Check Out the Finalists for “Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claim of the Year” – LINK
Man hit by falling bullet while at a St. Louis pool – LINK
2023 Moonlight Ramble canceled Saturday night, here’s why – LINK
Marc Maron Visits St. Louis and Falls in Love With Us, Basically – LINK
2023’s Ig Nobel Winners Include Studies on Licking Rocks, Nose Hair, and Anchovy Sex – LINK 2
The Military Lost a Fighter Jet . . . in the Air . . . After the Pilot Ejected – LINK
A Plane Took Off . . . Without Any of the Checked Baggage Being Loaded – LINK
A School’s Marching Band Director Got Tased for Refusing to Stop the Music – LINK
Disney World Had to Close Down Rides After a Bear Got in the Park – LINK
Still Stuffed Up? The #1 Decongestant in America Doesn’t Work – LINK
Women less likely to receive CPR than men in public – LINK
33 Years Ago: John Denver Left Congress Floored With A Stunning Testimony About Music Censorship – LINK
If you’re still using Twitter/X…you’re going to have to start paying for it soon. At least that’s what Elon Musk says. Musk let the news slip during an online conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the possible risks of AI. He said the platform is “moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system” to battle online bots. Musk didn’t say exactly how much he plans to charge or when the monthly fee will go into effect. (NBC News)
More women have come forward with sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, after the U.K. paper The Times, which published the original story. So far, Scotland Yard says none of the women have filed criminal complaints, however, Bluebird Books, which has published several of Brand’s self-help books, has pulled the plug on Recovery: The Workbook, which was slated for release in December. The publisher issued a statement saying, “These are very serious allegations and in the light of them, Bluebird has taken the decision to pause all future publishing with Russell Brand.” And an old quote from Brand’s ex-wife Katy Perry has resurfaced in light of the rape allegations. In a 2013 interview with Vogue, she said, “I felt a lot of responsibility for [our marriage] ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can’t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. I let go and I was like: This isn’t because of me; this is beyond me. So I have moved on from that.”
In some better news – we don’t deserve Jennifer Garner. What could seem like a publicity stunt, isn’t one. Paparazzi was following Jennifer Garner in her car at Santa Monica beach, leaning out of the window and handing a bag of essentials to a homeless man in a wheelchair. Then she got out of the car, put socks on his feet, and tried to GIVE HIM HER SHOES. But hers didn’t fit . . . so she asked the guy who was recording her if she could buy HIS shoes for the guy. He ended up forking over his shoes, plus a blanket, a shirt, and pants. The video will warm your heart – LINK
The Writers Guild of America will resume negotiations with the studios on Wednesday. In a statement sent to its members, the WGA said, “The WGA and AMPTP now have a confirmed schedule to bargain this week, starting on Wednesday. You might not hear from us in the coming days while we are negotiating, but know that our focus is getting a fair deal for writers as soon as possible. We’ll reach out again when there is something of significance to report.” – LINK
Disney Plus is changing its strategy for releasing new episodes of its shows. The new season of Loki will premiere on Thursday nights at 8pm our time, instead of new episodes being dropped on Thursday mornings at midnight. Disney changed up for the latest Star Wars series, Ahsoka. The streamer has seen success by moving the premiere to earlier – LINK
Jordan Peele is releasing “Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror” on October 3rd. It’s a collection of short stories by 19 Black authors – LINK
Comedian Hasan Minhaj is the latest celebrity to fabricate his experiences with racism in the U.S. “In Minhaj’s approach to comedy, he leans heavily on his own experience as an Asian American and Muslim American, telling harrowing stories of law enforcement entrapment and personal threats. For many of his fans, he has become an avatar for the power of representation in entertainment,” writes Clare Malone in a profile in the New Yorker. “But, after many weeks of trying, I had been unable to confirm some of the stories that he had told onstage.” When the author confronted him, Minhaj admitted the stories he tells on stage are often exaggerated or made up and Minhaj suggests there’s no harm in his lying about racism because he is a comedian: Comedian Hasan Minhaj Admits He Lied About Being Victim of Racism – OutKick – LINK
Blink-182‘s new album, One More Time, will be out on October 20th. It’s the band’s first album with Tom DeLonge in 12 years. The follow-up to “Edging” is the title track, and that will be out Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. The band posted a trailer for One More Time that has them talking with Zane Lowe about the path to the album along with clips of three of the 17 new songs on the album, including “One More Time,” “Anthem Part 3” and “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got.” Watch it here – LINK
Katy Perry sold her music catalog for a reported $225 MILLION. The deal covers her five albums released through Capitol Records from 2008 to 2020. In other words, everything that matters – LINK
‘N Sync will appear on Thursday’s episode of “Hot Ones”. The group is reuniting for their first song in decades on the Trolls 3 soundtrack – LINK
Spiritbox have teamed up with Hyperkin for their own custom Nintendo Switch controller and a carrying case inspired by their debut album, Eternal Blue. They say both will be “available this holiday season” and have shared photos of the items on Twitter.
Marilyn Manson will have to pay a $1200 fine and service 20 hours of community service after a plea deal was struck in the case where he was accused of spitting at and blowing his nose on a videographer. Manson appeared in a New Hampshire courtroom Monday to plead no contest to one charge of simple assault. The deal with prosecutors requires him to complete the community service within six months and inform New Hampshire authorities if he is going to do a concert in the state within the next two years. The incident took place at a concert on August 19th 2019, at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire. The videographer didn’t object to the plea deal but had a victim statement read that said, “I understand this was not a big criminal charge to begin with, but I was hoping that the defendant would receive a sentence that would make him think twice before doing something like this again.” As Manson left the courtroom he told WMUR-TV that he wanted to work with people in recovery during his community service hours – LINK
Paul McCartney’s launching a podcast called ‘McCartney: A Life in Lyrics’ to talk about some of iconic songs he’s written over the years. It will premiere on September 20th. Season one will feature discussions on songs like “Eleanor Rigby”, “Back in The USSR”, “Penny Lane” and more. All 12 episodes will be available to stream with a Pushkin+ membership when the series debuts. You can stream on all platforms – LINK
AND FINALLY:
Who is the coolest person of all time? Well, this website got a list together about it.
- JESUS
- BRUCE LEE
- EMINEM
- CHUCK NORRIS
- MICHAEL JACKSON
- DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON
- ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
- MICK JAGGER
- WILL SMITH
- ELVIS – LINK
Alexandra Silk
Today’s birthday girl has been in 496 fine films, including:
– Anal Holiday
– Appointment with the Master
– Beauty and the Bitch
– Buffy Malibu’s Nasty Girls 16
– Cougars In Heat 5
– Face Jam
– Legendary Lesbians
– Rumpman In And Out Of Africa
– Wild and Horny
– And who can forget her role in 1996’s Clock Strikes Bizarre on Butt Row
Alexandra Silk is 60 years old
HE DID IT. ADAM WAINWRIGHT DID IT. One of the Cardinals’ all-time great starting pitchers finished 7 SCORELESS innings for a 1-0 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. When Marmol left the mound in the seventh, Wainwright retired the next two batters he faced to carry a one-run game through the seventh inning. Relievers John King and Ryan Helsley got the last six outs to assure WAINWRIGHT went down in history to win 200 games for the club. 200! Adam Wainwright outwits, outpitches in outstanding 1-0 win for history, for Cardinals LINK
The Blues will have a new captain after all. Last night the team announced that the team will announce its 24th captain in team history today, this morning to be exact. This will fill the vacancy created by the departure of Ryan O’Reilly last season. Training camp starts on Thursday. Blues to name 24th captain in team history on Tuesday morning – LINK
Joe Buck: “I am told that the replay of Nick Chubb getting injured is not to be seen.” The groan from the Pittsburgh crowd probably tells us all we need to know. Chubb was carted off. Let’s all watch Rizz’ reaction to this replay. ✈️ on X: “That’s why they didn’t show the replay of the Nick Chubb injury 😣 LINK