Friday March 25, Daily Links

FRIDAY 3.25


NEWS STORIES

 



All NYC Taxis Will Be Available Via Uber App

The feature takes full effect this summer but some app users will find the option available to them as soon as the spring. Cabbies will earn about the same as an Uber X driver.

Well you know the old saying, after they beat you, join them.

Read more at NY Times


Putin's Dead, But Not the Russian Guy

Putin the Tiger, beloved resident of the Minnesota Zoo passed away due to cardiac failure.

The chickens believe it was fowl play.

Read more at The Sun


Spring Breakers Can't Buy Booze After 6pm in Miami Beach Now

It seems that all those kids down in Miami Beach were acting like a bunch of children so the Mayor instituted a ban on the sale of alcohol after 6pm.

The good news is you can buy cocaine 24/7

Read more at Fox


The Army Has Changed Their Fitness Test

The new test replaces one that has been in place since 1983. The new six event test no longer is designed to prepare soldiers for combat.

Now, if you’re dumb enough to join you’re in!

Read more at Military.com.


Smash and Grab Thieves Break Into Beverly Hills Jewelry Store

It’s okay. All they got were some small shiny rocks.

Read more at ABC


Check Out This Insane New Picture of the Sun

Solar Orbiter took four hours to capture this 83 million pixel image of the sun. That insignificant speck in the upper right that you thought was dust, is actually us.

Our ancestors had it right. This thing should be worshipped and feared.

Read more at gizmodo.



SPORTS



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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Washington Post Says Oscars Should Just Be on Netflix

The venerated newspaper says that the awards show is just a niche thing now, and it should not be aired on a Network, but instead streamed on a platform like Netflix.

Yeah okay, but. ….Aren’t newspapers done too?

Read more at Washington Post.


14 Oscar Scandals Better Than the Movies

Oscar has had more scandals than you can even remember, and these 14 are the tops, including Angelina Jolie kissing her bro on the mouth, a streaker, Rob Lowe’s duet with Snow White, and plenty more.

Amy Schumer is hard at work planning how to get on the top of this list next year.

Read more at buzzfeed.


Ice T Goes Viral for Lame Dad Joke

The rapper and actor and producer trended on Twitter this week after posting that he was robbed at a gas station, only it turns out it was just a dumb joke about gas prices being really high.

Would think since you had a tv show on prime time for 12 years you can get through this, T. We’ll pray for you.


Dave Coulier Celebrates Two Years Sober With Low Point Photo

The former Full House star celebrated two years on the wagon and shared a photo of darker times to show how far he’s come.

Chandler? That you?

Read more at pagesix.


Fake Heiress Will Show Her Art in Prison

Anna Delvey is a fraud, but she says she’s an artist and can’t wait to share her creations with the world. So she’s holding her first ever solo art show, while she’s still in lock up. All the sketches she will offer for sale were also created in the ICE detention center.

Someone saw The French Dispatch.

Read more at DesignTaxi.


Carole Baskin Dancing to the Song About Murdering Her Husband

Once you’ve been in that warm viral sunlight its hard to leave, but its even harder to stay there so Carole Baskin had to really up her crazy game. She just went viral on TikTok for dancing to the song about killing her husband. But its okay, cause when the part of the song comes on where the lyrics say “Carole Baskin/ killed her husband/ whacked him.” she mouths that she didn’t. The video racked up 3 million hits before being pulled down from tiktok.

This chick makes Basic Instinct look like an after school special.

Read more at NY Post


Bob Saget's Family Believe The Records and That's That

Bob’s widow says the despite claims about long Covid and Bob not feeling well the night before he died, she believes the conclusions drawn in the record are the full story of what happened. He fell. He died. But it seems others can’t let that go and seem to insist on finding more to this story.

Please, let’s let Bob Rest In Peace.

Read more at Daily Mail.


Soulja Boy Says He is the Boy Who Built TikTok

The rapper claims he is the original Tik Tok creator who helped make the site what it is today. He says that whole thing about dances trending with a song leads back to crank dat.

Sorry, who?

Read more at TMZ.

https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/24/its-tricky-soulja-boy-tiktok-impact/



VIRAL & TRENDING



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Are These Parents Porn Stars? They Say No.

A UK mom and dad document their sex life for their only fans page and earn about $50,000 a month, but they insist they’re not porn stars. “We’re just doing what we normally would but filming it,” says Jess Miller,.

Uhhh.. no. You’re a porn star. And you’re about 6 weeks away from fucking your fans.

Read more at NY Post


Guy Built AirBnB House Out of Cardboard, Duct Tape and Gorilla Glue

This could be fun for your kids.

Unless it rains…..or snows…or is windy. Or a Wolf comes around and huffs and puffs….



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Finally a Guide to the Oscars For People Who Don't Watch Movies

Gawker hasn’t exactly been cutting age lately so they may not be aware that people don’t really go to Oscar parties anymore. But you do, and you didn’t watch the movies, or you just want to look cool on Twitter, Gawker has the “Gist” and a few lines you can say about all the nominated films. Or for some reason only five of them, making us think Gawkers “Slacker Guide to the Oscars” was written by a Slacker.

Yeah cause if there’s anything better than watching a movie its reading a summary.

Read more at gawker.



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