Fox News personality Gretchen Carlson has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against network CEO Roger Ailes. In the complaint, Carlson alleges that Ailes terminated her employment on June 23, 2016 after she refused to have a sexual relationship with him. According to the lawsuit
, when Carlson met with Ailes to discuss the “discriminatory treatment to which she was being subjected,” Ailes told the anchor, “I think you and I should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago and then you’d be good and better and I’d be good and better.” Carlson declined the offer and, according to the complaint, was fired nine months later.
Flat, two-dimensional photos are old news. The future is 360-degree photos that let you look around in any direction from a single standing position. You can share 360-degree photos everywhere from Facebook to Street View, and unlike 360 video, they can be easily snapped using the phone you’ve already got. Here’s how to get started.
John Cena, the wrestler, is divisive, and until the last year or so, alienated a huge section of the WWE fanbase because of his constant presence in the main event and his never-evolving character.
However, John Cena, the real-life person, is undeniably great. If for some reason you needed more evidence beyond the fact that he has done over 500 Make-a-Wishes in his career, Cena has now become a spokesperson for diversity as he stars in a new PSA for lovehasnolabels.com that was released on Twitter July 4.
Cena, ever the patriot, took the time out on this Independence Day to tell everyone to cool it with the judging and offensive language towards those who are different than you, saying: “This year, patriotism shouldn’t just be about pride of country, it should be about love. Love beyond age, disability, sexuality, race, religion and any other labels.”
In case you’re wondering if Cena practices what he preaches, remember that he speaks fluent Mandarin and he’s openly spoken out against Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims in the past.
Cena recently endorsed Jimmy Kimmel for Vice President, but maybe he should consider a run for the White House himself. Sure, it’s pretty late in the game at this point, but if I know anything about John Cena, it’s that he’s at his best when the odds are against him.
And courtesy of the Ad Council, here is an extended version of the video:
Stella lives in Vermont with her big brother Astrolabe and mostly loves to eat, chew, snuggle and sleep. Even though she looks sad pretty much all the time, that's because she's a beagle!
A group of Brazilian scientists have detected a drug-resistant bacteria growing off the shores of some of Rio de Janeiro's most stunning beaches, one month before they're due to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
If Britain's families are broken then one man thinks he has the cure. Azad Chaiwala, a 33-year-old entrepreneur, reckons polygamy is the way to rid ourselves of the "immoral relationships" that he sees as responsible for 42 percent of marriages in the UK ending in divorce. He started up two polygamy matchmaking sites—secondwife.com, exclusive to Muslims, and the newer polygamy.com—but when I ring him to talk about them, he seems to have forgotten about our scheduled chat.
"It wasn't that we forgot," he says, sounding a little breathless, "but we have a rogue employee who... anyway, hi, how are you? Sorry about the abrupt, not-knowing-what's-happening intro."
I tell him I'm well, and am eager to find out what it's like to have gone from a childhood in Manchester to becoming owner of the match.com for the UK's polygamists. Though he currently only has one wife, he remembers picking up an affinity for a non-traditional family structure decades ago. "I was 12 when I came out of the polygamy closet," he says. "It was purely something that came out of me." He then decided he wanted to help spread that lifestyle to other consenting adults, through his matchmaking websites. Here's the whole story.
VICE: Hey Azad, you're the proud owner of the polygamy.com website. What made you want to start this project? Azad Chaiwala: An an entrepreneur, I've always done things that are financially led. I've come to a stage where I'm like, Look, you can continue earning money but what use is it just piling it up? This was something close to my heart—I'm a polygamist myself, and believe in it—so I there was a business as well as a cause looking right at me.
What's the cause in polygamy? To remove the taboo behind it. To make it an openly acceptable form of having a relationship.
What do you mean by that? If you were to stop anyone on the street today and talk about polygamy, they would be in shock and think it was something horrendous, something women hate. Men being misogynists, etc etc. That's what people would be likely to think, right?
That may not always be the case, but yes, most people probably think it's gross and understand that it's illegal. Right. So I want to prove that it's far from that, that it's appealing to women and honorable. Something that keeps families together, rather than breaking them apart, and is honest. I want to prove that society already practices polygamy—80 percent of society—except they do it in a really demeaning, immoral way.
Not sure where you're getting that "80 percent" stat from but anyway, where does morality come into people's sexual activity? As humans, we're divided into two, right? Males and females?
Well, that's disputed, for example by non-binary people. But there's more women than men in the world, right? That's a fact. And we have a nature: men are more sexually orientated and women are more emotional and caring, nurturing.
Isn't that a myth used to justify how men have an "urge" that women don't? Some women do, but the vast majority don't. They're more into raising families, motherhood, emotion, and a deeper connection in relationships. Whereas men are more superficial.
That sounds like a bit of a stereotype. OK, if it's just a stereotype, what percentage of prostitutes are men? You're saying that this is some sort of notion I'm building up, that women aren't just emotional. Everything so far, with the way I talk about immoral relationships, is down to women being exploited, women being prostitutes, or the dancers in strip clubs. Women are the girlfriends, the mistresses who are left behind after the man has his sexual gratification. If it was entirely women's choice as well, I would say, "awesome."
But instead I say stop exploiting women, man up and say, "Let's cater to men's sexual nature in an honorable manner." Because not every man is driven by his sexual nature: men want to have children, to have families. At the end of the day you have to remember that on the majority of days we have more women signing up—rates as high as 70 percent.
How are you finding that the number of signups to polygamy.com compares to those on secondwife.com? Secondwife.com is far from it. You have a preconceived notion, a prejudice, exactly like I did, where I thought we were going to have three or four percent of women and 95 percent of men signing up.
I don't have a prejudice. I'm asking you a question about how signups compare on the two sites. Well, OK, I'll admit I had that prejudice. I honestly thought we were going to have a 95 percent ratio in favor of men. When we launched secondwife.com that prejudice was destroyed in days: we had about women up making 25 to 30 percent of all members. I was shocked. Then we saw that there were people of other faiths outside Islam who wanted to sign up, and I thought, 'Let's start polygamy.com.' And now that's open to Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, agnostics—whoever you are. And that's where we saw a much higher rate of subscription.
How much did the polygamy.com domain cost? Er ... £2,000. No, Secondwife.com cost ... .
So what's the ultimate goal in setting up the site? Changing people's perception of polygamy. If I can do that, and bring more family stability, happiness, and a large support system infrastructure, I'll be happy. And in the end, I'm a Muslim and I'm rewarded for doing good. So I hope that when I die, my creator will reward me with something better than what I had in this world in return. It's almost like I get my religious kick out of it, I get my business kick out of it and I also get a lot of thank-you letters.
The thing is, right, the gay community had critics. The black community, when they were enslaved, had critics. Every nation that's been oppressed or not given their rights, has critics, otherwise they would have just been granted their rights. What I'm offering is a man with many wives. If somebody wants to have a website which is like a free-for-all—and many of those exist, in any nightclub or swinger's club—you can do that. What I'm offering is decency, I'm offering something that's more in tune with nature. And if you're going to turn around and ask why women can't get more husbands on this site, I'd say definitely not on my website. But if someone else wants to set up that website, then by all means, go do it. But this is a niche, it's a business.
Lachlan “Lachie” Smart, 18-year-old pilot from Australia, in front of the Cirrus SR-22 in which he intends to fly solo around the world starting on July 4. (Wings Around the World.)
Many generations have gone by since the world-riveting exploits of Charles Lindbergh, since the tragic mystery of Amelia Earhart, since the still underappreciated achievement of Jerrie Mock (the self-described flying housewife from Columbus, Ohio, who in 1964 became the first woman to fly solo around the world). But attempts at record-setting aviation feats continue.
The most notable of the past year has no doubt been the global flight of Solar Impulse, which has been crossing oceans, deserts, and mountain ranges powered by nothing but the sun. Here is a different kind of round-the-world event, coming up from Australia:
Lachlan “Lachie” Smart is an 18-year-old from Queensland who plans to set off on July 4 for a solo trip around the world. The planned route list is here, and a live-tracker for the flight will be here. A blog about his training flights and general preparation is here.
I’ll be following the updates. Safe flying and tailwinds to young Mr. Smart.
Lachlan Smart and the airplane in which he will be spending a lot of time. (Wings Around the World.)
Update: As of mid-afternoon July 3 U.S.-Eastern time, the first leg of the flight is underway, and is trackable here on FlightAware.
Earlier this morning, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren came together for their very first joint campaign appearance ever
. But it wasn’t just the progressives in the audience that were losing their shit. As Warren embarked on her Trump-bashing stand-up bit, Hillary Clinton herself could barely conceal her glee.
A federal judge blocked an Indiana law Thursday that would have banned abortions sought because of a fetus' genetic abnormalities, saying that the state does not have the authority to limit a woman's reasons for ending a pregnancy.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt granted a preliminary...
Waves on the lakefront are expected to reach up to 7 feet tall Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to urge Chicago beachgoers to stay out of the water and boaters to be cautious.
Strong rip currents are expected and can sweep swimmers into deeper water. Waves are expected to reach heights...
As we all know, summer doesn’t officially start until a bear gets in the pool.
Thanks to this pool noodle enthusiast in California, we can finally ditch our sneakers for flip flops, unbutton that top shirt button, and find a patio to drink on.
Donald Trump told NBC News that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is "racist" and "a total fraud" after attacking him during a Hillary Clinton rally in Ohio on Monday.
No one is impressed by your dumb choreographed videos, OK Go. It’s old. It’s masturbatory. You’re hurting yourselves and the people closest to you, and you need to stop.
The video is like the trailer for a horror movie but damn if it doesn't ramp up the drama factor
Launched from Earth in August 2011, the Juno probe is due to arrive at Jupiter on July 4, 2016. Once there, it will circle Jupiter 37 times, observing its atmosphere and magnetic fields, before plunging into the giant planet so as not to contaminate Europa with microbes.
Juno's principal goal is to understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter. Underneath its dense cloud cover, Jupiter safeguards secrets to the fundamental processes and conditions that governed our solar system during its formation. As our primary example of a giant planet, Jupiter can also provide critical knowledge for understanding the planetary systems being discovered around other stars.
With its suite of science instruments, Juno will investigate the existence of a solid planetary core, map Jupiter's intense magnetic field, measure the amount of water and ammonia in the deep atmosphere, and observe the planet's auroras.
Juno will let us take a giant step forward in our understanding of how giant planets form and the role these titans played in putting together the rest of the solar system.
For years, raw chocolate chip cookie dough was a forbidden treat. Everyone said — rightly or wrongly — that you shouldn’t consume it because the uncooked eggs could make you sick. Then came special commercial dough preparations that worked around that, and there was much rejoicing (and many ice cream sales). But now, alas, cookie dough is back off the table, as are any other uncooked treats… and this time, it’s all down to the flour.
You know how we’re in the midst of that nationwide E. Coli outbreak linked to now-recalled General Mills (Gold Medal) flour? Yeah. This is another piece of fallout from that. Because consuming contaminated flour without cooking it first is a great way to get yourself some E. Coli, and that is a thing you do not want.
That’s why the FDA this week has published a consumer advisory telling consumers to quit licking the spoon already during baking time, among other things.
Specifically, they advise against eating, handling, or playing with any raw dough or batter that contains flour in it at this time, and that’s a broad category — way more than just cookies. Rolling out a home-made pizza, pie, or tortilla? Stirring up a cake or brownie batter? Wash your hands, don’t lick that spoon, and be super careful.
The advice also includes any home-made dough for kids’ “flour crafts,” as well as any lumps of dough kids may be handed at restaurants — doubly important, since toddlers are not exactly known for their overall hand-washing skills and are fairly likely to gnaw on basically anything just because they can.
The good news is: the commercially-made stuff is still okay, so you can go buy a pint of cookie dough ice cream and gobble it down to your heart’s content. Industrially-produced cookie dough is (or at least, should be) made with both pasteurized eggs and treated flour.
I love a celebrity who knows it’s summer caftan season, and embraces it. (You know, as opposed to winter caftan season, when the robes are warmer — like a massive wine cardigan that’s sewn shut.) That Lauren is a redhead in green, my personal kryptonite, only doubles down on my admiration. Whenever a celeb pats her snug gown and Read More ...
Maximum Bun Coverage is my Sir mix-a-lot cover band
Arby's Buffalo Chicken Slider features a crispy-fried chicken tender dipped in spicy Buffalo sauce and topped with Parmesan Peppercorn Ranch.
I bought one for $1.29.
The chicken tender sported a thick shell of batter that managed to stay crispy despite being covered in Buffalo sauce. It's too narrow for the bun, though, and left about a third of the bun's surface without chicken. Your best bet might be to tear the tender in half and place the halves side-by-side for maximum bun coverage.
The chicken itself was moist but not juicy, with a slightly overcooked texture. The bun was soft and squishy but resilient and cradled the chicken well.
The Buffalo sauce was well-balanced with the expected spicy and tangy notes met by the salty bite and herb-y creaminess of the Parmesan Peppercorn Ranch.
Overall, Arby's Buffalo Chicken Slider was still really tasty with a nice crunch despite the spotty chicken coverage. I wonder if the batter would still be crispy, if they shredded the chicken to ensure enough for every bite.
Grim days lie ahead on ABC's 12th season of The Bachelorette, a Pinterest-board-as-television-show about the generically beautiful, and the tedious rituals they suffer through in order to accessorize themselves with each other.
The season's second half begins tonight without Chad, and for that we all must mourn.
The show has been, for matrimonial purposes, a large-scale failure. Six of the series's first eight
seasons ended in breakups. It is a show both guided by the cues of conventional romance, and also repudiation of their relevance in 2016: men working
tirelessly through the acoustic-guitar-serenade + did-it-hurt-when-you-fell-from-heaven?
playbook, swing dancing dates, make-outs in old convertibles parked on top of a hill, "spiritual connections," then all of it inevitably coming unraveled in
strings of tabloid-reveal infidelity. It is a real show about the
preposterously saccharine courtships even fake movies are ashamed of.
But it goes to fucking war for the fairytale, even as it's
devolved into a low-key promotional device for its contestants' social media
presences, giving them chunks of Instagram driftwood to float on between
episodes, watching and tweeting along with the audience, the show giving life
to handsome idiots, idiots turning their narratives into DIY memes, hoping to
return as a candidate on the next season, all of it tumbling over and over
again in this reality television Ponzi scheme.
This show is my flu season. Every year, I am defenseless, because of its astonishing predictability, and the surreal, meta intrusions that suddenly send its pop country-scored contrivances into the gutter. For a month, we had Chad for that, our neck-bearded prophet.
In brief: Chad is a "luxury real estate agent" from Tulsa, Oklahoma, which I guess we are to
interpret as, "has once crashed a jet ski." He is 28. In his
"contestant biography" he
answered three
different questions with a Matthew McConaughey quote.
Chad is like if you crossed Michael Bay's iTunes with a plate of room temperature pepperoni. He is a quarter-zip fleece pullover having an existential crisis. He is like if
Tarzan graduated from a community college business program and then got
diagrams-on-the-napkin excited talking to a stranger at a Ruby Tuesday's happy hour about pharmaceutical IPOs.
A few weeks ago, it was
revealed Chad purchased the domain names of other contestants and had them
redirect to his Instagram account. Asked about it,
he said, "That's business, and it's hilarious."
Without him, we're left with our standard Bachelor/ette economy of low-grade fuccbois who seem to have assembled their "personalities" from Elite Daily listicles, seal-the-deal Freddie Prince Jr. monologues, and Bryan Adams choruses.
There are guys like Luke, a war veteran and professionally handsome man, whose every conversation with JoJo feels like a Cialis commercial. He posts Michael Jordan quotes about perseverance on his Instagram, which is relevant, because the basic ethos of every Bachelorette contestant is brazen signifiers of masculinity couched in hollow displays of vulnerability.
He plays the guitar, allegedly. He looks like an illustration of a dream of a shirtless fireman calendar. He looks into JoJo's eyes like a guy on a submarine sweating in front of the sonar. His voice is permanently fixed to that whispery, rolls-onto-his-side "you wanna get some breakfast?" morning after setting, except when he's telling JoJo he's falling for her, and in that moment he gets pretend-choked up and tries to sound like he's swallowing a pinecone.
If you've ever wondered where reality television falls on the authentic to producer-orchestrated scale, I'll offer Evan to you as an answer, a shriveled, timid man whose craft is resurrecting broken cocks. Ta-da. Last Monday, after he was eliminated, Evan said tearfully into the camera, "I thought in some ways I could come out of this and be some amazing guy."
Luke is going to be around for a while; Evan was never going to make it, but we already knew that. We're here for the familiar, the vaguely aspirational quests and aesthetics of these human beings, and the anticipation of some cataclysmic conversation about "connecting." This is a show about knit hats, dog tags, tattered henleys, about metaphors dropped on your face with the subtlety of ACME anvils, adult humans reenacting Disney romances on spotless South American beach enclaves. About "those are the eyes I want to wake up to the rest of my life," b-roll footage of ocean tide recycling, the relentless affections of men in v-necks banging against the insecurities of a damaged woman we last saw
sobbing on the floor of a bathroom on last season of The Bachelor.
It is about the tame recreations of white people, about men regaling women with either their stupendous feats of valor or the harrowing circumstances of their upbringing. Awe and sadness, these are the only two ways men know how to negotiate for the affection of beautiful women. Or, at least, these are the only gestures whose implications the audience has the patience to interpret: Tears and fucking.
If that fails, just post a picture of yourself kissing your rival's ex-girlfriend to Instagram. That's business, and it's hilarious.
When Rihanna sang “Didn’t they tell you I was a savage,” none of us knew that she was really talking about the Los Angeles Metro and their new series of hilariously horrifying safety videos.
The Viking warriors that make up the Iceland national team are in the fight of their lives right now, trying to take down England as huge underdogs. England went up early with a Wayne Rooney penalty, but Iceland leveled almost immediately through Ragnar Sigurdsson, before Kolbeinn Sigthorsson’s cool strike above gave everyone’s new favorite Euro team the lead.
The Supreme Court issued its strongest defense of abortion rights in a quarter-century Monday, striking down Texas' widely replicated rules that sharply reduced abortion clinics in the nation's second-most-populous state.
By a 5-3 vote, the justices rejected the state's arguments that its 2013...
I love a celebrity who knows it’s summer caftan season, and embraces it. (You know, as opposed to winter caftan season, when the robes are warmer — like a massive wine cardigan that’s sewn shut.) That Lauren is a redhead in green, my personal kryptonite, only doubles down on my admiration. Whenever a celeb pats her snug gown and Read More ...
Arby's Buffalo Chicken Slider features a crispy-fried chicken tender dipped in spicy Buffalo sauce and topped with Parmesan Peppercorn Ranch.
The chicken itself was moist but not juicy, with a slightly overcooked texture. The bun was soft and squishy but resilient and cradled the chicken well.
Overall, Arby's Buffalo Chicken Slider was still really tasty with a nice crunch despite the spotty chicken coverage. I wonder if the batter would still be crispy, if they shredded the chicken to ensure enough for every bite.
Image by Veronica Gambini via Getty
