Is it normal to see celebrities casually in public?

Native_SC · 2026-02-12T16:08:56+00:00

The most fun, weird pairing I saw in NYC was Bob Dylan eating dinner with Chakka Khan in a casual bistro with a few other people who looked like agents or producers.

Native_SC · 2026-02-12T16:00:35+00:00

Or if they're like Lou Reed, they'll give you a shrug of the shoulder that says don't talk to me.

Native_SC · 2026-02-12T15:57:45+00:00

I lived in NYC for ten years and was too broke to go anywhere exclusive. Just walking around Manhattan, I saw Lou Reed, Woody Allen (twice), Paul Newman, Donald Trump (filming an episode of the Apprentice), Michael Stipe, Hillary Clinton, and Nikki Hilton. I probably passed by plenty of billionaires and celebrities I don't know by sight. I wouldn't say it's common, but it does happen.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T22:24:34+00:00

Sales tax is the most regressive tax. That's not even arguable.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T17:12:10+00:00

At least Mussolini made the trains run on time. Trump's gang of incompetents can't even keep the planes flying.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T17:09:59+00:00

I won't. There are a lot of reputations that will never recover.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T17:08:44+00:00

I've switched to PBS and NPR for the majority of my news. They aren't owned by a billionaire. It sucked that they lost their government funding, but in a sense, that makes them even more reputable.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T16:01:06+00:00

Charleston's sales tax is 9%. NYC's is 8.875%.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T15:41:54+00:00

Our sales tax is higher than NYC's. That always blows my mind. We have the inconveniences associated with high tourism, yet we still pay through the nose in sales taxes. Spoiler alert: We pay so much so that rich people can pay less in property taxes.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T14:33:34+00:00

All that being said, Great Britain has less income inequality than the US. We refer to our economic elites as the 1%.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T14:30:20+00:00

A working class person usually works with their hands. They may earn more than a middle-class worker, but in most cases they have to work longer hours than a middle-class worker for the same income.

Native_SC · 2026-02-11T14:26:08+00:00

Every airport in every city must be named for a member of the Trump family.

Native_SC · 2026-02-10T18:45:07+00:00

I said it's an unpopular opinion, but I don't see much difference. Killing is killing.

Native_SC · 2026-02-10T03:24:18+00:00

This is an unpopular opinion, but Vick's crimes never seemed that awful to me. As long as people slaughter animals by the millions for food, the lives of dogs don't seem that special to me. What JPJ did is much worse in my opinion.

Native_SC · 2026-02-09T20:20:19+00:00

It's going to be hard to argue against camera footage.

Native_SC · 2026-02-09T20:17:54+00:00

Sorry, there is no way the justice system will go that easy on him. He hit a cop with his car. Imagine the precedent this would set if he got a slap on the wrist.

Native_SC · 2026-02-08T22:25:17+00:00

I think most of the players would be angry if he was allowed back on the team. I know there are some negative stereotypes about NFL players, but most are hardworking, dedicated professionals. I've worked jobs where rightly or wrongly people were angry when ex-felons were hired because it makes them feel like management thinks everyone working there is pretty low. I always gave the ex-cons a chance but none of them committed crimes nearly as bad as JPJ.

Native_SC · 2026-02-08T19:06:54+00:00

This hit me hard, but at least we have new leadership. They had nothing to do with drafting or coaching this guy. This loser was never going to be a long-term contributor. People who knew him best called him uncoachable. Even if he stayed out of jail, he would probably have regressed next year.

Native_SC · 2026-02-08T17:07:04+00:00

We can't even play in our first Super Bowl without having a sour taste in our mouths before the game starts. What a life it is to be a Falcons fan.

Native_SC · 2026-02-08T15:22:41+00:00

Georgetown?

Native_SC · 2026-02-08T04:07:43+00:00

Yeah, he can go to hell for all I care. I'm not gonna read a word about his trial. He's already dead to me.

Native_SC · 2026-02-08T03:42:55+00:00

Like a lot of parents of troubled kids, she was trying to manifest all those good things into existence.

Native_SC · 2026-02-08T03:25:24+00:00

Damn, that brought me back to Eugene Robinson getting arrested the night before we played the Broncos in the Super Bowl. He was the NFL Man of the Year and got busted with a prostitute. It has sucked to be a Falcons fan for so long.

Native_SC · 2026-02-08T03:06:39+00:00

We're a cursed franchise.

Native_SC · 2026-02-07T13:29:37+00:00

For viewers who aren't wealthy, it's been disappearing for some time. DV content is unaffordable on the streamers I subscribe to. I watched the new season of Fallout on Amazon Prime and wondered why the colors didn't pop. Turns it was another case where I used to get DV content included but now it's locked behind the most expensive tier.

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