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Engadget reports: As is the annual tradition, Google has released its list of top trending searches for the year. If 2018 was dominated by anything, it was untimely and unexpected celebrity deaths. The top 10 trending searches included DJ and musician Avicii, rapper Mac Miller, legendary comics creator Stan Lee, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, controversial rapper XXXTentacion, theoretical physicist Stephen …

Newsweek reports: A Florida man has become the subject of a manhunt after stealing a foot-long sub, which he proceeded to hide down the front of his pants. On Monday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office released CCTV images of the foot-long fan in a bid to identify him. From the police alert: Some of you may think we’re overdoing it …

More homo TV history from our pal Matt Baume: I don’t mean to alarm you, but there are homosexuals lurking everywhere on television. They’ve been there for years. And this 1994 episode of Murphy Brown treated viewers to a heaping dose of gay lovers, queer history, and wanton singing of showtunes.

The Associated Press reports: The Uranus Examiner, a small Missouri newspaper whose name inspired chuckles and groans when it launched a few months ago, is closing. The paper’s editors announced the end of publication Friday, after publishing just five editions since September. In statements posted on Facebook, Managing Editor Natalie Sanders and Louie Keen, the paper’s owner and publisher, blamed …

Tampa’s ABC affiliate reports: Local police are cracking down on one of the world’s oldest crimes, even if the attempted transactions are…unconventional. A Florida man is accused of offering to have oral sex with an undercover St. Petersburg police officer in exchange for a hamburger on Dec. 1. According to an arrest affidavit, Frank Caponi, 57, propositioned a female officer …

Tampa’s ABC affiliate reports: When authorities pulled a Florida man over on the interstate the routine traffic stop turned into anything but when a lemur appeared. Florida Highway Patrol stopped 27-year-old Shane Taylor because he was driving erratically and hitting other cars, troopers said. The horse trailer Taylor was pulling can be seen throwing sparks as it was dragged along …

People Magazine reports: A surprise Taylor Swift performance will never go out of style! The 28-year-old pop star stunned guests of the Ally Coalition Talent Show in New York City on Wednesday night when she took the stage alongside singer Hayley Kiyoko to perform an acoustic version of “Delicate” from her reputation album. The Ally Coalition, founded by Swift’s pal …

Click Orlando reports: A Florida man may be a real life Grinch after telling children there is no Santa Claus. Families attending Cape Coral’s Festival of Lights Saturday were greeted with a man, who was not named, holding a large sign and yelling that parents lie to their children about Santa being real, WBBH reported. The man stood there for …

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: A federal judge sentenced a Florida man to three years in prison Monday after he posed as a housewife and secretly recorded himself performing sex acts on more than 100 men. In September, Bryan Deneumostier, a 34-year-old Peruvian citizen, pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal interception of oral communications. Prosecutors said Deneumostier provided videos to …

The New York Daily News reports: He’s guilty of nothing more than hitting the anatomical lottery. An accused subway sicko was acquitted of touching himself on a morning N train after the defense argued the well-endowed defendant was merely adjusting his prodigious package through his pants. But straphanger Alethia Richardson, 32, contacted police after shooting a videotape that allegedly showed …

The Miami Herald reports: According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, officers were called out to a supermarket on U.S. Highway 27 over a Florida man driving in circles. When a deputy made contact with the driver, later identified as Mohammad Choudhary, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy and his breath reeked of alcohol. A field sobriety test was conducted, …

Jacksonville’s CBS affiliate reports: A Florida man was arrested after witnesses claimed they saw him masturbating on a Nassau County beach. Raymond Martz was charged with exposure of sexual organs. Martz told deputies that he was only adjusting his shorts. Later, during an interview, Martz admitted having his genitals exposed but said it was “to air them out,” the report …

Vox reports: Ariana Grande, cherubic pop megastar and proclaimer that God is woman, has released her video for “thank u, next” — an ode to all the boyfriends, relationships, and one broken engagement that helped make her who she is today. In putting the hit song to video, Grande channeled some of the best scenes from beloved teen movies and …

The Orlando Weekly reports: Celebrating the first anniversary of WQMP 101.9-FM’s switch in format to “alternative rock,” the Florida Man Music Festival will draw several high-profile bands to the Orlando Amphitheater at the Central Florida Fairgrounds for an all-day music shindig. Despite the name, there isn’t a lot of Florida representation on the bill, leaving it up to you to …

Playbill reports: Rita Moreno isn’t done mamboing. The stage and screen legend will appear in Steven Spielberg’s new film version of West Side Story, a representative has confirmed. Moreno, who earned an Oscar in 1962 for her performance as Anita in the original movie adaptation of the classic musical, will play Valentina, an expanded version of the musical’s Doc (the …

Click Orlando reports: A 36-year-old Florida man is accused of stabbing a woman with a fork over an undercooked baked potato, police said. Action News Jax reports Kenneth Crumpton was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He remained in the Nassau County Jail on a $25,002 bond Tuesday. Police said the woman had multiple stab …

Playbill reports: Disney has released the full version of two numbers from the movie musical Mary Poppins Returns. “Trip a Little Light Fantastic” – composed by Hairspray and Smash collaborators Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman – is reminiscent of the original film’s show-stopping “Step in Time,” but swap chimney sweeps for lamplighters and Dick Van Dyke’s cockney accent for Lin-Manuel …

Reuters reports: International rugby players, including New Zealand’s World Cup-winning All Blacks, have taken to the field wearing rainbow laces in a show of support for former Wales captain Gareth Thomas, who was recently victim of a homophobic attack. Stadiums across Britain were awash with rainbow flags on Saturday as fans also rallied behind Thomas during rights group Stonewall’s annual …

Playbill reports: Get a first look at Pride Rock with the teaser trailer to Disney’s upcoming live action adaptation of The Lion King, in theatres July 19, 2019. Directed by Jon Favreau, it’s a re-imagining of the hit 1994 film as a combination of CGI and live action, similar to Favreau’s earlier The Jungle Book remake. The cast includes Donald …

Newsweek reports: A Florida man is facing multiple charges for allegedly using a remote-controlled device on his minivan that could cover his license plate with a press of a button. Robert Craig Davis, 70, of Key Largo, was caught after being spotted using the shield last Saturday by off-duty Florida Highway Patrol trooper Lt. Alejandro Camacho while he was driving …