BuzzFeed - Latest http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:11:37 -0400 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Is It Okay To Give Away My Old iPhone As A Present? http://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/is-it-okay-to-give-away-my-old-iphone-as-a-present The ethics of slightly used gadgets as presents. Plus, what do you when you send someone a highly insulting text message they weren't meant to see?

What are the rules of giving my older gadgets (i.e. older iPods, iPhones, etc.) away as presents when I buy the newer versions?

New electronic devices just shouldn’t come out as often. There, I said it! I know I’m on a tech blog and everything but like, how much difference between the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 5 can there REALLY be? (*appalled crickets*) Why are all our greatest tech-genius brains focusing so much effort on making our iPhone screens just a little bigger when Willy Wonka’s teleporter prototype has been sitting around unattended to since 1971? And what about pillows that videotape your dreams so you can watch them like movies? “Pillodeos.” Whatever, we can brainstorm the branding later.

Since you, unlike me, seem to enjoy the battle to stay current with your electronics, giving away the castoffs (like your essentially UNUSABLE four-month-old iPad) is a very nice thing to do. We should all be so lucky to have friends like you! Seriously: be my friend and mail me your tech toys. I would say that the main rule here is to only give these things away as informal gifts, on days with no special occasion, just because you're being generous and like a person. Anything you’ve previously purchased for yourself cannot be given as a present for any officially recognized holiday (i.e. Christmas or a birthday), and that’s true even with cool things like iPhones. This is not to say that “formal” gifts have to cost money, because they don’t! They can be handmade and wonderful. They just can’t be things originally intended for someone else (you). Even if it’s an iPod. Even if it’s a Pillodeo.

Is it at all acceptable to send a wee private Facebook message to somebody that you like, but don't really know, but have found out his/her name through the sign-in sheet at a lecture…I really wish this was acceptable and not creepy. :(

The cutest part of your question is “somebody that you like, but don’t really know.” Don’t “really” know? Or, given that you have only JUST learned his/her name, don’t know AT ALL? Giiirrrrrrrrrlllllll. I understand you. If the proper path to love is getting to know someone BEFORE you fall for your idea of him/her, then I am always taking the road less traveled by. It has made all the difference, in that it is really dimly lit and spooky and embarrassing and, well, if most people don’t go this way then there is probably a reason for that.

The problem with contacting a stranger is that the way he receives it is totally dependent on what he’s like and what he thinks of you when he checks out your profile after reading your message. You two don’t know each other, so you have no basis with which to judge your own chances or reception. There IS a chance that he (or anyone) could receive a message like yours, be completely flattered and smitten, and then fall in love with you. But that chance is very, very small. More likely, he will think it’s creepy. More likely than that, he’ll think it’s nice, but not worth pursuing or responding to. He might have a girlfriend or a boyfriend, you know! Strangers do that all the time, it’s awful.

I think Facebook gives people the idea that it’s ok to contact strangers, because profiles are usually pretty easy to find and tons of us have “friends” that we don’t ACTUALLY know. This might be a mistake. If you wouldn’t feel comfortable using the cell number of a stranger (and if you’re wondering, you shouldn’t feel comfortable about this!), then you probably shouldn’t feel comfortable messaging him on Facebook. At LEAST not while you aren’t even fake Internet friends. But look, you’re in college, right? College is a great venue for amateur spy work. Give him a code name (to be safe), enlist the information-gathering services of your friends, and spend your weeks agonizing over how to meet him the good old-fashioned way: off Facebook.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/is-it-okay-to-give-away-my-old-iphone-as-a-present Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:17 -0400 <strong>The ethics of slightly used gadgets as presents.</strong> Plus, what do you when you send someone a highly insulting text message they weren&#39;t meant to see? katieheaney nonadult nonadult <strong>What are the rules of giving my older gadgets (i.e. older iPods, iPhones, etc.) away as presents when I buy the newer versions?</strong> New electronic devices just shouldn&rsquo;t come out as often. There, I said it! I know I&rsquo;m on a tech blog and everything but like, how much difference between the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 5 can there REALLY be? (*appalled crickets*) Why are all our greatest tech-genius brains focusing so much effort on making our iPhone screens just a little bigger when Willy Wonka&rsquo;s teleporter prototype has been sitting around unattended to since 1971? And what about pillows that videotape your dreams so you can watch them like movies? &ldquo;Pillodeos.&rdquo; Whatever, we can brainstorm the branding later. Since you, unlike me, seem to enjoy the battle to stay current with your electronics, giving away the castoffs (like your essentially UNUSABLE four-month-old iPad) is a very nice thing to do. We should all be so lucky to have friends like you! Seriously: be my friend and mail me your tech toys. I would say that the main rule here is to only give these things away as informal gifts, on days with no special occasion, just because you&#39;re being generous and like a person. Anything you&rsquo;ve previously purchased for yourself cannot be given as a present for any officially recognized holiday (i.e. Christmas or a birthday), and that&rsquo;s true even with cool things like iPhones. This is not to say that &ldquo;formal&rdquo; gifts have to cost money, because they don&rsquo;t! They can be handmade and wonderful. They just can&rsquo;t be things originally intended for someone else (you). Even if it&rsquo;s an iPod. Even if it&rsquo;s a Pillodeo. nonadult <strong>Is it at all acceptable to send a wee private Facebook message to somebody that you like, but don&#39;t really know, but have found out his/her name through the sign-in sheet at a lecture&hellip;I really wish this was acceptable and not creepy. :(</strong> The cutest part of your question is &ldquo;somebody that you like, but don&rsquo;t really know.&rdquo; Don&rsquo;t &ldquo;really&rdquo; know? Or, given that you have only JUST learned his/her name, don&rsquo;t know AT ALL? Giiirrrrrrrrrlllllll. I understand you. If the proper path to love is getting to know someone BEFORE you fall for your idea of him/her, then I am always taking the road less traveled by. It has made all the difference, in that it is really dimly lit and spooky and embarrassing and, well, if most people don&rsquo;t go this way then there is probably a reason for that. The problem with contacting a stranger is that the way he receives it is totally dependent on what he&rsquo;s like and what he thinks of you when he checks out your profile after reading your message. You two don&rsquo;t know each other, so you have no basis with which to judge your own chances or reception. There IS a chance that he (or anyone) could receive a message like yours, be completely flattered and smitten, and then fall in love with you. But that chance is very, very small. More likely, he will think it&rsquo;s creepy. More likely than that, he&rsquo;ll think it&rsquo;s nice, but not worth pursuing or responding to. He might have a girlfriend or a boyfriend, you know! Strangers do that all the time, it&rsquo;s awful. I think Facebook gives people the idea that it&rsquo;s ok to contact strangers, because profiles are usually pretty easy to find and tons of us have &ldquo;friends&rdquo; that we don&rsquo;t ACTUALLY know. This might be a mistake. If you wouldn&rsquo;t feel comfortable using the cell number of a stranger (and if you&rsquo;re wondering, you shouldn&rsquo;t feel comfortable about this!), then you probably shouldn&rsquo;t feel comfortable messaging him on Facebook. At LEAST not while you aren&rsquo;t even fake Internet friends. But look, you&rsquo;re in college, right? College is a great venue for amateur spy work. Give him a code name (to be safe), enlist the information-gathering services of your friends, and spend your weeks agonizing over how to meet him the good old-fashioned way: off Facebook. nonadult nonadult <strong>I accidentally sent an incriminating email to my professor instead of my friend with the same first name. The email was complaining about the way grading was done in the class, basically. MAJOR PROBLEM. What&rsquo;s the best way to &hellip; take back an email or text sent to the wrong person, generally? And in this case? I know nothing will undo the damage but what will get me CLOSEST?</strong> One time my so-called best friend sent a text message to this guy I liked, only it was ABOUT him and supposed to be sent to ME. She made up some story and said the text was meant for her boyfriend, and it seemed like humanity wasn&rsquo;t doomed. Then she DID IT AGAIN!!! So I did what I had to do, and I locked her up in a makeshift jail cell below the floorboards. Sometimes I let her send text messages, but only if she dictates them to me and we triple-confirm the intended recipient. Some people just shouldn&rsquo;t be allowed to manage their own communications, and you are one of those people. I&rsquo;m not going to spend too much time chastising you for what you&rsquo;ve already done, because it&rsquo;s likely that you rightfully already wish that you had never been born. I wish that too. But also: these types of things don&rsquo;t happen to people who look over their emails and texts before sending them. We are all in a rush at least some of the time. But if you can&rsquo;t afford to have one of your contacts potentially start hating you, you can&rsquo;t afford to skip the once-over. The best way to take back your email is a time machine. These aren&rsquo;t available by me, but I don&rsquo;t know where you live. (The future, hopefully??) The second best way to &ldquo;take it back&rdquo; is to send your professor another, intentional email. Apologize. Don&rsquo;t make excuses! Don&rsquo;t ask him to delete the email without reading it, because it&rsquo;s in HIS inbox now. He&rsquo;s definitely going to read it, so you&rsquo;ll just look silly/desperate asking him not to. You should say that you were careless and unprofessional, because you were. You should say that you know that if you have problems with his grading, you should have taken them up directly with him. Apologize a second time, and promise him that you&rsquo;ll do your best to make up for this error by being a hard-working and communicative student. Then go wail about it to your friends. IN PERSON. Just to be safe. nonadult <em><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/tag/fwd_halp">FWD: Halp!</a> is a weekly advice column on how to behave like a person when using technology. Would you like said advice? Email your questions to Katie. <a href="http://twitter.com/ktheaney">Katie Heaney</a> is a writer and volunteer text message analyst living in Minneapolis. She thinks you should have good manners, even on the internet. Illustration by <a href="http://www.caravandermey.com/">Cara Vandermey</a></em> nonadult 10 Elephants Waving At You http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/10-elephants-waving-at-you Remember the friendly bears who were waving to you ? Well here are elephants that love to wave too!

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/10-elephants-waving-at-you Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:17 -0400 <b>Remember <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/10-bears-waving-at-you">the friendly bears who were waving to you</a>?</b> Well here are elephants that love to wave too! lyapalater nonadult NASA Releases Incredible Photos Of Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/nasa-releases-incredible-photos-of-mars So awesome.

(AP / AP)

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In this undated image provided by NASA, Mars Rover Opportunity catches its own late-afternoon shadow in a view eastward across Endeavour Crater on Mars. The rover used a panoramic camera between about 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. local Mars time to record images taken through different filters and combined into this mosaic view. Most of the component images were recorded during the 2,888th Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's work on Mars, which corresponds to March 9, 2012 on Earth. The view is presented in false color to make some differences between materials easier to see, such as the dark sandy ripples and dunes on the crater's distant floor. Opportunity has been studying the western rim of Endeavour Crater since arriving there in August 2011.

 ]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/nasa-releases-incredible-photos-of-mars Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:16 -0400 <b>So awesome.</b> samir nonadult nonadult nonadult In this undated image provided by NASA, Mars Rover Opportunity catches its own late-afternoon shadow in a view eastward across Endeavour Crater on Mars. The rover used a panoramic camera between about 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. <b>local Mars time</b> to record images taken through different filters and combined into this mosaic view. Most of the component images were recorded during the 2,888th Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity&#39;s work on Mars, which corresponds to March 9, 2012 on Earth. The view is presented in false color to make some differences between materials easier to see, such as the dark sandy ripples and dunes on the crater&#39;s distant floor. Opportunity has been studying the western rim of Endeavour Crater since arriving there in August 2011. nonadult The Long Bromance Between Tech Billionaires And Space Travel http://www.buzzfeed.com/tommywilhelm/the-long-romance-between-tech-billionaires-and-spa In honor of this morning's SpaceX docking , here are six of Silicon Valley's coolest private space programs. To the moon, Elon!

The recent space-mining bonanza isn't the first time tech money has found its way to an outlandish space project. Between Jeff Bezos' moon lander and Elon Musk's passenger rockets to Mars, astronautical excursions are practically a status symbol among well-heeled founders — and they all come with eight-figure price tags and no reasonable hope of ever recouping. Just to show it's no joke, we've rounded up six of the most high profile examples for your perusal.

Think of it as a latter-day Space Race, but with Microsoft instead of the Soviet Union.

Sergey Brin and Space Adventures

Sergey Brin and Space Adventures

Five years after Brin invested, this is the preeminent space tourism outfit in the world. If you've got $21 million and you'd like to go into space, they can make it happen. They've even got a moon orbit in the works.

The Moment of Glory: So far, seven people have taken them up on it — which, in this industry, counts as mass appeal.
The Price Tag: $4.5 million and counting.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/tommywilhelm/the-long-romance-between-tech-billionaires-and-spa Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:15 -0400 <strong>In honor of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlTic8533J8">this morning&#39;s SpaceX docking</a>, here are six of Silicon Valley&#39;s coolest private space programs.</strong> To the moon, Elon! tommywilhelm nonadult nonadult <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/24/space-asteroid-mining-idUSB27208920120424">The recent space-mining bonanza</a> isn&#39;t the first time tech money has found its way to an outlandish space project. Between Jeff Bezos&#39; moon lander and Elon Musk&#39;s passenger rockets to Mars, astronautical excursions are practically a status symbol among well-heeled founders &mdash; and they all come with eight-figure price tags and no reasonable hope of ever recouping. Just to show it&#39;s no joke, we&#39;ve rounded up six of the most high profile examples for your perusal. Think of it as a latter-day Space Race, but with Microsoft instead of the Soviet Union. nonadult nonadult Five years after Brin invested, this is <a href="http://www.spaceadventures.com/">the preeminent space tourism outfit in the world</a>. If you&#39;ve got $21 million and you&#39;d like to go into space, they can make it happen. They&#39;ve even got a moon orbit in the works. <strong>The Moment of Glory:</strong> So far, seven people have taken them up on it &mdash; which, in this industry, counts as mass appeal. <strong>The Price Tag:</strong> $4.5 million and counting. nonadult nonadult The Amazon founder kept <a href="http://www.blueorigin.com/">this aerospace sideline</a> under wraps until 2006 &mdash; a full six years after its founding. They were predicting weekly suborbital flights by 2010, but we&#39;re guessing they ran into delays. But if you know any good propulsion valve engineers, <a href="http://www.blueorigin.com/careers/careers.html">they&#39;re hiring</a>. <strong>The Moment of Glory:</strong> In 2009, NASA paid them $3.7 million for developing a new kind of Launch Abort System. <strong>The Price Tag:</strong> Unclear, but Bezos is the sole founder and jet fuel isn&#39;t cheap these days. nonadult nonadult This is <a href="http://www.spacex.com/">Musk&#39;s third co-founding</a>, after eBay and Tesla Motors, and he isn&#39;t taking it slow. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17439490">In his most recent interview</a>, he promised a $500,000 Mars flight by 2013. More immediately, they&#39;re launching a flight to the International Space Station a week after Monday. <strong>The Moment of Glory:</strong> In December 2010, SpaceX became the first private company to launch, orbit and recover a spaceship. <strong>The Price Tag:</strong> Musk founded the company with $100 million of his own money, but <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-10/elon-musk-anticipates-third-ipo-in-three-years-with-spacex.html">to hear him tell it</a>, he&#39;ll get back eight times that when the company goes public next year. The sound you hear is NASDAQ holding its breath. nonadult nonadult The Microsoft co-founder built the first private manned spacecraft in 2004, after 10 years of development. More recently, <a href="http://stratolaunchsystems.com/">he founded Stratolaunch</a> to build the biplanes for Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Galactic project on the same model. <strong>The Moment of Glory:</strong> The first successful private spaceflight came with a serious bonus: the $10 million Ansari X Prize, awarded directly to Mojave Aerospace. <strong>The Price Tag:</strong> Winning the prize cost Allen $28 million. No word on what he&#39;s spent on Stratolaunch, but it&#39;s expected to be in the hundreds of millions. nonadult nonadult Carmack made his name as lead coder for classic 90s games like <em>Wolfenstein 3D</em> and <em>Doom</em>, but more recently he&#39;s <a href="http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home">turned his attention to orbit-ready rockets with a few Texas friends</a>. They haven&#39;t made it into orbit yet, but they&#39;ve put together some pretty impressive rockets. <strong>The Moment of Glory:</strong> Armadillo has won NASA&#39;s Lunar Lander challenge twice, for a grand total of $850,000 in prize money. <strong>The Price Tag:</strong> Carmack&#39;s most recent estimate was a total $5.5 million which &mdash; I can&#39;t believe I&#39;m saying this &mdash; actually sounds like a bargain. nonadult nonadult And finally, story of the day, in which <a href="http://www.planetaryresources.com/">a pair of Google co-founders, Ross Perot Jr. and James Cameron</a> conspire to mine 1500 near-earth asteroids for precious metals. The first spacecraft is projected to launch in two years. <strong>The Moment of Glory:</strong>That would be <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5904727/how-the-space-miners-will-bring-trillions-of-dollars-to-earth-live-coverage">yesterday&#39;s press conference</a>. Not kidding: someone led off their speech with "My name is Chris Lewicki and I&#39;m a space miner." <strong>The Price Tag:</strong> They&#39;re promising under $10 million for the robots and under $100 million for each mission, split between investors. If they&#39;re lucky (and the price of gold keeps rising), they might even make their money back &mdash; but given the Valley&#39;s aerospace track record, we doubt anyone&#39;s counting on it. nonadult 5 Things You Never Thought You Could Grill http://www.buzzfeed.com/food52/5-things-you-never-thought-you-could-grill If you’re tired of conventional, familiar Memorial Day fare, here are five new dishes you never thought would work well with smoke. Including oysters and peaches!

This weekend marks the start of a few notable things: the beginning of summer, the point at which people begin sneaking out early from their Friday workdays, and perhaps most important, the dusting off of backyard grills.

We may not be able to help make your weekend longer, but we can help when it comes to cooking over an open flame. This Memorial Day, go rogue: grill what no one else is grilling.

1. Oysters

1. Oysters

Grilled Oysters with a Sriracha Lime Butter

Everybody loves an open flame. As it turns out, oysters do too. The quick blast of heat from the grill concentrates the oysters’ brine, without drying them out. And, they’re ridiculously simple. It’s an easy sell.

Makes at least 2 dozen oysters

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon Sriracha
• 2 teaspoons shallots, finely minced
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons cilantro, minced
• 2 dozen oysters on the half shell

1. Mix the butter with the shallots, sriracha, lime, salt, and cilantro. Let the mixture set in the fridge. It doesn't have to set completely but it should be more solid than liquid.

2. Meanwhile, heat the grill (or broiler) until very hot.

3. Toss each oyster with a dollop of butter.

4. Grill (or broil) for 3-4 minutes.

5. Enjoy! But be careful as the shells will be very hot.

2. Bread

2. Bread

Grilled Bread with Thyme Pesto and Preserved Lemon Cream

Next time you’re thinking about putting your bread in the oven, toss it on the grill instead. It’s easier, tastier, and the smokiness it gets from the coals will give your crostini a whole new flavor dimension. (BBQ guests are always particularly discerning about flavor dimensions.)

You can apply the grilled-bread principle to all kinds of crostini, too. Try topping it with fresh ricotta, or spread it with pea pesto. Thanks to the grill, you'll have a new go-to blank slate for seasonal produce.

3. Paella

3. Paella

Tailgate Paella

No, it’s not a gimmick — you can really grill paella. This earthy rice dish — scented with saffron and made hearty with chicken, pork shoulder, chorizo, and shrimp — garners a great smokiness from the grill.

And, you’ll get bonus points for being different. If Memorial Day barbecues were junior high, this dish would make yours the mysterious, cool kid at the highly coveted lunch table. No one will even miss the pasta salad.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/food52/5-things-you-never-thought-you-could-grill Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:15 -0400 <b>If you&rsquo;re tired of conventional, familiar Memorial Day fare, here are five new dishes you never thought would work well with smoke.</b> Including oysters and peaches! food52 nonadult This weekend marks the start of a few notable things: the beginning of summer, the point at which people begin sneaking out early from their Friday workdays, and perhaps most important, the dusting off of backyard grills. We may not be able to help make your weekend longer, but we can help when it comes to cooking over an open flame. This Memorial Day, go rogue: grill what no one else is grilling. nonadult <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/2882_grilled_or_broiled_oysters_with_a_sriracha_lime_butter">Grilled Oysters with a Sriracha Lime Butter</a> Everybody loves an open flame. As it turns out, oysters do too. The quick blast of heat from the grill concentrates the oysters&rsquo; brine, without drying them out. And, they&rsquo;re ridiculously simple. It&rsquo;s an easy sell. Makes at least 2 dozen oysters &bull; 1/4 cup butter, softened &bull; 1 teaspoon Sriracha &bull; 2 teaspoons shallots, finely minced &bull; 1 tablespoon lime juice &bull; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt &bull; 2 teaspoons cilantro, minced &bull; 2 dozen oysters on the half shell 1. Mix the butter with the shallots, sriracha, lime, salt, and cilantro. Let the mixture set in the fridge. It doesn&#39;t have to set completely but it should be more solid than liquid. 2. Meanwhile, heat the grill (or broiler) until very hot. 3. Toss each oyster with a dollop of butter. 4. Grill (or broil) for 3-4 minutes. 5. Enjoy! But be careful as the shells will be very hot. nonadult <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/5014_grilled_bread_with_thyme_pesto_and_preserved_lemon_cream">Grilled Bread with Thyme Pesto and Preserved Lemon Cream</a> Next time you&rsquo;re thinking about putting your bread in the oven, toss it on the grill instead. It&rsquo;s easier, tastier, and the smokiness it gets from the coals will give your crostini a whole new flavor dimension. (BBQ guests are always particularly discerning about flavor dimensions.) You can apply the grilled-bread principle to all kinds of crostini, too. Try topping it with <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/4306_ramped_up_crostini_with_ricotta_and_pea_shoots">fresh ricotta</a>, or spread it with <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/11761_pea_pesto_crostini">pea pesto</a>. Thanks to the grill, you&#39;ll have a new go-to blank slate for seasonal produce. nonadult <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/7177_tailgate_paella">Tailgate Paella</a> No, it&rsquo;s not a gimmick &mdash; you can really grill paella. This earthy rice dish &mdash; scented with saffron and made hearty with chicken, pork shoulder, chorizo, and shrimp &mdash; garners a great smokiness from the grill. And, you&rsquo;ll get bonus points for being different. If Memorial Day barbecues were junior high, this dish would make yours the mysterious, cool kid at the highly coveted lunch table. No one will even miss the pasta salad. nonadult <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/1299_grilled_brussels_sprouts">Grilled Brussels Sprouts</a> These aren&rsquo;t your grandmother&rsquo;s, murky green holiday sprouts. Brussels sprouts get a spring makeover, and a healthy amount of smoke, by being thrown on the grill. Quickly toss them in oil seasoned with garlic, celery salt, and onion, and char only long enough to let the fire wake up their flavors. Try them for a great side dish, or as a crostini topping. (We trust that you&rsquo;re grilling your bread, too.) nonadult <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/272_grilled_mint_julep_peaches">Grilled Mint Julep Peaches</a> Peaches make a lovely companion for the grill. And, for that matter, so do cocktails. (We&rsquo;re not just talking about the one you&rsquo;ll be sipping while you make this.) Inspired by the favorite Kentucky Derby drink, this recipe combines quickly seared peaches with a brown sugar mint julep glaze. Bourbon has never had so many summertime applications. nonadult <i>Food52 is a community for people who love food and cooking. Follow them at <a href="http://www.food52.com">Food52.com</a> and on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/food52">@Food52</a>.</i> nonadult Every Dress-Up Outfit Dean Pelton Has Ever Worn On "Community" http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/every-dress-up-outfit-dean-pelton-has-ever-worn-on Dean -a-ling: Dennis Culver's drawings of Jim Rash in Dean's many outfits are pretty fantastic.

LINK: Pre-order the poster here!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/every-dress-up-outfit-dean-pelton-has-ever-worn-on Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:15 -0400 <b><i>Dean</i>-a-ling: Dennis Culver&#39;s <a href="http://dennisculver.bigcartel.com/product/deanfinity">drawings</a> of Jim Rash in Dean&#39;s many outfits are pretty fantastic.</b> whitneyjefferson nonadult nonadult nonadult Another Reason Why Bill Murray Is The Coolest Celebrity Ever http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/another-reason-why-bill-murray-is-the-coolest-cele Some kids asked him if he would walk in slow motion for a video, naturally he said yes.

Source: vimeo.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/another-reason-why-bill-murray-is-the-coolest-cele Fri, 25 May 2012 13:32:08 -0400 <b>Some kids asked him if he would walk in slow motion for a video, naturally he said yes.</b> samir nonadult 26 Animals Sitting Like Humans http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/animals-sitting-like-humans Good. Great. Wait, no. This is actually terrifying and not OK. I am not OK with this.

Via: paradoxoff.com

Via: balkanweb.com

Via: knowyourmeme.com

Via: sittinganimals.blogspot.com

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/animals-sitting-like-humans Fri, 25 May 2012 13:17:10 -0400 <b>Good. Great.</b> Wait, no. This is actually terrifying and not OK. I am not OK with this. expresident nonadult This Is What 8 Tons Of Pot Looks Like http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/this-is-what-8-tons-of-pot-looks-like That dog is so high right now. Photos from Colombia.

A police officer and a dog stand guard near packages of marijuana seized in Cali, May 24, 2012. Narcotics police seized eight tons of marijuana at checkpoints on roads in Valle del Cauca, Columbia.

(Reuters / Jaime Saldarriaga)

(Reuters / Jaime Saldarriaga)

(Reuters / Jaime Saldarriaga)

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/this-is-what-8-tons-of-pot-looks-like Fri, 25 May 2012 13:02:12 -0400 <b>That dog is so high right now.</b> Photos from Colombia. gavon nonadult Child Takes On The Game Of Life http://www.buzzfeed.com/stacylambe/child-takes-on-the-game-of-life In a letter written to “Milton Bradly,” a nine-year-old challenges the board game for its gender stereotypes, lack of racial diversity and unrealistic socioeconomic living situations.

Dear Milton Bradly,

I think your new version of Life® game is unfair.

On the board there is not one black person and you must get married to someone of the opposite sex and you can’t be gay or lesbin. ALso the girls are pink which is stereotypical for “the weaker sex” and the boy pegs are blue which is stereotypical for strengh there are many strong girls and weak boys. Also your game teaches little kids that if you have tons of money you are automaticly happy that is a lie. And you must buy a house which many people can’t afford, and you have a huge paying job. In other words your game is not really life.

written by Nick Packard age 9

Via: facebook.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/stacylambe/child-takes-on-the-game-of-life Fri, 25 May 2012 13:02:11 -0400 <b>In a letter written to "Milton Bradly," a nine-year-old challenges the board game for its gender stereotypes, lack of racial diversity and unrealistic socioeconomic living situations.</b> stacylambe nonadult Hello, My Future Wife http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/hello-my-future-wife Thank you for responding to my online dating ad. Allow me to give you a tour of the home that we can share together.

Here is my bookshelf. We can fill it with your favorite books, like "Twilight" if you like.

Here is my bookshelf. We can fill it with your favorite books, like "Twilight" if you like.

Here is my opulent bathroom. See the bidet? That is like a shower for your butt.

Here is my opulent bathroom. See the bidet? That is like a shower for your butt.

We can take a bath together while looking at my beautiful murals. I&#39;ll make a shampoo mohawk for myself, tee hee.

We can take a bath together while looking at my beautiful murals. I'll make a shampoo mohawk for myself, tee hee.

I&#39;ve slipped into something more confortable for the rest of the tour of your potential new home.

I've slipped into something more confortable for the rest of the tour of your potential new home.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/hello-my-future-wife Fri, 25 May 2012 12:32:10 -0400 <b>Thank you for responding to my online dating ad.</b> Allow me to give you a tour of the home that we can share together. katienotopoulos nonadult Tons Of People Are Disappointed By Priscilla Chan's Ring http://www.buzzfeed.com/hillaryreinsberg/tons-of-people-are-disappointed-by-priscilla-chan First people were let down by her low-key wedding dress, and now they're bummed about her relatively modest ruby ring. Maybe they should stop trying to live vicariously through her.

Source: wf-blogs.sharecdn.com

"Your hubby Zucks," reads a New York Post article. "Do you think Mark’s girlfriend of nine years deserved something bigger?" asks Hollywood Life. "If Mark Zuckerberg's new wife was expecting a MASSIVE diamond on her wedding ring ... she was SORELY disappointed," reasons TMZ.

The stories in question are talking of course about Priscilla Chan's relatively modest engagement ring, a small ruby setting Zuckerberg designed himself.

Reports say the ring costs around $25,000. Tons of media outlets decided that price was a paltry one for a billionaire. People on Twitter agreed:

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/hillaryreinsberg/tons-of-people-are-disappointed-by-priscilla-chan Fri, 25 May 2012 12:32:09 -0400 <b>First people were let down by her low-key wedding dress, and now they&#39;re bummed about her relatively modest ruby ring.</b> Maybe they should stop trying to live vicariously through her. hillaryreinsberg nonadult nonadult "Your hubby Zucks," reads a <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/your_hubby_zucks_jLOykAG6XlsTDJ4zK94uBK?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=National"><i>New York Post</i></a> article. "Do you think Mark&rsquo;s girlfriend of nine years deserved something bigger?" asks <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/05/24/priscilla-chan-wedding-ring-ruby-mark-zuckerberg/">Hollywood Life</a>. "If Mark Zuckerberg&#39;s new wife was expecting a MASSIVE diamond on her wedding ring ... she was SORELY disappointed," reasons <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-zuckerberg-engagement-ring-ruby/">TMZ</a>. The stories in question are talking of course about Priscilla Chan&#39;s relatively modest engagement ring, a small ruby setting Zuckerberg designed himself. Reports say the ring costs around $25,000. Tons of media outlets decided that price was a paltry one for a billionaire. People on Twitter agreed: nonadult <p><img src="http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/2196365995/image_normal.jpg">mark zuckerberg gave his wife a $25,000 wedding ring......he's worth 19 billion.............................-- Stephanie Gruver</p> nonadult <p><img src="http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1243760427/IMG_1023_normal.JPG">I'm sorry, but she was robbed. its not even a big Ruby. http://t.co/O27uzGVS-- Morgan Jacobs</p> nonadult <p><img src="http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/2193168420/vintage_20Anna_normal.jpg">Mark Zuckerberg: let me give u my hubby's # so u can ask him where he got my ring. #zuckerzucks-- Anna</p> nonadult <p><img src="http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/842614437/Gandhi_enterprises_logo_2_normal.jpg">Zuckerberg is stingy! A billionaire and doesn't even buy a decent engagement ring.-- Gandhi Enterprises</p> nonadult The nasty reactions to Chan&#39;s ring bring up a number of important issues: most blatantly, our culture&#39;s obsession with luxury items and the idea that the bigger the better. It also highlights the fact that people are seemingly unable to comprehend the idea that being a billionaire doesn&#39;t mean you must spend an inordinate amount of money on material objects. But I&#39;m not here to rail against consumer spending and our culture&#39;s obsession with money. What&#39;s more disturbing here is the suggestion that Chan married Zuckerberg for his money, and the suggestion that women are entering marriages for the big rings and extravagant weddings. I don&#39;t need to be the one to tell you that those tend not to be the rewarding aspects of a relationships or marriages &mdash; and that when people get involved for those reasons, it tends not to work out too well. Chan, as you may recall, started dating Zuckerberg when they were undergraduates. The guy was a college dropout who wore socks with Adidas shower sandals, and has never been a big spender. (Today, though, they&#39;ve traveled around the world and live in a $7 million home.) But also, Chan is hardly wearing a RingPop. When did $25,000 become such a paltry amount? People were also disappointed by her <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/amyodell/priscilla-chans-wedding-dress-was-a-total-surpr">off-the-rack $4,700 dress</a>. That&#39;s very far from cheap, but I suppose it wasn&#39;t the couture item people were hoping for. Why people are so incensed by the idea that Chan isn&#39;t living a gilded, diamond-studded existence? Maybe it&#39;s an aspirational thing &mdash; people want to imagine themselves the spouse of a billionaire, and she&#39;s not allowing them to live vicariously through her to the extent they&#39;d like to. nonadult "Community" Dan Harmon Damage Control Memo Leaked http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/community-dan-harmon-damage-control-memo-leaked This can only end poorly. In what may be the most condescending memo ever leaked, Sony feels confident the out-of-left-field firing of Harmon will fall off the public radar quickly.

By now most people know that NBC has fired Community creator Dan Harmon, completely
without warning. In a move that demonstrates how out of touch the bigwigs are with the shows fans, this internal memo was leaked to The Hollywood Reporter about how the cast can help this whole thing blow over.

Good luck with that.

Team Community:


With last night's news of David Guarascio and Moses Port as new showrunners/EPs on "Community" running in the press, and since we know that cast members have interviews coming up this week, I wanted to forward some messaging we hope our cast will find helpful as they navigate questions that will undoubtedly come up. I know that David and Moses are reaching out to them all directly but I've also heard from some of the actors that they'd like some guidance on the topic.


I saw some of the tweets that went out and we're glad they all addressed their own sentiments quickly, and we're hoping that the news will lose some steam over the next day, especially if we're not perpetuating the topic in any way.


We're tracking the coverage and conversation and will circle back if we feel the need to reshift our plan or messaging. Please let me know if you have questions.


Why did Dan get let go from the show?


We're not made aware of why staffing changes take place, but I will always be grateful to Dan for his great work on the show and wish him only the best. We're also excited that we'll be back on NBC's schedule in the fall and are looking forward to working on those episodes.


Were you aware that Dan was going to be let go?

No, that's not something we're consulted on. I'm sad to see him go, but I am looking forward to starting our next 13 episodes of "Community."


Did the studio or network consult with you about these changes?


No they didn't, but we're looking forward to working with David Guarascio & Moses Port on a new season of "Community."


What are their plans for the new season?


It's a little early to say at this point, but we're looking forward the stories our characters will find themselves in come Sept.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/community-dan-harmon-damage-control-memo-leaked Fri, 25 May 2012 12:32:09 -0400 <b>This can only end poorly.</b> In what may be the most condescending memo ever leaked, Sony feels confident the out-of-left-field firing of Harmon will fall off the public radar quickly. donnad nonadult nonadult By now most people know that NBC has fired <i>Community</i> creator Dan Harmon, <a href="http://www.uproxx.com/media/2012/05/no-one-told-community- showrunner-dan-harmon-he-was-being-canned-says-dan-harmon/">completely without warning</a>. In a move that demonstrates how out of touch the bigwigs are with the shows fans, this internal memo was leaked to <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/leaked-memo-dan-harmon-community-studio-talking-points-nbc-328815">The Hollywood Reporter</a> about how the cast can help this whole thing blow over. Good luck with that. <blockquote>Team Community: With last night&#39;s news of David Guarascio and Moses Port as new showrunners/EPs on "Community" running in the press, and since we know that cast members have interviews coming up this week, I wanted to forward some messaging we hope our cast will find helpful as they navigate questions that will undoubtedly come up. I know that David and Moses are reaching out to them all directly but I&#39;ve also heard from some of the actors that they&#39;d like some guidance on the topic. I saw some of the tweets that went out and we&#39;re glad they all addressed their own sentiments quickly, and we&#39;re hoping that the news will lose some steam over the next day, especially if we&#39;re not perpetuating the topic in any way. We&#39;re tracking the coverage and conversation and will circle back if we feel the need to reshift our plan or messaging. Please let me know if you have questions. <b>Why did Dan get let go from the show?</b> We&#39;re not made aware of why staffing changes take place, but I will always be grateful to Dan for his great work on the show and wish him only the best. We&#39;re also excited that we&#39;ll be back on NBC&#39;s schedule in the fall and are looking forward to working on those episodes. <b>Were you aware that Dan was going to be let go?</b> No, that&#39;s not something we&#39;re consulted on. I&#39;m sad to see him go, but I am looking forward to starting our next 13 episodes of "Community." <b>Did the studio or network consult with you about these changes?</b> No they didn&#39;t, but we&#39;re looking forward to working with David Guarascio &amp; Moses Port on a new season of "Community." <b>What are their plans for the new season?</b> It&#39;s a little early to say at this point, but we&#39;re looking forward the stories our characters will find themselves in come Sept.</blockquote> nonadult Britney Spears Walks Off "X Factor" http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/24/britney-spears-x-factor-walks-off-set/

That was fast. Allegedly the pop star was upset after a contestant butchered one of her songs.

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]]> http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/24/britney-spears-x-factor-walks-off-set/ Fri, 25 May 2012 12:17:10 -0400 <b>That was fast.</b> Allegedly the pop star was upset after a contestant butchered one of her songs. tmz nonadult Cows Playing Beer Pong Get Busted By The Cops http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/cows-playing-beer-pong-get-busted-by-the-cops For real.

A group of renegade cows scared a bunch of kids away from their party.

This is an actual real account of what Police Lieutenant James Riter saw when he stumbled onto the scene:

“I could hear screaming coming from the back of the house. When I ran around back, a group of young adults were outside enjoying the nice weather and having a few beers,” Riter said.

“The cows chased them away from the table they were sitting at and started drinking their beers. They knocked the beer cans over with their noses started drinking beer right off the table.”

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/cows-playing-beer-pong-get-busted-by-the-cops Fri, 25 May 2012 12:04:22 -0400 <b>For real.</b> mjs538 nonadult A group of renegade cows scared a bunch of kids away from their party. This is an actual real account of what Police Lieutenant James Riter saw when he stumbled onto the scene: nonadult <blockquote>&ldquo;I could hear screaming coming from the back of the house. When I ran around back, a group of young adults were outside enjoying the nice weather and having a few beers,&rdquo; Riter said. &ldquo;The cows chased them away from the table they were sitting at and started drinking their beers. They knocked the beer cans over with their noses started drinking beer right off the table.&rdquo;</blockquote> nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult Why "Jersey Shore Shark Attack" Will Be The Best Movie Of The Summer http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/why-jersey-shore-shark-attack-will-be-the-best-m Shut the beach down — there are white-finned, killer albino sharks all over the Jersey Shore!!! Yeah, this movie is gonna be great. Here's 15 reasons why:

Scared guidos

Scared guidos

Fake, more attractive-looking Snook-a-likes

Fake, more attractive-looking Snook-a-likes

A Snooki look-a-like.

The super realistic-looking sharks we&#39;ve come to expect in SyFy movies

The super realistic-looking sharks we've come to expect in SyFy movies

This guy&#39;s abs

This guy's abs

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/why-jersey-shore-shark-attack-will-be-the-best-m Fri, 25 May 2012 12:02:32 -0400 <b>Shut the beach down &mdash; there are white-finned, killer albino sharks all over the Jersey Shore!!!</b> Yeah, this movie is gonna be great. Here&#39;s 15 reasons why: whitneyjefferson nonadult nonadult <i>A Snooki look-a-like.</i> nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult For more info, check out <a href="http://www.syfy.com/movies/view/167">SyFy&#39;s website</a> or watch the trailer below: nonadult Don&#39;t forget to set your DVR: the movie premieres Saturday, June 9th at 9pm. nonadult 14 Amazing Photos Of The SpaceX Dragon Docking http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/14-amazing-photos-of-the-spacex-dragon-docking The Dragon has landed! Photos of this morning's historic, first-ever docking of a private space craft docking with the International Space Station.

A photo of the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft as it flies over the coast of West Africa, taken from the International Space Station early Friday, May 25, 2012. In foreground is a portion of Canadarm2. Engineers aboard the International Space Station used the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple the supply ship. Dragon is scheduled to spend about a week docked with the station before returning to Earth on May 31.

(AP / NASA)

(AP / NASA)

(AP / NASA)

The International Space Station in a photo taken from the thermal imaging camera aboard the SpaceX Dragon.

(AP / NASA)

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/14-amazing-photos-of-the-spacex-dragon-docking Fri, 25 May 2012 12:02:27 -0400 <b>The Dragon has landed!</b> Photos of this morning&#39;s historic, first-ever docking of a private space craft docking with the International Space Station. gavon nonadult Will Smith And Jimmy Fallon Perform 1920s Versions Of Will Smith Songs http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/will-smith-and-jimmy-fallon-perform-1920s-versions Also known as, Gettin' Jiggy With It For Grandparents .

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/will-smith-and-jimmy-fallon-perform-1920s-versions Fri, 25 May 2012 12:02:23 -0400 <b>Also known as, <i>Gettin&#39; Jiggy With It For Grandparents</i>.</b> whitneyjefferson nonadult nonadult nonadult Christians, Muslims Unite In Hatred Of Lady Gaga http://www.buzzfeed.com/annanorth/christians-muslims-unite-in-hatred-of-lady-gaga Earlier this week, Christian groups protested Lady Gaga's concert in the Phillippines. Now, Islamic fundamentalists in Indonesia are doing the same.

A Muslim woman holds anti-Gaga protest signs in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday.

(Getty Images / AFP)

Islamic protesters in Jakarta say Gaga's dance moves and outfits "corrupt youth," and they've threatened violence if her June 3 concert goes on as planned. In Manila, Phillippines, Christian groups had some slightly different concerns — they felt Gaga's song "Judas" was blasphemous. But their protests looked remarkably similar — Christians in Manila held signs calling the pop star "the mother monster." Protesters in Indonesia also played the "monster" card. Apparently hating Gaga is something these two often conflicting religions can agree on.

Muslim students in Jakarta on Friday.

(AP / Dita Alangkara)

Muslim men outside the US Embassy in Jakarta on Friday.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/annanorth/christians-muslims-unite-in-hatred-of-lady-gaga Fri, 25 May 2012 11:47:08 -0400 <b>Earlier this week, Christian groups <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/this-is-how-christians-in-the-philippines-are-prot">protested</a> Lady Gaga&#39;s concert in the Phillippines. Now, Islamic fundamentalists in Indonesia are doing the same.</b> annanorth nonadult <small>A Muslim woman holds anti-Gaga protest signs in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday.</small> nonadult Islamic protesters in Jakarta <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/lady-gaga-change-show-protests-manager-16427791#.T7-AmL9THxw">say</a> Gaga&#39;s dance moves and outfits "corrupt youth," and they&#39;ve threatened violence if her June 3 concert goes on as planned. In Manila, Phillippines, Christian groups had some slightly different concerns &mdash; they felt Gaga&#39;s song "Judas" was <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57437654/filipino-christian-youth-protest-lady-gaga/">blasphemous</a>. But their protests looked remarkably similar &mdash; Christians in Manila held <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/this-is-how-christians-in-the-philippines-are-prot">signs</a> calling the pop star "the mother monster." Protesters in Indonesia also played the "monster" card. Apparently hating Gaga is something these two often conflicting religions can agree on. nonadult <small>Muslim students in Jakarta on Friday.</small> nonadult <small>Muslim men outside the US Embassy in Jakarta on Friday.</small> nonadult <small>Muslim men in Jakarta.</small> nonadult Muslim women hold anti-Gaga signs in Jakarta on Thursday. They read "Reject cultural invasion," "Infidel," and in English, "Lady Gaga Queen of Demon, Lady Gaga Invite You To Hell." nonadult <small>Muslim women held this banner during anti-Gaga prayers on Thursday.</small> nonadult <small>Three Muslim activists on Thursday.</small> nonadult <small>This poster says "Lady Gaga is a prostitute and Satan worshipper." Protesters were throwing shoes at it.</small> nonadult Gaga&#39;s manager has said she will not change her act in Indonesia, despite protests. This could be a good move &mdash; the protests in the Phillippines actually <a href="http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2012-05/manila-religious-protests-helped-fan-hype-lady-gaga">increased</a> ticket sales. nonadult Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Take In The Sights At Cannes http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/kanye-west-and-kim-kardashian-take-in-the-sights-a Those sights primarily being Kim Kardashian. Caught lookin'!

inger Kanye West, left, and television personality Kim Kardashian arrive for the screening of Cruel Summer at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

(AP / Francois Mori)

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/kanye-west-and-kim-kardashian-take-in-the-sights-a Fri, 25 May 2012 11:32:12 -0400 <b>Those sights primarily being Kim Kardashian.</b> Caught lookin&#39;! gavon nonadult