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Team USA Olympic Winners Got a Raise This Year, but Their Paychecks May Still Surprise You

9 years ago
How much is gold worth? If it comes in the form of an Olympic medal at the Winter or Summer Games, you might be surprised to learn that the answer is not that much. Knowing that, you'd be less shocked to hear that the same goes for silver and bronze winners at the world's most elite athletic competitions. With just a few days left in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, we decided to take a look at what kind of paychecks Team USA members will be bringing home and how that compares to how well other countries pay their Olympic athletes. Team USA US Olympic athletes get a check from the US Olympic Committee (USOC) if they take home a medal in either the Winter or Summer Games. The payment program is called "Operation Gold," and this year, its checks got a little heftier. The USOC will fork over $37,000 for each gold medal, $22,500 for each silver, and $15,000 for each bronze medal win. (Paralympic winners will also now earn $7,500 for gold, $5,250 for s..

Canned Tuna

9 years ago
Gabrielle Union In A Sexy Swimsuit (TMZ) 67-Year-Old Jane Seymour Posed For Playboy (DLISTED) Paris Jackson, Millie Bobby Brown Stun In New Calvin Klein Campaign (TooFab) Leggy In Thigh-High Boots? Yes Please! (Popoholic) Bella Thorne Goodness (MoeJackson) Farrah Abraham Won’t Take Porn Shame Ben..

So, Lauren Bushnell Actually Met Her New BF Before She Got Engaged to Ben Higgins

9 years ago
So, Lauren Bushnell Actually Met Her New BF Before She Got Engaged to Ben Higgins So, Lauren Bushnell Actually Met Her New BF Before She Got Engaged to Ben Higgins Ben Higgins recently made his way back to Bachelor Nation on The Bachelor Winter Games. However, his return was cut short when he made an emotional exit on the third episode upon realizing that he still hadn't moved on from ex-fiancée Lauren Bushnell. Ben and Lauren got engaged during season 20 of The Bachelor in 2016, but ended up calling it quits a year later. While Ben may not be ready to jump back in the dating pool just yet, Lauren certainly seems to have moved on. Lauren is currently dating real estate investor Devin Antin. While it's unclear when these two officially started dating, Lauren first gave the world a glimpse of her new man in August 2017 when she posted an Instagram photo of them holding hands on vacation. Lauren and Devin reportedly met in 2015 "when Lauren was living in Marina Del Rey, CA, ..

The 1 Cartoon About School Shootings Every American Needs to See

9 years ago
Hero's Welcome.#guncontrol #Parkland pic.twitter.com/NHto6MO73A — Pia Guerra (@PiaGuerra) February 15, 2018 An absolutely stunning cartoon drawn in the wake of the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, is breaking hearts across the internet — and it's an image that we won't (and shouldn't) soon forget. "Hero's Welcome" is the brainchild of artist Pia Guerra and depicts Aaron Feis — the football coach and security guard who was killed when he used himself as a human shield to protect Parkland students — being ushered toward a group of children and adults by a young girl saying, "Come on, Mister Feis! So many of us want to meet you!" "It's not often that an image pops in your brain and you feel a lump in your throat," Guerra told The Washington Post, noting that the crowd in the cartoon is representative of all the many individuals who have tragically lost their lives in school shootings over the years and that t..

Helen Mirren on Hollywood: ‘The Culture Has Shifted’

9 years ago
Women have become more vocal in Hollywood regarding issues with sexual harassment and the gender pay gap. Mirren said, “With absolute certainty, it’s changing… I think the culture has shifted.” The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards airs tonight on PBS.

What It Means to “Dead-Name” a Transgender Person, and Why You Should Stop

9 years ago
Image Source: Everett Collection In the first season of Amazon's incredible, visceral series Transparent, we meet Maura, a transgender woman who decides to come out later in her life. Maura has three kids and an ex-wife, all of whom struggle to see this new side of a person they've known for decades. During this time of struggle (and in flashbacks), we also learn what is known as Maura's "dead name" — aka the name she had prior to her transition. In many small ways, her family shows resistance in accepting Maura's true presentation of self. It may be by using her old name or by recounting pretransition memories. Even the term "Moppa" — an amalgamation of "Momma" and "Poppa" that her kids adopt in the wake of her coming out — refuses to acknowledge that Maura wishes to be seen completely as a woman. The series shows just how crucial selecting her new name really was to Maura's transition process. Now, in 2017, we're seeing some truly horrifying oppressi..

The 10 Most Popular Reddit AMAs of 2017

9 years ago
The 10 Most Popular Reddit AMAs of 2017 The 10 Most Popular Reddit AMAs of 2017 One of the best things about Reddit is the amount of exposure you can get to strong, important voices that perhaps don't have the proper platforms to get themselves heard. As a result, Reddit AMAs make for some of the most fascinating reading material available on the internet today – and, of course, finally give Redditors the chance to turn the tables on those who do have a platform to speak on and ask the questions that they may not have otherwise answered in a public setting. Luckily for us, Reddit's gone ahead and pulled together the 10 most popular AMAs of this year as part of its annual year in review, and it makes for the best kind of after-the-fact reading when you're traveling or looking for something to lazily read as you relax on your time off. Ahead, from Bill Gates to a local weatherman to the man who played Goofy at Walt Disney World for more than 25 years, you'll find ..

Tom Holland & Zendaya Cause Social Media Frenzy Over Adorable Snapchat Vids

9 years ago
Tom Holland & Zendaya Cause Social Media Frenzy Over Adorable Snapchat Vids Are "Spider-Man" co-stars Tom Holland and Zendaya just friends, or are they spinning a web of love? Zendaya shared an adorable video on Thursday where she's heard teasing Tom about the paparazzi attention he causes when they go out in public. "I can't take Tom anywhere," she playfully said. "Here we are, just trying to enjoy a little lunch, but no. Every time he's here, paparazzi people wanna find us!" Both actors were spotted grabbing lunch in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon with pal Darnell Appling. The famously stylish Zendaya looked low-key – wearing loose flitting slacks, an oversized grey sweater and huge scarf. She later took to Twitter to call out the youngest "Avenger" to her 12.6 million followers. "When you realize you ain't really got the juice cause paparazzi only find you when @TomHolland1996 is in town," she wrote. Ever the British gentleman, Tom issued an apology. "Sorr..

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