What do Justin Bieber and the Dalai Lama have in common? Well, besides posing naked, smoking weed at gigs and wearing meat outfits? Oh wait, that's Lady Gaga, not the Dalai Lama, even though the spiritual leader does nonetheless belong to the same tiny club as they do.
No — not Richard Gere's fan club. That one has fewer members.
What all three share is the distinction of being banned in China.
Biebs is just the latest banned boy — along with Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, Oasis, as well as female rockers like Bjork, (who wears swan not steak). These performers were all banned — unlike Biebs — for speaking out against Tibetan independence. Katy Perry, Biebs and Gaga were banned not for speaking out, but for speaking smut.
Debate about the new LPGA dress code should be left to the ladies
Being banned in China is now better than winning an Grammy.
You get tremendous street cred without having to actually go to China, the most annoying country on the planet. It would be more fun to visit North Korea.
My only regret is that I wasn't banned in Beijing before I wasted my time traveling there.
LPGA slut-shaming sham
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Lexi Thompson of the United States plays a shot during day three of the 2016 Honda LPGA Thailand in February. Professional women athletes do not need to be told how to dress — and addressed — as though they're children!
(Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images)LPGA is being slammed for slut shaming because they issued a dress code for "ladies" on the pro tour. Women's mags and sites immediately erupted in fury that they would dare dictate what female pro golfers can wear.
"Players shall present a neat appearance in both clothing and personal grooming. Clothing worn by players shall be consistent with currently accepted golf fashion. Golf attire and fashion is always changing and evolving. T-shirts, jeans, or shorts (for players) are considered inappropriate. Our officials monitor player appearance for violations while allowing players to express their own personal styles.
Do you believe it? These professional women athletes do not need to be told how to dress — and addressed — as though they're children!
What did you say? That's the PGA dress code for men? Oh.
Musk wants hyperloop to get people from NYC to DC in 29 minutes
Train levitation for dummies
Either Elon Musk can't add or he's never dealt with the government.
(Paul Sancya/AP)For a smart billionaire, Elon Musk sounds like a real dummy. Take last week's Twitter gem: "Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins."
Really? Either the PayPal genius can't add or he's never dealt with the government. More likely he got approval from another guy who's never dealt with government: President Trump.
I asked Dr. Michael Horodniceanu, former president of MTA Capital Construction, (he built the Second Avenue Subway), now Chairman of NYU's Civil Engineering Advisory Board, about the realities of getting approval that quick for something that big.
Justin Bieber can't perform in Beijing due to 'bad behavior'
"First off the maglev (magnetic levitation train) would have to go 500 miles per hour to get there in 29 minutes, with no stopping between D.C. and New York, which is unrealistic. Problem with that is the average maglev speed is 220 m.p.h., although there is one that has reached 360. In addition, you'd need to go through a complicated environmental process through countless political jurisdictions.
"It would need state approvals from New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and D.C. Then it would need city and county approvals for everything, not the least of which are underground utilities (that already exist). Then there's eminent domain (expropriating people from their property for public use), and environmental impact studies from each."
So — what? You can't just call a guy and get approval for a five-state magnetic levitating rail system that would cost $400 billion? Who knew?
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