If you’re a fan of “Charlotte’s Web,” you’ll be thrilled to hear there’s a sequel! Templeton moves to Germany, carbs up on pretzels and beer, and gets stuck in a manhole cover when he tries to escape his sewer home, presumably to eat more.
The ending is a real tear-jerker. The fire department comes to his rescue and saves his chubby ass.
“Even animals that are hated by many deserve respect,” animal rescuer Michael Sehr told a local media outlet.
Okay, so this isn’t a real movie, but it should be!! Because this story actually happened in the German town of Bensheimon on Sunday. The animal rescue in Rhein Neckar posted it on their Facebook.
According to the BBC, it took a team of firefighters to lift the manhole cover and prop it up on wedges while Mr. Sehr managed to “pop the rotund rat free.”
The BBC also reports that the rat is doing just fine and that “she was released straight back into the sewer – but not before some close-up photographs were snapped.”
Wait, Templeton is a she now? This changes the plot line completely.
The pop icon announced Tuesday that she’s launching a residency in Sin City later this year. Jackson will have 15 shows in May, July and August at the Park Theater at Park MGM resort.
Tickets for the residency, called Metamorphosis, go on sale Saturday.
Jackson, 52, joins a long list of singers who have had residencies in Vegas, including Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, the Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey.
Jenna Bush Hager will succeed Kathie Lee Gifford in the fourth hour of “Today,” NBC News confirmed Tuesday, setting up a new partnership with Hoda Kotb that executives no doubt hope will prove as enduring as the one it replaces.
“Jenna joined ‘Today’ nearly ten years ago and she quickly became a fixture in our family. Her compassion and curiosity come through in all of her stories, along with her Texas-sized sense of humor. Jenna instantly connects with everyone she meets, whether they are guests on our show or fans on the Plaza,” said Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News, in a memo to staffers. “While it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Kathie Lee, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to make some changes at 10 a.m. This is just the first of many! The show is evolving, and we will have additional announcements to share with you in the coming months. In the meantime, please join me in wishing Jenna a big congratulations.”
Jennifer Esposito and Bradley Cooper got quietly married in late 2006.
Four months later, their marriage was over. Jennifer filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Bradley barely breathed a word about it then or in the years that followed.
In her 2014 memoir, she described a relationship with an unnamed man, whom she called “funny, smart, cocky, arrogant, and a master manipulator.” Many believed she was referencing Bradley.
As we discussed yesterday, on Oscar night, David Spade posted a photo of Bradley and Lady Gaga on stage during their “Shallow” performance and Spade remarked “any chance these 2 aren’t f–king?” Esposito replied “ha.”
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Esposito posted this video on Instagram where she tries to explain her “ha” comment:
Every toker has their favorite playlist to jam out to while they light up. Here are some super chill songs you need to add to yours right now (and no, Smoke Two Joints by Sublime didn’t make the list).
Free Mind – Tash Sultana
Pretty much all of Tash Sultana’s psychedelic tunes are great to vibe to, especially this song. Tash is a wildly talented one-person band and plays the guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, trumpet, drums, pan flute, mandolin, saxophone, and percussion in addition to singing like an angel.
Redbone – Childish Gambino
You’ve probably already heard this chart-topping R&B jam but if it’s not on your smoke sesh playlist, it needs to be. It’s off of Childish Gambino’s third album, Awaken My Love! which departs from his usual hip hop style and features him singing as opposed to rapping.
ocean eyes – Billie Eilish
This dreamy pop hit was Billie Eilish’s debut song in 2016, though it was initially written by her brother so she could choreograph a dance to it with no intention of it becoming famous. Her vocals are soft and melodic – and perfect for when you’re trying to relax and smoke.
waves (Tame Impala Remix) – Miguel
It turns out that the R&B smoothness of Miguel’s voice and the synth-heavy funkiness of Tame Impala’s instrumentals are a match made in heaven. This song is sure to put you in a good mood while you toke up.
Sativa – Jhené Aiko ft. Swae Lee
Though I was avoiding songs that actually talk about weed, this one had to make the cut. The sensual and hazy track is off of Jhené Aiko’s 2017 album, Trip, and it definitely takes you on a trip of your own as you spark one.
Cocoa Butter Kisses – Chance the Rapper
This upbeat song is a classic from Chance the Rapper’s second mixtape, Acid Rap. If you’ve never heard it, I don’t know what rock you’ve been living under, but it needs to be added to your smoke sesh playlist immediately.
This soulful ballad was released last Summer prior to the release of Jessie Reyez’s EP Being Human In Public. It tells the story of the uphill battles of learning to love but not in a corny way – in a raw and passionate way that’s sure to put you in your feels.
Alien Boy – Oliver Tree
Oliver Tree isn’t just a living, breathing meme. He’s also a talented singer and rapper with a super unique voice. “Alien Boy” tells the story of a boy who is a little different from everyone else, and it’s ideal for an out of this world smoke sesh.
Trip – Ella Mai
Ella Mai may have seemingly risen to stardom out of nowhere last year, but it’s no surprise considering how infectious her R&B tracks are. Listen to “Trip” next time you blaze up and I promise you won’t be able to get it out of your head.
The late Mac Miller’s “What’s The Use?” is a shockingly funky tune off of his last album, Swimming. The single is groovy, soulful, and truly personal. It serves as a testament to all of the genres Miller was able to cross, and it’s a dope song to chill out to.
See You Again – Tyler the Creator ft. Kali Uchis
“See You Again” is an otherworldly love song off Tyler the Creator’s album Flower Boy that will also put you in your feels (I guess I like being in my feels). It’ll also put you in a surreal sort of dream state if you listen to it while you blow down.
Morning Glory – Kehlani
This ultra-relatable track is off of Kehlani’s latest mixtape While We Wait, which just dropped a few days ago. She tells men to be prepared for their girl to take her wig, makeup, and nails off at night, and it’s the exact vibe you need on your smoking playlist right now.
Narcissist – No Rome ft. The 1975
“Narcissist” is a collaboration between No Rome and The 1975 and it’s the catchiest and most ridiculous song you could hope to smoke weed to. The lyrics are a bit heavy if you actually listen to them, but the song itself is impossibly upbeat and fun.
Schools in England will be taking a more social approach when it comes to sex education, providing information to their students about consent, sexting, periods, and more. This regulation will be implemented nationwide by 2020.
BBC News reports that English citizens have been campaigning for better sex education in schools, one that goes beyond contraceptives and the ways in which the reproductive system works. Menstruation has also been brought up a lot, with a petition of over 100,000 signatures demanding schools to teach kids about periods in order to de-stigmatize them. The new rules from the Department of Education also plan on educating students about online safety, the risk of sharing nude images, and the impact of consuming explicit material.
Dazed reports that England’s sex education curriculum hasn’t been updated for the past 20 years. “There’s a lot to catch up on,” says Education secretary Damian Hinds. “Although sex education is only mandatory to teach at secondary, it must be grounded in a firm understanding and valuing of positive relationships, and respect for others, from primary age.”
The U.S. is also in need of a sex ed upgrade. A study from 2016 says that fewer teens are receiving important and timely information about different sex education topics. “Between the two survey periods, the proportion of teens who reported receiving formal education about birth control decreased from 70% to 60% among females and from 61% to 55% among males. Overall, in 2011–2013, 43% of adolescent females and 57% of adolescent males did not receive information about birth control before they had sex for the first time,” reports the study.
These numbers are worse for kids who identify as LGBT, with a 2015 survey reporting that only 12 percent of them received some sort of same-sex education lessons.
When looking for a way to lose weight, quick usually seems to win out over low-and-slow (and sometimes even common sense). But a new study suggests that keeping a food journal may be just the trick to trimming your bod. And it can be done in about 15 minutes a day. Let’s face it, you probably spend more than that hating yourself for not losing weight fast enough.
Researchers at the University of Vermont and the University of South Carolina examined dietary self-monitoring habits of 142 participants in an online behavioral weight control intervention. Via press release:
After six months of monitoring their dietary intake, the most successful participants in an online behavioral weight-loss program spent an average of just 14.6 minutes per day on the activity. Program participants recorded the calories and fat for all foods and beverages they consumed, as well as the portion sizes and the preparation methods.
The study is the first to actually measure how much time it takes to self-monitor food intake in order to lose weight. The perception is that keeping a food “diary” is an all-day event.
“People hate it; they think it’s onerous and awful, but the question we had was: How much time does dietary self-monitoring really take?” said Jean Harvey, chair of the Nutrition and Food Sciences Department at the University of Vermont and the lead author of the study. “The answer is, not very much.”
Participants who lost 10 percent of their body weight — the most successful members of the cohort — spent an average of 23.2 minutes per day on self-monitoring in the first month of the program. By the sixth month, the time had dropped to 14.6 minutes.
The study found that the main factor that predicted weight loss was not the amount of time spent logging food, but the frequency. Said Harvey:
Those who self-monitored three or more time per day, and were consistent day after day, were the most successful. It seems to be the act of self-monitoring itself that makes the difference – not the time spent or the details included.
Results of the study are published in the March issue of Obesity,
Pornography is not the most welcoming space for women. Despite all the improvement and inclusion that’s been fought for within the industry, it’s still hard for women to find content that’s been developed for and by them.
Over the last couple of years, audio-based content has experienced a huge rise in popularity. You can see it all over social media. The presence of podcasts, audibles, and a rising sale of Airpods have all contributed to this phenomenon, transforming audio-based content into one of today’s most promising investments. Dipsea, an app that develops erotic audio stories, wants to take advantage of this with the addition of female empowerment. TechCrunch reports that they’ve recently acquired funding of $5.5 million from venture capital investors.
Dipsea functions according to a subscription plan, giving you access to their library of short-form erotic audio content by paying a fee of $8.99 a month or $48 a year. “The stories are designed to be listened to at any time, with the company’s examples including solo in bed, while getting ready for a date or to help turn off boss brain on the way home from work,” reports TechCrunch.
Despite the kind of expensive price tag, listeners report getting their money’s worth, claiming that there’s quality content on the app that triggers the imagination and provides a different kind of stimulus.
We portray the relationships and sex women deserve—fun, safe, and full of enthusiastic consent, characters they can respect, and worlds they want to lose themselves in.
Dipsea has hired all sorts of freelance writers to develop their projects in order to deliver content that’s entertaining and that also addresses issues like consent and diversity.
In a nutshell, Dipsea is kind of like Pornhub’s distant cousin. It’s much cleaner, socially conscious, with some narrative merit and for your ears only. It’s the first experiment of its kind, and it’s an interesting one that promises a bright future for erotica.
It is is a dream experience for someone who has limited time to check out the cannabis happenings in a streamlined way.
It’s so fun to end up in a new state with a cannabis program, but when you’re tired, hangry, and need to stretch your legs after a flight or road trip, sourcing cannabis isn’t always the most fun thing to do.
And what if you want to go deeper into the scene, doing more than just skimming the dispensary surface and ending up on the couch of your airbnb or sticking your head out of a hotel window? Finding cannabis friendly activities used to be harder than sourcing the flower—until now
What if you could make a few emails and have it all taken care of? In this age of literal weed orders at Barney’s, it’s more of a possibility than you know. Services are around to help travelers and tourists align with their preferred cannabis experience, you just have to ask.
Colorado goodies from the Hi Curious experience
It Makes Things Easy
Until the day when you can roll up and bring your stash with you through security, which we don’t recommend, try the amazing airport pickup service that some companies, like Cannabis Tours, offer to travelers. This is a relief to a medical cannabis user, but it’s not the only benefit of using cannabis concierge and tourism agencies to guide your trip.
For those seeking a full service experience, there are finally options, and they’re spreading to multiple states with legal cannabis. April Black, CEO of Higher Way Travel, uses the miles under her belt to generate good times for her guests. “As experienced travelers and cannabis connoisseurs ourselves, we can help our customers handle of the challenges they face when visiting a legal state.”
Hi-Curious founder Lauren Mundell says that though people want to check out cannabis for many different reasons, they always want a smooth experience. “Vacation days are precious, and time and attention are our scarcest resources,” she says. “Sophisticated travelers want a curated experience that helps them feel more local than tourist.”
Heidi Keyes, President of Cannabis Tours, is part of a multi city team who make every activity take flight. She tells The Fresh Toast, “Basically, we’re setting you up to make sure you not only get the most out of your cannabis vacation, but that you’re doing it safely, legally, and easily. We’ll take care of both your weed paranoia and your travel anxiety and make your entire vacation streamlined, and as structured as you do or don’t desire.”
Cannabis friendly yoga session in Colorado
They’ve got the plug
You can’t always just look up if a hotel, Airbnb rental, or other lodging is cannabis friendly, and it’s still pretty rare in most states. These cannabis connectors have relationships with the spaces you’ll want access to for the most low key experience. Some lodging doesn’t even allow cannabis in outdoor spaces, so don’t just assume because there is a patio that you’ll be all set.
Keyes says this is a big reason they love to help people get what they need out of a legal locale, “Even if cannabis is recreationally legal in the place you’re traveling to, be aware that public consumption is not legal, and every state has different regulations on how much you can buy and where you can smoke. Most hotels are not cannabis-friendly, so be aware of smoking fines, the quickest way to ruin a vacation is a $500 fee for smoking a joint in your room!“
There’s also so much more to do than simply smoke. Mundell knows that people want to peek behind the green curtain, “If you want to go beyond consumption and actually learn about the culture, industry and the laws, it’s challenging to do on your own.”
Black says that itineraries can make or break an experience, “The ones we offer save the traveler the trouble of researching the cannabis scene in an area and making separate reservations with each different activity.” She says that where possible, consumption friendly transportation is deployed, and Cannabis Tours also does this in select cities.
The Clinic in Denver, Colorado
These organizations use the beauty of social activity and creative expression to bring cannabis newbies and cannabis experts all together. It is is a dream experience for someone who has limited time to check out the cannabis happenings in a streamlined way, so make sure to take advantage of what a tour company or concierge can offer, the future of cannabis tourism will involve lots of these types of businesses.
Former U.S. congressman and disgraced public figure Anthony Weiner could be the latest politician ditching civics for cannabis. Weiner was released from federal prison earlier this month, following his 2017 sentence of 21 months in prison for sexting with a minor. Currently he is staying in Bronx halfway house, but was seen around New York meeting with a potential investor about a future marijuana business, reports the Daily Mail.
Weiner, who must publicly register as a sex offender due to his crimes, was heard telling the investor to downplay his “sexual stuff.” Instead, Weiner urged the investor that he’s the “perfect guy” for the project, and referred numerous times to his wide network of connections. A Daily Mail source said Weiner kept mentioning “talking to people in Colorado and California” and “Chinese manufacturing.”
“Weiner was advising the other man on how to approach investors and said, ‘Tell them you have this great venture and then be like, I know the perfect guy,’” the Daily Mail source said. “’Weiner appeared to be referring to himself and explaining how to get other money on board but conceal his involvement.”
Ex-convicts typically have a difficult time finding work in the cannabis industry, in no small part due to the federally illegal and Schedule I status of cannabis. This is why expungement efforts—like San Francisco dismissing over 9,000 marijuana convictions this week—and initiative programs that secure opportunities for ex-cons, particularly those convicted of marijuana-related crimes, is such a vital component of any serious cannabis reform.
This, of course, is a different story when considering the missed opportunities of a sex offender and disgraced politician like Anthony Weiner. Those on probation, like Weiner, usually can’t find work in the cannabis industry because it’s federally illegal and they’d therefore be breaking parole. However, a cannabis attorney told the Daily Mailthe decision ultimately lies with Weiner’s probation officer and the prosecutor’s office.
Weiner might be helped by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s newfound enthusiasm for cannabis reform and legalization. Cuomo has made numerous promises the plant will be legalized for adult use in 2019, though New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy made similar booming promises while running in the gubernatorial race. New Jersey has failed to make significant headway, though NJ voters haven’t helped matters.
Considering royal watchers were able to correctly predict Meghan Markle was pregnant before she announced it, eagle eyed fans are now convinced the Duchess is having a baby girl.
An Instagram story has been circulating, a video seemingly leaked from inside Markle’s baby shower last week at the Mark Hotel in NYC. And there sure is a lot of pink, from the macarons to the flowers to the cake toppers.
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Here’s the video clip, originally posted by @ harry_meghan_updates, which includes the hashtag “GIRL”.
But according to a Mail on Sunday source (by way of Express), we’ve got it all wrong. They say Markle openly talked about having a baby boy at her shower.
“She was talking openly about it,” said the source.
It’s royal protocol that the baby’s gender not be revealed until it’s born. Plus, Meghan has previously stated that she doesn’t want to know the gender ahead of time, so who knows.
The source does acknowledge that regardless of gender, Meghan plans to disregard old-fashioned stereotypes, so don’t expect a lot of blue or pink if it’s a boy or girl.
Bella Thorne is not shy about her affinity for marijuana. The actress and social media star is perhaps one of the biggest influencers online, just below the likes of the Kardashian clan and the Hadid sisters. And she’s known to post on Instagram about her love of cannabis.
This perhaps explains why Lowell Herb Co., one of the biggest cannabis brands in California, tapped Thorne for a commercial aimed at the Oscars. Lowell says the ad, which was rejected by ABC, would’ve cost around $2 million to air during the telecast, similar to the cost of a Super Bowl commercial. The network cited a zero-tolerance policy on cannabis, though it’s worth noting that Jimmy Kimmel is known for frequent references and explorations to cannabis culture.
“We chose to air the ad during the Academy Awards, which is a quintessential California moment, using Hollywood talent and fans of the Lowell brand,” Lowell Herb Co CEO David Elias said in a statement. “As a leader in the cannabis industry, we are determined to keep pushing for the normalization of the cannabis industry and cannabis consumption.”
This is another notable example of a cannabis company creating a commercial for a major television event, but ultimately getting rejected by TV networks. Acreage Holdings tried a similar strategy revolving around this year’s Super Bowl, but was denied by CBS. Instead, like Lowell Herb’s Oscars commercial, the ousted ad ended up on YouTube, and ultimately probably garnered more media attention for its exclusion. (It’s worth noting that the ad was prohibited from buying local ad time in California as well as nationally.)
Because cannabis remains federally illegal and is classified as a Schedule I drug, cannabis ads can’t legally run on most advertising platforms. These cannabis companies are almost certainly aware of this. But they’re getting the last laugh because these commercials have smartly positioned themselves as refutations from old, fussy media executives, drawing (free) media attention from less traditional websites like ours. You can’t blame Lowell Herb, or Acreage Hodlings or MedMen for that matter, trying to earn some good publicity.
That said, it clearly raises your company’s profile to have Bella Thorne as a spokesperson. “I’m proud to be featured in Lowell Herb Co.’s first TV commercial,” Thorne said in a statement. “I’m a huge supporter of how they treat their company from the inside out, and particularly their social equity program that supplies jobs for recently pardoned non-violent offenders of cannabis-related offenses. They aren’t just a ‘weed’ company, they’re helping make a change in people’s lives. It’s a shame that, that message won’t be televised….for now.”
