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‘Amazing And Beautiful’: How Mackenzie And Her Family Celebrated Angie’s Birthday On Teen Mom OG
Mackenzie and her family commemorated Angie’s first birthday (she would have been 51) without their beloved matriarch during this week’s Teen Mom OG finale. And the mother of three made sure to honor her parent with “a very special day” to help everyone “heal” and celebrate the things Angie loved most. “We probably just have to get together and run,” Mackenzie told her sister Whitney. “That’s so important because that gave us extra time with her.” Mackenzie ultimately planned for the family to be together, and she opted to run for 51 minutes. All while “thinking about her life and thankful for the mom God gave me.” Later, Mackenzie met up with her loved ones for dinner, including her dad Brad and sister Whitney. ...
The 13 Reasons Why Cast On Closing Their Controversial Drama: ‘It’s Like Senioritis’
Since the moment its first season released on Netflix in 2017, the Selena Gomez-produced drama 13 Reasons Why has propelled a spectrum of difficult, yet passionate conversations. Exploring such painful topics as bullying, suicide, sexual assault that affect many teens today, it has sparked powerful responses across lines: appreciation from young fans for its raw takes, as well as genuine, fearful ire from parents. And now, it has all come to a close. Its fourth and final season hit Netflix earlier this month. The closest to fantastical horror that the series has delivered to date, the season follows a group of high school students covering up the murder of a football player, all while preparing for their freshman year of college. No longer guided by the Jay Asher novel on which it’s premis...
John Cleese Mocks Fox News for False Reporting on a Monty Python Quote
“What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?” Not everyone knows the answer to that cult-favorite query, least of all news anchors. Fox News proved as much to be true when they fell for a similarly popular Monty Python and the Holy Grail joke while covering Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, going so far as to mistakenly cite a quote from the film as fact. Now, John Cleese is mocking them for it, reports UPROXX. It all began when Martha MacCallum, the host of Fox News’ segment The Story, was reporting on the CHAZ zone in Seattle, claiming that there were leadership problems within the group. As proof of such, MacCallum pointed to a screenshot of a Reddit post entitled “I didn’t vote for Raz”. (“Raz” refers to Raz Simone, the rapper and alleged unofficial leader of CHAZ.) “I ...
Critiquing The ‘Cugines’: Which Double Shot At Love Dude Made The Best First Impression?
Introducing the “three sausages!” During this week’s Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D and Vinny premiere, Derynn was told by the Jersey Shore guys to “bring some friends” to Las Vegas. So the Cat Lady brought a few pals from Hoboken. “They like to party; they like to have fun. I’m excited for you guys to meet them,” Derynn told Maria, B-Lashes, Marissa and Suzi at the airport. The catch: The pals weren’t ladies. To quote Suzi, “Oh my God, Derynn’s friends are boys. Yaas!” So who are the “cugines”? There’s Brandon (an emcee/DJ), “Pool Party Papi” Antonio and car connoisseur Nicky. And who made the best first impression? “None of them!” Derynn joked with MTV News. “I bro...
Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge Now An Actual Playable Game
Boredom is at an all-time high thanks to the ongoing quarantine, so perhaps now is the best time for the world to finally experience Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge. The Simpsons joke game has been turned into an actual playable online simulation. The original Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge game was referenced in “Marge Be Not Proud”, a season 7 Simpsons episode that aired in 1995. Its storyline focused on Bart, who was caught attempting to shoplift an expensive and violent Mortal Kombat-style game called Bonestorm. In lieu of Bonestorm, Comic Book Guy suggests Bart purchase a cheaper and extremely dull alternative: Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge. In the episode, Carvallo is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, the actor who also plays Homer. <img data-attachment-id="1044878" data...
The Sopranos Creator David Chase Accidentally Reveals Tony’s Fate
The Sopranos has been off the air for over a decade. Yet ever since Steve Perry’s pipes cut off by that now-iconic fade to black, fans have wondered, “What the hell happened to Tony Soprano?” Now, exactly 13 years to the day, we have our answer. In a recent roundtable discussion promoting his new book, The Sopranos Sessions, creator David Chase slipped up and confirmed the fate of his legendary character, putting an end to the exhausting debate that has left fans twisting and turning forever. But first, some context: If you recall, the series finale, “Made In America”, culminates at the real-life New Jersey diner Holsten’s, where the entire Sopranos family gathers around for a basket of onion rings. It’s a charming portrait that suggests an alternative, almost Rockwellian existence for the...
Netflix Pulls The Mighty Boosh Over Blackface
In more signs that the times, they are a-changin’, streaming services have recently been purging themselves of movies and shows that depict racist or otherwise problematic characters. The latest such shift comes from Netflix, which has yanked British comedy show The Mighty Boosh because of a blackface character named The Spirit of Jazz. Portrayed by Noel Fielding (co-presenter on The Great British Bakeoff), The Spirit of Jazz appeared in a handful of episodes during The Mighty Boosh’s three-series run from 2004 to 2007. Described as the ghost of Howlin’ Jimmy Jefferson, the character saw Fielding painting his face black with white skeleton-like highlights, speaking in a New Orleans accent, and wearing a dreadlocked wig under a tall, white top hat. It’s far from the only problemat...
For the First Time in The Bachelor’s 25-Season Run, There’s a Black Bachelor
For the first time in its 25-season, 18-year run, ABC has cast a Black Bachelor. Matt James, a 28-year-old real estate broker, entrepreneur, and community organization founder, will search for love on the forthcoming season of The Bachelor, according to The Hollywood Reporter. James was previously set to be a contestant on Clare Crawley’s upcoming season of The Bachelorette before production was shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also known as the friend and roommate of former Bachelorette contestant Tyler Cameron. “We know we have a responsibility to make sure the love stories we’re seeing onscreen are representative of the world we live in and we are proudly in service to our audience,” ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said in a statement announcing James’ casting. “This...
Nickelodeon Confirms SpongeBob is a Member of the LGBTQ+ Community
Nickelodeon broke the Internet on Saturday by confirming that SpongeBob Squarepants is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. “Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month,” Nickelodeon tweeted on Saturday. The caption was accompanied by photos of the Avatar character Korra, who identifies as Queer, and actor Michael D. Cohen, who is Transgender (via Out). Though Nickelodeon did not outright confirm SpongeBob’s sexuality, the implication is pretty clear. It’s worth noting, as Out points out, that SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg previously said the characters on his show are asexual. As asexual people are considered part of the LGBTQ+ community, that may explain why SpongeBob was included in Nickelodeon’s Pride tweet. Or, he’s gay. Who c...
John Cleese Calls Removal of Fawlty Towers Episode That Uses N-Word “Stupid”
As a wave of media companies are pulling content that could be deemed offensively racist, the BBC-owned UKTV has removed a classic episode of the sitcom Fawlty Towers for its use of racial slurs. The show’s star and writer John Cleese has spoken out against the removal, saying executives trying “to hang onto their jobs” are “too stupid to see that” the episode was mocking the derogatory language, not supporting it. In the episode, entitled “The Germans”, Cleese’s Basil Fawlty has a conversation with Ballard Berkeley’s Major Gowen. The Major recalls a time he took a woman to a cricket game played by an Indian team, during which he uses racial epithets when referring to Indians (“w*gs”) and West Indians (“n*ggers”). While the episode is remembered fondly for its repetition of the phrase “don...
Which Double Shot Pair Is More ‘Awkward’: DJ Pauly D And Nikki Or Vinny And Maria?
“This is going to be awkward-er!” During tonight’s Double Shot at Love Season 2 premiere, DJ Pauly D and Vinny welcomed their exes — and a few new cougines guys — to Las Vegas. But for two ladies — Nikki and Maria — the circumstances felt a bit different given their relationships with the Jersey Shore men the last DSAL go around. But which pair had more tension and awkwardness: Maria and Vinny or Nikki and Pauly? First, Maria and Vinny. The latter admitted there was “unfinished business” with the Are You the One? alum, while Maria confessed that it was a “sh*tty feeling” to get her heart broken the last time they were together. When Maria arrived with the rest of the ladies at her new home, Vinny didn’t acknowledge her...
Presenting The Jersey Shore Girls’ Already Infamous Wedding Speech For Angelina
The speech > the note. During tonight’s Jersey Shore: Family Vacation episode, Angelina became “officially officially off the market” when she married Chris. And, as most couples do, they had a party afterward with tons of food extended toasts. Make way for Ang’s bridesmaids Deena, JWOWW and Snooki. Before the trio began, Deena told the blushing bride, “It’s good but funny.” And Angelina couldn’t wait to see what her roomies whipped up. Words as memorable as those featured in Jenni and Nicole’s note to Sammi back on Season 2 in Miami. Then the girls started. “They say third times the charm — I mean, you got engaged three times, but then the third one stuck,” Deena remarked. “You tried living with us three time...
