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I don't think I've watched the game since I was 10. I thought it was a pointless exhibition then, and never changed my mind.

Okay, which one of you Canadian perverts has been showing porn to the apes? Toronto Zoo urges visitors to quit showing ‘upsetting’ cell phone videos to gorillas The Toronto Zoo is urging visitors to stop showing gorillas cell phone videos as some of the unmoderated content could be “upsetting” — and even addictive — to the primates. “We just want the gorillas to be able to be gorillas,” behavioral husbandry supervisor Hollie Ross told CP24 last Thursday. “And when our guests come to the zoo, we want them to be able to see gorillas in a very natural state, and what they would be doing naturally – to sort of connect with them on that level.” Newly posted signs requested visitors refrain from showing the animals any videos or photos “as some content can be upsetting and affect their relationship and behavior within their family,” according to a photo posted by the news outlet. One of the gorillas at the Toronto Zoo, named Nassir, is particularly susceptible to vids. “Nassir is truly the epitome of a teenager, fascinated by videos and screen time would dominate his life if he had his way,” the zoo said in their description of him. “I think, mostly, he was seeing videos of other animals,” Ross told CT24. “But, I think what is really important is that he’s able to just hang out with his brother and be a gorilla.” The zoo hasn’t noticed any significant changes in the gorillas’ behavior from the video viewing so far. While guests aren’t encouraged to show them the latest viral TikTok or Instagram post, the zoo does play videos for the gorillas. But they are careful what they show them. “We just want to make sure that we know the content,” Ross reportedly said. “Very much like managing an account for a child or something, you want to make sure that your parental controls are on, and that you’re in control of what the content is that they’re seeing.”

Brooklyn’s Once Opulent Paramount Theatre to Be Restored by Global Entertainment Giant A phoenix rises at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue: After a false start and a change of operators, the formerly magnificent but long-defunct Brooklyn Paramount Theatre in Fort Greene is being revamped by the world’s largest live entertainment company and will reopen in 2024 as a major live-act venue. The Paramount, which debuted in 1928 and had multiple lives as a movie theater and music venue, was taken over in 1962 by Long Island University, its resplendent music hall converted to a gym, with the stage removed but its elaborate gilded latticework ceiling remaining, and upstairs offices used for academic purposes. The theater in 1947. Photo via Long Island University In 2015, the then-operator of Barclays Center, Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim, announced an ambitious $50 million plan to renovate the creaky Paramount and restore it as a performance venue, well after the gym had relocated. But that plan never fully launched, and ran aground after Prokhorov sold the Brooklyn Nets and the arena company. Even the university’s own student newspaper, as of late 2021, wondered about the theater’s fate, while the school’s Paramount web page has not been updated. Left: The theater in 1954. Photo via Brooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History. Right: The theater this month. Photo by Susan De Vries Getting ready for 2024 Despite no official announcement or fanfare—other than a teaser video from Schimenti, the construction company working on the restoration and modernization—the entertainment giant Live Nation, which operates Brooklyn Bowl and Irving Plaza (among many others), is readying the theater at 385 Flatbush Avenue Extension, to be known as the LIU Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, for a reopening in the first or second quarter of 2024. In a presentation last month to Community Board 2’s Health, Environment & Social Services Committee, Live Nation reps described the plans and programs. They gained unanimous support from the subcommittee, and later the full board, for the venue’s pending liquor license, serving indoors until 4 a.m. The new proposal for the exterior from Live Nation. Image via Brooklyn Community Board 2 The renovated Paramount, at least according to the images provided, will have a relatively restrained exterior appearance, compared to the version proposed in 2015, with a smaller marquee and no vertical banners. The considerable original detail remaining on the walls and ceiling of the baroque-style theater and in its lavish columned lobby will be retained, renderings show, and a new box office will be created. While the theater will mainly host musical events, it also will feature family shows, comedy, sporting events, special events, private programs for Long Island University, and community events. Live Nation, which with Ticketmaster is part of Live Nation Entertainment, has a 25-year lease, according to the presentation, but the terms—and the renovation budget—haven’t been announced. (None of the principals responded to queries.) While Long Island University didn’t comment by this publication’s deadline, in 2015 President Kim Cline said the return of the Paramount would bring “our commitment to the arts–and our role in the arts community–to an entirely new level,” solidifying “our role as a major cultural driver in Brooklyn.” Live Nation’s presentation said the space could accommodate 1,200 seated and 2,600 total. As of 2015, the university said a flexible seating configuration would “accommodate primarily general admission-style setups.” Some 120 to 150 workers will be hired, many of them part-time. So the Paramount, which sits over the DeKalb Avenue subway stop for the Q, R, and other lines, could thus compete with the larger—though more distant from the subway—Kings Theatre in Flatbush and even with some smaller Barclays Center events. Making the case At Community Board 2, lobbyist Michael Woloz explained that Live Nation had provided a tour for Community Board 2’s chair and district manager, and had met with stakeholders including Council Member Crystal Hudson and Borough President Antonio Reynoso, the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. John Huff, Live Nation’s Northeast regional VP and the general manager of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, cited past Paramount performers such as Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Miles Davis—others included Alan Freed, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry —and said that Fitzgerald inspired the venue’s new Ella’s Lounge. Restoration workers have been cleaning the accumulated “grit and grime” from the interior. The security check for attendees will take place in the entry lobby, while guests gathering before doors open will line up in front of the building, “but probably 40 feet from the sidewalk itself so there won’t be any impact there from our guests,” Huff said. A second set of doors will be closed during performances to mitigate any escaping sound. “We did two sound studies in the design of this building,” Huff said, to ensure the sound wouldn’t impact Long Island University’s classrooms, “and we feel like that mitigation really helps on the outside as well.” The structure is three stories, with limited box seating upstairs. The theater has ramps, rather than stairs. Loading will occur on Hudson Avenue behind the Paramount, minimizing the impact on DeKalb Avenue, Huff said, while garbage bins will remain inside before pickup. Security questions All security guards will be Live Nation employees. Committee Chair Brandon Smith asked for details. “We try to staff one security guard to every 250 guests and sometimes we get down as low as one to 150,” Huff responded. Regarding intoxicated customers, “our security will be the first line and then the NYPD will be the second,” Huff said. “Also on certain shows, we’ll have medical on site.” He noted that Brooklyn Hospital is virtually next door. Regarding underage drinking, Huff said that DLS, which is Live Nation’s primary concession operator, provides wristbands to anyone 21 years or older Committee response Committee members were generally positive. Emily Anadu thanked Live Nation for outreach to the tenant associations at the nearby Whitman and Ingersoll housing projects, who might be seeking jobs. (That outreach was, as of Live Nation’s presentation, planned but not yet accomplished.) Committee member Jeffrey Ryan, noting the applicant’s invocation of Black entertainers at the Paramount, asked about the role of minority investors. Huff said Live Nation is publicly traded. Ryan suggested that “Live Nation should be willing to think about contributing to the community in a large way.” Anadu asked about the ownership of DLS, the liquor licensee, and was told it is a closely held company, and none of the principals are people of color. Chairman Smith suggested the applicants be mindful of those concerns. What about the organ? Another question mark involves what Long Island University calls “an incredible piece of theater history in our Wurlitzer 4/26 orchestral organ,” one of only two such models in operation, with the other at Radio City Music Hall. “We’re preserving the space for [the organ] there as well,” Huff said, without indicating how and whether it might be used. That, presumably, will be up to Long Island University. A rendering of the 2015 plan. Rendering by H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture via Long Island University https://www.brownstoner.com/interiors-renovation/paramount-theatre-brooklyn-328-flatbush-avenue-live-nation-opening/

If anyone here watches, did you catch the blooper at the end of the finale? Amanda and Will were standing in front of the coffee machine, and she put her credit card in the slot and offered him a cup. Then, after she gave him his mother's necklace, she walked away. So, unless Will thought to take her credit card out of the machine, the good people at that hospital are still getting free coffee. My best friend and I both caught this, but my sister didn't.

Dan Benson has no problem baring it all on OnlyFans, but there’s one thing he won’t do. “I’m not going to have sex with men on camera because everyone wants to see it,” he tells Page Six exclusively. “I don’t want to look back in 10 years and go, ‘OK, I made all this money, I got all this fame because of this, but goddamn it, I was doing all these things that made me feel uncomfortable just for that,'” he explains. Benson, 35, estimates that “99 percent” of his subscribers on the NSFW site are gay men. While the “Wizards of Waverly Place” alum admits to “pushing my boundaries of things I’m comfortable with” while creating content for his page, he tell us, “I am straight. I’m very comfortable making content for gay men. I specifically make content for gay men.” Benson shares that learning about gay culture has been an interesting journey for him. “It’s specifically not my thing,” he concedes, “but I totally get it, and I’ve also learned what they’re looking for in terms of what really attracts gay men. “There’s a lot of aspects of sex. Like, not to be vulgar, but, like, ass play that straight men also enjoy, but there’s a stigma around that for straight men to be comfortable about being open of their enjoyment of ass play. There’s a huge stigma that if you have anything to do with experiencing orgasm through your butt, you’re gay, but that’s absolutely not true.” Benson gained fame playing nerd Zeke Beakerman on “Wizards of Waverly Place” alongside Selena Gomez and David Henrie between 2007 and 2012. He fell into OnlyFans by accident when years ago he began chatting with a person online for more than a year. “It just became such a long-term thing that I felt like I knew them and then ended up sending nude photos to them,” he tells Page Six. “And it was months and months later that I kind of found out that those nude photos had been leaked online and that there’s now websites that are selling those pictures and videos.” When OnlyFans gained popularity, he began thinking back to those leaked nudes. “I had grown into understanding it and being comfortable with my own sexuality, and the thought of doing it publicly, it just didn’t scare me at all,” he adds, noting that he waited “at least a year or more” to take the plunge. Benson declines to go into hard numbers but teases that he is earning “a lot,” adding, “I’m doing better than I’ve ever done in my entire life by a long shot.” He sagely notes that there is a plethora of free porn available but understands why people pay for OnlyFans, pinpointing it to a connection that fans feel with his “Wizards” role. “I didn’t realize that my character was in the household of millions and millions of people, and people developed a relationship with this character in their minds,” he theorizes. “And so it’s fun for them to be able to now — as they’re, as we’re all adults — go and kind of reconnect into that world. “And I get messages all the time from people that say, ‘Hey, you were actually my gay awakening. ‘And first of all, that’s super flattering for me. That’s incredibly endearing and awesome. And [it] is funny to me because Zeke was, like, the dorky, goofy character on ‘Wizards of Waverly Place.’ So I’m like, it’s shocking to me, but I think that’s cool.” Benson, who jokily describes himself as a cross between a “twink” and a “hunk,” admits he now has to keep up with his gym routine. “It’s a completely different level of fitness,” he says. “The gay community takes fitness seriously, and they put it to levels that are extreme. … I absolutely work out knowing that this is part of the job, and I take my job seriously.” And the former TV star is grateful for his job, which he says is more involved than people realize. “Everyone makes fun, like, ‘You do OnlyFans for a living,'” he shares. “It’s easy, and I’m not going to complain because, yes, this job is easy and freaking awesome and the best, and trust me, I’m fully aware that I’m one of the luckiest humans on Earth when it comes to jobs. “But that doesn’t mean I just, like, sit around all day. Like, I wake up, I work out for an hour to two hours a day [and], you know, work. I treat it like a full-time job because I had so many full-time jobs leading up to this.” https://pagesix.com/2023/07/09/disney-alum-dan-benson-reveals-what-he-wont-do-on-onlyfans/?_gl=1*1qkb99q*_ga*MTQ1ODcxMDMxOS4xNjIzMjIzODk2*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY4ODkyMTA2MC4xODIuMS4xNjg4OTIxMjQ2LjAuMC4w&_ga=2.115551621.288198343.1688186798-1458710319.1623223896

Northwestern players reveal alleged hazing included 'barbaric' and 'inhumane' sexual acts The hazing conduct in Northwestern’s football program, which the school released investigative findings on Friday, involved coerced sexual acts, according to two anonymous players — one current, one former — who spoke to The Daily Northwestern, the school’s student newspaper. The current player claimed coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was suspended without pay for two weeks, might have been aware of the hazing. The former player told the outlet that he reported the conduct, which included a practice called “running,” to the university in late November 2022. “Running” involved being restrained by a group of 8-to-10 upperclassmen dressed in masks who would then dry-hump the victim in a dark locker room.

Police: Spears struck self in Wembanyama interaction; no charges

There's some claptrap going on about Mrs. Asghari and the security for Victor Wembanyama, the NBA's most highly-anticipated rookie since Lebron. Somebody slapped somebody, and somebody didn't care enough to read past the headline.

A judge ordered influential media reporter Yashar Ali to direct all of his future earnings to Ariadne Getty until he repays a $232,769 loan from the California heiress. California Judge Michael Stern ruled that Getty is entitled to Ali’s earnings from his journalistic work, Substack subscriptions and reader donations. Ali — who boasts more than 700,000 followers on Twitter and was named by Time magazine in 2019 as one of “the 25 most influential people on the internet” — borrowed nearly $200,000 from Getty sometime in 2015, according to court documents. The filing said Getty, the granddaughter of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, loaned Ali the money with the understanding that he would pay her in increments of $500 per month, with interest. Ali, 43, defaulted after just two payments, and interest ballooned his debt to Getty to $232,769. Ali and Getty reportedly became friends during Ali’s time working as a political operative and adviser to California Gov. Gavin Newsom during his gubernatorial campaign in 2008. By 2017, Ali and Getty’s relationship had soured, as Getty claimed she had dished out $179,000 over the course of two-plus years and had yet to be repaid. In April, Getty hired a debt collector in an effort to seize Ali’s income. Though no longer in politics, court documents showed that Ali makes his earnings as a contributing journalist to HuffPost, New York Magazine and MSNBC News. The 2021 LA Magazine profile of Ali first revealed that the journalist was encountering financial hardship. “He’s been evicted from multiple residences, defaulted on several loans and has racked up tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens,” the outlet reported. It also said he “preferred to live in the homes of generous friends” rather than have a fixed address. “But sometimes he overstays his welcome,” according to LA Magazine. One of those friends was comedian Kathy Griffin, whom Ali befriended over social media in 2017 after Griffin was ousted from her job at CNN over a photo shoot where she posed with a prop resembling the bloody decapitated head of Donald Trump. Ali reportedly became Griffin’s unofficial publicist and agreed to work with her in exchange for housing and use of a car. He lived in her 13,000-square-foot Bel-Air mansion for nine months before he was asked to leave. According to LA Magazine, two of Griffin’s part-time assistants oversaw Ali as he packed his belongings. Griffin was thought to be “uncomfortable and maybe even afraid” of her house guest. Maybe I'll offer him the use of my spare bedroom... NOT!!!

He also has VCL... Visible Crack Line Jon Hamm, Anna Osceola pack on PDA during honeymoon

whatever you do, don't try this... On his ferry way NYC man makes dangerous leap from Fire Island ferry as fellow passengers cheer, is arrested after swimming to shore While the jumper received cheers from fellow passengers, Fire Island Ferries General Manager Dave Anderson warned that the stunt could’ve cost the young man his life.

Demi Lovato wasn't confused; she/they was/were just tired... FOR DEMI LOVATO, the process of figuring out their gender identity has been mostly explorative but also tiring. In May 2021, the musician announced that they identify as non-binary and would use they/them pronouns going forward. Then, just over a year later, they shared that they’re also comfortable using she/her pronouns, citing that she had been feeling more feminine. Now, in a recent interview with GQ Hype Spain, she revealed that in reality, using both she/her and they/them pronouns just meant she didn’t have to constantly explain herself to people. “I constantly had to educate people and explain why I identified with those pronouns. It was absolutely exhausting. And that is one of the reasons that have led me to also feel comfortable with the feminine pronoun,” Lovato explained in the interview, translated from Spanish. “I just got tired. But for that very reason I know that it is important to continue spreading the word.” Sam Smith made the switch to they/them pronouns in 2019 after coming out as non-binary. “I understand there will be many mistakes and misgendering, but all I ask is you please please try,” they wrote on Twitter at the time. Lovato shared a similar sentiment a few months after their own switch, tweeting: “If you misgender me — that’s okay. I accidentally misgender myself sometimes. It’s a huge transition to change the pronouns I’ve used for myself my entire life. And it’s difficult to remember sometimes!”

It's funny. I saw this topic but didn't click on it all day because I thought I knew what it might be referring to, but I was wrong... but only by gender. I can only imagine the funhouse mirrors these people must have in their homes to think they look good. I erased myself to transform into a plastic bimbo Barbie "The ideal look I want to achieve is the most plastic, fantastic over-enhanced sex doll," she said.

'Jeopardy!' fans cheer Ken Jennings replacing Mayim Bialik: 'Don't let her back'

I won't believe this story until I see evidence. HARD evidence. How to survive being attacked by bears, sharks, alligators and more All at once? It's the 'and more' part that really scares me. Dialysis patient dies during sex in car with his nurse — who failed to call for an ambulance Maybe she was pissed because he died before she got off. Understandable... Bill de Blasio, wife are separating to date other people — without moving out or divorcing Budget-conscious uncoupling?

It would be @pubic_assistance's ultimate dream to win this contest.

Don't know. I'm not in a no smoking phase for the rest of the summer. The process starts up again in Sept.

Didn't Irwin Allen make a film with that plot in the 70s?

Not really... Height: 1,250′, 1,454′ to tip (and you know men always measure to the very tip) 300 feet is a significant percentage of the building's height. You'd easily be able to see it as it snapped off and went airborn,

It's probably one of those souvenir replicas you can buy at tourist traps. What can I say? Some men are obsessed by the size of their sticks or (flag)poles.

I’m in a managerial position, and as a result I get swamped with e-mail, even when I’m home or on vacation. The pressure to demonstrate my commitment to my job while at the same time making time for myself is getting me down. What can I do? Everyone needs to unplug sometimes. While technology has made it easier for us to be flexible about where and how we work, it’s harder to draw the line on when we work. The blurred line between personal and professional time has added to the increased stress most of us are feeling. If you hold an important position you must lead by example. Unplug, recharge and show your team and colleagues it’s OK to do so. Unless it’s a bona fide emergency, the company will survive. QUIT None of us are that important. SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, ASSHOLE! I caught a colleague stealing office supplies. What do I do? Employee theft costs companies billions of dollars a year. Think about how many more people could be hired with that money — or how many fewer people could be laid off — plus bigger raises, promotions, investment in the company to make it more successful, and so on. Tell your colleague to stop, or contact the alert line and make an anonymous complaint. It’s not OK. TELL HER TO TAKE THE XEROX MACHINE OUT OF HER PURSE. My boss informed me that I have to change my plans this holiday weekend and come into work. The cancellations of my plans will not only affect my family but will cost me thousands of dollars in cancellation fees. Can I decline, or at least ask my company to pay for my costs? You can QUIT explain to your boss the situation. Some jobs and executive positions require last-minute changes in schedules — it just comes with the profession and you know that going into it. That doesn’t mean it must cause an undue burden on you, though. If you are required to go in and don’t, you could lose your job. What you don’t have to do is lose money. At the very least your employer should cover your costs for the inconvenience.

Plan to build world's tallest flagpole — bigger than the Empire State Building — with massive American flag divides tiny Maine town A plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole — higher than the Empire State Building — to hoist an American flag larger than a football (wouldn't that be nearly impossible to see atop a pole that size?) in the Maine wilderness has divided a small town close to its proposed site. This seems like a well-intentioned boondoggle to me.

Shania Twain trips and falls while singing ‘Don’t Be Stupid’ during Chicago concert Maybe she should change the lyrics to Don't Be Clumsy. I've always said, when it comes to country music, I don't know shit from Shania. Cattle truck rear-ends burrito truck, spewing frozen wraps across Nebraska highway Think of all the methane that won't be released into the atmosphere as a result of this crash! Couple sues NYC hotel after being robbed by armed men they thought were delivering Uber Eats Given the cost of ordering from Uber Eats, they may have come out ahead of the game.

Big dill: Pickle company accuses rival of stealing 100-year-old recipe to make products for Whole Foods A Boston-based pickle company is suing a rival in New Jersey, claiming it stole a 100-year-old recipe to make products sold at Whole Foods. Grillo’s Pickles has filed its second lawsuit against Patriot Pickle products sold under the Whole Foods 365 label. The two were partners between 2012 and 2021 until they had a falling out. Shouldn't Patriot be the company from Boston? The company accused Patriot Pickle of using its proprietary recipe in its products sold nationwide at the popular supermarket chain. “Patriot Pickle is trying to profit off of Grillo’s 100-year-old family recipe and our trade secrets,” company President Adam Kaufman said in a statement. “It’s a massive violation of trust and a disappointment that after nearly a decade of partnership, our former co-packer, Patriot Pickle, has violated our agreements and is producing a nearly identical line of pickles for one of our biggest retailers, threatening to permanently damage our business.” Patriot Pickle’s introduced its 365 product at a lower price at Whole Foods — where Grillo’s Pickles are also sold — during the highest-grossing time of year for pickle sales, threatening the Boston pickle maker’s sales, according to the lawsuit. “The filing points to Patriot Pickle’s access to Grillo’s proprietary recipes and equipment, use of identical ingredients, and organic acid profile tests as proof of Patriot’s use and disclosure of Grillo’s trade secrets, in violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and contracts between Grillo’s and Patriot,” the company said. Grillo’s first lawsuit, filed in January, alleged that Patriot was making false claims about its pickles that allowed Patriots’ Wahlberg-brand pickles to compete with their bread and butter pickles. Grillo’s Pickles started in 2008 with an old family recipe that owner, Travis Grillo, had sold from a hand-built wooden pickle cart at events in and around Boston. The business was purchased in 2021 by California-based King’s Hawaiian Holding Co. Inc. on a totally unrelated note, I always wondered what Frank Grillo's pickle tastes like The business was purchased in 2021 by California-based King’s Hawaiian Holding Co. Inc. and his buns