Friday February 24 Daily Links

FRIDAY 2.24


NEWS STORIES

 



AI is Changing the Business of Sex

Artificially generated sex workers are coming, which may mean the end of the line for some porn stars who can now be replaced with lifelike creations.

Didnt’ they already say this when Hentai got big?

Read more at NY Post


Archeologists Dig Up Remains of 3000 Year Old Brain Surgery Patient

Scientists believe that a recently unearthed skeleton from the Bronze age shows signs that the person received brain surgery known as trepanation.

Unfortunately it didn’t work out.

Read more at CNN


Guy Says the Winning 2 Billion Dollar Lottery Ticket Was Stolen

The man in California who claimed the biggest powerball prize in history is being sued . Another man, Jose Rivera, claims HE bought the winning ticket, and a man named Reggie stole it from him the day he purchased it. The winnings were claimed by a third person, and Rivera is suing both Reggie and the winner, claiming they’re in cahoots.

You let a 2 billion dollar lottery ticket out of your hands. You couldn’t win a lottery, a court case, or a game of rock paper scissors.

Read more at TMZ




SPORTS



South Carolina Fans Chant Lock Him Up, Then He Wins the Game

Alabama’s Brandon Miller allegedly gave a gun to a former teammate before a deadly shooting, so when he showed up for a game vs Southern Carolina, the fans changed Lock Him Up as he played. Miller would go on to score 41 points including the game winning basket.

He’s got the NBAs attention. That’s a kid who can handle pressure.

Read more at mediaite


CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Adam Levine Got Scammed on a $1 Million Car Purchase

He is suing a car dealer who sold him a 1971 Maserati for a cool million, because, he says, the car is a fake.

Well we all got ripped off buying maroon 5 albums.

Read more at TMZ


Alec Baldwin Cant Drink or Own a Gun

After pleading not guilty to various charges related to the Rust shooting, Baldwin will not be allowed to drink alcohol or own a gun.

Talk about closing the barn door after the horse got out.

Read more at KTLA.


The Connors Pregnancy Storyline Heats Up Abortion Debate

One of the characters on the Connors announced a pregnancy this week, sparking a discussion of whether or not she should have the baby. Not a lot of sitcoms have characters arguing over whether or not to get an abortion.

Well, The aborted Roseanne in the first trimester.

Read more at Fox NEws


Thats it for The Goldbergs

The ABC hit sitcom will be ending its run after season ten concludes.

One Goldberg already ended a year and a half ago .

Read more at Deadline.


The Corporate Concert Game Is Big and So Hush Hush

Celebs don’t like to admit they’re cashing in fat money to give corporate concerts. But according to a guy who books a lot of those events, EVERYONE does it except for a tiny handful of musicians who refuse.

Meanwhile, Milli Vanilla keep checking their inboxes…but so far no takers.

Read more at vice.


Succession Ending With Season 4

And nope, there will be no spinoffs.

Seriously, we can’t get a Shiv Show?

Read more at Variety,



TRENDING & VIRAL



Trailer Alert! Bert Kreischer is The Machine!

The Oscar’s in the bag next year. Just send it now.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Modern Living Has Changed Our Biochemistry

The foods we eat, the meds we take, the air we breathe have all weakened us in the last fifty years, and this article explains exactly how.

Yeah but we’re also not being eaten by tigers anymore

Read more at NY Post.


Could Polygamy Be Legalized in the US?

A new survey shows that Americans views on monogamy are changing and many are betting that polygamy becomes legal and common some time in this century.

The odds are 2 on 1

Read more at Daily Mail.



Study Says Workout in the Afternoon and Live Longer

A new study says that people who do their workouts between the hours of 11am and 5pm tend to live longer than those who workout early in the morning or in the evening.

You mean people who don’t have to work live longer?

Read more at NY Post


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