Man wins right to keep emotional support emu – LINK
Ferrets Sold As Toy Poodles: Argentina Pet Dealers Reportedly Selling Weasels On Steroids – LINK
THE GREAT EMU WAR OF 1932 – LINK
Mega Millions jackpot reaches historic $1.55 billion. When is the next drawing? – LINK
Car hits Loop Trolley, no injuries reported – LINK
Woman fired shot toward Hollywood Casino in what she called a ‘celebration of life’ – LINK
Grand Strand officials warn about new QR code scam – LINK
DJ Casper, whose real name was Willie Perry Jr., the man who created the “Cha Cha Slide” song and dance, has died. He was 58 years old. He announced his kidney and liver cancer diagnosis in 2016. In a posthumous note posted on his Instagram, Casper wrote, “Anybody that’s going through cancer, know that you have cancer and cancer does not have you. So, keep on doing the ‘Cha Cha Slide.'” – LINK
Wayne Brady opened up with an interview with PEOPLE by telling the world, “I am pansexual.” He goes on: “To me, pan means being able to be attracted to anyone who identifies as gay, straight, bi, transsexual or non-binary. Being able to be attracted across the board. And, I think, at least for me for right now, that is the proper place,” he told the outlet, noting he was likely “completely messing up the dictionary meaning” of the word – LINK
Sandra Bullock’s longtime partner Bryan Randall died over the weekend after a three year battle with ALS. He was 57. The actress first met Randall, a model-turned-photographer, when he photographed her son Louis’s birthday in January 2015. In 2021, she called him the love of her life – LINK
Natalie Portman and her husband separated, following his alleged affair. A source told Us Weekly that the couple, who share two children, called it quits after 11 years of marriage. “After news of his affair came out, they’ve been trying to work on their marriage but are currently on the outs,” the insider claimed – LINK
BabyNames.com says that searches for Barbie blew up by 300% in July . . . and searched for Ken increased by 200%. We’ll have to wait and see how many people actually go through with this insanity
Set your DVRS: A Stand Up to Cancer TV special will air on all major networks on August 19th. It includes appearances from Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, Ken Jeong, and Elizabeth Banks.
“Jeopardy!” is going to recycle clues and contestants in the coming season, due to the writers’ strike. The season overhaul will also boost runner-up prize amounts by $1,000 each – LINK “A major announcement we can make today is that we are increasing the second and third place prize amounts by $1,000 each,” Davies said. Now, second place winners will receive $3,000 and third place winners will receive $2,000.
Music:
Beyoncé’s show at FedEx Field in D.C. on Sunday night was delayed due to a massive lightning storm. Because it ran late, she paid $100,000 to keep the Metro trains running an hour past closing, so fans could get home – LINK
Paul Stanley of KISS took his wife and two daughters to see Taylor Swift Friday in Los Angeles, and he was impressed. He posted a photo online of himself wearing a Swift T-shirt and wrote, “PHENOMENAL SHOW BY A PHENOMENAL ARTIST. Thanks to her staff for rolling out the red carpet for us.”
Convicted pedophile and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins sustained multiple stab wounds on Saturday after being held hostage by other inmates in the British prison where he’s serving a 29-year sentence for sex offenses involving young children.
MovieWeb.com put together a list of the 20 best kids’ movies of the 1980s. Here they are, in no particular order:
- “The Fox and the Hound”(1981)
- “The Land Before Time” (1988)
- “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”(1988)
- “The Little Mermaid”(1989)
- “Big”(1988)
- “Short Circuit”(1986)
- “Beetlejuice”(1988)
- “Uncle Buck”(1989)
- “The Empire Strikes Back”(1980)
- “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”(1982)
- “Gremlins”(1984)
- “The Princess Bride”(1987)
- “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” (1989)
- “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981)
- “Stand by Me”(1986)
- “The Karate Kid”(1984)
- “The NeverEnding Story”(1984)
- “Ghostbusters”(1984)
- “Back to the Future”(1985)
- “The Goonies”(1985)
The legendary John Holmes
Today’s birthday he-whore has been in 773 fine films, including:
– Around the World with John “The Wadd” Holmes
– Backing In 1 & 2
– The Bigger the Better
– The Good the Bad and the Horny
– Nudes at Eleven 2
– Private Thighs
– Saturday Night Beaver
– Whore of the Worlds
– And who can forget his role in 1997’s Confessions of a Teenage Peanutbutter Freak
John Holmes would have been 79 years old
A former college tennis star died of a heart attack at 31 after she suddenly collapsed at home and was rushed to the hospital. Despite efforts to perform CPR and save her life, doctors determined Lilly Kimbell had a massive heart attack. The lack of oxygen left her brain unable to regain consciousness, and she was removed from life support. Kimbell was one of the most successful tennis players in collegiate history. She won a staggering 197 victories, including 109 in doubles and 88 in singles. She reached the NCAA Quarterfinals four times.
Cardinals play again tomorrow in Tampa Bay at 540pm.
A new team-produced documentary on the Blues’ draft class this year shed some light on the process behind selecting Dalibor Dvorsky at No. 10 and the trade chatter between general manager Doug Armstrong and other GMs around the NHL. The documentary, called “Anatomy of the Draft,” premiered Monday night on the Blues’ YouTube channel. According to the team, the production was “the first show of its kind in Blues history.” New Blues documentary reveals evaluation of Dalibor Dvorsky and draft-floor trade chatter – LINK
Baltimore Orioles announcer Kevin Brown was reportedly suspended for seemingly benign on-air comments discussing the team’s former losing ways.
Awful Announcing reported Monday that the Orioles suspended Brown indefinitely after a July series against the Tampa Bay Rays in which he made the comments in question during a pregame segment July 23. He hasn’t been on the air since July 26. Brown was suspended and that his ban was because of his July 23 commentary. Here is the segment that reportedly got Brown suspended: “It’s been a minute,” Brown said. “The Orioles split a two-gamer with the Rays in June. They had lost their last 15 series here at Tropicana Field. You have to go back to when our now-colleague Brad Brach picked up the win in the series finale June 25, 2017 — the last time the Orioles won a series here in St. Pete.
“Already gone 3-2 at the Trop this year after winning three of 18 the previous three years combined.”
Brown made the comments while graphics on the broadcast supported the stats he cited, showing that the Orioles were 0-15-1 in their previous 16 series against the Rays. The same stats were cited in the team’s game notes that day. A source told the Athletic that the Orioles suspended Brown because ownership thought his comments made the team sound cheap, which the team has denied and said he’ll be back in the booth soon. Yikes. Orioles announcer Kevin Brown reportedly suspended for broadcasting truth about team’s former losing ways – LINK