By Kate Shapiro

“Game of Thrones” is set in a world bigger than South America, with roughly the same terrain of Europe. That means we get to see breath-taking highlands, ancient cities and the icy netherworlds every Sunday night. And good news! You can actually go to some of those places, or their rough equivalent.

Here are nine real life places that are just like “Game of Thrones:”

The Barne Glacier

The Barne Glacier is located on Ross Island in Antarctica. It ends in what’s basically a giant cliff which looks eerily like the 700 foot tall Wall at the border of the Seven Kingdoms. Now all we need to do is man it with dozens of castles, to make sure the White Walkers don’t kill us all.

The Westman Islands

The Westman Islands in Iceland are so stormy and menacing it’s surprising there aren’t longboats full of Iron Born sailors and salt-wives ferrying back and forth from the mainland to Pyke.

Carmarthenshire, Wales

When Roose Bolton does that “Everything you see will one day be yours,” speech from The Lion King to Ramsey, he pointed to breath-taking sloping planes and plateaus very reminiscent of Wales. Just wait until Winter comes and everything is covered in snow.

Dark Hedges Stanocum in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

This Irish road is actually where they film all of the “Kings Road” scenes in Game of Thrones. So if you’re tying to get anywhere in Westeros this is the road ...

Last week, Lupe Fiasco told Hot 97 that he doesn’t think Kendrick Lamar is the best lyricist in the game — and while the comment made headlines, K. Dot doesn’t sound too concerned.

“Everybody entitled to an opinion, you feel me,” the Los Angeles native said in an interview with Kube 93 FM. “I just continue to do what I do. Everybody feel they own aspect of it, and how they look at different artists, but I just continue to do what I do.”

The comments came in response to statements Lupe made while up at the New York radio station just a few days ago promoting his new single, “Mission.” He offered his views on the state of promising lyricists. “Of the young MCs, I think lyrically, it’s King Los, it’s Logic,” he said, disagreeing with host Peter Rosenberg, who was championing Kendrick.

This wasn’t the first time the Chicago native has sent jabs in the good kid, m.A.A.d. city rapper’s direction. Following the release of his controversial “Control” verse, the T.D.E. rapper was on the receiving end of some lyrical from Lupe.

“He’s so crazy, look at the little baby/ N—a you ain’t Nas, n—a you ain’t Jay Z/ You will respect me, you will reject me/ But I’ve done so much, no matter how far you go, you will reflect me,” Lupe rhymed on “SLR 2″ back in August.

Kendrick also confirmed that he’s got a new album in the works, though didn’t reveal a title or potential release date.

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Flower moon child/”The Fault In Our Stars” star Shailene Woodley is at it again with a cover story in the July issue of Vanity Fair, and this time, she’s supplied us with a fresh new trick to be both impressed and appalled by.

In a video teasing the full interview, which hits the web June 12, she’s asked about a secret talent. And guys! It doesn’t totally seem like one that you want her to demonstrate. Not if you’re hungry, at least.

“I eat almost always using my hands, not a fork,” she says. Which, cool, we hope you wash your hands a lot, but whatever. It’s how she follows it up, and what’s implied, that puts us off our lunch a little: “And I can pick lots of things up with my feet.”

Paired with our knowledge that Lady Woodley prefers to spend her days barefoot or in Vibram fivefinger toe shoe things, this paints a picture we’d rather not pay the price of admission to see.

Just imagine: Hi, Shailene. That brown rice quinoa gluten free vegan nutritional yeast mac and cheese with seaweed on top looks so great. I’m so glad you brought that for lunch. Awesome. Why are you taking off your shoes? It’s OK, I don’t care if my floors get a little dusty. Wait — your leg — why are you bringing it on top of the table? [Thump.] Oh, are you — you’re — oh. Oh. You’re going to eat that with your toes. ...

In “Mean Girls,” the pages of the infamous “Burn Book” were reserved for horrible rumors written in poison pen, so what’s in “Challenge” competitor Laurel‘s version?

Zach, who spotted Laurel feverishly scribbling in her trusty notepad on more than one occasion in Uruguay, predicted she had a hit list or spell book brewing, but now, in the “Challenge: Free-For-All” clip below, the often ruthless vet comes clean about its actual contents.

“If you could read a page, you’d be shocked,” she says to Jordan and Zach. “It’s mostly positive.”

WHAT?! The woman who cheered for someone other than her BFF Cara Maria in last week’s episode is composing sunshiny verses? The very same cast member who vowed to show no mercy to Theresa is spewing literary rainbows? Whaddyaknow!

Zach, meanwhile, explains that his fascination with the diary stemmed from the fact that there was very little to do in the “Challenge” house — and that boredom would often lead to paranoia.

“When someone’s writing, it’s just like a big, fat pimple that you just notice more,” he semi-jokes, adding that watching Laurel in the act put more than a few dark thoughts in his head. “‘Wonder what she’s writing about. Maybe I’m going home tomorrow. Maybe I’m gonna die. Maybe she put rat poison in the food.’”

Hear more about Laurel the author’s great works, and tune in to the next “Free Agents” episode Thursday night at 10/9c!

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By Kristy Puchko

We quantified the the Grammys , and now we’re looking to the new season of “Orange Is The New Black” with a mathematical eye. How have things changed for Piper and the gang between seasons 1 & 2? What makes up the mustachioed mystery of the man we know as Pornstache? And how do you know if you’ve got a good roach? We break it all down.

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One Direction’s bright-eyed Irish crooner is sporting quite an impressive celebrity selfie collection online. Niall Horan has rubbed faces with everyone from Katy Perry to Will Ferrell.

For his latest selfie show-off, Horan posed cheek-to-cheek with fellow musician John Mayer. The “Who You Love” singer was finishing up a stop at London’s O2 arena, only a day after One Direction finished their very memorable Wembley Stadium performances.

Take a stroll through the rest of Niall’s celeb stockpile:

Olly Murs

Eddie Vedder

Soccer Star Lionel Messi

Will Ferrell

Paul Rudd

Spike Lee

Katy Perry

5 Seconds Of Summer’s Luke Hemmings

Yesterday we got to see a character poster (well, characters poster) for Rocket and Groot, the alien raccoon and tree, respectively, voiced by Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel in Marvel’s upcoming “Guardians of the Galaxy.” And today, via Fandango, Zoe Saldana gets the solo poster treatment.

And she is ready to smirk your butt off.

The character is the most dangerous woman in the universe, an assassin with ties to the evil Thanos; though now she’s teamed up with the anti-heroic Guardians, including Chris Pratt as Star Lord, and Dave Bautista as Drax — both of whom we should be getting posters for over the next two days, if our clocks are set right.

“Guardians of the Galaxy” hits theaters on August 1.

Alex Zalben

You can follow Alex on Twitter (@azalben), but not in person because that would be weird.

DJ Mustard and Mistah F.A.B. made a valiant effort to keep whatever beef they had in Oakland on Sunday night off the Internet, but it didn’t exactly work out. Just one day after YG and Mustard denied that they were robbed during a physical altercation, grainy footage from the concert has surfaced.

Alleged footage of the incident on WSHH seems to show Mistah F.A.B. reaching out and hitting Mustard in the face, while on stage during a show. Their crews eventually got involved, causing a melee.

There were also rumors that Seattle Seahawks running back, Marshawn Lynch, was involved in the brawl (since he was hanging with F.A.B.’s crew) but new photos from TMZ show that he actually steered clear of the fight.

The next question is: What caused the beef anyway? Well, it might’ve started with an interview. Last month, during a chat with Power 105′s Breakfast Club, F.A.B. made a comment that apparently rubbed Mustard the wrong way. “The Mustard sound that’s pippin’ right now…That was created in the Bay Area,” F.A.B. said at the time. “We not mad at it at all. I’m not mad at it because I’m still able to get in and do what I do.”

Mustard didn’t take it lightly, responding in his own Breakfast Club interview a few weeks later with, “You come up here and make it like Mustard’s stealing. How am I stealing? If it’s so easy, why don’t you make these beats?” ...

Most fans remember Jamal “Gravy” Woolard from his role as the Notorious B.I.G. in the 2009 movie “Notorious,” and now the Brooklyn native is back in the news — but not for anything positive.

On Monday, TMZ reported that Woolard was arrested in Gwinnett County, GA for an alleged domestic violence incident. The 38-year-old rapper and actor was taken into custody after his 15-year-old stepson made a call to police. He is now being charged with battery, cruelty to children, and assault.

Prior to playing Big, Woolard dropped a number of mixtapes and was building a buzzing rap career. In April 2006 he was shot outside of New York City’s Hot 97 radio station and later had his music banned from the station.

Things got tough for Woolard, but started to look up after he landed the much-celebrated “Notorious” role. He’s been mostly quiet since then, however.

Rob Markman

Mentally been many places, but I'm Brooklyn's own. Hip-hop gives me life! @RobMarkman

Boyz II Men isn’t just one of our favorite ’90s R&B groups anymore — it’s our new nickname for the Simmons brothers.

Rev Run has shared with fans a string of pics from his family’s Sunday Funday, and we’re stoked (with a side of drool) to see just how much Russy and Diggy have grown up since their days of running around “Run’s House.” Talk about Transformation Tuesdays!

Unlike their older sisters, Vanessa and Angela, who consistently snatch headlines for their undeniable fashion sense, the Simmons bros sure don’t need fancy attire to grab our attention. In the Instagram collage above, the boys give us two free tickets to the gun show, and we’re all in. Perhaps it’s partly The Rev’s homemade dinners that have done their bodies good?

We’re thinking 17-year-old Russy and 19-year-old Diggy could build an even bigger fan base if they start posting shirtless shots themselves. Until that happens, though, check out this video in which Diggy demonstrates — over the sound of a slow jam — how he keeps his BMI in check:

Photo: Diggy Simmons’ Instagram

Eileen Reslen