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10 Life-Changing Things To Try In May
The best of what our editors tried in April!
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The BuzzFeed Life editors are always trying new products, apps, tips, and DIY projects, and we decided it was time to start sharing the best of them with you. Each month, we'll post our recommendations for what's actually worth it. For the sake of transparency, items under "Things We Bought" were purchased with our own money and/or were not the result of a PR pitch. Those under "Things We Tried" are items that were provided to us at no cost for the sake of review. Let us know in the comments what sorts of things you'd like us to review next month!
Merona liner socks — $3 a pair
I know most people don't put a ton of thought into their socks, but these little guys are legitimately one of the most exciting purchases I've made this year. For the low price of $3, they turn shoes that were mostly comfortable into nothing short of fucking magical. (Plus they keep your shoes from getting gross.) Target.com doesn't have the exact pair I bought in the store (I went with the 100% cotton ones) but these are similar. If you just go to the sock department in the store, you will find plenty of options; the ones labeled "liners" are the kind that will actually be invisible with typical flats. (Meanwhile, the ones labeled "socks" offer more coverage and are good for sneakers.) When I first put the liners on with my loafers, they still showed on the sides of my feet a bit, so I just scrunched the sides down a little and then popped my pinkie toes out so they'd stay in place. Easy! As someone who frequently goes barefoot in her shoes, I feel like I've wasted the best years not having liner socks. —Rachel Wilkerson Miller
Rachel W. Miller
14 Of The Most Buzzed-About Books Of 2015
(So far.)
Below are the books that have been highest-rated by users, and that are also getting added to tons of "Want to Read" lists.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Yanagihara's novel follows a friendship over decades — four college classmates move from Massachusetts to New York, and their relationships change and grow as they live through heartbreak, ambition, addiction, and professional success. But it's one member of the group, the magnetic litigator Jude, whose troubled childhood keeps rearing its head.
Doubleday
The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton
Christopher Scotton gives us the coming-of-age tale of 14-year-old Kevin, who spends a summer in Kentucky with his mother after witnessing the tragic death of his brother. He ends up befriending a local boy named Buzzy who teaches him how to survive in this rundown Appalachian town as it's threatened by a powerful company looking to plunder it.
Grand Central Publishing
This Woman Had A Paintball Bachelorette Party And It Was Awesome
h/t Charlottesville Wedding Blog
When Rebecca Coleman was planning her wedding two years ago, she decided to skip the peen-themed bachelorette party and try something a little more unusual: paintball.
Specifically, paintball played while wearing hideous bridesmaid dresses.
Dan Purdy
"Like me, my friends don't think of stilettos, cocktail dresses, and table service when they think of fun... it's got to be something more outlandish," Coleman told BuzzFeed Life.
Dan Purdy
And the group of Virginia friends — many of whom are current or former members of the Charlottesville Derby Dames — were psyched to play paintball in honor of Coleman's upcoming wedding.
"I loved that this party could be done on a budget — no one was being asked to book a flight to Vegas — and seemed to fit the personality of the wonderful women I'm lucky to be surrounded by," she said. "I had no doubt they'd be up for it, although many of us — myself included — had never played paintball before."
Dan Purdy
"Gauntlets were thrown, challenges made. There was probably an equal amount of trash talking in the days leading up to the party about who would have the most horrific dress as there was about who would dominate on the field of play."
Dan Purdy
17 Sims Cheat Codes You Wish You Could Use IRL
Oh, my wallet is empty… ROSEBUD.
Rosebud
What It Does In The Game: Provides Sims with 1,000 Simoleons.
When You Need It IRL: Anytime you've need money, ever. BOOM, instant cash.
EA Games / Via modthesims.info
JokePlease
What It Does In The Game: A joke appears in the game's code console.
When You Need It IRL: When there's an awkward lull at dinner with your significant other's parents.
EA Games / Via buzzfeed.com
Relationships.create_friends_for_sim
What It Does In The Game: Spawns another sim that's already tight with your sim.
When You Need It IRL: When your friend brings you to her work happy hour and immediately abandons you.
EA Games / Via mashable.com
ResetLifetimeHappiness
What It Does In The Game: Resets the happiness scale of all sims in a household.
When You Need It IRL: When you remember your childhood dreams of being an astronaut and eating pancakes at every meal...and then realize you have indeed accomplished one of those.
EA Games / Via clippingerror.com
How To Make The Kentucky Derby Hat Of Your Dreams
Just because you’re not at the Derby doesn’t mean you can’t dress up and get day drunk.
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It's that time of year again...
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...when thousands of people flock to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky to celebrate bourbon and horses and hats!
Mostly hats.
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There are hats of every size and kind...
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Which Fictional Character Would You Like To Have A Beer With?
Are you dying to chill with Voldemort and see if he’s a good guy under all that evil?
Everyone has a favourite character that you dream of being able to hang out with IRL.
Disney
Maybe you wanna hang out with Buffy at The Bronze and swoon over Angel.
The WB
Do you dream of spending a day with Aladdin, because he's super hot and also has a magic flying carpet?
Disney
Or would you prefer spending your day persuading Tom from 500 Days Of Summer that it's super lame to date two people with seasonal names in a row and that he should date you instead?
Fox Searchlight Pictures
