This Is What Men Pin On Pinterest

The top pinned images from its male users, according to Pinterest, are about fashion, hiking, and DIY.

1. Pinterest’s users are still overwhelmingly female, but the number of male users on the site has increased 73% in the last year, according to recently released data from the site’s researchers.


And while Pinterest will not share a figure for the exact number of men using the site, the company offered a glimpse this week into what content men are pinning the most: fashion, hiking, and DIY.

These three images above, specifically, have been repinned the most in the past month, Larkin Brown said, a researcher at Pinterest: a close-up shot of a dapper-looking suit, a stuffed military daypack for hiking, and a beautiful infographic on how to build a platform bed.

The popularity of specific images and categories on Pinterest are hard to quantify because images can be pinned and repinned multiple times throughout the system, Mithya Srinivasan, a representative from Pinterest, told BuzzFeed Life. “Nothing is numerically ranked,” Srinivasan said. But the company’s data scientists said that repins are the most effective way to measure an item’s influence.

4. In addition to these top three categories, Pinterest said its male users are also pinning travel:

5. Pattern-mixing inspiration:

 

6. Home-related building projects:

 

7. Survival kits and shelter-building ideas:

 

To an obsessive observer of Pinterest trends (which I am), one thing that seems to differ between the popular pins of women and men — or at least what the company said are the popular male pins — is the overall quality of the photos and the buy-ability. That is, the photos Pinterest said men pin were more likely to be products linked to a merchandiser’s site than just a photo of a person wearing that item. And while some of the most repinned photos on Pinterest at large might be a gritty shot of a beige casserole or someone’s random gray hallway, the top male pins the company sent BuzzFeed Life all looked professionally produced.

This could be related to Pinterest’s new partnership with brands, which can promote pins targeted to certain interests or demographics, or because of Pinterest’s own work to increase their number of male users by saturating the men’s fashion and other traditionally masculine categories. Or, maybe men just like looking at pretty pictures.

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11. For more on men’s Pinterest, see the blog post on Pinterest.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicaprobus/this-is-what-men-pin-according-to-pinterest

Vezina Trophy winner Thomas mulling sabbatical?

http://twitter.com/#!/Proteautype/status/208365856126808064

According to sources, Vezina Trophy winner and royal pain Tim Thomas is considering sitting out next season.

Let us rephrase.

The 38-YEAR-OLD Tim Thomas is thinking about taking a sabbatical.

Now isn’t the time to be wasting another year of your hockey life, Timmy.

Many speculate, however, that Thomas is only hinting at this to force the Bruins into trading him. Thomas has one year left on his contract which pays him $3 million, although his cap hit is $5 million. His no-trade clause lifts July 1.

Amen. In Rask we trust. RT @martysg Tim Thomas demonstrates yet again…there's no "I" in TEAM and there's no "team" in Tim #fb

— Mike Landers (@ukplissken) June 1, 2012

If T. Thomas really said he would sit out a year, he is using the only leverage he has in trying to determine where he lands in a trade.

— Marc Bertrand (@Marc_Bertrand) June 1, 2012

Funny to think 1 year ago today, Game 1 of the SCF, nobody had any problem with Tim Thomas. Why has that changed?

— Eric Wilbur (@GlobeEricWilbur) June 1, 2012

Ya Tim Thomas is def a team player he is gunna take his last year off with the #bruins and make it do he can't be traded and still get paid

— Kevin Miller (@kmillz34) June 1, 2012

https://twitter.com/adamh5/status/208544678293929984

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/06/01/vezina-trophy-winner-thomas-mulling-sabbatical/

What Happened To These 11 Celebrities Is Mind-Blowing. I Didn’t Even Recognize Them.

In 1941, Orson Welles changed the face of the film industry — literally — by masterfully aging his titular character drastically in Citizen Kane. But at the same time, over in a television studio, makeup artist Dick Smith was taking long strides of his own and pioneering new techniques that would ultimately revolutionize the industry.

While mourning Smith’s recent passing on July 30th, we took a look back to celebrate the man who transformed so many famous faces into their unrecognizable counterparts throughout the years. 

1.) Eli Wallach in I, Don Quixote (1959)

2.) Laurence Olivier in The Moon and Sixpence (1959)

3.) Anthony Quinn in Requiem For a Heavyweight (1962)

4.) Peter Sellers in The World of Harry Orient (1964)

5.) Anthony Quinn in Marco the Magnificent (1965)

6.) Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight! (1967)

7.) Fred Gwynne in Arsenic and Old Lace (1968)

8.) Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1969)

9.) Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1971)

10.) Linda Blair in The Exorcist (1973)

11.) Dennis Quaid in Everybody’s All American (1988)

12.) Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1975)

13.) Walter Matthau in The Sunshine Boys (1975)

14.) David Bowie in The Hunger (1982)

15.) F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus (1983)

16.) Hal Holbrook in North and South (1985)

(H/T Izismile)

Smith’s profound impression on the film and television industry won’t be forgotten any time soon. Take that, CGI.

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‘Open house courtesy of the revolution’: Pics of Yanukovych’s private zoo

http://twitter.com/#!/shaunwalker7/status/437210990405763072

Viktor Yanukovych appears to be digging in his heels today, refusing to resign as Ukraine’s president.

http://twitter.com/#!/shaunwalker7/status/437229297733226496

Yanukovych to @UBR_ua: – won't resign – this is a nazi coup – complain about repressions against his MPs/cronies http://t.co/4DUpQaWD7M— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) February 22, 2014

Meanwhile, thousands reportedly swarmed his compound after he fled Kiev. Photos of his luxury villa, private zoo, boat and more are circulating on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/#!/nycjim/status/437224069318991872 http://twitter.com/#!/obk/status/437232055995604992 http://twitter.com/#!/MaximEristavi/status/437221248683491328 http://twitter.com/#!/mattfrei/status/437215577791545344 http://twitter.com/#!/mattfrei/status/437215985855369217 http://twitter.com/#!/mattfrei/status/437216256098598912 http://twitter.com/#!/mattfrei/status/437216717690118144 http://twitter.com/#!/fedescher/status/437221960050044928 http://twitter.com/#!/fedescher/status/437220326377009152 http://twitter.com/#!/nycjim/status/437229210483298305 http://twitter.com/#!/Channel4News/status/437230250074701824

More from journalist Matt Frei:

Word spread that the private presidential compound on the outskirts of Kiev was now open to visitors, courtesy of the revolution. We headed down there and came across what looked remarkably like a swelling Saturday family outing. And yes, they were going to the zoo but it happened to be the president’s private zoo that had, until today, been kept a very well-guarded secret, together with all the other opulence of Villa Yanukovych. I have never seen anything like it.

Read the whole thing.

[Update]

The parliament has voted to remove Yanukovych from power.

http://twitter.com/#!/mattfrei/status/437246821975752704

Related:

Boats, zoo, and soggy documents found at Yanukovych’s abandoned luxury estate [pics]

Police abandon posts around Kiev; Protesters now in full control? [photos]

‘They are fallin’: Monuments to Vladimir Lenin do forced faceplants in Ukraine 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/02/22/open-house-courtesy-of-the-revolution-people-of-kiev-swarm-yanukovychs-private-zoo-pics/

Graham, Ayotte ‘disturbed’ by Rice meet: ‘Concerns greater than before’

http://twitter.com/#!/jamiedupree/status/273455177351184385

Senators McCain, Graham and Ayotte met with lying liar who lies, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, today.

RT @frankthorpnbc: Sens McCain, Ayotte and Graham leave their meeting with Susan Rice in the Capitol #NBCPolitics instagr.am/p/SifG4Fkztz/

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 27, 2012

Evidently, the answers Ms. Rice provided to them regarding what happened in Benghazi were true to form: Incompetence at best, lies at worst.

Three GOP Senators ripping Susan Rice after meeting with her in Capitol on Benghazi

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) November 27, 2012

Graham after meeting with Rice: “I’m more disturbed now than I was before.” #Benghazi

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) November 27, 2012

RT @thefix Graham and Ayotte say they have more concerns after meeting with Susan Rice than they did before.

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) November 27, 2012

Graham labeled Rice’s Sunday talk show explanation of the Benghazi attack a “statement disconnected from reality”

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) November 27, 2012

Graham on Rice: “If you don’t know what happened, just say you don’t know what happened. The American people got bad information.”

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) November 27, 2012

Graham: “It was unjustified to give information {on attack that was false} by Rice and Obama just weeks before an election.”

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) November 27, 2012

RT @nicedeb: Graham just after meeting with Susan Rice: “We not even close to getting answers to basic questions on Benghazi.”

— Melissa Clouthier (@MelissaTweets) November 27, 2012

Not even close to getting answers to basic questions. What a surprise! But, wait. It’s Graham, so … squish alert? So far, he won’t rule out a vote to confirm Rice for Secretary of State.

HMMM. RT @domeniconbc: Graham can’t answer if he’d support Rice for SOS… still has many questions, he says

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 27, 2012

SENATE: Graham, McCain, Ayote – Benghazi caucus – won’t support appointment of Rice to Sec. of State until more questions answered.

— Joshua Sackheim (@JoshuaSackheim) November 27, 2012

Who wants to bet that McCain and Graham will vote for Susan Rice but with “very serious reservations”…?

— NeoKong (@The_NeoKong) November 27, 2012

Or will he?

RICE MEET: It was interesting that Sen Lindsey Graham noted how Democrats blocked John Bolton for UN Ambassador

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) November 27, 2012

Hmm.

And from the Left? Good, old sexism and race card playing, natch.

Anyone else think Ayotte is the token woman McCain and Graham needed to help them attack Rice? Too bad they couldn’t get a black woman.

— Jennifer(@jhw2212) November 27, 2012

Disgusting.

So does America RT @michellemalkin HMMM RT @domeniconbc Graham can’t answer if he’d support Rice for SOS.. still has many questions, he says

— Alana Fulcher (@AlanaF3035) November 27, 2012

Yep. Americans demand answers, not more lies and incompetence.

Twitchy will continue to update with further developments.

Update:

Predictably, Lefties are continuing to bash Kelly Ayotte as a gender-traitor for having the temerity to question Susan Rice’s integrity and competence.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/11/27/sens-graham-ayotte-after-rice-meeting-concerns-even-greater-than-we-had-before-graham-disturbed/

29 Reasons You Should Never Go To The South Of France

So cliché.

1. People have this idea that the south of France is some kind of heaven on earth.

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2. Like it’s this coastal paradise with unparalleled views.

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3. People say it’s positively magical.

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4. But the truth is…

5. It’s just not that special.

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6. First of all, it’s so out of date.

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7. EVERYTHING is uphill.

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8. And the food is just way too rich.

9. Honestly, how is this necessary?

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10. The countryside would be nice…

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11. If it wasn’t ruined by all the quaint little villages.

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12. It’s way too easy to get lost in all the little back streets.

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13. St Tropez is a god-awful garbage dump.

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14. It has absolutely no charm.

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15. And the views are just the worst.

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16. If you go there, you basically have to have a boat.

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17. And you’re forced to venture out on that disconcertingly blue water.

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18. I mean what’s the deal with the Cote D’Azure?

19. Nobody asked for this.

20. If you get too far from the beach, then you have all of the unnatural wildlife to deal with.

21. And you’ll probably get accidentally drenched in some secret waterfall.

22. There’s just nothing remotely interesting about the natural landscape.

23. It’s basically a wasteland.

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24. The historical landmarks leave a lot to be desired.

25. The wineries might as well close their doors, because what even is this?

27. More like CAN U NOT?

28. Honestly, what are people thinking?

29. This place is abhorrent and you should never, ever go there.

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Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/29-reasons-you-should-never-go-to-the-south-of-france