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1+ min ago (1422+ words) Taylor Sheridan surrounded by meat, candles, beer, and lip balm. You know that Taylor Sheridan, King of Television, has a ton of shows, including the famous Yellowstone, its many prequels and future spinoffs, plus Lioness, Tulsa King, and Landman, which is right now in its second season and just as entertainingly alien as ever. But did you know that Sheridan also has a nascent product empire, sold under the brand 6666 Ranch? One might think he'd be too busy negotiating $1 billion overall deals, but not so. Many famous people have been retailing candles, tequila, and clothing lately, but it takes a rare talent to hawk all three. The 6666 Ranch was owned by one family starting in 1870, until its sale to Sheridan (and partners) in 2022. This is a big financial commitment, and Sheridan told the Hollywood Reporter in 2023 that part of the…...

22+ min ago (359+ words) Insets, left to right: Amber Winstead (Kentucky Online Offender Lookup) and Ki'Arri Rayne Winstead (Louisville Memorial Gardens). Background: Motel 6 in Louisville, Kentucky, where Ki'Arri drowned (Google Maps). A Kentucky woman is headed to prison for nearly a decade after she took a bath with her 3-month-old son on New Year's Day while under the influence of drugs and fell asleep, causing the boy to drown. As Law&Crime previously reported, cops responded to a Motel 6 on Airport Hotel Boulevard around 4:30 a.m. where they found an unresponsive infant. They later learned Winstead got into the bath with the boy and fell asleep. Hours later, someone woke up Winstead. Ki'Arri was submerged in the water and not breathing. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. As part of the plea agreement, a persistent felony offender charge was dropped, according to local Fox…...

31+ min ago (253+ words) In case you missed it, insiders told Star Magazine that the incident has put the couple on edge, even over a decade later. "They hate that people are still probing to find out exactly what happened that night. It's become this perennial dark cloud hanging over their marriage that's been a major source of stress and embarrassment that seems destined to haunt them forever," the inside source said to the outlet. "The fact it's still being debated is driving Jay up the wall." They added, "He wishes people would just let it go already but every so often someone pops up with another version of events and he's put through the wringer with all the wild conspiracy theories that blow up online." Fans still don't know what happened that day, but it seems no one can let it go in…...

37+ min ago (265+ words) This week's edition of Saturday Night Live'ruthlessly mocked President Donald Trump over comments he made about White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and her "lips" at a rally on Tuesday. "We even brought our superstar today, Karoline. Stand up, guys. Isn't she great? Is Karoline great? You know, when she goes on television, Fox, like I mean, they dominate. They dominate when she gets up there with that beautiful face and those lips that don't stop" Ba-ba-bup-bop-bop! Like a little machine gun. She's got no fear," remarked Trump before a crowd in Pennsylvania. On Saturday,'SNL's parodic cold open began like this: LEAVITT: I know you have questions for the president, but it's very late, he's exhausted, His brain is all over the place. So unfortunately, he can't wait to talk to you. TRUMP: Hello everybody. Hi, it's me. Yes,…...

40+ min ago (635+ words) Previous presidents traditionally spent Thanksgiving serving a meal to our deployed troops who are away from their loved ones during the holidays. This year, Mr. Trump was at his palatial Mar-a-Lardo resort, playing golf, hobnobbing with the elite, and spewing hatred on social media. His unhinged diatribe read in part: "A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens and Patriots who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at, along with certain other foolish countries throughout the World, for being "Politically Correct," and just plain STUPID, when it comes to Immigration." Mr. Trump concluded his warm and fuzzy Thanksgiving message to the nation by referring to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as "seriously retarded" and belittling Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her gender and religious…...

40+ min ago (271+ words) During his first presidency, Donald Trump bitterly clashed with some of his own appointees to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) " including former Attorneys General Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions. And ex-FBI Director Christopher Wray, another Trump appointee, resigned in late 2024 rather than waiting to be fired. Trump, however, has made a point of only choosing MAGA loyalists for DOJ and FBI. Among them: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, and federal prosecutors Jeanine Pirro and Lindsey Halligan. But on Monday, December 8, Trump loyalist Alina Habba announced her retirement from DOJ's District of New Jersey. And Salon's Garrett Owen, in an article published on December 14, reports that Trump keeps stumbling in his efforts to use DOJ as a tool of revenge against his foes. Owen continues, "The Justice Department…...

41+ min ago (498+ words) Riese is the co-founder of Autostraddle.com as well as an award-winning writer, video-maker and LGBTQ+ Marketing consultant. Her work has appeared in nine books, magazines including Marie Claire and Curve, and all over the web including Nylon, Queerty, Nerve, Bitch, Emily Books and Jezebel. She had a very popular personal blog once upon a time, and then she recapped The L Word, and then she had the idea to make this place, and now here we all are! In 2016, she was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism. She grew up in Michigan, lost her mind in New York, and now lives in Los Angeles. Follow her on twitter and instagram. Are you the kind of girl and/or guy and/or nonbinary person who spends the holidays battling chaotic dysfunctional families? Or perhaps you feel slightly…...

41+ min ago (738+ words) There's no doubt that shrinkflation has hit the food industry. Grocery shoppers and diners alike are reporting smaller portions and higher prices. For example, one Sam's Club shopper said she received Uncrustables that contained 60 fewer calories than they used to. To offer another example, Cheesecake Factory diners are repeatedly claiming that their slices of cheesecake are significantly smaller than they had been previously. Now, it seems that this shrinkflation has hit popular sandwich chain Jersey Mike's. At least, that's what TikTok user Anthony Imbrunone (@theanthonyimbrunoneshow) alleges in a video with over 278,000 views. But is it true? According to Imbrunone, he was recently in the middle of ordering a sandwich at Jersey Mike's when "the guy at the counter making my sandwich said something to me that repulsed me." "About midway through the whole sandwich creation process, where he's, like, slicing…...

52+ min ago (729+ words) Families had to bury their loved ones in yards and streets when fighting raged. Now they're being moved to cemeteries. Khartoum, Sudan " Iman Abdel-Azim had to bury her brother in the courtyard of her home in Khartoum North when he died as fighting between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces raged around them. Her neighbours had to help her bury him because" it was impossible to access cemeteries in the fighting. She was not the only resident of the capital region's three cities " Khartoum, Khartoum North and Omdurman " who had to do this. After Khartoum State announced at the beginning of December a major effort to exhume the remains of people buried in this makeshift manner and move them to cemeteries, Abdel-Azim feels her grief has been renewed as she relives the pain of losing a loved…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (234+ words) Absolute legend," wrote Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, in a social media post Sunday on X. Extraordinary heroism from a bystander," wrote another, Marc Polymeropoulos, a retired CIA senior officer, in a social media post on X Sunday. An instinctive need to act. Saved numerous lives." Sunday's deadly shooting was perpetrated by two gunmen according to multiple news outlets, and took place on Australia's Bondi Beach during an event celebrating the start of Hanukkah. The shooting, which many have labeled to be a direct attack on Australia's Jewish community, killed at least 12 people and injured at least 29. Video quickly circulated on social media of a man charging and tackling one of the gunmen, and wrestling their firearm out of their hands. The Australian reported that the man had been identified as a 43-year-old fruit-shop owner, and that he was shot…...