It’s time we told you about Penis Fencing.
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8 Crazy Science Facts You Won't Learn In School
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12 Incredible Paintings Made Out Of Makeup
Your makeup bag is actually an artist’s studio waiting to happen. (If you’re as talented as “Red” Hong Yi .)
For the Chinese New Year, she used makeup to depict various scenes and symbols, and posted the images to her Instagram.
"Chinese art requires a lot of precision and skill," she wrote of the project on DesignBoom. "One stroke can make a huge difference, and many times, less is more. I felt that this is similar to how a woman carefully puts on her make-up."
She creates mascara cattails and liquid eyeliner cranes:
Mountains from loose powder:
Branches from eyeliner shavings:
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How In Shape Are You?
Many strength. Such strong.
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This 31-Year-Old Guy Is Dating A 91-Year-Old Great-Grandmother
Warning: this post contains video and photos of a 31-year-old guy kissing a 91-year-old great-grandmother.
This is Kyle Jones, 31, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and his 91-year-old lover Marjorie McCool.
Kyle realised at an early age that the pin-ups his peers fancied just weren't for him. When he brought his first girlfriend home he was 22, and she was 50.
He now exclusively dates women who are older than him. Much older than him. As he says: "Everyone is wired their own way."
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In 2009 he met great grandma Marge in a bookshop where she was working.
She'd been single for 37 years since splitting with the father of her six children, but agreed to go on a date. Love blossomed.
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She says: "The physical side of our relationship is wonderful. I amaze myself, he amazes me."
She adds: "There’s nothing better. I wear sexy outfits to bed. I try to keep my bra on though because I don’t have much left."
Kyle says: "Women worry about their boobs sagging but I think the natural hang looks great."
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Kyle's not monogamous – he's also dating 68-year-old great grandmother Anna Roland, whom he met on a dating website.
She says: "I did question his motives when he first contacted me because I was twice his age. But I felt at ease with him so I started seeing him. He's very attentive. He just makes you feel good."
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Jenny Slate Is Comedy’s Next “It” Girl
The star of romantic comedy Obvious Child , the Sundance darling about to hit theaters, opens up about her anxieties and what really went wrong on Saturday Night Live .
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Jenny Slate sat on a couch in her cozy Los Feliz bungalow and nervously tucked, untucked, and retucked pieces of hair behind her ears while a photographer tried to position her.
"I'm sorry," Slate said, laughing. "I'm really fidgety. I feel like I have 50 hairstyles a day." Her two small dogs, Reggie and Arthur, sat dutifully next to her on the couch. "I fidget and change my outfit a lot. It's really a way of keeping myself comfortable."
She's not just fidgety with her hair, though. She often interrupts her own thoughts with other thoughts, or breaks mid-sentence to address one of her dogs. ("Arthur, stop!" was a common theme.) For someone as accomplished as Slate — the Sundance film Obvious Child, in which she stars, hits theaters June 6, and she recently booked a recurring role on FX's new summer comedy Married — she's surprisingly anxious.
That restlessness and pressure to be in constant motion are possibly why Slate has been so successful as an actress. It's been two years since the 32-year-old comedian moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, but in those years a lot has happened for her, career-wise. She's had recurring roles as morally reprehensible rich girl Mona Lisa on NBC's Parks and Recreation, no-nonsense Sarah on House of Lies, and hilariously on-point reality star-publicist Liz B. on The Kroll Show, and also lent her voice to Fox's subversive animated comedy Bob's Burgers.
"I have a big thing about needing to know that I belong — in my group of friends, in my family, in my industry," Slate said of moving to Los Angeles. "And so being here and being able to work more, because there are more jobs, tightened my grip — my control grip — and so my anxiety became less. I became happier and then I could do more."
Before moving to Los Angeles, Slate was most often referred to as being "best known for saying the f-word on Saturday Night Live." It's what reporters misguidedly attribute as the reason she was let go from the show. (More on that later.)
But her latest role in Obvious Child, which critics are saying deserves a "deserves a universal round of applause," as Donna — a twentysomething comedian who gets pregnant after a drunken one-night stand — could be the mark of not just a significant change in her career, but one in her own confidence as a performer. It could be the role that takes her from being the girl who said "fuck" on SNL, to being the next Kristen Wiig.
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Despite her omnipresent anxiety, Slate is a person who was practically born to play the starring role. She grew up in Milton, Mass., in what she described as a "giant haunted house." She's the middle daughter to two artists — her father an award-winning poet, her mother a potter.
"My parents really encouraged us to be creative," she said. Sun poured through the bay windows of her living room and highlighted an etched glass image of a chicken that leaned against a wall. Her husband, filmmaker Dean Fleischer-Camp, made it for their first Valentine's Day, a nod to a nickname he gave her. "There were shitloads of art projects going on all the time."
Slate described herself as a "classic middle" child. "I need a lot of attention," she said. "Very performative." While her older and younger sister chose different career paths, one an educator and one a nurse practitioner, Slate seemed to know from a young age what her life would entail.
"I always loved to sing and was very, very loud," she said. "I wanted to be a movie star, like Judy Garland."
Along with being a classic middle child, she was also a classic overachiever. In high school, she performed in plays, was the class president, and sang in an a capella group. Between her junior and senior year, she attended the Cherubs program at Northwestern — a competitive pre-college preparatory summer program — and was eventually accepted into Columbia University for undergrad.
"I wanted to be in New York because I wanted to be on SNL. I spent a lot of time wanting to be on Saturday Night Live as a kid. That's what I wanted," she said wistfully. "I went to a competitive private school, and it was in my mind-set that I wanted to be an Ivy Leaguer."
Rather than attend an acting conservatory, Slate chose to study English and comparative literature. "My parents put such a focus on being an educated woman, and being educated in many different ways."
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23 Things People Who Don't Have A Car In Los Angeles Would Understand
I love my TAP card.
Let's be real: L.A. is a car-centric city. There's no denying that. It's really helpful to have a car to get around this super spread out city.
Try getting from East L.A. to Beverly Hills on public transportation. FML.
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The awesome perk of not having to pay for gas.
The joy of not having to pay for car insurance.
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Former Prison Officials Join Challenge Of Solitary Confinement For Death-Row Inmates
A federal appeals court is considering Virginia’s automatic placement of death-row inmates in solitary confinement.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring
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WASHINGTON — Nine former senior prison officials joined together Thursday to fight a Virginia policy that automatically places death-row inmates in solitary confinement.
The former officials, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, argued before the 4th Circuit of Appeals that the policy has "no support in sound correctional practice, research, or the record." The federal appeals court is currently considering whether Alfredo Prieto, a Virginia serial killer, can be automatically held in solitary confinement for his entire time in prison.
"No human being should be treated that way, subjected to the kind of solitary where they are deprived of access to daylight, where they only get to shower three days a week — without a solid basis based on behavior," said Martin Horn, who served as Pennsylvania's secretary of corrections from 1995 to 2000, in an interview with BuzzFeed.
He called the practice of solitary confinement something that "needs to be changed," and described his involvement in the case as a "civic duty."
"In light of what we know today about the debilitating effects of this sort of extreme social isolation, I felt that it was really my civic duty, if you will, that it was a principled position, to align myself with the Civil Liberties Union on this issue," Horn said.
The case has been moving since 2012; last fall, a federal trial judge ordered Virginia's Department of Corrections (VDOC) to evaluate Prieto in a way similar to other inmates, or to change Prieto's conditions so they do not "impose and atypical and significant hardship" on him compared to other inmates. Virginia officials appealed.
The appeal has continued despite a significant shift: Conservative Republican Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was replaced by a Democrat, Mark Herring, who has taken a different position than Cuccinelli on several hot-button issues — but not this one.
The state has argued that federal courts — when it comes to the conditions for inmates — are required to give "substantial deference to the judgment of prison officials," as lawyers for Virginia wrote in a March court filing, who have decided such prisoners are particularly dangerous because, as the director of the Virginia Department of Corrections has said, they have "nothing to lose."
Lawyers for Prieto counter that the inmate is entitled to the same process as other inmates — rather that the prison system's automatic decision to, the lawyers say, "impose an atypical and significant hardship."
In the brief filed Wednesday, ACLU lawyers for the former prison officials advance two key points: First, that "the conditions of solitary confinement on Virginia's death row are a uniquely mentally and physically debilitating form of incarceration." And second that "safe, effective alternatives to automatic solitary confinement for death-sentenced prisoners exist."
Among the former prison officials on the brief is Toni Bair, who previously supervised Virginia's death row as Warden of Mecklenburg Correctional Center, as well as officials who oversaw prisons or prison systems in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington.
Horn, who has more than 40 years of experience in corrections and parole, believes that Virginia's policy is wrong, as a principle and in practice.
"This notion that prisoners who are facing the death sentence have 'nothing to lose,'" he said, referring to the director's argument, "on the contrary, they have a great deal to lose."
"Most of these prisoners are appealing these cases, and most of these prisoners are hoping for a reprieve or a pardon from the governor. And the one thing that will cause a governor to deny you a reprieve or a pardon is misbehavior," he said.
And, he argued, this is even more apparent to an inmate with a life sentence. "This is their life, this is their world. They know that even if they're not executed, they're probably going to spend the rest of their lives in prison. This is their home, they have to live here."
Stepping back, Horn also talked Thursday about the wider possibilities with any inmate — even death-row inmates.
"Every one of these prisoners … there's a chance they're going to come back," he said. "I always felt, until the moment they were executed, there was always that chance that their case would be overturned, that they would receive a pardon, and when they did, they're returning to our community — and so it seems to me we have a selfish interest in their condition when they're returned."
Virginia officials will have a chance now to respond to the arguments made by the ACLU and former prison officials before the court moves forward with considering the appeal. A spokesman from Herring's office only referred BuzzFeed to a copy of the state's opening brief when asked for comment on the former prison officials' claims.
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The 29 Most Passive Aggressive People Of All Time
It is often said that the next Great War will be fought not with guns but with passive aggressive notes. These will be its generals.
The person in charge of this Direct Mail campaign for a charity.
The person who has bad music taste but impeccable grammar.
The child who understands the meaning of Father and Son Day.
These compassionate toilet-roll advocates.
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How Much More Money Do Men Make Than Women?
It’s not a myth, it’s math.
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21 Bloody Marys That Blurred The Line
Sometimes it’s unclear where the garnish ends and the buffet table begins.
This Bloody Mary is a 'meat and potatoes' kind of girl.
Waffle fries, bacon, and salami, that is. Recipe here.
This Bloody Mary is all about the appetizer sampler.
Served at The Nook in Atlanta, GA.
This Bloody Mary is so intensely garnished, you need a beer to wash her down.
Served at Sobelman's in Milwaukee, WI.
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Wikipedia Edits Appear To Tie Chris McDaniel Campaign To Break-In Conspirator
Twenty minutes after a campaign staffer got busted for fluffy edits on McDaniel’s page, one of the men arrested in the nursing home case appears to have created an account and started editing.
One of the alleged conspirators in the case surrounding the break-in and photographing of incumbent Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran's bedridden wife in her nursing home appears to have coordinated with a member of Cochran-challenger Chris McDaniel's staff to airbrush his Wikipedia page in early April.
Keith Plunkett, who serves as the policy director for McDaniel's campaign, was caught making extensive edits to McDaniel's Wikipedia page, drawing a rebuke from administrators of the online encyclopedia.
Less than 20 minutes after Wikipedia administrators told Plunkett not to edit McDaniel's page or share his Wikipedia account, another account was created that also edited McDaniel's page. The second account appeared to belong to Richard Sager, who was later arrested in connection with the nursing home case. Sager was arrested and charged with felony tampering with evidence last month.
Sager is a Laurel elementary school P.E. teacher and high school soccer coach whose apparent username "Soccercoachlhs" matched his Twitter account handle.
Plunkett, the campaign official, went by the username "Sippydog," which also serves as Plunkett's username on Instagram as well as Flickr. He also goes by the username "SippyDawg" on YouTube.
Plunkett's extensive edits to Wikipedia were caught by two Wikipedia administrators, with Plunkett admitting after a Wikipedia administrator Googled his username to find his ties McDaniel campaign, "I am certainly not unbiased."
An administrator of Wikipedia then told Plunkett not to share his Wikipedia account, saying it was against the site's rules after Plunkett said, "We are merely updating Senator McDaniel's bio material here."
Less than 20 minutes after Plunkett was told not to share his account, Sager's apparent account "Soccercoachlhs" was created and began editing McDaniel's page.
BuzzFeed reached out to Sager, Plunkett, and to the McDaniel campaign. Sager and Plunkett were not immediately available for comment, while a McDaniel spokesman was dismissive of BuzzFeed's inquiries, asking if BuzzFeed was looking for "guys in their underwear" in reference to Wikipedia editors.
Between April 6 and April 9 of this year, Wikipedia user "Sippydog" attempted to make 37 edits to Chris McDaniel's Wikipedia. Sippydog's edits were extensive and either added fluffy information about McDaniel or deleted unflattering text.
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Here's an example of one edit by Sippydog, adding McDaniel's "legislative successes" to his page.
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The Important Case For Eating Pizza While Walking
It doesn’t come with a built-in bread handle for nothing.
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This is a serious question. Why don't you see people walking down the streets of New York City eating pizza as they walk? By all logic, the streets should be lined with people going about their day, walking along and shoving pizza into their mouths at the same time. And while you do see city streets overflowing with masses of people, their mouths tend to be tragically devoid of pizza. Why? WHY? The city has more than 8 million people and hundreds of pizza joints. What the hell is going on?
Pizza is a highly portable food. Why else would it come with a built-in bread handle? You can fold it, if you're into that kind of thing. It's ergonomically screaming to be eaten while walking. But the only food you ever see people walking around with is ice cream cones. Why is that so much more socially acceptable? Ice cream is nothing more than a race against time. As soon as someone hands you that cone, it's a ticking time bomb before the drips set in. Pizza's not going to suddenly turn into a puddle of ooze. It doesn't shape-shift. And yet, no one walks with it.
Where's the hustle? This city doesn't have time to sleep, but it has time to eat pizza while seated? Am I really to believe that no one is simultaneously starving and in a hurry to be somewhere? Pizza-walking is the only solution. And if you're going to a really cheap place, which you are, if you're at that level of hunger and desperation, you don't want to hang around and eat in. The insides of most random cheap pizza joints are depressing as fuuuuuh and really only an enticing dine-in destination if you're drunk. If you spend more than 30 seconds sitting on a sticky vinyl chair, face-to-face with a scuzzy glass shaker of pepper flakes (that is silently judging you), that's when the dark thoughts start to seep into your mind.
I've walked into a pizza place, ordered a slice of pizza, and — out of raw convenience and sheer efficiency — walked down the street with it, consuming it on the way to my next destination. Feeling like I beat the system. And yet, the act is so rare I also feel like I'm committing a crime. As strangers walk by, I think, Don't look at me! But there's precedent, people.
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In the iconic NYC-based film Saturday Night Fever, the first few shots we get of John Travolta's character, Tony Manero, involve him walking and eating pizza, looking like a real, serious New Yorker, and setting the standard for pizza-eating-walking. Spoiler alert: Travolta goes on in the film to win first prize in a pizza-eating contest at a Brooklyn discotheque. Actually, that's not true at all. But in the movie Grease, an unlikely romance develops when bad-boy Travolta impresses well-to-do Olivia Newton-John with his innate ability to walk and eat pizza at the same time. OK, also not true. But in the movie Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman and John Travolta famously dance the twist while eating pizza. Fine, again, not true. But that's how it should be.
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11 Total F**king Rip-Offs
Wait… Beats By Dre should really cost HOW MUCH???
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21 Things You Have To Deal With When You Have A "Foreign" Name
When in America.
You constantly have to translate and spell your name out phonetically.
Because if you've had to deal with immigration, it only takes one person to fuck it up on all your documents.
Especially during introductions. Wait for it...
Smiling politely as they tell you just how "beautiful" and "exotic" it is and just how much they "loooove" it.
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Being asked what your name means in your native language.
"Very little. What does 'Joe' mean in English?"
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Lady Gaga Looks Sassier Than She's Ever Looked In Her Entire Life
Meowwwww.
The musician looked FIERCE today. I mean, look at those boots! Look at the shirt!
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Look at that effortless jogging jump! Her hair! Look how it blows in the wind.
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Whoa. Would ya look at it go! Sassy pants!
Or Sassy no pants, some might say.
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28 Pictures Of Women From London's Lost '80s Subcultures
Anita Corbin spent 1980 and 1981 photographing women in London – she’s now trying to find out where they are.
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Marlise and Noelle, on a march for International Women's Day, 1981.
Anita says of this picture: "When I look at this picture taken on a very damp International Women's Day 33 years ago in Brighton I can remember vividly the energy and sense of urgency in the hundreds of marching and chanting women.
"We were barely five years on from the new Sex Discrimination Act and there was plenty to shout about – we were flexing our political muscles, we were ready to go out and make the most of the new equal opportunities made possible by law."
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Jennifer Lopez And Casper Smart Break Up
That story and more in today’s gossip roundup!
Casper Smart is going the way of Chris Judd — aka dumped by Jennifer Lopez. They were together for 2.5 years. Is it the curse of being featured in a music video or just bad luck? We may never know.
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Melanie Griffith filed for divorce from Antonio Banderas after 18 years of marriage.
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La Toya Jackson is engaged to her boyfriend (and business manager!) Jeffre Phillips.
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Chris Brown had an "I'm Out Of Jail" party that Big Sean, T-Pain, Amber Rose, and others attended.
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101 Thoughts You Have Every Friday
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These Time Lapses From Around The World Will Make You Want To Travel
I want to go to there.
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18 Incredible Things You Didn't Know About Trader Joe's
Clear stomachs, full wallets, can’t lose.
Trader Joe's doesn't just give out free samples. If you ask a team member, they will open ANYTHING in the store and let you try it — including the wine, depending on state laws.
HERE. FOR. THIS.
Triple Ginger Snaps are Trader Joe's most popular product.
Not surprisingly, Speculoos Cookie Butter comes in at second.
As of 2012, Trader Joe's has sold more than 600 million bottles of its popular Two-Buck Chuck wine.
Except now it's $2.49. SAD FACE.
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