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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton politely declines Jason Segel’s invitation to make a cameo in a possible Forgetting Sarah Marshall sequel.

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The letter written by then CIA Director Leon Panetta ordering the assault on Osama bin Laden’s compound, which ultimately lead to the terrorist leader’s death, this iconic photo, and an unwitting live-tweet of the event. Here’s the transcript:

Received phone call from Tom Donilon who stated that the President made a decision with regard to AC1 [Abbottabad Compound 1]. The decision is to proceed with the assault. The timing, operational decision making and control are in Admiral McRaven’s hands. The approval is provided on the risk profile presented to the President. Any additional risks are to be brought back to the President for his consideration. The direction is to go in and get bin Laden and if he is not there, to get out. Those instructions were conveyed to Admiral McRaven at approximately 10:45 am.

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Jamie Foxx breaks it down for Entertainment Weekly:

After being sent to a chain gang after rebelling against his owners, Django (Foxx) is recruited by a German bounty hunter (Inglorious Basterd’s Oscar winner Christoph Waltz) to help him settle an old score. Django has information that Waltz’s Dr. King Schultz needs, so the German mercenary liberates the slave and promises that if he helps him kill the Brittle brothers, Django’s old owners, he’ll make it worth his while. “He says, ‘I’ll kill ‘em, and you’ll get some money and be on your way as a free man,’” Foxx says.

Along the way, the duo end up crossing paths with Leonardo DiCaprio’s hammer-wielding character (below), a deranged plantation owner named Calvin Candie, who likes to make his toughest slaves fight to the death in gladiatorial combat. “Candie is a businessman who owns a plantation called Candie Land, and that’s where my wife ends up being,” Foxx says. To find her, “we have to get in good with Candie, by me playing a valet for Christoph’s character.”

The film, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kerry Washington, and Kurt Russell, is in theaters December 25th.

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A well-dressed mob protests the opening of Abercrombie & Fitch stores on London’s Savile Row.

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7 Commonly Corrected Grammar Errors (That Aren’t Mistakes) – [Cracked]

The 2012 Forbes Fictional 15 – [Forbes]

10 Fictional Characters You Probably Didn’t Know Were Based on Real People - [Flavorwire]

What Really Happens When You Swallow Your Gum? – [Gizmodo]

You’ve heard the warnings: If you swallow gum, it will stay in your digestive system for nearly a decade. Which would mean there’s a decent chance you’ve got some hanging out in your gut right now. If you look at its ingredients—a delicious mix of indigestible compounds—it certainly seems possible. And if you look at the medical books, swallowed gum has caused some serious problems. Is it possible that your mom’s crazy warnings were right?

Lessons in the Art of Pillow Fort Construction - [NY Times]

Given that my two children are mere toddlers, I’m not worried yet about the last-fort problem. I’m still working on figuring out how to build a half-decent one, what with my severe deficit in engineering skills. I’m expert in the field of collapse. So I reached out to Ms. Foster and other architectural experts for help with constructing the perfect pillow-and-blanket structure.

But my search for practical counsel unearthed something else, too. I discovered some tears, an enthusiasm I didn’t quite anticipate and, in the end, something unexpected. I won’t look at a pillow fort in quite the same way again.

The Grandmaster Experiment – [Psychology Today]

How did one family produce three of the most successful female chess champions ever?

Alison Brie: Prude Awakening – [NY Mag]

Unlike the uptight characters she plays on two of TV’s most critically beloved shows—she’s Pete Campbell’s traditionalist wife, Trudy, on Mad Men, and prudish former Adderall addict Annie Edison on Community—Brie is bawdy, fun, and a little shameless. When I casually mention see-through tops, Brie rips open her jacket: She’s wearing one, with a neon-pink bra underneath. “Oh my gosh,” she says. “I’m all about seeing your bra through your clothes.”

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The people of Mexico were lined up along the streets to see the Pope. This little guy thought otherwise.

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Photographed by Terry Richardson for Harper’s Bazaar.

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