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Watch Taylor Swift Enthusiastically Dance and Lip-Sync to One of Her Own Songs in a Car

Can't get enough of 'Blank Space'? Neither can Tay-Tay

If you’re sick of watching Taylor Swift turn into a jilted, knife-wielding ex-lover in her “Blank Space” video, watch this video instead. It’s Tay-Tay rocking out to the song in a car with BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James.

She dances, air-drums, acts, mimes and generally has the time of her life. And she obviously knows all the words since she, uh, wrote them, so her lip-syncing is pretty spot-on, too.

Read more about T-Swift in this week’s cover story: The Power of Taylor Swift

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And Now, Let’s Let Tina Fey Have the Last Word on Kim Kardashian’s Body

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Actress Tina Fey arrives at the 21st Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on October 20, 2014. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic / Getty Images

A brief excerpt from her book 'Bossypants' feels especially relevant right now

In an apparent attempt to “break the Internet,” Kim Kardashian bared her booty on the cover of Paper magazine this week. (She also posed with a champagne glass resting on her butt, which was clearly the most impressive part of the photo shoot.)

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This got a lot of people talking, gawking, reacting, declaring her butt an empty promise, etc. But it caused some to recall an excerpt from Tina Fey’s 2011 book Bossypants, in which she briefly ruminated on women’s body image. Of course, she ends with a line about Kim Kardashian:

“Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll tits,” Fey wrote. “The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes.”

Yup, that about sums it up. So it’s time for us to move on. Shut it down.

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Here’s a Picture of the World’s Tallest Man and the World’s Shortest Man Shaking Hands

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall in London on Nov. 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, the shortest adult to have ever been verified by Guinness World Records, poses for pictures with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen from Turkey, during a photocall in London on Nov. 13, 2014, to mark Guinness World Records Day. Andrew Cowie—AFP/Getty Images

They met for the first time at the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day in London

At 8’9″, Sultan Kösen, from Turkey, is the tallest man in the world. At 21 and a half inches, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, is the shortest. Today, the two met for the first time — in London, for the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day.

And it was magical. (Or, we assume it was magical.)

Kosen is 31-years-old and works as a farmer. Dangi, meanwhile, is 74 and has a job making placemats and head straps for villagers.

“Even though he is short and I am tall, we have had similar struggles throughout our lives,” Kosen, a 31-year-old farmer, told AFP. “And when I look into Chandra’s eyes I can see he is a good man.”

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Watch Channing Tatum Use His Handsome Face to Stump Jimmy Fallon

The pair play a game called Box of Lies on 'The Tonight Show'

Channing Tatum paid a visit to The Tonight Show Wednesday to promote his new movie Foxcatcher and also to play games with Jimmy Fallon and generally show off his devastatingly handsome face.

Tatum was lucky enough to become the first male guest ever to play Box of Lies, a game where participants take turns trying to stump each other about the contents of various boxes. This game became the perfect opportunity for Chan to show off his acting skills and for Fallon to show off his giggling skills.

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Watch Woody Harrelson Turn SNL Into a Hunger Games Arena

Aidy Bryant volunteers as tribute

This weekend, Woody Harrelson will take a break from being Haymitch in the Hunger Games movies to host Saturday Night Live. He dropped by Studio 8H to record this promo video with cast member Taran Killam, who really just cannot contain his excitement — even though he confuses Harrelson with other famous Woodys (like Allen and Guthrie.)

Harrelson also reveals that he spoke with Lorne Michaels about doing an SNL version of the The Hunger Games — and Killam does not do very well.

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There Was an Entire Category About Beyoncé on Jeopardy! Last Night

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Beyonce headlines the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2011 in Glastonbury, England. Samir Hussein—Getty Images

But if you're a true fan of Queen Bey, the questions were insultingly easy

Last night on Jeopardy!‘s Tournament of Champions, contestants got a chance to show off their knowledge about literature, geography, politics, blah blah blah — and oh wait, also BEYONCÉ.

Yup, an entire category was dedicated to Queen Bey — but for any true fans, the questions were pretty easy.

Check them out and play along here:

Contestants got all of the questions right, except for one minor hiccup from Arthur Chu, who responded with “Drunk on Love” instead of “Drunk in Love.” He later defended himself on Twitter:

Tread lightly, Arthur, because that kind of sass is what lands you in deep trouble with the Beygency.

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Listen to Kanye West’s Remix of Lorde’s Hunger Games Song

'Yellow Flicker Beat' now sounds even more haunting

Last week, Lorde released the music video for “Yellow Flicker Beat,” which will appear on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1. This week, we get a new look at the track — and this time, it’s a remix from Kanye West. The difference is pretty subtle, but Kanye’s version is a bit more haunting and sinister than the original.

As the eerie notes play, you can definitely imagine Katniss marching bravely into some smokey, dimly-lit wooded area. Or something else Hunger Games-y. You get it.

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Watch a Tiny Baby Rock Out on the Drums to a Pantera Song

His drum set is made of cans and pencils

Say hello to Wyatt. He’s the very tiny drummer of a heavy metal band his parents call Vulgar Display of Cuteness. Watch here as he rocks the hell out to “5 Minutes Alone” by Pantera — on his baby-sized drum set made out of cans and pencils.

Will he be the next Nick Andopolis? Most likely.

(h/t Daily Dot)

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Taylor Swift Made an App That Lets You Explore the Mansion from the ‘Blank Space’ Video

White horses and streaky mascara sold separately

Want a closer look at the gorgeous, ritzy estate where Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” music video takes place? Sure, why not, right? Well, to accompany the video, Tay-Tay created an app — which she calls a “cinematic interactive musical experience” — that lets users explore the house’s many rooms and objects.

The free American Express-sponsored app, developed by RadicalMedia, lets all of us access the crazy-eyed, knife-wielding, jilted ex-lover deep within. Or at least, it lets us poke around a beautiful mansion looking at grandfather clocks while Taylor sings in the background, which is good too.

“The app is a cross between theater, a music video and a video game,” Joseph Kahn, who directed the video as well as the app experience, told Mashable. “I had to direct it more like a stage show than a music video so the audience can choose any way they want to look; we had to create reasons for them to turn their head or look up or look down.”

It’s available now for both Android and iOS, so get going.

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Terminally Ill Simpsons Co-Creator Sam Simon to Donate His $100 Million Fortune to Charity

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Television producer/writer Sam Simon arrives at the "All In For CP" Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on December 11, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker—Getty Images

Diagnosed with colon cancer two years ago, he's giving most of his money to animal-related causes

Back in 2012, Sam Simon — best known as one of the creators of The Simpsons — was told he had terminal colon cancer and only three to six months to live. Since then, he’s been preparing to give away his entire fortune to the causes that matter most to him.

In a recent interview with NBC News, Simon explained that most of these causes directly involve animals. He as worked closely, for example, with PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk.

“I think that my passion for the animals and against animal abuse is based on the knowledge that these creatures who feel and think can’t speak for themselves and they’re dependent on us for that,” he told interviewer Maria Shriver. “And so I feel it’s my responsibility to speak for those that can’t speak for themselves.”

The 59-year-old has put most of his money into the Sam Simon Foundation, which also works to feed families in need and provide service dogs for veterans.

Though Simon has struggled personally during his terminal diagnosis, he explains to Shriver that this is the happiest he’s ever been.

“Somehow, I ended up surrounded by people that love me and take care of me and will do anything for me,” he said. “It’s a good feeling. That’s called happiness.”

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