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35 Movies That Are Turning 10 Years Old In 2015

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Prepare to feel OLD!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Fun fact: The film was the highest-grossing movie of that year.

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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Fun fact: George Lucas was originally going to included a scene with a young Han Solo, who was supposed to live on the Wookie planet of Kashyyyk and was being raised by Chewbacca.

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Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

Fun fact: Keira Knightley wore a wig in the final scenes of the film because she had cut her hair into a pixie cut for her next role.

Focus Features

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Fun fact: Just in case you forgot, the movie got an amazing shout-out on SNL's Digital Short "Lazy Sunday." (Which is also turning 10 years old!)

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This Muslim Bride Placed Her Bouquet At Martin Place To Honour Sydney Siege Victims

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“She did it out of respect for her country, that will one day be the country of her children and grandchildren.”

She was going to cancel [the photoshoot] because she didn't want to be judged ... celebrating her wedding in a scarf while people were terrorised... But she made it her priority to visit the memorial site as the first pit stop... She did it out of respect for her country, that will one day be the country of her children and grandchildren.


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Ranking The Top 20 Characters From "Dazed And Confused"

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A list of the 20 best characters from the cult classic Dazed and Confused. Based not on likability, but rather the greatness of the character’s identity.

Carl Burnett (Esteban Powell)

Carl Burnett (Esteban Powell)

This snobby kid barely cracked the list, but did so because of his revenge prank on O'Bannion. He left Mitch to take all the freshman hazing, while finishing the Friday night without any paddle licks.

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Clint Bruno (Nicky Katt)

Clint Bruno (Nicky Katt)

It's near impossible to actually like this "super dominant male in a '50s greaser uniform," but you have to respect his ruthlessness and eagerness to get into a brawl. It's easy to say that we were all happy when he got what was coming for him from none other than Mike Newhouse.

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Shavonne Wright (Deena Martin)

Shavonne Wright (Deena Martin)

Arguably the most beautiful girl in this entire movie, Shavonne, the textbook popular high school girl, has a small part. But she should be recognized for bringing out the best in our pal Don.

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Mr. Pickford (Richard Dillard)

Mr. Pickford (Richard Dillard)

Anyone can argue that this man is solely responsible for the great Friday night we all witnessed. He, being the responsible dad, cancelled Pickford's party which ultimately led to the night of mailbox busting, moontower partying, and Emporium hanging we all loved. Thanks for your parenting, Mr. Pickford.

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15 Important Reminders For Everyone Going Through A Quarter-Life Crisis

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You are not alone.

It's perfectly OK to have no idea what you're doing with your life right now.

It's perfectly OK to have no idea what you're doing with your life right now.

You're in your twenties. How are you supposed to know what you want to do for the next 70-plus years? That is INSANE. You can't possibly know. And even if you know what you want to do right now, that could change drastically in a year. Don't put so much pressure on yourself to know exactly what you want out of life, and just enjoy the journey.

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In your twenties, there are plenty of other people who still don't know what they want out of life.

In your twenties, there are plenty of other people who still don't know what they want out of life.

And if they tell you they do, they're lying. It's too easy to look at people around us and assume they have the perfect life plan that we all dream of. But realistically, they don't. They're just as scared as you are. And even if they aren't currently having some sort of quarter-life crisis... chances are that they will. Don't sweat it.

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Social media is a lie.

Social media is a lie.

It's pretty terrible to get on Facebook and see all the people you went to high school and college with getting engaged and announcing new jobs. It can make you feel even worse about your situation. But remember, you don't post a status announcing to the world that you have no idea what you want to do with your life... and neither do they. Social media can often be a platform for pretending we have fantastic lives. Close out of that app, boo.

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No decision you make will be the wrong one.

No decision you make will be the wrong one.

Being in your twenties means making a lot of decisions, and making decisions means we're all damn terrified of making the wrong one. Here's the thing though, there are no wrong decisions. Sure, you might choose a path and realize you hate it later on... but that's part of life. That's all part of figuring out what exactly it is that you DO want to be doing. Don't make your decisions even harder by being terrified of making the wrong one.

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Manhunt Continues For Gunman Who Shot Meteorologist Outside Texas TV Station

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Patrick Crawford was shot multiple times Wednesday morning in front of the Texas station where he is employed. The gunman is being sought by police.

The reward was originally for $5,000, but an anonymous donation doubled the figure.

There is still no motive for the attack and no one has reported seeing the gunman since the shooting occurred on Wednesday.

The Texas Department of Public Safety released a sketch of the suspect on Thursday:

The Texas Department of Public Safety released a sketch of the suspect on Thursday:

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The composite sketch was made by a forensic artist with the help of Patrick Crawford, who is recovering in the hospital after undergoing surgery. Police have been searching for the suspect since the shooting Wednesday morning.

"So far he is on target if not moving ahead of schedule," Dr. Matthew Davis said of Crawford's condition at a news conference Thursday afternoon.

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8 Female Movie Heroes Who Kicked Ass In 2014

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Watch your back, patriarchy. These bitches are coming for you.

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Of the top 20 movies of 2014 (as of Dec. 18), 14 focused on men, while only three — The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Maleficent, and Divergent — inarguably feature female protagonists. That is bananas (phallic double entendre intended).

In a sad, women-light landscape, the below eight female characters proved lady action heroes can hang with their male counterparts. They showed courage and conviction, and they reminded us just how stupid it is that people mean "tough and heroic" when they say "manly."

Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Guardians of the Galaxy

Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Guardians of the Galaxy

There was a pretty big flaw in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, one that even a then-9-year-old girl I know picked up on: Why would Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) be the "leader" of the Guardians when he is, at best, its third most competent member behind Gamora and an anthropomorphic raccoon? Gamora, man. She is super competent. She's a no-nonsense, moral-as-fuck renegade who really, really doesn't take kindly to the "be grateful, bitch" narrative. She will not put up with your bullshit. And also, she will beat you down. GAMORA FOR PRESIDENT.

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Sergeant Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), Edge of Tomorrow

Sergeant Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), Edge of Tomorrow

Sergeant Vrataski is the antithesis of Major William Cage (Tom Cruise), the sniveling hero of Edge of Tomorrow. Savvy, steely, and uncompromising, she becomes the warrior humanity needs in a fight to the death with an alien race, endlessly courageous and persistent where Cage cowers and hesitates. If this had been a movie about Rita Vrataski instead of a movie where Rita Vrataski pushes a man to do better, it would have been a perfect movie. Love you forever, Sergeant.

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Justine Sacco Says She "Really Suffered" After Tweeting AIDS Joke

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In an upcoming book — So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed — the disgraced public relations executive gives her first interview since #HasJustineLandedYet.

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Other than a brief public apology last year, Justine Sacco has never publicly spoken about the tweet that took over the internet, lost her a job, and turned her into a punch line — one deployed even today, 365 outrage cycles later.

But next spring, with the publication of Jon Ronson's So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Sacco is breaking that silence, telling the author she has "really suffered."

"I had a great career and I loved my job and it was taken away from me and there was a lot of glory in that," Sacco told Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test and The Men Who Stare at Goats.

The new book is being billed as an exploration of "famous shamees, shamers, and bystanders who have been affected." BuzzFeed News was sent an uncorrected advance proof earlier this week, though Ronson has also publicly read a passage from the Justine Sacco chapter, which, in the book, follows interviews with writer Jonah Lehrer and Michael Moynihan, the reporter who exposed Lehrer's fabrication.

Sacco was a public relations executive at IAC until December 2013, when, en route to a family vacation in South Africa, she tweeted, "Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding! I'm white." One of Sacco's followers tipped off Valleywag, which published the tweet along with the headline: "And Now, a Funny Holiday Joke from IAC's PR Boss."

It was a fairly quiet Friday afternoon, and Sacco's tweet mutated into a full-blown news story; three hours later, BuzzFeed published a story on the internet fury, including the trending #HasJustineLandedYet. When she did land, Sacco deleted the tweet and her account. The next day, IAC announced it had "parted ways" with her.

"I cried out my body weight in the first twenty-four hours," Sacco told Ronson.

"It was incredibly traumatic. You don't sleep. You wake up in the middle of the night forgetting where you are. All of a sudden you don't know what you're supposed to do. You've got no schedule. You've got no" — she paused — "purpose. I'm thirty years old. I had a great career. If I don't have a plan, if I don't start making steps to reclaim my identity and remind myself of who I am on a daily basis, then I might lose myself. I'm single. So it's not like I can date, because we google everyone we might date. So that's been taken away from me too. How am I going to meet people? What are they going to think of me?"

After her firing, Sacco volunteered with a nonprofit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ronson writes. In June, she was hired to help Hot or Not's relaunch, though the position was only temporary, according to the book. But Ronson spoke to Sacco before all that — on the day she was supposed to clean out her desk at IAC. Then, she said, she couldn't "fully grasp the misconception that's happening around the world."

"They've taken my name and my picture, and have created this Justine Sacco thats not me and have labeled this person a racist. I have this fear that if I were in a car accident tomorrow and lost my memory and came back and googled myself, that would be my new reality."

Sacco also defended her joke, saying she thought "there was no way that anyone could possibly think it was a literal statement."

"It was a joke about a dire situation that does exist in post-apartheid South Africa that we don't pay attention to. It was completely outrageous commentary on the disproportionate AIDS statistics. Unfortunately, I am not a character on South Park or a comedian, so I had no business commenting on the epidemic in such a politically incorrect manner on a public platform. To put it simply, I wasn't trying to raise awareness of AIDS, or piss off the world, or ruin my life. Living in America puts us in a bit of a bubble when it comes to what is going on in the third world. I was making fun of that bubble."

Ronson is sympathetic. And his reaction to Sacco reveals the book's core hand-wringing:

A life had been ruined. What was it for: just some social media drama? I think our natural disposition as humans is to plod along until we get old and stop. But with social media, we've created a stage for constant artificial high drama. Every day a new person emerges as a magnificent hero or a sickening villain. It's all very sweeping, and not the way we actually are as people. What rush was overpowering us at times like this? What were we getting out of it?

So You've Been Publicly Shamed is on sale in the U.S. on March 31, 2015, from Riverhead Books.

This Lego Guy Is The Cutest Farmer In Australia

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“Thank God I’m a country boy.”

Aimee Snowden lives on a mixed irrigation farm in the Riverina region of rural New South Wales.

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In an interview with ABC, Snowden said her love for photography, Lego and agriculture prompted her to create the Instagram account, Lego Farmer.

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And she has captured life on a farm down to a tee.

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Whether it's checking out how the center-pivot irrigation is coming along...

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Orangutan Granted Basic Legal Rights In Argentina

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A court in Argentina ruled that an orangutan, who has lived in a zoo for the past 20 years, can be granted basic human rights, including freedom from unfair captivity.

Sandra, covered with a blanket, gestures inside its cage at Buenos Aires' Zoo, in this December 8, 2010 file photo.

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A court in Argentina ruled that a shy orangutan, who has lived in a zoo in Buenos Aires for the past 20 years, can be granted the right to not be held without cause and should be allowed to live in semi-freedom with other large primates.

Sandra currently lives at a privately-owned zoo in Buenos Aires, where she has spent the last 20 years. The Sumatran orangutan was brought to the zoo in 1994 from Germany, where she was born in captivity in 1986, but had always tried to avoid the public by hiding within her enclosure.

Lawyers for Argentina's Association of Professional Lawyers for Animal Rights (AFADA)filed habeas corpus — typically a petition to show why a human should be jailed — for the orangutan last November over "the unjustified confinement of an animal with probable cognitive capability."

The lawyers argued that Sandra was a "non-human individual" who deserved basic rights and was being illegally obtained by the zoo. The lawyers said she was a "person" philosophically speaking — not biologically — and should not be classified as a "thing."

In Sandra's case, the court unanimously agreed, "starting from a dynamic and non-static legal interpretation, to acknowledge that the animal is an individual with rights, and therefore non-human individuals (animals) are possessors of rights, such that they are protected according to the appropriate measures."

If there's no appeal, Sandra will be moved to a sanctuary in Brazil, where she will have greater freedom, BBC reported. She will not be released into the wild, since she was born in captivity.

AFADA lawyer Paul Buompadre said to an Argentine daily newspaper: "This opens the way not only for other Great Apes, but also for other sentient beings which are unfairly and arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in zoos, circuses, water parks, and scientific laboratories."

In December, a New York State appeals court rejected a request to grant a chimpanzee legal rights. The animal was privately owned, and the court ruled against an animal-right's group that brought the case to release him from what they called unlawful detention.

The 38 Most Majestic Pugs Of 2014

19 Chilling Photos From The Coldest Place On Earth

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Photographer Amos Chapple takes a frigid journey into the coldest region of the world.

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Bus stop in Yakutsk

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What It Was Like Watching Television In 2004 Vs. 2014

17 Kittens Who Will Be Home For Christmas

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Kittens are the cutest presents.

This pretty girl who is still trying to figure out what these shiny lights in her new house are all about.

This pretty girl who is still trying to figure out what these shiny lights in her new house are all about.

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And this unimpressed cat who is only wearing this outfit because she loves her new human so much.

And this unimpressed cat who is only wearing this outfit because she loves her new human so much.

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This lil dude who is feeling a little shy with all the holiday ~action~ going on.

This lil dude who is feeling a little shy with all the holiday ~action~ going on.

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And this smiley girl who is SO HAPPY to finally have her own human who will tickle her kitty toes.

And this smiley girl who is SO HAPPY to finally have her own human who will tickle her kitty toes.

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Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken" Leaves The Best Part Of Its Story Off Screen

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The actor’s third film as a director tells the incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, but skips the half that makes it all resonant.

Jack O'Connell as Louis Zamperini in Unbroken.

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Unbroken is directed by one Angelina Jolie, whose work as an actor you may be familiar with. It tells the true tale of veteran and Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell), a man possessed with an incredible will to survive and some astoundingly bad luck. Or rather, it tells part of his tale — the part in which, during World War II, he survived nearly two months at sea, only to be rescued by Japanese troops who promptly dumped him in a prison camp.

Unfortunately, the most compelling part of Unbroken (in theaters Dec. 25) is barely part of the movie at all. The confounding coda unfolds on title cards right before the end credits roll, letting the audience know that the events that would turn everything we just watched into a story instead of a chronicle of human endurance aren't going to make it on screen.

After all of his suffering has been dramatized, Zamperini, we're told in text on screen, went on to struggle with trauma from his experiences, until he found religion and through it, stability. He returned to Japan, trying to forgive the men who imprisoned and mistreated him, even the commander who singled him out for particular cruelty.

O'Connell as Zamperini, Finn Wittrock as Francis "Mac" McNamara, and Domhnall Gleeson as Russell Allen "Phil" Phillips in Unbroken.

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It's fascinating that Zamperini sought out his captors once the madness of war was over and tried to reconcile with them. That Unbroken consigns that to an afterthought, alongside some touching footage of the real Zamperini, who died earlier this year at age 97, suggests that what's really important about the man's incredible life is what he went through, rather than what he did as a result of it.

Zamperini's experiences allow Unbroken to feel like an awards movie mash-up — a little Chariots of Fire, some de-tigered Life of Pi, a helping of Bridge on the River Kwai, all glossily realized in a spare-no-expense fashion. For instance: The screenplay, based on Laura Hillenbrand's book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, was written by the goddamn Coen brothers, along with Richard LaGravenese and William Nicholson.

The score is by six-time Oscar nominee Alexandre Desplat. The film is photographed by the great cinematographer Roger Deakins, who includes a few particularly arresting overhead shots. Rising star O'Connell, so good in Starred Up earlier this year, is joined by a handsome blur of other gaunt white guys: Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Jai Courtney, Finn Wittrock, and Luke Treadaway.


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54 Amazing R&B Songs From 2014 You Need In Your Life

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Such a good year.

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1. Danity Kane perfectly utilizing the "Grindin'" beat on "Lemonade."
2. The irresistible bell-like synth stabs of Usher's "I Don't Mind."
3. D'Angelo blessing us out of nowhere with "Sugah Daddy." And all of Black Messiah really, tbh.
4. Jeremih's "Don't Tell 'Em," one of DJ Mustard's many perfect R&B bangers from this year.
5. Yemi Marie's perfect-for-the-dancefloor "Love Bop."

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6. The lush, disco-y highlight from Michael Jackson's XSCAPE, "Love Never Felt So Good."
7. London trio Juce's effervescent, funky "Call You Out."
8. Rochelle Jordan getting all breathy on the low-slung gem "Follow Me."
9. Oh and Rochelle's "Lowkey" too. So gooood.
10. The plinky, sultry vibes of Sevyn Streeter's "nEXt."
11. The crazy catchy "2AM" from Adrian Marcel.
12. Nineteen-year-old Oakland native Kehlani's raunchy "FWU." Her whole Cloud 19 mixtape is killer, check that.
13. The menacing stomp of Redinho's "Playing with Fire."
14. Tink and Jeremih's bouncy, lovable, perfect "Don't Tell Nobody."


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How Are You Spending Your Christmas Eve?

18 Rules Of Having A Threesome According To Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys

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Got 180 pages and I’m caught in between.

Acquaintances are often the best option, friends can ruin relationships and complete strangers might be too weird.

Acquaintances are often the best option, friends can ruin relationships and complete strangers might be too weird.

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If you're not into one of the people who proposed the threesome, say no up front. Immediately.

If you're not into one of the people who proposed the threesome, say no up front. Immediately.

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Get everything on the table before you decide to have one, don't go in hiding long-harbored feelings for someone.

Get everything on the table before you decide to have one, don't go in hiding long-harbored feelings for someone.

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There's an extra body involved, so make sure everyone gets tested.

There's an extra body involved, so make sure everyone gets tested.

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19 Pretty Little Liars Characters Sorted Into Hogwarts Houses

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“Oh, you may not think I’m pretty, but don’t judge on what you see.”

Slytherin House

Slytherin House

Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those whose ancestry is purest."

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Spencer Hastings

Spencer Hastings

I once saw a tweet by Troian Bellisario saying we should "fear [Spencer's] really Slytherin", and while I do agree with this sorting, I don't think we have to fear because Spencer is a heroic Slytherin. Her prime values are ambition and cunning, but she doesn't always use them in the force of evil.

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Alison DiLaurentis

Alison DiLaurentis

You can't get much more Slytherin than this. Alison's whole personality can be described as "sly," which is literally right there in the name. She is terribly sneaky, always conniving, and can be noted as a villainous Slytherin. Alison loves games that turn people against each other. sound like any Dark Lords to you?

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Ezra Fitz

Ezra Fitz

Even before the whole "Ezra is 'A'!" fiasco, he struck me as a Slytherin. He's interested mostly in furthering his own career — much more interested in that than he is in Aria. But when the "A" scandal came out, and he revealed he'd been spying on all the girls to write a tell-all book about Alison — well, that was pretty manipulative.

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What Couples Say Vs. What They Mean During The Holidays

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Girlfriend says: “I want my gift to be a surprise!” Girlfriend means: “ASK MY FRIENDS!”

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