National Beer Day is just around the corner! Here are some items that are just right for that most honored day.
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CYBORG CINDERELLA ALERT. Made by the incredible Sadyna .
That period we all look back on and cringe.
Kwibuka . Remember.
This week for BuzzReads, Jake Rossen explores why doctors are especially vulnerable to online reputation attacks. Read that and these other great stories from around BuzzFeed and the web.
In the untamed world of online comment sections, no one is more vulnerable to criticism than doctors, who are restricted by confidentiality laws from defending themselves against even the most outlandish of claims. With patients increasingly dependent on internet marketplaces to find care — and increasingly prone to frustration — it’s the caregivers who get hurt. Read it at BuzzFeed.
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For some twentysomethings — and even those in their early 30s — a new type of relationship has begun to form. Alex Morris explains this form of polyamory: "They see themselves as part of a growing trend of folks who do not view monogamy as any type of ideal." Read it at Rolling Stone.
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In 2009, a social network called ZunZuneo launched in Cuba — and quickly drew more than 40,000 subscribers. But there was a catch: "Its subscribers were never aware it was created by the U.S. government, or that American contractors were gathering their private data in the hope that it might be used for political purposes." Read it at The Associated Press.
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For the men who've been released from prison after a drug charge, the issue often isn't finding a job. Monica Potts writes: "The problem is more profound: How do you give these survivors of the drug wars, men who are criminalized and discarded by society, who are at the bottom of every statistic, hope?" Read it at The American Prospect.
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They’re utterly delightful, but might also put you off parenting forever.
He has two kids, aged 4 and 7. The younger one is featured in these videos.
He tells BuzzFeed: "I loved the simplicity of the app. I also loved that you could tell a story in six seconds, with a clear beginning, middle, and end. I started making stop motion Vines with my kids' Lego toys, and then graduated to making skits with my kids."
He says: "I like to try to parody songs or anything else that's popular at the moment. My oldest daughter really likes to make the Vines, and take directions really well. She is patient with the entire process. My youngest, who is featured in our Saturday Morning compilation, is another story...although she is getting a lot better!"
He says: "Every Saturday morning, my daughters go to dance class. My oldest goes with my wife first, leaving me home with youngest for an hour before I take her to her own dance class. She requests her playlist on Spotify EVERY Saturday morning. I started to film my reactions to her songs and dancing while I was checking my email and messages in the morning, having my coffee, or just generally trying to wake up on the weekend. Of course, I added the annoyed look to make them funnier. My daughter DOES NOT annoy me."
The Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, Calif., is like Halloween for budding history nerds.
Painted in the 1540s.
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(Look, I'll let you be the judge of whether children have gotten cuter but oh my god those cheeks.)
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Brunch parties are the best, which is why they last for hours . All of these will look and taste great, even after sitting out at room temperature all afternoon.
Egg-topped hash is a no-go, since fried eggs pretty much turn to rubber at room temperature. But, a skillet full of root vegetables will look appetizing all afternoon. Recipe here.
So, a breadstick walked into a brunch.... Recipe here.
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This pancake/pudding hybrid is a much more worthy centerpiece than a plain old stack of pancakes. Recipe here.
Naming 1,000 characters is hard work. Bobby Moynihan played the Game Of Thrones author perfectly.
The author appeared on SNL (played by Bobby Moynihan) to explain what's taking him so long.
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Check out yesterday’s action from London, NYC, Singapore, Melbourne, Amsterdam, Vienna and more… To find out more about the event, visit here .
And you thought maple syrup was just for waffles…
You won't even notice it's healthy. Get the recipe on Food52.
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Syrup? Meet frosting. Get the recipe on Food52.
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Latkes are so last year. Get the recipe on Food52.
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This is banana and honey on steroids. Get the recipe on Food52.
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“Deltopia,” an event attended by thousands of California students, spiraled out of control Saturday night, resulting in rioting, violence, and destruction of property.
Three decades after the release of her debut album She’s So Unusual , Cyndi reflects on the album that made her an icon.
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She's So Unusual was a fitting title for Cyndi Lauper's breakthrough debut album; when she first burst onto the scene in 1983 with her eccentric thrift-store outfits, big bright orange hair, and exuberant personality, there was nobody like her. Fusing new wave, rockabilly, pop, and rock, the album spawned four top-five singles, including empowerment anthem "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," masturbation ode "She Bop," and the haunting "Time After Time." Three decades after the album's release, you still hear them in everything from film and television, to weddings and school dances. BuzzFeed talked with Lauper about the 30th anniversary of She's So Unusual, her memories of making the album, and what her relationship to her most iconic songs is like today.
How do you remember the recording of the She's So Unusual?
Cyndi Lauper: We had so much fun in the studio, and I think that comes across in the recording. It was a wonderful collaboration with an amazing bunch of people who I still have in my life today. We just brought the best out of each other. It was a great creative time for all of us.
I've heard that you didn't love Robert Hazard's original version of "Girls," and that you rearranged some of the lyrics to make it work for you.
CL: I had a different take. Obviously, he's a guy, he's not going to write what a woman's going to sing about. I was concerned about how it would be taken, and he said, "Well, think about what it could mean." So the parts that were very masculine and didn't pertain to what I wanted to say, I cut out. In the 1980s women were still struggling to be seen as equal to men. When the women's movement really started, in the '60s and '70s, I felt so empowered and it was thrilling to me. But in the 1980s it seemed that a lot of the hard work by people like Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem was being forgotten and women were once again accepting the status quo. We had gotten far — but not far enough — so I sang "Girls" for all the women around the world to remember our power.
Thirty years later, are you surprised that the media still pits female musicians against each other?
CL: Not really. It's still disappointing. They don't do that with guys, EVER. And I don't know most of these women, but if it's like the "competition" Madonna and I supposedly had, these are most likely fiction.
Before the success of She's So Unusual, you were a singer-songwriter as part of Blue Angel. During those earlier years, did you ever second-guess your career choice?
CL: No, I never second-guessed. I was told a few times to quit or be someone I wasn't, but I always believed in myself and my music and just found a way around my detractors.
Do you remember hearing"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" on the radio for the first time?
CL: It took a while. We didn't have a lot of support at radio out of the box. One programmer even said my voice was too high for radio, that I sounded like a Chipmunk and I would never have a hit. I went to wrestling [matches] and did a lot of promo with them, MTV came in, and then radio came in. The first time I heard it was on a radio station in Boston.
Kids change everything.
What it usually means: A delicious, frozen treat.
What it means to parents: An all powerful bribe that can be used to make your kids do something they don’t want to do.
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What it usually means: A quick trip to the supermarket, dry cleaners, or post office.
What it means to parents: A nightmare you pray you can get through without your kid throwing an epic tantrum.
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What it usually means: What you do on Friday night.
What it means to parents: What you do on Friday night… every other month after hiring a babysitter and writing out an extensive list of instructions.
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What it usually means: Candles, soft music, flowers…
What it means to parents: Taking the baby so your partner can nap, cleaning out the high chair, showering…
Must be hungry from all that hibernating…time to get your nomz on.
Okay, apricots might not be the greatest fruit out there, but this looks too damn good. Recipe
Reinventing my guilty pleasure? Yes. Recipe
For anyone on a health kick. Recipe
I can get in a serving of fruit this way, right? Recipe
Oh, Kimmy.
In just four days, it received over 500,000 likes.
The original photo was uploaded by Kasuwell over a year ago.
A series by pseudonymous Middle Eastern artist Saint Hoax .
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