Monday, December 28, 2015

Link roundup

1. The Hustlers at Scores
Here’s a modern Robin Hood story for you: a few strippers who stole from (mostly) rich, (usually) disgusting, (in their minds) pathetic men and gave to, well, themselves.
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Samantha had come up with the innovation that was making her rich: a special drink spiked with MDMA and ketamine.

“Just a sprinkle,” Rosie recalled, as she maneuvered her SUV out of her driveway and toward her daughter’s preschool. “Like a pinch of salt.”
2. The Beyonder's look was inspired by Bill Sienkiewicz:
I remember being told that his outfit was loosely based on a jumpsuit that Bill Sienkiewicz was wearing around that time,’ volunteers Avengers-scribe Roger Stern. 'You should double-check with Bill. Someone in the office might have been pulling my leg about the jumpsuit.’ Milgrom comments, 'That’s interesting! Nobody ever told me that, but I do remember Bill wearing some of those one piece jumpsuits.’ Sienkiewicz concedes, 'Sadly, this probably has a ring of truth to it – I went nuts with Brit Fashion that had absolutely nothing to do with classic bespoke style and tailoring.
3. Struggle.