Are these stars still burning bright 10 years later?
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What The First-Season Cast Of "Dancing With The Stars" Looks Like Now
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How Well Do You Remember "The Sopranos" Finale?
♫ “Don’t stop, believinggg”♫
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16 Game Shows That Need To Return To TV
Because when it comes to these game shows, everyone’s a winner.
Supermarket Sweep
Anyone who claims to have never experienced a desire to sprint down the aisles of their supermarket and frantically toss all the goods they could reach into their shopping cart is a liar, plain and simple. Supermarket Sweep brought such a level of exhilaration to the mundane task of grocery shopping that viewers couldn't help but be swept away themselves in the action. How many people have stood in their supermarket checkout lines, heard the beep, and wished they could compete on the show? It's time to make that possibility into a reality again.
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Match Game
There were many iterations of this show, but the ones that matter all share a few characteristics. First, they were hosted by the inimitable Gene Rayburn. Second, the panelists included Charles Nelson Reilly and Brett Somers, who spent the entire show basically gossiping amongst themselves. And third, they were filled with incredible amounts of sexual innuendo that everyone had to try to tiptoe around so as not to take the show from a theoretical PG rating to an R.
The personalities were what made Match Game so entertaining and so hilarious — and with the right cast, a modern reboot could be incredible.
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Press Your Luck
Briefly brought back in the early '00s as Whammy, the original Press Your Luck aired in the mid-'80s. The format involved contestants answering trivia questions in order to earn spins on the board, which could win them cash and prizes if they were able to avoid hitting a Whammy. Listening to contestants repeat the same mantra over and over as they take their turns — "Big money, big money, no Whammies, aaaand STOP!" — becomes almost soothing in its constancy.
And if you're a fan of game show scandals, learn about the contestant who figured out how to game the system and won over $100,000 in the process.
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Legends of the Hidden Temple
One of the most popular game shows among true ~'90s kids~, Legends of the Hidden Temple is itself an absolute legend. Watching young children run through a faux-temple futilely trying to complete basic tasks like putting three pieces of a sculpture together is one of the best TV experiences you can have. And even if it was all a bit ridiculous, there was actually a little bit of interesting history in every episode.
Oh, and SILVER SNAKES FOREVER.
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20 Extraordinary Photos That Won The Sony World Photography Award
Photographer of the Year: John Moore, United States
In the summer of 2014, Monrovia, Liberia, became the epicenter of the West African Ebola epidemic, the worst in history. Although previous rural outbreaks were more easily contained, once the virus began spreading in Monrovia's dense urban environment, the results were described by Doctors Without Borders as "catastrophic." As President Sirleaf declared a state of emergency, photographer John Moore was there to document the harrowing sights.
Omu Fahnbulleh stands over her husband Ibrahim after he fell and died in a classroom used for Ebola patients.
John Moore courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
A Doctors Without Borders health worker in protective clothing carries a child suspected of having Ebola at the MSF treatment center on Oct. 5, 2014, in Paynesville, Liberia. The girl and her mother, both showing symptoms of the virus, survived and were released about a week later.
John Moore courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
A woman crawls towards the body of her sister as Ebola burial team members take her away.
John Moore courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Open Photographer of the Year: Armin Appel, Germany
"I took this image while paragliding over Räumliches Bildungszentrum, in Biberach an der Riss. It was an early morning in May, it had rained all night, and it was perfect conditions to get good contrasts. I took five flights between 2013 – 2014 trying to get the perfect shot, with perfect contrast and shadows, until I finally got it this morning in May 2014." —Armin Appel
Armin Appel courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Student Focus Photographer of the Year
Winner: Svetlana Blagodareva, Russia
This picture was taken as part of the social project Uniendo Caminos, in the chapel Our Lady of Lujan in Villa La Carcova, Jose Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires. This is one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country.
Sebastian Gil Miranda courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Youth Photographer of the Year
Winner: Yong Lin Tan, Malaysia
“This is the back alley of my grandmother’s house in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. I shot this during Chinese New Year last year when the sky is the clearest and brightest with stars.” —Yong Lin Tan
Mapping with a pyrograph the melting away of the Lewis Glacier on Mount Kenya. The flame line shows the Lewis Glacier's location in 1963.
Simon Norfolk courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
The Winners of the 2015 Professional Category
The 2015 Professional category is aimed at professional photographers around the globe and is selected from different genres of photography.
Arts and Culture: Aristide Economopoulos, United States
Aristide Economopoulos
Travel: Bernhard Lang, United States
Architecture: Cosmin Bumbutz, Romania
A girl tweets during her prom. For many teenagers, social media has become an integral important outlet of who they are.
Aristide Economopoulos courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Still Life: Donald Weber, Canada
The colorful umbrellas create amazing geometric patterns which contrast dramatically with the golden sand and azure-colored sea. From the air it is possible to see how almost every inch of sand is used on a busy summer's day on the Adriatic coastline.
Bernhard Lang courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
People: Giovanni Troilo, Italy
Once Romania joined the European Union in 2007, the whole prison system went through a major revamp, and the biggest reform was to introduce the right to private visits. This means that a prisoner who is married or in a relationship has the right to receive, every three months, a two-hour private visit which takes place in a separate room inside the prison compound. Plus, if a prisoner gets married in detention, they can spend 48 hours with the spouse in the special room and they are allowed visits once a month in the first year of marriage.
Cosmin Bumbutz courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Current Affairs: John Moore, United States
A burial team from the Liberian Red Cross sprays disinfectant over the body of a woman suspected to have died of the Ebola virus on Aug. 14, 2014, in Monrovia, Liberia. Teams retrieved dozens of bodies from all over the capital of Monrovia, where the Ebola virus spread quickly last summer.
John Moore courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Lifestyle: Li Fan, China
Molotov cocktails have been the weapon of choice for the Euromaidan protesters in Kiev. Using fire to their advantage, the protesters were able to defend their barricades, extend their lines, and fortify their positions. In order to set fire to tanks, armored vehicles, buses, and tires in opposition to local cops, Kiev’s protesters used thousands and thousands of Molotov cocktails, inspiring and mobilizing people throughout the city to collect as many bottles as possible.
Donald Weber courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Sport: Riccardo Bononi, Italy
Philippe passes most of his time in his beautiful house in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Charleroi, Belgium. Troilo's series The Dark Heart of Europe captures the vision of postindustrial Europe and the social unease felt among its citizens.
Giovanni Troilo courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Portraiture: Ruben Salgado Escudero, Spain
Li Fan's beautiful and dramatic black-and-white images show the ethnic Yi people living in the great Liangshan mountains of China.
Li Fan courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Conceptual: Rahul Talukder, Bangladesh
Bolivia is proud of being the Latin American country with the highest number of actively working women. Every Sunday in the poorest neighborhood of La Paz, female farmers from the countryside get in the ring for a public fight. Wearing traditional clothes and bowlers, Bolivian Valkyries deal with even more demanding fights once they get off the ring, raising their children all by themselves and working between the fields and the urban street markets.
Riccardo Bononi courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Contemporary Issues: Scott Typaldos, Switzerland
Mg Ko, 20 years old. A Shan farmer with his cow in Lui Pan Sone Village, Kayah State, Myanmar.
Ruben Salgado Escudero courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Campaign: Sebastian Gil Miranda, France
On April 24, 2013, the world witnessed the biggest garment factory accident to date. Rana Plaza, an eight-story commercial building, collapsed during the morning rush hour in Savar, Bangladesh, and resulted in a death toll of more than 1,100 and over 2,500 injured. While the search goes on for those buried under collapsed walls, another wall gets filled with pictures of the missing. As they get wet with rain and wrinkled by the sun, they stare out at you and me and whisper, "I was somebody. Do not forget me."
Rahul Talukder courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Landscape: Simon Norfolk, United Kingdom
Scott captures a deeply personal documentary project on mental illness.
Scott Typaldos courtesy of 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
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27 Nature Vines That Will Immediately Calm You
Bless the #6secondsofcalm hashtag.
Sometimes all you need is a dog and a wheatfield.
But you also don't necessarily need sunlight to feel soothed.
Nothing beats panning over a famous Irish lake.
Or how about a lovely sunset in Johannesburg?
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49 Thoughts You Have Watching "The O.C." Episode Where Marissa Shoots Trey
Three BuzzFeed writers take a look at this iconic episode of The O.C. that spawned countless memes 10 years ago.
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Remember the iconic moment when Marissa shot Trey on The O.C. and "Mmm, whatcha say?" blared on the soundtrack? If you don’t, it’s OK, because we just rewatched it.
“The Dearly Beloved" (Season 2, Episode 24) originally aired May 19, 2005. It was written by series creator Josh Schwartz and directed by Ian Toynton.
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Kirsten King: This episode is absolutely iconic. Obviously, I owned The O.C. mixtape so I was able to listen to Imogen Heap's "Hide And Seek" and reenact the scene after this aired.
Ira Madison III: Obviously, we're all waiting to get to the "Mmm whatcha say?" moment that launched a million internet memes, but also, this was the second season finale, which means that it involves Kirsten's (Kelly Rowan) Greek drama-level alcoholism.
Louis Peitzman: The sprawling shot of all the OC houses that look the same in the opening credits make me weirdly nostalgic.
Caleb Nichol's Funeral
Caleb Nichol (Alan Dale) died in the previous episode, leaving his daughter Kirsten Cohen devastated.
Louis: This is one of those older shows where they pretend the adults are more important than the kids.
Ira: Well, they actually had good storylines unlike whatever the hell they had Rufus and Lily constantly doing on Gossip Girl.
Kirsten: Classic Julie Cooper (Melinda Clarke) to walk into Marissa’s (Mischa Barton) room and ask what she would look cute in at her newly dead husband’s funeral. Girl could care less Caleb is dead, she's just waiting for that will to come out.
Ira: To be fair, Julie knows that Marissa's brain probably can't handle complex thoughts so why not distract her with shiny clothes?
Kirsten: Remember when this was the last thing Mischa Barton was in and she left to pursue a film career.
Louis: The people who have watched this show keep having to remind me that Julie's husband just died. She seems so carefree.
Kirsten: Julie mourned her husband’s death for a hot sec and then was on-on to the next.
Louis: Melinda Clarke has a face for camp.
Ira: I also kinda forgot that the big Imogen Heap song from the end of the episode plays during the funeral — it's SO DRAMATIC. And kind of out of place?
Louis: Everyone is singing along to the soundtrack and I feel so left out. Compared to Buffy, is Imogen Heap the Sarah McLachlan of The O.C.?
Ira: LOL probably. That random song almost made me laugh during Buffy's second season finale too.
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How Well Do You Remember The First Episode Of "Game Of Thrones"?
Winter may or may not be coming.
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This Guy Learned The Hard Way Not To Flip Off A Monkey
Monkeys are not to be messed with.
A YouTube video shows a man in the Indian city of Shimla discovering what happens what when you flip off a monkey.
The city is famous for the Jaku Temple and home to several monkeys which are considered sacred in the Hindu religion.
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In the video, a man is seen walking by one of the monkeys and flipping it off.
The monkey quickly retaliates with a swift drop kick that floors the young man.
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Does Shonda Rhimes Care About Your Faves?
She’s killing one of them off as we speak. SPOILERS FOR GREY’S ANATOMY AND SCANDAL!
So, Shonda Rhimes did it again. She OFFED ANOTHER CHARACTER WE LOVE.
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And in the SAME WEEK that she DID THIS TO JAKE BALLARD.
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Just like with Denny...
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And James...
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This Woman Saved An Abandoned Dog And Found A Best Friend Along The Way
“She’s my everything.”
One fateful day last summer, Renata Taneyeva was a few hours from her home in Austin when she and her friends spotted a dog limping on the side of the road.
Once outside the city, there's not much around other than miles and miles of land, Taneyeva told BuzzFeed. "She was hopping on three legs. We just knew something was wrong," she said. "She was crying. I was crying because I felt so bad seeing such a beautiful animal so hurt."
After finding out the number on her collar was disconnected, Taneyeva comforted the dog in her lap while they drove to an emergency room.
There they discovered she wasn't microchipped, and X-rays showed the dog had a bad break in her front leg. Faced with the hospital asking if she was financially responsible for the surgery, Taneyeva decided to take out a loan to cover the cost.
Kyra got a cast and some pain medication while she waited for the surgery.
"I think she started to realize she was being saved," Taneyeva said. She found out that Kyra was still a puppy at about six months old — and an Alaskan malamute, not a husky as they first suspected.
Renata Taneyeva
To get her back in shape, Kyra needed two surgeries last summer.
The first required putting a metal plate and long pin in her leg, and a month later, a second to remove the pin.
Meanwhile, Taneyeva started reading everything about the breed and found out that malamutes love chewing, but even coating bones with peanut butter didn't entice Kyra.
Renata Taneyeva
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Can We Guess Which "Friends" Quote Sums Up Your Twenties?
“Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s DOA…”
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15 Random Things You Can Totally Thank Texas For
Margaritas and Barney together at last!
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7-Eleven
Every time you gulp down a Slurpee, thank the Lone Star State. Back in 1927, Southland Ice Company employee “Uncle Johnny” Jefferson Green started selling staples (think milk, bread, eggs) at the company's pop-up ice house storefronts. The grocery items were such a hit that the company rolled the idea out to its 21 retail docks, and the convenience store was born! The ice docks eventually evolved into Tote'm Stores, which were later renamed 7-Eleven — to reflect the stores' original operating hours — in 1946.
Frozen Margaritas
Yes, margaritas originated in Mexico. But in 1971, Dallas restauranteur Mariano Martinez retrofitted a soft-serve machine, poured in some margarita mix, and out came what is now one of America's favorite drinks. Fun fact: In 2005, the National American History Museum acquired Martinez's original machine.
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Barney
Former inner-city school teacher Sheryl Leach brought Barney to life in 1987 when she saw a gap in the preschool home video market. It wasn't until 1992 that Barney became a cultural phenomenon, when PBS stations across the country started broadcasting Leach's videos. The series stopped production in 2009, but was filmed all over the Dallas area — which explains why Dallas natives Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato were part of the cast.
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Ranking The Best And Worst Dramatic Makeovers In "Top Model" History
Tyra Banks may be a legendary supermodel, but some of her makeover advice has been questionable.
Nicole Linkletter — Cycle 5
There are definitely times when Tyra and her producers get it right with the look they want to give a contestant, and they certainly knocked it out of the park with Nicole's makeover. Her makeover took her from looking like an average girl in the mall to someone you could see walking among Heidi, Giselle, and other top models in their heyday.
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Kari Calhoun — Cycle 21
Kari was a contestant on the most recent iteration of Top Model. What's unique about this makeover is that it was completely unexpected. Sometimes you can assume that Tyra is just going to dye a girls hair darker or cut it a little shorter, but she did the opposite with Kari. She was given length and she went icy blonde. Who wouldn't want an ice queen like her to haunt your dreams?
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Amanda Swafford — Cycle 3
Although she didn't win her cycle, Amanda will always be a Top Model fan favorite. Her transformation from brown-haired beauty to a blonde-haired ethereal-looking angel gave her an edge the other models in her cycle didn't have: The blonde made her blue eyes pop even more, resulting in a fantastic makeover.
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Jaslene Gonzalez — Cycle 8
"I can give you neck. What do you want neck?" Jaslene's personality was infectious and her look was already dynamite, but the judges gave her some length and waves to get the her look completely matched her charm.
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9 Charts That Sum Up How We All Use Work Email
I hope this post finds you well.
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21 Times Amy Schumer Perfectly Described Being A Woman
I have to be honest. I don’t enjoy a dick pic.
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On having a glass of wine at the end of the day:
Glass of wine/bowl of wine, same thing.
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33 Of The Funniest Things To Ever Happen On Yik Yak
*applause*
This positive thinking:
And this:
This bold stand:
This bummer ?:
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10 Unfortunate Boasts About Tidal By Beyoncé, Kanye, Jay Z, Madonna, Etc.
Welp.
Have you've heard the sad news about Jay Z and company's "Spotify killer" called Tidal that debuted last month?
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Too bad. Let's commemorate this unfortunate development with a few of the grandest statements from this musical Dream Team.
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"Changed the course of history forever today." —Jay Z
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How Sexy Are You On A Scale Of 1-10?
This thing is foolproof.
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Can We Guess Your Age Based On Your Favorite "Pretty Little Liars" Characters?
We’re still here bitches, and we know everything.
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