Tuesday May 4: Daily Links

TUESDAY 5.4


NEWS STORIES

 



Three Michelin Star Restaurant is Going All Vegan

Eleven Madison Park, one of the best restaurants in the world is famous for its whole roasted duck. Now the NYC hot spot is going 100% vegan.

Duck is a vegetable right?

Read more at cnn.


Hannity to Host Malibu Town Hall With Caitlin Jenner

The event will air 6pm on Wednesday and is closed to the media and general public, but will have an invited audience.

Looks like Hannity is the Oprah of the Trans set.

Hey are these two dating?

Read more at politico.


Caught on Video: Mysterious Orbs

A man in Palm Coast Florida recorded a video in his backyard of two mysterious orbs floating by.

Yeah, it could be aliens, or it could also be two fireflies.

Read more at Fox35orlando.


The Price of Slavery is $546,000?

A federal court has ruled that a restaurant manager who enslaved a black man for five years, forcing him to work 100 hour work weeks without pay now owes $546,000.

We always knew there was big money in slavery but a half mill?

Read more at mediaite.


Brooklyn Woman Arrives in Florida in Handcuffs After Decking Flight Attendant

A Brooklyn woman punched an American Airlines flight attendant on a flight from NYC to MIA. She also tried to pull off the attendant’s uniform during the scuffle. An off duty cop supplied the cuffs which stayed on for the remainder of the flight.

The Brooklyn to Miami Corridor is the Subway of the Sky.

Read more at PIX11.


Man Shot, Grilled and Ate His Dog?!?!

Nikolay Lukyanchikov’s bail was set at 1 million dollars. The charges are aggravated cruelty to animals, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, and recklessly endangering others and being a sick fuck. Nikolay was found highly intoxicated, sitting in front of a fire pit, burning $100 bills with a gun. He was grilling and eating his dog, which he had shot.

Nick, you do realize you’re still about 1800 miles away from Florida?

Read more at Daily Beast


Insane Line of Cars in Orlando for Grand Opening of... a White Castle

The world’s biggest White Castle just opened in Orlando and people waited for over 12 hours to get in on opening day.

Spoiler alert, Floridians: it’s a tiny microwaved cheeseburger.


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SPORTS



LeBron Mocked for Shameless Flop

LeBron would have been in a body cast if he played in the 80s.


Terry Bradshaw Calls Aaron Rodgers Weak

Bradshaw is fed up with Aaron Rodgers behavior and says Rodgers being upset about the draft shows “how weak he is.”

Bradshaw is just mad because he worked for minimum wage.

Read more at CBS Sports


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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Conan to End His TBS Show on June 24

Conan O’Brien announced that after 11 years, his last show for TBS will be June 24 after which he will focus on Conan Without Borders specials and a new series for HBO Max.

Conan was still on?

Read more at Variety


Legendary Prince R&R HoF Solo Has a Director's Cut

A director’s cut of Prince’s 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Guitar Solo during “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” shows more Prince.

Knowing that Tom Petty and Prince are gone makes us all weep, and not gently.

Via digg.


Is Albuquerque The Next Hollywood?

Netflix is investing big in New Mexico, and New Mexico is investing big in revitalizing a struggling area outside of Albuquerque. A massive Netflix production hub is expected to revitalize the area.

Sounds great but what if you want to make a movie with a tree in it?

Read more at bloomberg.


Bill and Melinda Gates are Splitsville

After 27 years Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are going separate ways. And there’s no prenup!

We all know Bill will be using that old Teen Beat photo for his Tinder pic.

Read more at NY Daily News.


Woman Unmatched Ben Affleck On a Dating Site

Forget IHOP hostess, this woman has a much better regret story. She matched with Ben Affleck on a dating app but unselected him because she thought it was fake. She found out the truth when Affleck sent her a video on Instagram asking her why.

You unmatched two a time Oscar winner who also happens to everyone’s least favorite Batman and least favorite of Matt & Ben?! How do you sleep at night??


Will Smith Confidently Shares a Pic Boasting the Worst Shape of his Life

Will Smith is in Bad Shape and Has No Problem Sharing It.

We get it. Lockdown has been hard on all us. Plus we’ll chalk up to at least half of that to “entanglement weight”.



TRENDING



Starbuck Baristas: ENOUGH With the Over Complicated Orders Already!

Starbucks staffers are sick and tired of your Tik Tok inspired long long list of ingredients and special instructions in your orders. One Barista wrote on Tik Tok, “On my way to get harassed by Karens because I didn’t make their overpriced venii skinny vanilla late no foam extra hot extra whip upside down made with devils tears the right way. ” Other Starbucks employees posted their own nightmares.

Sorry Starbucks. You made your bed. Now shit in it.

Read more at foodandwine.



VIRAL VIRAL



Armored Vehicle Drivers Go Viral After Handling Attempted Hijack Like Action Heros

The attack begins just around the 1 minute mark of this video that went viral over the weekend. The video was shot in Pretoria South Africa when a car attempted to overtake the guards on the road.

We’ve finally reached the point where Mad Max is reality.


Boba Tea Fail Video Is Just Wrong

This influencer couldn’t wait to share his first boba tea with his followers, but he forgot to find out how to drink it first. Assuming the bubbles would either dissolve or stay in the cup, he takes a big swig and blows it all over his dash.

Bet you didn’t see that unbelievably weak gag reflex coming.

Via digg.

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you’re supposed to chew apparently

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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Are You Round or Spikey?

According to a research project, people judge you based on whether your name sounds spikey or round. Names such as Bob and Molly are round, Kirk and Kate as spiky. The study found that people perceive round names as agreeable, emotional, conscientious, and they see spikey names as extroverted.

So my name’s Spike. Where do I fall into this?

Read more at boingboing.


Where are the Best Suburbs to Move to in 2021

Now this article is published and word is out, consider all of these out of the question so just forget everything you just read.

Read more at digg.



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