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Take a Look at the Trailer for the Upcoming Tom Hanks Film About ‘Mister Rogers’

Fred Rogers (1928-2003) has been gone for 16 years now, but his memory and legacy is being kept alive by his legions of adoring fans. And now Hollywood is helping out as well.

Mister Rogers already got the documentary film treatment with 2018’s critically acclaimed Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, and now Tom Hanks will star as the iconic television host in the upcoming film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

The film is based on a 1998 article by Tom Junod for Esquire magazine. Junod’s article detailed the effect Rogers had on millions of fans (and Junod himself) because of his kindness and optimism.

From the reactions on social media, it looks like people are going to need a whole lot of Kleenex to get through this film.

Tom Hanks looks to be the perfect choice to play Fred Rogers, doesn’t he? A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood also stars Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, and Susan Kelechi Watson.

Check out the trailer for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

Fred Rogers hosted his famous television program from 1968-2001, and I think it’s pretty safe to say he made an enormous impact on people all over the world. Rogers’ home state of Pennsylvania even has a holiday to honor the man himself. 1-4-3 will now be celebrated every year on May 23 as a statewide day of kindness.

The film is set to open on November 22, 2019. As the person said in one of the tweets above, go ahead and take my money. NOW.

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Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Trailer for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

If you weren’t around for in 1986, it’s kind of hard to describe how popular Top Gun was, but trust me, it was HUGE. My older brother even entertained the idea of becoming a fighter pilot for about four days.

Like I said, it was HUGE.

Well, we’re all in luck again! Top Gun: Maverick is set to hit the big screen next summer and original stars Tom Cruise (Maverick) and Val Kilmer (Iceman) are reprising their roles. Joining them will be Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller (who plays Goose’s son from the 1986 film), and Ed Harris. The original Top Gun was directed by the late Tony Scott, and this time around, Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) is at the helm.

Here’s a sharp poster for the new film.

Concerning the action in the new film, Jon Hamm said, “We’re shooting the movie in, I think, 6K. So it’s incredibly hi-def. The aerial footage is mind-blowing. And it’s mostly practical. There’s not a lot of CG. Those guys are really up in planes and getting thrown around in multiple Gs.”

We don’t know a whole lot about the plot yet, but from the preview, it looks like it will be fully locked and loaded with action.

Top Gun: Maverick hits theaters on June 26, 2020. Check out the trailer below.

I don’t know about you, but I am excited about this one! Let’s hope that we get another love scene set to “Take My Breath Away.”

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These 20 Iconic Movie Scenes Brought People to Tears

We’ve all cried at a movie at one point or another. My personal experiences usually have to do with animals in sad movie scenes. People…not so much.

A Reddit user asked, “Which movie scene brought you to tears?” and here are the moving responses.

Here come the waterworks.

1. Coco

“”The ending of Coco, when Mama Coco recognizes the song that Miguel is singing despite her dementia because her father used to play it when she was a kid. Wow okay, I’m getting emotional just thinking about it.””

2. Gladiator

“The whole last five minutes of Gladiator: “I will see you again my friend, but not yet… not yet.”

3. 12 Years a Slave

“12 Years A Slave, seeing his grown children after he escapes back to the north. Seeing his granddaughter brought me to tears like a blubbering idiot.”

4. Guardians of the Galaxy 2

“I don’t do crying, especially movies. They’re not real people. But when the Ravagers showed up for Yondu’s funeral, someone was cutting a helluva lot of onions in the theatre…”

5. The Truman Show

“Final scene in The Truman Show where he turns to the camera and says, ‘In case I don’t see ya! Good afternoon, good evening and goodnight.’”

6. Good Will Hunting

“I feel like this movie has lost its hype but re-watching it last week and seeing Robin Williams breaking Matt Damon down into tears is just such a powerful scene. 10/10 movie would and will watch again.”

7. Up

“My grandmother had just passed away after an emotional week of ups and downs in the hospital. My wife and I decided to go to the movies just to take our minds off from recent events. Up was the movie we went to see. Other than the not having kids part, it was like watching my grandparents on screen. I doubt there will ever be a scene in a movie that will hit me harder than that.”

8. The Green Mile

“The execution scene from The Green Mile, Michael Duncan Clarke was the first actor that ever made me cry.”

9. 50/50

“50/50 going into surgery. This movie is so looked-over, but it’s honestly probably the best performances of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen.”

10. Schindler’s List

“At the end of Schindler’s List, when he’s looking at his few possessions left, and thinks of how many more people he could have saved if he sold the car, or whatever.”

11. Toy Story 3

“Toy Story 3 when the gang accepts their presumed fate in the incinerator and all reach out for one another, the worst being when Woody finally gives in and takes Buzz’s hand. I always thought this part hit harder than Andy leaving after giving the toys to Bonnie, that always felt more bittersweet than anything.”

12. Interstellar

“Interstellar when he watches the videos of his kids aging 25 years in front of his eyes.”

13. The Land Before Time

“In the movie The Land Before Time….. When Little Foot’s mom dies….made me cry as a kid when It first came out in 1988…makes me cry now.”

14. Inside Out

“I watched that when I was 38 years old, and I cried like a little girl with a skinned knee. Like straight up ugly-face, snot-bubble, breath-hitching sobbed.

The lady I was seeing at the time not only didn’t cry, but didn’t understand why I did. I’m not saying that’s the reason we’re not together, but I’m not denying that it was a factor.”

15. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

“The beach running scene from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. After what that movie put me through, I just lost it then.”

16. Ghost

“At the end of Ghost, as I was wiping away tears, I saw my-brother-in-law hand my husband a dollar bill. ‘Told you she would be in tears by the end.’”

17. The Pursuit of Happyness

“The ending of The Pursuit of Happyness got me. When he got the job, I had held it together up until then but I just let it out. It just resonated so much with me because my parents really struggled as immigrants and worked very hard to give my siblings and me a better life. Great movie.”

18. Pan’s Labyrinth

“The ending of Pan’s Labyrinth made me ugly cry for about an hour. Then I was irrationally angry at Guillermo del Toro for years after. He wrote and directed it and it destroyed me. Damn it, I’m starting to cry just thinking about it.”

19. Titanic

“That scene in Titanic where the old couple is lying on their bed holding each other, they’ve lived a long life and have accepted that it’s now the end. Idk it gets me every time.”

20. My Girl

“The funeral scene from My Girl. Doesnt matter what part of the movie I walk in on, it’ll always make me start bawling.”

What movie scene makes you cry? Share in the comments below!

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5 Facts You Should Know About the Great ‘Mad Magazine’ to Honor Its Legacy

I never thought this day would come, but MAD magazine is coming to an end (more or less). After 67 years of publishing, it will now only be releasing new material once per year. Otherwise, MAD magazine will be reprinting old material.

MAD magazine has a special place in the hearts of many. It’s irreverent and unapologetically political, calling out everything and everyone. Here are five facts you should really know about Mad magazine:

1. “Weird” Al was a guest editor

MAD named “Weird” Al Yankovic as their very first guest editor, which seems like a match made in heaven. He brought in several celebrity contributors, including Patton Oswalt and Seth Green. According to Entertainment Weekly, MAD is responsible for setting him on the “dark, twisted path to becoming who I am today.”

2. Fred Astaire danced as Alfred E. Neuman

Yep, this actually happened. Fred Astaire decided to do a dance number on a 1959 TV special made up as Alfred E. Neuman. There are really no words. I’ll just leave the video here:

3. The unknown origin of Alfred E. Neuman

No one really knows where Alfred came from. He was an advertising mascot for several brands in the early 1900s, and he may have his roots in comics as far back as the 1890s. Harvey Kurtzman, founder of MAD, claims he spotted Alfred on a postcard and named him after composer Alfred Neuman.

4. The creator of “Spy vs. Spy” was accused of being a spy

Antonio Prohias, the creator of “Spy vs. Spy,” was born in Cuba and started his cartooning career there. He was an award-winning journalist in Cuba, and once Fidel Castro came to power, his cartoons began criticizing Castro’s policies. This lead the government of Cuba to accuse him of working for the CIA. Prohias resigned from his newspaper job and eventually immigrated to the U.S. He spoke no English, but his daughter helped to translate, and he walked into the MAD magazine offices, showed his work, and was hired on the spot.

5. MAD didn’t run ads for four decades

One of MAD’s best features was its hilarious satire ads. They took on cigarette makers, shampoo ads and more. To be able to truly skewer advertisers, they decided not to run real ads, making the magazine an expensive proposition (most magazines make their money from ad revenue). MAD finally had to start running ads in 2001, but its satirical ads continued.

What’s your favorite MAD magazine memory?

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20 Underrated Horror Movies You Should Check out ASAP

I unapologetically love horror movies. All of ’em. I love cheesy ones from the ’80s, I love masterpieces like The Shining, I love foreign ones, I love ones that fly under the radar.

Buzzfeed asked their Community what they think are underrated horror films that are often overlooked.

Here are 20 that you should check out ASAP, complete with comments from the Buzzfeed Community. Try not to get too creeped out watching these trailers…

1. Zombie (1979)

“This is a different kind of zombie movie that is not only crazy awesome with the effects, but gives you a chuckle every once in a while with how outlandish some of the dialogue is. It is truly a must-see for all of my zombiephiles out there.”

2. Sleepaway Camp (1983)

“This movie disturbed me on so many levels. The subject matter covered and some of the imagery they got away with 36 years ago is shocking by today’s standards.”

3. Hell House, LLC. (2015)

“This movie truly made me piss-in-my-pants level scared for the first time EVER. It’s a found-footage horror film about a small group of friends who find older houses/locations to host incredibly scary haunted houses in around the country. It has a really good mix of jump scares and suspense and kept me lying awake in bed for hours after watching it.”

4. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

“It has a really good story that actually takes the time to develop while maintaining all the best elements of horror. I’ve seen it several times and people I have suggested it to agree with me.”

5. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

“Truly the most underrated of John Carpenter’s films. This one completely freaked me and my husband out. I don’t want to give TOO much away, but let’s just say that it definitely does NOT have a feel-good ending.”

6. Dead Alive (1992)

“This is just a classic in the camp/gore genre. We can’t be friends unless you’ve at least given it a chance!”

Also, Peter Jackson of The Lords of the Rings fame directed this splatterfest.

7. Resolution (2012)

“This one does Cabin in the Woods better than Cabin in the Woods. It has a lot of fun with the horror genre without ever going over-the-top. It’s a great film in general and I often tell people it’s the best horror movie post-2000.”

8. Macabre (2009)

“If you haven’t seen this Indonesian horror/thriller, then you need to jump on Amazon and buy it ASAP. What starts off as a simple “finding a stranger in distress while driving” story quickly leads to the most excellent game of cat-and-mouse I’ve seen on-screen in a very long time.”

9. Found (2012)

“A 12-year-old boy finds out his horror-film obsessed teenage brother has a human head in his closet. I don’t want to spoil anything past that, but it is disturbing and unexpected from beginning to end.”

10. High Tension (2003)

“I’ve never been more disturbed in the first 15 minutes of a movie than when I first watched this one. It’s highly suspenseful and incredibly violent. A well done movie, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to watch it again.”

11. Mirrors (2008)

“I worked myself up to a near heart attack each time I got in the shower for at least a week (probably two) after seeing this movie. Seriously, the first time I showered after I saw this, I was so freaked out that I actually whimpered when I thought I saw something move from the corner of my eye. I was 25 at the time.”

12. Under the Skin (2013)

“This is an unsettling, beautifully-shot film starring Scarlett Johansson, in what I personally think is her best role to date. It’s about an alien seductress…and I’ll leave it at that. DO NOT look up spoilers or trailers, just watch it — if you can make it through to the end.”

13. Ghost Story (1981)

“I think this one’s underrated just because it’s largely been forgotten. Spoilers, but there’s a scene where they try to cover up the woman’s accidental death by pushing her car into the water, but she starts moving at the last minute before the car goes under and they realize they’ve murdered her…I saw that scene when I was a young kid and it burned into my memory. That was more disturbing to me than any jump scare.”

14. The Houses October Built (2014)

“It’s about this group of people making a documentary to find the most intense haunted house. It’s a little slow to start but, once stuff starts happening, it hits the fan full-force. For a while I forgot I was even watching a horror movie until it kicked in, and I think that made it even better because it catches you unaware.”

15. Creep (2014)

“This movie kept getting recommended to me on Netflix forever before I finally gave in and watched it. At just over an hour long, it’s so simple and only has two actors. It has a great sense of timing, making things really suspenseful. It was the first movie in a while that made me want to sleep with the lights on.”

16. Thirst (2009)

“It’s an absolutely amazing Korean horror film by the same director who made Oldboy about a priest-turned-vampire and his love interest. It’s so visually stunning and has a great plot.”

17. The Changeling (1980)

“My mom and I used to watch horror movies together all the time when I was a kid, and this one has stuck with me the most. It doesn’t rely on gratuitous gore. If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to!”

18. Stir of Echoes (1999)

“This was filmed in Chicago and I lived a block down from the house. I would absolutely dread passing it!”

19. Paperhouse (1988)

“It’s about a little girl who has nightmares about a house that she draws. Reality and fantasy begin mixing together, and her alcoholic dad is also a part of it. It’s spooky and weird and was made by the same director as the classic Candyman!”

20. The Forest (2016)

“I’ve seen many horror movies and this is probably one of the best I’ve seen so far. It’s generally terrifying, and it messes with your head.”


Happy watching! And remember…DON’T GO IN THERE!

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Sesame Street Characters Reenacted ‘Sabotage’ by the Beastie Boys. Take a Look.

When the Sabotage video hit the airwaves, it was a game-changer. Suddenly, the Beasties were back on top and firmly in the public consciousness like they hadn’t been in years.

The Sabotage video was directed by Spike Jonze and was a throwback to 1970s-style cop TV shows such as Starsky and Hutch and Baretta. It was a brilliant idea and executed perfectly. To be honest, music videos had become a little boring by the time the Sabotage video came out in 1994, and the Beastie Boys injected some fun and humor back into MTV, which seemed to be all doom and gloom with the explosion of grunge. Here’s a refresher.

I think people can argue that the Sabotage video set the stage for such later classic videos as Weezer’s Buddy Holly.

 

The Sesame street video was made by Mylo the Cat (aka Adam Schleichkorn) using footage from the 1985 Sesame Street film Follow That Bird. He’s previously gained fame for video mashups such as Barney the Dinosaur doing The Notorious B.I.G’s Get Money.

Is it silly? Yes. Is it goofy? Absolutely.

The mashup works well for these videos because, like the original video, there’s a lot of running around and people getting chased, this time it just happens to be Big Bird.

I think this is one of the better mashup videos I’ve ever seen, to be honest. Here’s the entire video for you to enjoy.

Oh, and, RIP MCA.

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Check out These Funny Jokes About ‘Stranger Things’

The third season of Stranger Things is already a massive hit and almost everyone on the planet has binged watched the show. So now that you’ve seen it, you need some jokes to help you digest everything that happened in the new episodes!

There are some Season 3 spoilers below, so if you haven’t watched yet and you don’t want to ruin it, here’s your chance to turn back!

1. Accurate

2. On point

3. The mindflayer

4. Max

5. She found out

6. Broke!

7. LOL

8. Plenty of time

9. Sneakin’ out

10. That’s right

11. Three inches

12. I can hear that

13. Oh, Billy

14. What happened?

15. Flirting

Who’s ready for Season 4?

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These 20 Television Shows Only Lasted One Season, but They’re All Worth Your Time

Sometimes an audience just doesn’t find a good show until it’s already too late.

For these 20 shows, that definitely rings true.

They’ve got legions of devoted fans, and we think that they’re definitely worth checking out the next time you’re at a loss while cruising Netflix.

20. Whiskey Cavalier

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Cancelled after 13 episodes, this show followed FBI agent Will Chase (Scott Foley) and CIA operative Frankie Trowbridge (Lauren Cohan) on an interagency task force.

Where to find it: Hulu or ABC.

19. Pitch

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Just watched the beginning of this INCREDIBLE story!! The first episode was so amazing and so inspiring! This pilot also came with its own twist ending; her father died. I was absolutely not expecting that. That breaks my heart! But look where she is now! She made it and he helped her there. He would be so proud! MPG has my heart forever! He was GREAT in this first episode. He reminds me of the early days of Alex Karev from Greys; he's an asshole but also the nicest person in the world and the one that will help anybody. They're going to have a great friendship and I'm so excited! GIRLS LETS CHANGE THE WORLD! #pitchonfox #pitchseason1 #pitchtvshow #pitchfox #majorleaguepitcher #majorleagues #mlb #sandiegopadres #padres #pitchannissa #tvshowsannissa #ginnybaker #kyliebunbury #markpaulgosselaar #mpg #mikelawson #zackmorris #baseball #whoruntheworldgirls #fox #43 #jackierobinson

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Ginny Baker (Kylie Bunbury) is the first woman to play for a MLB team in this show that also stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It was cancelled after only 10 episodes.

Where to find it: iTunes or Amazon Prime

18. Emily Owens, M.D.

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#173. ДОКТОР ЭМИЛИ ОУЭНС / EMILY OWENS M. D. Наконец-то Эмили Оуэнс чувствует, что повзрослела! Можно забыть про школьные деньки; медицинская школа окончена, и теперь она интерн в больнице Денвера, где она сможет работать с знаменитым кардиологом доктором Джиной Бендари, а также с ее университетской любовью Уиллом Коллинсом, который тоже получил там интернатуру. Так почему же все повторяют, что интернатура — это та же школа? Эмили быстро узнает, почему. Красотка Кассандра Копельсон, главный враг Эмили в старших классах школы, тоже объявляется в больнице, и теперь они снова соперничают. Причем конкуренция у них не только за операции, но и за внимание Уилла. Еще один интерн, Тайра Дюпре, сообщает Эмили, что в больнице остались те же группировки, что и в школе. Спортсмены подались в ортопедию; злые девчонки — в пластику. Эмили же снова стала новенькой. Вот только теперь школьные переживания приходится совмещать с высокими ставками профессии доктора. #EmilyOwensMD #CW #tvshow #ДокторЭмилиОуэнс #сериал

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Emily is starting her internship at Denver Memorial Hospital along with her med-school crush, and even though it has a strong cast and production team, lasted only 13 episodes.

Where to find it: iTunes

17. Red Band Society

Octavia Spencer and Dave Annable lead a cast of doctors, nurses, and patients in the pediatric ward of a hospital.

Where to find it: ABC

16. Z: The Beginning of Everything

Christina Ricci plays Zelda Fitzgerald in the 1920s, and even though a second season was originally ordered, it was later rescinded.

Where to find it: Amazon Prime

15. Everything Sucks!

A group of teenagers from different 1996 social circles come together to make a movie in this series, which has a large fan base that loves its LGBTQ representation.

Where to find it: Netflix

14. Bunheads

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The creator of Gilmore Girls gave us a program with a very similar tone in Bunheads, which followed ex-showgirl Michelle Simmons (Sutton Foster) who teaches dance at her mother-in-law’s ballet school.

Where to find it: Hulu or Freeform

13. Firefly

Fans of Joss Whedon and Nathan Fillion will never forgive Fox for cancelling this space drama after only 14 episodes.

Where to find it: Hulu

12. Good Girls Revolt

The show, based on Lynn Povich’s book, follows a group of female researchers at a magazine in 1969 – fans of Mad Men, this one’s for you!

Where to find it: Amazon Prime

11. Constantine

This show, based on a DC Comics character, follows a British exorcist and detective. Though the character lives on on Legends of Tomorrow on the CW, the series was cancelled after 13 episodes.

Where to find it: CW Seed

10. Sweet/Vicious

Jules and Ophelia are college students – and vigilantes – who apprehend sexual assault assailants.

Where to find it: iTunes or Amazon Prime

9. My So-Called Life

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A classic one-season wonder, Claire Danes, Jared Leto, and Wilson Cruz remind you of all the reasons you were glad to leave high school behind (in the best way possible).

Where to find it: Hulu or ABC

8. The Village

These 10 episodes follow a group of people living in the same apartment building and becoming a second family.

Where to find it: Hulu or NBC

7. Selfie

Karen Gillan and John Cho play a girl obsessed with becoming famous and the marketing guru who agrees to help. This modern interpretation of My Fair Lady lasted only 13 (great) episodes.

Where to find it: YouTube

6. Trophy Wife

Kate (Malin Akerman) is a young party girl who marries Pete (Bradley Whitford), a middle-aged lawyer with three kids and two ex-wives. Enjoy all 22 episodes.

Where to find it: ABC

5. Freaks and Geeks

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A future all-star cast that includes Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel, Busy Philipps, and John Francis Daley navigate the “freaks” and “geeks” worlds of high school for 18 glorious episodes.

Where to find it: YouTube

4. The Get Down

This show follows the rise of hip-hop and disco music in the 1970s. The 11 episode story is told through the eyes of teens living in the Bronx.

Where to find it: Netflix

3. Enlisted

Three brothers enlisted in the US army are assigned to the same unit of misfits after returning from Afghanistan.

Where to find it: Crackle

2. The Secret Circle

Witch Cassie Blake moves to Change Harbor and joins a secret coven of 5 other witches. There are 22 (super fun) episodes.

Where to find it: CW Seed

1. Jane By Design

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В стиле Джейн (Jane By Design) . Комедийно-драматический сериал, выпущенный в 2011 году по идее Гэвина Полона. Шоу было закрыто после одного сезона в августе 2012 года. 1 сезон, 18 серий. Сюжет: Сериал «В стиле Джейн» рассказывает о жизни шестнадцатилетней девушки по имени Джейн Куимби, которую случайно приняли на работу в престижную модную компанию, торгующую в розницу, в качестве помощника начальника. Девушке-подростку удаётся тайно совмещать учебу в школе с серьёзным делом — помогать влиятельному шефу в безжалостном модном бизнесе. . Сериал очень интересен, жаль правда его закрыли и история оказалась немного недосказанной. История в сериале – это мечта любой девчонки, которая любит шить, создавать что то новое, да вообще любит одежду. Ведь попасть в такую модную компанию не всегда есть возможность, а в молодом возрасте тем более. Отдельно стоит сказать и про наряды главной героини. Они превосходны (особенно ее розовое платье ?). Но ещё стоит обратить внимание и на наряды Индии, они очень женственны. . А Вы смотрели этот сериал? Любите сериалы про моду? . #москва #moscow #сериал #сериаломан #средавремясериала #встиледжейн #janebydesign #tulpanicvetut #чyмоваясpеда #сeрeда_

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The show follows Jane Quimby on the job with a famous fashion designer after she’s mistaken for an adult looking for a new career.

Where to find it: Freeform

I know my to-watch list just got a bit longer!

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10 Facts About Chernobyl That Will Give You the Creeps

A devastating nuclear disaster took place at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union on April 26, 1986. The incident is back in the public consciousness right now due to the success of the HBO show Chernobyl that dramatizes the events surrounding the accident.

Much of what happened before, during, and after the 1986 event is still the cause of much debate due to the secrecy of the Soviet Union. But one thing is for sure: the Chernobyl accident is considered the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history.

Here are 10 facts about the terrifying Chernobyl disaster and its aftermath.

1. Casualty rate: Unknown

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It’s sometimes strange how different paths in life come together and suddenly your path takes an unexpected direction. The path towards Chernobyl with @jonadbo. We have been there twice now and it remains such a special place because of its history. We ended up there to photograph abandoned locations and we got fascinated by the history. Ofcourse I have watched the HBO series and it’s made so accurate. It’s very realistic and I recognized so many places. I hope that the ghost town of Prypjat remains protected from mass tourism, that it does not deteriorate even more and that nature can still run its own way. So keep it nice. In the end we all have our reason to visit this city. First picture: @jonadbo #pripyat #chernobylzone #chernobyl #ukrain #decay #abandoned #deserted #netflix #disaster #rooftop #tsjernobyl #urbex #urbexphotography #belgiumphotography #belgiumphotographer #canonbelgium #urbexkings #abandonedafterthedark #urbextopia #urbexbelgie #forgotten #forgottenplace #chernobyltour @urbexchampions @urbex_kings @urbexeurope @urbex_3336 @abandonedafterdark @urbex_utopia @urbex_supreme @deurbex

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The number of victims that can be blamed on the accident ranges anywhere from 4,000 to 90,000. Two people died in the initial blast, 29 people died from radiation sickness in the months after the accident, and there are literally thousands that may die from radiation-related causes in the future.

2. A gruesome death

One of the first firefighters who responded to the accident scene was Vasily Ignatenko. He suffered a terrible two-week death from his exposure to radiation, including excreting blood and mucus 25 times a day and coughing up pieces of his own internal organs.

3. Other ailments

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⚠ On April 26, 1986, the fourth block was destroyed, the reactor was completely destroyed. The largest accident of this kind in the history of nuclear energy, the estimated number of dead and wounded and economic damage. ⠀ ⚠ 134 people suffered radiation sickness. More than 115 thousand people from the 30-kilometer zone were evacuated. More than 600 thousand people took part in the aftermath of the accident. During the first three months after the accident, 31 people died, another 19 deaths from 1987 to 2004 can be explained by its direct consequences. ⠀ ⚠ Unlike the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the explosion resembled a very powerful "dirty bomb" – radioactive contamination became the main striking factor.

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People in neighboring areas had to flee their homes and complained of such symptoms as “black spots,” bodies getting “fat, like a barrel,” and turning “black, like coal, and shrinking.”

4. Radiophobia

Because women were terrified of possible radiation poisoning, there were an estimated 100,000-200,000 abortions in Europe after the Chernobyl disaster.

5. Dead trees everywhere

The area around the nuclear power plant became known as The Red Forest because the trees died and turned a ginger color after the accident.

6. Lingerers

Although it’s illegal to live in the area around the plant known as the Zone of Alienation, or the Exclusion Zone, it’s estimated that 130-150 people still live there, many of them older women taking care of their family’s land.

7. Poor animals

If you’ve seen the show, you know that people were not allowed to evacuate with their pets. This actually happened and units were sent in to put the animals down.

8. But…there are still hundreds of dogs there

Descendants of the dogs who survived the aftermath of the disaster still live in the Exclusion Zone. There are an estimated 300 stray dogs here. You can help them out by donating HERE.

9. Tourist spot

Tourists can visit the Exclusion Zone, and it’s actually become pretty trendy after the success of the HBO show about the disaster.

10. Ghost town

There is an abandoned amusement park in nearby Pripyat that looks like something out of a horror film.

While it’s truly terrifying what happened at Chernobyl, the strength that the people of Russia have shown in the face of unimaginable devastation should be commended.

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Keanu Reeves Doesn’t Touch People When Taking Photos with Them and We like Him Even More Now

It seems that every time Keanu Reeves pops up in the news, people love him even more…if that’s possible.

From giving up his seat on the subway to promoting kindness with his every action, he’s just about the most perfect human being on the planet (seemingly).

And now he’s upping his game, as people realize that when he poses for pictures with fans, he avoids touching them.

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Even celebs like Dolly Parton.

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He’s had a hard life, from his father leaving him at a young age to the birth of a stillborn daughter and the loss of both his partner and his friend, River Phoenix.

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He does his best to stay out of the media and reportedly prefers to spend his free time ballroom dancing and surfing.

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And stealing our hearts without even trying.

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While some people are cynical enough to believe he doesn’t touch women in pictures as a way to avoid being accused of sexual harassment, most of us know the truth.

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He’s the real deal.

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Because why wouldn’t he be?

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What’s not to like about this guy?

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And he knows what’s up when it comes to heavy petting. ?

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Could he be?

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Nah, he’s just a good dude.

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And maybe it’s about something else entirely?

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Yes, Keanu is just an all around good guy.

True story!

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