The results may surprise you.
We decided to create photoshopped depictions of what she may have looked like if the movies followed the book descriptions more closely. What we found may surprise you.
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015
27 Ways To Create The Perfect Harry Potter Nursery
Welcome the one who has just been named.
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Start with this lamp.
Check it out here.
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...Or this one.
Properly label the light switch in case their wand isn't working.
Snag yours here.
Friday, April 17, 2015
The Victims Are The Heroes Of "Missoula"
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In May 2012, I spent a weekend in Missoula, Montana, after the Justice Department announced that it would examine the city’s handling of sexual assault allegations. The feds’ goal was to determine whether the city’s police department, its county attorney’s office, and its flagship university had allowed gender discrimination to obstruct the investigation and prosecution of rape, including a spate of high-profile incidents involving members of the University of Montana’s beloved football team. My goal was simply to speak with young Missoulians, including sexual assault survivors and their doubters, to get their read on the scandal.
I concluded that Missoula didn’t deserve its budding reputation as America’s “rape capital,” as one guy I interviewed put it. Missoula was on par with the rest of the country, both in terms of reported rapes and the belief that women are liars and football players “don’t need to rape to get fucked,” as a male student proclaimed. Like its citizens said, the mountain city was “just like any other college town,” I wrote. “What is happening in Missoula can — and is — happening all around us.”
Nevertheless, I was attacked for smearing Missoula’s good name, as if it were my fault that four football players were accused of gang-raping a woman, or that city officials had done such an egregious job of mishandling sexual assault allegations that the DOJ had to step in. My essay inspired outraged op-eds and a radio campaign arguing that I had unfairly demonized the town. One man sent me an email bragging about how he had posted my cell phone number online. As he had hoped, I got calls and text messages for days.
Three years and a damning DOJ report later, Missoula is apparently “hyperventilating” over Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, a narrative nonfiction page-turner out next week from Jon Krakauer, the best-selling author of Into Thin Air and Into the Wild. (Disclaimer: Krakauer references some of my reporting.) It’s understandable that Missoulians are sick of bad publicity, especially since the university, city police, and prosecutors have made significant changes in the way they handle rape cases thanks to the federal probe. But Krakauer’s book — based on three years he spent conducting interviews, attending court proceedings, and poring over police and UM disciplinary reports — reiterates that the real scandal is that Missoula is not at all an anomaly.
Krakauer certainly excels at holding city officials accountable. Missoulians should be dismayed after reading about the vicious ways current County Attorney Kirsten Pabst, who ran on a platform last year that included “compassion for victims,” smeared those alleged victims behind closed doors. Pabst won by distancing herself from her work as chief deputy county attorney from 2006 to 2012, the years when, according to the Justice Department report, the office neglected to provide basic training about sexual assault and frequently made statements “diminishing the seriousness of sexual violence and minimizing the culpability of those who commit it.” Krakauer quotes never-before-seen court transcripts from the 2013 trial in which Pabst took a yearlong break from being a prosecutor to successfully defend former University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson against rape allegations. “[The accuser] wanted a relationship with the star quarterback,” she told the jury. “That’s why she gave him sex ... but the fact that he didn’t give her a relationship does not make what happened that night a crime.” In another chapter, Krakauer writes of Pabst’s bizarre decision to show up at a UM campus adjudication hearing to testify on behalf of an accused student after her office had declined to press charges, even though she had never once spoken with his accuser.
Still, Missoula is not an attack on Missoula. It’s an indictment of a criminal justice system that discourages rape victims from coming forward and an exploration of why so many people instinctively give rapists, not victims, the benefit of the doubt. What’s unique about Missoula is that a group of brave and relentless women refused to be bullied into staying quiet, inciting landmark change against all odds. These women, some of whom have remained anonymous until now, are the stars of Krakauer’s book. The recent retraction of a Rolling Stone article about sexual assault at the University of Virginia has sparked a debate about sympathetic reporting and the trustworthiness of trauma victims. Missoula demonstrates that it’s not only possible but advantageous for reporters to remain clear-eyed while also taking victims’ concerns into account. Krakauer skillfully strengthens his sources’ recollections without taking away their agency. He doesn’t hide from complexity or nuance.
“No more than 20 percent of rapes are reported to the police, a statistic that defies comprehension until one looks closely at how sexual-assault cases are adjudicated in the United States,” Krakauer writes. To illustrate this point, Krakauer tracked two rape trials involving UM football players with very different outcomes. He also interviewed a handful of women whose claims were shut down by police and prosecutors who told them — incorrectly, in Krakauer's assessment — that they didn’t have a case.
If there is a success story in Missoula, it’s Allison Huguet’s. Previously known only as the nameless victim responsible for sending former UM Grizzlies running back Beau Donaldson to prison, Huguet had been friends with her rapist since childhood. At first, Donaldson tearfully confessed to raping Huguet in her sleep, and Huguet told him she wouldn’t report him to the police if he sought help. When that didn’t happen, she got ready for battle: A lawyer friend told her to prepare for the “hardest, nastiest fight” of her life. It took two tape-recorded confessions, a second victim who testified that Donaldson had also sexually assaulted her, multiple agonizing court hearings dominated by Donaldson’s hostile lawyer, and a detective who had known and liked Huguet since high school to hold Donaldson accountable. Huguet struggled with PTSD and immense backlash from the community as she was repeatedly forced to argue why Donaldson was dangerous and should be punished.
“The night Beau chose to wait until I was alone, asleep and defenseless, walk over to me, pull down my pants, pull down my underwear, pull down his pants, pull out his dick, and shove it into me, he gave me a life sentence — a life in which I have to work every day to get through the pain,” Huguet testified during a hearing after Donaldson asked the Montana Supreme Court to reconsider his sentence. “Some days I have to convince myself if it is even worth it.”
Huguet, sadly, is one of the lucky ones. The Department of Justice eventually found “substantial evidence” that Missoula's response to sexual assault was discriminatory toward women. In Missoula, police officers and prosecutors ask women who report sexual assault whether they have boyfriends because sometimes girls cheat “and regret it, and then claim they were raped.” The former chief of police agrees that one woman likely, in Krakauer's words, “eagerly engaged in painful, injurious sex with four men she’d never met before that evening,” and goes out of his way to harass an alleged victim, including emailing her incorrect information about false rape reports. Although some university officials are sympathetic, others consider disciplinary action against women who speak to reporters and support the high-powered lawyers representing football players accused of sexual assault. One lawyer produces a life-size cardboard cutout of an alleged victim in court and simulates having sex with it to prove she’s a liar in front of the victim and her family. District attorneys criticize women who speak out as “disgruntled” and blame them for the so-called scandal.
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Throughout the book, everyone from city and university officials to anonymous internet commenters wonder why women might want to ruin the lives of nice young men by accusing them of rape. Are they regretful? Fame-hungry? Jealous? All of the women in Missoula told Krakauer that they had the same motive for reporting their assaults: to hold their assailants accountable for what they did and to prevent them from doing it to anyone else. Krakauer’s reporting shows how their stories are linked together: As each woman spoke out, another gained the courage to come forward. And as each new woman came forward, she bolstered the claims of the women before her. Some of these women have never even met each other. But in Missoula, their support network is more dependable than the cops or courts.
The current national movement around campus sexual assault has led many well-meaning people to wonder why victims don’t bypass university disciplinary hearings and go directly to the police. Missoula is a necessary reminder that while campus adjudication is deeply flawed, the criminal justice system is often much worse. According to the DOJ investigation, from 2008 to 2012, the Attorney’s Office prosecuted only 12 percent of the sexual assault cases involving adult women referred to it by the police — and those were the cases the police didn’t shut down. Law enforcement consultants say that Missoula officials have shown “exceptional effort” in improving its response to reports of sexual assault. But what happens in all the other cities in the country where female outcry doesn’t yield a federal probe?
Krakauer writes that predators get away with rape because we are in denial, “disinclined to believe that someone who’s an attentive student or a congenial athlete could also be a serial rapist.” His argument, backed up in anecdotes and peer-reviewed scientific papers, is that we must start believing the women who are courageous enough to accuse them. “Simply by recounting their stories and breaking that silence, survivors of sexual assault strike a powerful blow against their assailants,” Krakauer writes. “Many victims who come forward will be disbelieved and will fail to find justice ... but by speaking out, they are likely to encourage other victims to tell their stories, too, and may find that they’ve advanced their own recovery in the bargain.”
But Krakauer’s own reporting shows that, on an individual level, victims still have little incentive to speak out. There’s too much at stake, and too little a chance anyone will listen. There are even repercussions for the female reporters who cover other women’s sexual assaults. I’m not the only one who was slammed for covering Missoula — Gwen Florio, a former senior reporter for the Missoulian, was viciously attacked by both city officials and readers for her persistent and sympathetic coverage. But without Florio’s reporting, Krakauer writes, women wouldn’t have continued to come forward to the press, the Department of Justice wouldn’t have launched its investigation, and today’s reforms wouldn’t exist.
Near the end of Missoula, a jury member laments that most people think about rape in two ways: “(1) A stranger jumps out from the bushes; (2) There is no [assault] unless the woman puts up a fight, to the death if necessary.” It shouldn’t take a compelling courtroom drama or a rugged, best-selling male author to convince us to take women with more complicated stories seriously. But neither should the burden fall completely on the women themselves. Perhaps Missoula will convince Krakauer’s massive fan base — the first printing by Doubleday will be 500,000 copies — to reconsider their own attitudes toward sexual assault.
Can We Guess Your Hogwarts House Based On Your Pizza Order?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pizza.
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21 Indian Graphic Novels That Should Be On Your Reading List
Eternal feuds, reincarnation, lost civilisations, underworld drama – what more could anyone want?
If The Students At Hogwarts Had Superlatives
Who do you think kisses like a dementor at Hogwarts?
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Exclusive: Here’s The Cover Of Salman Rushdie’s New Book
An exclusive look at the cover of Two Days, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, which will hit shelves September 2015.
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Inspired by the traditional "wonder tales" of the East, Salman Rushdie's novel is a masterpiece about the age-old conflicts that remain in today's world. Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights is satirical and bawdy, full of cunning and folly, rivalries and betrayals, kismet and karma, rapture and redemption.
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
"Game Of Thrones" Improved With Ed Sheeran Lyrics
Well, “The A Team” lyrics to be precise.
And not just any song lyrics, but "The A Team", which we're now pretty sure is all about Game Of Thrones. Feel free to play it as you read, you know, for funsies.
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32 Books You Wish You Could Read Again For The First Time
Nothing is ever as good as your first read through.
The Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I suffer from both ADHD and Dyslexia. It was the first book that I was able to sit and read without getting distracted or struggle through. That day and every day since for the past 16 years, reading has become a huge part of who I am." - Sarah Michaud, Facebook
Stolen Voices- Ellen Dee Davidson
"It was the first book I ever read that was based on a dystopian society. That book sparked my love for dystopian novels. I have since read many dystopian novels, but Stolen Voices is (and always will be) my favourite." - Savannah MacAusland, Facebook
The Things They Carried- Tim O'Brien
"It's emotionally jarring, but its lasting impact is really made with the first read. Once you know what's coming, it's never quite the same." - Mary Churay, Facebook
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Do You Remember The Dewey Decimal System?
Time to make your librarian proud. Happy National Library Week!
19 Facts Every Book Lover Should Know About R.L. Stine
The famous children’s horror author of hundreds of creepy Goosebumps and Fear Street books recently talked to BuzzFeed about his latest novel, Don’t Stay Up Late. Here’s what we learned.
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It doesn't take him very long to write one of his books.
"I outline every book, some people hate outlines but I can't really work without one. So I take maybe a week to write the outline, and that's the hard part."
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He's a big fan of social media, particularly when he can write in 140 characters or less.
"I'm on Twitter all day long, so I write fewer pages than I used to."
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Writing and reading horror books doesn't scare him.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
17 People Who Got Unspeakably Horny Due To "Game Of Thrones"
This appears to be a thing. Anonymous confessions via Whisper.
19 Struggles Only "Game Of Thrones" Fans Understand
I got 99 problems, and Twitter spoilers are one.
Being attracted and simultaneously repulsed by certain (unnamed) characters on the show...
I... no, I can't, but... OK, you win, you gorgeously terrifying man beast.
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Deciding whether to eat before or during the show, based on the amount of violence you *think* you'll see in the episode.
Oh, Gregor Clegane is in this episode? ::: puts pizza slice down :::
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Being filled with rage when a beloved character dies, but also loving the show so damn much.
All men must die, but... THIS MAN?!
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Wanting to use Game of Thrones phrases IRL, but also not wanting to sound like a crazy person.
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Monday, April 13, 2015
Author Günter Grass Dies Age 87
The German Nobel laureate rose to prominence with the 1959 book the The Tin Drum.
Günter Grass — the Nobel laureate considered by many to be Germany's greatest author — has died at the age of 87, his publisher has said.
Guenter Grass gives a television interview shortly after speaking in support of the German Social Democrats (SPD) after speaking on September 8, 2009 in Berlin.
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Translation:
At the age of 87, Nobel Prize for Literature winner died in a Lübeck hospital this morning.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
The First Four Episodes Of "Game Of Thrones" Season 5 Have Leaked
Installments of the HBO show started popping up online a day before the season premiere.
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Fans of Game of Thrones — and of torrenting — got a surprise on Saturday night: The first four episodes of Season 5 were leaked online a day before the official premiere on HBO on April 12.
The first four episodes were sent out to the press for review on a DVD screener and, according to Mashable , the leaks appear to have come from one of those screeners, but the digital watermark is reportedly blurred.
A representative for HBO did not immediately reply to BuzzFeed News' request for comment about the Season 5 leak.
Greg Spence, the producer in charge of post-production for Game of Thrones told The Denver Post a week ago that he was worried about potential leaks. "The cast is looping all over the world, sending files back and forth," he said. "Artists are working in special-effects houses all over the world. The files are watermarked, and editors have to confirm in writing that they've deleted them."
Spence clearly had a reason to be worried. The Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer leaked in January after screenings of the last two Season 4 episodes and the Season 5 trailer began in IMAX theaters. Soon thereafter, HBO released an official version.
Game of Thrones has been the most pirated show on the internet for three years in a row and after the trailer leak, HBO went to great lengths to combat that problem: The premium network announced they'd simulcast the show in 170 countries and they introduced the HBO Now service for $14.99, which doesn't require a cable subscription. Time will tell if HBO's efforts have any effect on piracy numbers.
If "Game Of Thrones" Characters Had Tinder
When you play the game of Tinder, you either win or you, well, don’t.
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Hodor
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Tyrion Lannister
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Daenerys Targaryen
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Thursday, April 9, 2015
24 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Disneyland
In The Disneyland Book of Lists, Chris Strodder shares over 200 lists of trivia, rankings, little-known-secrets, and more. Here are some of the best from this unofficial guide.
Walt Disney named Fantasyland as his favorite land.
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In 1955 — the year Disneyland opened — adult admission cost $1, a movie ticket cost about 45 cents, and the average annual salary was $3,300.
Disneyland itself cost $17 million to make.
The first ride that cost more to build than Disneyland itself (as it was when it opened) was Space Mountain, in 1977, at $20 million.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Trying To Remember What Happened On Season 4 Of "Game Of Thrones," Illustrated
Never go to a wedding, everybody dies, and also there are boobs.
HBO's Game of Thrones returns this Sunday! To prepare for a new season of adventure and subterfuge, we asked several BuzzFeed staffers to draw what they remember from last season.
Because there's no better way to refresh your memory than to barely – barely – recall something you watched over a year ago.
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Some staffers were more helpful than others.
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We saw the Purple Wedding, which is called that because...everything is purple?
Why DO we call it that?
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Dwarf fight! Very memorable, vaguely homoerotic and offensive dwarf fight.
Will Varner / BuzzFeed
Monday, April 6, 2015
29 Underrated Book Series Every YA Lover Should Read
You’re going to need a bigger bookshelf.
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1. The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
"It's an action-packed, 11-book saga with amazing character development, an epic romance, and every kind of magical creature you can think of!"
Suggested by Sarah G., via Facebook
2. Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
"They are some of the most exciting adventure books I've ever read. They speak to my inner 12-year-old self."
Suggested by Matt M., via Facebook
3. The Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman
"The series provides a unique framing for contemporary issues like abortion and organ donation."
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4. Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
"It was pretty much James Bond for kids. I might be one of the few American kids who has read the whole series."
Suggested by Sasha V., via Facebook
5. Books of Bayern series by Shannon Hale
"I definitely recommend these books to everyone, they are as timeless as Harry Potter. The books are similar to fairy tales, but don't worry — it's not another retelling of Cinderella."
Suggested by Hannah G., via Facebook