Latest China Style, The Great Pumpkin Shortage of 2015, Bill Clinton On Trump's Appeal & More News
China Has A Really Weird New Fab
The new big craze in China apparently is for people to wear fake plant sprouts made from plastic (usually a bean sprout, but can be flowers, fruits, or vegetables) in their hair. No one is sure how it got started or what exactly is the motivation for the new fab, but it’s definitely taken off amongst people in their teens and 20s and is fueled by the internet.
Here’s Justin Bieber’s New Tattoo
A photo posted by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Oct 6, 2015 at 2:44pm PDT
Yes, it’s the word “Purpose” over his belly button.
Will Smith Says He’s Never Met Jared Leto
Even though they spent six months shooting the comic book movie Suicide Squad together, the Fresh Prince (who’s playing Deadshot) claims he still hasn’t met the Oscar-winning actor (who’s playing the Joker). Why? Because Leto was in character the whole time…which could mean the movie is going to be awesome or awful.
The DOJ Is Releasing a LOT of Prisoners
The Department of Justice will being releasing about 6,000 inmates from Federal prisons this month. The move is to ease overcrowding and the prisoner are all nonviolent offenders who are given heavy sentences for drug crimes in the '80s and '90s, a policy that’s fallen out of public favor.
Anniversary of the American Invasion of Afghanistan
14 years ago TODAY, the United States invaded Afghanistan. And as much as we’d all like to think that things have gotten better, it’s pretty obvious they haven’t.
The Epic of Gilgamesh Continues
It seems everyone’s doing sequels, even ancient Sumerian epic poems. According to an announcement from a museum in Iraq, an additional 20 lines have been discovered for the oldest narrative story in the world.
Pack Your Bags!
Norwegian Air CEO says he hopes his airline will be able to offer one-way tickets to Europe for $69 as early as 2017. The purposed flights would connect small U.S. airports, like in Westchester and Connecticut, to Norway and Scotland.
There Will Be Less Pumpkin Pie This Thanksgiving
According to reports, the pumpkin harvest for this fall will so low that it’ll affect your Thanksgiving menu. It seems that record rainfall in June washed out a large portion of the pumpkin crop in Illinois (America’s biggest pumpkin producing state) and while there will be enough of the squash vegetable for Halloween and pumpkin spiced lattes, the needed produce for canned pumpkins, the main ingredient for everyone’s favorite pie (Get bent, apple pie!) will down by an estimated third.
Read This: An In-depth Profile of Nicki Minaj
The New York Times Magazine has a lengthy but must-read feature on Nicki Minaj.
Jay Leno Returned to the Tonight Show
The former Tonight Show host stopped by his old show and helped the current late night throne retainer Jimmy Fallon out with his opening monologue.
DraftKings & FanDuel Ban Their Employees As Each Other’s Customers
Following the news that a content manager from the daily fantasy sports website DraftKings won over a quarter of a million on a rival site FanDuel, both companies announced that were temporary banning their employees from playing on any other daily fantasy sports site. The daily fantasy sports industry, which are websites that essential allow users to bet on their fantasy sports picks, has been booming over the last couple years and the revelation that employees from site have been playing and winning big on their competitors has raised the fear that they may use data from their jobs to gain an advantage over other players.
