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Microbiologist Is Convinced ‘Immortal’ Lobsters Made A Deal With The Devil

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Source: Monalyn Gracia/Corbis/VCG / Getty Microbiologist @junius_64 hit Twitter with her expertise on why lobsters don’t die of old age, but instead die as victims of their own unfortunate genetics. Get into her fascinating theory below. [bong rip] [exhale] lobsters made a deal with the devil for conditional immortality and it backfired on them. you cannot change my mind — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 all of Twitter: “would you care to elaborate on that” me: pic.twitter.com/qxmmTLVzrR — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 ok so basically lobsters do not die of old age. the only thing time does to a lobster is make it bigger and bigger, if environmental conditions are good this is because they have a secret molecular trick over all of us senescent rubes: constant production of telomerase — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 this Grade-A Big Boy is massive- 22 lbs, easily 50 years old. but it isn’t even as big as the largest lobster ever caught, in 1977- 44 lbs, estimated at 140 years old pic.twitter.com/Z2dGVuAtdn — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Telomeres are like shoelace caps on the ends of your chromosomes- a buffer zone, codes for nothing, keeps it from unwraveling look, here’s yours, the little white spots on these human chromosomes how do these things relate to our inevitable decline into death? here’s the deal pic.twitter.com/sD9yvIIHZV — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 It’s one sequence, over and over, for humans: TTAGGG every time your cells divide, they lose a little bit off the end of the telomeres, which fails to be replicated. At birth your telomeres are 11,000 bases long, when you’re old and gray they’re about 4,000 bases long — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 There’s something called the Hayflick limit, and that’s why you and I die When the telomeres reach a critical length, the cells just stop dividing pic.twitter.com/4HAUULd0fN — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 “fuck the Hayflick limit, I do what I want” is the motto of cancer, and the motto of lobsters because they produce heaps of telomerase. telomerase is a really nifty enzyme, it carries its own RNA template to build back the lost ends of the telomeres! pic.twitter.com/gWuIuM6jcZ — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Humans make telomerase too. But we make less and less as we age. We’re coded to just let senescence and death happen, and a lot of people have a lot of theories why If you’ve got cells that constantly produce shitloads of telomerase and never stop, you’ve got cancer, my friend — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 as a teen I used to like Family Guy (dunk on me, I deserve it lmao) and what’s funny is, in that one episode when high-Stewie asked “what if the only reason we die is because we accept it as an inevitability”, he was kinda right our biology encodes death as an inevitability — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Death is still an inevitability though, whether our biology encodes a plan for it or not entropy always comes for its due, and that’s what even lobsters must accept — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 lobsters still lose in the very end. Telomerase tricks buy time, they will never experience senescence- the decline towards death- but it still comes at some point that point is typically molting — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Lobsters never age. they keep growing and growing and growing. but their skeleton is on the outside, and it isn’t exactly flexible. They need to molt and grow a new shell once they outgrow the old one this is a very, very energetically taxing and dangerous affair — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Lobsters molt the easiest in mid-life. molting casualties are highest in the very young and the very old very young lobsters molt a LOT, because they’re growing a lot- 44 molts in their first year. this leaves them squishy and vulnerable, and is quite energetically taxing — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 An ancient lobster colossus may not have as many predator concerns during a molt, compared to the young’uns (still watch out for sea turtles tho) but the energy costs are what kills. Moving out of an enormous shell takes an enormous effort past a certain point they just can’t — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 at a certain point, the effort of moving out just cannot be mustered by their metabolism. it’s done. when a mega-lobster entirely stops molting, the game is drawing to a close at that point they’re trapped in their shells, which accumulate parasites and bacteria — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 I have not been able to find research on whether it’s disease or simply being squeezed in that kills in the end. I would love to talk to an actual invertebrate biologist on this stuff because it’s so fascinating — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 This research would be incredibly hard to accomplish because you would have to either raise or track a good sample size of 100-200 year old lobsters, which are extremely rare — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 I’ve also heard that some will simply die of exhaustion mid-molt, but lack the data on the relative proportions of all these fates — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 but yeah. it’s quite amusing, if silly and unscientific, to think of it in a poetic sense. It’s like lobsters have made a deal with the devil, and the devil always gets his due — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Hit the flip for a short Q&A session.

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Microbiologist Is Convinced ‘Immortal’ Lobsters Made A Deal With The Devil

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Source: Monalyn Gracia/Corbis/VCG / Getty Microbiologist @junius_64 hit Twitter with her expertise on why lobsters don’t die of old age, but instead die as victims of their own unfortunate genetics. Get into her fascinating theory below. [bong rip] [exhale] lobsters made a deal with the devil for conditional immortality and it backfired on them. you cannot change my mind — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 all of Twitter: “would you care to elaborate on that” me: pic.twitter.com/qxmmTLVzrR — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 ok so basically lobsters do not die of old age. the only thing time does to a lobster is make it bigger and bigger, if environmental conditions are good this is because they have a secret molecular trick over all of us senescent rubes: constant production of telomerase — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 this Grade-A Big Boy is massive- 22 lbs, easily 50 years old. but it isn’t even as big as the largest lobster ever caught, in 1977- 44 lbs, estimated at 140 years old pic.twitter.com/Z2dGVuAtdn — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Telomeres are like shoelace caps on the ends of your chromosomes- a buffer zone, codes for nothing, keeps it from unwraveling look, here’s yours, the little white spots on these human chromosomes how do these things relate to our inevitable decline into death? here’s the deal pic.twitter.com/sD9yvIIHZV — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 It’s one sequence, over and over, for humans: TTAGGG every time your cells divide, they lose a little bit off the end of the telomeres, which fails to be replicated. At birth your telomeres are 11,000 bases long, when you’re old and gray they’re about 4,000 bases long — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 There’s something called the Hayflick limit, and that’s why you and I die When the telomeres reach a critical length, the cells just stop dividing pic.twitter.com/4HAUULd0fN — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 “fuck the Hayflick limit, I do what I want” is the motto of cancer, and the motto of lobsters because they produce heaps of telomerase. telomerase is a really nifty enzyme, it carries its own RNA template to build back the lost ends of the telomeres! pic.twitter.com/gWuIuM6jcZ — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Humans make telomerase too. But we make less and less as we age. We’re coded to just let senescence and death happen, and a lot of people have a lot of theories why If you’ve got cells that constantly produce shitloads of telomerase and never stop, you’ve got cancer, my friend — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 as a teen I used to like Family Guy (dunk on me, I deserve it lmao) and what’s funny is, in that one episode when high-Stewie asked “what if the only reason we die is because we accept it as an inevitability”, he was kinda right our biology encodes death as an inevitability — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Death is still an inevitability though, whether our biology encodes a plan for it or not entropy always comes for its due, and that’s what even lobsters must accept — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 lobsters still lose in the very end. Telomerase tricks buy time, they will never experience senescence- the decline towards death- but it still comes at some point that point is typically molting — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Lobsters never age. they keep growing and growing and growing. but their skeleton is on the outside, and it isn’t exactly flexible. They need to molt and grow a new shell once they outgrow the old one this is a very, very energetically taxing and dangerous affair — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Lobsters molt the easiest in mid-life. molting casualties are highest in the very young and the very old very young lobsters molt a LOT, because they’re growing a lot- 44 molts in their first year. this leaves them squishy and vulnerable, and is quite energetically taxing — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 An ancient lobster colossus may not have as many predator concerns during a molt, compared to the young’uns (still watch out for sea turtles tho) but the energy costs are what kills. Moving out of an enormous shell takes an enormous effort past a certain point they just can’t — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 at a certain point, the effort of moving out just cannot be mustered by their metabolism. it’s done. when a mega-lobster entirely stops molting, the game is drawing to a close at that point they’re trapped in their shells, which accumulate parasites and bacteria — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 I have not been able to find research on whether it’s disease or simply being squeezed in that kills in the end. I would love to talk to an actual invertebrate biologist on this stuff because it’s so fascinating — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 This research would be incredibly hard to accomplish because you would have to either raise or track a good sample size of 100-200 year old lobsters, which are extremely rare — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 I’ve also heard that some will simply die of exhaustion mid-molt, but lack the data on the relative proportions of all these fates — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 but yeah. it’s quite amusing, if silly and unscientific, to think of it in a poetic sense. It’s like lobsters have made a deal with the devil, and the devil always gets his due — labcoat lesbian @ NYC Pride + AC (@JUNIUS_64) June 21, 2018 Hit the flip for a short Q&A session.

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XXXTentacion’s Ex Girlfriend & Reported Abuse Victim Responds To His Death

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Source: Miami Herald / Getty On Monday, many fans and celebrities mourned the death of 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion . Despite his tragic shooting, however, the Florida spitter didn’t leave without his critics either. XXX has had a controversial life, including grim accusations of abuse from his ex-girlfriend Geneva Ayala . In 2016, he was arrested for aggravated battery on a pregnant victim, domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, and witness tampering as it pertained to Ayala. Despite Ayala’s disturbing accounts of what XXX did to her, it seems she’s still processing his death in her own way. She tweeted early Tuesday morning, “i lost someone close to me. leave me alone.” She then added, “everyone expecting me to be relieved or happy?! no, i’m broken.” You can check out her full tweets below. i know y’all don’t fuck w me, but this isn’t about me. just please stop tagging me in disrespectful threads and arguments. i honestly don’t care for any of the hype. i lost someone close to me. leave me alone. — bloodsucca (@hisl0nelystar) June 19, 2018 it’s disgusting that people are speaking for me. i don’t care if no one cared about me however many months ago, i didn’t lose my life. he did. it’s permanent. i’m still here. like how do you think that makes me feel? everyone expecting me to be relieved or happy?! no, i’m broken. — bloodsucca (@hisl0nelystar) June 19, 2018 Back in October 2016, Ayala started a GoFundMe page for surgery she would need after XXX’s alleged beatings. “There’s two fractures in my left eye socket due to an aggressive hit, along with nose and jaw fractures,” she wrote on the page. “Since these bones are fractured they’re piercing into the back of my eyeball causing damage to an optical nerve and my eye itself. The left side of my face has lost some sensation, i cannot feel my upper lip on the left side, and same for my upper teeth on the left side. And as for my left eye’s vision, it’s diminishing as the days go by. It’s crucial i get the surgery otherwise my eyeball will die and the nerve connecting my lip/cheek and teeth will eventually die as well.” Her fundraising goal was $25,000 and within an hour after news of XXX’s death, her account received over $1000 in donations. As of now, she has raised over $32,000. Meanwhile, XXX’s sales and streaming have climbed since his death. According to Complex , he currently has the No. 1 and No. 2 albums on Amazon’s Movers and Shakers Digital Music list. His last album ?  increased by 41,306 percent, while his 2017 album 17  jumped by 9,000 percent. His CDs, vinyl and iTunes sales have increased as well. We’ll continue to keep you updated if any major news should surface around XXX or Ayala.  

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How Jaden Smith Rolled Up To His Parents’ House After Losing His Virginity

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: David Livingston / Getty Jada Pinkett Smith swears she knew when her eldest child lost his v-card. On her new show Red Table Talk, she tells her daughter Willow Smith “I knew the night— the night!— Jaden lost his virginity.” The famed actress credited her own “intuition,” but we think Jaden most likely made it hot when he walked into his house (late) looking like a brand new man. Hit the flip for 5 photos that depict how we imagine he rolled up to his mama’s house after getting some for the first time.

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Rose McGowan: Don’t Blame Asia Argento For Anthony Bourdain’s Death!

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Last week, the food world lost a true icon when Anthony Bourdain was found dead of an apparent suicide in a hotel room in France. He was 61 years old. Days later, details about the events surrounding Bourdain’s death  are slowly beginning to trickle in, but the question of what could have driven one of the most widely-envied men on the planet to take his own life remains unanswered. Fans and media outlets were quick to point out some unusual social media activity from Bourdain’s longtime girlfriend, Asia Argento, in the hours before the news of his passing became public knowledge. An image in which the actress is seen wearing a shirt that reads “F-ck Off,” coupled with photos of Argento apparently vacationing with a male friend in France prompted a widespread theory that Bourdain was distraught over relationship problems. In the final months of his life, Bourdain was an outspoken advocate of the #MeToo movement, and his activism brought him close to some of the most high-profile victims of sexual harassment in Hollywood, including the actress Rose McGowan. Bourdain and McGowan quickly became close friends, and today, she published an open letter in which she addresses both his death and the rumors about his alleged relationship troubles. “Sitting across from me is the remarkable human and brave survivor, Asia Argento, who has been through more than most could stand, and yet stand she does,” the letter reads. “She stood up to her monster rapist and now she has to stand up to yet another monster, suicide. The suicide of her beloved lover and ally, Anthony Bourdain.” McGowan goes on to claim that Bourdain and Argento were in an open relationship, and she implies he would not have been upset by the sight of Argento with another man: “Anthony and Asia had a free relationship, they loved without borders of traditional relationships, and they established the parameters of their relationship early on,” McGowan states.  “Asia is a free bird, and so was Anthony. Was. Such a terrible word to write,” she adds. “I’ve heard from many that the past two years they were together were some of his happiest and that should give us all solace.” She later states: “It is in no way fair or acceptable to blame her or anyone else, not even Anthony.” McGowan says she’s angry about her friend’s death, but she also pleads for sympathy from those who feel that he took his own life out of selfishness or a lack of concern for his loved ones. Shortly after learning of Bourdain’s death, Argento addressed the matter on Instagram, writing: “His brilliant, fearless spirit touched and inspired so many, and his generosity knew no bounds. He was my love, my rock, my protector. I am beyond devastated. My thoughts are with his family. I would ask that you respect their privacy and mine.” We’ll have further details on this developing story as more information becomes available. View Slideshow: Anthony Bourdain: Celebrities React to Shocking Suicide

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Matt Roloff: I’m Ready to Take Caryn Chandler Romance to the "Next Level!"

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

On this past Tuesday night’s episode of Little People, Big World, Matt Roloff made headlines for something he is NOT going to do. After giving it much consideration and speaking to his loved ones about the possibility, Roloff decided not to run for political office . But the veteran TLC personality also revealed something else about himself on this same installment, something that it sounds like he WILL be doing in the near future. And that something is this: Marrying Caryn Chandler! This is mere speculation on our part at the moment, although there have been rumors flying around for weeks that Roloff is engaged to Chandler , who formerly worked as his family’s farm manager. Lost in the aforementioned political talk from the latest episode of this reality series, however, is something the Roloff patriarch said about his girlfriend of over a year. “Caryn and I are looking to invest in property [in Arizona],” Matt said on air, confirming our report that he’ll be moving down south for at least part of the year . This is the first time Roloff has acknowledged that Chandler is a key aspect of that plan, however. And he wasn’t done talking about the couple’s clearly very serious future. “Amy and I have a lot of assets in the farm, so it’s really important that I start investing some of my personal money off the farm and really just having my own path that’s separate from Amy,” Matt continued, adding: “I feel very committed to Caryn. “Caryn and I are going on this adventure together, we are on this great track. So the idea of us having a vacation home that we share together, it’s interesting. “I think we are going to take our relationship to the next level.” There it is. The next level . This may mean an engagement. This may simply mean co-habitating with each other. But, either way, it’s the latest sign that Chandler will be in Matt’s life for a long, long time going forward. This has caused some tension between Matt and Amy, naturally, because they were married for 26 years and have four kids together. They also co-own the farm we cited above and Amy was pretty close to Chandler before she started to date her ex-husband. Amy, meanwhile, is involved with Chris Marek . This relationship is also pretty serious. However, unlike Matt with Caryn, Amy said on a recent episode that she will not really consider Marek when pondering her next step in life. “Chris is an important person in my life, but I have no set agenda – or time limit – on how we move forward,” she said. Amy went on to admit that she has also considered a move off the farm, regardless of whether she ends up with Marek for good or not: “I mean, look how much stuff I still have to figure out in my life. “So until I solidify certain other things that are going on in my life, I don’t want Chris to get involved.” Interesting contrast between Roloffs here, huh? We’ll continue to keep a close eye on both their romances and to keep readers up to date on where everything stands. View Slideshow: Little People, Big World: Why It May Be Ending … Soon!

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Driver Jumps on Car, Smashes Windows: See the Road Rage!!

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Road rage is a toxic and often alarming phenomenon. But this takes things several steps further. Captured on camera, a man in a fury of roadrage rams his car into another vehicle repeatedly, then gets out to stomp on the other car. You have to see this video for yourself, but we've immortalized a few of the highlights in gif form because they are worth seeing. Watch that again. As you can see, his car is already damaged. So, according to police and eyewitness reports, here is what happened: Just before 1:30pm on Monday, June 4, two vehicles exited Highway 50 in Sacramento. Then, near X and 10th street, a white Chevy Trailblazer began ramming into a silver Ford Fiesta. Repeatedly . Sacramento police say that the Ford Fiesta left the area … which is when the Trailblazer picked a new victim. Authorities say that the Trailblazer then began ramming a blue Honda CRV, which had been parked. The repeated blows forced the vehicle into the intersection of X and 10th. Mercifully, the CRV was not occupied at the time. By this point, of course, there were multiple bystanders. A few were quick-thinking enough to film the horrifying displays of violence, aggression, and rage. One of the eyewitnesses was Nikki Guinn, who lives in the area. “I was inside and I heard a car accident.” Well, she heard a collision . An accident would imply that it's not intentional. But she didn't know that, yet. “Then, I heard my roommate yell, ‘He’s going to hit him again.’” She remarked upon the behavior and speculates about the mental state of the driver, saying: “He didn’t seem deterred or even aware of other people’s surroundings.” The video would seem to support that. The driver, who would later be identified as 40-year-old Jose Garcia Alvarez, did not stop there. After his efforts to destroy the other vehicle with his own car were exhausted — you can see white smoke rising from his rear tires — he got out of the car. Not to get help or even to flee the scene — but to physically attack the car with his own body. Police say that he was mostly just smashing what remained of the empty vehicle's windshield. We are thankful that the car was not occupied. As you can imagine, Alvarez was super arrested. He was first taken to a hospital for treatment, then booked on charges of vandalism and assault. Guinn, despite witnessing the violence, takes a sympathetic tone when she describes him. “He seemed really upset. There’s a couple of moments where he bends over and he starts hitting his head and he just seems really lost.” Officers did mention that they had been alerted that he may have been under the influence of narcotics. “I think we just need to be more aware of what people are going through.” That is good advice. That does not, of course, mean that anyone needs to allow themselves to be put in harm's way. “Our inkling is to make fun and say nasty things about what this man was doing. But the truth is, none of us know.” She's right. That is … very insightful for a random bystander. Good job, Guinn.

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Kim Kardashian to Kanye West: Stop Rapping About Our Relationship Problems!

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Last week, Kanye West released his eighth studio album to critical acclaim and blockbuster sales. Yes, despite recent controversies surrounding  West’s political views and outlandish tweets, ‘Ye has proven a success by any measure. The album is set to take the top spot on the Billboard 200, and the top seven songs on Apple Music and Spotify are all by Kanye. Of course, as he so often reminds us, Yeezy is his own harshest critic. (He’s also his own most fervent cheerleader, a situation that may help to explain the album’s cover art .) But when it comes to his latest feats of lyricism, Kanye may have some competition in the detractor department, as wife Kim Kardashian is admittedly less than thrilled about some of the lines on ‘Ye . Kim says she was especially displeased by lines in which Kanye rapped about her reaction to his now-infamous claim that ” slavery was a choice ” for several centuries’ worth of black Americans. On the song “Wouldn’t Leave,” West raps: “My wife callin’, screamin’, say, ‘We ’bout to lose it all!’ / Had to calm her down ’cause she couldn’t breathe / Told her she could leave me now, but she wouldn’t leave.” “Did I cry about it? Did I fight about it? Yeah,” Kim told Entertainment Tonight at the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York on Monday.  “That’s not stuff we put on social media — I’m not going to start tweeting what my thoughts are, but we have those moments and that was the one song that he didn’t really play for me until the last minute, so I heard that last minute and it meant a lot to me.” Kim proceeded to dial back her criticism, saying: “I really like that song … But yeah, we have different views sometimes, but that’s my husband, you know?” Of course, when most wives sigh “That’s my husband!” they’re talking about the time he used their wedding dress to wax the car, not the time he told the whole world she almost divorced him due to his controversial views on slavery. But even though she’s not thrilled with every line on the album, Kim says she’s a big fan of her husband’s EP: “I’m so happy that it’s been well-received because I’ve seen him go through a lot and he’s just the most genuine person,” she told ET. “He might say things that might get misinterpreted and people don’t see the context behind it, but I always know his heart, so I’m glad that it was really well-received,” she added. As for all those tough-to-defend remarks, Kim says that’s just part of life with Kanye: “I always believe and trust in him that he will always eventually explain himself because I know it’s hard,” she said. “I know what he really means when he says something and I know people will too at some point.” View Slideshow: Kanye West Debuts New Album, Raps About Tristan Thompson Cheating Scandal

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Derick Dillard to Bakers: Don’t Make Cakes for Gay Couples!

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Derick Dillard is celebrating what he believes to be a victory for religious freedom. And what others believe to be another example of persecution against the LGBT community. On Monday the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who had refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple. By a 7-2 margin, the Justices sided with Jack Phillips, who argued that his religious objection to same-sex marriage provided him with the First Amendment right to turn down the request of these patrons. However, rather than determine whether religious artisans and businesses have a right to discriminate based on their beliefs, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote a majority opinion that focused SOLELY on the case at hand. He specifically stated that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had not treated the baker fairly because various commissioners had made disparaging remarks about his religious beliefs. In other words: Phillips was actually discriminated against by a board that proved to be hostile toward religion. This may not be the case if another baker refuses another gay couple and the debate once again finds its way to the Supreme Court. But this was a nuanced point very much lost on Dillard. “Today’s 7-2 Supreme Court decision is a huge victory for religious freedom,” he Tweeted last night, adding: “Government cannot and should not discriminate against religious faith; it is a constitutional right.” Again: this is not what the Supreme Court just decided. But whatever. The more relevant celebrity gossip fact here is how this message is yet another instance of Dillard slamming the gay and trans community. In May, Dillard said trandgender individuals are mentally ill . Last August, Dillard said the entire concept of transgender is a myth , Tweeting in regard to the reality show I Am Jazz , which chronicles the life of a transgender teenager: “What an oxymoron… a ‘reality’ show which follows a non-reality. ‘Transgender’ is a myth. Gender is not fluid; it’s ordained by God.” Dillard eventually got fired by TLC for these kinds of controversial comments. He also got destroyed by a distant cousin named John Andrew Studdard. “Derick needs to keep his mouth shut,” this astute person recently said , adding: “We don’t have to agree with someone’s life, but don’t speak out publically when you know you’re already disliked by half of America. As a public figure, he should stop being so harsh.” As a human being, he should stop being so hars. But this is still a pretty solid statement. For what it’s worth, Justice Kennedy explained that this Colorado baker case was not mean to set national policy or a national agenda when it comes to the topic of religious freedom or gay rights. “The outcome of cases like this in other circumstances must await further elaboration in the courts,” he wrote, elaborating as follows: “All in the context of recognizing that these disputes must be resolved with tolerance, without undue disrespect to sincere religious beliefs, and without subjecting gay persons to indignities when they seek goods and services in an open market.” Hear that, Derick?!? Sigh. Why do we feel as if you definitely did not? View Slideshow: Duggar Family Courtship Application: Revealed! Bizarre! 423 Questions Long!!

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Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Man’s Body Odor Sickens Passengers

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Flying in an airplane is rarely fun. But sometimes, it can be downright unbearable. While most people would consider sitting near a bad-smelling passenger to be bad enough, unpleasant body odor isn’t usually enough to land a plane. But that is just what happened here, as one person’s foul odor was enough to sicken others and force the plane to land. Transavia may sound like the name of an all-naturla sugar substitute, but it is a Dutch budget airline. Unfortunately, one Transavia flight from the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, a fairly common vacation destination in Europe, was besieged by a foul odor. Reportedly, passengers complained of an “unbearable” smell, which they blamed upon an “unwashed” man onboard. The alleged olfactory assault was so severe that some passengers reportedly became ill. Once the flight took off from the Las Palmas airport, some people’s reactions were so severe that they were fainting or vomiting. Gross. One Belgian passenger named Piet van Haut reported that: “It was a huge stench.” It certainly sounds like it. “The man was sitting on the last row of the plane.” Nonetheless, it sounds like many passengers were impacted. “And it smelled like he hadn’t washed for weeks.” Horrific. Unimaginable. Apparently, after several passengers grew ill from the relentless assault upon their senses, airline staff asked the man to confine himself to the bathroom. That was not enough to mitigate the damage, unfortunately. The plane was headed for Amsterdam in the Netherlands, but had to make an emergency stop in Portugal, at Faro Airport. It was then that the man was ushered off of the plane. He was then placed on a bus by medical personnel. In a statement from Transavia, it was said that the emergency stop was made for “medical” reasons. Many people immediately wondered if perhaps the odor arose from something other than poor hygiene. Perhaps this poor man was suffering an illness that created a powerful and noxious body odor. Diabetes, thyroid issues, and dysfunction in the kidneys or liver can lead to different and unpleasant body odor that can be difficult to mask. There is another medical possibility: a mutation known as trimethylaminuria. Trimethylamine is the chemical compound responsible for giving fish their “fishy odor.” People with trimethylaminuria, which is extremely rare, are unable to break down that compound. This causes it to build up in their systems. We don’t know what kind of bad smell drove these passengers to their limits. If what they were smelling was similar to fish emulsion, this could be the answer. But obviously, we don’t know. Sometimes, people don’t smell too bad even when they smell a little “ripe.” But please, no matter your personal opinion, tell someone if they are about to go fly somewhere and their body odor is in any way detectable. We feel so sorry for this poor man and for his fellow passengers. None of them asked for this to happen. And honestly? We feel sorry for Transavia. A lot of airlines get bad press, but it sounds like Transavia did all of the right things, here. There are so many ways to ruin someone’s flight. Let’s all try to avoid being at fault. View Slideshow: Woman Annoyed Over Fellow Passenger Letting Himself Have it on Southwest Flight

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