#dallas stand up comedy

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New Dallas, Texas Stand-up Comedy Fest 2023

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Ginger fever

Happy St. Patrick's Day, my friends! If you're in the area, please join us tonight at Reno's Live in Dallas for laughs and shenanigans!

Photo: Brent Kosadnar

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The Outsiders x Reader fluff - Two-Bit Mathews

Authors Note: Sorry if this is trash, I'm forcing myself to write right now. Enjoy!

Two-Bit Mathews

○ Personally, Two-Bit isn't my type, but apparently he's yours.

○ This funny, dumbass drunkard.

○ I don't think he's gotten a whole lot of girls. He's no Sodapop, he knows that

○ So whenever he liked you, who's way out of his league, he thought he didn't stand a chance

○ Like you're over here looking all stunning and he's in a mickey mouse t-shirt

○ But somehow, someway, you liked him back

○ Even though he didn't notice, he didn't really have anything to loose, so he just asked you

"Hey, ya' should see a movie with me. It's real' fun, I swear."

"Yeah, sure."

○ Literally flipped his shit

"YALL AIN'T GON' BELIEVE IT, I GOTTA DATE WITH 'EM"

"You lyin', ain't ya'?"

"Fuck you, Dal."

○ Literally made jokes the whole movie

○ You couldn't even process the plot because he was making jokes

○ Horror movie? Nah, now it's a comedy.

"Why he fuckin' 'er like that?"

"Two, shut up, I'm tryna watch."

"Dang.. never knew ya'd be so into a sex clip"

○ You two just talked the whole time

○ You talked about everything. From bad pick-up lines to inside jokes, it came up.

○ Oncr you two became official, it was just bad pick-up lines x2

○ He still can't believe he got you of all people

○ He's not complaining though

○ You two have so many inside jokes it's not even funny

"Babe, ya' remember that bald guy?"

○ You're over here giggling while the gang's just like "what the fuck"

○ Compared to Dallas, he's super affectionate

○ Holding you hand, arm around you, all that

○ You two 100% watch Mickey Mouse together

○ Either you watch with him or you're just teasing him the whole time

○ Either way he's just happy to spend time with you

○ He drinks a bit less because of you

○ So that's good

○ You two do really childish shit together

○ Blanket forts, making potions with random products, all that

○ If you have a 'reputation' he'll be all mature around you in public

○ At least he tried to be, ultimately fails

○ I think you two would be better together if you don't really give a fuck, though

○ Dignity isn't really Two-Bits thing

○ All in all its just a really fun light-hearted relationship

○ Sorry this is short. As short as his dick lol

[jeanie-in-a-bottle]

Random MODERN shit the outsiders gang would love go!

- Dallas would have loved vaping & selling vapes to dumb kids

- Soda would’ve loved thirst traps lowkey

- Ponyboy would’ve loved video essays off YouTube

- I can imagine the whole gang being way too into the Drake vs Kendrick beef

+ Dallas would love runaway by Kanye west

- Johnny & two- bit would’ve loved Roblox

- Steve & soda would’ve loved saying Kenergy

- Darry would’ve loved Gymtok

& Ponyboy would’ve hated booktok

- Steve would’ve loved posting Evie on his story + making TikToks together

- Two-bit would’ve loved the basement yard podcast

- Darry would’ve loved making aita/asking for advice posts on Reddit

- Johnny would’ve loved audiobooks

- Dallas would also totally be called “Lana del rey coded” by like every girl who liked him

- Ponyboy would’ve loved Zach Bryan

- Soda would have loved naming the group chat random things

- also everyone would send tiny animal pictures in the group chat & would caption the pictures “literally johnnycakes”

- Johnny would’ve loved replying :(

- Two-bit would’ve loved watching stand up comedy on TikTok next to subway surfers

- Steve would have loved saying no homo before literally everything

- Darry would mention liking a movie (the notebook, Harry Potter, whatever) & Ponyboy would immediately in his head think *has he even READ the book ugh*

I’m right I know it in my heart :P

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random modern outsiders hcs pt. 2

it’s just too funny not to imagine what they’d be like today.

Darry

reluctantly took the whole gang to Barbenheimer and unconvincingly pretended to hate every second of it

listens to NPR religiously on his way to work and secretly carries his lunch in a New Yorker tote turned inside out so he doesn’t seem like a sissy

thinks it would be prudent to put solar panels on the house to save money on the electric bill

Sodapop

still uses BeReal and obnoxiously stages the photos every single time

uses crest whitening strips way more than 9 out 10 dentists recommend

got into online sports betting because of Steve and actually wins a surprising amount of money doing it

Ponyboy

it was his idea to go to Barbenheimer and he tried unconvincingly to seem more interested in Oppenheimer but fell asleep 30 minutes in

has a very aesthetic desk that harkens back to the peak of studyblr complete with one of these cute little silicone duck lamps and stabillo highlighter sets

listens to the 1975 and is internally conflicted about liking the music bc of matty healy’s politics

Steve

still uses reddit and is actually excited about twitter rebranding to x

has one of those basic white boy pine tree tattoos on his forearm but it kinda looks good on him

collects air jordans and never wears any of them ever

Two-Bit

loves theo von and listens to his podcast after discovering him on TikTok

goes to open mic nights and tries stand-up comedy in hopes of going viral but never prepares his material in advance

has the absolute most chaotic notes app you’ve ever seen in your whole life and he reads from it at open mic and one time accidentally started reciting his grocery list

Johnny

planted the idea of Barbenheimer in Pony’s head bc he talked incessantly about the Barbie movie for weeks

has been contemplating a septum piercing for a few years and even got Dallas to take him to the tattoo parlor to get it done only to chicken out at the last minute

keeps his white Air Force Ones absolutely pristine with a magic eraser and walks funny to keep from creasing them

Dallas

is blocked by most US senators on Twitter for cyberbullying them with poorly edited memes riddled with spelling errors

actually enjoyed the Barbie movie more than Oppenheimer and tries convincingly to make it seem the other way around

watched Dahmer on Netflix with Pony and Johnny and got really grossed out by every single episode

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Certe cose cambiano più lentamente

Parlando qualche giorno fa con un’amica, mi sono reso conto di come sia più difficile che ad iniziare una relazione sia una donna. Nel senso: il primo bacio, tranne una sola eccezione, l’ho sempre dato io, a provarci ci ho sempre provato io e se siamo finiti insieme è stato sempre perché comunque lo avevo proposto io.

Mi sono chiesto se non sua anche questo un problema del “patriarcato” che ci vuole sempre con ruoli ben definiti anche in questo: la donna è preda mentre l’uomo è cacciatore (brutta definizione, lo so).

Premesso che io ho sempre pensato che sia la donna a scegliere da chi farsi corteggiare, è pure vero che comunque è sempre vista male se prende l’iniziativa, spaventa l’uomo, ne mina là virilità e tutti quei discorsi che non sto qui a ripetere.

Se uno ci pensa anche nei film hollywoodiani che io ricordi non si vede mai, nelle commedie romantiche e non, la donna dare il primo bacio. Perché?

Sentendo uno spettacolo di stand up comedy su Netflix, quello di Taylor Tomilson (se vi va guardatelo perché è divertentissimo) ho ascoltare un passaggio in cui diceva che le donne sono meno abituate al rifiuto rispetto a un uomo. Certo il ruolo imposto di dover essere quello che fa il primo passo ti obbliga a darti una svegliata, ma anche a prendere belle mazzate per l’autostima, però effettivamente a un certo punto, se capisci che non sei per forza ti ad essere sbagliato ma semplicemente non il tipo per quella ragazza, effettivamente fai il callo ai "no" che prendi.

A una donna questo non succede con la stessa frequenza e penso a quello che ha raccontato Andrea Delogu quando ha detto che per un anno non è riuscita a fare sesso perché sempre rifiutata per un motivo o per un altro. Tipo uno le avrebbe detto: «Non sono un uomo oggetto» un altro le avrebbe detto che temeva come, una volta andati a letto insieme, non si sarebbero più visti, lei non lo avrebbe più richiamato, sarebbe stata una cosa da una botta e via e lui avrebbe sofferto(!).

Tutte obiezioni che una volta avrei sentito uscire dalla bocca di una donna e questa cosa mi ha fatto sorridere un po’.

Forse certe cose non cambieranno i forse cambieranno molto più lentamente.

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GRACE F1 LORE

Thanks for tagging me @wisteria-wisteria <3

1. Who or what got you into F1?

Basic bitch answer but my dad. He was a big fan, and his dad was a fan. I was plonked infront of the TV to watch it as a kid, and grew up never missing a race. That was until Sky Sports braught it off chanel 4, and now my family can't afford to watch it anymore. I have to pirate it now coz I AINT PAYING 50 A MONTH go fuck yourself Sky Sports.

2.Who was the very first F1 driver you supported? Do you support them now? Have your opinions on them differed or stayed the same since then?

Probably Lewis? Or Jenson? I was (still am) a Mclaren fan as a kid, and my dad always cheered on English drivers, so I just copied him. I still love them both now, my opinions havn't changed on them at all!

3.Who’s your current favourite F1 driver?

Current grid? Probably Max, Fernando or Oscar. They are all so so talented, it's just a pivalidge to watch them drive. I think they're all really funny in their own ways too.

My favourite driver ever? Senna, obviously. Or Prost.... Can't ever pick.

4.Is there a driver pairing or pairings you support? What made you attracted to that pairing in the first place?

I support all and any pairings. F1 RPF in all forms is delicious thankyou. My faves are: Prost X Senna, Carlos X Lando, Max X Charles, Peroni X Villeneuve, George X alex, Mika X Michael, and Nigel X Elio.

The only ship I don't really vibe with is Pierre X Charles? Like idk I just don't feel it. But I'll still read it so lol

5. Do your parents, siblings or relatives have a favourite team and/or favourite driver(s)?

My dad supports Mclaren same as me. My sister isn't really into it? She finds charles hot and will watch edits of him but shes never watched a race or really gives a shit about the actual driving. Shes here for the thirst traps and Ferrari merchandise and I respect that so much.

6. Do you have any favourite races? Are there any that stand out to you the most?

Dallas, Texas 1984. What a fucking shit show. Absolute comedy sketch. Everything about that dumb race is so funny to me.

7. Do you have a favourite circuit? Can be from the past or from the current calendar.

Hungaroing! It was the first F1 race I ever attended, and the joy I get out of watching it and screaming 'IVE BEEN THERE IVE BEEN THERE' never leaves. The first race in person was special, so hungaoring is special now too.

8. Have you ever been to an F1 race in real life? Feel free to tell us your experience going to one if you like

Yes. And I don't know why but I was so shocked at how friendly everyone was. I think I was expecting it to be like football, but everyone got along so well no matter the teams ect. I always get general admission now, because its so much fun to sit and make new friends with other F1 freaks!!! Everyone shares food, alcohol, blankets, brollies ect- its alwaus such a good atmosphere at everywhere I've been.

9. Have you ever met an F1 driver in real life?

Yes. Seb and Jenson. In the same day. I nearly exploded, but actually managed to come off very normal and composed.

10. Do you have a favourite F1 car? If so, what is it?

McLaren MP4/4 1988.

LOOK AT IT

The details, the colours, the absoulte perfection of the livery, and of course the V8 underneath that gave way to MCAREN DOMINATION. Shes perfect.

11. Do you have a favourite one win wonder?

Gerhard Berger or charles.

12. Do you have any favourite quotes from the F1 world? This can either be inspirational or hilarious.

Anything that comes out of Alain Prost's mouth. That man should be a fucking poet. Also- "I'm cuming on your camera mate" hahah

I tag @astirian , @bluesourkiwi , @kimizilla , @whobuilthemoon , @penseesauvageand @eliorosb3rg. Or whoever wants to do itttt love u all

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Lewis Papadopoulos

⋆♱Introduction♱⋆

Lewis on the outside seemed like a pretty normal guy, he did stand up comedy, had a son, had a good paying job and generally seemed like a good guy. He was even out of a recent 10 year toxic marriage and found the guy of his dreams.

In his early life Lewis grew up in Greece with his father, up until the age of 7 he spoke Greek, after his birthday Lewis' mother wanted him and forced him into a new foreign country. English wasn't his first language nor did he ever hear about it before, due to his mother being extremely impatient he had to pick up the language quickly, 28 years later and he still forgets words and may have broken English.

Growing up was tough for Lewis, he didn't have many friends growing up except for his friend Dave. Ever since the 1st grade they've been close and even now when they're old they still look out for each other. Even though Lewis went through a tough childhood and having a child at an extremely young age with a immature teenager. He still remains to act like the father of the group and stay calm in most situations, though if his ex husband is brought up he may pick a fight or two.

🃜🃚🃖Fun Facts🃁🂭🂺

Lewis' original concept was on oc for the book "The Outsiders" back in November 2022.

While being an outsiders oc, he was based off Dallas Winston with his old designs having blue eyes and blond hair

He has a total of 15 tattoos that I actually never keep track of, they change in every art piece

He has 7 piercing's which you can see 6 of in the art above

Not only was Lewis supposed to be an outsiders oc, he was made for my ex boyfriends oc. When we broke up Lewis began to get his own story and personality other than just being with the husband

In high school Lewis did theatre, he's preformed in many musicals one of which being "The Wizard Of Oz" as the cowardly Lion, he can also dance and sing.

Lewis grew up listening to "The Slim Shady LP" in 1999, he was one of the many millennials to freak out over "Houdini" even if his English isn't well enough to process English Rap

For a while Lewis' last name was Thomas, though I thought it was too close to "Brian Thomas" from Marble Hornets, it was later changed to Papadopoulos

To this day I still have no voice claim for Lewis, no voices suit him. The closest is Tangled's "Flynn Rider"

His birthday is: 25th of June, 1989 (WHICH IS SOON AS OF THE 8TH)

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The Mosley Review: Argylle

In the world of the spy action genre, very few have successfully planted their flag and changed up the formula while still having fun with it. Director Matthew Vaughn showed that he had a unique style and vision for genre with the Kingsman franchise. He showed that he will still have the plot twists, the larger than life villains and fun action sequences but a signature visual flare that is unmistakable. Well he's done that yet again, but this time its a problematic balance. I love when the idea of books coming to life is toyed with in reality and this film has so much fun with that concept. From the opening scene to the end of the second act, I was adoring how much fun I was having with the twist and turns, the action sequences and sometimes off beat charm of the comedy. Where it lost me is when the film breaks its own rules of realism and brings everything that was in the fantastical world into the real. I can absolutely pinpoint where the film falls apart and ceases to be a fun surreal spy action comedy and becomes a implosive parody of itself. I'm all about a storyteller's creative vision being realized, but sometimes being told no is a good thing.

Henry Cavill was perfectly charming and witty as the fictional live action version of the titular book character. He has that perfect level suave and I absolutely wish the entire film stayed in his world as this film once again proves he would be a great James Bond. Dua Lipa was good for the time she was on screen as the Bond girl equivalent LaGrange. John Cena was good as well as his Argylle's partner Wyatt. He was an excellent Q to his Bond. Bryce Dallas Howard was great as the author of the titular character's story, Elly Conway. The journey she goes through as the world she created and predicted starts attacking her in real life was fun and filled with great comedic timing. I loved the psychological toll it was taking on her as she would diss-associate by having Argylle as her coping mechanism. A deeper meaning comes into the play later for her and I liked that fun take. Sam Rockwell will always and forever be the most fun and enjoyable presence on screen and as Aidan, he excels at that again. He makes the character a great and nonchalant action hero that I was rooting for the entire way and loved his emotional connection to a certain character. The chemistry between him and Elly was fun and made for a good rom com. Samuel L. Jackson was just hanging out and having fun as the hacker Alfred Solomon. Catherine O'Hara is always a joy on screen and as Elly's mom, Ruth, she was a blast. Bryan Cranston was awesome as the The Division director Ritter and he gets to have some truly sinister moments in the film that stand out above the rest.

The score by Lorne Balfe was excellent and nails the mix of disco and early 70's style of Bond. The visual effects range from outstanding to purposefully campy and that is where the film lost me. I get for certain characters, the visual flare of the hallway shootout is sort of a romantic and colorful celebration in their heads and I liked that, but that’s where the hijinks should've stopped. What follows after the hallway shootout is a sequence that tells you that if "X" catches on fire from a single bullet, everyone is dead. The film ignores this rule and goes absolutely bananas by having a certain character do something without a doubt kills everyone including themselves with an instant spark from 2 weapons they use. I'm trying to be spoiler free as I can, but it was so stupid and it ruins the film. Expecting your audience to believe we're grounded again after betraying them 10 seconds ago, was insulting. The film would've saved face and 10 minutes if that sequences was cut completely and stayed within the tone of the film. Director Matthew Vaughn has his signature style all over this film and he truly gets the fun of the spy action genre, but like I said before, someone should've told to stop with his usual antics and focus on the main plot. You had everything right, but he just went too far. Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

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How a Dallas Hedge Fund Manager Got Caught Up in a World of Fraud

How Barrett Wissman went from running a lawn-care company to orchestrating a $100 million scheme that has him standing in the cross hairs of the SEC.

On March 19, 2009, the New York Office of the Attorney General and the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., dropped two bombshells on the secretive world of high finance. For two years, the agencies had run a coordinated investigation into how New York’s comptroller picked investments for the state’s $150 billion pension fund. On that Thursday, the New York AG released a 123-count indictment of two men who worked for disgraced former comptroller Alan Hevesi. The charges included securities fraud, bribery, and money laundering. The SEC complaint mirrored the AG’s charges, saying that Hank Morris, the top political strategist and chief fundraiser for Hevesi, and David Loglisci, the top investment officer of the pension fund, orchestrated a scheme that netted the men and other Hevesi associates tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks from firms that invested the pension fund’s money.

News of the charges rocked Wall Street. But as the shock waves rippled across the country, they especially rattled an office on the 40th floor of Thanksgiving Tower in downtown Dallas. That’s where a central figure in the scheme worked—though the court filings, curiously, didn’t mention him by name. The AG’s indictment called him “John Doe 1.” The SEC went with its own cryptic nomenclature, referring to him as “Individual A.”

Who was he? And why wasn’t he identified? Officials weren’t talking, so the second question was anyone’s guess. Perhaps the mystery man had struck a deal with prosecutors. In exchange for his cooperation, maybe they had agreed not to name him. But the first question was easy to answer. There were enough clues in the filings to figure it out, which made the man’s “anonymity” even more puzzling.

The SEC complaint, for instance, mentioned that Individual A had invested at least $100,000 to market and distribute a comedy called Chooch that was produced by David Loglisci and his brothers. The low-budget movie is a story unto itself, but suffice to say it features Mexican prostitutes, a 9-pound dachshund named Kiwi Limone, and a slapstick donkey-riding scene. The SEC also said Individual A was a Loglisci family friend.

A few pages after the Chooch details—as if to say, “If you still haven’t figured it out, then here’s the giveaway”—the SEC complaint revealed that Individual A was associated with HFV Management, a hedge fund firm. The SEC alleged that Individual A paid a total of $600,000 in kickbacks to land $100 million worth of investments from the New York state pension fund. (Such investments would generate substantial fees for the firm that managed them.) Even better, the SEC alleged that once Individual A saw how the scheme worked, he wanted in on it. For a cut of the action, he funneled kickbacks from other investment managers to Loglisci and Morris.

There was only one man who was both a friend of Loglisci’s and also associated with HFV—aka Hunt Financial Ventures, the eponymous firm of Clark Hunt, located on the 40th floor of Thanksgiving Tower in the same suite where his father, Lamar Hunt, once ran his sports and business empire. That man was 46-year-old Barrett Wissman.

And who is Barrett Wissman, exactly, besides a central figure in an ever-expanding investigation that has led to more than 100 subpoenas being issued to investment firms across the country, that has embroiled no less than the Treasury Department’s Steven Rattner, and that has raised serious questions about how billions of dollars in state pension funds from New York to California are managed? It depends on whom you ask. Wissman, through his lawyer’s PR man, declined an interview request. But his rabbi says he’s a great guy. His godmother, on the other hand, says he’s a liar and a cheat.

In the mid-’90s, money was pouring into that Thanksgiving Tower office. On one side was the Hunt Sports Group, decorated with a signed Joe Montana Kansas City Chiefs jersey and other memorabilia related to its sports holdings. But the real action was on the other end of the office, where work of a decidedly less public nature was under way. That’s where Clark Hunt and his partner Barrett Wissman operated HW Finance and an associated thicket of offshore trusts and other financial vehicles (“HW” came from their last names).

Word around the office was that Wissman had gone to Yale and worked for a couple of years in international finance for Lazard Freres in New York City. Then his father had died, and he’d moved back to Dallas, just two years out of college, to assume control of the family’s chemical company, which he eventually sold. Some said he’d pocketed as much as $80 million. With that success, he’d persuaded Hunt, a friend from St. Mark’s, to launch an offshore fund called Infinity Investors with him.

Wissman’s aunt and godmother laughs at the notion. The family’s chemical company? It was called Athena Products. In addition to Veripretty tablecloths and Pretty Please housewares, it made lawn-care products under the brand name Carl Pool. It’s unclear when it was sold, but records indicate that in 1995 the company had just 30 employees and did only $2.5 million in sales. Wissman’s aunt says the family business didn’t make him wealthy. Far from it.

“I lent him money to keep Carl Pool out of bankruptcy,” says 78-year-old Rachelle, who asked that her last name not be used. “When I asked to be paid back, he claimed the money was a gift.”

In 1990, a Bexar County court ruled that Wissman had forged his aunt’s signature to defraud her of $96,250. “He was stupid enough to forge my signature on stationery that was not printed until two months after I supposedly wrote the letter on that stationery,” Rachelle says. Wissman was ordered to pay $233,919, which included awards for punitive damages and mental anguish. Rachelle says that in 1997, years after her godson had gone into business with Hunt, she was still trying to get him to pay up.

“You know, I haven’t spoken to his mother in years,” Rachelle says. “He basically tore the family to pieces. And prior to this, we were a very close-knit family. I would like to see him get his comeuppance. He took years out of my life in litigation that could have been avoided if he’d just done the right thing. There was something that made him feel that he was better than everybody else, smarter, more talented.”

A business associate who worked closely with Wissman in the Hunt office agrees with the assessment: “Barrett made me feel like he thought, ‘There’s me. And then there’s people like you. But I understand that, and you understand that, so we’re cool.’ ”

The associate tells a curious story about how Wissman once repaid a debt. The associate would rather not say exactly what he was owed, but when he hounded Wissman for the money, a partial payment finally showed up in an overnight package from a lawyer in London. Hundred-dollar bills were taped inside a magazine. “I can’t remember if it was Der Spiegel or what,” the associate says. “It wasn’t like it was sloppily taped in there. It was professionally done. The bills were taped throughout the magazine.”

This was the man who in 2005 secured the first of two $50 million investments from New York state’s pension fund. On the one hand, Wissman doesn’t present the picture of someone to whom such a sum ought to be entrusted. His previous Infinity fund had been burned so badly—losing bets on Russian bonds right before the 1998 “Ruble Crises,” then on a series of Internet companies right before that bubble burst—that the name HW Finance had to be shed like dead skin. The firm adopted the new name HFV. No “W” anywhere in it.

On the other hand, Wissman has an air about him. In 2001, he married an exotic Russian cellist named Nina Kotova, who worked for a time as a model. He’s also an accomplished pianist with a master’s degree in music from SMU. In 2003, he bought the talent agency IMG Artists, which represents performers from violinist Itzhak Perlman to dance troupe Pilobolus. He speaks six languages and has launched a series of music festivals around the world.

More important, though, he knows people. People like Steven Loglisci, brother of David Loglisci, the indicted top investment adviser with New York state’s pension fund. Steven was the New York director of Ross Perot’s 1992 presidential campaign, for which Wissman volunteered. In 1998, Steven served as New Jersey Senator Robert Torricelli’s financial adviser at Bear Stearns, until Wissman persuaded him to take over a struggling Internet company called e.Volve, which the senator then invested in—right before Wissman’s eVentures bought e.Volve, giving the senator a huge immediate paper gain on his investment. Torricelli later had to abandon a re-election bid over an unrelated ethics scandal. A third Loglisci brother, Nicholas, ran a computer networking company whose board included not only Wissman but also Torricelli’s ex-wife and his girlfriend.

It’s a complicated mess. Determining where the various conflicts of interest lie will take months, if not years. But Wissman appears to be helping prosecutors figure it out. In April, he pleaded guilty to a felony securities fraud and agreed to pay $12 million in penalties and is said to be cooperating in the investigation. HFV Management and HFV Asset Management agreed to pay a $150,000 penalty without admitting or denying wrongdoing.

Some people who’ve known Wissman for years are left scratching their heads. Rabbi Jack Bemporad, who officiated at Wissman’s wedding and now is a professor at the Vatican’s Angelicum University in Rome, says, “The person that I’ve known for 20 years has always been kind and generous. All I know is what I read in the paper. I find it absolutely astonishing. It’s just not the person I know.”

Scurry Johnson, who knows Wissman from St. Mark’s and runs a Dallas venture capital firm, says, “In my mind, he was never a thoroughly knowledgeable investment banker or hedge fund manager himself. So he may have been in the middle of a bunch of people who were more financially devious. Or I don’t know what the words are.”

But up on the 40th floor of Thanksgiving Tower, Clark Hunt has apparently made up his mind. After Wissman’s guilty plea, Hunt ordered the golden “HFV” initials taken down from the wooden front door. A few days later, when building maintenance workers still hadn’t removed the letters, Hunt let his displeasure be known. So the office manager went out there himself with a chisel and scraped them off. Then he covered the ugly spot on the door with brown shoe polish.

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Naomi Weisstein

Sono femminista perché ho visto la mia vita e quella delle donne che conosco molestate, ignorate, danneggiate, distrutte. Sono femminista perché senza le altre posso fare ben poco per fermare l’indignazione. Senza il movimento politico e sociale di cui faccio parte, la mia determinazione e perseveranza, le mie risposte intelligenti, le mie ore di paziente spiegazione, i miei anni di esortazione valgono a poco.

Naomi Weisstein, psicologa cognitiva, neuroscienziata, autrice e accademica.

I suoi scritti hanno offerto importanti spunti di riflessione sul sessismo in psicologia.

Ha condotto ricerche in psicologia sociale e cognitiva, biologia matematica e psicologia clinica e aperto la strada allo studio della percezione e dell’elaborazione visiva. Nei suoi lavori ha dimostrato come le aspettative sociali influenzano e confondono la ricerca.

Figura fondamentale del movimento femminista, ha identificato distorsioni e pregiudizi in psicologia.

Ha contribuito a fondare la Chicago Women’s Liberation Union e utilizzato il teatro, la stand up comedy e la musica per diffondere le sue idee.

Nata il 16 ottobre 1939 a New York, da Mary Menk e Samuel Weisstein, l’interesse per il femminismo le era stato tramandato dalla madre, mentre l’amore per la scienza era nato quando, giovanissima, aveva letto il libro Microbe Hunters di Paul de Kruif.

Dopo la laurea al Wellesley College, ha svolto un dottorato di ricerca dall’Università di Harvard, ma venne costretta a completare gli esperimenti sull’elaborazione parallela del cervello a Yale perché non aveva accesso al laboratorio. Non le veniva permesso di usare le attrezzature perché riservate agli uomini, avrebbe potuto danneggiarle in quanto donna!

Non poteva neppure studiare in biblioteca, perché le donne potevano distrarre gli studenti maschi.

Ha completato il post-dottorato all’Università di Chicago con il Committee of Mathematical Biology. La sua tesi di laurea verteva sul concetto di elaborazione parallela, ovvero la nozione che il cervello sia un agente attivo nel plasmare la realtà. Concetto che è ancora oggi oggetto di studio.

Durante gli anni universitari si è unita a diversi gruppi politici tra cui lo Student-Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, il Women’s Radical Action Project e University of Chicago Students for a Democratic Society. 

Ha insegnato all’Università di Chicago, alla Loyola University e alla State University di New York, ma la vita da docente è stata come quella da studente, irta di ostacoli e discriminazione.

La diseguaglianza di trattamenti l’ha spinta a diventare un’attivista politica femminista. Alcune delle sue azioni includevano la pubblicazione di articoli nel campo della psicologia che descrivevano in dettaglio la mancanza di comprensione delle donne, così come l’adesione al Congresso sull’uguaglianza radicale.

Nel 1969 ha contribuito a fondare la Chicago Women’s Liberation Union che includeva l’omonima rock band di cui ha scritto due canzoni. L’organizzazione aveva come priorità il miglioramento della vita delle donne e delle comunità emarginate, come quella LGBT. 

Ha lavorato alla Loyola University dal 1966 al 1973 e fatto parte dell’American Association for the Advancement of Science e dell’American Psychological Society.

Nel 1968 ha pubblicato l’articolo Psychology Constructs the Female, testo determinante del femminismo della seconda ondata che evidenzia il fallimento degli uomini nell’adattare le loro opinioni su natura e ruoli delle donne.

Nel 1979 le venne assegnata la borsa di studio Guggenheim Fellowship.

In seguito alle molestie subite dai colleghi, le intimidazioni nei confronti e le contestazioni, nel 1983, ha smesso di insegnare alla State University di New York a causa della sindrome da stanchezza cronica.

Si è spenta a Buffalo il 26 marzo 2015 a causa di un cancro.

Le sue scelte le hanno posto davanti sfide continue, a partire dalla disapprovazione del padre, proseguendo con la discriminazione subita a Harvard fino ai colleghi maschi che tentavano di rubarle il lavoro. La credibilità della sua ricerca è stata spesso messa in discussione e tante opportunità di lavoro le sono state negate, soltanto perché era una donna.

Ha resistito finché ha potuto e usato la sua voce e la posizione accademica per gettare le basi del femminismo nel campo della psicologia, lasciando un impatto notevole nella storia.

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Broderick Dornell Smiley (August 10, 1968) is a stand-up comedian, television host, actor, and radio personality, known for his prank phone calls. The calls feature him disguising his voice and carrying on a conversation with the recipient of the call. He is the host of the nationally syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show based in Atlanta from its flagship affiliate WHTA “Hot 107.9”. He has starred in the sitcom The Rickey Smiley Show, which aired on TV One. He is a featured columnist on Dish Nation. He started appearing on Rickey Smiley For Real, a reality television series about his life.

He appeared as the host of the 2000 season of the ComicView program. He has appeared on Showtime at the Apollo, Def Comedy Jam, Snaps, The Nashville Network, Uptown Comedy Club, and Comic Escape. His original comedy routines often feature the role-play of fictional characters such as “Bernice Jenkins” (known as Granny Swims, Ms. Johnson, or Mrs. Francis), “Lil’ Daryl”, and “Rusty Dale” and “Beauford”.

He became the morning show personality for radio station KBFB in Dallas. The show features brand prank calls, as well as news, information, and the latest hip-hop music. He signed a deal with Syndication One to take the show nationwide, and The Rickey Smiley Morning Show is now heard on several mainstream urban radio stations.

He has released several humorous songs based on his bits, such as “Roll Tide” featuring his redneck character Buford, and “We Miss Robert”, based on a routine of his in which a friend of a deceased drug dealer performs a rap song called “We Miss Robert” at the funeral, which is a song about a woman, performed in hopes of landing a record deal.

He had a starring role in Friday After Next.

He appeared in All About the Benjamins as an informant of Ice Cube’s character, Snitch Mitch. His appearance can be viewed in a deleted scene in the special features of the DVD.

He has four children (one deceased). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #omegapsiphi

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Ellen DeGeneres Cancels 4 Dates on Her Comedy Tour

Ellen DeGeneres Kevin Winter/Getty Images Ellen DeGeneres has canceled four stops on her Ellen’s Last Stand…Up tour. After kicking off her stand-up tour last month, the comedian, 66, will no longer hit the stage in Dallas on July 10, San Francisco on July 21, Seattle on July 23 and Chicago on August 11, Deadline reported on Wednesday, July 3.  “Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel…

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MLB BASEBALL (SN Now) 1:00pm: Mariners vs. Guardians (SN) 4:00pm: Orioles vs. Yankees (TSN2) 7:00pm: Giants vs. Cardinals (SN) 9:30pm: Brewers vs. Padres

CFL FOOTBALL (TSN3/TSN5) 7:30pm: CFL Thursday Night Football: Redblacks vs. Alouettes

COPA AMERICA SOCCER (TSN/TSN4) 7:45pm: Argentina vs. Canada

DRAGONS' DEN (CBC) 8:00pm: A confectionary couple shares a taste of history; a young entrepreneur hopes her new app will get the Dragons jumping for joy; siblings have a product they hope the Dragons won't roll over on.

THE BRIDGE: AUSTRALIA (Discovery Canada) 8:00pm: After two members leave, the group struggle to deal with their decision; tensions rise with some difficult campfire questions.

THE GIRLS ON THE BUS (CTV Drama) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Needing to prove herself to her bosses, Sadie must favor trade with Liberty Direct News reporter Kimberlyn to secure a critical interview.

LEGO MASTERS AUSTRALIA (Discovery Canada) 9:00pm: The winning team gains immunity in the third and final challenge of Brick Week.

STAND UP SPECIALS: LONDON (Out TV) 10:00pm: Five queer comedians perform their stand-up specials in front of an audience at the UK's first LGBTQ+ stand up comedy club, The Queer Comedy Club.