Give credit to Avenue A SVP Jeff Lanctot, now a Microsoft employee (via the aQuantive acquisition), for not pulling punches in his interview with us. Instead of the usual blather about parent-sub harmony, synergy, etc., Jeff shot straight about what it’s like to work for Microsoft while placing advertising across Yahoo, Google, and the rest of the web.
If our clients think for one minute that we are favouring Microsoft over AOL, we would lose that client tomorrow. Likewise if the MSN sales team is thought to be favouring us or providing us with information at the expense of other agencies or advertisers that business would go somewhere else. So, it’s really high-risk for really no reward.
This certainly begs the question why Microsoft wants to own an ad agency. We suspect its eventual answer will be, “We don’t.”
The Lanctot straight-talk express didn’t stop there, by the way. Worried about Microsoft+Yahoo together cornering the market on web advertising? Don’t worry, Jeff says. Portals like MSN and Yahoo are getting less and less relevant:
There’s a perspective that going from three portals to two is bad for buyers. But spend is actually moving away from portals and much more broadly across the web, so I’m actually not concerned about moving from three to two, because we are really moving from 3 to 800.
In the first of what will be an ongoing series of bi-monthly surveys, research firm Wedbush asked 2,500 consumers 18 and older about their social media habits.
1. The data shows that 72% of respondents are members of Facebook. Among those, 58% log on at least once a day. YouTube is visited by 66% of the respondents, with Twitter, which is in an earlier stage of growth, used by 24% of our respondents.
2. Age plays an important role in deciding to engage with Social Media. The graph highlights the declining use of social media as the respondent gets older.
3. Females are more likely to be active users of Facebook, while males are more likely to be active users of Twitter or YouTube.
4. Females are more likely to be active users of Facebook, while males are more likely to be active users of Twitter or YouTube.
5. Even though Facebook is wildly popular, those not using Facebook believe that they are unlikely to join in the next year.
6. Belief that Facebook is a waste of time, and concern over privacy dominate the reasons not to join Facebook.
7. Even among Facebook members, 41% of respondents indicate they are "very concerned" about privacy, with people in the highest income bracket are 20% more likely to be "very concerned."
8. Facebook postings are dominated by younger people and by power users, as shown by the dramatic difference in average number of posts per week (6.4) and the median number of posts per week (2.0), as heavy posters really skew the average.
8. Games are played by 30% of Facebook members. Younger people more than twice as likely to play as older people.
11. While 47% of Facebook users say they have "Liked" a brand, women are 23% more likely than men to friend a brand.
13. While not yet a rival to television as a news provider, Facebook has surpassed magazines as a source of news for Facebook members.
14. While the median person follows six people on Twitter and is followed by five, the heavy users (75 th percentile) have dramatically more ties (followers and people they follow), with the exception of older heavy users (those over 55+).
While the iPhone XR is in a league of its own— it doesn't even go on sale until the end of this month — the iPhone XS and XS Max are considered the true successors to last year's iPhone X, which featured a total redesign that removed the traditional home button in favor of a facial recognition system and an edge-to-edge OLED display.
Going from 5.8 inches on the iPhone XS to 6.5 inches on the iPhone XS Max is a pretty substantial leap, and that bigger screen comes in handy just about everywhere: If you're writing an email, taking notes, watching a movie, or just reading Reddit or Twitter, having more real estate is a good thing. Your content looks bigger and better — particularly your photos and videos, which really pop on that large OLED screen.
If you spend a lot of time on your phone, it's worth the extra $100 (to start) to upgrade to the bigger screen on the iPhone XS Max.
Both new iPhones feature identical processors — including Apple's new A12 Bionic chip, 6-core CPU, a 4-core GPU, and a next-generation neural engine that's dedicated to machine learning.
Tom's Guide performed three separate benchmark tests on the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max — Geekbench 4, which measures overall speed, and 3DMark Slingshot Extreme and GFX Bench 5, which both measure graphics performance. The iPhone XS Max came out on top in all three tests. (Both phones performed much better in those benchmark tests than last year's iPhone X.)
DON'T MISS: The iPhone XR is coming soon: Here are 9 reasons you should buy it instead of an iPhone XS or XS Max
"It appears the downsides of performing these high-paying jobs overcame the benefits of high income," Kennon Sheldon of the University of Missouri and Lawrence Krieger of Florida State University write in the Journal of Positive Psychology.
Sheldon and Krieger divided these up into three categories. "Money" jobs included corporate law, tort or malpractice litigation, tax law, and estate planning. "Service" jobs included public prosecutor or public defender, in-house legal advisors at agencies or non-profits, and those who provide legal services for the poor. The remaining jobs were simply categorized as "other."
"Service jobs likely provide workers with a sense of making a difference in the lives of needful others, bringing about justice, and experiencing a work community that shares these idealistic values," the researchers write.
In contrast, they add, "money jobs typically require working very long hours, require constant focus on compensation (exemplified by 'billable hours') … and involve regular interaction with others experiencing the same pressures."
Importantly, on most of the well-being scales, those in the "other" category actually scored the worst—lower than their colleagues in the "money" jobs, and far lower than those in the "service" jobs. Apparently these lawyers don't get the emotional benefits of feeling they're doing something valuable, but also don't enjoy the perks of a high-income, high-status lifestyle.
Sheldon and Krieger concede it's possible that people who are intrinsically happier are more likely to move into more service-oriented jobs. But they express strong doubts about that hypothesis, noting that top-tier legal jobs are usually offered only to the top 10 to 15 percent of a law-school class. There's no evidence that those high achievers are also the least happy students.
"While the current data are not conclusive," they write, "they strongly suggest that people choosing work for extrinsic reasons, especially for higher earnings, may suffer to an extent as a result of that choice."
Law students and other pre-professionals face a tough choice "between two versions of the American dream," the researchers conclude, "one emphasizing wealth and status, and the other, service and personal development." This research suggests that while the former is tempting, the latter produces lasting happiness.
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Some people say the more you know about money, the more money you'll have. I call those people "rich," and "not me."
I've always been confused about money. How should I spend it? How should I save it? Is my 80 gallon fish tank considered a sound investment? I thought I'd have all the answers by the time I hit 30 but it turns out I'm just as confused about money now as I was then.
In honor of this never-ending confusion, here are 12 differences between your understanding of money in your 20s versus your 30s. For your sake, I hope you can't relate.
This week has been rough for me, which is why seeing Disney princesses as hot dogs has given me life. Seriously. I'm pretty sure my computer has permanent damage from having had sangria spilled all over it, but nothing can take away my smile after seeing those Disney inspired buns. #Bless Anna Hezel and Gabriella Paiella, the beautiful humans who posted this to the food and writing website Lucky Peach.
What I love about this article is that they not only show you the result (which is spectacular), but they also include a step-by-step guide that you can follow at home. That means you can make these little beauties for yourself and cheer up any day that feels a little crummy. All you really need is some commonly found vegetables, condiments and the usual ingredient that go into a hotdog. You can obviously play around with tofu dogs or even jumbo dogs. I'm making a trip to the local grocery store as soon as possible!
It seems like Disney Princesses have inspires hundreds of people online these days, young or old. I was always The Great Mouse Detective kind of kid myself, but that was only because Disney films were not as readily available in Russia. Once I came to America I noticed that birthday parties were not complete without Disney Princess themed plate settings and cakes. Now that the internet is catching on, I finally feel like I belong. Here are the hotdogs in all their glory:
There is no part of me that won't make these later at home and eat all of them in one sitting. Facts are facts.
This will be the reenactment of my accomplished emotions. Fireworks, explosions. I am happy with what I have to offer and this is the manifestation of that happiness.
If someone in your life doesn't like these Disney hotdogs, real life Princess Cate Blanchette has a few choice words to help you out. For more pictures and a DIY on making these hot dogs yourself, visit Lucky Peach here.
The state of Texas was ordered Thursday to reimburse Wendy Davis for over $200,000 in legal fees that she spent fending off a Republican attempt to carve up her legislative district (and, in the process, disenfranchise minorities in the area). The kicker is that the one responsible for reimbursing her is Attorney General Greg Abbott, who she’s currently running against in the governor’s race.
Davis and the League of United Latin American Citizens sued Texas Republicans in 2011 for trying to enact a redistricting plan that, they claimed, “was draw with the purpose, and has the effect, of minimizing and reducing the strength of minority populations in the Tarrant and Dallas counties area of North Texas.” They won, and Davis was permitted to seek reimbursement for what her campaign had spent on legal fees, in the neighborhood of $600,000. Abbott fought the ruling that Davis was eligible to be reimbursed, because of course he did, but lost that fight as well, and was ordered by a federal court Thursday to fork over $267,000 to Davis’s campaign.
This is more or less unrelated to the governor’s race, in which Davis and Abbott are facing off to fill Rick Perry’s seat as Perry, inexplicably, contemplates another run for president. While Davis faces an uphill battle against Abbott later this year, she effectively just received a $200,000 campaign contribution from her opponent, which has to be somewhat satisfying.
In the closing moments of the last episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, a scuffle broke out between Porsha Stewart and Cynthia Bailey. And while it was hard to tell with the reality TV editing, according to some of the ladies, Cynthia kicked Porsha in the stomach. Normally, physical fighting is strictly against the Real Housewives rules, and can even result in someone getting kicked off of the series or demoted, the way Porsha was sidelined after grabbing Kenya by the hair.
But while Porsha showed that she did definitely have some bruising over her body, it's not necessarily from Cynthia's kick, since the cameras also showed that Porsha was grabbed by some kind of walkie-talkie wielding production assistant and forcibly held down on a deck chair. That might explain the extensive bruising on her arm. But being kicked in the stomach, even lightly, could have caused her alleged injuries there, especially since everyone, including Cynthia, agrees that she did kick Porsha.
The episode showed the different ways the ladies interpreted the event as they all told the story differently. In Kenya's words, Cynthia kicked Porsha purely in self defense to push the attacker away. While Phaedra's version of the story put Cynthia Bailey, who was wearing flat sandals in real life, into a pair of sharp stilettos that sliced and diced Porsha's stomach. In Cynthia's opinion, she did the bare minimum to get Porsha out of her space, and seemed distressed that this was the first physical fight she's ever gotten into in her life.
After the fight, Cynthia admitted to Peter that she was really acting out because she's worried about their marriage, not really what Porsha said. And this whole fight situation seems totally different than the one that got Porsha temporarily booted. First of all, according to TMZ's Bravo sources, Porsha was fired because she didn't have enough of a storyline, and that she was only asked to leave the reunion taping because of the scuffle.
Also, Porsha has not filed charges against Cynthia the way Kenya tried to get Porsha prosecuted for assault, suggesting that the incident was not a serious attack. Cynthia also seemed regretful that she acted so violently in self defense, and by the end of the episode, Cynthia and Porsha both made moves to reconcile at Kenya's reunion lunch. But more than anything, it's a foregone conclusion that Cynthia sticks around for the rest of the season — because she's already been seen filming with Claudia Jordan, fellow RHOA, on Season 3 of Below Deck . However, Porsha was nowhere to be seen, so... it's possible that these two have sworn off any future boat-related events.
Meet your new American Idol obsession: Tywan "Tank" Jackson. The 29-year-old dance teacher danced and sang his way from the Little Rock, Arkansas auditions right into our hearts. Seriously, though, how can you not love a man who carried in the world's smallest boombox and opened his audition with an intense dance break to Jennifer Lopez's "Get Right"? His audition was entertaining and exuded talent from the start — and it only got better when he began to sing. Tank proved himself to be a talented performer tonight, and he was rewarded with a golden ticket straight to Hollywood.
Never have I seen a contestant on American Idol who was so excited to entertain. Even before he hit the audition stage, Tank had his former contestants engaged in a full-on "Tankercize" dance class — an exercise method he created on his own, of course. After pumping himself and the crowd up with his dance moves, he entered the audition room amped for the feature performance. With little introduction, the dance teacher put on a killer performance to "Get Right." To be honest, I expected it to be laughable at best but I was pleasantly suprised. Tank killed it on the dance floor — seriously, J Lo should consider him as one of her back up dancers. He followed this performance up with an even better vocal one, and earned a unanimous vote straight to Hollywood.
It's pretty rare on Idol to find a contestant who's audition is both fun to watch and worthy of a ticket to Hollywood. Usually the two categories are distinct and separate — there are the entertaining, silly, crazy auditions that are fun to watch but generally lack talent and there are the ones that are amazing with lots of talent, but provide little entertainment value. Thankfully, Tank was able to bridge the gap. With mountains of talent and personality for days, Tank impressed the judges with his singing, dancing, and million dollar smile. Will it be enough to get him past Hollywood? I sure hope so, because the world hasn't gotten enough Tank just yet.
If you're a lover of reality TV, then you've probably been keeping up with the lives and dramas of the housewives in Bravo's popular series, The Real Housewives. We fans of the show just can't seem to get enough of the glamorous lifestyles, the emotional spectacles, and, of course, Real Housewives inspired fashion. I mean, when you're on a high-profile reality show and have a massive amount of wealth, I guess looking like a million bucks is pretty doable.
I've been a loyal watcher of The Real Housewives since it first aired back in 2006 with The Real Housewives Of Orange County. Since then, I've been following the lives of all the housewives from all over the globe. And if there's one thing I've noticed about them all, it's that they each have an absolutely stunning sense of style. These babes love their labels, glamour, and bling: Their mantra being "spend big, look fabulous, or go home."
However, it's quite disappointing that there is a lack of plus size housewives within the franchises. I know plus size housewives exist, but it'll probably be some time before we see a confident, proud, fatshionable one grace our TV screens. Until then, we can use the styles of these glamorous women to bring a little pizazz to our own lives. So let's take a look at seven plus size outfits inspired by some of our favorite real housewives.
Erika "Jayne" Girardi is one of the newest housewives on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. Although she may be new to the group, she quickly asserted herself as my favorite housewife of all time. Not only is she absolutely stunning, but she's confident, proud, playful, intelligent, and genuinely doesn't care about other people's judgements.
A lawyer's wife by day, a club entertainer by night, Girardi fearlessly expresses all aspects of her personality (including her inner sex kitten) with the way she lives her truth. And she looks damn good while doing it.
To bring a little Erika Jayne into your own life, one must own a sexy, slinky black catsuit. Girardi is famous for wearing catsuits on stage while performing her "pat the puss" dance move, bringing a whole new meaning to the term "sex kitten."
Girardi is known for not only loving the word "cunt," but also coining the phrase "feeling cunty." Rather than finding the term offensive, she is empowered by it — proudly wearing it on a necklace in several episodes. If you're looking to bring a little Erika Jayne attitude into your own ensemble, then this will be the perfect accessory.
Ah, Lisa Vanderpump. As we see on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump is a wealthy restaurant owner, animal enthusiast, and a lover of everything pink. And when I say everything, I mean everything — whether it's decorating with pink flowers and accents in her home, sipping tea from a pink teacup, drinking her favorite rosé wine, or simply adorning herself from head to toe in the hue.
This pink cape dress absolutely screams Lisa Vanderpump. Not only is it pink, but the cut is feminine, classic, and professional, and the cape adds an element of royal flare that's perfect for the queenly style of this housewife.
As Lisa Vanderpump is often seen absolutely dripping with diamonds, giant diamond earrings (or in this case, Swarovski Crystal earrings specifically inspired by the lady herself) are a must-wear.
NeNe Leakes, Real Housewives Of Atlanta OG, broadway star, and fan favorite is known for her notorious "reads" and hilarious one-liners. In recent years, Leakes has seriously stepped up her style game as well, serving us one fabulous jumpsuit after another.
If you're looking to bring a little NeNe Leakes into your life and wardrobe, then you must start with a fabulous jumpsuit that you can wear while you're waving to all your haters.
Since Leakes has been rocking short hair for the past several seasons, statement earrings have been one of her favorite accessories to sport, particularly hoops. These hoop earrings with a fringe accent will be the perfect addition to your NeNe Leakes-inspired look.
Gina Liano, barrister and self-proclaimed "ultimate drag queen" from The Real Housewives Of Melbourne, has a style that is feminine, sexy, and oozing with glitz and glamour. She's usually seen wearing bright, bold colors, body-hugging dresses, the highest of heels, the biggest hair and jewelry, and a whole lot of sparkle.
Since Liano's style consistently includes glitzy, sparkling, body-hugging dresses fit for any drag queen, then having this gold sequin mini as part of your Gina Liano-inspired outfit is an absolute must. Heads will turn in the court room for sure.
To finish off your Liano-inspired look, make sure you accessorize with big, gold, and sparkly earrings that will dazzle any jury.
Kyle Richards, former child actor and housewife on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills (and aunt to Paris Hilton), knows fabulous style. She even owns her own Beverly Hills boutique.
Richards often rocks a glamorous bohemian look by wearing long, flowing, elegant dresses, gowns, and caftans, typically paired with large and luxe statement jewelry.
Get Richards' style with this absolutely gorgeous, green embellished caftan that any wealthy, bohemian housewife would no doubt love to lounge around in.
Bethenny Frankel is the controversial Skinnygirl entrepreneur, author, and chef from The Real Housewives Of New York City. But even if you aren't a "skinny girl" like Frankel (and you should never feel like you have to be), you can still take a page out of her fashion book.
Living in New York City, Frankel's style is chic and professional, and involves classic looks, clean cuts, and basic colors (consisting of a lot of blacks, whites, reds, and blues).
For a professional like Frankel, clean and classic lines are key. This pencil dress provides a perfect Frankel-inspired look (with a knot detail to make a subtle statement) that is perfect for the New York City high-profile professional.
In NYC, you can't go wrong with black. To finish off your look, throw this trench over your shoulders (Frankel-style), and you'll be ready to take on life in The Big Apple.
Producer and former Miss USA winner Kenya Moore really kills it when it comes to style. The Real Housewives Of Atlanta star may not technically be a housewife, but she is the self-proclaimed "star" of the show.
Whether she's instigating drama, searching for a baby daddy, or building "Moore Manor," one thing remains consistent: Moore's style is Gone With The Wind fabulous.
Moore often wears long, flowing, fabulous gowns that are completely twirl-worthy. This gorgeous pink dress has a full, flowing skirt and embellished sleeves that would likely make you feel like the beauty queen you are.
Kenya Moore loves wearing big gold hoops, and who can blame her? Gold hoops are a classic, and an accessory every femme should arguably have in their closet. These large, gold hoops are the perfect must-have addition to your aforementioned Gone With The Wind fabulous, twirl-worthy look.
Although the real housewives may not be plus size themselves, it doesn't mean the rest of us big ladies can't rock the same styles. With a little imagination, some serious shopping, and an "I love myself" attitude, you can bring the fashion of The Real Housewives to your own closet. And to anyone who hates on you for it? Girl, bye.
If you’ve ever wondered whether humans form their first impressions of people they’ve just met based on looks alone, we’ve got an answer — and apparently, it’s yes. A new study conducted by researchers at the University of York in the UK examined how we perceive certain facial features, and the results are both fascinating and a little bit sobering. Here’s how it went down:
First, the study, which was published in the journal PNAS, gathered together 1,000 photos of people’s faces from the Internet. At least six different people looked at each of the photos and scored them on 16 social traits — how trustworthy the face looked, how intelligent, and so on. These scores, when examined together, described the faces in terms of three different characteristics: Approachability, dominance, and attractiveness.
Next, using a mathematical model drawn from the data they had gathered thus far, the researchers used a computer to draw cartoon versions of faces that created a scale for each of the three characteristics. Once the computer had created the cartoon faces, the researchers asked real, live humans to rank them on how approachable, dominant, and attractive they were — and lo and behold, the computer’s versions of those three traits lined up with how actual people perceived them. Neat-o, right?
For the curious, here’s what the scales looked like, with the “least approachable,” etc. faces being on the left and the “most approachable,” etc. ones being on the right:
So: Apparently big smiles make you look approachable, big eyes and heart-shaped faces make you look young and hot, and powerful brows paired with small eyes and strong jaws make you look dominant. Iiiiiiiiiiiiinteresting.
The problem, though, is that your facial features don’t really have anything to do with how approachable, attractive, or dominant you are. Said researcher Dr. Thomas Hartley to the BBC, “It might be problematic if we’re forming these kind of judgments based on these rather fleeting impressions, particularly in today’s world where we only might see one picture of a face, on social media, and have to form our impressions based on that.” And let’s face it: The last thing we need is to be getting even judgier than we already are based on physical appearance alone.
That said, though, knowing what people think about certain types of features and expressions might help you navigate social situations better. “You would be able to use these kinds of numbers to decided when is a good time to take a photograph, or maybe to choose the photograph that’s really optimal in putting forward the best possible impression — and you might want to put forward different kinds of social impressions in different situations,” Hartley continued.
Sure, there are plenty of guides out there about how to take the perfect profile picture; this one from Lifehacker, for example, is particularly good. But these new findings are also worth considering, especially when you take into consideration context. You wouldn't want to accidentally upload an image more appropriate for Tinder to LinkedIn, after all. That would be awkward.
According to Rust Cohle, the world needs bad men, but True Detective showrunner Nic Pizzolotto REALLY needs to decide on a good woman for the female lead of the HBO runaway hit's second season. The Wrap reports that True Detective has seven new women reading for the role of Ani Bezziredes, “a tough, no-nonsense Monterey sheriff whose troubled upbringing has driven her to gambling and alcohol." Earlier contenders included Elisabeth Moss (please please) and Rachel McAdams (who's great in everything). Here are the seven new ladies also being considered to star alongside Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch, and Vince Vaughn.
Sick of the pumpkin spice craze? Then set aside the “spice” bit and get back to the ubiquitous fall flavor’s roots with a whole host of neat-o facts about pumpkins you probably didn’t know. To be fair, most of these little tidbits aren’t things you really need to know… but that doesn’t make them any less cool.
NPR’s Skunk Bear, AKA Adam Cole, has unleashed a new video on the world just in time for Halloween — and of course, it’s all about pumpkins. Eater counted a total of 23 bits of info about the bright orange squash, all of which are entertaining enough on their own... but just to sweeten the deal a little they’re also all illustrated with creative, occasionally animated images made of pumpkin guts and seeds. See? Playing with your food is a useful skill to have.
Scroll down to watch the whole video, but in the meantime, here are a few of my favorite facts. Oh, and while we’re on the subject, Skunk Bear wants to see your best science pumpkins! If you’ve turned your jack-o-lantern into a Bill Nye-o-lantern or used it to educate young trick-or-treaters about the wonders of the universe as described by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, send a shot into Skunk Bear via email or Tweet/Instagram it with the hashtag #science pumpkin.
Pumpkins are the same species as a whole bunch of other squashes, including acorn, yellow, and spaghetti squashes — as well as zucchinis. If you’ve ever wanted to experiment with inter-squash breeding, go ahead and give it a shot. Zumpkins, anyone?
We don’t know whether it actually works in humans, but there is a study that proved pumpkin seeds can eradicate parasitic worms in ostriches.
They originate from the Americas; in fact, they were one of the first plants domesticated here — a whopping 8,00 to 10,000 years ago.
It dates back to the 17th century, so looks like we can’t blame the current pumpkin spice obsession for it. Also, TIL Blue Moon makes a pumpkin ale. Anyone know if it’s any good?
Explorers brought pumpkins from the Americas over to Europe, and in 1697, French author Charles Perrault added the pumpkin coach to the existing Cinderella story. The variety he used was the Red Pumpkin.
They’re green. As they grow and ripen, the chlorophyll that makes ‘em green breaks down, allowing the orange to emerge — not unlike how leaves change their colors in the fall.
There’s a story that goes along with it, too. In it, a dude named Stingy Jack tricks the devil to get out of Hell… but then he’s not allowed to enter Heaven, either, presumably because he’s stingy. It becomes his unfortunate lot to wander the earth for all eternity with nothing but a single piece of coal for light. Hence: Jack-o-lantern.
Man alive, was I ever stoked to learn that Fargo star Allison Tolman lent her voice to the sixth season of FX animated series Archer. If it wasn't such a hot winter in L.A. (oops, sorry to brag, East Coast friends), I imagine the news could've been what kept me warm this season. No need for electric blankets, I say! The mere thought of Tolman as Pam Poovey’s sister Edie is just that exciting and wonderful. And as if the wonderful news couldn’t be any more wonderful, the story of how Tolman scored the Archer role is, as Lorne Malvo would say, aces. And by “scored the role,” I mean “unintentionally persuaded the folks at Archer to put the character on the show.” Archer executive producer Matt Thompson recounted the story (via E! Online):
We always talked about these terrible things that Edie did and we never had any intention of showing you Edie. Until we got drunk with Allison Tolman at an FX party and listened to her great Wisconsin accent that she did on Fargo and kind of convinced us to do it.
You know who else would probably love this story (if she existed in the real world, that is)? Noted portable Schützenmeister tap-toter Pam Poovey. I'd be willing to bet a dolphin hand puppet that this story would do Pam Poovey proud.
And here we were thinking that Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic's absence was going to be the most surprising thing about the SAGs red carpet. But nope! Seems they were upstaged by Veep star Reid Scott, whose wife, Elspeth Keller, announced she was pregnant... by simply showing up to the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Because, despite the fact that Reid had so far been silent about the news of his wife's pregnancy, her outfit was screaming their future parents-to-be status. After all, she's due in April, just three months from now.
But, in case it was unclear, Scott and Keller confirmed the pregnancy to People, telling the outlet's reporters, "We’re having a little boy," Scott said. "I’m just psyched. I have the hottest wife on the carpet.”
It's difficult to disagree, seeing Keller, an actress who has appeared in shorts like Comrades and Before Breakfast, rocking a black lace dress on the red carpet. And the glow isn't thanks just to her pregnancy — Keller and Scott are also newlyweds, having married in June 2014 in Los Angeles in front of 120 guests (including the couple's good friend, Mad Men's Ben Feldman). So, yes, they might have worked quickly following their nuptials, but the couple has enjoyed many years together already, having gotten engaged in 2013.
So, Reid and Keller might have been able to avoid the press finding out about their future son prior to the SAGs red carpet, but Dan Egan himself must be very aware of what the reveal will bring in the next 24 hours.
A Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf crashed in the French Alps Tuesday morning after rapidly dropping in altitude. French authorities don't expect any survivors of the 144 passengers and 6 crew members reportedly aboard the flight. Search and rescue teams are trying to reach the crash site in a remote part of the mountains in southeastern France, but recovery of Germanwings flight 4U 9525 could last days.
Wreckage has been located near the town of Prads-Haute-Bléone, and one helicopter was able to land near the crash site, but has found no survivors, according to The Guardian. The French interior minister told reporters that 10 helicopters and a military plane were mobilized around the crash site, and there are more than 500 working the scene, according to a tweet from France's national police.
Because the plane crashed in a rugged part of the mountains with almost no inhabitants, it will take search and rescue workers a while just to physically reach the site of the crash. In a press conference Tuesday, French president François Hollande said: "It happened in a region that is fairly difficult to access." A mountain guide told BFMTV that this part of the Alps can have peaks almost two miles high, and because it's very snowy, responders might have to use skis to reach the site.
The president of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region where the crash took place, Gilbert Sauvan, told CNN that the plane was "obliterated," with no piece of debris larger than the size of a small car. The wreckage is strewn across a large area, and Sauvan said rescue teams might not be able to retrieve any bodies Tuesday or Wednesday because of the weather conditions. Although it's not believed bad weather caused the crash, the winter weather forecasted for later Tuesday and Wednesday are complicating recovery efforts, with temperatures dropping below freezing overnight. To Reuters, regional police chief David Galtier said:
The French interior minister announced that one of the black boxes of the plane has already been found, which may help authorities determine the cause of the crash. The plane went down after losing contact with air traffic controllers and quickly descending to an altitude of about 6,000 feet where it crashed into the mountains, but it's still unclear what led to the disaster.
In a bizarre turn of events, Pamela Anderson became relevant again today. For two different reasons! Firstly, Matt Lauer dressed up as Baywatch Pam on this morning's Today show. Then, pictures of Anderson with a new pixie haircut began circulating throughout the web. I think I've read her name more times than "Miley Cyrus" today. Weird.
But time warp aside, how great is Anderson's cut? Given that we usually see her in tacky, boobalicious outfits and fried blonde hair, her simple pixie 'do and (I can't believe I'm about to say this) elegant outfit are shocking to say the least. I hope she keeps it longer than the millisecond Beyoncé did.
After all, despite popular opinion, fall is the best season to cut your hair short. Although summer might seem like the season to go gamine, trust me, fall is better. Here's why:
1. Scarves: When autumn arrives, so does scarf weather. If you've ever in your life had hair that reached below your chin, you know all too well how annoying and static-electric hair gets when it spends the day rubbing against your wool neck warmer. A bun is one solution, short hair is another.
2. Shedding: Women lose more hair in the fall than any other time of the year, and shedding is kind of a bummer. Since your hair isn't going to be at its thickest and most lush, you might as well get rid of it, right?
3. Saving time and money: In the next month or two, you've got a lot of parties to attend and a lot of presents to buy. Who has the time or money to get blow outs, or really even to comb your hair? Not you. Fortunately, cropped hair takes virtually no time to wash and style.
4. Thanksgiving: No one gives compliments quite like your Great Aunt Doris. If you think you might not like your new short hair, wait until you have a giant meal with all the people who have to be nice to you no matter what. That's what family's for.
5. Hats: Sometimes we make mistakes. Sometimes our hairdressers make mistakes. If you have a hair cut disaster in the fall, just imagine all the cloches and fedoras you can wear to cover the mess until it grows out a little. No worries!
I get pretty tired of people's snap assumptions when I mention something as basic as hailing from Florida. Jokes about bath salts or alligators as pets (or worse, homophobia) get super old super fast. But home state stereotypes are nothing compared the potential to offend when it comes to making snap judgments based on ethnicity and race. In a recent video, Asian Americans respond to racist comments, and it's simultaneously heartbreaking and empowering.
It blows my mind that a lot of the comments explored in the video stem from childhood experiences. That means little kids are perpetuating this blind hatred and ignorance, which also probably means the young children pick up this bigotry from their parents. Although it's true—racism exists and it's ignorant to pretend otherwise—that doesn't make the continuing endurance of these completely false stereotypes OK. The pigment of a person's skin, for example, could hardly be to blame or thank for a lack or prowess of math skills. That's like saying people with freckles are naturally great at stand-up or pie-baking or tree-climbing or something else that doesn't have anything to do with anything. But what kind of negative impact can repeat exposure to these myths do to young children at the butt end of the allegations? I'm sure it could certainly be psychologically damaging. Asian Americans in this video hit on a variety of comments in the video, including:
Clearly this is untrue. What about Sandra Oh? Chow Yun-Fat? Or Margaret Cho? All crazy-talented people with fulfilling careers, and just a few among many, many Asian-American actors who slay on the reg.
Wow. What kind of ignorance are people passing along to their kids? Also, as the woman in the video points out, eating with hands can be fun. Think about the phrase "finger foods," guys.
Riiight. Welcome to America, where people make snap penis judgments. We all know the only REAL way to tell how big someone's penis is is by their shoe size. Duh, guys. That's science.
It's no secret Michelle Obama is all about a healthy lifestyle. Her "Let's Move" campaign, whose mission is to help Americans be more active, has been her main project since moving into the White House with her SO a.k.a. the president of the United States. In celebration of the initiative's fifth anniversary, FLOTUS has been rolling out fun #GimmeFive challenges all year. The newest entry? I give you Michelle Obama's workout video.
What's made Obama's health campaign really take off with Americans are the inventive ways she gets people excited about eating right and working out, two things that aren't always the easiest sells. Whether having a dance-off with Ellen DeGeneres or rocking mom moves with Jimmy Fallon, Obama shows how being active can be fun. Now, the video isn't about trying to look just like Obama. Instead, she just wants you to get moving with five exercises that aren't too difficult and won't take up too much of your time.
Because really, that's what the #GimmeFive challenge is all about: Can you give five minutes of your day to take a walk or make a snack of fresh fruit? Or in this case, can you give five minutes for this easy-to-do workout?
If sit-ups and crunches are becoming a drag, change up your ab workouts with a medicine ball. Core strength is key!
Here's a new way of looking at squats. Explode from the ground to help you get in a squat position on top of a bench.
Treadmills and ellipticals can get a little monotonous, but kickboxing is an easy way to make your workouts feel more like a physical activity. (And you get to unload some of your stress.)
Of course, make sure you stay hydrated by drinking lots of water! Here's FLOTUS' workout video and see if you can give her five.
I was not sure what to expect when I first saw Clay Honeycutt on Big Brother 17. My honest first thought was that I appreciated the eye candy, and I'm sure I wasn't the only one. It's obvious that Clay has a handsome face. Plus, he has a pretty chiseled body which comes from his years training as a football player in high school and college. Clay played football for Texas A&M as a safety and he was not exactly the team's MVP. This is probably why he enrolled at Texas A&M to get his masters in sports management instead of pursuing a career as a professional football player and entering the NFL draft.
So does Clay have any interest in playing football professionally? I mean, he's been playing pretty much his whole life, so it's not a far fetched question to ask. Even if Clay wasn't the standout player in college, being in the NFL could still be a dream of his. But whether Clay actually has a possible future in the NFL is a different question. In short, there does not seem to be a shot at this becoming a reality. Why? Well, there are a few reasons.
If Clay was super serious about becoming a professional football player, he would need to be training this summer, rather than competing on the reality series.
Clay just graduated from Texas A&M in the spring and the NFL draft took place from April 30 to May 2 so he missed the mark for this season.
If Clay wasn't a starter in college, it is very unlikely that the NFL would see him as a top candidate all of a sudden. In fact, he only started twice in his college career, according to ESPN. For more on Clay, check out Bustle's Big Brother 17 podcast.
It is very difficult to become a professional athlete, no matter how talented you are or how much hard work you put in. Luckily, Clay hasn't put all his eggs in that one basket. He has modeling, school, and reality television to fall back on. Plus, his good looks don't hurt so I'm hoping that Big Brother isn't the last time Clay is in the public spotlight.