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Now that the dust has settled, what say we?

I think she has exceptional versatility, and that the whole Oscars fiasco just may have been for the greater good, as it may leave her more open to outré roles in genre movies, in which she can keep delivering the wonderfully unexpected.

A few days ago I thought of an interesting real-life character for her to portray, but now I can’t for the life of me remember who it was.

Am I correct in sensing that she may be very appealing to lesbians?

Premiers on HBO Max on August 3rd

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I was doing the Times Spelling Bee and (spoiler alert) came up with “evolve” and “involve” but realized that “volve’ itself is not a word in English anymore. That makes no sense.

It’s a shame British imperialism has saddled the world with such a ridiculous language that was itself polluted by French imperialism.

We should have stuck with Latin.

Then she takes him and runs away with the dog before the cops come.

Somebody identify the bitch!!!

She needs to be arrested and sent to jail.

And the dog needs to be destroyed.

KNOTS LANDING is coming to streaming Aug 13 on the new Primetime Soaps by WB channel.

The 24/7 ad-supported channel is live now on @Plex w/ FALCON CREST. Eps stream in order, not on-demand.

Watch on streaming devices w/ the Plex app or online: watch.plex.tv/live-tv/channe…#SoapOpera

A Russian chess player is under investigation after allegedly being caught on camera spraying her opponent’s board with what authorities said was a substance containing mercury as part of an attempted poisoning ahead of a match last week.

Amina Abakarova faces a possible lifetime ban and potential criminal proceedings, Russian authorities said, after the incident during a tournament in the Caucasus republic of Dagestan.

The Russian Chess Federation issued a statement Wednesday on what it said was “an attempt to poison a participant in the championship of the Republic of Dagestan in Makhachkala,” referring to Dagestan’s capital.

It said Abakarova has been temporarily suspended from all competitions under the authority of the national federation, pending the conclusion of a criminal investigation.

The statement linked out to a video of the incident shared by Baza, a Telegram news channel.

The 34-second surveillance video purports to show Abakarova walking around what looks like a room with chessboards set up for a tournament and appearing to rub something on one of the boards, before looking around and walking away.

Baza reported that the incident took place last Friday during a competition at the Chess House in Makhachkala. One of the participants who sat at the table with a board that was smeared fell ill during the tournament, Baza reported citing eyewitnesses, adding that organizers called police after reviewing surveillance video that evening.

The channel identified the woman who fell ill as Umaiganat Osmanova.

Lucky Spencer, Holly Sutton and Ric Lansing are all on their way back to town. Looking forward to seeing them again.

As that is happening, our resident mumbling mobster continues his mental breakdown, but seems to have forgiven hitman hero Jason for his seeming betrayal.

Likewise we are all grieving the loss of Kristina and TJ's baby, errrr, Molly and TJ's baby at the hands of Ava Jerome.

Meanwhile, how will Carly and Brennan become a couple? When will we finally get a Lulu recast? And is Valentin gone for good?

“Quentin said some sh*t about me recently, so I’m a little irritated by him,” Clooney said. “He did some interview where he was naming movie stars, and he was talking about [Brad], and somebody else, and then this guy goes, ‘Well, what about George?’ He goes, he’s not a movie star. And then he literally said something like, ‘Name me a movie since the millennium.’ And I was like, ‘Since the millennium? That’s kind of my whole fµck!ng career.'”

Variety has reached out to Tarantino’s representative for comment.

Speaking about the industry at large, Clooney and Pitt said that Hollywood does not crank out movie stars the way it used to when Clooney and Pitt were rising through the ranks.

“Well, they haven’t developed stars the way the studio system used to,” Clooney said about Hollywood’s lack of stars. “We kind of were at the very end of that, where you could work at a studio and do three or four films, and there was some plan to it. And I don’t think that’s necessarily the case anymore. So it’s harder for you to sell somebody something on the back of a star.”

“But it’s a great time as a young actor,” he added from a differing perspective. “Because when I was a young actor, if you looked at the back of the L.A. Times every Monday morning they had the 64 shows that were made. And of those 64 shows, if you’re actually on one of them, you’re trying to be in the top 20 to keep your show on the air. But that was it. And then the studios were doing five films a year. Now there’s 600 shows. So there’s a lot more work for actors.”

Don't get me started on all the typos and incorrect capital letter usage.

I hope a caravan of folks dressed like Beetlejuice shows up.

Eric & Nicole left the Salem buildings scene for the French city of romance.

Now that the double wedding sank big time = Alex, Xander & Sarah are back to their dull selves.

Co-conspirator Andrew congratulated NuTheresa for turning herself in for her crimes.

Boring drunk Brady found another boring drunk in ancient Fiona (who is possibly based on Mumm-Ra the Ever Living).

Rafe has been laid up for over a week now as the show easily marches on without him.

The writers ramp up this great big "Body & Soul" arc.

Discuss.

For all the poll nerds of DL to share daily poll results and prediction maps, favorite pollsters, analysis videos, and historic comparisons. Also, to sh*t-talk Real Clear and Rasmussen.

And yes, we KNOW polls don't win elections, votes do--but please don't rain on our obsession.

"The pinnacle of contemporary splendour." Wow. Talk about an about-face from her awful fascinator days!

PS--her husband is gorgeous.

Major League Baseball and the team issued the suspension after Duran's utterance was captured on a live telecast at Fenway Park on Sunday.

Major League Baseball and the Red Sox suspended Boston outfielder Jarren Duran for two games Monday after he called a fan a hom*ophobic slur in an outburst captured on a telecast of Sunday's game against the Houston Astros.

The unpaid suspension begins immediately, excluding Duran from Monday night's game at Fenway Park against the Texas Rangers. Duran's prorated salary for the suspended game days is being diverted to PFLAG (Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), MLB and the team said in a joint statement.

Duran made the remark Sunday night as he was at bat in the bottom of the sixth inning at Fenway. Video from the NESN telecast captured a fan heckling Duran, saying he would need a tennis racket to connect with a pitch. Duran responded by calling the man the slur.

Gays: once again I am asking you to open your pocketbooks and donate to ActBlue to help a libber out. GOP PACs have been flooding millions into Sheehy's campaign and Tester can't compete.

Without senate control, we're basically impotent until 2026--that includes judicial appointments should Old Man Thomas or Alito kick the bucket (fingers crossed).

Now that we can breathe at least a momentary sigh of relief for the White House, we have to keep as much attention on the down ballot races as we can. We're so close!

HA!!!.

DUMB c*nt!!

It's about time.

f*cking Russian spy!!

LONDON (AP) — Five-time Olympic medalist Tom Daley announced his retirement from diving on Monday.

Daley told British Vogue magazine he had decided to call time on his career.

The 30-year-old British diver competed at five Games, making his debut at Beijing 2008 and winning gold and bronze in Tokyo, silver in Paris and bronzes at London 2012 and Rio 2016.

Daley, who claimed his fifth Olympic medal in the 10m synchronised event in Paris last month, said in the interview: “It feels very, very surreal. I felt so incredibly nervous going into this, knowing it was my last Olympics.”

“There was a lot of pressure and expectations. I was eager for it to be done. But when I walked out and saw my husband (Lance) and kids (Robbie and Phoenix) and my friends and family in the audience, I was like, you know what? This is exactly why I did this.

“It was emotional at the end, up there on the platform, knowing it was going to be my last competitive dive.

“But I have to make the decision at some point, and it feels like the right time. It’s the right time to call it a day.”

Daley’s gold came in the 10m synchronised event in Tokyo in 2021 alongside Matty Lee. He was back to defend his title in Paris after being convinced by his son Robbie to return to the sport.

Daley won silver in the French capital alongside Noah Williams. China took gold.

I thought the movie would be terrible junk but it wasn’t. It was a fun popcorn blockbuster just like the 1996 film, only I found this one more enjoyable overall outside of the final twister. I like how this film is still set in Oklahoma and now they have to track tornados even harder because all that empty land that used to be Oklahoma (like we saw in the 1996 film) is now filled with apartment buildings and businesses etc. as new buildings keep getting built all over, so now that more people live in those areas it’s important to keep up with tornadoes harder.

Daisy Edgar-Jones was phenomenal. She is the true lead of the film! She is literally the first thing we see when the movie starts and the story focuses on her. Glen Powell is getting the heavy push but he has the least screentime out of the trio (Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos). The film focuses on Kate, and follows Kate. Whenever we see Tyler, Kate is there. It isn’t his film. He is also probably the weakest link of the three, but what he has over the other two is he’s a good looking white man with abs.

The film is fun though and worth the watch.

It’s a standalone sequel.

the US team has receipts!

Time-stamped and all, bitches

The final film of the Disney Renaissance doesn't always get the praise it deserves, but it's my favorite adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic.

Phil Collins' music adds a lot of fun, and the all-star cast—Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed, Rosie O'Donnell, Sir Nigel Hawthorne, Wayne Knight, Lance Henriksen, and Glenn Close— all deliver outstanding voice performances.

The animation is also exceptional, with the innovative use of Deep Canvas technology allowing 2D characters to interact seamlessly with 3D environments, creating an immersive jungle experience that feels dynamic and alive.

I don't think I've ever met anyone who doesn't like this movie. So, DL, tear it apart.

According to internet rumor, Jack Nicholson, Had a drugged 13-year-old girl in his hot tub where she was later raped by Roman Polanski, "allegedly" abused Angelica Houston on a regular basis, gets/got off on beating prostitutes, one that he nearly beat to death, used to lose his sh*t and smash private property in public.

Julia Roberts, Well known to be an evil home-wrecking bitch that managed to make Stephen Spielberg utterly despise her.

Russell Crowe, Smashed a hotel employee's face with a phone because he was angry that the hotel didn't get him what he wanted fast enough, and once bit a chunk out of his friend while drunk.

I have been listening to Violator a lot lately

What are some other good ones

This was such a big thing at the time, and then they pretty much went away after Sunset Boulevard (which I am counting as the last of them).

Which was your favorite?

The VP has a way of moving into "Blackspeak" during her appearances.

A (Black) UC Berkeley linguist analyzes Kamala's speech patterns...

When she talks about things like the economy or gun control or the climate, she uses a more typical, average white politician style, in terms of her tone. It is very interesting. And in this situation, it’s not a function of talking to different audiences, because she’s just in the same debate. It’s really what she’s talking about.

She has this very occasional strategic use of casual features that are, for white Americans, just seen as really casual, but can also be what we call “camouflaged features of African American English.” This is my favorite thing. African American English is stigmatized. People call it “bad English.” They say it’s “improper.” All of this kind of stuff. But as a result, middle class and upper middle class Black people have found a way to kind of index their Blackness — highlight this part of their identities — without getting chastised for using “bad grammar.”

My favorite quote from her is from Oct. 15th, 2019, in the fourth primary debate. She said, “This is a crisis of Donald Trump’s making, and it is on a long list of crises of Donald Trump’s making. And that’s why dude gotta go.”

When she has these strong zingers, particularly against Trump, they tend to go viral.

“Dude. Gotta. Go.” Not “Dude’s gotta go.” No. For a while, her primary campaign was selling T-shirts that said, “Dude gotta go.” It became a catchphrase. When I say that she’s doing this as part of a stylistic performance, that’s what I mean. Maybe it wasn’t premeditated. She didn’t think about it ahead of time. But that became a zinger, a one-liner. And when she has these strong zingers, particularly against Trump, they tend to go viral.

The last one is with “I’ma,” which is actually the most distinctively African American of these features. She says, “Cause I’ma tell you as a prosecutor” and “I’ma tell you what I saw.”

It's right around the corner, DL'ers! Let's wage some bets on what and who we'll be seeing, and what you're hoping for.

Will Taylor Swift and Bey take the stage, and what other celebrity appearances should we expect? Will we get a more comprehensive economy/immigration reform plan unveiled? Will the protestors sh*t all over our parade? Will there be a sort of lifetime achievement award presented to Biden complete with a special video montage? Will any cats be present?

I'm sick of it, I swear to God. People are so effing judgmental and nasty on Reddit, in the pet and cat subreddits. If you have any questions or seek advice about a cat's health, immediately its "go to the vet" "omg, why are you wasting time asking questions, go to the vet" "I don't care if you can't afford it, go to the vet"

Like, excuse me, how the f*ck am I supposed to pay for the vet if I don't have enough money? They certainly won't work for free, and many (at least in my town) don't offer payment plans. Then people say, "Oh, don't get a pet if you can't afford it". Guess what? I never decided to get a pet, but a few years ago a starving stray turned up in my yard, so I started feeding it and eventually it got friendly and moved in with me. He's vaccinated, neutered, wormed. I'm not rich, but I take good care of this little guy, and if it weren't for me taking him into my home, he'd still be homeless and covered in fleas. Would that be better, to just leave him homeless, or take him to a crowded shelter where he'll be put to sleep?

I agree that if you can't afford the basic things, like spaying/vaccines, then you shouldn't seek a pet, but I think it's ridiculous that people are expected to have thousands of dollars available at the drop of the hat to pay for the out-of-the blue vet bills. Most people struggle to pay rent, and you think they should have 3k instantly to pay for a MRI, plus an extra few thousand for blood tests and antibiotics?

Anyway, I asked on reddit for advice because my cat's left paw was looking a bit swollen and he was limping slightly (he's an indoor cat, so he wasn't hit by a car or anything) and oh my god, i was flooded instantly with comments calling me negligent, cruel, selfish, greedy, saying I don't deserve him. Why? because I said I wanted to wait a few days to see if the limp goes away naturally because money is tight at the moment, and I don't want to spend thousands on x-rays if the problem will resolve itself naturally in a few days. The people on reddit were like "I don't care if you can't afford it, GO TO THE VET" and "oh, if that was my baby in pain, I'd sell my car and remortgage my house to pay for her care, no excuses"

Like, WTF, calm down. I'm not going to panic like a maniac and sell my house and car on a whim, just to pay an overpriced vet. If it was super serious, like poisoning, then of course I'd try to take out a loan or something, but I'm not going to destroy my finances for a little limp that will fix itself in a few days. If he's still limping after a week/show no signs of improvement, then I will go to the vet, but I'm not going to immediately rush there right now. It's the weekend, and emergency vets cost triple the cost, so no, I'm not going to put myself in debt for a little limp. BTW, I don't believe any of those redditors would sell their cars to pay for vet bills; they're all talk and bragging.

Vets are too f*cking expensive. A person shouldn't have to be rich to have a pet. There's so many animals in shelters who will never have any kind of love/family because they have an extra 50k in the bank for emergency vet bills, instead those dogs and cats will be euthanized for no reason when they could have had good, loving homes.

But seriously, what he has to say is amazing (and I'm an atheist).

Also, he a Democratic Texas State Representative.

The discussion continues

prior thread:

Lol, it's a "health concern."

The official reason is because it has capsaicin in it.

Oh, the humanity!

Races and Primary dates Inside,

where Abortion Rights and Global Boiling are on the ballot:

Let’s meet the houseguests…

Kimo looks to be the gay one.

A new book has shed light on a particularly heated exchange that occurred between Meghan Markle and Prince William.

According to a royal author, a disagreement between Meghan and Kate Middleton escalated into a confrontation with William after the duch*ess of Sussex allegedly made a remark about the Princess of Wales having "baby brain."

The incident reportedly saw Meghan Markle tell Prince William to "get your finger out of my face" as he attempted to intervene in the dispute.

Once speculated to be the new face of the royal family as the Fab Four, Harry and Meghan's relationship with William and Kate failed to live up to the hype, and the couple fell out of each other's good books.

The duke and duch*ess stepped back from their royal duties in 2020 to live in the US and further stifled relationships with William and Kate when they made several bombshell allegations against them in an interview with Oprah Winfrey and in Harry's memoir, "Spare."

According to the Mirror, in the new book, "Catherine, The Princess of Wales: The Biography," author Robert Jobson weighs in on the broken ties between the two couples and recounts a particular incident in which the former "Suits" star talked back at William.

At the time, Meghan allegedly made remarks about Kate's hormones and having a "baby brain" just after she gave birth to Prince Louis.

When the four of them sat down to clear the air, the Princess of Wales reportedly demanded an apology, stating that she and Meghan were "not close enough for you to talk about my hormones."

Not liking her behavior, William accused Meghan of being "rude" for her comments, which allegedly caused Meghan to snap at the future king, saying, "Take your finger out of my face."

The report in Jobson's book is strikingly similar to Harry's account in "Spare," in which he wrote that Meghan and her sister-in-law, Kate, didn't get along.

He noted that when they sat down to iron out their differences, Kate demanded an apology from Meghan, to which she did apologize, saying that it was the way she spoke with her friends.

However, everything turned sour when William chimed in and "pointed a finger at Meg" before allegedly saying, "Well, it's rude, Meghan. These things are not done here."

Harry noted that Meghan responded, "If you don't mind, keep your finger out of my face."

You know when you wake up in the morning and your mouth absolutely stinks despite you giving your teeth a thorough cleaning the night before?

That's because during the night your mouth isn't producing much saliva and a dry mouth is a smelly mouth.

Breathing through your nose and sleeping with your mouth shut helps, but some experts for Listerine have come up with five things you can do to tackle bad breath that isn't buying their stuff.

Though, of course, they do say that if you brush, floss and wash then you should be able to stop it, but not everyone has the time to thoroughly floss.

You’re lucky if you can afford a home in southern California at the moment, but the wealthy out do us all. Breathtaking vistas and mansions aren’t enough, they’ve got to have extraordinary basem*nts as well.

Coined “iceberg homes” to indicate that a significant portion of living space is underground and hidden beneath the surface, these amenity-filled subterranean levels include wine cellars, home theaters, luxury gyms, and whatever else you can think of—including separate spaces for romance and intimacy. Some people even add in natural lightwells and skylights to flood the iceberg with California sunshine.

These homes were also a thing in London for years, too, among the city’s elite who couldn’t build up or out. Then, roughly five years ago, San Francisco Magazine published a story on iceberg homes. The author wrote: “In Palo Alto, as in many other affluent yet zoning-constrained enclaves around the Bay Area, homeowners are going underground…the once-lowly basem*nt has become the hottest area in home design, resulting in a flotilla of square-footage-concealing iceberg houses.”

In Los Angeles, no one calls them icebergs. And they aren’t always called finished basem*nts either, even if that’s basically what they are. Calling it a basem*nt, “that’s considered kind of lowbrow,” Ernie Carswell, a luxury real estate agent based in Beverly Hills, said. “We call it the lower level.” The Wall Street Journal once labeled them McBasem*nts, but the jury’s still out on whether the SoCal upper echelon will go for it.

Carswell could be onto something because these luxe underground configurations don’t give off damp basem*nt vibes, they’re much cooler and exemplary of Los Angeles opulence. Some house billiard rooms and wine caves, some have bowling alleys and movie theaters, some have gyms and saunas, some have bars, some have bedrooms if there are lightwells, and some are straight out of a “James Bond movie,” as Carswell put it. In all posh neighborhoods where multimillion dollar homes line the streets, “it’s luxurious to have a bunker,” Carswell said. Maybe they’re taking a page out of the Silicon Valley billionaire playbook.

It’s hard to say how much it costs to build a lavish basem*nt, or whatever you want to call it, but it can be more than $1 million. Loosely speaking, if you were to build a 2,000 square foot lower level, it could come out to about $1.5 million, said Andrew Vaitkevicius, sales and acquisitions manager for Arzuman Brothers, a luxury homebuilder. Or they could cost even more, maybe a double-digit million figure, according to Chris Pozil, a senior project manager for McClean Design, a contemporary residential design firm. It's because of how much work goes into them—the foundation, the finishing.

Vaitkevicius called the basem*nts an almost “second house,” and they’re prevalent in neighborhoods such as Bel Air, Beverly Hills, the Sunset Strip, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and Toluca Lake. Arzuman Brothers is building about 20 homes in Los Angeles at the moment, and about half will have basem*nts that are fully fledged living spaces, he said. And in those neighborhoods, it makes sense because the sky’s the limit for how much you can sell for, more or less.

It’s early, but polls show Harris’s running mate does well among independents and moderates — a notable contrast to JD Vance.

Womp womp.

Is Sheila really dead?

When will Steffy and Liam get back together?

When will Hope tell Douglas to hit the road?

Are Ridge and Brooke ever going to be an interesting couple again?

Continue your discussion of the show here.

I’ll start:

Jennifer Aniston v. Reese Witherspoon

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the death of the Trump/Vance ticket. Or maybe the just Trump ticket, give it a few more days for dough boy. No one will mourn, no one will cry (except for Vance’s hillbilly relatives. Moonshine all around!). May you rot in political purgatory for eternity. Or at least in prison. Donations in their memory may be made to Kamala Harris for President.

Rev. Jack Smith, Esq.

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Idiot JD Vance fails to recognize a softball question designed to help him -

REPORTER: Little bit different here. You have been criticized as being a little too serious, a little angry sometimes. What makes you smile? What makes you happy?

SEN. JD VANCE: Well, I smile at a lot of things, including bogus questions from the media, Dan. A-HAHA-Heh-heh.

Is she an Aspie, Autistic, Neuro-Divergent, or all of the above?

I've known people like her in high school, and they were always in the "special" classes.

How did she even get hired by Spirit???

Tom Cruise gave the Closing Ceremony at the Paris Olympics a very Hollywood ending when he rappelled down from the top of Stade de France and into the crowd of athletes. It seemed like a picture-perfect ending to the European games as they handed it off to Los Angeles, that is sure to add a touch of Hollywood sparkle in 2028. However, not everyone was pleased with the A-list star’s presence.

Social media jumped into the conversation with mentions of Cruise’s controversial ties to Scientology, which is considered a cult in France. “How does Tom Cruise manage to be held in highest public esteem when he is a leading player in Scientology?!?! I don’t get it at all. Just remarkable,” one user on X questioned the 62-year-old star’s presence at the event. Another account added, “I love how America just acts like Tom Cruise isn’t like the icon of Scientology.” Then, of course, there are his issues with his ex-wives, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes.

The social media critic pointed out, “I’m sorry. Tom Cruise stole his adopted children from Nichole Kidman because she didn’t want anything to do with Scientology and his 2nd wife had to plan an escape from the marriage to protect her child from Scientology. THIS is who we chose to represent LA 2028 Olympics?” Even though they forgot Cruise’s first wife, Mimi Rogers, whom he did not have a family with, the point is well taken.

Still, Cruise was a huge presence during the two weeks of the Paris Games. He was seen at gymnastics events and taking selfies with fans — Cruise was doing what he does best, being a movie star. The tousle of the hair, the hop on the motorcycle with the Olympics flag — that’s all Cruise. And that moment became about him, not the athletes who spent the last two weeks competing their hearts out on the field or in the swimming pool. They didn’t seem to mind as they hugged him, grabbed video, and screamed at the mere sight of him.

And the warning was there all along. Le Parisien noted that the Church of Scientology was “more visible than ever” at the games. They built a new headquarters in April very close to the State de France and “deployed a major communication campaign during the Olympics.” The move makes Cruise’s presence seem a little more sinister because, as TMZ reported, the Closing Ceremony stunt was his idea. But we have to ask: Was it really the Church of Scientology’s idea? It makes you wonder.

Timothy gives a lucid and compelling talk about the Austin Wolfe situation and the fact that he never hooks up in six years.

Guess the 100s of men that Timothy has f*cked on screen has satisfied him.

A pair of polar bears attacked and killed a worker at a remote government radar site in the Canadian Arctic, the facility's operator said, marking at least the second fatal attack since last year.

The attack took place Thursday at the outpost on Brevoort Island, in Canada's far northeastern Nunavut territory, said Nasittuq Corporation, the logistics company contracted to operate the site.

"An attack by two polar bears has resulted in the loss of one of our valued employees," the company said Friday. "Nasittuq employees responded to the scene and one of the animals was put down."

The site is one of dozens of North Warning System outposts dotting Canada's far north, forming a surveillance tripwire against aircraft incursions or cruise missile attacks.

The radar coverage spans over 3,100 miles from Alaska to Labrador in eastern Canada.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and colleagues affected by this loss," the company said, adding that it was providing support to the victim's family and counseling services to other employees.

Polar bear attacks on humans are rare but the incident marks at least the second fatality since 2023.

Last year, a polar bear emerged from the impenetrable snow squall and killed a woman and her young son in in Wales, Alaska, just below the Arctic Circle. It marked the first fatal polar bear attack in 30 years in Alaska, the only U.S. state that is home to the animals.

In 2018, a 31-year-old father was killed in a polar bear attack while protecting his children in Canada. That same year, Norwegian authorities said a polar bear was shot and killed after it attacked and injured a guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago.

The polar bear species is declining because of disappearing Arctic sea ice. In 2021, scientists in Norway found polar bears were inbreeding as the species fights to survive. A study found that on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, polar bear populations have seen a 10% loss in their genetic diversity from 1995 to 2016.

A 2020 study found that the melting sea ice is starving polar bears, and that within the century, polar bears could be extinct, and declining genetic diversity increases the risk of extinction.

Does anyone else on DL buy oil paintings?

I decided to stop living like a college kid and buy decent art/furniture (I'm 27). So far, I have bought a few on Etsy and have been pleased.

Two are of the English Hunt, one is of a Danish village at night, and two others are of large 19th Century sail ships. All vintage (one was painted in the 1930's). Yet, I want more, they are so beautiful and timeless. Unfortunately, they can get expensive.

Where do you buy yours and what do you like (villages, sail ships, etc.)? Thanks!

Arguably two of the biggest narcissists on the planet plan to talk to each other.

Is there any way this can actually go well?

It might be the final nail in Trump's coffin.

The gay “Terrace House” has arrived! Let’s chat about the Netflix summer dating show populated with a bunch of shy Asian boys as they run a coffee truck and find romance!

So far no one drop dead gorgeous but we can hope! The thumbnail photo in the article below looks promising.

“Without providing evidence, Mr. Musk blamed the snafu on a “massive” distributed denial of service attack, a type of cyberattack that uses floods of malicious web traffic to overwhelm sites and knock them offline.”

“Mr. Trump’s campaign brushed off X’s technical glitches, suggesting that the problems were the work of Chinese adversaries”

Matty Healy is back to his old ways.

The 1975 frontman kissed a male security guard on the lips during a concert in Denmark earlier this week amid his romance with Taylor Swift.

The singer — who has notoriously made out with strangers during his band’s live shows — previously said he stopped kissing fans out of respect for the “Style” singer.

But on Friday, while performing his group’s hit “Robbers” at the 2023 NorthSide Festival in Eskelunden, Healy got on his knees and shared an intimate moment with a staff member.

Fan videos of the interaction show the security guard smiling gleefully and throwing his hands in the air after kissing the rockstar.

The crowd cheered while Healy, 34, held a bottle of champagne and pulled the security guard in for another brief embrace.

Back in January, the “Heart Out” singer told concertgoers that he was ditching the practice of making out with fans because Swift, 33, was joining him on stage.

“I’m not kissing anybody in front of Taylor Swift, have some respect,” Healy said at the time.

“In front of the queen, it’s not happening.”

Three months later, the “Chocolate” musician sparked romance rumors with the “Cruel Summer” singer after her split from Joe Alwyn came to light.

A source confirmed Healy and Swift’s relationship to the US Sun, and he was spotted at her shows in Nashville and Philadelphia just weeks later.

The Brit was even photographed watching one performance alongside Swift’s dad, Scott, before running into her New York City apartment a few nights later.

The “Love Story” singer, who is currently playing sold-out shows on the American leg of her Eras Tour, told fans she has “never been this happy.”

“I kind of feel like telling you … I’ve just never been this happy in my life, in all aspects of my life, ever before,” she said in the middle of a concert last month.

“And I just want to thank you for being a part of that. It’s not just the tour. I just sort of feel like my life finally feels like it makes sense.”

She also dropped a “Karma” remix with rapper Ice Spice, whom Healy recently offered a half-hearted apology to following a slew of racist remarks that were made on a podcast he was a guest on.

During a February episode of the “Adam Friedland Show,” he laughed along with Friedland and co-host Nick Mullen as they referred to the musician as an “Inuit Spice Girl” and a “chubby Chinese lady.”

“I just feel a bit bad, and I’m kind of a bit sorry if I’ve offended you. Ice Spice, I’m sorry,” Healy said during a concert in April.

Jarrett Brooks disappeared after taking his parent’s gun

He left home on the 4th of July despite being grounded

Search dogs lost his scent after tracking him through a nearby ranch

Jarrett Brooks, now 17, disappeared on July 4, 2023, after being grounded for damaging a family vehicle. Security footage showed him taking a handgun from the family’s gun safe before leaving.

Perhaps the most stunning piece of evidence was an image taken from the home security camera that showed Jarrett placing the handgun into his waistband.

The parents firmly believe Jarrett was picked up by someone after search dogs lost his scent in a nearby pasture. Laura Brooks noted the area had been extensively searched without any sign of her son.

Who was Jarrett Brooks?

Jarrett Brooks was known for his big smile and laugh, according to his father, Brian Brooks.

“[He was] the family clown,” Brian said. “He has an incredible sense of humor. He has an infectious, goofy laugh.”

Jarrett was homeschooled with his siblings but was, in many ways, still a typical teenager. He played baseball, wrestled and was always on the go.

“In the summer, he was always working on a ranch,” said Laura Brooks. “Swimming, going to the swimming pool, golfing, going to the creek with his friends.”

Like many teenagers, sometimes Jarrett also got in trouble. One of those times happened the night before he disappeared when he was grounded for damaging one of the family’s vehicles.

Responding to online speculation about potential abuse at home, Brian Brooks called such allegations “totally false,” stating that child protective services had investigated and found “this is a loving home.”

The couple concluded with a message for their son: “We love you kid. We just want to know you’re safe and you’re happy wherever you are,” Laura Brooks said.

I'm having a hard time keeping up as the New Kids of Sensitivity take over and I like to stay current.

Thanks.

I just got back from a week's vacation with some old friends from college. One of the friends was to me in college one of the funniest people I knew--he was always making jokes 24/7, and was hilariously funny. Decades later, he is still always joking, and his husband is just like him--and they're both very funny men. But to be honest I found them exhausting to be with after a while, and was glad we don't live in the same part of the country because they can never stop being "on."

I'm puzzled why someone is still like this well into middle age.

..........and played incessantly on American and British radio in the 1950s?

My Choice: I Gave My Love A Cherry

Caution!!!.....Musical ear worm alert..........Listen at your peril.... I dare you to listen to this horror of a rendition by Tennessee Ernie Williams Ford beyond 30 seconds or more

Vice presidential candidates typically receive a ratings bump after their party's convention, but JD Vance is bucking the tradition.

On the heels of last week's Republican National Convention, the Ohio senator is the least-liked vice presidential candidate since 1980, according to a polling analysis by CNN, which noted the data applies to non-incumbents.

Since 2000, vice presidential candidates typically have a net positive rating immediately following the convention, at plus 19 points. Vance, however, is polling at minus six points just one week after accepting the vice presidential nomination and officially embarking on the campaign, according to the network.

The freshman lawmaker's lower-than-normal approval ratings are not an anomaly, as Vance has long polled behind other Republicans.

Vance heavily underperformed in his 2022 Ohio Senate race, at least compared to how other Republicans performed in the state that year. Vance only defeated his opponent, then-Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, by six percentage points. In comparison, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine crushed his Democratic opponent, former Dayton mayor Nan Whaley, by 25 percentage points in that same cycle.

"The JD Vance pick makes no sense from a statistical polling perspective," CNN political data reporter Harry Enten said.

Harris' team sent out a press release gloating about the numbers.

"We'd like to be the first to congratulate JD Vance on making history as the least popular VP pick, well…ever," it reads.

The press release goes on to list some of Vance's policies, with the first one being his previous support for a nationwide abortion ban.

Ever since President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic presidential nominee, some members of Trumpworld have reportedly questioned whether Vance remains a wise vice presidential running mate. Former President Donald Trump faltered with suburban voters in 2020, and Vance's selection was widely seen as an appeal to base voters instead of one geared toward attracting more swing voters.

I've always wanted to visit on the basis of its natural beauty and have met lots of wonderful people from NZ, but realize that my physical condition (chronic aftermath of an accident) makes hiking unlikely as a safe pursuit.

Is New Zealand a destination for those who have to stick closer to civilization? I've heard very mixed things about the cities.

I love museums, architecture, urban walking and exploration, so the thought of an urban visit doesn't bother me overall.

There's usually a lot of screaming about American cultural appropriation.

This seems like the real deal.

I enjoyed "Kate's Secret" so much that I'll probably rewatch Meredith chew the scenery in the Betty Broderick movies.

What are some other old TV movies that are fun to watch on YouTube or Tubi? Bonus if you include where they can be found.

Eighty years ago on this day, Anne Frank and the seven other people who were hiding in her father’s warehouse, were discovered by the Nazis and arrested.

I can’t believe that they still don’t know who betrayed them. They have ideas but nothing concrete.

Do you think that had Anne survived that she would’ve been a famous writer like she wanted to be? Would she have married someone and raised a family? She truly represents the tragedy of lost possibilities.

"Blink Twice" comes out in August.

Directed by Zoe Kravitz.

"There are two types of white guys: Doug...and Not Doug."

Move aside, Maya!

So the actress actually did a good job, but she has a strong jaw line, doesn’t look sh*t like Whitney, and is not singer.

On so many fronts the casting didn’t make sense. Whitney Houston was absolutely beautiful. This woman isn’t. She ain’t ugly but why did they randomly cast some British bitch that doesn’t look like her. That’s why it flopped.

I just watched Brief Encounter for the first time ever. Wow. What a magnificent piece of cinema. Brief Encounter is a film that is about the journey. It sticks with you long after you have watched it.

The film follows a married woman, Laura, as she slowly falls in love with a married man, Alec, after a brief encounter in a train station.

Directed by David Lean

Written by Noel Coward

Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard

Internal documents were leaked to liberal media outlet Politico.

HAHAHA!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it.

Some of America's largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands, say their customers are increasingly seeking cheaper alternative products and services, searching for bargains or just avoiding items they deem too expensive. Consumers aren't cutting back enough to cause an economic downturn. Rather, economists say, they appear to be returning to pre-pandemic norms, when most companies felt they couldn't raise prices very much without losing business.

“While inflation is down, prices are still high, and I think consumers have gotten to the point where they’re just not accepting it,” Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, said last week at a conference of business economists. "And that’s what you want: The solution to high prices is high prices.”

A more price-sensitive consumer helps explain why inflation has appeared to be steadily falling toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target, ending a period of painfully high prices that strained many people's budgets and darkened their outlooks on the economy. It also assumed a central place in the presidential election, with inflation leading many Americans to turn sour on the Biden-Harris administration's handling of the economy.

The reluctance of consumers to keep paying more has forced companies to slow their price increases — or even to cut them. The result is a cooling of inflation pressures.

On Monday, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that Americans' expectations of how much they'll spend in the next 12 months has declined — and so has their outlook for inflation. Consumers expect their spending to grow 4.9% in the coming year, according to a survey by the New York Fed. That is the lowest such reading since April 2021, when inflation was beginning to surge.

And they expect inflation to average just 2.3% over the next three years, the survey found, the lowest such figure since the survey began in 2013. Consumer expectations for inflation can be self-fulfilling: When households expect low inflation, they tend to delay some purchases in the expectation that prices won't rise much in the near future — and might even decline in some cases. This trend can keep price pressures down.

Other factors have also helped tame inflation, including the healing of supply chains, which has boosted the availability of cars, trucks, meats and furniture, among other items, and the high interest rates engineered by the Fed, which slowed sales of homes, cars and appliances and other interest rate-sensitive purchases.

Based on Celine’s response to that fat f*ck using ‘My Heart Will Go On’ — add your suggestions to the mix! I’ll start:

“Don’t You Want Me” by the Human League.

Oh, honey.

When I saw the headline I assumed he was the cute one.

Perhaps Q? But Ben Whishaw’s already done that.

"I thought I was about to be a father / shook me to the core."

"I'm still a kid / sometimes I still cry out for my mother."

Sure, Jan.

Now with Kit Harrington and Sarah Goldberg.

August 11th on Max.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fifteen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance.

The states are seeking to block the rule from taking effect Nov. 1 and providing people known as “Dreamers” access to tax breaks when they sign up for coverage. The Affordable Care Act’s marketplace enrollment opens the same day, just four days ahead of the presidential election.

The states filed suit in North Dakota, one of the states involved. All have Republican attorneys general who are part of a GOP effort to thwart Biden administration rules advancing Democratic policy goals.

The lawsuit argues that the rule violates a 1996 welfare reform law and the ACA. They also said it would encourage more immigrants to come to the U.S. illegally, burdening the states and their public school systems. Many economists have concluded that immigrants provide a net economic benefit, and immigration appears to have fueled job growth after the COVID-19 pandemic that prevented a recession.

The lawsuit comes amid Republican attacks on Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, as weak on curbing illegal immigration. Border crossings hit record highs during the Biden administration but have dropped more recently.

Belinda's back, baby! Shame we have to wait until next year.

We also get a glimpse of DL fave Bertha Russell, and Catherine O'Hara's completely untouched face. Very brave.

JD Vance briskly marched up to Air Force 2, Kamala Harris’ plane, planning to give political reporters a show as he confronted the vice president uninvited on Wednesday. His power-play dreams, like most of his chaotic veep run, were immediately thwarted once he realized Harris was not present.

“I just wanted to check out my future plane,” Vance told campaign reporters gathered on the tarmac in Wisconsin.

He didn’t get the chance to face Harris but said that he “wanted to go say hello to the vice president and ask her why does she refuse to answer questions.”

It’s unclear what questions Vance was referring to, as Harris has repeatedly pressed for Donald Trump to attend a September 10 debate that he already agreed to appear at when he was running against President Joe Biden.

Vance told a Philadelphia rally on Tuesday that he would “absolutely” want to debate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, if given the chance.

Roughly 40 minutes after the Ohio senator stormed over to confront his invisible opponent, the Harris campaign released a video set to a popular TikTok audio seemingly intended to make fun of him.

“Now I want to sit back and relax and enjoy my evening, when all of the sudden I hear this agitating, grating voice,” the voiceover says, before panning from Harris and Walz in front of their plane to the Trump-Vance plane taking off.

I hit 50 this year. I still have a sex drive but can’t interest anyone in getting with me. I’ve never had much luck but it’s worse now. I have tried apps and websites, targeted guys I thought were in my range (old, fat, average tools…basically me), been polite and forthcoming. I have some physical issues that make me particularly unappealing and which I can’t really change.

I don’t want to hire escorts, just my preference. I don’t blame anyone for this predicament except for me. I’m lucky in most other ways in life and will be fine, but this has been a thorn in my side. It’s just not in the cards for me.

I’m not really looking for suggestions about improving my chances for sex. If there are others who were forcibly retired from the kind of sex they want out there, how did you get over it and find some peace? Or is that impossible?

Apparently a revival was being discussed and one of the "girls" threw the others under the bus......

Looks like the hivemind thinks it's Kim Fields.

Hosted by Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist, the program features in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day's current political conversation. The show attracts a wide variety of guests, including top newsmakers, Washington insiders, journalists, and cultural influencers, representing a diverse set of voices and opinions that provide keen insight and analysis around the day's biggest stories. Since its debut in 2007, the show has also covered major political events from the heart of the action, including presidential conventions and inaugurations.

Network: MSNBC

Executive producer: Alex Korson

Release: April 9, 2007 –; present

Wth did he do? It must have been really bad to get burned from a show with a perfect score.

All he does is post closeups of his breasts on Instagram these days.

The Duke and duch*ess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, The Parents Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by online bullying.

"Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley talks with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about the dangers of social media and suicide ideation; and with parents in the foundation's pilot program, who open up about how it has helped in their healing process after their child took their own life.

Sam Harris is there, but no sign of that Feinstein Mary.

Have at it, girls. The fun starts at 18 minutes.

It seems like every day there are more and stranger stories of Republicans going off the rails.

Let's compile them here

I’ve outgrown my days of post-gym protein drinks for “gains”. I also wake up without an appetite for a proper breakfast. Is there any benefit to drinking old-people shakes like Ensure for breakfast relative to having some coffee with toast and fruit?

I was a Carnation Breakfast devotee for a couple years, but I’m an itinerant and I travel a lot from city to city. I can’t always find it at local supermarkets.

What are your favorites? Are they worth their weight, or would one be worse for wear?

Lesley Manville doing her thing. Will Tudor seems to be playing a gay character of sorts, what a surprise.

[quote]Moonflower Murders, based on the second installment in Anthony Horowitz’s adaptation of his bestselling Susan Ryeland/Atticus Pünd series, picks up in the aftermath of Magpie Murder’s riveting finale.

September 15th.

Just admit it. You're not talking about anything worthy of the energy and time required to engage, anymore. This board might as well be Facebook Lite.

Anyway, here's voice over of a seal escaping certain death.

The duch*ess of Sussex has spoken about her struggles with mental health and suicidal thoughts as she and her husband launched an initiative to tackle child safety online. Meghan, who revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey three years ago that she thought of taking her own life while a working royal, said she hoped by speaking out she could help others.

“When you’ve been through any level of pain or trauma, I believe part of our healing journey – certainly part of mine – is being able to be really open about it,” she said on Sunday in a joint interview with Prince Harry on the US network CBS. “And you know, I haven’t really scraped the surface on my experience. But I do think that I would never want someone else to feel that way. And I would never want someone else to be making those sort of plans. And I would never want someone else to not be believed.

We must discuss the lesser-known TV Newsgays.

What are your thoughts about Will Ganss? Dan Krauth? Others?

Compare and contrast.

Click to enlarge.

The 2024 season is set to start on September 17.

I'm still glad there is no Tyra Banks despite her leaving over a year ago.

The unprecedented assault entered its fourth day Friday with Moscow rushing reinforcements and bombing its own territory to try to contain the Ukrainian advance. A convoy of burnt-out military trucks, some bearing the "Z" symbol of the Kremlin’s war and appearing to contain bodies, sits along the side of a highway.

But the video, circulating on social media Friday and geolocated by NBC News, doesn’t show a beleaguered section of the front lines in eastern Ukraine. It is a village in Kursk, across the border in southern Russia.

I hear it’s a nice little retreat for the Gays. But I’ve also heard some stories, will I be hanged for being a melanated individual? Also, what are the odds I may get into a scuffle with a “catty”gay?

In all seriousness, what’s it like this time of year? :)

The only child of an upper class parents, she grew up in the Bay area with dreams of being a ballerina.

Her first role was as a mermaid in TV's The Love Boat. In 1993, she landed the role of Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, where she became one of the "It Girls" of the 1990's. When the series ended, she went on to appear in Seinfeld and later as a regular on the ABC hit Desperate Housewives, playing the bubbly hopeless romantic Susan Mayer. Simultaneously, she appeared in films; Tango & Cash, Soapdish, Tomorrow Never Dies, Spy Kids, and Coraline. Today you can catch her on YouTube, where she focuses on her real passion; healthy eating.

What are DL's thoughts on Teri Hatcher?

[quote]A light rain fell at the Zurich airport one Sunday morning in January 2023 as Sarah Kate Ellis made her way from a seat in Delta’s most exclusive cabin to a waiting Mercedes. It was there to chauffeur her to the Swiss Alps, where she and her colleagues would stay at the Tivoli Lodge, a seven-bedroom chalet that cost nearly half a million dollars to rent for the week.

[quote]Ms. Ellis, who was en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos, doesn’t run a Wall Street bank or a high-flying tech start-up. She is the chief executive of the nonprofit organization GLAAD, one of the country’s leading L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy groups.

[quote]The group, which has an annual budget of roughly $30 million, paid for Ms. Ellis’s trip, as well as a day of skiing, according to internal documents reviewed by The New York Times and interviews with current and former employees and others with knowledge of GLAAD’s operations.

[quote]When Ms. Ellis traveled for work, there were first-class flights, stays at the Waldorf Astoria and other luxury hotels and expensive car services. Not to mention a Cape Cod summer rental and nearly $20,000 to remodel her home office, which was outfitted with a chandelier, among other accouterments.

A judge ruled Monday against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to appear on New York's general election ballot this fall.

New York Supreme Court Justice Christina Ryba invalidated Kennedy's nominating petition and directed the Board of Elections not to place Kennedy's name on the official ballot. Supreme Court is a trial-level court in New York state.

“The Democrats are showing contempt for democracy,” Kennedy said in a statement following the decision, adding, “They aren’t confident they can win at the ballot box, so they are trying to stop voters from having a choice. We will appeal and we will win.”

A Democratic-aligned group, Clear Choice Action, sued Kennedy over the New York address he claimed as his residence on ballot access petition forms. Kennedy resides in California with his wife, actor Cheryl Hines, but in testimony, he said the couple had always intended to move back to New York.

"The fact that Kennedy considers himself to be a 'New Yorker', has fond memories of the years he lived in the Town of Bedford and longs to return there someday, is utterly irrelevant to the issue of whether he resided in the spare bedroom of the 84 Croton Lake Road address during May of 2024 when he circulated and filed the nominating petition," the judge's ruling said.

1) He's Lutheran

2) He ate lutefisk in the past

They wear mom jeans and sneakers to the clubs.

It's a choice I guess?

Are you still around?

I've been keeping up with the presidential polls but how is the House and Senate looking for us?

Are we close to a Speaker Jeffries next year?

Eric McCormack was too butch and manly for the role of Will Truman.

Debra Messing is Debra Messing.

You could see Jm being besties with Sean Hayes.

And Valerie would have been a betterer straight women to Karen Walker.

Plus we could have gotten a Nancy Dussault guest appearance!

Faulty upgrade to the operating code?

Muriel just taking away nice things out of pure c*ntiness?

Marty is a comedic master, and he can make anything funny. But his character here is equal parts obnoxious and hilarious. His crude, cutting little insults woven into conversation make up for the weird physical business.

Also, has anyone ever made pre-out Anderson Cooper giggle like this?

I've been living in Western Mass since 2011. I'm bored. I'm pretty over it. I've aged out of the Five College scene. Got about two more years here to buckle down and then I will have my nest egg where I want it and I can pivot any which way I want. Which is a blessing and also a curse, if you are someone like me who has trouble honing big decisions.

One thing I think about, as a Missouri native who fled to the coast the day I graduated college, is the color of a state. No red states for me.

I like the Woodstock area but I think if I am going to go more rural I need it to be a super eclectic and artsy vibe, and also close to something bigger going on. Enter Pennsylvania. I have enjoyed my visits to Lancaster, Philly, Pittsburg, and York in the past. It's a gorgeous and cultured state. I know there are also hicks and weirdos abounding there, too. But it seems like generally a good state, with history, culture and nature everywhere.

And I am not gonna lie - now that Josh Shapiro is on my radar, I find Pennsylvania to be much more of a sexy pivot than, say, Connecticut. He makes Pennsylvania seem more magical than it ever was before.

What says ye, East Coast gays?

All the same tired bitches are back.

Doesn't look like Teresa and Melissa are interacting at all, but it does appear the big focus is on psycho Luis and his pissing away Teresa's money, which should be fun.

It also appears Dolores' overly inflated Irish boyfriend is still married. Oops! And Marge's marriage may be on the rocks.

Other than that, same ol' boiler plate drunken antics and bitching.

You just know it's going to happen.

Dubya voters did it only a few years after 2008. And Trump is much worse. I give them a year or two.

Surely not Trump. He would be 82 then.

A Republican Senator? A Republican governor? JD Vance?

Even if Trump wins, he's would be constitutionally barred from running again in 2028 (although he would probably try).

Jamie Lee Curtis revealed on Kevin Hart’s SiriusXM podcast “Gold Minds” (via Entertainment Weekly) that she asks film crews to wear name tags so that everyone remains equal on her film and television sets. The Oscar winner and current Emmy nominee for “The Bear” said that her aim is to dispel the “hierarchy” that inherently exists on sets between actors and the crew since everyone already knows the actors’ names in most cases.

“There’s something really uneven about our position on a set, on a movie, in this arena,” Curtis told Hart. “You guys know our names, we don’t know yours. There’s something inequitable to me about that…On a movie set, if we were all working together, we would all be wearing name tags so that tomorrow when we came in, I would be able to then say ‘good morning [Sabine]’ without even […] thought because I’ve learned her name.”

“I just want it to be equitable because it’s an important thing,” Curtis added. “It’s art – there isn’t hierarchy in art. It’s supposed to be a group of people.”

Curtis had the crew of 2018’s “Halloween” wear name tags during production, and she told THR before the horror reboot’s theatrical release that the crew repaid the respect to her by changing all of their tags to the name of Curtis’ character, Laurie Strode, during the filming of the movie’s last scene.

“This is me shooting my last scene before I was going to fly home to be back with my family,” Curtis explained at the time. “And when I approached the set, the entire crew were standing in silent solidarity with their hands behind their backs. And everyone was wearing a name tag. And the name tag said, ‘We are Laurie Strode.'”

“What they were saying was, ‘We are with you, Jamie, in this moment. And we know there’s nothing we can do to help you as you do this moment of work alone in a pickup truck. We believe in you, because we are you,'” Curtis continued. “I gotta tell you, that may be the high point of my career.”

Let’s get this out of the way before it invariably pollutes the thread:

Bambi

Lumpen

Mrs. Nicholas Galitzine-Kevitch

Now go on then. Analyze away.

I just binge-watched the first season again in preparation for the new one, and it's much better than I remembered. The acting is absolutely first rate, especially Emma d"Arcy (as the adult Rhaenyra), Eve Best (as Rhaenys), and Olivia Cooke as the conflicted adult Queen Alicent. The men are excellent too, although Matt Smith is playing the same basic role as the bratty Daemon as he did as the bratty young Prince Philip (only he's slu*ttier and more murderous in this). Both Steve Toussaint (as the Sea Snake) and Fabien Frankel (as Ser Criston Cole) are very hot and do fine jobs. (We do need more male nudity, however).

The biggest problems for me are the younger actors: Alicent's children and Rhaenyra's children are not played by very good nor attractive young actors. But they will become more and more the stars of the show as it goes on, alongside their mothers. I hope they get replaced by better adult actors as they age.

The season premiere episode is entitled "A Son for a Son," which is bad news for Alicent since her son Aedmond killed Rhaenyra's son Luke at the very end of last season.

...'Cause if Anything Goes Wrong, Well Ain't That Just a Shame (and Maybe Even a Prison Sentence). Glory to Jebus!

"Texas Women Ask Biden Administration to Investigate Hospitals that Denied them Abortions for Ectopic Pregnancies

Two Texas women nearly died and suffered permanent damage to their reproductive organs after hospitals refused to end their dangerous ectopic pregnancies"

Strictly has just celebrated its 20th anniversary and the after much speculation it has been widely reported that Giovanni has SENSATIONALLY QUIT.

There's speculation about legal action from Amanda Abbington who felt bullied after pulling out and creating a DANCE DISASTER and Ranvir Singh and Laura Whitmore also had unhappy experiences on the show with Giovanni. There were also stories about his behaviour towards Faye Tozer and Michelle Visage.

There's a fine line between demanding excellence and just being an abusive twat and Giovanni has apparently crossed the line.

I wonder if Rose Ayling Ellis was different because she was always paired with a chaperone to translate?

Anyway if Giovanni does quit will the gurning ginger guy replace him or will they get a new pro in?

Celebrity wise it's Olympic year so expect a few Olympians. Tom Daley is a long standing target (just imagine Dustin's waxy face as he rubs crotches with Gorka) and the producers would be desperate for Laura Kenny although she's happy just being at home with her kids now. Maybe non lesbian lioness Steph Houghton who is retiring this summer?

Sara and Keren from Bananarama must have turned it down countless times as they'd not be up for all that work but Siobhan might be up for it. And Susan Ann Sulley from The Human League would do a great paso.

[quote]A super-fit gym goer was forced to crawl into A&E in agony when 'trapped wind' turned out to be a collapsed lung caused by 'chain vaping'.

[quote]Paul, from Edenfield, Lancashire, said: "I found through time that vaping is a lot easier to do, especially with stress. If you have a cigarette, you go outside for a break and have a smoke. With vaping, you can just sit there and chain vape and keep going. I was going through four or five disposable vapes in a seven-day week.

Please take a look at his shirtless pic and tell me how he's considered a "super-fit gym goer"? He is cute, though.

DUN DUN DUN DUN! DUN DUN DUN DA DA!

I know there have been several past threads but most are closed. Posting this one as there's a big reunion in a few weeks.....in Burbank, not Santa Barbara. (SB the actual city likely too expensive for organizers.)

Quite a list of attendees!

Hot straight biker who arrived at my house riding his motorcycle. When he took his helmet off, I was amazed that his pictures were accurate. He was so excited that he came within 2 minutes.

And this built gym bodied 35 year old with Prince Albert, who was supposedly a top, recognized me on the gay beach from me messaging him on Scruff to try to pimp my friend out who is a fisting bottom. Muscle guy leaned over my shoulder and said “woof”. I f*cked him in the bushes with another guy, with a crowd watching.

At least everyone had a clean ass this weekend.

Hot, but meaningless. I was filled with ennui, until I took a nap on the beach, in the sun. When I awoke, I felt a little bit better. Only a little.

How does Datalounge deal with the same problem?

LGBTQIA2SNB+ communities across the world will be shocked that Labour leader Keir Starmer has literally UNFOLLOWED self appointed LGBTQIA2SNB+ spokesperson Owen Jones on Twitter.

News of the dramatic unfollowing came after Owen Jones DEMANDED Keir Starmer comment on news that a man had been charged by the police for sending threats to Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner.

Following news of the arrests Angela Rayner issued a statement, apologising for having called Tories "scum". Within 10 minutes of her tweet Keir Starmer retweeted Rayner and offered her support, condemning the abuse she had received.

Owen Jones has been asked to clarify WHEN Keir Starmer unfollowed him and if he considers the unfollowing a hate crime. Owen Jones has previously had a close relationship with Labour leaders. He was repeatedly invited on to the BBC to defend Jeremy Corbyn's obsessional hatred of Jews, and wrote that the Conservative Party would be very worried that Ed Miliband had been endorsed by Russell Brand.

[quote]Chair of Hunting Kind said the group would try to mount legal challenges to prove that those who support hunting have suffered discrimination such as losing work or contracts, or been abused on social media. If successful, such action would give hunters the same protection as minority groups such as the Roma community or LGBTQ+ groups.

These motherf*ckers.

I just got the first shot. Holy crap, I've never had a vaccine wallop me like that did. I developed a splitting headache that lasted for 2 days, the area around the shot was hot and red for a week, and my upper arm was sore as f*ck.

I didn't even need the shot for sex. But when smallpox is finally introduced by terrorists, I'm covered.

I'd prefer to be Johnny Depp. Even though he's a mess now, he had a good life for a long time and has made so many iconic films. Dated so many gorgeous women. His daughter is going to be a superstar. Plus, in his youth, nobody was more beautiful than him, than even Monica Belucci.

Ben Affleck just seems boring and bland-looking in comparison, plus his daughter seems weird. I also don't like any of his films. However, he seems a lot nicer and more down to earth than Depp.

Elizabeth Taylor -“Giant” and not “ Raintree County”

James Stewart- “Winchester 73’” and not “ Harvey”

Ryan O’Neal-“ Barry Lyndon” and not “ Love Story”

John Wayne- “ The Searchers” and not “ The Sands of Iwo Jima “%

The search has only just begun. I want some casual sex with an attractive f*ckboy type of guy in his early twenties, so I went on the app, since I guess that's where they are?

The first guy was my physical type (tall, lean, nice hair, street style) and quickly sent me a few pics of his dick. It was big and thick, and matched his physique well. I thought that was a bit forward but played along, until he sent me a video of a young WOMAN with her tit* and her nose pierced, furiously sucking him off.

Her technique was slobbery but total sh*t. It turned me off so much that I deleted him. The other younger guys never tried to initiate any interaction beyond a "hey." Am I better off trying to find a hot young f*ck buddy in the wild?

Just curious. Have you been to the theme parks? Do you have a Disney-heavy wardrobe?

I find it interesting when adults really get into the park vibe. Not judging or pooh-poohing, the world is a rough place and if something brings you joy go for it. Just curious about the why/when/where/hows of it all.

GLENDALE (CBSLA) – KTLA 5 weekend anchor Chris Burrous was found unconscious in a motel room in Glendale Thursday afternoon and later pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Police received a call about 1:15 p.m. from a man who said a man he was with at the Days Inn, located at 450 Pioneer Drive, had passed out and was possibly not breathing, according to Sgt. Dan Suttles of the Glendale Police Department.

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Glendale firefighters responded to the scene and found Burrous, 43, inside a room and not breathing, Suttles said. CPR was administered and he was taken to a hospital where he died.

The original call to police stated Burrous may have overdosed, but detectives will await the Los Angeles County coroner’s office report for a determination of the cause of death, Suttles said.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Burrous family,” KTLA President and General Manager Don Corsini and news director Jason Ball said in a joint statement Thursday night.

@KTLA We have some sad news to report. Chris Burrous, a fixture on the KTLA 5 Morning News since 2011, passed away Thursday. He was a beloved

“Chris loved sharing the stories of Southern California and connecting with our viewers. He will be remembered as a great journalist and a wonderful friend to many. He brought a kindness to his work and will be deeply missed by the entire KTLA family.”

Police also made a statement following the announcement, using sensitivity while explaining the circ*mstances of the case.

“That was something that we recognized right away, because, you know, everybody knows Chris. So we knew that this was gonna be something that was gonna be a very sensitive matter,” Glendale police Sgt. Dan Suttles said. “We’re waiting for a toxicology report to come back from the coroner’s office. Until we get that we won’t be able to tell what the cause of death was. It is being investigated as a possible overdose.

Authorities did not release details about what paraphernalia was found inside the motel room, nor did they elaborate on the relationship of the man who was with Burrous when he was found.

Burrous joined KTLA in 2011.

He is survived by his wife, Mai Do-Burrous, and 9-year-old daughter, Isabella.

Sunderland? Manchester? Where else?

And is this all to do with the murders of those girls?

I've been playing Wordl since before it was a NY Times game and I've guessed the world correctly on the second try only 5 times. Looking at the bot's analysis, consistently there's tens of thousands of people who guess it on the second word. What is their starting guess? Is there a way to find out?

As we'll come to find out when they destroy the world, the bot is not your friend.

Let's discuss the 1987 Danish classic Babette's Feast. The film follows a French refugee as she gives back to her rural ocean hamlet by serving an elegant French dinner.

Directed by Gabriel Axel

Based on the story by Isak Deneson

Music by Johannes Brahms and Wolfgang Mozart; arranged by Per Nørgård

Starring Stephane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont, and Bibi Andersson

It seems like a studio system-era pinkwash:

[quote]Mahoney rarely spoke publicly about his private life,[6] and he died without marrying or having any children.[35] In 2002, he said, "I was never very mature in my relationships with women. First sign of conflict, I was gone. Wouldn't discuss it, because I was afraid it would lead to an argument." This stemmed from a fear of having an unhappy marriage like the one his parents had, though Mahoney did previously have "several long-term relationships".

[quote]He was a Catholic who called Christianity "probably the most important facet of my life": before each of his performances, he would pray "Most glorious blessed spirit, I thank you for all the gifts and talents that you've given me. Please help me to use all these gifts and talents to their fullest. And please accept this performance as a prayer of praise and thanks to you". Mahoney would also say prayers upon waking up and before going to sleep daily, and would repeatedly pray "Dear God, please help me to treat everybody – including myself – with love, respect, and dignity."[36]

How are you spending your summer days in Genoa City?

Enjoying the Chancellor-Winters escapades?

Waiting for Diane and Kyle to get into a full scale war?

Savoring Victor's impending revenge against Jack?

Counting the days until Jordan escapes prison and returns to get revenge on Nikki and the Newmans?

From the old thread re: Simon Winder, I liked Germania and Danuba, but found Lotharingia a weak afterthought.

Finished [italic]Sub Rosa[/italic], which I can recommend if you're a fan of Roman-era fiction such as the Falco series. I know ... a woman writing MM, ugh! Here, I think she did okay, although a bit awkward at times. Audio narrator has very pronounced "gay voice" which I think is his own, not for effect.

Finishing up a second book by Vendela Vita. Didn't like it any more than the other one, reads like a self-published un-edited work. I'm left wondering if she's published because she's married to successful Dave Eggers?

Featuring interviews with his parents (who allegedly took almost 800,000 of his earnings) and his wife (talking about the suspicious circ*mstances surrounding his death). Also includes interviews with Todd Bridges and Dion Mial (whom collaborated with Gary on the infamous "Cowboy and the Indian" song.)

The guy had a very sad life. And f*ck Avenue Q for not only trashing him, but not allowing him to see a cent of that production's earnings.

I'm looking to book an apartment for a month or so in a euro city to just immerse myself.

Any tips?

Did you do the K. Sessums garret and a hot plate? Etc etc?

Minor (and, I do mean MINOR) instagay from the 2010s. Cute guy who was dating the actor/writer Jeffrey Self before Jeffrey had some mainstream success.

Then, a few years ago, Patrick, clearly high out of his mind, started appearing in gang bang p*rn videos as a bottom and, I think entered rehab. You know... the classic story.

I randomly got served an image from his Instagram tonight and I couldn't believe what he looks like now. I feel like he's gone to Zac Effron's surgeon. What exactly has he done? Is it a combination of human growth hormone and ugly and aggressive surgery + fillers? He looks like a Tom of Finland character come to life. Is this... body dysmorphia? Wow.

BEFORE (when he still looked like a normal person, on the left), AFTER (on the right)

27 years ago today, Barbara Walters' dream of having a talk show with four 'very opinionated women' of different ages and backgrounds finally came true as the show premiered on its very first day. ABC was struggling to fill the weekday 11 am - noon hour, and Walters (with her friend, producer Bill Geddie) approached ABC with this talk show idea in 1996 and asked to take the 11 am spot. ABC was wary, and their affiliates were undecided on whether to carry the show in their top markets (Walters ended up traveling to each affiliate and arguing her case why they should carry her show - she won everyone over).

She offered Meredith Vieria, a respected journalist in her 40s, to 'moderate' the hour long discussion show. She said she always admired Meredith, and her journalistic skills.

She offered Star Jones, a 35 year old African American legal reporter a seat on the panel. She was impressed with Jones when she followed her coverage of the OJ Simpson trial on CourtTV.

Debbie Matenopoulos, a 20-something hosting a show on MTV, caught Walters' attention, and she was offered a seat on the panel to bring a 'youthful' perspective to the audience.

Joy Behar, a 55 year old comedienne from NYC was performing at a comedy club when Walters attended one of her show, and realized she needed her on the panel. Behar would rotate with Walters, 68, during the week.

The show started slowly off (Tom Selleck and Michael J Fox were two of the first guests on the show, as a favor to Walters who needed celebrities to show up and be interviewed). The show had a ratings boost three weeks later, with Walters providing live coverage of Princess Diana's shocking death in London, and her death taking over the show's discussion each day.

Since the first day, the show has gone through dozens of hosts, dozens of controversies, the departures and later deaths of Walters and Geddies, a slew of daytime Emmys, dozens of copy-cat shows, and a ratings bonanza. It's still the #1 daytime talk show as it begins Season 28 on September 2.

Clay Aiken's look-alike son Parker is all grown up.

The 15-year-old joined his dad and other family members on Tuesday's episode of "Celebrity Family Feud" on ABC.

As Aiken introduced each of his family members on the show, he said of his son, "This is my son Parker making his TV debut."

Aiken and his family -- which also included his mom, brother and Parker's mom -- faced off against music producer David Foster and his wife Katharine McPhee.

Both Aiken and McPhee are past runners-up on "American Idol," Aiken on season 2 of the hit singing competition show and McPhee on season 5.

Aiken also revealed a closer connection between the two families when he introduced his own on the show.

Parker's mom, Jaymes Foster, is David Foster's sister, according to Aiken.

"David's sister Jaymes is on the right team. She wanted to win tonight," he said, with a laugh.

Others competing on the Foster family team included Amy Foster, Adriana McPhee and Brandon Jenner.

Aiken told E! News in May that despite Parker's musical genes, he so far has not shown interest in pursuing a career in the music industry.

"He's chosen a different path," Aiken said. "He has something else he wants to do with his life. And I'm excited for him."

Aiken added that he plans to support Parker in whatever path he chooses for himself, saying, "I think you have to do your best not to make plans for them, because they will always do something different."

Is this possibly a real and doable plan? Relevant comments appreciated.

And yes, It's yet another Trump thread and I apologize.

What a fall from grace. He was the quintessential character actor in the 1980's and 1990's: Amadeus, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Howard the Duck, Beetlejuice, Without a Clue, The Hunt for Red October, Ed Wood, The Crucible, The Devil's Advocate, Sleepy Hollow, Heartbreakers, and Deadwood.

In 2003, Jones was charged with soliciting a male minor to pose for nude photographs. Hones pleaded no contest and had several subsequent arrests for failure to update his status as a sex offender.

Tim Burton has confirmed he will not appear in the new Beetlejuice film. What a loser who wasted a good career. No sympathy.

Tzatziki sauce and Mast-o-Khiar to name just two. This is the preferred way for yogurt to be eaten in the Mediterranean and middle east as opposed to the sweeter American counterpart.

Are you a fan?

We all knew it was coming, but still, my jaw remains on the ground. What are your predictions on this? Please — no alarmists, zero tolerance of anyone promoting violence, this is a pro-democracy, pro-peace thread from inside the US.

Mine are:

1. National Guard posted in DC starting in October, along with other Southern strongholds/state capitals.

2. Federal and LEO put on high alert, SWAT Team prep.

3. All LEO is being put toward right-wing online spying as I type this (hello NSA).

4. SCOTUS being privately threatened.

5. Thousands of lawyers are preparing election briefs now, gaming out moves ten steps ahead of Rethugs.

6. My one big hope of avoiding violence is our sheer positivity and numbers. But unless Rethug leaders denounce war, it will happen.

7. Assassins making attempts on both sides.

8. Russia will help stock riots that match what we see in England.

9. We may lose key leaders we love, but impossible to predict who.

10. No Southern governors will be arrested, though they should be.

11. White Blue Male voters will stand up against this.

12. We may lose key enemies we hate. We will try to show displays of glee.

But take heart, sweet sweet DL. We are fighting the good fight. The Union, Forever! #PeaceThroughUnity

At least the young cop is hot!

He should've arrested the old f*ck though.

Scandal explodes as Fabiola Yáñez, the ex-partner of former president Alberto Fernández, files a complaint against the veteran Peronist leader for allegedly beating her during his time in office.

Former president Alberto Fernández is at the heart of a damaging scandal after his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez, formally accused of gender violence before the courts.

Yáñez, 43, on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint accusing the former head of state of having beaten her during their relationship, which ended after he left office in 2023.

She also accused her partner and father of her son of launching a campaign of “psychological terrorism” and harassment that has seen him attempt to contact her on a daily basis.

Her lawyer, Juan Pablo Fioribello, who has previously represented both of the duo, confirmed the development.

I watched this for the first time last night and oh wow, what a fun and beautiful film.

Luis Buñuel directs a truly all star cast; Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Bulle Ogier, Julien Bertheau, Michel Piccoli, and Fernando Rey

The film makes absolute no sense.

Who will be the first millennial POTUS?

My prediction is Jon Ossoff

(2024) TV personality Miss Cleo rises to fame in the late 1990s when she joins the Psychic Readers Network. (Reality, Drama)

Starring: Robin "The Lady of Rage" Allen; Shane Johnson; Ian Bohen, Daphne Maxwell Reid; Cocoa Brown.

Director: Tim Reid

I watched "The Age of Adeline" last night, the movie with Blake Lively about the woman who mysteriously stops aging in the late 1930s while everyone around her, including her daughter (played by Ellen Burstyn), eventually gets old and dies.

It's an interesting movie that brings up all sorts of existential questions.

If you could, would you choose to stop aging right now and never face death?

If part of the music video shows the band getting out of a limousine to the cheers of fans, you are dealing with a second-rate act trying to be promoted by the label as the young people's favorite.

There are exceptions (Prince and the Revolution in "You Got the Look").

My partner and I will probably have the chance to go to a Broadway play sometime in the next couple of months. The exact dates of our trip aren't set as of yet. We know we'll be staying in a fairly new Bronx hotel for five nights, Sunday through Thursday, and that we'll be right near the subway.

I've always wanted to see a Broadway play. (I've played in the pit band for a couple of musicals that ended up travelling to theatres here, but here ain't Broadway.) We don't really mind which play we see; it's the experience of being there that we're really after. Anything more, like seeing a well-thought-of play or performer, would just be an exciting bonus. We hope someone here from New York or who's attended a play there might have the answers to a couple of questions:

- Do you have to book way in advance, or can you sometimes find something available (if you're not fussy about which play or which seats) close to performance day?

- Do you take your coats, umbrellas, etc. with you to your seat or is there a coat check?

- Are you allowed to take a small backpack in (I'd normally carry one since we'll be sightseeing in Manhattan all day beforehand)? How about a small handbag/purse?

- What about phones? (I know they have to be set to silent, at least, and I assume you can't take photos, but are you allowed to have your phone with you?)

- Do most people still dress up quite formally or is casual dress acceptable (we're assuming that jeans and sneakers would be out, but would nice slacks and sweater be appropriate)?

Thanks for your help!

As someone who hated the Bret Easton Ellis book, I am one of the few who liked the film more.

This film has a similar issue as “The Shining”, where the film strays far away from the source material, upsetting the books author. Ellis loathed this film and sh*t all over it for years, especially Andrew McCarthy and Jami Gertz. He felt they were both miscast and particularly hated Gertz in the film, feeling she gave a terrible performance. 20 years later he actually admitted he finally warmed up to the film and appreciates it, and can finally sit and watch it and enjoys it for what it is. He still feels McCarthy and Gertz were miscast but he feels the bad performance from Gertz feels less bad 20 years later than it did upon its initial release. He always loved RDJ and James Spader in the film and praises their performances to this day. He also says the film is beautiful looking with amazing ambiance (I agree).

Critics also were mixed on it. There were some who liked it and some who hated it, rarely in between. Those who hated it seemed to hate how watered down the film is from the book, but even those who hated it praised Robert Downey Jr’s performance. Most critics sang his praises, along with Spader.

There was also all the behind the scenes drama with the studio, with them hiring and letting go numerous writers as well as Directors. First, they needed someone to write a “coherent” story because they felt the book was incoherent, plus the book was way too dark and tragic to ever be sold as a mainstream film. They needed someone to tone it down to be able to commercialize it. The first writer wrote three different versions before he was fired because his scripts, despite being watered down greatly, were still too dark for the studio heads. He even took away main character Clay’s bisexuality and drug abuse and they still were not happy because he had Clay do drugs in one scene. The studio also wanted Clay to not be amoral and not be passive like he is in the books. So that was changed too.

They then hired the person who did Risky Business but they still were not happy then went with someone else who also wrote three drafts, changing the tone from dark and degrading to a story about warmth and hope and sentiment. Clay was no longer amoral and passive. McCarthy was cast as lead in hopes to bank off his new popularity with teenage girls due to Pretty in Pink. The studio felt he appeals to teenage girls but isn’t a presence who alienates older audiences so he works.

After filming was done it was tested with young people aged 15-24 and RDJ character failed with young people. His character was irredeemable originally, so they rushed to do reshoots to make RDK and Gertz’s characters more repentant as they were initially not repentant of their drug use originally, with Clay playing the straight man to their addictions. They also shot and added the opening scene where they graduate HS to lighten the mood from the start.

Name some famous nepo babies and state what you think they'd be doing if they hadn't been born rich!

RFK Jr - strung-out homeless junkie, sexually harassing random women on the street

ICON (DANCE IV LIFE)

THE MOMENT

I'M GAY

FLEX

CVNTRESS

PLAY BOY

LOVE WAR

I went to see this film today because I am a fan of the book, and while it was a fine adaptation, it just didn’t live up to the book at all. They kept the story the same but changed a lot of details, and a lot of those small details (or large details) are important to who the characters are. Some of the changes felt silly and unnecessary.

My biggest gripe is the domestic violence is watered down too much, particularly the third time when Ryle really loses it on Lily, bites into her chest hard, digging his teeth into her like an animal and then raping her (or attempting to rape her? I need to reread that part). We see him attempt to rape her here but don’t see him bite her. We see her run out into the rain and go to her car, then go to Atlas, who then takes her to the hospital. At the hospital we see she has the bite mark on her chest. So they kept that in but didn’t show us it? Also, when he shoves her down the stairs it flashes to black right after he shoves. Let us see her fall. It honestly adds to the sympathy you feel for her and the trauma.

There are so many changes that annoyed me. I know it’s impossible to keep a film adaptation 100% loyal to the book because of timing and also some things just don’t translate well to the screen, but still. In the book Ryle eventually tells Lily about how he accidentally shot and killed his older brother when he was 6, and that explains to Lily why he is the way he is at times. That accident has affected him in a way where he still hasn’t gotten over it all these years later. In the movie he never tells her. His sister Alyssa (who becomes besties with Lily, played by Jenny Slate) is the one who tells Lily in the movie, after she’s been fully abused and confides in Alyssa. In the book Lily crawls to her phone, bleeding and in fear of Ryle waking up after he passes out on top of her after raping her. She calls Atlas and he drives from his suburb outside of Boston that is an hour drive to come get Lily and brings her back to his house. One night while hiding away there she meets his friends and it’s a sweet and fun chapter in the book. All that is erased. The magnet and letters which add to Ryle snapping that final time? Erased. It just felt so watered down.

I remember when HE was the Vice-Presidential candidate Tim who was "Americas Dad". It has to hurt hearing that about the commanding and charismatic Walz.

Tim wasn't a good choice for Hillary - he came across as too soft and gentle (i.e. gay) and really fumbled in his debate with calculated, icy Pence . But he is a good man and solid Democratic senator, who is working very hard to get reelected in red Virginia.

I started reading this today and it's not bad! A gay teen in 1979 who is very horny and always talking about dick sizes so I figured it would be of interest to many of you.

[quote]When Sean DeLear died prematurely in Vienna in 2017, his friends discovered—among other treasures—an extensive diary kept at the age of fourteen. Still living with his Christian parents in the notoriously racist Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley, Sean wrote almost every day about crushes and hustling, waterbeds, blackmail, Donna Summer, gloryholes, racism, and shoplifting gay p*rn.

Actors Max Parker and Kris Mochrie, who play brothers Luke and Lee Posner on the hit British soap Emmerdale, are dating.

Neither Parker nor Mochrie have officially confirmed the dating rumors,

He's such a ditzy Twink!

I'm fascinated by him because he's independent, he lives in an RV, he's fairly handy, and he seems really nice.

But he's so ditzy!

He has a mouse infestation in his camper, he doesn't really know how to drive, he can't cook for sh*t, and he's so clumsy!

Ethan also thinks that wet wipes constitute "taking a bath," and he's constantly breaking things in his camper.

I think he also has a few OCD type of phobias, which he hasn't really explained fully.

Nevertheless, I think he's adorable. And at least he has a boyfriend to keep him company.

And oh yeah, the boyfriend won't show his face on camera. Lol.

[quote]Since 2016, the 49-year-old has had five surgeries and three bone grafts, exhausted her life savings and brought a legal action against her surgeon, which was finally settled in July, with no admission of liability.

[quote]At the age of 25, Elaine came across an article about a Chinese clinic where people were having surgery to make their leg bones longer. The piece contained grisly details of medieval-looking leg cages and rampant infection. It sounded nightmarish but left Elaine intrigued. "I know people will question the vanity of it," she says. "But when you face body dysmorphia, there's no rational explanation for why you feel so overwhelmingly bad."

My local newspaper reviewer described it as Downton Abbey meets The Durrells as made by Merchant Ivory.

I and sure Downton Abbey meets The Durrells is how it was pitched but the Merchant Ivory but I’m not getting, what with the terrible writing, middling direction, lack of battle male buttocks and C-List cast.

Inspired by an archived DL thread.

I'm the goldfish in the plastic bag that your bratty kid just won at a ring toss game. I'll be dead in two hours.

Laura Lopes and Tom Parker-Bowles.

You never hear about them, yet their mother is the Queen of the United Kingdom, and their stepfather is the King.

What are they like? is there any gossip?

Why does Tom look he should be singing "Boy for Sale" in a production of "Oliver!"? Couldn't he afford some sort of a makeover? (Even by the standards of the Windsors and the Parker-Bowleses, he's a fright.)

He was a promising rugby player who received a lot of media attention but quit rugby last year at 22 years old for American Football, a move inspired by money rather than sporting ambition.

Since then the Welsh media have not stopped talking about him and reporting on every move. You'd think he was as celebrated in America as Catherine Zeta Jones although I suspect very few people have heard of him. Because Taylor Swift's boyfriend plays for Kansas Chiefs there have been countess Taylor Swift headlines related to him.

So what's the beef?

Let's discuss one of America's great tragic actresses, Alfre Woodard.

She is a beautifully elegant and classy woman.

After getting her start on the stage, she appeared in great films such as Cross Creek, Extremities, Scrooged, Miss Firecracker, Passion Fish, Heats and Souls, Crooklyn, How to Make an American Quilt, Primal Fear, Down in the Delta, Love & Basketball, K-PAX, The Wild Thornberrys Movie, Radio, Beauty Shop, The Family That Preys, 12 Years A Slave, Annabelle, Mississippi Grind, So B It, Clemency, Juanita, and Desperate Housewives.

‘I got a call yesterday saying Elon Musk was coming,’ says Thomas Straker, the infamous bad-boy chef of our time. The one with 2.5 million followers on both TikTok and Instagram; the one spotted with Princess Olympia of Greece outside her home early one morning; the one who once said his mother was so ‘concerned’ about his antics that she threatened to ‘drag me [out of my restaurant] and send me to rehab’. The one to whose Golborne Road restaurant, Straker’s, have surged all the Lola Butes, Allegra Handelsmans and Anaïs Gallaghers of this world since it opened in Notting Hill in the autumn of 2022 – not to mention platoons of salivating foodies from Australia to Andorra beating a path to the epicentre of rock’n’roll cooking. Of course Elon Musk would want to join the party.

So, in anticipation of the Tesla billionaire’s arrival, Straker reserved the table by the roaring, open kitchen – ‘my favourite, because it’s private’. Yet when the reservation time rolled around, there was no Musk. Instead, four brazen chancers turned up, chuckling at their clever ruse – one that naturally appealed to Straker’s naughty nature. ‘We should use that tactic in the future,’ he laughs, a dimple cutting through his chiselled cheek. Because this 34-year-old Old Salopian has mischief in his bones.

I was watching another show and it ended so I liked up good streamers and Sweet Tooth was very highly rated. I like fantasy and sci fi and it seemed to have a lot of both, so I watched a few eps.

After 3-4 eps I’m on pause. It feels very YA and I’m not a big fan of YA fiction. Like for instance calling the apocalypse “The Great Crumble” feels like it’s purely for kids.

It also has the elite band of teenager survivors, which feels extremely YA to me.

Please no spoilers because I may go back to it, but is this a kids show? It didn’t seem to be when I read overviews of it.

Apparently it happened after a (not so) revealing photograph of him in swimming trunks. Let’s just say there wasn’t a whole lot to see…

Hilarious that he’s reaping some of the karma he’s sown.

FNART!

It's like your favorite pretentious American aunt taking her loud American friends on a tour of a Paris market, and they all make a spectacle of themselves!

Ugh.

Now I kind of get why Parisians get so irate with American tourists.

My fave song by Helen Reddy is a song that gets stuck on loop in my brain for days after listening to it.

Angie, baby, you're a special lady

Living in a world of make-believe

Well, maybe

Karen-ing at the beach.

Kardashian look alike contest.

Britney Spears knife-sharpening contest.

WEHO slu*t Off.

You’ve definitely heard of the upcoming movie It Ends With Us, because Blake Lively has been promoting it nonstop for months. But you know who hasn’t been quite as visible on the press tour? The film’s other star and director, Justin Baldoni. Once the internet noticed this, it sparked a whole host of speculation that there is and/or was some kind of drama happening behind the scenes.

For some context, It Ends With Us is a film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 best-selling novel. In the book, florist Lily Bloom (Lively) finds herself falling for the devastatingly handsome but abusive and controlling neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni).

We’re going to break down all the It Ends With Us feud rumors here, but be mindful that most of this is very speculative.

Looking through photos from the movie’s New York premiere, some creators on TikTok noticed that while the rest of the cast is photographed together, it doesn’t seem like anyone took photos with Baldoni. Instead, Baldoni posed on the carpet with his wife, Emily Baldoni, and some of his friends.

“I am convinced him and Blake do not get along. How is there ZERO promo of them together, and there is was no photo at the premiere,” one fan questioned on one of Baldoni’s Instagram posts. That comment section is flooded with similar questions and opinions about the alleged drama.

Lively, It Ends With Us book author Colleen Hoover, Jenny Slate, and Brandon Sklenar don’t appear to follow Baldoni on Instagram.

Asked what it was like having Baldoni as both a scene partner and a director, Slate pivoted and said that it’s a “tough job” to do both things at once, and that she, herself, wouldn’t want to have two jobs at the same time.

Plank did attend the It Ends With Us premiere, and posted about it to her Instagram Stories. However, she didn’t pose for pictures with Baldoni, and didn’t tag him in any of her posts. What’s more, they haven’t released a new episode of their podcast, Man Enough, since mid-June.

Well, Blake Lively (who is a co-executive producer on the project) recently revealed that Reynolds wrote a pivotal scene of the film. “The iconic rooftop scene, my husband actually wrote it,” Lively told E! News. “Nobody knows that, but you now.” She continued, “He works on everything I do. I work on everything he does. So his wins, his celebrations are mine and mine are his.”

Well, it's been a wild ride! From a 'Marmite' Opening Ceremony - you either loved it or you hated it - to two weeks of amazing sporting action in front of packed, enthusiastic crowds in many iconic venues.

There have certainly been some performances that will live in the history books - stunning World Records from the likes of Armand Duplantis and Sydney McLoughlin, and some dominant performances from established champions such as Simone Biles, and breakout stars like Leon Marchand.

The last few days will see the track and field action wrap up - with the climax of the always spicy 4 X 400 relays. Many of the big team sports have their finals - football/soccer, basketball, volleyball and basketball.

Will Karsten Warholm bring our friend, NORWEGIAN, some relief by pulling out a win in the 400m hurdles - one of the most anticiptaed finals on the track?

Team USA will easily top the total number of medals, but are neck and neck with China for biggest gold haul. France and Britain are scrapping like hell to beat each other in both metrics in 4th and 5th places.

There aren't many details of what's planned for the Closing Ceremony, but it will have the more traditional setting of the Stade De France stadium. There are rumours that the organisers are toning down some of the planned spectacles following some of the Trumped-up hysteria that greeted elements of the Opening Ceremony.

Continue to 'oooh!' and 'aaaah!' at the amazing performances and pointlessly bitch at each other about medals tables.

We've certainly enjoyed the eye candy - the jacked, the chiseled, the ripped, the pretty, and the hung - with several breakout new 'DL Faves'.

I'll leave you to 'Czech out' Gold-winning Men's Canoeist, Martin f*cksa

In the late 90s or early 00s, I watched an episode of a tv show. I don't have much to go on. It took place with some high school kids. I remember it because one of the girls was always dressing in vintage clothing, like she would wear a 1940s outfit with a brooch to class.

What show was this? I'll try to see if I can remember other details about the show.

"British diver Tom Daley showed off the “anti-sex” cardboard bed in his room as he arrived in France ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Olympic gold medalist took to TikTok Monday to give fans a closer look at the infamous beds, which were rumored to not be strong enough to withstand sexual activity.

“This is cardboard,” he said while filming the headboard and bedpost. “As you can see, it’s like a box.”"

TD assumes his favorite position in pic #1...

“A week before the Hamptons fund-raiser, on July 25, Mr. Trump stunned one of his wealthiest patrons, Miriam Adelson, the widow of the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, by having an aide, Natalie Harp, fire off a series of angry text messages to Mrs. Adelson in Mr. Trump’s name, according to three people with knowledge of what took place.

The texts were particularly jarring because Mrs. Adelson and Mr. Trump had a friendly meeting just a week earlier at the Republican National Convention, according to a person briefed on the matter.

The texts complained about the people running Mrs. Adelson’s super PAC, Preserve America, into which she is pouring millions of dollars to support Mr. Trump.

At the time, Preserve America was spending nearly $18 million on a week’s worth of ads aiding Mr. Trump in three battleground states. The texts said that the officials running Preserve America were “RINOs” — Republicans in name only — and that Mrs. Adelson’s late husband would never have tolerated that, the people said.

According to two of the people, aides to Mrs. Adelson later discovered that the outburst against her had been encouraged by another major Trump donor, Ike Perlmutter, the former chairman of Marvel Entertainment, who had hoped in vain that Mrs. Adelson would contribute to a rival super PAC that he backs. (A lawyer for Mr. Perlmutter did not respond to an email seeking comment, and an adviser to Mrs. Adelson, Andy Abboud, declined to comment.)

The text messages prompted concerns — as yet unrealized — that Mrs. Adelson might scale back her support of Mr. Trump.”

From 1983

Julie Piekarski, Kari Michaelsen

“Just Like Us”

Enjoy!

I was eating a slice of pizza margherita yesterday and noted that, whenever my teeth made purchase onto one of the slabs of cheese, the entire thing would slide off the slice into my mouth.

This meant that, for a brief moment, my mouth was overwhelmed with the taste of cheese. But then, until the next slab of cheese was reached, my mouth was enjoying nothing but crust and sauce.

Is this the intended manner of consumption? Cheese feast … followed by cheese famine? Or is the cheese meant to be bitten clean through so that portions of the slab remain affixed to the crust for subsequent consumption? Because if the latter, let me assure you, the matter is easier said than done.

Something new for DL posters to argue about.

Why is Duke such a highly rated law school? And where is Harvard?

"My friends... this is the war of our lifetime now. We, the people of this nation, are in trouble if this nation picks Kamala Harris.

We must stop this crime that is happening. It's a WAR CRIME that Obama is directing and Kamala Harris will be the cackling hyena that just listens and repeats. If we do not stop this horror, you, my friends, will have the biggest horror that you will not know how to end. We must all see this truth - become one with this understanding that God will guide us with words of wisdom that we may understand that Donald Trump will make any sacrifice to save America. We, the people, are in danger and we must vote for President Trump because he will save this nation.

And the left are all afraid of his strength because he is only for the people. He's not for the power, the greed, the lies or wanting to destroy one's hard earned earnings.. We must stop this madness now. Our children are in danger. The left is trying to take away your children and turn them into non-binaries"...

Video posted August 6th, 2024.

Crew Morrow's first appearance is on Thursday, August 1st.

Will he have the same hotness factor as his father did at that age?

Real name Gaius. Nice English boy who loves his dog. Very open about his own mental health issues. He's also a talented photographer.

He also thinks daily masturbation is important.

A diary authored by U.S. President Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley Biden, describes showers taken with her father when she was a child as "probably not appropriate."

An often cited page from that "leaked diary," which chronicled its author's addiction recovery in intimate detail, makes reference to sexual trauma and poses questions in search of an explanation for being "hyper-sexualized @ a young age." Along with mentions of not liking to visit a certain family's house, "being sexualized" with a female friend, and "having sex with friends @ a young age," the author noted taking "showers with my dad (probably not appropriate)."

Some lady was wearing this at the Harris/Walz rally in Vegas.

It's so cool!

She looks like the Statue of Liberty. Or Wonder Woman.

Anyway, it's a beautiful shirt.

Can anyone figure out what the words say?

It looks like KAMALANOMENON, but that makes no sense.

No means no? Or No men? I don't get it.

A 17 year old man took a taxi to the community centre hosting a Taylor Swift themed fun day and started stabbing little girls and the women looking after them.

3 girls are dead, aged 6, 7 and 9, and multiple other children are being treated in hospital.

Immediately after the attack rumours started on Twitter about the attacker, amplified by far right accounts with a false name and identity of the attacked shared with a "THE MEDIA ARE LYING TO YOU" narrative.

Absolutely dreadful.

While it's not "terror related" it should be treated as a hate crime in that he deliberately targeted females.

The all-American working man demeanor of Tim Walz—Kamala Harris’s new running mate—looks like it’s not just an act.

Financial disclosures show Tim Walz barely has any assets to his name. No stocks, bonds, or even property to call his own. Together with his wife, Gwen, his net worth is $330,000, according to areportby theWall Street Journalciting financial disclosures from 2019, the year after he became Minnesota governor.

With that kind of meager nest egg, he would be more or less in line with themedian figurefor Americans his age (he’s 60), and even poorer than the average. One in 15 Americans is a millionaire, a recent UBS wealth reportdiscovered.

Meanwhile, the gross annual income of Walz and his wife, Gwen, amounted to $166,719 before tax in 2022, according to their joint return filed that same year. Walz is even entitled to earn more than the $127,629salaryhe receives as state governor, but he has elected not to receive the roughly $22,000 difference.

“Walz represents the stable middle class,” tax lawyer Megan Gorman, who authored a book on the personal finances of U.S. presidents, told the paper.

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck go way back — over four decades back, in fact.

“We have this 43-year shared history,” Damon, 53, says of Casey, 48, and his brother Ben Affleck in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. “We grew up together.”

The Boston, Mass. natives’ “shared experience and relationship and trust and love,” as Damon puts it, is what makes collaborating on movies like The Instigators (currently in theaters and on Apple TV+ Aug. 9) such a natural process. “There's an underlying understanding of who we are,” he says.

“In our business, there's a whole language that gets created around trying to protect people's feelings because people's egos are involved,” adds Damon. He and Casey “don't waste any time on diplomacy, which I love.”

Damon’s memories of pursuing Hollywood dreams alongside the Affleck brothers in the years leading up to the Oscar-winning success of 1997’s Good Will Hunting included not being “afraid to be vulnerable with each other as young men” in Boston.

“Part of being an actor and putting yourself in those positions and getting rejected constantly — knowing that somebody else is living that same life and making those same sacrifices, that shared sense of experience, that's why we would clump up and hang out together and talk about it,” recalls Damon.

The gymnast won a second Olympic all-around title on Thursday in Paris, three years after stepping away from competing because of a mental health issue.

Simone Biles stands holding a gold medal and smiling. She is dressed in a blue U.S. gymnastics jacket. Simone Biles received her second gold medal in the Olympic Games in Paris on Thursday. JD Vance criticized Biles for withdrawing from the previous Olympics because of a mental health issue.

Senator JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, is drawing renewed scrutiny over his past remarks that the American gymnast Simone Biles, who won another Olympic all-around gold medal on Thursday, showed weakness when she withdrew from the previous Games because of a mental health issue.

Mr. Vance, during an appearance on Fox News in 2021, questioned why Ms. Biles was receiving acclaim for stepping away from the competition at the Tokyo games.

“I think it reflects pretty poorly on our sort of therapeutic society that we try to praise people, not for moments of strength, not for moments of heroism, but for their weakest moments,” Mr. Vance, who was running for the Senate, said at the time.

Democratic operatives were eager to call attention to the remarks now that both Mr. Vance and Ms. Biles are back in the spotlight. Aida Ross, a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee, said on Thursday that Mr. Vance was in “no position to be talking about anyone’s else’s ‘weakest moments.’”

Great bunch, the Norwegians, but you wouldn’t like them when they’re angry. If the clues were not there from the interviews of Erling Haaland in his most petulant Borussia Dortmund days or the surprisingly cutting lyrics of mid-period A-ha, then how the nation’s newspapers have greeted the result of the men’s 1500 metre Olympic final has confirmed it. Try to avoid getting on the wrong side of anyone from Oslo.

It was billed as a two-horse race between Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and Olympic record holder Jakob Ingebrigtsen which overlooked the threat of an accomplished challenging pack. Kerr seemed to have done enough when rounding his great rival on the final bend at the Stade de France but both had reckoned without the American Cole Hocker, who snuck around Ingebrigtsen’s other shoulder and bested the despairing Kerr to clinch an unlikely gold.

Kerr brave-faced it afterwards, as is the expectation for a silver medallist, but it was harder to spin the result for Ingebrigtsen. He led the way for almost the entire race but faded so severely at the end that he did not even manage a place on the podium, being beaten into fourth.

Norway have only one bronze so far in Paris and rated Ingebrigtsen as one of their leading hopes for a medal. So, no surprise that his defeat has been greeted with disappointment, but the seething fury is unexpected. “The fact that Ingebrigtsen came fourth in an Olympic final he was supposed to win can best be summed up in three words,” wrote Aftenposten, one of the country’s largest newspapers. “Den totale ydmykelsen” (the total humiliation). Blimey.

“The biggest shock: too apple handsome,” was the headline in tabloid VG, an expression for when somebody has been overly co*cky. “With Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s sky-high level of ambition, this is of course a complete failure,” wrote Leif Welhaven, criticising Ingebrigsten’s tactical decision to go out so strongly from the front.

The satisfyingly-named Dagbladet went with “Avsløring etter fiasko” - disclosure after failure, to tee up Ingebrigtsen’s reaction. It was both sympathetic yet deeply cutting in its analysis of the race: “This was the night where he was in brilliant form. The body was light as a feather, the competitors dropped in on the last lap and then there was him; the very best, which still fell short.”

And “Idiotisk drittslenging” roared VG which translates as “idiotic bulls- - -”. This seemed especially punchy although it should be clarified that it came in the context of an extract from a Guardian liveblog criticising the trash talk between the two rivals, within VG’s overseas press round-up. An overseas press round-up much like the one you are currently reading. Who says the media is eating itself?

“It didn’t go according to plan,” Ingebrigtsen told the BBC. “I felt very strong the first couple of laps. I had difficulty telling the pace because it was quite fast. It was difficult to slow down and reduce myself. I saw I was getting a gap so kept pushing. But it was 100 metres too long today. The guys who finished in front of me did a great race. I felt strong. It wasn’t the result I wanted but yeah.”

“Of course, it’s not what I was hoping for. I can only blame myself. It’s not as fun if I’m not able to get the results I want.”

She's so pretty. You'd think a nice republican would have snapped her up long ago.

She even adopted 3 children by herself. What gives.

I caught Tim Alberta’s interview on Fresh Air about his book on Evangelical support for Trump, and his insights were very eye-opening. I was so into it that I parked in my driveway to finish it—classic NPR "driveway moment." If you haven’t heard it yet,, I highly recommend it.

And before anyone of you bitches tsk-tsks me:

1. YES, IT'S ANOTHER f*ckING TRUMP THREAD. Hey, asshole(s)—it’s an election year, so what do you expect? More Helen Lawson puff pieces and no political discourse!

2. Who gives a sh*t about another thread? The people reading this thread right now aren’t searching back to see a similar one. It’s one of those nitpicky DL things that f*cking drives me nuts!"

Here’s a quote that stood out:

[Quote]GROSS: And this goes along with some - what some church leaders told you, which is that some of the people in their congregations see Trump almost on a level with God. Trump has become a cult-like figure, and people almost worship him.

ALBERTA: They - he has, and they do. And of course, on its face, this makes no sense whatsoever, because here is the thrice-married, casino-owning Manhattan playboy, right? We all know the story. We know that Trump has zero familiarity himself with scripture, that he famously botched the pronunciation of a book of the Bible. And yet, at the same time, Trump emerging as this champion of the Christian right makes sense when placed in the context of this kind of apocalyptic, sky is falling, barbarians are at the gates mentality that you hear from many Christians today.

In other words, they feel as though by playing by the rules of Christianity - by turning the other cheek, by loving their neighbor - that they have given away so much ground, culturally, that they've lost, and they've lost the culture wars and they're in danger of losing the country. And so now, feeling as though they are marginalized and under siege and at the brink of extinction, almost, they have turned to someone who does not have to observe their etiquette, who does not have to play by their rules, who doesn't believe in the things that they believe. And ironically, they will tell you that that sort of gives him - Donald Trump - the freedom to do things to protect their movement and to fight against their enemies that they, themselves, would never be able to do

NYer here. I would like to go camping. Would a gay campground be fun for a monogamous couple? Or will we be/feel out of place with all the deep woods ass f*ckery going on?

Where else to gay-socialize as a monogamous couple?

Singer Mary MacGregor released her 'radio edit' version of the ballad "Never Been To Me" in early 1978, as the lead single to her sophom*ore album "In Your Eyes". The single peaked at #29 on the Billboard AC Chart (it failed to chart on the Hot 100). The original lyric "I spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that costs too much to be free" has been replaced by "I thought my heart would wait but I learned too late that it costs too much to be free." Some radio stations told the label they would never play a song with the word "whoring" in it. MacGregor had a #1 hit the year before with "Torn Between Two Lovers" which sat on top of the Hot 100 Singles Chart for two weeks in February, 1977.

In 1977, Nancy Wilson also recorded the song and released it as a single as the title track of her June, 1977 album - it peaked at #47 on the R&B charts. Singer Walter Jackson also released the single in 1977, with lyrics from a male perspective.

Charlene's re-release of the song "Never Been to Me" hit #3 in 1982 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles (it peaked at #97 when it was originally released in 1977). Scott Shannon, a Tampa DJ, found the original album and played the track on his show with the original lyrics, to which the response was overwhelming. He contacted Motown (where Charlene recorded the single in 1977) and convinced them to release it as a single again, in February, 1982.

Congratulations to the happy love birds! Just look at the love in that photo!

This has nothing to do, of course, with Trump possibly picking Scott as his VP running mate.

My first reaction was how much money was spent on focus groups determining the seating arrangement. Alicia Menedez gets the center seat and center shot? I mean Michael Steele was a Governor and he is the former Chair of the RNC. Shouldn't he have gotten that seat? Or would that look too much like pimp-daddy Michael Steel and his girls?

-IMHO, it will be money well-spent should MSNBC hire a stylist for Symone Sanders-(whatever). Those body hugging knit dresses that hug her every curve (fat) are not flattering. Those fake eyelashes... All of this just shows what a cow/heifer she is. Also, someone needs to dress her appropriately and control her Ta-Ta's.

Discussion about the Lardos Niall Hogran, Lewis Fataldi and Fat Niko continues here.

Blubbery Niko and Gainer Gemma are getting ready for the Booze Cruise.

Joaquin Phoenix has reportedly exited Todd Haynes’s forthcoming untitled gay romance just days before filming was set to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The 49-year-old Joker star was set to lead the new detective love story, which he also wrote the screenplay for alongside Haynes and Jon Raymond.

However, five days before production was scheduled to begin, Phoenix made the last-minute decision to drop out of the film after getting “cold feet,” a source told Variety.

Entire sets had apparently already been built by the time he abandoned the project in early July.

The Independent has contacted Phoenix and Haynes’s representatives for comment.

Produced by Killer Films and backed by sales agent MK2 Film, the movie had already been sold to international distributors. Variety further reports that the actor’s role cannot be recast, leaving the crew out of work and investors unpaid, meaning losses could surpass seven figures.

In July, Top Gun: Maverick actor Danny Ramirez signed on to play Phoenix’s love interest.

Director Haynes, best known for helming queer movies, including the Oscar-nominated Carol (2015) and last year’s May December, first teased the project in a 2023 interview with Variety. He had described it as “a love story between two men set in the ’30s that has explicit sexual content.”

Haynes added that the movie – which was set to be rated NC-17 (the highest MPA rating given to films containing material inappropriate for children under 17) – was going to feature a relationship that “challenges” audiences.

“[Phoenix] had fragments of ideas and then I started to formulate them into an actual narrative,” Haynes told the outlet, adding that “Joaquin was pushing it further into more dangerous territory, sexually.”

In February 2023, former President Jimmy Carter, then 98, announced that he would forgo further medical intervention, and instead spend the remainder of his time in hospice care at his home in Plains, Ga. Carter had been briefly hospitalized for several health reasons in recent years, including liver surgery and cancer.

At the time, homages began to roll in, as it seemed the former politician was entering his final days. But nearly a year and a half later, Carter — who is nearing his 100th birthday, in October — has defied expectations and is hoping to cast a vote for Kamala Harris this fall, according to his family.

“It is common for hospice patients to aspire to live long enough for landmark birthdays, or family events,” Angela Novas, chief medical officer of the Hospice Foundation of America, who is not involved in Carter’s care, tells Yahoo Life, “and hospice care will do everything in its power to make sure you are present for those milestones.”

Carter’s persistence has cast a new and perhaps more optimistic light on hospice — a phase of end-of-life care that many experts say is often misunderstood.

In addition to length of stay, experts say there are a lot of misconceptions people often have about hospice care.

Myth 1: Hospice is for people who have “given up.” A top misconception that people have about hospice, according to end-of-life experts, is that it means people have “given up” on their own care or their loved one’s care. “In fact, hospice is very often the opposite, and actually increases the amount of care and support available, especially for patients living at home or in home-like settings such as independent and assisted living,” Rodgers says.

Myth 2: Hospice care is for people with days to live. As Carter demonstrates, patients may have weeks or months to live.

Myth 3: Hospice care involves 24/7 bedside care by medical professionals. In fact, “the bulk of the day-to-day caregiving responsibilities remain with the family [or] private caregivers or nursing home staff,” Novas explains. Morrison adds that one of the biggest misconceptions he hears is that hospice is a place as opposed to a form of care. “[People think] that when they go on hospice, they're going to go into a building to die. And the reality is, overwhelmingly, by statute, 80% of care in hospice has to be delivered in a home,” he says.

Myth 4: Hospice accelerates the dying process. Hospice care doesn’t involve life-prolonging therapies or aggressive treatment, but “the hospice philosophy is to provide comfort and compassionate care for people living with terminal illness, for however long that may be,” Novas says.

Myth 5: Hospice is only for cancer patients. Novas says hospice care is for people “with a wide range of diagnoses.”

Novas adds that Carter’s public disclosure about beginning hospice care has ignited conversations about discussing end-of-life care — and helped dispel some of those persistent myths.

“As a nation, we watched him attend his wife Rosalynn’s funeral and participate in other events, all while receiving hospice care,” Novas says. “Mr. Carter has played a large role in helping dispel the myth that hospice is only for people whose death is imminent. What he has done to raise awareness of hospice care will undoubtedly be part of his legacy.”

In the modern Gilded Age of New York, where Instagram is awash in unrestrained displays of wealth, Brandon and Candice Miller were royalty.

At their 10th wedding anniversary “Midsummer Night’s Dream” party, they celebrated with a few dozen friends in the backyard of their 5,500-square-foot vacation home in the Hamptons.

Beautiful women in gowns watched with their handsome husbands as the couple renewed their vows near a swimming pool strewed with peonies and rose petals beneath a canopy of lights.

It was a grand public display of their perfect life and marriage. Candice Miller told a lifestyle blogger who wrote about the party that her husband’s speech “made me cry by the end with his authentic, raw emotion and romantic words.”

It all culminated in the kind of envy-inducing images anticipated by the roughly 80,000 followers of “Mama and Tata,” Candice Miller’s popular Instagram feed, which featured a near-constant stream of photographs and videos of her glittering life.

The Midsummer Night party was in 2019. Five years later, the glamorous image that Candice Miller cultivated and promoted has disappeared, replaced with heartbreak, anger and a mountain of once-secret debt.

Her husband is gone. The home they so ostentatiously lived in, saddled by several mortgages, is not truly their own. Lawsuits from creditors, business bankruptcies, botched investments and even a repossessed boat — called Miller Time — indicate that the wealth needed to maintain their lifestyle had evaporated, if it ever truly existed.

Brandon Miller, 43, died July 3 at a Southampton hospital. A suicide note indicated he had killed himself while his wife and children were on vacation on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, according to a Suffolk County law enforcement official. He said Brandon Miller wrote that a business deal he had hoped would ease the family’s financial strain had collapsed.

His family was stunned. When Candice Miller was contacted for comment, a family spokesperson said she and the children were overwhelmed by grief. “Candice is devastated by the loss of her soulmate, and her two young daughters’ lives are forever impacted by the loss of their beloved daddy,” he said.

The Millers’ downfall has become the focus of obsessive talk in the Hamptons and among internet sleuths who have scoured Candice Miller’s social media presence for clues to what went wrong.

This account of the family’s rise and fall is drawn from property records, legal filings and interviews with those who knew and worked with Brandon Miller. Because of the sensitivity of the subject, few agreed to be cited by name.

That Miller’s death occurred in the Hamptons during the height of the social season almost certainly has added to the intrigue, said Neil J. Young, a historian who is writing a book about the Hamptons. Here, the only thing as fascinating as opulent wealth is its sudden disintegration.

“This place is predicated, for a certain set, on showing off,” Young said. “It’s the homes one has, the things one does out here — from the restaurants to the workouts to the parties. But it’s a place where one can get overextended really quickly, where a house of cards can suddenly collapse.”

A chasm separated the Millers’ shimmering public lives and painful private reality. But their fall is also a source of very real grief — a story about trying to have it all and what happens when you cannot.

“What people aren’t discussing in all of this is the loss of my little brother, someone I have loved unconditionally,” Miller’s sister, Maurley Miller, said in a statement after being contacted by The New York Times. “I have a hole in my heart that will never be filled. I am completely devastated.”

The stock market in Japan had its biggest one day fall by percentage in over 35 years.

Rush to gold, whor*s!

This film is a German made film about Milli Vanilli. It was made and co-financed by an indie movie studio in Germany and a one in South Africa. It was filmed in Germany (Berlin and Munich) and Cape Town, South Africa.

It came out in Germany in December of 2023 to rave reviews. There were originally no official plans to release it in the states but they plan on releasing it here in August or September, but no one knows if they will do a theatrical run here or streaming. Nothing is official. It’s just “coming soon” here, no official date yet.

They have quietly released the trailer in the states today.

The casting is amazing. They look so much like Rob and Fab, it’s insane. I actually want to watch this!

Was it some Oscar caliber film? No. Was it perfect? Far from. But was it entertaining? Yes. It was fun. I was never not entertained.

It was stupid and silly but fun with tons of action and very fast paced. I honestly thought it was better than GOTG3, which I didn’t like.

I do understand people taking issue with the casting choices but the movie itself isn’t even that bad.

In the rain.

The night before the Olympics, at 3:00 a.m.

I was never a big fan, but this is pretty cool.

What happened to you that was unexplainable and mysterious?

Ghosts! Weird, odd, paranormal, otherworldly, weird trip, weird, spooky, event?

Help me DL, you’re my only hope!

Seriously though, recommendations needed from my wise fellow travelers. Visiting in September and looking at staying in possibly two areas out of these Santa Monica/Venice Beach/WeHo/Beverley Hills.

Open to hotel/locale thoughts.

Thank you 🙏🏻

Fast food, drive-thru lobster rolls.

Has anyone ever tried it?

I can't believe it's only $9.99 for a lobster roll.

Summertime means thinking about tall, cool glass of water Mike Holmes Jr.

Does the carpet match the drapes? Is that a big slab of Canadian bacon between his legs?

Let's dive right in......

Victor Wembanyama is unlike any NBA prospect we've seen. This would likely still be true even if the 7-foot-4 French center never attempted a 3-pointer.

Sunday, the 19-year-old stunned in the Metropolitans 92’s game against A.S. Monaco Basket when he created a major play. Wembanyama shook his defender with a series of moves, missed a stepback 3 and then quickly followed up with the putback dunk.

Following your shot is important in the league, but it's rare to see a player of Wembanyama's stature go back up so quickly and then take off from the middle of the paint.

Regardless of how the draft order shakes out, there's a clear consensus on who will be selected with No. 1 pick, even if the "Tanking for Wemby" campaign has appeared to slow down for some teams.

Yahoo Sports' Krysten Peek has consistently listed Wembanyama at the top of her mock drafts and one of the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets or San Antonio Spurs have the best odds to land the No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick. G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson and Alabama shooting wing Brandon Miller are expected to go Nos. 2-3 in either order, and Miller recently declared for the draft.

Wembanyama scored 20 points in the loss on Sunday. Across 27 games, he is averaging 21 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists with no signs of shutting down ahead of the draft.

Such a moving, retrospective documentary.

Surely most of us here over 50 know this story in detail, because we lived it and were affected by it in one way or another, however, I wanted to post it for the few Gen Zers who visit DL.

Also?

Fast forward to 50:12, for proof that MANY in the GOP & even in the press, were completely heartless & beyond cruel, even back then. ESPECIALLY back then.

Gaëton appears to have been so full of life & vigor. I feel he would have been here on this forum, had he survived. I still clearly remember seeing the cover of TIME magazine, or Newsweek, with the words: PATIENT ZERO in bold print. I was still in high school, & was already hanging out with gay men & women who were either still teenagers or barely adults. It was such a frightening time.

Anyhow, if you haven’t watched this yet, I highly recommend you do.

One of the greatest scenes ever in American cinema - how to develop the characters, define story, and drop one of the greatest musical moments in movie history.

Also, Burt was f*ck Incarnate.

I generally am neutral on the debate over "the Q word" though I know it's been hashed out here as passionately as rinsing one's pasta/the best mayonnaise etc.

But I found this interesting......

I have a library card with a library that uses Kindle to manage its ebook loans. Ihave to go to Amazon's website to both select the Kindle book to read, as well as return. Fair enough.

Anyway, I liked the book I read - a gay reporter meets a hot baseball player in the 1960s - well enough. A fun beach read with some serious elements. I reviewed it on Amazon and said I liked it, but thought the use of the word "queer" was a bit anachronistic. It was the 60s, after all.

A few days later I got a reply from Amazon that said my review had been rejected. Based on their email (see photo) it seems like the trigger to reject the review was the use of "queer."

Funny to reject a word that isn't supposed to be a slur.....

I am watching James Coco in Only When I Laugh on Tubi. I have of course heard of him but have never seen him in much. He is absolutely fabulous in this movie--just runs away with it. His comic timing (line delivery, body language, expressions) is flawless.

Any James Coco fans on DL? Did any of you know him? If so, what was he like?

I like it.

I want to read Hamlet on a snowy December evening curled up by the fire.

Maybe some queens more attuned to fashion can comment, but I've noticed she rarely varies from the same look: monochromatic pantsuit, no patterns, medium heels, very little jewelry. She always looks polished and put-together but also comfortable. The few times I've seen her in T-shirt and jeans or athletic wear she also looks great.

And maybe it's not style per se, but I love Tim Walz's "dad running to Home Depot for a few things" vibe.

Decided on a whim to check out the Steel City Con on Saturday morning.

I've always loved Molly Ringwald, so a few friends and I headed over to see if we could clap eyes on her. It was PACKED, and $50 a ticket seemed steep. Oh well. C'est la vie aujord 'hui.

Here are my thoughts

Everyone from The Breakfast Club was there except for Estevez, and they all look pretty good. Anthony Michael Hall was up and about, hugging everyone who got a picture. Ally Sheedy seemed more aloof, Ringwald was somewhere in the middle.

The 90210 people were incredibly popular. They had a roundtable discussion in a big tent in the parking lot (nicer than it sounds) that was packed. I stood in the back and listened a bit, and the fans went apesh*t every time someone talked. Tori Spelling also seemed to be having a pretty good time., laughing and talking with everyone. It was good to see Shannen Doherty up and about. Hope she got a good amount of cash.

Rosie O'Donnell and Geena Davis were both there, so charmingly enough, there were a lot of young girls dressed up as Rockford Peaches roaming around. Very cute.

Smallest lines (not to be mean) were Heather Graham and DL legend Debra Messing. At one point, they announced "Debra Messing will be leaving at 4:00, so get in line now!" That helped her a bit, but not much.

Susan Sarandon was the only celebrity not out in the open. She had her own little curtain box shielding her from the hoi polloi. That tracked.

Ernie Hudson also had a huge line all day. Again, lots of kids in Ghostbusters jumpsuits. Cute. Ad trust me, he can still get it if he wants it. A very attractive man, even up close. (Passed by him as he was being escorted somewhere)

Ian Ziering is still pretty attractive as well.

Have to say... I'd go again. The people watching is insane.

The discussion continues

prior thread:

Some guy on TikTok and Insta that claims to have a big co*ck.

Is there photographic or video evidence of said co*ck?

Random musings:

Do we think Albee really meant the story to actually be about a pair of embittered old gays? I kind of do!

Some interesting facts about the movie:

1) The first choice for stars was Bette Davis and James Mason.

2) It was shot in black and white on purpose, despite having the budget for color. In those days, color was seen as unserious, so heavy hitting storytelling was done in black and white. It was analogous to color being comic books and black and white being novels.

3) Another reason Nichols pushed back on color was, his female star had to have the makeup applied with a trowel so she’d look like an old harridan rather than a 33 year old, and the idea of seeing that on the big screen frightened him.

4) in order to get good performances out of Burton and Taylor, Nichols was an utter c*nt to them on set, and Taylor often retired to her dressing room in tears. But the next day she was on set and ready to go! (It’s sort of amazing that a first time director treated the biggest actress in the world at the time that way.)

Ok, what do you think about WAOVW, datalounge?

They made a huge salad. So I was all set for spaghetti and a salad. So I fill my salad bowl up(I need a separate bowl. My food can't touch). Then I noticed they didn't peel the cucumbers. Who the f*ck does this? You have to peel the cucumber. It's like the losers who make potato salad and don't peel the potatoes. If I'm going to come to your house to eat please do it right.

Call my mom and get the recipes.

Why would you not peel the cucumbers?

The Readywise Emergency Food Bucket comes stuffed with 150 meal servings ranging from pasta Alfredo to apple cinnamon cereal for $79.99 online.

It's the end of the world as we know it and I feed fine — because Costco has an emergency dinner kit, dubbed online as "the apocalypse bucket," that lasts 25 years.

The Readywise Emergency Food Bucket boasts 150 freeze-dried and dehydrated meal servings and has caused a stir on social media. With an online price tag of $79.99, the bucket's product description boasts that it’s more than just food, it provides “readiness in the face of uncertainty."

The bucket features 80 entrees and sides, 30 breakfast servings and 40 drink servings that just need water to prepare, for a total of 25,280 calories. The meal options range from teriyaki rice, tomato basil soup, pasta Alfredo, cheesy macaroni and apple cinnamon cereal.

And, crucially for those preparing for an apocalypse, the bucket lasts up to 25 years on the shelf.

“It’s not just about survival; it’s about maintaining a sense of normalcy, comfort, and even enjoyment during challenging times,” the product description said.

The pail of preparedness went viral after Jeffrey Eisner, a cookbook author, shared a video about the bucket at his local Costco, saying, “They have buckets that they’re just calling emergency food supply … I guess this is for when the apocalypse hits, which could be any time now?”

Norah O’Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “CBS Evening News” after the 2024 presidential election in favor of a new role as a senior correspondent who will seek out big interviews and opportunities for deeper reporting, the latest major change at CBS News after its business was merged with that of the local-TV operations of parent company Paramount Global.

O’Donnell, who recently celebrated her fifth year in the anchor chair, sees an opportunity to pursue signature interviews with top newsmakers — something that proved appealing to her after her recent sit-down with Pope Francis earlier this year.

“Together, our team has won Emmy, Murrow, and DuPont awards. We managed to anchor in-studio through COVID; we took the broadcast on the road from aircraft carriers to the Middle East, and around the world. We were privileged to conduct a historic interview with Pope Francis,” O’Donnell said in a note sent to staffers Tuesday. “There’s so much work to be proud of! But I have spent 12 years in the anchor chair here at CBS News, tied to a daily broadcast and the rigors of a relentless news cycle. It’s time to do something different. This presidential election will be my seventh as a journalist, and for many of us in this business we tend to look at our careers in terms of these milestone events.”

O’Donnell will continue to anchor all of CBS News’ major coverage leading up to the 2024 Election including the Democratic National Convention, Election Night, and more. In her new role, O’Donnell will continue to contribute to “Evening News,” “60 Minutes” and other CBS News programs. The new arrangement is understood to be part of a longer-term commitment that the anchor and CBS News are making to one another.

Still, the maneuver is part of a parade of major changes at CBS News in recent months. The national newsgathering operation was in 2021 merged with CBS’ stations, and late last year was consolidated further under the management oversight of Wendy McMahon, who also oversees CBS’ syndicated business. In July, Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, a veteran journalism executive who was named president of the Paramount Global news unit just last August, told staffers she would exit her role in favor of consulting duties; CBS has yet to name her replacement.

Under McMahon, CBS News has focused more intently on utilizing both national and local journalists for broader coverage, and recently unveiled a new “whip-around” streaming concept that relies on contributions from both the journalists at CBS News and the newsrooms at various CBS-owned local stations.

McMahon sees O’Donnell’s shift as one that will help her broader efforts. “Norah’s superpower is her ability to secure and then masterfully deliver unparalleled interviews and stories that set the news cycle and capture the cultural zeitgeist,’ McMahon said in a memo, adding: “How many people can effortlessly shift from field-anchoring on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea to sitting down with Bono and Dolly Parton? Norah’s work here is legendary, and she has several major interviews in the works that will be equally memorable and momentous.”

Hey, DL sex fiends! Can anyone confirm that this place is still open?

Haven’t been since before COVID. Thought of going tomorrow but the website is way out of date. More worrisome: phone number is out of service. But Google shows it as open.

Would love to go but it’s pretty far so don’t want to waste the trip.

TIA

And so it begins. Shortly after Elon back tracked saying he was not giving any money directly to Trump and just to his political PAC, it turns out he found a more subversive way to help him win with the use of X.

In a nutshell, after running one of their America PAC ads, they claim they can help you register to vote. But here is the dirty part, after you enter your zip code, if you come from a known solid blue state like California or NY, or red state, you get directed to back to the states website to register to vote. But if your zip code is in a battleground state, the same is not true, you get prompted to enter more personal data which is harvested by his political PAC and just says thank you, it does not tell them they still need to register to vote, it does not link them back to their state. This gives him the ability to leverage huge amounts of targeted ads across all social media directly to swing voters with pro-Trump ads without anyone knowing the wiser.

Singer Whitney Houston would have turned 61 on August 9, had she not drowned in her bathtub 12 years ago. The woman had the voice of an angel. Sad her life came to an end at 48.

One of her best songs ever released was "Miracle" her ballad single released in April, 1991. Shocking that it didn't hit the top spot on the Hot 100; it peaked at #9. Most people heard this as an anti-abortion song, though Houston denied it. She claimed she never intended an abortion / anti-abortion messages with this at all.

“I think about the air we breathe, the earth we live on. I think about our children. I think about a lot of things, things God put here for us to have, things that we need and we take for granted. I think all of these things are miracles and I think we should try to take better care of them,” she notes.

Do you obtain pure fishscale co*ke and cut it yourself with maltodextrin or a similar non-toxic powder? Because that's what I would do if I ever found myself cut off from my daily supply of venlafaxine (say after Russia or China ever drops nukes on North America or kills most of us with smallpox, NOT THAT I'M SAYING IT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN DMITRI AND STIFLE IT MÚCHÈN).

Apropro of nothing but the WHO should have destroyed all the samples of smallpox back before they declared it eradicated when I was a baby in 1980.

Let's pick up where we started and ended:

[quote] Aaron Rodgers is a given.

[quote] Aaron Rodgers, take this thread home.

I'm visiting Las Vegas right now, and these people don't f*ck around.

I was shocked at how dirty they play.

They're pure evil, and Kamala needs to hit back HARD!

When you watch a movie or tv show, you're just watching a bunch of edited scenes that have been put together to create a sequence of events. A scene that follows another scene in a movie might have been filmed before it. Even the characters reactions to other characters are pieced together to create an illusion of continuity.

Rue McClanahan once said that on Golden Girls, they would tape two shows in front of the audience. Then, the two shows would be fused together so that Blanche is talking to Dorothy but the Blanche you're seeing is from the first taping and Dorothy's reaction is from the second taping. Therefore Bea wasn't really talking to Rue in that scene, you just thought she was.

Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins never spoke to each other on The Silence of the Lambs set because they both delivered their lines to a camera. So Hannibal is talking to a camera and so is Clarice.

Here's a great example below of the illusions of movies with the set of Another Stakeout, a funny little comedy from 1993. Now that I know how it was filmed, I can't enjoy it anymore.

He does so much for the party and yet, once again, he's passed over at the most important moments.

It breaks my heart!

Jesse "The Body" Ventura, former wrestling star, Minnesota governor, and actor. Despite being a nutty libertarian, I've always thought of him as a good and honest guy.

"Vance is not showing respect. Let's continue, who does he have respect for? Donald Trump, the biggest draft dodger from the Vietnam War. The rich white boy...Donald Trump was your typical rich white boy who didn't have to serve in Vietnam because he could buy his way out of it. And that's who Vance is standing with? This guy who leads from the rear?"

"I've only got a few elections to go - I'm 73 years old now. I want to be alive to see the first woman president of the United States of America and the first woman commander-in-chief, and we've got her right now."

"I don't stand for a minimum wage, I stand for a maximum wage."

This always seems to be a thing in television and movies where people are freaked out about the idea that their parents had sex.

My parents weren’t overtly sexual in front of us kids. But it was very obvious they had sex - and in a family of six people, it was inevitable that they would get interrupted from time to time. But no one gasped at the thought that they f*cked.

It's pretty good. Most interesting regarding the AIDS battles, of course.

Some very informative stuff about the Trump administration. Trump has the intelligence of a 15 year old, maybe.

Also, this photo of young Tony....rowr.

At around 1 a.m. on June 13, John Randal Tyson, the slim and boyish 34-year-old scion of the Tyson Foods empire, tried to level with the Fayetteville, Ark., police officer who just pulled him over for suspected drunk driving. “Can I ask you a genuine preference?” Tyson says in a bodycam video, one hand to his chest, perhaps in an effort to convey sincerity. “Which is, like, if I get in trouble tonight, my life will be ruined.”

The statement is not a question or a preference, and it sounds like the hyperbolic ramblings of a guy who has had too many Miller Lites (which Tyson says he was drinking that night, according to the police report obtained by Fortune). But it’s easy to understand why, in that moment, he felt doomed.

At the time, Tyson was CFO and chief sustainability officer at Tyson Foods, a $21 billion company founded by his great-grandfather and headquartered in adjacent Springdale, Ark. And his arrest in June was the second time he’d been collared for an alcohol-related crime since becoming Tyson’s chief financial officer, and the youngest CFO in the Fortune 500, in 2022.

In November of that year, just six weeks after he started the job, it was widely reported that Tyson was found sleeping in a stranger’s bed and charged with trespassing and public intoxication. (He eventually pleaded guilty and paid $440 in fines.) He was thought to be in line to become Tyson Foods’ CEO, but his two arrests in 19 months have now thrust his future at the meat processing giant into doubt.

“My life is over, man,” Tyson says in the video published online by an account called Arkansas Police Activity and labeled as University of Arkansas Police Department footage, as he awaits a breathalyzer test at the station. He tells the officer that he doesn’t hold the arrest against him: “It’s on me.” He eventually blows a .191, more than double the legal limit for blood alcohol content while driving, a detail that also matches the arrest report. “F**k!” he says, after signing a form to decline a second test.

He was able to keep his corporate job last time around, but this time Tyson Foods suspended the young executive that day and named Curt Calaway, an 18-year Tyson veteran, interim CFO, without indicating whether John Randal Tyson would return. They need a strong CFO on the job: Over the past two years, Tyson Foods has shuttered several meat-packing plants and laid off thousands of people.

The cuts are part of a so-far successful bid to return to profitability in its chicken division and to offset losses in its beef business, its largest by revenue, as it deals with inflation. It has also recently begun to call itself a protein company—producing meat, but also frozen breakfast sandwiches, deli meats, and plant-based burgers, sausages, and nuggets under various labels. Two years ago it took a minority stake in Protix, an innovative Dutch firm making insect meal used in animal feed.

But John R. Tyson’s problematic behavior raises serious questions about leadership inside his family’s Fortune 100 company, which processes an estimated one-fifth of all chicken, pork, or beef consumed in the U.S. At a time when nepotism and corporate “nepo babies” are squarely in the cultural crosshairs, how did the family justify putting a 32-year-old into the CFO job; why did it keep him there after his first arrest; and what happens next?

Expectations for billionaires have changed, says a lifelong Fayetteville resident who has ties to the Tysons but asked to remain anonymous because of the family’s influence in the region. It used to be that people reliably looked the other way when local business titans misbehaved, because families like the Tysons pour so much money into the community, he says. But people expect accountability now, he continues, and “[t]hey’re not averting their eyes.”

Of course, when one thinks of Spring, one thinks of Paris.....and when one thinks of Paris, the gem that IS Adrian Leeds comes to mind!

Anyhoo.....more HGTV talk here.

Toby Stephens is a prime example. He always looks better in shows than he does in real life - Black Sails is a prime example.

You'd think that they'd want to look their best. Sure, we all slum it and don't comb our hair or shave and wear shabby comfortable clothes.

But, even at premieres or interviews when you'd be trying to look good, a lot of actors decide to look awful.

Here are a few:

Leslie Jones

Gilbert Gottfried

Victoria Jackson

Pete Davidson

Molly Kearney

Jay Mohr

Looksmaxxing - Looksmaxxing refers to young men doing physical and cosmetic routines to "maximize" their own physical attractiveness. The trend originated on incel internet forums.

We may be old coots but we can still know what's happening.

Tessa Thompson - Kamala Harris

Bradley Cooper - Doug Emhoff

Freida Pinto - Kamala’s mom

Morgan Freeman- Kamala’s dad old

Donald Faison - in a career revitalizing dramatic turn as young Donald J Harris

Who else?

A doctor has shared a rather bizarre way to sit on the toilet that could help if you're struggling to take a dump.

We've all been there when you feel like you need have a number two, but nothing's happening.

Lads, in particular, get a bad rep for sitting on the loo for too long but often it's a combination of doom scrolling and waiting for your bowels to produce the goods.

Not being able to poo is often a symptom of constipation and it happens to the best of us.

That's where Dr Karan Raj (@dr.karanr) comes in.

While he won't physically be there to help you poop - that would be a bit weird - the NHS surgeon has taken to TikTok to show us a different way to sit on the toilet.

"This isn’t going to solve chronic constipation issues or replace a fibre rich diet but if you’re experiencing sudden internal plumbing issues this could be your get out of poop jail free card," Dr Karan begins.

He then talks us through the bizarre toilet seat position which sees you sit with one leg over the other to 'mimic the squatting position'.

He explained: "This position changes the angle of the rectum by relaxing the puborectalis muscle which normally creates a kink in the rectum to maintain continents, i.e. it stops your poop leaking out.

"When the kink is lessened, its allows for a more direct passage of stool and optimised poop physics. This position also increases the intra abdominal pressure, allowing you to squeeze out stool like you’re a frozen yoghurt dispenser.

"Essentially the poopy yoga position means a slightly more relaxed perfect floor and less straining.

"If you’re someone that strains a lot on a regular basis that can lead to something known as dyssynergic defecation basically your body forgets how to poop properly and your pelvic floor contracts when it should be relaxing.

I feel bad for Deborah Birx.

Her entire life has been spent researching and protecting the world against AIDS. During that time, she built a reputation as being professional, intelligent, and passionate, only to be completely humiliated by Donald John Trump.

As Trump put her and Fauci on the fringes of the Task Force to make room for more malleable people like Scott Atlas, Birx took COVID prevention/education in her own hands.

She traveled by each state individually, in her own car, driving over 25,000 miles and covering 43 state capitols to educate governors and law makers.

The writing has been on the wall for some time when it comes to password sharing, with streaming services cracking down on the act heavily in the past year.

And now it seems the move is being expanded, with one of the world's largest streaming companies announcing it will be launching its own crack down - and pretty soon.

It comes after the world's largest streaming service, Netflix, brought in new updates in 2023 to ensure that subscribers can no longer share passwords.

The friendly rivalry between streaming platforms saw Amazon take a cheeky swipe at Netflix's efforts, leaving X (formerly Twitter) users in stitches.

Now, the globe's third largest streaming operator, Disney+, has confirmed when its password sharing crackdown will go live.

Robert Iger, Chief Executive Officer at Disney, gave an update on the crackdown in Disney's third quarter financial update on Wednesday (7 August).

In it, Iger said: "We feel very bullish about the future of this business. We're not saying much more about it, except you can expect that it's going to grow nicely in fiscal 2025.

"The other thing I want to add is that we've been talking a lot about adding the technology features that we need to basically make it a higher-return, higher-margin business and a more successful business. And we're doing that right now."

Meanwhile in Glendale Arizona..

20,000 waiting for Kamala.

(Kamala's rally photo next post...)

This morning on 'The Weekend' there was a political columnist on, who commended the fact that the hosts referred to Trump as 'ex-president' and not 'former president' as most commenters due.

She explained the difference :

Ex-Presidents are those who ran for a second term, but were voted out of office by American voters. (Trump, Bush 41, Carter). In other words, they were 'fired' from their job.

Former Presidents are those who were voted in for a second term, or those who left the Presidency by their own personal decision (Johnson, Nixon, Biden). They were never voted out of Office by the American voters. So they weren't fired, they quit on their own terms.

Michael Steele acknowledged this distinction, as he already knew it. I never knew this before - I thought 'former' and 'ex' were interchangeable. Learn something new all the time - this time, thanks to her for acknowledging Michael Steele's usage of the title.

He's perfect in every way.

I could even listen to his horrible accent for hours.

Joe Rogan has also just announced his official endorsem*nt of Kennedy. Trump's toast.

Nick Fuentes, a controversial political pundit known for his inflammatory rhetoric, took to social media on Thursday night to express his frustrations. "Dare I say it? I am declaring a new Groyper war against the Trump campaign," he said in a video addressposted on X. The so-called "Groyper War" Fuentes refers to isa term he co-created in 2019 to rally supporters of Trumpand other right-wing individuals toward adopting white nationalist ideologies. His followers refer to themselves as "Groypers."

"You have alienated us. You have ignored us. You don't listen to our concerns. We have been left behind."

"Groypers will bring the energy, memes, edits, replies, trolls. Get with us or get the f*** out of the way," he said. The video had garnered 45,900 views by midday Friday.

Fuentes also shared his grievances in aseparate poston X, which was viewed over 2.2 million times by Friday.

He asserted that Trump's campaign had been "hijacked by the same consultants, lobbyists, & donors that he defeated in 2016," and warned that "without serious changes, we are headed for a catastrophic loss."

Four nominations, no wins.

A nice cinematic body of work.

Was the wife and muse of one of the premier playwrights of the 20th century.

She's not getting any younger. Let's go.

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, a tech pioneer who was one of Google’s earliest employees, has died after living with lung cancer for two years, according to her husband. She was 56.

“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing. My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us today after 2 years of living with non-small cell lung cancer,” Dennis Troper wrote in a Facebook post.

Troper said Wojcicki was “not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many.”

“Her impact on our family and the world was immeasurable. We are heartbroken, but grateful for the time we had with her,” Troper said. “Please keep our family in your thoughts as we navigate this difficult time.”

Wojcicki – who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley – had been involved with YouTube’s parent company Google from its earliest days, when its two founders worked out of her garage in California to build a search engine. She later became Google’s 16th employee and had worked at the company for nearly 25 years.

"Nobody would understand that, but I was, I think my people understand it. They used to say, Lock her up, lock her up, but I'd say just, Relax, please."

Can you say, delusional psychopath?

It's set in 1930s Los Angeles

Sounds interesting

I hope your fat-flabby ass gets sodomized with a dirty plunger every single night for the next four months then gets carried out in a body bag!

Hawwwwk .... TUAH!

animation slate announced tonight

Zootopia 2, Incredibles 3, Frozen 3 & 4, Toy Story 5

the sole original film is called Hoppers and is about a girl who switches brains with a beaver.

Twink who went viral speaks up. The Dems must prioritize this voter group. :

[quote]Growing up in red Dunwoody, Georgia, people would be like, 'Oh, you're the Democrat kid, aren't you?' And I would tell them why, and tell them my story and how Social Security impacted me, and what Medicaid was, what Medicare was, and why we needed to elect Democrats.

[quote]I think we have a country that, in many ways, has forgotten the working class. I think work is so valuable. There's so much dignity in going to work, whatever your job is, because it's hard, and everyone who works deserves the ability to make a living.

[quote]Sometimes things don't always go right. Sometimes, your dad dies when you're a four-year-old kid, and your mom is left with two toddlers that she's got to deal with. And that's when those social safety net programs, like Social Security, that neighborliness of our country, that joy, that communal care, comes in because we should help each other. We are stronger when we help each other, not when we tear each other down.

8:00 ET

Anyone attending? Lineup includes Kathy Griffin, Cecily Strong, Ben Stiller, Jon Hamm, Jason Bateman, and more.