Coldplay on The Late Late Show with James Corden

According to Lane Boy, we should not trust the whole Wild World album (you know because every single song is flawless)

Is there anyone out there who could kindly share the “help me chase those seconds” documentary?

wild world + favourite lyrics

Bastille on “In Cold Blood” and Our Obsession with Murder | Radio.com

coldplay: Nice little tribute to Vegas locals The Killers on the C-Stage. R42

single, because why let someone else ruin my life when im perfectly capable of doing it myself

we did it. (my edit, please don’t steal)

Reblog if Black Lives Matter to you

Where are those woke white people at!?

Rachel Zyzda’s recording of Fake It last night at The Vic (Bastille’s Pre-Lolla Gig)

HQ Stills - Benedict Cumberbatch in Van Gogh: Painted with words  (x)

I love Tom Hiddleston. I love Taylor Swift. Now listen up.

I’m an 18 year old woman with her own opinion that y’all are being incredibly petty and selfish. 

I’ve tried to stay out of this because I can’t handle the stupidity, but I’ve finally had enough. Here are some things you need to consider the next time you’re about to throw a hissy fit over Tom and Taylor.

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1. First of all, both of these individuals are adults who can do whatever the hell they want. 

GASP. 

I know, shocking right? 

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2. You do not have the right to condemn Taylor for being a “slut” or a “man hunter”. She is a woman with all the same rights as you. Y’all can’t call yourselves feminists who believe in abortion and Marvel’s need to hire more superhero women and then turn around and do this. It’s hypocritical and wrong. And if you had her talent (and if you want to bitch about her not having talent, check out her Grammys), you would say you could date whoever she wants too.

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3. Taylor is a lovely person. I had the great honor and privilege to briefly meet her during her “Red” tour in 2012. I was 14 at the time, and completely in love with her. She made me feel special and loved, and treated me like a little sister. She genuinely loves fans, and does things like surprise them, write inspiring messages to them, write a song about a 4 year old little boy named Ronan who died of cancer, and stand up for women everywhere. Not to mention she isn’t afraid to get out there and be herself.

Sound familiar?

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4. You do not have the right to condemn Tom for his “recent behavior”. He has an amazing career so far because of his talent and his hard work. Admire that. And about that photo shoot, you do realize that he didn’t go out and shoot that series right after he started dating Taylor, right? It was during The Night Manager press series. The article was probably typed much closer to release though. The car in NYC? Who the hell cares? Taylor was probably just being nice, and maybe the car happened to be in NYC, maybe not. Does it matter? Also, who the hell cares if he went to a Selena Gomez concert? Selena, like Taylor, is a lovely person and performer, and Tom is probably trying to get to know Taylor’s friends, just like any good boyfriend. They’re having fun. LET THEM HAVE FUN WITHOUT BEING PETTY AND RIDICULOUS. 

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5. Be happy for them. Relationships in the spotlight are hard enough. Having their own fans turn against them is the last thing they need. 

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6. Be considerate. Does nobody remember the fact that Anton Yelchin just passed, that Tom was close to him, and that maybe he’s having a difficult enough time with coping with the loss of his friend without his fans- and the media- being bullshit toward him?

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7. 2016 sucks enough without you guys making it worse. We need to be concentrating on LGBT rights and defense, gun laws, gender gap, shipping Trump to Siberia, and other actually important issues. 

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8. Do critique the headlines. Objectifying Tom and slut-shaming Taylor is ridiculous. The media is insane. So make a difference. Say something about it. Defend Tom, Taylor, or both. If you’re a fan, act like it instead of a toddler throwing a hissy fit. 

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9. Be supportive. Taylor just had the biggest tour in like, ever. Tom is about to go to Australia to film Loki. SHOULDN’T WE BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT? 

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10. If you’re not going to be supportive, or at least silently fuming, or at least respectfully stating your opinion, then shut up. 

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11. I’m not saying you should love this. It’s like some people love Clintasha and some people like Bruce and Natasha (okay, maybe not, but pretend they do). Some people like Stucky, some people like Cap and Stark. It’s okay if Tom and Taylor aren’t your OTP or the ship you will go down with. However, it is not okay to start overly condemning, accusing, and hyperventilating over something that should not be hyperventilated over. 

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12. If you’re a real fan of Taylor’s, you will continue to support her. 

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13. If you’re a real fan of Tom’s, you will continue to support him. 

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Sierra out. 

Eddie is going to be a GREAT dad! I know!

By Maria, age 8

Take it from me, Eddie is going to be a GREAT father to Iris Mary! I think I am one of his youngest fans (until Fantastic Beasts comes out anyway) and I have spent time with him twice! So let me tell you about how sweet and kind and funny he is.

I fell in love with Eddie’s freckles and his singing in Les Mis and my grandma helped me learn about him. I learned how smart he was and a good student, how he was an artist even though he is color blind, and I watched videos that showed how funny he is and very serious about his work. I saw his Marilyn movie and loved that. When we found out he was going to play Stephen Hawking I learned everything I could about Prof Hawking too and he became my biggest hero.

My grandma saved up so we could go to New York and see Theory of Everything early and Eddie and Felicity were going to be there. In case I met  them I did a drawing of him and Felicity as Stephen and Jane that I could give him because I am interested in art like him. My grandma said not to count on it but maybe we would find someone who could give it to Eddie, and I was very lucky because I was going to hear him speak in person!!Then she found out he was going to be at an Apple store in New York so she saved us a place. Our plane was late and we got there late, but I walked in the store and could hear his voice!! We went upstairs to where he was speaking and it was full but people were nice and let me get a better look. At the end he was answering questions and I started raising my hand even though I was very nervous. The adults around me were pointing at me so I would get picked which was very nice and I was the last person to ask a question. My voice was wobbly but I asked if I could give him something and he was surprised and said yes so I went up and gave him my picture. 

He got down to look at it and put his arm around me and said nice things including that it was ‘’genius art.’’ I couldn’t believe that!!!

I also wrote him a note on the back and told him that when I was leaving and he made a joke that everyone laughed at.

Right after that he rushed away and I couldn’t get a selfie that I wanted but everyone was very nice and wanted to know about my picture and note so I stayed around to talk.

Good thing I waited! One of the people from the Apple store came and got my grandmother and said Eddie wanted to meet the little girl who did the picture so he took us into a room where Eddie was. My grandma stood near but let me talk to him by myself. He asked my name and where I was from and couldn’t believe I came all the way from Texas and that I knew so much about him like him being color blind and going to Eton and Cambridge and being an artist himself and all the music from Les Mis. He wanted to know all about my picture and kept teasing me and laughing and he picked me up and whirled me around. I felt like Cosette in Les Mis!! He came to talk to Grammy about my picture and me and was surprised that I lived with her and thought she was nice to bring me. He asked if she wanted to take a picture of him and me but she said what Maria always really wanted was a selfie with you and gave him her iPhone. 

He took EIGHT selfies!!! He made silly faces and pointed at me. People kept telling him he had to leave and finally he did but he hugged me again and said thank you for your present and coming so far to see me. I felt like I had been in a dream! The next night we saw the movie and heard Felicity, who is very beautiful and funny, and him which was very special but nothing like my meeting. I couldn’t imagine I would be seeing him again!!!

I also never imagined I would get to meet Stephen Hawking who I call the smartest of the intelligent life in the universe. But Wired Magazine in England had a contest to ask him a question and my grandma said I should enter. The prize was to get to see Theory of Everything at a theater in London and Stephen was going to be there with Eddie to answer questions. Grammy and I had been reading the George books he writes for kids with Lucy his daughter. So I sent a question asking if he would like to see his books made into movies like Harry Potter and I also included a question asking Eddie if he would like to star as the genius father Eric. Well they picked my question!!! My Grammy and Grandpa and Dad all gave money to make sure Grammy and I could go to London.

The theater was in Piccadilly and we got there very early on a very very cold night so we wouldn’t miss anything. Only the people from the movie studio and Wired were there and they were very nice and we waited by ourselves. Pretty soon my grandma was looking and she said she saw some skinny legs and big feet coming down the stairs. I think Eddie’s coming she said. He was SO surprised to see me again and remembered me and asked what I was doing in London and I told him and he couldn’t believe it!!! I had brought a picture of him and me from New York and he signed it. 

I asked if he still had my art and he said I have it in my house. And the note too. He had to go talk to people and guess what? I talked to the editor of Wired and he said he would let me ask my own question if I asked it exactly the way it was written down because Prof Hawking had already put the answer in his voice machine. And then they took us to meet Prof Hawking and Lucy!!! 

She gave me a whole set of their books and she had autographed them and so did her dad! They put his thumb on a pad of ink and put his thumbprint down for his autograph. 

We got to hear his voice saying, Testing, testing, testing, and he looked at a picture of him and Lucy and I had drawn and we got pictures taken with them. Another time I felt like I was dreaming!! Before we left I stopped being nervous and hugged Prof Hawking and told him he inspires me. He makes me think anything is possible and I am good at math and science because of him.

We went into the theater and there were 300 people there, scientists and film people from Bafta. Finally I got to go up and ask my question in front of all of them and Prof Hawking and Eddie!!! I wasn’t even nervous. They both gave cool answers.

Then it was time to show the movie and they left. Bye Stephen and Lucy and Eddie. But then I looked up and Eddie came back and gave me a big hug and told me what a good job I did and how proud he was of me and how he hoped I had fun in his city of London. My grammy said good luck on your wedding because we knew he was getting married in a few days and he smiled.

So that is my Eddie stories. I know he is going to be a great dad. He is like a big silly kid full of fun. He also made me feel very proud of myself which is important. He makes me want to learn about people like Stephen Hawking and Lili Elbe and to be good in school and believe in myself. He is very special and thoughtful because he didn’t need to be so nice. I know you want to know that he is also WAY more handsome in person, can you imagine? He smells really good and looks perfect and his voice is like music!!!!! He is also very tall and not just because I am short. He is way taller than my uncle who is almost six feet tall.

Because of Eddie I am studying acting and singing and dancing and my teachers think I am good. He is my friend and maybe some day I will act with him! My dream is to be in one of the Fantastic Beasts movies because I have read it and also 3 of the Harry Potter books.

I love to see Eddie’s movies but I hope he doesn’t work too hard and that he is a good dad to Iris Mary. She is very lucky to have such a cool dad!!! And I will be available for baby sitting in not too long!!!

From “Grammy” 

I’ve shared with some of you that my granddaughter, Maria, and I were blessed twice to spend time with Eddie – and once with Stephen Hawking, through that connection. I’ve posted a couple photos and a bit of information in the past but was hesitant to put out too much on what were very tender, lovely, personal experiences. Lately, though, Maria has wanted to tell her story – especially because she wants people to know how kind Eddie was to her, a child, as he welcomes his first-born.

This blog (and accounts on Twitter and Instagram) were a direct result of her devotion to him, and they have grown because of the warmth and kindness I saw in him. (She takes an active role in helping select photos and giving ideas for postings.)  He reacted so sweetly to her gift to him in New York and gave her such personal attention. The people at the Apple store told me it was the most genuine moment they had ever seen with any of the dozens of celebrities they had hosted. (You can watch the video here – Maria is in the last few minutes. Later we found out that he was going directly to a screening hosted by Hugh Jackman and another event after that, yet he still took time with Maria.)

London was no different. He was patient, silly, a bit stern when Maria asked about her art and note from NY (suggesting he didn’t remember them – horrors!). Both times, he was incredibly generous to me, as well, and sincerely grateful that I had enabled Maria to meet him and Dr. Hawking, which was extraordinary.

Pictures don’t lie. A freelance photographer and a videographer captured Eddie’s heartfelt reactions to Maria in New York, and when Wired sent me the photos they had taken of Maria asking her question to Dr. Hawking and Eddie, everyone commented how he looked like her proud father. (The event was not recorded.)

So I’ve given in to let Maria write her first blog entry. I don’t think any of us have doubted that Eddie will be a lovely father, but Maria has that intuition and innocence of a child’s perspective.

I hope you enjoy her account. And yes – he’s even better looking in person and smells wonderful. He shook my hand both times we met, and he has the most delicate hands I’ve ever felt on a man – like his bones weigh nothing. All the better to cradle a newborn tenderly.

The moment where it explodes on ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ last sunday! And yes that’s the elephant I was talking about, great fun with him!

erinfoster: Chris Martin doesn’t know how to play it cool around a camera.

Eddie and Hannah’s daughter, Iris Mary Redmayne, was born on June 15th. All the best to the new parents and their little angel. 

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