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Johnny Depp Named Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actor

Johnny Depp is the new Adam Sandler … when it comes to return on investment, that is. Depp has been named Hollywood’s most overpaid actor in 2015 by Forbes — a list Sandler topped for the last two years (he was ineligible this year due to his Netflix deal). Depp’s recent movies, “Mortdecai” and “Transcendence,” returned a meager $1.20 for every $1 he was paid on them. Depp came in second on Forbes’ 2014 list. “Mortdecai,” co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow, grossed just $47.3 million (only $7.7 million of it at the domestic box office) on a $60 million budget, while “Tra

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Somalia Ministry of Religious Affairs bans Christmas and New Year celebrations, says they are contrary to Islamic culture

Somalia's Federal government today Tuesday, December 22, banned the celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the capital Mogadishu. It says celebrating Christmas is against faith of Somali Muslims and won't allow it happen in the country. Director General of Somalia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs, Sheikh Mohamed Khayrow announced the decision in a Press Conference held in Mogadishu along with the Vice Chairman of the Supreme Religious Council (SRC), Sheikh Nur Barud Gurhan. (more…)

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This Photo Captures Hot Tea Flash-Freezing At -31 Degrees

The image of Markus Siivola was taken by photographer Michael Davies , who gave BuzzFeed some background on the location, and what went into capturing the amazing shot. I live in the remote fly-in community called Pangnirtung in Canada’s High Arctic. Between sunrise and sunset we have only 2.5 hours of light. (Not all usable). Around 1 p.m., I jumped on my skidoo along with my friend Markus and we drove 45min up to the top of a nearby mountain where the light (Which is almost always pink near the solstice) would hit the hills. (more…)

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Apple Confirms Kim Kardashian’s Kimoji App Did Not Break App Store

Kimoji Yesterday, Kim Kardashian revealed a new app:Kimoji. The collection of emojis (designed by BuzzFeed’s very own Jen Lewis) let you communicate in the lingua franca of Kardashian. It costs $1.99 and basically provides access to an additional keyboard of Kim-specific emojis. People wanted it. LOTS of people. So many people that something went wrong, and people complained they couldn’t get the app from Apple’s App Store. (more…)