Monday August 2: Daily Links

MONDAY 8.2
NEWS STORIES
The City Sucks, The Suburbs Suck, But the Exurbs are Hot Hot Hot
The hot place to move in 2021 is to the exurbs! I’m sorry the what? What’s an exurb? Its that place you get to when you leave the ‘urb’ and drive out past the suburbs to where there’s more land, its more spread out and more private.
Why aren’t we just calling it the country? Green acres did not take place in the exurbs.
Congressman Caught Trying to Get on a Plane With a Loaded Glock In His Carry on
Republican Rep Madison Cawthorn tried to get on a plane with a glock 9mm and loaded magazine in February. The info was just released this week. A spokesperson said it was an accident meant to put it in his suitcase. Plenty of people are pissed that Cawthorn wasn’t fined or charged- the cops confiscated the weapon and held it until he returned to the state.
It’s good to be in the patriarchy.
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SPORTS
Olympic High Jumpers Share Gold Medal After Tie
They’re best friends and they chose to share the gold rather than go to the jump off.
This is the most millennial thing that’s ever happened.
The true essence of sportsmanship.
🇮🇹 Gianmarco Tamberi and 🇶🇦 Mutaz Barshim are approached about a high-jump tiebreaker jump-off… and agree to share the Olympic title.#Athletics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/HyyJU0MtT3
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) August 1, 2021
Swimmer Joins the Five Medal Club, But Says He Didn't Enjoy It
CaEleb Dressel won five gold medals in one Summer. He’s only the fourth American ever to achieve that, following in the footsteps of Phelps, Spitz and Biondi. He said it was ia hellish week, not enjoyable at all. You can’t sleep, you’re shaking all the time and the stress is off the charts. And he’s taking a break. “I’m pretty over swimming, guys.”
Hey you could have Simone Biles it, or better yet, share a medal.
We Have a New Fastest Man Alive
A brand new world record was set during this year’s 100m Olympics race. And when the dust settled, Italian runner Lamont Jacobs was the new king, ending the Usain Bolt era with a time of 9.8 seconds.
If they don’t drug test this guy then there is no drug testing.
Read more at Sports Illustrated.
🥇 🇮🇹
When you’ve just won the 100m and bump into a fellow gold medalist!
What a night for Lamont Marcell Jacobs and Gianmarco Tamberi! #Tokyo2020 #beINTokyo #Olympics pic.twitter.com/ZR7lXzX9Hb
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) August 1, 2021
It's official.
In post-Bolt era, Lamont Marcell Jacobs is the fastest man on the planet.
What a run by the Italian! 9.80 seconds. Incredible…#Tokyo2020 #100m #fastest pic.twitter.com/QiQggrKx7n
— Ankit Iconoclast (@skywalkerhuss) August 1, 2021
Simone Biles Will Compete In The Beam Final
Simon Biles has announced she’ll be coming back to compete in the beam finals at the Tokyo Olympics. Finally, a reason to turn on the Olympics.
The US Women's Soccer Team Loses To Canada, Can Only Get The Bronze Now
The US Women’s soccer team has lost to Canada and now they will play for the Bronze in the Olympics. Canada will never let us live this down.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Matt Damon Quit Using the Other F Word After His Daughter Shamed Him
Damon agreed to retire his use of the f—-t word only a few months ago, and only because his daughter got mad at him, and wrote a “treatise” about why using the word is wrong. Damon found out the hard way that the word was bad after he used it in a joke at dinner, and his kid stormed off..
Kids make you stop saying the darndest things.
Reese Witherspoon's Daughter is Her Doppleganger and She's Dating a Dude Who Looks Just Like Her Dad
This photo of Ava Phillippe (daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe) and her boyfriend looks weirdly like a photo of her famous parents.
Okay you had fun at the enchantment under the sea dance, now you need to go back….to the FUTURE!
DaBaby Banned From DaLolla
The rapper was removed from the Lollapalooza lineup after his homophobic rant over the weekend.
Start the countdown clock to see when Bill Maher uses the term woka-a-palooza.
Coco Austin Defends Breastfeeding Five Years Old Daughter
“Chanel still likes my boobs,” said Coco. “If she doesn’t want it, all right, that’s where you stop it. But I’m not just going to say no.”
What kid doesn’t like coco milk?
The Weeknd Announces He's Sober Lite
The Weeknd has revealed he no longer does hard drugs and doesn’t drink as much as he used to, calling it “sober lite”. You’re California Sober, Weeknd, get it right.
Kathy Griffin Announces She Has Stage One Lung Cancer
Despite never smoking, Kathy Griffin has announced she has stage one lung cancer and is getting half her lung removed to combat it. There’s at least one ex president who is not going to feel bad about this news.
TRENDING
BEHOLD! A Blooming Onion Burger!
Mmmmmm somebody’s got a birthday coming soon.
VIRAL VIRAL
Sick Landslide
“Yeah that’s what I was singing about” said Stevie nicks.
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
These Foods Used to Taste Better
Gizmodo showed us why certain foods used to taste better, like Goldfish, Oreos, and McDonalds French Fries. The short answer is, they tried to make them healthier. Boooo.
What’s the point of living longer if we can’t have the best Oreo we can possibly have?
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