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It’s certainly been the week of emotional and heartfelt speeches. The other day, Gabourey Sidibe inspired many with her moving speech about believing in yourself. Now Amy Schumer gives it a shot and totally nails it.

The full speech can be read over at Vulture and it paints a picture of Schumer’s battles with her image and the self-reflection involved due to the words people throw at us daily. Here’s a snippet:

Now I feel strong and beautiful. I walk proudly down the streets of Manhattan. The people I love, love me. I make the funniest people in the country laugh, and they are my friends. I am a great friend and an even better sister. I have fought my way through harsh criticism and death threats for speaking my mind. I am alive, like the strong women in this room before me. I am a hot-blooded fighter and I am fearless. But I did morning radio last week, and a DJ asked, “Have you gained weight? You seem chunkier to me. You should strike while the iron is hot, Amy.” And it’s all gone. In an instant, it’s all stripped away.

I wrote an article for Men’s Health and was so proud, until I saw instead of using my photo, they used one of a 16-year-old model wearing a clown nose, to show that she’s hilarious. But those are my words. What about who I am, and what I have to say?

I can be reduced to that lost college freshman so quickly sometimes, I want to quit. Not performing, but being a woman altogether. I want to throw my hands in the air, after reading a mean Twitter comment, and say, “All right! You got it. You figured me out. I’m not pretty. I’m not thin. I do not deserve to use my voice. I’ll start wearing a burqa and start waiting tables at a pancake house. All my self-worth is based on what you can see.” But then I think, Fuck that. I am not laying in that freshman year bed anymore ever again. I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story — I will. I will speak and share and fuck and love and I will never apologize to the frightened millions who resent that they never had it in them to do it. I stand here and I am amazing, for you. Not because of you. I am not who I sleep with. I am not my weight. I am not my mother. I am myself. And I am all of you, and I thank you.

I never really thought about Amy Schumer beyond her comedy, but this speech shows another side that’s really cool and confident. The last thing anyone wants to do is constantly battle with insecurity because of the actions of others, so it’s inspiring to have someone like Amy Schumer or Gabourey Sidibe speak out.

It’s an inspiring speech and the full thing is a great read. If you’ve ever felt unworthy for one reason or the other, you owe yourself a peek.

(Via Vulture)

Filed under: TV, Web Culture Tagged: AMY SCHUMER, GABOUREY SIDIBE, inspiring speeches, Self Worth

VEEP meets the real VP in this hilarious team-up from this years White House Correspondents’ Dinner. In it, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer gets caught up with Joe Biden before the dinner and hilarity ensues, even if some of that hilarity involves political cameos that always sort of make me groan a bit.

There’s a lot to love here though and it’s chock full of surprises, including a very special House Of Cards reference. Don’t worry, no one gets thrown in front of a train.

Doesn’t it seem like the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is becoming a bigger media event each year? There’s always a lot of buzz with big name hosts, like Joel McHale, and guest appearances galore that you almost forget that you’re paying attention to a bunch of stuffy DC types.

(Via HBO)

Filed under: TV, Web Culture Tagged: HBO, joe biden, julia louis-dreyfus, veep, white house correspondents dinner

niallimlegal:

the white house released this video on sexual assault that actually targets men, telling them not to rape, rather than telling women not to be raped. please watch this.

As probably anyone who is both a cat owner and dog owner can attest, one of the most frustrating things about living with both species is a dog’s unrelenting passion for spelunking litterboxes, in hopes to find the oh-so-delicious cat butt treasures that lie within.

Dogs are gross.

Alton Brown came up with a sort-of solution for his ridiculously adorable Australian Shepherd, “Sparky” (Aussies are the best dogs), replicating that stankity stank dogs love so much to create the ultimate dog treat. Will it make your dog stop eating cat poop? No, probably not. But I’m sure they’ll win the heart of your favorite pooch who will love you that much more for making them.

Filed under: Web Culture Tagged: alton brown, Dogs, lifehacks

From Drinks

If you're throwing a Cinco de Mayo party, you're probably busy prepping your guac and homemade tacos al pastor. But have you thought about what you'll be offering to drink?

Step one: stock up on beer. Before you head to the store, give a quick read to our Mexican food beer pairing guide.

But a Cinco de Mayo party really needs some cocktails, too. Here are a few ideas, starting with our favorite margarita recipes.

Fresh Margaritas

[Photo: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

There is nothing wrong with a really good margarita. This is Kenji's easy recipe for a pitcher full, made with a mix of fresh lemon and lime juice. Be sure to use fresh citrus juice: the bottled stuff is just not as tasty. Psst...wondering which tequila to use? Here are our top picks under $25.

Get the Fresh Margarita recipe »

The Best Frozen Lime Margaritas

[Photo: Robyn Lee]

In a warm home kitchen, you can't just dump tequila, fresh lime, triple sec, and simple syrup in blender with ice: as you whir the mixture together, the room-temperature liquid melts the ice, so you get a cool, but not brain-freezing-frozen margarita. The secret to real slushie-style margaritas at home is to make your margarita base the day before and keep it in a sealed container in your freezer. The mix won't freeze since there's so much alcohol and sugar in it, but it will drop way down in temperature: ours clocked in at 5 degrees Farenheit after an overnight rest. When the party starts, throw your ice in the blender, add your super-cold homemade margarita mix, get it whirring on "ice crush" mode. The result is sweet-tart, boozy, and totally refreshing.

Get the Frozen Lime Margarita recipe »

Tangerine Ginger Margarita

[Photo: Jessica Leibowitz]

We have a weakness for pretty much any drink made with fresh ginger, but this one is particularly tasty, made with sweet, fresh tangerines and tart, vividly colored pomegranate juice.

Get the Tangerine Ginger Margarita recipe »

Fresh Pineapple Margaritas

[Photo: Robyn Lee]

Fruity cocktails rarely taste authentically of fruit and spirits, but this one does a pretty amazing job of showcasing the caramel notes of reposado tequila and deliciously sweet and tangy pineapple. If you discover that your pineapple isn't super-sweet, microwave the sliced pineapple chunks on a plate for a few seconds to bring out the juicy flavors.

Get the Pineapple Margarita recipe »

Watermelon Margaritas

[Photo: Robyn Lee]

Got a taste for super-spicy salsa? Cool the burn with this thirst-quenching watermelon margarita, made with a touch of salt to bring out the melon's flavor. Instead of the traditional triple sec, this cocktail calls for St. Germain elderflower liqueur, which adds a very delicate floral sweetness that works especially well with watermlon.

Get the Watermelon Margarita recipe »

Quick and Easy Margarita Shandy

[Photo: Heather Meldrom]

Looking for the easy way out? Fresh juice is the way to go when you're mixing one or two cocktails, but if you're hosting a bash and you want a super-quick cocktail for a thirsty crowd, frozen limeade comes in handy. Here, it's mixed with rich reposado tequila and beer for the slightest effervescence and savoriness that makes your mouth water. Serve it in salt-rimmed glasses.

Get the Quick and Easy Margarita Shandy recipe »

Santa Carla

[Photo: Jessica Leibowitz]

There's more to tequila cocktails than just margaritas, and not enough people know about this simple, refreshing tequila drink. It's a highball made with bright, herbal silver tequila and fresh lemon, plus grapefruit bitters for a little extra flavor. Thank Portland bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler the next time you see him at Clyde Common—this creation is all his.

Get the Santa Carla recipe »

Paloma Brava

[Photo: Jessica Leibowitz]

If you've never tried a Paloma, you should. It's a highball made with tequila, grapefruit soda (such as Jarritos or Squirt), lime juice, and maybe a pinch of salt. This variation on the classic is just a touch more complicated, but it pays off in flavor. The addition of fresh orange and grapefruit juice makes for a well-rounded sweet-tart cocktail that's wonderfully bright and refreshing.

Get the Paloma Brava recipe »

Tequila and Campari With Tangerine

[Photo: Heather Meldrom]

Here, sweet tangerines balance the bitter side of Campari in a refreshing drink that features aged tequila. Making a big batch before the crowd arrives comes in handy when you get a little too tipsy to keep operating a cocktail shaker.

Get the Tequila and Campari With Tangerine recipe »

Bee Sting

[Photo: Melody Fury]

A spicy variation on the Bee's Knees cocktail straight from Texas, this easy drink is shaken with lemon juice, honey, and jalapeno for earthiness and heat. The richness of aged reposado tequila latches in nicely with the honey.

Get the Bee Sting recipe »

Vampira

[Photo: Jessica Leibowitz]

If you like a Bloody Mary when you're doing mid-day drinking, this Clamato-based tequila cocktail is one you should put on the must-make list. It's somewhere between a Bloody and a Paloma, lightened with lemon juice and a splash of grapefruit soda. It's a little spicy (add more hot sauce if you wish), but don't worry: it doesn't taste like clam juice.

Get the Vampira recipe »

Bitter Salty Perro

[Photo: Heather Meldrom]

Salty dog and G&T drinkers, meet your Cinco de Mayo fave. Made with fresh pink grapefruit juice, tequila (or joven mezcal), and tonic, this drink has just the right amount of bitter flair.

Get the Bitter Salty Perro recipe »

The Jewel of Oaxaca

Photo: Elana Lepkowski

Let's talk about mezcal for a minute. If you like tequila and you like, say, Scotch, you should really be drinking mezcal, too. It's smoky and earthy and delicious when mixed in cocktails, and your Cinco de Mayo party is the perfect opportunity to make a few converts. If you're firing up the grill anyway, throw on some mango halves for this delicious drink, mixed with mild ancho chili peppers for complex, smoky flavor.

Get the Jewel of Oaxacao recipe »

Basil Cranberry Julep

If you're having a joint Derby Day / Cinco de Mayo party, this obviously needs to be your signature drink. This mezcal-based variation on the Derby Day classic adds in cranberry and basil for a refreshing and slightly savory result. This is a great entry cocktail for mezcal beginners.

Get the Basil Cranberry Julep Recipe »

Panela Limeade

[Photo: Robyn Lee]

Yes, you do need to offer something nonalcoholic, like this awesome homemade limeade. Panela, unrefined cane sugar that is often sold in solid discs, has robust molasses-like flavor. It needs to be chopped up and dissolved in hot water before being used in a drink, but the resulting deep, caramely flavor is totally worth the small amount of extra effort.

Get the Panela Limeade Recipe »

by Bobby Finger

Last week, I sent a Chipotle survey to 100 people. 64 of them responded. This is what they shared.

How do you order your Chipotle?

81.3% of people don’t know ordering online is the way to go.

How long do you wait for your Chipotle?

People don’t like waiting more than 10 minutes for the perfect lunch.

What form does your Chipotle order take?

In which I learned that people actually order the tacos. [Ed note: This is shocking: a Midtown NYC Chipotle is no more burrito place than Shake Shack is a hot dog place, or Starbucks is a sandwich shop. Is this a paleo thing, a carb thing, a calorie-count-on-the-menu thing? As New York goes, so goes the nation? Surely there are high-level meetings about this happening at Chipotle HQ.]

Main ingredient?

Veggies at #2! Who’d have thunk? I hadn’t thunk. Good for veggies.

What kind of beans?

9.4% of people live dangerously.

What kind of rice?

A surprisingly even split, complete with an even more surprising number of carb-free weirdos.

Guac? It’s extra.

60.9% of people don’t mind throwing money into the trash can.

Have you ever ordered a margarita?

I ordered a margarita once, but it was before they started selling the fancy Patron ones. And I don’t think I would pay for a fancy Patron one at a Chipotle.

Dine in or takeout?

I enjoy eating Chipotle at my desk at lunch. I enjoy gchatting and clicking through various links on the internet while scooping the contents of my burrito bowl with the chips I bought for $1 extra. I enjoy the feeling of total satisfaction when I take the last bite and realize that my lunch was, indeed, perfect.

How often do you go to Chipotle?

34.4%!!!!! 34.4%??????!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

Selected quotes from respondents:

“If i work from home i sometimes order chips with my burrito bowl but would never do that at work because that is monster behavior.” – B.D.

“The burritos have so many calories that going to Chipotle is signing up for guilt, at least inside my head it is.” – R.J.

“THE PACE OF THE ORDERING PROCESS MAKES ME SO ANXIOUS I COULD DIE.” – J.R.

“It’s good but I kinda don’t get why it’s a Big Deal? But I don’t eat much fast food, so there’s that. Damn. Now I’m hungry for a margarita. (Didn’t know they served those! Maybe I’ll try to understand the Big Deal now?)” – J.K.

“Extra $ for guac is crazy, not worth it. It sorta enrages me.” – Anon

“Chipotle is garbage but so am I and I eat garbage.” – D.D.

“I LOVE CHIPOTLE AND EVERYTHING THAT MAKE IT FUN. IM A VERY HAPPY PERSON. Sadly there are no Chipotles near my work or home, but I have it any time I find myself near one, and I’m hungry. Guac!” – R.H.

“I live in Manhattan, but tend to avoid Chipotles here and only visit them when I’m in the suburbs because they’re usually busy on a workday lunch hour rush when it occurs to me that I might be interested in eating a burrito bowl. So my strat isn’t as aggressive or proactive as it probably could be. I like a mellow, strat-free burrito-until-I-feel-like-I’m-going-to-vomit experience. Also, the chips and guac rule!” – C.F.

“I used to eat at Chipotle 1-3 times a week, for like a year. I ate myself out of it, went off for a while, and now I’m back to once a month. But man is it delicious. Everyone I know goes through that addiction phase at some point..” – V.S.

“While I rarely partake in them, the margaritas are one of the most underappreciated items on offer—and they’re not even off-menu. They’re pretty large, and more importantly, strong. Plus, most people would never expect that you had a boozy lunch when you’re seemingly only dipping out to go to Chipotle.” – J.F.

And, finally:

“I actually hate Chipotle, and I don’t care who knows it.” – MEREDITH HAGGERTY @MANYMANYWORDS

Bobby Finger however he pleases.

(Image from Animakitty)

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I know through experience that I can go an entire day speaking only in Simpsons references (and what a prom it was), but I’m pretty sure I could do the same with Mitch Hedberg quotes. He’s one of the greatest comedians of all-time, and who doesn’t love it when Comedy Central Presents bits are mangled and paraphrased by people who aren’t one of the greatest comedians of all-time? It’s better to know the exact thing you’re reciting, like this attentive Freshest Donut Pros employee, who was “given the ability to control what gets printed on the receipts at the doughnut shop where I work.”

Here’s the first thing the Hedhead did.

Sure beats some bullsh*t about peace from Gandhi.

Via Reddit

Filed under: TV Tagged: DOUGHNUTS, MITCH HEDBERG, MITCH HEDBERG IS THE BEST

Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise) took 12 years to make his new movie, Boyhood. The star of Boyhood, Ellar Coltrane, was seven years old when filming started, and Linklater returned to the story every year for a few days of shooting to construct a movie about a boy growing from a first-grader to an adult and his changing relationship with his parents.

This looks amazing. What an undertaking.

Tags: Boyhood   movies   Richard Linklater   trailers   video

The rom-com has been frequently and rightly disparaged in recent years as marriage porn for brain dead sorority girls. And yet, most of the projects that have started as anti rom-coms have a weird tendency to turn into rom-coms themselves. That doesn’t seem to be the case with They Came Together, from David Wain and Michael Showalter, the creative team behind Wet Hot American Summer. Starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler, They Came Together (get it?!?) takes down all the dumb little rom-com clichés – the meet cute, the clumsy hot chick, the group of wacky friends who all represent different aspects of the protagonist, etc. etc. A movie like this has been a long time coming (get it? it’s another jizz entendre!) and there are few I’d rather see make it than David Wain and co. The trailer is missing the “girl tries on a series of dresses” montage, but I have to imagine that’s in there too.

It felt like Universal sort of neutered Wain’s last effort, Wanderlust, trying to make it too broad and please everyone with test screenings, but I doubt that will be an issue with the much more targeted They Came Together, which hits VOD and theaters simultaneously on June 27th. I know they’re probably making less money for this, but I can’t help but be happy about it, as a viewer. Being happy that your favorite comedy people are doing smaller-budgeted movies is sort of like having that friend you want to stay an alcoholic. Sure, he’s probably ruining his liver, but it’s nice to have a guy to drink with whenever you need him.

[via TheFilmStage]

Filed under: Film Drunk Tagged: AMY POEHLER, DAVID WAIN, MICHAEL SHOWALTER, PAUL RUDD, ROM-COMS, SPOOFS, TRAILERS, VOD

sparrowteeth:

thecatdogblog:

Nine years ago, Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara began snapping pictures of the relationship between her grandmother and her odd-eyed white cat. Miyoko’s grandma Misao found the abandoned cat in a shed on her land and the pair have barely been apart since. Misao named the white cat “Fukumaru” in hope the “God of fuku (good fortune) comes and everything will be smoothed over like maru (circle)”. Fukumaru is always in Misao’s shadow whether she is farming her land, having a bath, eating or sleeping. Now nearly a decade later their friendship and adventures have been documented by Miyoko in a photo book called Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat.

from the Telegraph

How cute omg

SO SWEET!

No one would call Steven Spielberg a “kids movies director,” but his filmography is full of features that appeal to both children and their parents, or in the case of Schindler’s List, f*cked up children and their parents. There’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Hook, and recently, The Adventures of Tintin. Spielberg will soon add another title to the list with The BFG, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved novel.

The filmmaker is joining forces with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial screenwriter Melissa Mathison for the first time in more than 32 years to bring to life Dahl’s story of children-gobbling giants and the little girl who tries to stop them.

The BFG of the title refers to a “Big, Friendly Giant,” who joins forces with the little girl to stop his monstrous brethren. Also taking part in their quest: none other than the queen of England. (Via)

Elephant-eared Will Smith will inevitably get the gig, but I have a better idea for the titular giant:

A man can Hodor, can’t Hodor?

Via EW

Filed under: Web Culture Tagged: ROALD DAHL, steven spielberg, THE BFG

I’m not much of a fan of Portlandia so I missed this when it aired a few weeks ago. However, I just came across it now, because for whatever reason the internet decided it was cool today. At any rate, in this clip Fred and Carrie show us why concerts are not always as fun as most people think they are.

I have to admit, this is personal for me, as someone who is married to a guy who has spent most of our relationship and marriage dragging me around from rock club to rock club until I finally decided that, for the most part, I am too old for this sh*t. I think the breaking point was when I almost got into a fist fight at an Amy Mann show. 100% true story.

Filed under: TV Tagged: concerts, fistfights, PORTLANDIA

You know how you can go on Google Maps and use the street view function to look at places, pretty much in their current form? Well now you can use it to glance back at that corner at the end of the street before it got a Taco Bell. Google Maps now allows you to transport back in time to see how things looked not too long ago (like 2007).

Whenever a location has the time window in the upper left corner, you can travel back and watch how things have changed. It’s a whole new level of procrastination added to getting directions!

I’m afraid to do it to my hometown of Detroit. It would be like if you left Sim City on with a bad mayor. The entire city turns grey, you don’t have money to demolish anything, and you can’t restart the game.

Google Blog Via Gizmodo

Filed under: Technology Tagged: GOOGLE, google maps, GOOGLE STREETVIEW, TIME TRAVEL

by Meaghan O'Connell

Students wearing how much debt they're graduating with on their graduation caps pic.twitter.com/i69tP1zG5P

— samayya (@mayyasa1) April 23, 2014

 

Any Billfolders graduating college come May? Grad school? Commencement-themed porno to participate in? Congrats! DO THIS. I will be your best friend. Or post a photo of it. (SFW only.)

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“Learn to say ‘no’ without explaining yourself.”

- (via luhansangel)

Can you do this? (We’re pretty sure you can.)

Well, this is big news: Apparently HBO has decided to go streaming in a big way, and is bringing all of its older shows to Amazon Prime. With one or two notable exceptions, of course.

Let’s just answer your first question right up front: No, Game of Thrones and True Detective will not be streaming. In fact, it’s pointedly missing from the press release about this. But just about everything else will be available for streaming, albeit on a three-year delay:

The collection includes award-winning shows such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Big Love, Deadwood, Eastbound & Down, Family Tree, Enlightened, Treme, early seasons of Boardwalk Empire and True Blood, as well as mini-series like Band of Brothers, John Adams and more.

Also included will be a lot of HBO’s “pedigreed” documentaries and comedy specials for streaming, as well as HBO’s original movies. In other words, HBO just dropped a lot of content on Amazon Prime, and the goodies will be available beginning May 21st. Oh, and it adds HBO Go to the Fire TV.

A lot of people are construing this as a setback for Netflix, but the truth, really, is that Netflix was never in the running. HBO hates Netflix, and realistically, all this really does is put paid to the idea that HBO can pretend cord-cutters don’t exist. It may also be a testing bed for spinning off HBO Go into a Netflix-like service.

But, for now, this just made Prime a lot more valuable. And now you can stop faking that you’ve seen The Wire and actually watch it!

Filed under: TV Tagged: AMAZON, deals, HBO, whoa

Project Naptha is a browser extension that lets you copy text from images on the web.

Project Naptha automatically applies state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms on every image you see while browsing the web. The result is a seamless and intuitive experience, where you can highlight as well as copy and paste and even edit and translate the text formerly trapped within an image.

I was skeptical of this actually working, but it totally does...try it on xkcd or Frank Sinatra's "loosen up" letter to George Michael for example. The translation and editing features aren't enabled yet, but the project's creator is working on them. (via @tcarmody)

Announcement: Henceforth my tumblr will be a Prince George Appreciation Blog.

When I graduated college I moved back in with my parents for about six months, and one of the things I remember most vividly from that time period — which was right smack in the Sex and the City heyday — was how much my parents watched Sex and the City. I swear, it seemed like every time I’d go in the family room to ask them something, all of a sudden there were Kim Cattrall’s boobs on display or the redheaded one would be getting full on railed and OH GOD, ICK ICK ICK, TURN IT OFF.

Let’s face it: HBO programming is not intended and was never intended to be watched with your family, so HBO GO has put together these brilliant commercials as a friendly reminder that you can watch Girls, True Blood, Game of Thrones and True Detective on your laptop or mobile apps. It’s a public service they’re providing, really, when you think about it.

Filed under: TV Tagged: game of thrones, girls, HBO, hbo go, TRUE BLOOD, TRUE DETECTIVE

There are a lot of people on Twitter and Facebook that love a great, interactive social media campaign, especially if it means that they can get their photos shared for others to see. In theory, most large scale campaigns are intended to be both fun for consumers and followers while beneficial for the company behind it, mainly so it can make a ton of money and reap in the spoils of economic success (or at least the general love and respect of the poor, unwashed masses). But it seems like more often than not, those kind-hearted campaigns fall into the hands of Internet no-gooders and, well, it gets pretty ugly.

Case in point, the New York Police Department launched a #MyNYPD Twitter campaign today, inviting followers and New Yorkers to share their photos with random police officers, and the best of them all would eventually be shared on the NYPD’s Facebook page for everyone to like and comment on. Can you guess how #MyNYPD turned out? Yeah, it wasn’t very successful at all. Somewhere, there’s a social media manager trying to convince his boss that he “did not see this coming.”

It started with a pretty harmless idea and a message of peace and unity between New Yorkers and the boys in blue.

Some of the responses were in good spirits, like this one that was Tweeted early on…

And from there things got pretty ugly. Okay, let’s just say that things got really ugly.

A lot of the photos being widely RT’d and Fav’d are old and come from either widely-publicized cases or Occupy Wall Street. Hell, a bunch of people keep Tweeting the photo of the pepper spray cop from UC-Davis like nobody realizes the difference. But that just reminds Johnny Marketing Department that it’s very easy to Google an image like this…

Meanwhile, on the subway…

That seems to be a much safer mode of travel for an officer, what with all of the human speed bumps getting in this guy’s way.

Others chimed in with an assortment of images that revealed questionable arrest tactics and alleged brutality, some even claiming to be the targets.

But again, not all of the photos included in the #MyNYPD campaign were bad. Especially not for this guy.

Filed under: Web Culture Tagged: hashtags gone wild, marketing campaigns, NEW YORK CITY, nypd, police, police brutality, Social Media, Social Media Fails, Twitter, YIKES

by Dav Yendler

 

Previously: Happy Sternum Equinox

Dav Yendler is an illustrator and director in Chicago. He draws Lady Puns and dances to beats both fresh and pickled. You can check out more of his work at davyendler.tumblr.com.

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Life magazine asks: Is this the happiest photo ever made?

The photo was taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt, who was covering the University of Michigan's marching band. When some children playing nearby set off after this practicing drum major, he snapped the photo. Said Eisenstaedt, "This is a completely spontaneous, unstaged picture."

The photographer took many notable photos -- the famous V-J Day kiss in Times Square, of Marilyn Monroe, of Albert Einstein, of Joseph Goebbels -- but the drum major one above and his ballet series are my favorites (particularly this one).

Tags: Alfred Eisenstaedt   photography

Comrades! Marxist shirts are in stock!

Orange Is the New Black is a big ol’ lesbian lie, but that doesn’t mean it’s not highly addictive TV. The most Pornstache-centric of Netflix’s crop of content returns on June 6th (so plan on NOT making plans/getting thrown in prison until June 8th), and the full-length season trailer was just released. Two things: it looks like the once-plucky show has wisely hardened, and Piper is barely a presence.

Hey, the more Crazy Eyes, er, Suzanne, the better.

Filed under: TV Tagged: NETFLIX, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

by Mike Dang

TIME reports that a new survey shows that Millennials are good with their money—recognizing that they need to save and become better with their money.

One of the financial virtues of this group appears to be a slow and steady approach to building a nest egg. Roughly a third favor a long-term tried-and-true strategy, Northwestern Mutual found. Another third would like to take that approach but feel like they are too far behind to play it safe.

Millennials’ cautiousness may be a double-edged sword. Just 14% in the survey say they are pursuing a high-growth investment strategy even though such a strategy would promise superior long-term returns. This may be a case of playing it too safe. Millennials have 40 years to ride out any bumps. If their money is socked away in savings bonds and other ultra-conservative investments it won’t grow fast enough for them to retire even over a long period of time. Now is when they should embrace prudent, low-cost, diversified risk through stock index funds and similar investments.

What makes the Millennial generation so thoughtful about money?

It could be that the financial crisis had a significant impact on how young people view money by virtue of making it difficult for them to get jobs and earn money at a time when they were getting their careers together, and forcing them to figure out how to get by on less. It has also been harder to access credit—preventing more people from opening up credit cards or taking out loans to buy houses and cars they may not necessarily be able to afford.

Credit-reporting firm Experian reported last year that Millennials have around 1.5 credit cards on average, compared to the 2.7 the Baby Boomers have on average. They also carry an average of $2,700 on their cards—below the national average of $4,500. Even so, the report also showed that “Millennials appear to be running into more trouble when paying their bills — whether on credit cards, auto loans, or student loans,” which may be related to whole difficulty of finding jobs and earning enough money thing. If Millennials are running into trouble paying their bills, that could be a reason “just 14% in the survey say they are pursuing a high-growth investment strategy” (AKA there is no money at the end of the day to put into retirement).

Photo: Wonderlane

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