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Hey, DLers - Do You Have "Friends" Who Really Have Zero Interest in You?

Over the last few weeks, I've gotten together with friends I don't connect with that often. In both cases, these "friends" rambled on and on and on about their lives, their problems, their triumphs, their disappointments, etc., without once asking about me or how my life is going. I basically sat there nodding my head while they spilled their guts.

In one case, I tried to steer away from the constant "me me me" trajectory of the conversation by opening up my phone and showing my friend some pictures of a recent weekend trip I had taken. They barely acknowledged the pictures, then went right back to talking about themselves.

I'm a pretty private person and don't share a lot about my life with others, but sweet jeebus! I felt like I could've just propped up a cardboard cutout of myself and walked away; they probably wouldn't have noticed.

Shouldn't real friends actually take a breath from talking about themselves once in a while and check in on the person they're sitting next to?

by Anonymousreplies 101December 4, 2024 12:37 PM

South Carolina: Bullies sneak into ICU to snap photos of 12-year-old they drove to hang herself, lawsuit ensues

Sue them all. Dismiss the school board. Fire the teachers. Jail the kids. And beat up the kids’ parents.

by Anonymousreplies 45December 4, 2024 12:37 PM

‘I hope this haunts you’: Kate Winslet says Titanic-era body-shamers were ‘absolutely appalling’

The star of new Lee Miller biopic reveals that though she never publicly called out critics for what was an everyday occurrence at the time, in private she ‘let them have it’

by Anonymousreplies 48December 4, 2024 12:37 PM

MAGA Thanksgiving. Totally not a cult.

These are the voter that Democrats are were supposed to try harder to reach? Good luck with that.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 4, 2024 12:35 PM

Eldergays, Tell Me About Dame Margaret Rutherford

Eldergays, tell me about Dame Margaret Rutherford.

Was she more of a Dame May Whitty or an Edith Evans? Would Patricia Routledge be her modern day counterpart?

by Anonymousreplies 22December 4, 2024 12:33 PM

Couple plans to return to the US after their dream life in France became a ‘nightmare’

They moved to France from San Francisco in October 2023, but just over 12 months later, Joanna McIsaac-Kierklo and her husband Ed Kierklo say they are on the brink of returning to the US.

While Joanna, 74, and Ed, 75, intended to spend the rest of their lives in the European country, the retired couple have struggled to make friends and are becoming increasingly frustrated with French bureaucracy.

“We gave it a year here,” says Joanna. “And we just said, ‘Too much grief and no joy.’ There’s no fun. We’re struggling every day.”

“I honestly don’t think we could have put in any more effort to acclimatize to the French way of life,” adds Joanna, who describes their experience as “a nightmare.”

While they’re still working out the finer details of their imminent return, Joanna and Ed say that they’re “frustrated and exhausted,” by life in France and feel ready to “give up and leave.”

Uprooting their lives in the Californian city and moving to France was certainly not a decision taken lightly, they say.

Joanna and Ed, who’ve been married for 20 years, had already traveled the world extensively, both together and separately, beforehand.

“I didn’t get married till I was in my 50s,” says Joanna, who is originally from San Francisco. “So when I met my husband, we traveled.

“We have no children. No siblings. No parents. There’s nothing to encumber us doing exactly what we please.”

Joanna explains that she and Ed bought and sold three different homes during their first 15 years of marriage, “giving us a comfortable amount of cash to afford us the option to travel and even relocate to anywhere we wanted.”

In 2010, the couple bought a summer home in Northern California and spent eight years or so “going back and forth to San Francisco.”

“I think every married couple needs two places to live, because you’ve got to get away from each other,” adds Joanna, who previously worked as a healthcare executive.

But she says she was becoming increasingly frustrated with the political climate in the US and felt the urge to move somewhere else permanently.

“I’m a pretty political person, and I feel like the United States should be better,” she says. “And it never gets better.”

In 2011, the couple moved to London and spent much of their spare time traveling to different countries around Europe.

“I loved every place I went,” says Joanna. “I really enjoyed seeing a lot of Europe.”

After deciding that they couldn’t afford to live in the UK capital anymore, Joanna and Ed, a former IT executive, returned to San Francisco and tried to work out where to go next.

They’d previously spent two months living in the city of Nîmes in Southern France and “loved every minute,” so the destination seemed like it could be the ideal choice for them.

“We were looking for civility, consideration and little or no gun violence… which Nîmes has all three,” adds Joanna.

The couple hired a relocation specialist to help them find an apartment to rent and started the process of applying for a long-stay visa. However, things weren’t as straightforward as they’d envisioned.

by Anonymousreplies 326December 4, 2024 12:33 PM

Actors Who Were Too Old For Their Roles

Tom Cruise — At 62, all of his action hero characters would have been forced to retire. For example, field agents like Ethan Hunt would have been forced to retire in their 50s.

Helen Mirren played a 35 year old Catherine the Great in a miniseries. She was 74, Catherine died when she was 67.

by Anonymousreplies 142December 4, 2024 12:32 PM

Hegseth future in doubt as even Trump allies raise questions

Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth to run the Defense Department is in jeopardy amid questions from some key GOP senators over whether he’s fit for the job.

The pressure is forcing the president-elect’s team to maneuver behind the scenes to avoid a second Cabinet pick from collapsing amid a Republican revolt, all while alternate names for Defense secretary, should Hegseth falter, begin to emerge.

“He has not been forthright with the Transition team staff and the president-elect and vice president-elect,” a senior Trump transition source told CNN, noting that as of Tuesday evening, Hegseth’s nomination is in trouble. The source pointed to Wednesday – when both Hegseth and his mother are expected to be interviewed on Fox – as “absolutely critical.”

by Anonymousreplies 13December 4, 2024 12:31 PM

If there’s a silver lining to Trump’s win, it’s that this is likely the end of wokeness

And by “wokeness” I mean people pretending to be offended by things that don’t affect them personally or are a non issue.

The far left is insufferable, and let’s face it, we let them get out of control, which is a big part of why Trump won. The American people have just fucking had it - they’re sick of genders that don’t exist, and being told not to enjoy Thanksgiving because of the genocide of native Americans, and who is allow to wear what hair style, and how every movie that was made more than five years ago is racist, transphobic, etc.

Hell, I’m a gay man who loves going to drag shows, and I don’t even understand why the fuck these people want to expose children to drag queens. People just want to return to normalcy. Granted, a Trump presidency is anything but normal, however, there seems to be a fast approaching reckoning here. The Democratic Party, the corporate world, and a host of other entities are going to realize very quickly that they need to drop woke if they want to survive.

by Anonymousreplies 22December 4, 2024 12:30 PM

Alan Jones, the Australian version of Rush Limbaugh, is accused of sexually abusing young men

He's a hateful, far right douche

by Anonymousreplies 89December 4, 2024 12:29 PM

Meet Trumps Hegseth replacement Ron Desantis!!

Not a joke. And you know a TRUMP will be the next FL Governor.

by Anonymousreplies 33December 4, 2024 12:27 PM

Taylor Swift’s Wild Boy Matty Healy Threatens To Hit Azealia Banks

Two crazy people fighting on Twitter.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 4, 2024 12:25 PM

I have no confidence that Democrats have learned their lesson

I have no confidence that Democrats have learned their lesson and will change their policies and shift the constituents they serve. None.

by Anonymousreplies 456December 4, 2024 12:25 PM

2024 in review: the 10 worst TV shows of the year

I've only seen Echoes and Hopkins, and turned both off less than ten minutes in. Would you add anything to the list?

The Goat (Prime Video)

La Brea (NBC)

Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC)

Poppa's House (CBS)

The Regime (HBO)

RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars (Paramount+)

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)

Those About to Die (Peacock)

The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)

Universal Basic Guys (Fox)

by Anonymousreplies 22December 4, 2024 12:24 PM

Let’s pick a boyfriend for Shawn Mendes

Now that he’s sort of out, let’s choose the ultimate pretty boy’s first beau. My vote goes to either Fai Khadra or Antoni Porowski, both beautiful, artsy and sensitive types, perfect for Shawn.

by Anonymousreplies 41December 4, 2024 12:18 PM

Movies that make you cry like a baby

Terms of Endearment (the little boy crying next to his mother towards the end gets me every time)

Beaches

Indecent Proposal (John Barry's beautiful score)

Bridges of Madison County

Requiem For A Dream

Against All Odds (nostalgia, Phil Collins' song)

St.Elmo's Fire (nostalgia, David Foster's Love Theme)

by Anonymousreplies 163December 4, 2024 12:18 PM

80s Teen Stars Who Disappeared

Some young actors are able to parlay their initial stardom into long careers. Peter Barton was not one of them, though he had the looks and was offered the lead in The Powers of Matthew Star, beating out other actors like Tom Cruise. Barton, now 68 and never married, was in demand in the 80s, but then . . . nothing. He retired from acting after a couple of stints in soap operas. Was it a question of talent, or lack of ambition? He definitely had the looks.

by Anonymousreplies 36December 4, 2024 12:15 PM

Trump’s pick to head the Drug Enforcement Administration just withdrew from consideration and it’s really weird

Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister says after “the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw.”

What's he hiding? Thoughts?

by Anonymousreplies 10December 4, 2024 12:15 PM

What was this 1999-2000 hairstyle called?

Around 1999-2000 it I noticed a lot of young actresses getting some version of this shaggy do. Believe it was a short-lived fad. I even had a hairdresser recommend it to me because I had thin, fine hair about that length. I said no.

by Anonymousreplies 22December 4, 2024 12:11 PM

Nicole Kidman looking younger than ever at The Gotham Awards tonight

She looks amazing

by Anonymousreplies 54December 4, 2024 12:11 PM

Oh boy! Britney is beginning to melt down again!

She's celebrating her 43rd birthday today (born December 2, 1981) and has jetted off somewhere today. Pap pics show her wearing a white trench coat, boots, aviator sunglasses and a black hat today to board her private plane. She holds a grill lighter (the long ones with the flexible head to light grills or candles with) to her mouth the entire time and boards the plane. I'll post the DM article with the pics in the next post because they are important to this next part.

Well, Miss Thang just posted two posts (3 vids total) to her Instagram where she looks like she just came up from 3 days of non-stop partying and complains that the paparazzi have portrayed her as wearing a "Jason mask" (not in the pics I've seen), she's not sure why she's holding a "torch" and then proceeds to say that today she isn't turning 42, she's turning 5, and tomorrow she's going to kindergarten.

In her next post, she again rants about how the paparazzi have made her photos look like she's wearing a "white Jason mask" and after letting us now how that makes her feel, announces that because of the constant paparazzi cruelness, she's now moved to Mexico.

All in that fake, vocal fry, babyish voice. I'm guessing we'll have a couple more posts before the night is through because I'm thinking that torch lighter was probably for some celebratory birthday meth.

by Anonymousreplies 32December 4, 2024 12:11 PM

TV Characters Who Should Have Been Gay

Blair and Jo - The Facts of Life

Monroe - Too Close For Comfort

Chandler - Friends

Sara - CSI

Who else?

by Anonymousreplies 522December 4, 2024 12:09 PM

Why are magats melting down over Biden pardoning his son?

Who cares really? Trump would do the same and so would many others.

by Anonymousreplies 10December 4, 2024 12:09 PM

Would Precious make a good musical?

À la The Color Purple? It seems like something actually excellent could be produced with the right songbook and e.g. Tyler Perry money behind it. Jennifer Hudson would basically be a total lock for a Tony if she played the Mo’Nique part.

by Anonymousreplies 11December 4, 2024 12:07 PM

Dateline Port Charles: Lucky Spencer and the Case of the Missing Shower

Will Lucky ever bathe or wash his hair?

Will Lulu find happiness snuggling up to Cody's dadbod?

Will the Celeste Talbert of Port Charles lose his marbles......or spit them out of his mouth?

The answers to these questions and more can be found or discussed inside.........

by Anonymousreplies 265December 4, 2024 12:05 PM

Vanna White ‘s son is hot af

Has Ryan Seacrest presented her hole to him?

by Anonymousreplies 45December 4, 2024 12:00 PM

Oooh, shit: Mitchell Burns

I'm BURNING alright

by Anonymousreplies 24December 4, 2024 11:56 AM

ROSIE DRAMA! Chelsea O'Donnell arrested AGAIN

[quote]Chelsea O'Donnell has been arrested for the third time in Wisconsin. The eldest daughter of Rosie O'Donnell was arrested in Marinette County on Nov. 18 on two felony counts of possession of methamphetamine, a felony count of possession of narcotic drugs and two felony counts of bail jumping, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE.

[quote]The 27-year-old mother of four also faces four misdemeanor charges for resisting or obstructing a police officer, possession of an illegally obtained prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.

It's not doing wonders for her complexion.

by Anonymousreplies 17December 4, 2024 11:55 AM

Why is Kendrick Lamar so popular?

He’s not handsome. He’s not as good looking as Charlie Puth or Justin Bieber or Shawn Mendes or Benson Boone.

He can’t sing. He doesn’t play any musical instruments.

He can’t pronounce proper English.

His music sucks and sounds terrible.

Why is he debuting at No. 1? I don’t understand.

by Anonymousreplies 30December 4, 2024 11:55 AM

Nicholas A. Chavez covers “The Face” magazine

Gorgeous!

They are really leaning into the American Psycho vibe

by Anonymousreplies 60December 4, 2024 11:55 AM

Madonna goes home again...

To Michigan. She somehow gathered her eclectic fam all together for what looks like an L.L. Bean ad.

by Anonymousreplies 48December 4, 2024 11:52 AM

South Korea has fallen

Once again, the Asians beat us to it.

by Anonymousreplies 70December 4, 2024 11:51 AM

"Foul Play" (1978)

I can't remember the last time I saw this Goldie Hawn / Chevy Chase comedy from 1978. Overall, it was a fun slapstick comedy (though a bit too long). which borrowed heavily from the 1972 Streisand / O'Neal comedy 'What's Up Doc ?' - right down to the car chases through San Francisco (which included car pile ups and driving through plate glass. Even the Asian culture was prevalent in the movie. Overall, not quite as funny as WUD but close. Thoughts ?

by Anonymousreplies 103December 4, 2024 11:46 AM

GOP Rep Josh Schriver wants to make gay marriage illegal again

He smells cookies doesn’t he?

by Anonymousreplies 24December 4, 2024 11:34 AM

Alice Mason - Vintage NYC Real Estate Queen

I'm surprised she's not a Gay Icon. A real wheeler-dealer hiding a deep secret for most of her career.

There should be a movie about her life!

by Anonymousreplies 7December 4, 2024 11:33 AM

MORNING JOE 5 -- THE SAGA CONTINUES

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

by Anonymousreplies 470December 4, 2024 11:30 AM

The Gays and Tennis Part 176 - Is this where we talk about Nitto ATP Finals?

On to the end of the season and the short off season.

Coco wins the WTA year-end championship.

Shapo won in Belgrade.

by Anonymousreplies 279December 4, 2024 11:10 AM

Lindsay Lohan STUNS in new pics

Who gave her the monkey paw?

by Anonymousreplies 19December 4, 2024 10:56 AM

Kash Patel FBI CHIEF

Now on CNN-LOL

by Anonymousreplies 126December 4, 2024 10:47 AM

The Queen of Film Noir

For me, it really boils down to two - Barbara Stanwyck and Lauren Bacall.

Stanwyck had the terrifying brass, Bacall had (briefly) the iceberg beauty.

Both aged well.

I would argue Stanwyck never had the chance Bacall got with Murder on the Orient Express.

Who is it for you?

The hauteur of The Big Sleep?

The dynamo of Double Indemnity?

Some other femme fatale?

by Anonymousreplies 21December 4, 2024 10:39 AM

BREAKING: Fred Armisen Has Now Morphed Into Kevin Sessums

The new issue of New York Magazine features a huge cover spread of past and present SNL stars and I did a double (spit) take on the third image... With 5 La Chapelle images to pick apart this could be tailor-made for DL but Fred's current state was, I thought, the most DL worthy...

by Anonymousreplies 26December 4, 2024 10:29 AM

Wayne Northrop is DEAD to ME!

Known for several TV characters including Dynasty's chauffeur, but best known as Roman Brady on Days of our Lives.

by Anonymousreplies 71December 4, 2024 10:03 AM

Favorite Frank Loesser Song

1. Warm All Over

2. The Boys In the Backroom

3. They're Either Too Young or Too Old

4. I Believe in You

5. Adelaide's Lament

6. Once In Love With Amy

7. On A Slow Boat To China

8. Inchworm- I was a kid once too.

by Anonymousreplies 26December 4, 2024 10:02 AM

James Brolin slaughtered son Josh's pet pig and made him eat it.

[quote]Reflecting on his father today, Brolin says, "My dad's an interesting guy in that he's super friendly, but there's a stop sign. It's like, before you get on the freeway, there's red light. You're ready to go. You're ready to get on the freeway and go 65, 75 miles an hour, and the light never turns. So you're sitting there like this and you're like, It's presented to me that I'm gonna go. And then the stoplight never changes — it just stays perpetually red."

Sounds like they had a shitty relationship.

Hardly the knight in shining armor, Babs.

by Anonymousreplies 25December 4, 2024 9:42 AM

What would you like to see released on DVD and/or Blu-ray that hasn't yet been?

Can be for movies, TV shows, porn, concerts, music videos, specials, etc...anything.

by Anonymousreplies 146December 4, 2024 9:35 AM

The Winter of Our Discontent in Genoa City

A place where we ponder everything about The Young & the Restless (Y&R) and wonder why we're still watching America's No. 1 daytime soap opera!

So which reason is it? - Hoping to see Conner Floyd in his underwear? - Imagining JaBottom's unseen Grindr hookups? - Praying for gay Fen to show up for the holidays?

Or maybe you tune in for the Sharon Case Daily Face Update? - Or just enjoy hate-watching The Stafford and her tiresome shtick? - Or simply love seeing the always-perturbed Aunt Jack just being Aunt Jack?

And of course, everyone is surely tuning-in for the greatly-anticipated Traci & Alan sex scene, as well as hoping to see seventy-somethings Aunt Jordan & Ian Ward fuck like rabbits as well. And let's not forget the always-lovable Messa!

So what stories are currently on your must-see list and what do you see in your Winter forecast for the residents of Genoa City?

All leave you with Phillip 'Chance' Chancellor rubs one out.

by Anonymousreplies 59December 4, 2024 9:32 AM

Jeopardy! #43

Continue your discussion of each day's game here.

by Anonymousreplies 579December 4, 2024 9:16 AM

Timmy Chalamet gives a “Tour de Force” performance in “A Complete Unknown”

Is he winning the Oscar?

by Anonymousreplies 145December 4, 2024 9:12 AM

Who Killed Jon-Benet, Gritty Edition

Don’t go to that other thread, that OP has an “agenda”, likely works for Lin Wood or some such shit.

Keep it going here, we stick to “just the facts, m’ame” detective work, and we bring receipts, because our lives *are* that lame. Escapism is better than news, don’t you dare judge us, bitches.

Carry the fuck on. First thread linked below.

by Anonymousreplies 207December 4, 2024 9:06 AM

'The Franchise' satire series on HBO

From Jon Brown, Armando Ianucci and Sam Mendes. With Billy Magnussen, Aya Cash, Himesh Patel, Daniel Brühl, Richard E. Grant.

[quote]A team trapped inside the dysfunctional hell of creating franchise superhero movies. At the end of the day the question they face is: is this Hollywood's new dawn or cinema's last stand? Is this a dream factory or a chemical plant?

Eight episodes, starts October 6th.

by Anonymousreplies 17December 4, 2024 9:05 AM

Miss Anita O'Day - Four Brothers

Thank you very kindley....

by Anonymousreplies 0December 4, 2024 9:03 AM

Apple Martin makes her debut

Lucky girl, born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

by Anonymousreplies 206December 4, 2024 8:56 AM

Commercials We're Currently Hating - Post Trumpian Apocalypse Edition

We need a distraction from our current catastrophe. What are your most hated commercials? Are Christina and her Jacuzzi bath remodels still annoying the hell out of you?

The ones that bug me the most right now are the life insurance commercials where the wives are always nagging the husbands to get life insurance.

What's wrong with you doing it, bitch? You too fucking lazy? Fuck right the hell off!

by Anonymousreplies 37December 4, 2024 8:54 AM

Its the Bold and the Beautiful soap opera, bitches, Part II

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.

by Anonymousreplies 491December 4, 2024 8:53 AM

Is Michelle Pfeiffer the most beautiful woman ever?

If not, then who?

by Anonymousreplies 35December 4, 2024 8:51 AM

Biden delivers final blow to the death of the Democratic Party

And yes I would have done the same thing, but he shouldn't have spent the last 6 months saying he absolutely would not. But we all know who is pulling the strings. Now Dems can't even maintain the morally righteous party.

On a positive note, perhaps Hunter can maintain his sobriety, accomplish great things, inspire the youth, and run for president in 2028. God knows we need some big dick energy in the Democratic Party.

by Anonymousreplies 71December 4, 2024 8:50 AM

Democracy Has Died

There has to come a point where our current leadership recognizes this was not an election but an act of war by a foreign power. A foreign power that bought Americans and colluded with them in the midst of several wars.

by Anonymousreplies 27December 4, 2024 8:49 AM

What simple pleasures are you focusing on right now to get by?

The world is going to shit, fast, so regale us with the simple pleasures that are making your life more enjoyable.

For me, I was gifted a bottle of cardamom bitters by a grind and it’s making my midweek Manhattan a bit special.

by Anonymousreplies 15December 4, 2024 8:44 AM

Do you have a favorite nutloaf recipe?

Please share.

by Anonymousreplies 10December 4, 2024 8:39 AM

Actors and actresses that never got their true due

Adrienne Barbeau

Heather Langenkamp

Sheryl Lee

Although this may seem out of left field, Whoopi Goldberg.

by Anonymousreplies 39December 4, 2024 8:32 AM

Democrats still don't agree on the seriousness of their political problem

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a month after a devastating election loss that exposed cracks in the very foundation of their party, Democrats remain deeply divided over the extent of their political problem — or even if they have one.

A number of Democratic leaders are downplaying the strength of Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris as the inevitable result of an inflation-fueled anti-incumbent backlash that shaped elections worldwide. But others are convinced that the Democratic Party is facing an acute crisis that requires an urgent overhaul of its brand, message and economic policies.

Trump swept every battleground state on Nov. 5, becoming the first Republican candidate to win the national popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004. Yet nearly half the country voted against him. With the final votes still being counted in some places, Trump won the popular vote by just 1.6 percentage points. He carried the seven top swing states by about 760,000 votes combined out of more than 151 million cast nationwide.

“The glass is half full. It was close. If we get another 2% or 3% of American voters, it would have successfully led to victories from the presidency on down,” says Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who is leading a group called Governors Safeguarding Democracy.

But for Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Labor-Farmer Party and a candidate to lead the Democratic National Committee next year, the election represented “a damning indictment” for the Democratic Party.

“People do not believe that the Democratic Party is fighting for them or for their families or gives a damn about their lives,” Martin told The Associated Press. “We lost ground with almost every group except wealthy households and college-educated voters.”

The internal debate over the health of the party comes at a critical moment.

Trump will return to the White House on Jan. 20, claiming a mandate to enact a dramatic “Make America Great Again” agenda led by the mass deportation of millions of immigrants in the country illegally; an overhaul of the federal departments of health, education and justice, and major import tariffs that threaten to strain the U.S. economy and international alliances alike.

Democrats, even diminished and divided, stand as the only organized resistance to Trump and his emboldened MAGA allies. But for now, at least, the Democratic Party has no leader and no agreement on the political problems that need to be fixed or how to fix them.

Many Democratic groups and leaders are working through post-election analyses to better understand what went wrong on Nov. 5, but few are working together. And already, some fear that the disparate post mortems will produce competing recommendations likely to be lost in a rush to leave the pain of 2024 behind.

Priorities USA, one of the Democratic Party's leading super PACs, is set to unveil its post-election findings this week. The group will recommend, among other things, that Democrats do a better job listening to voters instead of pollsters, while offering a more forward-looking positive alternative to Trump's MAGA movement.

If they do not make significant changes, according to a preview of that briefing, Priorities believes there is no guarantee that key elements of the Democratic base — especially young people and voters of color — will return to the party in future elections.

Some of the loudest voices calling for dramatic changes represent the party's far-left wing, which is often ignored by establishment Democrats who control the party's messaging, strategy and policy platform. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders irked some party leaders the day after the election with a scathing critique: “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.”

“While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change,” Sanders continued. “And they’re right.”

by Anonymousreplies 120December 4, 2024 8:24 AM

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?

A big jackpot too, a couple hundred million.

by Anonymousreplies 25December 4, 2024 8:18 AM

Let’s be signs of mental illness

I’m a septum piercing.

by Anonymousreplies 65December 4, 2024 7:59 AM

MSNBC- Part 64

And like Persephone, we descend into Hades as winter approaches.

by Anonymousreplies 259December 4, 2024 7:56 AM

Did my smart watch lie to me about the number of steps I took today?

I just got a smart watch. No, I didn't get an Apple Watch, because I'm not a tool who wants Apple to make all decisions in my life about how I use the internet. I got a Pixel 3 watch. I turned it on today, and it told me I tool 10,100 steps. Is step technology accurate? It seems like bullshit! I don't know how I took so many steps. Is it because I'm short and I take more steps than a normal sized person?

by Anonymousreplies 13December 4, 2024 7:56 AM

Liza Minnelli Memoir May Become a TV Series

Warner Bros. TV and Magnolia Hill have joined forces on the project.

“I am beyond excited to work with Sam Haskell of Magnolia Hill Productions and Warner Bros. Television on bringing my story to life in this special way,” Minnelli said in a statement to Variety. “Sam has been a dear friend and an invaluable part of my professional life, and I couldn’t think of a more fitting collaborator for this incredibly personal project. I can’t wait to share my story with the world. I would not trust this story with anyone besides Sam. My belief was always, ‘Tell it when I’m gone!’ [Substance abuse disorder] isn’t about willpower or strength. It is about the wiring of our brains, it is about how genetics impact our lives and the lives of those we love… and it is now time to remove shame and stigma. I’m grateful to experience longevity by working on recovery every day of my life.”

by Anonymousreplies 4December 4, 2024 7:54 AM

Remembering Bunnika

What words or phrases come to mind?

by Anonymousreplies 8December 4, 2024 7:48 AM

Father of missing woman kills himself during search for her in Los Angeles

A Hawaii woman's father who flew to Los Angeles looking for her after she was reported missing has been found dead near Los Angeles International Airport.

The body of Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was found in a parking lot on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. Los Angeles Police Department officials said they responded to reports of a body in the 6100 block of Century Boulevard about 4 a.m. Sunday and discovered someone dead of an apparent suicide.

Kobayashi was in Los Angeles looking for his daughter, Hannah Kobayashi, 30, who was last seen at LAX on Nov. 8 and last contacted her family by phone Nov. 9, according to an LAPD news release.

Relatives confirmed Ryan Kobayashi's death in a Sunday statement, saying they had "endured a devastating tragedy."

"After tirelessly searching throughout Los Angeles for 13 days, Hannah’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, tragically took his own life," according to the statement. "This loss has compounded the family's suffering immeasurably."

The family has urged the public to "maintain focus on the search for her. Hannah IS still actively missing and is believed to be in imminent danger. It is crucial for everyone to remain vigilant in their efforts to locate Hannah."

Kobayashi boarded a flight in Maui on Nov. 8 headed to New York City with a stop at LAX but never made it to New York, her family told USA Today.

She landed at LAX but missed her next flight, appearing instead to visit the Grove shopping center, where she went to a Nike event Nov. 10, her family told USA Today. The next day, Kobayashi apparently went back to LAX but didn’t board a flight. Later that day, she sent what her family called “strange” text messages.

LAPD spokesperson Charles Miller confirmed that the department is investigating Kobayashi's disappearance as an "active missing person case" but declined to specify details about the investigation. No updates were available Monday morning.

Kobayashi's sister, Sydni, told The Times that her sister's friend has reached out to the family about "strange" text messages Kobayashi reportedly sent.

Kobayashi texted her friend about her ID being stolen and expressed concern that someone she thought she loved was trying to take her money.

"She seemed like it was someone else or she was just totally out of it," Sydni said. "It just didn’t seem right because it’s not how she normally texts."

Kobayashi was supposed to meet up with her aunt and spend time with family in upstate New York, according to her sister.

by Anonymousreplies 208December 4, 2024 7:47 AM

Liam Payne is Dead To Me - Part II

Continue here...

I am a Larry Shipper, a Larry believer if you will/

by Anonymousreplies 352December 4, 2024 7:40 AM

Deadline declares “The Holdovers” as a Christmas instant-classic

I hope it wins Best Picture. I absolutely loved this film!

by Anonymousreplies 64December 4, 2024 7:31 AM

Shocker! Pete Hegseth is a homophobe

Who would have guessed?

by Anonymousreplies 75December 4, 2024 7:30 AM

Don’t you guys see what Trump is doing

His outlandish cabinet picks are not about making the 2nd picks an easier pill to swallow. It’s so he can have 24/7 media coverage in a never ending soap opera. It’s going to be just like his first term except on steroids. Trump is blitzing the media. That’s how Nazism comes about.

by Anonymousreplies 6December 4, 2024 7:20 AM

Why did Lady Nicholas Fairford's modelling career go straight down the shitter?

She had it all. Her rugged good looks and her connections couldn't help. Life is funny.

by Anonymousreplies 132December 4, 2024 7:16 AM

Betty Gilpin Will Take Over Broadway's Oh, Mary! in 2025

Cole Escola's campy comedy about the famed first lady has extended its run with a new star.

Broadway's Oh, Mary! is getting a new titular star. Glow star Betty Gilpin will succeed writer Cole Escola as Mary in the campy comedy at the Lyceum Theatre beginning January 21, 2025, part of a newly announced extension for the play. Gilpin will play a limited eight-week engagement in the work, performing through March 16.

by Anonymousreplies 6December 4, 2024 7:09 AM

Logan's Run (1976)

The gayest scene in this movie is RENEWAL the second gayest scene is with that shimmering android- he's both BITCHY and QUEENY.

I saw this in a movie theater with my parents in September 1976 I was 11 years old. I liked it. They thought it was so so.

by Anonymousreplies 88December 4, 2024 7:04 AM

Things that continue to annoy you

Part of II Things that Annoy you, now in its 600th post.

by Anonymousreplies 585December 4, 2024 6:57 AM

I gotta ask - what is it with conservatives and their ignorance of the Bible?

What Christ actually taught, according to the Bible:

• Welcome the stranger to your land and treat him as your own

• Heal the sick

• Feed the hungry, clothe the naked

• Love your neighbor and your enemies

• The kingdom of God is for the weak and poor, not the rich and powerful

• Don't judge others; avoid hypocrites

What he said about abortion and gays: O.

What Christ's teachings have in common with the current GOP: O.

How these evil people have managed to COMPLETELY CO-OPT RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS and convince an entire electorate that day is night and black is white, is beyond me.

by Anonymousreplies 56December 4, 2024 6:53 AM

Mark MacKillop Bares it All to Raise Awareness for Broadway Cares

The Storytellers video series honors World AIDS Day and supports Broadway Cares.

Mark MacKillop is a familiar name within the theatre community when it comes to fundraising efforts and the call to action to end stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS. In today’s episode of Storytellers, Mark shares how growing up in a generation where many gay men’s lives were lost to an epidemic. Seeing older gay men have their lives cut short created a sense of anxiety and uncertainty about his own future.

by Anonymousreplies 1December 4, 2024 6:43 AM

What Is Your Biological/Phenotypic Age?

I recently got a big batch of bloodwork done, and I was pretty happy and relieved with the results. I recalled some website where you could input values from your bloodwork to find out your biological age (which can be younger or older than your actual age, depending on how fast you are aging and what your bloodwork reveals). Well I found the calculator and plugged in the values. And lo, I am a 51 year old with a phenotypic (biological) age of 41.25 years old!

Things I have probably done right: Healthy eater, mostly vegetarian; have been taking vitamins and supplements, and antioxidants, for years and years; I do not tax myself. I don't bite off more than I can chew; only one cup of coffee, and not every day, and I try to stay hydrated; lots of tea -- black, green, white, herbal -- it's so good for you; did yoga and lots of walking for years and years; laughter; I don't tend to be an angry or vindictive person. I have a good heart and generally do not enjoy holding on to negative, hateful emotions.

Thinks I have done have been unhealthy: I used to be chronically sleep-deprived, by choice, in high school, college and young adulthood; I used to smoke and still occasionally have a smoke; I have at times been a really heavy drinker in life, particularly when young, but also had a bad spell during Covid, for like two years of just heavy, heavy drinking; I don't always get enough exercise these days; I have had periods of grief, depression, anxiety, that made me fear not living as long as someone who is more sturdy in their nervous system.

What do you think are the most important things for staying young?

by Anonymousreplies 4December 4, 2024 6:38 AM

Most Mispronounced Words

Since it's Fall, will start with "Foliage." Fo-LEE-ij. Often heard as FO-lij and FOIL-ij. "Realtor" (REAL-tor) has become real-UH-ter.

by Anonymousreplies 207December 4, 2024 6:24 AM

Trevor Donovan update

His boobs are nice and round

by Anonymousreplies 41December 4, 2024 6:21 AM

Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense

This is not an Onion headline.

by Anonymousreplies 287December 4, 2024 6:06 AM

Valerie Bertinelli’s Latest Relationship is Dead to Me

Time to take the pants to the tailor to let out the seams.

by Anonymousreplies 197December 4, 2024 5:53 AM

Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez

"The last thrift find I'm really proud of is this little pink Dora the Explorer jacket. It's so cute. It's a cropped, pink jacket — I think it's for a child — and I love it. It makes me feel sexy. I like a good heel. Scents: I like to use a hodgepodge. I want to smell [like] tobacco, but also like cotton candy. I want there to be an aroma as I'm walking by. I want it to smell a little bit like man, a little bit feminine — I definitely lean a little more feminine in every sense.

So there's this huge backlash about Selena's boyfriend being named one of People's Sexiest Man Alive. They say he's ugly and in no sense of the word can he be called "sexy." But he's super rich, like Selena, the writer of big hits for big artists and he reads gay. I know nobody cares but it just bugs me, you know? Is it true love?

by Anonymousreplies 24December 4, 2024 5:48 AM

STOP asking me for money!!

How many emails did you get from organizations asking you for money on Giving Tuesday?

I think I got about 100!

It’s terrible to do Giving Tuesday after you spent all your money on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and whatever else day there is to spend money

by Anonymousreplies 4December 4, 2024 5:45 AM

I Want to Be Underwhelmed🎄Holiday Season 2024

Previous thread posted below.

by Anonymousreplies 215December 4, 2024 5:41 AM

64-year old DL Icon Valerie Bertinelli posting bra and panties selfies

She's single again!

I wonder if she should just jump on the L Train.

by Anonymousreplies 16December 4, 2024 5:39 AM

Muppet History controversy

This is sorta hilarious and mostly sad.

So a married couple launched the Muppet History Insta page. Lots of followers, they got to tour the Jim Henson offices, etc., all that.

These two (a man and woman) were really the king and queen of the unfuckables, both bi and both poly apparently. But okay, whatever....

.....until apparently it's revealed that he's sending sexually charged messages to followers.

La publicite! La publicite!

by Anonymousreplies 13December 4, 2024 5:36 AM

A Sinkhole May Have Swallowed A Grandmother... Massive Search Underway In Pennsylvania

Do you think she's really in there??

by Anonymousreplies 10December 4, 2024 5:35 AM

Bush Cheney and Rice on a business trip. If there was only one 2b room

how would they go about sleeping arrangements?

by Anonymousreplies 2December 4, 2024 5:30 AM

I’m at that stage in life

Where I think…

Another movie.

Another TV show.

Another stage musical.

Another Thanksgiving.

Another Xmas.

Another day at work.

Another restaurant

Another hookup.

And life just goes by

by Anonymousreplies 11December 4, 2024 5:19 AM

Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan Are ‘Taking a Break’

Exactly a year after they were first spotted out on a date, Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan are going their separate ways. A source implied to People that the decision was mutual and that it’s not even really a breakup.

“They are both young and career-focused, so they’ve decided to take a break,” the source told the tabloid. This is for sure a breakup, but you have to respect how polite this statement is. Perhaps in homage to Carpenter’s breakout album, it is short and sweet. These two don’t owe us a joint Instagram statement.

Carpenter and Keoghan were first linked a year ago, when they were photographed leaving a restaurant in Brentwood. They had reportedly met a few months prior at a Givenchy show during Paris Fashion Week. (Carpenter would later sing about their meeting on “Bed Chem.”) They spent the next year popping up together and looking cute. They both attended the Met Gala, he traveled to Singapore to watch her open for Taylor Swift, and he appeared in her music video for “Please Please Please.”

In August, DeuxMoi shared a tip saying that the couple had split, prompting a source to tell People that they were “on and off.” The couple were back on by the end of the month, and now? They’re off again. Personally, I will miss those funny little comments he would leave on her Instagram posts.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 4, 2024 5:18 AM

Arrowverse is DEAD to me

Pour one out for Melissa Benoist's hungry pussy.

[quote]After a dozen years and more than 800 episodes, the network airs its last comic book-based show.

[quote]The series finale of Superman & Lois aired Monday night on The CW. It marked not just the end of the show’s four-season run, but also an entire programming philosophy at the network.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 4, 2024 5:18 AM

We haven’t seen a pardon as sweeping as Hunter Biden’s in generations

Hunter Biden’s pardon looks a lot like Richard Nixon’s.

President Joe Biden’s grant of clemency on Sunday night — an extraordinary political act with extraordinary legal breadth — insulates his son from ever facing federal charges over any crimes he possibly could have committed over the past decade.

Experts on pardons said they could think of only one other person who has received a presidential pardon so sweeping in generations: Nixon, who was given a blanket pardon by Gerald Ford in 1974.

“I have never seen language like this in a pardon document that purports to pardon offenses that have not apparently even been charged, with the exception of the Nixon pardon,” said Margaret Love, who served from 1990 to 1997 as the U.S. pardon attorney, a Justice Department position devoted to assisting the president on clemency issues.

“Even the broadest Trump pardons were specific as to what was being pardoned,” Love added.

Joe Biden’s “full and unconditional pardon” of his son is deliberately vague. Donald Trump and his allies have long fixated on the president’s son, and Trump has repeatedly pledged to use his second term to investigate and prosecute members of the Biden family. Conservative commentators have engaged in parlor-game speculation that Hunter Biden could be charged with bribery, illegal lobbying or other crimes stemming from his foreign business activities and drug addiction.

So rather than merely pardoning his son for the gun crimes for which he was convicted and the tax crimes for which he pleaded guilty, the president’s pardon covers all “offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in” from Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 1, 2024. That language mirrors the language in Ford’s pardon of Nixon, which did not merely cover the Watergate scandal but extended to “all offenses against the United States” that Nixon “has committed or may have committed” between Jan. 20, 1969, and Aug. 9, 1974 — the exact span of Nixon’s presidency.

The starting date of Jan. 1, 2014, in the Biden pardon was surely not chosen randomly: Hunter Biden joined the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian gas company, in April 2014, while his father was vice president. Republicans have accused the younger Biden of illegally profiting off his position on that board.

by Anonymousreplies 107December 4, 2024 5:18 AM

AFI Salute to Helen Lawson

The American Film Institute (AFI) is planning a salute and tribute to Miss Helen Lawson, Hollywood's most reviled and known anti-doyenne. What are your favorite performances and moments from such a career? Share with us in this thread!

by Anonymousreplies 378December 4, 2024 5:13 AM

Billy Porter IS The Emcee in “Cabaret”

He will play The Emcee in London!

by Anonymousreplies 49December 4, 2024 5:11 AM

The Return of "Fit Fat" - let's post hot fit fatties

As we all know, the concept of "fit fat" originated here at the datalounge. This popular body type is a perennial favorite being both accessible, homey yet hot.

The clue is FIT fat. Not fat fat.

Not unfit fat.

No unfit fatties allowed on this thread.

by Anonymousreplies 305December 4, 2024 5:06 AM

BREAKING: Joe Biden set to issue pardon for son Hunter

He's expected to make the announcement tonight.

by Anonymousreplies 346December 4, 2024 5:05 AM

Have you had plastic surgery? Was it worth it?

Alright, girls, spill. For those of you who’ve gone under the knife (or even just dipped into the botox/filler fountain), was it worth it? Did it change your life, or are you still side eyeing your reflection wondering where it all went wrong?

And for the holdouts, would you ever do it? What’s stopping you? Money? Fear of looking like a Real Housewife after a bender? Or are you just naturally blessed and don’t need it (don’t lie)?

Let’s hear the good, the bad, and the botched.

by Anonymousreplies 100December 4, 2024 5:04 AM

Donatella's plastic surgeon deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

How is it even possible to change someone's appearance so drastically, especially a 69 year old woman? This is some kind of voodoo.

I get the facelift part, but it's like they've also replaced all the fat in her face. It doesn't look like typical fillers, either. What is it?

by Anonymousreplies 72December 4, 2024 5:02 AM

Treason Thread #72: The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Starring Donald Trump as the Piglet. Carry on!

Previous thread below.

(yes, in this version there’s a piggy).

by Anonymousreplies 557December 4, 2024 5:01 AM

Cole Escola’s "Oh Mary!" Opens On The Great White Way!

Complete raves across the board. This is Datalounge so we have to hate him now, right?

by Anonymousreplies 94December 4, 2024 4:59 AM

Former Israeli defense minister accuses his country of committing war crimes in Gaza

A former Israeli defense minister has accused his country of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, in a rare criticism from Israel’s own security community about military operations in the Palestinian enclave.

Moshe Yaalon said the Israeli government was putting the lives of Israel Defense Forces soldiers in danger and exposing them to lawsuits at the International Criminal Court, in an interview with the Reshet Bet radio station Sunday.

“I speak on behalf of commanders who serve in northern Gaza,” he said. “War crimes are being committed here.”

In a separate interview with Democrat TV on Saturday, he said that the Israeli government was seeking “to conquer, to annex, to carry out ethnic cleansing.”

Hard-liners want to re-establish Jewish settlements in Gaza, he said, including in northern areas where civilians have been urged to leave indefinitely as the Israeli military prepares to move against Hamas fighters who have regrouped.

“What is going on there? There is no Beit Lahiya, no Beit Hanoun, they are operating now in Jabalia and basically cleaning the area of Arabs,” Yaalon said.

by Anonymousreplies 35December 4, 2024 4:58 AM

I don't think the other members of the What's My Line panel liked Dorothy Kilgallen, Part 9

This is the golden thread that never ends.

by Anonymousreplies 215December 4, 2024 4:58 AM

THEATRE GOSSIP #576: The "Tammy Faye is Swept Away" Edition

It was between that and "Death Becomes Tammy Faye."

¯_(ツ)_/¯

by Anonymousreplies 570December 4, 2024 4:58 AM

Tasteful friends. What do we think of this mountain mansion?

For 17 million dollars you can enjoy the view of Scottsdale and mountain lions, javelinas, and coyotes coming into your yard!

by Anonymousreplies 65December 4, 2024 4:53 AM

Family (1976-80 TV Series) Appreciation Thread, Part 3

Continuing our discussion of the stars, storylines, and Sapphic sisters of the Lawrence family of Pasadena.

by Anonymousreplies 432December 4, 2024 4:51 AM

OMG! Lost Horizon on TubiTV!

I used to love this movie as a kid, having watched it multiple times on TV—afterschool movie. It’s a musical with songs by Burt Bacharach, about a group of westerners who crash land in the Himalayas to find a hidden town of people who never grow older.

As an adult, I found out that it’s supposed to be one of the worst films ever made, with 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.

I’ve been wanting to re/watch it for years but could never find it on streaming—but now it’s on Tubi!!

by Anonymousreplies 40December 4, 2024 4:49 AM

How and why are death threats legal?

You always see these stories in the news about celebrities receiving death threats, particularly ones that say unpopular things, like J. K. Rowling. How do people get away with this? It has to be a felony.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 4, 2024 4:45 AM

Matt Dubbe; Just What Datalounge Wants

Have a look…

by Anonymousreplies 132December 4, 2024 4:44 AM

Datalounge and the Insatiable Need for Naked Men

Lost in the woods

by Anonymousreplies 309December 4, 2024 4:43 AM

CNN: Trump having dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago

Watch out for the flying ketchup, Justin!

I can't imagine how AWFUL this must have been...

by Anonymousreplies 13December 4, 2024 4:25 AM

What are your favorite movies to watch during the Christmas season?

They don't all have to be Christmas movies.

During the month of December my favorite movies to watch are (in no particular order):

1-Planes, Trains & Automobiles

2-Uncle Buck

3-White Christmas

4-Home Alone

5-Home Alone 2

6-Mary Poppins

7-National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

8-The Polar Express

9-Mrs. Doubtfire

10-Ratatouille

by Anonymousreplies 87December 4, 2024 4:23 AM

What happened to the recent thread on Helen Lawson's API tribute?

I thought it was cute. Did someone say something unmentionable?

by Anonymousreplies 1December 4, 2024 4:23 AM

OH LAWD HE COMIN

lol it looks like the meme

by Anonymousreplies 2December 4, 2024 4:18 AM

Let’s be Big Booty Guys

Doing Yard work or working out.

by Anonymousreplies 381December 4, 2024 4:12 AM

Murders in the Building-When did you give up?

I enjoyed it until S3. Has it jumped the shark?

by Anonymousreplies 60December 4, 2024 4:11 AM

Kitty Wants To Sleep With Mommy And Daddy

He's CUTE I want to sleep with him too 😋

by Anonymousreplies 7December 4, 2024 4:04 AM

General cnn part 2

That belt is not doing Brianna any favors.

by Anonymousreplies 261December 4, 2024 4:02 AM

Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense

Trump announced Tuesday he has chosen Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.

The selection elevates the television personality to a Cabinet-level position in Trump’s second term.

“Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country. Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice - Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down,” Trump said in a statement.

Asshole.

by Anonymousreplies 12December 4, 2024 4:02 AM

Stories about insanely cheap people

My Aunt is so cheap that she once served my family vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce, and when we were finished eating, she scooped right in front of my eyes the remaining traces of chocolate back into the jar. Disgusting. She is insanely cheap about everything, even though her husband is a (also cheap) university prof and she was a schoolteacher with a good pension. She has been like this her entire life. It is so awful that it makes me curious and I want to ask her what is wrong that she behaves this way, but I know she would rip my face off.

by Anonymousreplies 140December 4, 2024 3:41 AM

Beards are here to stay, aren't they?

I'm not complaining as I like the scruff.

What do you think?

by Anonymousreplies 105December 4, 2024 3:40 AM

Eminem’s Mom is dead to me

No he didn’t finally kill her. Cancer.

by Anonymousreplies 13December 4, 2024 3:38 AM

Gay Pornstar Phil Bradley on PBS In the Life

On another thread, there’s a comment that gay pornstar was on an episode of PBS’ In the Life. Does anyone know which episode it was or which year? Also, there comments that he was actually openly gay. Is this true?

by Anonymousreplies 261December 4, 2024 3:35 AM

Hot Mugshots 3: Revenge of mamas Mussy

Beginning with a hot guy with stupid hair

by Anonymousreplies 518December 4, 2024 3:34 AM

I just discovered a delicious restaurant in San Carlos

Nursel - Russian and central Asian cuisine. Basically the cuisine of the former Soviet Union - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, etc. The soup dumplings and lamb kebabs were delicious.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 4, 2024 3:32 AM

Dec. Gifts That Can't Be Returned DOOL...

Julie & her Salemites honor the dashing Doug Williams with a fond farewell.

Comatose Bo's hand began moving when grieving Hope came into his room.

Drama loving big mouth Joy told her secret to Alex who she barely even knows.

The Leo & Javi pairing is over as fast as they began their whirlwind romance.

Rafe gets to replace the now missing John Black at the Black/Patch company.

Mark, Clyde, Nancy, Vivian, Dr. Rolf & Sophia have all done recent disappearing acts.

Discuss.

by Anonymousreplies 44December 4, 2024 3:30 AM

Is this guy too hairy?

Well?

by Anonymousreplies 150December 4, 2024 3:30 AM

Do you own a jock strap?

Now, in porn, all the bottoms now seem to be wearing jock straps. Is it expected now??

Do jocks actually even wear jock straps or is it only gay bottoms?

by Anonymousreplies 58December 4, 2024 3:26 AM

Amateur Vintage Pron

Post it here. Give us your best.

by Anonymousreplies 23December 4, 2024 3:25 AM

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 14 Trailer

Kyle's getting the villain edit this season.

Erika continues her Ozempic journey.

They swapped out last season's token black cast member for another one that looks like a drag queen.

Dorit and Sutton continue to be boring.

Jennifer Tilly!

Discuss

by Anonymousreplies 214December 4, 2024 3:23 AM

Prisoner: Cell Block H

Anyone remember Australia’s greatest export?

Anyone watching it these days?

by Anonymousreplies 109December 4, 2024 3:22 AM

Tasteful Epicureans: The Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving meal

There is a five inch long carrot on the plate. Why is there a five inch long carrot on the plate, seriously? This is one step above nursing home meal.

The kitchen at MaL must be staffed with interns or amateurs. Remember the gay wedding reception earlier in the year where the cake was tilted and the icing sloppy and uneven? I think they tried to pass it off as "rustic." Nah.

by Anonymousreplies 121December 4, 2024 3:20 AM

Former Village Person Says YMCA is NOT a Gay Song

Sure, Jan

by Anonymousreplies 4December 4, 2024 3:17 AM

Sylvester Stallone Hails Donald Trump as the ‘Second George Washington’

Sylvester Stallone welcomed Donald Trump to the stage at the President-elect’s Mar-a-Lago event Thursday evening, praising him as the “second George Washington.”

The two shook hands before Trump’s headlining speech for the America First Policy Institute gala, which took place at the President-elect’s resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Several of the figures Trump has tapped to be cabinet members in his administration, such as Matt Gaetz, were also in attendance. During the event, it was announced that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum had been selected to be submitted to serve as Interior Secretary.

“We are in the presence of a really mythical character. I love mythology,” Stallone said in his speech, after opening with a lengthy comparison drawing connections between Jesus Christ, his boxing character Rocky Balboa and Trump himself. “Nobody in the world could’ve pulled off what he pulled off. So I’m in awe.”

“I’ll just say this — and I mean it,” Stallone continued. “When George Washington defended his country, he had no idea that he was going to change the world. Because without him, you could imagine what the world would look like. Guess what? We got the second George Washington. Congratulations!”

In an interview in 2016, when Trump had become the favorite to land the Republican party’s presidential nomination, Stallone told Variety, “I love Donald Trump. He’s a great Dickensian character. You know what I mean?… But I don’t know how that translates to,” a laugh, and then, “running the world.”

Speaking at a Mipcom panel in October after publishing his book “Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass,” Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh recalled Trump expressing jealousy towards Stallone during their interviews.

While Trump was hosting NBC’s “The Apprentice,” his producer Burnett was also working on “The Contender,” with Stallone as host. Setoodeh shared that Trump would claim that “Sylvester Stallone wasn’t as good at making TV” and that he “couldn’t remember his lines, couldn’t deliver the words to the prompter.”

“I just think we need to let this sink in: Donald Trump has been president for four years, he’s been leader of the free world for those four years,” Setoodeh said. “What he’s still fixated on was the fact that he was a better reality star than Sylvester Stallone.”

by Anonymousreplies 41December 4, 2024 3:13 AM

The Exorcist III

I’ve always heard such good things about this movie but I just can’t get into it. I don’t buy George C Scott in the Lee J Cobb role.

I keep watching and turning it off. Is it worth sticking with it?

by Anonymousreplies 14December 4, 2024 3:00 AM

WeHo influencer Garrett Bruno who's accused of killing woman in car crash is now in a coma

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

by Anonymousreplies 42December 4, 2024 2:59 AM

From now on, whenever I have a meltdown, I'm just going to say I'm declaring martial law

The people at the office better be ready for this.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 4, 2024 2:55 AM

Aaron Taylor-Johnson IS Kraven the Hunter

Superhero cum gutters for days

by Anonymousreplies 94December 4, 2024 2:48 AM

New York mayor condemned over plan to deport migrants accused of crimes

The progressive activists want to see to it that the next NYC mayor is a Republican.

THIS is a no-no:

"Adams said: “I made it clear that I’m not going to be warring with this administration. I’m going to be working with this administration.” Donald Trump won the presidential election last month and will be inaugurated for a second term in January."

by Anonymousreplies 1December 4, 2024 2:47 AM

Upcoming biopic about LIZA--but will it star Gaga? The Guardian says, "Of course!"

As the repeatedly stalled Madonna biopic has shown, it’s difficult to make a film about a real-life icon, especially when the icon in question has a say in who will play them. And so it might prove to be with Liza Minnelli. Earlier this year, Minnelli announced that she is writing what is sure to be a blockbuster memoir. The book promises to pull no punches which – when you factor in her parents, her addiction issues and her complicated love life – is a hell of a lot of punches not to pull.

The book isn’t due to come out until 2026. Despite this, the television rights have already been optioned and, even though it’s so far in the distance, Minnelli has already got several ideas about casting. In an email to People magazine, she wrote: “First, we need a great script and an actress who loves to move,” adding, “Honey, first, I’m a dancer … like the great line in Chorus Line: God, I’m a dancer … a dancer dances … even with replaced hips and scoliosis!”

Clearly, whoever does end up getting cast is almost certainly going to end up as an awards frontrunner, especially given that Renée Zellweger won an Oscar for playing her mother just five years ago. In the email, Minnelli hinted that the line was already starting to stretch around the block. “We’re very grateful that Academy award, Emmy, Tony and Grammy winners are so excited to talk with us.”

Which seems like a polite way to say that it’s definitely going to be Lady Gaga. Because of course it is. No actor in the world is hungrier for awards than Lady Gaga, which is why she kept giving that “One hundred people in a room,” speech during her A Star Is Born campaign, and why she went so deeply method for House of Gucci that she wrote a letter to her own personality saying: “I don’t need you right now”. A chance to play a world-class singer and generationally talented dancer who gets to emote her way through numerous traumas? This is the role that Lady Gaga has been waiting her entire life to play.

by Anonymousreplies 28December 4, 2024 2:40 AM

The 2024 Election was Stolen: Hear Me Out

In 2020, well before Election Day, MAGAs were crying "rigged election."

Immediately following the election, Republicans brought 60+ "election integrity" court cases, requested (and received) hand recounts—and despite no election fraud discovered, still rioted at the Capitol and have spent four years perpetuating a stolen election lie.

It is just days following the 2024 election, one where: - Donald Trump spoke several times in recent months about "already having the votes" - Elon Musk and Peter Theil (two men with more technology available to them than anyone) have been working alongside Trump and the Russian government. - dozens of bomb threats were sent by Russia on Election Day, causing shutdowns and delays... - 5 swing states showed results of Dems winning down-ballot and yet a Trump victory in all (a near impossible split-ticket scenario). - The Trump campaign (always proving a complaint is an accusation, claimed a stolen election until the moment Trump was declared the winner.

by Anonymousreplies 32December 4, 2024 2:23 AM

John Alfred Tinniswood is DEAD TO ME

The world's oldest living man has died at the age of 112, his family have confirmed.

John Alfred Tinniswood died on Monday at the Southport care home where he lived.

The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man in April this year, when Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died at the age of 114.

His family said Mr Tinniswood's final day was "surrounded by music and love". Mr Tinniswood, who was born on 26 August 1912, the same year the Titanic sank, became the UK’s oldest man in 2020.

He was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man in April 2024.

by Anonymousreplies 27December 4, 2024 2:22 AM

Village People's Victor Willis says Y.M.C.A. is NOT a gay anthem

You homos need to get your minds out of the gutter!

[quote]This assumption is also based on the fact that the YMCA was apparently being used as some sort of gay hangout and since one of the writers was gay and some of the Village People are gay, the song must be a message to gay people. To that I say once again, get your minds out of the gutter. It is not.

[quote]I therefore wrote Y.M.C.A. about the things I knew about the Y in the urban areas of San Francisco such as swimming, basketball, track, and cheap food and cheap rooms. And when I say, “hang out with all the boys” that is simply 1970s black slang for black guys hanging-out together for sports, gambling or whatever. There’s nothing gay about that.

MARY!

by Anonymousreplies 15December 4, 2024 1:58 AM

Let's Be the 1960's

I am color television!

by Anonymousreplies 190December 4, 2024 1:53 AM

Dylan Mulvaney now looks like Calista Flockhart

He's selling a book too, a memoir called Paper Doll.

by Anonymousreplies 33December 4, 2024 1:49 AM

Trump threatens Hamas

“If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity. Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!”

by Anonymousreplies 26December 4, 2024 1:45 AM

I Love Lucy RUINED by AI

Those faces are quite creepy.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 4, 2024 1:44 AM

The Substance

Anyone else excited for this? Could get Demi Moore her first Oscar nomination. She seems really grounded and normal in this interview with the guardian. I’m rooting for her!

by Anonymousreplies 240December 4, 2024 1:40 AM

Muscle Dysmorphia in Young Men

These guys are spending their entire lives in the gym. Five, six, seven days a week, lifting weights for hours. Nothing else matters to them.

by Anonymousreplies 202December 4, 2024 1:32 AM

Breaking Today Neo Nazis parade around Columbus Ohio.

VIDEO.... Hiding behinds the red masks again.

by Anonymousreplies 113December 4, 2024 1:19 AM

The Dark Knighting of Gavin Newsom has begun

Fuck joy.

by Anonymousreplies 201December 4, 2024 1:09 AM

What Books Are You Reading In 2024? Part 2

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?

by Anonymousreplies 542December 4, 2024 1:01 AM

With Trump 2.0 Looming, Gay Families Wed, Investigate IVF

Donald Trump called himself "the father of IVF" and his running mate, JD Vance, claimed they would attract "normal gay guy" voters – but queer Americans are not convinced, stepping up plans for marriage and kids while they still can, NBC News reported.

Anxieties around the right to marry are rooted in the way a heavily conservative Supreme Court – with three Trump appointees – stripped away women's right to end pregnancy on the federal level, sending the issue to the states and ending a half century of recognition for a Constitutional right to choose.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have been vocal about wanting to revisit the Court's own 2015 ruling that ushered in national marriage equality, ending a chaotic patchwork of rights that varied, sometimes dramatically, from state to state.

One couple who have accelerated their timetable to the altar are Ben Nelson and Adam Weinberger, NBC News relayed, noting that the men had planned for an October wedding in 2025 – until the results of last month's election, that is. Now they're planning a December elopement.

"We kind of decided that we would take a step back and do what we think is necessary for our lives, not necessarily what our first choice was," Weinberger told NBC News.

"This is not what equality looks like," Nelson added.

Another gay couple – Michael Kaye and his partner, who was not named in the story – are similarly contemplating an elopement before January 20, Inauguration Day, rather than sticking with their original plan for a June 2025 wedding.

"It just feels like we took a step backwards and that fear is resurfacing," Kaye explained. "I just feel like there is this fear again around the queer experience."

Another source of anxiety for queer families in advance of the incoming president's inauguration next month is whether IVF will remain legal in general, and if it will be within reach of queer couples. IVF – in vitro fertilization, which enables families who would otherwise not be able to have children to become parents – is a major avenue to parenthood for same-sex couples and other families that do not fit into the binary heterosexual mold.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 4, 2024 12:58 AM

Let's Establish a Gay Homeland

We all wish for a place of peace and prosperity where we can be safe.

Where would you establish it, what are the rules, and what are its basic needs?

by Anonymousreplies 113December 4, 2024 12:53 AM

Patsy Ramsey Was INNOCENT?

Omg, all this time I thought she killed that girl. Netflix finally set the record straight.

That poor woman went to her grave with people thinking she murdered her own daughter. May she Rest In Peace.

by Anonymousreplies 74December 4, 2024 12:52 AM

My Friend Julie is Such a Cunt: 2024 edition

My friend Julie told Marlo Thomas, "A little more filler would really bring out the planes in your cheeks!"

by Anonymousreplies 59December 4, 2024 12:49 AM

The View — Part 31

The Apocalyptic world beacons and The View finds itself attached to the Mouse Propaganda machine as bad as Fox.

by Anonymousreplies 178December 4, 2024 12:46 AM

What happened with Raquel Welsh's acting career?

What happened with Raquel Welsh's career? She was a huge star and very beautiful and an interesting person off screen too. I believe she was offered tge role of Alexis Colby after Sophia Loren turned it down. A nightime soap would definitely have suited her. Why did she just stop getting parts?

by Anonymousreplies 29December 4, 2024 12:41 AM

Daniel Craig’s amazing 55 year old ass

The Bond, James Bond go up into the man for the first time in the Des Moines cinema.

by Anonymousreplies 61December 4, 2024 12:37 AM

What is the worst large company you’ve worked for?

Since we are all anonymous here, spill it! What made it a horrible company?

by Anonymousreplies 11December 4, 2024 12:31 AM

Do you come from a white trash town?

I realized that I do. I grew up in a small town in Maryland and I never really thought of it as a white trash place since both of my parents were educated and so were a lot of my friends' parents. However, Facebook always reveals the truth.

My female high school classmates keep showing off their new tattoos on Facebook. Hell, one of them even got a matching tattoo with her son. The trashiest white girls always end up with the trashiest black guys from high school. Funny, they never seem to be interested in the black guys who went to college. They just want the black guys who were in and out of jail.

A HUGE number of classmates married other classmates and never left. Furthermore, I noticed that all the white guys who moved away got married to women who all look the same: blond and a little chunky, but they all have the same face. It's quite eerie actually.

by Anonymousreplies 60December 4, 2024 12:26 AM

The Thread of A$$ets!

A celebration and honoring of beautiful, perfect, inviting, delectable, asses

by Anonymousreplies 186December 4, 2024 12:23 AM

My Millennial Mind Is Literally On Fire After Learning That These Everyday Items Were Staples In Most Gen X And Boomer Homes

How many of these do you remember?

by Anonymousreplies 34December 4, 2024 12:20 AM

Ben Barnes XXXIV - Is The Great Rebrand, Even More Boring Edition next?

Stay tuned to find out, but prepare now to miss all the action..

by Anonymousreplies 308December 4, 2024 12:19 AM

Trump has got to be tired of Musk

As vain as Trump is he can't be happy Musk posted this photo

by Anonymousreplies 172December 4, 2024 12:11 AM

British TV chat, 2024

We haven't had a thread to talk broadly about British shows and/or the PBS or Britbox viewings of them in the US for a while.

Starting off with something that apparently happened a few months ago....the sexy guy that played Spiros on The Durrells has been ACCUSED! of sexual harassment/assault/rape. (He was serving as a rep in EU parliament.)

by Anonymousreplies 330December 4, 2024 12:03 AM

VPL 2024

It's a new year, so time for a new thread! Let's start from where we left off in 2023...

by Anonymousreplies 546December 3, 2024 11:59 PM

What Happened to the Beautiful Ted From Schitt's Creek?

Dustin Milligan is in a horrible Netflix Christmas movie called "Hot Frosty," about a woman who turns a snowman into a real life stud.

But he's no longer beautiful. The hair, the overly thin face. Yeah, his body looks great, but I miss cute Ted the veterinarian.

by Anonymousreplies 42December 3, 2024 11:44 PM

Cher reveals Lucille Ball’s advice pushed her to leave Sonny Bono

Hollywood comedian, who was in sitcom I Love Lucy with her husband, told singer: ‘You’re the one with the talent’

It was the showbiz breakup that set the stage for a decades-long music career and entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now, the singer Cher has revealed what finally made her leave Sonny Bono and strike out on her own: the Hollywood legend Lucille Ball reminded her she was the talented one.

The singer told BBC One’s Graham Norton Show she resolved to break up the onstage and marital union unless Bono agreed to an equal split. But she still needed a final push to take that step. “I didn’t know what to do and leaving was a hard thing for me. [Lucille Ball] was on television and part of a couple [with Desi Arnaz], so I went to her, and she said: ‘Fuck him, you’re the one with the talent.’”

Sonny and Cher met in a coffee shop in 1962. He was a successful songwriter and she was an aspiring singer. They soon married, and would form one of the most influential showbiz couples of their era.

But Cher learned Bono had effectively made her his employee, rather than his partner, in their professional life; setting up a company named Cher Enterprises of which he was the majority shareholder. Cher, therefore, had been subjugated to Bono professionally.

“We had a strange relationship, and when I learned that he and his lawyer owned everything and I was just an employee, I said I wanted to be 50-50 partners, otherwise I would walk,” she told Norton in an episode due to air on Friday, as she promoted her autobiography The Memoir, Part One.

by Anonymousreplies 54December 3, 2024 11:42 PM

Celebrities with the phoniest personalities?

Who would make your list?

by Anonymousreplies 72December 3, 2024 11:41 PM

Rank all of Debbie Harry's 5 solo studio albums from best to worst.

KooKoo (1981)

Rockbird (1986)

Def, Dumb & Blonde (1989)

Debravation (1993)

Necessary Evil (2007)

You can vote below in the poll for your favorite album.

by Anonymousreplies 105December 3, 2024 11:40 PM

What’s going on with Mayor Adams Legal woes.

I hope he beats them all.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 3, 2024 11:39 PM

Christmas Stories

Share your Christmas stories.

Favorite memories, foods, traditions. Crazy relatives, great gifts, awful gifts, sad stuff, regrets, etc.

by Anonymousreplies 41December 3, 2024 11:37 PM

The shifting vote of Gen-Z

To the Democrats' surprise, Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election was fueled partially by sweeping support from Gen-Z.

by Anonymousreplies 17December 3, 2024 11:04 PM

AMA, what’s coming next in this country?

This thread will be about:

What’s next? How fast will it be? How can you protect yourself?

And finally, remove all fear from this thread. We are past that. This is about acceptance, not denial. If you aren’t ready for that, it’s ok, but we cannot have hysteria.

I know people. I have insider info plus open source, though I will not connect to any of my sources, you’ll need to verify what I’m telling you on your own, and you SHOULD do that.

by Anonymousreplies 321December 3, 2024 11:03 PM

Billboard: Beyonce is the greatest popstar of the 21st century

The Top 10:

1. Beyonce 2. Taylor Swift 3. Rihanna 4. Drake 5. Lady Gaga 6. Britney Spears 7. Kanye West 8. Justin Bieber 9. Ariana Grande 10. Adele

by Anonymousreplies 28December 3, 2024 10:51 PM

Actors who've aged well

Which actors have held up relatively well?

I saw Tony Goldwyn on Law and Order recently and he looked great. Silver fox.

by Anonymousreplies 63December 3, 2024 10:48 PM

"How Much I Make As A Steakhouse Server"

$400 in tips on a Tuesday night.

Came in to work at 4:45 p.m. and finished at 9:15 p.m.

Waited on four tables.

WTF???

Damned little brat.

by Anonymousreplies 67December 3, 2024 10:46 PM

Best Rap Songs

Generally, I hate rap. But, I do concede there are some rap songs I like.

“Rapture” by Blondie

“One Night in Bangkok” by Murray Head

“A Nightmare on My Street” by Will Smith

“Good Vibrations” by Mark Whalberg

“Summertime” by Will Smith

“Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio

“Hot in Herre” by Nelly

“Low” by Flo Rida

Those are the few rap songs I like that come to mind.

by Anonymousreplies 17December 3, 2024 10:43 PM

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Why is there not a new thread? And, yes I did a search.

by Anonymousreplies 24December 3, 2024 10:40 PM

Another country bites the dust towards authoritarianism…

Looks like South Korean President Yun Sook Yeol has declared Martial Law!

He claims that South Korea’s very own version of the “Deep State”, have conspired with North Korea’s President/Dictator, Kim Jong Un. The same Kim Jong Un who sent hundreds of young men to Russia, in order to continue the facilitation of war that was declared against Ukraine several years ago.

Is this OUR fate in America? We’re closer to being the next to fall than any other time in our history.

Thoughts, DL?

by Anonymousreplies 9December 3, 2024 10:40 PM

Why did you adopt me?

I wanna know….

by Anonymousreplies 14December 3, 2024 10:34 PM

“PLEASE see Kraven the Hunter” begs Columbia Pictures

This movie was supposed to open nearly two years ago (January 2023)

Its release date was changed three times after that

Trailers have been in theaters since summer 2023

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 10:28 PM

Best 6 1/2 minutes of Mommie Dearest

"There's a liquor store, to the right."

"I should have known you'd know where to find the boys, AND the booze!"

by Anonymousreplies 104December 3, 2024 10:20 PM

Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary on MAX (HBO)

Anybody watched it yet?

by Anonymousreplies 120December 3, 2024 10:15 PM

David Dastmalchian

Talented actor and very handsome man. I had no idea he was a recovered heroin addict.

by Anonymousreplies 56December 3, 2024 10:13 PM

When Debra Lee Scott’s tits came out during an episode of Password+

I bet Allen Ludden, Betty White’s old man, enjoyed his hosting duties that day.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 3, 2024 10:12 PM

Streamer Destiny gives blowjob... allegedly to Nick Fuentes.

Clips of the blowjob video are sometimes posted on 4chan /pol/ and I heard on that new zealand farm site, where the churchhill shooting was leaked 5 years ago, you can see the full videos with sound.

You can clearly see that it is Destiny who blows but does the penis belong to Nick Fuentes? I don't know if it is allowed to link these sites here, so we have to go with what is posted on X.

In one of the videos, you can see the peron's fingers/hand. This way you can compare if those have the same size/shape as Fuentes'.

Streamer Destiny is openly bi and he and Nick Fuentes met in 2022 (there is video evidence).

by Anonymousreplies 34December 3, 2024 10:02 PM

New York Film Critics announcing awards today

These awards take place in a different universe from Oscar (IIRC Charles Melton won this category last year)

by Anonymousreplies 21December 3, 2024 10:01 PM

Ozempic is killing Christina Aguilera's sex drive!

Christina Aguilera loves her ultra skinny figure, but it’s caused a lull in her love life, according to an insider. The source exclusively tells Life & Style that her long suffering fiancé, Matthew Rutler, is tearing his hair out in frustration.

“Christina’s all about looking as sexy as she can these days. She’s constantly showing off her body and parading around in skin tight clothes,” the insider reveals. “Most people probably assume she’s got a hot sex life to go with her hot body, but it’s actually the total opposite.”

The source continues, “Apparently, she and Matt used to have a way better sex life, but these days it’s DOA because she’s just never in the mood. It’s not something that’s ever been an issue in their relationship before so of course Matt is blaming her drastic weight loss. Plus, although Christina denies taking Ozempic or any of the other weight loss drugs, decreased libido is one of the possible side effects so it’s not hard to put two and two together.”

However, according to the insider, the “Genie in a Bottle” hit maker, 43, “doesn’t seem to think it’s a problem.”

“She’s so caught up in looking good and all the stuff going on with her career, but it’s certainly doing a number on Matt. He feels like their connection’s just not the same as it used to be. He’s been complaining to friends and saying he wishes she’d gain some weight and start acting like herself again,” the source concludes.

The news of Matt’s concerns about their love life comes on the heels of fans worrying that Christina might be taking her weight loss too far.

“Christina has been losing weight for the past year and is feeling more confident than she has in ages,” a separate insider told Life & Style on Thursday, October 10. “Still, people are starting to wonder if perhaps she’s taking it too far. She looks smaller than she did in her teen years. It’s really shocking to see in-person.”

The “I Turn to You” singer has never addressed whether or not she’s used weight loss medication to shed some pounds, but the source said she feels “pressure to compete with the younger pop stars.”

However, when Christina sat down for an interview with Glamour in August, she explained that she didn’t want her children to obsess over their weight due to society’s often unrealistic standards similar to how she felt as a teen.

“Your kids trigger things in you that you don’t want them to go through, and it’s almost like you’re reliving this whole thing again,” the “Lady Marmalade” songstress told the outlet on August 15. “When you’re a teenager, you have a very different body than when you’re in your 20s. I started to fill out, and then that was unacceptable because it was like, ‘Oh, she’s getting thicker.’ Then I had industry people: ‘They liked your body and how you were as a skinny teenager.’”

As for the rumors about how she lost weight? Christina said she was past the point of worrying about what people whispered about.

“I have a maturity now where I just don’t give a f—k about your opinion,” the Burlesque star said. “I’m not going to take it on. It must be your responsibility to take up your space. Other people’s opinions of me are not my business.”

by Anonymousreplies 21December 3, 2024 9:58 PM

I come from Mississippi

I’m white trash

by Anonymousreplies 8December 3, 2024 9:49 PM

Dionne Warwick on Celeb Wheel of Fortune TONIGHT 8pm

Playing against Chance The Rapper and Lil Jon for her favorite charity (no, not herself!) the North Jersey Community Research Initiative!

Be sure to tune in!

by Anonymousreplies 16December 3, 2024 9:43 PM

Grace Kelly in jail again!

Wynonna Judd's daughter definitely doesn't live up to her name.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 3, 2024 9:28 PM

Armie Hammer Returns to Acting With ‘Frontier Crucible’ Western

The A-lister’s big screen comeback follows Hammer’s career crashing down amid a number of sexual misconduct allegations.

by Anonymousreplies 57December 3, 2024 9:06 PM

Tom Brady is gay

He is a straight acting gay. I can just tell. He is.

by Anonymousreplies 53December 3, 2024 9:05 PM

Lens Dunham Modeling This Lovely Frock

Fashion is so silly and even sillier is the morbidly obese Lens modeling this creation.

by Anonymousreplies 21December 3, 2024 9:03 PM

Missing hiker found alive after more than five weeks in wilderness

A hiker who was lost in the backwoods of British Columbia for more than five weeks has been found alive.

Sam Benastick, 20, was reported missing on 19 October after he failed to return from a 10-day fishing and hiking trip in Redfern-Keily Park in the northern Rocky Mountains.

Authorities had called off search and rescue efforts for the avid hiker in late October. Temperatures in the region had at times dropped to around -20C (-4F).

Mr Benastick was found on Tuesday by two people headed to the Redfern Lake trail for work, who recognised him as the missing hiker as he walked towards them.

Given all the time he was missing, a different outcome had been feared, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl Madonna Saunderson told the BBC on Wednesday.

"We're very grateful. The family is thrilled," she said, adding that he had simply gotten lost.

Mr Benastick told police that he stayed in his car for a couple of days and then walked to a creek where he camped for 10 to15 days. At the time he went missing, he was equipped with a tarp, a backpack and some camping supplies.

He then moved down the valley and built a camp and shelter in a dried-out creek bed. Winter conditions ramped up, with some snowfall.

Eventually, Mr Benastick made his way to the area where he flagged down his rescuers.

"Those are very difficult conditions for really anyone to survive in, especially [with] limited supplies and equipment and food," Prince George Search and Rescue search manager Adam Hawkins told the BBC.

"Even someone with quite a bit of experience would find that challenging."

Multiple rescue teams, the Canadian Rangers, the RCMP, and family and friends, had all conducted a ground and air search over "a pretty huge amount of terrain", Mr Hawkins said.

The rugged, remote region was hours from any towns, and featured low-lying hills, steep alpine cliffsides, and "even glaciated terrain", he said.

Little is known about Mr Benastick's condition or how he survived in the backwoods. He is currently in hospital.

Local inn owner Mike Reid, who got to know Mr Benastick's family while they stayed at his establishment during search efforts, told broadcaster CBC that the hiker had cut his sleeping bag and wrapped it around his legs to stay warm.

He said he was told the young man nearly collapsed as he was placed into the ambulance and was in "rough shape".

by Anonymousreplies 52December 3, 2024 8:35 PM

Barron Trump Finds Himself as the Hottest TikTok Trend, Thanks to His Suitcase

Barron Trump prefers to stay out of the limelight compared to his father, Donald Trump, so we are not sure how he feels about being the hottest trend on TikTok right now. CNN recently resurfaced a clip of young Barron talking to his mom, Melania Trump, about his suitcase.

Barron has the Daily Mail to thank for putting the clip on TikTok because it was his preschooler baby voice that had everyone jumping on the trend. “I like my suitcase,” he said in the video while holding his father’s briefcase. He then asked Melania, “I have to go to school now?” It’s rare to hear the now-18-year-old speak, but as a young child, he had a Slovenian accent similar to his mother.

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak with former first lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

In true internet form, there is also a remix version of “I like my suitcase,” (or “sootcase” on TikTok) which came at the perfect time for the Thanksgiving holiday. As travelers headed out for the long weekend at the airport, they’ve been using the audio sound for themselves, and yes, their cats as they get into their pet carriers.

The video originally aired in 2010 on Larry King Live when Barron was only four years old. He was dressed just like his dad in a blue sports coat and white shirt. Melania was heard sweetly interacting with her son after he asked, “I have to go to school now?”

You have lunch, and then you go to school,” she responded.

He asked again, “Now I’m gonna go?”

“First you will have lunch, then you will go to school,” she reassured him while he clutched his briefcase.

During the interview, King noted Barron’s accent to his parents. Melania revealed, “He spends most of the time with me.”

King asked Donald Trump, “What do you think of that?”

“I think it’s great,” Donald Trump said “Anything he does is OK with me.”

“He speaks three languages, actually,” said his proud mom.

“Smart one,” concluded Donald Trump.

by Anonymousreplies 41December 3, 2024 8:31 PM

Your worst Thanksgiving ever!

What happened? What didn't happen? What did you want to happen?

by Anonymousreplies 137December 3, 2024 8:25 PM

Beefcake Wrestlers...

Who are your favorite sexy male wrestlers?

Post your favorites.

Go.

by Anonymousreplies 46December 3, 2024 8:25 PM

Trump nominates Jared Kushner's CROOK father, Charles Kushner, to be Ambassador to France

I don't want to hear conservatives complain about "DEI" ever again, when they appoint people like this based on nepotism

Seriously, what did France do to deserve this?

by Anonymousreplies 55December 3, 2024 8:16 PM

Celeste Holm, Grade A Cunt

I don't think she gets enough credit or is in the spotlight enough for her A level cuntery.

by Anonymousreplies 198December 3, 2024 7:59 PM

A question for DLers who are older and still sexually active:

Do you still take it in the face? If not, what age did you stop?

by Anonymousreplies 12December 3, 2024 7:52 PM

Celeste Holm

The definition of class.

by Anonymousreplies 38December 3, 2024 7:50 PM

Why are iPhones better than Androids?

I have had it with my shitty android with its slow data, accelerated battery life, attack ads. Next month I'm ready to go over to the dark side and go apple. IPhone users what are the pros? Is it difficult to transition from Android? It's my first time be gentle.

by Anonymousreplies 151December 3, 2024 7:44 PM

Why isn't Janis Joplin a gay icon?

I've always wondered why...

by Anonymousreplies 66December 3, 2024 7:25 PM

Let's Be a Murder Mystery film

I'm the novel the film is based on

by Anonymousreplies 30December 3, 2024 7:20 PM

Has Broadway reanimated Tommy Dorfman's career?

She is playing Tybalt (male) and the Nurse (female) in Romeo and Juliet.

I blinked and almosted missed this.

by Anonymousreplies 6December 3, 2024 7:04 PM

OB-GYN's are fleeing Texas

Fuck the forced birth states

by Anonymousreplies 100December 3, 2024 7:04 PM

4 movies about The Beatles directed by Sam Mendes are coming

Will you be tuning in to each movie?

by Anonymousreplies 33December 3, 2024 7:00 PM

Progressives are learning the art of triangulation

Fascinating! - Hank McCoy

by Anonymousreplies 0December 3, 2024 6:43 PM

Wacko COVID Report from GOP Congressional Panel

Basic Summary:

Trump and the right did everything correctly,

The left was always wrong.

Completely predictable findings from today's Republicans.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 6:22 PM

I hate that you have to tip before you get your order on Door Dash

I always tip well because I heard they won't pick up your order when you don't give a decent tip. But today they really screwed up my order and I wish I could subtract some of that tip. I had knee surgery so am not driving at the moment.

by Anonymousreplies 103December 3, 2024 6:21 PM

Let's Be a 1990's HBO Show

I'm the grittiness

by Anonymousreplies 28December 3, 2024 6:07 PM

Ben Barnes making O faces while he sings

O face is perhaps to mild a description, it’s somewhere in between “double penetration” and “werewolf transformation”

My God his hair is nice

by Anonymousreplies 38December 3, 2024 6:07 PM

Advil vs. Aleve

Aleve lasts far longer so I’m surprised that so many still stick with Advil.

What do you prefer?

by Anonymousreplies 17December 3, 2024 5:56 PM

Marshall Law here

Ask me anything.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 5:54 PM

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Just when you thought The Acolyte was the biggest piece of shit to come out of Star Wars, get ready for Skeleton Crew!

by Anonymousreplies 5December 3, 2024 5:50 PM

Cat Wants Hug- Will You Say No?

Adorable video of cat hugging his owner.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 5:49 PM

The problem with the Democratic party is not that it's too leftist or not leftist enough.

It's that it lacks fighters (especially against right-wing disinformation and extremism). This is not new, but it stands out more now because they're dealing with a party that has barely given a fuck for the past 8 years. Most Republicans will do or say practically anything to win.

by Anonymousreplies 70December 3, 2024 5:46 PM

Gio on Selling the OC

Gio is straight?! He's even married! To a woman! Wtf?! Please tell me I'm not the only one that thinks he's gay. He pings loud. He has gay voice and gay mannerisms. I'm shocked. I can't believe he's straight. He has to be at least bi, right?

by Anonymousreplies 1December 3, 2024 5:45 PM

Jonathan Bailey

Is he not the best actor of his generation? He just has IT.

by Anonymousreplies 63December 3, 2024 5:44 PM

The last Top is dead to me. R.I.P. Duke Fakir of the Four Tops

Duke Fakir, 88, passed today. He was the last living member of the Four Tops. Another piece of classic Motown is now gone. This will bump any coverage of Sandy Posey’s passing like poor Farrah vs MJ.

by Anonymousreplies 34December 3, 2024 5:42 PM

Hair restoration success story of the day

Jamie Dornan

by Anonymousreplies 5December 3, 2024 5:36 PM

Along With Breath Mints, Take It To Your Next Gay Bar Visit

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

by Anonymousreplies 5December 3, 2024 5:21 PM

Disney’s new Snow White movie

This is awful. Why bother to make a live action movie if everything looks animated?

Gal Gadot is basically playing a drag queen and I am surprised how well she does it.

by Anonymousreplies 8December 3, 2024 5:14 PM

Old shit on TV (part 2)

When I was a kid I loved December Bride mostly because I thought Spring Byington was the funniest name I ever heard. Then I saw Florida Friebus.

by Anonymousreplies 292December 3, 2024 5:08 PM

Julian Morris and Landon Ross, Part 12

Julian has nice things to say about Angela Lansbury, his Little women co-star on his instagram:

Heartbroken but so grateful for the time we spent together

by Anonymousreplies 166December 3, 2024 5:06 PM

Pelosi Secretly Orchestrating Another Attempted Shake-Up of Dem Leadership

Months after running an internal pressure campaign that nudged President Joe Biden out of the 2024 election, former House Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is plotting another ouster within the Democratic Party.

The representative for California’s 11th congressional district—who stepped down as Leader of the House Democratic Caucus last year after two decades—is targeting the top member of her party on the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the New York Times reported.

Pelosi is among a group of Democrats privately urging 61-year-old Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to challenge Nadler, 77, for his post. Raskin is thinking about it, though hasn’t made up his mind and must weigh the fact that he and Nadler are friends, congressional colleagues told the Times.

Pelosi’s effort is part of an existential rethink among congressional Democrats, who are concerned their oldest members are not best suited to take on President-elect Donald Trump’s vociferous MAGA allies in Congress.

While Nadler has no apparent health issues, Democrats are still shaken by the decline of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died at age 90 last year, months after taking a leave of the party’s top Judiciary post in the Upper Chamber and long after she had exhibited signs of cognitive impairment.

Trump’s MAGA acolytes in Congress will be expected to help carry out the president-elect’s combative approach to law and order. The top Republican in the House Judiciary Committee is Jim Jordan (R-OH), a founder of the populist and MAGA-friendly Freedom Caucus.

The Times said Raskin, am off-the-cuff debater compared to the talking points-wedded Nadler, is viewed by disgruntled Democrats as better positioned to lead the opposition on the all-important committee.

Nadler isn’t the only ranking Democrat under the microscope. The Times reported Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), 76, the top party member on the Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. David Scott (D-GA), 79, the top party member on the Agriculture Committee, are facing challenges from younger house members.

According to Jonathan Alter’s book American Reckoning, Pelosi “wasn’t happy that the only bloody fingerprints on the knife were hers“ after she played a key role in ousting Biden. She did so first by pressuring him behind the scenes and, when that didn’t work, by making public a cryptic message that time was ”running short" for Biden to make up his mind about staying in the race.

After he dropped out, Pelosi trashed his team. “I’ve never been that impressed with his political operation,” she said, in an interview with The New Yorker. “They won the White House. Bravo. But my concern was: this ain’t happening, and we have to make a decision for this to happen.”

by Anonymousreplies 64December 3, 2024 4:51 PM

All of the most beautiful & in-shape women I know don’t eat & never have.

I work in an upper class gym in a very middle class city. It is the land of trophy wives and they are gorgeous. These are life-long gym bunnies who are now in their 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s. These women don’t have an OUNCE of belly fat. No shit, some of these women have abs at 60 years old. They also have gorgeous muscle tone, they’re perfectly sculpted head to toe.

Every single one of them has practiced the most disordered eating for decades.

First of all - everything they eat is both nonfat & low carb. They eat low carb tortillas. Usually put a Splenda in the nonfat iced coffee. But it’s mostly just that they eat lean meats all the time. Chicken breast & tuna & raw veggies. When they make dinner for their family they’ll make their own meal of meat & salad.

Second - they don’t drink. None of them drink at all. A lot of them actually say they had issues with alcohol and had to completely quit to save their marriage. Usually their husbands still drink.

Third - they compulsively exercise. They come in for a morning workout and it’s usually yoga sculpt or cardio. Then they come back in the afternoon for weights.

Fourth - this doesn’t apply to all of them, but some of them take a lot of sleeping meds every night to get some sleep.

Fifth - they give the best advice. “If I feel hungry for a snack I just go for a walk. If that doesn’t help, half a beef jerky stick will do the trick.”

by Anonymousreplies 154December 3, 2024 4:38 PM

Colin L. Powell

He was born in 1937 to Harlem to a shipping clerk and a seamstress. His first job was working for Jewish furniture store, where he picked up Yiddish. He then obtained a geology degree from City College of New York, where he had a C-average and joined the ROTC, which changed the trajectory of his life.

For almost 50 years, he gave his life to public service. In 1987, during the height of the Iran-Contra Affair, President Reagan tapped him to be his National Security Advisor. President George H.W. Bush asked him to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he helped oversee the "cleanest war in American history" and became a household name and one of the most trusted men in the world. Because of his impeccable reputation, President George W. Bush asked him to be Secretary of State. While at State, he was an opponent to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, but gave a notorious factually-deceptive U.N. speech in support of the war, which hurt his credibility. In 2005, he retired from public service and became a speaker and lecturer, before he succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

He is looked at as one of the last few true Republicans, along with his former colleagues-James Baker, Robert Gates, Mitt Romney, and Condoleezza Rice, let's discuss the American General Colin L. Powell.

by Anonymousreplies 54December 3, 2024 4:30 PM

Why do bisexual men treat gay men so badly?

Throughout my life, I’ve had a handful of experiences with bi men (or at least men claiming to be bi), and it was never a good experience.

Of course they always wanted sex, which is fine because I was looking for that too, but it could never go any farther than that. They never wanted to be friends with me because they didn’t want their friends to know that they were “bi” and they couldn’t risk being seen out in public with a gay guy, which was ridiculous anyway because I’m not a flaming queen, which I guess speaks more to their insecurity.

For a period of time in my early 20s, I played with one who would go apeshit if you touched his butt because he wasn’t “gay.“ The last one I dealt with was a real pill - he would always communicate with me on Grindr, and he never saved my phone number because he was afraid one of his roommates might see it. Like, WTF! Your roommates inspect your contact list?

To be honest, it really hurt to watch “bi” men get angry if I insinuated they were gay, like it’s something horrible. Makes me wonder, what are they really think of me?

by Anonymousreplies 23December 3, 2024 4:05 PM

Provide a caption for this photo

What are these gentlemen doing here?

by Anonymousreplies 88December 3, 2024 4:03 PM

Michigan state rep says "Make gay marriage illegal again"

Bozo

by Anonymousreplies 9December 3, 2024 4:01 PM

The McRib is Back

Fat Whores rejoice. And McDonald’s is now selling a Costco-sized tub of McRib sauce.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 3, 2024 3:55 PM

Another Trump Thread

The thing that grates on me the most is that he will actually have gotten away with everything.

He will never go to jail, much less prison.

He will never be hung, electrocuted, spend a moment behind bars, none of it at all.

So the Trump legacy continues... The final grift is going to come true.

He will live and die on this earth having never paid a price for all of the shit he has done. He will have gotten away with ALL of it, ALL.

To the others out there that have paid hefty prices for mistakes, misdeeds, mayhem and murder, there is nothing left to say, is there.

by Anonymousreplies 12December 3, 2024 3:38 PM

Condi Rice Drinks Cheap Rum And Fires Ping Pong Balls Out Of Her Vagina

I'll find the link sometime.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 3, 2024 3:18 PM

WHET gay porn star Ben Andrews?

Donkey-dicked, tall, lanky and nerdy. Luscious lips and and adorable smile.

He made a big splash in later 00s porn, particularly for Michael Lucas. His appeal was limited, but if you were his type… damn! And he was so my type.

What ever happened to him?

by Anonymousreplies 8December 3, 2024 3:07 PM

Elton is blind in one eye after having pink eye

I wonder if he got it from someone farting while he was eating their ass?

by Anonymousreplies 6December 3, 2024 3:06 PM

Rodent man splits like an amoeba

The horror

by Anonymousreplies 7December 3, 2024 2:59 PM

Why do people make such long playlists?

I know I’m old school but we used to put together 90 mix tapes of carefully curated songs to create some kind of personal mood, y’know, if you were any good at it. This meant things like the 1st song, the 2nd song, the last song on side one were all very important choices, as were the 1st song on the second side and, of course, the final song. You were restricted by time but had the opportunity to create multiple shifts of mood that demonstrated a kind of skill. At least if you were going to listen it to repetitively and share it with others, etc.

Nowadays people send me these “playlists” and it’s like, WTF is this? Who actually listens to a 50 hour playlist? At most, I scroll through the selections but probably only listen to the 1st hour. I mean, it’s more of a radio station than a playlist. I have my own music I listen to, I don’t need somebody’s randomly thrown together 50+ hour playlist.

So what is this about? What are these people thinking? I mean, send me like 18 selectors, make it mean something, y’know?

by Anonymousreplies 9December 3, 2024 2:53 PM

How far is it from Oakdale to Chicago?

Wouldn't one expect it to be a suburb of the big city?

by Anonymousreplies 574December 3, 2024 2:23 PM

Who Killed Jon-Benet, Girthy Edition

Don’t go to that other thread, that OP has an “agenda”, likely works for Lynn Holly Johnson or some such slut.

Keep it going here, we stick to “the facts of life, Mame” detective work, and we bring receipts, because our lives *are* gold lamé. Escapism is better than shitting on newspaper, don’t you dare judge us, bitches.

Carry the fuck on. First thread linked below.

Related Datalounge Thread

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 1:52 PM

'English Teacher' on Hulu

New series from Brian Jordan Alvarez about a gay high school teacher. DL's gonna love this one, I can tell already.

Starts September 2nd.

by Anonymousreplies 100December 3, 2024 1:48 PM

Buffy Observations Upon Third Viewing on Tubi

I never knew Drusilla was Martin Landau and Barbara Bains daughter! The episode with Jack Ritter playing an abusive potential stepfather is one of the best filler episodes. Wentworth appears in the swim team episode where Xander bares almost it all in a speedo. The writers like to use the word orgy. It's been used by the teen characters 4 times so far and I'm near the end of season 2. The monolith from Agents of Shield is also in Buffy. The universes connect somewhere.

by Anonymousreplies 54December 3, 2024 1:29 PM

Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) - 2024

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.

by Anonymousreplies 246December 3, 2024 1:17 PM

Trump may kick Prince Harry out of the US

Because Harry lied on his visa application about his drug use!

by Anonymousreplies 45December 3, 2024 1:09 PM

Bad apple? How Disney’s Snow White remake turned sour

As its two stars (i.e. the fiercely pro-Palestinian actress Rachel Zegler and the Israeli actress Gal Gadot) fight over the war in Gaza, rows over sexism, race and the dwarfs are turning the fairytale into a nightmare.

by Anonymousreplies 135December 3, 2024 12:55 PM

Diva Deathwatch

Which of these gay icons, listed chronologically, will be the next headliner to croon at the Pearly Gates?

(Didn't list "Other" - just add your own in comments)

by Anonymousreplies 44December 3, 2024 12:45 PM

Dr. Jill’s last White House Christmas Decorations

Light and Peace? More like Cheap and Boring, am I right?

Who gives a shit. I’m not doing another one

by Anonymousreplies 10December 3, 2024 12:37 PM

DC anchor Leon Harris on medical leave after slurring his words on air

We got a black male version of Jessica Savitch here......

by Anonymousreplies 5December 3, 2024 12:06 PM

Shawn Mendes FLOPS with new album

Shawn Mendes' new album "Shawn" fails to debut on Global and US Spotify. In his native country, Canada, he charts only 1 song from his first new album in four years.

The album is a flop

by Anonymousreplies 61December 3, 2024 12:00 PM

"Who Killed Jon-Benet Ramsey?" (Part 2)

Former thread.

by Anonymousreplies 195December 3, 2024 11:57 AM

Drew Starkey in “Queer”… A Star Is Born

This man was incredible in this film. I felt like I was watching the birth of a movie star. He was so ridiculously charming in this film. He doesn’t have any huge scenes or anything like that, his performance is very subtle and nuanced and poignant. His performance is absolutely wonderful. What a lovely performance, and he is so attractive in this film. I was actually shocked by how much I loved him. By the end of the film, I had a little crush on him lol.

His very first scene, I literally couldn’t keep my eyes off of him. Your eyes just stay attached to him in everything that he’s in.

As for the film, it is broken down into three chapters. Chapters one and two are great, but chapter 3 is a mess. Well, not necessarily a mess, but it is strange beyond belief. I am left with questions. It is a very sad and heartbreaking film of crippling loneliness.

by Anonymousreplies 104December 3, 2024 11:52 AM

HGTV Fall Thread 2024

Since the most recent comment on the summer thread is about the gays in Detroit, they get the place of honor as the thread photo.

(Until Mike Holmes Jr shares a photo in a jockstrap....)

by Anonymousreplies 84December 3, 2024 10:13 AM

Figure Skating

We need a general thread for figure skating news and discussion so I thought I'd start one.

Gracie Gold has a new memoir coming out called, wait for it, “Outofshapeworthlessloser” and in it she writes that she was raped at 21 by a fellow skater in a hotel suite where she and her sister held an event after-party. Five years after her alleged assault was reported to the U.S. Center for Safesport, she has no idea about the status of her complaint. She hasn't heard from the center in three years. (Via @WSJSports)

by Anonymousreplies 189December 3, 2024 9:02 AM

What do you give as Christmas gifts…

… to people who consult, like your doctors, accountant, guy who mows the lawns etc?

I swear those boxes of Lindt ball truffles do the rounds. I give cider, wine, honey or dried herb salt from the vineyards near my home town, depending on their tastes and status as drinkers.

I also give a box of fancy cookies to people who work at reception for them to snack on at morning tea. Those are the most giddily received, TBH.

by Anonymousreplies 6December 3, 2024 9:01 AM

Celebrity Deadpool, 2025 Edition

What celebrities will die in 2025? Do you think Jimmy Carter will be able to hang on that long?

Make your predictions here!

by Anonymousreplies 95December 3, 2024 8:23 AM

'Why hasn't Glenn Close won any Oscars?'

The straights still don't get it.

[quote]She's a phenomenal actress and among one of the greats. She was beyond convincing and disturbingly iconic in Fatal Attraction and the fact that she lost to Cher?? I love Cher so nothing against her, but come on now :/

[quote]She also lost (she was nominated for Dangerous Liasons) to Jodie Foster in The Accused, which i also don't get?? I saw The Accussed and thought it was a mediocre Tv-movie. To think it was more deserving than Glenn in Dangerous Liasons? Absolutely ridiculous.

by Anonymousreplies 11December 3, 2024 8:20 AM

Let’s be the most random Christmas songs…

What are your most random and obscure Christmas songs? All I have this one from tow Danish sisters, one of whom lives in Andorra.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 3, 2024 8:01 AM

Why are certain factions of the LGBTQ community so obsessed with “existing?”

I hear this buzzword constantly, with these people all the time saying things like “I exist” and “my right to exist” and “I keep having to prove that I exist.”

What exactly does this mean? If I can see you and I can hear you talking, clearly you exist.

by Anonymousreplies 133December 3, 2024 7:16 AM

'Disclaimer' revenge thriller series on Apple TV

Starring Cate Blanchett, Lesley Manville, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee. Alfonso Cuarón writes and directs all seven episodes of the show, which is adapted from Renée Knight’s 2015 book.

Are we watching the shit out of this or not? I have never in my life seen a kitchen lit so beautifully. Look at that pink sky!

October 11th.

by Anonymousreplies 74December 3, 2024 7:05 AM

Give thanks to Generation X

They remembered Reagan and gave us Trump

Of course, I am biased as we grew up in the 1980s listening to music from Journey, U2, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and Van Halen; seeing movies such as “Star Wars,” “Back to the Future,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”; and watching shows such as “Cheers,” “Growing Pains,” “Roseanne” and “Hill Street Blues.”

Most importantly, though, we grew up with Ronald Reagan as our president.

by Anonymousreplies 13December 3, 2024 6:38 AM

Angela Merkel on a world before and after the Berlin Wall

I really like her.

I'm not sure why, but I just find her fascinating.

A very unlikely and improbable world leader.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 3, 2024 6:36 AM

Name a product you like that you recommend DLers try.

Can be food, toiletries, cleaning products, household gadgets, pet supplies, etc.

I recommend trying the Walmart Pumpkin Sandwich Cookies this Fall season. I discovered them through a youtuber several years ago and they are very good. I have purchased them every year since.

A light whipped cream cheese frosting with a very slight hint of cinnamon between two soft, cakey pumpkin cookies.

The flavors are well balanced, not overpowering and not too weak. I've taken then to the Office and to get togethers and everyone has really liked them.

by Anonymousreplies 365December 3, 2024 6:07 AM

Straights calling their significant other, "My partner"

I don't like it. It's only slightly better than the 70's when they'd say, "My lover".

by Anonymousreplies 41December 3, 2024 5:49 AM

‘Romeo and Juliet’ starring Kit Connor & Rachel Zegler gets a 4 week extension due to high demand

The advance tickets have been selling so quickly that the show has already been extended by 4 weeks, despite not even opening yet!

A hit!

by Anonymousreplies 84December 3, 2024 5:34 AM

I fucking hate LinkedIn

if I could kill it with fire, I would.

So many mediocre minds pontificating about capitalistic bullshit.

GOD WHO FUCKING CARES.

by Anonymousreplies 22December 3, 2024 5:34 AM

Condi Rice speaking about AI in arms race. Can’t believe she’s 70

She looks great! Didn’t age a bit. What’s her secret?

by Anonymousreplies 17December 3, 2024 5:32 AM

Trump slams Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon as an ‘an abuse and miscarriage of Justice’

Donald Trump was quick to react to news of Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon on Sunday night, blasting the decision as “an abuse and miscarriage of Justice.”

In a short post to his social media platform less than an hour after the official announcement, the president mused over pardons for those convicted in the violent insurrection on January 6 2021.

“Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” he wrote.

Many commentators have speculated that Trump will pardon many of the people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol in 2021 as soon as he returns to office in January.

More than 1,500 people have been charged in connection with the incident, during which Trump whipped a group of his supporters into a frenzy nearly four years ago.

Trump launched his general election campaign in March by not merely trying to rewrite the history of that riot, but positioning the violent siege and failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election as a cornerstone of his bid to return to the White House.

As part of that, he called the rioters “unbelievable patriots” and promised to help them “the first day we get into office.

As president, Trump can pardon anyone convicted in federal court, District of Columbia Superior Court or in a military court-martial. He can stop the continued prosecution of rioters by telling his attorney general to stand down.

“I am inclined to pardon many of them,” Trump said on his social media platform in March when announcing the promise. “I can’t say for every single one, because a couple of them, probably they got out of control.”

In a statement the president said that his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” by the Justice Department and that he hoped the American people would understand his decision as a father.

The pardon comes less than two weeks ahead of Hunter’s sentencing on December 12 for his conviction on federal gun charges back in June. He was also set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on December 16, after pleading guilty in September to federal tax evasion charges.

by Anonymousreplies 77December 3, 2024 5:20 AM

I'm watching Madam X starring Lana Turner. Constance Tower. Ricardo Montalban. John Forsyth. Jealous?

I was in a mood tonight. This movie has long been one of my favorites. Lana is older, and wanted to prove she was a real actress. She was wonderful in t his and breaks your heart. Of course it's a Ross Hunter movie, so there are lots of rich people. And yes, I paid to rent it. It was worth every cent of the $3.79 I paid.

by Anonymousreplies 12December 3, 2024 5:14 AM

Helen Gallagher is Dead to Me

The Tony Award, Daytime Emmy Award and Drama Desk Award winner was 98.

by Anonymousreplies 159December 3, 2024 5:07 AM

Barbara Bel Geddes

She was a hot piece back in the day! The original Maggie the Cat!

We never talk about her. Why not?

by Anonymousreplies 134December 3, 2024 4:43 AM

Let’s play a game! Match the race to the activity….

A. Black

B. Latino

C. White

D. Asian

1. Most likely to paint something contextual

2. Most likely to date an intellectual

3. Most likely to murder a transsexual

4. Most likely to steam clean a sectional

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 4:39 AM

Dems want Harris to stop sending fundraising emails after burning through $1.4bn

Democrats want Vice President Kamala Harris to stop asking her supporters for money after she reportedly raised $1.4bn for her campaign and ended it with $20m in debt.

“I understand that the Harris campaign is in a very difficult position with the debt that they have, and so sometimes you just have to make practical decisions,” Mike Nellis, founder of the Democratic digital firm Authentic, told Politico. “But yeah, I think that stuff like that erodes trust.”

It’s not uncommon for presidential candidates to end their campaigns in debt. Hillary Clinton ended her 2008 campaign with $25m in debt and Barack Obama ended his 2012 campaign with $6.8m. The debts were settled in 2013 and 2018 respectively.

Harris’s campaign is attempting to raise funds for costs associated with ending the presidential bid, like maintaining staff, closing offices and ensuring financial reports are in compliance, the outlet reported.

Some of the emails being sent out by the campaign state: “Even a quick donation of $50 is enough to help us in this fight” and “And with only hours left to hit our goal today, NOW is the best time to rush your support.”

Canceling out campaign debt can come with some challenges due to limits on campaign contributions. It’s been reported that Harris’s campaign spent $551m on digital and TV ads.

The emails to supporters are raising cash for a joint fundraising committee affiliated with her campaign. The money will first go through the DNC, then the campaign’s recount account, and then to state parties, according to Politico. The committee will pay for expenses before the transfers happen.

Democratic watchers worry that Harris could be destroying relationships with donors by asking them to give her money after she raised millions within the first week of her campaign, eventually bringing in more than $1bn.

James Zogby, a DNC member who is vying for the committee’s vice chair position, said that the messages were not a “good look” and that the party’s donation solicitations can have a “begging” tone.

by Anonymousreplies 21December 3, 2024 4:34 AM

Taking bets - How long before a bill is introduced to abolish term limits on the Presidency?

Trump has already sown the seeds saying "I don't know they might want to keep me if I do a good job.." and had told evangelical voters they only had to vote one more time and then that was it. Since he has the House, the Senate and SCOTUS, there is probably no way to stop him. So when do you think some MAGAt congressman will introduce the bill?

by Anonymousreplies 61December 3, 2024 4:24 AM

Ohio State University police pepper spray rival University of Michigan players after the game

College football was a combat sport on rivalry Saturday.

Rivalry week matchups are always heated with tensions and resentments building. But four annual clashes ended with fights between opponents when the winning road team attempted to plant a flag on the home field of their adversary to punctuate a victory.

Each scuffle was notable for different reasons. But they were all provoked by similar sentiments. The victors wanted to make a statement, while the defeated wanted to protect their home turf and prevent further indignity.

The melee receiving the biggest spotlight occurred at the end of Michigan's 13-10 win over Ohio State in Columbus. Wolverines players brought a maize flag bearing the block "M" out to midfield and thrust it into the Ohio Stadium turf. The Buckeyes took exception to the gesture and confronted their opponents, resulting in several players pushing and shoving each other, with punches being thrown.

Unfortunately, what made the Michigan-Ohio State fight stand out was coaches, security personnel and police getting involved to break up the conflict. In the process, law enforcement officers used pepper spray to subdue players, with several bystanders also being affected.

Ohio State University Police issued a statement on social media saying the matter was being investigated.

"Following the game, officers from multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in breaking up an on-field altercation," the statement read. "During the scuffle, multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray. OSUPD is the lead agency for games & will continue to investigate."

A similar scuffle broke out after North Carolina State's 35-30 win over North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Following the victory, which made the Wolfpack bowl eligible, NC State players brought a red school flag to the middle of the field with the intention of planting it into the turf.

However, Tar Heels players confronted their opponents to stop them from spearing the flag into Kenan Memorial Stadium's field. Pushing and shoving quickly resulted and North Carolina's Tylee Craft eventually took the flag and attempted to throw it into the stands. Wolfpack players DK Kaufman and Jacarrius Peak shoved Craft before coaches stepped in.

Coaches were more directly involved in the skirmish after Florida defeated Florida State, 31-11. Gators defensive end George Gumbs Jr. planted a black Florida flag into the grass at FSU's Doak Campbell Stadium. Florida State players led by Jeremiah Byers and Julian Armella ran to midfield to pull the flag out, which led to the two teams fighting.

Seminoles coach Mike Norvell got his hands on the flag and tossed it aside. He then confronted Florida coach Billy Napier and let his counterpart know that he didn't like what happened.

“I told him what I thought. They won the game — they have the right to celebrate just like we have in previous years,” Norvell said afterward, via Tomahawk Nation. “If you want to come do that, that is your decision you can have within the team — but I told him what I thought.”

Flags weren't the only object planted by the victorious road team in a rivalry game on Saturday. After No. 16 Arizona State's 49-7 win over Arizona, Sun Devils defensive lineman Jacob Rich Kongaika — who played his previous two seasons with the Wildcats — took their mascot's signature pitchfork and stabbed it into the midfield logo at Arizona Stadium.

Arizona receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig ran over to pull the pitchfork out of the grass and away from Kongaika. That brought over several other Arizona State players to help their teammate and protect the pitchfork.

Speaking to reporters afterward, Wildcats running back Quali Conley said Kongaika's actions were "disrespectful."

"That's our field. Just doing that was disrespectful," Conley said. "I just feel like that was uncalled for."

by Anonymousreplies 58December 3, 2024 4:24 AM

He has green text messages. It's a no.

Embracing green text messages reveals a pointlessly contrarian mindset that values rebellion over communication. He has deeper issues with trust and questionable aesthetic judgment.

Engaging with someone who intentionally opts for this clunky, ugly system suggests an acceptance of mediocrity, ultimately making them not worth your time or energy.

by Anonymousreplies 23December 3, 2024 4:05 AM

Someone needs to do

What wasn't done in that state below New Jersey.

Momala 4 Life.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 3, 2024 4:03 AM

Studies show that watching a beaver eat cabbage lowers stress by 17%

I can see why.

by Anonymousreplies 15December 3, 2024 3:57 AM

Did your parents actually have the sex talk with you as a child? How did that go? Details.

Birds & bees, etc.

by Anonymousreplies 76December 3, 2024 3:48 AM

Condoleezza Rice and Randy Bean

Beans and Rice.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 3, 2024 3:45 AM

Condi and Susan Rice, who eats better pussy?

And why?

by Anonymousreplies 3December 3, 2024 3:44 AM

Danny Pintauro injured in tragic scooter accident!!!

Oh, no!!!

by Anonymousreplies 3December 3, 2024 3:33 AM

Are Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore dating?

Welll..?

by Anonymousreplies 5December 3, 2024 3:33 AM

Enormous Mexican boy is excellent diver

Good for him

by Anonymousreplies 17December 3, 2024 3:33 AM

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY SEASON 5 PREMIERES SEPT 18TH

I will miss Monica but I know the rest of these bitches will bring the crazy. Let's go!

by Anonymousreplies 94December 3, 2024 3:11 AM

Musk, Ramaswamy outline plan for 'large-scale firings' in federal workforce

WASHINGTON — Tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy outlined a plan Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump to oversee a massive reduction in the federal workforce, arguing the employees won't be needed after Trump eliminates "thousands of regulations" in his next administration.

Musk and Ramaswamy, who Trump last week named co-heads of a new Department of Government Efficiency, singled out in a Wall Street Journal op-ed federal employees "who view themselves as immune from firing thanks to civil-service protections."

The duo pointed to recent Supreme Court decisions to argue the incoming president has the executive power to nullify many regulations unilaterally without Congress, pursue "large-scale firings" of federal workers and relocate some agencies outside of Washington. They said "a drastic reduction in federal regulations" would require vastly fewer federal employees.

"DOGE intends to work with embedded appointees in agencies to identify the minimum number of employees required at an agency for it to perform its constitutionally permissible and statutorily mandated functions," their op-ed reads.

Musk and Ramaswamy, two loyal Trump allies, were tapped to lead the effort to "dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies." Although dubbed a department, the Musk/Ramaswamy-led effort is effectively an outside advisory commission − not a formal agency − with no legal authority.

The incoming Trump administration is expected to revive a plan to convert some employees to "Schedule F," status which strips them of job protections, among other efforts to cut the workforce.

Musk and Ramaswamy said the number of federal employees to cut "should be at least proportionate" to the number of regulations that are eliminated. "Not only are fewer employees required to enforce fewer regulations, but the agency would produce fewer regulations once its scope of authority is properly limited," they said.

They did not specify how many workers could be downsized, or which agencies would be targeted, if their plan is carried out. They said "employees whose positions are eliminated deserve to be treated with respect, and DOGE’s goal is to help support their transition into the private sector," without providing specifics on how such a transition would work.

Trump would be able to use existing laws to give targeted federal workers incentives for early retirement and provide voluntary severance payments "to facilitate a graceful exit," they added.

Musk and Ramaswamy acknowledged "conventional wisdom" might suggests civil-service protections prevent the president from firing federal workers. But they argued Trump has the broad power − under the Supreme Court's 2021 Collins v. Yellen decision − to pursue "reductions in force" that don't target specific employees.

They also floated the possibility of requiring these workers to return to in-person work five days a week, predicting it "would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome."

"If federal employees don’t want to show up, American taxpayers shouldn’t pay them for the Covid-era privilege of staying home," they said.

"We are entrepreneurs, not politicians," they wrote in the op-ed. "We will serve as outside volunteers, not federal officials or employees. Unlike government commissions or advisory committees, we won’t just write reports or cut ribbons. We’ll cut costs."

by Anonymousreplies 179December 3, 2024 3:10 AM

Halle Berry has started a Lube line

Everyone else is starting makeup lines so she decided to be different and started a lube line for women.

by Anonymousreplies 9December 3, 2024 3:04 AM

In pictures: First look at Notre Dame’s breathtaking restoration five years after fire

The resurrection of Notre Dame – the treasured Gothic gem in the heart of Paris struck by a devastating fire in 2019 – has been a closely guarded secret. Few had seen the meticulous work of architects, artisans and master craftspeople who have carefully brought the cathedral back to life. Until now.

On Friday, the world got the first glimpses of the revamped UNESCO World Heritage Site as French President Emmanuel Macron carried out his final site visit ahead of its grand reopening on December 7 and 8.

by Anonymousreplies 49December 3, 2024 3:03 AM

Lets be Failed Spinoffs

Did any of you watch the Dave Chapelle sitcom, Buddies, spun off from Home Improvement?

by Anonymousreplies 4December 3, 2024 3:02 AM

Xmas horror films- which is your favorite?

Is there anything more creepy than Jesus's birthday?

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 2:57 AM

Lardos 35: Niall Hogran, Lewis Fataldi, Greaseball Niko and their crazed superfan

Lard Channel are taking a long break so Junkie Niko can go to rehab. Greasy Niall is still rotund and has just finished a 90 date world tour. Poor Lewis Fataldi was forced to take a career break because of his Tourettes, so he's inactive as well. Nevertheless, we'll still find plenty to talk about!

by Anonymousreplies 130December 3, 2024 2:55 AM

Nick Cannon diagnosed with Narcisstic Personality Disorder

You don't say!

by Anonymousreplies 28December 3, 2024 2:51 AM

Tasteful friends: $6.15M Sutton Place 1930 duplex co-op with stunning living room

Located above a Chinese restaurant at 322 E. 57th Street, the address might not be my first pick for an place I can't afford, but I do like Chinese food and it is Mr. Chow's, and the apartment was good enough for Carolyn Roehm who is selling it for something bigger.

With 3850 square feet, it has 7 rooms arranged on the 12th and 13th floors, with3 bedrooms (2 really), and 3 full and bathrooms and one w/c over two floors connected by a stair and private elevator.

The prize is the double-height living room, 27' x 27' and 19' in height, with two massive windows overlooking north-east onto East 57th. Not quite a proper double-cube room, but close enough for Manhattan, it has a heavily coffered ceiling and fluted Ionic pilasters , very tall bookcases. and Roman grille balconies at the floor above. The walls are covered in chocolate brown fabric of almost 30 years ago when Roehm first decorated it and it was featured in many design magazines, but even faded to a more tobacco color, I still like it and the space for hanging giant paintings. The rest of the apartment could be a dump and I could be be happy with that one perfect room.

The building designed by architects Caughey & Evans has 21 floors and 20 apartments. Entry is at the 12th floor, with a foyer, gallery/stair hall, lemon-shaped dining room, kitchen and pantry, w/c, and the living room. Upstairs a family room and the upper stair landing have balconies overlooking the living room. Behind are two nicely separated bedrooms and a panelled office with full bath that could be used as a small bedroom. Detailing is very good throughout, even in the bathrooms. There are three handsome marble fireplaces fitted with gas.

There is a similar apartment on the 14th and 15th floors with and extra 250 square feet, but the double height room is done in an slightly off gothic style with the pointed arches framing classical roundels. It's only $3.8M, and I would like it had I not seen this one. It could be much improved by some paint and modest changes, but the quality is not the same.

by Anonymousreplies 21December 3, 2024 2:51 AM

DRAKE VON, exclusive top until now, takes it the ass by retarded cum dump bottom JOEY MILLS

How the mighty have fallen

by Anonymousreplies 28December 3, 2024 2:46 AM

Another fundie caught downloading child porn

This one ran a non-profit encouraging Jesus freaks to vote based on "traditional values" and wrote Anti-LGBT op-eds

by Anonymousreplies 0December 3, 2024 2:41 AM

Is Somebody, Somewhere getting a third season?

I swear the breaks between shows are so long now it's easy to forget them.

by Anonymousreplies 89December 3, 2024 2:36 AM

Celebrities from normal, upstanding families

Janis Joplin comes to mind. These are her normal-seeming sibs.

by Anonymousreplies 1December 3, 2024 2:26 AM

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is actually Captain EO

George Lucas produced the Disney parks attraction (which Francis Ford Coppola of all people directed.)

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 2:26 AM

Comic Anthony Jeselnik opens up about his sexuality — is he a bi king?

In a rare moment of candor, stand-up comic Anthony Jeselnik spoke about his sexuality in a new interview, which has us wondering if he just came out as bisexual.

During a long interview with Vulture to promote his upcoming Netflix special Bones and All, the 45-year-old comedian opened up about the reason he quit a project about bisexuality and gave an honest, if vague, window into his own sexuality.

In the past, Jeselnik — who at one point dated fellow comedian, Amy Schumer — has tried to keep his private life out of the spotlight but has spoken about women he’s dated in past interviews and even in his stand-up routines, Queerty reports.

Back in 2014, Jeselnik was developing a show for FX, which he described in the Vulture profile as being like a “bisexual Louie.” But he had second thoughts about his involvement and ultimately decided to walk away — and gave back the money — even after the network told him he could write the scripts without having to star in the show.

“I said, ‘You know what? I don’t even want to work on this anymore. I don’t want to do a narrative, I don’t want to talk about sexuality. It doesn’t really benefit my comedy.’ Writing the story, writing all the characters, it was like, This is too much,” Jeselnik explained.

When interviewer Kathryn VanArendonk asked if the character in the show was based on his own life or someone he created, he replied, “A little of both. It would’ve been someone figuring out their sexuality later.”

Jeselnik didn’t seem ready to elaborate, but when pushed about whether this was an experience he was familiar with, he said, “Sure. Yeah.”

VanArendonk then asks if the reason he left the project was because he didn’t want his sexuality to be part of his identity as a comedian. “I didn’t really have a comedic angle on it,” Jeselnik answered. “It was like, Oh, maybe I’m gonna try this out. Then I was like, No, I don’t really have anything to say about it, so maybe it’s someone else’s story to tell. Or just … Yeah, it never really came together, and no one really gave a sh—t.”

Jeselnik posted a link to the profile on his Instagram stories, so he clearly approves of the article, but it looks like we may have to keep waiting for him to be more frank about his sexuality.

Bones and All premieres on Netflix on November 26, 2024.

by Anonymousreplies 136December 3, 2024 2:21 AM

Great British Bake Off 2024 Cast Announced

The new series starts on Channel 4 next Tuesday Sep. 24.

I only see one rather cute guy in the lineup, but maybe the others have winning personalities.

by Anonymousreplies 398December 3, 2024 2:01 AM

Lindsey Lohan debuts her new face

Looks amazing!

by Anonymousreplies 45December 3, 2024 1:53 AM

Who Else Misses The Queen?

She was one of the few sources of continuity and stability left in this world. I would be looking forward to her Christmas message right about now.

by Anonymousreplies 114December 3, 2024 1:50 AM

I honestly support Patel for FBI because those fuckers need to pay for what they did to Hillary

FAFO.

by Anonymousreplies 6December 3, 2024 1:28 AM

What is the lesbian equivalent of the gay "daddy"?

Is it "mommy"? "Mama"?

Something else?

And if it exists, what happens? Is the older lesbian driving a dildo into the younger lesbian who screams out all kinds of maternal things like "breed me mommy!" and that kind of thing?

by Anonymousreplies 30December 3, 2024 1:25 AM

Tulsi Gabbard, a former House Democrat who became a Trump supporter, to be director of national intelligence

Madam Putin in charge of intelligence.

by Anonymousreplies 44December 3, 2024 1:03 AM

On a scale of 1-10 how scared are you right now

What with the Putin and the nuclear and the war stuff.

I am about a 6 if I look at the news

by Anonymousreplies 94December 3, 2024 12:51 AM

"Wicked" disabled actress Marissa Bode asks viewers to "please be kind"

Marissa Bode is trying to change attitudes toward her Wicked character's disability for good.

The actress, who uses a wheelchair in real life and on screen, has addressed ableism she has observed in discussions surrounding the new musical film, in which she plays Nessarose, the sister of Cynthia Erivo's protagonist Elphaba.

"There's something that's made me a bit uncomfortable, and as somebody who's disabled with a platform, I just wanted to talk about it really quick," she began in a five-minute TikTok she posted on Friday.

Bode noted that it's completely appropriate and understandable to dislike Nessa as a character and make jokes about her, as she's a complex figure with shortcomings who makes poor decisions over the course of the musical. "That's the beauty of art and Wicked — these characters and the movie wouldn't be what it was if there weren't different opinions on the characters and who's truly wicked or not," she said. "And not liking Nessa herself is okay, because she is fictional. That's totally fine."

However, the actress added that she has no patience for jokes and criticisms of her character that center around her disability. "Aggressive comments and jokes about Nessa's disability itself is deeply uncomfortable, because disability is not fictional," she said. "At the end of the day, me, Marissa, is the person that is still disabled and in a wheelchair. And so it is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking."

Bode explained that she's heard countless variations on the most basic ableist jokes. "Before even being cast in Wicked, I had received comments — just as me, as Marissa, not Nessa — around the words of 'stand up for yourself,' 'I guess you can't stand him,' et cetera," she said. "These comments aren't original, and when these jokes are being made by non-disabled strangers with a punchline of not being able to walk, it very much feels like laughing at rather than laughing with."

She went on to express why she felt afraid to speak up about her discomfort in the first place. "The most frustrating part about all of this is how scared I am to even post/talk about this, which is also the bigger reason as to why I'm making this video in the first place," Bode said. "This goes so far beyond me, Marissa, just needing to avoid comments on the internet.

These comments do not exist in a vacuum. Aggressive comments of wanting to cause harm and push Nessa out of her wheelchair or that she deserves her disability are two really gross and harmful comments that real disabled people, including myself, have heard before."

The performer said she's witnessed other disability advocates experience serious discomfort as a result of similar comments. "I am scared, also, because I have seen firsthand what has happened to my disabled peers who are outspoken online when it comes to calling out ableism and why jokes of standing and being a vegetable — which is a derogatory term, by the way, for disabled people, and a comment that I saw about Nessa — these disabled creators' comments are flooded with ableist comments," she said.

"When speaking on ableism, they're told to just take a joke, and that they're asking too much, and to stop complaining, to the point where some of my disabled peers, these disabled creators, have needed to take a break online for their own mental well-being. To state the obvious, that's not good."

by Anonymousreplies 47December 3, 2024 12:41 AM

Nancy Mace will introduce bill preventing trans Congresswoman from using women’s bathroom in Capitol

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) plans to introduce a resolution Monday that would bar transgender women from using the women’s bathroom in the Capitol, according to her office. The move comes ahead of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Delaware) being sworn in as the first transgender lawmaker in the United States on Jan. 3. The resolution is not under privilege, meaning the House does not have to immediately vote on it. Even if the resolution were to be adopted this year, it would have to be reintroduced and passed in 2025 to be in effect for the 119th Congress.

by Anonymousreplies 185December 3, 2024 12:34 AM

Survivor Season 47

Starts Sept. 18.

Link has cast members including: Jon Lovett: As a podcast host, I get to travel the country with Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It,

Pick your top 3 and winner.

Kyle, Genevieve, Andy.

Winner: Andy

by Anonymousreplies 263December 3, 2024 12:31 AM

Genius from Miami figures out his Cyber truck isn't meant to haul hay

A Mr. Jacob Feder from Ft. Lee, New Jersey asks why, why? Actually, Miami but I wanted to invoke Roseanne Roseannadanna. The Feder name is correct, though.

Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says Carrying Hay Killed His Truck’s Air Suspension, Now His Cybertruck is Slowly Sinking into the Ground.

So weird, all of it. A Jewish guy hauling hay in a show pony "pickup?"

Jacob Feder, a Cybertruck owner from Miami, Florida, says his truck’s air compressor stopped working after he used the bed to carry hay. In addition, since the compressor powers the air suspension, Jacob’s truck is now sitting lopsided after the rear suspension started to sink to the ground.

by Anonymousreplies 40December 3, 2024 12:19 AM

Nearly half of all Democrats want Kamala to run again in 2028

Proving the party attracts a significant number of masochists.

by Anonymousreplies 377December 3, 2024 12:15 AM

Mark Ballas and Derek Hough's Finale Performance – Dancing with the Stars

They dance the tango together– so hot!

by Anonymousreplies 1December 3, 2024 12:08 AM

The gay and lesbian community: the way forward

We can survive, but we need a clear strategy. We need to immediately dump the trans and the nonbinaries, and we need to be vocal about the fact that the TQ+ is very different from us.

The transsexuals - whatever it is they want to do is not our concern. Even if all they want to do is transition and live life quietly, that is still not our problem and we need to stop making it our problem.

The nonbinary pronoun people - this is a category of people who don’t even exist as they are males or females pretending to be a nonexistent gender. Again, not our problem.

We can’t simply continue to stay quiet. We need to loudly let America know that we are not associated with child transitioners, the pronoun people, and the crossdressers in women’s restrooms.

by Anonymousreplies 8December 3, 2024 12:06 AM

The Democrats should have ran her- Jasmine Crockett

I bet she wouldn’t have responded, “Nothing comes to mind” as the sitting VP.

by Anonymousreplies 1December 3, 2024 12:02 AM

DB Cooper found? -- New evidence and FBI has requested exhumation

Fascinating story.

These siblings found a parachute in a storage shed after their mother died and contacted the FBI. Interestingly, their father was arrested and jailed for a similar attempt in Utah not long after DB bailed. Prosecuted and jailed, but escaped. He was killed in a shootout with LE.

[QUOTE]The children of a D.B. Cooper suspect handed over new evidence to the FBI because they think their dad was the culprit.

[QUOTE]A parachute long hidden on family property in North Carolina is said to match the type used in the only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history.

[QUOTE]The suspect in question was arrested for a similar skyjacking just months following the D.B. Cooper event.

by Anonymousreplies 47December 3, 2024 12:01 AM

Lacey Chabert and Kris Polaha in The Christmas Quest

I just remembered that Kris was the husband in Ringer, the TV show where Sarah Michelle Gellar played twins.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 3, 2024 12:01 AM

Phrases You Hate: Part 2

“Do your own research.”

by Anonymousreplies 71December 3, 2024 12:00 AM

Online auctions

Anyone lime to browse the world of online antique auctions? Have made some good buys and looking forward to my latest purchase, a death mask.. It's a Christmas present for my rather morbid nephew.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 2, 2024 11:57 PM

NOSTRADAMUS is 95% fresh!

Let’s see who the noob is

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 11:55 PM

Most popular cooking show host.

The height of ridiculousness. Tia Mowry? Rachel Ray #3?

by Anonymousreplies 1December 2, 2024 11:55 PM

What would happen if social media disappeared tomorrow?

Would the world be a better place?

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 11:52 PM

Has anyone else seen “The Daytrippers”?

I revisited it last night. Soooo good. I miss independent movies like this one. Parker Posey is so good in it. Everyone is really.

by Anonymousreplies 20December 2, 2024 11:51 PM

Who do you think would be on the gay and lesbian Mount Rushmore?

I think it would be Marsha P. Johnson, Harvey Milk, Judy Garland (I read "The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway" and holy crap did the gays love her), and Matthew Shepard

by Anonymousreplies 73December 2, 2024 11:46 PM

When did public libraries become SO GODDAMNED LOUD?

Yes, I type old.

I don't ask for much in this life, but a little peace and quiet at the public library doesn't seem like too much to ask.

However, I regularly encounter: patrons watching TikTok without headphones, patrons YELLING their conversations at each other, patrons listening to music -- again, without headphones, patrons YELLING into their cellphones, etc. It's terribly distracting. I understand that many public libraries are de facto daytime homeless shelters, but I really don't mind the homeless patrons as long as they are reasonably non-disruptive. And I am not convinced the loud patrons are always necessarily the homeless ones. But given that so many places in public life are loud and getting louder, quiet is becoming a luxury. And it's unfortunate. Everyone deserves some respite from our noisy world.

by Anonymousreplies 28December 2, 2024 11:34 PM

Found out yesterday my best friend has Stage IV cancer.

We’ve been friends for over 30 years. She found out earlier this week but waited until after Thanksgiving to tell everyone. It’s in some bones and some organs. Fuck. She’s a wonderful person and has been a great friend to me and many others. She doesn’t deserve this.

I’m in shock, I think. She doesn’t have a treatment plan yet, but can chemo or radiation do much at this point? She has a wife who I know will handle all the appointments and things. I don’t know what I can do other than just be there for her. She has asked me to take her to lunch and a movie tomorrow and to just have a fun day. I want to be strong for her but I can’t be sure I won’t burst into tears upon seeing her.

Fuck, fuck, FUCK cancer.

by Anonymousreplies 14December 2, 2024 11:32 PM

Shawn Mendes finally comes out

[Quote]The real truth about my life and sexuality is that, man I’m just figuring it out like everyone. I don’t really know sometimes and I know other times. It feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that.

by Anonymousreplies 34December 2, 2024 11:25 PM

Homomacabre

Where have you been all my life?? ❤️

by Anonymousreplies 18December 2, 2024 11:11 PM

What's your favorite Stephen King novel?

I recently picked up It and Salem's Lot. I previously have read The Shining, Carrie, the Cell, and A Buick Eight.

So far It is the superior novel out of all of them, as King may have reached his peak at whimsical writing and character development.

A Buick Eight wasn't bad per se, but it was too close to Christine and The Langoliers rolled into one.

So what's your favorite King novel and which do you think is best? Also, how does King compare to Anne Rice? To me King seems to get the job done efficiently where Anne Rice can go on and on an on.

Which other Horror/supernatural authors and books should I check out?

by Anonymousreplies 124December 2, 2024 11:06 PM

Condi Rice dated the entire football team, how could she be a lesbian?

She dated the entire football team when in college. Rick Upchurch, John Dubenetzky, Wayne Bullock and Gene Washington, etc. Why are people always implying she’s a lesbian, alluding to the Bean and Rice relationship? She’s at least bisexual. And what was going on between her and Bush btw?

by Anonymousreplies 12December 2, 2024 10:49 PM

Russian police raid several gay bars in Moscow under anti-LGBT laws

Smh.

by Anonymousreplies 10December 2, 2024 10:42 PM

Maniac tree trimmer "prunes" the hell out of a community Christmas Tree

He gave it a bad haircut and might have even killed it.

The neighborhood is stunned and angry!

by Anonymousreplies 10December 2, 2024 10:41 PM

Had it with my racist MIL...

My MIL is driving me up the wall. I am biracial and have been with my partner for ten years. He is my soulmate in every way. He moved away from his hometown and lived in Europe for many years getting his PhD and working. So he is quite different from the rest of his family.

His mother emigrated to Canada from Scotland and married his dad. My MIL left school at 13 and is extremely ignorant. These are a few examples of what she has said recently:

- Japanese people are cold - Muslims are dangerous - Her local department store only hires incompetent 'Persians' and they don't speak English and are stealing jobs from Canadians. - she is going to adopt a black dog and name it Jamaica - because my mother is from Jamaica. - I am not really black. - Kamala Harris is incompetent because of her race. - Black men always have nice teeth.

Not only is racist but she is extremely spoiled and ungrateful. She expects expensive gifts and is always complaining that we don't visit enough. We live on opposite ends of the country and Skype weekly. My in laws are also quite wealthy and yet never remember birthdays, etc - when we constantly do. She has four grandchildren who can't stand her and she has no friends.

So anyway I am TIRED. I am starting to really loathe the woman . Obviously I love my husband though. Is it too much to refuse to visit? She is even worse in person...

by Anonymousreplies 15December 2, 2024 10:35 PM

Cynthia Erivo ‚— hoo boy

Me, me, I, myself, me, me, me. Is she trying to out-Porter Billy Porter?

[quote]“Dare to be. Dare to adventure. There’s frivolity and joy in it. The way I dress is innately queer. I’m trying to be myself,” says Erivo, adding after a knowing pause that her style is meant to be “limitless.”

[quote]“I have a real sort of ownership of who I am and what I want. I have some control over how things happen for myself, which is a really powerful thing,” says Erivo, who has her own production company and is most excited to create projects for future stars. Then the actress puts it in pop-culture parlance, “But as the old adage goes, with great power comes great responsibility.”

[quote]Another responsibility Erivo relished? Being nosy. She tried to understand every job, from the assistant director calling “cut!” to the wind-machine operator. “That’s my commitment to myself to make sure that everyone feels seen and acknowledged,” she says. It was “a bit jarring at first” for “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “In the Heights”). “It’s like, ‘We got this. Don’t worry. You just figure out your own thing,’” he says.

by Anonymousreplies 115December 2, 2024 10:34 PM

Do you get Botox?

I’ve never gotten it but am thinking of getting it around my eyes. Thoughts?

by Anonymousreplies 15December 2, 2024 10:33 PM

GOP Fuckwits

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

Let's compile them here

by Anonymousreplies 463December 2, 2024 10:32 PM

Barry Keoghan lookalike contest in LA this weekend

These people must have nothing else to do.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 10:31 PM

I am freaking out over the UFO whistleblowing and what they are saying

I am freaking out over the UFO whistleblowing and what he is saying

Non-human intelligence is real, world powers have not only caught UFO's, but have been trying to reverse engineer them, the US has non-human bodies in some black project military base!!

I haven’t slept all month just thinking about the ramifications of all this.

I’m trying to be the contrarian skeptic I usually am, but something about this case is making it hard for me.

Where do you guys stand?

by Anonymousreplies 165December 2, 2024 10:30 PM

Was there ever a sexier scene in a porn movie than this?

Jeff Stryker dancing in the shower!

Does anyone know what movie this is from?

by Anonymousreplies 118December 2, 2024 10:29 PM

Fossilised poo and vomit show how dinosaurs rose to rule Earth

Stealth scat-cum-dollface thread.

[quote]Researchers have conducted what could be the largest study ever of dinosaur poop. The findings shed new light on how dinosaurs' diets allowed them to dominate the planet. The analysis of hundreds of fossilized droppings (plus a little bit of petrified vomit) from roughly 230 million years ago shows that dinosaurs persevered because they were not picky eaters.

[quote]"The first dinosaur ancestors were opportunistic," says Martin Qvarnström, a paleontologist at Uppsala University in Sweden, who led the study. "They were eating insects, fish, plants – everything that they came across." Ultimately, he says, over millions of years, that dietary flexibility allowed them to rule the Earth.

by Anonymousreplies 3December 2, 2024 10:29 PM

Gay Porn Star Kurt Stefano

Definitely one of the hottest guys ever!

by Anonymousreplies 23December 2, 2024 10:22 PM

Cynthia Erivo: new queen of Hollywood ?

She’s the headlining star of one of the biggest films of the year, about the receive her second Best Actress nomination, and has a voice as powerful as Whitney and Aretha’s.

Isn’t she the next Margot Robbie or Julia Roberts? If not, please explain.

by Anonymousreplies 95December 2, 2024 10:20 PM

Dec 1 is World AIDS Day

Take a moment to remember those who were lost to this devastating pandemic and how far we have come since.

by Anonymousreplies 13December 2, 2024 10:13 PM

Playing It Straight (2004 gay reality TV show)

Does anyone remember this?

by Anonymousreplies 16December 2, 2024 10:03 PM

Ex-Trump Official Warns: ‘Do Not Underestimate AOC’ in 2028

A former Trump administration official thinks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could make a formidable candidate for president, warning Republicans not to underestimate her.

Monica Crowley, former assistant secretary of public affairs at the Treasury Department, discussed the progressive lawmaker’s capabilities Friday night on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle.

Guest host Lisa Boothe first noted how Ocasio-Cortez asked constituents who voted for her but not for Vice President Kamala Harris why they did so. Some mentioned the economy, a need for “change,” and the war in Gaza, as well as the feeling that Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump don’t represent “the establishment.”

“She did this Instagram thing where she reached out to her voters and split-ticket voters for Trump, asking them why they split the ticket, and a lot of them said they like her accessibility. She’s doing these Instagram Lives, and we saw that with Donald Trump as well—being willing to sit down with Joe Rogan, going on X, doing these three-hour interviews,“ Boothe said.

“Is it fair to rule her out, or is there something there for her?” she asked Crowley.

Ocasio-Cortez has “tremendous grassroots support,” Crowley responded, adding that the congresswoman “was an early adopter of social media” and that she has continued to “connect directly with voters.”

Crowley framed the 2024 election as the country doing away with “wokeness” and said she doubted that in four years’ time the populace would reverse course.

“However,” she continued, “just a word of warning to the Republicans, to my party: Do not underestimate AOC. She’s young, she’s vibrant, she’s attractive. I think she’s wrong on everything, but she does have real grassroots support, and all of the energy and activism in the Democratic Party remains with the revolutionary left, of which she is a part.”

“So,” Crowley concluded, “every time the Republicans have underestimated the Democrats, we ended up with Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. So, let’s not do it again in four years.”

by Anonymousreplies 44December 2, 2024 10:02 PM

Why aren’t women outed as lesbians more? Why is everyone so hyper aware of gayness?

Everyone always has something to say about men being gay or even acting slightly feminine, but not much is said about women’s presumed sexuality, until they’re driving a fork lift while wearing overalls. Why are women given such a wide berth? I would argue that women have more flexibility in gender roles now than men by far. Men have a pretty narrow spectrum to operate in comfortably. Women run the gamut, while men are allowed to be either knuckle-dragging providers or feminine gay gal pal accessories. What gives?

by Anonymousreplies 51December 2, 2024 9:56 PM

David Dastmalchian now non-binary

Tired.

by Anonymousreplies 58December 2, 2024 9:39 PM

Are the Kardashians over?

Their influence and media footprint seem to be rapidly fading. It seems like people are really indifferent and uninterested in them now. Their old tricks aren’t working anymore, no one cares. The witch spells are waning. No one is going to follow butch North’s every move.

by Anonymousreplies 27December 2, 2024 9:28 PM

There will never be a hotter guy than Nick Scotti!

And that's a fact!

by Anonymousreplies 29December 2, 2024 9:00 PM

Oliver Muhl’s dad is SO LUCKY!!

All the childless gays out there, how could you NOT want a twink son that is as hot/cute as Oliver Muhl?

They are a hot daddy/son duo.

But if that were my son, and I was doing those poses him, I’d be getting so hard and aroused!

Do straight men ever get sexually turned on by their daughters? I wonder if gay dads ever get turned on by their sons?

Regardless, that is one super lucky father!!

by Anonymousreplies 12December 2, 2024 8:21 PM

To celebrate Thanksgiving and combat negativity, let's appreciate the beauty of the male dancer.

Roberto Bolle.

by Anonymousreplies 11December 2, 2024 8:08 PM

Tom Sandoval bids farewell to “Vanderpump Rules”

That's a wrap on the Vanderpump Rules we used to know, and the series new arch villain Tom Sandoval along with it.

Last week, Bravo announced that the hit reality series and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills spinoff will do a complete cast swap-out, a la Real Housewives of New York, following the earth-shaking drama of season 11. Tom Sandoval, the hunky SUR bartender who'd been a series regular since season 1, was at the epicenter of the drama, and has finally addressed the show moving forward without him, or any of his former castmates.

"Where do I begin… I’m overwhelmed with so many emotions right now," he wrote on a Nov. 30 Instagram post. "The unbelievable series of events that brought this group together still blows my mind to this day. From a random meeting with [Jax Taylor] while modeling in Miami, to responding to a Craigslist ad for another Tom looking for a roommate. Who would’ve thought that a stop along the way while chasing our dreams would turn into the cultural phenomenon that is Vanderpump Rules."

Sandoval continued, "We were unaware as to the effect this show would have on our lives. The foundation of Vanderpump Rules was built on pure honest raw emotions… triumphs, struggles, and love that happen between a group of real friends and our relationships. As soon as we started filming s--- got real and never turned back. It’s been a roller coaster ride and you’ve been with us though every step of the way."

The reality star thanked the network; Lisa Vanderpump, the former RHOBH cast member around whose West Hollywood restaurant the spinoff revolves; and the crew "who busted their asses with us in the trenches." Most of all, Sandoval expressed thanks "to each and every fan, THANK YOU ALL for believing us and being part of this 12 year journey.... Despite the difficulties, I’m filled with gratitude for the learning experience and forever grateful for all of the memories."

by Anonymousreplies 5December 2, 2024 7:57 PM

Sorry TQ+, your fight isn’t ours!

We gays fought for ourselves and our right to live with our same sex partners without discrimination. We didn’t fight for your right to annoy everyone with your pronouns and gender identity. We don’t care about you, never have, and never will!

by Anonymousreplies 6December 2, 2024 6:43 PM

Candace Cameron Bure on the Republican Political Sweep: ‘Let God’s will be done'

As Americans continue to grapple with the results of the 2024 election, "Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure is leaning on her faith in God and encouraging others to approach policy issues from a "biblical perspective."

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Cameron Bure further detailed what it means to "vote like Jesus" – a personal motto she shared on social media ahead of the election that helped her navigate which direction she should cast her vote in on Nov 5 of this year.

"You have two candidates that are really the viable options you can write in, of course. But God's not going to be surprised either way, no matter who wins. So let God's will be done. That's what I mean by it," she said.

The actress took to social media to encourage others to "look at the policies" rather than "pick apart" each candidate's character.

"It's our duty as Americans to go out and vote," she wrote. "And, you know, there's never going to be two perfect candidates. And everyone is flawed, not just our presidential candidates, but every single one of us."

The actress revealed that she resorts to the Bible for navigating policy issues, saying that she turns to the Scriptures to "break it down."

"I look at the issues from a biblical perspective. So, that's why I said 'vote like Jesus,'" Cameron Bure added.

According to a poll taken earlier this year, a whopping eight out of 10 Americans believe religion's influence in America is declining.

That means as much as 80 percent of U.S. adults think religion is losing its influence on American life, The Pew Research Center's 2024 survey discovered.

Another Pew poll, released the some month, suggested that while Trump voters don't necessarily believe he's very religious, they believe he fights for religious communities.

Fox News Digital posed a significant question to the "Full House" star, asking if the results — including Donald Trump's White House victory and Republicans taking full control of Congress — were "proof" that faith is making a comeback.

"Yes. I think everyone was blown away by this election. It was just a red sweep and more shocking than a lot of people realized," she said.

"I think that a lot of people have had a hard time in the last four years trying to buy groceries. So, there's a lot, a lot of things. I mean, I could go off on it," she added. "I kind of put my political opinions aside in a more gentle way since co-hosting 'The View.'"

by Anonymousreplies 23December 2, 2024 6:39 PM

Los Angeles declares itself an immigration 'sanctuary'

Los Angeles, the second largest US city, is setting itself up for a standoff with President-elect Donald Trump over immigration.

On Tuesday, its city council passed a "sanctuary city" ordinance to bar using local resources to help federal immigration authorities.

LA's public school system also reaffirmed itself as a "sanctuary" for undocumented immigrants and LGBTQ students in a series of emergency resolutions.

Trump, who will be sworn in in two months, has promised mass deportations once he returns to the White House. His chosen "border czar", Tim Homan, has urged sanctuary cities to "get the hell out of the way" of federal immigration crackdowns.

The term "sanctuary city" has been popular in the US for more than a decade to describe places that limit their assistance to federal immigration authorities. Since it is not a legal term, cities have taken a variety of approaches to becoming "sanctuaries", such as setting policies in laws or simply changing local policing practices.

Aimed at making a 2019 executive order into city law, the city council's sanctuary city ordinance prohibits using city resources for immigration enforcement, including cooperating with federal immigration agents, NBC News Los Angeles reports.

by Anonymousreplies 109December 2, 2024 6:23 PM

OK, DL Doctors & Nurses Part III: Ow. Just....Ow.

I am so sorry, friends. I didn't realize we were as close to finishing the last thread as we were Hopefully you can all find this one.

The bed was.... painful. I think my lower back may be too far gone for me to just have a few good night's sleeps and it to magically repair. I was in terrible pain all night. I tried every position and setting and I finally had to knock myself out to get even 4 hours sleep.

I brought it on myself, though. I had the hubris yesterday morning to tell my friend I was feeling good, and I'm being punished for it. This always happens to me. I should know better at this stage in my life. Just shut up.

by Anonymousreplies 83December 2, 2024 6:12 PM

“Melrose Place” star Doug Savant explains why he refused to come out as straight

Doug Savant is opening up about the off screen challenges he faced during his time on Melrose Place.

"When we were shooting all those things and the trailers for the show, I said to Sam, our publicist, 'Do you care to talk about how we're going to handle this going forward, that there was a gay character?'" he told his former costars Laura Leighton, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Daphne Zuniga on their Still The Place podcast. "I knew it was exceptional, and I thought people would be interested. But she goes, 'Well, no, it's not a big deal. You're an actor, you're just playing a character.' And I said, 'Oh, clearly she doesn't get it.'"

Savant played the gay character Matt Fielding on six of Melrose Place's seven seasons, but in real life, he's straight. He intuited before anyone else that therein might lie a problem. Eventually, he was called into a meeting with Melrose Place creator Darren Star and the show's PR team, who told him, "'We don't see why it's a big deal. Why wouldn't you just say, 'Well, it shouldn't matter, but I'm heterosexual.' I said 'No.' I was not going to make my living playing a gay man, but then say, 'Oh, I would never be associated with that.'"

Matt Fielding avoided some of the stereotypical issues that plague queer characters in media — his storylines weren't racked with tragedy, he wasn't a self-hating closet case, and he wasn't the undeveloped gay best friend. But Savant was notoriously never given a love scene — his character never even kissed another man across six seasons. A same-sex kiss was planned for a 1994 episode, but the network reportedly got cold feet at the last minute, and cut away to another character's reaction to the kiss to illustrate the kiss itself.

Savant provided crucial context for the contemporary pressure surrounding this character, noting "he was the only gay character at that time in television. We had had Billy Crystal [in Soap], we were about to have Mitchell Anderson on Party of Five, and Bill Brochtrup, a friend of mine, on NYPD Blue. But at the time, [Matt] was the only one. So there was an enormous amount of interest."

Savant is forgetting a few other notable predecessors, like Al Corley's character on Dynasty and Wilson Cruz's character on My So-Called Life, which was the first queer character to be played by an openly queer actor. But his point is well-taken; with so few representatives of a vulnerable demographic in the TV landscape, the pressure was on to accord the character his requisite dignity.

How did Savant go about that? "I went out and I was asked, in every conceivable way, whether I was straight or gay. And I would then say, 'Well, it's interesting, just that that's the assumption... No one asked [Andrew Shue], 'You're playing Billy, does that mean you're straight?'" Then when asked "'What do you have in common with the character?' I'd say, 'Well, we're the same height and we both have a sense of humor.'"

Savant feels that the show's handlers and producers thought "it would be somehow more palatable to the American public if they could avail themselves of the reality that I was actually a straight man. And I thought that was morally reprehensible... I just couldn't morally bring myself to say, 'I'm going to come to work and I'm going to play this character, but I should distance myself from it.' My intention with Matt was to say he is your son, he is your brother, he is your friend. He is every man, he's your neighbor. He's a regular guy who happens to be gay."

Despite having a relatively barren love life, Fielding was given some of the series' most impactful storylines, from facing workplace discrimination to seeking justice for a hate crime.

by Anonymousreplies 6December 2, 2024 6:07 PM

GOP Nitwits (an then some), Take Two

It seems like the first nitwit thread was a victim of today's outage, so here's the continuation.

Nitwit isn't extreme enough to describe this guy. A 6'6" 315 lb child sex trafficker. And, yes, his last name is "Shortey." But just as long as those Trump bibles get into Oklahoma public schools, everything will be OK, right?

[QUOTE]Donald Trump's campaign chair in the state of Oklahoma has been convicted of Child Sex Trafficking:

by Anonymousreplies 14December 2, 2024 6:00 PM

BREAKING NEWS: Gwyneth's daughter Apple has debuted!

No, sweetie, not in an acting role. Classic WASP fuckery: a society "debut," as in debutante. (I'm also assuming whomever wrote the phrase "ski trial-winner Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé-Bruno-Mars opening act Chris Martin" must surely be a DLer.)

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And now for a sentence so rich that you’ll feel poorer just for reading it: Apple Martin made her debut into society at 2024’s Le Bal des Débutantes on December 1. Martin is the 20-year-old daughter of ski trial-winner Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé-Bruno-Mars opening act Chris Martin. Le Bal des Débutantes is an annual event in which young women get to put on haute couture and dance. This event has everything: Insane European names, mean girl allegations, and, through it all, beautiful enigma Apple Martin lived her rich, wealthy life. Congrats and thank you to her. We will accept what charity we can get (living vicariously through her).

Le Bal des Débutantes is a yearly ball held in Paris where young girls get to show their “individuality,” per Vogue. That basically means that some girls wore ostentatious and gaudy dresses, which we are of course in favor of. (This year, we particularly hate-love the white and black two-piece.) Celeb kids you might know who previously attended include: Lily Collins, in a white feather-lace-and-crystal-bedecked gown in 2007; Margaret Qualley, who wore a sheer and brown number in 2012; and Ava Phillippe, who was in a full-coverage gold dress that would be perfect for only this or as a costume for a glamorous governess, in 2017.

Apple Martin wore a custom blue Valentino dress with tiers that, according to Vogue, took 750 hours to make. We kind of hoped that she’d wear Ralph Lauren a la her mother’s most famous “a star is born” moment at the Oscars, but why would a child of celebrities invite more parental comparisons? She’s already got all the attention anyway.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 2, 2024 6:00 PM

DL Holiday Party Committee Assignments

We need a lot of help to pull it off this year. What can you do? Greg always signed up for the centerpieces immediately but he died this past year so there's an opening there.

by Anonymousreplies 95December 2, 2024 5:59 PM

If anybody wants to get to know me send me a private message

I like to be restrained by a sexy strong man who can put their hand over my mouth

by Anonymousreplies 3December 2, 2024 5:50 PM

Lost: joie de vivre

I fear I’m asking for trouble posing this question here, but how do you pull yourself out of a mild depression, or feeling of sadness at the futility of life? Is it possible?

I’ve been feeling a bit lost this year. I feel really sad and pessimistic, and then I feel guilty for feeling that way. My problems seem so minor compared to those of many others, i have work which I enjoy, a nice home, family and friends who I love and who love me.

But I feel a great sense of futility. Everything seems to be declining slightly, including my health and I’m not even 50 yet. Work is ok, but I am never going to progress there. And my job could well be wiped out by AI long before retirement.

I feel like every year is much the same as the last, just slightly worse. And I’m exhausted. And yet I used to be an optimist. I hate feeling the way I do at the moment. I feel as if my grip on things has loosened. I’d never take a walk off a cliff, but the thought of not being here doesn’t really bother me.

How do you keep happy, optimistic? How do I get back to that?

by Anonymousreplies 13December 2, 2024 5:47 PM

Let's post the perfect holiday gift for our beloved Dataloungers

I'll start.

I'm buying Datalounge this twinkly pinky ring with a cock on it!!

Isn't it festive.

by Anonymousreplies 19December 2, 2024 5:46 PM

No Mail To Or From Canada Due To Canadian Postal Strike

Our poor brothers & sisters to the north can't even get their mail delivered from inside Canada.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 5:39 PM

Alexander Ludwig becomes rare actor to show taint onscreen

This is on the MGM+ series Earth Abides

by Anonymousreplies 13December 2, 2024 5:23 PM

Actors who aged faster that expected

Finally saw the perfect couple, and was intrigued for two episodes but finally recognized the very hot Billy Howle. He is still cute but seems extremely aged. Does he drink and smoke awfully?

Also saw Nobody Wants This and Timothy Simmons, of Veep fame, looked so much older.

Speaking of which, in the same series, Kristen Bell seems haggard and to be recovering from plastic surgery (though am loving the series and the aged like wine Brody).

But which actors are now aging quicker than expected?

by Anonymousreplies 14December 2, 2024 5:02 PM

A Bitcoin millionaire hid five treasure chests worth more than $2 million across the US

What does it take to channel the spirit of Jacques Cousteau and search for secret treasure?

For Jon Collins-Black, this question sparked a thrilling journey that led him to hide five treasure chests across the United States.

His new book, “There’s Treasure Inside,” offers hints for eager treasure hunters, sending them on an expedition to find hidden chests with a combined prize value of more than $2 million.

Collins-Black has been a lifelong fantasy enthusiast, immersing himself in games and mythical adventures such as Dungeons & Dragons since childhood.

By 2015, the successful musician and entrepreneur was looking for a change of pace and envisioned a project that would help him reconnect with his younger imagination.

Motivated by Forrest Fenn’s infamous treasure hunt launched back in 2010, Collins-Black dreamed of creating something more personal and accessible. Instead of Fenn’s single chest hidden in the Rocky Mountains, Collins-Black envisioned multiple troves allowing every person across the country the opportunity to be in closer proximity to one of the chests.

“I wanted to have the chests spread out to give people the optimistic, adventurous possibility,” he said.

With a creative background in writing, from poetry to children’s book publishing, Collins-Black combined his skills to produce “There’s Treasure Inside,” aimed to entertain even those who do not plan to look for the treasure.

Each chapter contains detailed clues leading to one of the five chests.

Although Collins-Black remains tight-lipped about the book’s specifics, he promises that anyone can find the treasure. “All the clues you need are in the book,” he said.

To protect the integrity of the search, Collins-Black worked with as few strategists and editors as possible to avoid any hints from leaking to the public. He even decided to keep the treasure locations a secret from his wife.

“I couldn’t really consult other people because I didn’t want (them) to have the burden,” he said.

With no clear blueprint for such an ambitious project, he experimented through trial and error, carefully programming the difficulty of the clues.

“There’s Treasure Inside” has already created a buzz, with thousands of participants gathering on discussion channels such as Discord to share their theories. Many are even convinced they have pinpointed the states where the treasure is located, according to Collins-Black.

Adventurers don’t need to worry about their safety while searching, he says. No dangerous underwater exploration, climbing or entering private property is required, and anyone of average health can travel to the sites. And it’s important to know that no digging is necessary to find the treasure.

While Collins-Black wants the treasure hunt to be demanding, he is clear about the timeline: “I do hope and think it might take a little while, but I don’t need this to take forever,” he said.

Should the chests remain unfound for several years, he believes he will release additional clues — or maybe even a sequel — to see his quest come to life.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 2, 2024 4:19 PM

The Eyes Have It: Elton John's Gay Face Son

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

by Anonymousreplies 4December 2, 2024 4:17 PM

‘Red Dawn’ Director said the movie’s success taught him a lesson about liberal Hollywood

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic Cold War thriller "Red Dawn," a film by a Hollywood conservative that showcased patriotism, a love for the American military and warned of the dangers of gun control. Yet, it also taught the man behind the movie a deep lesson about the mentality of liberal Hollywood.

Regarding the film’s unabashedly patriotic stance, Amanda Milius the daughter of the film’s director said "I don't think Hollywood liked that too much."

The younger Milius, a filmmaker and former Trump administration official, related what her father learned from making the movie.

"The lesson that he told myself and my brothers … was Hollywood says all they care about is if the thing makes money, like they'll, you know, support it," she said. "Not true. That movie made a great deal of money and they were like, ‘You're never getting your hands on a camera again until you calm down.’"

She added, "A lot of people claim that ‘Red Dawn’ is the reason that he never got to really finish his career in as prolific of a way as he should have because of its politics … It was not the kind of movie that Hollywood was interested in putting out at that moment."

John Milius, who also co-wrote "Apocalypse Now," and directed "Conan the Barbarian," suffered a stroke in 2010. Asked about his health, Amanda told Fox News Digital that he "can't speak as well as he used to." But overall, "He's doing well … He is doing his thing. He is stable, happy."

"Red Dawn" premiered on August 10, 1984, and stars Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and Powers Boothe. The film revolves around a mostly high school-aged bunch of teens who fight back after the Russians invade.

Asked to define why the film struck a chord and has resonated for more than a generation, the younger Milius referenced a line from the movie where Swayze’s character sums up why the young people are fighting so desperately to defend America against steep odds. "Because we live here," he simply explains.

"That [scene] means, ‘We have to do this. We have to take care of the country… This is our responsibility,'" she said. "It's like this very American idea of, I'm going to go and I just know in my bones that if somebody were to invade my land, I would go and protect it in whatever way I could with my high school friends in a truck."

John Milius is a former board member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and "Red Dawn" featured a scene where the Soviets use gun registration lists to confiscate weapons. The younger Milius said of her dad and that scene: "I think ‘Red Dawn’ is the movie where he got to do the most of what he wanted without interference, because there's so many things that he gets away with in that movie that you could never do today. I mean, just never."

She called the gun confiscation moment her dad’s warning to "watch out for government overreach" and added, "I think most people love that scene. I love it. I think it was, you know, pretty on point."

The film instantly created a bond with many conservatives. Former Secretary of State to Ronald Reagan Al Haig complimented the movie, saying to the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner on August 15, 1984, "It captures the stresses of patriotism, the emotions of love and, above all, the futility of war."

But liberal Hollywood did not respond so well. Famous critic Roger Ebert seethed in his review at the time: "I think this movie is corrupt from beginning to end. And one of the problems I had with it is that it makes a very definite political statement … There was a whole right-wing ideology that the picture itself doesn’t deserve."

Regarding that take, Amanda Milius wondered, "Can we even imagine a movie that is so left-wing Hollywood would have a problem with it? I mean, I can't even think of a movie that would be too left wing for Hollywood." As for the film’s disdain from the left, she added, "That's exactly what Hollywood thought of the whole thing. Way too patriotic."

by Anonymousreplies 59December 2, 2024 4:06 PM

How did we end up with such a fragile population and the need for “trigger warnings?”

I’m looking for a serious discussion here, not a “bash the young people” thread.

I’m guessing it was just that society progressed to a point that people got too comfortable and now they can’t handle anything. My mother didn’t care if I got beaten up at school, but it wasn’t until long after I was out of high school that anti-bullying became a thing.

When I did my MBA a few years ago we had to take sexual assault prevention training. There was a section about “sexual assault” where the narrator literally said “if this topic makes you uncomfortable, you can skip to the next section.” I couldn’t believe it. If you’re going to be an adult, you need to accept that things happen. And what if your friend is sexually assaulted and they come to you for help because they don’t know what to do? Don’t you need to know what to do to help them?

by Anonymousreplies 37December 2, 2024 3:53 PM

What does Momma's mussy think of this Illinois fugitive currently on the lam?

33 years old, 5'11" and 160 lbs., brown hair and hazel eyes.

by Anonymousreplies 93December 2, 2024 3:33 PM

All I Think About All Day Is Food

Sounds like me a FAT WHORE.

I like this scene but I was never ga ga for French food. I've always preferred Italian food over French.

In this scene the sister is implying that Julia Child is a lesbo. Her husband seems here as played by Stanley Tucci a homo.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 2, 2024 2:50 PM

Hey Gays! Are you ready for POLO?

A riveting new docu-series from Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex!!!

by Anonymousreplies 24December 2, 2024 2:34 PM

verity (upcoming Anne Hathaway movie)

Based on the book by Colleen Hoover and directed by Michael Showalter. I wonderful who they'll cast for Jeremy and Lowen?

Anyway, I hope they don't water down the book. Not that it's good, but we're talking some mind-boggling trash with an idiotic twist. It's like Gillian Flynn minus the minuscule talent. Seeing Anne in something like that would be amazing.

by Anonymousreplies 3December 2, 2024 2:19 PM

Emilia Pérez - Oscar tipped Netflix musical with guns, cops, body bags and trannies

It's from writer/director Jacques Audiard who made the exceptional The Beat My Heart Skipped, Rust And Bone and A Prophet.

The film stars Latinxs Selena Gomez. Zoe Saldana, Edgar Ramirez and Karla Sofía Gascón who is tipped to become the first tranny to get a Best Actress nomination, despite being a supporting character.

It won best actress at Cannes for the ladies involved and reviews have been good but it doesn't feel like anyone is talking about it other than critics?

What you say Datalounge?

by Anonymousreplies 14December 2, 2024 2:18 PM

Guv Wars: Shapiro Vs. Newsom

Which candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination has the best chance of winning the general election in November 2028?

by Anonymousreplies 2December 2, 2024 2:10 PM

Obama and Pelosi did not want Kamala Harris to be nominee

Democratic megadonor John Morgan joined “CUOMO” on Monday night to discuss the failed Harris-Walz campaign, claiming former President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not want Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee to replace President Joe Biden.

Biden stepped down from the presidential race in July, amid pressure from high-ranking Democratic figures. He endorsed Harris no less than an hour later, while former President Obama took five days to endorse Harris on his X page.

“He did not want to go gently,” Morgan said of Biden. “He nominated her, basically Obama did not want her. Obama did not endorse her for five days, Pelosi did not want her.”

According to Morgan, Biden’s endorsement of Harris was an “F you” to Obama and Pelosi.

“I think it was to say, F you to Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama and every representative that was pushing him out… and I think he was pissed,” Morgan told Cuomo.

Morgan said another stumbling block for the Democrats was that voters did not choose Harris in the primaries or caucuses and instead was set in motion by Biden’s decision to swiftly nominate his No. 2.

“Pelosi told her California delegation, there will be a conference, there will be a caucus, there will be a convention,” Morgan said, a point touched upon by many Republican politicians and commentators during the process. “We basically ran on this deal where ‘democracy, democracy!’ And then we didn’t have democracy in picking our nominee.”

Morgan, who admitted he did not personally donate to Harris’s campaign, criticized the way the campaign handled its funds, saying it could put her presidential future in doubt.

Morgan’s critique comes amid multiple reports the Harris campaign is $20 million in debt after a lavish spending spree.

The megadonor claimed those alleged squandered campaign funds should permanently disqualify her from running for president again.

“The same thing is going to follow Harris for the rest of her career. She cannot be trusted with the money, and the donors are going to be, like, ‘Where is this money?’” he said.

Lindy Li, a member of the DNC finance committee, told NewsNation’s Rich McHugh the internal strife and monetary confusion at the center of the party led some staffers to leave altogether.

The Harris campaign has denied there are any outstanding debts or bills.

Morgan argued that despite Harris’s performance in the presidential debate against President-elect Donald Trump, her history showed she was unsuitable to take on the Republican party this election cycle.

“We already saw what she looked like on the national stage,” Morgan said. “Look, she’s got to be talented to have done what she did in California. I’ll give her that.

“But she was not ready for prime time, and then they rolled her out in prime time, and she got destroyed.”

by Anonymousreplies 164December 2, 2024 2:07 PM

Who is Kash Patel?

And why does this guy have so much power? I'd never even heard of him until Trump's first term. I don't know why he's even a thing.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 2, 2024 1:59 PM

Happy 79th birthday, Bette Midler!

Hope the ole cunt has an enjoyable day.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 2, 2024 1:56 PM

Tasteful friends, it’s the Upper East Side duplex that once belonged to legendary artist Mark Rothko

He lived this well painting squares inside rectangles and he STILL killed himself.

by Anonymousreplies 3December 2, 2024 1:14 PM

Celebrities you’d like to see less of in 2025

Timothee Chalamet

Taylor Swift

Glen Powell

Nicole Kidman

by Anonymousreplies 85December 2, 2024 1:01 PM

A typical day in the life of Faye Dunaway

What does it consist of?

by Anonymousreplies 67December 2, 2024 12:38 PM

More AI fun with I Love Lucy

Title: Lucy and Ethel Play Matchmaker

The episode begins with Lucy and Ethel in the hallway of their apartment building, chatting about a new tenant they’ve heard about, Mr. Edward O'Mallory, who works in the accessories department of the elegant department store, Goldstein & Lieberman's. Intrigued, they decide to introduce themselves and bring him a welcome cake (which, of course, Lucy nearly drops down the stairwell).

Edward is dapper, polite, and charming, immediately hitting it off with Lucy and Ethel. During their conversation, he mentions his love of fashion, Broadway musicals, and fine accessories, which Lucy and Ethel take as signs that he is “perfectly sophisticated.” They decide Edward is lonely and needs companionship—someone “respectable”.

Unbeknownst to the ladies, Edward develops a fondness for Fred during their first meeting, charmed by Fred’s gruff humor. Fred, oblivious, thinks Edward is simply being friendly. Meanwhile, Ricky sees what’s going on and finds the whole situation hilarious but opts to let it play out.

The Mystery Edward begins leaving beautifully wrapped packages outside Fred and Ethel’s door. At first, Fred is confused but pleased with the gifts: an elegant silk scarf, leather gloves, and a fancy umbrella. Ethel assumes the gifts are a thank-you for their hospitality and convinces Lucy they should throw Edward a tea party to “introduce him to someone.” They invite half the building, and Lucy sets her sights on matchmaking Edward with a shy single woman named Miss Kowalski.

The Physical Comedy At the tea party, Lucy’s nosiness leads her to discover Edward brought Fred another present—a silk handkerchief. Believing Edward must be a secret admirer of Miss Kowalski and “too shy” to give her gifts directly, Lucy tries to orchestrate a moment for Edward to confess his “true feelings.” This results in a series of misunderstandings:

Edward politely declines to dance with Miss Kowalski, but Lucy tries to physically push him into her. This ends with Lucy falling into a tray of sandwiches.

Fred, clueless about the crush, begins modeling all the accessories Edward has given him, looking increasingly ridiculous as he piles them on. Ricky, struggling not to laugh, offers running commentary that only confuses Fred further.

Ethel, frustrated by Fred “hogging the attention,” tries to take some of the accessories for herself. This results in a tug-of-war over the umbrella that ends with it popping open and spilling tea everywhere.

The Resolution Finally, Edward nervously pulls Fred aside to confess something—but before he can, Lucy bursts in, convinced he’s about to reveal his “love” for Miss Kowalski. In the chaos that follows, Edward tactfully excuses himself, and Ricky finally spills the truth to Lucy and Ethel. The ladies are shocked but quickly laugh it off, realizing how oblivious they’ve been.

The episode ends with Fred and Ethel bickering over who gets to keep the fancy umbrella, while Ricky teases Lucy for her terrible matchmaking skills. Edward, ever-gracious, promises to remain friends with the Ricardos and the Mertzes but declines any more tea parties.

Tagline: Lucy: “Well, I guess you can’t judge a book by its cover.” Ricky: “No, but you could try reading it once in a while.”

Cue the audience's laughter and applause!

by Anonymousreplies 16December 2, 2024 12:38 PM

Non-Gun-Owners, Do You Have A Bat?

I have a small apartment. I keep a bat next to the front door as it’s less stabby than a knife.

I’ve put a long sock on the end of the bat as recommended and it makes me feel safe.

Please remember; we stab with a bat. Swinging requires space and gives intruders time to do other stuff.

The sock keeps them from grabbing our pokey stick.

Remember: stab at the gut. They will grab. Let them have the sock and then stab again repeatedly.

by Anonymousreplies 85December 2, 2024 12:19 PM

TV episodes that make you tear up or cry

For whatever reason that are personal to you. Don't feel inclined to say why if you don't want to, just name them at least.

I'm watching Star Trek: Next Generation. It's the one where Data creates Lal, his daughter, and when she actually starts to FEEL, she shorts out and dies.

I'm not sure why, but it makes me cry any time I come across it.

by Anonymousreplies 6December 2, 2024 11:44 AM

What are some of the most laughable examples of male celebs dating obvious beards?

Past or present.

by Anonymousreplies 127December 2, 2024 9:35 AM

Erie, PA and nearby towns pounded by over 24 inches....

.....of lake effect snow!

Holy shit.

by Anonymousreplies 22December 2, 2024 8:14 AM

What’s the difference between a pizza and a Jewish prosecutor?

A pizza doesn’t scream when it goes through the oven.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 2, 2024 8:11 AM

Drake Hogestyn is DEAD TO ME

Dead of pancreatic cancer just one day shy of his 71st birthday.

Family statement: “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Drake Hogestyn. He was thrown the curve ball of his life when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but he faced the challenge with incredible strength and determination. After putting up an unbelievable fight, he passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones.

He was the most amazing husband, father, papa, and actor. He loved performing for the Days audience and sharing the stage with the greatest cast, crew, and production team in the business.

We love him and we will miss him all the Days of our Lives.” -The Hogestyn Family

by Anonymousreplies 223December 2, 2024 7:51 AM

I think Bonny Lee Bakely was the epitome of a modern day DataLounger...

Very entrepreneural with a love for the bright lights and stardust of Hollywood. Her need for star fucking also checks a couple of DL boxes. Such a shame she was killed by an unknown assailant...

by Anonymousreplies 2December 2, 2024 7:23 AM

Black travelers and POC beware: Italy, Spain & China

She makes some valid points.

by Anonymousreplies 1December 2, 2024 7:10 AM

Girl and Hot Guy have “friend dates” whenever they are bored or lonely

They are best friends and she fears their relationship is like one of those books about a male and female being best friends and people thinking they are a couple but they aren’t.

Everyone in her comments is telling her she better bag that before someone else does and she looks back and regrets it because your best friend usually makes the best partner in the long haul. Plus he’s a cutie. They also feel he probably likes her which is why he’s always doing these friend dates but isn’t sure if she likes him.

I agree.

by Anonymousreplies 16December 2, 2024 7:05 AM

POLL: Who do you think killed JonBenét Ramsey?

Well?

by Anonymousreplies 35December 2, 2024 6:55 AM

So Putin thought Condi Rice was a very attractive lady?

Then, in an odd exchange, Putin mentioned Sergei Lavrov, his chain-smoking, hard-line foreign minister. “Lavrov just returned from London and had problems with his cheeks and lips being swollen,” Putin told Bush. “We might need to take a closer look at what Condi did to him.”

Bush, awkwardly, played along with what seemed to be a bizarre form of xesual innuendo. “Condi is not blind,” he joked.

“And she is a very attractive lady,” Putin replied.

“She is a wonderful lady,” Bush said, then tried to move the conversation along. “Listen, I’d like to get this WTO stuff done in the next couple weeks before we get to St. Petersburg.”

by Anonymousreplies 98December 2, 2024 6:52 AM

Let's be awful movie sequels

I'm Basic Instinct 2

by Anonymousreplies 55December 2, 2024 6:15 AM

Thanksgiving Box Office tops $420 million, obliterating the previous record

A trio of blockbusters — “Moana 2,” “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” — are fueling a record-breaking Thanksgiving bounty.

Overall domestic box office receipts between Wednesday and Sunday amounted to $420 million, the biggest Thanksgiving haul in history.

It obliterated the previous benchmark of $315 million, set by 2018’s slate of “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” and “Creed II.”

Since the pandemic, though, Turkey Day has been all famine and no feast at the box office. The holiday hasn’t topped $200 million since 2019 and plummeted in 2023 to a record low of just $125 million across all films, including Disney’s “Wish,” “Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” and Ridley Scott’s historical drama “Napoleon.”

Box office experts believe the rebound in attendance is thanks to effective counter programming — and notably of movies that audiences actually wanted to watch in theaters.

“Moana 2” brought out families in droves while “Wicked” appealed to women old and young, and “Gladiator II” mostly courted men of all ages.

For a while, one-off successes like March’s “Dune: Part Two,” June’s “Inside Out 2” and July’s “Despicable Me 4” and “Deadpool & Wolverine” were steamrolling the movie theater landscape. (“Barbenheimer,” the nickname for last year’s phenomenon of back-to-back screenings of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” was more the exception than the rule.) So it’s encouraging to see that not just one or two but three major movies have managed to sell a meaningful number of tickets over the holiday. Positive reviews and strong word-of-mouth are benefitting the triumvirate of films.

“Since the pandemic, we’ve seen that every demographic has come back to the movies. This indicates that every demographic will come back to the movies at the same time,” says Disney’s head of global theatrical distribution Tony Chambers.

Disney’s sequel to 2016’s “Moana,” which was originally developed for streaming before pivoting to theaters, devoured the competition with $135 million over the traditional weekend and $221 million during the five-day holiday frame. That registers as the biggest Thanksgiving frame by a nautical mile, overtaking 2019’s Disney sequel “Frozen II” ($125 million over the five days) and 2013’s “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” ($109 million over the five days).

Universal’s big-budget adaptation of the musical “Wicked” wasn’t too far behind on domestic charts with $80 million over the traditional weekend and $117.5 million during the Wednesday-to-Sunday stretch. The film, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, has grossed $262 million domestically and $359 million after 10 days in theaters.

“Gladiator II” took the No. 3 spot with $30.7 million over the traditional weekend and $44 million during the five days. The movie, directed by Ridley Scott and led by Paul Mescal, has generated $111.2 million domestically and $320 million worldwide so far.

Combined ticket sales for the three films accounted for 75% of all showtimes and helped to shrink the year-to-date deficit from 10.6% to 6.4% compared to 2023, according to Comscore. Overall revenues remain behind 2019 by roughly 24%, though this week narrowed the gap by 2.5%.

“It’s an encouraging sign that if you have the perfect combination of films at the right time, the marketplace will expand to accommodate them,” says senior Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian. “This runs counter to the traditional wisdom of the industry that generally likes to put some breathing space between blockbusters, even those that seemingly have little in common. But this may change after the events of the past week.”

Hollywood needs that momentum to offset a potentially muted December at the box office. The 2024 film calendar is lagging in terms of the volume of new releases after last year’s dual labor strikes halted production and pushed major movies into 2025 and beyond.

by Anonymousreplies 1December 2, 2024 6:11 AM

Do not watch "The Exorcism" (2024)

I paid to watch this Russell Crowe film online last night and this movie is trash. If you do watch this prepared to be bored out of your mind.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 6:04 AM

Kash Patel will be the "enforcer of Trump's revenge"

President-elect Trump's announcement of Kash Patel being nominated as the new FBI director continued to elicit strong opinions from experts and lawmakers on the Sunday shows.

In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump announced his intent to replace current FBI Director Christopher Wray, who Trump hired during his first term. Since then, media outlets have labeled Patel an "extremely controversial pick" because of his opposition to the "deep state."

Left-wing commentators showed concern over the politicization of the FBI and whether Patel would be a Trump "enforcer" who’d "dismantle" the agency.

Former Obama administration official Juliette Kayyem claimed Patel was chosen only to go after Trump’s political enemies.

"Patel has no other agenda but revenge. I mean, it‘s not like he has a theory of law enforcement, a theory of reducing crime or financial crimes. He exists for one reason, and he‘s close to Trump for one reason, which is he will be the enforcer of what might be called sort of the revenge tour of this second term. So it‘s not really a matter of, what do I think or what should people think. He is appointed for this purpose," Kayyem said.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., accused Trump of being resentful of Wray showing too much "independence" and "objectivity" in his job and denied any politicization by the current administration.

"I haven‘t seen what the proof is that the FBI has been weaponized against a political party or the Department of Justice. Of course, this Department of Justice has brought charges against a Democratic U.S. senator in New Jersey, a Democratic congressman in Texas. And so some people just seem to think that it should go only in one direction. And if it doesn‘t, then somehow it‘s politicized. And I think that‘s what they mean when they talk about politicization in the deep state. I mean, the deep state? Nobody‘s ever defined it. Apparently, it just means anybody who doesn‘t do the will of Donald Trump," Raskin said on CNN’s "State of the Union" Sunday.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan also denied any politicization within the FBI and criticized Trump for wanting to replace Wray before he finished his term.

"The current FBI director, Chris Wray, was actually appointed by Donald Trump. Joe Biden didn’t fire him," Sullivan said to Kristen Welker on NBC’s "Meet the Press. "He relied upon him to execute his responsibilities as the director of the FBI, and allowed him to serve out the fullness of his term over the course of the Biden administration. That’s how we approach things, and we would like to ensure that the FBI remains an independent institution insulated from politics."

Republicans, however, had a more positive response to Patel’s nomination.

On Saturday night, Andrew McCabe, who briefly served as acting FBI director under Trump in 2017 and was deputy director, went viral after he called Patel's nomination "a plan to disrupt, to dismantle, to distract the FBI."

"It's a terrible development for the men and women of the FBI and also for the nation that depends on a highly functioning, professional, independent Federal Bureau of Investigation," McCabe said on CNN. "The fact that Kash Patel is profoundly unqualified for this job is not even, like, a matter for debate."

Wray is currently serving a 10-year appointment as FBI director that is set to end in 2027. Wray will either need to resign or be fired for Patel to take his place. In a statement to Fox News Digital, the FBI gave no indication Wray is planning on resigning.

"Every day, the men and women of the FBI continue to work to protect Americans from a growing array of threats," read the statement. "Director Wray's focus remains on the men and women of the FBI, the people we do the work with, and the people we do the work for."

by Anonymousreplies 0December 2, 2024 5:56 AM

Pete Hegseth's own mother calls him "an abuser of women"

The man chosen to be Donald Trump’s defence secretary has come under further pressure over his private life after the emergence of an email from his mother calling him an “abuser” of women.

In the email to Pete Hegseth from his mother Penelope, she accused him of “lying, cheating, sleeping around and using women for his own power and ego”.

The email, sent at the time of Mr Hegseth’s divorce from his second wife in 2018, also describes the father of seven as “despicable and abusive” in his treatment of women.

“On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say...get some help and take an honest look at yourself”, Mrs Hegseth wrote.

“It’s time for someone (I wish it was a strong man) to stand up to your abusive behaviour and call it out, especially against women.

“We still love you, but we are broken by your behaviour and lack of character.”

Republicans criticised the New York Times for publishing the private correspondence, with both Mrs Hegseth and the Trump campaign calling the decision to do so “disgusting”.

Mrs Hegseth told the newspaper that she had written the email at a turbulent time in the family’s private life and insisted her son was “a good father and husband”.

Mr Hegseth, 44, is one of Mr Trump’s more controversial cabinet picks because of allegations of sexual assault, and because of his lack of experience at the top level of the US defence establishment.

An officer with the Minnesota National Guard, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, he is best known as a former news presenter on Fox News, the conservative broadcaster.

In a country where Christian morality still plays a central role in public life, he is due to be grilled on his alleged infidelity at a Senate confirmation hearing at the US Senate next year.

Moral codes in the US army are so strict that active-duty service members can be put on trial on adultery charges in front of a military court, a fact that has led critics to claim that Mr Hegseth does not have the requisite character to run the defence department.

His second marriage broke down after he got a co-worker pregnant. She later became his third wife and they remain together today.

A woman also filed a rape claim against him in 2017, although no charges were ever brought. Mr Hegseth has said the encounter was consensual.

Aside from concerns about his private life, Democrats in the Senate have expressed concerns about whether a TV anchor would have the experience to manage one of the largest bureaucracies in the federal government.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 5:54 AM

Happiness (1998)

How many of you bitches have seen this hilariously sick movie? I was just reminded of it thanks to the Molly Shannon thread! "Dad?" "Yes, Billy?"

by Anonymousreplies 3December 2, 2024 5:45 AM

Do you believe in demonic possession?

Ever encountered someone you thought was possessed?

by Anonymousreplies 17December 2, 2024 5:43 AM

Are there any male lesbians?

Or female gays?

by Anonymousreplies 0December 2, 2024 5:23 AM

Was/is Joey Stefano the most famous actually gay in real life gay porn star ever?

I'm not talking about g4p gay porn stars...

by Anonymousreplies 93December 2, 2024 5:19 AM

WHY did the University of Southern California create this trainwreck?

Obviously choosing a Palestinian woman was going to be controversial. Choosing a transgender sex worker migrant would have been less controversial.

How could the academics not see that, for the good of the school’s reputation and in their obligation not to embarrass the many people who paid obscene tuition rates to go there, that it would simply be better to choose someone else? Are their heads really that far up their own asses?

by Anonymousreplies 59December 2, 2024 4:48 AM

Real Housewives of New York City: Season 15

The "new" New York ladies are back. And this time they're not fighting about cheese.

by Anonymousreplies 191December 2, 2024 4:47 AM

Javon Walton (Ash from Euphoria) has the hottest dad

Woof. His dad is sexy! I’d let him destroy me.

Cute family.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 2, 2024 4:27 AM

Tasteful Friends—more from a quiet Berkeley street: underpriced at ~$2.1 million

No Bay views, but on a lovely street between College and Claremont. As usual in the East Bay, underpriced do it will go for much higher.

by Anonymousreplies 54December 2, 2024 4:20 AM

I wish Bonnie Franklin could come back from the dead and be president

Well, it wouldn’t be any worse or weirder than who was just elected.

What would a Bonnie Franklin presidency look like?

We need some levity on this Sunday evening.

by Anonymousreplies 15December 2, 2024 4:20 AM

The earliest known ‘country’ recording has been found. The singer? A Black man.

John Levin had no idea what he’d stumbled upon at first. About 10 years ago, the collector paid about $100 for a box of wax cylinders at an auction in Pennsylvania coal country. Those cylinders - the oldest commercial medium of recorded music - sat in his house for years until Levin put one of the unlabeled, decaying brown tubes onto his custom player and heard an old country song. Like 133 years old.

Levin immediately knew what he had.

“A true unicorn,” he says now.

In the world of early recordings, unicorns are cylinders that are reputed to exist but that have never been found. A session with cornetist Buddy Bolden, say, or a monologue from Mark Twain. What Levin heard coming out of his player was another name on his undiscovered list, New Orleans performer Louis Vasnier. The unlabeled cylinder he’d bought contained Vasnier singing and braying his way through “Thompson’s Old Gray Mule,” a song later recorded by hillbilly masters Uncle Dave Macon and Riley Puckett.

This month, Archeophone, a specialty label devoted to restoring recordings dating back to the 19th century, released a 45-rpm record of the 1891 performance. Label co-founder Rich Martin’s research on Vasnier comes with a revelation: The oldest country recording in existence was recorded by a Black man.

“It might be the most important thing we’ve ever put out,” says Meagan Hennessey, his wife and co-producer.

That’s saying something. Archeophone, founded in 1998, is a tiny label known for its impressive discoveries. Six years ago, Martin and Hennessy released another Levin find, a song by Charles Asbury determined to be the oldest existing banjo recording. Like Vasnier, Asbury was Black.

Martin wants to revisit the complicated relationship country music has had with race. Credit and record deals have typically been hard to come by for Black musicians. It took until 2000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame to induct its first Black artist, Charley Pride, and only two others have joined him. (There are 155 members in total.)

“Black artists by and large, who were the ones who performed and recorded, get wiped out of the picture because they say, ‘Well, it’s not really country,’” Martin says. “So ours is partly a project of reclamation.”

Rhiannon Giddens, the musician and historian whose banjo playing opens Beyoncé’s No. 1 country-chart hit “Texas Hold ’Em,” says she wasn’t surprised by Martin’s discovery. But she’s also not a normal listener. Her research has shown that there’s often a difference between who created music and who is credited with that creation. Country music, she notes, is merely a marketing tool invented to help sell records.

Early in the 20th century, recording companies created the term “race records” to compartmentalize the sound and try to attract Black listeners to buy certain songs. (Vasnier himself was advertised as “The only Colored comedian who can do it.”) In reality, country, blues, folk and bluegrass are intertwined in American culture and the Black experience.

“We shouldn’t have to do this at all,” Giddens says. “Like, this should have been part of the story all along. But fine, we spend the energy doing it because you see what’s happening right now in the United States, the divisions and how even a discussion of whether Beyoncé is allowed to make country music becomes a political part of a political agenda.”

Vasnier’s story fits right in with the mission of Archeophone, which Martin and Hennessey run out of their home in Champaign, Illinois. They seek to uncover and share the real history of recorded sound.

by Anonymousreplies 9December 2, 2024 4:14 AM

La Belle Hogg: I was complicit

David Hogg, who was a fervent Biden supporter until he stepped down, apologized to his social media followers.

He admits that when he was granted an audience with Biden this year, Biden asked how he could win the youth vote. Hogg privately felt Biden could not win, but did not tell him.

Unfortunately apologies like this will never make up for the damage that has been done. If anything, it makes these people look even worse. Trumpism returned because Biden embraced an identical parallel political culture to it; more outwardly respectable but it was still the same: an imperial Presidency. And those who defended it should NEVER be allowed to complain about Trump.

They were warned exactly what would happen; they knew themselves what would happen; and they did not try to stop it.

La Belle Quisling.

by Anonymousreplies 33December 2, 2024 4:06 AM

Meet Bartłomiej “Bartek” Struss, Mr. Bear Poland 2025

Bearrific!

by Anonymousreplies 11December 2, 2024 3:51 AM

Nov. Sweeps The Riff Raff Out At DOOL...

Eric, Stefan & Fiona have been shipped off to new adventures away from Salem.

Newbie Javi gave NuGabi & especially Rafe some much needed family energy.

Newbie Joy seems to have seduced Rockin' Johnny from Chanel for 1 nite only.

Brady is now free as a bird & hanging out at Ava's cozy bird feeder.

"Body & Dull" seems to be sucking up lots of airtime with very little payoff.

Discuss.

by Anonymousreplies 250December 2, 2024 3:38 AM

Random childhood memories

When I was 15 yrs old….

A boy followed me into the restroom one morning. I thought nothing of it. He cornered me and then he pulled out a knife and stuck it at my chest. He said.” I want that jacket and I want it now. I said, get that fucking knife away from me before I turn it around and put it in your eyeball. He was stunned. He said who the fuck are you? Said who the fuck are you right back at him. Then I shoved him back. Hard. He flew about 6 feet and landed on his ass with the knife still in his hand. He got up, called me a fucking bitch and ran out of the bathroom. I just stood there in the mirror, wondering what was happening looking back I don’t blame him. He was desperate and he just wanted my coat. And mine was the coolest jacket in the school.

by Anonymousreplies 185December 2, 2024 3:31 AM

Gavin Creel is Dead to Me

Shocking

by Anonymousreplies 164December 2, 2024 3:21 AM

Verna: USO Girl 1978

Sissy Spacek, William Hurt, Sally Kellerman, Howard de Silva (Emmy Winner)

A movie I'd never seen until now. It came up on my YouTube feed.

When being an American used to actually mean something. An absolute gem!

This movie destroyed me.

by Anonymousreplies 14December 2, 2024 3:16 AM

Well this is normal: Elon Musk names individual US employees he wants to fire, and now they are suddenly living in terror

Targeted, doxxed, panicking for good reason. A billionaire has decided they must die, career wise. So they're dead. Possibly in more ways than one.

Totally normal.

by Anonymousreplies 68December 2, 2024 3:09 AM

This guy makes a lot of sense: "This is not a country of critical thinkers. This is not a country that analyses the evidence."

The GOP and MAGA are morally and ethically bankrupt.

by Anonymousreplies 24December 2, 2024 3:07 AM

So what cabinet position is Hawk Tua getting?

Is Trump going to establish a Department of Erection Expectoration (DEE) just so she can run it?

I assume she will need to “debrief” him daily.

by Anonymousreplies 8December 2, 2024 3:04 AM

Once nearly bankrupt, Barnes & Noble is bouncing back

The golden age of wandering around the mall with your crush is finally returning. A refreshed Barnes & Noble will open 12 new locations this month, which puts the chain on track to hit its goal of 60 planned openings this year.

The bookseller, which was on the verge of bankruptcy just six years ago, is copying the indie bookstore model and ditching its one-size-fits-all attitude to claw its way back to the top.

B&N fall from grace. Amazon crushed Barnes & Noble, which scrambled to try and win back customers by expanding its offerings and sinking $1 billion into a Kindle knockoff. In 2019, a hedge fund bought the chain (often the kiss of death for an ailing retailer), but instead of stripping it for parts, it handed over the reins to British bookstore turnaround legend James Daunt.

In addition to snapping up cheap retail space, Daunt immediately worked to undo everything. Daunt ended publisher deals that accepted payments for featuring books and let individual locations build displays and organize stores to best fit their communities.

Recent openings: Last week, the chain took over the historic 1919 Noel State Bank building in Chicago, and on Wednesday, it returned to the three-story Georgetown location it closed 13 years ago in Washington, DC.

by Anonymousreplies 29December 2, 2024 2:49 AM

Jimmy Carter was such a respectable person, husband, president

Why does America love sociopaths?

by Anonymousreplies 2December 2, 2024 2:42 AM

Quirky young Brits on that there YT?

OK, I’m drawing a blank on those two young Brits who were popular on YT a few years ago. The guy was gay and the girl was originally from Malta or Greece or somewhere similar. They would do videos from places like Harrods Food Halls.. I wonder what’s happened to them. .Can anybody out there please refresh my memory? TIA.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 2:36 AM

Gay Supermarket Sweep Couple Still in Love After 41 Years

In 1991, Tim and Mark went on Supermarket Sweep and introduced themselves as "business partners." In reality, they were romantic partners of almost a decade -- but as Mark said, "back then you had to keep things quiet."

In this second episode of The Knot's Soulmate Stories series, Tim and Mark reflect on their incredible 41 years together and examine the bond that's kept them together. After they rewatch the famous clip, we quiz them separately to see how well they know each other. Then, they interview each other - discussing when they knew they were in love and the most difficult moment of both of their lives -- when Tim had cancer. The episode concludes with a heartfelt vow renewal, where they rewrite their promises to each other, all these years later.

Tim and Mark got married in 2008, the same day same-sex marriage was legalized in California (albeit briefly, for the right was later taken away again before being federally recognized in 2015). Strangers clapped as they declared their love.

Mark said: "I think there's a reason we found each other. We're soulmates." Tim said: "You're my net. When I fall, you're always there."

by Anonymousreplies 10December 2, 2024 2:33 AM

Get ready trannies and nonbinaries - the gays and lesbians are coming after you!

You cost us the election. Now vengeance is ours! You wanna harass women in women’s restrooms, then we’ll chop off your balls and make you eat them! The lesbians are gonna chop of your cocks and make you choke on them! Oh it’s gonna be a great 2025! It will once again be the gay and lesbian community, and your pronouns will be gone/dead.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 2, 2024 2:30 AM

James van der Beek Attention Whore Post

He needs more attention!

Also, please remember on the one hand that he is a godly man with a passel of crotch droppings....

.....but on the other hand, he's stripping down for cancer! Yes, per the Deadline article:

[quote] In December, Van Der Beek is set to appear on The Real Full Monty, a two-hour special also featuring Taye Diggs, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones and veteran Dancing with the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli as they strip down to raise awareness for prostate, testicular and colorectal cancer testing and research.

by Anonymousreplies 15December 2, 2024 2:30 AM

do you sleep naked?

so, do you?

by Anonymousreplies 49December 2, 2024 2:29 AM

Let's Be the Presidency of George W. Bush

I'm those Weapons of Mass Destruction

by Anonymousreplies 135December 2, 2024 2:22 AM

The sun is at its Solar Maximum

The sun is awake.

In recent months, Earth’s star has ramped up activity, with giant flares erupting off the surface and belching streams of plasma and charged particles into space. Several of the solar storms have been aimed at our planet, and they triggered severe geomagnetic storms and supercharged dazzling displays of the northern lights.

The sun’s flurry of outbursts, coming after years of relative quiet and calm, is a sure sign that the star has entered a busy phase of its natural cycle, according to experts: solar maximum.

The active period is likely to continue over the next year, which means more solar storms and spectacular auroras could be in store.

“This is definitely the season for big solar storms,” said Kelly Korreck, a program scientist in the heliophysics division at NASA. “I expect we will see the skies lit up with auroras again.”

Later this month, NASA will get an up-close view of the high solar activity as the agency’s Parker Solar Probe makes its closest-ever approach to the sun on Dec. 24.

The spacecraft is on a path to swoop within 3.86 million miles of the solar surface — closer than any other human-made object in history. It is expected to fly through plumes of the sun’s plasma and potentially dive into active regions of the star.

“If you think of an American football field, and Earth is on one side and the sun is on the other, this is like going to the sun’s 4-yard line,” Korreck said.

The solar cycle generally lasts around 11 years, as the sun transitions from periods of low to high magnetic activity. As the star moves out of its calm phase — solar minimum — and reaches the height of the solar cycle, its magnetic poles flip, ushering in solar maximum, when activity is heightened and eruptions become more frequent and intense.

The main way scientists can tell that the sun has reached its maximum is by monitoring sunspot formation. As the sun spins, its magnetic field becomes roiled, warping and tightening in some areas, Korreck said. That's what creates the sunspots that appear in telescope images as dark patches.

“The sun is a magnetic ball, but because it doesn’t move as a solid object, its magnetic field gets all twisted up as it turns,” Korreck said.

The number of those sunspots steadily increases as the star moves toward solar maximum. Once there is a notable decline, researchers can define the start and end of the active period.

In some sunspot areas, the magnetic field can be about 2,500 times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field, according to NASA. Over time, sunspots can release enormous amounts of pent-up magnetic energy in the form of solar storms.

Auroras occur when clouds of charged particles that spew from the sun during solar storms slam into Earth’s magnetic field and interact with atoms and molecules in the planet’s upper atmosphere. The colorful displays are a beautiful byproduct of that process, typically visible only at high latitudes. But during periods of intense solar activity, the lights can wander much farther south than usual.

But there can be negative consequences, as well. Strong geomagnetic storms can cause problems for astronauts in space, along with GPS systems and satellites in orbit.

Eruptions from the sun also have the power to disrupt communications and power grids on Earth because the atmosphere is being bombarded with charged particles, Korreck said.

Both NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration monitor the sun's activity, but Korreck said space weather forecasts are still in its infancy.

“We are where terrestrial weather forecasts were 30 years ago,” she said. “We can’t really predict out the long term very well.”

by Anonymousreplies 8December 2, 2024 2:21 AM

Keith Olbermann says Rachel Maddow lost her principles’ for $25m salary

Rachel Maddow’s former mentor has hit out at the MSNBC host after she reportedly renewed her contract for $25 million a year.

Keith Olbermann, whom Maddow has previously credited with starting her television career, claimed that his former protege had abandoned her principles for her lofty salary.

Maddow is reported to have negotiated a $25 million salary in a five-year deal with MSNBC for a weekly show, even though her viewership has plummeted following Donald Trump’s election win earlier this month.

Olbermann, who hosted Countdown with Keith Olbermann for eight years until 2011, made the remark after a social media user suggested that MSNBC, a liberal network, might have to “change its identity” if sold off by parent company Comcast.

They added: “Or maybe [Rachel Maddow] should leave and build a new operation.”

Olbermann replied: “She just re-signed for $25 million. If you think she’d do anything for principle, I’ll light a candle for you.”

While MSNBC is not for sale, it is being spun off from Comcast’s NBCUniversal cable television arm, alongside CNBC, USA, E!, Syfy and the Golf Channel.

Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla founder, had joked that he could buy the network after news of its planned separation from NBCUniversal circulated online.

An unnamed executive told The Ankler that the network agreed to the deal because “no one else can do what she does” and “you can’t build a brand like it overnight”.

Mr Musk publicly mused about cancelling Maddow’s contract and cancelling her five-year deal if he bought MSNBC from Comcast.

The broadcaster, who hosts her self-titled The Rachel Maddow Show on Monday nights, has long been criticised for the high salaries she commands.

Her reported $25 million would represent a pay cut since 2021, when she agreed to a $30 million-a-year-deal while reducing her commitments from five days a week to a weekly show.

“They’re really taking a gamble there,” Jeffrey Sconce, a professor at Northwestern University, said at the time.

“I’m kind of surprised that they are willing to pay that much to go from five nights a week to once a week.”

A network source claimed the reported $25 million salary was inaccurate.

Olbermann and Maddow were once close, with the 65-year-old claiming to have hired Maddow as a contributor “out of my own pocket” because the network refused to pay her enough.

He was eventually dropped from the network after donating to multiple political campaigns and speculating that his then-boss, Jeff Zucker, was about to be sacked by Comcast.

Maddow paid tribute to Olbermann after his departure, telling viewers: “I wouldn’t have this show without Keith directly nudging the network to give me a try.”

However, relations between the pair since appear to have soured.

Olbermann claimed in March that he was in talks with executives to take over Maddow’s 9pm slot while she took a hiatus, but she stepped in to veto his appointment.

“I offered to have her production company ‘produce’ the show. Would give her some proxy control and a f---kton of money but she and [former MSNBC boss] Phil Griffin refused,” he told the Daily Beast.

MSNBC declined to comment when approached by the news outlet at the time.

Olbermann has previously criticised Maddow because she did not call for the sacking of Kristen Welker, the Meet the Press host, in February.

He was among several liberal commentators who believed Welker should not have caveated her remarks.

“For [Maddow] to have any credibility going forward, she has to risk $1 for once in her life and publicly demand this,” he claimed.

by Anonymousreplies 16December 2, 2024 2:14 AM

When I’m in the mood, I need you to start sucking

immediately

by Anonymousreplies 3December 2, 2024 2:13 AM

I beg your pardon. And so does Hunter!

This article from the Washington Post says that Hunter's legal team looks to be angling for a pardon in a legal filing related to Hunter's sentencing: "The document at times seems aimed directly at President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly said that he will not pardon or commute the sentences of his son."

I don't care if Hunter is pardoned. Trump will almost surely make political hay out of it. And he'll overdo it, thus neutralizing any political advantage he might otherwise obtain.

So just do it and get it over with.

by Anonymousreplies 10December 2, 2024 2:08 AM

Gay Porn Star Dex Brown

A shame he only made 1 movie!

by Anonymousreplies 19December 2, 2024 2:05 AM

Is Elon Musk the Antichrist?

Vote here!

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 2:04 AM

Let’s Be Funny Girl

I’m the most beautiful bride…who is 9 months pregnant.

by Anonymousreplies 28December 2, 2024 1:56 AM

Desert Island Films

List your top 10 films you would take to a desert island/Your favorite films of all time. Here is mine:

1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

2. Casablanca (1942)

3. Babette's Feast (1987)

4. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

5. The Remains of the Day (1993)

6. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

7. The Last Emperor (1987)

8. Gosford Park (2001)

9. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

10. The Sound of Music (1965)

by Anonymousreplies 11December 2, 2024 1:55 AM

Is Aaron Rodgers on meth?

He looks ill

by Anonymousreplies 52December 2, 2024 1:53 AM

My patients don't know that after work my heavy cock

likes to penetrate and dominate anyone

by Anonymousreplies 16December 2, 2024 1:52 AM

Should the Trump Administration invalidate all criminal convictions that were obtained by subhuman prosecutors?

If a prosecutor belongs to a subhuman group, like niggers, kikes, dagos, or spics, why should they be able to have power over civilized white poeple?

by Anonymousreplies 5December 2, 2024 1:42 AM

“We’ll never stop rewarding Nicholas Galitzine for going back in the closet!” vows Amazon

If you directed the video for Spandau Ballet’s True, please bypass this thread.

by Anonymousreplies 155December 2, 2024 1:37 AM

Just a reminder for 2025 and beyond...

This is what America voted for.

This is what we are going to get.

Happy fucking New Year.

Enjoy your last normal holiday season.

It's all downhill from here.

by Anonymousreplies 10December 2, 2024 1:19 AM

GHOSTS has legs?

Theres good legs in GHOSTS, the CBS soon-4th season sitcom. Anyone see it? The character Trevor runs about without pants (when Trevor died he was without pants). Good legs on actor Asher Grodman, 37. A Columbia grad, he can fence! Legs are hairy enough, if your tv is good enough. I check out the show to see if he shows any dick. Any package is covered by shirttails. One tv interview the actor says he wears “flesh-colored underwear.” The GHOSTS bit is the ghost characters wear what they were in when they died. Show runners can play with his legs, as when hiding a pregnancy, showing Trevor sideways, sitting down, full frontal sometimes, his long necktie ‘tween his legs. Many I know want to bury their face in Trevor.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 2, 2024 1:16 AM

Is the racist freak posting garbage so we'll use up our F&F votes?

Or is he just enjoying being a creep?

by Anonymousreplies 3December 2, 2024 1:10 AM

Smart phone onscreen keyboard

I detest them although every smart phone has them now.

I can’t write a full sentence without making major mistakes going back over the phrases to get spelling right.

I miss the blackberry style keyboard—never made a mistake with physical keys. Typing was way faster

by Anonymousreplies 12December 2, 2024 1:06 AM

MAGA is already claiming Biden will be the reason we have a recession after Trump takes office

Easy to debunk as this young guy takes apart this MAGATs illogic.

by Anonymousreplies 18December 2, 2024 1:05 AM

I just subscribed to MAX

What should I watch???

Any recommendations?

They offered a "Black Friday" deal of $2.99/month for six months, so I just couldn't pass it up.

by Anonymousreplies 12December 2, 2024 12:42 AM

2025 is coming. It's cloaked in 'future dusk.'

As 2024 comes to a close, anxiety seems to be hanging in the air.

From a whirlwind election season to increasing concerns about climate change, global unrest and a fragmenting sense of community both on and offline, people are feeling uneasy.

“It really does feel like we’re on the brink of multiple crises around climate change but also growing global unrest and a fractured political landscape here in the United States, but also elsewhere,” said Jessa Lingel, a digital culture professor at the University of Pennsylvania. The mood on the internet reflects this.

“Not only do you have in the media landscape, people turning away from platforms like Twitter [aka] X, but you also have people just turning away from the news,” Lingel explained, adding that news networks like CNN and MSNBC are seeing a dip in viewership following the 2024 election. “I think a lot of people are coping with their disappointment and frustration in the election by turning off legacy media like the news and also sort of disengaging from some of the mainstream platforms.”

Disruption appears to be the overarching sentiment going into a new year. According to the trend forecasting agency WGSN, one color effectively captures this mood. It’s called future dusk.

“Future dusk is a dark, moody and intriguing hue, sitting between blue and purple,” Urangoo Samba, WGSN’s head of color, told Yahoo Entertainment. “It has a sense of mystery and escapism, and feeds into themes of transition — whether it be moving from dark to light, or dusk to dawn — making it perfect for a period of immense change.”

Upon analyzing “millions of data points,” the WGSN’s Global Color Workshop selected future dusk as the color of 2025. When choosing a color of the year, Samba said versatility across all industries and regions is essential. Future dusk meets the mark.

The color is said to offer “reassuring stability” during what WGSN describes as today’s “era of polycrisis.” There’s also a “celestial, otherworldly” quality to future dusk, which Samba said is influenced by “the second space age” and rise of “synthetic creativity,” like AI-generated art.

Evan Collins, an architectural designer and founder of the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute, an online database that catalogs design aesthetics from the late midcentury, told Yahoo that the “dusty, celestial” color of future dusk is prominent in the “whimsigothic” aesthetic that existed primarily from the late ’80s to the mid-’90s. Melding both whimsical and gothic elements, the term, coined by Collins, is anchored by dark purples and blues that are similar to future dusk.

“In times where there’s a lot of strife and stress, especially [when] people are struggling with all sorts of big societal issues, they’ll look to the mystical,” he explained. “[Whimsigothic] is not so future, space-oriented. It’s more looking back into the past to give some comfort about an uncertain future.”

There’s a sterility associated with technology that Collins said is absent in future dusk. The WGSN’s descriptors of the color as being “futuristic” and inspired by “science and technology” are more in tune with the sleek, cold aesthetics of the ’80s, said Collins.

Future dusk, as Collins understands it, is more a color of nostalgia and familiarity than it is of futurism and technology.

“It’s celestial [and] otherworldly, but not in a synthetic, high-tech, space way,” he said of the color. “I actually think there’s a lot of negative stuff towards that and the popularity of a moody, celestial color is kind of a way of actually taking it back. That’s [why] ‘whimsigothic’ is popular and maybe even dark academia, and the trending towards darker tones that hearken back to older spaces, that are cozy and have more traditional design vibes to them as opposed to cold, synthetic ‘tech bro’ stuff.”

Lingel, like Collins, believes future dusk is a color that acknowledges the uncertainty of these times — be it politics, climate change or the continued push for AI — and how it affects the way we articulate ourselves online.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 2, 2024 12:35 AM

Bisexual Rapper outed Khalid after 'Years Of Emotional Abuse'

The man who outed Khalid as gay last week is blaming “years of emotional abuse” from the singer as the catalyst that led him to expose the “Young Dumb & Broke” star on social media.

Rapper and bisexual adult content creator Hugo D Almonte shared his side of the contentious story via a lengthy Instagram Stories post on Thursday, expressing remorse for his actions while claiming there was more to the situation than the public was aware of.

In his post, Almonte, who never mentions Khalid by name, claims he was introduced to “this person” at a party in L.A. several years ago.

Though he wasn’t aware who the singer was, the two would hit it off via exchanges on social media two months later.

“They reached out to me on Twitter, saying they loved my energy and wanted to get to know me better,” Almonte shared.

“I was flattered and curious. They told me they had been watching me for a while, even bookmarking my photos, but they were waiting to contact me because they were involved with someone else [at the time].”

Khalid would open up early in their connection, which Almonte says started as a friendship. The singer would purportedly share details of “someone they loved” stealing $100,000 from them, despite never being in a relationship with the alleged thief.

Almonte says the story made them “cautious,” but as he never “used anyone for money, fame, or influence,” he assumed Khalid knew he had no intent of doing anything similar.

Over time, the friendship grew romantic, with Khalid eventually asking Almonte to move in with him. Almonte agreed and went house hunting with the star, but chose to keep his apartment.

“I didn't want to give up my independence because I knew how [things] like this could turn,” he expressed.

“I didn't want to be controlled or manipulated - but things took a darker turn.”

Almonte doesn’t note how long his relationship with Khalid lasted - but professed he soon began to hear rumors of him breaking into the singer’s home.

“Out of nowhere, I started hearing rumors,” Almonte relayed, “false accusations that I had broken into their house and stolen from them. At first, I stayed silent, hoping it would pass. I even saw them at a party two years ago.”

“When they saw me, they ran out of the club, pacing back and forth. I knew they were nervous because they were spreading lies they couldn't back up,” the rapper continued, “but I still said nothing.”

Four years later, the whispers regarding Almonte’s alleged break-in were still getting back to him. Almonte then supposedly heard from Khalid.

“They sent me a message directly [that said], 'Good luck with your career. You're lucky I don't get the cops involved!'” Almonte recalled.

The accusation sent waves of fear through Almonte.

“Imagine being accused of something so serious — something you know you didn't do, and then being threatened on top of it,” he wrote.

Almonte would later connect with Khalid’s manager to stop the rumors. According to him, the manager was already aware of his innocence.

“Their manager confirmed what I already knew: I didn't do it,” Almonte says. “They found out who really broke into [Khalid’s] house. And yet, even with the truth out there, the lies didn't stop.”

After years of “carrying the weight” of “constant lies, manipulation, and threats,” Almonte lost control and took to social media last Friday to reveal his relationship with Khalid, subsequently outing the singer.

by Anonymousreplies 28December 2, 2024 12:32 AM

Guns N' Roses: Don't Cry

DJB was counting down the Top 30 hits of 1991 yesterday on Sirius XM's 90s on 9 and I heard this song again for the first time in decades.

Wasn't really a big GnR fan in high school but I have to admit this song is just beautiful and hits totally different as a middle-aged adult.

November Rain gets the glory (rightfully so) but this is another gem. Song features backing vocals from Blind Melon's late Shannon Hoon.

Any other fans of this song or songs that hit you differently as an adult vs your childhood?

by Anonymousreplies 10December 2, 2024 12:16 AM

Now THIS is a Polar Express Movie I Could Get Behind

They really should make more children’s films in line with Final Destination. It’s like Michael Bay directed it.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 2, 2024 12:11 AM

Hot Florida man teacher diddles male student

DL sleuths lets get to the bottom of this. Whose had him?

by Anonymousreplies 530December 2, 2024 12:09 AM

What's the last movie that made you cry?

It's been so long but I want recommendations!

by Anonymousreplies 3December 2, 2024 12:07 AM

Elton John, 77, reveals he's partially blind after 'severe eye infection'

Elton John shared a recent health update, revealing how he's recovering and thanking those who've helped him. Elton John, 77, revealed on social media that he has been grappling with an eye infection that has impacted his vision.

“Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye,” the EGOT winner shared in a statement on Instagram. “I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.”

Over the past several years, the “Benny and the Jets” singer has experienced some trouble with his health.

Last year, John slipped at his villa at Nice, France and visited a local hospital as a precaution but was able to recover at home and was “in good health,” according to TODAY.com reporting.

In 2022, fans became worried when tabloids reported that the “Rocket Man” star was using wheelchair. He responded on Instagram to explain why he needed a wheelchair during his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, which ended in July 2023.

“After another rousing 2.5 hour show, we arrived at Leipzig airport, just before curfew to find part of the airport had closed,” he said at the time. “It was an extremely long walk to get to the plane, so my team kindly laid on a wheelchair so I could rest my hip after the show. That’s all folks.”

John had undergone hip surgery after he “fell awkwardly on a hard surface,” in September 2021. After that procedure, he postponed some of his farewell tour dates.

He also delayed his tour after contracting COVID-19 in January 2022. The Associated Press reported at that time that John experienced “mild symptoms” during his infection and had been vaccinated and boosted.

For this recent eye infection, John says that he spent much of his summer “recuperating at home,” and feels grateful for the “excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family.” He says he's optimistic about his future health.

“(I) am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery thus far."

by Anonymousreplies 25December 1, 2024 11:49 PM

Ellen DeGeneres’s UK mansion ‘floods’ just weeks after she fled the US

Their dreams are drenched.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s English farmhouse has flooded following torrential rain, a bombshell new report claims.

The couple recently purchased a multi-million pound property in the Cotswolds, about two hours outside of London, and are allegedly attempting to settle there permanently following Donald Trump’s election win.

But the 43-acre grounds are now underwater after the River Thames broke its banks in the wake of Storm Bert earlier this week, the Daily Mail reports.

Numerous roads in the Cotswolds have been left impassable after being saturated in five feet of water

Many locals are trapped in their homes, with one resident who lives near the couple telling the outlet: “The flood waters are rising by the hour. This is the worst I have seen it in years.”

The flooding comes after DeGeneres and de Rossi reportedly relocated to England in the wake of Trump’s presidential election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

Sources previously told the Wrap that DeGeneres and de Rossi packed up and moved to the UK and are gearing up to put their Montecito, Calif., mansion on the market to start afresh abroad.

The duo, who wed in 2008, will likely “never” return to the US on a permanent basis, one source claimed.

Separate insiders told TMZ that the duo decided to “get the hell out” of the country immediately following the president-elect’s victory, which left them feeling “very disillusioned.”

During election season, DeGeneres was vocal about her support for Harris, and reportedly donated $3,300 to her campaign.

DeGeneres and de Rossi had reportedly been settling into their new abode before the floods, recently pictured having a night out at a local pub in Burford, UK earlier this month.

In a video shared to The Farmer’s Dog’s Instagram page, a band plays as the camera pans to a table with the former talk show host rocking brunette hair while her wife sits beside her.

The Cotswolds is a picturesque and wealthy part of England, with many British celebs boasting country houses there.

Among DeGeneres and de Rossi’s new neighbors are David and Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Elizabeth Hurley.

by Anonymousreplies 26December 1, 2024 11:34 PM

Is this a real or fake story?

If it's real, then wow!

by Anonymousreplies 22December 1, 2024 11:33 PM

Russian herring salad - yay or nay?

I had one today and it was delicious, although I love Eastern European food.

by Anonymousreplies 18December 1, 2024 11:27 PM

I kidnapped and murdered Teacake’s sister

Cuz that nasty skank gave me a blister

She threw me some sass

So I jammed it in her ass

And I chopped off her lips and kissed her.

by Anonymousreplies 8December 1, 2024 11:25 PM

Allegedly Jay-Z & Beyoncé are implicated in the Diddy mess

Will they go to prison too?

by Anonymousreplies 8December 1, 2024 11:23 PM

Oy What a Shanda!: Mayor Dies in Police Chase Days After Police Department Resigned

DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - A mayor in South Carolina died in a car crash while being “pursued” by law enforcement days after his town’s entire police department resigned.

Mayor George Garner, who had recently been reelected, died after the 2:40 p.m. crash on Highway 34.

Coroner Todd Hardee revealed in a Facebook post that a deputy with the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office was following Garner at the time of the crash.

“The pursuit was not related to any laws being broken,” Hardee wrote. “The pursuit was taking place in an effort to protect the well being of Mr. Garner.”

Garner was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe heading west when he veered over the center line and crashed into a tractor-trailer.

Garner and the tractor-trailer driver were taken to a hospital for treatment, however, Garner died from his injuries. He was 49 years old.

The coroner said he will make a ruling on the manner of Garner’s death in the coming days.

“Please keep this family, and the fine folks in our neighboring Marlboro County in your prayers,” Hardee said.

The news of his death comes after residents were notified last week that the Marlboro County town would be without a police force after the entire department resigned.

by Anonymousreplies 3December 1, 2024 11:16 PM

Pamela Anderson

I am 45 and where has this lovely lady been all of my life?

You want the epitome of grace and the word "lovely"?

I think it is this chick.

I just watched her Netflix documentary as well.

Just lovely-

by Anonymousreplies 4December 1, 2024 11:10 PM

My Trump Revelation

I had an epiphany over Thanksgiving, and it hit me like a freight train. My family finally said what I think they’ve been biting their tongues about for years: now I think might have that right-wing coined “Trump Derangement Syndrome”.

It started innocently enough. Someone mentioned gas prices, and before I knew it, I was knee-deep in a monologue about the lasting effects of the Trump administration. My uncle interrupted me, half-laughing, and said, “You know, not everything has to go back to Trump.”

I was taken aback, but then my sister chimed in, “Seriously, you’ve brought him up like four times already, and we’re only at the appetizers.” My mom, in her calm, diplomatic way, said, “Sweetie, you do talk about him a lot. Maybe it’s time to let it go?”

The kicker came when my dad—who barely says a word about politics—added, “You sound like you’re still living in 2019.”

I brushed it off at the moment, but later that night, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Was I obsessed? I mean, sure, I followed the news, but I wasn’t that bad. Was I?

Then I remembered something my therapist said a few weeks ago. She’d pointed out how often I brought Trump up during our sessions. I laughed it off at the time, saying, “Well, he’s everywhere!” But now I was starting to realize: maybe I’m the one keeping him everywhere.

I went back through my recent conversations in my head, and the pattern was undeniable. Somehow, every topic—from weather to pop culture—would circle back to Trump. It was as if he had set up camp in my brain and wasn’t paying rent.

And for what? Why am I giving him so much free real estate in my head?

Last night, I made a decision. I can’t keep letting Trump dictate my mental energy, my conversations, my therapy sessions—my life. I’m not saying I’ll stop caring about politics or the state of the world, but I need to reframe. There’s more to life than one man, no matter how polarizing or consequential he’s been.

So, this is my moment of clarity: Trump doesn’t own me anymore. He’s a chapter in the book of history, not the book of my existence. Maybe now, I can finally reclaim some peace—and tonight I will enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers, and later this month Christmas without turning it into a debate.

by Anonymousreplies 31December 1, 2024 10:59 PM

What's going on with Judge Judy's face

So by the early-mid 2000s, Judge Judy starts to look more how she did for most of the shows run. around then, she obviously starts to have some work done. her hair is lighter, and her face starts to look more pronounced. do we think she did just botox or more like fillers?? they definitely started doing lighter makeup on her too

by Anonymousreplies 14December 1, 2024 10:50 PM

It's Christmas time soon

I feel like absolute shit.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 1, 2024 10:44 PM

Wedding From Hell

So bad the cops have to intervene. Just watch.

Can you imagine being a cop today? Call after call featuing crazy, entitled, violent people like in this video.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 1, 2024 10:39 PM

Enty Lawyer identified

Enty Lawyer the blind item king from Crazy Days and Nights has been outed and he isn't even practicing law if he is even an actual attorney. He is a fifty something year old podcaster and blogger who is in Indio, CA, He doesn't even live in LA. He is allegedlgy a very sick person and has done horrific things to women. His whole thing where he exposes predators is rich as he is also one. I have been in communication with a woman he has done terrible things to! He recorded hours of her when they were in a "relationship" together. She found out later on that he was married with 2 daughters. He love bombed her and gaslit her into believing they were going to live together in California and get married and have children. He told her he loved her and was coming to be with her and 1 hour later she was served with stalking papers. The court saw his texts to her and said that the stalking complaints were not valid but by making the papers so public he put her at risk from her ex husband who she escaped from getting beaten by. This man needs to pay the price -- the same price he's been putting on other predators in Hollywood. Now that I know this, I know that this man knows no celebrities, is probably not a lawyer, isn't practicing law, is married with kids but victimizes other women. He got into a huge fight with his wife which somehow he left a voicemail of the other woman. His former cohost for true crime was apparently treated the same way.

by Anonymousreplies 98December 1, 2024 10:30 PM

I asked a friend of a friend to stay the night

He has been here most of the day. He said he wasn’t looking forward to going back to our friend’s house this evening because he enjoyed my company so much. I asked him to stay hee tonight. He accepted. Now he wants to go to bed - with me. It’s only 4:30 pm.

by Anonymousreplies 10December 1, 2024 10:24 PM

Douglas Murray

Any fans? As I find myself drifting to the right politically he’s starting to make sense, which sort of scares me. He’s an atheist pro-Israel anti-woke homosexual fop.

by Anonymousreplies 82December 1, 2024 10:21 PM

"Pete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for Years"

[quote]The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, wrote him an email in 2018 saying he had routinely mistreated women for years and displayed a lack of character.

[quote]“On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say … get some help and take an honest look at yourself,” Penelope Hegseth wrote, stating that she still loved him. She also wrote: “I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.”'

Contacted by the New York Times, she said it wasn't true and she regretted sending it, probably because Pete would knock her down and kick her in the cuntbone unless she recanted.

by Anonymousreplies 15December 1, 2024 10:01 PM

Eldergays: Tell me about Nell Carter

Everyone talks about what a powerhouse of talent she was.

Was she truly?

by Anonymousreplies 153December 1, 2024 9:44 PM

The Most Iconic Scenes in Black Movies

Vanessa Williams flipping out in Soul Food when she reveals that the skanky cousin fucked her husband is a favorite.

by Anonymousreplies 37December 1, 2024 9:36 PM

Francis Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Screened For First Time Today For Distributors At CityWalk IMAX

Will it bomb? Francis poured all his money into it.

by Anonymousreplies 127December 1, 2024 9:34 PM

Justin Timberlake Cancels Upcoming Concert Due to Back Injury

Justin Timberlake has called off his next concert, which was scheduled for Dec. 2 at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center, after suffering a back injury. It’s the eighth date to be postponed this fall on Timberlake’s The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, which launched in April.

“I’m so sorry Oklahoma CIty… I have to cancel the show on 12/2. I hurt my back in NOLA and my doctors have instructed me to rest a little bit longer. Thank you for your support – y’all know I hate doing this,” he wrote in a statement shared via an Instagram Story on Saturday (Nov. 30). A rescheduled date has not yet been announced.

In late October, Timberlake canceled six concerts (Columbus, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Grand Rapids) on The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, citing a bout of bronchitis and laryngitis, and rescheduled those performances for 2025.

That illness came after canceling a Newark, New Jersey, show in early October due to an injury that he said prevented him from performing. Fortunately, he was able to reschedule and perform there just a week later.

Currently, Timberlake is set to return to the stage for his concert on Dec. 4 in Houston, Texas.

by Anonymousreplies 22December 1, 2024 8:34 PM

3 Body Problem on Netflix

Anyone else watching? The first scenes are so disturbing to me. Mob violence by anti-intellectual zealots against a physics professor. I just started it. Yikes.

by Anonymousreplies 40December 1, 2024 8:25 PM

Have you watched Anatomy of Lies

On Peacock? It is about Elisabeth Finch, the Grey's Anatomy writer who faked cancer among other things. It is fucking INSANE. Destined to be a DL classic.

by Anonymousreplies 21December 1, 2024 8:24 PM

Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos REVEALS How Much Broadway Actors Really Make

Jeez.

Can't they afford to pay these performers better??

They need to earn a living wage!

by Anonymousreplies 46December 1, 2024 8:23 PM

Vanna White’s Sad Last Days

She looks like Karen Carpenter’s corpse in cheap drag.

Eat a sandwich, bitch!!!!!!!!!!

by Anonymousreplies 17December 1, 2024 8:10 PM

Misheard Lyrics In Songs - Post Your Favourites

Estonian popstar Synne Valtri repeats the phrase "Cocks Taste Good" at the 2m50s point.

by Anonymousreplies 107December 1, 2024 7:44 PM

Bring Back Well-Intentioned Bullying...

"I called your boyfriend or fiancé a budget Ryan Gosling and ya cancelled."

""

Anyone else sick of this balloon-headed bitch constantly appearing during Pluto commercials? God forbid they stopped her commercial - she'd "bleed their accounts dry".

Bring back the Brendan Schaub one...at least he was cute.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 1, 2024 7:20 PM

Let's be a DIDDY freak-off party!

I'm Justin Bieber, ball-gagged, on all fours!

by Anonymousreplies 45December 1, 2024 7:13 PM

Anderson Cooper’s career

How did Anderson Cooper jump from being a reality show host (The Mole) to a news anchor seemingly overnight?

I remember when he was a nobody on The Mole and the Hollywood publicity machine made him out to be the second coming.

by Anonymousreplies 27December 1, 2024 7:11 PM

Ugly/sexy and charismatic dudes

Willem Defoe

Bob Hoskins

Donald Sutherland (got sexier as he aged)

Kiefer Sutherland in Lost Boys

Daniel Craig

Sam Elliott (as an older man)

Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Allen White

Elliot Gould

Alan Rickman, especially in Die Hard

Seiji Miyaguchi (the taciturn master swordsman of The Seven Samurai)

by Anonymousreplies 38December 1, 2024 6:51 PM

Why does god hate Teacake so much?

I mean, god made him black. Sad!

by Anonymousreplies 5December 1, 2024 6:27 PM

Embarrassing crushes you’ve had

Time to come clean.

I had a crush on Bonnie Franklin.

by Anonymousreplies 210December 1, 2024 6:24 PM

I’m So Tired 🥱 This Morning

I shall most certainly be taking a nap 😴 later.

by Anonymousreplies 5December 1, 2024 6:22 PM

Some knee slappers in this NYTimes piece / Angie goes to the Met

For high brows only

by Anonymousreplies 4December 1, 2024 6:09 PM

Wicked getting raves

92% on RT and it seems clear that Ariana and Cynthia will both be nominated for Oscars. The critics LOVE them.

by Anonymousreplies 185December 1, 2024 6:03 PM

Why do Lesbians Lie for attention

Great talent. Attractive. But she’s lying. She just is.

by Anonymousreplies 46December 1, 2024 5:49 PM

The White Lotus

I think the overarching theme of both seasons (and probably the upcoming third) is how primal people be - even sophisticated rich liberal/progressives. I also like that the show is cynical, but never deteriorates into nihilism. Plus, it knows how to be un-PC without pulling any try-hard South Park bullshit.

What is your take on this show?

by Anonymousreplies 7December 1, 2024 5:45 PM

The Last Showgirl review: Pamela Anderson is 'a revelation' in poignant Las Vegas-set drama

Gia Coppola's latest is an atmospheric and sympathetic drama about the showgirls on the Vegas strip, featuring "sharply drawn characters" and outstanding performances from Jamie Lee Curtis and Pamela Anderson.

Pamela Anderson is a revelation and Jamie Lee Curtis is funny and heart-rending in Gia Coppola's poignant, Las Vegas-set

The Last Showgirl. Anderson plays Shelley, a dancer who has been in the same revue for 30 years, and has just learned the show is closing. She has not just lost a job she adored, at an age when she is unlikely to get another like it; she has lost her very identity.

In a supporting role, Curtis is her friend, Annette, once a showgirl and now hanging on as a cocktail waitress at the same club. That's not an ideal job for someone like her, with a gambling problem. Although Las Vegas is known for glitz, Anderson and Curtis's lack of vanity in the roles is among the film's most powerful features. Coppola depicts their lives with sympathy but also with clear-eyed honesty about the dreams they never achieved and the youth that's impossible to reclaim.

by Anonymousreplies 47December 1, 2024 5:34 PM

Tyrese Says He’s ‘Not Gay’ in Bizarre Rant Refuting Satanism Allegations

Tyrese says that he “ain’t never been gay,” and never engaged in “no devil worshiping.”

Tyrese wants the world to know that he’s neither gay nor a “devil-worshipping” Satanist, which he seems to believe are the same thing?

In a since-deleted social media post, Tyrese hit back at apparent allegations of satanism and being a closeted gay man by assuring his followers that he is neither, Hot New Hip-Hop reported. “I’m not gay, ain’t never been gay,” The Fast and Furious franchise actor stated firmly. “I’m not a part of a secret gay, or a public gay.”

“What y’all not gonna do is y’all not gone put no devil on me,” Tyrese continued, then affirming his Christian faith. “Listen to me, the Lord Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. You understand that? Ain’t no devil worshiping over here, ain’t no gay, aint no down low, ain’t no secret society, ain’t no Illuminati. I cast demonic spirits away from me every day. I walk strongly with my beliefs.”

by Anonymousreplies 32December 1, 2024 5:26 PM

NYT Games Thread - Crossword, Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee etc

Connections drives me batty. Ranging from the comically basic (body parts mentioned in the song Heads, Shoulders, Knees And Toes? Really?) to the ridiculously esoteric.

by Anonymousreplies 280December 1, 2024 5:09 PM

Woman gives birth to baby fathered by a man she never met and never had physical contact with

A Florida woman who became pregnant while in jail on murder charges gave birth to a baby whose father is a fellow inmate accused of murder — even though she says they’ve never met in person and have never had physical contact with each other.

Florida court records indicate that both Daisy Link and Joan Depaz are currently in custody being held on charges of murder. Both have been in custody since at least 2022. But WSVN reports that in June, Link gave birth to a daughter fathered by Depaz.

“She’s a miracle baby, she’s a blessing,” Link, 29, told the station in a jailhouse interview, while Miami-Dade Corrections officials told the station that an internal affairs investigation is ongoing.

WSVN interviewed both inmates, who explained how Link was able to get pregnant while both parents were in custody at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County.

Link told the outlet that she and Depaz were able to speak to each other through the air conditioner vent in her cell. They also began passing notes and pictures to each other and a romantic relationship began.

Depaz, 23, told WSVN that he eventually shared that he wanted to have a baby, but knew that he might not have the opportunity for a long time. Link agreed to try and have a child with her fellow inmate.

The two used bedding to make a line between their two vents, which Depaz tells WSVN that he then used to pass semen rolled in Saran wrap to Link in her cell.

“He would kind of like roll it up almost like a cigarette and he would attach it to the line that we had in the vent and I would pull it through,” Link told the station. “From there, I had placed it inside of, you know, the yeast infection applicators? I had placed it inside of there and then from there, yeah, I administered it.”

Eventually, Link became pregnant with Depaz's child, who was born in June and now lives with his mother.

“I can’t believe it worked," Link reportedly said. "I think everything happened for a reason."

Depaz told the outlet that Link getting pregnant, despite the two never having touched, was like “the Virgin Mary.”

The pair are now in different jails, according to jail records, but WSVN reports that they still communicate over the phone and have video visits with their daughter.

Court records indicate that Depaz's murder trial is currently scheduled for May 2025. Link’s has not yet been scheduled.

by Anonymousreplies 98December 1, 2024 5:01 PM

Ok, spill it. What were your purchases on Black Friday?

I bought a monitor and some wireless earbuds.

by Anonymousreplies 10December 1, 2024 4:55 PM

Supreme Court to take on ban on trans youth hormone therapies

This should be interesting.

by Anonymousreplies 91December 1, 2024 4:49 PM

Springfield, Ohio

What does DL know about this town? It must have a history and places of interest. It certainly is more than a pawn in an incendiary conspiracy theory.

by Anonymousreplies 8December 1, 2024 4:45 PM

Coronation Street Part 7: Gail Force

A continuation thread for our nattering about Britain's favourite soap.

by Anonymousreplies 198December 1, 2024 4:38 PM

“Wicked” defies box office gravity to debut as No. 1 film worldwide

Jon M. Chu’s big-screen musical raked in $114 million in the U.S. this weekend, with 'Gladiator II' slashing at its heels in second place.

Moviegoers got Wicked this weekend, driving the long-awaited adaptation of the beloved Broadway hit to the top of the box office charts around the globe.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s green and pink magic conjured up $114 million in ticket sales in the U.S., averaging $29,321 in ticket sales across the 3,888 theaters.

Jon M. Chu's eye-popping film, which also stars Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, and Bowen Yang, has earned $164.2 worldwide as of Sunday.

Audiences were also feeling festive this weekend, with the Chris Evans/Dwayne Johnson Santa bounty hunter comedy Red One landing its sleigh in the No. 3 slot. An additional $13.3 in ticket sales gives director Jake Kasdan’s film a nice-not-naughty overall domestic haul of $117 million after two weeks of release.

At No. 4 on the box-office list, the literally named Bonhoeffer: Paster. Spy. Assassin. — seriously, it’s all right there in the title! — earned $13.28 million in its debut weekend across 1,900 theaters nationwide. Bonhoeffer tells the story of a preacher at the center of a plot to assassinate Hitler. (See? Pastor, spy, assassin.)

Rounding out the top five films of the weekend was Venom: The Last Dance. As it entered its second month of release, the R-rated Tom Hardy super(anti)hero sequel earned another $4 million for a total haul of $133.8 million.

by Anonymousreplies 45December 1, 2024 4:28 PM

Kim Cattrall

The television role which made her famous is the epitome of female emancipation. As the PR mogul Samantha Jones in the American series Sex and the City, she's romped her way to celebrity status through her character's immense appetite for sex and liberal attitude towards it.

The actress herself originally turned down the part, but six series and two movies later, she is now at the very top of her profession. She played her first film role for Otto Preminger when she was 17, had starring roles in the comedy films Porky's, Police Academy, and Mannequin, and among many serious stage roles played opposite Ian McKellen in the Broadway production of Chekov's Wild Honey.

Of the part that has made her famous, she says, "I don't think there has ever been a woman on television who has expressed so much sexual joy without being punished."

Let's discuss DL fav Kim Cattrall

by Anonymousreplies 83December 1, 2024 4:18 PM

Its time, I plan on writing the next great American novel

I am going to make American scholars great again.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 1, 2024 4:17 PM

We Need Another Joke Thread

I know we've done this many times before. Fuck it -We need it!

I'll start us off:

Two old ladies meet up at the mall. The first one asked her friend, Did you come on the bus?”

“Yes,” she replied, “but I made it look like an asthma attack.”

by Anonymousreplies 53December 1, 2024 4:06 PM

Gay Pornstar with TWO Star Tattoos On HIs Upper Chest? Anyone remember his name?

There was a gay pornstar 2000-2015 with two star tattoos on his upper chest. Very popular at one time think he had blond hair and for sure blue or green eyes. Anyone remember who this is?

I think he was sitting in front of me during the football season.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 1, 2024 4:04 PM

Diamond heiress, 96, accuses art dealer husband, 61, of domestic abuse

Betty Grafstein alleges that her gender-fluid husband punched and pushed her down a flight of stairs

by Anonymousreplies 36December 1, 2024 3:59 PM

Oliver Sacks was a leather queen in 60s S.F.

I learned something new today…

by Anonymousreplies 2December 1, 2024 3:59 PM

Have you bought furniture online?

I need a living room chair, a swivel one would be nice. I’ve looked at the standard Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, Arhaus, etc, but their shipping costs add almost a third to the price of the chair.

Im so over paying so much for furniture. Should I just buy something from Amazon or Wayfair and call it a day? Are they okay enough in quality? Are returns easy if I don’t love it?

by Anonymousreplies 56December 1, 2024 3:55 PM

What do you fear Trump will do...

that he hasn't already done.

by Anonymousreplies 61December 1, 2024 3:52 PM

Stupid things you said in middle school and high school

We used to say to each other “I don’t care, cuz yo momma’s pussy don’t have no hair.” I have no idea why we said this or where it originated. Maybe one’s mother having a bald beaver was a sign of being a slut?

by Anonymousreplies 1December 1, 2024 3:52 PM

Edward Norton

Remember when he was considered the new Robert De Niro? Aside from his need to take over projects, what hurt him was his lack of a certain star quality.: He was lanky and had a lisp.

by Anonymousreplies 22December 1, 2024 3:50 PM

Jack Schlossberg’s latest selfie

NOW can we talk about the eating disorder?

by Anonymousreplies 13December 1, 2024 3:48 PM

Jacob Rees Mogg had a fucking reality show made about him?

Egads. UK is as bad as America worshipping dumb MAGA cunts.

by Anonymousreplies 1December 1, 2024 3:40 PM

Wicked given a trigger warning over green skin discrimination

I for one am relieved since I know many green-skinned people who have been traumatized by discrimination.

by Anonymousreplies 11December 1, 2024 3:33 PM

Earl Holliman Is Dead to Me

I loved him.

by Anonymousreplies 149December 1, 2024 3:16 PM

DL Fave Debra Winger’s amazing interview

[post redacted because independent.co.uk thinks that links to their ridiculous rag are a bad thing. Somebody might want to tell them how the internet works. Or not. We don't really care. They do suck though. Our advice is that you should not click on the link and whatever you do, don't read their truly terrible articles.]

by Anonymousreplies 16December 1, 2024 3:11 PM

Jack Schlossberg Might Be the Biggest Star To Emerge in 2024 Presidential Campaign

In the wake of President Joe Biden withdrawing from the 2024 presidential election, a new star has emerged — and we aren’t talking about Vice President Kamala Harris. She’s going to shine at the Democratic National Convention in August as the presumptive nominee, but a new political voice has emerged from the shadows… actually from the internet.

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy Jr. and the son of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, has become a voice for Gen Z — even though he’s a younger Millennial himself. The Harvard Law and Business School graduate has become a TikTok sensation not only for his musical theatre antics and paddle-boarding adventures, but for also breaking down the political scene into layman’s terms for many voters who will be casting their ballot for the first time in 2024.

“I am inspired by my family’s legacy of public service,” he told Vogue earlier this month. “I take that very seriously, and I want to contribute in my own way. I have big dreams, but I also know that I’m trying to make a positive impact today.” Not only did the 31-year-old get a glossy feature in the fashion magazine, but he was announced as their political correspondent for this election cycle.

Vogue editor Chloe Malle told The New York Times in a statement why Schlossberg was a natural fit for their election-year coverage. “Jack emerged as a staff favorite early on in this election cycle with his irreverent but intelligent takes on the political landscape,” she wrote. “We all know the stakes of this election and it is critical to Vogue that we do all we can to get our audience motivated to vote.”

And Vogue wasn’t wrong with their assessment because X users were quick with the memes after Joe Biden announced his exit from the race. “jack schlossberg having the craziest new hire probation period rn,” wrote one social media user. Another added with a photo of Carrie Bradshaw drinking a Cosmopolitan, and as Sex and the City fans know, she’s a fictional alum of Vogue, “Jack schlossberg working on a different vogue article as we speak.”

Of course, there is the athletic side to Schlossberg, and very reminiscent of his late uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., “The way Jack Schlossberg had to evacuate his kayak just now so that he could write a Vogue post about this,” another humorous post noted.

So, look for Schlossberg to be a voice for young Democrats, who are trying to navigate their way through an election cycle that is anything but normal. Schlossberg is quirky, but he’s doing it in a way that is authentically him.

by Anonymousreplies 230December 1, 2024 3:10 PM

You thought they would be major stars after watching them one role. You were wrong.

There are actors where the first time I saw them in roles of significance, I ran to IMDb to check their names. Some people are simply talented.

However.

There are many, many, more I thought would go on to get great roles but didn’t. Sure, many have enviable careers that 99% of actors would kill for. But I expected more. That they would have more buzz surrounding them. Maybe that they would be more be bigger stars, or work consistently with world class or be competing with A-Listers for the highest quality shows or movies. Certainly, that they would have good roles in stuff that I like.

Harry Lloyd from Great Expectations.

Jason Dohring from Veronica Mars.

Natalie Dormer from The Tudors.

Matthew Lillard in Serial Mom.

Michael Biehn in The Terminator

Mischa Barton in Lawn Dogs.

Romola Garai from I Capture The Castle.

Shailene Woodley in The Descendants

by Anonymousreplies 340December 1, 2024 2:33 PM

"Who Killed Jon-Benet Ramsey?"

Coming soon to Netflix.

by Anonymousreplies 600December 1, 2024 2:32 PM

How will Teacake die? A poll…..

How will Teacake die?

by Anonymousreplies 7December 1, 2024 2:20 PM

Who looked better at his peak: Brad Pitt or Rob Lowe?

It's a close call...

by Anonymousreplies 57December 1, 2024 1:41 PM

It's About Time (1960s sitcom)

I know DL loves to hate on Small Wonder, but really, It's About Time MUST be the worst sitcom in history.

by Anonymousreplies 22December 1, 2024 1:37 PM

World's Largest Gold Deposit Found, Worth Over US$80 Billion

A deposit of high-quality gold ore containing around 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal has been discovered in central China, according to Chinese state media.

Valued at approximately 600 billion yuan or US$83 billion, the discovery could be considered the largest and most lucrative reservoir of gold ever uncovered, surpassing the 900 metric tons estimated to lie within the mother of all gold reserves, South Deep mine in South Africa.

The Geological Bureau of Hunan Province announced the detection of 40 gold veins within a depth of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) in the northeast Hunan county of Pingjiang.

These alone were thought to contain 300 metric tons of gold, with 3D modeling suggesting additional reserves may be found to a depth of 3 kilometers.

The massive find was made in Pingjiang County, shown here, along with its location in China. (Philg88/Wikimedia Commons) "Many drilled rock cores showed visible gold," says bureau prospector Chen Rulin.

Core samples suggest every metric ton of ore could contain as much as 138 grams (nearly 5 ounces) of gold – an extraordinary level of quality considering ore excavated from underground mines is considered high grade if it contains more than 8 grams.

China already dominates the world's gold market with reserves considered to be in excess of 2,000 tons earlier in 2024, its mining industry contributing around 10 percent of the global output.

Announcements of the findings have contributed to a further increase in the already skyrocketing gold price as demands for the resource continue to rise amid global uncertainty.

Just how many bonanzas of the valuable ore remain yet to be discovered around the world is unclear, with experts divided on whether we've reached peak gold.

by Anonymousreplies 9December 1, 2024 12:53 PM

Molly Shannon

After her father killed her mother, sister, and cousin while driving drunk, she was raised by an old spinster aunt who sent her to private Catholic school. She left Cleveland for New York, where she worked as a hostess and acted in low budget horror films.

Then, at aged 30 she became a household name when she landed Saturday Night Live. There, she hilariously deglamorized herself while playing the likes of Courtney Love, Monica Lewinsky, Mary Catherine Gallagher, or Sally O'Malley.

Since leaving SNL, she continues to work in showbusiness, with one hilarious role after another.

by Anonymousreplies 50December 1, 2024 12:49 PM

We need to talk about Ronan Farrow’s not so secret musical career

Under the pseudonym “Villiers”. He’s put out a country pop breakup ballad duet “Cry” with the lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer.

Also the lyrics sound like his ex cheated on him but the guy must also have a golden dick and beer flavored balls because they broke up well over two years ago and he is still singing about it.

by Anonymousreplies 93December 1, 2024 12:16 PM

I Just Returned Home From The Bathhouse

I had a bit of sex but nothing spectacular. This young guy with longish hair and some tats- slim body. He was attractive overall in spite of the fact that I don't like tattoos. He lingered at my door but I was not biting then he moved on. He was naked and advertising the fact that he was a bottom. A young-ish guy with a beard appeared at my door and chit chatted with me then asked if I had poppers. I told him no then he moved on- I'm supposed to supply other guys with poppers- I'm not into drugs at all. Later he stood against the wall opposite my room. I did not respond this time. He moved on again. So that was my night at the bathhouse.

by Anonymousreplies 18December 1, 2024 12:13 PM

Annual unwanted gifts

It's that time of year again, folks ...

My cousin is quite pleased with herself about something she is certain my mother will like. But no, in reality it's a waste of money on her part as she's sent the same thing for a couple of years already. Another relative sends a magazine subscription that isn't really my mom's thing.

Do you all accept these graciously, and move on? Or, find a tactful way of hinting it might be better to choose something else? My mother is not an ingrate, realizing they have gone through thought and expense on her behalf.

by Anonymousreplies 20December 1, 2024 12:04 PM

When DLers talk about their Moms, this is what I picture

Am I wrong?

by Anonymousreplies 45December 1, 2024 11:21 AM

Movies that made you uncomfortable

The 1996 Sally Field film Eye for an Eye is gruesome.

by Anonymousreplies 170December 1, 2024 11:16 AM

What will Teacake’s next screen name be?

📝 📺 💻

by Anonymousreplies 3December 1, 2024 11:00 AM

What does Vivek Ramaswamy’s asshole smell like?

Like flowers or like curry and desperation?

by Anonymousreplies 14December 1, 2024 10:54 AM

Does Zyklon B work on New Jersey Italians?

Maybe we could clean them out before the midterms.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 1, 2024 10:00 AM

MSNBC’s resident baboon Joy Reid goes on unhinged rant

She’s looking more and more like a gorilla with each passing day. But Jesus Christ! I voted for Kamala but even I got over her loss already. I have more important things to do than think about Trump all day long. Someone please give Joy a banana.

by Anonymousreplies 1December 1, 2024 9:39 AM

Why doesn’t some rich person put permanent ropes and lights on Everest and K2?

All the things that we can do in outer space, but we can’t put in something that makes it easier to get the top of those mountains?

There is something creepy about those mountains, and the whole thing is just despair.

by Anonymousreplies 11December 1, 2024 9:30 AM

Cookies

Why does DL keep asking me to ACCEPT cookies again and again?

by Anonymousreplies 28December 1, 2024 9:12 AM

Let’s be honest - we were told that we have to love Kamala because she checks all the boxes.

Would she have been better than Trump? Of course, but that’s a low bar. She’s intelligent and well-educated, but she has no charisma. When she ran in the 2020 primaries she fell flat on her face. Biden admitted that he only picked her because she’s a black woman (which was a shitty thing to say and unfair to her). She was thrown into the 2024 election at the last minute and did the best she could under the circumstances.

Here’s the truth: if she had won she would have been wildly unpopular and been voted out after her first term.

by Anonymousreplies 96December 1, 2024 8:58 AM

Actors you wish had been more prolific

Watching lots of old movies lately and I can’t help but wonder what might have been with some of the actors I’ve watched whose careers seemed somewhat short lived.

Samantha Eggar was a beautiful, stylish British actress who peaked in the 60s. Her career seemed to trail off in the 70s. She had the kind of cut glass English accent and looks that could rival Joan Collins on Dynasty. She also guest starred on a lot of Aaron Spelling shows in the 70s and 80s that I wonder if she wasn’t a consideration for Alexis too.

James Fox is another actor whose career somewhat lagged in the 70s when he decided to become an evangelical Christian. I sometimes watch Michael York in the 70s and wonder if he didn’t run of with Fox’s career.

by Anonymousreplies 285December 1, 2024 8:17 AM

Chuck Woolery is DEAD TO ME!

One less MAGAt!

by Anonymousreplies 82December 1, 2024 7:56 AM

Denzel Washington Says There Were Rumors About Kevin Spacey Decades Ago: 'That's Between Him and God'

Washington reflected on watching Spacey win an Oscar in 2000 for his performance in 'American Beauty' in a new essay for 'Esquire'

Denzel Washington says many people in Hollywood had suspicions about Kevin Spacey decades before the House of Cards actor faced allegations of sexual assault and harassment.

On Nov. 19, Esquire published a five-part, first-person essay written by Washington, 69, in which the two-time Oscar winner remembered moments in his life and career ahead of the release of Gladiator II. While Washington reflected on attending the 2000 Academy Awards — at which he was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in The Hurricane — the actor recalled watching Spacey, 65, win that year's award instead.

"I’m sure I went home and drank that night. I had to," Washington, who also wrote much about his decision to live a sober lifestyle over the last ten years, wrote in the piece. "I don’t want to sound like, Oh, he won my Oscar, or anything like that. It wasn’t like that."

"And you know, there was talk in the town about what was going on over there on that side of the street, and that’s between him and God," he added. "I ain’t got nothing to do with that. I pray for him. That’s between him and his maker."

Spacey won that year's Best Actor Oscar for his role in 1999's American Beauty; it marked his second Academy Award win after he won Best Supporting Actor in 1996 for the crime thriller The Usual Suspects. 17 years after Spacey won that second Oscar, the actor's career unraveled when Anthony Rapp became the first person to publicly accuse him of sexual assault, with several more accusers coming forward in the years that followed.

In 2022, a jury in New York found that Spacey was not liable for battery in relation to Rapp’s accusations; the following year, a U.K. court found him not guilty of nine counts of alleged sexual assault, with additional initial charges in the case struck as well.

Allegations against Spacey have continued to amass in documentaries like Investigation Discovery's Spacey Unmasked, released in May. Spacey, who has denied all claims made against him — and received criticism for coming out as gay in response to Rapp's initial accusations in 2017 — said in a June interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored that he is struggling to pay his legal bills and that his home in Baltimore was being foreclosed on as a result of the criminal prosecution against him and other lawsuits.

Washington's new movie Gladiator II releases in theaters Nov. 22.

by Anonymousreplies 51December 1, 2024 7:46 AM

Tom Bianchi: 63 E 9th Street: NYC Polaroids 1975-1983

My friend just gave me this book for my birthday and it has some of the most beautiful photos in it. It really captures that golden era of being gay in NY in the late 70s, early 80s before the Reagan years went full throttle. I’m definitely a fan of Tom Bianchi now. I would like a copy of his Fire Island book but it’s a thousand dollars on eBay?! Does anyone have any other gay photography book recommendations?

by Anonymousreplies 443December 1, 2024 7:18 AM

Which letter of the alphabet soup mafia is the most deranged?

ABCDEFG

by Anonymousreplies 1December 1, 2024 7:16 AM

Trump selects Charles Kushner for Ambassador to France

Donald Trump has selected his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, to serve as the next US ambassador to France, the president-elect announced Saturday.

“I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to France. He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

The president-elect also noted the connection to Jared Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka. “His son, Jared, worked closely with me in the White House, in particular on Operation Warp Speed, Criminal Justice Reform, & the Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote in his post.

Charles Kushner, a real estate developer, was pardoned by Trump in 2020 following a 2005 conviction on federal charges. Chris Christie, who led the case as the US attorney for New Jersey, said in 2019 that Kushner committed “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he had prosecuted.

Kushner, who was under investigation at the time for making illegal campaign contributions, targeted his brother-in-law, William Schulder, a former employee turned witness for federal prosecutors in their case against the Democratic donor. As part of the plot, Kushner hired a prostitute to lure Schulder into having sex in a motel as a hidden camera rolled. A tape of the encounter was then sent to Kushner’s sister and Schulder’s wife. Ultimately, the intimidation stunt failed, and the woman turned on Kushner.

Kushner pleaded guilty in 2005 to 16 counts of tax evasion, one count of retaliating against a federal witness and another count of lying to the Federal Election Commission. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

Trump’s announcement comes as Jared Kushner has said he doesn’t plan on serving in the president-elect’s second administration. Kushner said at an event in Miami in February that he’s been “very clear” in his desire to focus on his private equity firm “at this phase” in his life.

Kushner, however, is seen as being pivotal to the incoming administration’s Middle East efforts, even though he is not likely to take a formal job within it, regional diplomats and Trump allies told CNN earlier this month.

Since Trump left office in 2021, Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, have moved to Miami and largely exited politics. Kushner founded an investment fund, Affinity Partners, shortly after leaving Washington with major backing from sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 1, 2024 7:13 AM

Let’s be trends

I’m a Stanley® cup. The dumb Frau mug - not the hockey championship.

by Anonymousreplies 1December 1, 2024 6:36 AM

Let’s be signs of mental illness

I’m deifying politicians.

by Anonymousreplies 122December 1, 2024 6:34 AM

Nicole Kidman reveals she often wakes up 'crying and gasping'

Nicole gets candid about mortality and grief.

by Anonymousreplies 49December 1, 2024 6:34 AM

Chick-fil-A awards man for accruing 500,000 loyalty points

While most people generally have their favorite go-to restaurants, a Chick-fil-A in Maine sees one man far more than most.

“My wife and I are both workaholics. We work long hours and neither of us cook. So, we came to Chick-fil-A once, and we just loved it,” loyal Chick-fil-A customer Craig Mason said.

The restaurant’s owner said Mason visits the location almost every day – sometimes more than once a day.

“Craig has been one of our very favorite guests,” owner Todd Schultz said.

Mason said he loves Chick-fil-A’s grilled chicken salads.

“They’re just fantastic, and it’s become just kind of a central part of our of our day-to-day life,” Mason said.

Mason made his first visit to the Bangor Chick-fil-A about a year after it first opened in 2016.

A year later, he downloaded their app.

Since then, he’s used hundreds of thousands of loyalty points on his orders, over 500,000 to be exact.

“There’s annual recognition that you can earn levels in, and when we started noticing by the end of January, it already had all the points to reach to maximum level for the year. That was kind of a sign that we must be coming here a lot,” Mason said.

By accruing 500,000 points, Mason has joined a club of less than 200 very loyal Chick-fil-A customers.

“He’s like, ‘Hey, I’m approaching 500,000 points,’ and I was like ‘You got to be kidding me.’ And so, sure enough, I went into our systems, and he was. I was like, ‘Well, we have to do something to recognize him,” said Schultz.

He and his wife were invited to the restaurant Monday where they were presented with a plaque.

He hung it in his home office where he spends a lot of time working as a professor.

by Anonymousreplies 76December 1, 2024 6:29 AM

Are We Witnessing the Start of WWIII

Joe Biden granting Ukraine permission to use NATO-supplied rockets to attack military targets within Russia is an escalation of a European conflict now past its 1,000th day – and, though it is far from being a global conflict, the West is effectively now at war with Putin’s forces Then Russia ups the ante by firing an experimental intermediate range ballistic missile at Dnipro which carried a conventional warhead, but letting the world know the missile could be fitted with other warheads as well. And all this is happening as we elect Trump and his clown car of cabinet picks who will have their hands on the future of this conflict, not to mention nuclear codes.

by Anonymousreplies 93December 1, 2024 6:18 AM

Cacio E Pepe is all the rage!

But why?

It's just pasta, cheese, pepper and water.

BFD.

I much prefer Arrabiata or Carbonara.

by Anonymousreplies 31December 1, 2024 6:06 AM

Wore a thong to the gym today and loved the feeling on my hole

... and how my hairy ass looks in it 🤤

by Anonymousreplies 11December 1, 2024 6:02 AM

Colorado dentist accused of poisoning wife's protein shakes sought to kill detective

James Craig, who was charged with murder in the 2023 death of Angela Craig, is now accused of soliciting another killing.

by Anonymousreplies 17December 1, 2024 5:42 AM

Stowaway discovered on board flight from New York to Paris

Amid the Thanksgiving travel rush, a stowaway was discovered Tuesday night on board a Delta Air Lines flight out of JFK Airport in New York City headed to Paris.

Authorities said the stowaway was discovered on board Delta Flight 264 from JFK to Paris and removed after the plane landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport.

The person who boarded the flight bypassed the document check podium and a gate agent, but was fully screened at a security checkpoint at JFK, a TSA spokesperson told ABC News. That means they weren't carrying any prohibited items and did not pose a security risk, TSA said.

The FBI is aware of the incident.

No other details about the person who boarded the flight have been made public.

A representative for Delta said the airline is "conducting an exhaustive investigation of what may have occurred and will work collaboratively with other aviation stakeholders and law enforcement to that end."

A video taken by another passenger on board the flight shows the flight attendants walking down the aisle as the pilot's voice on the intercom says, "We are just waiting for the police to come on board … They directed us to keep everyone on the plane until they sort out the extra passenger."

by Anonymousreplies 12December 1, 2024 5:38 AM

Conservative Christian TV network rocked by sexual abuse allegations

The Dallas-area Christian broadcasting empire, which has an estimated yearly revenue of $100 million, was founded in 1993 by Marcus and Joni Lamb.

Marcus Lamb, who opposed pandemic shutdowns and coronavirus vaccines, died from COVID-related complications in late 2021 at age 64. According to Jonathan Lamb, his father had chosen him to eventually head Daystar. But in August 2021, amid family strife, a new succession plan emerged, tapping Joni as the network’s next president.

Now Jonathan Lamb and his wife, Suzy, are speaking out, saying they’ve been wronged. The couple, who once hosted a show on Daystar, allege that Joni Lamb has tried to cover up the sexual abuse of their daughter—her granddaughter—by an unnamed family member.

Joni Lamb indicated she is taking “legal steps” to defend herself. On Nov. 27, Roys posted that she received “a demand for a retraction” of her article about the scandal. Roys also published audio of various parties in the dispute, including marriage expert Jimmy Evans telling Jonathan Lamb to submit to his mother’s God-given authority.

by Anonymousreplies 25December 1, 2024 5:36 AM

Idiot burns his mansion down after attempting to fry Thanksgiving turkey in garage

How many times does this need to happen before people get the message: deep frying turkey is risky and/or can be deadly.

DUH.

by Anonymousreplies 28December 1, 2024 5:16 AM

two italian boys arguing over who is taller

Hilarious

by Anonymousreplies 12December 1, 2024 5:12 AM

Kamala 2028

What’s our game plan? How do we get out the vote next time?

by Anonymousreplies 1December 1, 2024 5:12 AM

Taking requests for AI images of celebrities as Norman Rockwell illustrations

I'll start with Shawn Mendes

by Anonymousreplies 482December 1, 2024 4:15 AM

An Ode to DL

Oh, Datalounge, realm of wit and shade, Where threads of camp and gossip are made. A haven for queens with tongues so sharp, Each post a play, each comment an art.

From Golden Girls to Broadway lore, No topic too niche, no diva ignored. Threads ignite like sparklers in the night, Opinions clashing, but oh, such delight!

In the dim-lit corners of cyberspace, Quippy barbs land with effortless grace. “Who is she?” the eternal refrain, Mysteries linger, yet truths entertain.

Anonymous masks guard secrets so bold, Scandals revisited, tea served cold. The wit is biting, the humor grand, A digital stage, a theatrical stand.

Icons are worshipped, from Judy to Cher, The ghosts of gay culture all linger there. Yet shadows of longing, of life’s raw ache, Peek through the jest, the laughs we fake.

Datalounge, you’re messy, chaotic, obscene, A refuge for queens and the spaces between. Forever you stand, both savage and sweet, The campiest salon on the Internet street.

by Anonymousreplies 9December 1, 2024 4:13 AM

Do straight men have a lower sex drive than gay men?

It's an evolutionary advantage that allows them to put with a frau long term, so yes.

by Anonymousreplies 27December 1, 2024 4:12 AM

Stellar Lumens (XLM) is the next Bitcoin

Mark my words! Stellar Lumens (XLM) will be the next cryptocurrency to make a big splash. It has actual technology and use case, with mass adoption in the near future. It’s still an inexpensive price per coin too.

by Anonymousreplies 20December 1, 2024 4:02 AM

How Many Of You Can Do This?

I was recommended this video in a recent YT trip & thought I'd share it with the DL community.

I always wondered how artists drew certain things others just easily take for granted.

Discuss.

by Anonymousreplies 3December 1, 2024 4:02 AM

Calling all nurses!

You are the unsung heroes of health care. Please indulge us with your most bizarre, raunchy, and laugh-out-loud tales from your noble profession.

by Anonymousreplies 14December 1, 2024 4:02 AM

2024,the hits keep coming

I am euthanizing my 13 year old dog tomorrow. He's my best friend, the love of my life, the reason I get out of bed in the morning. He has lung cancer and is in end stage congestive heart failure. I have been ugly scream sobbing since around noon today. I am filled to the brim with medication right now and holding on. We're snuggling in bed, he's coughing and panting but enjoying the cuddles still.

I put in for being a respite foster over Thanksgiving with one place and longer foster term elsewhere. I think they're going to be dropping off an 80 pound catalouha mix with blue eyes from Texas. I will not hold him being from that traitor state against him.

I am not talking with all my real life friends about it because they all want to help and be here for me and hug me or just sit with me. I can't do that and being my friends, they understand.

My Big Guy, man, he's the best dog. He loves holding hands and always wants me to scritch between his toe pads. I also always feel so safe with him around. I ordered cameras for outside so I stress less.

BG was the first dog I ever pulled from SC. Hundreds and hundreds of dogs later and I have learned so much from him. He failed with the dog whisperer, he failed with months long boot camps. He failed with every dog training device and method. Just trusting me and being loved was the only thing that helped heal him.

He has a weird kindness to his vicious self, he never barked at anyone in a wheelchair or elderly or children. Anyone else was fair game. He is good with puppies, kittens and sick animals, any others are fair game. Basically, he's an asshole but not a bully.

I am so much of a better person because of him. Please tell me about your special pets, celebrate the loves we've lost but still think of.

by Anonymousreplies 63December 1, 2024 3:55 AM

Madonna bitching about her hotel room

She’s never satisfied.

by Anonymousreplies 12December 1, 2024 3:52 AM

My beloved kitty was diagnosed with leukemia

I am devastated.

He was feeling puny last week, then was fine over the weekend. I thought it was just a passing thing or he ate something off the cellar floor. He’s gross like that.

He was eating then started acting weird. I tried to make an appointment with my vet, but they were closed on Black Friday (WTF?)

He came downstairs, cried and laid down which scared the shit out of me. Luckily, I had already dressed, ate and had my coat on and was leaving to warm up the car to take him to the ER vet.

I rushed him over and he was literally at death’s door. He had to be given an IV and put in an oxygen chamber. I thought for sure he’d eaten something off the, but the blood test came back as leukemia.

He was supposed to be vaccinated!

He is my sweetest boy - he likes to be carried around in my shoulder like a baby and sits in my lap constantly. I am crushed and haven’t been able to sleep or eat since yesterday. I started ugly crying at the vet and they shut me in a room so I didn’t have to leave through the lobby or drive until I was able.

I had them give him a blood transfusion (I know!) just to have more time. He’s home and quarantined. I am with him now, but I am so scared and anxious. I know the prognosis isn’t good and I’m so scared.

He’s only five years old! I trapped him as a feral and he tested negative for it and FIV, but now he’s infected and I’m in agony.

by Anonymousreplies 12December 1, 2024 3:47 AM

Dr Sebastian Gorka, PhD (University 404-Not Found)

I know I will sleep more peacefully knowing that Dr Gorka is in charge of our national security apparatus.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 1, 2024 3:41 AM

Velvet Purple Monkeys

Velvet Purple Monkeys

by Anonymousreplies 1December 1, 2024 3:35 AM

Spoil the end of Part 2 of Wicked

So why does she treat Dorothy so poorly.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 1, 2024 3:26 AM

Why is life so strange? And how does it know where to take me?

I’ve had such an odd life. I’ve bounced from one strange and/or traumatic circumstance to the next, one mistake led me to the next mistake, with two crazy parents with personality disorders, and so on. And now here I am in my 40s, with a master’s degree and a six figure salary, and a nice partner. How the hell did this happen? Why am I not a drug addicted loser in prison? How did all of this craziness work out just right?

by Anonymousreplies 39December 1, 2024 3:26 AM

M.I.A., chronicle of a radical artist who ended up supporting Donald Trump and anti-vaxxers

Not too long ago, the British-Sri Lankan artist represented the future of music, with innovative productions and groundbreaking political messages. Today, her music has taken a backseat to the headlines she generates

In December 2004, a mixtape titled Piracy Funds Terrorism introduced vocalist M.I.A. and producer Diplo to the world. Although it was an unofficial recording, with thousands of copies pressed on CD and distributed at concerts or over the internet, many publications ended up including it on their best-of lists of that year. The album was an exuberant dance party that included vocal tracks by M.I.A. over (unauthorized) samples of songs by Madonna, Prince, the Bangles, Jay-Z, and Kraftwerk, among others. Where had it all come from?

In reality, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam (London, 1975) had never thought of dedicating herself to music. Her family came from Sri Lanka and belonged to the Tamil ethnic group, persecuted by the government of that country. Her father, who took the nom de guerre Arular, was a leader of the Tamil Tiger guerrilla group, who took up arms seeking independence. But he was also an absent parent while Maya and her mother lived as refugees in the London neighborhood of Acton, in an environment that the artist remembers as “incredibly racist.” Her mother got a job as a seamstress for the Royal Family, and Maya earned a place at the prestigious Central Saint Martins school, where she trained as a visual artist, filmmaker, and fashion designer. At that time, Maya was trying to make social films and began to exhibit her pictorial work (collages influenced by graffiti, Tamil culture, pop art and a strong political tone) under the pseudonym M.I.A. She was even nominated for the alternative Turner Prize and the actor Jude Law was one of the first buyers of her art.

But her course changed when she befriended Justine Frischmann of Elastica, who persuaded her to design the cover art for the band’s album The Menace and film a documentary about her 2001 North American tour. The opening act for those shows was electro-lash singer Peaches, who taught M.I.A. how to use the Roland MC-505 synthesizer and encouraged her to make music. A couple of years later she recorded her first track, Galang, on a limited edition of 500 vinyl singles on a small independent label, Showbiz Records, which was later followed by another single, Sunshowers. Word began to spread on small radio stations, in some underground clubs, and, above all, through file-sharing on the internet. In 2004, she posted several songs on her Myspace page, record labels went after her and she ended up signing with the prestigious label XL Recordings to release her first album, Arular.

by Anonymousreplies 7December 1, 2024 3:22 AM

Who has to pay the twenty million the Kamala campaign owes?

I've been getting more texts than prior to the election. I guess they want us to pay.

by Anonymousreplies 2December 1, 2024 3:19 AM

What did you do for Thanksgiving?

Did you cook a huge meal?

by Anonymousreplies 12December 1, 2024 2:48 AM

Why aren’t background checks required to run for president?

Seriously, why not? I did an internship with the federal government years ago and I had to get fingerprinted and undergo a background investigation, including an interview. All for an internship. They even asked me if I had any ties to terrorist groups or adversarial governments. Why is this not required for the office of the president?

by Anonymousreplies 4December 1, 2024 2:48 AM

Is Barbieheimer the future?

It seems like increasingly the most successful box office flicks are those that come in pairs. Two vastly different genres or topics, big budgets, but marketing themselves as “must see events”. Wicked and Gladiator are the Barbieheimer of this year.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 1, 2024 2:47 AM

To the conservatives who are so concerned about what bathrooms people use...

Caitlin Jenner uses the women's room at Mar-a-Lago

by Anonymousreplies 5December 1, 2024 2:43 AM

My double chin

I am a 50-something pleasant looking type, but in the last couple of years, I have developed a double chin significant enough that it was even visible on my driver’s license picture. My father had one when I was a kid (he died young).

This really destroys the look of my face, which is otherwise pleasant. And yes, I am sixty pounds overweight. If I lost the weight, might the double chin vanish?

I can’t afford lipo.

by Anonymousreplies 13December 1, 2024 2:38 AM

North Jersey Peeps - Remembering the Sam Stern Controversy

My grandparents lived in North Jersey and I used to go visit them all the time before they died. There was a local scandal that erupted there with this prosecutor named Sam Stern. Apparently, America’s favorite Republican fatso Chris Christie received donations from Sam Stern’s father for the governor’s race and in return hired Sam as a federal prosecutor just as he (Christie) was about to leave his position as a federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

About a year or so later Sam Stern was “forced to resign” and ended up in Florida. The official story was that his fellow prosecutors hated him and felt he was wildly unqualified. There were also rumors circulating that the real reason he was fired was because he had a proclivity for underage boys, and that the US Attorney’s Office kept it under wraps because they didn’t want to piss off Christie, but i have no idea if those claims were ever substantiated.

In any case, looks like he tried running for Attorney General in Florida.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 1, 2024 2:07 AM

More than 10,000 books have been banned from public and academic libraries in the US

The number of censored titles tripled in just one year, according to research by the organization PEN America

Book bans are growing at disturbing levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, cases jumped from 3,362 to more than 10,000, according to a report by PEN America. This organization advocates for human rights and free expression, focusing on access to literature. Florida and Iowa are leading the way in restrictions, with about 8,000 bans stemming from state laws. School districts in other states have also restricted a greater number of books this year, such as Elkhorn, Wisconsin, with 300 titles vetoed in just a few months.

The numbers presented in the study may be lower than real numbers because bans of this type are not usually reported. Also, not included are the numerous reports of soft censorship, such as ideologically motivated restrictions on the purchase of books by schools, the removal of collections from classrooms, and the cancellation of visits by certain authors and other activities linked to the promotion of reading.

“Following trends from previous years in which books were targeted for including diverse perspectives, book bans from the 2023-2024 school year overwhelmingly featured stories with people or characters of color and/or LGBTQ+ people. We also observed how cases of book bans increasingly target stories by and about women and girls and/or that include depictions of rape or sexual abuse,” says PEN America’s report.

As in recent years, there are two key factors behind this movement: state legislation and the influence of conservative groups. “Coordinated campaigns by a vocal minority of groups and individual actors place undue pressure on school boards and districts, resulting in a chilled atmosphere of overly cautious decision-making regarding the accessibility of books in public school libraries. Attacks on literature in schools persist despite the unpopularity of ‘parent’s rights’ groups and polls that show broad opposition to school book bans,” research reveals.

by Anonymousreplies 49December 1, 2024 2:02 AM

The Gates - CBS - January 2025

First soap opera featuring African-American cast since "Generations" in 1989. 2:00PM ET following "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Included in the cast ..

“Marcus” a congressman who followed in his grandfather’s footsteps in politics. He doesn’t live in the prestigious Fairmont Estates but rather in a brownstone in Washington D.C. Marcus feels it’s important to live in the district he represents. Marcus is married to his husband, Daniel. Seven years ago, they adopted two biological siblings. The married duo met when Daniel was working as a reporter, covering the political beat in D.C. Daniel became a stay-at-home dad to raise their children. Marcus is ambitious; in fact, he has a burning ambition to be the first Black openly gay President.

by Anonymousreplies 242December 1, 2024 1:59 AM

Who remember’s HBO’s Real Sex?

Those of us who were teenagers in the 90s had our young lives intrigued (or ruined depending on how you look at it) by this show. The show primarily featured fat, unattractive naked people in “sex class” scenarios where they would all get in a room and have sex with their partners under the instruction of some teacher. I don’t think I ever actually learned anything of value watching that show, but damn was it entertaining..

by Anonymousreplies 7December 1, 2024 1:52 AM

Something Nice for a Friend and Coworker

A longtime coworker and friend is going through some very tough stuff right now. He confided in me today which isn’t like him because he typically keeps things to himself. I’d really like to get or do something nice for him. Any suggestions?

by Anonymousreplies 31December 1, 2024 1:48 AM

The Goldie Hawn Special -1978

Early on the guy all the way on the right dancing behind Goldie is Denis Stewart who had the scorched face and was Travolta's nemesis in Grease 1978.

by Anonymousreplies 25December 1, 2024 1:38 AM

Posting photos.

I want to post a photo for the thread about holiday gifts for our beloved Dataloungers. Every time I try I fail. Can someone explain to me how to post photos? My son has tried but said but said because the site is old he doesn't know either. So, can someone help me?

by Anonymousreplies 9December 1, 2024 1:35 AM

“Twisters”- I just finished watching it, and it was honestly a lot of FUN!

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.

by Anonymousreplies 59December 1, 2024 1:26 AM

Is Clueless' Legacy Shot to Shit?

Brittany Murphy dies under mysterious circumstances after years of drug abuse, Stacey Dash is MAGA and Alicia Silverstone is an anti-vax loon who thinks Robert Francis Kennedy Jr is the cats pajamas.

Well, what say you DL?

by Anonymousreplies 20December 1, 2024 1:24 AM

The Golden Girls should have done more Christmas episodes.

The two they did were so good.

But I noticed the Witt Thomas shows weren't big on them. It's a Living had none, Empty Nest and Nurses only had one each.

by Anonymousreplies 0December 1, 2024 1:09 AM

Josh Shapiro 2028

The campaign begins today.

Governor Shapiro will stitch together the shambles of democracy and restore order in America.

by Anonymousreplies 32December 1, 2024 1:03 AM

Happy 5-Year Anniversary, Covid-19!

5 years ago next month, people around the globe started to hear about a little thing called "Covid-19." It's wasn't anything to worry about, just a couple of cases of flu-like symptoms around the town of Wuhan. Then, 3 months later, the world changed. I'm curious...how has your own personal world changed since then? What do you find you are doing now, or not doing now, that was directly a result of the pandemic, which basically reared its head 5 years ago? And, of course, condolences to those who lost loved ones.

by Anonymousreplies 8December 1, 2024 12:27 AM

@fathenfarms Damn he's cute & the videos with his little hatchlings....... I can watch them all day!!!

I want him deeply inside me

by Anonymousreplies 5December 1, 2024 12:23 AM

US travelers lose millions of suitcases every year. Their contents wind up at a store in Alabama

Airlines typically spent three to four months trying to reunite lost suitcases with their owners. If they can’t, they sell the bags to Unclaimed Baggage, which separates items into batches to be sold, thrown away or donated to charity, said Bryan Owens, the store’s owner. Bargain hunters then scoop up the store’s merchandise at discount prices.

In the 54 years since it started, Unclaimed Baggage has gone international, with online purchases that ship to customers overseas. It’s become one of the area’s main tourist attractions and attracts more than 1 million visitors annually, Owens said.

The vast majority of the store’s inventory is from luggage lost during air travel, although the store receives some unclaimed bags from trains and buses. Unclaimed Baggage also sells items left in seat pockets, overhead bins and in hand luggage.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 1, 2024 12:19 AM

Is it Frigid Where You Live?

I'm in coastal Georgia and I woke up to 27° this morning. It's up to 46°now and predicted to get up to 53°. And the same for tonight. Last week it was in the mid 70s almost every day.

Welcome to the sunny warm south!

by Anonymousreplies 22December 1, 2024 12:07 AM

If you found a tranny in a dumpster, who would you feel sorry for?

Who would you feel more sorry for?

by Anonymousreplies 5December 1, 2024 12:06 AM

The Debate Is On: To Deworm Or Not To Deworm?

Anyone here ever had worms or parasites?

To deworm or not to deworm, that is the question.

Actually, it's a surprising question. You'd think that it'd be a good idea to treat all children with deworming drugs in parts of the world where intestinal worms are a problem.

More than 2 billion people in some of the poorest areas of the world are infected with intestinal worms. These worms — hookworm, roundworm and whipworm — have been around for centuries. They lay eggs in human intestines; when excreted, the worms and their eggs can be spread to others. In those infected, the worms cause intestinal blood loss leading to iron deficiency and malnutrition — and loss of energy and motivation.

by Anonymousreplies 4December 1, 2024 12:04 AM
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