Protests are taking a weird turn right now. Maybe it’s because the government is shut down, and with it the parks where protests would happen, along with the agencies that can give them the permits to do so. Yesterday, someone dumped a big bag of money on the lobby of a Senate office building. That was in protest for some food quality thing. Today, and all weekend long, we’ve got a few Tea Party truckers who are circling around the Beltway trying to slow traffic, in protest against corruption, or fuel regulations, depending on who you ask. If you crashed a college party to do an acoustic “Gangsta’s Paradise,” odds are you missed it.
What do Tom Hanks and Paula Deen have in common?
During an appearance on David Letterman this week, Tom Hanks announced that he has type 2 diabetes. He said he has had high blood sugar since he was 36, and it finally turned into the disease. Some point to his weight fluctuations for roles in movies, like losing weight for Philadelphia and Castaway, or gaining weight for A League of Their Own, but I think the problem began when Hanks dropped down to 0 lbs. to achieve weightlessness in Apollo 13.
This is what happens when you fire the papal copy editor
In honor of Pope Francis’ first year of being pope, the Vatican had over 6,000 commemorative medals struck in gold, silver and bronze. But they had to be called back this week when a typo was found on them. They misspelled Jesus’ name, printing it as “Lesus.” The Vatican apologized, saying they meant to put “Yeezus.”
This fight can only get trashy
This week, Jenni “JWoww” Farley attacked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for his stance on gay marriage. Last year, the state legislature passed a bill to allow same-sex unions, but the portly governor vetoed it. It’s unconscionable that two people who love each other can’t get married. If you want to win an argument with him, JWoww, put it in terms of food. If two hot dogs love each other, shouldn’t they be able to share the same stomach?
Yeezus