Padma Lakshmi says things are so bad in the U.S. of A. now, she and lots of others have lost their ability to laugh. We got the “Top Chef” host Thursday in NYC, and she doubled down on her take that Donald Trump is a racist and a bigot. Beyond that…
Showing posts with label Society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Society. Show all posts
Friday, October 19, 2018
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Kanye Has Heart-to-Heart with Cameraman About Fatherhood and Society Roles
Kanye West’s relationship with the paparazzi has changed a lot over the years … case in point — his interactions with them now end with a hug. Kanye was in Calabasas Tuesday afternoon — apparently talking to Kim on the phone after his visit to…
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Accused Oscar Thief"s Spiritual Adviser Says His Story Reflects Society
The man accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar has quite the support system — including his rabbi, who says the arrest is more about society than a guy allegedly making off with someone’s trophy. Terry Bryant’s arraignment was postponed…
Monday, September 25, 2017
Anthony Weiner is a "Danger to Our Society" ... Disgusted NYer Writes to Judge
Anthony Weiner deserves “no mercy” and got exactly what he deserved … according to at least one of his fellow New Yorkers, who took the time to write to the judge in Weiner’s case. An anonymous citizen wrote a letter, obtained by TMZ, to Judge…
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Florida Man With Joker Face Tattoos Arrested For Good of Society
“Why so serious?” 29-year-old Lawrence Patrick Sullivan might have asked police when they slapped the cuffs on him Tuesday night.
We’re sure the Jared Leto Joker, whom he’s clearly meant to resemble, also has some sort of catchphrase, but we’re not googling “Suicide Squad dialogue,” and you can’t make us.
Anyway, it’s not illegal to spend your life looking like Hot Topic merchandise come to life (yet), so what exactly was Sullivan arrested for?
Brandishing a gun at a group of strangers, which seems decidedly un-Joker-like.
Like, the Joker is a nihilistic agent of chaos and a criminal mastermind.
According to an arrest affidavit, Sullivan was taken into custody after waving a loaded Smith & Wesson outside the West Kendall apartment complex near Miami.
“I have a gun in my pocket,” Sullivan told arresting officers.
Asked if he had a concealed weapons permit, Sullivan replied that the application process is too expensive.
Frankly, we think the self-described male model would be more convincing as the world’s first meth-fueled supervillain, The Smoker.
Sullivan is reportedly free and awaiting trial after posting $ 5,000 bail.
To the surprise of not a single person on the planet, court documents reveal that he lives with his mother.
Thankfully, no one got hurt, which means the story of Batman’s lamest adversary is the rare non-tragic piece of gun-related national news.
But does the Broke Joker deserve a spot in our prestigious Florida Man Hall of Fame?
Is his story up there with the guy who tried to cash a $ 368 billion check to finance his underwater restaurant?
Or the Sunshine State gent who attacked a cop with his own badge after he was busted having sex with trees?
Probably not, in terms of sheer entertainment value, but there are many varieties of crazy in the land of citrus, and we like to take time to appreciate the subtler flavors.
And besides, this dude is gonna walk around looking like that for the rest of his life, which is pretty damn bonkers.
And so, Lawrence Patrick Sullivan of Miami, we hereby induct you into the prestigious Florida Man Hall of Fame.
If you want, we can send you a certificate that your mom can put on the fridge next to your newspaper clippings.
Friday, February 3, 2017
Cain in "Menace II Society" "Memba Him?!
Tyrin Turner is best known for playing the troubled Cain Lawson — opposite Larenz Tate as O-Dog — in the 1993 South Central film ‘Menace II Society.’ Guess what he looks like now!
Monday, January 9, 2017
Martin Shkreli Gets Banned From Twitter; Society Dares to Dream of a Brighter Future
As you’re probably aware, 2016 wasn’t a great year for Baby Boomer celebrities or human beings who are plagued by one of those pesky sense of decency things.
Whether it’s his fault or not is a discussion for another time, but there’s no debating that the election of Donald Trump sent a message to latent bigots and bullies, and the most vile forms of harassment or quickly becoming the norm.
Much of this behavior has taken the form of social media trolling, and naturally, some of the worst of it comes from a man who’s a literal troll IRL:
Yes, noted cancerous mole on the face of humanity Martin Shkreli has officially made the transition from trash-talk to stalking, and Twitter has responded by kicking his weaselly ass to the curb.
You might remember Shkreli as the “pharma douche” who jacked up the cost of a life-saving medication by 5,000 percent during his brief time as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals.
Like Arthur Chu before him, Shkreli decided to extend his 15 minutes of fame by saying outrageous sh-t on Twitter.
It’s a surprisingly effective formula – until you go so far that even the surprisingly harassment-tolerant folks @Jack decides you’ve gone too far and boots you from the service.
Over the weekend, Shkreli set his sights on a Teen Vogue reporter named Lauren Duca, who dared to observe that Donald Trump psychologically manipulated voters during his presidential campaign.
It wasn’t immediately clear why Shkreli decided to go off on Duca, rather than the thousands of other reporters who have already made this observation, but eventually his disturbing motives emerged:
It seems he has a creepy, creepy thing for her, and his disturbing tweets are his way of throwing rocks at the girl he likes in the schoolyard.
Duca and her followers appealed to Twitter’s admins and eventually he was account was suspended.
We won’t even bother to reproduce Shkreli’s tweets (and yes, part of the reason for that is that his account is gone, which makes them difficult to find), but suffice it to say, low-lights included multiple confessions that he would like to “date” Duca, and a photoshop of his face on her husband’s body.
Yeah, she wasn’t overreacting by being creeped out.
In fact, she wouldn’t be overreacting if she filed for an order of protection.
Fortunately, Duca may not have to worry about Shkreli showing up outside her apartment with a heart full of longing and a boombox full of unreleased Lil Wayne tracks for much longer.
Back in December of 2015, Shkreli was arrested for securities fraud, and he’s set to stand trial in June.
Something tells us his antics won’t play so cute in Rikers.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Nancy O"Dell -- Trump"s Comments Have No Place In Our Society
Nancy O’Dell has broken her silence on the sexually aggressive comments made by Donald Trump that targeted her and others. The Entertainment Tonight host posted a statement to the show’s site Saturday, saying, “When I heard the comments…
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