Little Marco Rubio sat in a giant chair, and someone posted a picture of it, and the Internet saw it, and they photoshopped it—because that's what the Internet does. To be fair, the photo was taken by Elizabeth Frantz for the Concord Monitor in August during a New Hampshire campaign stop, but what about this election has been fair?
The Detroit GOP debate on Thursday was so wild, what with the dick talk and Ted Cruz's booger-eating, that you may be forgiven for forgetting the part where Donald Trump called Sen. Marco Rubio "Little Marco," and Rubio, bless his heart, shot back with "OK, Big Donald." Things are not going well for democracy right now, but they are going great for bizarre web content. Here are 12 of the best unfair-but-hilarious exploitations of this innocent picture.
1. Before we get to the Photoshops, Bloomberg Politics writer Matt Negrin hits the nail on the head on Twitter.
2. Redditor gizmole wasted no time getting to what everyone wanted to see: Big Donald and Little Marco.
2. Redditor syokk (with the groundwork laid by redditor myphotoshopaccount) gave the world Really Little Marco.
3. In a more positive light, a redditor whom Rubio and Trump are courting for endorsement, /u/horse_sized_dick, makes Rubio part of a (Matrix) Revolution(s) in a way Bernie could never achieve.
4. /u/dystopika lived up to their name with this topical Thunderdome dystopia where Cruz and Rubio finally team up to fight Trump.
5. There's no way to top /u/i_am_a_bot_ama's title, so: "Red State 5, Standing By"
6. Here's a deep cut from /u/LucasLeArtist for people who can remember all the way back to 2012 and remember that Rubio is currently flattered/criticized as "the GOP's Obama."
7. /u/billharrell imagines a much friendlier relationship between Little Marco and Big Donald.
8. Whereas redditor locoavocado thinks everyone is just Trump's plaything.
9. Finally (warning: NSFW) user manicatorman decided to get back to the original controversy—which was Marco Rubio accusing Donald Trump of being unendowed. Show him the receipts!
When Liel Ainmar Assayag got pregnant, she started noticing some interesting changes—in her cat, Panda, a black-and-white female rescue. Panda, perhaps (it's been speculated) developing sympathetic maternal instincts, suddenly became way more attentive. "Once I got pregnant she started following me around the house, tucking her head on my belly, purring," Assayag told BoredPanda. And she's got the pictures of the cat loving her baby bump to prove it.
When Assayag gave birth, she sent her husband back to their home in Calgary, in Canada, so that the cat could learn the baby's smell and not be alarmed by the new creature in the house. Far from being alarmed, Panda has transferred her attention wholeheartedly to the new baby boy. "Now, 3 months later, she jumps on the bed near him, smells him, sits next to him. You can clearly see she loves him from the beginning!"
Hey, did you know that kids who grow up with pets have fewer allergies and better immune systems? It's also just really nice. So is adopting a pet. Liel has a message for families who are thinking of giving up their animals after having a kid: “I want to show the people that pets are great companions for kids and they can learn so much from them,” Assayag told http://www.buzzfeed.com/leticiamiranda/this-cats-love-for-this-newborn-baby-will-warm-your-cold-hea?utm_term=.skolGEVzwB#.xuKzAbdJE3BuzzFeed. “For some people they are just pets. But for the pets, people are their family and that’s how we should treat them — as family. And you don’t give up on your family." Nice stuff is nice.
Luna Lee has made a name for herself playing covers of modern rock songs the gayageum, and her rendition of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' proves Korea had the technology for grunge centuries before the West invented the electric pickup, amp, and distortion pedal. The gayageum a Korean stringed instrument that first originated in the 6th century and took on its modern form in the 19th Century. She plays all the different parts and lays them over each other seamlessly—and as for how Nirvana sounds on the traditional instrument, it's ethereal, it's haunting, and it's undeniably badass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exvlW9fSEwc
Here's the cover of Jimi Hendrix that first brought Luna attention online:
From The Parent Trap to Dr. Strangelove to Being John Malkovich to The Klumps, actors playing opposite themselves can take many forms, all of which appear in Burger Fiction's amazing compilation of all the times movie magic performed a double (or more) act. From twins to hallucination scenes, daydreams, alternate egos, doppelgängers, clones and the good old-fashioned multiple-roles-in-one-movie trick, it's all in this amazing movie montage. It happens way more than you'd think, too. Have you seen them all?
Jonah Hill hosted Saturday Night Liveon March 5, and he starred in a digital short that covered both the agony and the ecstasy of high school sports. What starts off as Friday Night Lights turns more into Freaks and Geeks, or, if you prefer, from his character in 21 Jump Street to his character in Superbad. Sorry, Nate.
The election has given Saturday Night Live way more to work with than they could handle even in their yuge cold open about this week's events in the Republican race in the March 5 episode—especially the somehow-resilient appeal of Donald "I Don't Know About The Klu Klux Klan" Trump. In this spot-on parody of patriotic-sounding campaign ads, SNL cuts through the rhetoric to reflecting the real reasons that many voters are supporting Trump. When they pull the lever for him, it'll be the one marked "R," but it won't stand for "Republican."
Geez-o-pete, you guys, would you get a load of this porcine trash panda named Pang Fu? He's so fat that he has become famous for his roly-poly antics, with an entire Facebook page devoted to his immense glory. His name translates from Chinese to "Fat and Prosperous," an appropriate title for this Taiwan-dwelling wash bear weighing over 30 lbs. (He is on a diet, though, his owner insists.) Here's his greatest hit, "climbing on a person and jumping hilariously and haplessly to reach a door handle" (not the original title):
一整個精力旺盛的胖子 版權聲明為 Jukin Media 公司擁有 Copyright by Jukin Media
Like all raccoons, he loves grabbing toys and taking them to new hiding places, except that getting up and down the stairs can be a bit of an issue for Pang Fu.
搶了鳥的玩具，結果卡了手指頭 Steal birds toys, finger stock in cage 我已恢復健康了，感謝祝福和關心我的每位朋友❤ I feel better thanks every one ❤
Regardless of what the deal is in Taiwan and whether this lardass is a rescue, don't try to keep raccoons as pets. Especially in the United States where there's lots of rabies. They're very smart and very aggressive when they get older, and that's a bad combo.
Music and love are the only truly international languages, and you'll love watching Korean musician Jun-Hyuk Choi politely ask if he can join a group of street musicians in Florence, Italy and play their huge contrabass. (The regular bass player, who kindly let him step in, is on the left in the blue jacket.) Without much more than snapping out the time he wants to play, the impromptu trio launch into the jazz standard "Autumn Leaves." Towards the very end, the video gets a little shaky as even the person filming starts tapping their foot.
Web animation master Dan Boe (the guy behind 'Annoying Orange') created "Kylo Ren TV," presumably to answer the question "would it work if you put Kylo Ren's mask and voice-modifier thingy over the faces and voices of other famous movie characters?" The answer is "yes" and also "thank you for doing this," because it's one of the most oddly compelling movie mashups since the Hell's Club compilations. Why it's so funny is a bit unclear—it's not like the Emo Kylo Ren Twitter account, which relies on Kylo's personality and backstory. This...just...is great. Just because. Just because it is.
It's unclear what about this weekend has unearthed such a bounty of incredible music videos, but this one is perhaps the greatest—a Rube Goldberg-esque instrument using 2000 marbles. The insanely complicated device was created by Martin Molin, who also scored the song. It is, simply put, hard to only watch once, because not only is the song highly enjoyable, you'll want to watch every detail to figure out just how every part of the machine works. Molin is part of the Swedish band Wintergatan, which typically use tons of instruments in a really complex way, so this is an interesting twist on that tradition. He's also wearing some kind of crazy Enlightentment-era jacket that you can really only get away with if you're a Swedish marble rock musician.
https://vimeo.com/157743578
Here's more of Wintergatan, so you can see their usual many-instrumented style:
Think about your dreams in life and the silly little excuses you make to avoid pursuing them, and then watch Gracie the dachshund leap off a kayak to give chase to a dolphin a hundred times her size. What was your excuse again? Bet it sounds pretty silly now. You may not succeed in hunting the dolphin, but you can't succeed in hunting glory if you don't jump off the bow to begin with.
In the wake of a supposed feud between Katt Williams and Kevin Hart, a "meeting of black comedians" gave Jay Pharaoh the opportunity serve up a buffet of impressions on the March 5 episode of Saturday Night Live that is so funny, even he could barely keep it together. This is the best bit where an SNL comedian made himself crack up at the Weekend Update desk since Bill Hader's Stefon. Everyone commenting on it agrees that the best in the bunch is his Chris Rock, which was so good he didn't even have to announce whose voice it was, but his Hart, Chappelle, Tucker, and Murphy renditions are all pretty great. It was just all great. (Apparently, he included Michael Che and even Colin Jost in the dress rehearsal, but it was cut for time).
Few things in Hollywood are stable. Careers fluctuate and celebrity marriages (aside from a few notable exceptions) crumble faster than that sleeve of Girl Scout cookies you shoved in your purse. Celebrity friendships, on the other hand, seem to be able to stand the test of time. Here are 15 celebrity besties whose off-screen friendships are as famous as they are.
1. Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire
These two pals became best friends in the 80s, when they were both teen actors. "After I met Tobey at an audition, I felt like I wanted this guy to be my friend," DiCaprio has said. Over 25 years later, they are still best buds. "Every project we do, we talk about," said DiCaprio. "Every single choice I've made, I've talked to Tobey about and vice versa. We've had endless conversations about certain projects and argued with one another and supported one another along the way."
When J Lo got with Marc Anthony, she also got a new best friend. Leah was friends with Marc, and quickly after the two women met, they became lifelong besties. Jennifer posted this picture on her Instagram with the hashtags: #lovemybestie #imhereforher #sheshereforme #wemakeeachotherbetter #growingtogether that's #TRUELOVE. We all know hashtags = love.
Not even Scientology could break these BFFs apart.
3. Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon
JT and JF met at the 2002 VMAs. Fallon was hosting the awards, and Timberlake had just left NSYNC and was performing for the first time as a solo artist. "I remember talking backstage during those VMAs,” Fallon told GQ in a joint interview with Timberlake. “I was totally nervous and you were nervous and we both ended up having good nights. We’re good luck to each other – like each other’s rabbit foots.”
Jimmy thinks Justin is really really really really really really great. Compared to everyone else who he just thinks is really great.
4. Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts
These Aussie besties met when they were teenagers auditioning for a bikini commercial. "Naomi Watts and I are very, very good friends and have maintained that through many things…I think that's really rare, particularly for actresses, and I take a lot of pride in that," Kidman told the Telegraph.
You can just imagine these two spilling secrets over a bloomin onion.
5. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
Ben and Matt met at the ages of eight and 10, respectively, while living in a suburb of Boston. In 1997, they wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, and won the Oscar for Best Screenplay. They are the kind of pals who are always there for each other. Ben once said, "If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd call." That seems like a very real possibility.
This friendship survived Bennifer. It can survive anything.
6. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
Amy and Tina met in 1993 at Chicago's ImprovOlympic. They hit it off right away, and are now the famous gal-pals everyone aspires to be. Amy said Tina hasn't changed in the 20 plus years of their friendship, “She’s the same way back then as she is now, which is really, really funny and incredibly hard-working and a very supportive and loyal friend. But she was a lot less rich. That was the only difference: she was like 100 percent less rich.”
The gal-pal dream team.
7. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly
Will and John met through Molly Shannon at a brunch. "We just really hit it off," Reilly told Metro. "I feel like I’ve known him since we were kids." The hilarious duo starred in Talladega Nights and Stepbrothers together, and their bromance continues to this day.
Hey, did we just become best friends?
8. Rachel and Monica Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox
Jennifer and Courtney became besties soon after Friends premiered in 1994. "There's absolutely no judgment in Court," Aniston said of her best friend, "You'll never feel scolded. She's extremely fair, ridiculously loyal and fiercely loving."
To answer the question everyone's been asking for the past 20 years: yes, these Friends are friends in real life.
9. Seth Rogen and James Franco
Seth and James met in 1999 when they were both cast in the (tragically) short-lived series, Freaks and Geeks. The pair quickly became best friends and went on to costar in the films Pineapple Express, This is the End, Knocked Up and The Interview (which caused threats from North Korea and the infamous Sony hack). Franco credits Rogen with helping him get through the media circus surrounding The Interview. "At one point he texted me and said 'I’m glad it’s you I’m going through this with,'" Franco said of Rogen.
This generation's Cheech and Chong.
10. Oprah and Gayle (Duh.)
Gayle and Oprah's friendship is legendary. They two worked together at a TV station in Baltimore in the 70s, where Oprah was a news anchor and Gayle was a production assistant. When a snowstorm hit the area, Oprah offered to let Gayle stay at her house. "We didn't really know each other," Gayle said, "but she was just that kind of girl even then." The two have been best friends ever since.
“She is the mother I never had. She is the sister everybody would want,” Winfrey said in an interview with Barbara Walters. “She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don’t know a better person. I don’t know a better person.”
Oprah loves Gayle even more than she loves bread.
11. Brad Pitt and George Clooney
Brad and George became close in 2001 after filming Oceans 11. The buds are known for pulling elaborate pranks on each other, but there's also a sincere friendship behind all of the boyish jokes. Clooney told The Advocate, "Not only do I enjoy him as a person and respect his talent, but I also love what he does in the world. I can't speak highly enough about how hard he works at making the world better. I'm very proud to call him my friend."
Let's hope they stop being friends before there's an Oceans 14.
11. John Hamm and Paul Rudd
John and Paul met back in the early 90s when they were Midwestern teenagers both interested in the same lucky girl. They were rivals back then, but soon became best friends and, oh yeah, rich and famous actors.
Just want to be the meat in that friendship sandwich.
13. Katy Perry and Rihanna
In 2009, Katy complimented Rihanna on her Valentino bag, so Rihanna sent her one. The two singers have been BFF ever since. Rihanna told Elle she loves how Katy tells it like it is. "I feel safe around people who tell me the [bleeped]-up [bleep], because I know they’ll always tell me the truth.”
This friendship's made it through so many hairstyles.
14. Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong
Matthew and Lance became buddies in 2005, and many shirtless pictures followed. Matthew said about his pal, "I'd do anything he asked me to, even though he'd probably never ask me to, and he feels the same way. It's fun going out and living life and doing things at the drop of a hat. LiveStrong just happens to be the most deliberate guy I’ve ever met."
He calls Lance "LiveStrong." Just let that sink in.
Two best friends with a total of three balls.
15. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet
Kate and Leo's friendship started with Titanic in 1997, when they were just 21 and 22. Years later, in 2008, while promoting their film Revolutionary Road on The Today Show, Leo gushed about his friend and costar: "She's still as beautiful and radiant as the day I met her. She is the consummate professional; she keeps pushing herself to an emotional truth when she's working. That's why I keep saying she's the best." Almost 20 years after Titanic, the two are still best buds, as you could see from their embrace at this year's Oscars.
END THIS FRIENDSHIP AND FALL IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER NOW, DAMN IT!
BONUS: Kim Kardashian and her reflection
No one knows the exact date Kim became best friends with the sight of herself, but it would appear to pre-date the sex tape which made her famous.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off in Flint ahead of Tuesday's Michigan primary. Both in desperate need of lozenges, the candidates clashed over financial regulations, old votes on Iraq, super-predators, taxation and school funding—but avoiding calling each other insulting nicknames! Plus, there was an awkward question about religion near the end. Here are the funniest 29 reactions from comedians (and some regular commentators) to the Michigan #DemDebate:
Kim Kardashian is breaking the Internet again, although this time it's not from behind. On Monday, Kardashian tweeted a picture of herself completely naked save two black censor bars (fashion-wise, you can't go wrong with classic black) and the caption: "When you're like I have nothing to wear LOL."
Kardashian's body looks amazing in this picture. Amazing. And sure, the Kardashians are famously pro-waist training, but Kim just had a baby three months ago. So is this really her body now?
Look to the hair and ye shall find the answer. On February 11, she was platinum blond for her husband Kanye West's fashion show, but that was a wig.
On Saturday, she posted a photo on Instagram of herself with the same dark hair she's had for the last year.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCitq5zOS8m/
The hair in this "new" selfie looks almost exactly like her hair from a year ago.
https://www.instagram.com/p/0ToM3AOS5m/
Overall, this new picture looks quite a bit like it was taken around the time this one was. It's even taken in the same bathroom.
https://www.instagram.com/p/0UNRaFuS9V/
Maybe, like the caption on the picture below, she just came across it on her computer and felt like posting it. The only difference is there's no #TBT hashtag, and of course, she didn't post this one on a Thursday.
https://www.instagram.com/p/2ZpMT3uS67/
So maybe this new (almost) full-frontal nudie shot is one from last year that she came across and wanted to post now. Whatever, either way, she looks great, and you know those black bars are probably already sold out on the Neiman Marcus website.
Rock hammered the diversity issue in his monologue, and also mocked Smith for boycotting because she doesn't act in movies:
Jada said she’s not coming. I was like, ‘Isn’t she on a TV show?’ Jada’s gonna boycott the Oscars? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited!
https://youtu.be/6_jCGJnKrO8
Smith didn't sound too concerned about being the target of Rock's jokes:
Hey look, it comes with the territory but we gotta keep it moving. We gotta keep it moving. We gotta keep it moving. There’s a lot of stuff we gotta handle, a lot of stuff going on in our world right now. We gotta keep it moving.”
The Academy did respond to the diversity controversy surrounding this year's ceremony and put a plan in place to increase diversity in its membership. Smith has yet to specify her future plans for how she'll handle all the "stuff in our world right now."
