Friday March 24 Daily Links

FRIDAY 3.24


NEWS STORIES

 



Starbucks CEO is Gonna Work the Counter

Laxman Narasimhan has announced that he plans to work at least one day a month in his company cafes.He’s undergone the 40 hours training required and already worked his first shift.

Does he get paid what baristas earn?

Read more at CNBC


Tornado Hits Los Angeles Area

A rare and strong tornado tore through a city outside of LA, the likes of which haven’t been seen since 1983 causing significant damage.

At least the tornado wasn’t on fire.

Read more at CNN


NYC Pirate Radio Station Fined 2 Mill

A Queens-based off-the-books Ecuadorian radio station has been in operation for 15 years, but now they owe the FCC two million bucks. The two brothers were fined the maximum allowed by law.

Good luck collecting. You’d have a better chance of fining an actual pirate.

Read more at Vice


Mystery Blob Swallowing Australian Fire Hydrant

Some are comparing this creepy phenomenon to scenes from HBO’s apocalypse series, The Last of Us.

Is there a fungus among us?

Read more at NY Post.


The Last Camaro Coming in 2024

GM has announced that they will be stopping production of the Chevy Camaro after the 2024 model is released. GM has released six versions of the Camaro since its debut in 1966.

We still make Camaros?

Read more at CNN




SPORTS



Mina Kimes Snaps Hard at Jason Whitlock's Fucked Up Remarks

Long story short: Whitlock thinks Kimes overreacted to being called a “nip” by a Boston sports talk host. He accused her of Nailing Herself to a Cross. “Nailing myself to a cross? I made one joke and went back to work…because unlike you, I still talk about sports for a living. Have a great day.”

Jason Whitlock could write a book called the wrong side of history.

Read more at SI


Blackhawks Decline to War Pride Warm Up Unis

The decision was made to protect the team’s two Russian players, whose families could suffer if they participated due to stringent anti gay laws in their home country.

Russia is the Florida of the world. #dontsaygay

Read more at People.


Mark Cuban Submits Protest Over Mavericks Loss

The Dallas Mavs owner is pissed off over a bad call, so he filed a formal protest with the league. The team lost by two points, after a ref made a crazy mistake, giving the ball to the wrong team which resulted in 2 points for the Warriors.

You don’t stand a chance in hell and for that reason i’m out.

Read more at ESPN and Mediaite



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Cameron Crowe is Making a Joni MItchell Movie

Joni and Cameron have been working in secret together on a movie about the musician’s life. According to reports, the film will be about “basically her life from the inside looking out,”

Why do you have to do it as a secret? It’s a fine idea for a movie.

Read more at The Daily Beast


Pat Sajack Tries to Rush Contestant to Answer

A contestant decided to keep spinning instead of answering, and Sajack, who thought the puzzle was easily solvable, clearly lost his patience. This comes one day after he put a contestant in a headlock.

When’s the last time there was good press about Pat Sajack?

Read more at foxnews.


Sheryl Lee Ralph Says a Celeb TV Judge Sexually Assaulted Her

She says the incident happened years ago, and that the nameless judge spun her around and forced a tongue in her mouth. She did not name the aggressor.

Obviously it was Judge Judy.

Read more at EW.com


Steven Seagal Training Russian Soldiers in Hand Combat

Now that he’s a million percent Russian, and the nation is running out of ammo, Seagal decided to open up a school to train Russian soldiers in hand to hand combat.

He’s the same age Mickey was in the first rocky.

Read more at newsweek.


Valerie Bertinelli Really Hates Her Second Ex

She wrote on Instagram,”When something is toxic, and it’s only ever been that…Do your best to heal your way to indifference,” she wrote. “You do not have to forgive to move on.”

We get it. He’s an asshole.

Read more at people.


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TRENDING & VIRAL



Twitter Blue Checkmarks Are Not Grandfathered In

If you got a blue checkmark the old fashioned way and you haven’t signed up to pay for it, you will soon be sans-blue checkmark. Twitter is revoking all those old system checks and now you either pay or you will revert to unverified status.

Great now we can identify people with money to burn.

Read more at Variety.


Pagan Movement is Growing

There is a resurgence in paganism, with a renewed interest in crystals and tarot cards, astrology, and herbal magic.

These guys are always trying to take the Christ out of christmas

Read more at National Geographic



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