Fox News host Megyn Kelly took no prisoners when colleague Lou Dobbs and RedState editor and blogger Erick Erickson appeared on her show to discuss women in the workplace and how women are increasingly becoming the primary breadwinners.

A study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that in 40 percent of households with children, the mother is the primary breadwinner. Some of those households are headed by single mothers, but a growing number are families where the mother is earning more income than the father. The study also suggests that the trend is “all but irreversible,” meaning that number will either remain steady or continue to increase.

During a Lou Dobbs Tonight panel Thursday, Erickson, along with Juan Williams and Dobbs himself, essentially attributed the downfall of society to women becoming the primary breadwinners. Erickson said that three-quarters of the people surveyed recognized that women being the primary breadwinner is bad for kids and marriage, “and reality shows us that’s the truth.” He also talked about how, in the “natural world,” the male is typically in the dominant role and the female is in a “complementary” role.

It was this sentiment that caused Kelly to immediately come out swinging when she asked Erickson, “What makes you dominant and me submissive and who died and made you scientist-in-chief?” Erickson said that his comment was worded poorly but, if you look at biology, “the roles of a male and a female in society, and other animals, the male typically is the dominant role.”

Erickson then went on to say that, while there is nothing wrong with women becoming breadwinners, when they’ve been forced into that role, “that’s not a good healthy  thing for society.”

Kelly countered by pointing out a paragraph in a post Erickson wrote in response to the criticism he has been receiving for his comments yesterday. The passage reads,

“In modern society we are not supposed to point out that children in a two-parent heterosexual nuclear household have a better chance at long term success in life than others. In modern society, we are supposed to applaud feminists who teach women they can have it all — that there is no gender identifying role and women can fulfill the role of husbands and fathers just as men do.”

Kelly argued that there is data that shows that children raised by gay parents fare no worse than those raised by heterosexual parents. The two went back and forth for a while before Kelly completely ripped Erickson a new one.

“I didn’t like what you wrote one bit. To me you sound like somebody who’s judging and then wants to come out and say ‘I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, and now let me judge judge judge, and by the way it’s science it’s science it’s science it’s fact fact fact fact,” Kelly said. “Well, I have a whole list of studies saying your science is wrong and your facts are wrong.”

If this were any other channel, most wouldn’t think twice about Kelly’s outrage. But her stance is one that isn’t common at Fox News, and it’s refreshing to see a host — and a female host, at that — so adamantly fight back against an outdated way of thinking and supporting her argument with facts. Kelly pointed out a 2010 study by the American Psychological Association, which analyzed 69 different studies over 50 years and found, “Children whose mothers work are no more likely to have problems than children whose mothers stay at home.” She also threw in a bit of historical context, saying how in the ’50s and ’60s, the children of interracial couples were considered biologically inferior.

“Tell that to Barack Obama,” she said. (GASP! A Fox News host saying something positive about Obama? Truly the end is nigh.)

But back to Kelly, Dobbs, and Erickson. What makes Kelly’s utter shreddage of the two men even more delicious is the fact that she brought it all back to one simple argument: Who, or what, says that a working mother and a stay-at-home father — or even a working father making less than his wife — can’t produce a loving and stable environment for their child or children? Challenging the patriarchal norms of our society is often an unpopular and losing battle, and for Kelly to fight so hard for her belief, all under the watchful eye of Fox News’ own patriarch, is really something to be admired.

Megyn Kelly may not be the most likely champion of gender equality, but in this case, she was Ali to Dobbs and Erickson’s Frazier and Foreman. You can watch her tear them down in the video below.

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Omar Borkan Al Gala, the man who was simply “too handsome” for Saudi Arabia, is getting his very own movie.

If you’re wondering what happened to Gala during his time in the Middle East, then you’re going to have to wait for the motion picture. The man who was too handsome for the region said all will be revealed on the big screen.

Reports about Gala getting booted from Saudi Arabia for his impossibly good looks are actually few and far between. In fact, the man himself is refusing to confirm many of the rumors surrounding the incident.

Curious parties who are interested in the whole story will apparently have to wait for his movie to come out. However, it’s currently unknown when that will happen.

“I can’t talk about this right now,” the model explained. “Whatever happened in Saudi is going to stay in Saudi for now. I’m not saying it’s not true. I’m not saying it’s true. It’s coming.”

Omar Borkan Al Gala shot to internet fame when he and two other individuals were asked to leave the country after attending a music festival in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh back in April. The incident has turned the man who was too handsome for Saudi Arabia into something of an international celebrity.

Since moving to Vancouver, shaving his head, and pursuing a career as a model, Al Gala’s popularity has grown considerably. In addition to gaining countless followers and fans online, one admirer decided to give him a new Mercedes G55. He also has a calendar in the works.

The other two people who were kicked out of the festival and deported to Abu Dhabi have yet to be revealed. Perhaps more about their identities will be revealed in the upcoming motion picture.

You can check out an interview with the handsome fellow below.

What do you think about “too handsome” Omar Borkan Al Gala getting his own movie?

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A first grade teacher faked a terminal illness in order to get out of going to school.

Yep, for almost a year, Ashley Barker, a first grade teacher at Laurel Elementary School Florida, lied to her boss about having a terminal illness in order to skip class.

According to the Daily Mail, Barker sent over 120 letters to the principle during her absence explaining that she and her father were dying from an unnamed terminal illness. WFTV reports that the school eventually grew suspicious and pressured Barker into giving them some actual proof that she was sick.

Since Barker wasn’t sick, and had just been sitting on her couch at home, she didn’t have any evidence and decided to confess.

One parent said: “Wow. That’s kind of scary. Because if she lies about that, she can lie about anything.”

The school district did not say how many sick days Barker took but it was obviously more than they allow.

And here’s where things get really strange.

The school wants to fire Barker (why on earth would they want to get rid of this teacher?) but Barker says that they have no grounds to let her go. Barker is taking the school to court in order to keep her job.

Now, Barker hasn’t given her side of the story yet so maybe she has a legitimate reason for faking an illness for an entire school year. Maybe…

But it isn’t all bad news in the land of education today. A 5-year-old girl stunned just about everybody by reading 875 books in a year and forced her school to update their library.

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Controversial TSA body scans involving revealing images of passengers will be retired soon, the Transportation Security Administration has announced.

The TSA body scans have long been hated by passengers as well as civil rights groups, due to the invasive images they produce and the questionable need for such a measure for travelers.

NPR reports on the change, mandated by Congress last year and confirmed yesterday in a letter from the agency’s head:

“In a letter Thursday from TSA Administrator John Pistole to the House Homeland Security Committee, the agency says that as of May 16, all U.S. airport scanners that had been equipped with the offending Advanced Imaging Technology, or AIT, have been loaded with software called Automatic Target Recognition, which shows only generic images of the passengers.”

The letter confirming the retirement of TSA body scans read in part:

“As of May 16, 2013, all [Advanced Imaging Technology scanners] are equipped with ATR capability … Additionally, TSA’s procurement of next generation AIT requires ATR capability.”

Going forward, the formerly invasive TSA body scans will instead show a “generic outline of a passenger to the operator” in lieu of a more revealing (and many argued, humiliating) full-body image. Contraband or possibly dangerous items will appear as a “colored box” on the retrofitted scanners.

The changes were part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which originally dictated the machines be removed by June 2012.

However, the TSA was given an extended deadline to alter the machines of May 31, 2013.

The TSA body scans were rolled out after the failed plot of the “underwear bomber” to take down a domestic flight on Christmas in 2009. The machines were not only controversial due to the revealing images, but also due to the “backscatter” radiation emitted — which has been linked to cancer in higher doses.

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Sometimes friendships begin in unlikely and offensive ways.

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Sometimes baby pictures on Facebook are totally worth the click.

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Does anyone else really want to know what Kevin did that was so bad?

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Two women looking to complete a bucket list ended up in jail after stealing from Walmart.

The two Florida residents apparently hadn’t seen each other in years. After reuniting and discussing the things they wanted to do before they died, the duo decided to shoplift from the nation’s largest retailer.

Although the women still have quite a few years left to live — Andrea Mobley is 36 and Jennifer Denise Morrow is 38 — the two apparently wanted to get busy on their bucket list. Unless their itinerary included a trip to jail, it would appear that their mission was a huge failure.

According to police, a Walmart Loss Prevention officer noticed the two women were up to no good. One of them was caught eating beef jerky inside the store while the other was busted attempting to steal some swimsuits.

The women were spied going into a fitting room together after the items had been concealed. They later attempted to leave through the Walmart garden area without coughing up the cash for the items. The women were reportedly detained and Florida police were summoned to the scene of the crime.

Morrow explained that she and Mobley decided to put together a bucket list after getting back together after several years apart. She added that stealing some items from Walmart was one of the things they wanted to do before they passed away.

Mobley was reportedly wearing one of the stolen bathing suits under her clothes at the time of her arrest. They said that putting on the suit and eating the jerky inside the store was an impulsive idea. Both women were taken into police custody and charged with petty theft.

Morrow and Mobley were processed at the Marion County Jail. Bond was set at $250 for both parities. They were eventually released from jail on Thursday afternoon.

What do you think about the bucket list misadventure that landed two women in jail?

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Alexis Wright, the Maine Zumba prostitution scandal instructor, was sentenced to 10 months in prison today for running the sex-for-sale ring from her Kennebunk exercise studio.

Wright had pleaded guilty in March. Pursuant to a plea bargain, she was sentenced today on 20 counts (out of the original 106) including prostitution, conspiracy, tax evasion, and theft by deception, all of which are misdemeanors. Despite all the money she was raking in on extra-curricular activities at the studio for about 18 months, Wright was also collecting welfare at the time. As part of the deal with prosecutors, she also pleaded guilty to welfare fraud and agreed to reimburse the state for about $60,000 in public assistance money.

The prostitution scandal was at one time one of the biggest stories in America — and certainly rocked the otherwise quiet Maine seaside town –but it has since fallen off the media radar.

Accomplice Mark Strong, the alleged business manager of the Zumba brothel, received a 20-day jail sentence in March following a jury trial, although prosecutors sought a one-year term. He served 15 days and was let go early for good behavior.

In court, Alexis Wright, 30, claimed that Strong manipulated her into getting involved in illicit activities, much of which were secretly recorded on video. She also explained that it was something like a weight being lifted off her shoulders when police finally raided the studio in February 2012. “(It) was the happiest day of my life. I felt a sense of relief as if the whole thing was going to be over. It was not until July that I first felt free in 10 years. Not until July that I started living life for myself.”

The fitness instructor was a single mother when all this was going on, but she subsequently married in July 2012. Wright also declared that she wants to help other women “fight through situations that are similar to mine” when she gets out. She begins serving her sentence in York County Jail immediately.

Some 68 Johns (and one Jane) have been charged with soliciting Wright’s services; many of these individuals have already pleaded guilty.

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The Napster wedding set to descend upon Big Sur in California this weekend cost a stunning $10 million — and features man made bodies of water, specifically built cottages, and an Oscar winning costume designer among its many details.

The Napster wedding is that of the music sharing network’s Sean Parker, who was prominent in the Facebook-based film The Social Network.

Parker is tying the knot with musician Alexandra Lenas, and the Napster wedding includes a relatively reasonable 300 expected guests, news sources nearby report.

While much of the festivities have not been detailed to press, a little is known about what $10 million (or more than $30,000 per guest) gets you at a wedding.

Of hiring costume designer Ngila Dickson, Parker said:

“Just because we don’t trust our guests to dress themselves properly doesn’t mean we want them to look like Game of Thrones characters … [Dickson] is creating gorgeous, inspiring, and unique designs that are both modern and whimsical … There will be nothing medieval about it.”

While the lucky 300 invited to the sure to be legendary shindig find out tomorrow exactly how lavish the Napster wedding will be, locals are not as keen on the pending nuptials — which they believe may burden the area with their excess.

Stan Russell, head of the city’s chamber of commerce, said of the bash:

“We’re pretty used to celebrities being in Big Sur … But for this one, they’ve basically built a movie set to have their wedding.”

But Russell cedes that the Napster wedding is likely to be more of a boon to the local economy than anything else, as it is sure to make a mark when the details finally leak:

“The wedding planners in Big Sur are planning ahead for 2014 already, because they’re booked … People want to come and see what all of the excitement’s about.”

Do you think the Napster wedding’s $10 million price tag is insane?

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A legendary Atari dump’s excavation in New Mexico has been approved by local authorities, and the long-storied contents of the dumping grounds of a failed title nearly 30 years ago will be part of a coming documentary.

The Atari dump’s excavation follows three decades of intrigue regarding the video game graveyard in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Several truckloads of Atari junk was dumped in the desert graveyard — most notably reams of the notoriously despised title E.T., which has gone down in gaming history as an unplayable failure.

Explosion.com has a dim view of the Atari dump’s excavation, opining:

“Fuel Industries has been given a permit by the City of Alamogordo to take a six month period to excavate the site that is believed to be where Atari dumped a bunch of stuff. They plan on filming the whole thing to show the world what they discover, but the reality is that they might just uncover a bunch of junk.”

The writer adds:

“For me, I live in New Mexico and could, in theory, head down for this, but the reality is that no one wants to go to Alamogordo unless they have a very good reason, and old copies of E.T. doesn’t sound that promising.”

NPR quotes a source on the possible contents of the Atari dump, which is likely to pique gaming fanatics either way:

“That September, according to newspaper accounts, 14 trucks backed up to the dump and dropped their loads … Company spokespeople told the local press that the waste was mostly broken and returned merchandise — consoles, boxes, and cartidges.”

NPR also quotes one person who repeated speculation at the time that the Atari dump was a method of handing excess game and console inventory:

“The rumor is that Atari decided to deal with its oversupply by simply burying all of those extra cartridges in the Alamogordo landfill, crushing them with bulldozers and covering them with cement.”

Are you interested in seeing what the Atari dump has been hiding for 30 years?

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A kindergarten graduation ended with a brawl after two teenage girls got into a fight over a spilled drink.

According to the NY Post, the kindergarten graduation brawl involved 8 people, dozens of punches, a lead pipe and a hammer. Eight people were arrested after the incident at Michael R. White Elementary School in Cleveland.

Cleveland police Cmdr. Wayne Drummond said that the brawl involved teenagers and adults.

Drummond said: “You had adults fighting adults, juvies fighting juvies, and so forth. You just had a melee here. It was a very chaotic scene. It’s a shame something like this would happen at promotional ceremony for young kids … When people act like this they are going to jail.”

Drummond said that only eight people arrested but that several more people were involved in the fight. No one was seriously injured in the brawl.

City Councilman Jeff Johnson praised the officers for the quick response but added that he was embarrassed by how the parents acted at the ceremony,

Johnson said: “It is embarrassing that parents during a kindergarten promotion cannot control themselves, and what we tried to do was respond significantly … Any parent involved in the fight should be banned from the building. We’re not going to have people coming into our schools, being disrespectful, fighting.”

The kindergarten graduation in Cleveland may have ended with a brawl but there are a few good academic stories in the news today. A five-year-old girl impressed her teachers by reading 875 books this year and a 13-year-old impressed the judges by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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A sequel to Blade Runner is apparently moving forward.

The follow-up to Ridley Scott’s acclaimed science fiction flick has been in the works for quite some time now. However, it would appear that the project is finally starting to come together.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Green is in talks to pen the long-awaited follow-up. Green’s previous credits include Green Lantern, The Fantastic Four, and The Flash. If all goes according to plan, then Scott will return to direct the sequel.

Hampton Fancher, who is responsible for penning the original Blade Runner script, reportedly put together the initial draft of the sequel. However, Green will handle scripting duties on the project going forward.

Variety explains that Alcon Entertainment has been putting the follow-up together since 2011. Ridley Scott and Hampton Fancher originally envisioned Blade Runner as a series of films back in the 80s. However, the film’s lackluster reception during its original theatrical release derailed these plans.

The film would later develop a strong cult following, which allowed Scott to recut the film several times for home video. The definition version of the flick was released a few years ago on Blu-ray and DVD.

Blade Runner found Harrison Ford starring as a police officer — referred to as a “blade runner” — whose job is hunt down genetically engineered androids known as “replicants.” Rutger Hauer and Daryl Hannah co-starred alongside Ford in the original film.

The sequel will reportedly take place several years after the events in the first movie. The backdrop will be a dystopian version of Los Angeles. However, it’s unlikely that Harrison Ford will reprise his role for the upcoming sequel.

Green has recently been the go-to guy for rewrites. He also helped out with the script for Robopocalyse and Gods and Kings. The scribe also has a number of small screen projects under his belt as well. His credits include Everwood, The River, and Heroes.

Are you a fan of Blade Runner? Are you looking forward to the sequel?

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In Houston, four firefighters were killed battling a five-alarm fire in a hotel and restaurant today.

The four firefighters killed had been responding to the five-alarm blaze at Bhojan restaurant, which eventually spread to the nearby Southwest Inn in Houston. Over 150 responded to the massive fire, which raged in temperatures already topping 95 degrees.

According to the Houston Fire Department, the fire started at the Bhojan Restaurant at 12:09 PM Central Time. The blaze soon spread to the adjacent Southwest Inn on Southwest Freeway, also engulfing a bar and dance club.

Southwest Inn guest Sammy Sewell said that three explosions rocked the hotel as it caught fire, sending guests running down hallways screaming.

Sewell recalls:

“Next thing you know, it was ‘boom!’ It scared the crap out of me. I mean, it sounded like a cannon going off. That’s how loud it was … I could have sworn it picked this building up and put it back down.”

It is not currently clear if all 45 guests believed to be in the hotel were evacuated from the fire.

Houston Fire Department Chief Terry Garrison said he could “confirm four firefighters have passed away, and we cannot release their names at this juncture.” Garrison was meeting with the families of the fallen, he said.

President of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association Jeff Caynon said that the cause of the fatalities is still being worked out, adding:

“The roof collapsed. I don’t know if that was folks outside next to the structure or inside when it collapsed, but the collapse is going to be the cause.”

The fire that killed four firefighters has also significantly snarled traffic across one of Houston’s major byways, and motorists are advised to avoid the vicinity of the blaze if at all possible:

Commuters on the Southwest Freeway are urged to avoid the area near today’s 5-alarm fire. chron.com/news/houston-t…

— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 31, 2013

The cause of the fire has not yet been established. Three of the firefighters killed died at the scene, and the fourth passed away in a local hospital.

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Britain’s Royal Mail recently commissioned a new portrait of the Queen of England in celebration of her 60th year on the throne. But Queen’s portrait isn’t being celebrated at all. It’s being ripped apart by critics.

Critics have called the Queen’s portrait “abominable” and “monstrous” while one critic said that the Queen looked like a “bloke in a wig and earrings.”

Artist Nicky Philipps said that she knew that the portrait was going to receive negative comments. The artist also noted that the portrait was created for a new stamp and that only the Queen’s face will be used of the Royal Mail.

Phillips said: “You can’t please everyone and there’s a bit of ‘it’s appalling’, ‘it’s dreadful’ already – but I would like to invite those people to come and look at it in the flesh.”

Despite the criticism, Phillips said that she was honored to do a portrait for the Queen.

Phillips added: “It’s wonderful to be on the stamp and it’s an honour but it’s also disappointing when you know it’s a huge picture to have just one little bit highlighted.”

Here’s the new portrait of the Queen of England. Do you think she looks like a “bloke in a wig?”

Yahoo News reports that the portrait has at least one fan. The Queen of England approved the portrait to be used on the new stamp.

What do you think of the Queen’s portrait?

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today declared that medical marijuana is “one of the great hoaxes of all times.”

He made these comments on his weekly radio show in the context of the state legislature’s vote to decriminalize small amounts of pot. He generally favors reducing penalties in the city for pot possession but he is a foe of outright legalization.

A medical marijuana bill is also moving through the state legislature.

“Medical, my foot,” the mayor said on the WOR broadcast. “There is no medical. This is one of the great hoaxes of all times. The bottom line is, I’m told marijuana is much stronger today than it was 20, 30 years ago … I don’t have any personal experience in terms of today.”

Bloomberg included various disclaimers presumably because in 2002 in he admitted smoking weed and enjoying the heck out of it.

The mayor today also seemed to be concerned about how drug dealers would be able to continue to make a dishonest living if legalization takes place.  “And number two, drug dealers have families to feed. If they can’t sell marijuana, they’ll sell something else. And the something else is gonna be worse. And, the push to legalize this is just wrongheaded. If you think about it, they say, ‘Oh well it’s not gonna hurt anybody, it doesn’t lead to dependency.’ Of course it does. You can argue about recreational things, but it’s a very slippery path.”

One of Bloomberg’s handlers subsequently tried to clarify what Hizzoner was trying to gett o. “An aide later explained that the mayor is concerned that recreational users would be able to access a system intended only for those with medical needs.”

In a previous radio broadcast, Bloomberg insisted that many high school grads would be better off becoming plumbers than going to college.

NY Physicians for Compassionate Care registered strong disagreement with the mayor’s anti-pot position: “Mayor Bloomberg’s statement that medical marijuana is a hoax is tantamount to saying that the moon landing was faked. Marijuana, given in oral and inhaled forms, has been shown in large, gold-standard, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trials conducted at major medical centers to relieve pain and muscle spasm, and stimulate appetite and weight gain in patients with wasting syndromes. The data is published for all to see and has been backed up by biochemistry.”

Do you agree that medical marijuana is a hoax or is the mayor’s opinion about pot half baked?

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Blake Shelton’s tornado benefit concert raised an impressive $6 million.

The country music star’s televised event was designed to help generate some money for the victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. Between pledges and ticket sales, Shelton and his team raised several million dollars for those struggling to make sense of the chaos.

The fund-raising event took place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. The concert, which aired Wednesday on NBC, included Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Ryan Tedder, and Luke Bryan.

Miranda Lambert also performed during Blake Shelton’s benefit show. At one point during her appearance, the singer became so overwhelmed with emotion that she broke down in tears.

The proceeds from “Healing in the Heartland” will go to the United Way of Central Oklahoma. The $6 million earned during the concert will reportedly be distributed to agencies around the state that need help putting all of these pieces back together.

Although the concert is over, that doesn’t mean you still can’t contribute to the cause with some help from Blake Shelton. The country music star has put together a Healing the Heartland auction on eBay that will assist those who lost everything during last week’s storms.

Blake Shelton, who grew up in Oklahoma, quickly put the concert together after the tornadoes killed 24 people and left others without a place to call home. The singer said he was just doing his part to help those who had lost everything.

“Everyone has their way to help, and mine as an entertainer is to perform to help raise money and awareness for this tragedy. This is why I want to do this special and especially hold it in Oklahoma City, which is near ground zero,” Shelton said in a statement.

Are you surprised that Blake Shelton was able to raise around $6 million through his Healing the Heartland concert?

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Suburgatory‘s third season will be going forward without two of the series’ regulars.

Alan Tudyk and Rex Lee will not be returning as regulars next season, but they may potentially appear as guest stars.

Tudyk and Lee’s characters weren’t picked up due to budget cuts, which forced Warner Bros. to reduce the number of series regulars. Further cast cuts and other demotions are also possible.

Tudyk plays Noah Werner, who is the best friend of George Altman (Jeremy Sisto). Lee plays Mr. Wolfe, the Chatswin High School guidance counselor. Both have been on the show since the first season.

The rest of the cast — Sisto, Jane Levy, Cheryl Hines, Ana Gasteyer, Chris Parnell, Carly Chaikin and Allie Grant — are expected to return. Parker Young, who played Ryan “The Body” Shay, the older brother of Lisa Shay (Grant) and sometimes boyfriend of Tessa (Levy) recently landed a lead role as Randy Hill in the upcoming military comedy Enlisted. The series also stars Geoff Stults and Chris Lowell as Randy’s older brothers Pete and Derrick. The brothers are stationed at Fort McGee in Florida, but their unit isn’t that great, and they’re stuck with menial jobs like mowing the lawn and dealing with the mail. But they also have to take care of the families of deployed soldiers.

Malin Akerman, who plays Tessa’s mother, Alex, may also be seen in a diminished role, since her series Trophy Wife was picked up. Akerman will star as Kate, a “reformed party girl” who marries a man she met at a karaoke bar. Her new husband has two ex-wives and children, so Kate has to learn how to deal with all of that while trying to blend into her new family.

Are you disappointed that Alan Tudyk and Rex Lee are no longer series regulars on Suburgatory?

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Four people died this morning when two planes collided in mid-air over Arizona.

According to Reuters, two single-engine planes, each with two people on board, collided about 15 miles northwest of the Deer Valley Airport in Phoenix.

Phoenix Fire Department Capt. Larry Nunez said that they didn’t know what caused the crash.

Nunez said:

“We arrived on the scene and found four people deceased … Both of the planes collided. We don’t know how or what … The skies are clear.”

Television footage shows one of the planes charred and completely destroyed while the other plane is relatively in tact. Flying Magazine notes that one plane was a Piper Archer while the other was not immediately identifiable.

Yahoo News reports that one of the planes was registered to Bird Acquisition LLC, a company that runs a TransPac Aviation Academy for commercial pilots. It is not clear who owns the other plane.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Authority will be investigating the incident. Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the FAA, said that it could be months before a cause of the crash is determined.

The victims have not been identified yet.

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Justine Bateman is probably best known for playing Mallory Keaton on the show Family Ties. But now she’s known for something else: Being a freshman at UCLA.

Bateman, 47, enrolled at UCLA back in March and is currently working toward a degree in Computer Science.

Bateman, the sister of actor Jason Bateman, told LA Currents: “I really, really love to work. I love tech, I was half in it. And when I did a search on Monster.com, no matter the keywords I put in, half the jobs were for computer programmers and developers and I thought, ‘F–k it, I’ll just go be a computer programmer.’ ”

Bateman still acts occasionally but she hasn’t had a major role in a long time. She’s done small roles on shows like Modern Family and Psych and is currently working on a short film called A Little Something On The Side. Bateman’s main focus at the moment, however, is becoming a computer programer.

Well, that and being a mother. Bateman has two kids, Duke, 10, and Olivia, 9 with husband Mark Fluent and admitted that it was hard balancing family life and school.

Bateman said: “I was thinking the other day, in what had to have been a PMS-influenced moment, ‘What am I doing? I could just pick the kids up from school every day and go to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and get bath mats, etc for the house. What am I doing going to school and doing all this hard work and pursuing one of the most difficult degrees available?’Then I thought, ‘Pull yourself together. You’re not going to feel like this in about 48 hours. Your the one who would stick a fork in your eye if you weren’t working. Get your s–t together.’ ”

Despite school work, raising two kids, and picking up the occasional acting job, Justine still has time to blog about her life. If you want to know more about Justin and her life in college you should check out her “Get A College Life” website.

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Justine Bateman, 47, Is A College Freshman At UCLA is a post from: The Inquisitr