Published in CrimeBeat·PinnedWhat Happened to Jared, The Famous Subway Spokesperson?A child pornography scandal gave him 15 and a half years in prison — When I was a kid, I remember Jared from Subway, who, in commercials, claimed he lost over 200 pounds just by eating Subway sandwiches and constantly presented before and after photos of his progress. …True Crime7 min read
Published in CrimeBeat·6 hours agoHe Went From ‘The Sheriff of Wall Street’ to The Most High Profile Client In a Prostitution ScandalThe downfall of Eliot Spitzer’s bright political career — “Long before there was Barack Obama there was Spitzer. While Obama toiled unknown in Illinois, the Bronx-born Spitzer won himself a national reputation as the “Sheriff of Wall Street”…Before America fell in love with its first black president, people wondered if it was willing to embrace its first Jewish one…True Crime12 min read
Published in Publishous·1 day agoWhy Completion Is Often More Important Than QualitySometimes you don’t need it to be good. You just need it to be over. — When I was in Japan, a bus driver yelled at me and a friend. We were asking him about directions for about 20 seconds, and we got enough information to realize we weren’t on the right bus. We got off. My friend is Japanese, and I’m not. He explained the…Work6 min read
Published in The Partnered Pen·2 days agoStop Trying To Be Productive When You’re SickMy first illness in three years hit me like a train — The past two days, I’ve called in sick at work. I haven’t tested positive for COVID (I’ve tested four times), but I’ve had every COVID symptom in the book, from a sore throat, fever, cough, and loss of taste. …Health4 min read
Published in The Partnered Pen·3 days agoI Got $100 in Toll Violation Fees Waived — Here’s What I LearnedSometimes, all you have to do is ask for help — For those who don’t live in the United States, toll roads help you get places faster, but you have to pay a price to get on through these roads. …Transportation5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·4 days agoThe Most Chilling Part of The Racist Buffalo Mass ShootingThe shooter gunned down Black people indiscriminately but spared a white employee’s life — If you know teenagers in this day and age, you know they love technology and love social media. Despite my school and my classroom having no-phone policies, it’s incredibly difficult to regulate technology use this late in the year. This week, phone and social media use have been even more…Race5 min read
Published in MuddyUm·5 days agoI Consider Myself An Open-Minded Person — But I Absolutely Hate AndroidsAt least I don’t have a phone that can explode on me. — I have an iPhone, and I’ve been using iPhones for almost a decade now. By contrast, my fiancee uses an Android. I hate messaging Android phones so much we use Facebook messenger to text and send attachments and images. Every time I have to use her phone to make a…Humor4 min read
Published in MuddyUm·6 days agoLocal Man Vowing to Never Be Like Parents Appalled He Looks Like ThemTurner is looking into plastic surgery to show he’ll be different — Local man, Jeffrey Turner, has been absolutely appalled by a comment from a family friend, “you look just like your parents!” The family friend said he had the face of his father, and the nose of his mother, but Turner is shocked because he vowed his whole life to never…Humor3 min read
Published in The Partnered Pen·6 days agoIs Pizza Hut Dying?No, but it’s falling behind its competitors — When you think of the biggest pizza chains in America, you usually think of Domino’s. But anyone who grew up or lived through the 21st century knows another incredibly popular pizza chain: Pizza Hut. My brother and I thought Pizza Hut was the best fast food pizza chain growing up…Business4 min read
Published in CrimeBeat·May 15The Other Supreme Court Controversy No One Is Talking AboutOklahoma’s contentious pushback to a landmark case on Native rights — News of the Supreme Court, and American politics in general, has recently centered around a leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, which is a shocking revelation that has rightfully dominated headlines. Roe, which has protected abortion rights in America for half a century, is…Justice8 min read