A fifth star has emerged among the four leading ladies of HBO’s Girls. We speak not of Adam, Ray or even the soon-to-be absent Charlie, but of Shoshanna Shapiro’s whimsical hair. Each episode, Shoshanna surprises us with intricate braids, oddly-placed buns and daring hair accessories. Though some border on ridiculous, her ‘dos never fail to get us talking. To gear up for season three of Girls, use these simple hair tutorials to channel your inner-Shosh. Do Your Hair Like Shoshanna Shapiro 1. The delicate side bun she wore during her sidewalk sale. YouTube user Claire Ashley shows how to pull off this pretty ‘do. Image: Tumblr, glorious-girl-crushes Video: YouTube, Claire Ashley 2. The ponytail side braid she wore to Radhika’s party. Shoshanna is known for her braided styles, including this casual take off the classic side ponytail. Image: Tumblr, girlscaps Video: YouTube, candypoo1100 3. The low chignon and a black fascinator she wore to Hannah and Elijah’s party. Sure, she may have been overdressed, but we haven’t seen a fascinator rocked this well since Princess Beatrice at the Royal Wedding. Image: Tumblr, overheardateverywhere Video: YouTube, CinthiaTruong Complete the look with this black Etsy hairpiece from sweetgrassmill. Price: $16.00 Image: Etsy, sweetgrassmill 4. Her French braided bun from Jessa’s wedding Shosh may have accidentally worn white to her cousin’s wedding, but at least her hair looked perfect in this classic updo. Image: Tumblr, whatshouldafricacallme Video: YouTube, Hair Style At Home 5. Her dutch-braid ponytail and beaded flower hairpin Follow this YouTube tutorial for a simpler version of Shoshanna’s braided ponytail. Image: HBO Video: YouTube, Pretty Girls Hairstyles Finish with this beaded hair pin from Etsy seller theBeadtanicalGarden. Price: $5.00 Image: Etsy, theBeadtanicalGarden 6. The giant sock bun she wore to Charlie’s company party To style yours just like Shoshanna, follow the quick tutorial below using about half of your hair and positioning on the side of your head. Image: Tumblr, dopplegangbros Video: YouTube, SMLx0 7. Her teased ponytail from the Bushwick party Shoshanna’s teased style held up for the entire night, even after her “crackcident” and subsequent jog on the streets of Brooklyn. Image: Tumblr, cappinggirls Video: YouTube, Imogen Foxy Locks 8. Her effortless top knot All top knots are not created equal. Copy Shoshanna’s perfect messy top knot with this easy tutorial. Image: Tumblr, jennauskowitz Video: YouTube, ohgeeitsbri Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/01/13/shoshanna-hairstyles/
Sitting at home all day, our cats seem to have it easy. They eat, they nap, they take over cardboard boxes…yep, they never lift a paw to help around the house. Or so we thought! As it turns out, not only are they hard workers, but they don’t even ask for a thank you in return (then again, a nice tuna treat couldn’t hurt). See for yourself — you may never look at your furry friends the same way again. Let’s just be glad they’re not charging us by the hour… Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/hardworking-cat/
Image: GameSpot/USAopoly Go directly to Jail. You do not pass go. You do not collect 200 rupees. The Legend of Zelda world is joining every other possible popular TV show, movie and city in inspiring its own Monopoly game. Players will get to buy property all over the franchise’s famous locations and screw their friends out of their hard-earned cash. The Legend of Zelda Monopoly board. Image: GameSpot/USAopoly Almost every piece of the game has been Zelda-ized for print. Community chests are now “Treasure Chests,” Chance spaces are now “Empty Bottles,” and your normal railroad options have been ousted in favor of the horse Epona, the bird Loftwing, the Spirit Trally train and the King of Red Lions boat. Instead of houses and hotels, you’ll plant your empire with Deku Sprouts and Deku Trees, respectively. Legend of Zelda Monopoly‘s tokens are Link’s items: the Hylian Shield, the bow, the hookshot, boomerang and legendary Triforce. Those who pre-order from GameStop, because of course, will get an Ocarina of Time token. Of course, there are all your favorite locations from the series to buy and sell, like the Temple of Time, Lorule Castle and Skyloft. The Legend of Zelda Monopoly will be out Sept. 15 and cost $39.99. BONUS: 20 Nintendo Facts to Blow Your 8-Bit Mind Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/08/05/legend-of-zelda-monopoly/
It’s about time Conan did something with that hair. While prepping for a special appearance on his show from the cast of Orange is the New Black, Conan O’Brien got a special beauty consultation from Laverne Cox, who plays sassy hair stylist Sophia Burset on the Netflix show. Among Cox’s tips to Coco were to get a new dye job and ditch the Bozo the Clown look. Harsh. Conan also featured other members of the cast on different segments of his show, including how to make crazy eyes with Uzo Aduba and Orange is the New Black alternative credits. When it comes to hair color, it seems, orange is not the new black. BONUS: 9 ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Actresses In and Out of Character Orange is the New Black Characters IRL 1. Emma Myles – Leanne Taylor Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Theo Wargo, Netflix 2. Dascha Polanc – Dayanara Diaz Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, J Carter Rinaldi, Netflix 3. Madeline Brewer – Tricia Miller Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Rob Kim / Stringer, Netflix 4. Natasha Lyonne – Nicky Nichols Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Brad Barket, Stringer, Netflix 5. Uzo Aduba – Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren Image: Mashable Composite, Jonathan Leibson/Stringer, Netflix 6. Taryn Manning – Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, J Carter Rinaldi, Netflix 7. Laura Prepon – Alex Vause Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Desiree Navarro, Netflix 8. Taylor Schilling – Piper Chapman Image: Mashable Composite, Joel Ryan/Invision/AP,Netflix 9. Danielle Brooks – Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson Image: Mashable Composite, Getty Images, Mike Marsland, Netflix Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/08/05/laverne-cox-conan/
Kyle Korver’s Atlanta Hawks want you to get your Tinder on. Image: David Tulis/Associated Press While the players on the court try to put it in the hole, aspiring players in the stands will look to score as well. The NBA‘s Atlanta Hawks are hosting “Swipe Right Night” for fans of the team and users of Tinder, the ever-popular dating (read: hooking up) app. At time of this writing, details were scant. But this is a real thing happening on Wednesday. It’s going down, we’re yelling…swipe riiiiiiiiight! Tickets: http://t.co/Y3WapEohHu pic.twitter.com/e8EWjYE3QZ — Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 5, 2015 Before you laugh (well, it’s probably too late for that), remember that some professional athletes do use Tinder. Will any Atlanta benchwarmers be swiping from the sidelines? The Eastern Conference-leading Hawks, which includes a player with emoji tattoos, is one of the NBA’s most creative teams on social media. So what appears to be the very first tinder night in pro sports history isn’t all that far-fetched for the team. A team spokesperson told Mashable that more details on just what “Swipe Right Night” entails will arrive soon. We’ll be sure to update this post when we receive them. UPDATE: Here’s more detail from the Hawks, pasted from a Tuesday afternoon press release. The Atlanta Hawks are encouraging fans to use the people-connecting mobile app Tinder to transform Philips Arena into the premier social networking hub in the NBA. “Swipe Right Night” will take place on Jan. 7, when the Eastern Conference-leading Hawks welcome the Memphis Grizzlies to town for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff. “Hawks games have always been a great place to meet fun and vibrant people and we think ‘Swipe Right Night’ will take that to a whole new level,” said Hawks CEO Steve Koonin. “We were pioneers of the in-game ‘Kiss Cam’ and are hopeful that we can assist in making some more love connections at our games.” Fans who use the app can simply swipe right to express interest in meeting other Hawks fans while at the venue. If the user gets a like in return … it’s a match. Designated in-arena locations will be provided for Tinder users to meet and will also include the chance to mingle with Jezebel Magazine’s Most Eligible Atlantans, who will also be in attendance. The night’s theme of connecting Hawks fans will include unique in-game promotions and continue when team radio broadcast partner 92-9 The Game treats select fans to a special dating game involving on-air talent. BONUS: 25 of YouTube’s Funniest Sports Fails Sports Fails 1. Golf Cart Fail This runaway vehicle wreaked minor on-field havoc following a high school football championship in Texas last December. But a heroic bystander hopped aboard and put on the brakes. No casualties occurred, and the clip immediately became Internet legend. 2. Penalty Kick Fail Watch out for the ricochet, goalie! This kid gets it in the right in the chops. 3. Mascot on Rollerblades Fail What happens when you put an inflatable dinosaur on […]
For many music fans, summer is festival season. There’s nothing quite like gathering with thousands of strangers in beautiful weather to take in some top-shelf tunes. However, those circumstances are also ripe breeding grounds for tragedy, especially when enclosed spaces are involved. We need only look at what happened during the 2010 Love Parade in Germany for proof of that… Since 1989, The Love Parade had taken place in Berlin. In 2010, the organizers attempted to hold the festival in a new city in the west, Duisburg. It was also the first time that the festival was held in an enclosed area. Wikipedia The capacity of the venue was limited to 250,000 people, but officials estimated anywhere between 200,000 and 1.4 million people were expected to attend. Wikipedia Entrance to the festival, which was held in a former freight station, was supposed to begin at 11 a.m. but ended up starting around noon instead. The supposed only way in was through an 800-foot-long ramp. However, police closed the tunnel because of overcrowding and attempted to announce over loudspeakers that newcomers should leave and use a different entrance. However, new people continued to pool into the tunnel causing a stampede. Twenty-one people were killed and 500 suffered injuries. The autopsies on all 21 bodies indicated crushed rib cages as the cause of death. Getty Images “I will never forget the sight. There were all these twisted-up bodies of those who had been crushed. They were lying at the tunnel exit. Their faces had all turned blue,” said one eyewitness who survived being trapped in the tunnel. Wikipedia A Redditor who was at the festival but got out in time described her experience like this: Getty Images It was “one of the most surreal experiences I ever lived through. Thanks to my experience I was able to get out at the peak. My friend was furious at me that I dragged her out and that I behaved the way I did. She thanked me when she saw the bodies lying down.” In response to the tragedy, the organizers of the Love Parade announced that they were retiring the festival. “The Love Parade has always been a joyful and peaceful party, but in future would always be overshadowed by yesterday’s events,” said organizer Rainer Schaller. Getty Images For a taste of what it was like in the final moments before officials began to clear the crowd, you can check out the video below. WARNING: It is very upsetting. I remember when this story broke. I happened to be studying in Germany at the time. It was surreal, to say the least. The only reason for these deaths was poor planning. Everyone was just there to have fun. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/love-parade-disaster/
Normally, dogs sprint for the door when they hear the word “walk,” super excited to go outside for a bit. But not Zeus. He’s much happier when he hears the word “bath.” According to his owner, the stubborn husky loves nothing more than to take baths and play in the water. Often, he even lies in the tub and begs for the water to be turned on. On this occasion, Zeus’ mom made it quite clear to him that it wasn’t bath time and that they were going out for a walk. That’s when the pup threw a full-blown toddler-style temper tantrum, full of whimpers and howls. It’s okay, Zeus, I feel your pain. Maybe if you make sure to get extra dirty during your walk you’ll get that bath! Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/husky-bathtub/
There is life on Mars — and it’s out for revenge against some nasty pigs! Angry Birds creators Rovio announced a new chapter to Angry Birds Space will come out Thursday. The update is titled “Red Planet”, and will send players to the fields of Mars for more bird-on-pig rivalry. NASA helped Rovio create the trailer by giving them footage taken by the Mars Rover Curiosity from the planet’s surface. In addition, the additional levels will include NASA vehicles as part of the architecture. “Rovio is teaching huge new audiences about NASA’s missions to Mars thanks to this collaboration,” said David Weaver, associate administrator for communications at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “It’s a great way to introduce both kids and adults to the wonders of the planet in a fun and entertaining way.” It’s not the first partnership between the two. When Angry Birds Space debuted in March, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit demonstrated the physics behind Angry Birds — while in space. “We’re huge NASA fans, and we were all cheering the Mars Curiosity rover as it touched down,” said Peter Vesterbacka, chief marketing officer of Rovio Entertainment. “So, working together on the Mars update was a perfect fit.” Players can download the updates for the iOS [iTunes link] and Android [Google Play link] versions right now. Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/08/23/angry-birds-mars/
Doctor Who fans got a surprise treat from the BBC Thursday as they wait for the 50th Anniversary Special later in November. The BBC released a special episode online that sets the stage for the special, and it brings back a star from the show’s past. Paul McGann, who starred as the Doctor in the 1996 Fox TV movie, returns to the role in a 7-minute mini episode called “The Night of the Doctor”, written by Who‘s current showrunner, Steven Moffat (the upcoming feature-length special is entitled “The Day of the Doctor”). Although McGann played the Doctor onscreen only once before, his Eighth Doctor was accepted into the show’s continuity, and he has lent his voice talents to several Doctor Who audio adventures produced by Big Finish. Earlier this year, McGann cleverly denied he was involved in the 50th Anniversary Special — which he technically still isn’t. But “The Night of the Doctor” finally gives fans some closure to his incarnation of the Doctor, and it helps that McGann has aged very well: He looks almost exactly like he did in the TV movie, shorter hair notwithstanding. 12 Most Essential Episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ Rose The episode that introduced a whole new generation to Doctor Who is amazingly well paced. Ordinary shopgirl Rose Tyler is slowly pulled into the exciting, fantastical world of the Doctor to help him battle evil mannequins controlled by something even more fearsome. “Rose” fully captures the wondrous appeal of traveling with the Doctor while serving up Who‘s best monster archetype: an ordinary object turned homicidal. Video: YouTube, VERITASERUMUK Dalek The Daleks are the undisputed champions of Doctor Who monsters, and this episode reminds us why by showing how dangerous just one of them can be. It’s the plotting human mastermind that’s keeping the Dalek prisoner who steals the show, however, inspiring some of the Doctor’s best-ever dialogue in this thrilling masterpiece. Video: YouTube, WhoniverseOnline The Christmas Invasion Regeneration? What’s that? Find out along with the Doctor’s friends what it means to have everything you thought you knew about someone suddenly change. “The Christmas Invasion” is a major turning point for the show, and not just because the Doctor has a new face — it’s the beginning of a new era in how the Earth deals with threats. As serious as all that sounds, the show’s first Christmas special is actually quite merry. Video: YouTube, vortexguyz934 The Girl in the Fireplace You could argue that other stories used time travel as a plot device better than “The Girl in the Fireplace,” but nothing has done it with more heart. A crippled starship opens a doorway through time that endangers a French girl, and the Doctor becomes an influence throughout her life in order to save her. But doorways swing both ways… Video: YouTube, WhoniverseArchive Army of Ghosts/Doomsday The Doctor’s greatest enemies are at their most formidable in this corker of a season finale. The guest cast is outstanding, and several story arcs conclude in epic fashion. […]
The Avengers: Age of Ultron marks the fourth time Chris Hemsworth will play Thor in the Avengers franchise.Image: Marvel Studios Avengers 2: Age of Ultron is currently filming at the UEA Campus Norwich in England, and we have the only video from the set. It’s a Cinema Blend exclusive. Watch as Joss Whedon films an entire scene with Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, right here… It’s no secret that after the events of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America: The Winter Soldier that there are a LOT of job openings for recruits in the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. We still haven’t seen the impact events of The Avengers made on Tony Stark’s shiny new office tower. You know, the one he finished just in time to witness the Chitauri invasion? Well, if you have the same questions we do, then this video may offer a few clues. In the video, we see a bunch of what looks like recruits jogging on top of or around what could be part of the recently renovated Avengers Tower. Considering the last thing we see at the end of The Avengers is Tony Stark already drawing up plans for a newly designed headquarters, and the fact that we saw the tower’s re-branding confirmed thanks to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, we know that Avengers Tower is being used for something other than Tony Stark’s personal playground in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Perhaps it’s training the next generation of badasses. Image: Cinema Blend Given that Director Phil Coulson is now in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D., and he looks up to (who else) Steve Rogers/Captain America, I’d be willing to bet that these are new S.H.I.E.L.D recruits training up as the first class since the H.Y.D.R.A made their lives a living hell. Keeping this in mind, it would also be a safe assumption that the new uniforms are a stylish blue in tribute to the first Avenger himself. Also, it’s a nice change from the simple black uniforms everyone wore, and considering Tony Stark is kind of fond of blue from his arc reactor days, the decision was probably a mutual one. Let’s just hope Clark Gregg gets that phone call for an extended cameo in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, because a reunion between Tony and Phil would be one of those moments that’d easily make any top 10 moments of summer 2015 list. Speaking of the friends of Phil, why is Thor calling down the lightning on set? Image: Cinema Blend When you consider how the events of Thor: The Dark World panned out, maybe this this time out Thor’s a reluctant warrior. After all, he’s just given up the throne of Asgard and started to settle down in England with Jane Foster. Since his favorite travel method is throwing Mjolnir into the sky and taking off for parts unknown, he’s probably been summoned to talk with Tony and Steve, […]
