Tuesday October 19: Daily Links

TUESDAY 10.19


NEWS STORIES

 



Grand Jury Proceeds Against Robert Durst

Durst is under a life sentence without parole and is currently on a ventilator with Covid but that didn’t stop Westchester prosecutors from going forward presenting a case to the Grand Jury regarding the disappearance of Durst’s wife.

Looks like this time he’s really in trouble.

Read more at The Daily Beast.


Meth? You’ve Changed.

Experts say crystal meth is chemically different than it was a decade ago and the new modified meth is creating a wave of “severe mental illness” among other things.

Thanks Breaking Bad.

Read more at The Atlantic.


200 Israelis Got Naked for the Dead Sea

Two-hundred Israeli volunteers posted in the nude for Spencer Tunick. The artist hopes to draw attention to the fact that the Dead Sea is shrinking.

I don’t know about the Dead Sea but it definitely is bringing attention to some other kinds of shrinkage.

Read more at nypost.


Amputee Accused of Doing It For Attention

A one-legged woman who is also a model has been accused of “faking” her amputation in order to get attention. They believe she photoshopped her leg out of pictures.

If photoshopping your leg out of photos got you any worthwhile attention, Kanye would have done it years ago .

Read more at NY Post.


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SPORTS



Ronda Rousey Shares Breastfeeding Pic

UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey says she wants to help normalize breastfeeding so she shared a pic of her baby feeding on her Instagram.

“Our boys asked me the other day how I’m gunna feed Pō on the plane when we take her with us to Hawaii. And I was like, ‘uhhh, same way I always do’ Then it occurred to me that they probably never seen anyone breastfeed before and weren’t sure if it was appropriate in public.”

Hey it’s just great to see you in a pic where you’re not getting knocked out.

Read more at TMZ.


A-Rod Gets Trolled By Red Sox Fans

A-Rod was broadcasting during the Red Sox/Astros game and the Boston locals were not very kind to him, bringing up J Lo and Ben Affleck constantly. A-Rod may have been laughing on the outside but we all know he was crying on the inside.

Watch the trolling on Twitter and Barstool.

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3389578/fox-cant-even-air-the-postgame-show-because-red-sox-fans-keep-chanting-aff-leck-and-fuck-you-a-rod-at-alex-rodriguez



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Ye's Mask Obsession Turns White

Ye (yes that’s his legal name now) was spotted in two separate and equally creepy full head masks this week for no discernible reason, since everyone knows it’s him.

#WhiteFace

Read more at Page Six.


History of the World Part II Coming to Hulu As a Series

Mel Brooks’ beloved comedy movie History of the World Part 1 is getting a sequel! The follow up series is being EP’ed by Mel Brooks himself, along with Nick Kroll and Wanda Sykes.

Even at 95…It’s good to be the king.

Read more at mediaite.


Can Rolling Stone Magazine Make a Comeback?

What would it take to bring back Rolling Stone from its irrelevant phase? Well getting some teeth is a start, and taking some harder stances, beginning with calling out Eric Clapton.

This is like AARP magazine focusing on skateboarding.

Read more at Washington Post


Tom Morello Joins the NYT With a Newsletter

Radical activist and RATM musician Tom Morello is now a newsletter writer, and if you want to subscribe you gotta subscribe to the New York Times. Critics are calling the move surprising, allying himself with the media “establishment.” Fight the power?

Tom, that’s not your song.

Read more at Substack.


First Teaser Released Of Being The Ricardos

The first teaser trailer of Amazon Prime’s Being the Ricardos has just dropped featuring Nicole Kidman starring as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz. Hey Zoomers, don’t get offended by all the smoking that’s gonna happen during this, it was fucking cool back then.

Watch the trailer at Deadline.

https://twitter.com/AmazonStudios/status/1450446645712211971?s=20


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The Soup Nazi Is Banking it Up On Cameo

The Soup Nazi revealed in an interview that’s he’s made a living since doing Seinfeld just doing autograph shows and appearances. But since the pandemic happened, he made the most money he ever has in his life from Cameo. So that’s where everyone’s stimmy checks went.



TRENDING & VIRAL



Island Boys Have Everyones Attention

De-evolution in full effect.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



This is Your Brain Without Porn

If you’ve got PPU – problematic porn use- its been changing your brain. ASAP Science explores the changes your brain will go through if you quit for a week, two weeks, a month and beyond.

Jesus, can we find one fun thing that doesn’t hurt us?


Is the Earth Inside a Giant Space Tunnel?

Using a computer model a group of scientists believe they may have an explanation for one of the great mysteries of the cosmos. The theory suggests that an enormous magnetized tunnel could possibly surround the entire solar system.

See this is what happens when you let Elon Musk out into space unsupervised.

Read more at Vice



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