Saturday August 13, Daily Links

SATURDAY 8.13


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CEO Lays Off Employees Then Cries on the Internet

The CEO of HyperSocial, a marketing tech company posted on Linked In about how sad he was taking care of layoffs. And he posted a sad eyed red faced crying pic to go with his emotional unloading about how hard this was for him.

You can always offer them some of your money.

Read more at sfgate.

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Queens Man Shocked Over Being Arrested for Swimming After Hours

A man said he is traumatized after he was arrested for swimming at Rockaway beach after lifeguards had gone off duty. Swimming after 6pm is not permitted.

You all expect to be rescued, though, when it goes wrong.

Read more at Gothamist


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SPORTS



Little League Kid Hits Dingers Wearing Work Gloves

Already becoming a legend, this kid wearing ranching gloves smashes the ball.

Oddly enough there’s someone milking the cows with batting gloves back home.


Deion Sanders Says HoF Isn't Exclusive Enough

Sanders thinks they’re letting too many losers into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It should be about people who changed the game, he said. “My (Hall of Fame) jacket got to be a different color,” Sanders said. “There needs to be a starting 11, there needs to be an upper room. My head don’t belong with some of these other heads that’s in the Hall of Fame.”

Ok D, start the Hall of Fame-er or Hall of Fame-est.

Read more at USA Today


Kirk Cousins Has Covid, Will Miss Pre Season Open

The Vikings QB will have to sit out the teams’ first game against the Raiders this week.

Hopefully the Vikings can find someone else to throw interceptions.

Read more at NFL.com.


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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Anne Heche Has Died at 53

A week after her crash made headlines everywhere, Anne Heche has been declared legally dead, after doctors pronounced her brain dead.

She was never more famous than she was the last week of her life.

Read more at huffpost.


Can Hollywood Make It With Only $21 Billion in the Bank?

The major studios have stashed away a record amount of money for a rainy day, but many still question the viability of the industry.

Try only making good movies and none of the bad ones.

Read more at The Wrap


Weezer Cancels Broadway Gig

Low ticket sales led the Weezer boys to jump ship on a broadway run.

Hmmm, maybe you need more than one and a half good albums to draw.

Read more at Pitchfork


Is Julia Fox Wearing Clothes?

Fox was photographed wearing a cut out…. dress? Sort of. A few scraps of fabric held together by sheer will.

She’s really showing off her uncut ghaaaaaaaams.

Read more at page six.


John Batiste Leaves Colbert Band

He will be replaced by Colbert playing bongos.

Read more at ABC News


Mark Ruffalo Defends Marvel

The actor who plays the Hulk doesn’t think there are too many MCU projects out there saying “If you watch a ‘Star Wars,’ you’re pretty much going to get the same version of ‘Star Wars’ each time. It might have a little bit of humor. It might have a little bit of different animation. But you’re always, really, in that same kind of world. But with Marvel you can have a whole different feeling, even within the Marvel Universe.”

Easy Mark, we don’t want to make you angry. We wouldn’t like you when you’re angry.

Read more at variety.


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VIRAL & TRENDING



TikTok SuperStars Burnout

The Gen Z social stars are feeling the effects of burnout of maintaining their selfie lifestyles and being famous for being famous.

Yeah! It’s exhausting to do TikTok. So much harder than when your great grandparents were working on the railroad.

Read more at NY Post.


12 Movies and Shows That Got Dumped Before Anyone Could See Them

Batgirl is in good company, plenty of finished projects never saw the light of day. THR put together a list that includes Batgirl and 11 other buried projects.

Where’s the chip chipperson cartoon on this list?

Read more at THR.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Study Says Most People Have Only 3 Meals With Their Family Each Week

A poll commissioned by Honey Baked Ham discovered that even though 49% of people believed family meals are important, most people spend less than a meal a day with their loved ones.

And all 3 are breakfast.

Read more at studyfinds.



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