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Did Bill Cosby Used To Be A Hottie?
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A Politician's Guide To Betting On The Super Bowl
From Natty Boh to Mrs. Doubtfire, this is what our lawmakers could have to lose in the annual wagers.
WASHINGTON — One of the most time honored, cheesiest traditions on Capitol Hill is the annual Superbowl bet between lawmakers representing the opposing states. The wagers are normally terrible: a particular micro-beer from one city versus cheese curds, for instance.
This year was to feature the highly anticipated bet between Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi representing San Francisco and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland. But Pelosi, who was born into one of Baltimore's most infamous political families, has refused thanks to her dual regional loyalties.
This year, Buzzfeed would like to offer any other members considering making a bet on the big game the following potential wagers:
The Brews
Natty Boh from Baltimore
Source: typophile.com
Anchor Steam from San Francisco.
Source: jseliske
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Vinepeek Is The Most Addictive New Site On The Internet
An endless stream of six-second videos from thousands of people all over the world. And they don't really know you're watching.
Vine, Twitter's new video app, has gotten mixed reviews. Some think it's a successor to the GIF, or that it's the "Instagram of video" the tech industry has been waiting for. Others think it's just riding Snapchat's short-video wave, and making Twitter confusing. But one thing is certain: Vinepeek is awesome.
Vinepeek was not created by Vine or Twitter, so the site could easily get shut down. But for now it's up in all its simple glory. It presents, in a nearly unbroken stream, Vine videos as they're posted. Endless short clips, a maximum of six seconds long, shot by Vine users all over the world.
Most of the videos are unremarkable on their own, and you can spot some soon-to-be-groanworthy Instagram-style trends right off the bat. There are lots of stop-motion eating and drinking videos, for example, and plenty of people are clearly still trying to figure out what, if anything, they need to share via video.
But you don't have to wait long to find truly beautiful things. In the span of a few minutes, I saw a poorly attended church concert (above), a dance party from somewhere in East Asia, a jump-edited children's karate class, and a skit a man created about the terrible feeling of opening a refrigerator, hungry, and finding nothing you want to eat. In another, a father asked his young son what was on his mind. After pausing for a couple seconds the son blurted out, "I love you." Another user, three videos later, had filmed the toilet while he took a piss.
The overall effect is mesmerizing and eerie; the surprising clarity of the iPhone's microphone provides a constant assortment of low-mixed ambient sounds, punctuated by music and speech in countless languages. Perhaps most compelling is the sense of voyeurism you get -- while these videos were posted to a public service, the app is new and unfamiliar and, like Instagram, feels somewhat insulated from the greater internet. Many of these videos were meant for small groups of friends to view with almost complete context. We get to see them with none.
It's not clear if Vine will be a success, or if Twitter is making the right choice in supporting it as a video platform. But Vinepeek is a forceful suggestion that Twitter is popularizing something new, and maybe wonderful.
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Photoshop Abuse Of The Female Body In Advertising
You know fashion photo editors do it . Well, ad creative directors do it more, and more abusively. 11 ads.
2010 ad for Istanbul's Beymen Blender — a fashion concept store, a la Colette in Paris.
Damien Hirst should sue them. Ad agency: Rafineri.
The Spider-Women of Turkey.
2010 ads for Vog stockings by TBWA Istanbul.
Uh, where are the model's back feet?
2008 Cannes Lion-winning ads for Coopers Light Lager via Singapore. Get the concept? They're saying that since it's light beer, it will only give you partial beer goggles, guys.
The campaign ultimately was revealed to be a total scam.
Whatever. The ad team at JWT Singapore (all-male) really digitally carved these women up.
"Lean meat with a crusty top" is the headline of these 2010 Aussie ads for Mrs. Mac's meat pies.
Campaign by Perth agency Marketforce.
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The Tumultuous And Parallel Lives Of The Jesse Jacksons
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. and his son Jesse Jackson, Jr. have been an active part of the Democratic party – and American political life – for more than half a century. But has their dynasty come to a close?
Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Born: 1941
Grew up: In South Carolina.
Schooling: A racially segregated high school. He became student class president.
Image by Declan Haun/Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Born: 1965
Grew Up: In South Shore on Chicago's west side
Schooling: Le Mans Military Academy and St. Albans School in Washington D.C. He wrote that he struggled academically in school because of his ADHD, but did well in sports.
Image by Steve Kagan/Time Life Pictures / Getty Images
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Catching Up With Leonardo DiCaprio's '90s "P*ssy Posse"
At the height of his heartthrob fame, Leo was a notorious party monster. He kept a tight group of semi-celebrity guy friends who lived up to the filthy name they gave themselves.
The posse back in their heyday
David Blaine, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire. Click here for the NSFW nude version of this photo, which is probably photoshopped.
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In the late '90s, Titanic had just made Leonardo DiCaprio the most lusted-after heartthrob in the world, and he was enjoying all the rewards of his newfound fame and fortune. DiCaprio kept a close-knit group of guy friends that called themselves "the pussy posse," named after their love of chasing girls and partying. They became New York City nightlife fixtures, with bad-boy behaviors like getting into fights, setting off stink bombs in nightclubs, and worst of all, being notoriously bad tippers to waitstaff.
A 1998 New York magazine article, "Leo, Prince of the City," details the rumors of the posse's exploits. It's full of amazing moments, like Elizabeth Berkeley's boyfriend trying to beat up one posse member who kept calling Berkeley and asking her to dinner and a quote by Sen. John McCain saying "Leonardo DiCaprio ... is an androgynous wimp." The article gets really crazy when the writer convinces a Leo look-alike to drive around Times Square in a limo, sending teen girls into a frenzy.
The posse was made up mostly of child actors who got to know one another growing up in L.A. and seeing each other at the same auditions — DiCaprio himself was a child actor before he hit it big. (The close male friendships stoked the fires of rumor that he was gay or bisexual for years, though it seems it was all just a bromance.)
The posse appears to have remained tight to this day, core members going to Lakers games and red carpets together. Several posse members keep popping up in DiCaprio's films or working behind the scenes for his production company.
It appears the pussy posse didn't break up; it just went legit.
Blaine, DiCaprio, Haas cavorting on the streets of New York.
Source: laineygossip.com
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Fan Hits Half-Court Shot For $75,000, Gets Tackled By A Celebrating LeBron
I'm a Cleveland fan, and even I love LeBron again at this point.
Last night, a Miami Heat fan hit a half-court hook shot for $75,000.
It was amazing. How could this get any better?
How about the greatest basketball player in the world tackling you in celebration?!
Wow.
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6 Anthology Movie Stories That Deserve Their Own Film
Plots that still have you wondering, “What happened?”
"Love Actually" Sam and Daniel
Honestly, any of the stories from Love Actually could be made into a full length film (except the Keira Knightley love triangle, that would best serve an episode of "Grey's Anatomy") but it's the relationship between Sam and his step dad that truely deserves further examination. And if he and Joanna just happen to have a scene where they hold hands while watching Titanic, that would be ok too.
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"Valentine's Day" Holden and Sean
It's not that Holden's coming out was that compelling, but the fallout of a professional football player admiting he's gay could make for an interesting movie. Plus, any excuse to put Eric Dane and Bradley Cooper on the big screen is a good one.
Source: queerty.com
"Paris, Je t'aime" Francine and Thomas
This pair's meet cute is so adorable (Thomas chivalrously shows her a shortcut to her audition, meaning their first date is just a dash through the streets of Paris) you want to see all the sweet moments that come after. The sped up montage of their relationship is fun, but it would be nice to focus in on some of the dates they flash by, and be able to watch them without the overtones of soul crushing despair from the supposed break up.
Source: nytimes.com
"New York, I Love You" the actress and the boy in the park
The fact that the method actress and the teen she tricks into taking her to prom by pretending to be a paralyzed make a wish kid doesn't get an actual character name proves just how much this film short cries out for a backstory. How did she get in contact with her date to trick him in the first place? Was this a one time thing for her particular character, or was she hitting a formal in any borough?
Source: aceshowbiz.com
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Ottawa Senators Coach Paul MacLean Meets His Doppelgänger
And tries to act like his mind isn't blown.
Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean is a distinctive looking man. With thinning-but-not-quite-scarce hair, half-rim spectacles, and a glorious, bushy mustache, it's easy to pick MacLean out of a crowd.
Image by Jana Chytilova / Getty Images
Wait until you see it...
IDENTICAL MOUSTACHES!
Image by Jana Chytilova / Getty Images
SAME GLASSES!
Image by Jana Chytilova / Getty Images
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The Wild, Offensive Advertising Of "HUMO" Magazine (10 Ads)
The Belgian satire weekly has offended many people over the years.
An ad from a 2004 campaign that has been called by many "the most offensive ad ever." Which, it isn't. Not even close.
Another ad in the 2004 campaign that looks nuclear offensive now.
And, one more from the same campaign. Conspiracy!
Commercial from late last year promoting free fruit-flavored condoms with your copy of HUMO.
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Kristen Bell Thinks The Big "Gossip Girl" Reveal Didn't Make Any Sense, Either
Spoilers ahead if you don't know who Gossip Girl was revealed to be by now!
There is no sound byte or interview of Kristen Bell saying this but the following photo and caption showed up on IndieWire writer Peter Knegt's
The caption reads, "Kristen Bell after admitting it makes no sense that Dan was Gossip Girl." So it's not just you! It's also the voice of Gossip Girl!
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Why ESPN Is The Worst, In One Crazy Obnoxious Photo
There's just over a week until the Super Bowl. So what do you think they were talking about?
"Man, I can't wait for the Super Bowl. I'm going to turn on ESPN 2 and see what they're talking about this morning. Maybe Colin Kaepernick. I'd love to hear more about him before the big game. Or Ray Lewis' emotional final season. What a great story. Oh, I bet they're talking about the Harbaugh brothers. Brothers coaching against each other in the Super Bowl?! What are the odds?"
*Turns on TV*
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Snooki And J-Woww Hosted The Season Premiere Of "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Is it awful to say that it took me awhile to find J-Woww in these pictures? And Big Ang, what are YOU doing there?!
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A Friendly Reminder That Even NFL Stars Totally Look Like Dads
Peyton Manning, you are a Serious Dad.
Via r/NFL, take a look at this exquisite photograph, ostensibly of Peyton Manning, who's in Hawaii for the NFL Pro Bowl.
This photo, which is about as unverified as a photo of someone can possibly be but definitely LOOKS like Peyton Manning, is a very important photo.
It is not important because it shows that Peyton Manning is out of shape, or something dumb like that. If you're saying the photo is important for that reason, you're bad and you should feel bad: Manning's 36 years old and STILL might win the MVP award LESS THAN A YEAR after coming off SPINE SURGERY. He's out of shape? No, YOU'RE OUT OF SHAPE.
Ahem.
Instead, this photo is important because it shows that even NFL MVPs can look totally, completely, 100% like dads.
Dad Characteristic #1 and #2: The visor and wraparound sunglasses.
Not a baseball cap. A visor. Which appears to at least have the Broncos' colors underneath the brim. And those shades are Peak Dad — they may even be Oakleys.
Dad Characteristics #3, #4, and #5: Unapologetic shirtlessness; electronic-looking big-ass watch; cold drink.
See, Peyton Manning doesn't give a FRICK what you think about his torso. He's a dad; he don't care. And that watch? It tells time, so get off his gotdam back. It tells time just as well as your fancy Rolex Roger Federer-looking watch, you fancypants Swiss clockmaster, even if it does have a Velcro strap. Whatever: Velcro's from nature. Peyton's got a cold drink in hand — what is it? who knows, but he's holding it in what looks like it could be a frozen mug, because he's a practical man — and he's just enjoying his vacation.
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Kim And Kanye Went Shopping In Paris Again
Specifically: at Hermes, Cartier, Lanvin and Ermanno Scervino. (Must be nice!)
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40 Creative Snowmen and Other Snow Sculptures
From Doctor Who to Spongebob…
Snow Kitty
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Doctor Who
Via: samkitcher
"Cyborg Yeti King"
Yes, really.
Via: cyborgyetiking
Deadmau5
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Maggie Q Naked And Body-Painted In New PETA Ad
The Nikita star is one of the animal rights organization's most vocal supporters.
This partial topographical map is missing a couple of prominent peaks, as you can see.
This is because, according to their press release, PETA is using the image from this ad on a billboard that went up on Thursday on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles (please post a pic, if you see it).
Q (full name Margaret Denise Quigley) said in an interview with PETA:
"There's so many issues tied to the meat industry. I mean, social, environmental, humanitarian—all of them. I know that when I'm eating that I'm not hurting the planet, I'm not hurting other people on this planet, I'm not hurting animals, … and I'm not hurting nature."
The billboard will up for a month.
It's certainly classier than Joanna Krupa's anti-fur ad (NSFW).
Via: osocio.org
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"Alice In Wonderland" Themed Wedding Photos
Lauren Brimhall photographed a great 'Wonderland' theme wedding photo shoot that even has a kitty cat and he already knows “We're all mad here.”
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12 Whimsical Altered Street Signs
French street artist Clet Abraham snuck out into the night and pasting removable stickers onto street signs throughout major cities in Europe, giving the signs a humorous twist.
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Rootability, Jaw-Dropability And Drama Abound As The NBA's Second Half Begins
The Association is about to hit the home stretch of another strong season; here are the year's best stories so far.
The Lakers Are At Five Minutes To Midnight
Image by Mark Blinch / Reuters
Under normal circumstances, your sport is in trouble when its most high-profile team is 17-24. That's not the case in this year's NBA; with the league still in the midst of a renaissance, swimming in spectacular but unselfish stars on competitive teams, the most captivating story is a bunch of accomplished veterans falling on their face. Steve Nash and Dwight Howard were supposed to help Kobe Bryant win another title, and the Lakers were supposed to win, like, a TON of games. Chris Sheridan, who is a very smart dude and a basketball writer with decades of experience, had them pegged at 70 wins. Right now, they're on pace for 34, and most people are beginning to concede that they probably won't make the playoffs in a hotly contested Western Conference. The Lakers are like if Zero Dark Thirty came out and it was actually Movie 43. Their internal strain is visible on the court, and it's just so transfixingly weird to watch Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, and Steve Nash getting casually whomped by, like, the Raptors. It's as if we could've watched Kate Winslet's face when it slowly dawned on her that she had no way to get out of being in Movie 43.
Right now it looks like there's nothing for the Lakers to do but trainwreck their way until the end of the season. They already discarded coach Mike Brown for Mike D'Antoni. If anything, it made the situation worse; Howard apparently doesn't like D'Antoni's system. It'll be hard to trade Gasol, because they've been messing with his minutes and role for the last two seasons, and he's been so bad that the Lakers have no leverage now in making a trade. Howard's trade value is about as low as could be; there's only a half-season left on his contact, and he still doesn't seem to have recovered from last season's back injury. Their best option might just be to do nothing and hope Dwight gets his act together. Which, actually, worked for another team with a talented malcontent...
Carmelo And The New York Knicks Are Finally Making It Work
Image by Ray Stubblebine / Reuters
Although the Knicks have cooled a bit from their hot start, that's sort of like saying fire is cooler than the sun — they're still second in the East and they still have the league's third-best offensive efficiency rating despite the predictable drop in what was an unreasonably high three-point percentage. Most importantly, and excepting that little episode in which he may or may not have tried to fight Kevin Garnett after Garnett may or may not have told him his wife tasted like Honey Nut Cheerios, Carmelo Anthony has been a smart, consistent player who's having the best season of his career. With Melo as a top-10 guy on a well-coached team that has one of the league's best centers and a raft of handy role players — Iman Shumpert's back, Ray Felton will be back soon — the Knicks have a realistic chance (as realistic as anyone's, anyway) at upsetting the Heat in the Eastern Conference. Speaking of which:
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