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The Marilyn Monroe In ‘Blonde’ Is Not The One I Know

I grew up a fan of Marilyn Monroe, her poster on my wall and everything. Did I think she was an innocent little flower girl? I never entertained that the most famous actress of all time was completely scandal-free. It’s hard growing up hearing all the gossip about her and believing she was a perfect angel. But the new Netflix drama Blonde feels like it has an axe to grind and I’m really not sure who the target is.

Based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, the story is categorized as fiction. That must be understood before you push play. How much of the story is true and how much is imagined? My rule of thumb would be anything Oates wrote but wasn’t there to witness is probably made up.

Directed by Andrew Dominik, the 2022 film strips Marilyn Monroe of all dignity and spirit. In actual life, she was a businesswoman who knew how to get what she wanted. She was the center of attention everywhere she went. And her off-the-cuff remarks were often quoted, thoughts that would inspire generations of girls…and even some boys.

“A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her.”
“A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.”
“We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.”
“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.”
“Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.”

Ana de Armas’ Marilyn Monroe

But girls who look up to Marilyn Monroe won’t see that strong lady in this movie. Ana de Armas portrays her as simply a beautiful blonde who is always unsure of herself. She is a small person in a huge world who is timid and shy. She hesitates and questions herself. Plus, the film keeps reminding us that she had daddy issues. That doesn’t sound like the famous actress who was quoted as saying, “A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her.”

Can even the strongest ladies have weak moments? Yes, they can. Can they be flawed? Of course. But was that who she was all the time?

No, what the film chose to focus on was how she was exploited her whole life. Her childhood is lonely and violent as her mother deals with her demons and on more than one occasion, tries to take Norma Jean’s life. It goes from there to how she got her first acting gig, which as you can imagine is a casting couch type of scene with the president of the film studio. Some reviewers have described it as a rape scene and it definitely fits in with the #MeToo movement that took down Harvey Weinstein. But this was back before any of that.

It seems like the first time Marilyn Monroe ever fell in love was with two men at the same time, Charles “Cass” Chaplin Jr. and Edward G. “Eddy” Robinson Jr. They form a bond, a polyamorous relationship with love and support from all sides. But later in life, even they stab her in the back when they try to bribe Joe DiMaggio, showing him nude photos of his wife.

Briefing over her relationship with JFK, they reduce her to a whore at his beck and call. He flies her to D.C. His secret service practically drags her down the hall and throws her in the room with him. One agent sits outside with the door open while the president is on the phone, no privacy at all while she does as he says. The famous actress in all her glory, to him she’s nothing more than a high class call girl.

She had hopes she would one day meet her father. After she becomes famous, she starts receiving letters from a guy claiming to be him. He keeps promising that they will meet, but that day never comes as her life spirals out of control from alcohol and drug use.

Don’t expect to laugh at all during the movie. Don’t expect to enjoy one moment of it, unless the sex scenes that leave little to the imagination are what you’re into. You won’t leave the theaters feeling good about this one, which is far from the tale past stories have told.

Who Was Marilyn Monroe’s Father?

Gladys Pearl Baker, listed below by her maiden name Gladys Monroe, put her husband down as the father of Norma Jean. Martin Edward Mortensen was his actual name and the misspelling has been reported as being on purpose for some reason. But does that make it an open and shut case?

The story goes that Gladys misspelled her husband’s name because there was a chance Norma Jean wasn’t his. She was having an affair with her superior at RKO pictures, Charles Stanley Gifford. When he found out about her pregnancy, he didn’t want anything to do with her or the baby. But was he the father?

This has been a mystery her whole life and even after her death in 1962. In fact, it wasn’t until film director Francois Pomès who released Marilyn, Her Final Secret earlier this year cracked the case. His method was the investigation of her DNA.

He was able to come across a hair from her head that was preserved by the M.E. who did her autopsy. Pomès then obtained a cheek swab from the great-grandchild of Charles Stanley Gifford. It’s a match. Charles Gifford was her father, but sadly she never knew him and as the story tells, he didn’t want anything to do with her or he would have spoken up a long time ago.

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‘Monster’ Changed My Mind About Jeffrey Dahmer

When I first started hearing about Jeffrey Dahmer, we didn’t have the internet like we do today. I bought my first computer in 1993 and it came with free AOL minutes that I immediately used to access the internet for the first time. So, we didn’t have the capabilities back then of Googling a name and getting the scoop. The internet was far from being the information highway it is today.

Relying solely on the news, I heard about a cannibal who had taken the lives of 17 victims. Without referencing old news to refresh my memory, I believe I was informed that he preyed on the homosexual community. I don’t think part of the story back then was that he was one. He lured men to his apartment to kill them because he was homophobic.

However, when I talk about Monster changing my mind, that’s not it. I like learning the true story. He was an awkward man who didn’t have a healthy appetite for sex. He had deranged thoughts of being in control and completely dominating another person. Plus, his need to take pictures of boys brings more of his disgusting behavior to light.

No, finding out that he was a homosexual is not the part of the story that changed my mind. Learning that Jeffrey Dahmer was a weird dumbass is how my mind has changed about him. From the other sources about him, I thought he was some weird mastermind who knew how to hide bodies and keep himself from being caught. I thought he liked doing experiments on his subjects and he had a working knowledge of biology.

While many of those things have truth to them, Jeffrey Dahmer was a pure dumbass. Two cops knock on his door with one of his victims standing behind them, “Oh sure police, why don’t you come right in and have a look around? My drill with blood on it is over there. I have a bloody mattress in my bedroom. And if you check the nightstand, you’ll find pictures of my victims. Can I help you with anything else?”

No, he was no mastermind. One point the series makes very clear is that it was the incompetence of the police that allowed him to get away with his murders for so long. His neighbor, Glenda Cleveland, called the police on him multiple times. One time, she reported that it sounded like someone was being murdered next door and the officer told her to check. Can you imagine an officer wanting you to check on someone being murdered to make sure?

They didn’t care about the color of a man’s skin and they didn’t care about his orientation. Jeffrey Dahmer was a white man and that’s what they saw. His whiteness was the reason the system turned the other way and allowed him to roam the earth freely while he was committing these heinous acts.

No, he certainly was not a mastermind. Dahmer was a dumbass who was protected by a negligent system.

How did they get him then? If the system was neglecting the murderer walking their streets, how was he finally arrested at all?

This man waltzed them right through the door as if he had nothing to hide. Bodies in drums and pictures showing his victims in various states of amputation. Even if you’re an officer trying to ignore the Black, Asian, and homosexual communities, you can’t ignore a head in a jar. Even if your only witness is a Black man in the hallway crying because he was almost the next victim, you can’t simply sweep that one under the rug. Your hand is forced to make the arrest and Dahmer himself handed that to them on a silver platter.

It was hard for the media not to give the deranged lunatic that much attention, but it spawned the worst in a lot of people. He had fans sending him money, and asking for his autograph. He had borderline lunatics who were encouraged to step into absolute lunacy and take their first victims. If they had watched Monster, they might have felt different because the Jeffrey Dahmer they thought they knew is no hero.

He wasn’t anything special. He was a weird dumbass who could have been caught in his crimes a long time ago if anyone cared enough to look into it. You can look into how he was raised and neglected. You can examine his psyche and come up with all types of excuses. But he was an adult and blaming anyone else but him for his behavior is a flaw we often fall for in cases like this.

He showed too many signs of sanity for them to waive off his behavior on a technicality. Even the court system saw through that weak strategy. He went to prison instead of a mental facility and that’s where he belonged. He should have been given the death penalty because any dime we spent on this man after his conviction was just another crime committed against the families of his victims.

On a final note, I’d like to give a shout-out to Evan Peters. That is one great actor who pulled out everything he had to show us how creepy Dahmer was. He probably needs rehab and some cleansing oils before he can assimilate back into society again, but his role in Monster was on point and he deserves an award for this one.

Watch it now on Netflix!

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Jennifer Lynch And What Was ‘Boxing Helena’

Jennifer Lynch is now known for the Netflix hit Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Apple TV’s American Horror Story. But her directing debut wasn’t quite as earth-shaking.

Boxing Helena is a 1993 film starring Sherilyn Fenn as Helena and Julian Sands as Dr. Nick Cavanaugh. It also stars Bill Paxton, Kurtwood Smith, and Art Garfunkel. Yes, the Art Garfunkel of Simon & Garfunkel.

Nick falls in love with Helena but she doesn’t feel the same about him. In fact, she loathes him. As Nick’s obsession grows, he keeps pushing her further away which is why he’s now forced to come up with a gimmick to get her in his home. That’s when the story takes a really twisted turn.

Their exchange in his home causes her to want to get away from him as fast as she can. Running out of the house and into the street, she is hit by a truck.

Nick uses his surgical skills to keep her alive. But she wakes up without any legs. Eventually, he even amputates her arms. Because when you’re infatuated with someone and they’re inclined to run away, you have to amputate their arms and legs to win their affection.

This movie will scratch a certain itch if you have an interest in thrillers that are particularly cringy. The world didn’t quite embrace the movie. They just weren’t ready for it yet. But you are.

You’re ready to watch the strange love affair of a man and his beautiful hostage bound to stay by his side…

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While Jennifer Lynch enjoyed no success with that one, she did eventually get back up and brush herself off. She directed Surveillance 11 years later and then went on to get her hands dirty with Chained, Psych, Finding Carter, and The Walking Dead to name a few projects she worked on her way back up.

As Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story heats up the Netflix screens and American Horror Story streams nonstop on Apple TV, he can look back on Boxing Helena now and laugh with the rest of us. It was a weird premise and it takes a deranged writer to come up with that kind of stuff. I’d love to meet them one day.

is credited with writing the story while Jennifer Lynch herself is credited with writing the screenplay.

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The Murder That Inspired ‘Jennifer’s Body’

In the summer of 1995, a sleepy town of fewer than 20,000 residents was about to wake up. Arroyo Grande, California sits on the water just above Santa Barbara. With peace and tranquility all around them, what this small town didn’t know was that something horrific was about to happen that would go on to inspire the making of Jennifer’s Body.

Elyse Pahler would be considered your average teenager who was enjoying the summer between her freshman and sophomore years in high school. Described as “a truly wonderful person who was loving, vibrant, enthusiastic, encouraging and gentle,” Elyse was getting into most things other kids her age were doing. One of those was experimenting with drugs.

Joseph Fiorella, Jacob Delashmutt, and Royce Casey were about her age when they invited Elyse to Nipomo Mesa, only a quarter mile from her house. It’s a wooded area where kids could hang out and do a little partying away from the watchful eyes of their parents. They said they had drugs, which would allure any teenager trying to have a little summer fun.

Her body was found in March of the following year. The autopsy determined that she was strangled and stabbed. But neither of those things killed her. She died due to the loss of blood, which means she was there for some time unable to move until she finally passed away.

Her murder might not have ever been solved if it weren’t for one person who went through a change of life. Becoming Christian after the murder, Royce Casey confessed and led the police to the spot where her body remained. She was badly decomposed having weathered the winter and now the sun of a new year was beating heavily down on her.

One of the most disturbing revelations of her case is that the killers would visit her dead body from time to time to have sex with her. Why? That leads to another particularly disturbing revelation.

The three young men who took Elyse’s life were Satan worshippers. Their motivation for killing her was to offer her as a sacrifice so that their favorite metal band, Hatred, would enjoy great success.

It was Casey himself who described Elyse as “a truly wonderful person who was loving, vibrant, enthusiastic, encouraging and gentle,” as I reported earlier. He went from worshipping Satan to giving his life to Christ and for that, I bet Fiorella and Delashmutt wanted to put him at the top of their list of next victims.

The three were sentenced to 25 and 26 years to life in prison, of which Fiorella and Delashmutt are still serving. It appears Casey became a model citizen in prison and is even working toward earning a specialized bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology. A degree he most likely will be able to use outside of prison since he has been granted parole. In his hearing, he stated he wanted to become a substance abuse counselor.

During the hearing, a deeply remorseful Royce Casey gave us greater insight into what happened that night. Surrounded by three kids who were on a merciless mission to kill her, she cried out in pain for her mom and she even prayed for deliverance. He remembers the terror on her face as she fought for her life, but was unable to break free and run away to safety. Leaving her there, after being sexually assaulted and stabbed multiple times, she died a slow death as her blood poured out of her wounds.

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Jennifer’s Body

Starring Megan Fox, Jennifer’s Body is described as a dark comedy horror. But how does the story of a possessed high school student be inspired by the real-life case of a murdered high school student?

In the story, Megan Fox is taken into the woods by an indie rock band known as Low Shoulder. They intended to sacrifice her to Satan so that their band would go on to have fortune and fame. That’s the one part that ties this whole thing together. But it doesn’t quite go the same way in the movie as it did for Elyse Pahler in real life.

As we enter into the Halloween season, I will be bringing you more stories just like this one. It’s one of my favorite times of year and horror is one of my favorite subjects. So, stretch your wings and get into the Halloween spirit. If you haven’t watched it yet, you can enjoy the funny, yet scary story of Jennifer’s Body on Amazon Prime!

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Deep Fried Insanity While Trying To Lose Weight

The world’s going crazy with deep fried foods. I don’t know if the infatuation comes from the state fairs bringing in their food trucks with everything deep fried from butter to Coke or if it’s from jonesing at home with all the latest deep frying gadgets.

Anyone trying to lose weight is beat. How can we stay focused when a fried Oreo is within our reach? It’s literally in our nature to eat it. That’s how we got the way we did in the first place.

There is no arguing deep frying foods is the way to go. I’ve watched full turkeys get cooked in less than an hour. That’s microwave type magic. No more putting a turkey in the oven at night and waiting until the next day for it to be thoroughly cooked inside and out. Deep fried turkey is juicy and mouth-watering when it comes out about an hour later.

That’s the upside.

What’s the downside? Deep frying is extremely fun to do, which means more applications are being invented as we speak, and it has my clogged veins written all over it. It’s no big deal. I’ll start my diet tomorrow.

Of course, I have always enjoyed some deep fried mushrooms, cheese sticks, shrimp, and regular foods that only normal people would think of dropping in a fryer full of lard. Those are the things I had grown to love and expect from a deep fryer. But then, people just started going nuts.

Deep Fried Cheesecake

Knowing that cheesecake exists in this world gives me a warm feeling that some part of humanity understands me. But deep fried cheesecake is on a whole other level. I have never had it before but I know I have to have a bite someday. A bite will lead to two and that will lead to all of them, but who’s squabbling over the fine details?

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Deep Fried Mayo

I am not lying. There is a thing called Deep Fried Mayo and I don’t know who eats it. I love mayonnaise but not a big gulp of it like it’s some kind of dessert.

I first heard about it watching an episode of Tosh.0 when Daniel Tosh cracked a joke about Mayo Balls. I laughed because I thought it was something disgusting he made up. Well, I was wrong. They exist and people shove them in their faces like they’re eating donut holes.

Deep Frying Coke

Now you’re probably thinking, “No, Mike. They don’t do that. Do they?”

I’m sorry to say, but yes they do. Some genius found a way to get the Coke inside an edible ball of deep fried breading. Science?

I don’t know what you call that, but the chef went above and beyond. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. I’m going to have to give them a try and reserve my judgment until I do. But I would say that’s taking deep fried as far as you can take it.

Now, someone will prove me wrong.

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The Handmaid’s Tale Returns With Hilarious Twist

As the fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale begins, I’d like to take a moment to look back on a part of the previous season I felt especially gratifying. It makes my day when Fred Waterford thinks he’s going to Geneva, but there are different plans for him.

When they handcuff him and put him in the back of a van, he yells that he’s a man and he has rights. I wanted to be there in that moment and yell back that he was responsible for stripping June of hers and what about all the other handmaids?

Then they have him in the forest and he starts pleading with her, “I have a son.” I wanted to ask him, “What about her daughter?”

I’m sure you get where I’m going with all this. But before I move on, shows don’t normally give us the satisfaction of revenge. They make us go through all the frustration and hardship, the struggle and the pain, then they get the guy and roll credits. Shows over. Next.

The Handmaid’s Tale seems to be going there and it feels good to see something happen to someone for a change.

And now let’s talk about Season 5 Episodes 1 and 2 – Stop reading here if you haven’t watched yet.

Was I the only one laughing when June, played by the remarkable Elisabeth Moss, tried to turn herself in at Toronto? She spills it all out and gets it off her chest to find out that the crime didn’t happen in Canada’s territory, so she was free to go. The look on her face is priceless.

She’s trying to get punished for her crimes and Canada doesn’t care. There’s nothing they can nor want to do.

When the police officer tells her about the crime she did commit, sending Waterford’s finger in the mail, she can pay the fine in the lobby on the way out. I’m sorry. I laughed.

She walks out of the Toronto Police station in shock and wonder. She walks up to Luke who is always understanding and then she says, “I have to pay a fine online.” It was hilarious to me. If you didn’t laugh, we are not the same.

When the news is broken to Serena that June will be charged with no crimes, the look of shock on her face is incredulous. When she asks Mark if he knows what June is capable of, all I can hear is the hypocrisy. It keeps coming up over and over. These people hold themselves blameless while committing heinous acts and expect others to be held accountable for what they do in return.

I know that this whole show is a comment. It’s a comment on something that is disgusting and intolerable that actually does exist. This setting in the show does not. But what it comments on does.

I see the subjugation of women, not just the handmaids themselves, but also the wives of the commanders.

I see the fake lines that are supposed to be said in certain exchanges. As long as everyone sticks to the script, life in Gilead runs smoothly.

I see the comment on religion, and Christianity more specifically. This is the way the church is viewed by some people, whether they have been mistreated within the institution itself or their lives have been affected by it regardless that they don’t belong to it.

It’s a strong statement and deserving of reflection. The same kind of reflection these characters in The Handmaid’s Tale should be engaging when they are spouting their hypocrisies. When Serena, played by Yvonne Strahovski, is condemning June’s actions or when Fred, played by Joseph Fiennes, is screaming that he has rights, those are the times they could really use a mirror so that they can see themselves.

But in a much deeper sense, it shows how twisted the world has become. A trader gets a hero’s funeral. The lies are what people believe. The truth becomes hard to comprehend. And the world keeps spinning just as it always has no matter how much you try to bring justice into it.

Watch The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu…

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Drew Barrymore Getting Mad Love In The Rain

Influencers in viral video land wrack their brains trying to come up with the next best thing. They bang their heads against the wall to figure out what’s going to get tens of views and a like or two. But Drew Barrymore did it so easily.

Over 4.5 million fans fell in love with the video she made of her playing in the rain. That’s it. That’s as simple as it gets.

The greatest part of the video is her genuine happiness. She is enjoying the rain as it falls on her face, getting her clothes entirely wet. And it doesn’t matter to her because it’s about the experience, not what comes after. What? She has to throw her clothes in the dryer. Big deal.

Drew Barrymore Getting Drenched

Influencers would die for a 4.5 million heart payday. But they try too hard. They plan their videos and redo them to make them perfect. Hours are spent on one video just so they can be at their absolute best. They pump out video after video and beg people to like, subscribe, and share. But they just don’t get how easy it can be when they’re not trying so hard.

Drew Barrymore gets it. Go out into the rain!

Darting from the grocery store to their car in the rain, it makes most people wet and miserable. Getting out of the car and sprinting into work, they curse having to be out in the dreaded gloom. Grey skies don’t normally bring a smile to anyone’s face.

But Drew reminds us to simply enjoy it. You go swimming. I’m sure you take a shower. You drink the stuff and it’s only water. It’s not anything you haven’t been through before. I promise you won’t melt. Go enjoy it. You really can’t put it off another day.

Now I’m jealous. I can’t wait until the next rainy day!

@drewbarrymore

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The Great Chili Debate: Beans Or No

Have you ever been in the middle of the great chili debate? One cook is adamant that it doesn’t call for beans while others are saying that it does. I don’t know why people get so heated over the matter, but here’s my take on it. Take it or leave it.

The original Texas recipe didn’t call for beans. I think the Texans consider themselves the authority on the favorite fall dish and if they say it doesn’t call for beans, then they don’t think it should have beans. That’s just how it is with them.

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So then in Texas, chili cook offs don’t allow beans. They have their reasons too. It’s not just about the original recipe. There is more to it than that. It’s about how dominant the taste of beans can be.

Texas Chili Cook off Rules

But chili didn’t originate from Texas. It originated in Mexico. After doing some light research, I was able to determine that Mexico’s recipes all call for beans.

The Origin of Chili

There are Mexican recipes, Mexican-inspired recipes, and off-the-wall recipes I’ve never heard of, but I’m thinking I just might have to try. I’m sure they’re all great. And no one’s trying to call them something different just because they have different ingredients.

Mexican Recipes

Regions throughout the world are free to adopt their own versions of chili. Just like pizza, cheese steaks, soup, stews, and cakes, chefs have the right to create their recipes and call their dishes whatever they want. There are so many things a cook can do with this dish and here are just a few options.

Google Recipes

Can you imagine the historical scene where you have several cowboys on horseback traveling across Texas in the late 1800s? They stop for the night and start a fire. Then, one breaks out a pot and starts throwing down some chili. He reaches in his saddlebag and pulls out a can of kidney beans to add to the mix.

That’s when Cody Foxtail jumps up from the tree he was resting against in full protest, “No. No. No. No. No. You don’t put beans in chili! You don’t know that? The recipe doesn’t call for it!”

For some reason, I can’t see that happening either.

All I’m saying is what you do in the privacy of your own kitchen is up to you. If you’re cooking chili for a cook off in Georgia, use beans if the rules allow it. If you’re taking some to a party in Virginia, add beans if you want. If you are in Wyoming throwing down on a camping trip, use beans or don’t use beans.

Let Texas do what Texas does and you do you. Capisce?

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‘Good Bones: Risky Business’ Gets Heated

Good Bones: Risky Business promised to be a different show from the original Good Bones, and It delivered on that promise. I think I would be firing someone about now and we’re not even to the second episode yet.

I liked the idea of Mina Starsiak Hawk taking on a huge project, something that was special to her. Having been a fan of Good Bones, I didn’t look into the show description or anything before it aired. I just put it on at 9 pm and immediately saw a few things that were different.

The first thing was her mother Karen Laine wasn’t anywhere to be found. Mina is the sole star and even with everyone else who is on the show, she is the only one to get credit on IMDB. This actually might be an omen to what happened during the season, because the first episode got my blood boiling and now I’ll get to that part.

First of all, the budget was a real issue from the start. This wasn’t one of those games home improvement shows play when they complain about the budget and there really isn’t a budget issue at all. Mina walks us through the estimate of the Sanders House renovations in the Indianapolis neighborhood of Fountain Square going from $500K to $600K, a property she already is reported to have purchased for $1.2 million. She didn’t even have all the money at first for renovations, so she discussed it with her chief of staff and they find a way through the sale of a property, shifting other money around.

Then, she has a meeting with the contractors who have the plans and they calculate their actual quote. That ends up being way more than she expected, by about a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. She’s up against it already and that’s before more issues get invited into the scenario.

When some by-the-book site superintendent named Thomas is asked to help with the demo in the front of the property, he yells to her that it isn’t on the demo plan. When she disagrees with him, he insists with an attitude like, “No, it’s not ma’am.”

He’s treating her like she doesn’t know what she’s talking about. She walked the job through with the contractors and stated her intentions very clearly. As she was discussing the project with the contractors in their office, the plans are there and everyone can see them. She knows what they are and Thomas is arguing with her like she doesn’t. She’s able to work this issue out with the General Contractor, the guy Thomas answers to.

But we haven’t seen the last of Thomas yet. When Mina takes a look at windows being newly installed, she knows something’s wrong. Thomas again insists that the windows are right as Mina is explaining to him how it’s supposed to be. In the plans, it’s a set of doors that open up to a balcony. It’s NOT windows.

Finally, Thomas relents. He explains that the plans were changed somewhere in the process and it comes down to who signed off on them. While she’s trying to call the contractor, she gets his inbox and it’s full.

Episode 2 promises to get to the bottom of those issues. But this Thomas fellow needs to be put in his place. Mina is the boss and she knows what she wants. She’s kind of the one with the show after all. Why is he always insisting that she doesn’t know what she’s talking about before he looks into it? If it were me, he’d be gone.

Watch A Promo With Mina Before It Aired

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Wardrobe Malfunction VMAs 2022

Wardrobe Malfunction has become quite the term, hasn’t it? If anything is going to go viral, it’s a wardrobe malfunction from the Janet Jackson nip-slip to the latest at the VMAs 2022.

Maneskin got on stage to the screaming welcome of the roaring crowd. Damiano David came out in assless chaps and no shirt. But his nipples aren’t what we’re talking about. MTV felt his bare ass and nipples were okay for viewers to see.

But Victoria De Angelis didn’t get the same respect. Of course, hers seemed to be an accident or maybe she was coached into it backstage to get some hype up for the band.

You can see the bassist showing a little more than she planned. For that, the cameras cut away. MTV showed empty seats for about 40 seconds until Victoria got her wardrobe back in check. The thing is, she doesn’t have a problem with nudity at all.

At Lollapalooza, Victoria was fine playing with her breasts out while fans were all around her. This isn’t a problem for her. But it appears to be a problem for MTV, a cable network that is allowed to show nudity if it wants by the way.

MTV is sending out mixed signals. Their messaging isn’t quite on point.

We see you, @thisismaneskin! #VMAs pic.twitter.com/hx3eb1PXUP

— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) August 29, 2022

The MTV News Twitter account posts a video supporting Damiano David’s attire choice. Dave’s ass hanging out the back of his chaps is fine, but let Victoria show a little nipple and everyone loses their minds. One tweeter called them out on it too!

I mean, Nicky can simulate masturbating on stage, but Victoria de Maneskin can't show a covered nipple? seriously VMAS????#VMAs #supermodel #maneskin pic.twitter.com/SjWzklazvL

— Mimiano (@amestarboom) August 29, 2022

And they’re right. Nicky can gyrate with her hand on her crotch like she’s getting off on stage and that’s okay. Look at those guys with all their nip-slips! But that’s okay.

MTV, you’re still confused. Get with the times. You’re not run by your grandpa who thought women belonged in the kitchen making sandwiches. Quit acting like a little nip-slip on the VMAs 2022 corrupted your audience and took their virginity away.

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