Mar 28

Young Voters In Donald Trump's Counties Are Especially Positive About America's Direction

Posted in: Today's Chili

While the average young voter is pessimistic about the direction of the U.S., millennials who voted in counties favoring President Donald Trump in the 2016 election are the most optimistic age group.

Surveys of people whose ages range anywhere from 18-34 show younger voters are the most likely to say the country is on the wrong track. However, in a new poll from Echelon Insights, young voters in “Trump country” were the most likely to say the country is headed in the right direction.

The March poll surveyed young people in counties that either flipped from voting a majority for former President Barack Obama in 2012 to most casting ballots for Trump in 2016. Researchers also spoke with millennial voters in counties where Trump’s margin over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was 20 points or more than 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s margin had been over Obama’s.

The usual trend line has the youngest Americans being the most pessimistic and those who say “right direction” increasing with age. Some surveys used slightly different age ranges, so the groups in the below chart have a little overlap:

However, the trend line for those in Echelon’s survey looks starkly different.

The survey shows the vast majority of 30- to 39-year-olds believe America is headed in the wrong direction.

“[T]he 18-29 cohort actually approved the most of Trump’s performance in office so far,” said Victor Tolomeo of Echelon Insights.

The Millennials surveyed rated Trump’s job performance the highest out of any age group ― with 57 percent approving and 36 percent disapproving. Those aged 30 to 39 were the only age group giving an overall negative performance rating; 45 percent approve and 47 percent disapprove. 

Millennials who voted for Trump aren’t very common. In Edison’s national exit poll, only 36 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds voted for the president and 55 percent for Clinton. This age group was the second smallest age range surveyed by Echelon, with 144 respondents, which echoes the low millennial turnout in the past.

Echelon Insights conducted the survey on March 19-21. Of the number of people surveyed (N), 1000 registered voters in counties defined as “Trump Country” counties. This includes N = 500 in counties that voted for Obama in the 2012 presidential election but subsequently voted for Trump in the 2016 election. This also includes N = 500 in counties where Trump’s margin of victory was at least twenty points larger than the margin of victory held by Romney in the 2012 election. The two samples were weighted to account for overlap between counties in those two categories to appropriately represent their actual share of the 2016 presidential vote. Interviews were conducted via live-interview telephone (50 percent landline, 20 percent cell phone) and web panel (30 percent) with voter sample provided by Survey Sampling International. Results were weighted to known demographic and political characteristics of the target population across these counties.

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

Does The New 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Trailer Give Too Much Away?

Posted in: Today's Chili

It’s time to marvel once again at another “Spider-Man: Homecoming” trailer, but did this new version go too far?

Dun, dun dun …

The first trailer for the movie gave us just enough Easter eggs, Iron Man and MGMT’s “Time To Pretend” to get us excited. This one takes things a step further.

The first trailer showed us Peter Parker (Tom Holland) holding a boat together. This one shows Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) coming to help him and save the day.

The first trailer showed Peter Parker getting used to his suit. This one has Iron Man taking it away.

The first trailer showed us small glimpses of Michael Keaton as the villainous Vulture.

This new trailer — possible spoilers ahead — might even us show that villain’s death, as some Reddit users speculate: 

Comment from discussion New ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ trailer.

Those weary should remember that Marvel has actually done a great job recently of hiding spoilers. For instance, remember the ending of “Captain America: Civil War”? Before stepping into the theater, you knew Iron Man and Captain America were going to fight, but how they got there at the end was pretty cray.

(Damn you, Bucky.)

Plus, Holland did a Facebook Live with MTV in honor of the trailer’s premiere and said, “You’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg, my friend.” 

Either way, we’ll definitely still end up watching it.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” hits theaters July 7. 

Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Tracy Morgan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Moore, Padma Lakshmi and a whole host of other stars are teaming up for Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU. Donate now and join us at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31, on Facebook Live. #standforrights2017

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

20 Breathtaking Birth Photos That Highlight The Strength Of Doulas

Posted in: Today's Chili

Doulas play a powerful support role in childbirth.

In honor of World Doula Week, the birth photography blog and community, Birth Becomes Her, compiled a collection of photos that highlight their strength. 

“When you talk to people about their birth stories, their doula’s name often comes up right away,” Birth Becomes Her co-founder Monet Nicole told The Huffington Post. “There is something so powerful about having a person who supports you, loves on you and comforts you during one of the most intense days of your life. Doulas hold space for birthing people.”

While many think of doulas as figures who advocate for their clients during labor and delivery, Monet believes the best doulas are those who encourage their clients to find their own voices and tap into their own innate wisdom and strength.

The below photos represent the physical and emotional support that doulas provide. Said Monet, “Be it holding a hand, wiping away a tear, pouring another pot of hot water, or offering counter-pressure, these doulas are giving their clients the gift of judgment-free support.”

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

Bless Up! DJ Khaled Will Be In 'Pitch Perfect 3'

Posted in: Today's Chili

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){‘undefined’!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if(‘object’==typeof commercial_video){var a=”,o=’m.fwsitesection=’+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video[‘package’]){var c=’&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D’+commercial_video[‘package’];a+=c}e.setAttribute(‘vdb_params’,a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById(‘vidible_1’),onPlayerReadyVidible);

Prepare yourselves, friends: DJ Khaled is coming to a big screen near you.

Per DJ Khaled’s Instagram posts from Monday evening, the rapper will appear in the upcoming film “Pitch Perfect 3.”

Play back on set #pitchperfect3 be ready .. I will never stop ! #GRATEFUL @pitchperfectmovie

A post shared by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) on Mar 27, 2017 at 7:01pm PDT

According to the captions, Khaled has a “MAJOR ROLE IN THE MOVIE,” though the exact role is yet to be defined. Actress Elizabeth Banks makes an appearance in a few of the many photos he shared on the ‘gram, as does Ruby Rose.

Me telling @elizabethbanks let’s work more love your vibe #pitchperfect3 @pitchperfectmovie

A post shared by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) on Mar 27, 2017 at 7:21pm PDT

#pitchperfect3 on set @pitchperfectmovie

A post shared by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) on Mar 27, 2017 at 6:59pm PDT

@elizabethbanks @djkhaled #pitchperfect3 BE READY !! I WILL NEVER STOP !! @pitchperfectmovie

A post shared by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) on Mar 27, 2017 at 6:50pm PDT

The behind-the-scenes shots appear to be with U.S. Army troops for a USO event of some kind. 

In true Khaled fashion, he also Snapchatted his set appearances on Monday and frequently referred to the film as “Picture Perfect 3,” which is truly iconic:

As for the hype around Khaled being in “Pitch Perfect 3,” Twitter is amped:

In his Instagram captions, Khaled promises he “WILL NEVER STOP,” so we can only hope he stays true to his word. “Pitch Perfect 3” is slated for release on Dec. 22. 

Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Tracy Morgan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Moore, Padma Lakshmi and a whole host of other stars are teaming up for Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU. Donate now and join us at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31, on Facebook Live. #standforrights2017

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

An Alarming Percentage Of Women At UT Austin Reported Being Raped

Posted in: Today's Chili

According to a recent survey from the University of Texas at Austin, 15 percent of undergraduate female students say they’ve been raped while attending the university. 

The report was published on March 23 by the Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault at UT Austin’s School of Social Work. The survey analyzed stalking, harassment and sexual violence experienced by UT students by polling 28,000 students who attended one of the 13 University of Texas institutions during 2015.  

Across all 13 schools, 10 percent of undergraduate female students reported having been raped while attending a UT school. UT Austin had the highest percentage of women undergrads who reported having been raped, followed by UT Dallas and UT San Antonio, both reporting 9 percent.   

In the study, the researchers defined rape as “having oral sex with someone, making someone perform oral sex, or penetrating someone’s vagina or anus with penis, fingers or other objects without their consent, by use of verbal pressure, taking advantage of them when they’re incapacitated, threatening to harm or using force.”

Here are some other alarming statistics the survey found about UT Austin:

  • Twenty percent of undergrads reported having experienced “sexist gender harassment” from faculty and/or staff.

  • Forty-two percent of students said they had experienced sexual harassment from peers
.

  • Ten percent of students who had been in a relationship at UT Austin said they had experienced physical abuse in the relationship.

  • Fifty-one percent of the perpetrators of physical violence and 54 percent of the perpetrators of the unwanted sexual contact that these women students had experienced were identified as fellow students at UT Austin.


  • Sixty-eight percent of the victims of sexual harassment, stalking, dating/domestic abuse and violence or unwanted sexual contact had not disclosed their experiences prior to taking the survey.


Although the survey uncovered a systemic problem on UT Austin’s campus, university officials applauded the researchers, calling it “the nation’s most comprehensive study on sexual assaults ever conducted in higher education,” according to The Dallas Morning News. 

“We’re not going to run from this. We’re not going to hide from this. We’re going to take it head on, and we are going to address all of these issues,” UT System Chancellor William McRaven said after the survey was published, The Dallas Morning News reports. “We want to drive to zero. And I’ve had folks say, ‘You’re not going to get to zero.’ I don’t care. We’re going to drive to zero in every one of these categories.”

According to The Dallas Morning News, UT Austin President Greg Fenves called the survey “a wake-up call” in a statement to students. “This survey reveals a problem in our university, as well as society, that has existed in the shadows for too long. Sexual misconduct will not be tolerated.” 

Read through the full report below. 

H/T Jezebel

Need help? Visit RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Online Hotline or the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s website or (in the U.S.) call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the National Domestic Violence Hotline .

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

Nicole Kidman Is Haunted By Those 'Big Little Lies' Therapy Scenes, Too

Posted in: Today's Chili

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){‘undefined’!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if(‘object’==typeof commercial_video){var a=”,o=’m.fwsitesection=’+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video[‘package’]){var c=’&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D’+commercial_video[‘package’];a+=c}e.setAttribute(‘vdb_params’,a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById(‘vidible_1’),onPlayerReadyVidible);

In her 35-year career, Nicole Kidman may have never guessed that an HBO miniseries would provide her with one of her most powerful roles to date.

The actress recently spoke with Vogue about playing Celeste Wright, a former lawyer and mother of twins whose marriage to her violent and abusive husband (Alexander Skarsgård) becomes perhaps the most disturbing and poignant storyline on “Big Little Lies.”

Viewers have responded to the character and her strife with raw emotion. 

“They’re upset, they’re disturbed. They say they know people, they know of people that have been through that,” Kidman said. “They want to understand why; they want to ask what Celeste is thinking, feeling.” 

Some of the most harrowing moments happen while Celeste speaks with her therapist (Robin Weigert). 

The therapy scenes between Celeste and her psychologist are brutal. I cried while watching last week’s episode, where Celeste’s denial starts to finally unravel.

That makes me cry, when people have that type of response, because as an actor that’s a very deep, beautiful response from people. There’s enormous amount of this in the world, it’s insidious, it’s not understood, it’s very aligned with shame and secrecy and obviously pain and sacrifice and blame. All of those words are profoundly deep words and deep emotions. Yet the way in which it’s done is that it slowly unravels. It’s the way in which Celeste has to unravel herself. What is so important for her is that when she goes to seek help she doesn’t want the relationship to be destroyed, she just wants it to be fixed. She knows these things are unhealthy, but she’s not willing to delve any deeper than “I just need some tools.” That’s where it starts, and then slowly through this extraordinary therapist — who immediately knows the minute she sees them as a couple what’s going on— she knows it’s going to be a very hard road. Celeste is living in a very dangerous place.

Kidman also discussed shooting the therapy sessions with Vulture, noting that there was little preparation. 

“Those therapy scenes are so astute and beautifully rendered and written,” she said. “[Director Jean-Marc Vallée] just let those scenes breathe, so they play out in real time. You have the love; you have the guilt; you have the addiction. You have the pain, and you have the responsibility. A lot of it was that Jean-Marc doesn’t rehearse. We didn’t rehearse anything. We just came in and we just shot.” 

Kidman, who has since finished filming the seven-episode series, told Vogue that the role marked a milestone for her. 

“[W]hen I walked away from it,” she said, “I remember thinking that was the deepest I’ve gone in terms of finding and losing things.” 

The finale of “Big Little Lies” airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO. 

 

Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Tracy Morgan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Moore, Padma Lakshmi and a whole host of other stars are teaming up for Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU. Donate now and join us at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31, on Facebook Live. #standforrights2017

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

People Are Not OK With Bon Appetit's 'Hand Salad' Recipe

Posted in: Today's Chili

Salad can be pretty boring sometimes, so there are tons of recipes out there that spice up the typical romaine routine.

This is not one of them.

Bon Appetit readers want no part of its new “hand salad with yogurt-lemon dressing” recipe, which is literally just pieces of romaine lettuce dipped in a dressing made mostly of ― you guessed it ― lemon and yogurt.

Even the glossy admits that they called their creation a hand salad “because lettuce and dip just doesn’t sound like nearly as much fun.” But despite this self-awareness, Twitter users had a field day trolling the mag for essentially trying to pass a salad dressing vessel as an actual salad.

Some argued that the hand salad is really just crudité, while others went so far as to say they’d leave a restaurant for serving hand salad on the menu. Check out our favorite hilarious reactions below.

type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related… + articlesList=586e66c3e4b0c4be0af324ba,57c47fdfe4b024fca58c87a7,57d6f51ce4b0eb9a57b7b15e

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

Roll Out The Michelle Pfeiffer Welcome-Back Mat

Posted in: Today's Chili

We haven’t seen much of Michelle Pfeiffer in recent years. Her last movie was the 2013 crime comedy “The Family,” and before that, the three-time Oscar nominee starred in a string of commercial and/or critical duds. No offense to “Hairspray,” but to find her last truly acclaimed role, we have to go back to 2002’s “White Oleander.” 

But that’s likely to change soon: 2017 is the year of Michelle Pfeiffer. 

In a new Interview magazine conversation with Darren Aronofsky, who directed Pfeiffer in the forthcoming “Mother!,” the actress explains that she grew so choosy with her shooting schedules that she became “unhirable.”

“Well, the first thing that comes to mind is I’m an empty nester now,” Pfeiffer said when asked about her impending comeback. “I’ve never lost my love for acting. I feel really at home on the movie set. I’m a more balanced person honestly when I’m working. But I was pretty careful about where I shot, how long I was away, whether or not it worked out with the kids’ schedule. And I got so picky that I was unhirable. And then … I don’t know, time just went on. And now, you know, when the student is ready, the teacher appears. I’m more open now, my frame of mind, because I really want to work now, because I can. And these last few years I’ve had some really interesting opportunities.”

This year, those opportunities include playing Ruth Madoff in the HBO movie “The Wizard of Lies” (airing in May), as well as Sundance’s “Where is Kyra?,” October’s “Mother!” and a role in Kenneth Branagh’s new adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery “Murder on the Orient Express,” opening in November. “Where is 

Having semi-disappeared for a few years will allow Pfeiffer to re-emerge in all her eminent glory. Now, for the next order of business: Someone cast her in a movie with Annette Bening.

“I have this weird synchronicity with Annette Bening,” she said. “I was supposed to do ‘Bugsy’ [1991]. I fell out of that. She did it, so she met Warren [Beatty]. That wouldn’t have happened. And then she was supposed to do ‘Batman Returns’ [1992]. She fell out of that. I replaced her. So, we’re always kind of tag-teaming.”

Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Tracy Morgan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Moore, Padma Lakshmi and a whole host of other stars are teaming up for Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU. Donate now and join us at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31, on Facebook Live. #standforrights2017

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

Oklahoma Man Fatally Shoots 3 Alleged Teen Home Intruders

Posted in: Today's Chili

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){‘undefined’!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if(‘object’==typeof commercial_video){var a=”,o=’m.fwsitesection=’+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video[‘package’]){var c=’&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D’+commercial_video[‘package’];a+=c}e.setAttribute(‘vdb_params’,a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById(‘vidible_1’),onPlayerReadyVidible);

Three suspected burglars are dead after they broke into an Oklahoma home and were confronted by a man reportedly armed with an AR-15 rifle.

The three suspects, all of them in their teens, allegedly forced their way into a house near Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, around noon on Monday. The homeowner and his son were home at the time. The son, 23, says he grabbed the firearm and confronted the intruders, according to local reports.

The son, whose name has not been made public, opened fire on the suspects. Two of them died inside the home, while the third collapsed in the driveway, the Wagoner County sheriff’s office said.

All three suspects were reportedly clad in black, including masks and gloves. A 21-year-old woman who later turned herself in is accused of serving as the trio’s getaway driver, Fox 25 reported.

That woman, identified as Elizabeth Marie Rodriguez of Oologah, faces three complaints of first-degree murder and three complaints of first-degree burglary.

Authorities said they believe the shooting was a case of self-defense, and don’t expect charges against the homeowner’s son.

“This may be a case of ‘stand-your-ground,’ however, it’s still too early to say for sure, and we’re still looking into all aspects of this,” sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Nick Mahoney told reporters.

Mahoney, speaking to News on 6, said that authorities recovered brass knuckles and a knife from the suspects’ bodies.

The homeowner and his son were not injured.

A neighbor who lives two houses away told the Tulsa World that the gunshots were loud enough to hear from her home, causing her to run to the window to see what had happened.

type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=CHECK OUT THESE RELATED STORIES BELOW: + articlesList=58959b23e4b09bd304bb98d5,58544350e4b03904470873ee,5763109de4b015db1bc8c123,57863511e4b08608d3324059

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments
Mar 28

The Most Tear-Worthy Moments From 'This Is Us' Season 1, Ranked

Posted in: Today's Chili

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){‘undefined’!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if(‘object’==typeof commercial_video){var a=”,o=’m.fwsitesection=’+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video[‘package’]){var c=’&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D’+commercial_video[‘package’];a+=c}e.setAttribute(‘vdb_params’,a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById(‘vidible_1’),onPlayerReadyVidible);

It’s only been a couple of weeks since the Season 1 finale of “This Is Us,” and we must admit, Tuesday nights just aren’t the same. 

The first season of NBC’s hit series wrapped up with an episode that left us with more questions than answers. What will become of Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) after that explosive and very real fight? How did Jack die? At what point did he die? What will Randall (Sterling K. Brown) do now that he quit his job? Will he and Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) really adopt a baby?

“We know at some point in this time period Jack passes away, but what state is Jack and Rebecca’s marriage in when that happens?” series creator Dan Fogelman told Entertainment Weekly earlier this month. “More than even how Jack dies, I would argue that that’s the biggest question looming over their story.”

The couple’s love story prompted many tears throughout the 18 episodes of Season 1. And based on what we know so far about Season 2, lots of emotional moments are on the way as the show is set to explore more of the characters’ personal histories.

To get ready, let’s get our “This Is Us” fix by by reliving some of the most tear-jerking Season 1 scenes in the video above ― complete with a sadness meter. 

Warning: Make sure tissues are handy.

Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Tracy Morgan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Moore, Padma Lakshmi and a whole host of other stars are teaming up for Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU. Donate now and join us at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31, on Facebook Live. #standforrights2017 

— This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

No Comments