Welcome to pumpkin spice season, now available in Men. (McSweeneys)
For all you sociopaths who enjoy pumpkin spice everything, here’s a list of products for you, including pumpkin spice scented Poo-Pourri. (USA Today)
This 107-year-old French pianist who just released an album said she turned to music because her mother was “severe and unloving.” Moral of the story, be mean to your kids. (NPR)
I know I’ve said before that some influencers belong in jail but I didn’t mean this kind of jail. (Daily Dot)
Found a prison that has been converted to an influencer hotel
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— Anna Seregina (@touchingcheeses) September 20, 2021
In 1998, these unsung heroes got a tattoo of a young boy wearing a sombrero while riding a cob of corn on the cob rocket ship in exchange for free Mexican food for life. (SFGate)
I don’t mean to be a buzzkill but it could have taken half the time, effort and struggle to save this goat if the person just stopped filming and helped.
This dude deserves endless retweets
— Kevin W. (@Brink_Thinker) September 22, 2021
I don’t get why it’s such a big deal that these Japanese Ruby Roman grapes sold for $12,000. That’s how much regular grapes cost at Whole Foods in LA. (Business Insider)
Cute cats and Benedict Cumberbatch? Color me…ambivalent. (The Wrap)
I’m late to the Ted Lasso party (though in my defense I’m Persian and late to every party) and will be enjoying Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast in between binging. (Plex)
In case you need even more – which you definitely do – there is a whole page dedicated to all things Lasso on The Gist. (The Gist)
This pasta skewer is exactly why Italians hate us. (TikTok)
Detroit’s North End got a glow-up thanks to BLKOUT Walls mural festival. (My Modern Met)
The Fugees are back on tour for the 25th anniversary of The Score. Teenage me is fangirling right now wishing she could hit up all the places they’re playing live. (Popsugar)
But adult me is not going anywhere and listening to their greatest hits instead. (Plex)
There’s no way in hell this tiny little grocery robot can carry 5 days worth of groceries. As the great Elf once said, “you sit on a throne of lies”. (Core77)
We all owe Al Gore an apology. If we’d listened to him maybe we wouldn’t be covering our precious trees with tin foil like they’re leftover brownies. (New York Times)
Never too early to plan your Halloween haunted road trip. (Real Simple)
This is wrong but somehow the original CROC is still uglier.
— Fanta Bility #SayHerName (@MeWeFree_) September 23, 2021
The 30 best mobster movies ranked because you never know when this information will come in handy. (The Guardian)
The best thing about the new Super Mario Brothers movie starring Chris Pratt and Anya Taylor Joy is the Twitter reactions. (Nerdist)
I can definitely see myself taking an edible and watching the Muppets Haunted Mansion with my son. (Pajiba)
Chinese citizens can now tattle on companies that violate new gaming restrictions such as allowing kids under the age of 18 to play games on weekdays. (The Gamer)
The Little Car Company is banking on dumb, rich parents to buy this $120,000 toy Aston Martin car from James Bond that is not even road legal. Joke’s on them. I may be dumb, but not rich. Will wait for it to come on clearance at Target. (Jalopnik)
Here’s the heartwarming clip.
Plex has blessed us with this adorable movie, Amelie, which I will watch as soon as I’m caught up with Ted Lasso. (Plex)
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These judges have some balls giving professional cliff divers less than a perfect 10. Seriously, who do they think they are. They’re jumping off a cliff and you’re sitting at a desk.
Rhiannan Iffland and Gary Hunt secured their titles at the penultimate competition of the Cliff Diving World Series competition pic.twitter.com/urw31eqYpS
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 24, 2021
There are 807,000 miles of undersea cables connecting the globe. I cannot wrap my head around this. How do they get under water to do this? I’m not kidding. What sorcery is all this? (Vice)
Behold, the horniest 10 second clip known to man.
Lee Pace just posted this video of him sauntering through the desert shirtless and it's now THR's frontrunner for Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars pic.twitter.com/y8pZB0yH3b
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) September 23, 2021
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