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4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Popular Love Song Revealed As Creepy Stalker Anthem
Let me set the scene for you. It's 2005, wide belts, layered tanks, and bohemian jewelry are in. And no matter how much you tried to avoid it, you couldn't turn on the radio, TRL, or walk into a Wet Seal without hearing this one song: "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt. The hit song is the third single from James's debut album Back to Bedlam. It was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. But I wasn't exaggerating about its popularity. Along with topping charts and music lists, "You're Beautiful" was being played everywhere! In fact, James eventually apologized for how much people were being exposed to it — in 2014, James said the song 'was force-fed down people's throats' and that 'it became annoying.' Well, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the single's worldwide release, James thanked fans for what they helped the song become. He also shared the meaning behind those notable lyrics. "20 years ago today, I released a song that bought me this house," James said in a video post on X (better known as Twitter). "Whoever thought a song about being high as a kite on drugs, stalking someone else's girlfriend would resonate quite so much? Thank you. You guys are beautiful." STALKING?! What in the world?! Sir, I thought this was a song about having an instant spark with a stranger, and not being able to get them out of your head, after realizing you'll probably never run into them again. So, I immediately headed to Google to see if I missed something in the lyrics. "You're Beautiful" starts like this: that last line — "I've got a plan" — is sounding a little suspicious, but I promise, the lyrics didn't turn creepy or anything after that. After the chorus plays, the next few lines go as follows: Yeah, I was a young teen when this song came out, and I can guarantee you, stalking was the last thing I thought this was about. But the more you Did you learn an interesting behind-the-scenes fact about a popular song? Share it with me in the comments!
Buzz Feed
5 hours ago
- General
- Buzz Feed
38 Things You Wouldn't Understand Unless You Are A Millennial
As a millennial (I know, shocking,) here are the ones I found especially relatable in the replies: "Getting asked and asking A/S/L." "Calling the radio station to request a song in order to hear it." "Asking a gas station worker directions somewhere." "Literally calling 411 to 'look up' stuff." "Used to check out cinema listings in the newspaper." "Using Photobucket to store photos." "Use a phone on our kitchen wall with no privacy." "Recording a TV show with our VCR!" "Take MacBook photo booth pics with the filters and the rollercoaster backgrounds etc. before going out for the night." "Hang out at a mall." "Wait 3 hours to download one song on limewire just to find out it's a clip of crazy frog." "Waiting for your fav song to come on the radio to record it on your boom box." "Slamming a phone when hanging up." "'Burning' CDs." "Jean skirts and uggs lol." "Calling our parents jobs when we needed them, and asking another coworker if they were there." "Pay for ring back tones." "Rushing home to watch TRL." "Hitting a number key on a flip phone 3 times to get the letter you wanted to type in a text." "Tanning as a teenager literally every day after school, with a lil stick[er] on your hip to show the progress." "Call[ing] people after nine and talk on the phone the whole night." "TV guide channel and spacing out, forgetting to look at a certain channel, and having to rewatch it." "Carrying a digital camera around our wrist to the bar." "Having to wait for a certain day and time to watch your favorite show and its one episode per week. No binge-watching or anything." "Accidentally opening the browser on your cell phone." "Going to blockbuster and renting a movie/video game." "Wearing business casual to the club." "Leave the house without a phone." "We had to just sit and wait for our parents to pick us up, and hope they didn't forget us." "Memorize your friends' phone numbers .... their HOUSE phone." "Having to call a friend's house and talk to their parents first. It was awful." "Print off mapquest to know where to drive." Posting 40 pictures to Facebook from a single night out." "Waiting for your school to scroll across the bottom of the TV to see if you had a snow day or not." "Spend hours coding and creating the perfect MySpace profile." "Recording 20 seconds of a song for your voicemail." "Ranking our friends publicly LOL aka MySpace top 8." And lastly, "Made our own ankle socks by rolling over crew socks." Now that's a look.
The Journal
3 days ago
- Business
- The Journal
New company to take over Dublin City clothes banks after last one reached 'maximum capacity'
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL will shortly announce a new company to take over the city's €1 million clothes bank collection service. It comes four months after clothing collections in the local authority were suspended, when the previous company collecting from the clothes banks saw their storage warehouses reach 'maximum capacity'. A strategic policy committee meeting heard this afternoon that the tender process for a new operator for textile recycling infrastructure closed two weeks ago, and the tenders submitted are now being assessed. According to eTenders , the contract is worth €1 million and will be valid for two years. Derek Kelly, the director of service at DCC, told the committee that they received 'a number of applicants' for the new contract, adding that he would circulate the details once the process has finished. 'Hopefully within the next week or two, at most, we'll have the winners decided, and we'll enter the pre-contract negotiations,' he said, adding that he hoped a new operator would be in place in the next six weeks. The previous operator, Textile Recycling Limited (TRL), temporarily suspended their service on 27 January. 'Extraordinary backlog' A report on the recycling services that was circulated on 6 March stated that this was due to their storage facilities reaching 'maximum capacity' as a result of 'increasing difficulties in the international used textiles industry'. Services were also suspended or withdrawn from a number of other local authorities around the country, before they resumed on 13 February. 'Due to ongoing global events, many international textile markets are currently inaccessible, which has resulted in an extraordinary backlog of materials in storage in TRL's warehouses, creating the need for the leasing of additional sites and purchasing of containers,' the report stated. It stated that DCC Waste Management Services Cleansing teams across the city 'were instructed to focus on the removal of bags and clothing litter from bring bank locations during this temporary suspension of collections'. Contracts for the collection and processing of this clothing were historically done on a concession basis, where the service provider paid the local authority a set price per tonnes of materials collected each month. The report stated that due to the difficulties in the international textile industry, 'this model has become increasingly unsustainable in recent years'. Advertisement 'It has become apparent that future contracts will require Local Authorities to pay service providers to carry out the service,' it added. Collection services have since resumed, with DCC enacting 'emergency procurement protocols' to establish a temporary contract during the procurement process. Fast fashion 'big issue' Green Party councillor Janet Horner, who was chairing the committee, asked Kelly what oversight it has when it comes to what happens to the clothing after it is collected. Kelly said that it depends on whether the operator has recycling outlets within the State. If they do not, it is shipped to other jurisdictions. This is monitored by Dublin City Council's National TransFrontier Shipments Office. 'That's where the NTFSO step in to make sure that it isn't just leaving the state and going into a landfill in somebody else's jurisdiction. That can't be allowed to happen,' he said. Kelly said he would ask the office to pass on information to the committee around the criteria of what is classified as waste and what isn't in the textile market. 'It is a complex area,' he continued. 'The nature of the world at the moment, there's a lot of fast fashion, and the textile quality isn't up to recycling even, and that's a big issue in the international markets at the moment for textiles.' The Journal recently reported on how Irish charity shops are seeing an influx of donations of clothing from fast fashion brand Shein , many of which have never been worn and still have tags on. Horner said a certain cohort of the population are very aware of the issues around fast fashion and 'the elements of disposability of a lot of what people are getting rid of'. She said that the more data the committee had about what happens to the collected clothing would be helpful for consumer education 'as well as for implementing more effective programs higher up the chain to ensure that we are minimising the amount of waste that is getting disposed of'. The committee also heard that there are 'sporadic issues' of illegal dumping around certain bring banks. Kelly said DCC have a crew assigned to monitor certain bring banks on a daily basis and collect any illegal dumping. He said the issue is something that the council need to keep under review 'over the next while'. 'I haven't been getting in any way the level of complaints that have previously been sent in by elected members and the general public around the conditions of certain sites,' he said. 'I'm not saying it's gone away, but it's nowhere near where it was.' Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... 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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sheinelle Jones' Today Family Reacts to Death of Her Husband Uche Ojeh
Originally appeared on E! Online The Today family is rallying around Sheinelle Jones. After the daytime talk show star's husband Uche Ojeh died following a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, her cohosts expressed their condolences in an emotional segment. "There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children," Savannah Guthrie said on Today May 23. "Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him." "Those of us who work alongside Sheinelle every day know her infectious laugh and that brilliant smile that lights up our studio every morning," she continued, alongside photos of the couple, "a light that would grow even brighter every time she spoke about her husband of 17 years, Uche." Guthrie—sitting alongside Jenna Bush Hager, Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Carson Daly and Dylan Dreyer—described Jones' husband, who died at age 45, as "her perfect match." She noted that he was "a man whose joyful spirit and quiet strength complemented Sheinelle in every way." More from E! Online OnlyFans' Annie Knight Shares Update From Hospital After Sex With 583 Men in 6 Hours Today Cohost Sheinelle Jones' Husband Uche Ojeh Dies After Battling Brain Cancer Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Balteirra Receive Moving Update on Daughter Carly On behalf of the entire Today team, Guthrie emphasized that they are sending love to Jones and her family, including their kids Kayin Ojeh, 15, and 12-year-old twins Clara Ojeh and Uche Ojeh. "We love you," she added. "You are our family." Meanwhile, Melvin, who shared a close bond Ojeh, reflected on his friend's devotion to his family. "One thing he always talked about—he talked about those kids," he said. "He loved those kids more than anything else in this world, and was just so proud. He was that dad that was on the sidelines at every soccer game. He was at all the concerts and the recitals. He was that guy, and they had such a beautiful love story." Roker noted that Ojeh—who married Jones in 2007 after eight years of dating—was "a private guy" but "wickedly funny." "He would say things that kind of caught you off guard," he recalled, "but wasn't braggadocious or anything. He was a very humble man." And Dreyer couldn't help but praise Jones' strength while she and her family navigated this devastating battle, explaining, "She's just a bright light whenever she walks into the room. Even through this, she relied on her faith, she relied on her friends." For Daly—whose dad died at age 46 following an unexpected cancer diagnosis when the TRL alum was just 5 years old—the heartbreaking news reminded him of his own childhood. "You think so much about these young children, your heart goes out to them," he said, adding that it was his faith that kept him strong amid his grief. "I've been praying for years to my father." "Here I am, the young kid," he reflected. "My life has been so fulfilling and I'm so blessed for that." Keep reading for a look back on Uche's life... (E! News and Today are part of the NBCUniversal family.) Life PartnersDedicated to FaithThat GuyA 'Humble Man'Biggest SupporterGoing the DistanceWarriorsSaying Goodbye For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
Buzz Feed
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
If You're In Your Thirties, Here Are 27 Chic, Lightweight Pieces You'll Want In Your Spring Closet
A corset lace-up sundress that kind of reminds me of Gabriella's finale dress in High School Musical when in red, tbh. It's lightweight and flowy, and — wait for it — it looks extremely similar to the House of CB version that costs over $200 👀. A two-piece casual set more comfortable than me on my couch watching TRL way back when (so, comfortable). It comes complete with a short-sleeved button-down and matching drawstring shorts. Plus, the pattern options are giving ~vacation~ which I KNOW you're in need of! An affordable, Lululemon-esque longline sports bra featuring built-in padding, meaning you don't need to wear a bra. I repeat, NO BRA NEEDED! If you're like me and throw your bra across the room like a shotput Olympic champion when you get home... just get this top now. Oh and you can hike, work out, and do yoga comfortably in it too, but you know, minor detail in comparison. A Levi's classic denim jacket with no fancy frills but that brings all the effortless style you can imagine — the key to easy styling. This timeless piece has four pockets, a slightly cropped cut for style points, and the versatility to wear layered with a hoodie on a grocery run or a tulle skirt in front of the Eiffel Tower. A pair of durable, comfortable classic white sneakers because these days, I refuse to hear my dogs bark for the sake of a cute but uncomfortable logo or brand name. With these shoes, you'll get style, comfort, and the versatility of having a great white shoe that goes with ~everything~. And yes, reviewers rave they're extremely lightweight, too. A flowy tiered dress you'll love if your style inspo was Jennifer Coolidge in Legally Blonde *and* Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus. It's called range, people! And this sweet and simple dress truly has it. Some stretchy wide-leg jeans that look sooo old school with the cutest button details in front, the ultra-high waist, and the adorable straight-leg fit. If Mandy Moore would have rocked these in her 'Candy' era, that's immediate permission that you can, too! We don't do plain and simple over here, not even with our denim. A pair of super lightweight ruffled elastic shorts — something you can easily throw on and go but will still have that element of chicness you're looking for. A drawstring bodycon dress because it's cute, comfortable, AND the perfect amount of thickness for a nice spring day. The high neckline is gorge, but my favorite part is the adjustable ruching on each side. A well-constructed satin midi skirt that'll fit so well you'll think you're being Punk'd. Don't worry — no Ashton Kutcher jump scares, just a comfortable elastic waistband and soft-to-touch, lightweight material for you to enjoy all season long. A smocked mini dress worthy of every romantic picnic, bestie brunch, and exciting vacation in your future. It's *incredibly* comfortable and stretchy, so much so that many reviewers consider it the perfect "grow with me" dress during pregnancy! A versatile floral mesh top with a mock neck and long sleeves, making it *perfect* for springtime layering! Wear this beauty under your favorite dress or on top of a basic spaghetti strap tank, and you'll be bound to have heads turning and people asking, "Where did you get that top!?" Many reviewers even compare it to a much pricier brand that shall not be named 👀. A button-down blouse because you can wear it on its own, as a cover-up, as a light layer — really, the options are endless. It's a classic piece you need in your closet, no matter the season. A breezy long-sleeve crochet swimsuit cover-up so that you're prepared to hit the beach or the pool as soon as the warm weather arrives — no time shall be wasted! Now grab your copy of Britney's The Woman In Me memoir to read for the third time, but this time... ~stylishly~ poolside. A pair of chic striped linen pants worthy of being worn as a pool cover-up, but they're honestly *so* much more. Wear them running errands, on a coffee date, while you're singing Mariah Carey-oke — anything! Or a pair of affordable drawstring wide-leg pants that give a similar vibe and come in solid colors. The relaxed fit of these linen-blend beauties will make them your spring go-to from now on. A square-neck top feautring buttery smooth "smoke cloud" fabric and beautiful spring-worthy color options that'll make you want to buy multiple. It's the perfect choice on a nice warm evening — phew I can't wait for those! A stylish and breathable off-shoulder jumpsuit you can wear while relaxing at home, but easily throw a classic blazer on top when you've got an important meeting. With the jogger-style bottom, you're sure to be comfortable and (effortlessly) cute all day long. A dreamy, airy V-neck linen dress that'll last you yearssss to come. This Etsy shop specializes in clothing that'll never go out of style and will last through seasons and seasonal trends. This may be a future dress your kid will steal out of your closet to wear! A pair of high-waisted flowy pants sure to be your go-to all spring long. The split hem and the wide leg make it an easy choice. (And who wants to squeeze into tight skinny jeans anyway?) A lightweight rickrack-trim sun dress you can wear to the garden wedding, the baby shower, the tropical vacation, and any other warm weather ~events~ that's got you booked and busy this spring! The adorable trim really is the perfect touch, don't ya think? AND a breezy top-and-shorts set if you're just as obsessed with this trim as Bella was obsessed with Edward (IYKYK). It even features pockets! Now that spring has sprung, go ahead and ~spring~ this into your closet, too. A long chiffon skirt whose designer must've been aware of the important three F's: flowy, fun, and floral. This stunning piece has a comfy elastic waistband and comes in an array of vibrant colors that can take any white shirt to new, stylish heights (just look at the reviewers below!). Or a solid-colored flowy maxi skirt if you truly believe that florals in spring are *not* groundbreaking in the least. Luckily there are plenty of options without, including this gorgeous drawstring-waist, tassel-detailed, you-can-wear-it-with-everything maxi! A stylish overall jumpsuit to take a casual T-shirt to the next level. It has deep pockets, a comfy oversized fit, and even comes in tons of cute prints! A two-piece matching linen-blend set complete with a one-shoulder crop top and ~adorable~ high-waisted paper bag-style shorts. According to reviewers, both of these pieces are comfy and breathable, making it the perfect choice for one of your vacation 'fits (as long as you're avoiding the White Lotus resorts). A ~groovy~ pair of flowy chambray pants with a high waist and material so light you'll be tempted to lounge in them... Although these beauties definitely deserve to be seen by the world! The jean look reigns supreme over actual jeans any day. When someone asks how you pulled off the perfect spring wardrobe: Reviews have been edited for length and/or clarity.
