Новости за 18.11.2015

Welcome to Midweek Madness, where we head back to the less-reliable newsstand, find ourselves pleasantly surprised to see that they have all the tabloids in stock, grab the four we need, wait in line behind a person buying even more tabloids than you, think about tapping her on the shoulder and saying, “Excellent choices, ma’am,” but decide to just let the moment pass.

Third-tier men’s magazine Details will publish its last issue in December, the Wall Street Journal reports, after months of speculation that the publication would be shuttered.

Scientists are always studying coffee—it’s a hot topic, you could say. After scaring certain milk-free coffee drinkers into thinking they could possibly be psychopaths , the guys in the white lab coats are back with a different and more agreeable coffee conclusion: the more you drink, the longer you’ll live.

For fans of the Fast and the Furious films (a.k.a. “furies”), it looks like the universe of Dominic Toretto and Co. is going to get even bigger. The success of the long-running action franchise could result in spin-offs for some of the its most loved characters.

The Centers for Disease Control released a report showing a nationwide increase in sexually transmitted diseases for 2014 — particularly, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. There were approximately 1.4 million cases of chlamydia reported, which is the highest number the CDC has ever seen. Syphilis and gonorrhea were also up, with a 15.1 percent increase from 2013 for syphilis and a 5.1 percent rise for gonorrhea.

When it comes to celebrity feuds, nothing beats the weird beef between Guy Fieri and Anthony Bourdain.

Back when Drew Barrymore and Christian Bale were lil baby teens, they went on a date. Afterward, Drew Barrymore was like, “nah thanks” and never called him again.

In today’s Tweet Beat, Aaron Paul is an Adele fan, Lisa Rinna tries to stay hip and Magic Johnson says something smart.

When Supergirl isn’t about competing with the absentee Superman (whose dreamlike cameos represent a vision of heroism that is so iconic, it can only be seen via abstraction, or synecdoche), it seems to be a show about women who show affection by criticizing and belittling each other. And weirdly, the show makes this dynamic not just fascinating, but actually cute.

In a lengthy memo distributed today, Yale President Peter Salovey promised sweeping changes at the university, following two weeks of protests and student demands. The letter focuses on taking steps toward what he describes as “a more inclusive Yale.”

Recently, as if acting of their own volition or by the direction of some cruel puppeteer, my hands navigated to iTunes and purchased Drake’s single “Hotline Bling.” At first I bemoaned this purchase, which I was certain would result in nothing more than the foolhardy loss of $1.29 and some extra data languishing on my laptop. But whether by the force of musical Stockholm Syndrome, the amusement I take in Sir Drake the Friendzoned, or, more likely, some pernicious combination, I’ve listened to the song ad infinitum. Читать дальше...

Kate Hudson seems very happy, wouldn’t you say? Whether dancing, watering the lawn, working out (in Fabletics), or just hanging out with friends, she appears to be enjoying the gift of life more than just about anyone on the planet.

If you have been listening to the words coming out of Ben Carson’s mouth, it is clear to you that one of the leading Republican candidates is dangerously uncomfortable with matters of foreign policy. It is also abundantly clear to his own advisors.

Damn. Could never have seen this coming since Bobby Jindal announced he was running for President.

Maybe “it” isn’t the obvious (dead body you’ve got to find before the cops do). Maybe “it” refers to just a part of a dead body (Einstein’s brain maybe) or perhaps to “self-actualization” or “professional satisfaction” or “a reason to commit.” Maybe Ohio is trying to advertise their local ultra-dank marijuana or uncrowded L.L. Bean outlet.

Former Rent the Runway employees describe working at the company as a nightmare tantamount to Mean Girls, reports Fortune, in a deep-dive examining why seven executive level employees have left the high-end clothing and accessories rental site within a year. “You don’t feel it’s an environment where women support each other,” an ex-employee told the the magazine under condition of anonymity. “It felt like high school, it was very clique-y.”

So you’ve just started dating (boning) a new person and you’re not sure where it’s going and no one seems super invested but at the same time you’re not complete jerks who would pretend the holidays aren’t happening just to prove who is being chiller. Here’s what to get each other!

One of the ways Don Lemon attempts to justify regularly going on television and embarrassing both himself and the concept of intelligence, is by essentially shrugging his shoulders and grumbling, “I’m just asking.”

When I called Jacob Tobia, 24, they put me on hold. “I’m just gonna take off one dangly earring so that it’s not bumping on my microphone,” they said.