreak and sympathies on Twitter:
Words can’t describe the sadness I feel for @pattonoswalt. RIP Michelle McNamara.