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Ava DuVernay And Ryan Coogler Talk Police Brutality In This Moving Video Series
A reminder that #BlackLivesMatter.
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In the wake of recent deadly shootings of unarmed black people and the ongoing debate over police brutality, Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, David Oyelowo, Boris Kodjoe, Mara Brock Akil, and other prominent black filmmakers and actors are coming together and speaking out.
Blackout for Human Rights — an activist collective founded by Coogler that previously threw the #JUSTICEFORFLINT benefit event on the eve of the 2016 Oscars — assembled a team of celebrities to release "My Life Matters," a series of videos addressing police violence. Each video features a star recounting their life accomplishments as a way of paying tribute to specific black Americans who perished at the hands of law enforcement. The series was created for the Movement for Black Lives' "Freedom Now" National Day of Direct Action.
In his video, Coogler — who directed Creed — recalls his early interest in making movies, and the first time he left the country for a film festival.
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He then honors 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was fatally shot by police in 2014.
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Top Anti-Immigration Activist Celebrates Trump's Nomination
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The most prominent leader of America’s anti-immigration movement was in a celebratory mood on Thursday night after watching Donald Trump officially accept the Republican party’s nomination, giving him a major party presidential candidate with the kind of hardline immigration stance he has been pushing for years.
“I’m surprised it’s taken this long,” said Roy Beck, the president of NumbersUSA, an organization that seeks a dramatic reduction in both legal and illegal immigration. “But because it’s taken this long then I guess it becomes a little more surprising.”
For Beck, who has been accused of playing “footsie with extremists” by officials at the Southern Poverty Law Center and whose group has been cited as a leading obstacle to immigration reform by immigration activists, Thursday night marked the culmination of a tumultuous but successful four years. While Latino and immigration groups decried Trump’s nomination, Beck told BuzzFeed News that Trump’s speech was a “real peak” for his movement.
“There’s no question there was a very dark period in November and December of 2012, and January 2013,” Beck said of the period after President Obama’s reelection. “I mean, you just had the only voices that spoke on this in the media talked about ‘inevitability.’ It’s inevitable that the comprehensive amnesty was gonna pass. And you had the top Republican leaders saying it.”
The turning point came when the 2013 immigration bill that passed the Senate stalled in the House. But Beck said it wasn’t until this election cycle that Republican leaders and almost the entire Republican presidential field shifted into his camp, opposing proposals like a pathway to citizenship or legal status for undocumented immigrants.
“It wasn’t just Trump. I mean, Scott Walker was the one that really got it going and shot up in the polls when he said, I believe that immigration policy ought to, first of all, be what’s good for American workers,” Beck said. “Then Trump came in and he certainly raised it to another level.”
Beck added that he got the most pleasure on Thursday night from hearing the Republican National Committee chairman toe Trump’s line on immigration.
“I’ll say the most gratifying thing tonight was hearing Reince Priebus and his comment basically aligning the party with the workers on the immigration issue,” he said. “It’s like, okay, it’s not just about the country club.”
Beck, who was initially critical of Trump’s claims that he would let some undocumented immigrants return to the country based on “merit,” still says that he wishes Trump would stop talking about a “wall” and instead refer to the more realistic possibility of building “triple-layer fencing” along the Mexican border. And though he believes that as president Trump would continue to support his current immigration platform, which calls for the deportation of all 11 million undocumented immigrants, he hopes that Trump doesn’t try to overhaul the immigration system without the approval of Congress.
But on the whole, he is far more bullish on the GOP nominee than one prominent anti-immigration peer, Mark Krikorian, who told BuzzFeed News on Friday that, though he plans to vote for Trump, he views his nomination as a “double-edged sword.”
“It’s the first time anybody’s aired these issues so I’m glad of that, but it would be nice if we had a different messenger,” said Krikorian, who is on vacation in France and didn’t watch Trump’s speech.
Krikorian plans to vote for Trump because he thinks the alternative, Hillary Clinton, could be “really, really bad for a really long time.”
Beck, on the other hand, is so optimistic that he even has hope for Clinton, who supports a pathway to citizenship and an expansion of Obama’s executive action on undocumented immigrants.
“I still have hopes that in some ways she’s just saying things, that she doesn’t really mean everything she’s been saying,” he said. “I know that’s kind of wishful thinking, but I just know that politicians often will say things in the heat of campaigns.”
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This New Horror Movie Proves That With Scary, Sometimes Less Is More
Maria Bello in Lights Out.
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Lights Out was originally a three-minute viral short that is, in the professional parlance, frightening as fuck. It centered on a nameless woman who spots a dark silhouette at the end of her hallway after she flicks the lights off on her way to bed. When they’re back on, there’s nothing there. When she turns them off again, the figure reappears, suddenly closer, sending her scurrying off to the questionable sanctuary under her covers. It’s perfect in the way that only something so brief can be — no explanations, no context, just a funny-freaky encapsulation of what it’s like to scare yourself silly in the midst of surroundings that are totally mundane and familiar in the light of day.
As a full-length movie, Lights Out — the feature debut of Swedish writer-director David F. Sandberg, the man behind the short — has had to grow a larger plot with additional characters, who need not just names but also histories. The apparition now has both: Diana's lurid backstory involves a mental institution, severe photosensitivity, and possible psychic powers, none of which make her the slightest bit more scary than the mysterious baddie in the original. But at 81 minutes, unfolding in a handful of key locations, and opting for practical effects and clever framing over computer-generated imagery (stuntwoman Alicia Vela-Bailey sells the hell out of Diana’s my-ghost-joints-are-funky movements), Lights Out is still lean and concentrated, and it benefits from that spareness, this time in a different way.
Gabriel Bateman and Teresa Palmer in Lights Out.
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If the wraith in the Lights Out short is a symbol of the inexorable, irrational pull of nighttime terrors, the one in the full-length movie is more of a sloppy but hard to shake stand-in for mental illness. At times, the film comes across like a less artful, don’t-ask-too-many-questions take on The Babadook from the perspective of the children: punky twentysomething commitmentphobe Rebecca (Teresa Palmer), who left home as soon as she could, and her younger brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman), who still lives with their mother, Sophie (Maria Bello). Sophie has gone off her meds, draped the house in blackout curtains, and started talking to shadowy corners. Martin grows so terrified and sleep-deprived that, at the sight of him, Rebecca allows herself to get sucked back into the troubled home life she'd eagerly fled.
From the ominous opening encounter that leaves Martin without his dad, there’s no question that Diana is real and deadly. But she’s also directly linked to Sophie’s least stable periods, as if she were a physical manifestation of Sophie’s downswings, dark days made literal. Sophie is the focus of Diana’s attention, but we see her through her kids, who are torn between wanting to pry their mother free from Diana’s grip and separating from her to save themselves. It works as pop-horror symbolism for having a loved one with all-consuming mental health issues, until an ending that settles on an abrupt and needlessly bleak solution.
Oh well — at least that only-seen-in-the-dark concept is still hair-raisingly effective, even in moments when it’s played for camp (like when Rebecca’s dreamy doofus of a boyfriend scrambles to escape a supernatural encounter). A scene in which Diana shows up in Rebecca's apartment between blinks from the light of the neon sign outside the window is a skin-crawlingly good miniature set piece. It feels just enough like a bad dream to possibly be one, this dark figure crouched in the doorway, scratching at the floor. It's simple, but that's why it works so well, summoning the sickening feeling of being unable to decide if it’s better to keep an eye on something potentially terrifying or to look elsewhere and just hope it goes away.
Sometimes a dark figure in a dark room is all you need.
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The Kim Kardashian And Taylor Swift Drama As Told By "Mean Girls"
“I wish we could all get along like we used to in early 2009… I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy.” - Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMA after party.
Meet Kady, Janis, and Damian. They united to take down the queen of their school.
Well, to be fair, Kady did most of the work.
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This is the queen. Her name is Regina Swift. Oops, I mean Regina George.
And those are some of her minions.
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Damian used to know Regina really well.
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Here's what Regina's friend Bethany Byrd says about her:
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Can You Pick The Drink That'll Actually Wake You Up?
See if you actually know which magical wake-up potion is most potent.
Social image via Starbucks.
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Could You Survive On A Deserted Island?
Let’s see if you’re cut out for survival.
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These Single People Wore Wedding Rings For A Week And They Were So Irresponsible
“You’re clearly failing at marriage.”
It’s clear that making sure you don’t lose your wedding ring is a huge responsibility...and these single-ass people weren't quite ready for it:
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For these folks, it seemed like everyone had friends who were very loud and proud about their recent engagements...
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...except for them.
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But at last, it was time to tie the knot with the best person to marry...yourself. Only 'cause self-love is the best love.
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Can You Identify The Disney World Attraction From A Single Photo?
“Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy.”
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22 Awesome Products From Amazon To Put On Your Wish List
A robotic ball, salt and pepper shakers that look like pigs, stylish sandals, and 19 other things you’ll want to add to your wish list ASAP.
We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.
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11 Easy One Pot Meals For When You're Too Tired To Cook
One pot is all you need.
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Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
A quick one-step marinade means this chicken is as juicy as can be.
Get the recipe here.
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One Pan Baby Back Ribs
I mean, do you even need any more information?
Get the recipe here.
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Cider Pulled Pork
All of the flavour, and none of the washing up. Get the recipe here.
Get more boozy recipes here.
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For Which Lesser-Known Olympic Sport Would You Win A Gold Medal?
We all have an Olympic athlete inside of us.
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Are You Type A Or Type B?
Are you as laid-back as you think you are?
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In the 1950s, two cardiologists named Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman conducted a study to see if a person's personality could affect their health, especially in regards to coronary heart disease. They decided that people fall into one of two personality types: achievement-driven Type As and laid-back Type Bs.
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21 Things You'll No If You've Got A Flat Bum, But Not A Flat Tum
You are not Nicki Minaj and baggy jean butts are your enemy.
Finding jeans that fit your bum is a real and serious problem for you.
Nappy butt is the enemy.
You always have to choose between having jeans fit your bum and being able to sit down.
You do not understand this "gap" people talk of, your body has no gaps. It is a smooth sausage.
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And even when you do find a pair of jeans that fit, and are comfortable, they'll be saggy butt central by the afternoon.
As soon as you eat lunch your little tum expands and you need to do the cheeky unbutton.
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Get A Sneak Peek Of The New Magical Land In "The Magicians"
Helloooo, Fillory.
As you undoubtedly know by now, The Magicians is one of the most exciting new shows on TV.
It has magic, sex, pithy one-liners, and it's somehow managing to both remain loyal to and expand upon its source material, Lev Grossman's Magicians Trilogy books.
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And as you might also know, the narrative often centers around a magical world called Fillory — it's a lot like Narnia, but darker.
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Well, we just got our first glimpse of the second season at San Diego Comic-Con, and Fillory is going to be pure weirdo magic.
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We kick things off in a CANDY GARDEN. Which, knowing Fillory, is undoubtedly hiding some kind of horrible monster beneath.
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Which Of These Foods Are Fab And Which Are Drab?
You need to decide, once and for all.
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7 Delicious High-Protein Dinners
Healthy and packed with protein, what’s not to like?
Ginger Beef Lettuce Cups
32.1 grams of protein per serving. Serve any leftovers over brown rice. Get the recipe here.
Pan-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Braised Cabbage
30 grams of protein per serving. For extra color use purple cabbage. Get the recipe here.
Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos
47.9 grams of protein per serving. Okay, these are a ~little indulgent~ but they have an impressive amount of protein. Get the recipe here.
Pan-Roasted Salmon with Garlicky Swiss Chard and Cauliflower Rice
38.5 grams of protein per serving. Dream combo: pretty and delicious. Get the recipe here.
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7 Things We Know About The New "Star Trek" TV Series So Far
For starters, it’s titled Star Trek: Discovery.
The title is Star Trek: Discovery. This is the logo:
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The show will, at least in part, involve the voyages of its namesake, the U.S.S. Discovery.
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Here's what the ship looks like in motion.
Executive producer Bryan Fuller debuted this first look at the panel celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23.
According to Fuller, Star Trek: Discovery will be set during the "Prime" timeline, which means it shares a universe with all the original Trek TV shows and films — and will be separate from the "Kelvin" universe of the reboot movies produced by J.J. Abrams.
Fuller (pictured above at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con) did not, however, reveal when in the "Prime" universe Star Trek: Discovery will be set — for now. "There's a lot of new, exciting things that we're doing with this show, and we want not to saturate you," he said at a press conference following the Star Trek anniversary Comic-Con panel. "We want to tease you!"
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7 Easy Organizing Tricks You'll Actually Want To Try
A tiny bit more organizing can make a real big difference.
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Label your food with small dots if someone in your home is allergic to a particular ingredient.
For example, all gluten-free foods/leftovers could have a pink dot, all low-sodium foods could have a green one, and all foods without reduced sodium and with gluten could have a green dot. This would also work with boxes, plastic bags, lunch boxes — really whatever. Read more details about the system here.
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15 Baby Elephants Throwing Big Temper Tantrums
*flips trunk*
This little guy who refuses to stop playing and come inside for dinner:
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And this floppy-eared fellow who has got quite the attitude:
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This little cutie who likes to take out his angst on innocent shrubs:
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And this playful pal who can't stand sharing with their sibling:
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