Let’s get Riddikulus.
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Which Harry Potter Spell Are You?
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22 Times Sam Smith Unquestionably Served 2014
We’re clearly Sam smitten.
When his hat exemplified his existence:
When he woke up like this:
still ***FLAWLESS
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When he got initiated into young Hollywood elite:
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14 Times Women Won In 2014
Leave it to these heroes to show how amazing girls and women were this year.
2014 was an eventful year for women. While there were setbacks, there were also gains that deserve to be celebrated.
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Alanah Pearce, a game reviewer from Brisbane, Australia, became a hero among women on the internet when she revealed that she had been contacting the mothers of the boys who had sent her rape threats on her Facebook page.
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Not Sure What To Do With An Old Christmas Tree? Feed It To Goats
This will make it easy to take out the tree.
AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, Marcella Corona
The group is run by Vince Thomas, who is teaming up with the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, to help recycle Christmas trees.
Thomas says he's shocked by how many trees go to waste. "I've seen them everywhere," he told the Reno Gazette-Journal. "All you have to do is get off the beaten path a ways and you'll see trees all over."
Thomas has 40 goats, who he is going to put to work eating trees starting Friday.
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Man Found Dead After Suspected Shark Attack In Western Australia
Police investigating circumstances surrounding fatality at Cheynes Beach, WA.
A man has been killed at Cheynes Beach near Albany, 470km east of Perth. He is believed to be the victim of a shark attack.
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Albany Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
A member of the public informed police at 12:20pm (AWST time) Monday that they had found a deceased male in the water.
According to WA Police: "The man appears to have an injury to his body. Based on an initial assessment it appears the injury is consistent with a shark bite, however further assessment will need to be made to confirm this."
"A worker at the local caravan park said sharks were not commonly seen in the area, except for a few bronze whalers," reported the newspaper.
If confirmed, the death will be the fourth fatal shark attack in Australia in 2014.
December 15, 2014: Daniel Smith, 18, killed while spear fishing at Rudder Reef, off the coast of Port Douglas, Far North Queensland.
September 9, 2014: Paul Wilcox, 50, attacked while swimming off Clarkes Beach at Byron Bay, New South Wales. Witnesses reported a 3m shark in the area immediately after the attack.
April 3, 2014: Christine Armstrong, 63 taken by a suspected bronze whaler shark during her daily swim at Tathra Beach, New South Wales.
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25 Tragic Tabloid Covers Of 2014 That Are Basically Masterpieces
Pay close attention to the following over-the-top eye roll. Oh brother!
Jan. 10, 2014
Jan. 24, 2014
Feb. 5, 2014
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Being Hungover As Told Through Eminem Lyrics
There’s vomit on his sweater already…
Click play and scroll down!
"His palms are sweaty,"
"Knees weak, arms are heavy"
"There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti"
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Weird New Year's Eve Traditions From Around The World
Are you ready to try all of them?
Wear brand-new pink underwear to attract love.
Worst-case scenario, you're wearing nice undies :)
At exactly 12:00, step forward with your right foot to start the year off with...YOUR RIGHT FOOT!
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The Definitive Ranking Of "Black Mirror" Episodes
Sure, there are only seven, but with a series this good, it’s hard work picking favorites. SPOILERS AHOY.
7. "The Waldo Moment"
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Even the least successful episode of Black Mirror packs quite a punch, and "The Waldo Moment" gets in its share of body blows, especially in the televised debate scene, where it bubbles over with some genuine ire at a political system in which so much that's said and done is only for show. But the sixth episode of Charlie Brooker's anthology series of dark, near-future technofables is the only one in which Black Mirror's ever-present undercurrent of pessimism feels unearned.
Based on an idea conceived of for Brooker and Chris Morris' biting hipster satire Nathan Barley, "The Waldo Moment" isn't precise enough in its depiction of how a cartoon bear voiced by a failed comedian (Daniel Rigby) goes on to become a legit political figure — there's just too little to Waldo to explain the devoted following he accrues. The character's origins as an Ali G–style prankster ambushing unsuspecting interviewees who think they're guesting on a kiddie show make sense, but removed from that, he's just not funny, all name-calling and lazy dick jokes. Brooker may be trying to take aim at his own history of media mockery, raising questions about whether such nihilistic send-ups just encourage people to further disengage. But in not making its cartoon bear convincingly compelling, the episode ends up feeling like a too-easy jab at the public being dumb and dupable.
6. "White Christmas"
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As the most recent installment of Black Mirror, the 2014 Christmas special has the distinction of running longer than the other episodes and serving as a sort of tribute to them, filled with little nods to the other alt-universes that have come before. Its own alt-universe is a gleefully bleak one in which everyone has an ocular implant called a Z-Eye that's like the ultimate smart device, and also it's possible to make a Cookie, a copy of your own consciousness to use as the best, most disturbing digital assistant.
These are two different and unrelated types of technology, and "White Christmas" is terrific when it's engaged in the mini-stories contained in its larger framing one, where it can explore the implications of each. As the slickly manipulative Matt, Jon Hamm first introduces us to the Z-Eye's capacity for voyeurism, as he links up to an awkward young man to help Cyrano de Bergerac him into potentially getting lucky at a party. As the anguished Joe, Rafe Spall experiences the way Z-Eye can allow someone to cut off your real-life access to them by blocking you. There's an intriguing MRA theme to the Z-Eye tales — Matt's a PUA guru on steroids, while Joe is essentially a thwarted stalker who sees himself as a victim of the tools his ex has been given to distance herself from him. They're both twisted characters who don't see themselves that way. The Cookie segment works well as its own Twilight Zone nightmare.
So why the low ranking? "White Christmas" eventually brings its two types of tech together, but they still feel like they could have been separate episodes entirely in which there would have been more space to explore the fascinating possibilities of each. The blocking idea in particular could have benefitted from more balance — it's only seen as used by women in relationships, silent treatment that can be flipped on with the touch of a button and maintained forever, making it seem uncomfortably like some passive-aggressive power play rather than something presumably used and misused by all of society.
That final shot though — it's a killer.
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Curl Up With The BuzzFeed Books Newsletter In 2015!
Want more books in your life in the new year? Then the BuzzFeed Books newsletter is for you!
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Who it's for: People who get lost in books for days at a time, and who turn to their favorite authors for inspiration. Anyone who's always looking for something amazing to read.
What you'll get: Great reading recommendations like these books you need to read in your 20s or when you're going through a breakup, plus books to read if you loved other books, like The Fault in Our Stars, The Hunger Games, or these childhood favorites. All the Harry Potter you can handle. Looks in the mirror like the signs you're suffering a book hangover. Clever book quizzes, powerful essays, and much more!
When you'll get it: Wednesday and Sunday.
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Jay From "Serial" Gave An Interview That Might Actually Help Adnan Syed
Jay Wilds, the key witness in Adnan Syed’s trial, gave his first interview in years, and now Rabia Chaudry, the woman who introduced Sarah Koenig to Syed, claims it proves Wilds has been lying the whole time.
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Jay Wilds, Maryland's key (and only) witness at Adnan Syed's 2000 trial for murdering Hae Min Lee — which was chronicled on the hotly debated Serial podcast, which launched in October 2014 and completed its 12-episode run earlier this month — has consented to a single interview (with The Intercept) in an attempt to tell his side of the story.
Rabia Chaudry, the Syed family friend and attorney who originally brought Syed's case to the attention of Serial host Sarah Koenig, today took to Twitter to point out what she sees as inconsistencies in the story Wilds is now telling compared to the account of events he offered at Syed's trial.
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Miley Cyrus' Song "Party In The U.S.A." Paid Jessie J's Rent For Over 3 Years
~Cashing those checks like “Yeah!”~
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She co-wrote Miley's breakout single "Party In The U.S.A." back in 2009 and earned her first hit — the song spent 28 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Which Director Should Direct Your Life?
FADE IN: Your life.
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19 Perfect New Year's Resolutions For Lazy Slobs
Are you a slovenly disgrace? Then these are the resolutions for you.
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Pranking Your Friends... With Science
Pranks with a brain!
We found four simple pranks that use scientific principals to work...
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This Guy Does A Holiday-Inspired Dance To Sia's "Chandelier" In Ikea And It Is Awesome
Skräckinjagande is Swedish for awesome.
YouTube filmmaker Ryan James Yezak directed this video of Scott Nelson dancing around Ikea in homage to Sia's "Chandelier" video. Shoppers were thoroughly entertained by the act, which got Ryan and his team kicked out more than once.
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15 "Iggy Freestyle" Posts That Prove Tumblr Has No Chill
“Iggy give us a freestyle.”
Iggy Of Waverley Place
GREENS
It's Iggy from State Farm.
Theme songs always make good freestyles.
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8 Pit Bulls Lies You Might Believe
Pits are not the problem.
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19 Signs That BuzzFeed's All-Cats Newsletter Is For You
The time to sign up is right meow.
How can you tell whether or not This Week in Cats, a newsletter that is COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY ABOUT CATS, is right for you? Let us count the ways.
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You are a cat.
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You own a cat.
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A cat owns you.
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Here's How To Make Delicious, Personalized Beer At Home
It’s not easy, but it’s also not hard.
A few months ago, a home brewing kit arrived at BuzzFeed as part of a promotional campaign by the America's Homebrewer's Association. We have a beer club at BuzzFeed (!!) and when its organizer Regis Courtemanche saw the kit sitting near my desk he got excited. He eventually said something like, "Wow, Emily, you run the food section on BuzzFeed and you've never even made your own beer? Let's fix that." So we used the kit to make some beer with help from another avid home brewer and BuzzFeed beer club member, Justine Bienkowski.
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