Getty Image A crowd surge during Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival set at Houston’s NRG Park in November 2021 resulted in 10 people dying from compression asphyxia, hundreds of injuries, and thousands of lawsuits. Scott offered to pay for funeral expenses and was mostly rebuffed, and he legally denied responsibility. One victim’s family settled a wrongful …
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Drake’s Latest Art Investment Is A Touring Amusement Park With Works By Keith Haring And Basquiat
Getty Image Drake‘s love for art is almost as well-known as his penchant for appearing in memes making fun of his emo tendencies. Recently, though, he took that hobby to a whole new level. Instead of buying a new piece to prominently display in one of his many mansions dotted around the globe, he’s invested …
‘Blockbuster’ Star Randall Park On Video Store Nostalgia And The Iconic Film He Hasn’t Seen
Getty/Ordaz The thing about Blockbuster (which just premiered with all episodes available on Netflix) is that the name, nostalgia, and bitter irony of it running on Netflix eventually fades, replaced by a different kind of wistfulness for a time of goofing off at work with your friends and easily forgotten customers who were little more …
Explore This Underground, Abandoned Mine Park by Clear Bottomed, See-through Kayaks
Are you looking for something different to do on your next vacation? Well, perhaps you should consider the Crystal Kayak and SUP Glow Tour offered by a company called SUP Kentucky. The tour lets visitors kayak through an abandoned limestone mine in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge area near Slade, Kentucky. The kayas supplied by the …
Blackpink Is Making Their UK Festival Debut By Headlining BST Hyde Park London In 2023
Getty Image / Kevin Mazur In case you are already thinking of what to do next summer, perhaps a trip to the UK may be an option. Especially if you consider yourself a Blink. K-pop powerhouses BLACKPINK will make their UK festival debut by headlining British Summer Time Festival in 2023. The four-piece is set …
Central Park “Karen” Yells at Singer for Ruining His Daily Walk, Gets Torched Online
A man purportedly freaked out on a public singer because their musical stylings ruined his public walk, and folks recorded the public tantrum. Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/male-central-park-karen
JT Realmuto Hit A Rare Playoff Inside The Park Home Run Against The Braves
Getty Image One of the best things about baseball is that every ballpark can be unique, with varying dimensions and strange wall angles that make every deep fly ball its own little adventure. There’s a homefield advantage element to knowing your park and where the weird bounces come from and how to play them as …
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Ben Simmons Responds To That Clip Of Him Airballing A Shot At A Park
Getty Image Ben Simmons‘ ability to shoot the basketball has been under scrutiny for years now. It was a work in progress when he came into the league, and whether it’s been his struggles from the free throw line or his near-complete aversion to letting it fly from three, Simmons has just never gotten better …
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The ‘Jurassic World’ Director Thinks The Franchise ‘Probably’ Should Have Stopped After ‘Jurassic Park’
Universal Pictures Jurassic Park is arguably the best blockbuster ever made. The follow-ups have their moments, like the cliff set piece in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the bird cage sequence in Jurassic Park III (also that scene where the raptor talks), but the sequels have largely been unnecessary — especially the Jurassic World …
Highland Park Shooting Victims Sue Gun Maker Smith & Wesson
The families of 10 people who were injured or killed in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, have sued gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson. On July 4, a shooter opened fire with a Smith & Wesson semiautomatic rifle, killing seven people and injuring more than 40. According to …
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Info on Mason Alexander Park
“Will Desire be making an appearance in [Season 1]?” Mason wrote in their tweet, replying to Neil’s post. “And if so, please tell me you haven’t found them yet/and are still auditioning.” (For good measure, they included a GIF of Sarah Paulson, in character as Marcia Clark, saying, “I am begging you from my soul.”) …
Portland neighborhood addresses gun violence by transforming a turning lane into a park. It's working!
Amid a spiraling gun violence problem in America, one neighborhood in southeast Portland, Oregon, has done something to address a serious problem. Its actions have dramatically decreased gun violence at a particularly active intersection. The local neighborhood association worked with city leaders to take the radical step of removing the turning lane and turning it …