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Jordan Peele’s “Us” Trailer Has Triggered A Ton Of Think Pieces

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Source: Paras Griffin / Getty On Christmas day, Jordan Peele unveiled the trailer for “Us”, the upcoming psychological horror film starring former Black Panther co-stars Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke. The film is about a husband and wife, Gabe and Adelaide Wilson, who take their children to their beach house in the Bay Area on a family vacation. Unfortunately, things turn spooky fast when the family is approached by their psychotic doppelgängers who attempt to kill them. The trailer, which is about two and a half minutes long, leaves a lot to the imagination but one thing is for certain, when the film hits theaters in March, everyone will be there to see it. Here we go. #WatchYourself #UsMovie @UsMovie pic.twitter.com/rWev0UjgEv — Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) December 25, 2018 While the trailer leaves a lot to interpretation, Jordan Peele tells EW what the film is essentially about. “I think the main idea that went into writing this film is that we’re our own worst enemy, and that idea created this monster, The Tethered. I wanted to forge this new mythology that explored our duality and the duality of the characters.” The best part of the trailer has to be the use of the iconic Bay Area hip hop classic “I Got 5 On It” by Luniz. For the first time ever, “I Got 5 On It” has been seen as eerie and creepy. It’s been used in a way no one has ever thought to use the song before. In literally no time at all, social media has already broken down the “Us” trailer and its use of “I Got 5 On It”. Twitter user Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr) said of the song’s usage in the trailer: “ Not just a song. Or now a movie anthem. A diaspora expression that speaks to a basic African principle. Nobody rides for free. It ain’t about what you got “five on” It’s about you putting your resources in on whatever we fixing to do. “Us” indeed. Word. #IGotFiveOnIt #UsMovie “ Jordan Peele spoke on using the song for the trailer and as you can imagine, in contrast, it had nothing to do with African proverbs. In fact, Peele says, “That song, it came pretty simple, I’m making a movie in Northern California, that’s a bay area hip-hop classic and I wanted to explore this very relatable journey of being a parent [and] maybe some of the songs you listened to back in the day aren’t appropriate for your kids. So that was one level, and another part was, I love songs that have a great feeling but also have a haunting element to them and I feel like the beat in that song has this inherent cryptic energy, almost reminiscent of the Nightmare on Elm Street soundtrack. So those were the ideas that that song hit the bullseye on for me, and also, it’s just a dope track.” Besides the use of the Oakland classic, other fan theories have popped up online. Hit the flip to see what social media is saying.

Jordan Peele’s “Us” Trailer Has Triggered A Ton Of Think Pieces

Man, WHAT?! New Jersey Surgical Center Warns All Patients They May Have Been Exposed To HIV Via Dirty Needles [Video]

A surgical center in New Jersey has warned nearly 4,000 patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and other bloodborne illnesses due to lapses in the sterilization of their medical instruments over the course of the last 9 months. SMH! Getty Images/YouTube/NBC Nightly News

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Ne-Yo And DJ D-Nice Host Lincoln Motor Company’s Luxurious NYC Holiday Experience [Photos]

Source: Nigel DeGraff / Lincoln Motor Company Ne-Yo And DJ D-Nice Host Lincoln Motor Company’s Luxurious Holiday Party [Photos] Just before Christmas, Lincoln Motor Company held the Lincoln Holiday Experience at the Célon Lounge inside of the swanky Bryant Park Hotel in NYC. 150 of NYC’s elite journalists, influencers, Lincoln owners and their guests enjoyed a private concert from Lincoln First Listen 6 and Grammy Award-winning artist, Ne-Yo. Source: Nigel DeGraff / Lincoln Motor Company Source: Nigel DeGraff / Lincoln Motor Company Lincoln is committed to the arts and showcases that commitment through their Lincoln First Listen program, which highlights emerging and established artists and their music through the Revel sound system, available in Lincoln vehicles including the all-new Lincoln Navigator and Aviator, which guests got a firsthand look at during the event: Source: Nigel DeGraff / Lincoln Motor Company Source: Nigel DeGraff / Lincoln Motor Company Source: Nigel DeGraff / Lincoln Motor Company Peep more photos from the event below! Nigel DeGraff

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Operation ‘Get Her Back’: Offset Reportedly Spent Over $106,000 On Christmas In A Bid To Get Back In Cardi’s Good Graces

Source: Via Event Planner KayCee Nwasike / Via Event Planner KayCee Nwasike Offset Drops Six Figures On Christmas Gifts For Cardi Offset is still out here pulling out every stop besides being faithful to win his wife back, and his gifting for Christmas was no exception. According to Page Six , the rapper spared no expense once he was permitted back into Cardi and Kulture’s presence for the holiday. As Michelle Berk, founder of Privé Porter, the world’s largest reseller of rare (read: dumb expensive) Birkin bags told the publication, Offset called her personally looking to wow his woman with no expense spared. “Offset is bending over backwards to win her back. He called me out of the blue. He said, ‘You’ve got to help me out. I’m in deep trouble.’ I said, ‘If you want to win her back, it’s got to be an alligator Birkin.’  Offset met Berk at her suite in NYC and selected three special Birkins for his special lady, a lime green one, a black one, and one in “rose candy” — a pink color. His grand total for the three bags came to $106,000. That apparently did the trick . The source claims that when Offset presented the bags to Cardi on Christmas, “she was so ecstatic, she was crying.” “Offset is a super nice guy. He sounds like he loves her a lot.” The presents didn’t stop there. Sources claim that Offset also gave Cardi multiple pairs of her favorite “bloody shoes” Christian Louboutins, jewelry, and a couple of Chanel bags for good measure. It seems to have done the trick. Cardi is reportedly allowing Offset to tag along with her to Hawaii in the next few weeks, and they’ll get some time in for a “second honeymoon” when she has some down time. Shotbyjuliann/Via Event Planner KayCee Nwasike

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Sleigh SZN: Baddest Holibaes Of 2018

Baddest HoliBAEs Of 2018 Christmas 2018 was a magical extravaganza sprinkled with hilarious Twitter shenanigans , a soul-chilling trailer and screen-sizzling holiBAEs who sent Al Gore’s internet spiraling into a heart eye TIZZY. Hit the flip for all the baddest holibaes of 2018.

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Offset to Cardi B: Take My Giant Shlong! And Also These Gifts!

Offset is already off the hook to some extent… … consider he just tore the clothes off of Cardi B's body . But even though the rapper and his wife are exchanging bodily fluids again, this doesn't mean they're a full-fledged couple once again. In the face of all his cheating and his many misdeeds, Offset continues to do all he can to win Cardi back over. How so? Consider the lavish gifts he bestowed upon Cardi for Christmas this year. We've shared photos of them below, courtesy of Cardi's Instagram account, and let's just put it this way: If it means receiving these items, it may almost be worth getting cheated on. As long as your partner is mega rich, that is…. 1. Remember the Break-Up Video? It wasn’t THAT long ago that Cardi released a video announcing her divorce, telling the world: “We are really good friends and we are really good business partners… And we got a lot of love for each other… But things just haven’t been working out between us for a long time.” 2. How Dare He?!? Not exactly. Cardi didn’t accuse Offset of cheating at this time. She simply said: “It’s nobody fault I guess. We just grew out of love… We are not together anymore.” 3. And Then the Rumor Mill Started Churning… … FAST! Chatter over Offset’s cheating has been running rampant, with a woman named Summer Bunni alleging she totally boned the rapper during his marriage. 4. Offset Hasn’t Exactly Denied the Accusations Quite the opposite, really. He’s confessed to messing up a bunch, but also apologized and says he wants to remain married. 5. PLEASE, CARDI! “We’re going through a lot of things right now, a lot of things in the media. I want to apologize to you Cardi. I embarrassed you. I made you go crazy,” he said in the above video, for instance. 6. But Money Talks And Offset spent a lot of it on Cardi this holiday season. View Slideshow

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Jinger Duggar Ghosts Her Family for Christmas

For those who celebrate and even for many who do not, Christmas is a time to be with your family. The Duggars place a lot of importance on being with family and on their religious beliefs, so this is a major holiday for them. So why, fans wonder, did Jinger and her precious baby spend the most wonderful time of the year as far from her family as she could get? When we say “her family,” of course, we mean from the Duggars. Jinger Duggar did not spend Christmas with Jim Bob, Michelle, or any of her siblings or niblings. She was, however, with husband Jeremy Vuolo and their baby, Felicity. This small but growing family didn’t spend the holidays by themselves, either. Instead, Jinger and Jeremy brought Felicity up north to see Jeremy’s family. In a series of glimpses in Instagram photos and in Instagram Stories, Jinger and Jeremy revealed their family adventure. They traveled from Laredo, Texas all the way to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Needless to say, that is not a short trip. And having a baby with you would make it seem even longer. The good news is that it sounds like Felicity slept for a good portion of the plane ride. Jinger took in and appreciated the rural landscape on the way to the Vuolo grandparents’ house. But the long trip was worth the wait. Jinger captioned this photo: “Grandma time!” Felicity is in the arms of her paternal grandmother. (Quick note, and maybe I’m alone in this, but Mrs. Vuolo does not look old enough to be a grandmother) Jinger and Jeremy didn’t try to hide that they shared the best photos, and worked overtime to get baby Felicity to smile. That’s very normal for any parents. Felicity was also enamored with another member of the family. Here we see Felicity in the arms of her father. Beside them stands Auntie Val — Jeremy’s sister. Little Felicity is young enough that she probably won’t consciously remember much, if any, of this visit. But that does not mean that this is not important. Every new, positive experience broadens a child’s mind and helps a baby’s developing cognition. And these are Felicity’s family — people she’ll know for all of her life. It’s important for her to start developing a relationship with them now, even if it’s only to hear the sound of their voice. Felicity will have no shortage of opportunities to bond with her ever-growing wealth of Duggar cousins. But as much as fans may think of Jinger as a Duggar daughter, Felicity is half Vuolo. Spending time with Jeremy’s family makes a lot of sense. We imagine that Jim Bob and Michelle don’t mind, either. After all, Jim Bob is the one who believes that his daughters are essentially property to be given away to worthy suitors. In his worldview, it makes sense for Jinger to go with her husband on a Christmas trip. As for the Vuolos, they were just happy to see their precious little grandbaby. Who wouldn’t be? View Slideshow: Jinger Duggar Shares Adorable Pics of Her “Little Family,” Melts Fans’ Hearts

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Killer Chemistry: Racist Chinese National Student Charged With Attempted Poisoning Murder Of Black Roommate

Source: 5m3photos / Getty Racist Chinese Student Arrested For Poisoning Black Roommate Black folks have it hard enough living in a world where sometimes the only place that feels safe is home, in this case, the enemy was sleeping in the same room. According to NBC New York , a 22-year-old Chinese national student, Yukai Yang, at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged the attempted murder of his unidentified Black roommate. Yang was previously accused of drawing racist graffiti on the roommate’s belongings. While police were investigating the crime, they noticed that the roommate had been sick for quite some time and called emergency assistance for uncontrollable vomiting. The victim told police that he had been drinkign from a bottle and his tongue began to burn. A blood test revealed that there were high levels of thallium in the victim’s blood. Thallium is a poison designed to kill rats and other rodents. Yang admitted to buying the thallium and says he was going to use it on himself if his grade began to slip. Says D.A. John Morganelli: “This was over a period of time with … thallium being added to foods and drinks in the refrigerator,” Morganelli said. “He was getting worse all the time.” Word from the CDC is that thallium causes nausea, painful limbs, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, kidney damage and nerve damage. Yang is sitting in the can until his trial begins.

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Coupled Up: Matt Barnes Buys Anansa Sims A 2019 Escalade For Christmas

Source: Rodin Eckenroth/Donato Sardella/ Getty / Getty Matt Barnes Buys Anansa Sims A Car For Christmas Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims recently celebrated Christmas as a couple with their beautiful blended family. The model and daughter to Beverly Johnson posted pics of her three children with Matt’s twins boys in front of the Christmas tree. The kids also held the couple’s new bundle of joy, Ashton Joseph. In addition to the sweet X-mas photos, Anansa also shared her gift from Matt; a 2019 Cadillac Escalade. “Thank youuuuuu Baby @matt_barnes9 !!!! I love you Mi Amor!” she captioned a video of her new ride from her “zaddy.” Must be niiiiiice. How cute is the Barnes family Christmas???

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No, No, No! Walmart Santa Arrested After Bodies Of His Teenage Kids Found Buried In Backyard

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Walmart Santa Charged With Concealing Death Of 2 Children Elwyn Crocker Sr. is something a lot darker and more sinister than simply “naughty”. According to the AJC , the 50-year-old who until recently played Santa at the Walmart in Rincon, Georgia was arrested along with his wife and her parents and charged with child cruelty and concealing a death after the bodies of his two children, Mary Crocker and Elwyn Crocker Jr., were found buried in his backyard. Crocker Jr had been missing since November 2016 and Mary was last sighted back in October but neither were ever reported missing. Police received a concerned tip about Mary’s disappearance and went to interview her father at his home. During that interview, police got the hunch that they should do some digging around the Crocker’s backyard where the bodies were discovered. Their cause and manner of death are still the subject of an ongoing investigation. Effingham County is small farming town of only 2,000 and news of the crime is unlike any they have ever encountered. “I’ve been doing this 41 years, and a while ago I almost broke down in tears,” Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie told reporters, his voice shaking. “It’s that bad. I cannot understand how you do children like this. It’s horrible.” Santa is supposed to be benevolent and kind, not murder-y. Careful about who’s lap you place your children on to take cute Christmas pics…

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