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‘Game Of Thrones’ Discussion: Six Questions About The Bannerless ‘The Broken Man’ HBO Arya Stark has been training to become a Faceless man on Game of Thrones since leaving the Hound to die in the foothills of the Vale at the end of season four. That’s a season and a half for those counting, right…
Donald Trump has not even officially assumed the title as Republican nominee for president and already his campaign isn’t even bothering to hide that it’s tearing itself in two. Specifically, this past weekend, Paul Manafort, the longtime GOP dementor brought on by Trump to give his campaign an air of professionalism—or aides loyal to him—used…
What should we make of the industry’s favorite pastime? 45 days ago, a discussion began regarding the alleged behavior of Superman Group Editor Eddie Berganza. The allegations, some initially reported on by Bleeding Cool, were brought back into the light by Alex de Campi, Jennifer de Guzman, and Nick Hanover. These were serious claims…
Great news for Caucasian non-union whores with natural breasts: Employment awaits. Via The Cut, Quentin Tarantino is casting a very specific subset for his new movie. “Casting Whores for Quentin Tarantino project,” the since-removed notice read. “Caucasian, non-union females, ages 18–35. Western film shoots June 21st-25th in Los Angeles. No highlights, natural eyebrows, natural breasts,…
This Is Not About You, BuzzFeed Social lift is just that—social. Last week, BuzzFeed ran a post that reproduced in full a letter written by a rape victim to her attacker. The letter is, as the headline says, powerful. Over the weekend, my social feeds were flooded with comments like “if you read one thing,…
After Elena Kadvany, a writer for the local site Palo Alto Online, published the moving letter a sexual assault survivor read aloud in court to the man who raped her, BuzzFeed writer Katie J. M. Baker also published the letter for BuzzFeed’s much larger audience. It was a worthwhile way to use a huge platform,…
06/07/16 01:00 PM EDT Hillary Clinton has held 419 events since launching her campaign last year, visited 42 states and announced 53 distinct policy proposals. But she’s been short on creating big, memorable “moments” as she criss-crossed the country participating in sober roundtable discussions and scripted rallies. Story Continued Below Tuesday night was supposed to…
Why is Donald Trump so out of sorts? Against all odds he managed to win the Republican nomination against the best and brightest stars from all factions of the Republican party. He did it without spending nearly as much money as the rest and without any study or preparation. He dominated the media which reportedly…
When the temperature rises in New York, I start to look for teens on the roof across from my apartment — sitting on the crumbling cement, smoking joints, talking late into the night. The rooftop seems like a natural environment for them, a place that exists outside the normal architecture of the city. And while…
In a splashy Bloomberg Business feature published late last year, Hotz was less conciliatory. Otherwise known as geohot, the programmer first earned worldwide fame by cracking the iPhone and the PlayStation 3 as a teen. Now, he is the CEO and founder of Comma.ai, a company that aims to get self-driving cars on the road…