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Melania Trump Mocked by Internet for Wearing Sunglasses at Night


When Melania Trump makes headlines, it’s typically for one of two reasons: one, for her deftly choreographed evasions of Donald Trump’s hand-holding attempts, and two, for her incongruous fashion choices. Late Wednesday night, the First Lady returned from a trip to Puerto Rico and Las Vegas with her husband. As the pair were most definitely holding hands, the eagle-eyed critics on Twitter seized on another detail: her sunglasses.

As Fox News puts it, “The eyewear quickly became the focal point for Twitter users who pointed out that the sun was not out.”

Inquiring minds demanded to know why she was wearing sunglasses at night—a somewhat bombastic move usually reserved for Hollywood stars—and the theories began pouring in.

“I wonder if Melania Trump wears big sunglasses in public so no one can see her rolling her eyes at the B.S. her hubby says,” wrote @wesleysmom28. Ice cold, Wesley’s mom.

“Melania was hoping her sunglasses were so big that people wouldn’t recognize her…” proposed @HeathRaleigh, in reference to the time Donald Trump appeared not to recognize his wife, who was standing right next to him, because she was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap.

Others made oblique references to her other instances of inappropriate wardrobe choices.

“I expect melania to come out with her own line of disaster wear complete with hat and sunglasses,” said @liberalchik, bringing to mind the time the FLOTUS wore stilettos and sunglasses to Houston after Hurricane Harvey.

Yet others pleaded with her to cease this behavior immediately, some because they felt the sunglasses rendered her incapable of conveying compassion or warmth.

This isn’t the first time Melania Trump has gotten flak for her unusual fashion choices. Recently, the Italian-made dress she wore during Trump’s speech about American labor was eviscerated on Twitter, and later, an expensive outfit she wore during a United Nations address was called out for being tone-deaf. And we doubt it will be the last time.

Related: Melania Trump’s Stylist Just Explained Why He Took the Job



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An All-Female 'Lord of the Flies' Remake Is Happening, and the Internet Isn't Here for It


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This week, it was announced that Warner Brothers would be remaking Lord of the Flies with an all-female cast, but written and directed by two men. And guess what? The Internet isn’t really down for it.

The story choice in particular is what is drawing much criticism, as Lord of the Flies is about a shipwrecked group of young boys whose social hierarchy quickly devolves into chaos and warfare. Because, as writer Roxane Gay wrote, “an all women remake of Lord of the Flies makes no sense because… the plot of that book wouldn’t happen with all women.” Screenwriter Gennifer Hutchinson also weighed in, saying, “A. This is a story about toxic masculinity specifically, so this seems tricky. B. I hope they have some women on the creative end.”

Which brings up another point of contention: the idea that there’s “such little interest in seeking out original stories about girlhood by women that you remake LORD OF THE FLIES with girls,” as SuperDeluxe’s Alex Alvarez tweeted.

The “goal in championing stories about/by women is TO HAVE NEW STORIES, new & different themes, characters, experiences represented in culture,” they continued. “It doesn’t mean replacing stories significantly ABOUT masculinity, about societal expectations 4 young men, male bonding, masculine toxicity.”

Read a few of the responses below:

Related: What Men Are Getting Wrong About the Female-Only Wonder Woman Screenings



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Kendall Jenner's Balenciaga Denim Jacket Confuses the Internet


Kendall Jenner is stylish, no question about it—she wears jeans that look like ankle bracelets!—but we’re not so sure about her latest fashion choice. While rocking a denim-on-denim lewk, Ms. Jenner held the front of her jean jacket closed in a way that immediately prompted the question, “What’s happening?”

Kendall, is your jacket too big? Did you, as some outlets suggested, invent a new way to button outerwear? Is this a new trend?

The answer, is turns out (per PopSugar!) is that Kendall was likely wearing a denim jacket from Balenciaga that, yes, buttons on the side. So, it’s supposed to be asymmetrical. And it costs $1,150.

For that much you could buy around 200 Venti Pumpkin Spice Lattes.

For that much you could buy about 125 Essie nail polishes.

For that much you could ask for the amount in ones, put them all in your bathtub, and take a money bath.

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Huh, by Kendall Jenner

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Confusion, by Balenciaga.

Look, we get it. On the one hand, fashion is supposed to innovate and make the old new again and the people and brands at the forefront of a trend are always going to be make pricey items because they’re actually moving the sartorial conversation forward. But on the other hand, I literally spent an hour last night using a hair straightener to apply an iron-on patch to a fraying denim jacket that my mom bought at Banana Republic before I was born, so we’re just…confused…about why the world (or Kendall Jenner) needs a jean jacket that even have its buttons in the right place.

The patch on my jacket, by the way, looks great, and Kendall/Balenciaga, I’m happy to show you my methods, if y’all ever need any pointers.

Related: Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Millionaires, Apparently Share Underwear



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It Took Trump Three Tweets to Spell "Heal" Right, and the Internet Lost It


As we all know by now, no one loves Twitter more than President Donald Trump. Unfortunately, he seems to be particularly prone toward misstating facts and making typos. After all, who can forget “covfefe”? (We won’t, probably ever.) But Saturday seemed to be an especially bad grammar day for him—and Twitter wasn’t about to let that go unnoticed.

Following the “Free Speech” rally that afternoon in Boston, and the counter-protests that took place there and across the country in solidarity with Charlottesville, Trump took to Twitter.

The president used the platform to issue a statement that was meant to be poignant, but the message was somewhat disrupted by an egregious error courtesy of one particular spelling bugaboo: the dreaded homophone. Here’s what he tweeted:

“Our great country has been divided for decade,but it will come together again.Sometimes protest is needed in order to heel, and heel we will!”

His tweet was promptly screen-captured, obviously, to live on in infamy.

The tweet was up for about half an hour before Trump (or a brave soul) noticed his mistake, and he quickly edited his statement.

Only he forgot—or still hadn’t noticed—the misspelling, so he only changed “for decade” to “for decades” and added the missing spaces.

As editors and teachers across the U.S. experienced a spontaneous, collective shudder, Trump tried again. Luckily, the third time was the charm.

Of course, plenty of observant Twitter users had already documented the previous attempts—so it didn’t take long before the jokes and memes were scrolling in.

Even Merriam-Webster—which is not only a definitive reference for the English language but is also quickly carving out a Twitter reputation for being shady AF—chimed in:

Next time maybe Trump will consult that dictionary first.

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—President Trump’s Delayed Response to Charlottesville Didn’t Go Unnoticed



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