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‘Oppenheimer‘ led Oscar nominations with 13 and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon‘ received 10. It was the first time that nominations were given specifically for work in the first hour of a movie because voters couldn’t stay awake for the rest of it.

Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce lifted up a little girl so she could show a sign she’d made to Taylor Swift, who was seated with him in a suite at the Chiefs/Bills game. However, Kelce refused several requests to lift drunk men at the game so they could show something to Swift.

Billy Joel is releasing his first single in 17 years, so fans at his concerts will know when they hear it that it’s time to go get another beer.

Drexel University is researching more environmentally-friendly alternatives to road salt during the winter months. They’re testing concrete that releases thermal energy, as well as other hot condiments like sriracha.

Divorce rumors are swirling around singers Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton. She’ll be performing at Coachella with No Doubt, and performing with Shelton is Doubt Ful.

Britney Spears has been banned from the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles after guests complained about her going topless at the swimming pool. Teen boys staying there are seeking to have their parents banned for complaining about it.

Crystal Hefner, widow of Hugh Hefner, said in her new memoir that she no longer had sex with him after 2014 when he was 88 and she was 28. Viagra no longer worked, and Crystal was recovering from damage to her wrist, elbow and rotator cuff.

Medical journal JAMA finds health problems from obesity are compounded by loneliness and isolation that are more common in obese people – even though they’re kinda happy they get the whole pizza for themselves.

Texans took to social media demanding to secede from the United States, after the Supreme Court ruled against Texas placing razor wire barriers at the border. Immigrants are hoping Texas doesn’t secede because then they’ll need passports for their flights & bus trips from Texas to Chicago & New York.

Kanye West yelled at paparazzi as they photographed him & wife Bianca Censori leaving a tanning salon. They speculated he was angry because he was done a lot sooner than she was.

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A large hole blew open in the passenger cabin of an Alaska Airlines jet mid-flight, sucking off the shirt of a boy seated nearby. It’s the first time a boy’s clothing has been sucked off in-flight since the Vatican’s annual Altar Boys Trip to Greece.

Following the incident, Alaska Airlines grounded its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets. Spirit Airlines emailed to ask if they were selling them and for how much.

A woman was found dead in South Philadelphia, impaled on an iron gate outside the Xfinity Live! sports bar. Her friends reportedly asked her to go with them to a different bar, but she was on the fence.

Following the firing of Head Coach Ron Rivera, Washington Commanders owner Josh Jacobs assembled an advisory group to guide team decisions, including Magic Johnson. Johnson told Jacobs to sign six kickers so they can make more 3-pointers.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin failed to notify the White House when he was hospitalized in intensive care on December 22nd. Austin apologized, but said with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, he didn’t want to drop another bomb on Joe Biden so close to Christmas.

Low-carb diets may not lead to weight loss, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and funded by The Grimace Institute.

After two days, rescuers successfully reached tourists & guides stuck in Slovenia’s Krizna Jama cave – which dropped 30 spots on Trip Advisor’s list of ‘Fun Things To Do In Slovenia’.

A group of dietitians released a list of the best foods to eat if you want healthy hair. Topping the list was the Chipotle Burrito Bowl, which contained the highest amount of healthy hair.

Pro-Palestinian protetors blocked traffic at three New York City bridges and the Holland Tunnel – to the delight of drivers getting extra time to text and scroll Instagram.

A Las Vegas felon – who went viral for diving over a judge’s bench & attacking her -will appear before her again. Added precautions are in place; the man will be handcuffed, and the trampoline in front of the bench will be removed.

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A new study finds walking immediately after a meal reduces gas. However, the findings are disputed by people walking behind study participants.

Michigan confirmed 25 cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant – one person at an urgent care, and 24 people waiting in cars at the Chick-fil-A drive-thru next door.

New York City holds its Democratic Mayoral primary election, with eight official candidates vying to see if they can get more votes than Lin-Manuel Miranda gets write-ins.

A California appeals court has temporarily upheld the state’s ban on assault weapons, making workplace retirement parties just a little safer for now.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening to jail citizens who don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19. His stance is worrying incarcerated murderers, who don’t want to listen to anti-vaxxers all day.

A South African woman who claimed to have given birth to 10 babies at once was admitted to a psychiatric ward after doctors found no physical evidence of her alleged c-section, only balloon shrapnel in her sweatpants.

Retired quarterback Eli Manning is taking a job in business development with the New York Giants. So far he’s been assigned three projects, two are incomplete and the third was intercepted by a coworker.

A French engineer claims to have cracked the long-unsolved Z13 and Z32 ciphers of the Zodiac Killer. Cryptographers think he’s wrong, since he theorizes Z13 is ‘KAYE’, a clue to the killer’s name, and Z32 is ‘Drink More Ovaltine’.

Actress Jordana Brewster of the Fast & Furious movie franchise revealed she had a crush on co-star Paul Walker after finding out he had a crush on her. It never worked out because Paul ended up crushing on a Porsche and a tree.

Medical journal JAMA said COVID-19 infections are twice as high in households that hosted a children’s birthday party – and even higher in households that hired FreeZo – the Libertarian, Anti-Vaccination Party Clown.

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The woman attacked by a jaguar after climbing a safety barrier to get a selfie returned to the Arizona zoo to apologize. Her handshake with the jaguar resulted in her being hospitalized a second time.

Celebrities Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are accused of bribing SAT test proctors and colleges to help their children get into elite schools. Lesser charges are being considered for the Gronkowski family, who are accused of bribing officials at Arizona and Arizona State with cases of Coors Light.

A woman who orally ingested her partner’s semen was rushed to the hospital in anaphylactic shock because she was allergic to traces of an antibiotic in it. She is expected to fully recover and respond to multiple date requests from doctors.

Responding to the fatal crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, President Trump tweeted that planes are becoming too complex, he didn’t want Albert Einstein to be his pilot. He then ordered Air Force One to be outfitted with three additional pairs of wings.

USA Today published an explanatory article about how Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 safety system – Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation – works, leading aeronautics experts to question how good it can be if USA Today can explain it.

A Bronx couple looking at their child’s baby monitor were shocked to see a burglar standing next to the crib. The father rushed to the room, but the intruder had already escaped with all of the candy.

A new study in the medical journal JAMA concludes there is no association between what people eat and their risk of dementia. Some doctors are questioning the study, pointedly wondering why anyone would eat Grape Nuts unless they were losing their mind.

Facebook filed a lawsuit against two Ukrainian hackers, alleging they used Facebook quizzes to steal personal data.  The quizzes said which ‘Friends’ character they were based on birthdate and social security number. Everyone who gave both of them were told “Joey”.

A controversial study from the University of Minnesota claims blacks & hispanics are most harmed by inhaling pollutants created by whites. The study is called ‘The Racial Dutch Oven’.

UFC star Conor McGregor faces felony charges for slapping a cell phone out of a fan’s hand as they tried to take a picture, then stomping the phone and leaving. UFC President Dana White reportedly offered the phone $3 million for a rematch.

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Shaquille O’Neal’s son, Shareef, was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition and will sit out a year of college basketball at UCLA. Asked how he’ll fill the free time, his faculty advisors told him to pursue “anything but acting.”

A woman found a 2.63 carat diamond at a state park in Arkansas, and is now engaged to the squirrel who gave it to her.

Disney World announced a new ticket pricing policy, drawing anger and confusion from the park’s most excited visitors – who are literally shitting themselves trying to figure it out.

A tractor-trailer carrying 80 cows flipped over and blocked all lanes of Interstate 285 near Atlanta. The accident resulted in cows roaming the highway, leading to multiple other accidents and several bovine carjackings.

Google is updating Google Maps to allow control of music from within the app. So now you can listen to your favorite song while risking your life ‘making a legal u-turn’.

According to medical journal JAMA, women who increase water intake by 1.5 liters/day for a full year are 50% less likely to get urinary tract infections. They’re also 100% more likely to have stronger buttocks and quadriceps from hovering above the public toilet seats they’ll need to use.

North Carolina’s governor has ordered $4 million to help control the growing numbers of large mosquitoes breeding in floodwaters after Hurricane Florence. In a related story, a North Carolina beach town broke the Guinness World Record for Largest Citronella Candle.

The U.S., Canada & Mexico have all accepted the successor to NAFTA, which will be called USMCA (U.S., Mexico, Canada Agreement) — disappointing everyone who wanted to call it Afta’NAFTA.

Cardi B. surrendered to New York City police for her alleged role ordering an assault on two female bartenders, one of whom she accused of having sex with her husband, Offset — or, as he’s known to women he cheats with, Inset.

Fifty million Facebook accounts were allegedly hacked. Facebook said that they’ve patched the vulnerability, and reassured affected users that the hackers couldn’t possibly be doing anything worse with personal data than what Facebook is doing already.

 

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Health experts warn that this season’s flu shot may only be 10% effective preventing the most common strain of flu; experts also warn that this doesn’t mean you should get ten of them.

More pregnant women are using marijuana, according to medical journal JAMA, and according to the child’s father’s claims that baby’s first word is ‘dude’.

A North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea was found to have Anthrax antibodies in his system, found in his stomach as part of the North Korean cereal he ate for breakfast.

A Pennsylvania woman received a $284 billion electric bill, and still wasn’t warm enough.

President Trump tweeted that Republicans and Democrats will work together on a terrific new health care program – presumably, for each other.

Amazon revealed that its top-selling item this holiday season was the Echo Dot. “Can’t you lazy f***ers look up your own sh*t?” said an exhausted Alexa.

A Utah man clad in body armor, carrying a battle ax and threatening to detonate explosives was arrested by police and taken to a local hospital. His trusty steed was corralled and awaits the next battle.

The giant aquarium cracked at the Vietopia Vietnamese restaurant in Houston, Texas, flooding the dining room and adding several seafood entrees to the ‘specials’ menu.

Four fetuses allegedly found preserved alongside human brain tissue were discovered by federal authorities in a Detroit warehouse in 2013. The warehouse reportedly belonged to a ‘body broker’ – a seller of body parts to researchers — or to a day care center that’s bad even by Detroit standards.

A 29-year-old Dallas woman who works as a court reporter faces felony charges for causing $300,000 in damages to artwork owned by prominent Houston lawyer Anthony Buzbee — although appraisers from outside of Texas aren’t sure the paintings of dogs wearing cowboy hats are worth over $300,000.

Lindsay Lohan, who now lives in London and Dubai, owes the U.S. Government over $100,000 in back taxes. Lohan said that Alan Thicke died before telling her how she could settle her debt for pennies on the dollar.