Thursday March 24, Daily Links
THURSDAY 3.24
NEWS STORIES
Eric Adams Lifts Vaccine Mandate For Athletes and Entertainers
Eric Adams has lifted the vaccine mandate for athletes in New York City which means the unvaxxed Mets, Yankees, and yes, Kyrie Irving can now play home games.
This takes a lotta pressure off Ben Simmons and his “bad back”.
RIP To The GOAT Stephen Wilhite Creator Of The GIF
Stephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF, has passed away at the age of 74 due to COVID.
His work will live on for as long as the internet lasts.
Good night sweet meme prince.
Photographer Upcharged Models If They Weighed More
A NYC photographer charges $950 for test shots if you’re a standard model, but if you’re a plus size or “curvy” type you can expect to shell out an extra hundo. After he got called out on TikTok, the internet is raining shit all over his ass for treating women like a plus sized SUV at a car wash.
Did they take up more film?
@meganmesveskas This is insane! A well known New York photographer shamelessly charges curve and plus size models an extra $100 for his dissatisfaction of having to look at them on set. #williamLords #curvemodel #Plussizefashion #plussize #plussizemodel
Here's That Red Truck From the New Orleans Tornado Video
Local news reporters hunted down that red pick up that we all saw get batted around like a mosquito to see what condition its in now.
Bang Bang.
Jeffrey Epstein Island For Sale
The famed island that Jeffrey Epstein called home is listed at $125 million. The US Virgin Island 70 acre compound has a main house, guest villas, a helipad, dock, gym, beaches and pools.
But you will be watched.
WNBA Player Detained in Russia Said to Be in Good Condition
A rep from the state department says that the US has been granted “access” to Britteny Griner, whatever that means. They said she’s doing okay. “There’s only so much I can say,” Price said, “but what I can say is that our official found Brittney Griner to be in good condition. And we will continue to do everything we can to see to it that she is treated fairly throughout this ordeal.”
Good condition would be sitting at home.
SPORTS
St Peters Guard Gets NIL Deal WIth Buffalo Wild Wings
The cinderella story continues…. Doug Edert and his throwback 70s porn mustache just got a sweet hot NIL deal with Buffalo Wild Wings.
If Doug doesn’t get the nickname The Wingman what are we even doing?
Read more at the New York Post.
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit Will Host TNF
Al and Kirk will be in the booth for Thursday Night Football. The duo has signed on with Amazon to call Thursday night telecasts during football season.
They should join Amazon to deliver packages.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bezos Ex-Wife MacKenzie Scott Donates $245 Million To Planned Parenthood
MacKenzie Scott, ex wife of space man Jeff Bezos, has dropped $245 mill into the coffers of Planned Parenthood. Jeff spent that on gold leaf toilet plater just this month.
Guy Pulls a Gun on Mike Tyson at a Comedy Show
Tyson stays as cool as a cucumber as a man confronted him at a comedy club in LA, flipping back and forth between fan boy and aggressor personas, at one point even pulling a gun.
When did LA get on the Chitlin circuit?
Spielberg Taking Heat for His Squid Games Comment
Last week the famed director said Squid Games has changed the equation for Hollywood going forward. He praised netflix for its use of unknown actors, and now he’s being called a xenophobe because all of the performers are actually accomplished performers with a number of credits to their name.
Go easy on Steve. He’s a minority too.
Nic Cage Defends His Direct to Video Movies
VOD films are considered crap but Cage says he needed to take those roles to get out of debt. And he insists that he threw himself into everyone one of those roles, never treating them as less important than any other.
Is throwing yourself into the role like throwing yourself into a garbage can?
Those Oscar Swag Bags Are a Bit Cringy
The kids at AV are finding those Oscar gift baskets to be further evidence that everyone in Hollywood is living in a dream world and out of touch with the rest of us. 25 nominees will get gifts worth six figures and some people find them to be downright offensive. On the list– olive oil infused with gold flecks, free plastic surgery, $200 avocado oil that will lift your oxidative burden, and something called spermandine.
How about something useful? Like your own Netflix account.
Which Streets Have Scored the Most Film Credits!
NY and LA streets have dominated the top 10 but you can see the 50 most filmed streets in the country at digg. Broadway, Park Ave, Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard have the most credits by far.
What about the boulevard of broken dreams?
Critical Darlings That Didn't Get Oscar Noms
THR looked at nine performances loved by critics, but not so much by the Academy including performances from Belfast, West Side Story, Licorice Pizza and House of Gucci.
We still have critics?
Which Streets Have Scored the Most Film Credits!
NY and LA streets have dominated the top 10 but you can see the 50 most filmed streets in the country at digg. Broadway, Park Ave, Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard have the most credits by far.
What about the boulevard of broken dreams?
VIRAL & TRENDING
How High Will Influencers Go To Get the Ultimate Selfie?
These influencers are risking their lives to get the most dramatic images for their socials, climbing to terrifying heights.
The good news is, if they fall nothing’s lost.
When You Get Much More than You Paid For at the Movie Theater
Now don’t you miss the mask mandate?
I feel like I’m having an out of body experience pic.twitter.com/YYNwyk8ez4
— April Dawn (@April13Dawn) March 23, 2022
North Carolina Teacher is Fucking Done Playing With You Idiots
A high school teacher in North Carolina has resigned after students filmed him losing his shit and calling them idiots.
So they’re idiots…but you teach them. How’s that work?
Trigger warning: Serious gum chewing ahead.
Will You Still Love Your Phone After Watching This Video?
A repair service that deep cleans iPhones created this close up video showing just how filthy your constant companion is.
Basically we should just be calling them dirt purses.
Are You Prepared for the Return of Gangnam Style?
Just when you thought you had gotten rid of this annoying song, it’s back and it’s big on TikTok. The song is sampled for a trend of sharing a trauma from your past.
You mean like the trauma of hearing Gangnam Style over and over again in the 2000s?
Watch This Paper Airplane Thrown Off a Penthouse
Its riveting, its peaceful and yet suspenseful.
This is this year’s giant truck tire.
@pchareth Sent this paper airplane to Cuba. I can’t believe the bird at the end #fypシ #funny #LaysGoldenDuet
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