Thursday February 17, Daily Links

THURSDAY 2.17


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Facebookers are Now Metamates and Everyone’s Laughing at Them

Now that Facebook changed their company name to META, Mark Zuckerberg has taken to calling employees metamates. Employees and outsiders alike are laughing at the new name, saying It sounds childish.

Could be worse. Could be primates.

Read more at NY Times


You Can Live in the Gilded Age for a Cool 100 Mil

Everyone’s caught up in the Gilded Age thanks to HBO’s show of the same name. And now one of the last private great Gilded Age mansions is up for sale for $100 million. The 13000 sq ft mansion with 60 acres and a mile of private shoreline dates back to 1905.

Friendship with the Astors not included.

Read more at NY Post.


Rudy Giuliani Analyzes Colin Kaepernick’s Game

On his radio show, Rudy bitched and moaned about Colin Kaepernick’s protests while in the NFL and then moved on to critique is quarterbacking. “Never thought he was that good a quarterback anyway. Remember he threw the touchdown to lose the Super Bowl for his team? Because he ran too damn much, That’s why.”

Rudy the only thing you know about running is the your hair dye runs too much.

Read more at Mediate.


Disney's Developing Communities Called Story Living

Disney is beginning to design their own living communities around the country – starting in California – called “Story Living”. Their description is:

“These master-planned communities are intended to inspire residents to foster new friendships, pursue their interests and write the next exciting chapter in their lives — all while enjoying the attention to detail, unique amenities and special touches that are Disney hallmarks,”

So expect your mailman to be dressed like the genie from Aladdin.

Read more at ABC.


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SPORTS



Rams House Hollywood Sign Looks Like Shit

You may have won the Super Bowl, Los Angeles, but you suck at celebrating. Your parade was weak, and you did a terrible job of altering the Hollywood sign to honor your team.

R-A-M-S-H-W-U-S-E!!


Matt Stafford Works Blue at Rams Parade

The Rams QB was partying like it was 1999, and let some S Bombs fly.

He was almost drunk enough to ride a motorized suitcase through the parade.


Tennessee Volunteers QB Could Become A Millionaire Very Quickly

Hendon Hooker, QB for the Vol’s – is heading towards a million dollar payday thanks to NIL deals. We’re going to find out very quickly if a solid gold football helmet offers better protection from CTE.

Read more at Saturday Down South.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



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Sharon Stone Still Has Her Basic Instinct Dress

It’s been 30 years since Sharon Stone wore the iconic dress in Basic Instinct where she bared her beneath parts. And she says she’s kept the dress after all these years thanks to a clasue in her contract that she got to keep her wardrobe.

Too bad it didn’t come with underwear.

Read more at People.


Melania Trump Sold Her First NFT….To Melania Trump?

Congratulations Melania on your first NFT sale. But it’s a little strange that the money used to purchase the digital art came from the same account that set up the sale in the first place.

Are you sure that wasn’t bought by her boyfriend George Glass?

Read more at Bloomberg.


Everyone’s Obsessed with Crypto Couple

Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichten are the crypto schemers that have captured the world’s attention when they got arrested a week ago on charges of Bitcoin laundering. There’s already three movies in the works- a documentary, a scripted project, and an unscripted something or other.

Move over Tiger King, there’s a new weirdo in town.

Read more at THR


Reboot Can’t Stop Recasting

Hulu’s Reboot series- an ironic comedy about the tv industry’s obsession with rebooting shows has already recast one lead (Leslie Bibb was replaced by Judy Greer), and now it looks like Michael McKean is out, and Paul Reiser is in. “The series begins when Hulu reboots an early 2000s family sitcom, forcing its dysfunctional cast is back together. Now they must deal with their unresolved issues in today’s fast-changing world.” Reiser will play the creator of the sitcom “Step Right UP”. The series also stars Keegan Michael key and Johnny Knoxville.

Nah, I’ll catch the reboot.

Read more at THR.


Dick Van Dyke and His Wife Make the Sweetest Valentine Music Video

He’s 96 years old, and can still sing, dance and romance. He made a valentine’s day video with his wife and the whole world’s loving it.

They should sell this as an nft.

Read more at People.


Matt Stafford Watches Photog Fracture Her Spine - Doesn't Do Much To Help

To be fair, Stafford’s really only good at throwing a football, he couldn’t have helped anyway.

Watch the video on Twitter.



VIRAL & TRENDING



Security Chases Motorized Suitcase Through Airport to Deal with Drunk Lady

This is the best police chase by far. After a woman was deemed too “incocksicated” to board a plane, authorities tried to get her out of the airport, but she made a roll for it on a motorized suitcase.

This is like a luggage version of the French connection.

Read more at barstool


Just Released, a 1954 Salvador Dali Home Movie

The MOMA has released a very short film created by surrealist painter Salvador Dali, shot at his home in 1954 and it’s trippy.

Watch it now on YouTube or wait for the Broadway adaptation, Hello Dali.

Read more at Design Taxi



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