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Ghoulia Childs whipped up an image of a chestburster from the Alien movies popping out of a Cadbury Creme Egg.

I like the New WEYLAND-YUTANI CADBURY CREME EGG Recipe #Cadbury pic.twitter.com/POWsZiE3ct

— Ghoulia Childs (@GhouliaChilds) January 13, 2015

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The editors, who were all actively attempting to prevent the article from being rewritten with a pro-Gamergate slant, were sanctioned by “arbcom” in its preliminary decision. While that may change as it is finalised, the body, known as Wikipedia’s supreme court, rarely reverses its decisions. The sanction bars the five editors from having anything to do with any articles covering Gamergate, but also from any other article about “gender or sexuality, broadly construed”. Editors who had been pushing for the Wikipedia article to be fairer to Gamergate have also been sanctioned by the committee, but one observer warns that those sanctions have only hit “throwaway” accounts. “No sanctions at all were proposed against any of Gamergate’s warriors, save for a few disposable accounts created specifically for the purpose of being sanctioned,” said Mark Bernstein, a writer and Wikipedia editor. In contrast, he says, “by my informal count, every feminist active in the area is to be sanctioned. This takes care of social justice warriors with a vengeance — not only do the Gamergaters get to rewrite their own page (and Zoe Quinn’s, Brianna Wu’s, Anita Sarkeesian’s, etc); feminists are to be purged en bloc from the encyclopedia.”

Just a few days ago I was praising Anthony Mackie’s awesomeness for being such a big Marvel fanboy and an all-around awesome dude. Today, I am sorely disappointed to report Mackie went on Wendy and told her he thinks men and women have specific roles – and that women should “make daddy a sandwich.” You can start the video at about 5:20 to have your heart broken.

Sigh.

It’s interesting to see how the audience doesn’t respond negatively to Wendy and Anthony’s suggestion that men and women should occupy traditional gender roles until he mentions wanting a sandwich. We know some people enjoy sticking to certain gender roles in their relationships, but it took us by surprise to see Mackie taking such a firm stance on this particular issue – especially with a phrase as inflammatory as “make me a sandwich.” What are your thoughts?

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Fox hasn’t quite confirmed the return of The X-Files, but it’s made it clear that it wants to bring the show back. And actress Gillian Anderson has made it clear that she wants to come back. And now David Duchovny has made it clear that he wants to come back, too.

More on the possible David Duchovny X Files return after the jump. 

Speaking with USA Today, Duchovny revealed he’d be “more than happy and excited to bring it back and do it again with [co-star] Gillian and [series creator] Chris [Carter].” He added, “I’m assuming that it will happen sooner rather than later now.”

However, there is a catch — he doesn’t want to return to the 20something-episode seasons of yore. “We’ll see what form, how many (episodes),” he said. “Certainly I can’t nor would I be interested in doing a full season. It will be in some kind of limited form. We’re all old, we don’t have the energy for a full season.”

There’s been on-and-off chatter of a potential third X-Files movie for years, but these recent developments suggest we’re more likely to get a TV series — probably something along the lines of that 24 limited-edition series that aired last year. Duchovny’s comments follow ones made by Fox exec Gary Newman during a TCA panel this past weekend. “It’s true that we’ve had some conversations on X-Files,” he said. “We’re hopeful of being able to bring that back at some point.”

Anderson seems game as well. During an appearance on the Nerdist podcast earlier this month, Anderson admitted she’d be “fucking overjoyed” to reunite with Duchovny for more episodes of The X-Files, and sparked a fan campaign (using #XFiles2015) calling upon Fox to revive the series.

One potential snag in Fox’s plans to bring everyone back is scheduling. Anderson has been starring in the BBC’s The Fall and has been confirmed as a regular for Season 3 of NBC’s Hannibal. Meanwhile, Duchovny has the crime drama Aquarius coming up at NBC. But if The X-Files revival is going to be a limited affair anyway, both stars could potentially find a way to work it in.

Duchovny portrayed FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder, a believer in the paranormal, for 9 seasons of The X-Files running from 1993 to 2002. He also played the character in two spin-off movies, 1998′s The X-Files and 2008′s The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Anderson played Mulder’s more skeptical partner, FBI Special Agent Dana Scully.

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New Discovery Channel Boss Rich Ross Getting Rid Of ‘Fake Stuff,’ Bringing Back Science and… Discovery

The Discovery Channel’s new boss, Rich Ross, spoke with reporters and TV critics today at Winter TV press Tour 2015, and immediately won the room over by promising to move the venerable cable channel away from its current style of programming, Deadline is reporting.

Rich Ross admitted to TV critics today that The Discovery Channel‘s main focus of late has been on pseudo-scientific schlock like “Megalodon: The New Evidence” and not one, but two fake-mermaid documentaries; and vaguely-scientific-sounding, scripted “reality” programs like “Finding Bigfoot” or “Sons of Guns.”  Read more…

Yes, no more fake Megalodon crap…

IT’S ABOUT FUCKING TIME.

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"Next time you whistle at me, I break your teeth."

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A study has found that popular dog movies can boost adoption of featured breeds for up to 10 years after their release, though in previous cases, many families have quickly returned dogs they were not prepared to own.

LPGA player Brooke Pancake has abandoned ship and will endorse Waffle House.

We have a turncoat in the decades-long pancakes vs. waffles war. Brooke Pancake, who is starting her third season on the LPGA, announced on Tuesday that she had signed a deal with Waffle House.

Pancake grew up in Chattanooga and starred for the Alabama women's golf team, so one would presume she has patronized Waffle House with regularity. The restaurant's logo will now appear on her bag and she'll make appearances at different Waffle Houses while out on tour.

In a release, Pancake disavowed her surname, stating, "To be quite honest, I prefer waffles over pancakes anyway."

Can't keep it a secret anymore! Proud to announce my partnership with @WH_1955 @WaffleHouse #PancakesvsWaffles #ichoosewaffles

A photo posted by Brooke Pancake (@brookepancake) on Jan 20, 2015 at 7:07am PST

The pancakes vs. waffles war may not be as intense as the pie vs. cake debate, but this is a big loss for #TeamPancake.

h/t Beth Ann Nichols

Move over, tuxedo t-shirts. We've found a better way to say that you like to be formal, but you're here to party.

The Heat are wearing these against the Thunder tonight:

Black Tie wallpapers are now available on HEAT.com! For mobile wallpapers, check out the official Miami HEAT app.

A photo posted by Miami HEAT (@miamiheat) on Jan 19, 2015 at 11:40am PST

Repost to vote for @chrisbosh! Just use the caption "@chrisbosh #NBABallot" to cast your vote for CB and make him an All-Star!

A photo posted by Miami HEAT (@miamiheat) on Jan 19, 2015 at 3:14pm PST

From the front, they look pretty slick, but -- and I never thought I would say this -- could these be more tuxedo-like? Maybe a tiny bow tie on the front of the jersey, where you've already got that little horizontal white stripe? Maybe tails?

And I'm not a fan of the stripes on the sides and legs. Out here lookin like a herd of okapi.

They're giving out the "P" stickers, because they're Purdue. This is just their way of advertising it.

We get that they're intentionally making pee jokes. That doesn't mean we aren't going to laugh at these people telling us to pee on our phones.

Joe Biden went on CBS This Morning to talk foreign policy, the State of the Union address and most importantly: DeflateGate. Yes, this is a thing being asked to politicians now.

"Well I'll tell you what. Having been a receiver I like a softer ball. That's all I can tell you."

Now we know that Biden likes a softer ball, and we know Gronk needs a big sausage. Wait for it ... wait for it ...

BOOM

Photo via Nike

As if you needed any more reason not to watch the Pro Bowl, Nike added another excuse to the list. The official uniform provider of the NFL released this year's Pro Bowl jersey design on Wednesday and, boy, are they. a thing.

Similar to last year's design -- which, wow okay -- Nike decided to keep the neon color palette in the mix.

The back of the jersey will feature stars above the player's nameplate to denote how many Pro Bowls that player has had to been fortunate enough to participate in.

Photo via Nike

Photo via Nike

Photo via Nike

At least the players will have the benefit of wearing this "lightweight, breathable" fabric that was "engineered from the inside out for optimal ventilation" in the sunny paradise of Hawaii Arizona. And hey, at least the best football players in the world will be playing in the game right???

Fair or unfair, the NFL has come down hard on a wide receiver who was just promoted from the practice squad over a month ago.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Chris Matthews has been fined $11,025 for what was deemed by the NFL to be an obscene gesture, according to the Seattle Times.

The gesture appeared to be a mere handshake after running back Marshawn Lynch scored a 24-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship game. Matthews, a special-teamer, was not on the field during the play in question and instead came on to congratulate his teammate:

Lynch took exception to the NFL's decision and fired back via Twitter:

I feel embarrassed to work for a particular organization that fined a teammate of mine for shaking my hand after a touchdown

— Shawn Lynch (@MoneyLynch) January 23, 2015

For his part, Lynch received a $20,000 fine from the league for a similar gesture immediately after scoring.

But considering that Matthews was only promoted form the Seahawks' practice squad on Dec. 6, 2014, the dollar amount is substantial given his salary. The second-year NFL player who spent a two-year stint in the CFL is performing under a two-year, $940,000 contract with a $420,000 base salary this season.

1. 'MY BALLS ARE PERFECT

Tom Brady on DeflateGate: "I didn't alter the ball in any way." http://t.co/h6sgDBk464 pic.twitter.com/ERHnuKRmBC

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 23, 2015

The Daily News sports section went straight for a balls jokes.

2. 'BALLS#!T'

Today's sports cover http://t.co/wSlc4PM1qO pic.twitter.com/tc5eRar56D

— New York Post (@nypost) January 23, 2015

The New York Post added subtle deflated-ball bullet points.

3. 'GRIPPING TALE'

Boston Globe cover on DeflateGate pic.twitter.com/35ylKbZkfv

— Rich Boudet (@richboudet) January 23, 2015

The Boston Globe sports page had the classiest deflated ball joke of all.

Good job everyone. You got the joke that balls can mean more than one thing.

The Seahawks are coming for your "12s" and your "Boom" and even "Go Hawks."

Few units on the gridiron can shut down a game like the Seattle Seahawks defense. Off the field, Paul Allen's team has a squad twice as aggressive and even more suffocating than the Legion of Boom(TM): trademark lawyers. The franchise's legal team is manned up in the U.S. Patent Office and blanketing the Federal courts in an all-out effort to lay claim to the fan lexicon, including essential sports multipurpose words such as a "boom" and "Go Hawks."

Seahawk trademark lawyers are battle tested, having successfully arrived at a legal agreement with Texas A&M in 2006 allowing the NFL team to use the school's "12th Man" trademark, albeit with a fairly rigorous set of guidelines. Since then, the team has laid claim to a variety of trademarks, including "The Legion of Boom," the design of the "12" flag, "Bring on the 12," the number "12" designed to resemble a cheering fan and "Blitz," the name of their mascot.

It doesn't stop there. Here's the list of trademarks the team is currently pursuing (or have tried to obtain), according to the Seattle Times:

• The number 12
• The number 12 in the same font featured on their jerseys
• "Boom"
• "Go Hawks"
• "We are 12"
• "The 12s"

Among the trademarks opposed by the team, or at least where the lawyers considered opposition:

• "Batch No. 12"
• "Lady 12s"
• "12 Nation"
• "District 12"
• "12th Blend"
• "Beware of Hawks"
• "Lady Hawks"
• "Legion of 12"

It's an all out trademark blitz (football term, non-copyrighted) the likes of which we haven't seen since RG3 made a grab for the country's most popular inspirational rubber wristband phrases.

Even RG3's fellow 2012 draftee, quarterback Russell Wilson, has joined the trademarking efforts. He trademarked his nickname "Dangeruss Wilson" as well as beating RG3 to a pair of motivational cliches: "Why Not You" and "No Time 2 Sleep."

The NBA and NHL are opposing the Seahawks trademark applications for "Go Hawks" because those leagues also feature teams with hawk-related names. The Feds put the brakes on the attempt to trademark "boom" because it could be confused for other brand names.

John Daly swills Diet Coke, sucks on cigarettes, and still manages to hold a lead over gluten-free Jason Dufner and Phil Mickelson at the Humana Challenge.

John Daly, who loves himself some Diet Coke -- a total no-no on the Paleo diet sweeping the PGA Tour and other sports -- finds himself not out of contention at the Humana Challenge after an almost flawless opening-round 3-under 69 Thursday. An example of how he uses Diet Coke to help with his game:.

The popular two-time major champion, playing on a sponsor’s exemption this week, cruised to 5-under 31 on his opening nine at La Quinta Country Club on the strength of an opening birdie and four straight from holes five through eight. A bogey on the par-4 16th surrounded by pars left Long John, with his fiancée Anna Cladakis looping for him, in a tie for 56th after day one.

Daly, who announced his engagement to Cladakis after winning his first professional tournament in 10 years, garners attention and fans wherever he goes, so attracting sponsor’s exemptions is not unusual for the five-time tour champion. The human Loudmouth commercial, who guzzles sodas and inhales cigarettes up and down the fairways, and Humana, whose corporate mission is to boost health and wellness, would, however, seem to make an odd couple.

But Daly, as captivating a draw as ever, does his part by entertaining his stalwart followers.

"These people see me as somebody who puts his pants on the same way they do," he told the Los Angeles Times ahead of the event. "I never lied to them. I never lied to the media. If I screwed up, I fessed up."

And Daly, who has made no mention of any offseason eating or workout regimen, goes into Friday’s second round in better position than the two gluten-free guys who could be walking ads for Humana. Phil Mickelson and Jason Dufner, each making his 2015 tour debut after going Paleo and hitting the gym hard, stand at T89 (71) and T148 (76), respectively.

The odds, of course, are against Daly clinching his first tour win since 2004, and it would certainly make headlines. But even this early into 2015, far stranger things have already happened (see the mystery of Tiger Woods’ missing tooth, Robert Allenby’s kidnapping/robbery/assault/strip club misadventures).

John Daly currently -5, 1 shot off Humana lead. Him winning PGA Tour event would still only be about 4th-most ridiculous storyline of 2015.

— Will Gray (@WillGrayGC) January 22, 2015

This likely explains Baltimore's plan to release him.

When news broke earlier this week that the Baltimore Ravens planned to release defensive tackle Terrence Cody following the Super Bowl, many wondered why they would bother cutting him when his contract was already set to expire at the end of the league year.

We may have our answer: Aaron Wilson of The Baltimore Sun reports that Cody is under police investigation for animal cruelty. Cody has not been formally charged and the details are unknown, though Wilson did say that the possible crime involves dogs.

The Ravens were likely already willing to part ways with their former second-round pick, who was limited by injuries to  just one game in 2014 after signing a one-year deal last offseason. If the Ravens, who just finished with the Ray Rice debacle, were aware of the investigation, it makes perfect sense that they decided to go ahead and jettison Cody to avoid being caught up in yet another scandal.

In 65 career games in Baltimore, Cody had 87 combined tackles and never recorded a sack.

The league confirmed that game balls used by the Patriots were under-inflated and pledged to discover why that was.

The NFL released its first public statement on DeflateGate on Friday afternoon, providing details for its ongoing investigation into the burgeoning scandal. The league confirmed that "game balls used by the New England Patriots were not properly inflated to levels required by playing rules" during the AFC Championship against the Indianapolis Colts.

The investigation is being led jointly by NFL Executive Vice President Jeff Pash and Ted Wells of the Paul Weiss law firm. In an effort to determine whether the Patriots intentionally deflated footballs to gain a competitive edge, the league said it has already conducted 40 interviews with Patriots personnel, game officials and others, and plans to review video, electronic and physical evidence. The league stated that the Patriots had been entirely cooperative during the investigation.

Shortly after the NFL's release, Patriots owner Robert Kraft made his own statement, claiming that during the three days that league investigators were in Foxborough, the organization "provided access to every full- and part-time employee the league's representatives requested to speak with and produced every communication device that they requested to search."

"Competitive balance and the integrity of the game are the foundation of what makes our league so special and I have the utmost respect for those principles," Kraft said in the statement.

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and other members of the New England organization have repeatedly denied intentionally deflating the balls.

Below is the the NFL's statement in its entirety.

Our office has been conducting an investigation as to whether the footballs used in last Sunday's AFC Championship Game complied with the specifications that are set forth in the playing rules. The investigation began based on information that suggested that the game balls used by the New England Patriots were not properly inflated to levels required by the playing rules, specifically Playing Rule 2, Section 1, which requires that the ball be inflated to between 12.5 and 13.5 pounds per square inch. Prior to the game, the game officials inspect the footballs to be used by each team and confirm that this standard is satisfied, which was done before last Sunday's game.

The investigation is being led jointly by NFL Executive Vice President Jeff Pash and Ted Wells of the law firm of Paul Weiss. Mr. Wells and his firm bring additional expertise and a valuable independent perspective. The investigation began promptly on Sunday night. Over the past several days, nearly 40 interviews have been conducted, including of Patriots personnel, game officials, and third parties with relevant information and expertise. We have obtained and are continuing to obtain additional information, including video and other electronic information and physical evidence. We have retained Renaissance Associates, an investigatory firm with sophisticated forensic expertise to assist in reviewing electronic and video information.

The playing rules are intended to protect the fairness and integrity of our games. We take seriously claims that those rules have been violated and will fully investigate this matter without compromise or delay. The investigation is ongoing, will be thorough and objective, and is being pursued expeditiously. In the coming days, we expect to conduct numerous additional interviews, examine video and other forensic evidence, as well as relevant physical evidence. While the evidence thus far supports the conclusion that footballs that were under-inflated were used by the Patriots in the first half, the footballs were properly inflated for the second half and confirmed at the conclusion of the game to have remained properly inflated. The goals of the investigation will be to determine the explanation for why footballs used in the game were not in compliance with the playing rules and specifically whether any noncompliance was the result of deliberate action. We have not made any judgments on these points and will not do so until we have concluded our investigation and considered all of the relevant evidence.

Upon being advised of the investigation, the Patriots promptly pledged their full cooperation and have made their personnel and other information available to us upon request. Our investigation will seek information from any and all relevant sources and we expect full cooperation from other clubs as well. As we develop more information and are in a position to reach conclusions, we will share them publicly.

Here's the complete statement from Kraft:

On Monday, I received a letter from the league office informing me that they would be conducting an investigation into the air pressure of the game balls. Immediately after receiving the letter, I instructed our staff to be completely cooperative and transparent with the league's investigators. During the three days they were here, we provided access to every full- and part-time employee the league's representatives requested to speak with and produced every communication device that they requested to search. It is an ongoing process that the league and our team are taking very seriously. I very much support the league's desire to conduct a complete investigation and welcome the appointment of Ted Wells to lead the process. Competitive balance and the integrity of the game are the foundation of what makes our league so special and I have the utmost respect for those principles. Our organization will continue to cooperate throughout the league's investigation. Meanwhile, our players, coaches and staff will continue to focus on our preparations for Super Bowl XLIX and the many challenges we face as we prepare for the Seattle Seahawks.

There have been a lot of bad takes on DeflateGate. This is BY FAR the worst.

ESPN reporter Sal Paolantonio was a guest on The Herd, and what he said is hard to believe:

Women don't like cheaters. And what's the number one demographic that Tom Brady tries to sell Ugg boots to? Women! ... Guys don't go into the mall for a pair of Uggs. Women do. This is clearly motivated because Tom Brady knows —and the people around him know — that his brand is damaged by this. Not only on the football field, but what he sells off the football field.

What the hell, Sal Paolantonio? What the hell, ESPN?

(h/t @atotalmonet)

Benson's daughter, Renee, and her two children allege in Thursday's lawsuit that Tom Benson's physical and mental health are failing — asserting that he recently answered "Ronald Reagan" when asked to identify the current U.S. president — and he's being manipulated by his wife of 10 years. The lawsuit was filed in civil district court in Orleans Parish. It comes less than 24 hours after the 87-year-old owner announced he has rewritten his will to give wife Gayle Benson control of the Saints and Pelicans upon his death.