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Samantha Bee Makes It Crystal Clear What She Thinks Of Ivanka Trump's New Book

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Samantha Bee is no fan of Ivanka Trump’s new self-help book. That much is now blindingly obvious.


On Wednesday’s “Full Frontal,” Bee gleefully listed everything she thinks is wrong with Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success ― which the first daughter released to mainly hostile reviews this month.


Bee cited Trump’s overreliance on other people’s inspirational quotes, plus the deluge of different fonts, as just two of the reasons to not buy the tome.


It was even enough to see her throw the book away.





“True to her family’s brand and empire, Ivanka wrote this book largely by taking other people’s work and stamping her name on it,” Bee said.


She noted it was as if Ivanka Trump only remembered she had the assignment on the last day.


Check out Bee’s full review in the clip above.


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Glimpse Nicole Kidman's Wild 'Top Of The Lake' Hair In Action

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Thanks to “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Big Little Lies,” Elisabeth Moss and Nicole Kidman are enjoying a killer year. Now they get to unite for the second season of “Top of the Lake,” the mystery series that Moss headlined in 2013. 


The first trailer for “Top of the Lake: China Girl” is here, and it features Moss’ Detective Robin Griffin investigating an alarming death in Sydney, Australia. Meanwhile, Robin has reconnected with the daughter she gave up (Alice Englert), who’s adoptive mother is played by a gray-haired Kidman. (This project reunites Kidman with “Portrait of a Lady” director Jane Campion, who co-created the show.) Oh, and “Game of Thrones” standout Gwendoline Christie is on hand as a fellow detective and friend to Robin. 


“Top of the Lake: China Girl” premieres on SundanceTV in September. This year’s Emmys and next year’s Emmys will be lit.

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Merriam-Webster Politely Tells Trump He Did Not Invent Phrase 'Prime The Pump'

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President Donald Trump came up with the phrase “prime the pump” to describe government stimulus of the economy, he claimed to The Economist in an interview published on Thursday.


Merriam-Webster, tireless defender of words, had a quick and decisive response on Twitter: Nope.


In a frostily polite thread, the dictionary’s social account went through the phrase’s etymology, dating the term to the late 18th century and the economic use of it to the 1930s.






Trump has previously indicated his support for “priming the pump” as economic policy, causing some consternation among conservatives opposed to government spending.


The concept dates back to economist John Maynard Keynes, who argued that when a population’s “animal spirits” were flagging, an influx of government spending could stimulate the overall economy. The use of the phrase “prime the pump” to describe this policy dates back to 1933, according to Merriam-Webster ― just about 13 years before Trump was born.


It’s telling that Trump assumes that he came up with the phrase, which has long been a stock term in economic conversation. Abundant evidence already exists that the president rarely, if ever, reads; interviews routinely demonstrate that he is poorly educated on the substance and history of the policies he advocates for and against. This tacit admission that he’s unfamiliar with Keynes and, by extension, one of the great economic debates of the 20th century, provides further confirmation.






What’s more, his claim tends toward self-aggrandization rather than curiosity or reflection. Trump, who has repeatedly insisted that he has “a very good brain” and “the best words,” stakes his business and political reputation on his generative abilities, when in fact his accomplishments often involve simply stamping his brand on projects or concepts developed and executed by others.


Even in his interview with The Economist, Trump seems only faintly aware of what “priming the pump” really means, asking, “you understand the expression ‘prime the pump’? ... Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven’t heard it.”


He doesn’t seem interested in where the phrase came from, though it’s a fairly unlikely metaphor for someone in 2017 to create. “Pump priming” in its original use dates back to the 18th century, when it referred to the practice of using water to flush air out of a pump, enabling water to flow again. (A little water in to get a lot of water out ― get it?) Manual pumps no longer being a common source of household water for Americans, the original meaning of the phrase is rarely used here today; the economics application is almost certainly the one he’s heard before. 


Most hilariously, though, Trump, who has used the phrase in previous months, managed to deny credit to his own past self, saying, “I mean, I just ... I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good.” Hmmm.


Merriam-Webster had another suggestion, perhaps born of the frustration of serving as an on-call definition- and etymology-checker for the president and his administration:






 Seriously, please look things up. 


 


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Look At This Reckless Baby Hands Graduation Photo Shoot

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When you think about graduation ceremonies, you likely think of the cap, the gown, and, of course, baby hands.


In celebration of her graduation from Appalachian State University, Delaney Henry had a photo shoot to end all graduate photo shoots.


Henry posted on Facebook five photos of herself donning her cap and gown in a field. The caption reads: “All my mom wanted was serious graduation photos.”


Seems fairly standard, right? Well, until you see Henry’s hands. Because they are teensy, tiny baby hands.





Very serious indeed.


Are these the best graduation photos we’ve ever seen? Yes. Is Delaney a national hero? Yes. 



The photographs have garnered nearly 100,000 shares on Facebook and over 45,000 comments. Many of which compare Henry’s photoshoot to that of Kristen Wiig’s iconic “Saturday Night Live” character, Dooneese.


If you don’t remember Dooneese, you’re a subpar human being. Despite that, we will refresh your memory with this gif:





We’re not sure what Delaney’s postgrad plans are (though HuffPost has reached out to her for comment), but we can only hope wherever she goes, she brings those baby hands with her.

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The People Behind 'Handmaid's Tale' Know They're Giving You Nightmares

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Elisabeth Moss and Alexis Bledel are very aware of how harrowing an episode of “The Handmaid’s Tale” can be.


During a discussion at 92Y in New York City, the stars of the Hulu adaptation talked about the undeniable relevancy of their new show, centered on a theocratic regime that goes to terrifying lengths to police women’s bodies and reproductive rights.


When asked by an audience member how the actors would unwind after an eventful shoot ― and, in turn, what they’d suggest viewers do to shake the horror of Gilead themselves ― Moss said she relied on cocktails and sleep for recovery. However, when it comes to the viewers who find the handmaids’ reality too nightmare-inducing to watch, she doesn’t know what to tell you.


“You’re fucked,” she said, followed by a round of applause from an audience made up primarily of women who’d just finished watching the series’ fifth episode. 


“Talk it out,” Bledel suggested.


In that episode, “Faithful,” [Spoiler alert!] Bledel’s character Ofsteven (formerly, Ofglen) hijacks a car and proceeds to speed somewhat comically around a farmer’s market before deliberately running over a Gilead guard. His death is one of the goriest moments in the show, though it pales in comparison to the bloodless violence depicted in the story’s “ceremonies.” In those scenes, the handmaids are all raped by high-ranking officials in the Gilead government, forced to endure regular sexual assault in the service of their dystopian society.


“It is heavy,” Bledel added. “I didn’t find it stressful to work on [the show] at all [...] but watching the show is really stressful.”


Indeed. Many, many women have taken to Twitter to express just how stressful the viewing experience can be.






























Margaret Atwood, the author of the 1985 classic novel upon which the Hulu series is based, has spoken at length about the importance of her book, maintaining that she made nothing up in telling the story of Offred (played by Moss in the show). Instead, it’s based on historic examples of the oppression of women around the world.


Thirty years after it was published, though, her story has resonated in new and frightening ways. Just last week, shortly after the House passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), women expressed opposition to the bill by flooding social media with “Handmaid’s Tale” references and images. Before that, women protesting legislature in Missouri and Texas dressed up as handmaids to defend reproductive rights.


“The story has always been timely,” Reed Morano, who directed the show’s first three episodes, explained at 92Y. “Everything in the book has happened or is happening somewhere in the world right now, and that’s how it was when Margaret [Atwood] wrote it.” Adding:



The whole message that Margaret was sending in the book is that big changes like this don’t happen overnight, they happen very slowly over time, almost so that you don’t know that they’re happening until it’s too late. We tend to be a little sheltered in America because of the rights that we do have and what we’ve all been used to. One of the things I liked about doing this story is that I thought maybe it will make people really appreciate what they have.



Of the rape scenes that Morano filmed, which she described as “total and utter awkwardness and uncomfortable, unsettling, sickening,” the director assured audience members that they’re intended to stress you out. Even when discussing a tamer act in the show ― the handmaids grocery shopping under fluorescent lights ― she says of her aesthetic choices, “I want to scare the shit out of people.”


Beyond Twitter, women and men watching the show and rereading Atwood’s book have banded together under the auspices of podcasts, book clubs, and watch parties. They’ve no doubt done so out of both excitement for the critically acclaimed adaptation and as a gesture of solidarity.


Watching the show is meant to be hard, and Bledel’s advice ― “talk it out” ― is not unfounded.







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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misstated that the AHCA had passed through the Senate. It passed in the House and has yet to go through the Senate.

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Here Are The Canceled And Renewed TV Shows For 2017-2018

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For TV fans, spring is a double-edged sword. 


As the 2016-2017 season wraps up with a slew of highly anticipated season (and series) finales before summer TV doldrums hit, the major networks are determining which shows will make the cut and which shows will go the way of “Blood & Oil.” See, you already forgot that existed.  


Every year around May, TV essentially turns into the “Hunger Games” with ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW debuting their fall TV slates to advertisers at the upfronts. Enter the cancellation bear quietly claiming its victims to make room for the new kids on the block.


With an upcoming TV season full of reboots and revivals ― we’re looking at you “American Idol” and “Will & Grace” ― and a host of promising new shows that will seriously test your DVR storage capabilities, it’s time to pay our respects to the dearly departed and praise the TV gods for giving our faves another chance. 



Here are notable series that have been either renewed, canceled or are set to end after the current season.




We’ll be continually updating this list, so check back for the latest.



NBC



Renewed:




  • “America’s Got Talent”




  • “American Ninja Warrior”




  • “Blindspot”




  • “The Carmichael Show” (Season 3 premieres May 31)




  • “Chicago Fire”




  • “Chicago Med”




  • “Chicago PD“




  • “The Good Place”




  • “Hollywood Game Night” (Season 5 premieres June 22)




  • “The Night Shift” (Season 4 premieres June 22)




  • “Shades Of Blue”




  • “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge”




  • “Taken”




  • “This Is Us” (Renewed for Seasons 2 and 3)




  • “The Wall”




  • “Will & Grace” (Revival coming in the fall)




  • “The Voice”




Canceled/Ended:




  • “Aquarius”




  • “Timeless”




  • “Grimm”




  • “Heartbeat”




  • “Emerald City”




 


ABC



Renewed




  • “$100,000 Pyramid”




  • “American Idol” (Reboot airdate TBD) 




  • “The Bachelorette”




  • “Bachelor in Paradise”




  • “Black-ish”




  • “Celebrity Family Feud”




  • “Grey’s Anatomy”




  • “How to Get Away with Murder”




  • “The Middle”




  • “Modern Family”




  • “Scandal” (Renewed for final season)




  • “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”




 Canceled/Ended:




  • “Last Man Standing”




  • “Mistresses”




  • “Time After Time”




 


CBS



Renewed:




  • “48 Hours”




  • “60 Minutes”




  • “The Big Bang Theory” (through Season 12)




  • “Big Brother”




  • “Blue Bloods”




  • “Bull”




  • “Criminal Minds”




  • “The Good Fight”




  • “Hawaii Five-0”




  • “Kevin Can Wait”




  • “Life in Pieces”




  • “Madam Secretary”




  • “MacGyver”




  • “Man with a Plan”




  • “Mom”




  • “NCIS”




  • “NCIS: Los Angeles”




  • “NCIS: New Orleans”




  • “Scorpion”




  • “Superior Donuts”




  • “Survivor”




  • “Zoo”




Canceled/Ended:




  • “American Gothic”




  • “BrainDead”




  • “Rush Hour”




  • “Doubt”




 



Fox 






Renewed:




  • “American Grit”




  • “Bob’€™s Burgers”




  • “Empire“




  • “Family Guy”




  • “Gotham”




  • “Hell’s Kitchen“




  • “The Last Man on Earth”




  • “Lethal Weapon”




  • “Lucifer”




  • “MasterChef”(Season 8 premieres this summer)




  • “MasterChef Junior”




  • “The Mick”




  • “The Simpsons” (Renewed for 2 more seasons, through Season 30)




  • “So You Think You Can Dance” (Season 14 premieres June 12 )




  • “Star”




  • “X Files”




Canceled/Ended:




  • “Bones”




  • “Coupled”




  • “Houdini & Doyle”




  • “Rosewood”




  • “Sleepy Hollow”




  • “Party Over Here”




  • “Pitch”




 


The CW




Renewed:





  • “The 100”




  • “Arrow”




  • “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”




  • “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”




  • “The Flash”




  • “iZombie”




  • “Jane the Virgin”




  • “The Originals”




  • “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”




  • “Riverdale”




  • “Supernatural”




  • “Supergirl”




  • “Whose Line Is It Anyway”




Canceled/Ended:




  • “The Vampire Diaries”




  • “Frequency”




  • “No Tomorrow”




  • “Reign”




Check out MetaCritic and TVSeriesFinale for more cancellations and renewals.



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11 TV Shows And Films To Watch With Your Mom On Netflix

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Not all of our Netflix binges are compatible with our parents’ tastes. Perhaps you’ve tried to explain the appeal of re-watching “Bob Ross” to blank stares, or you fear what they’d think if they found out you regularly fall asleep with “Curious and Unusual Deaths” on in the background.


If you’ll be visiting with mom — or the favorite motherly figure in your life — this weekend and have some extra hours to fill, or simply want to become closer with her through the magic of shared entertainment, try one of these offerings on for size. (Also, consider this your final reminder to buy her a card.)


MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES



The Parent Trap


Oh, yeah, we’re talking about the original. The classic twin switcheroo tale from Disney offers plenty of wholesome hijinks and ‘60s nostalgia to soak up. 


Iris


In this documentary about the then-93-year-old style icon Iris Apfel, aging is something to anticipate rather than fear. It’s a good reminder for moms and daughters of any age that with a creative spirit, the best is only yet to come. 


Tallulah


When an uninterested mother leaves her toddler in the care of Tallulah, a vagrant type in the throes of a breakup played by Ellen Page, she ends up stealing the kid and crashing at her ex-boyfriend’s mother’s place. Unlikely bonds and police chases ensue.



Queen of Katwe


When Phiona learns how to play chess — and excels at it — she can see a life beyond the poverty-stricken area of Katwe, Uganda, where she grew up. Lupita Nyong’o has a star turn here playing Phiona’s mother, Harriet. 


She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry


If the current political climate has seen both you and your mom take to the streets and go toe-to-toe in news comment sections, take in this retrospective look at the founding of the modern women’s movement, beginning with the start of NOW. Pink pussy hats optional.


TV SHOWS 



The Crown


Queen Elizabeth II is, to put it lightly, a BAMF. This Netflix original follows her in the second half of the 20th century, as she helps a nation rebuild from WWII and takes on the tricky task of building relationships with politicians like Winston Churchill.


Grace and Frankie


The Season 3 plot might make things a little awkward to talk about with mom, but hey — we’re all adults here, right? This show, which follows two older women figuring out their lives after their husbands have revealed they’ve been having an affair with each other, is a charmer through and through.


How to Get Away with Murder


If your mom was the type to let you “get away with murder” as a kid, say thanks by sitting down with her for this juicy, dark drama led by none other than Viola Davis. The plotlines can get somewhat convoluted, but at least you’ll never run out of minute details or shocking deaths to hash over on the phone.



Call the Midwife


A period piece featuring babies, nuns, cardigans and upstart young women — what more could a mom want? This series follows a group of young midwives working in London’s impoverished East End in the ‘50s and ‘60s, which means delectable retro outfits and empowering moments in spades.


Jane the Virgin


There’s nothing like a good modern telenovela to bring people together, and “Jane the Virgin,” with its charming storylines and compelling characters, is destined to become a classic of the genre.  


Great British Baking Show


No one can cook quite like mom, but this show is just as warm and comforting as her homemade mac and cheese. This 10-week cooking competition somehow manages to be wholesome instead of cutthroat, and the delightfully British foods and phrases will give you and your maternal figure a new slew of insider references. 


Bonus Hulu Recommendations:


Netflix doesn’t have all the shows and movies, after all.


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Burn Survivor Poses For Powerful Breastfeeding Photos

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A burn survivor’s powerful breastfeeding photos are spreading a message of strength and hope.


Photographer Ivette Ivens captured some striking photos of Schamica “Mimi” Stevenson nursing her son, Josiah.



Stevenson attracted attention after sharing her story and some personal photos on the Facebook page Black Women Do Breastfeed.


In 1985, Stevenson survived a house fire that killed her baby brother when she was just 2 years old, she told HuffPost. Though she needed skin grafts and surgeries through her teen years, she was able to become pregnant and gave birth to her daughter 14 years ago. On March 4, she welcomed her son.


“I am just so blessed that my breasts didn’t get any damage to them and I am able to nurse my little Prince,” she wrote in the Black Women Do Breastfeed post.


The images of Stevenson with her son inspired Ivens. “When I first saw Mimi’s breastfeeding selfie she took with her iPhone, I thought to myself, ‘This woman deserves to have a piece of art that screams STRONG. DEVOTED. WARRIOR.,’” the photographer told HuffPost.



Stevenson was on board with the project. The Michigan mom, who is studying to become a registered nurse, wanted to share her story with the world in the hopes that it would reach someone who needs it. 


“This whole journey has been amazing,” she said. “I’m so happy to encourage other women to breastfeed as well as be an inspiration for others’ self-esteem. Women feel breastfeeding is so hard and time-consuming and just plain-out painful, but I was determined to do so because I’m just thankful to even have my nipples still.”


Ivens shared a photo of Stevenson on her Facebook page, where it received around 7,000 likes. The photographer said they’ve been grateful for the positive comments, messages and media attention. The photo has forged connections between burn survivors and inspired others to count their blessings and persevere in the face of obstacles, she added. 


“Humans tend to stop themselves from achieving their goals because of insecurities, tragedies, illnesses, etc.,” Ivens explained. “Mimi did not have it easy, yet she shines confidence, self-love, fearlessness. All of these features we are already born with, but then life happens and some of them might be washed away. Mimi is a great example of how to fight it back. A true, humble warrior.”


Stevenson told HuffPost she doesn’t want anyone who sees her photos to feel sorry for her. “I want them to instead feel inspired to overcome their flaws and obstacles,” she said, adding that it breaks her heart to know how much anguish people feel about their looks.


“And then there’s me, not a care in the world, walking around as if I look like Beyoncé or Tamar Braxton,” she said. “There are days I get down because I’m human, but I bounce right back and thank God for my life and my beautiful babies I was able to birth and nurse.” 

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Terrifying Report Reveals That Sexual Violence At School Begins Long Before College

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A recent report from the Associated Press found some truly horrifying statistics about sexual violence in grades K-12. 


The investigation explored state education records using federal crime data between 2011 and 2015. The AP uncovered a total of 17,000 official reports of student-on-student sexual violence in grades K-12 in those four years.


According to the research, among children in the K-12 age range, those between the ages of 10 and 14 (namely those in their middle school years) were the most likely to experience sexual violence. Only 5 percent of the sexual assaults detailed by the AP involved 5 and 6-year-olds. The percentage of sexual violence decreased as students hit high school.  


The report tracked multiple types of sexual violence including rape, sodomy, forced oral sex and fondling. The most common form of sexual violence was “unwanted sexual fondling,” with nearly 80 percent of victims reported experiencing unwanted fondling. 


According to the AP’s findings, approximately one in five students reported experiencing rape, sodomy or being penetrated with a foreign object. Rape victims skewed older at an average age of 14 1/2 years old, while sodomy victims were younger at 12 1/2 years old. 


Boys made up the majority of the perpetrators in all these offenses. The peak age of reported female victims was 14 and 95 percent of cases with female victims were perpetrated by males. 


The AP spoke with Wilson Kenney, an Oregon psychologist who has developed student intervention programs for sexual violence, about why these assaults are so rampant in the K-12 range. 


“Everyone feels like we don’t have a problem, and the reason they feel that way is they have their heads in the sand,” Kenney said. “Student-on-student sexual assaults live in the shadows compared to the attention paid to gun violence in schools, most notably the Newtown shooting. There’s no Sandy Hook for sexual misconduct. But I think the potential harm is great.” 


As the AP noted, 17,000 reports of sexual violence in the K-12 grades is most likely just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how many offenses actually take place. 


“[17,000] does not fully capture the problem because such attacks are greatly under-reported, some states don’t track them and those that do vary widely in how they classify and catalog sexual violence,” the report, authored by Robin McDowell, Reese Dunklin, Emily Schmall and Justin Pritchard, reads. “A number of academic estimates range sharply higher.”


The amount of sexual violence reports the AP found is just as disturbing as how often these offenses were mischaracterized by school administrators and staff as bullying and hazing. 


Kristen Houser, the Chief Public Affairs Officer for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, told HuffPost that there are multiple reasons why sexual violence is often mistaken for bullying. 


“One reasons for this is that sexual violence is happening as part of a larger picture of bullying and hazing,” she explained. “There is actual bullying and hazing going on and I think it’s easy to sanitize the sexual violence that is a component of that by rolling it into the larger picture of bullying.” 



It really gets to a much broader issue that the general public doesn't understand the issue of sexual violence.
Kristen Houser, Chief Public Affairs Officer for the NSVRC


While some media outlets pointed to preserving a school’s reputation as a reason administrators might excuse sexual violence as bullying, Houser said it’s more complicated than that. 


“You certainly have administrators who are worried about not wanting to have their school in the news or tagged, but I don’t necessarily think that it’s always driven by an intentional attempt to mislead the community about what’s happened at the school,” she said.


“It really gets to a much broader issue that the general public ― and school administrators are people in the general public ― doesn’t understand the issue of sexual violence or perpetration, they don’t understand how it works. We still think it’s other people who we would know or associate with. When you get into youthful offending it’s very difficult for people to accept that children or teenagers would be involved in this behavior.” 


Houser went on to explain that most people in the general public don’t know the facts when it comes to sexual violence: Most people who perpetrate sexual violence as adults begin these patterns as children; and approximately half of child sexual abuse cases are perpetrated by other children.


School administrators and staff need to be pro-active when sexual violence occurs in schools, Houser said.  


“We really want people to look at this report, take it seriously and recognize that schools have an obligation to maintain safe learning environments under Title IX, just like universities do,” she said. “There are reasons to do it for liability measures, but ultimately, administrators and teachers need to be reminding the school that getting intervention and looking at consequences is a help to both the victim and the perpetrator.”


Head over to the AP to read the full report. 

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Twitter Slams United For Offering Chicken Nugget Kid Free Flight

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Oh, United.


Instead of laying low and just getting passengers from point A to B without sparking public outrage, United Airlines decided to try to get in on some of Wendy’s sweet, sweet publicity action.


The fast food purveyor has been killing it on Twitter with its delightful brand of snark:






And in April, Wendy’s hit a PR goldmine when it told a teen named Carter Wilkerson that he’d have to get 18 million retweets on a single tweet to get a year’s worth of free chicken nuggets.






Wilkerson didn’t reach that insurmountable height, but he did break a world record on Tuesday for the most retweeted tweet of all time, with 3.4 million retweets. The title was previously held by Ellen DeGeneres and her infamous Oscar selfie.


Needless to say, Wendy’s was impressed and offered him free “nuggs” regardless:






Now United has offered Wilkerson a free flight to eat at any Wendy’s in the world:






But due to an early April incident in which Dr. David Dao was violently dragged off a United flight to make room for crew, Twitter is so not having it.


Here are the flyest responses:





































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Nationwide Art Project Is Making Space For Historic Women In All 50 States

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Just before the presidential election in November 2016, Polish-American artist Olek revealed which candidate was getting her vote by hanging a massive portrait of Hillary Clinton over a New Jersey highway. Upon closer inspection, what initially appeared to be a billboard was actually ― in Olek’s signature style ― a 16-by-46-foot neon pink blanket, entirely crocheted by hand. 


Days later, Olek, like the rest of the world, learned that Clinton had lost the election and Donald Trump was to be president of the United States. “I immediately thought, I wish I had done more,” Olek told HuffPost in a phone call. “Then I thought: ‘Wait a second, I still can.’”


Olek, born Agata Oleksiak, moved to the United States from Poland in 2003 and describes herself as a “young American and an old Pole” accordingly. At 38 years old, she is known for her experimental yarn creations, which combine the art of crochet ― with its traditional connotations of domestic “women’s work” ― with the tactics of guerrilla street art.


Her most iconic creations, or “yarn bombs” as they’re often dubbed, include covering the Wall Street bull sculpture with pink and purple camouflage and crocheting a massive fictionalized edition of The New York Times. Olek’s current project is as much about the process of its creation as the final result. 



Titled “Love Across the USA,” the piece will consist of 50 portraits of women who changed American history, displayed throughout all 50 states. “I want to honor women who fought their entire lives to open the doors for women like me,” Olek said. “Women who still don’t have enough space in history books.”


The artist will travel from state to state until 2020, inviting local community members to help create each work. This community collaboration is where the real impact of Olek’s project takes place.


“We’re living in a time when people are stuck to their computers,” she said. “I want to get people out of their homes, out of their habits. Community is so important. I’m getting people together.”


Olek isn’t sure exactly which women she will honor throughout the series, although she mentioned Nina Simone, Sojourner Truth and Michelle Obama as some names on her list. She plans to honor women who are significant to each state, hopefully illuminating some lesser-known heroines who have not been sufficiently recognized on a national stage. 


An inkling of Olek’s idea for the project emerged on election day, when Olek noticed viral photos and videos of women attaching their “I Voted” stickers to Susan B. Anthony’s grave in Rochester, New York. “It made me think, in the year 2020, women will only have been able to vote in this country for 100 years,” Olek said. “I knew I had to start with Susan B. Anthony.” 


In March, coinciding with Women’s History Month, Olek made the trek to Rochester to begin the project. She reached out for volunteers on social media beforehand, inviting crochet masters and novices alike to join her in the process. Over 200 volunteers gathered at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York, where Olek held a crochet workshop for anyone interested in learning the basics.



Using donated materials from Red Heart Yarn, each participant constructed a two-by-two-foot square, following a pattern Olek distributed. The squares were then combined to yield a towering portrait of a feminist icon. 


Susan B. Anthony ended up being Olek’s second subject; the first, whose image was hung in early May, depicts abolitionist Harriet Tubman. “I couldn’t choose, I had to do both,” Olek said. Alongside Tubman’s face reads the quote: “Slavery is the next thing to hell,” written against a shocking pink backdrop. Anthony’s portrait, currently in the works, will be revealed later in the month.


“I could not choose between Harriet and Susan,” Olek told HuffPost, adding that she “broke her rule” by choosing two subjects. The artist hopes to create at least one portrait in all 50 states but clearly is not opposed to adapting her mission along the way. 


Olek described her experience working with local crocheters in Rochester as “incredibly powerful.” She described working with collaborators in their 70s, who had been crocheting since before Olek was born, who worked late nights that creeped into mornings. She described working with fathers and sons who had never crocheted before, yet were eager to learn and help. 


The project is open to men and women of all political views. While crocheting together for hours on end, Olek explained, the volunteers often communicate about the many challenges of living in 2017. “We talk about what it means to be a women, what it means to support women,” Olek said. “We talk about health care, family, education. People form new friendships.”


Beyond the physical existence of the works, it is the intimate experience of working with strangers that brings Olek the most pride. “Making pieces in my studio is not the same as going into the world,” she said. “I see the effect, how public art can change people. It’s not only about seeing the piece, but the impact the work has on the community.”



Although the project was triggered in part by the election, Olek doesn’t describe her piece as explicitly political. “I want to go to red states, I want to go everywhere,” she explained. “Often artists don’t go to the smaller places, those are often the places that need us. Those people are equally important to the democracy of this country.”


Eventually, Olek hopes to develop a computer program that can help individuals create their own crochet patterns. Then they too can pay homage to the women who inspire them, by printing patters and crocheting from there. 


When describing how she landed upon her title for the ambitious endeavor, “Love Across the USA,” Olek recalled her experience preparing for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., this January and deciding which sign to take with her. “I had this older piece in my studio that said, ‘Love Always Wins. Haha Not Really,’” she said.


“But then I realized, the times we live in are really bad. I can’t be sarcastic anymore. I ripped the last line from my piece and took ‘Love Always Wins’ to the march at D.C. I think love is so powerful it can conquer anything.” 


Follow “Love Across the USA” on Facebook to keep updated with Olek’s work and volunteer in your hometown. You can also email LoveAcrossTheUSA@gmail.com to get involved. 






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Ivanka Trump Is No Sheryl Sandberg

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Ivanka Trump is sometimes tossed in the same category as Sheryl Sandberg, the Facebook executive who is an outspoken advocate for working women. On an extremely superficial level, both women seem to offer a polished, corporate version of feminism. But by almost every measure, the comparison is grossly unfair to Sandberg.


While Sandberg’s 2013 book Lean In drew criticism for focusing too much on a certain kind of privileged working woman, the book was a substantive, thoughtful and revealing exploration of why so few women reach the top in corporate America.


It was also a best-seller. Ivanka Trump’s latest book, which debuted last week, hasn’t come close to capturing the interest of, well ... women who read, according to new data provided to HuffPost. In the book’s first five days on the market, Trump sold 10,445 print copies, according to data from The NPD Group/NPD BookScan provided exclusively to HuffPost. Digital sales numbers were not yet available. 


That’s nowhere near Sandbergian levels. Sandberg sold 74,176 print copies of Lean In in its first week in March 2013, according to NPD. The book sold similarly well digitally. It went on to spend 213 weeks on the best-seller list, selling 1.02 million copies to date in all its various editions.


Plus, Lean In managed to at least crack what we can call the paper ceiling in business books, a category overwhelmingly dominated by male authors. Over the past 10 years, women authors represented on average just 2 percent of total sales for the top 100 business books on an annual basis, according to NPD. But in 2013, thanks to Lean In, women’s share rose to 14 percent.


The title of Trump’s book, Women Who Work, was inspired by Lean In, as the New York Times recently reported. And the covers of the two books are eerily similar. However, Trump’s book is essentially a book-length Instagram post ― a mashup of misapplied quotations and bland work-life advice ostensibly for women (but really for well-off white ladies) not worthy of your time. It has received scathing reviews. The book has “more fonts than original thoughts,” as Samantha Bee put it in her sendup on Wednesday night.






Meanwhile, Sandberg’s book launched a conversation about working women that led to more analysis and thought from a raft of others. It also inspired a lot of copycat books.


Lean In was a “category creator,” Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, the book agent who represented Sandberg in her publishing deal, told HuffPost. Since its successful debut, many successful, polished women have released their own versions of self-help/women’s empowerment memoirs. In 2014, Arianna Huffington published Thrive and Sophia Amoruso came out with Girl Boss, which is now a series on Netflix.


The new category of books also spawned a cottage industry of women who pitch themselves as mentors and try to monetize feminist empowerment for millennial career-types who seem to only exist in marketing materials and commercials and Dove body-wash bottles.


Trump, who works in the White House, is just the latest iteration to emerge.


Comparing Sandberg to Trump is “like comparing a car with a chair,” said Walsh, who now sits on the board of Sandberg’s nonprofit LeanIn.org. “Other than they’re both female, there’s nothing similar.”


Sandberg’s follow-up book, Option B, which came out earlier this month, is also selling like crazy ―102,815 copies in print in its first week, according to NPD, and a spot at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

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Even The Resident Curator Is 'Retiring' From Trump's White House

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There will soon be yet another vacancy in President Donald Trump’s staff. William Allman, the White House curator, announced his plan to retire come June 1, after a career spanning over 40 years. 


Allman has worked in the White House since 1976, starting as a curatorial assistant before becoming head curator in 2002. He is responsible for maintaining thousands of artworks and decorative objects in the White House collection, working closely alongside an interior decorator and the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.


The White House announced Allman’s departure on Tuesday, along with a statement provided by the curator himself: “It has been a tremendous honor to serve eight presidents and first ladies in helping to preserve and beautify the White House, and maintain and interpret its wonderful collections of art and furnishings. As a steward of the museum component of an ever-evolving and ever-bustling home and office, I truly have had a dream job.”


In a 2011 interview with The Smithsonian, Allman described what he loved about his unique position. “The house is so alive,” he said, “because you have a new administration every four to eight years. We are commemorating the lives of an unending sequence of people that are ‘the presidency.’ So I think that the fact that it is a household collection, it doesn’t have just a narrow focus. It isn’t just a fine arts museum, or it isn’t just a history museum. But that it is a little bit of everything.”


White House communications director Stephanie Grisham thanked Allman in a statement for being “kind enough to stay on through the transition.” Allman was, according to CNN, one of the first members of residence staff to meet first lady Melania Trump when she toured the White House with former first lady Michelle Obama days after the election. He reportedly wanted to help ensure a smooth transition. 


News of Allman’s retirement comes just a week after White House chief usher, Angella Reid, was fired from her position. The Trump family will now be responsible for appointing a new curator. It will be interesting to see who in the art world will be up for the task of serving a first family whose proposed policies could have devastating effects on the arts.  


Regardless of who will replace him, Allman ― whose favorite piece in the White House is a portrait of George Washington in the East Room ― will be missed. As Betty Monkman, White House curator from 1997 to 2002, told The Washington Post: “His departure means the White House is losing its institutional memory in terms of the history of the house.”


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This 14-Year-Old Is Already Graduating College With A Physics Degree

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While most 14-year-old students are about to enter high school, Carson Huey-You is ready to graduate from Texas Christian University with a physics degree. 


Carson, who also completed a double minor in math and Chinese, enrolled in the school as a freshman at the age of 11 and is set to graduate Saturday.


His mother said he has been interested in math since he was 3 years old and that she realized her son had an eighth-grade comprehension of the subject when he was just a toddler. He went on to skip several grades and graduated high school at the age of 10. 


“It didn’t come easily. It really didn’t,” Carson says in an interview with NBCDFW. “I knew I wanted to do physics when I was in high school, but then quantum physics was the one that stood out to me, because it was abstract. You can’t actually see what’s going on, so you have to sort of rely on the mathematics to work everything out.”


His younger brother Cannan is also a very impressive student. At just 11 years old, Cannan, who wants to be an astronaut, will start classes at TCU this fall at the same age Carson began. He plans to major in astrophysics and engineering. 


Earlier this month, 18-year-old Raven Osbourne also grabbed headlines for her academic excellence. The teen is set to graduate both high school and college in Indiana within a few weeks of each other. 


Congrats to them all! 

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In The Age Of 'Fake,' These Surprising Adversaries Are Keeping It Real On Donald Trump

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As President Donald Trump has rushed to proclaim as “fake” everything he doesn’t like (see: investigations into his campaign’s ties to Russia, his approval ratings, the media), a surprising new brand of authenticity has emerged ― one that counters the contrived fakeness of Trump with, well, “real.”


Here are a few of the surprising people and groups trying to keep Trump in check:


Merriam-Webster


The famous dictionary’s Twitter account has regularly acted to correct the president’s record (to say nothing of his spelling).


Super Bowl ads


In a Super Bowl full of surprises, for many, the biggest surprise of all was how many advertisers used their costly airtime to take on Trump and his policies.


Scarce were the stereotypical ads of yore featuring scantily clad women and poorly disguised lies about beer. In their place ran numerous, surprisingly emotional spots, ones that highlighted the power of diversity, empowered women, and ― in several instances ― clearly endorsed immigrants and their contribution to the American fabric in the face of Trump’s proposed ban against immigrants from majority-Muslim countries.


Emergency Puppy


The Twitter account Emergency Puppy started as an innocent attempt to fill Twitter users’ timelines with painfully adorable photos. But the account got deeper as Trump took office, pairing those cute pup photos with philosophical quotes about politics, justice and resistance.


More than 640,000 people currently follow the account, which was created in November 2011. 






National parks


National park workers handle everything from bears and alligators to armed suspects trying to hide from the law.


When Trump announced his Muslim travel ban, Death Valley National Park’s official Twitter account also handled some history lessons, helpfully reminding Americans of the shameful Japanese internment camps it once hosted.


Badlands, Redwood and countless other national park accounts have shared facts about climate change throughout Trump’s time in the White House. The administration even asked the National Park Service to temporarily stop using Twitter after its official account retweeted someone’s post comparing the size of the crowd at Trump’s inauguration to that of the crowd at the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama.


Did Trump really think he could silence them by muzzling their Twitter accounts? Instead, he only added more fuel, turning it from a cozy marshmallow-roasting campfire into a raging inferno of dissent.


The pope


In the past, when conservative policies needed a moral backing, they often found refuge in papal proclamations. Pope Francis has bucked that tradition, instead urging world leaders ― Trump included ― to help the less fortunate by doing things like combating climate change, which he called a “sin,” and to embrace “the “poor, refugees and marginalized.”


“We live in cities that throw up skyscrapers and shopping centers and strike big real estate deals,” Pope Francis said in a video earlier this year that seemed clearly aimed at Trump. “The result of this situation is that great sections of the population are excluded and marginalized: without a job, without options, without a way out. Don’t abandon them.”


Steph Curry


There’s no shortage of people who think athletes should avoid politics and just stick to sports. But we live in a time when NFL quarterback John Elway think it’s appropriate to use Broncos letterhead to endorse a Supreme Court candidate, wo we might have crossed the “sports and politics don’t mix” line a long time ago.


Enter Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, a devout Christian, who has grown more outspoken in calling out Trump. In an interview earlier this year, Curry called Trump an “asset,” but only “if you remove the ‘et.’”


“I don’t get in people’s faces and out in the streets with a bullhorn [spreading my message] that way,” Curry said. “But every opportunity I have to show love, to show respect, to show just that positivity, I feel like that’s my job and that’s what I stand for.”


Pete Souza’s Instagram account


Souza was the official White House photographer for former President Barack Obama. Now, he’s putting his photos to work on Instagram, where he’s made a name for himself by visually contrasting Trump’s conduct with that of his predecessor.


After Trump blamed Democrats for the failure of the GOP’s initial attempt to overturn Obamacare, Souza published a 2010 photo of Obama meeting with Republicans, including Mike Pence:




When Trump declined to throw the opening pitch at opening day of the Washington Nationals game (a tradition that dates back to 1910), Souza was quick to post a photo of Obama getting in a couple warmup throws. And after Trump’s notoriously awkward first meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Souza dropped this gem:



First time meeting Angela Merkel in 2009

A post shared by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on




Tiffany & Co.


The famous jeweler has always touted the ethical sourcing and responsible mining of its diamonds, but the company took its climate-friendly stance a step further when it issued a direct plea to Trump to keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement. The company called climate change a “disaster” and a “threat to our planet and to our children.”


“The Big Bang Theory”


The CBS hit comedy has taken hits at the president at the end of some episodes via the vanity card ― a graphic featuring production company logos that typically pops up after a show’s end credits. In addition to a jab at Trump’s former reality show “The Apprentice,” producer Chuck Lorre also used the card to slam Trump’s campaign slogan.


“‘Make America great again’ is a bumper sticker for victimhood,” Lorre wrote on a vanity card in November 2016.


Whoever runs the “House Of Cards” Twitter account


When it first started airing in 2013, the hit Netflix series was no more than a dark political drama, focused on a scheming man with a twisted worldview, obsessed with the pursuit of power. Fast forward a couple years, and it’s turned into an uncomfortable reflection of reality.


That isn’t lost on whoever runs the “House of Cards” Twitter account, which has taken to sharing pithy, dark lines from President Frank Underwood as they become relevant in the real world.


After Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, for instance, “House of Cards” subtweeted Trump with a gif of Underwood smiling.


“When you’re fresh meat, kill and throw them something fresher,” the tweet said.


Even Trump’s Inauguration Day wasn’t spared from the show’s snark.

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Tina Fey Confirms That Unlike 'Fetch,' The 'Mean Girls' Musical Is Going To Happen

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Tina Fey stopped by “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night, where she confirmed that the highly anticipated stage production of “Mean Girls,” the musical, is indeed happening. What’s more, it’s headed to Broadway.


The musical is based on the iconic 2004 film of the same name, which follows a high school clique of popular girls as they welcome fresh meat a new student into their coveted coterie.


Fey, who wrote the film’s screenplay and starred in it as Ms. Norbury, also adapted the movie for the stage. Fey’s husband, Emmy-winning composer Jeff Richmond, wrote the music, and Tony Award-nominee Nell Benjamin wrote the lyrics. 


Fey told Fallon that the the show has been cast and the actors have been rehearsing for the past month. The level of talent, she ensured, is first-rate. Specifically, Fey described the cast as a bunch of “Baby Timberlakes,” which seems like an appropriately dated metaphor given the subject matter. 


“Mean Girls” is slated to premiere at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Halloween night, where it will run until Dec. 3. Fey also noted that the venue is located mere blocks from the White House, adding: “If you work there and get fired, come down, see the show. Twenty-five percent off if you got fired that day.”


For all non-White House employees, tickets for D.C. shows are available here.


Next stop, Broadway! 







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13 Awesome Baby Names That Pay Tribute To Famous Icons

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We know that celebrities inspire popular baby names, from Audrey (Hepburn) to (John) Lennon. But celebrities also choose famous names for their children, with actors and musicians paying homage to legendary stars with their name choices.


Our report on this trend from a few years back highlighted picks like Mariah Carey’s Monroe and guitarist Slash’s Cash.


The trend hasn’t slowed down one bit! Those names remain in the headlines, but there’s a whole new class of celebrity baby names inspired by stars.


Bowie


Baby name Bowie made our original list, thanks to Rebecca Minkoff’s daughter, Bowie Lou. Since then, Zoe Saldana has welcomed a son named Bowie, as have Tess Holliday, and Dane DeHaan and Anna Wood. One reason for the acceleration? The early 2016 passing of music legend David Bowie has put this musical surname in the same class as Marley and Hendrix.


Presley


Jackson Rathbone’s younger child carries a doubly musical name: Presley Bowie. The middle is both a family name and a tribute to the late singer. Rathbone noted that Presley combines their family’s Southern heritage with a rockabilly vibe. After all, when the “Twilight” star isn’t acting, he’s also a musician. They’re not the first family to name a baby after Elvis: nearly 2,000 newborn Presleys entered the world in 2015 alone.


Etta


Carson Daly and Siri Pinter welcomed daughter Etta in 2012, just a few months after legendary singer Etta James passed away. Jazzy and sophisticated, Etta makes a logical successor to favorites Emma and Ella. It’s currently right outside of the U.S. Top 1000 list, but has risen steadily over the last few years.


Arlo


Legendary folk singer Arlo Guthrie’s unusual given name has become a rising favorite with plenty of parents. Leighton Meester and Adam Brody gave the name to a daughter; so did Johnny Knoxville. But we like this best for a boy, as chosen by actress Toni Collette, and more recently, English musician Charlie Simpson.


Axl


Fergie’s name for her young son came to her in a dream. The singer imagined herself watching legendary Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose perform at a festival. When she awoke, she and husband Josh Duhamel instantly knew it was the name for their son. Traditional Scandi Axel has history galore, but lately rock ‘n’ roll Axl is trending, too.


Greta


Count Greta as an early starbaby example of the trend – Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates gave name to a daughter years ago; so did David Caruso. But Ty Burrell of “Modern Family” puts Greta on the list of recent celebrity baby name picks. It brings to mind screen legend Greta Garbo, fitting right in with girls called Audrey and Ava.


Harlow


Nicole Richie chose a glam girl name when she and Joel Madden welcomed their daughter in 2008. Harlow comes from Jean, the original Blonde Bombshell of the 1930s silver screen. Plenty of other parents followed her lead, sending the name soaring. In 2015, “American Idol” alum Kimberly Caldwell welcomed a daughter with a double dose of blonde ambition: Harlow Monroe.


Hemingway


Parents love literary Harper and Holden. No surprise we’re looking for similar inspiration. Ben Hollingsworth of “Code Black” chose a little-used literary surname for his son last year: Hemingway, as in Ernest. The author is remembered for his writing, but also for his love of travel and sense of adventure. It makes a powerful combination for a child’s name.


Dusty


Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo have yet to confirm the reasons behind their daughter’s distinctive name ― though we know that Ellen DeGeneres suggested Dusty. Could it be inspired by 1960s icon Dusty Springfield, who recorded hits like “I Only Want to Be With You” and “Son of a Preacher Man”? It’s a fitting choice for the daughter of a singer and a supermodel.


 


Everly


The Everly Brothers were among the first class of musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986. Anthony Kiedis, frontman for 2012 inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers, was among the first to use the name, for a son in 2007. But it’s Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan who sent the name skyrocketing, after they welcomed daughter Everly in 2013.


 


Isley


Glenn Howerton of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” fame solved the baby naming puzzle when he heard a song by the Isley Brothers. With singles like “This Old Heart of Mine” and “It’s Your Thing,” the brothers scored a string of hits in the 1960s and 70s. Today, their surname name fits right in with names like Riley, Miles, and even Isaac and Isaiah.


Montgomery


Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen prove that Old Hollywood works for boys’ names, too. The couple named their third child, and first son, Montgomery in 2015. A year later, “The Young and the Restless” actor Greg Rikaart also gave the name to a son. Oscar-nominated actor Montgomery Clift used the nickname Monty; so do these newest little stars.


Ozzie


Max Greenfield is yet another dad to find a name that nods to his musical hero – Ozzy Osbourne. Son Ozzie James arrived in 2015. In an interview, Greenfield joked that it was an appropriate name in case his son turned out to be “a maniac.” Osbourne himself was born the much milder John Michael.


 

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'13 Reasons Why' Showrunner Shares The Plan For Season 2

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Warning! Spoilers below for “13 Reasons Why.”


Over the weekend, Netflix revealed their hit series “13 Reasons Whywill return for a second season


The show tells the story of teenager Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford), who leaves behind 13 tapes for her classmates, explaining her decision to take her own life. The first season ended with Hannah’s suicide ― in a graphic and controversial scene ― so many are wondering what Season 2’s storyline will include. Well, showrunner Brian Yorkey spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the new episodes and what fans can expect.


First off, Hannah will be present as the show continues to weave through time frames. But Yorkey wants to make sure the focus shifts a bit to those who impacted her decision in one way or another. 


“We saw Hannah’s version of events unfold, but there’s a lot more to be told also about those characters,” Yorkey said.


He continued, “I think one of the things that is still hanging out there is this question of is someone responsible for Hannah’s death? Is the school responsible? Who is responsible, if anyone is? One way we’ll explore that question is through the trial and also through all of these kids reflecting on where they are a few months down the road and what other secrets are being uncovered. That’s going to take us into the past, into Hannah’s story. We’re going to get some new context for events we already know about and we’re going to see a lot of things we hadn’t even heard about yet that fill in some really interesting gaps in our understanding of who Hannah Baker was and what her life was.”



The trial Yorkey is referring to above is the one concerning Hannah’s parents vs. the school. Still, a lot of viewers want to see Bryce Walker (Justin Prentice) brought to justice for what he did to both Hannah and Jessica (Alisha Boe) ― and he might face some consequences in Season 2. 


“When people intimate that Jessica’s story is done, I find that a horrific thought because Jessica is just beginning the process of recovering from her rape, and we have a rapist who has not in any way been brought to justice. To leave those two things hanging out there in the world would be upsetting,” Yorkey told EW. “I want to see how that at least starts to play out and I want to do Jessica’s story the deserved justice of following her as she goes back to school, as she tries to begin to recover from what happened to her, because it’s something that millions of young women go through,” he said, adding, “And also [I want to] see somebody punch Bryce in the face.” 


The showrunner also confirmed that a lot of the burning questions from Season 1 will be answered, but he hopes that, rather than just resolving those cliffhangers, the new episodes will allow fans of the show to better understand each character’s journey.


As for the tapes, well ...


“The tapes are still obviously on people’s minds,” he said, “but there is a different sort of analog technology that plays a hugely important role in season 2. So the cassette tapes aren’t at the center of it — those two boxes of tapes are still hanging around and matter to people — but there will be a new piece of technology for 13-year-olds to Google and try to understand what it was.” 


A premiere date for Season 2 of “13 Reasons Why” has yet to be announced.

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The New York Times Will Offer A Special Section For Kids This Weekend

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Tiny journalism enthusiasts, rejoice!


The New York Times announced on Thursday that it will be offering a special section for kids on Mother’s Day. Offering a mix of stories related to news, arts, science, travel sports, opinion, and food, it will appear in the Sunday, May 14 edition of the print newspaper.



According to the press release announcing the the special section, “Readers will not only have fun, but will learn some new tricks, including how to write a newspaper story; how to win an argument with your parents; how to make the best homemade slime imaginable (written by a 13 year-old!); how to bake a chocolate chip cookie pizza; how to nail the spelling bee; how to go big with a 16-year-old aspiring Olympic snowboarder; how to design your own superhero (with help from Marvel); how to make a killer paper airplane (with help from NASA); how to make your own crossword puzzle (with help from Will Shortz), and much more.”


There’s also an article called “How Did You Get Your Cool Job” featuring Misty Copeland, Kamala Harris and more. Additionally, the Kids section will include a child-friendly version of the newspaper’s “Truth is Hard” brand campaign.



The kids’ section is the third special print-only section following the “Puzzle Spectacular” in December and the excerpt of The Underground Railroad that ran in in August. 


While the content is aimed at kids ages nine to 12, many adults on Twitter are pretty pumped about the announcement. 














Enjoy, kids (and kids at heart)!

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Why This Woman Asked Her Parents Not To Remove The Birthmark On Her Face

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This Brazilian woman is not letting anyone define what beauty is for her.


Mariana Mendes was born with a birthmark on her face. But even as a young girl, she believed the mark didn’t take away from her appearance but rather enhanced it. 


“I don’t want to seem stuck up, but I feel beautiful, and part of the reason is because I have the birthmark,” the 24-year-old stylist assistant told Brazilian newspaper O Globo, in a piece published Monday. “It makes me special, more beautiful. The birthmark gives me self-esteem and I think that, because of that self-esteem, some people also like it.”



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As a child, Mendes underwent several laser sessions to remove the birthmark, known medically as a Congenital melanocytic nevus. By the age of 6, however, she told her mother she didn’t want to do anything to get rid of it. 


“My mom was worried,” Mendes, who currently lives in Juiz de Fora, added. “She didn’t want me to suffer any bullying, but I don’t remember ever having any problems in school. When I was 6, she asked me if I wanted to continue with the birthmark removal procedures that I did in Sao Paulo. I told her no.”


Mendes says she makes it a point not to pay attention to any negative comments about her birthmark, though she knows not everyone likes it as much as her. Still, she hopes embracing her own birthmark will inspire others to do see the beauty in what makes them different. 




“When people don’t know me they just stare and ask what it is, but the people who know me say that they don’t even realize I have the mark, to them it’s just another part of my body,” she told Metro UK. “I find living with a facial nevus very easy because I like it a lot and I want others to feel as confident as I do about their nevi.” 


Mendes told O Globo that despite the fact that she stopped the procedures to remove the birthmark, she still makes sure to go to the doctor to monitor it in case there are any changes that could point to serious skin conditions. 


“I haven’t had any changes, yet,” she said. “And the birthmark doesn’t affect my health. If it’s stable it’s because there’s no sign of risk.”  



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