Thursday May 12, Daily Links

THURSDAY 5.12


NEWS STORIES

 



Passenger With No Flight Experience Lands Plane Safely

After the pilot of a Cessna Caravan lost consciousness, air traffic control got a message, from a passenger! “I’ve got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane.” With help from the ground, the passenger was able to land the plane safely.

He’s a Ted Striker for this generation.

Read more at TMZ


Scientists Think They Found the Road to Atlantis

Somewhere deep in the pacific, researchers found what appears to be a brick road on the ocean floor. One scientist was overheard saying we’ve found Atlantis!

Why is it always Atlantis? There’s just a good of a chance that you found Aquaman’s lair!

Read more at ny post.


Watch This House On Stilts Get Swept Into the Ocean in Seconds

A Cape Hattaras house valued At $381,200 got washed away into the ocean and it is all caught on video.

Well you had a house now you have.a house boat.


Did this Duke U Valedictorian Plagiarize Another Woman's Commencement Speech

Don’t know how, but someone noticed that Duke University’s 2022 commencement speaker’s oration was shockingly similar to the speech given by another woman when she graduated Harvard in 2014 and people are asking questions.

Hey we’re not going to complain about hip hop why would we complain about commencement speeches.


Man With A 7-Second Memory is Real Life Memento

Clive Wearing suffers from multiple types of amnesia and can’t even remember what coffee tastes like, but he can still make his own coffee daily and even create music.

He was very excited about this article. and then he forgot.


The iPod Is Officially Done

Apple announced that it’s discontinuing production on the latest iPod touch, ending the product that helped rebrand and re-launch the company.

Music nerds everywhere are in mourning.

Read more at CNN



SPORTS



Brett Favre is a Defendant in $24M Lawsuit

The Mississippi welfare funds accuses the former QB of misspending welfare funds that should have been used to combat poverty in the state. Favre’s companys are being asked to pay $3.2 million for misuse of grand funds, and taking payments to speak at events that he never showed for.

Who could have thought, oh yeah I bet Brett Favre would be good with money.

Read more at yahoo sports.


Kyrie Trolling the GTA Trolls

Playing GTA is a dirty business.

This is more embarrassing than crying when you hug goofy.


Bob Lanier Passes Away

NBA Hall Of Famer Bob Lanier passed away yesterday after a short illness. Lanier was the league MVP in 1974, an 8 time All-Star, and an All-Star Game MVP. He was also known for his size 22 shoes, which are bronzed and on display at The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Lanier spent the last 30 years as the official NBA global ambassador. Bob Lanier was 73.

Truly some big shoes to fill.

Read more at espn.


The Paul Family Eats Cow Balls

On the latest episode of their podcast, Jake and Logan Paul had influencer The Liver King as their guest and he urged them to try some cow testicles. Logan gagged and spit it out before having another serving, their dad gladly wolfed it down and Jake also ate with no problem.

They would rather eat balls than fight a legitimate boxer.

Read more at TMZ



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



ACLU Agreed to Write an Article That Was Supposedly Authored by Heard in Exchange for Over 3 Million Dollars in Donations?

The Heard-Depp trial never has a dull day, and on Wednesday, an ACLU Lawyer testify via video that a Washington Post article supposedly penned by Heard was actually ghost written by the ACLU under an agreement that they’d receive $3.5 million. Less than a million changed hands, and the money allegedly came from Depp and a company with ties to Elon Musk.

She also wanted it to coincide with the release of Aquaman.

Read more at Barstool


Patti LuPone Don't Fuck Around

During a Q&A session with the cast of the Broadway musical ‘Company’, Patti LuPone told a maskless audience member to ‘get the fuck out’ if she couldn’t comply with the theater’s mask mandate. When the audience member tried to counter with ‘I pay your salary!’, the two-time Tony winner – who battled COVID earlier this year – quickly countered ‘Bullshit. Chris Harper pays my salary’!

But Patti you’re not wearing a mask, are you.


James Cromwell Goes to Extreme Lengths to Protest High Priced Vegan Milk

The actor superglued his hand to a Starbucks counter to protest vegan milk charges.

That’ll do pig, that’ll do.

Read more at CNN


Author Calls Out Racist Fans Angry Over Casting

Rick Riordin who wrote Percy Jackson and the Olympians is standing by the decision to cast black actress Leah Jefferies in the television adaptation of the popular book series, and calling out complaining fans as being racist. “You are judging her appropriateness for this role solely and exclusively on how she looks. She is a Black girl playing someone who was described in the books as white,” he wrote. “Friends, that is racism.”

No fictional character is any color, they’re fictional.

Read more at CNN


Pussy Riot Member Escapes Russia as Food Courier

Maria Alyokhina, the leader of the Russian activist band Pussy Riot, did an interview with the NYT describing how she escaped Russia after finding out that she might be targeted by the government.

How far does Door Dash go in this part of the world?

Read more at mediaite.


Jeremy Strong Raised Heath Ledger's Child

Michelle Williams revealed that after Heath passed away, Succession’s Jeremy Strong stepped in to help raise her daughter.

You couldn’t get Shiv to do it?

Read more at mediaite


The List of Big Summer Movies is Here

Summer movie season opened last week, and there’s a lot to check out all summer long.

Oh great let us know when they’re streaming.

Read more at Variety.


Madonna’s New NFTs Are Nude

Madonna and Beeple have teamed up for an charity NFT collection called ‘Mother Of Creation’. It features graphics of the singer nude giving birth to butterflies, insects and trees. It also shows a 3D model of Madonna’s vagina.

Or you can pick up a copy of her book ‘Sex’ on EBay.

Read more at NY Post.


Diddy Making Music Again - For Motown

Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs announced that he’s signed a deal with Motown and will make his first album of new material since retiring from music in 2016.

What’s more shocking: That Motown is still a label or the world is clamoring for new music from Diddy?

Read more at pagesix.


Harvey Weinstein Wanted Minnie Driver Off Good Will Hunting

Minnie Driver said that she almost lost her role in Good Will Hunting because Harvey Weinstein allegedly said that ‘nobody would want to f— her.’ Driver added that the The film’s producers and Matt Damon successfully made the argument to keep on the Oscar-winning film because she was perfect for the part.

They also reminded Harvey that he was unfuckable but he still got his movies made.

Read more at toofab.



VIRAL & TRENDING



Commenters Mocked Adult Who Cried Hugging Goofy at Disney

They told her to grow up, they told her she embarrased herself, but this 27 year old Disney fan didn’t give a fuck, she was emotional hugging Goofy.

Save your crying for when you meet Lebron james.

Read more at NY Post

@everydayisdisney

i can’t remember the last time I cried this hard…it might sound silly but my papa’s favorite character was Goofy and when I hug Goofy it’s like hugging my papa again. Thank you so much @disneyparks for making real magic for me today ❤️ #disneyadults #disneycreator #disneyinfluencer #disneytrip #disneycharacters #disneymeetandgreet

♬ original sound – Disney Parks


Eye See Steve Harvey

This is almost as scary as seeing the real steve harvey


Man With A 7-Second Memory is Real Life Memento

Clive Wearing suffers from multiple types of amnesia and can’t even remember what coffee tastes like, but he can still make his own coffee daily and even create music.

He was very excited about this article. and then he forgot.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



2021 was a Record Year for Drug-Overdose Deaths

And a large part of that increase was caused by Fentanyl
Fentanyl is really starting to get a bad name.

Read more at WSJ


3 in 5 Workers are Keeping Something Secret From Their Employer

64 percent of American workers surveyed said they are afraid to be themselves at work. A full 70% of workers even have a totally different personality at work.

And five in five are hiding office supplies.

Read more at studyfinds.org



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