Demi Lovato has always been open and honest with her fans about her journey to sobriety after struggling with substance abuse and self-harm for years — and while that means publicly celebrating milestones like officially being six years sober, it also means bravely owning up to the obstacles she's faced along the way (because it's never easy). 

To that end, the singer and mental health advocate released a new single called "Sober" on Thursday — and in it, she admits to her fans that she has relapsed since her announcement that she'd been sober for six years as of March 2018.

"My truth... #sober out now," she captioned an Instagram post announcing the song.

In "Sober," Demi sings, "Mama, I’m so sorry I’m not sober anymore / And daddy please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor / And I’m sorry for the fans I lost who watched me fall again / I wanna be a role model, but I’m only human."

 As a source confirmed to Entertainment Tonight, it sounds like Demi's relapse happened sometime between the end of the North American leg of her Tell Me You Love Me, tour on April 2 and the beginning of the European leg, which began on May 24. 

"Demi relapsed and started drinking alcohol again," another source told ET. "Her song is intense, but that's how she deals. She has to be brutally honest and put it out there so that she's not burdened with holding on to her struggles privately."

While she absolutely doesn't have to share anything about her personal journey with sobriety, we're *so* proud of Demi for being brave enough to use her platform to share the good and the bad — hopefully "Sober" will help her to make peace with her relapse and move on 

While we may have all been freaking out over the beautiful, super intimate tour book photos and video that Beyoncé and Jay-Z released last week, it turns out that Blue Ivy has some decidedly...different ~feelings~ about them.

Because it's basically the funniest thing ever, a video of Blue Ivy attending her parents'On The Run II tour, and therefore, seeing these photos and videos for the first time, has gone viral after someone was able to capture her reaction — and clearly, it doesn't matter how famous your parents are, they're definitely still embarrassing AF.

As the video of her parents in bed together comes onscreen, Blue makes a truly horrified face before shaking her head and ultimately just ducking down to shield her eyes until the whole thing is over. The best part? She doesn't quite duck for long enough and has to take a few more quick horrified peeks ("MY EYES!") before finally standing up again to watch the rest of the concert.

I mean, if this is the only downside that comes with being the firstborn of the literal king and queen of music, then so be it. Besides, all parents are embarrassing — see, Blue Ivy is totally just like us! (Million dollar wardrobe aside anyway, I guess.)

The idea of attending college outside of the country you were born and raised in might seem scary at first, but for many, doing so can be a fantastic learning experience. Not to mention, in certain countries, it can be extremely cost-effective. So if you’re up for it and can relate to most of the following, pay a visit to your school’s guidance counselor ASAP!

1. You want to be immersed in a different culture

If you’ve always been curious about the way people outside of the U.S. live, there’s no better way to find out than by immersing yourself into a new culture.

Stacie Berdan, an international careers expert, says doing so is not only beneficial on a personal level, but it might make you stand out after graduation.

“Globalization is everywhere, and in our interconnected world, the ability to understand other cultures, languages, economies and systems of government remains a distinct advantage across all types of industries,” she says. “The best and fastest way to develop a global mindset is to spend [a] significant amount of time living, studying and working in another country.”

2. You want to graduate with little to no debt

According to Berdan, cost savings—and the possibility of little-to-no debt—is one of the greatest benefits of attending college abroad. While you might be thinking “Well, who wouldn’t want that?”, it’s not exactly that easy. Be prepared to do your research. In addition to talking to your school's guidance counselor, visit websites like Best Colleges and start reading up! 

That being said, you shouldn’t have trouble finding a low-cost study abroad program. Keep in mind, though—even in countries with relatively low college tuition, the cost of living may still be high. Make sure that you’ll be able to afford big things like housing and smaller, everyday expenses like groceries.  

Related: 9 Mistakes to Avoid When You Study Abroad

3. You don’t get homesick easily

It should go without saying, but if you are dreaming of attending college in an entirely different country, you need to be okay with the fact that you won’t see your family and friends from home that often.

Andrea Morales Avila, a senior at New Mexico State University, said this was the greatest drawback she faced while being abroad. “I was homesick for some time because everything is so different that it does take a while to get used to it,” she says.

If you get lonely easily, Berdan says you might reconsider attending college abroad. “The negatives can be loneliness; living abroad is not only glamorous, it's difficult, too,” she says. “You are far from your family and friends, and things are different than you're used to, including the school system.” If you’re pretty independent and don’t mind being on your own, though, you’re in much better shape.

4. You want to learn outside of the classroom

Maybe your classes in high school weren’t where you did most of your learning. When you attend college abroad, you’re picking up on new things every second of the day.

“Learning another language and exploring another culture through day-to-day living as well as in-depth study in politics, history, art or literature immerses the student in a way that enhances the undergraduate degree,” Berdan says. It’s safe to say you’ll graduate with much more than a piece of paper.

5. You want to graduate in less than four years

According to Berdan, many undergraduate degrees in other countries only take three years to complete. If you want to graduate early, yet you’re not sure you’ll be able to if attending a college in the U.S., this could be a great option to consider.

In addition to saving time and money, Berdan says graduating early from a university abroad is a great way to jumpstart a global career. “If a student is interested in working internationally, having studied and perhaps done internships in that country fast track the possibilities,” she says. “Making friends, traveling in a new country and increasing one's independence are also significant benefits.”

Do any of these sound applicable to you? If so, start researching now. You’ll want to understand the requirements and admissions process—but for starters, you’ll need to pick which country you want to study in!

Good morning Her Campus! With a break-neck news cycle, there is no possible way for you to stay on top of every story that comes across your feeds—we’re all only human, after all.

But, life comes at you fast. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in for this quick and dirty guide to stories you might’ve been sleeping on (like, literally. It’s early.)

Contrary to Melania's Rep, Trump Says Her Controversial Jacket Was Intentional

So, there's a new development in the Melania Trump Jacket saga: contrary to a statement made by the FLOTUS' communication director, President Trump tweeted Thursday evening that the jacket his wife wore to visit immigrant children in Texas, which read "I really don't care, do u?" was not only totally intentional, but a statement actually directed at the "fake news media."

Meanwhile, the First Lady's communications director Stephanie Grisham tweeted earlier in the day that, "#ItsJustAJacket" so, yeah okay POTUS.

Corey Lewandowski Dropped From Speakers Bureau Following 'Womp Womp' Comment

After dismissing the story of a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome who was separated from her parents at the border with a "womp womp" on live television (and refusing to apologize), Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been dropped from top Washington, D.C. speakers bureau Leading Authorities Inc, CNN reports. Speakers bureaus, which handle public speaking and appearances for political figures like Lewandowski, often earn their speakers five and six-figure checks for just one appearance — so thankfully, it seems like at least someone is standing up to Lewandowski and refusing to give him a platform for his bullsh*t.

Delta Has Banned "Pit Bull Type" Dogs as Service Dogs

People are *not* happy after Delta announced Thursday that it would no longer allow "pit bull type" dogs to be brought on its flights as service dogs, BuzzFeed News reports. While Delta cites "several recent incidents in which several employees were bitten," service dog and pit bull owners are pretty furious, saying the description "pit bull type" is too vague, and that most pit bulls aren't actually violent at all.

What to look out for...

Happy Pride Weekend!

Mac and Cheese is the absolute perfect food for literally any occasion. When I’m sick, I want mac and cheese. When I’m hungover, I want mac and cheese. When I am sitting down for a night of the Bachelorette with my girls, I want mac and cheese. I think you get the point now. I’m never not in the mood for a steaming, plate full of cheesy goodness. It may not be a nutritionally balanced meal, but it is always good!  If you are like me, it turns out that there might be a scientific reason for why we love foods like mac and cheese, pizza, and even doughnuts so much.

A new study from Yale University, published in this month’s Cell Metabolism, finds that these foods that are high in fats and carbohydrates might be stimulating our brain in the similar way that drugs do. No seriously, the reward center of our brain apparently lights up like a Christmas tree when we eat these kinds of foods.

In the study, researchers began collecting images of foods that fell into three categories, “fat, carbohydrates, and fats plus carbohydrates”. Participants were then asked to rate all of these snacks for “liking, familiarity, estimated energy density, and total calories”. On a different day, they fasted for a time, and were then fed a breakfast at the lab, which consisted of orange juice, cheddar cheese, whole wheat toast, white toast, strawberry jam, and butter.  Honestly, that sounds like an amazing breakfast, nothing but delicious bread! 

Three hours later, they were given five euros to spend, and were told that they could bid anywhere between zero to five against a computer to buy the snacks they had previously rated. As they completed the exercise, each participant was hooked to an FMRI machine. The scanner helped to show researchers what was going on in their brain as they bid on items.

The results showed that the subjects were more willing to spend money on snacks that were both high in fat and carbs than they were for snacks that were primarily high in fats or high in carbs. As well, participants brains from just seeing the photos of the snacks “lit up neural circuits in the reward center of the brain more than a favorite food, a potentially sweeter or more energy-dense food, or a larger portion size.” As a result, they found that foods high in fats and carbs are more rewarding to us than other options.

What makes the study’s findings so fascinating, according to Dana Small author and professor of psychiatry at Yale University is that foods high in both fats and carbohydrates don’t generally exist in nature. The only exception is in Breast milk as it contains a ton of both fats and carbs.

According to Popular Science, the reality is that our brain had to become hardwired to like fats and carbs. Over time, we evolved to prefer them as our society began to depart from our hunter gatherer days and jumped into the processed foods scene. Mac cheese combines both fats and carbs as the cheese is low in carbs, but high in fats. (Remember fats aren’t a terrible thing; we need them to survive!) The pasta in the delicious dish is considered a complex carbohydrate. Basically, supporting the findings in the study. Pizza also combines fat from the cheese and complex carbs, so does French fries, ice creams, and avocado toast. All of these foods light up the same reward systems within our brains.

It all makes sense now!

For all you collegiettes out there needing some major career inspiration, singer LIVVIA is definitely someone to look to. Not only did she recently graduate from UC Berkeley with a degree in economics, but she's also an incredibly talented artist (and a wonderful person to speak with). She has opened for Meghan Trainor and Lindsey Stirling, as well as toured with Jessie J and Victoria Justice in the past. With a catchy pop vibe and beautiful vocals, LIVVIA is definitely going to take the world by storm this year.

She chatted with Her Campus about her single "Catch a Body," how she managed a singing career as a college student, in addition to what she plans to do post-graduation.

Her Campus: Your single, “Catch a Body,” is currently playing in the top 40 across the country. Do you remember the first time you heard it on the radio?

L: There's technically two stories here because the first time I heard it on the radio, I was actually in Miami and was visiting a radio station. Coincidentally, they were the first station to play it in the U.S. I was visiting them and they said, "Oh this is really funny, but your single is slotted to play right now." I had never heard it on the radio, so I was in the studio and I actually got to intro it, which was amazing. But the first time that I really heard it where I was out and about, it happened to come on while I was in the car. I was literally turning onto the street that my rehearsal studio was at, and it came on the radio. The next thing at rehearsal the same thing happens. Our rehearsals are at different times, but at the same intersection the song came on. When we got to the intersection at the red light I was like, "If my song comes on, that would be insane." And it did!

HC: What was the inspiration for this single? Did you originally intend it to be a collaboration with Quavo?

L: The way we started the song was pretty funny actually, because we started it in a way that I really like to write. We have an instrumental track, and all of the writers will take turns going into the booth and just recording whatever comes to our minds. Then, we'll put those improv takes together. In one of the takes, someone said hold a body, and somebody else thought she said catch a body. I love a play on words, so I was like, "We could do something with this!" The whole "you look so good it's killing me" type of thing came from that, so it was almost an accident. The collaboration part came about because we had left that day having written everything except for a bridge. We thought maybe instead of writing a bridge, we could get someone to collaborate on a song. This was about a year ago when we wrote it, and in an ideal world we would have Quavo on it. He's amazing and huge, and to have him was kind of wishful thinking. It just so happened that my producers were working with somebody who was working with Quavo, so they were about to get him to hear it. He loved it so much that he literally just recorded something and sent it back. It was amazing.

HC: Can we expect more music to be released later this year? If so, how does it compare to “Catch a Body”?

L: There's actually new music that's going to be coming out really soon. It's just been a lot with the promo for "Catch a Body," which I wish I could've released a lot sooner—but they're coming! I think they're in the same vein as "Catch a Body." They're still upbeat because that's the vibe that I always like to keep. The particular song that is coming out next is just me and not a feature. It's called "Gratitude." It's really important to me because I love to live my life by thinking of the bright side of things. I love to think about all the things that I'm grateful for. I feel like we can get so easily caught up in the little things, but in the big picture there are so many things to be grateful for. That song sort of speaks to that, and I absolutely love it.

HC: You’re graduating from University of California Berkeley with a degree in economics. Do you intend to pursue a career in that field, continue solely with music or do both?

L: I literally just came from my last final, so I'm really excited. I always get asked why I'm an economics major if I'm a musician, but I really just love econ because having as much understanding as possible of economics is helpful in any career. I've already found it to be helpful in my music career because I'm not really just an artist. I like to keep up with all aspects, like legal and business and marketing, and econ has played a big role in all of that. I even wrote an econ paper once on the economics of Spotify. Sometimes my professors will use the music industry as an example. It's actually more related than people would initially believe. I never thought of it as a backup plan, but I really thought of it as going hand-in-hand with my career.

HC: How did you balance a successful music career and your academic studies in addition to having a social life?

L: I sacrificed a social life for much of those four years, but I guess it was because my social life was completely limited to touring, and I would make friends with the people I was touring with. I had the option to tour with some really amazing artists, but I would keep to myself because I did a lot of my work being on the road and submitting work to Berkeley, or doing any classes that they offered online. It was isolating. Finishing up my degree required me to take upper division classes and be on campus more but for the most part, I was really used to being in airports. My friends were [also] really understanding. When I come home, they all come over to my house so I don't have to go anywhere because I'm exhausted. I honestly was afraid over the last four years that I would never reach the point of graduation just because of everything pulling me in opposite directions. I am beyond relieved that I got to this point.

HC: What’s the most valuable lesson you’ve learned from being a college student?

L: I think probably the value of collaboration. A lot of times, especially at Berkeley, people like to say it's so competitive and nobody wants to help you or do well. I was a little bit afraid of that, but I haven't encountered anything of the sort. Everyone has just been beyond helpful. We all want to study together. We all want to help each other out and proof each other's papers. It has just been the most collaborative and supportive and inspiring environment of students and teachers and teaching assistants. The value of it is how you really can lean on people. If you know one thing better than the other, you can learn it from somebody else. If I really love writing papers and my friends are more technical, I will proofread their papers. It's that kind of thing—playing to your strength and learning from others around you.

HC: Now that you’re graduating, what are your plans for the summer?

L: I'm walking at graduation, but I have one summer class to finish up in econ. I'll be going back and forth from Berkeley and LA and doing radio shows. I also have my first festival this summer, so it will be a little bit of the same until the end of the summer when I will no longer be at Berkeley. I will be primarily focusing on music once again. I love academics so much, so I may start thinking about grad school to still do that part of my life, but I don't know yet. It will just be great to focus on music completely for a bit.

Take a second to dream of this: a dazzling utopia where the orgasms are bountiful, women aren’t marginalized, and the government is finally off its bullshit. *comedic record scratch sound effect* But hey, we’re living in 2018 where somehow it’s still being communicated to women that pleasure should be a hidden or off-limits topic. Nice.

Especially in a year where technology is at the forefront of society, you’d think that conversations and ways to approach previously taboo subjects would be improving (if not solely because of the anonymity that social media offers to talk about sexual experience, but also because it gives a platform to those ladies who do want to build on a brand on sexual liberation), but it feels like we’re still falling short in an essential area of women’s basic sexual satisfaction.

Luckily, a few queer women and one Lioness vibrator are working to make technology do its part. And in celebration of Pride Month, they told Her Campus about all the ways they’re improving the lives of women and pioneering inclusivity – specifically, using a robot with a flexible clitoral nub.

Founded with the purpose of giving women a platform to understand their own bodies and sexuality, Lioness is obviously a trailblazer. To fight outdated stigma surrounding female sexuality, the founders and creators designed the Lioness vibe specifically for “personal-experimentation” which like, hell yeah to that.

So, how does this magic little device work? Well, first ya gotta buy it here (totally worth the money, just a PSA). Once you get yours, sync with the corresponding app to see orgasm patterns, track experience, and overall learn what does and doesn’t work during ~you time~. It’s the first toy that helps you learn about your body’s sexual response – so you’re not only having a good time, you’re also embracing all the unique things about your downstairs and learning what you like, dislike, and would like but don't know yet. It’s honestly some sort of empowering-vibrator-tech-witchery, and it’s exactly what Pride 2018 desperately needs.

In a time were sexuality isn’t concrete and acceptance is spreading, the queer women behind Lioness know that the time for change is now.

For Lioness co-founder and CEO Liz Klinger, her identity as a queer woman is an integral part of who she is and an inspiration for innovation. At a young age, discovering her sexuality often overlapped with exploration of sexual pleasure, but living in a not so LGBTQ+-friendly area, she had to find another way to get answers to her burning questions.

“I was pretty quiet about my questioning, instead [I turned] to the internet to learn more about what I was feeling and how to make sense of things” Klinger says.

What she found expanded far beyond what talked about in sex ed or even with friends. Klinger discovered that there was a whole world of self-pleasure hidden from the conversation.

She credits this widespread gap in knowledge and her desire to understand her own sexuality as two of the reasons for pioneering Lioness.

“Growing up in the ‘90s with a conservative family from Wisconsin... I was made constantly aware that how I felt sexually was ‘wrong’ and something that I should be ashamed of. I don’t think I would have reflected on or thought as much about both my own sexuality and the topic of sexuality if it hadn’t been for that,” she says, and also notes that these experiences obviously carved a path to where she is today. “In some ways, I think if it wasn’t for me being a queer, nerdy, somewhat introverted girl, I wouldn’t have gone down this path and eventually started Lioness.”

In college, Klinger’s job selling intimacy products only continued to spark her curiosity: “It’s what made me so aware of my own sexuality and from there how much need there was for both better products (in general) in the space, but also products that helped us overcome a lot of the knowledge gaps created by different societal norms and structures of how sexuality ‘should be.’ That’s why I wanted to create a product to let people self-experiment and help support them along the journey of sexual self-discovery.”  

With Lioness rockin’ masturbation sessions everywhere, Klinger and co-founder Anna Lee are working towards the goal of expanding women’s understanding of self-pleasure, but because there’s still a huge gap in mainstream sex-tech markets – specifically for LGBTQ+ folks – there’s a lot of work left to do.

The Lioness solution: make sure that you have people across different backgrounds and viewpoints contributing to the whole process.

Klinger explains: “We have a lot of conversations that many companies with less diverse voices (LGBTQ+ being a big one) wouldn’t have, and all sorts of aspects of that comes out in our product.”

One of these contributing voices is Maggle Stiggleman, a Lioness software engineer whose queer identity is an important part of her work as well. When she was young, Stiggleman notes she “mostly bought what [she] was sold about gender and sexuality,” meaning that, like Klinger, she was in the dark about the vast world of pleasure. It wasn’t until college that Stiggleman had her “sexuality crisis” and became passionate about preaching pleasure and masturbation.

“I was studying Computer Science and Gender Studies in college, and had a particular interest in sexual health and female sexual pleasure. I was passionate about telling women masturbation is good,” she says.

When she found out about Lioness after college, Stiggleman knew she had to join the team. “Really cool coding? Orgasm data?” She was all in.

Stiggleman has a heavy hand in the creative process as a software engineer, so she has the chance to use her personal experiences to make product as inclusive as possible. “As a rule we do not use pronouns in the app, because of course we cannot assume the user’s gender. I relate it to how period-tracking apps have often made me feel alienated. It took me a few different apps before I found one I liked that didn’t assume I was straight and needed to track straight sex.”

She continues: “I can’t imagine how someone who doesn’t identify as a woman feels on those same period-tracking apps. So, I do my absolute best to never assume the gender or sexuality of our users.”

While remaining inclusive is a huge goal of Lioness, helping women to understand masturbation and sexuality is the intention that always guides the team. When research originally showed that only two types of orgasms existed, Lioness did their own research and quickly found a third orgasm type, proving that there was so much more to be discovered in the world of sexual response.

“This was the first time it really hit me that the potential of studying female pleasure is huge” Stiggleman explains. “Just from expanding the circle to our group of testers we found something new, imagine what we’ll discover as we keep going.”

As Lioness keeps discovering, they’ll continue to dissolve taboos surrounding masturbation – even if just through starting conversation. During a Pride Month where intolerable people are rampant in the U.S. and when women and LGBTQ+ folks alike could use a boost, this smart-vibrator is a beautifully nerdy moment, inspiring all of us to spend a little extra time loving ourselves and living our best lives (bountiful orgasms included).

By Nicole Brinkley

Asexuality —alongside agender and aromanticism — is one of the three identities represented by the letter "A" in LGBTQIA+. It's a revelation for many that it doesn't stand for "ally," which various pieces of queer merchandise would encourage you to believe. That's because many people haven't even heard of asexuality.

Maybe you're one of those people. Or maybe you're somebody who's heard the word asexuality and suspects it applies to them in some way, even if you don't know much about it. Maybe you heard Bill Nye use the word in the first season of Bill Nye Saves The World and went, “Huh. That’s interesting.” And that's okay. We're not born knowing everything. We're born naked and screaming and covered in blood.

Asexuality is a queer identity that is most often expressed as a lack of sexual attraction to other people. Like every queer identity, this comes on a spectrum—some people are gray-asexual, meaning they only experience sexual attraction sometimes; some people are demi-sexual, meaning they only experience sexual attraction after developing a romantic attraction. Asexual people can come in as many forms as there are flowers: as many different combinations as romantic attraction and gender expression there are, there are people who identify on the asexual spectrum that fit those molds. And each and every one of them deserves to feel welcome in LGBTQIA+ spaces.

Y​et, somehow, t​he only social idea of an asexual person comes in the form of a frigid ice queen, like some evil Elsa, or a robot. There are some rad things I could do with cybernetic eyes or a Bucky Barnes arm. But being asexual doesn't mean being emotionless; it has nothing to do with your feelings or your romantic attraction. Likewise, it does mean that asexual people have a right to be at pride and live authentically as themselves. 

Asexuality simply means you don't necessarily want to have sex with other people. 

There are asexual people who have sex with partners they trust. There are asexual people who are comfortable with some sexual acts, but not others. There are people who fall under different branches of the asexual spectrum that enjoy sex under specific circumstances.

In a plot twist that confuses both asexual people and partners, asexuality does not impact sexual drive—which can become infuriating when hormones kick in—and so asexual people can sometimes physically crave something that they emotionally and mentally do not want, much like craving a pickle on your period only to remember that you hate pickles so much.

Like any other identity—and like any other person—asexuality is a nuanced and complicated thing.

An Ace (And Ace-Lover's) Reading List

Luckily for asexual people (or for those seeking to be good allies to asexual people), there are nonfiction books like The Invisible Orientation, which offers further scientific and cultural primers on asexuality; there are numerous articles online where people talk about their experiences, including this favorite of mine in the New York Times; and there are novels to read to see asexual experiences reflected within their pages. Favorites of mine include Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire, Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee and Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann.

But the most important thing about asexuality is this: Asexuality is real. Asexuality is a queer identity.

And asexual people are valid and important and loved. You are valid and important and loved.

 Nicole Brinkley is a plant-obsessed bookseller who loves dragons. The rest changes without notice.
 When she’s not running the book website YA Interrobang, where she advocates for a more inclusive publishing world, you can find her on Twitter (@nebrinkley) and   Instagram (@nebrinkley) or support her work on Patreon.

The novel, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, is basically the written anthem for any teenager or post-teenager who’s ever been woefully like-struck. Now, according to Vulture, Netflix has unveiled the first trailer (which we're completely smitten over) for the movie adaptation of our favorite cringey teenage romantic comedy book, and we can’t wait to relive our awkward crushes.

Like Jenny Han’s book, the movie follows Lara Jean (played by Lana Condor), who writes a letter about her crushes whenever she literally can’t process all ~those~ intense emotions. We’ve all been there seeing as we’ve daydreamed about that person in chemistry, and we’re still left hyper-embarrassed by that weird face we made in front of him on our way to class, so we’ve aborted any future daydreaming thereafter. Nevertheless, the trailer for To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is finally here and we’re still mentally preparing ourselves for this nostalgia-ridden rom-com journey.

However, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is more than a revitalization of young love, it’s about Lara Jean’s journey to grow past her written fantasies and explore life and herself. Though there are a plethora of rom-coms where the lead tries to find who they are as a person so that they can find their special person, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before offers a different perspective that simultaneously highlights healthy representation, in an often white-washed genre.

“There aren't that many rom-coms out there starring an Asian lead love interest," Lana Condor told Teen Vogue. "So, I was and am over the moon to hopefully begin to pave the way for other ladies (and men) in my position. It means the world to me." It means the world to us, too, Lana.

To All the Boys I’ve LovedBefore hits Netflix on August 17, and we can’t wait to binge-watch this movie. Until then, we’ll be busy re-reading the original book and watching this trailer on repeat, while revisiting our old sappy notes to our crushes we were too afraid to talk to.

Following Roseanne Barr’s infamous racist tweet and a series of other questionable posts even though we already knew that she was problematic AF before this fiasco, ABC finally canceled the reboot of Roseanne last month. However, the network recently announced that it will debut a Roseanne spinoff series this fall, just without Roseanne (obviously). But who will the spinoff focus on? What will the series be called? And WTF does all of this mean? Don’t worry, we have (mostly) all of the answers to your questions.

So what’s the title of the spinoff?

ABC announced the series will tentatively be called The Conners. While it’s still a working title and could change as the scripts transform, the series will obviously focus on the Conners as they navigate the daily stresses of being a family unit and just existing.

The adapted version of the former Roseanne series will feature 10, 30-minute episodes, which are set to air this fall on Tuesday evenings. Though the title of the series is subject to some healthy changes before we see the first episode on an ambiguous, fall Tuesday, ABC is pretty clear that Barr won’t have any involvement in the impending series.

“Roseanne Barr will have no financial or creative involvement in the new series,” ABC said in a statement.

So, what will happen to Roseanne Conner if the series focuses on the Conner family sans her?

According to E! News, the spinoff will still feature the other members of the Conner family, just as Dan (John Goodman), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and Darlene (Sara Gilbert). However, the entire Twitterverse is contemplating how the Conner family saga will continue without one of the Conners.

From theories that The Conners will metaphorically kill off Roseanne Conner to theories that it will literally kill Mrs. Conner off-screen (of course), US Weekly reports that Twitter is trickling with fan theories on how The Conners will explain Roseanne Conner’s sudden absence from the family.

Nevertheless, The Conners probably won’t have an actual cameo where they figuratively kill of Roseanne Conner’s character. ABC notes that apart from normal family qualms, the Conner family will also experience “a sudden turn of events” in the impending series, which hints that something will happen to Roseanne the character and, come sometime this fall, we’ll transport to the Conner’s family life story arc after those vague events have already taken place.

After all, The Conners can always Two and a Half Men Roseanne Conner’s absence in the series (i.e., explain her disappearance without actually giving Roseanne Barr a cameo).

Either way, Roseanne voluntarily gave up any rights she had to her titular series and any spinoffs that it spawned. “I agreed to the settlement in order that 200 jobs of beloved cast and crew could be saved, and I wish the best for everyone involved,” Barr told CNN.

CNN notes that some people are apparently upset that Roseanne won’t have a role in the impending The Conners sitcom—however, this spinoff could show viewers that we can continue shows that previously starred problematic people in a healthy way, and the easiest way to do that is to remove the toxic people from the production.

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@fbfamily: I have this aunt who is terrible and a Tr*mp supporter and wants everyone to know it. She's posting stuff I find politically and morally reprehensible on Facebook at every turn and even gets into fights with my friends (and me) on posts that don't concern her at all. My mom doesn't want me saying mean things to her online and said unfriending her wouldn't look good either. Wtf can I do?

@helpmehc: In these, the hyper-polarizing end-of-days times, it feels a bit like a horror movie. You're looking around at people you've always known and love and realizing that they might be Deep State truthers or unflinchingly indifferent to the plight of migrant children in cages. It feels very much like you're looking over your shoulder, unsure of whether the people you've always known and trusted can still be trusted the same way. It's also hard to balance family politics with this world where Neo Nazis take to the streets with their goddamn tiki torches. Shit is complicated. 

One thing not so complicated? Fighting on Facebook. When, in the history of that god-forsaken online cesspit of high school randos, has a Facebook argument ever been effective? Like really and truly when? (Like, never.) So first things first: Recognize that the platform doesn't lend itself to nuance, to empathetic discourse, to anything that doesn't devolve into mean-spirited playground spats with a dose of tribalism. Don't expect miracles and don't @ me Zuckerberg.

Now, for the IRL implications. The reality is, you can't just separate politics from your personal relationships. Personally, I've always deeply side-eyed folks who say that you can do that (and it's typically a tell-tale sign that a person hasn't had their whole existence/life politicized.) A person's politics, their values, all those systems about what they can stand and what they can't stand about this crazy messed up world we live in speak volumes about who they are as a person and you can't be expected to ignore it. The decision about what kind of relationship you can stand to have with that aunt is yours alone to make. Your mom can have feelings about it and you can choose whether those feelings play into your decision, but you can't force yourself to nod your head and smile if you don't have it in you. If you gotta block or unfriend, un-fucking-friend.

Now, outside that personal relationship situation, you are a grown-ass human who gets to set your own physical and digital boundaries. If you want to remain diplomatic for your mom's sake, you can totally take the route of sending a short message to your aunt saying something along the lines of "I respect your right to say what you want and believe what you want, but I ask that you respect my friends and other loved ones and not try to start arguments on my posts with people I care about when they don't concern you." Those are reasonable, respectful boundaries to set and to abide by and it shouldn't turn into a family World War III to ask that. People — even family — who continually overstep reasonable boundaries are garbage anyway. Tell 'em not to come unless you send for them. 

If you don't think that kind of firm-but-civil tactic will work (because tbh some people straight-up don't want to work that way and just want a fight) you can also use privacy settings to your advantage and hide the majority of your posts from this aunt. It's not a perfect system, but it can save you a lot of grief. Let her have a cat picture or something else, but keep your friends and folks willing to engage in civil discourse away from her. You don't want to restrict your social media to a place where you're only preaching to a choir of yes-men (there's no real work to be done there) but you also can judge when a person isn't open to a real, frank and good-faith conversation about differences.

For folks with privilege, you absolutely have a responsibility to try and talk to folks who are resistant to understanding the experiences and struggles of folks with less privilege. You can always try to deescalate and approach things from a thoughtful, empathetic angle and see what comes of it — I need to believe that underneath some garbage policy opinions and media brainwashing there is a part of all humans that can still connect with other people who are different than them. But, if someone proves over and over again to be on the attack and have little interest in conversation beyond hurting you and the people you care about, you don't owe them anything — not attention, not time, not education.

It's a balancing act, but you know in your heart when you can maybe do The Work and when you're just punching against a wall. You can't change the world or change minds while volleying fb barbs at someone who is destroying your mental health or hurting the people you love. No one expects that from you. 

And, of course, once the unfriending/privacy setting changes are made, you can always make a beautifully petty spite donation to a non-profit of your choice in their honor. (You don't always gotta go high.)

Check out more advice from @helpmehc. We've got your back.

Happy Pride Month, y’all! It’s a great time to give the LGBTQ people in your life some support and work on becoming a better ally for the community and their needs. I personally have been trying to work on using more inclusive language and talking to my friends who identify somewhere in the LGBTQ spectrum about what type of support is most important for me to give to them.

Luckily, there’s a wealth of people in the spotlight to look to for inspiration. Obviously, first, we should look to celebrities who themselves are LGBTQ and serve as voices in the community—but there’s also many famous voices who aren’t LGBTQ themselves, but have used their positions to speak up.

Famous voices like…

DUA LIPA

The singer recently released a video for her song “Blow Your Mind (Mwah)” that includes androgynous models and rainbow pride flags. “I feel like I wanted to touch on so many different things, quite serious topics happening in the world, but without making it too political or too serious. I wanted to do my form of representation, and to have fun with it. Like, I took quotes from the Mean Girls movie and instead of saying, ‘You can’t sit with us’, I changed it to, ‘You can sit with us’. There were loads of different things in that video that were about girl power and gay pride and showing support for the LGBT+ community,” Dua recently told GayTimes.

JAMES CORDEN

The Late Late Show host has publicly donated to LGBTQ rights organizations and used his show to perform a song in protest of Donald Trumps’s 2017 ban on transgender people serving in the military. “It was so well written. As soon as [the writer] told us at 11am, it was a scramble to record it, find a studio, dancers, a tux, an old-style Sixties bandstand with LGBT on it,” he told Attitude. "I was very proud of it.”

JK ROWLING

Harry Potter’s creator is, of course, a huge proponent of being who you truly are, having revealed several years ago that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore was gay. “It has certainly never been news to me that a brave and brilliant man could love other men," she told a press conference in 2007. She also replied to criticism on Twitter with messages of support and hope.

LGBTQ+ Pride Month is a time of amazing, colorful marches throughout the month, where so many people come together to make a stand for equality. Pride Marches in the US have become more celebratory in recent years, as more people are attending and participating, and more organizations are taking part in the events. The positive outlook might have to do with the major support of same-sex marriage from the public, and the Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Even with those victories, Pride celebrations in 2018 might feel a little bit different though for many. The election of Donald Trump and state policies against LGBTQ+ rights like Trump's ban on transgender people from serving in the military. And how North Carolina passed a law that banned transgender people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. Similar states like Texas has also passed similar laws. Many have grown afraid to come out for Pride in their state. And even around the world, there are still so many people who are being persecuted for both their gender identity and their sexual orientation.

Pride is meant to be a positive stance against discrimination in the community and to fight the political and culture battle for equality. It is a time to celebrate a person’s true identity. It’s a time to let your voice be heard and be the voice for others who don’t have the privilege to celebrate and be outspoken about who they are. It is a time to build friendships, to meet new people, to open your mind and learn about other’s identities. Pride is a time to create your own space, a safe place to celebrate you.

Her Campus asked queer/LGBTQ+ college women what Pride meant to them and how they planned to celebrate Pride in 2018. Here's what they had to say: 

Pride in 2018 is the freedom to be yourself and to be happy without the fear.

“Pride in the year 2018 means that I have the ability to be who I am around the people who care about me, even if that means that I am not out in all aspects of my life. The year is 20gayteen so as you can imagine this means that it is seen as more socially acceptable to be out and to be your true self.” - Anonymous, Winona State University.

“That everyone deserves to be respected for being themselves and that people should be able to do whatever makes them happy without fear of what others will think.” - Hannah, Marymount Manhattan College.

In Year Two of Trump, why would Pride 2018 feel different to you?  

“It’s different now because we need to show Trump and his supporters that we do no stand for hate or bullying towards the LGBTQ+ community in this country. And that we can rise above whatever he says.” - Hannah, Marymount Manhattan College.

“I think that this climate is one of the reasons why I am still not out in all aspects of my life as there are still some hateful people in the world. I also believe that with Trump being the President that it has brought the community together as we realize that when we are together we can do anything that we put our mind to and that as a community we can advocate for topics that we believe in and spread the word around the world.” - Anonymous, Winona State University.

Pride in 2018 is about celebration, community, protest, and political action.

“This year I am attending NYC Pride with my school to show support and spread love. I’ve been inspired to share what I believe in.” - Hannah, Marymount Manhattan College.

“I will be celebrating Pride by going to the Pride Festival in the Twin Cities on June 23. I will be going with some of my close friends and we plan on partying and celebrating just as we have in the past when we have gone, but this year is a little more special as this is the first time I will be going while being out in part of my life. This year will hopefully be the best Pride yet!” - Anonymous, Winona State University.

And, of course, it's about honoring the intersections.

“I am Jewish and Bisexual. I attended Pride in Tel Aviv this year. And it was liberating. As a Jew, I face antisemitism all the time. And it’s so rarely talked about as a legitimate form of oppression. And I am also bisexual. And we’ve all seen the anti-LGBTQ headlines. So getting to be in Israel and away from Trump where I can celebrate without fear or inhibition was such an amazing experience. It’s unfortunate that it took me having to leave the country and travel halfway around the world to feel this safe. I hope that the US can feel this way for me and my fellow LGBTQ Jews in the future.” - Stephanie Black.

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There are those who believe love makes the world go round, and there are those who think it’s money that makes the world go round. Some of us may go back and forth depending on our relationship status, but there are some things you come to realize when you decide that money—especially spending money—trumps a boyfriend any day.

Here are 15 things only girls who would rather have money than a boyfriend understand.

1. All you do is work, leaving barely any time for love

At this point, you don't even have the energy for a boyfriend. If you had one, you'd have less time to work and less money, and you're just not about that life.

2. If you have to pick between picking up a shift or going on a date, you always go for the extra money

No offense to your Tinder matches, but you'd rather use your night off to make some extra money than sit through an awkward first date.

3. Why have a boy buy your presents when you'd rather buy your own?

Just because you don't have a boyfriend doesn't mean you can't be spoiled. Treat yo' self.

4. You get more excited about payday than about going on dates

5. You indulge in retail therapy and spending money rather than leaning on a guy's shoulder

Nothing nurses a broken heart or a stressed-out spirit like a little retail therapy. Sure, having a shoulder to cry on is nice, but so is crying into your new wardrobe you bought with hard-earned cash.

6. You have more shopping apps on your phone than dating apps

And if you have to delete an app, Tinder would be the first to go. How could you delete Etsy or Charlotte Russe?

7. You feel more butterflies when your bank account is in the four-digit zone than you do before meeting a guy

8. You don't agree with people who say you can't buy love

You can buy pizza, which is basically the same thing as buying love. And who needs a boyfriend when you have pizza?

9. You know more about managing money than being in a relationship

You even know how to maintain a successful budget—not so much how to maintain a successful relationship.

10. You prioritize buying things for yourself over pretty much everything else

You don’t have to spend money on a relationship if you don’t have one. That money can go toward food for you instead. Win-win.

11. You’re haunted by the money you could have saved during sales you missed out on, rather than the relationships you missed out on

Priorities.

12. You've got 99 problems, and all of them have to do with money instead of boys

13. You can better relate to your friend's financial struggles than their relationship struggles

You can offer plenty of advice and support when a friend is complaining about money, but you're not very helpful when it comes to boyfriends.

14. You'd rather wake up to a notification of a deposit made to your account than a cute "good morning" text

15. You redownloaded Tinder to try and make some money instead of trying to find your soulmate

If it worked for this girl, maybe it’ll work for you.

Some people have made it their mission to get up close and personal with the rivers of lava that are cascading down from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. The lava from the volcano is apparently very photogenic and just perfect for selfies.

Though, according to ABC News, authorities are not having it and are cracking down on the thrill seekers who are getting a little too close for comfort.

Ever since the volcano erupted back in early May, bubbling lava, molten rock and fissures have forced families to evacuate from their homes. Some thrill-seekers though have posted selfies, where they are so close to the lava, mere feet it seems!

KITV 4 News reports that in the last 10 days, government officials in Hawaii have arrested or cited at least a dozen people for taking selfies extremely close to the lava.  Fines are being increased to nearly $5,000 and adding up to a year in jail if caught, according to ABC News.

Police in Hawaii have also set up roadblocks to prevent any visitors from taking selfies with the lava. As of right now, the Kilauea volcano eruption doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.

I guess lava selfies are one way to step up your Insta game!

An East Pittsburgh police officer, Michael Rosfeld, fatally shot 17-year-old unarmed black teen Antwon Rose on Tuesday.

According to Huffington Post, Rose was shot three times in the back as he ran from a vehicle that was pulled over by police that evening. Police stopped the car in investigation of an earlier drive-by shooting. A partial video of the attack was also taken. USA Today reports that authorities found Rose was unarmed but two semi-automatic handguns were inside the same vehicle.

According to CNN, Pennsylvania law allows officers to use deadly force against a fleeing suspect in only certain situations. Its allowed if the suspect poses a threat of immediate danger, has used or threatened lethal violence previously or possesses a lethal weapon.

Civil rights attorney S. Lee Merritt representing the Rose family, said that there was no evidence that showed that the teenager was part of any crime before the shooting. Thus, the Allegheny ruled his death a homicide, Huffington Post reports.

“I see mothers bury their sons. I want my mom to never feel that pain.”

Antwon Rose wrote those lines two years ago in a poem for his 10th grade honors English class. It was entitled, “I am not what you think”. According to CNN, the family released the poem on Thursday throughout the Woodland Hills School District. The teenager wrote about being “confused and afraid” about where life would take.  “I understand people believe I’m just a statistic. I say to them I’m different,” Antwon wrote.

Now, in a few days, his mother will have to bury him.

The Rose’s mother read the poem out loud at a rally in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse, and people came to show support for the Rose family there on Thursday. Now, the fatal shooting has sparked a mass protest calling justice for Antwon Rose.

Nearly 1,000 protesters demonstrated for hours on the highway outside of the city. Protesters marched on Interstate 376 carrying signs that read “No justice, no peace, no racist police” and “Justice For Antwon”, according to USA Today. People were also calling for the cops arrest.  

“I’m thinking that the cops should be held accountable,” Rose’s aunt told CBS Pittsburgh. “I’m thinking that Antwon should be here. I’m thinking we should not be having this rally because he should be here, he should not have been killed.”

At the moment, Rosfeld, the police officer who fired the shots, is on temporary suspension while the investigation continues. Antwon Rose’s funeral will be held on Wednesday.

First Lady Melania Trump recently made a trip to visit Texas shelter housing children who had been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border. On the back of the Zara jacket she wore, it said “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?” Many were disturbed at what the message implies and has inspired a massive debate online.

It’s now inspired New York Artist Justin Teodoro to reimage the first lady’s jacket to reflect the public's rage about families being ripped apart at the border.

“I think seeing what the first lady wore on her visit today totally appalled and shocked me and was just beyond tone deaf,” Teodore had told Huffington Post.“I guess I just needed to react in my own small way and draw a response - not with anger but with hope because I do believe love trumps hate.”

The image includes a picture of the statue of liberty holding the hand of a little girl. The little girl in the image was also featured in the new Time magazine cover, with the headline “Welcome to America. He posted the image on Instagram, and since has received over 3,000 likes, shared multiple times, and reposted by notable accounts such as New York Magazine.

Fashion brands like Wildfang and Public Service Apparel have also been inspired to reimagine their own versions of the olive-green jacket, according to Glamour.

It is all an important reminder that we should all care about what is happening (and maybe watch what we're wearing or supporting. IDK.)

At the end of Jurassic World, Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) escaped Isla Nublar after Rexy stepped in to save them from the genetically modified Indominus Rex (which ultimately became a snack for the sea serpent known as the Mosaurus). The credits rolled shortly thereafter, with the rest of the dinosaurs we left on the island—but we were all left wondering WTH happened to the remaining prehistoric badasses on the island.

Now with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom we can finally continue the Jurassic saga. In the trailers and promos leading up to this Amphicoelias-sized production, Isla Nublar is literally on fire, which means Owen and Claire need to go back and save the dinos. Because even though we could have avoided all these strenuous, prehistoric escapades if scientists just stopped resurrecting previously extinct creatures that can and want to eat us, dinos still deserve a helping hand when their home is engulfed in flames (literally or figuratively).

We have so many questions about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Like, will Laura Dern also make a cameo in the new story arc? What does the Jurassic franchise have against accurately depicting these prehistoric beauties (seriously, why doesn’t Blue have feathers)? And who would really want to visit a resort full of oversized, deadly birds anyway? But the most important question we have might be: what dinosaurs are we going to see in this sequel?

Don’t get us wrong, we’re worried about the safety of the dinosaurs amid the apocalyptic-like conditions on Isla Nublar, but our paleontology-obsessed childhood self would want to run down of the on-screen prehistoric baddies. Thankfully, you can also appease you dinosaur fascination because here are all the dino appearances (at least from the ones we can see in the multiple Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailers).

Sinoceratops

Sinoceratops is basically the Juggernaut of Jurassic World: underrepresented, overshadowed by its over-hyped step-sibling and always angry. However, the first two reasons might contribute to the Sinoceratops’ aggression, and we get it.

The fictitious parallels between Juggernaut and Sinoceratops don’t stop there—there’s a full-on fight between a Sinoceratops and a Carnotaurus. By default, that means Carnotaurus is also Colossus. Regardless, JW: FK is essentially canon with Marvel Comics now.

Stygimoloch

The dinosaur that basically inspired Cubone is finally getting the hype she deserves. Stygimoloch is a thick-headed bish, literally, but we’re hoping this obvious stubborn Sagittarius makes it off of Isla Nublar safely.

Parasaurolophus

Sorry, JW: FK, Ducky is still our favorite Parasaurolophus, and you can’t change our minds. Unless this is a Land Before Time crossover movie and this is actually Ducky in her teenage years, then we definitely stan the Fallen Kingdom adaptation of Ducky.  

The Parasaurolophus might not be in the official trailers, but our fan theory senses tell us that they will be in the movie, seeing as they have a cameo in the Jurassic World-affiliated video game. And how could the production leave out everyone's favorite hadrosaur? 

Triceratops

Yep, this basically confirmed that this is a meta Land Before Time crossover, and we’re glad to see Sarah grew up to be a confident young woman who stands her ground even in the face of a fallen tree. Clearly, the “tri” in Triceratops doesn’t reference her three horns—it's actually a subtle threat because nobody wants to tri to mess with her.

But she does have a softer side, as evidenced by this adorable mother-daughter scene. (Which also proves that Triceratops are the cats of the dinosaur world: loveable on their terms.)

Stegosaurus

Stegosauruses are basically just violent vegans, which shows that you can be cruelty-free and still kick some ass. Nevertheless, Stegosauruses are still the pretentious hipsters in the herbivore community, seeing as their favorite junk food is moss. Does this mean that modern-day health food hipsters are a distant relative of stegos? (Sorry, but kale is not delicious, no matter how many times you claim it is in the Snaps of your daily protein bowl.)

Gallimimus

According to London’s Natural History Museum, Gallimimus translates to “chicken mimic,” and we’re kind of insulted for this member of the Ornithomimidae family because she doesn’t look like a chicken at all. Frankly, this ornithological elder doesn’t deserve this kind of roast.

Pterodactyl

While this aerodynamically-inclined creature might look synonymous with the Pteranodons in the first movie (and this one), the Pterodactyl has a longer wingspan than the Pteranodon. But both species are some of the few flying dinosaurs that didn’t have feathers, which might explain why they’re perpetually homicidal.  

Ankylosaurus

Yes, that’s a decaying Ankylosaurus—but don’t worry, there are some living Ankylosaurus in the trailer, seeing as they’re basically armored puppies (and by correlation, they’re also Korg) and they deserve to survive and thrive.

Even if the dead Ankylosaurus was the only of its species to debut in JW: FK, she’d still probably have more screen time than certain redacted characters in Avengers: Infinity War.

Brachiosaurus

We don’t even want to think about how difficult it would be for a Brachiosaurus to find a turtleneck sweater in her size (but now we’re high-key thinking about it). But we do wonder if real-life Brachiosaurus would actually make the canonical low-toned bellows that they do in every Jurassic-themed film. What if they made squeaks instead? Or would they make the same incoherent screeches as us when we FaceTime our bestie?

Brachiosauruses were probably clumsy, seeing as they walked on their toes like long-necked ballerinas—and that just makes them the show-offs of the JW franchise.

Mosasaurus

The Mosasaurus is the only dino we can forgive for her insatiable appetite. Seriously, what has she been eating since the humans abandoned their pets after they couldn’t take care of them? We highly doubt she could rely on several Brachiosauruses (falling in her glorified aquarium every day, so her priorities are definitely in line). Or maybe she could have.

Baryonyx

Of course, Baryonyx is the warm-up to the big bad, the Indoraptor. At first glance, this glorified henchwoman of the film looks like a Spinosaurus without, well, the spine—which makes sense because both the Baryonyx and the Spinosaurus are in the Theropoda suborder, so they’re basically aquatic-thriving cousins of the Cretaceous period. (Granted, this version of the Baryonyx also looks more like a Suchomimus—because she doesn’t have any of the iconic spine barbs like the pseudo-Spinosaurus she is. But Suchomimus is also a therapod, so that might explain the similarities.)

We already know this specific Spino-knockoff-saurus isn’t going to survive the Jurassic World version of Thanos’ snap. However, there is a suspiciously-similar looking dino being transported via helicopter. (Why it isn’t sedated we don’t know, but okay.)

The Baryonyx in the tunnel probs won’t make it though. She clearly doesn’t have her priorities straight, seeing as she’s stomping through lava-infested facilities searching for a snack, but it just makes her even more relatable and her subsequent (albeit hypothesized) death even more tragic—because we all know what it’s like to be hangry and we’d probably search for a snack instead of escaping disaster too.

Velociraptor

Not only does Blue return, we also get to see some adorable baby Blue footage. But seriously, can someone get Blue some feathers? We get that ASOS is going feather-free, but Velociraptors are naturally feathered-beauties. (Though we kind of get it, seeing as Blue is basically already poreless and fresh-faced, it would be unfair to the other dinos to give her feathers, too.)

Pteranodon

Ah, the fake-Pterodactyls annoying gnat of the dinosaur kingdom has made a return. Pteranodons might be glorified pests, but their dino-call is the only justified noise in the movie—because how could you not screech when you’re trying to flee a pyroclastic flow? (TBH, it only makes their borderline uncapturable screenshot all the more appropriate.)

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Other than Blue, Rexy is the most overworked scaley character in the Jurassic World franchise. Not only does she save Owen and Claire from the first genetically altered baddie in the first flick, she also finds time in her busy schedule of running from a newly-erupted volcano to save these feeble humans from a f*cking Carnotaurus.

Compsognathus

A.K.A. those toy-sized jerks that are in basically every Jurassic-themed movie. After all, Compsognathus is ~that~ bitch.

Carnotaurus

R.I.P. (maybe?) to this Carnotaurus. From the trailer, it looks like she doesn’t have much screen time because Rexy got a little carried away with her bad self. We can’t blame Rexy though, because this Carno was trying to steal some of the moonlighting-Spinosaurus’ snacks.

Allosaurus

These dinosaurs are basically the house cats of birds past, present and fictional future because every one of these carnivorous dinosaurs stops in the face of actual danger to try to eat. Even this Allosaurus wants a bite. Granted, none of these dinos seem to try to take a chunk out of their herbivore or omnivore companions.

So, maybe humans are just a delicacy to apex prehistoric giants. Or maybe they’ve just associated humans with food, from all the years that humans actually cared for them and fed them. Or maybe they’re just trying to eat Peter Quill, for obvious reasons.

Indorapter

Aside from the fact that the Indorapter is basically a metaphorical motif about GMO produce, the Indorapter is not about to deal with any of the humans’ BS in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Though we're not supposed to stan the villains (the humans are obviously the real villains anyway), we're definitely cheering for this Kylo Ren of a dino who's clearly just following her predecessors' footsteps and fulfilling the Indominus Rex's legacy. 

TBH, we’re not sure if we’re more excited to see the lethal biodiversity of Isla Nublar, the fact that this movie features more Cretaceous period dinos than Jurassic-era dinos, the Indorapter pull a David and destroy her creators, or the dino-on-dino fight sequences that our childhood selves reenacted with our dinosaur toys. We are positive, though, that we’re going to see Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom multiple times in theaters so we can immortalize all these prehistoric baddies.

When you first start looking into where to apply to college, it can be easy to add 20 schools to your list, thinking you’ll apply to all of them—you know, just in case. But when it actually comes down to writing those essays and paying those application fees, applying to every school you’ve ever considered just isn’t realistic. While it can be scary to try to narrow down the list (#NoRegrets, am I right?), there are ways to ensure you won’t be wondering what could have been when acceptance letters are sent out in the spring.

Make a decision about your major

You may be stuck with a list of 20 colleges you think you want to apply to, but one of the easiest ways to rule a few out is to consider the strength of each school’s program for your area of academic interest. If you’re thinking business, which schools have been recognized or ranked for their business schools? What percentage of students at each school graduate with your chosen major? Which schools boast clubs and career opportunities for your specific academic interest?

“Looking at the reputation of the major/program that I was interested in the most was most important during this process!” Rachna Shah, a freshman at Dartmouth College, says of her application process. “It's a good idea to apply to a broad range of schools—ones that are most reputable in your area of interest, but also liberal arts colleges.”

Of course, if you have zero idea what you want to do with your life (no shame!), that’s cool, too. Instead, look into which schools will allow you to explore in a way that won’t put you behind for graduation. Narrowing your interests to a specific area, like STEM vs. the humanities, can help in a major way. While bigger isn’t always better, larger schools may also offer a wider variety of academic programs in case you can't decide on a major just yet.

Related: Here's the Number of Colleges You Should Actually Be Applying To

Consider acceptance rates

Even if you slayed with your junior year grades and killed it on the SAT, it’s still important to apply to schools with a range of acceptance rates. While having a solid application increases your chances of getting into selective schools, it’s never a guarantee. Abby Piper, a junior at the University of Notre Dame, says she wishes she would have had a more well-rounded applications list.

“I made the mistake of applying to top tier schools and then 'back up' in-state schools that were really easy to get into and it worked out, but in the end I think if I would've applied to more middle-of-the-line schools in-between really easy and really hard, I would've had a lot more options,” she says.

If your applications list is still too long, take a look and see if you have too many with extremely high or low acceptance rates—and always make sure you have at least one “safety” school that you’d actually be excited about attending. If you know you basically already have an acceptance letter, but you know deep down you’d never attend, it’s not worth it.

Have a few “financial safeties”

Sure, you’ve heard again and again that you need to apply to “safety schools” where you’re likely to get in—but what about schools you know you’ll be able to afford? It can be easy to fall in love with a private school across the country (because, same). But if everything on your applications list comes along with a hefty dose of sticker shock (and a low percentage of students receiving financial aid), you may want to think about throwing some less expensive schools into the mix.

That doesn’t mean you have to limit your “financial safeties” to massive, public state schools either—be sure to consider potential financial safety schools where you’re more likely to get merit money based on your grades and test scores.

Make visits a priority

While websites and brochures are great, college visits are the best way to know whether a school is a right fit. Some of your schools might seem perfect on paper, but once you step foot on campus, your gut will tell you whether or not it’s the right place for you.

Ideally, visit as many of your favorite schools as you can before applying—but if this isn't an option, Cara Milhaven, a junior at Villanova University, says that talking to current students can also help you get an idea of whether or not you can see yourself at a given school.

“I'd suggest reaching out to current students there,” she says. “It was really helpful for me to be able to talk to current students from my high school that were going to the colleges I was interested in, so I could get a better sense of what each campus's atmosphere was really like.”

Either way, it’s important to think outside the brochure when it comes to truly knowing whether you’d be happy at a school.

Look at the big picture

It can be hard to picture your future when you still haven’t decided whether you want Chipotle or Panera for lunch, but bear with me; think about where you see yourself heading after graduation. Do you want to live in a big city or a small town? Where are job and internship opportunities for your major? Do you want to study abroad? If your dream is to be a journalist based in a big city, think about crossing a few rural schools off your list. Try to visualize why going to a specific school would help you get to where you want to be in four years and avoid applying to the ones that you can’t make the case for.

If you have a list of about three times the amount of colleges you’re physically capable of applying to, don’t panic yet. When you take the time to figure out what’s really important to you about a potential school, narrowing down your list will be easier than you think!

Graduating college is a big deal. That’s why we decorate our caps and celebrate four years of stressful classes, growing friendships and late night partying studying. After the festivities end and you frame your diploma, it’s time for your next step. For some, it’s as simple as deciding between graduate school and job searching. Others, those with many interests, must decide which passions and projects to pursue. Your decision won't be easy, but it doesn’t have to be a painful one either. Career experts and counselors weighed in on how to take your future by storm and live your best life after college.

Experts agree that self-reflection is a huge part of deciding what to do after college. All the advice in the world won’t help if you don’t sit down with your own thoughts and organize them. The best technique that Amy Smith, associate director of external relations at Hofstra University’s career center, can recommend is to keep your values in mind. You might have a passion for multiple things, but ask yourself how many of those things align with what you really want in life. 

“It’s easy to feel swayed in a certain direction by classmates, professors and family," she says. “By starting this process with a lot of self-reflection, you set the tone for each subsequent decision you make, and will be a lot more efficient (and happy!) in the process.”

Hillary Kerr, author of The Career Code, has similar advice with a practical twist. “You spend a ton of time at work, so it’s really important to find a job that you enjoy—at least most of the time,” she says. “In an ideal world, figure out what you love, and then figure out a way to get paid for it.”

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After you’ve asked yourself what you really want to see happen for yourself, take a break. Figuring things out can be exhausting and stepping back from constantly refreshing job boards or journaling the pros and cons of a situation can give you a fresh perspective. 

“When you’re looking at multiple job listings, or reading program description after program description, you can sometimes lose sight of what you were looking for in the first place,” says Smith. Remind yourself that there isn’t a single post-grad path that everyone should follow.

Kerr notes that you shouldn’t feel alone in your struggle to decide your next step. “Don’t stress if it seems like your roommate has her whole life figured out and you’re still trying to decide who you are and what you’re going to do,” she says.

On that note, Kerr highly recommends looking for an internship as soon as possible. She urges collegiettes to try new internships at different companies. “Internships are so important because you get to know different companies and their different company cultures,” she says. “You can then make an educated decision about the right workplace or career path for you.”

If you’ve already done a few internships, reach out to old bosses and coworkers, or even professionals in your field that you don’t know personally. Smith advises asking for an informational interview with them to see what their perspective or advice would be. Even if they aren’t able to give you specific advice about what path to pursue, listening to their stories and insider knowledge will be invaluable.

Another resource you should take advantage of is your career center. We know, you just graduated, but it’s never too early or too late to speak with a counselor. Counselors have your best interest in mind because when you succeed they succeed. They also have a broad knowledge base which can help you especially if you are considering different paths that are radically opposite. “Talking with a career counselor can really help you not only strategize this process, but also prioritize each task so that it’s as easy as possible for you,” Smith says.

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Graduating college and “adulting” is an exciting and nerve-wracking experience. With some self-reflection, self-care and help from industry professionals, you’ll be on your way to pursuing your passion. Although there isn’t a one-step process to achieving your dreams, it’s the journey that’s supposed to be the fun part. So take some time to dig deep and enjoy the process of pursuing your passions.