Amanda Marcotte stands up for single mothers, or something

http://twitter.com/#!/AmandaMarcotte/status/276084868520243200

Um … what?

Just one person who bashes single mothers to produce these mothers who had great guys they adored but they dumped for no reason. Please.

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) December 4, 2012

We not sure what Marcotte is trying to say, but if you’re that one person, she’s waiting to hear from you.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/12/04/amanda-marcotte-stands-up-for-single-mothers-or-something/

20 Oscar Looks That Prove You Can Look Amazing At Any Age

THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST.

1. Julianne Moore

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2003 vs. 2015

2. Jennifer Lopez

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2001 vs. 2015

3. Cate Blanchett

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1999 vs. 2015

4. Gwyneth Paltrow

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2002 vs. 2015

5. Oprah Winfrey

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6. Patricia Arquette

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2005 vs. 2015

7. Reese Witherspoon

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2002 vs. 2015

8. Kerry Washington

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2005 vs. 2015

9. Naomi Watts

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10. Marion Cotillard

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2008 vs. 2015

11. Faith Hill

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2002 vs. 2015

12. Viola Davis

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2009 vs. 2015

13. Zoe Saldana

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2006 vs. 2015

14. Jennifer Aniston

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15. Jennifer Hudson

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2007 vs. 2015

16. Laura Dern

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1992 vs. 2015

17. Sienna Miller

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2004 vs. 2015

18. Nicole Kidman

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19. Rosamund Pike

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20. And finally, Queen Meryl Streep.

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2003 vs. 2015

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/candacelowry/oscar-women-who-prove-you-can-look-amazing-at-any-age

Have You Have You Ever Noticed There Are Actually Two Types Of Popcorn?

Grab some popcorn and get ready to learn. Inspired by this answer on Quora.

1. First things first, you can’t make just any type of corn pop.

You have to use – yep – popping corn, a type of corn that, crucially, has a hard outer shell. Just in case you’ve never made popcorn yourself and haven’t seen it before, this is what it looks like before it pops:

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2. When you heat the popcorn up, the tiny bit of water inside the kernel changes into steam and expands.

When there’s no more room to expand inside the kernel and the pressure gets too high, it explodes, as demonstrated in this GIF from a video by the Slow Mo Guys.

3. According to The Popcorn Board:


Around 212 degrees [Fahrenheit] the water turns into steam and changes the starch inside each kernel into a superhot gelatinous goop. The kernel continues to heat to about 347 degrees. The pressure inside the grain will reach 135 pounds per square inch before finally bursting the hull open.

As it explodes, steam inside the kernel is released. The soft starch inside the popcorn becomes inflated and spills out, cooling immediately and forming into the odd shape we know and love.

4. But the fun doesn’t end there. There are actually two types of popcorn: mushroom and butterfly.

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According to Speciality Corns by Arnel R. Hallauer, butterfly popcorn (right) “is associated with tenderness and freedom from hulls” whereas mushroom popcorn (left) is more suited to coating with flavourings because it can withstand handling.

5. The two types form in slightly different ways.

With mushroom popcorn, the kernel expands evenly. But with butterfly popcorn, the starch inside comes out of wherever the kernel’s skin breaks, basically turning it inside out. You can see butterfly popcorn forming in these GIFs:

 

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/kellyoakes/what-actually-makes-popcorn-pop