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Jennifer Lawrence debuts hundreds of new angry facial expressions in the new 'Mockingjay' trailer.

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Could Jennifer Lawrence be any madder at President Snow right now?

The trailer for Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 is here, and Jennifer Lawrence, whom people in this movie keep calling "Katniss" for some reason, continues to rebel against The Capitol. Doesn't she seem kind of annoyed with President Snow when she says, "Nothing good is safe while Snow's alive"? I don't think this is a spoiler, but I counted over 2,000 angry glares from Jennifer Lawrence in this trailer.

I also spotted a few powerful Game of Thrones women:


Hi Margaery!


I see you, Brienne of Tarth.

The movie still doesn't come out until November 20, which seems like a really long time from now. Who knows where I'll be that far in the future? By then I could be rich enough to sympathize with Panem's tyrannical elite.


Little boy has hilarious sh*t-fit after stepping in it.

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One small step for man, one huge leap into a pile of crap.

Sorry, little boy. You learned a harsh lesson today. Sometimes you think you're safe to run gleefully barefoot around your own yard, but actually there's snakes in the grass. Snakes=dog sh*t.

Of course, the true sign of maturity is how we react to unexpectedly stepping in feces. Since Nash here is only a wee lad, his reaction is perfectly acceptable. It's how we all want to act when we step in shit, literally or metaphorically! We might be stoic, we might laugh it off, we might sigh, then deal with it as efficiently as possible. But on the inside, we're screaming, "I NEED PAPER TOWELS!" and "I'M NOT SO EXCITED."

One day, Nash will also have to restrain himself, but for now let's just allow him to give free rein to his feelings. He's not the winner in this situation and he isn't yet ready to deal with what defeat feels like. As the poster of this video labels it, "Dogs: 1 Nash: 0."

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5 things I learned about love from this week's episode of "The Bachelorette."

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My name is Nathan, and I'm bad at love.

So I'm turning to the 11th season of The Bachelorette for help. Week 4 is about beating out your love's new romantic interests. This episode marked the return of former Bachelorette runner-up Nick Viall, who I'm anticipating will provide plenty of future relationship advice. I want to be prepared to withstand any new gentleman callers that come my date's way this week, and this is what I learned to do just that:

1. Do turn on your friends for her.

The bromance of Clint and JJ is over. As Kaitlyn was dumping Clint, he looked to his closest friend for support. Instead JJ publicly demanded that Clint apologize for wasting poor Kaitlyn's time. This heroic betrayal of a friend showed JJ's willingness to put love first no matter what the cost. Clint's expletive-filled final confrontation may have led to JJ crying all alone, but the taste of those tears is worth another week in this journey toward true love.

2. Do write her poetry.

During the one-on-one date, Jared pulled out all of the stops by reading a poem that he had written for Kaitlyn. And boy has Jared has been holding out on us. He is a modern-day Shakespeare. This would make any heart melt: “So in conclusion, after I cross my T's and end all my I's with a dot, I just wanted to let you know that I like you Kaitlyn. I like you a lot." Game over. Rose. Telling a woman how you feel is one thing, but doing so with words that rhyme puts you on another level.

3. Don't get jealous of other men.

Kaitlyn spent the majority of this debating whether or not to start a relationship with Nick, so naturally she turned to the guys she is already dating for advice. Some were upset that she would dare question their own amazing four-week long connection. But the winners in Kaitlyn's eyes were the ones that didn't care if other men entered the picture. Note: stay confident that you are “the one" no matter who else the person you are dating is also dating. Repeat to yourself, “I will get engaged. I will get engaged. I will get engaged."

4. Don't engage in rap battles unless you can actually rap.

But if forced into it always reference the greatest film of all time: The Notebook.

5. Do know her favorite Disney songs.

On the second group date, the guys were put through a “real Broadway audition." After Joe didn't know the words to “A Whole New World" he might as well have packed his bags and gone home immediately. We all know that Kaitlyn, and women everywhere, will only marry a man that knows all of the music from every Disney movie ever. And David proved worthy. He outperformed the rest because he believes he really IS Aladdin. I can do this and move forward in my relationship. I can be Simba.

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'Degrassi' is dead. Long live 'Degrassi: Next Class' on Netflix!

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After 14 seasons, "Degrassi" is moving to Netflix.

Producer Stefan Brogren seems cheerful about this development.

Fans already knew the show wouldn't be back on TeenNick. But now it's been announced that it will be housed on Netflix beginning in 2016. The show will also get a new name, Degrassi: Next Class. What clues can we read into this title? Don't hold me to this, but I'm guessing it will be about high school students, possibly different ones than the current characters, learning hard but necessary lessons about growing up. What do you think? Do you agree? Did you know Degrassi was still on?

The continuation of the show should come as exciting news to Degrassi viewers who weren't so traumatized that they stopped watching after the shooting of Drake's character, Jimmy.

This girl's self-designed prom dress got her crowned Queen of the Internet.

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Photos of Kyemah McEntyre's custom dress have gone viral on social media.







A photo posted by Kyemah McEntyre (@mindofkye) on

It may never spark a global debate over what color it is, but to me, this dress is The Dress. It's just that cool. Apart from the fact that it's classy enough to be on any red carpet, it gains extra points from the fact that it was designed by the girl wearing it – Kyemah McEntyre. McEntyre is a senior at the Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange, New Jersey. In the fall, she's going to be enrolling at the Parsons School of Design, but after looking at this creation, I think she should probably be teaching there.

Photos of her dress have exploded across the Internet. People are going nuts for McEntyre's unique design (although she is quick to point out that it was actually made by Markell's Closet.)

She and her date looked fantastic.







A photo posted by Kyemah McEntyre (@mindofkye) on

They rode in style.







A video posted by Kyemah McEntyre (@mindofkye) on

And she was crowned prom queen, OF COURSE.







A photo posted by Kyemah McEntyre (@mindofkye) on

Congratulations, Ms. McEntyre. A lot of people manage to break the Internet, but not with positivity.

This Korean wedding photo went viral for a very deadly reason.

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I know it's not my wedding, but I vow to not make any viral/viral jokes.


"C'mon guys, it'll be hilarious! Western media won't accidentally take it seriously at all!"
(via Koreaboo)

Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a virus. An actual biological virus, packed with RNA and hovering on the border between complex life and simple chemistry. This photo, on the other hand, is of a wedding in Seoul, South Korea. An actual human wedding, packed with DNA and hovering on the border between a celebration of commitment and an opportunity for horny bridesmaids and groomsmen to swap spit. Put these two together, and one or the other is going to go viral. Dangit, I broke my vows already.



MERS can't stop this wedding.. Stay safe everyone!! #korea #mers
A photo posted by Koreaboo (@koreaboo) on

Ironically, although this photo went viral because it "perfectly captures" the fear in Korea over MERS right now, it was apparently taken as a joke. As in "Hey, you know how everyone in the news is freaking out about that virus? Let's all wear our facemasks as a joke." Yes, people in East Asian countries do often wear facemasks in public (especially if they have a cold and don't want to get others sick), but that's on the street or on mass transit. The masks are usually removed once you actually get to where you're going, especially to a celebration like this.

What is MERS? It's a relative of the common cold and SARS (which killed 774 people in 2004), and as the name suggests, it infects the respiratory system and originated in the Middle East. Someone brought it to Korea on a plane recently, which has caused a lot of worry. If you're not familiar with world demographics, Korea and East Asia in general is a much, much more densely-populated place than the desert regions of the Middle East.


Livin' in a virus paradise.(via reddit)

In other words, it's pretty much Disney World for viruses...except that's not even a metaphor because Disney World is an awesome place for viruses.


For show about nothing, Seinfeld actors got paid an insane amount any time they said something.

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In the last season of 'Seinfeld,' Jerry Seinfeld made enough money per line of dialogue that he could pay off your student loans by talking for five minutes. Yes, even med school.


What's the deal with TV show salaries? (via Getty Images)

If you're annoyed at Jerry Seinfeld for pouting about how he doesn't want to make offensive jokes at colleges anymore because college kids are too PC, get ready to maybe get annoyed all over again. In honor of Seinfeld's 25th anniversary last week, CNBC reported last week that by the time the show ended, Jerry was making approximately $13,000 per line of dialogue. And his coworkers made the same or more:

Richards at $15,000 per line, Louis-Dreyfus at $13,000 (same as Seinfeld), and Alexander at $11,000.

It's certainly not news that popular actors make a lot of money. (Or if it is, welcome to 2015, person who has obviously been in a bomb shelter for several years!) And really, we've known for years how much Seinfeld made in the last season of the show — one million an episode. But as you may or may not already know, the bigger numbers get, the fuzzier they feel in our brains. So, while we might understand that one million dollars is a lot of money, $13,000 per line of dialogue is what makes us go, "Holy shit, Jerry Seinfeld is the richest."

So basically, he doesn't really need to perform for those PC college kids anyway.

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If you hate soccer, you'll love how little money FIFA's $29 million movie made.

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"United Passions," FIFA's self-produced film, flopped worse than FIFA's attempts to get America into soccer.

America is just not a soccer country. We think of it as a children's game. We call the sport by a completely different name that the rest of the world. We don't respect soccer. Hell, because the rest of the world loves soccer so much, it leaves the good ol' U.S. of A. to investigate the massive, systemic corruption that plagues the world's largest sports association.

In the midst of the recent corruption arrests and allegations, FIFA bankrolled United Passions, a historical film about the organization's long history, to the tune of $29 million. But after opening weekend, the film only grossed $607. To put that in perspective, schlockmaster Tommy Wiseau's abysmal The Roommade three times more money in it's first (and only) two weeks of theatrical release.

The constant name-checking of FIFA in international news seems like a natural buzz-marketing campaign to get a few tickets sold. However, reviews for the film have deemed United Passions unwatchable. Here are some choice reviews:

"...[T]he bloated, talky epic starring Gerard Depardieu, Sam Neill and Tim Roth comes across as a squirm-inducing heap of propaganda at its most self-congratulatory."
Los Angeles Times

"United Passions is one of the most unwatchable films in recent memory, a dishonest bit of corporate-suite sanitizing that's no good even for laughs."
The New York Times
"Even without the current headlines, United Passions is a disgrace. It's less a movie than preposterous self-hagiography, more appropriate for Scientology or the Rev Sun Myung Moon. As cinema it is excrement. As proof of corporate insanity it is a valuable case study."
The Guardian

The reviews go on to present the film as devoid of any honest drama, or even a 3-act story arc. It plods along like a book report. The section of the film dedicated to the scandal-mired Sepp Blatter seems hilariously tone deaf. Blatter, played by Tim Roth, is seen closing sponsorship deals and constantly facing unseen enemies that want to destroy him. Even more inexplicable is the introduction of Blatter as a character in the film, having Blatter's predecessor and mentor say of Blatter, "He is apparently good at finding money."

The movie's abyssmal failure is certainly not the most pressing issue the organization is facing. Instead, it seems a byproduct of unchecked ego and greed. The film's action centers on bureaucracy rather than what makes the beautiful game so beautiful. United Passions is basically a 2-hour-plus industrial film about the history of organizing international soccer.

But, on the bright side, if you've ever worked a full-time shift as a bartender or matched 4 numbers in the Powerball, you've made more money than a motion picture.

Hilarious recap of this week's 'Game of Thrones' has much better ending for THAT scene.

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[SPOILERS, DUH] The whole thing is great, but particularly the way it lets you pretend Shireen came out on top.

Of all the Game of Thrones recaps that are not our sadly-discontinued Facebook recaps, my absolute favorite is "Chrys Watches GoT." Despite the simple name, Chrys (who runs the Tumblr "Captain of All The Ships") has carved out a big following with their mostly faithful, always hilarious captioned recaps of the show. I say "mostly faithful" because this week in particular contained one small departure from the plot (hinted at by the recap's title, "Episode 9: Full Rambo") which I have to say is a big improvement.

Related: A ranking of characters likely to die in the 'Game of Thrones' finale, with possible last words.

Click through the slideshow below to relive the whole episode while chuckling to yourself and feeling jealous that you didn't think of Chrys' amusing observations about the Game of Thrones universe. I highly recommend clicking through all the way to the end.


Can you find the man hidden in these photos?

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Chinese artist Liu Bolin is world famous for his "Hiding in the City" exhibitions.


What if you were trying to grab a magazine and you accidentally touched his face?
(via Edwynn Houk Gallery)

Liu Bolin's bold, precise work reminds me of my favorite artist of all time: Martin Handford. If you've never heard of Handford, that's for two reasons: he's not a household name, and you're an uncultured boob. But even if you've never heard of the man, you know his most famous creation:


The face that taught me to love books (but not words).(via Facebook)

That's right: Where's Waldo? (or Wally, if you're in the UK). Like Handford before him, Liu Bolin has accomplished the ultimate goal of every artist: to create pictures that you stare at, trying to find the hidden guy. But unlike Handford, Liu's pieces are photographs, and the hidden man is himself, painted to look exactly like whatever he's standing in front of. Since 2005, his Hiding in the City exhibitions have fascinated people in cities all across the globe. The latest is in Zurich's Edwynn Houk Gallery, and runs until August 1.

Liu's work requires meticulous labor and attention to detail. Painting himself can take up to ten hours, but the results are uncanny. He's kept at it for ten years, because he feels strongly about the project's message, which has to do with the marginalization of the Chinese people. Here's the gallery's description:

"The spectacles serve as an act of opposition on behalf of individuals who seem invisible within China's political and economic power structures in its move towards modernization."

The effect of the pieces is pretty powerful, even if they are easier than your average Where's Waldo? book.


This one took me a second.(via Edwynn Houk Gallery)


Libraries creep me out even when there isn't a guy hiding in the stacks.
(via Edwynn Houk Gallery)



There are easier ways to get on TV.(via Edwynn Houk Gallery)


This makes those gold-painted human statues look like chumps.
(via Edwynn Houk Gallery)


That just seems dangerous.(via Edwynn Houk Gallery)

'Good Morning America' doesn't understand the difference between sleep and death.

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Monday morning, the 'Good Morning America' Twitter account posted a picture of Simba with his dead dad, because, y'know, Mondays are the worst!


I'll sleep when I'm dead! Hahahaha! Wait... oh. (via The Verge)

Let's all give a big round of applause to the heroes at The Verge who managed to screen grab this Twitter gaffe before it was pulled down — yesterday morning, Good Morning America's Twitter account accidentally posted a picture of dead Mufasa with a reference about how it's so hard to get out of bed on Mondays. Because, y'know, you've ceased to have consciousness.

Unsurprisingly, GMA deleted the Tweet a couple of hours after it was posted. Personally, I appreciate being reminded of the impermanence of our existence first-thing during the work week; it's like saying, "Let's make every moment count before we turn into dust!"

With that in mind, GMA, here's a fun video you can link to for next Monday:

This adorable Instagram account shows what it's really like to be a toddler.

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A princess's eye view of the world.


"This is the hardest cookie I ever had to eat."(via)

Harlow Wiles is a two-year-old modern woman living her life in New York City, navigating her way through a maze of toys, naps and healthy snacks while her parents and older sister look on without fully understanding the seriousness of her tribulations. With the help of her mother Ilana Wiles, she documents the ups and downs of her toddler lifestyle on her insta2yearold Instagram page. Here's just a few of her pictorial dispatches to the world:

WORST DAY EVER.

A photo posted by @insta2yearold on





Do these shoes make my diaper look full? #newkicks #shoeshopping

A photo posted by @insta2yearold on

If you liked these, Harlow has plenty more to share with you right over here.


Someone finally figured out why we hate the word "moist."

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Rejoice, moist-averse! There's now research that points to why you probably hate the word. Hint: It has to do with sex.


Also slippery when... ah, you probably don't want me to say. (via Thinkstock)

When you ask people what words they hate, there's one that comes up again and again: moist. Enough people hate it with a fiery passion (or should it be a dewey, wet passion?) that I kind of want to be a jerk right now and repeat it a bunch of times: moist moist moist moist moist.

Sorry about that, moist-haters. But the good news is that some scientists at Oberlin College and Trinity University have done some research into why you probably hate the word. And through three related studies, they discovered that it's not, as some theorized, that saying words like moist cause the facial muscles to mimic an expression of disgust. Nor is it that the sound of the word is what grosses people out — that was quickly dispelled when people had no problem with "foist."

Rather, research points to a much more straightforward reason, the same reason why we hate diapers, toilets, crusty teen-boy socks, and so many other things: we associate the word with "disgusting bodily functions." Jim Davies has a nice summation of the research on Nautilus:

Well, people found “moist” most aversive when it follows an unrelated, pleasant word, such as “paradise.” There seems to be a contrast effect going on here. “Moist” seems bad when following “paradise” but not when following a really negative word, like a racial slur. “Moist” also didn't seem so unpleasant when it followed words related to food, such as “cake.” In contrast, it provoked the most negative reactions when preceded by overtly sexual words (use your imagination).

But because we're not quite as classy as Nautilus, I'll tell you that the words the researchers used included "fuck" and "pussy." I'm disappointed that there was no "moist penis" association, but you know what they say about psychological research: "They almost never use the phrase 'moist penis.'"

Overall, researchers estimated that about 20% of the population is moist-averse.

This cat getting its hair cut gives the best supervillain looks.

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If this cat doesn't belong to someone with "skull" in his name, something is wrong with the world.

You see this cat getting its hair cut? There is absolutely no way this cat is not plotting something. He's probably thinking about enslaving all dogs. Or using trickery to obtain more than his fair share of Meow Mix. Or how to eat the right amount of string so that it won't hurt him, but when he poops, he ends up with a string hanging out of his butt with a piece of poop attached to end and his owner has to deal with that walking around the house. Hm. Maybe that last one is just a thing my cat does? But it's totally an evil move. And this is an evil cat. So he probably does it.

Also, if it turns out that this cat just has a cat version of bitchy resting face, my apologies.

Baseball's getting a lot less boring thanks to MLB's new amphibious pitcher.

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At least, that's what one paper had to say about the Oakland A's new ambidextrous pitcher, Pat Venditte.

Great news, guys: The Oakland A's have a real-life salamander-man (sala-MAN?) stepping up to the plate this week. Well, that's what one newspaper said thanks to a typo, anyway. Unfortunately, it's actually just a guy who pitches with both arms and not some sort of unholy, The Fly-esque combination of man and frog. Being ambidextrous is still cool, but it'll take an amphibian to get this girl in the stands!

A side note, if you weren't aware: typos like these used to frequently be called "boners," from the definition "afoolishandobviousblunder;stupidmistake." This means that in the years before our current use of boner, dozens of joke books were published with "boner" sections, and some books were simply entitled Boners or variations on that, such as Bigger & Better Boners, Prize Boners for 1932, and, appropriate for this instance, Boners in the News.

Basically, I'm just trying to get you to think about the word "boner" every time you see a funny typo. You're welcome!

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Uh oh, hold onto your panties, Tom Hardy's stunt double is basically his twin.

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Jake Tomuri is the Kiwi stunt double of super hot Tom Hardy, so guess what, he's super hot.



Last day riding in style #seriousbusiness
A photo posted by Jacob Tomuri (@jaketomuri) on

And he loves to Instagram! The picture above definitely doesn't do him justice, but before we continue, it seems only fair to tell you he's married with kids. I know, I know. It seemed too good to be true that there was more than one Tom Hardy in the world and it was. Just take this as a hopeful sign that there might be others out there, wandering the desert and waiting to meet you.

Meanwhile, ow, my ovaries:



High-Octane Nappy Change


A photo posted by Jacob Tomuri (@jaketomuri) on


Of course, it's normal for a stunt double to look something like their stuntee (?), but this is incredible:


Even if you don't think the resemblance in uncanny, or at least arousing, his pictures show a pretty interesting glimpse into the world of "Mad Max: Fury Road."



A brief moment upright with Russ, Nick and the little legend Macyn


A photo posted by Jacob Tomuri (@jaketomuri) on


And here he is with Dayna Grant, the stunt double of Charlize Theron. They definitely fooled me for a second there, because dirt and rags make twins of us all:



Dayna Grant. One of the toughest stunt performers on the planet #madmaxfuryroad #stuntdouble @daynastunts
A photo posted by Jacob Tomuri (@jaketomuri) on
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