Sunday May 18 2025 Daily Links
SUNDAY MAY 18 NEWS STORIES
Whats Ivanka Trump Doing in the Eagles Locker Room?
The first daughter, 43, was touring the Eagles’ training facility with her family on Friday when she appeared to seek out cornerback Eli Ricks — who went viral last month for saying she was “beautiful” and “exactly my type.”
Is something wrong with her marriage? This seem like a warning sign.
Melania Trump Bronze Statue is Missing
A bronze statue of Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia has gone missing, five years after it replaced a wooden statue damaged by arsonists.
This has got to be the Biden crime family.
Americas Credit Rating Gets Downgraded
Moody’s downgraded the U.S. sovereign credit rating on Friday due to concerns about the nation’s growing, $36 trillion debt pile.
Nobody in the White House is answering the phone in case its creditors.
Bahama Breeze Closes 33% of Locations
Parent company Darden Restaurants said closing 15 locations was the “right decision because it will allow Bahama Breeze to focus on its highest performing restaurants and strengthen the brand’s overall performance.”
Odd. Thought there would be more call for Bahamian cuisine.
SUNDAY MAY 18 SPORTS STORIES
Knicks Snubbed Stephen A. Smith
Smith said that the Knicks players apparently had nothing to say to him following their 119-81 Game 6 trouncing of the Celtics because he originally picked Boston to win the series.
The big question is why would they ever talk to him?
Chris Brown Denied Bail
No bail in the U.K. for an alleged 2023 nightclub attack
Some places call that bottle service.
SUNDAY MAY 18 CELEB STORIES
Foo Fighters Fire Freese
The Foo Fighters surprised everyone by abruptly firing their drummer, Josh Freese.
These guys are coming off like Spinal Tap
Walton Goggins Wife Addresses Rumors of Goggins Romance With CoStar
“It’s odd to see it, but it’s an indication of how much people were invested in the fictional characters,” Nadia Conners, a movie director who married Goggins in August 2011, told Hello! magazine in an interview published Friday. “I take it as a sign that he’s become quite popular,” Conners, who shares son Augustus, 14, with Goggins, added.
Ooooookeeeeey.
Eddington Premiere:Ovation
FInally a MAGA movie we can all get behind.
Pedro Pascal Gets Political at Cannes
After his movie Eddington got a standing O, Pascal urged the audience: “So keep telling the stories, keep expressing yourself and keep fighting to be who you are,” he continued. “Fuck the people that try to make you scared, you know? And fight back. This is the perfect way to do so in telling stories. And don’t let them win.”
Nothing screams resistance like yelling fight back from a yacht.
Netflix Will Show Ads Midway Through Streams Next Year
Today, at its second annual upfront to advertisers, the streaming leader announced that it has created interactive mid-roll ads and pause ads that incorporate generative AI. Subscribers can expect to start seeing the new types of ads in 2026, Media Play News reported.
This is the only thing they were missing. Now we have cable again.
Ethan Coen Talks About Teaming Up With His Brother Again
The Coen brothers have written a movie together, again. “We’ve written something. My god, it’s at least a year ago now we wrote something to do together. And we have an old thing that we’ve written. And maybe we’ll write something new. But Joel is about to start something, so we kind of got out of sync. But yeah, the answer is yes. We just have to sort of get in sync again, when that happens.”
You should permanently reteam with your brother.
