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Saturday 28 February 2015
This Girl Tried To Get Kylie Jenner Lips And Was Left With A Bruised Face
“Biggest beauty regret of my life.”
Brittany Forster wanted lips like Kylie's, so she purchased CandyLipz, a lip enhancer that some blogs claim Kylie uses for her pout. She tried the product with her friends on Monday night and, suffice to say, it did not go as planned.
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Kanye West Announces New Album Name
In a pair of tweets, West said the new album would be calledSo Help Me God.
Kanye West, centre, performs at the Brit Awards in London on Feb. 25.
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What Happens When You Donate Your Hair?
We followed a hair donation through the Wigs For Kids process to find out.
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These Newly Discovered Spiders Are Actually Really Beautiful
Meet Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus.
Two new types of peacock spider have been discovered in Queensland.
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These surprisingly majestic spiders - nicknamed Skeletorus and Sparklemuffin - were found in the Wondul Range National Park.
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Male peacock spiders have a colourful flap on their abdomen, which they raise during courtship rituals.
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Leonard Nimoy Did A Stunning Photo Series Celebrating Gloriously Full-Figured Women
The Full Body Project included women of all shapes and sizes who clearly love their curves. NSFW due to nudity.
Nimoy challenged modern standards of beauty with the engaging photographs, presenting the subjects as staring the viewer in the face, unashamed of their figures.
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He was inspired after a full-figured woman asked him to take her and her friends' pictures, CBS reported.
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Which Character From "Empire" Are You?
Come on, Boo Boo Kitty.
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Claire Underwood Made A To-Die-For Decision In "House Of Cards" Season 3
Warning: style-related spoilers ahead!
Throughout House of Cards' first two and a half seasons, the only thing more consistent than Claire Underwood's (Robin Wright) take-no-prisoners attitude was her hair color.
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22 Fashion Trends We Used To Drool Over
I love your Adidas track suit.
Sideways trucker hats on on people who weren't actually truckers:
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Backward visors to protect the back of one's neck from harmful UV rays:
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Unbuttoned shirts exposing white Hanes undershirts:
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Oversized brown leather jackets to protect from all of the earth's elements:
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23 Of The Most Delicious Things You Can Do To Girl Scout Cookies
Earn your badge in advanced snacking.
Tagalong Peanut Butter Parfaits
Why have a cookie when you can have a whole cup full of them, and then some. Recipe here.
Savannah Smiles Muddy Buddies
Puppy chow! Recipe here.
Thin Mint-Stuffed Oreos
Here are some stuffed cookies stuffed with more cookies. You need them. Recipe here.
How Fueled By Ramen Has Stayed Relevant For 20 Years
The label, started in a Florida dorm room in 1996, is still thriving. Here’s why.
Hayley Williams of Paramore
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Fueled by Ramen, like many record labels, started in a dorm room. Somewhere in Gainesville Rock City in 1996, a young John Janick shook hands with Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello, and the hottest property in north-central Florida pop-punk was born. Their first clients? Ska-punk dilettantes The Hippos and The Impossibles, bands you'd only know if you, like Janick and Fiorello, were in it for life.
"We were operating out of a 150 square foot room, maybe less, with bunkbeds and CDs, just running everything from my desk," says Janick over the phone from Los Angeles, where he now lives. "I'd go over to Vinnie's apartment to do mail-orders. It was an interesting time, and maybe a little bit naive."
FBR would have their first major success when they issued a 1998 self-titled EP from an upstart group of Arizona kids named Jimmy Eat World. It sold enough for the still fresh-faced label to buy their first office space in Tampa, and served as a sign of things to come. Eventually this Florida-bred, rude-boy indie label became a tastemaking stalwart. It's where Fall Out Boy got famous, selling 250,000 copies of Take This To Your Grave over the course of two years. Gym Class Heroes and Panic! At the Disco would soon follow, and they remain signed to this day.
But shouldn't Fueled by Ramen be dead? We've seen this story before. An era-defining label goes rags-to-riches with some smart business partnerships and a savvy A&R -- swallowing up every hot act in the scene until their brand becomes synonymous with the genre itself. Replace the guyliner with MDMA or a couple bodies hung over hotel balconies, and it's the exact same legacy of powerhouses like Factory or Death Row. If there's one thing we learned about iconoclastic, hyper-specific record labels, it's that the gravy train doesn't run forever. Suge Knight is bankrupt and locked up, The Hacienda is an apartment complex. By any reasonable estimation, Fueled by Ramen should be floundering, or downsizing, or absorbed, that's just how these stories are supposed to end.
But that hasn't happen. Fueled by Ramen continues to thrive. The old mid-2000s guard of Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is… have been cycled out for a younger, hipper, more dynamic generation of acts like Twenty One Pilots, and fun. That's right, fun -- the band that won a bunch of trophies for Some Nights are signed to FBR. Paramore, the long-standing Hot Topic icons tasted true, transcendent crossover success with their 2013 self-titled record, propelling their name into non-denominational pop radio, and scoring Hayley Williams a guest-spot on Zedd's "Stay The Night." Gym Class Heroes are still getting on TV, your mom listens to Young The Giant -- Fueled by Ramen's current roster remains an influential modern rock record label.
That's no small feat in 2015. FBR might never be able to escape their emo-pop peak, but you'd be hard pressed to come up with any imprint that's been able to stay so relevant for so long. It's managed it, in part, by becoming a subsidiary of Warner Bros., which earned the until-then indie criticism from punk rock purists. But that, like everything else Janick has built, was a means to an end.
"We wanted to make sure there weren't any ceilings for our artists while also keeping our culture independent," says Janick. "There were other major labels filling artists' heads with stuff like 'oh you're being held back by Fueled by Ramen, they don't have the resources.' For me it was about being an indie label with major ties, where we can build the foundation with a big company there to take you all the way."
That environment is what resonated with a 15 year old girl from Meridian, Mississippi, who was screaming her lungs off in a band called Paramore.
Fall Out Boy
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"I remember meeting with John at a Cheesecake Factory," says Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams via email. "I was with our manager Mark, and doing some acoustic shows at Taste of Chaos 2005. We talked about the scene and where I saw Paramore fitting into it. I was so happy to be hanging with a label guy who got it. He didn't see me as some answer to Avril Lavigne's success. He just always understood what Paramore was. Who we were. That sort of thing means a lot to a 15 or 16 year old kid."
Paramore would carry FBR's banner for years through the bloody triptych of All We Know is Falling, Riot!, and Brand New Eyes, three of the best albums mid-decade emo-pop ever produced. But then, around 2010, the bubble burst. Two thirds of Paramore quit and looked for greener pastures elsewhere, Fall Out Boy, who had left Fueled by Ramen for Island, called it a day, and Panic! At The Disco were well past their crossover, VMA-headlining peak. As far as era-defining labels go, this was par for the course. Eventually pop-culture fixation moves on, and the sound you're known for becomes a lot less hip. But Janick adapted. In perhaps the most important signing in FBR history, he inked fun.
"I tried to sign Nate (Reuss) when he was 18 years old and in The Format." says Janick. "But he went to Elektra instead. That was back when we were in Florida and didn't have much money. Five years later we had the partnership with Warner and Nate was still in the Warner system through Elektra, I tried to work with him but he went off to do his own thing. But the third time around he had started fun. and we finally managed to get a deal done. He's one of my closest friends now. They spent a year and a half figuring out what Some Nights is going to be, and it was one of the biggest albums of that year."
Fueled by Ramen has kept an iron grip on a very specific part of the industry -- from Jimmy Eat World to Fall Out Boy to Paramore to fun. -- for their entire 20 year run as a company. They've shifted with the generations, while never alienating their core audience. It's hard to think of a label that's been more tenacious.
Hot French Guys On The Metro Is The Instagram Account You've Been Looking For
How do you say “hot AF” in French?
Is your Instagram feed in desperate need of hot guys?
Or more specifically, hot French guys?
Well good news, @MecsMétroParis is here to deliver.
The latest in hot guy accounts, Mecs Métro Paris is dedicated to bringing you only the best aboard the Paris Metro.
19 Ingenious Ways To Decorate Your Small Space
Get creative with those nooks and crannies.
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Fabric Letter Wall Decals
Temporary letters that can fit in to any tight space are perfect for the renter who makes their own inspiration.
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An Astronaut Gave An Out-Of-This-World Tribute To Leonard Nimoy
Live long and prosper.
Star Trek fans are still in mourning for Leonard Nimoy, the actor famous for his role as Spock, who died on Friday at the age of 83.
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The beloved sci-fi character was known by the Vulcan "live long and prosper" hand gesture.
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24 Secrets Twentysomethings Will Never Tell You
The future freaks you out.
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And when you're sick, you legitimately wish you could go to your parents' house to be taken care of.
MOM, PLEASE RUB MY HEAD AND TELL ME EVERYTHING WILL BE OK.
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49 Real Life Labor And Delivery Stories...If You Can Handle Them
Childbirth is no walk in the park. Unless you happen to be walking in the park when it happens.
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"As we were getting ready to leave for the hospital, I thought I was going to poop the turd of the century. I ran to the bathroom. My boyfriend was screaming, 'What are you doing?! We have to go!' And I yelled back, 'I can't stop it! I think I have to poop but this just doesn't feel right!'
My eyes widened and I yelled 'THIS BABY IS COMING NOW.' My poor boyfriend delivered our baby boy on our bathroom floor at 4:50 a.m. So, to my precious, perfect babe, yes. I thought you were a giant, monstrous shit, not a 7 pound, 14 ounce squishy ball of cute."
—Chantel Guidera, Facebook
What's The Best Thing To Eat In Chicago For Under $10?
So many eats, so little time.
Chicago: It ain't always cheap.
Things I could rent if I won the lotto: A tiny downtown studio. For a week, probably.
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19 Bars In America You Should Drink At Before You Die
♫ From sea to shining sea. ♫
The Tunnel Bar — Northampton, Massachusetts
"The Tunnel Bar is built underground in an old pedestrian tunnel. The arched stone walls, sleek bar, and big, comfy chairs make it the ideal place for a classy evening out. I'd kill to go back there."
—submitted by Bergin Smith, Facebook
The Carousel Bar & Lounge — New Orleans, Louisiana
The Carousel Bar & Lounge in Hotel Monteleone is a French Quarter staple, having been in business for 65 years. Inside, visitors can enjoy a cocktail while going for a spin on the gorgeous Merry-Go-Round.
—submitted by Trina Bazzell, Facebook
Via Facebook: TheHotelMonteleone
Good Times at Davey Wayne's — Los Angeles, California
Via Facebook: GoodTimesatDaveyWaynes
Listen To Dustin Lance Black's Passionate Speech On Gay Rights
The Oscar-winning screenwriter said: “I heard from an very early age that homosexuality was a sin next to the crime of murder. So from the age of three, I knew I was down there with all the sinners and murderers and rapists.”
This week Hollywood screenwriter and gay rights activist Dustin Lance Black made an emotional speech in favour of gay rights and marriage equality.
The Oscar-winning writer of Milk was speaking in Dublin after receiving an honorary life membership to the Law Society of University College Dublin.
You can't change minds by arguing the truths, by arguing the law, by arguing the facts and the science, the thing that changes hearts and minds is story. So I'll tell you a little bit about mine and how I got to this place.
23 Surprising Pickup Lines That Actually Worked
Time to step up your game.
We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what pickup line has actually worked for them. Here are the amazing results.
"What are your thoughts on pasta puns? Do you think they're saucy or do you think that they lack a bit of meat?"
"My current boyfriend and I met on Tinder, and his first message to me was, 'Hey quick question for you. What are your thoughts on pasta puns? Do you think they're saucy or do you think that they lack a bit of meat?' We ended up conversing only in pasta puns for about an hour. We've been dating for 6 months now, so there's your successful Tinder story!"
Submitted by samk61.
"'If I were to ask you on a date, would the answer be the same as the answer to this question?"
"She got mad and then said yes lol."
Submitted by ethanw4cf274083.
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"Did you know that the force of gravity on Jupiter is so strong that if we were able to stand on its surface you would instantly liquify?"
"We've been dating almost a year and living together for four months."
Submitted by phillipb3.
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19 Easy Dinners That Will Impress The Heck Out Of Your Date
Your lady or gentleman caller never has to know that their perfect meal wasn’t actually hard to make.
Coconut-crusted tilapia with a pretty pomegranate salsa:
You get points for using unusual ingredients, even when it isn't actually any more complicated. Get the recipe.
A low-maintenance but very chic kale risotto:
The beauty of this vegetarian risotto is that you bake it instead of standing there stirring for 20 minutes, so you can devote your undivided attention to your bae. Store-bought pesto is totally fine if you don't have time to DIY. Get the recipe.
Individual steaks with sweet balsamic-roasted cherry tomatoes:
You could cover a piece of cardboard in roasted cherry tomatoes and it would be delicious. But steak is much better than cardboard. Get the recipe.
The Color Of The Dress According To Science
We asked the top scientists in the world about this very important topic…
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