This is a big week for Creator’s Block. In fact, it’s quite a milestone for myself and the podcast. In a couple of weeks, Creator’s Block will return (on July 17, to be precise), just in time to celebrate its second anniversary. But I will not be returning with it, …
Read More »I am emotionally attached to Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson doing Evanescence karaoke
Wake me up inside, Ariana and Pete. The couple responsible for our recent “big dick energy” news cycle celebrated Grande’s 25th birthday earlier this week with some karaoke. Although I was not present, I am 100 percent sure that the best part of the evening was when Pete and Ariana …
Read More »Daughter tells dad she’s cancer-free in surprise announcement: ‘Best birthday gift ever’
Dave Register shared the happy news on the Facebook. Read more: foxnews.com
Read More »Woman cites Trump in ‘rapist,’ ‘illegal’ rant
A Latino man and his mother who were doing yard work in California were verbally attacked by a woman who called them “illegals” and “rapists,” and a video of the encounter has gone viral. Read more: cnn.com
Read More »Florida man who pretended to be an Australian jihadist has been jailed for 10 years
Chris Hopkins/ Getty Images A Florida man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after posing as a jihadist online and planning to blow up a building. Joshua Ryne Goldberg had a number of unusual online personas, and reportedly became fixated on stoking fears of a terror attack in Australia. Law enforcement …
Read More »Jeff Bezos plans to sell Blue Origin tickets to space tourists in 2019
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is upping the stakes in the space (tourism) race with the announcement that his space flight company Blue Origin will start to sell rocket tickets to private citizens in 2019. The company also won’t begin taking reservations until it’s actually ready to start carrying …
Read More »Elon Musk says Tesla bears like Goldman Sachs are in for a ‘rude awakening’ (TSLA)
Joe Skipper/Reuters Goldman Sachs raised its Model 3 production estimates on Monday, but the bank is still incredibly bearish on Tesla. CEO Elon Musk sent a news article about the analyst note to the entire company. “They are in for a rude awakening :),” he said in an email reported …
Read More »John Oliver is erased from Chinese internet following segment on China
HBO’s Last Week Tonight has led to some drastic measures in China. After an episode aired on June 17th, the Chinese government is now trying to erase all signs of John Oliver on the internet. The show had a 20-minute segment on Xi Jinping and the Chinese government. In particular, …
Read More »Walgreens pharmacist refused to fill woman’s prescription for miscarriage medication
An Arizona woman's Facebook post went viral after a Walgreens pharmacist refused to fill her prescription for medication to end an inviable pregnancy. Read more: cnbc.com
Read More »RJ Ripper
Kids and bikes; wherever you are in the world, they go together. The chaotic streets of Kathmandu may not seem like a typical breeding ground for world-class mountain bikers, but then again nothing is typical about Rajesh (RJ) Magar. Since learning to ride on a beat-up clunker, to becoming the …
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