Vince Vaughn's latest comedy bombed hard at the box office opening weekend.

"Unfinished Business," about a small-business owner (Vaughn) trying to land a big deal mixed in with hijinks across Europe, debuted to $4.8 million at theaters.

Analysts expected the film to tank, making between $5 million and $6 million upon debut.

The film received terrible reviews  for being downright unfunny and unfocused.

The movie had a reported $35 million production budget.

"Unfinished Business" is the actor's latest comedic bomb at the box office.

After a string of big hits through 2009, Vaughn's last four films have flopped upon entry. 

Here's a quick look back at Vaughn's wide releases since 2005's "Wedding Crashers" with Owen Wilson:

Unless Vaughn's with another leading star — Jennifer Aniston in "The Break-Up" or Reese Witherspoon in "Four Christmases" — he doesn't bring a big audience on his own.

The 44-year-old actor's next big role will be on season 2 of HBO's hit "True Detective" which will also star Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams.

The role comes at a dire time when Vaughn's role as a viable standalone movie star is going to be heavily scrutinized after several flops in a row.

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"I'm 2 Chainz and I'm flamboyant, I like the fancy things, and I'm always craving for something more."  

This is the tagline rapper 2 Chainz uses to introduce the second season of his GQ web series, "Most Expensivest Shit," in which the 37-year-old tries out all of the fanciest toys, food, and gadgets, and the craziest luxury goods in the world.

In honor of season two premiering this week, and 18 episodes in the can so far, we've rounded up five of the most outrageous below.

1. A $2 million car.

2 Chainz visited Cooper Classic Cars in New York City to check out the rarest vintage rides money can buy, including this $2 million 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL.

The dirt alone on the car is worth $20,000, owner Elliot Cuker tells the rapper.

2 Chainz was especially impressed by the car's gullwing.

Watch the full clip here.

2. $30,000 limited-edition headphones.

"In the early '90s, Sennheiser gave its engineers a mission: make the best headphones ever, irrespective of price," explains Gizmodo. "They came up with the Orpheus HE90. Only 300 were made. They initially sold for $16,000. Today they sell phone upwards of $30,000 on eBay."

2 Chainz got his hands on the headphones, which he says "are even louder than they look."

Here are the headphones in their special case:

For listening purposes, the headphones must be plugged into the mate unit, called a stereo amplifier, which is an amp just for the headphones.

"It's the closet you can get to live music," says the headphone owner.

Watch the full clip here.

3. A $4,000 toothbrush.

Germany's Reinast luxury toothbrush is the most expensive toothbrush in the world.

It is made of titanium, has a patented coating, and it's antibacterial so it helps fight the bacteria that causes cavities.

Every month, new bristles are sent to the toothbrush owner, so it really lasts a lifetime.

And, it's even customizable.

Watch the full clip here.

4. The $295 Le Burger Extravagant from Serendipity 3.

"This burger costs more than your iPhone," the rapper says while introducing the Guinness Book of World Records' most expensive hamburger.

Why the price tag?

Check out the list of ingredients: Japanese Wagyu beef infused with white truffle butter, cheese that has been aged 18 months in a cave, shaved black truffles from Italy, heirloom tomato ketchup, quail eggs, and $200 per ounce caviar — all held together with a gold and diamond toothpick.

Watch the full clip here.

5. A giant pipe filled with cannabis, which costs $800 an ounce.

2 Chainz tried out a ridiculously large pipe filled the world's most expensive weed.

The world's two most expensive cannabis types are called Isla and Top Shelf, which are canned cannabis. It is actually cut off the plant, trimmed, put it in the cans, sealed, and cured in the cans.

It costs $100 per can, or $800 an ounce.

Once the pipe is ready to be smoked, it's so big that it has to be lit with a blowtorch.

The rapper seemed to thoroughly enjoy himself.

2 Chainz also tried out 24K gold, handmade edible rolling papers.

Two sheets will set you back $20, or 12 sheets for $55.

Watch the full clip here.

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Suspended NBC News anchor Brian Williams wanted to switch to a career in late night television, according to an extensive profile on NBC's recent trouble by New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman.

Sherman writes that Williams asked his bosses at NBC to take over Jay Leno's spot on the "Tonight Show" when Leno retired, but NBC's CEO Steve Burke denied the request.

Later, Williams met with CBS CEO Leslie Moonves and asked to take over for David Letterman when Letterman retired from the "Late Show," but Moonves wasn't interested, according to the story. (Stephen Colbert ultimately got the "Late Show" gig.)

The two incidents paint a picture of Williams trying to transition into comedy instead of hard news. Eventually, according to the report, Williams decided to remain an anchor for at least another five years, signing a very lucrative contract with NBC.

You can read the full story about Williams and the recent troubles in NBC's news division on New York Magazine >>

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Tess Holliday made news Wednesday when the plus-size model posed without Photoshop in new ads for retailer Torrid, a fashion line for sizes 12 to 28.

But Holliday is proud of her physique, and has become one of the top plus-size models in the world after landing a contract in January with the U.K.’s Milk Modeling agency.

With more big ad campaigns in the works and a giant social media following, you're sure to be hearing the name Tess Holliday.

Here's everything you need to know about the tattooed, size 22, 29-year-old model who is actively working to change beauty standards.

1. Tess Holliday is a social media star.

The model boasts over 767,000 Facebook fans and over 517,000 Instagram followers. Holliday's growing fan base is also, in part, to thank for her new modeling contract.

"I started following her [on social media], and saw how many followers she had. More than most models," Anna Shillinglaw, owner and director of MiLk Model Management, told NY Daily News. "She's such an important role model for so many women."

In 2013, Holliday started her #effyourbeautystandards movement on Instagram, encouring people to embrace body types of all shapes and sizes.

The hashtag has gained serious traction, currently with well over 563,000 posts:

2. Her size is unprecdented in the modeling world.

Plus-size agency models are generally taller than 5 feet 8 inches and U.S. size 8 to 16. At 5-feet-5 and size 22, the 29-year-old Mississippi native is the largest model repped by Milk.

"I think we're the only agency with a model of her size," Milk Agency's Shillinglaw told NY Daily News. "She is by far the largest model I have in the (Curves) division."

Tess is the largest plus-size model to be signed to a mainstream modeling agency.

3. She has tons of tattoos.

Holliday's ink includes: a Miss Piggy tattoo on her right outer forearm, a Mae West tattoo on her right inner forearm, a Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her left bicep, a plus-size mermaid tattoo on her right upper thigh and a Hello Kitty tattoo on her right calf.

 Her latest ink is a giant portrait of Dolly Parton:

4. In 2011, Holliday was chosen as the face of A&E documentary, "Heavy."

Holliday didn't appear on the show, so she felt conflicted about representing it, telling plusmodelmag:

It's a show about morbidly obese people. I didn't know what the show was about. I didn't know what angle they were going in. I'm obviously proud to represent everyone on the show. I know some of them personally now by being the face of the show that changed their lives. I feel like a cheerleader. At the same time, it's hard for me because I'm not morbidly obese--although I am overweight, but I'm not at the point that they are. I don't have a health condition and I'm not going to die if I don't lose weight. I just happen to be curvy.

5. In 2013, Vogue Italia named the self-described "body positive activist" one of the top six plus-size models in the world.

6. By 2014, Holliday had accomplished many of her modeling goals.

"I think I finally hit that moment where I accomplished everything that I dreamed of as a child," Holliday told Parade magazine at the time. "I thought: 'I’m on billboards now. David LaChapelle has photographed me.'"

She also teamed up with Benefit Cosmetics.

7. In January, she became one of the top plus-size models in the world after landing a contact in January with the U.K.’s Milk Modeling agency.

8. Since then, she has been making TV appearances.

And has been featured in magazines.

9. She is featured in the ads for plus-size swimwear line, Monif C.

10. And is the face of plus-size clothing brand, Torrid, in these un-retouched ads.

She's basically gone viral.

11. But before Holliday was a top plus-size model, she dropped out of school at age 17.

Growing up in a small town in Mississippi, the now 29-year-old was severely bullied for her weight while in school.

After earning her GED, Holliday moved to Seattle, where she became the head makeup artist, hair stylist, and creative director for numerous fashion shows.

In 2010, she moved to L.A. and became a professional full-time model.

12. She used to go by the name Tess Munster, but changed it to Tess Holliday after getting engaged to Australian businessman Nick Holliday in July 2014.

"Everyday I feel incredibly grateful for the love I have, but today even more so. I cannot wait to be his wife. #tessmunster #nickholliday #mushystuff"

13. At age 20, she had a son named Rilee. 

14. Holliday is proud of her body and encourages others to feel the same.

Today I personally overcame my fears of bikinis that weren't high waisted. My tummy is an area that I'm still learning to love- even though I appreciate everything it has done for me. It's round & covered in stretch marks from carrying my beautiful son in it. My fiancé loves it & constantly touches it & because of those reasons I recently decided to be kinder to it. With every other area of my body- learning to love it has been faking it until I actually accepted. The misconception about myself & many other fat/plus sized women is that we are this way because we don't care, that we have "let ourselves go" when in reality this is the best I've ever felt/looked. But I couldn't have gotten there on yo yo diets, trying to be someone I'm not, & bullying myself to fit into an unrealistic mold of beauty. I have carved my own path & will continue to do so.. Overcoming one hurdle at a time & appreciating my successes & failures. So today I am celebrating being able to swim with my son without worrying what others might say.. & guess what? No one cared that my tummy was out.. & it was glorious. (Bikini by @simplybeusa) #tessmunster #effyourbeautystandards

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First Netflix made its mark on original television programing with shows like "Orange Is The New Black" and "House of Cards," finding rabid fans and critical acclaim. Now the company is setting its sights on feature films.

On Monday, reports came that Netflix was nearing a deal to nab the highly anticipated next film from Cary Fukunaga ("True Detective"), "Beasts Of No Nation."

The film stars Idris Elba and was shot in Ghana last year for $6 million. 

The news reveals Netflix's willingness to go up against the big boys, as reports say it outbid the likes of Fox Searchlight and Focus to acquire the film, paying nearly $12 million. 

Based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala, the story follows a child soldier who joins a militant group from an unnamed West African country that is led by a brutal warlord (Elba). The story and talent behind it have all the makings for an awards-season contender, but Netflix would have to release the film theatrically before putting it on its streaming platform for it to be eligible for an Oscar. Netflix has not divulged its release plans for the film.

"Beasts Of No Nation" is only the latest movie acquisition from Netflix. Here is a breakdown of other first-run films you will be seeing from the streaming site in the coming years:

A 'Crouching Tiger' sequel

News broke in September that Netflix inked a deal to release a sequel to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Titled "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend," the film will be released day-and-date in theaters and on Netflix on August 28. Details have not come out about the sequel, but we are planning for lots of swords and people floating on branches.

Adam Sandler movies

Shortly after the "Crouching Tiger" news, Netflix announced it signed Adam Sandler to a four-picture deal exclusively for streaming. Sandler will both produce and star in the films, which are likely to be similar in budget to his past films (ranging from $40 million to $80 million).

Nothing is out on what zany storylines we will get from Sandler, but with this quote from the comedian the day the deal was announced we can bet it will be filled with his classic juvenile humor: "I immediately said yes for one reason and one reason only. Netflix rhymes with Wet Chicks. Let the streaming begin!!!"

Duplass Deal

Netflix came out of this year's Sundance Film Festival making a deal with two of the fest's most successful alumni, Mark and Jay Duplass. Like Sandler the brothers got a four-picture deal, but their titles will stream and get limited theatrical windows. Given the Duplass' HBO series "Togetherness" or any of their intimate low-budget movies ("Jeff, Who Lives At Home," "Cyrus"), we're pretty confident their four films will cost as much as one of Sandler's. 

New Pee-wee movie

After years of rumors of a new Pee-wee Herman movie, last October Paul Reubens began making the rounds confirming that a new movie was in the works and that Judd Apatow was producing it. Then in December came word that Netflix would be the home for the film. No word yet on when it will show up on the site, but if you need your Pee-wee fix, Netflix has everything from "Pee-wee's Playhouse" to his previous movies. So throw on your red bowtie and start the binge.

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If — or when — the zombie apocalypse comes, those of us in big cities are in trouble, according to research presented at the 2015 American Physical Society March meeting on March 5.

Starting in a big city like New York or Atlanta would mean you are basically screwed from the start if the epidemic had already hit there, according to Alex Alemi, a graduate student at Cornell University and part of the research team.

You are much better off being further away from people, they say, which gives you a better chance of avoiding infection. Ideally, you'd escape to an almost empty region like the Rocky Mountains.

"I'd love to see a fictional account where most of New York City falls in a day, but upstate New York has a month or so to prepare," Alemi says in the APS press release.

Thanks, Alex. Though I've always wondered, if you could make it onto a boat in such a scenario, how long would you survive at sea? We are closer to water here in NYC, after all.

Alemi and colleagues used standard disease models to estimate the zombie infection rate around the US, assuming that humans would need to be infected by a zombie bite (of course). Also following standard protocol, zombies travel only by walking and wouldn't die naturally but would need to be "killed," presumably with a well-placed blow to the head or perhaps a katana slash.

Essentially, they used a realistic model that's very similar to the way epidemiologists calculate the spread of other viruses, but using fictional parameters unique to zombies. They did make some assumptions, including a transportation infrastructure collapse. It's hard to imagine airports staying operational for long in such a scenario anyway.

The video below shows how a national outbreak would play out. The top right map, susceptible humans, shows the human population that's still able to be infected. In the green bottom right map, the "killed" zombie population grows, but as you can see in the red bottom left map, so does the infected population. The top left is a composite map of the other three.

As you can see the Rockies are the safest place to be — sparsely populated and difficult to reach.

And big population centers are the worst place to start the outbreak, though about 28 days in, they become safer as the areas that surround them become more dangerous.

Though of course, as Terrence McCoy points out at the Washington Post, if a large percentage of the population flooded any area, the risk of infection there would skyrocket.

The statistical research was inspired by a reading of Max Brooks's "World War Z", a book that is far better than the movie that was based on it.

They modeled out the population centers of the country and then assumed certain possible interactions, with an element of randomness. A zombie might bite and infect a human or the person might escape or kill the creature. And of course, the undead shamble onward, searching for new victims.

Also, in reality, an outbreak probably wouldn't start all over the country, and there are some variables. The undead might be more or less aggressive or more or less mobile.

So the research team built an interactive model that allows you to simulate an outbreak, picking a starting point, a zombie-bite to zombie-kill ratio, and whether the zombies are fast or slow.

As you can see in the GIF below, a fast-zombie outbreak in New York City would be devastating within 24 hours.

Not looking good. Physicists seem interested though. The talk was reportedly standing-room only.

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In the '90s, Mayim Bialik was a teen sensation on NBC's "Blossom."

She quietly disappeared from the limelight voicing a few cartoon characters until she joined CBS' comedy "The Big Bang Theory" in 2010.

Bialik's not the only star from the '90s working in Hollywood today.

But some former young stars have faded from ubiquity. For example, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, whose poster adorned many teenage girls' walls, keeps a low profile.

We've compiled 30 stars who were huge in the '90s to see what they're up to now.

Here's Kel Mitchell from "Kenan & Kel," the wildly popular Nickelodeon series. He faded out of the spotlight after he auditioned with Kenan for a spot on "Saturday Night Live" — and lost out.

Source: The Atlantic

Today, Mitchell maintains a low profile doing comedy shows. He's had a few bit roles co-hosting the dance competition series "Dance 360" and briefly returning to Nickelodeon on the now-canceled "Sam & Cat."

Sources: The Atlantic, IMDB, KelMitchell.net

In the '90s, Mayim Bialik was known as Blossom, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers.

Ex Cops is a pop punk duo, featuring Amalie Bruun and Brian Harding, who are signed to a well-respected independent label and have a cult following.

The band may not be mainstream yet, but they make a decent living off their music.

So when McDonald's reached out to see if they would be interested in playing a showcase at this week's SXSW festival in Austin, without pay, the two were pretty offended.

Brian Harding, one half of Ex Cops, took to Facebook to express why, exactly, he was so bothered by the offer.

"Their selling point was that this was 'a great opportunity for additional exposure,' and that 'McDonald's will have their global digital team on site to meet with the bands, help with cross promotion, etc.," Harding wrote in a lengthy post. "I don't, and doubt that they know what this means either. Getting past that rhetoric, at the very least a big corporation like McDonald's can at least pay their talent a little. Right? 'There isn't a budget for an artist fee (unfortunately).'"

McDonald's, which currently has a net worth of roughly $97 billion, quickly responded with a statement defending its offer:

We follow the same standard protocol as other brands and sponsors by inviting talented and emerging musicians to join us at the SXSW Festival. We look forward to serving McDonald’s food, drinks and fun in Austin. #slownewsday 

"That's not true," Ex Cops singer Amalie Bruun told Rolling Stone after hearing McDonald's response. "They're not following any guidelines because everyone else is offering money. They'll have to take that up with South by Southwest if they think they're following the guidelines... Other, much smaller corporations are offering us money." 

"It's gross," Harding adds. "It's a perfect example of an archaic company trying to be hip by putting a hashtag at the end of an e-mail."

Ex Cops have six showcase appearances scheduled in Austin, including one sponsored by Pandora. "They’re paying us," Harding assured the New York Times.

But before the current backlash, the newly appointed McDonald's chief digital officer vowed in December to "improve the SXSW experience for everyone" by providing a McDonald’s Lounge filled with McCafé coffee, the "Fry-Fi" food truck, Wi-Fi, charging stations, and televisions streaming various events. 

While SXSW attendees may appreciate free food and Wi-Fi, it's not enough to incentivize a band to "fly to Austin, play shows without soundcheck, and get paid nothing to a little," writes Harding in his post.

Check out Harding's full Facebook post below, it's worth a read:

This week our band was asked to play the McDonald’s Showcase at the annual South by Southwest, also known to music insiders as “SXSW.”

Their selling point was that this was “a great opportunity for additional exposure,” and that “McDonald’s will have their global digital team on site to meet with the bands, help with cross promotion, etc”

I don’t, and doubt that they know what this means either.

Getting past that rhetoric, at the very least a big corporation like McDonald’s can at least pay their talent a little. Right?

“There isn’t a budget for an artist fee (unfortunately)”

As of 2013, McDonalds is valued at 90.3 billion dollars.

I won’t get into the internet semantics of things you’ve probably seen on your Facebook feed; like that thing where it takes a McDonald’s worker 4 months to earn what the CEO makes in an hour, or their GMO love affair, and I will certainly spare you the bounty of photos showing how they treat their animals.

In lieu of being paid like a real artist, or anyone who is employed to do a service, McDonald’s assures us that we will “be featured on screens throughout the event, as well as POSSIBLY mentioned on McDonald’s social media accounts like Facebook (57MM likes!)”

We recently headlined a show at the Brooklyn venue Baby’s Alright. They are by no means a DIY venue, but they are still an independent small business. The owners are people our age who used to book shows at Pianos and busted their asses to open a venue of their own in Brooklyn.

While I haven’t asked Billy or Zach how much they make annually (that would be weird) I’m going to guess they’re not looking at brownstones in Prospect Park at the moment. Yet when we played, we were paid very very fairly, were provided with drink tickets, and each band member fed a full entree from their menu (try the Brussels sprouts)

I will also go ahead and save time for any schill / troll rebuttals; “Are the other showcases paying you? No one is holding a gun to your head!” This is true. It is our choice (pretty much) to fly to Austin, play shows without soundcheck, and get paid nothing to a little. But hear this loud and clear, we LOVE making music, it is what we do, and despite some of its very apparent flaws, SXSW still provides a decent venue to be heard by some people who are really there to hear new music and not just do blow with dudes who wear square toe loafers.

It is a horrifying and gross reality when one sees the true nature of corporations and their pathetic attempts to achieve relevance with millennials. Doritos received a lot of flack for their stage a couple years ago, but i’m going to assume they paid Lady Gaga.

Oh, I almost forgot; “McDonald’s will offer free food to all audience members”

I don’t doubt that tons of bands will kowtow to this lame, lame attempt at a rock show. And I’m aware that to achieve any exposure is a Herculean task in 2015, but the Boethian Wheel is a real thing, and this will continue to exist if we, as artists, keep saying yes in exchange for a taste of success. Even if smells like a shitty Fish filet.

The comments on Harding's post have been overwhelmingly in support of the band:

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The first season of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” premiered on Netflix March 6. 

The Tina Fey comedy follows a group of women saved from a Doomsday cult. 

Business Insider recently attended a preview event of the series a few weeks back in New York City where cast members Jane Krakowski, Ellie Kemper, and Tituss Burgess divulged a bit about the series afterward in a Q&A. 

While a few parts in the show were improvised, Krakowski said much of the comedy stays true to the script. 

“I was asked this question a lot also with ’30 Rock,’ said Krakowski. “I think people … because of Tina’s background with ‘Second City’ and ‘SNL’ ... [thought] that there was a lot of improvised stuff.” 

“It’s actually not quite improvised,” she continued. “It is very by the book. And if you make something up, you know, they always just ask you to do it the way it was originally written first.” 

In contrast, Kemper said "The Office" was much more improvised, which may not surprise those who watched the comedy. 

"'The Office’ was more improvised because it’s a different pace," said Kemper. "There’s longer moments to breathe, and people would improvise I think a bit more." 

"Here, just in my experience working with [series creators] Tina [Fey] and Robert [Carlock], every word does matter so much," she added. "There’s so many words to fit into a line. If I ever improvised, it was just messing up a line. It wasn’t … it was just getting the words wrong."

Kemper said her costar Burgess, who plays her roommate Titus, on the series improvised a few times. 

“There’s so much to say or the sentences are so run-on. We would mess up all the time. Any improvisation was absolutely something that we got incorrect.” 

One area where Burgess was given freedom was with music on the show. His character, an aspiring Broadway hopeful, breaks out in songs from “Boyz II Men” and Katy Perry among other artists in the series first 13 episodes.

“That I was able to do whatever I wanted on,” he added. 

Burgess didn’t want to spoil much about the series’ later episodes but said when it came to music “lots of things I get to improvise on.”

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These days more than ever, young people can do almost anything.

Business Insider ranked the most powerful people under 30 across all industries based on four criteria: how many people they formally command; how much they're worth; how much they have shaped the world; and how much they are likely to shape the world in the future.

It may be subjective, but power is always subjective. And everyone on this list, from celebrities to tech moguls, has it in spades.

At the top of our first annual list is 24-year-old Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel. Although his company has only a few dozen employees, this guy has created an incredibly popular and extremely disruptive social media platform, and the sky's the limit for his company, as seen by its soaring valuation. Spiegel himself is supposedly worth near $2 billion.

28. Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, cofounders of The Skimm

Keeping up with the hordes of news stories that break every day can be overwhelming, especially for the young professional on the go. Enter The Skimm, a daily email newsletter that brings easy-to-digest summaries of the day's biggest news stories straight to your inbox. And with more than a million subscribers — including Oprah — it's proven pretty effective.

Founders Weisberg and Zakin, both 28, started the service in 2012 as a way to keep busy young women informed, and it's caught on. They've recieved over $7.8 million in funding, and they plan to continue expanding the subscriber base as wide as possible.

27. Alex Banayan, venture capitalist

During his first semester at USC, Banayan became obsessed with the careers of successful people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. He set out to write a book on success and a year later came across Ernestine Fu — then Silicon Valley's youngest-ever venture capitalist — and sent her a cold email. Fu agreed to meet with him and set up an interview for him at Alsop Louie Partners where she worked. A few weeks later, Banayan joined Alsop Louie, becoming the youngest VC of all time at just 19 years old.

As a VC, Banayan, now 22, travels the country making pitches, attending conferences, and hosting events. He's also advised on projects for Lady Gaga and Zappos founder Tony Hsieh, according to Forbes. Banayan has written for both Tech Crunch and The Washington Post and is still working on his book about career success.

26. Veronica Roth, author

During her senior year of college, Roth, 26, a creative writing major at Northwestern, spent hours holed up in her room writing a novel instead of doing her homework. But her dedication paid off, and her book, "Divergent," a dystopian teen novel, became the first of a best-selling trilogy.

"Divergent" — along with subsequent sequels "Insurgent" and "Allegiant" — quickly became a national phenomenon, selling a combined 6.7 million copies in 2013 and nearly another 4 million in 2014, as well as spurring a series of films starring Kate Winslet and Shailene Woodley. The first film performed well at the box office, raking in $288 million worldwide, and the second is set to release this spring. 

We all woke up the last couple of mornings an hour early thanks to daylight saving time. But you probably didn’t curse the heavens until you started the work week on Monday and likely asked yourself in a dazed state, “How is this still a thing?”

Thanks to John Oliver, we now know why.

During last night’s episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," his hilarious segment “How is this still a thing?” examined daylight saving and this is what we learned.

Many people grew up being told daylight saving is to help the farm industry, but as the segment points out, "it has nothing to do with farmers." 

"I don't know one farmer who benefits from daylight savings," one farmer told "Last Week Tonight."

"The modern daylight saving was actually introduced during the first World War as a fuel saving measure by the Germans," notes the segment's narrator. "You lost an hour of sleep this morning thanks to Kaiser Wilhelm."

"And while back then, daylight saving may have indeed saved fuel..."

"In the modern era, energy consumption is a little more complicated."

"In fact, when Indiana adopted daylight saving in 2006, guess what happened?"

"The data shows that daylight saving actually led to a 1% overall rise in residential electricity."

"But that's not to say daylight saving doesn't have any effects at all."

"Studies show there is an increase in car accidents and work-related injuries the week after the time change. That's right, what you lose in sleep you gain in mortal danger."

"Despite all this, 70 countries across the world still observe daylight saving."

"And yet going by local news reports, no one can tell you why."

The segment then showed clips of man-on-the-street interviews with people calling daylight saving ridiculous," "a pain in the ass," and "complete nonsense."

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You know “Powers” isn’t for kids right out of the gate.  

In the first six minutes of PlayStation’s first original series, you’re introduced to sex, drugs, and an unusual homicide.  

Based off the graphic novel of the same name, “Powers” is essentially a superhero show for adults.  

However, unlike the CW’s DC Comics adaptations of “Arrow” and “The Flash,” the series doesn’t try to put heroes up on a pedestal.  

The series is gritty, it’s dark, it’s a little vulgar, and it’s not for the squeamish.  

“Powers” takes place in a world where heroes and villains with powers co-exist out in the open with everyone else. 

However, instead of following a character with powers, the show revolves around Christian Walker (Sharlto Copley) a former superhero who lost his abilities.  

Now, he’s a star detective at Powers Division, a group which investigates cases involving people with super abilities.  

On the surface level, “Powers” is a cop procedural taking place in a world with heroes and villains. 

Take a deeper dive, and the series explores the celebrity status that comes with having abilities, for better or worse. In a culture that has become flooded with superhero TV shows, video games, and films, "Powers" plays out like a behind-the-music look at superheroes and villains. 

For Walker, the series also heavily deals with the question of what it means to be powerless.  

After viewing the first three episodes of the series, which will premiere on PlayStation Tuesday, “Powers” feels a lot like NBC’s former superhero hit “Heroes” meets “CSI.” For fans of the former, it's the dirtier, grittier version of "Heroes" you wanted. 

While the two shows don't have much in common plotwise, there's one undeniable resemblance between the two.

One character introduced in the pilot of “Powers,” a blonde with blue eyes named Calista (Olesya Rulin) looks like a deadringer for then-“Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere, right down to red-and-white cheerleader outfit seen in the premiere. “Heroes” revolved around the phrase, “Save the cheerleader, save the world.”  

In the same vein, if you’ve never heard of or have read “Powers,” the first few episodes revolve around a number of superheroes becoming obsessed with Calista. The end of the first episode of “Powers” even bears resemblance to a famous scene from the “Heroes” pilot that I won’t spoil here. 

For fans who can’t wait for NBC’s reboot of its popular superhero series later this year, “Powers” may be a great alternative.

“Powers” itself has taken a long time to make its way to the small screen. The series has been in development for over a decade. At one point, FX was going to air the series. A pilot was even filmed.  

PlayStation has been looking for an original series for the past three years. According to John Koller, vice president of marketing at Sony PlayStation, “Powers” has been in the works there since 2012. 

Superhero TV shows are not an easy genre to crack. 

Right now, the CW is on a roll with adaptations of “Arrow” and “The Flash." CBS has a "Supergirl” series in the works. 

However, previous shows like 2002's “Birds of Prey” and ABC’s 2010 dramedy “No Ordinary Family” were quickly cancelled.

So it will be interesting to see how viewers take to PlayStation’s first original TV show, “Powers.” 

That’s something the people over at PlayStation seem well aware of.

“Our entire goal on this is to do what’s best for the gaming community,” says Koller. “It’s why you haven’t noticed us talking about multiple series or other types of content or other things. We’re very much focused on ‘Powers.’ We want to see, ‘Does this appeal?’ ‘Does original content appeal?’ And does this kind of theme appeal to our community? We think it does. The research shows that it does.”  

The first three episodes of the series premiere on the PlayStation network Tuesday, March 10.  

The entire series will be free to PlayStation Plus members in the U.S. who pay for the system’s subscription service which costs $49.99 per year. The series is only currently available in the US for Plus members.

If you don’t own a PlayStation or access to the Plus service, you will be able to purchase “Powers” online. Episodes will cost $1.99 for standard viewing and $2.99 for HD.  

The first episode will be widely available to stream free on YouTube. 

Watch a trailer for “Powers” below.

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The stand-alone HBO app, HBO Now, will be available exclusively on Apple devices, at least at first.

And it will be out in time to see the launch of Season 5 of HBO's mega-hit TV series "Game of Thrones."

GoT will be back on the air Sunday, April 12, 2015. To celebrate the deal struck between Apple and HBO, HBO premiered a brand-new trailer and showed it at Apple's press conference, held on Monday in San Francisco.

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Rapper Waka Flocka Flame says he is "disgusted" and has canceled his upcoming performance at the University of Oklahoma after fraternity members there were filmed reciting a racist chant this weekend.

Members of the OU Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter were seen chanting about lynchings and using racist epithets in a video leaked online Sunday. The university and the national SAE fraternity have both taken action against the chapter, which has been closed on the Oklahoma campus.

In a statement posted to his Instagram account, Waka Flocka writes that he's "disgusted and disappointed in the actions of the SAE fraternity at the University of Oklahoma." The rapper was scheduled to perform at the school next month, but says in his statement that he is canceling the show.

"SMFH.. I know for a fact the whole school and SAE don't agree with those kids actions so know that I'm not madd at the whole #SAE just those disgusting kids!!!!!! #WFF We can't change history but we damn sure can create our own future #DeathToRacism," he writes in the Instagram caption.

Read Waka Flocka Flame's full statement on the University of Oklahoma SAE chapter below:

Watch the video below, via OU student group Unheard [video includes offensive language]:

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"The Simpsons" cocreator and producer, Sam Simon, died Monday following a battle with colon cancer.

"After being given three months to live following a cancer diagnosis in 2012, Simon dedicated his $100 million fortune to charitable causes, chiefly the Sam Simon Foundation, which provides service dogs for returning veterans suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and the hearing impaired," reports The Wrap.

Simon, who said he earned nearly "tens of millions" annually off his "Simpsons" royalties, donated his entire fortune to charity before he died.

"I get pleasure from it. I love it. I don't feel like it is an obligation," Simon told The Hollywood Reporter in July 2013.

Various charities are the recipients of Simon's generosity — including a dog-rescue haven in Malibu, PETA, Save the Children, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

"I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work," Simon said of donating heavily to animal-rights causes. "Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change."

Simon said that while he "was never that hands-on with any of it [the charities]" he had "been fortunate to find great people to run things."

Not that Simon had much free time. Between doing his own radio show, working on Charlie Sheen's FX show "Anger Management," and chemotherapy, Simon still kept plenty busy after cocreating "The Simpsons" more than 20 years ago alongside cartoonist Matt Groening.

In August, Simon teamed with Fusion on a documentary that chronicled Simon's fight with his terminal disease and his efforts to save animals from harmful and abusive situations.

Simon has no children and was not married, but his ex-wife, actress Jennifer Tilly, previously told THR, "He really does have a passion to survive, and the longer he's on the earth, the more good work he can do."

"The truth is, I have more money than I'm interested in spending," said Simon. "Everyone in my family is taken care of. And I enjoy this."

The Sam Simon Foundation confirmed Simon's passing on Monday:

Hollywood and the animal-rights community expressed heartbreak over Simon's death (via Deadline):

"Simpsons" executive producer Al Jean:
“He was a genius and a great humanitarian in ways public and private. I personally owe him more than can be repaid, but I will do my best to help every animal I can in his memory.”

Jennifer Tilly, actress:
“Sam was my best friend for thirty years. He was a brilliant man and a great humanitarian. I miss him terribly.”

Hank Azaria, actor/producer/comedian (on Twitter):
“Rest in peace and thank you for The Simpsons, Sam Simon.”

Ari Solomon, Mercy for Animals’ director of communications who cohosted a radio show with Simon:
“To know Sam was to love Sam. He was a true hero and inspiration and his legacy will live on through all of us working towards a kinder, more compassionate world. Words can’t express how much we’ll miss him.”

Nathan Runkle, Mercy for Animals president:
“Sam was a heroic humanitarian whose selfless generosity and boundless courage inspired countless people around the world to be kinder to animals-and each other. His heart was as great as his sense of humor. He never missed an opportunity to speak up for those in need. Sam led by example and showed us all what bravery, kindness, and determination truly were. A more compassionate future draws ever more near because of his legacy of generosity.”

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk on the passing of PETA Honorary Director Sam Simon:
"I think Sam died with a smile on his face, knowing that elephants were on their way out of the circus, something that, together with the closure of SeaWorld, he dreamt of and talked about all the time. He said the last two years of his life, since his diagnosis, were his happiest, as he used them to help animals who had nothing, and it gave him great joy to see chimpanzees, elephants, and even a "gay" bull find freedom from harm because he had worked with PETA to get them all out of hideous circumstances. One day, people will realize that Sam knew what PETA says is right: "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way." I hope everyone who knew Sam or hears about his great kindness to veterans, to animals, and to all will do something kind themselves in his honor. It's a very sad day for us at the Sam Simon Center, PETA's Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters."

Watch PETA's video tribute to Sam below:

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Tuesday, PlayStation will launch its first original series "Powers," across its PlayStation Network.

Based on the graphic novel of the same name, "Powers" will follow Detective Christian Walker (Sharlto Copley), a former superhero investigating cases in a world where heroes and villains run amok.

The series comes as Sony looks to tap into its world of gamers to test the viability of an original show. 

Business Insider spoke with Sony PlayStation's vice president of marketing John Koller who tells us they went all in on the budget for the series. 

"We wanted to provide the highest-level of production possible," says Koller. "We went to 'House of Cards' level, 'Breaking Bad' level, I guess 'Orange is the New Black' — those per episode levels is what we're at for 'Powers.'"

Here are the estimated budgets for those three series:

"House of Cards": reportedly started at $4.5 million/episode and ended up higher than that
"Breaking Bad": Variety reported the AMC hit cost $3 million/episode
"Orange is the New Black": estimates put the budget at under $4 million/episode

According to CAA agent Peter Micilli, Netflix's cheapest series costs $3.8 million an episode to make, according to his estimates.

That likely places "Powers" budget per episode between $3 million and $4 million an episode. 

Season one of the series will include 10 episodes, which would put the season's production budget between $30 million and $40 million.

"We wanted to go to those levels," Koller explained. "It's critically important, particularly for the theme that we're going for with superheroes. It's challenging to go below that number on a VFX [visual effects] basis and other things coming in less expensively."

"Every effort's being put to the highest quality here," he added.

"Powers" will be released on PlayStation network in the US Tuesday, March 10.

The first episode will be available free for everyone.

You can watch it below:

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Vince Vaughn didn’t have a good weekend. His latest comedy, “Unfinished Business,” was dead on arrival at the box office with only a $4.8 million take.

The truth is, Vaughn hasn’t had a strong comedy in quite a while, but “Unfinished Business” brings it to another level when you match some of his other clunkers that actually made more than “Business” its first weekend.

Here are six of them.

1. "Psycho" (1998)

Opening Weekend: $10 million

Yes, Gus Van Sant’s shot-for-shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic, which stars Vaughn in the Norman Bates role, and considered by many to be one of the worst remakes of all time, took in more its opening weekend than “Unfinished Business.”

2. "The Cell" (2000)

Opening Weekend: $17.5 million

Vaughn plays a burnt out FBI agent who teams with a social worker (Jennifer Lopez) to enter the mind of a serial killer to learn the location of his latest kidnap victim. Though number one at the box office its opening weekend, audiences caught on quick as the film had a 45% drop in ticket sales its second weekend. 

3. "Domestic Disturbance" (2001)

Opening Weekend: $14 million

This lame psychological thriller stars Vaughn as a shady stepfather whose past comes back to haunt him leading to the father of his stepson, played by John Travolta, out to find answers about who he really is. One reviewer put it best: “hopelessly silly and lacking in thrills.” 

4. "Fred Claus" (2007)

Opening Weekend: $18.5 million

By the time this dud hit the holiday season in 2007, Vaughn had pretty much ditched doing dramas and thrillers and was all in on comedies. But only two years out from the success of “Wedding Crashers,” here he was playing Santa’s bitter older brother and thus beginning his box-office nosedive.

5. "The Dilemma" (2011)

Opening Weekend: $17.8 million

Even the prestige of Ron Howard as director didn’t save this Vaughn comedy. The film co-stars Kevin James ("King of Queens") whose wife is having an affair. When Vaughn’s character catches her in the act, he struggles to figure out a way to break the news to his friend.

6. "Delivery Man" (2013)

Opening Weekend: $7.9 million

Vaughn’s film before “Unfinished Business” shows he was headed for a big crash. The paltry opening weekend gross proved that most audiences are over Vaughn’s comedy act. Months later news broke that Vaughn would be in season two of "True Detective." Is a “Vaughnaissance” on its way?

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WARNING: This article contains minor spoilers about House of Cards' season 3, episode 8.

A fictional presidential candidate in "House of Cards" gives this rousing campaign speech about Wal-Mart:

"The starting salary for an employee at Walmart is below the poverty line. [crowd groans, boos]

"Now, the American government subsidizes Walmart to the tune of $7.8 billion a year by issuing food stamps to over one in ten of its workers. But here's the scary part. Fifteen percent of all food stamps are actually used at Walmart. Meaning Walmart gets to double dip into the federal government's coffers. [crowd booing]

"I'm as angry about it as you are. Because Walmart's top executives have reaped almost 300 million in tax-deductible performance pay over the last six years. That needs to stop! [cheering]

"We need to raise the minimum wage! [cheering] Cut down on corporate greed by regulating bonuses! [cheering] It's time to balance the scales."

While the show is fictional, the facts are real and come largely from a 2014 report from Americans For Tax Fairness.

Wal-Mart's average sales associate makes $8.81 per hour, according to IBISWorld (Glassdoor puts it at $9, Wal-Mart claims it's closer to $13). At the company's full-time status of 34 hours a week, that adds up to less than $16,000 a year, well below the federal poverty line for a family of four.

It is also true that the store is "double-dipping" when it comes to government benefits — in 2014, Wal-Mart collected roughly $13.5 billion in food stamp sales alone.

The total cost to taxpayers of Wal-Mart's low wages and benefits, which force many workers to rely on public assistance programs, has been estimated at around $4,415 per worker, according to one federal study.

The store, which is owned by America's richest family, hauled in $16.4 billion in net income last year.

Earlier this month, Wal-Mart announced it would increase its minimum pay to $9 an hour in April and $10 an hour by February 2016. Still, this is less than a living wage, especially if you're a part-time employee — which half of Wal-Mart's employees are. Most work fewer than 30 hours per week, and those who request at least 40 are usually denied.

While Wal-Mart's wage bump is a good sign, some think it does not go far enough.

"When compared to the $16 billion in profit that the company rakes in annually," Christine L. Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, told the New York Times, "Wal-Mart's promise of $10 an hour — which even for a full-time worker is not enough to keep a family of four out of poverty — is meager."

But don't expect any major presidential candidate to take on America's largest private employer like you see on Netflix.

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In 2006, photographer Tim Mantoani was sensing a major shift in the photographic industry as shooters began to move away from film and towards digital media.

So over Christmas, Mantoani, who had shot with film for most of his career until then, decided to rent a massive 20x24 Polaroid camera, "knowing that the opportunity to shoot on this format would most likely be limited," he told Business Insider.

He knew he wanted to shoot something special with the massive camera, so he invited over two of his photographer friends, Jim Marshall and Michael Zagaris. "I asked each of them to bring in a few of their most iconic or favorite shots and I made my first portraits on this format. The process for both myself and subjects was special," Mantoani said. He knew he was on to something.

Since then, Mantoani has photographed 150 photographers from California to Boston. He says the process was organic and happened somewhat by chance. "One referral and shoot led to the next," he said. The subjects wrote about their experiences on Mantoani's Polaroid prints.

"My hope is that people understand that cameras don’t make photographs, photographers do. Without the incredible dedication and passion of these image makers, these moments would not exist," Mantoani said.

His series, titled "Behind Photographs," has been compiled in a book which you can purchase here. 

"Customs, 1972. I was traveling with the Stones and we were crossing from Canada back into the U.S.—milling about. I saw the sign and called Keith over and took two frames—then I looked up for Mick (thinking I’d get them both— 'Jagger-Richards aka The Glimmer Twins'). The customs official noticed us and barked, 'Stop right away or we’ll confiscate the film'. I stopped. I knew what I had and didn’t want to lose it." — Ethan Russell

"John Lennon asked me to come to his penthouse apartment on the east side of New York to take pictures for the cover of his ‘Walls + Bridges’ album. After we took a series of portraits for the record cover, we took some informal shots to use for publicity. I asked him if he still had the New York City t-shirt I had given him a year earlier and he went and put it on and we made this photo." — Bob Gruen

"Originally an inside opener for Rolling Stone cover story of Nirvana in conjunction with the release of 'In Utero,' my first Polaroid (with negative) was by far the most emotional and revealing of his spirit. Two months later Kurt died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. This photograph became the memorial RS cover." — Mark Seliger