I forget who said it, but I think a lot about the Lunchables/charcuterie dichotomy, that Lunchables are just the working class version of a charcuterie board. Anyway, turns out Lunchables are full of lead, which actually…proves that point? Rich people food is rarely, if ever, contaminated. The kind of food they buy, the producers aren’t cutting corners or using inferior ingredients. But yeah, kids probably shouldn’t be eating Lunchables till they solve the lead problem. (Celebitchy)
Yes, let’s talk about money in relationships! I LOVE talking about money in any context, but especially in the income-gap context. Out: age gaps, in: income gaps. (Popsugar)
The Brooklyn Artists Ball benefitting the Brooklyn Museum is sponsored by Dior, so, behold a lot of Dior. (Go Fug Yourself)
Update on the Shohei Otani sports betting scandal. Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of stealing $16 million from Otani. With sports betting becoming more widespread thanks to apps, this is going to happen again, it’s just a matter of when, how much, and to whom. (The Ringer)
The island of Oahu is facing a water crisis after years of drought and environmental pollution have decimated the groundwater supply, which they depend upon for drinking water and irrigation. Adding insult to injury, developers opened a f-cking SURFING POOL full of FRESHWATER on the island. So, a place world renowned for its naturally occurring ocean surf opened a water pit and filled it with freshwater, when they already had a limited supply of freshwater on the island. Genius.
This reminds me of recent stories about the housing crisis on Martha’s Vineyard, an island that sustained a healthy year-round, working-class population for generations but has become a screaming nightmare post-pandemic, as more rich people either settled permanently or spend even more time on the island. It’s also happening in the Hudson Valley, where people are ditching Hamptons estates for hobby farms. The Hudson Valley is a vital agricultural hub for the Northeast, but yeah, let’s turn it into a f-cking playground. Rich people make everything worse, they really do. (CBS News)
