don't mind me: i'm ji won lee (right_hereguys) wrote in theinvincibles, @ 2015-07-24 16:05:00 |
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META MEDIA: July 24th The Onion: Breaking News: Mom Gets Overprotective ANCHOR: On Tuesday the South Carolina charter of anti-Meta worship organisation Moms Against Masks held a rally outside the Charleston facility against the apparent heroic actions of metahuman Operatives. Said local Vice President LouAnne Sage, “I don’t want my children to emulate people who save lives. This kind of behaviour is just not role model worthy. We’ve never had a history of celebrity culture in this country before”...” YouTube: Danish Metas Do The Room [The following is a clip from the metahuman residence in Copenhagen, Denmark. A slightly accented voiceover explains that since their powers allow them to do so, the residence’s thespian society has decided upon a more literal interpretation of the 2003 cult film, The Room. Footage cuts to a wigged actor (Delta: paper mimicry) in his early twenties uttering the immortal “You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!” line as the lead actress appears to do just that.] BBC WORLD: Can Greece Afford Metahuman Services? [ty loren for this one] ANCHOR: Greece, who reopened its banks on Monday after a three week closure, is currently holding a parliament meeting for MPs to vote on a second package of economic measures. The European Central Bank will provide €900m in emergency liquidity to the troubled nation’s banks, but another question on the minds of EU citizens is how will the Greek government continue to fund its metahuman services divisions? Its facilities in Athens and Thessaloniki are already running on essential maintenance only, while metahumans in Patras recently staged a sit in protest in the building’s cafeteria... CNN: Austin Mayor Angry Over Recent Boston Revamp ANCHOR: Does this look like a four star hotel room to you? The gymnasium of an upscale health club? No, this is the metahuman facility of Boston, Massachusetts after a 40 million dollar makeover. And Austin Mayor Archie Arbuckle is enraged over his northern counterpart’s decision on how to spend taxpayer money. [cuts to footage of Mayor Archie Arbuckle, looking rather jowly and irate at a press conference] ARBUCKLE: “And next when he announces a rate increase for his tax paying and voting public, he’ll be providing massages and foot baths to convicted murderers…” FOX News: New Zealand Meta Elected to Parliament ANCHOR 1: 38 year old Tamati Andrewes, a metahuman who registered with the country’s Auckland residence, was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives as a replacement for retired Helen Staples. Andrewes, who has amphibian physiology- ANCHOR 2: Let’s hope he’s not as slimy in his role. ANCHOR 1: [chuckles and goes back to his notes] -is the 6th powered person to be successfully elected to parliament, with New Zealand declaring that metahumans could run for parliament in the 2001 Metahuman Amendment Act. ANCHOR 2: Of course, New Zealand prime minister John Key recently had a lawsuit filed against him by a waitress for repeatedly pulling on her ponytail. ANCHOR 1: Is Hillary Clinton travelling there soon? Let’s hope she wears her hair in a bun. We may have a potential diplomatic incident on our hands otherwise... COSMOPOLITAN: Get Diamond Mimicry Worthy Skin (Without the Residency Hassles): Five new products that show you how Assistant Beauty Editor Clarence Bradshaw puts MAC, L’Oreal and Urban Decay to the test... OOC: I will be putting these up every Friday, unless something big is going down. If you want to make suggestions of future stories, there's a dropbox here. |