The Gen X recession between 2007 and 2010 saw the average Gen X-er lose half their net worth.

As previously reported by The Inquisitr, in addition to the Gen X recession Millennials, or those between the ages of 18 to 29, are suffering the worst during this Great Recession.

Millennials probably do not have much savings to lose like with the Gen X recession, but the unemployment rate for Millennials is now 13.1 percent even though the overall unemployment rate for the United States has dropped below eight percent.

The Gen X recession saw those ranging in age from 38 to 47 lose an average of about $33,000. Generation X is also suffering from higher levels of debt than previous generations like the baby boomers. The Gen X recession is largely being blamed on student loans and credit card debt.

Erin Currier, director of Pew’s economic mobility project, explains how the Gen X recession affected people:

”They’re younger in their professional career relative to other cohorts. Wealth is a mixture of all kinds of things — savings, personal accounts, investments.”

Assuming Generation X gets to retire at age 65, the Gen X recession also affects how much money they’ll have to live with. Reports say Generation X lost around 50 percent of their wealth. By age 65 Gen X will only have replaced about half of their pre-retirement income.

The Gen X recession “puts a lot of pressure on Gen X, because they want to be the executives of these companies, but they’re not getting the opportunities. Gen X is stuck in the middle right now.” But 60 percent of Generation Y, or Millennials, have bachelor’s degrees but they tend to be stuck in low end retail or customer service jobs.

What will you do fight the Gen X recession debt problems?

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Nintendo has launched its official E3 2013 website.

The first adapter to the next generation of consoles, Nintendo has been suffering with consumer apathy toward their Wii U. Most Nintendo gamers have been sticking with their Wii and 3DS due to seeing no point in owning Nintendo’s latest console. Even an impending price drop wasn’t enough to get gamers interested in the halfway portable console.

In a recent turn of events, however, Microsoft revealed its Xbox One, and after gamers had their heads packed with rumors that barely had any solid confirmation or denial, the public turned to the least expensive option with more solid answers. The Wii U began the first part of a possible rebirth after Xbox gamers grew unimpressed and downright annoyed with Microsoft’s attitude toward their requests.

Nintendo is now in a perfect position to pull ahead of Microsoft and Sony and show the world that they may indeed be the winner of the console war before it’s even begun. It’s still too early to know, but that’s what the general consensus appears to be pointing to.

At E3 2013, Nintendo will join Sony and Microsoft as they all attempt to wow gamers with their plans and possibly more solid details concerning next generation consoles and new games. You don’t have to be at the show to discover everything Nintendo has up their sleeves, though. In fact, Nintendo won’t be hosting a major show at the event either.

Nintendo now has a website, currently displaying a countdown to the show and silhouettes of some famous characters, where gamers can watch Nintendo’s E3 2013 announcements in real time. The announcements will come via Nintendo’s Direct webcast, an hour-long show on June 11 at 7am PST (10am EST), where they will unveil new Wii U games such as The Legend of Zelda: The Winder Waker HD, Mario & Luigi Dream Team, Pikmin 3, Super Luigi U, and many more.

Game trailers, interviews, and a Pokemon X and Y round table are all expected to be seen during the online presentation.

Are you excited to see what Nintendo has to offer on its official E3 2013 website?

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Will Jockey bra sizes solve the bra sizing problems that face many women?

The new Jockey bra sizes system supposedly will make a difficult day finding the right sized bra a thing of the past. No more problems with bras being too tight.

The Jockey bra sizes solution provides 10 cups to custom fit your “3-d sizing” and also include a  measuring tape. The jockey bra sizes system is called the Jockey’s Volumetric Fit System. It works by measuring the volume of a woman’s breast plus an under-bust measurement, with the volumetric sizes running from 1 through 10.

“It took us eight years to develop the new Jockey bra and its revolutionary Volumetric Fit System,” Sally Tomkins, Jockey’s senior vice president of design, research and development.

Bra sizing research found:

• Three out of four women have difficulty finding a bra that fits properly.
• Eighty-five percent are wearing the wrong size.
• Fifty-three percent of women have never been professionally fit for a bra.

I asked my wife about this and she wasn’t really sure how this works, but she thinks the Jockey bra sizing  system seems like it would be harder. She does not see how plastic cups to “fit you perfect” could get an accurate fit.

What if the smallest cup  is not small enough or the biggest cup is not big enough? The Jockey bra sizes system might lead those women on a wild goose hunt  where they are always trying to find the perfect fit.

Do you think this Jockey bra sizing system will actually work for women?

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Ibragim Todashev was killed by FBI agents as they were interviewing him in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing last week, but beyond that little is known of the incident.

Details of how and why the reported friend of suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed remain elusive, with some accusing the FBI of changing their story of how the killing took place.

FBI agents said Todashev suddenly attacked them during an otherwise peaceful interview, injuring an agent and posing a threat that led to his shooting. The suspect was initially accused of attacking an FBI agent with a knife, but agents seemed to have backed off that claim.

A new version of events in the killing of Ibragim Todashev claims he may have had another type of weapon, though that is also still unclear.

“At that moment, Mr. Todashev picked up the table and threw it at the agent, knocking him to the ground,” a source told the The New York Times. “While trying to stand up, the agent, who suffered a wound to his face from the table that required stitches, drew his gun and saw Mr. Todashev running at him with a metal pole, according to the official, adding that it might have been a broomstick.”

Police said Todashev was preparing to sign a statement admitting to involvement in a previous triple murder when the attack took place.

The Atlantic Wire noted that the agency’s account seems hazy, with the reported weapon changing twice within the same sentence. The disagreement over what threat Ibragim Todashev may have posed has led many to believe his killing was unnecessary.

The father Ibragim Todashev called FBI agents“bandits,” saying they shot his unarmed son in the back of the head.

“They could have simply grabbed my son or, in the worst case, they could have wounded him,” his farther said in a press conference from Russia. “They simply killed him as they wanted and my opinion is that they wanted to get rid of him to shut him up.”

The widow of Ibragim Todashev is now speaking out as well, calling for an investigation into the shooting.

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So Kanye West will appear at Kim Kardashian’s baby shower on Sunday’s June 2 premiere of the eighth season of E!’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Just in case you weren’t planning to tune in already to see what gender the new baby will be, now I guess you have another excuse.

The beyond-tacky episode will feature Kim Kardashian’s baby shower because, well, I’m not sure why. Maybe Kardashian doesn’t know that baby showers are held so that friends and family members can give cash and gifts to broke young couples just starting out in life.

They’re not really intended for millionaires to get another chance to put their hands in everybody else’s pocket.

Be that as it may, Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner spoke with Ryan Seacrest on Friday to promote the episode. The party will be an all-girls brunch, and then Kanye West, the father of the baby, is supposedly going to show up at the end.

Kloe said, “I think Scott [Disick, Kourtney's boyfriend] and Lamar [Odom, Khloe's husband] might bring Kanye at the end, because Kanye feels it’s a little weird if he’s the only guy.”

Wait a minute. She thinks.

Sounds like she doesn’t really know.

So is Kanye West really going to show up, or is it all a cheap ploy to get you to watch the whole thing?

Your guess is as good as mine. But I suppose the tactic isn’t any tackier than those cheap flip-flops a very pregnant Kim Kardashian was supposedly wearing the other day.

Do you wish everybody whose name starts with a K or even has a K in it would just emigrate to Mars already? Or will you be watching to see if Kanye West does show up at Kim Kardashian’s baby shower?

[Kanye West and Kim Kardashian photo by Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com]

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Andrew Luck says a gay teammate would be welcomed on the Colts, part of an ever-growing trend of acceptance in the NFL that many feel is leading up to a player coming out very soon.

The Indianapolis Colts quarterback said he wouldn’t have a problem with a gay teammate, offering support for any player thinking of coming out. The NFL has yet to have an openly gay player during their career, though reports have said one or a handful of players are seriously considering coming out soon.

Andrew Luck’s support of a gay teammate seems to lend more support to the idea.

“I hope if someone’s thinking about [coming out], that if they do come out as gay and it makes them happy and it makes their life easier, then I think they should do it,” Luck told CNN via theindychannel.com.  “My first reaction is really good for him.”

Luck added, “It’s the 21st century, and I know I would have absolutely no problem with it.  I hope no one would treat him any differently than any straight player, no special treatment — he’s just another guy.”

In recent weeks other prominent American sports have seen players come out. In April NBA center Jason Collins announced he is gay, making him the first player in a major American sport to do so during his career.

In the MLS, openly gay player Robbie Rogers recently ended his retirement to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.

There could still be some resistance in the NFL — MVP Adrian Peterson said he would not support gay marriage, though he didn’t he said he is accepting of homosexuals and has some gay relatives. But overall, the league appears to be trending toward acceptance.

NFL officials recently met with LGBT advocacy groups in an effort to craft more inclusive policies and presumably lay out a strategy for the first openly gay players. And several players have become outspoken supports of LGBT causes, including now-free agent punter Chris Kluwe.

Andrew Luck could have a gay teammate sooner rather than later. A handful of free agent hopefuls, including undrafted kicker Alan Gendreau, have already come out before entering the league.

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Nancy Lanza has finally been laid to rest, close to six months after her son Adam Lanza killed her and then went on a rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children dead.

Close to 100 mourners gathered at a church in Kingston, New Hampshire, where Nancy Lanza once lived.

Mourners lined up to enter the church and remember Nancy Lanza, while outside the service a police officer played bagpipes. Some of them were crying as they left the service, The Associated Press reported.

She had been killed in the early morning hours of December 14, shot dead in her home by son Adam Lanza.

Many have placed blame on Nancy Lanza for not seeking more help for Adam, who was clearly troubled, and allowing him access to guns. Investigators who completed an in-depth report of the Newtown shooter found that he lived holed up in his mother’s basement, playing video games incessantly and making plans for a massacre.

Investigators said they found reams of research on other massacres and detailed plans Adam Lanza made, including what weapons he would use. Nancy Lanza herself was an avid shooter and accompanied Adam to a shooting range, also giving him access to a large cache of weapons.

The weapon Adam Lanza used at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle, was legally purchased by his mother.

But for all the information they gathered, police are still unclear on a motive for Adam Lanza’s rampage shooting.

Adam Lanza’s mother Nancy Lanza already had a small funeral on December 20, close to a week after she was killed. Adam, who killed himself as police closed in after his shooting rampage, had a small service after his father claimed his remains.

The memorial service for Nancy Lanza comes as Newtown officials try to move past the massacre committed by Adam Lanza. They recently announced that Sandy Hook Elementary School would be torn down.

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Ben & Jerry’s is getting rid of GMO ingredients in their products.

Genetically modified organisms include plants that have been altered through gene splicing which has become a highly controversial practice among health-conscious consumers and organizations who consider it something along the lines of a dangerous Dr. Frankenstein experiment.

President Obama recently signed the so-called Monsanto Protection Act which purports to prevent the federal courts from having the power to stop GMO seed crops from being grown. This measure has prompted widespread protests.

Most corn and soybeans in the US are genetically modified.

Ben & Jerry’s already supports mandatory GMO labeling as part of the consumer’s right to know, but the company is taking it one step further by going completely non-GMO. Ben & Jerry’s claims that 80 percent of its ingredients in its ice cream products in the US and Canada are already non-GMO, but the company wants to make that 100 percent by the end of the year. In an update on the corporate website, Ben & Jerry’s explained that “We commit to sourcing non-GMO ingredients for all our products everywhere by year-end 2013. In fact all our products made in Europe are already non-GMO … We commit to sourcing non-GMO ingredients for all our products everywhere by year-end 2013. In fact all our products made in Europe are already non-GMO.”

The website will provide regular updates to track the company’s progress towards completely GMO-free ingredients and says it is final­iz­ing its non-GMO sourc­ing stan­dards for sup­pli­ers.

Whole Foods recently made headlines when it mandated GMO labeling for all food sold in all its stores to be phased in within five years.

Ben & Jerry’s spokesman Rob Michalak provided background on the company’s commitment to eliminating genetically modified ingredients, particularly in connection with helping to converti the supply chain to non-GMO: “One of the roles we see our com­pany play­ing is in the con­ven­tional agri­cul­ture mar­ket­place. We want to play a role in increas­ing demand for con­ven­tional non-GMO ingre­di­ents and non-GMO foods and to help cre­ate a robust non-GMO agri­cul­ture sector.”

Do you applaud Ben & Jerry’s for going non-GMO? Are you concerned about the encroachment of GMO ingredients into the food supply?

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Video games have hosted some pretty bad viruses. Here’s a bunch you’re probably happy you never have to encounter.

It’s well known by now that if a zombie apocalypse were ever to happen, it’s usually because a top secret virus created by the US military for weapons got loose and wiped out most of humanity. It’s the basic story behind Resident Evil, though Dead Island chickened out a bit … We’d be spoiling it if we told you what causes the infection in that game.

In Mass Effect 3, there was an infection called the Genophage. It’s a biological weapon that is slowly turning the entire Krogan race instinct. It’s such a horrible infection that pregnant Krogan women are considered a precious commodity. It’s up to the player whether they want to save the Krogan race or not.

The Binding Of Isaac has one of the weirdest and grossest infections we’ve ever encountered. Isaac is infected with maggot-like “friends” that live in his chest. The bright side? He can hatch a swarm of attack flies. You don’t want to know what the gross part is, but it can kill him quickly.

The Flood from Halo 4 is a doozy. This parasite infects and controls anything it can get ahold of, and there is no known way to eliminate them.

Resident Evil‘s T-Virus looks like the sniffles compared to Las Plagas. This pesky virus comes in a variety of forms, each one dedicated to turning you into a particular kind of freak with crazy powers.

The Cordyseps from The Last of Us, one of which is called ophiocordyseps, is a fungus which zombifies insects and is responsible for all of the zombies in the game.

Unless your name is Alex Mercer or James Heller, you really don’t want to know what the blacklight virus can do in Prototype. In the span of a week, it turns New York City into a parasitic wasteland, infecting everything in sight with a creepy red glow. Only those two have ever bonded with it and become super human.

ADAM poisoning is what happens when you drink too much of something that came from mutant slugs. And it’s how the splicers came to be in BioShock and its immediate sequel.

Metal Gear Solid‘s protagonist Solid Snake was unknowingly carrying a virus known as Foxdie, which lets anyone with the ability remotely activate a heart attack and kill you literally in a heartbeat.

What are some of the worst viruses you’ve ever encountered in a video game?

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Dan Harmon confirmed on Twitter today that he is indeed returning to Community for the TV comedy’s fifth season.

The series creator was fired as showrunner for Community following its third season, and writers/executive producers David Guarascio and Moses Port took over those duties. Writer-producer Chris McKenna is also reportedly rejoining Community. Guarascio and Port reportedly decided to move on to another project. Neither NBC nor Sony have officially confirmed as yet that Harmon is returning, however.

During a recent taping of his Harmontown podcast, Harmon spilled the beans that he had been asked to return as showrunner. He also joked that he would only return if they brought back Chevy Chase who left the show last November after his dissatisfaction with his role went public.

NBC announced earlier month that the cult favorite would return to the lineup for the 2013-14 television season for an expected 13 episodes. The show ended its fourth season by drawing 3.1 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic for its finale. The show was, however, left off the NBC fall schedule which suggests that it will debut as a mid-season replacement

Community is set at the fictional Glendale Community College in Colorado and has an ensemble cast of quirky characters led by Joel McHale of The Soup fame who is specifically mentioned in Harmon’s tweet embedded below. Season five is presumed to be the final season of Community.

RT @dpeanutbutter: @danharmon GIVE US A STRAIGHT ANSWER! ~ Yes yes yes!I’m back I’m back I’m back.You can thank @joelmchale.

— Dan Harmon (@danharmon) June 1, 2013

Harmon’s new animated show Rick and Morty is headed for Adult Swim next year for a 10-episode arc.

Are you fan of Community on NBC? If so, do you think that Dan Harmon’s return as “community organizer” will improve the quality of the show?

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Jean Stapleton died Friday at home in New York City at age 90. The actress is best known for her role as Edith Bunker in the ground-breaking 1970s situation comedy All in the Family.

She won three Emmys in the award-winning role of the rather naive but big-hearted wife to the obnoxious and verbally abusive Archie, who frequently called her “dingbat.” The popular Norman Lear comedy broke ground by tackling controversial issues that weren’t discussed on primetime television in those days, including the unpopular Vietnam war, women’s issues like breast cancer and abortion, and racism.

Although Jean Stapleton was a lifelong actress, she didn’t achieve stardom until she was almost 50, when she was cast in All in the Family. The show ran from 1971 through 1979 and provided humorous commentary on much of the 1970s.

Her high-pitched — almost screechy — voice certainly made her character distinctive. But it was the feeling that she brought to the role that allowed viewers to embrace her as a real person.

One great Archie Bunker quote might capture the genuine affection that the characters put into their roles: “No matter how long we’ve been together Edith, you still, as the kids say, ‘turn me over.’”

However, Stapleton eventually wearied of the role. After appearing a few times in the sequel, Archie Bunker’s Place, she asked to be written out. The character of Edith Bunker was killed, and Archie was left behind to mourn.

Although reunited with O’Connor on Donny and Marie Osmond’s talk show in 2000, a year before O’Connor’s death, she refused to recreate the irritating Edith Bunker voice.

Her husband William Putch passed away in 1983. Her two children, John Putch and Pamela Putch, are both actors.

The family said that Jean Stapleton had died of natural causes.

[1973 All In The Family cast photo by CBS Television via Wikimedia Commons]

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Vollis Simpson has died at age 94 in his home in Lucama, North Carolina. The self-taught whirligig artist had long been famous for his wind-powered kinetic sculptures often made from recycled parts.

The pieces sang a creaky, eerie song in the wind. Some of them reached as high as 50 feet into the air.

For years, Simpson built and displayed the pieces on a piece of land in Lucama that some people called “Acid Park.” In 2012, Wilson, NC started the process of moving the pieces to a new property that will be called Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park. It is currently scheduled to open in November.

The nickname for the Acid Park location came, as you have probably already guessed, from an urban legend about LSD, also popularly called acid. In a popular retelling of the myth, Simpson’s daughter took acid with her boyfriend and then died on prom night in a car accident. Somehow the boyfriend returned to give Vollis Simpson the story of their visions before he too passed — visions that the grief-stricken father then reproduced in whirligigs.

Folks, an urban legend is just that. A legend. Simpson reportedly said that local teens made up the story to explain the strange feelings that overcame anyone who entered the mysterious park of creaking, singing whirligigs, especially on a dark night.

Please note that the still photo at the top of the page is meant to give you an example of what a whirligig actually is. However, that image is actually a piece called “The Twister Star Huge” by Lyman Whitaker. Simpson’s kinetic art stood out because he often used found materials like old motor fans.

Vollis Simpson’s pieces are best seen (and heard) in motion, and I have posted some videos to give you a feel for his work.

Here is a wonderful performance of the whirligigs at their former site in the so-called Acid Park in Lucama, shortly before the move to the new site in Wilson:

Here’s another film of Simpson’s whirligigs, originally filmed with a Super8 camera:

And here’s a photo posted by a Twitter fan:

RIP Vollis Simpson, who died Friday. As legacies go, “Whirligig Man” is near the top goo.gl/TDk1H twitter.com/pourmecoffee/s…

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) June 1, 2013

Although Vollis Simpson has died, his wonderful imagination will live on in the playful whirligigs created by this amazing folk artist.

[top photo of whirligig by RKlawton via Wikimedia Commons]

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Istanbul, Turkey — Riots in Istanbul have spread after Turkish police retreated from the city’s Taksim Square on Saturday afternoon, after almost two days of fighting.

A peaceful sit-in in the park on Friday turned violent when the government attempted a police crackdown. The confrontation sparked the biggest anti-government riots the city has seen in 10 years.

While the clashes in Turkey’s capital subsided with the police withdrawal, the protesters thew rocks at police vehicles as they left the area. At least 79 people were injured in the clashes, which saw police using tear gas, water cannons, and pepper spray against protesters.

The sit-in was arranged as a peaceful protest against the government’s plans to demolish the park and make way for a shopping mall. Turkish activists have likened the plans to the US government tearing down Central Park in New York City.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Saturday, demanding an end to the riots in Turkey, which have spread from Istanbul to Ankara and Izmir. He stated:

“The police were there yesterday, they are there today, and they will be there tomorrow. Taksim Square cannot be allowed to be a place where marginal groups can freely roam.”

Among the 79 injured were 26 members of the Turkish security forces, according to Interior Minister Muammer Guler. Turkish authorities have also arrested almost a thousand people in connection with the Turkey riots. Some protesters in Ankara chanted “Tayyip resign,” as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them.

But despite the attempts to halt the riots, they have only grown, causing some to wonder if the Taksim Square redevelopment plans will turn into a “Turkish Spring” uprising like the Arab Spring that ousted governments in Egypt, Libya, and elsewhere in the region. One protester revealed, “It started with us defending the last bit of green space we have left. We have been gassed, we have been clubbed, and we have been hospitalized.”

Protesters have also made their way toward the prime minister’s office in Besiktas. They reportedly hijacked a truck from the municipality and have been using it as a barricade against police, who are using tear gas to keep protesters at a distance.

While the catalyst was the police response to the Taksim Square sit-in, the riots in Turkey likely stem from the government’s actions in recent years.

[Image via Wikimedia Commons]

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Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who, the hit BBC One science fiction TV drama. According to the official announcement Saturday from the BBC, Smith will leave at the end of this year’s fourth season.

Before he leaves, Smith will appear in the highly anticipated 50th anniversary episode on November 23, which will also include David Tennant. Smith plays the Eleventh Doctor. Tennant was the Tenth.

Popular villains like the Daleks, Cybermen, and the little-known Zygons are expected to feature in the special episode. There will be 2D and 3D versions broadcast simultaneously on television and in British theaters.

In Matt Smith’s award-winning turn as the Eleventh Doctor, he has been seen by over 30 million unique fans just in the United Kingdom, in addition to millions of others around the world.

The Eleventh Doctor will regenerate into the next doctor in a special Christmas episode, which will be Smith’s final appearance. However, the BBC hasn’t said who the next doctor will be. According to their statement, he may not even have been chosen:

“[T]his isn’t the end of the story, because now the search begins. Somewhere out there right now – all unknowing, just going about their business – is someone who’s about to become the Doctor. A life is going to change, and Doctor Who will be born all over again!”

The current head writer for Doctor Who Steven Moffat had plenty of praise for Matt Smith on the set, saying that the actor always had the ability to bring freshness to the role:

“Every day, on every episode, in every set of rushes, Matt Smith surprised me…I just never knew what was coming next…And even better than that, given the pressures of this extraordinary show, he is one of the nicest and hardest-working people I have ever had the privilege of knowing…[H]is behavior was always worthy of the doctor.”

It sounds like Matt Smith is a guy who won’t be easy to replace.

Farewell Matt Smith… #doctorwho #mattsmith – twitter.com/DoctorWhoFanz_…

— Doctor Who Fans (@DoctorWhoFanz_) June 1, 2013

A BBC video clip for the Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Special:

Will you miss Matt Smith when he leaves Doctor Who?

[Matt Smith photo by Featureflash / Shutterstock.com]

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Jean Stapleton, who played Edith Bunker on the hit CBS television comedy All in the Family, died yesterday at age 90 in New York City.

Stapleton portrayed the long-suffering and good-hearted wife of Archie Bunker (the late Carroll O’Connor) on the show from 1971 through 1979, which also starred Sally Struthers as the couple’s daughter and Rob Reiner as their son-in-law. In the process, Stapleton won three Emmys and two Golden Globe awards.

With 70 IMDB entries, Stapleton enjoyed a distinguished career on on Broadway, in film, and on TV, the screetchy voiced Edith Bunker role made her a household name: “Despite a lifetime career in acting, Stapleton didn’t attain stardom until she was nearly 50 years old, when All in the Family became a huge hit.”

Producer Norman Lear was impressed with Stapletons’ work in the film Damn Yankees and cast her opposite O’Connor for the series pilot for ABC, which was then called Those Were the Days after the show’s theme song (see embed below). IT was one of the first US shows if not the first  — with many to follow since then — that was based on a successful UK program. ABC passed on the show, but Lear managed to sell it to CBS.

Stapleton continued the role of Edith Bunker on the series’ spinoff Archie Bunker’s Place for one season. A far more successful spinoff, The Jeffersons, starring Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley, was on the air for an amazing 11 seasons.

Stapleton’s last major movie role was in You’ve Got Mail in 1998, in which portrayed Birdie Conrad, the Meg Ryan character’s bookkeeper.

Jean Stapleton’s Edith Bunker portrayal turned out to be much more than just a “dingbat” to use Archie Bunker’s terminology: “The Edith character was meant to be the naive voice of truth to husband Archie, the bigoted loading-dock worker who railed against the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and ‘70s. With her high-pitched voice, addled enthusiasm and big heart, Edith became a more important character than Lear had imagined. She brought lovability to the role, and audiences embraced Edith for her well-meaning, decent ways.”

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Steamboat Springs, CO – Based on a preliminary investigation by the Routt County Sheriff’s Office, a local mother shot and killed her 9-year-old son before attempting to kill herself early Wednesday morning in hopes of getting back at her soon to be ex, the child’s father.

Authorities believe 45-year-old Lisa Marie Lesyshen shot her son, Asher Lesyshen-Kirlan, and then turned the gun on herself. However, Lisa survived her suicide attempt. Michael Kirlan, the boy’s father, alerted officers to the home near the south shore of Stagecoach Reservoir around 3 am, shortly after waking to sounds of gunfire.

Lisa was found unconscious with a single gunshot wound to the head and rushed by ambulance to the Yampa Valley Medical Center for treatment, according to the Denver Post.

The third-grader, from Soda Creek Elementary School, sustained five gunshot wounds at close range, presumably while he slept and was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Friday, the district attorney’s office filed charges against Lisa that included first-degree murder, child abuse leading to death, domestic violence, and additional violence-related charges that would extend her sentence if she is found guilty, reports Steamboat Today.

The investigation revealed Lisa bought a Smith & Wesson .22-caliber revolver from a Steamboat pawn shop Monday. Allegedly her motive behind the premeditated murder-suicide was to harm Michael as the couple had been sleeping in separate rooms and considering a split.

Michael told officers that he awoke to gunfire and ran upstairs. There he saw Lisa coming out of Asher’s room. Michael realized the child had been shot and carried him to the home’s entrance. When Michael inquired as to why she would do such a thing, Lisa replied, “To hurt you.” Lisa attempted suicide thereafter, firing off two shots according to Michael’s account.

A letter left on the child’s nightstand, addressed to Michael from Lisa, stated, “Remember you are responsible for what has happened here and you are the person that caused it.”

If found guilty of first-degree murder, Lisa could face life in prison without parole or be subject to the death penalty.

[Image via Shutterstock]

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Starting Saturday, Starbucks has banned smoking within 25 feet of the entrances to all 7,000 of its United States and Canadian stores. No, really.

A so-called coffeehouse has gotten so far away from coffeehouse culture that it has banned smoking not just inside but outside too.

The first retail chain to ban smoking outside on its patios is a coffeehouse.

For some reason, I just can’t get my head around the idea. I mean, I realize that Starbucks is kind of a fake coffeehouse and that they probably instituted the policy so that people would just take the d**n coffee and go away already instead of hanging around using the free WiFi all day.

Electronic cigarettes are also banned. Guess what, people. That snake oil salesman who told you that it wasn’t smoke, it’s vapor? Vapor is wet smoke. And we can still smell it.

So you’re out too.

Since I don’t smoke, it’s easy for me to sit back and laugh, but let’s get real. For some people, you just can’t have café culture without a smoke. Asking people to go outside to the patio is one thing. But asking them to just give you money, take their coffee, and go the heck away from Starbucks? I’m not so sure about that.

I haven’t heard many gripes yet, but here’s one reason that some people aren’t happy:

Starbucks: No to Smoking, Yes to #Guns bit.ly/16wKfXe #Antigunviolence crowd? They can afford to lose a “handful of customers.”

— Newtown Action(@NewtownAction) June 1, 2013

Hey, it doesn’t make much sense to me either. If you’re going to go down in a hail of gunfire, lung cancer doesn’t get a chance to sneak up on you, right?

And people do make use of their second amendment rights when they visit Starbucks. I recently reported on a story where a 51-year-old lady in Florida dropped a purse, which had a loaded gun in it, causing it to go boom and hit her friend in the leg.

Ouch.

But, seriously, the coffee house culture has gotten very, very far away from its roots.

Imagine it’s 1962. What do you think Bob Dylan would say if you told him that he’d live long enough to see the day, in the United States of America, where he couldn’t smoke anywhere near a coffeehouse?

The Starbucks smoking ban may be a good idea. So why does it seem so wrong?

[Starbucks coffee mug photo by Rudolf Schuba via Flickr and Fotopedia]

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Alberta, Canada – Crediting instinct and adrenaline, a dog owner managed to rescue his schnauzer from the clutches of a cougar.

Dean Hordal and his wife, Lori, were walking their dog, Mikah, along a trail in Hinton, a township of Alberta, when they witnessed a flash of a cougar effortlessly nab their 30-pound pet several meters ahead.

The wild animal carried the domestic pooch over a nearby embankment. Hordal pursued, hoping the cat would drop Mikah. Whether it was to get a better grip on the dog or sensing the owner, the cougar stopped and suddenly shot up a nearby tree.

In a heroic, perhaps dangerously foolish effort to rescue the schnauzer, Hordal climbed up after them and managed to grab the cougar’s tail. Reacting, the cat released Mikah from its jaw and continued up the tree. Hordal admitted later, after reconsidering the 30-second event, “It’s not something I would probably do again.”

The couple collected their injured pet and took her a local veterinarian. Thankfully, Mikah was not significantly harmed in the attack and has since had her stitches removed.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife did find the perpetrating animal, but the cougar managed to escape. Residents have been warned since to keep a watchful eye on their children and pets as either can be enticing prey.

Similar cougar attacks have been on the rise in Canada. Earlier in May, 16-year-old Levi Sadler, spooked a mountain lion as it attacked his black Labrador, Daisy, outside the family’s home in Belcarra, British Columbia. The teen responded to disturbing screams coming from Daisy.

Upon investigating, Levi saw a cougar with the dog’s neck in its mouth and Daisy kicking her legs wildly and yelled. Startled, the cougar ran off, leaving the dog behind, but returned shortly after and charged after Levi. Ultimately, the boy managed to evade the wild animal and his father chased the cat off for a second time. Daisy required 100 stitches for the various lacerations she acquired in the assault.

A separate cougar encounter occurred in Parks Canada. According to an unnamed victim’s account, he was wearing ear buds, which allowed the predator to sneak up and attack him from behind. Fortunately, the victim was able to stun the big cat with a skateboard and made his escape.

[Image via Shutterstock]

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Justin Bieber appears to be in the clear. Tyler, The Creator has publicly stated on Twitter that he was driving the singer’s white Ferrari on Memorial Day.

The 22-year-old Odd Future rapper’s tweet was brief but blunt.

It read:

“That Was Me Behind The Wheel Of Justins Vehicle. Don’t Blame Him. People Are Actually Evil Swearing Up And Down That it Was Who It Wasn’t.”

By “people,” Tyler — whose full name is Tyler Gregory Okonma — is most likely referring to former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson who can currently be seen in a TMZ video repeatedly stating that he saw Bieber behind the wheel of his Ferrari on Monday, May 27.

Johnson is one of two witnesses [Note: some media reports say three] claiming to have seen the singer driving.

However, exactly when they saw the 19-year-old in the driver’s seat will be key in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the alleged reckless driving incident.

Although Johnson and another resident claim they saw the white Ferrari speed by in the gated, Calabasas neighborhood, Bieber’s security team say Tyler, The Creator was driving it.

In addition, the security team have reportedly told police they have a video to prove that Tyler drove the car at the time in question. They say Bieber only got into the driver’s seat of his Ferrari on arriving at his Calabasas home in order to back it into his garage.

While Johnson maintains he knows “the difference between a black kid driving a car and a white kid driving a car,” if the Ferrari was going as fast as he claims it was, there is room for reasonable doubt.

The ex-wide receiver, now ESPN commentator, who was with his three-year-old daughter when he saw the Ferrari, followed the supercar to Bieber’s nearby house in his Prius. Once there he attempted to speak to the teen but the singer went inside his home without speaking.

Johnson told TMZ: “I got a chance to see him driving the car, lets put it that way. He [Bieber] was sitting in the driver’s seat.”

But, the crucial questions will be when and how clearly.

That Was Me Behind The Wheel Of Justins Vehicle. Don’t Blame Him. People Are Actually Evil Swearing Up And Down That It Was Who It Wasnt.

— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) June 1, 2013

Ironically, previous citations and accidents involving Bieber’s friends driving the Canadian’s cars are evidence of the fact that the singer frequently loans out his vehicles. Rapper Lil Twist’s Wednesday warning for speeding while driving the said Ferrari, a case in point.

Reportedly, the video purporting to show Tyler driving has not yet been given to the police.

Meanwhile, Bieber is still under investigated by police over the reckless driving incident. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore previously said of the two on record witnesses (including Johnson):

“Their eyewitness testimony to our deputies was definitive — not only the speed, not only the vehicle, but Mr. Bieber was sitting and driving in the driver’s side seat.”

Deputies intend to send a report to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office to consider filing misdemeanor charges within the next week or two, the Associated Press reports.

Bieber is also under investigation for battery after another Calabasas neighbor claimed the singer spat in his face and threatened him during an argument over his alleged reckless driving in March.

The quality of the evidence in that investigation has not yet been made public.

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Grant Hill is hanging up his jersey after 19 years in the NBA, announcing his retirement before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and Indianapolis Pacers.

The Los Angeles Clippers forward had alluded several times during the year that he intended to retire over the summer.

Grant Hill was able to play in only 29 games this season as he battled several injuries. It was his lowest output since 2006, and Hill’s numbers reflected it. Though he never averaged below 28 minutes and 10 points per game during his career, this season he played only 15.1 minutes per game and averaged 3.2 points.

“I’m glad to say I’m done,” Hill said. “I’m officially retired, moving on from playing. I had a great run. I’m announcing it now. … I’ve been hinting at it the last few years. You get to a point where you just don’t want to do it anymore but I’ve enjoyed it. I’ve loved it.”

Hill signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Clippers last year, joining a team that looked as if it could make a run at the Western Conference title. Led by Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, the Clippers reeled off a 17-game winning streak during the season, and many expected Hill to provide some veteran leadership.

But Grant Hill only saw action in one playoff game, a 118-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 in the first round.

As Grant Hill retired, the Clippers honored him for his service to the team and recognized his place in NBA history.

“The entire Clippers organization wants to congratulate Grant on an incredible career,” Clippers vice president of basketball operations Gary Sacks said. “For 19 years, Grant has always been the embodiment of class, a true professional and not only one of the best players — but one of the finest individuals I have been around. We were fortunate to have Grant with us last season, and we wish him all the best in his next endeavor.”

Grant Hill’s career will be remembered for never quite reaching the potential he had entering the league. After winning two national championships at Duke and an Olympic gold medal in the 1996 Olympics, Hill was expected to become one of the NBA’s best players. For several years he was, earning five All-NBA honors as well as co-rookie of the year in 1994-95.

But Hill was plagued by ankle injuries that would cause him to miss the majority of several seasons.

Grant Hill retires averaging 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.2 steals. He also played in a total of 1,026 games in his career.

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