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Here's What Everyone Wore To The 2015 MTV VMAs
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Ian McKellen Went To Manchester Pride And Partied Like Only Ian McKellen Can
Thou shall not pass…without a big gay hug.
Sir Ian McKellen - Lord Of The Rings legend, gay rights activist, BFF of Sir Patrick Stewart, and potential Taylor Swift squad member - was the Grand Marshal at Manchester Pride over the Bank Holiday weekend.
And, boy, did Sir Ian have fun, as he led some 2,500 people through the gay streets of Manchester.
People should have curtsied/bent down on one knee as the 76-year-old passed, but we'll allow that slip in royal etiquette just this once.
Just look at that car!
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These Pajama-Wearing Pooches Are The Cutest Squad You’ll Ever See
Their cuteness has gone to the dogs.
Meet Darren and Phillip, adorable Staffy pals better known as The Blueboys.
Jennifer McLean
Owner, Jennifer McLean of Brisbane, told BuzzFeed, "I started taking photos of them because of the amazing ways they chose to snuggle up together."
"Before I had Instagram, I’d upload photos of them on my own Facebook nestled into each other and my family and friends would never believe that they got into the positions they were in by themselves. The comments would always be 'OMG how on EARTH did you get them to do that?!'"
Jennifer McLean
"I never really intended on them being known for wearing onesies but they really (really) love wearing clothes."
"As soon as they are dressed in their onesies they immediately want to snuggle. They will find a spot on the couch and bury their noses into one another and that's it for a few hours."
Jennifer McLean
"It started out with actual dog clothes and then to kids jumpers... before I knew it I was shopping in the baby section buying onesies in department stores."
"I've had a few shop attendants ask me who I'm buying for and when I tell them it's for my dogs, the response I get is mostly that they think I've completely lost it."
Jennifer McLean
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This Kid Had The Perfect Reaction When He Realised He Was Standing Next To Wayne Rooney
The Swansea City football mascot’s face was the very definition of “ZOMG!”
The home side won the game 2-1, but the real winner on the day was a young Swansea mascot.
This brilliant Vine captures the moment that the young lad realised he was standing next to Wayne Rooney.
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A Photographer Is Documenting The Stories Of Elderly Parsis Through These Stunning Portraits
Capturing a vibrant community, all in black & white.
For the last year, Mumbai-based photographer Kurush Umrigar has been attempting to document, through black and white portraits, the elderly Parsi community of India.
Mrs. Amy Guard: She was 100 years old (she passed away earlier this year), and worked with the Tata Group, heading the Department of Commercial Art.
© Kurush M. Umrigar
© Kurush M. Umrigar
Currently photographing interesting faces across India, Umrigar hopes to take the project international, he told BuzzFeed India.
General Adi Minwalla: He is 84 years old, and was part of the 4/9 Gurkha regiment, and later on joined the ninth Jammu and Kashmir light infantry.
© Kurush M. Umrigar
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When You Have Food In Your Teeth But No One Says Anything
“I forgot to yell you…”
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What's Going On Around The World Today?
HERE ARE THE TOP STORIES
ISIS tried to destroy one of the most important temples in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.
The 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel lays “at the heart of the complex of ruins that had made Palmyra one of Syria’s most significant archaeological and tourist attractions,” the Washington Post writes. Palmyra, which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was seized by ISIS in May.
The ruins of the Temple of Bel are shown in an undated photo on the site of ancient Palmyra.
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The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says militants detonated explosives around the site, possibly destroying it, but that the extent of the damage was unclear. Syria’s antiquities chief confirmed to the BBC that the basic structure of the temple are still intact.
However, it’s “impossible to independently confirm the reports because of the lack of telephone connections and Internet service in Palmyra,” the Post writes. But similar reports of another, smaller temple nearby being destroyed ended up being true.
And a little extra.
These rare pictures capture the former beauty of ISIS’s latest target. “The Syrian town of Palmyra, which means ‘the city of palms,’ is home to the monumental ruins of an ancient oasis city that predates the first century A.D.,” BuzzFeed News’ Anup Kaphle writes. Now, Palmyra risks destruction at the hands of ISIS.
Palmyra’s grande colonnade is a series of Greco-Roman columns that stretch a little over half a mile and was built in stages during the second and third centuries.
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A lot went down at the MTV Video Music Awards.
If you didn’t watch, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the highlights:
Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift performed together to open the show. You might remember that last month they had a Twitter back-and-forth over the VMAs.
Nicki also called out Miley Cyrus after accepting her award for best hip-hop video for “Anaconda.” In an interview ahead of the show, Miley said Nicki was starting a “pop star war,” referring to the back-and-forth with Taylor.
Kanye West accepted the Video Vanguard Award and, well, announced he’s decided to run for president in 2020.
Miley hosted, and closed the night with contestants from “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Oh, and she dropped a new, free album.
And here’s the ~standard~ stuff: a full list of the winners and what everyone wore.
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WE’RE KEEPING AN EYE ON
Hungary ramps up its efforts to stop refugee flow and Europe’s migration crisis escalates.
Investigators continue to examine the case of the bodies found in an abandoned truck last week near the Hungarian border. The 71 people whose bodies were found “may have died at the hand of smugglers,” the Washington Post writes. Critics are also placing blame of the deaths on a broken European refugee system that is said to be “increasingly forcing desperate asylum-seekers into the arms of human traffickers.”
Hungary, now led by right-wing nationalists, is quickly becoming the biggest obstacle “for a record number of refugees trying to reach Europe from war-torn Syria, Iraq and other nations,” the Washington Post reports. With new rules making it tougher to win asylum, those fleeing are hiring smugglers out of fear of “getting caught and processed.” The surge of people entering Hungary has not let up, despite increased efforts such as the country’s 109-mile barbed-wire barrier along its southern border.
A man carries a child as him and others who crossed the border from Serbia board a bus to be transferred to a refugee camp, in Asotthalom, Hungary, on Monday.
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What’s next?
Officials will meet on Sept. 14 in Brussels for emergency talks on how to deal with the escalating migration crisis, the BBC reports. A record number of 107,500 people entered the EU’s borders last month. “The situation of migration phenomena outside and inside the European Union has recently taken unprecedented proportions,” the Luxembourg Minister for Immigration and Asylum, Jean Asselborn, said.
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Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, will be renamed Denali in honor of Alaska natives, President Barack Obama announced.
The mountain was originally known by Alaska Natives as Denali before it was renamed in 1896 to honor the 25th U.S. President, William McKinley, BuzzFeed News’ Ema O'Connor writes. However, “President McKinley never visited, nor did he have any significant historical connection to, the mountain or to Alaska,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell noted in her order to officially recognize the mountain as Denali.
The name of the mountain has been debated by government officials for 40-years, back when Denali was first proposed by Alaska’s governor in 1975. Since then, the congressional delegation from Ohio, where McKinley was born, has continuously blocked petitions for the renaming.
“Denali’s name has long been seen … as an example of cultural imperialism in which a Native American name with historical roots was replaced by an American one having little to do with the place,” the New York Times writes.
What’s next?
Obama will be in Alaska for three days calling for climate change action. He’s expected to focus on the effects of global warming — melting glaciers, thawing permafrost, and rising sea levels — rather than the oil and gas drilling offshore, which he allowed to go forward earlier this month, according to the New York Times. With this trip, Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Alaskan Arctic.
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New Orleans residents marked 10 years since Hurricane Katrina with defiant celebration.
“Thousands of people took to the streets of New Orleans to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Saturday, singing, dancing, drinking, and hugging one another in a cathartic show of defiance against the storm’s destruction,” BuzzFeed News’ John Stanton writes. Come for the story, stay for the beautiful photos from Stanton himself.
This is part of BuzzFeed News’ series on what’s happened in the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina took its destructive path. You can read the rest of the stories here.
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The prison guard who couldn’t escape prison.
Scott Jones loved being a correctional officer at California’s High Desert State Prison. Then he witnessed his colleagues commit too many abuses and saw no choice but to break the code of silence, turning himself into a pariah in a neighborhood called CO Row, BuzzFeed News’ Albert Samaha reports.
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Quick things to know:
Thai police have issued two new arrest warrants as the search widens for the suspects behind Bangkok's deadly shrine bombing that left 20 people dead. (BuzzFeed News)
Rest in peace: Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and author, died on Sunday from cancer. He was 82. (BuzzFeed News) And Wes Craven, who directed Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street, died of brain cancer. He was 76. (BuzzFeed News)
Journalists jailed: Four reporters for VICE News who were detained by Turkish authorities on Thursday while covering political clashes with police are set to face terrorism charges. (BuzzFeed News) And three Al Jazeera journalists were sentenced to three years in prison by an Egyptian court on Saturday — the second time the reporters have been convicted and imprisoned on charges of spreading false news and aiding terrorists. (BuzzFeed News)
Chinese authorities have punished 197 people for spreading online rumors about the country’s stock market plunge and fatal explosions in Tianjin. (Mashable)
Shannon Miles, who is suspected of ambushing and killing a Harris County, Texas, sheriff's deputy, was arrested Saturday and charged with capital murder. (BuzzFeed News)
Delegates have spoken (and voted): The Democratic Party platform now calls for a $15 national minimum wage for all hourly workers. (BuzzFeed News)
A 60-year-old Georgia man died after falling from Turner Field’s upper deck during a baseball game Saturday night in Atlanta. This is the third fan to die in a fall at the ballpark since 2008. (Washington Post)
For the first time in history, there are three major hurricanes in the Pacific east of the International Dateline at the same time. (Weather Channel)
A Cree woman from Canada won Mrs. Universe 2015. Ashley Burnham is the first First Nations woman and the first Canadian to win. (BuzzFeed Canada)
Happy Monday
It’s Monday, we get it. So the only blues we suggest you take in are these adorable, onesie-wearing Staffy pals known as The Blueboys. “I started taking photos of them because of the amazing ways they chose to snuggle up together,” owner of Darren and Phillip, Jennifer McLean of Brisbane, told BuzzFeed News.
“I never really intended on them being known for wearing onesies but they really (really) love wearing clothes.”
Photo courtesy of Jennifer McLean
We’ll call this the Monday bonus: Check out these 7 delicious (and simple) dinners that will help you jumpstart your week so you can spend more time doing ~important~ things like Netflix and sleep.
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Can You Get Through This Post Without Laughing Once?
If you get through this without laughing then you’re really something. A couple are NSFW.
This cat that just can't handle it.
This EDM goat.
This unspeakable strangeness.
When humankind met its greatest foe: Shellfish.
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What Are The Best Emo Songs To Play After A Breakup?
That’s what you get when you let your heart win, whoa-oh.
Emo music is the perfect genre for all the tribulations and triumphs that come with growing up.
Reprise
And of course it's the perfect soundtrack for a broken heart.
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Whether it was a fiesty, unforgiving song to express your hurt or anger...
Warner Bros.
...or a more mellow tune with sad lyrics to express your heartbreak.
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Who Was The Hottest Celeb At The VMAs Red Carpet?
Temperature-wise, that is!
The VMAs are known for bringing out the absolute HOTTEST celebrities to the red carpet.
Really, everyone looks smokin', don't you think?
So to determine who REALLY was the hottest star on the 2015 VMAs red carpet, we brought a thermal camera to the show to test celebrities' body temperatures.
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Can You Guess The Guy Based On His Guyliner?
Eye spy some hot guys.
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The Best Jokes After Manchester United's Transfer Deadline Day "Calamity"
Fans of the club are not happy – though fans of other clubs think it’s hilarious.
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A Teenager Filmed Himself Standing On Top Of A Moving Train
The video of Pasha Bumchik, a Ukrainian YouTuber, is terrifying.
Meet Pasha Bumchik, an 18-year-old video blogger from Ukraine.
Over the weekend, Bumchik uploaded a video of himself standing on top of a moving train and riding it as it moved from station to station.
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He is seen jumping from carriage to carriage, and even pops down to say hello to passengers.
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The daredevil's video has since been viewed over one million times. It can be watched here:
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A Fashion Chain Claims Miley Cyrus Ripped Off Its Look At The VMAs
The chain says it’s “distraught” but Miley’s actual designer has explained where the idea came from.
Cult Australian fashion house Di$count Universe says Miley Cyrus ripped off its look during her final performance at the MTV VMAs.
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Cyrus took to the stage with 30 drag queens from Ru Paul's Drag Race to debut her new single "Dooo It!" to close out the VMAs on Sunday evening.
Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images
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7 Things You Didn't Know About Rose McGowan's Iconic VMAs Dress
Alternate title: “How To Avoid Waffle Butt When You’re Wearing A Dress Made Of Beads, With Rose McGowan”.
By this stage of your life, you're probably familiar with Rose McGowan's 1998 MTV VMAs dress.
Because it's basically the most iconic dress to ever grace MTV's red carpet.
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People have worn similar dresses.
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Is This An Eeyore Quote Or An Emo Lyric?
Hundred Acre Brood.
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11 Delicious Snacks Even The Laziest Cooks Can Make In Less Than 20 Minutes
BRB, gonna go feel like a chef.
Banana Chips
Why buy them at the store when you can make your own? Slice bananas, fry them in medium hot oil till the bubbles disappear, drain the excess oil with paper towels, and ta-da! Now pat yourself on the back.
Jhaal Muri
Mix puffed rice, onion, sprouted chana, cucumber, tomato, green chillies, peanuts and coriander leaves in a large bowl. Add mustard oil and masala and toss the mixture again for a spicy snack from Bengal.
Masala Papad
Mix finely chopped onions, tomatoes, red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala powder and salt. Fry the papad in shallow oil until crisp. Spread the topping on the papad, and silently whisper "Goodbye, pizza" to yourself.
Paratha Samosas
Mix flour, salt, oil and water as required to prepare the dough. Roll out the dough and fill it with samosa filling. Pull the edges over the centre to make a thick patty. Fry them till they're light brown on both sides, and serve hot and crispy.
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Which Saiyan From "Dragon Ball Z" Are You Based On Three Questions?
Being human is so passé. Just Saiyan.
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Can You Answer One Basic Question From Each Major Branch Of Science?
How well-rounded is your scientific knowledge?
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An Open Letter To Jane Who Owes Me $70
I don’t want to be a pest, but there’s a new PayPal thingee you can pay with pretty easily. No sweat, tho! xoxoxox
Hey girlll! How's it going?
So I was just going over the stuff from Emily's baby shower, and I hate to be a noooooodge but I think we had said we were going to split all the costs for the food and drinks and decorations and stuff. Sonia and I did the food and drinks, but then I got all the onesies to decorate at Target with the fabric markers and stuff (that was a great idea, BTW! Everyone totally loved it. Hit of the party). So it's all kind of confusing and plus, lol math, but ANYWAY basically when you do it out, you owe me $73 (I already paid Sonia).
Ok so you can Venmo me, or Square, or now there's a new PayPal thing (lol) where you can just send it through PayPal.me/katienotopoulos as a link.
Or you know, next time I see you, you can give me cash!
PayPal.Me is a digital peer-to-peer payment system that allows you to set up a personalized URL at which people can send you money directly through PayPal. It launched today.
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