LINKS! Twitter dislikes likes, Kanye’s Blexit attempt, ‘Heathers’ canceled again…
DLISTED – It turns out that Twitter dislikes likes on its site and would maybe prefer them to disappear forever. At least, that’s the latest gossip from co-founder Jack Dorsey himself (and that’s Dorsey in the photo above). This move seems like simple trollery from the site best known for its milions of constantly trolling users
CELEBITCHY – Ever one to capitalize on himself, Kanye West has launched a line of ‘Blexit’ T-shirts encouraging a mass black exit from the Democratic Party. Not that the original Brexit is going so well, but how did Kanye not call this idea ‘Blackxit’?
VOX – Heathers, a TV show about a high school shooting that is a remake of a movie about a school bombing (and a bunch of other murders besides), has been pulled from the airwaves for the second time following the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Given that there’s approximately one mass shooting per day in this country, it seems unlikely the 2018 version of Heathers will ever air
THE BLEMISH – Since the controversy over Apu has not really died down over the past couple of years, it seems The Simpsons‘ producers are now considering simply dropping the character entirely
REALITY TEA – Heathers, a TV show about a high school shooting that is a remake of a movie about a school bombing (and a bunch of other murders besides), has been pulled from the airwaves for the second time following the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Given that there’s approximately one mass shooting per day in this country, it seems unlikely the 2018 version of Heathers will ever air
JEZEBEL – You want a scary story? Here’s a scary story. Complete with an accompanying animated video!
THE BLAST – The man who trespassed on Logan Paul’s property several times has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years’ probation. Logan Paul remains free and at large
LAINEY GOSSIP – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still on their accolade-heavy tour of Australia and New Zealand; enjoy this detailed update on their glowing reception, which comes of course with plenty of photos of the pair
THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Finally, to help lift your spirits, here are ten funny things reality TV stars tweeted this week
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