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A word of advice: don’t name your gym “24 Hour Fitness” if you don’t intend on staying open 24 hours a day. While working out at a 24 Hour Fitness in Spring, TX, Jonathan Santos found himself locked inside the facility after the gym’s employees had left for the evening. Santos explained that before closing, he saw […]
Roger Stone, widely known as an “informal adviser” to the current purported POTUS, has been arrested. Stone was arrested early Friday by the FBI and has been charged with multiple counts by Robert Mueller‘s office, per the Washington Post. The charges for this general idiot and Guy I Wouldn’t Be Surprised to Find Out Was Just […]
Kevin Durant is looking to use his position in order to help teens better their future by offering assistance to students hoping to gain a college degree. Sports Illustrated‘s Emily Caron reports that the NBA superstar has partnered with the College Track organization to establish the Durant Center Prince George’s County, Maryland. The center which will be […]
Logan Paul was taken to task for claims that he was “going gay” for the month of March on a new episode of his podcast ImPaulsive. Paul, who drew the ire of LGBTQ organizations when he shared the challenge earlier this month, invited activist Josh Seefried on to the show to discuss where he went […]
This week in our ongoing series Wow What a Fucking Terrible Idea, we have word of a bar backing out of originally announced plans to host a “MLKegs” event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Indeed, the Des Moines Register reported Monday that Deringer’s Public Parlor in Cedar Falls, Iowa originally planned to throw the MLKegs event […]
For the third year in a row, women across the U.S. and the world convened to participate in the third annual Women’s March on Saturday. Clad in pink beanies and holding written messages of equality and social justice overhead, thousands of marchers banded together to highlight the social issues impacting our current political landscape. Among the many […]
As the country honors the legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr., Mike Pence chose to disgracefully cite King’s “I Have a Dream” speech while commending Donald Trump’s efforts to build a border wall. During an appearance on CBS’ Face The Nation Sunday, Pence applauded Trump’s latest effort to reach an agreement with Democratic leadership and end the […]
Early Sunday morning, Masazo Nonaka—known as the world’s oldest man—died at the age of 113. According to Nonaka’s granddaughter Yuko, Masazo passed from natural causes while sleeping peacefully at his home in Ashoro, Japan. Nonaka was born on July 25, 1905 and grew up with seven siblings. In 1936, Nonaka married and eventually had five children of his own. Prior to […]
Two people died this month after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings. According to The Guardian, investigators believe the individuals contracted the disease at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. The patients—a child and an elderly man—were being treated for Cryptococcus, an airborne fungus that’s typically linked to wild bird feces. NHS Greater Glasgow and […]
During a red carpet interview on Thursday, actor Anthony Rapp explained his decision to come forward with sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey out of fear that if he didn’t speak up, the abuse would “keep happening.” While attending the premiere for the second season of Star Trek Discovery, in which he plays Lt. Paul […]
