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05 Oct 20:02

4 year old on band guestlist for life after finding stolen wedding ring

by johng@nospam.punknews.org (johng)
Erin H

This is a VERY cute story.

As reported by the BBC, last month, the band Handguns was on tour in England. During the September 15 gig in Stokes Croft, band member Jacob Langley put a ring in a bag. he planned to propose to his girlfriend with the ring. However, while the bag was in the band's van, someone broke in a stole the bag, ring included. Also, inside the bag was a wallet, credit cards, drivers license and £1,200 in cash. Soon thereafter, Four-year-old Bonnie Lewis was at a skate park with her father, because she wanted to go roller skating. Bonnie found the bag, and surprisingly, it still had all of its contents. The bag was returned to the band and Bonnie is now on the band guest list for life. Photo by Darren Lewis
04 Oct 22:03

Suge Knight sentenced to 28 years

Erin H

That was unexpected.

Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was sentenced to 28 years in prison Thursday for the death of a man during a hit-and-run incident on the set of the movie "Straight Outta Compton."
02 Oct 16:04

Incoming Calls

Erin H

Mine is literally 5% appointment reminders, 10% my mom, and 85% "card services" scammers. If not for my mom, I would legit look for a data only plan.

I wonder if that friendly lady ever fixed the problem she was having with her headset.
26 Sep 22:58

Ask the Salty Waitress: Should I expect the food-delivery person to schlep up my stairs?

by The Salty Waitress on The Takeout, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker
Erin H

Yes, up to and including 2 (two) flights of stairs. More than that and you offer to meet them on a landing and/or in the lobby. Next question.

Dear Salty: After years of living in a rural area where food delivery doesn’t exist, I’m finally back in a somewhat urban environment and can enjoy having foodstuffs brought right to my door. It’s a life-changer. However…

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21 Sep 23:21

‘Veronica Mars’ reboot is coming to Hulu in 2019

by Mallory Locklear
Erin H

COREY

Rumors have been swirling that a Veronica Mars reboot is on the way and series lead Kristen Bell just confirmed it. She tweeted today that a new series is headed to Hulu, as are all of the back episodes. "Thank you to all the marshmallows for staying...
18 Sep 20:12

Woman from Texas Doorbell Video Says She 'Thought She Was Going to Die That Night'

by Harron Walker
Erin H

Holy shit, it was just the one time?!? I assumed he'd been holding her for months.

The mystery woman from the Houston-area home surveillance video, seen frantically ringing the doorbell in the middle of the night with shackles hanging from her wrists, has given her first interview about the ordeal.

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13 Sep 23:03

Aziz Ansari making comedy comeback

Erin H

Not taking "no" for an answer?

13 Sep 21:33

Florence slows down to 5 mph in latest advisory

Erin H

This has to be a typo, yes? Doesn't it have to be like 85mph to be considered a hurricane?

12 Sep 16:16

This Interview Proves Guy Fieri Is Actually an Angel Sent from Flavortown — Pop Culture

by Bridget Shirvell
Erin H

I know people make fun of him, but he really seems like a stand up dude.

As the face of the Food Network for more than a decade, Guy Fieri tends to garner attention everywhere he goes. But this past July and August he very quietly stepped up to the grill, cooking for thousands of first responders and evacuees in the wake of the Carr fire in Northern California.

"We have the skill of feeding people, and at a certain point, it's the most important thing that there is," Guy Fieri says in a recent interview with Food Beast.

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05 Sep 16:53

Woman Makes Nation Tremble by Dunking Her Chicken Tenders in Soda — Pop Culture

by Jelisa Castrodale
Erin H

I never fail to be amused by the outrage people feel at other people's preferences. When I was a kid, I dipped my cheetos in cherry kool aid, and it was fucking delicious. You do you, chicken lady.

My grandpa used to quote an old radio show all the time, one that debuted when he was a kid. "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" he'd tell me, and I had no idea what he was talking about, but assumed that The Shadow somehow knew that my next-door neighbor had stolen a package of Big League Chew from a gas station.

The Shadow might also know what kind of internal torment made a woman dip a chicken tender into her soda while she sat in the stands at the U.S. Open tennis tournament. "Who does this?" one person wrote on Twitter, asking the first question that went through all of our minds. (The second question is "Which one is she trying to ruin: the tender or the Coke?")

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01 Sep 17:57

UNC is looking into a new spot for Confederate monument

Erin H

How about the garbage?

The Silent Sam Confederate monument at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill may have a new home come November.
30 Aug 13:04

Recipe: Confetti Spaghetti — Recipes from The Kitchn

by Meghan Splawn
Erin H

THIS IS NOT CONFETTI SPAGHETTI. Confetti spaghetti is what Suze makes me when I am sick because she is an ANGEL on earth and it is spaghetti with shredded cheddar cheese and poppy seeds.

Getting kids excited to eat more vegetables is really all about how you market dinner. For example, this back-to-school meal is actually just a 30-minute, one-pot, veggie-packed pasta, but call it Confetti Spaghetti and it will be gobbled up twice as fast.

This miracle meal was born, as most of them are, out of desperation. We were having our last summer hurrah the weekend before school started, so there was no time for grocery shopping. When it came time for a quick dinner after the first day of school, we turned to the half a bag of broccoli slaw and the box of pantry spaghetti. Combined, it became our new go-to meatless Monday dinner.

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27 Aug 23:25

This Refined Cuba Libre Is Way Better Than the Rum & Coke of Your College Days

by Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to Lifehacker
Erin H

Isn't a Cuba Libre made with Cachaca instead of "light rum"?

Happy weekend, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This week we’re making the drink that gave me my first truly terrible college hangover: the rum and Coke.

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27 Aug 23:23

Rent a Private Pool for the Day With This 'Airbnb for Pools' App

by Emily Price
Erin H

Well this is relevant to my interests.

The world is full of unused swimming pools just waiting for someone like you to dive in, and now there’s an easy, economical way to make it happen. Swimply is an Airbnb of sorts for pools—the service lets you rent any of the thousands of pools and backyards in cities and towns across the country, whether you’re in the…

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15 Aug 21:41

Camper discovers rabid bat at Auburn State Recreation Area

Erin H

Very few bats have rabies, but the ones that don't are REALLY good at staying away from humans. If you come into contact with one, there's a very good chance it's sick. :(

Campers who may have come in contact with a sick bat are now being warned to see their doctor after the animal tested positive for rabies.

14 Aug 14:08

Gizmodo When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life | Jalopnik I Need a ‘Cool Dad’ Car for $60,000!

by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Megan Reynolds to Jezebel
Erin H

This is horrifying.

14 Aug 01:50

TLC and Robyn Turned Down '...Baby One More Time,' Which Was Perfectly Innocent, by the Way

by Whitney Kimball
Erin H

Because I was older when this song came out, I thought "hit me" was equivalent to sex (a la "hit that"), not actual hitting (or calling, those wacky Swedes).

Sometimes, when I want to watch the history of pop culture unfold from the days of tying up the landline to this bunghole we have here, I take a trip down the Wayback Machine to a destination which I think best captures the most innocent to misogynistic hours of the Internet, BritneySpears dot com. In 1999, Britney…

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12 Aug 14:31

Idris Elba as James Bond? Fans are buzzing

Erin H

"bigots are shaken, fans are ecstatic"

It's that time again when there's speculation that Idris Elba might be cast as James Bond.
08 Aug 20:23

Be Warned About Unpleasant Scenes in Entertainment With ‘Does the Dog Die?’ 

by Nick Douglas
Erin H

SUZE it's like the ideal website for you

You’re excited for a new HBO show, but the trailers look pretty violent. You can stand some fighting, but you really hate torture scenes. Or you hate puke shots. Or you need to avoid strobe effects. Or your actual dog just died, and you’d rather not be reminded by a movie. Look up the title on Does the Dog Die?, a…

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08 Aug 13:19

Free Bedtime Message From a Disney Character

by Chris
Erin H

I thought this said free bedtime MASSAGE from a disney character and was super skeeved out for a minute.

Call 877-764-2539 and follow the prompts to get a Free Bedtime Message From Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Daisy or Goofy.

The post Free Bedtime Message From a Disney Character appeared first on Free Stuff Times.

07 Aug 03:31

35 days after being replaced, Emmett Till's memorial sign was shot up again

Erin H

I hate people SO MUCH sometimes.

A sign memorializing Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered 63 years ago, has been vandalized -- again.
06 Aug 22:15

MoviePass will limit customers to three movies per month

Erin H

Moving from 1 per day to 3 per month, cripes. Super glad I read the horrifying ToS before I joined, they are just awful.

06 Aug 22:01

It's Okay Not to Have a Lot of Close Friends

by Aimée Lutkin
Erin H

Thanks for the validation, Lifehacker.

Social media is great at making people feel like they’re alone in the world, but the truth is, not having tons of friends is normal and healthy.

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06 Aug 18:37

Netflix’s New Baking Show Is a Goth Dream Come True — Food TV

by Elizabeth Licata
Erin H

You have my attention...

If you've ever asked yourself, "What if Labyrinth were a baking show?" we need to be friends. That might sound like the sort of question a person might ask after a few too many novelty cocktails at a Comic-Con after-party, but fortunately a visionary at Netflix recognized it as the brilliant idea it is. Now the world is getting a wild new cooking show with monster cakes and puppets, and it sounds like it's going to be completely amazing.

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04 Aug 17:33

NYT stands by writer amid backlash

Erin H

Same.

Faced with criticism and indignation from conservatives, the New York Times said it is standing by a new hire, while disapproving of some of the rhetoric she has used on Twitter.
03 Aug 14:21

The Seth Rogen-Produced Movie Good Boys Reportedly Put a Child Actor in Blackface

by Frida Garza on The Muse, shared by Frida Garza to Jezebel
Erin H

Most misleading headline in history here, folks. That's it, pack it in, we're done here.

On Wednesday, TMZ published a photo from the set of the movie Good Boys of what appears to be the stand-in for child actor Keith L. Williams and reported that the film had used brown makeup to darken the stand-in actor’s face. (Both Williams and the stand-in are black.)

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03 Aug 14:16

Add-on Item: AmazonBasics 3-Blade Spiralizer $5.96

by Sharkdeal
Erin H

I have this one, and if you have room for it, it's great! Makes big and small "noodles" and also ribbons. The whole shebang goes in the dishwasher too.

Add-on Item: AmazonBasics 3-Blade Spiralizer $5.96

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02 Aug 06:29

Look Out, LaCroix — Costco’s New Flavored Seltzer Is Here — Grocery News

by Elizabeth Licata
Erin H

YESSSSSSSSS

You know the seltzer war is getting serious when Costco jumps into the ring. The new Kirkland Signature sparkling water was spotted by Instagram user The Costco Connoisseur, who noticed that the new seltzer water looks, ahem, very similar to the bubbly water du jour.

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14 Jul 12:56

Ariana Grande Makes Us Pray to a Feminist Woman God

by Clover Hope, Bobby Finger, Maria Sherman, Frida Garza, and Claire Shaffer on The Muse, shared by Clover Hope to Jezebel
Erin H

This video is weird as shit and the song is banging. I love her so much.

Y/N is a guide to the week’s music releases based on our highly scientific, non-subjective Yes/No rating system.

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28 Jun 22:21

'Three Identical Strangers' Review: Reunited-Triplets Doc Takes Dark Left Turn

Erin H

ooooh, this is up my alley.

In 1980, Robert Shafran drove from Westchester County to the Catskills. It was his first day of college – a community college, he modestly notes, but still, he was going. As he walked through the campus, the 19-year-old noticed how friendly everyone was ... excessively so, in some cases. Then people started calling him "Eddy" and welcoming him back, despite the fact he'd never attended a day

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 'Three Identical Strangers' Review: Reunited-Triplets Doc Takes Dark Left Turn