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Vote In Round 1 Of BuzzFeed's '90s March Madness
Vote for your favorite music, TV, movies, celebs, and stuff from your childhood!
Welcome to BuzzFeed's '90s March Madness, a battle for nostalgia supremacy!
We had such a fun time with Hot Guy March Madness last year that we decided to do it again. But instead of hot dudes, we selected 64 of the best of '90s music, celebs, TV, movies, and stuff to duke it out for the honorable title of "Ultimate '90s Thing."
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Voting starts now and ends Saturday at midnight ET. Get your votes in now!
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How Well Do You Know Ted Mosby From "How I Met Your Mother"?
Haaaaaaaaaaaave you met Ted?
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What You Say To A Highly Sensitive Person And What They Hear
HSP = Highly sensitive person.
What you say:
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What they hear:
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What you say:
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“My parents live in Ohio; I live in the moment.”
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Us little guys need to stick together!
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Why Selena Gomez Deserves All 69 Million Of Her Instagram Followers
REIGN, QUEEN!!
Come one, come all. Gather round and let me tell you a-something about Selena Gomez. The same Selena Gomez that has 69 MILLION PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW HER ON INSTAGRAM.
That's right, 69 million people. If Selena's Instagram followers were a country, it would be the 19.5th largest country in the world. In between Turkey and Thailand. Obviously this country would be called Selena's Arctic.
It has nothing to do with weather conditions or locaton. I just think Selena's arctic has a nice ring to it.
But this isn't about the great country that is Selena's Arctic. This is about why Selena deserves to be the Queen of Instagram. And why all of her 69 million followers should feel #blessed to have her in their feed.
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First of all, Selena graces all of us with lots of famous pal presence. Like Paul Rudd saying hi to Selenators.
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We Know Which Disney Character You Are Based On Your Favorite Color
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14 Insanely Delicious Ways To Prepare Chicken Thighs
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You're Late To This Young Actor's Coming-Out Party
Galvin at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in January 2015.
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When Noah Galvin casually referred to himself as a gay man in front of 200 TV journalists in January, he thought nothing of it. The 21-year-old actor spoke at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, on how his friends reacted to his being cast as gay teen lead Kenny O'Neal on ABC’s The Real O’Neals — his first small-screen gig — and mentioned his own sexual orientation almost in passing.
“I have found that there is a very clear distinction between how young people view the show as opposed to older people who have gone through this,” he said at the time about the family comedy. “I’m gay myself, and I haven’t gone through a lot of the things that Kenny goes through in the series. I felt a little disconnected from it because I was experiencing these things again but I was like, ‘Is this … crazy new and groundbreaking?’”
Noah Galvin didn’t think much of saying those three words —“I’m gay myself” — two months ago. “I've been out since I was 14 years old,” he recently told BuzzFeed News over coffee at a sunny cafe in Studio City, California.
But when he left the press conference that day, Galvin was quickly reminded that, for many people, the idea of an openly gay actor playing a proudly out teenager on a network TV show is still something noteworthy. “I came off the stage and Twitter was ablaze with ‘Noah Galvin comes out at TCAs’ stories," he recalled with a laugh. “I was like, ‘I didn't come out to anybody. It was just new information to you.’”
The cast of The Real O'Neals: Bebe Wood, Matt Shively, Galvin,
Jay R. Ferguson, and Martha Plimpton.
ABC
Galvin is part of a generation that grew up with a previously unimaginable amount of LGBT representation in the mainstream media, from Degrassi and Glee to Ellen DeGeneres and Neil Patrick Harris. The importance of LGBT visibility has been a predominant motivation in many coming-out stories in the last 20 years, the logic being that kids are more likely or willing to embrace their own sexuality if they grow up seeing a larger number of LGBT performers and characters in the spotlight. So Galvin completely understands why his nonchalant approach to referencing his sexuality in such a public forum elicited a strong reaction, most notably from the older sect. “They are the generation that went through the bullshit in order for this show to be possible,” he said.
He notes, however, that not everyone in Hollywood shares his outlook on embracing one’s authentic self. “There is a certain level of closeted-ness among the male acting community here I experienced that doesn't exist in New York,” he said with palpable incredulity in his voice.
Galvin
ABC
Galvin — who was raised in an artistic community in upstate New York — moved to New York City when he was 15 to audition for theater roles following a stint in a national tour of Les Misérables. Two years after the move, he began flying back and forth to Los Angeles to try out for television shows, with little success.
Then, in 2015, he landed the role of Kenny, the son of uber-Catholic Eileen (Martha Plimpton) and Pat (Jay R. Ferguson) who comes out to his family in the pilot episode. Kenny’s landmark moment is overshadowed, at first, by a trio of additional revelations: His introverted sister Shannon (Bebe Wood) has been stealing the money she raised for charity, his jock brother Jimmy (Matt Shively) is anorexic, and his parents are getting a divorce. This group confession notwithstanding, Galvin stressed that he and his character had very different coming-out experiences: “Mine was in a very liberal family and his was not.”
The connection between the show’s religious and sexuality-focused themes is one of Galvin’s biggest sources of pride when it comes to talking about The Real O’Neals. “He's gay and Catholic and has a relationship with God, and it's the others around him who need to accept it and get used to it,” he said. “It's a cool thing … to show kids that they can be religious and they can have a relationship with God regardless of their sexuality.”
Garrett Clayton and Noah Galvin in a fantasy dance sequence on The Real O'Neals.
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The first three episodes of the series — which is loosely based on author and show executive producer Dan Savage’s childhood — not only tackled Kenny’s coming-out and his religious mother’s struggles with her son owning his sexuality, but most recently told the story of Kenny’s first date with a guy, Ricky (Garrett Clayton). In “The Real Lent,” which aired March 8, the date doesn’t go quite as hoped; however, the episode did feature a fantasy dance sequence between the two men that Galvin felt was significant.
"One of our showrunners showed her daughter the episode … and after she watched it, she stared at it for a little while and then asked to watch it again, because she had never seen two boys dance together,” he said, a smile exploding on his face. “I love that [people] can watch this on TV and it's going to be completely the norm. It's not going to be something that's an oddity. It's going to be a complete nonissue, and that's a really cool thing.”
Galvin and Plimpton.
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Upcoming episodes chronicle some more firsts for Kenny — his first kiss, the first time he asks a boy to prom. It’s personally important to Galvin that the show continues to honor the romantic elements that are part of every teen's coming-of-age, not just gay teenagers. “There wasn't a lot of man-on-man or woman-on-woman affection on TV when I was growing up, and I'm excited for kids to see that,” said Galvin, citing Will & Grace and Modern Family as shows that have been criticized for failing to show realistic physical contact between the gay male characters. “Kenny's just like any kid going through adolescence, so I like the idea of him getting to ask a person out — it just happens to be a boy — and getting to have his first kiss — it just happens to be with a boy.”
It’s not lost on Galvin that he is now playing the kind of prominent gay character that the next generation of TV watchers may look to for comfort; that was why it was of particular urgency to him that a gay actor played the role of Kenny, so “it wasn’t an affectation.”
“You can't replicate the gay experience or the coming-out experience … to really understand that was so important to me,” he said, his hand unconsciously rapping against the table to emphasize his thought. “I have been given this amazing opportunity to tell the story of a young gay man coming out of the closet, and — even cooler — it’s not the story of a kid who is struggling with his sexuality. I'm excited for people to see that.”
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23 Gifts To Give Yourself When Studying Is Too Hard
Make midterms more manageable with a giant baked potato bean bag.
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For when you're at the library, but damn you could use a drink:
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For when you're dreaming of home cooking instead of smuggling dining hall snacks:
Get this baked potato bean bag — complete with a satin, butter-shaped pillow — at Bfibercraft.
For when you want to study in the comfort of your own bed:
Instant seclusion. Find the pop-up bed tent at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
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Sandra Oh And George Takei Are Among The 25 Academy Members Protesting The Oscars' Asian Jokes
Chris Rock hosting the 2016 Academy Awards.
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During this year's Oscars, host Chris Rock and presenter Sacha Baron Cohen came under fire when the former staged a skit playing off the stereotype that all Asians are good at math, and the latter made a quip about "yellow people with tiny dongs." Critics quickly took to Twitter in outrage over the jokes, and last week, 25 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who are of Asian descent sent the organization a letter demanding to know "how such tasteless and offensive skits could have happened."
After this year's Oscars broadcast, Arthur Dong, a documentary filmmaker and a former member of the Board of Governors, drafted the letter with his colleagues Freida Lee Mock and David Magdael, he told BuzzFeed News over the phone.
"We need to talk to our colleagues there and say, 'We don't like this. This is not right. What happened? Our name is on your roster of members. We have a right to understand why this came about,'" said Dong, who is also a film professor at Loyola Marymount University.
Dong, Mock, and Magdael sent the letter to the Academy last Wednesday in advance of the Board of Governor's meeting today. They reached out to other members, like Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee, Star Trek actor George Takei, and Grey's Anatomy alum Sandra Oh, who all cosigned what they had written.
"These are not harmless jokes," Dong said. "It was shocking that in this celebratory mood, this would happen. ... Of course the question is about the two jokes, but there's a much bigger question: How has this been going on for so many decades since the invention of cinema?"
Dong said they chose to release the letter (which you can read in full at the bottom of this post) after it was leaked to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview with THR shortly after the letter was published, Takei said he "was astounded at the obliviousness and the ignorance of the Academy people with regard to the notion of stereotypes." He went on to say he's looking for "an apology [from the Academy] for that shameful presentation."
The organization has since issued the apology Takei was looking for. "The Academy appreciates the concerns stated, and regrets that any aspect of the Oscar telecast was offensive," a spokesperson told BuzzFeed News. "We are committed to doing our best to ensure that material in future shows be more culturally sensitive.”
A representative for Baron Cohen said he was not available for a comment and a representative for Rock did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request.
Here is the letter in full, which Dong provided to BuzzFeed News:
March 9, 2016
Cheryl Boone Isaacs, President
Dawn Hudson, CEO
Members of the Board of Governors
Reginald Hudlin and David Hill, Oscars® Producers
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
RE: “Oscars: Why Make Cheap Jokes at the Expense of Asians?”
(Hollywoodreporter.com)
“The Oscars anti-Asian racism was alive and well.”
(PsychologyToday.com)
“Asian-American Jab at Oscars reveals deeper diversity woes”
(Associated Press, Salon.com)
Dear Cheryl, Dawn, Members of the Board of Governors, Reginald and David:
We are writing as Academy members of Asian descent to express our complete surprise and disappointment with the targeting of Asians at the 88th Oscars telecast and its perpetuation of racist stereotypes.
In light of criticism over #OscarsSoWhite, we were hopeful that the telecast would provide the Academy a way forward and the chance to present a spectacular example of inclusion and diversity. Instead, the Oscars show was marred by a tone-deaf approach to its portrayal of Asians.
We’d like to know how such tasteless and offensive skits could have happened and what process you have in place to preclude such unconscious or outright bias and racism toward any group in future Oscars telecasts.
We look forward to hearing from you about this matter and about the concrete steps to ensure that all people are portrayed with dignity and respect.
We are proud that the Oscars reach several hundred million people around the world of whom 60% are Asians and potential moviegoers.
Sincerely,
Don Hall, Sound Branch, John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, Academy Governor, 18 years
Freida Lee Mock, Documentary Branch, Academy Award winner, Academy Governor, 6 years
Arthur Dong, Documentary Branch, Academy Award nominee, Academy Governor, 4 years
Ang Lee, Directors Branch, Two-time Academy Award winner
Chris Tashima, Shorts and Feature Animation Branch, Academy Award winner
Christine Choy, Documentary Branch, Academy Award nominee
David Magdael, Public Relations Branch
France Nuyen, Actors Branch
George Takei, Actors Branch
Janet Yang, Producers Branch
Jessica Yu, Documentary Branch, Academy Award winner
Jodi Long, Actors Branch
Laura Kim, Public Relations Branch
Marcus Hu, Executives Branch
Maysie Hoy, Film Editors Branch
Nancy Kwan, Actors Branch
Peter Kwong, Actors Branch
Renee Tajima-Pena, Documentary Branch, Academy Award nominee
Rithy Panh, Documentary Branch, Academy Award nominee
Ruby Yang, Documentary Branch, Academy Award winner
Sandra Oh, Actors Branch
Steven Okazaki, Documentary Branch, Academy Award winner
Teddy Zee, Executives Branch
William Hoy, Film Editors Branch
Yung Chang, Documentary Branch
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How To Make An "I Didn't Go Home Last Night" Bag
Always be prepared.
Start with a pouch-like thingy. You can put stuff in here.
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Such as condoms.
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And stuff to make your mouth not gross.
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