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Geek chic
Supermodel Karlie Kloss isn’t that much older than a college student—she’s 22—which is why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that she’s enrolling at New York University. What really turned our heads is her chosen field of study—coding. “I definitely could not get a job as a coder yet. But it is something I am fascinated by, even if it is not the profession I choose. Simply having the comprehension of the way that it works, having the ability to speak that language and to be able to not only comprehend it, but write and build something—the world is built on code,” she told Porter magazine.
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A serious woman
If you’ve heard Lupita Nyong’o give an awards acceptance speech, you know that she isn’t just your average orator. “I wish that I took it more lightly sometimes because it costs a lot,” she told Harper’s Bazaar U.K. for its May issue. “Which is why I can’t do those speeches every weekend, because it costs a lot to share from such a deep place, if you will. But I don’t know how to speak from any other place.” Wherever she’s getting it from, it’s working.
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THE QUOTE
“To always be put on a pedestal as a hunk is slightly demeaning. It really is and it’s in the same way as it is for women. When an actor is seen only for her physical beauty, it can be quite offensive.”
—“Game of Thrones” star Kit Harington, to Page Six, on his sex-symbol status.
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THE DIGIT
$135,000
That’s how much The University of Houston is paying Matthew McConaughey
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to be its May commencement speaker, thr.com reports. The “True Detective” star is donating that money to a foundation he started to help high school students live healthier lives. And maybe bongo drums.Source: Getty Images
What’s bugging Avril?
Avril Lavigne hasn’t spent much time in the spotlight lately—and now we know why. The singer tells People magazine that she was diagnosed with Lyme disease last year, and believes she was bitten by a tick in late spring. “I had no idea a bug bite could do this,” she said. “I was bedridden for five months.” Thankfully, she says she’s feeling “80 percent” better now.
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HOT DATE
May 12
That’s when David Duchovny’s first album, “Hell or High Water,” will be released, thr.com reports. The folk-rock compilation features 12 songs. “What I do know is that I feel these songs represent the truest expression that I’ve ever been able to achieve and I look forward to sharing it with everyone,” he said in a news release. Well color us surprised!