The Los Angeles news station KTLA is known for boisterous banter among their on-air personalities, but one gag today is going viral for appearing to stray into body-shaming territory, even if it may just a case of coworkers trying to give each other a hard time. Weather reporter Liberté Chan was interrupted mid-broadcast and handed a sweater, laughingly asking if it was because it was cold. Off-screen, anchor Chris Burrous responds that the station is "getting a lot of emails" about her dress.
"Everyone's got an opinion about your dress this morning," Burrous continued, prompting Chan to respond "Alright, well the other dress didn't work, so... I had to wear something." Here's a longer clip where you can see Chan's reaction.
What do you think? It seems like it might have been Burrous' attempt at a joke, but does that make it more OK? If it was an attempt at humor, that's definitely better than telling a woman to cover up, but they should probably work a little harder on their jokes from now on.
Sometimes people have actual sex in movies. No, no, not porn—that’s a whole different game, and even though it's real, it's hardly realistic. We’re talking regular movies, the kind they show in a regular movie theater. Movies that play in regular movie theaters (or at least that one artsy cinema downtown by the college). Granted, a lot of these are indie films, because major studios don't usually allow their simulated sex scenes to get messed up by the actors involved doin’ it for real. But somehow, these flicks are not porn, ostensibly because they’re well made and not produced over the course of half a day of filming in the San Fernando Valley.
1. The Brown Bunny (2003)
It’s almost a parody of an indie movie: Vincent Gallo plays a guy who drives and pines for a lost love, Chloë Sevigny. It goes on like that for 90 minutes, but goodness gracious is there a twist ending, namely that famous indie darling Chloë Sevigny performs actual oral sex on Vincent Gallo. This is basically the only reason why this movie is famous—that and the fact that when Roger Ebert saw it at the Cannes Film Festival, he called it “the worst film” in the festival’s history.
2. 9 Songs (2004)
The story of a music-loving couple (portrayed by Kieran O’Brien and Margo Stilley) unfolds over a year, and nine songs are used to structure and add an extra layer to the story. Also, they have lots and lots of sex.
It’s super-arty; they loved it at Cannes as much as they hated The Brown Bunny at Cannes.
3. Shortbus (2006)
After he made Hedwig and the Angry Inch (both the stage and screen versions), John Cameron Mitchell made Shortbus. It’s about a loosely connected group of friends who all meet in a weekly “sexual salon” in New York. That's what they do in between having lots of sex throughout the rest of the week. It’s like Friends, if Friends showed fully penetrative sex filmed without the aid of body doubles.
4.Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
A pioneer in both the indie film movement as well as in black cinema, Melvin Van Peebles made this movie outside of the Hollywood system. Being an outsider meant Van Peebles didn’t need to follow Hollywood’s official or unofficial rules. Because he was a baadasssss, Van Peebles directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the movie. He also did all of his own stunts, up to and including being fully committed to Method acting through his sex scenes.
5. Wild Orchid (1990)
Wild Orchid is a pillar of the early ‘90s-specific genre of “erotic thriller”—movies they could show on Cinemax late at night that had Hollywood production values but also more-than-average gratuitous nudity. (These movies were usually about a cop getting “too close” to a vulnerable witness who looked like a model.) Wild Orchid stars Mickey Rourke and Carrie Otis, who were romantically involved at the time—meaning they were having sex off-screen as well as on-screen. One scene was steamy enough that it had to be excised in order to avoid an "X" rating. The scene in question reportedly depicted Rourke and Otis having actual sex. The stars and director denied it, likely to skirt obscenity laws.
6. Caligula (1979)
On paper, Caligula was equal parts highbrow historical epic and porntastical orgy of naked flesh. Despite being written by Gore Vidal and starring a slew of British acting legends (Peter O’Toole, Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud, and Helen Mirren), in the end it was remembered for the endless, endless porn. There’s so much! That’s because the whole thing was conceived by Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione, and bless his heart, he sure was ambitious. He wanted to make a porn movie as well constructed as The Ten Commandments, but he ended up making a three-and-a-half-hour, $18 million porno. The background actors in the film’s many orgy scenes are “Penthouse Pets.”
There are two kinds of great episodes of Game of Thrones. In one, the plot largely follows one group of characters around in a kind of big budget epic version of a bottle episode—think "Hardhome," "Blackwater," and "The Lion and the Rose" (better known, probably, as the episode that finally killed off Joffrey). "The Rains of Castamere"—the episode with the Red Wedding—also largely focused on its big, tragic conclusion, still probably the most stunning moment of the series. "Book of the Stranger," though, had the rare distinction of being a more typical episode of Game of Thrones that jumped around several different locations and somehow managed to have excellent scenes from beginning to end. Warning: spoilers for last night's Game of Thrones ahead.
The biggest moment: Holy f*ck, Daenerys.
I have long been a defender of Daenerys's plot in both the show and the books—where some people are wondering why she hasn't just invaded Westeros yet, I see an intelligently written struggle between Dany's conscience and her ability to rule—but even I have to admit that seeing the Mother of Dragons unite the khalasars, free the Dosh Khaleen, and kill every Khal in one fell swoop was exhilarating. What's more, she did it all without the use of a dragon, simply relying on a few locked doors and overturned lanterns to burn the Khals while emerging from the flames unburnt (in the books, it isn't clear if Daenerys is actually fireproof or if being unharmed in the flames that birthed her dragons was a one-time-only thing; obviously the show has made up its mind).
I could continue to gush about this scene, but instead, let me just give some info to the pervs out there: apparently Emilia Clarke didn't use a body double for her nude scene at the end. No wonder everyone bowed down. It made me want to go to the gym.
Something good happened to a couple of Starks you guys!
Of course, there was possibly an even better moment on the show, if a slightly less flame-filled one. I'm talking, of course, about Tormund having the hots for Brienne.
Kidding. I'm talking about Jon and Sansa reuniting.
I say "reuniting" even though, according to the show's creators, Sansa and Jon had never had a scene together prior to this on the show, despite being half-siblings who grew up together. Still, it's okay if you cried during those scenes, or in the scenes that followed, in which Sansa took charge in a way we've never seen from her before. In one scene, she even tells Jon that if he doesn't lead an army to recapture Winterfell, she will do it herself!
With Sansa and Jon now aware that Rickon and Bran are alive, Sansa no longer has any legitimacy to ruling the North as Lady and Wardeness, but in these scenes you can still see the political cunning that Littlefinger helped instill in her when it was assumed that she was the only Stark alive (she correctly notes, for instance, that she and Jon will never be safe as long as a Bolton sits in Winterfell). Now, Rickon and Bran would need to die before she would be in line for the seat, which, you know, I obviously don't hope for (though, um, good luck hanging out with Ramsay, Rickon). But I do hope that she gets to put her emerging political prowess to use somewhere.
Also, I hope Tormund and Brienne f*ck.
The Civil War, in Essos:
The Stark reunion and Dany's massacre were the biggest moments of the episode, but every other scene also just seemed to click. There was a real intelligence and honesty in the dialogue that even I, the world's biggest Game of Thrones fan, have to admit isn't always there every week as the show tries to condense absurdly complicated political considerations into five minute scenes.
But this week! I loved how nuanced the negotiations in Meereen were—the episode took its time showing how both Tyrion and the faction of Grey Worm and Missandei had valid points, and how there was no easy way forward. According to the post-show interview with creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, who wrote the episode, it was inspired in part by Lincoln's cautiousness toward dealing with slavery during the American Civil War. The extra bit of nuance showed, and was appreciated.
Nice little moments:
Dolorous Edd, whom Jon has unofficially declared the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, is really getting some screen time this season, isn't he? I only wish they could retroactively give him more lines in previous seasons. But who knew he'd be so important?
Yara and Theon reuniting was wonderful. The Iron Islands plot has been a million times better than the Dorne plot from last season. I suppose it helps when you actually follow the plot from the books, as the Iron Islands plot this season is (mostly) doing. Good luck to Yara in the Kingsmoot next week, even though I think I already know the outcome because I'm a book reader. And for my fellow book readers, here's my suspicion: Theon will be playing the part of Victarion in the drama that unfolds. As always, I'm probably wrong.
Reunited siblings #3: Margaery and Loras. I'm sensing a theme!
Next week:
The episode is called "The Door." Interestingly, I've noticed lots of doors throughout this show, most of them attached to rooms. So it could be an important episode!
Behati Prinsloo, wife of Adam Levine and mom-to-be of Maroon 5 spawn (Maroon 6?), showed off her five-month baby bump in an Instagram on Saturday, and she looks amazing. She should, she's a model. She can really pull off that sort of tousled, flipped to one side hair thing, and she's got an earth mother vibe going with that gorgeous tie-dyed dress. But the kind of earth mother who uses really expensive skin cream.
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She captioned the shot "Growing" (with a little emoji of a sprout, so maybe there's also a plant inside her as well as a baby).
It was really cool of Adam Levine to let her be the star of this maternity-style picture, considering he was in the last one, pretending to be pregnant, too.
On Sunday's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver explained why 911 emergency services are in a true state of emergency in some states, due to outdated technology and failing infrastructure. To put it in the scariest terms possible, Facebook, food delivery apps, and driving services like Uber have better technology to find your location based on a cell phone call. Besides old technology, butts and money also share much of the blame for why 911 is failing:
Calling 911 and hearing a message similar to when you're put on hold by the cable company must be infuriating. So long as you stay alive long enough to get angry.
Aishwarya Rai, that very gorgeous Indian actress and Miss World 1994, wore purple lipstick to Cannes. That doesn't sound like a big deal but take two things into consideration: Cannes isn't exactly the Met Gala in terms of fashion. And Rai's lipstick shade was basically a melted-down Crayola crayon.
The thought process for seeing this dress: "That actress is so pretty. What a lovely gown! It's got a nice purple tone to it that really brings out—wait a second, is that mold growing on her lips?"
Here's a closer look at the actress's makeup, which she donned for the premiere of her movie Sarbjit, according to Mashable.
The look is a much bolder move than Rai's previous outfits at Cannes this year, though the heavy blue shadow she rocked shortly beforehand was a bit of a sign that she was ready to make some daring fashion choices à la Purple Mountains' Majesty.
Both the shadow and lipstick look good on Rai, which isn't necessarily because the shadow and lipstick are good colors. Rai—who is a L'Oréal spokeswoman—could wear an actual crayon stapled to her eyebrows, and she'd still be gorgeous.
Sunday night Kendall Jenner wore a sheer black Roberto Cavalli dress to the From the Land of the Moon premiere at Cannes, which showed even more skin than the super low-cut dress she wore last week. Although maybe not really "skin," since most of her body is technically covered by a black sheer mesh.
The dress seems to consist of three components: black sheer mesh, a nest of black fabric snakes strategically slithering over her breasts, and a pair of high waisted underwear.
It looks like there is some nude fabric over the very front of her breasts, so she's doesn't accidentally expose herself (lol), but there doesn't appear to be anything other than mesh at the side of the dress, because hello side boob.
Meanwhile, no question about, there is no nude fabric in the back of the dress. Her butt is about as covered as it would be in a bathing suit. But that's probably not out of place, since Cannes is in the French Riviera, and there's bound to be a lot of swimming.
To refresh your memory, here is the flowing half mini/half maxi dress she wore on Friday, letting the world know that she could be simultaneously dressed and undressed.
The Internet recently got all in a flutter over a Calvin Klein ad staring model Klara Kristin that essentially made upskirt photos look as trendy as the newest Snapchat filter.
Let's quickly revisit the general sentiments towards this ad.
Some people supported the ad, claiming there was a clear display of consent and that it's an underwear ad. That being said, the ad mostly left a rather nasty taste in viewers' mouths, sort of like after seeing Kim Kardashian's pseudo-erotic photos with Kanye West.
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The model's caption defends the picture taken by photographer Harley Weir.
I ✨LOVE✨ this photo@harleyweir took of me ...all this discussion about it makes me think about how alienated and scared some people are to the female human body... Be and love yourself and your sexuality ✨✨#girlpower@calvinklein
While Kristin is great with emojis, her response doesn't quite hit on the backlash against the ad. People were upset not with the display of sexuality by Kristin, but the invasive and perverted viewpoint that Weir's camera angle projects. That isn't to say that there wasn't one person out there who said, "Ah, disgusting! A female body," upon seeing this photo.
Commenters left two types of messages on Kristin's Instagram.
The "Kristin, what're you talking about" comment.
And the "There's nothing to see here" comment.
There were also lots of fire emoji comments, which were presumably not a firecrotch reference.
5. Azealia Banks, because she had to apologize for being a nutcase.
Less than a week after rapper/lunatic Azealia Banks went off on a Twitter rant against Zayn Malik, the 24-year-old provocateur has been forced, by a tidal wave of Internet shame, to back down and apologize. On May 10, Banks fired off several racist and homophobic tweets about Malik, accusing him of appropriating black culture, being gay, and eating sand (she also invited him to eat her ass).
In the days that followed, things didn't go well for Banks. She fired back at the hate coming at her from all directions, at one point getting into a feud with 14-year-old Disney Channel star Skai Jackson. Then, Twitter suspended Banks's account, and everyone hoped they might not hear from her for a while. But no such luck. On May 15, Banks posted this suspiciously sincere apology to Instagram:
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Now when is she going to apologize for supporting Donald Trump? The world is waiting, Ms. Banks.
4. Selena Gomez, because Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are back on.
Last week, TMZ reported that singer/actress Selena Gomez and pirate/elf Orlando Bloom were seen canoodling in Las Vegas, where they were "all over each other." The pictures, though grainy, clearly depicted some classic celebrity cuddles:
Orlando Bloom and Selena Gomez -- All Over Each Other in Vegas (PHOTOS) https://t.co/y4KiqfmTbY
The images immediately ignited a firestorm of controversy among people with nothing better to talk about. After all, Bloom had been rumored for some time to be involved with Katy Perry. Was Legolas double-timing her? Perry quickly shut down the rumor mill on Twitter, and was backed up by Gomez herself. (Bloom wisely stayed out of it.)
For a minute, it seemed like the story was over. But just for a minute. Thanks to some more intrepid paparazzi, new photos have surfaced of Perry and Bloom in Cannes, canoodling like no two celebs have ever canoodled before:
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) May 15, 2016
Poor Selena. Just when she thought she had found herself a nice elf, it turns out he has the loyalty of an orc. Will she find the strength, confidence, and fierceness to carry on?
3. George Zimmerman, because his gun auction keeps getting taken down.
After reading about the "problems" of those beautiful musicians, you'll be refreshed by this news. It's about a truly evil man and the brave trolls who are making his life as difficult as possible.
Last week, notable teen-shooter George Zimmerman made headlines once again by putting the gun he used to shoot Trayvon Martin up for auction online. The sale attracted a lot of media attention, as well as many bids from history buffs, gun nuts, and assorted monsters. But just as many of the bids were fake—the work of online trolls with names like "Racist McShootface" and "Weedlord Bonerhitler." Some of them were bidding as much as $65 million for the gun, with no intention to ever pay.
The good news is that the trolling worked—Zimmerman's auction has been taken down multiple times after being totally overwhelmed by fake bids. Now, United Gun Group*, the site hosting it, has implemented an email verification system to try and keep out the spam. And that's sure to work—it's not like trolls have email.
*How perfect is it that Zimmerman is selling his gun on a site called UGG?
2. A Tiffany employee who was fired for saying Jews killed Jesus.
The world of luxury retail has been rocked today by the revelation that someone who sold jewels might be racist. Kristin Rightnour, the director of marketing for Tiffany and Co., is suing for wrongful termination, saying that she was let go after a casual conversation about theology she had with two coworkers. Apparently, she was gabbing with a Jewish colleague and a Catholic one, and dropped in a fun fact about how the Catholics (according to her) believe the Jews killed Jesus.
According to TMZ, the Jew was flustered and responded, "They didn't teach us any of this in Hebrew school!" Some time later, one of the employees complained anonymously, and Rightnour lost her job, as well as a $42,000 bonus she had coming to her. Now she's suing to get what she's due.
She still denies that she claimed the Jews killed Jesus, insisting instead that she only claimed it was a part of Catholic doctrine. Which makes it all better, right? Whatever happens to Rightnour, her story has made an important point. Diamonds may be forever, but saying ignorant sh*t doesn't just disappear either.
1. A guy who tried to rob a car wash with an empty potato chip bag.
Trans fats can kill, but not fast enough to use them as a deadly weapon. That's what one man learned on Friday after attempting to hold up a car wash in Rohnert Park, CA.
According to the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety, a man waltzed into KaCees World of Water (a car wash with a name that implies it's a waterpark) and dropped an empty chip bag on the counter, demanding that the baffled cashier fill it with money. The criminal mastermind said that he had a gun in the bag, but the Kacees employee could clearly see there was nothing in there but a piece of cardboard. He called a coworker for help, at which point the thief took off running.
Let's take a moment to explore all the mistakes this overambitious robber made:
1) He tried to rob a car wash. Not the most profitable kind of business. 2) He used an empty potato chip bag for his money. In addition to being small, it ensures that the loot will be greasy, and thus easily tracked to the potato-chip-bandit. Also, it doesn't close (unless he brought a chip clip). 3) He claimed he had a gun, but was hiding it in a place where the victim could see it. This indicates a lack of forethought. 4) His fake gun was just a piece of cardboard. He could at least have bought a dollar store water pistol, so it would have been gun-shaped. 5) He ran away. He should have committed to his scene like a true actor, and convinced the employees he was armed through his physicality alone.
Here's a tip for all the aspiring criminals out there: don't be like this guy. Learn from his mistakes, don't repeat them, and, soon, you'll be rolling in potato-scented money. Don't let his failure be in vain.
If you thought being a Princess was all about puffy dresses and tea parties, Kate Middleton is here to prove you wrong. The Duchess of Cambridge was not afraid to get physical when she popped on some boxing gloves and showed her mean right hook for the launch event of Heads Together, a mental health campaign she started with her husband Will and brother-in-law Harry. The charity aims to help end the stigma around mental health issues, while promoting exercise to stimulate the mind. According to The Daily Mail, Kate's outfit retails for about $568 US dollars, but that didn't stop her from throwing a few charming, ladylike punches.
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World Champion boxer Duke McKenzie said not to scoff at the Duchess's mild jabs—he considers her a better boxer than both Will and Harry. He told People, "She's better than the pair of them because she's more technical. Ladies don't go for power. They rely on speed and technique and that generates your power. She was better than the pair of them technically. Hands-down."
Ugh, she looks good in everything. Even boxing gloves.
The fourth episode of Game of Thronesseason six, "Book of the Stranger" had more uplifting moments than any citizen of Westeros could reasonably expect—because there was at least one. Warning: spoilers, of course.Here are 21 of the funniest reactions to Daenerys' hot coals challenge, Tormund Giantsbane's subtle flirting with his new crush, and not a single joke about Bran. Get that storyline moving, D&D.
A little girl named Lily was unable to wait for a present and decided to end her misery with a little trick to get her mom to spill the secret. Lily deployed a note to get to the bottom of this great mystery, as Redditor EndlessLazerposted.
There were many, many flaws with Lily's plan. Read her note and you'll quickly see why.
Dear Wife what Did you get Lily for a surprise again. I forgot. Please Reply here ____________ ____________ _________ Love: Don
With all that space she left, Lily was clearly expecting a very big present. Chances are, Lily—whose fate the Internet does not know—didn't get the inside scoop on her present. That's because Lily's note has some serious issues.
For starters, there's the whole "Wife" thing. Does Don go around calling his wife "Wife?" Let's hope not.
Aside from everything else about this fake note, there's the issue of retrieval. How did Lily think she was going to get the letter back from "Wife"?
Lily, though, did get some things right. Her childish handwriting is a good imitation of most grown men's, while the supposed forgetfulness similarly seems likely of a dad. With some more practice, Lily could very well be a top child spy.
Christina Aguilera and Ellen played a game of "Heads Up" when The Voice star stopped by the show on Monday. Ellen had Aguilera impersonate other female singers, which Ellen had to guess based on Aguilera's excellent singing impressions.
Aguilera nails most of them, but gets caught by a few and just speaks the song lyrics. On the last one she can't remember a song but does recall a fact about the singer. That's not so much an impression, but it would make for a really fun version of karaoke for people who don't like singing.
Aguilera also showed off her talent for impersonating other singers on Fallon last year.
Fallon's really into it. Fallon seems pretty into most things, though.
Sergio Garcia went hiking with his friends a few days ago in a picturesque wood complete with running water and a bear. Garcia spotted this bear with excitement, then absolute horror because he thought the bear died, and finally relief.
The bear didn't die. Garcia almost died from thinking the bear died.
What nightmare scenarios are all these people going through and screaming bloody murder over? Cute puppies dangerously crossing the street? That situation also seems like a good reason for joy followed by hysterical screaming.
Jimelle Levon, an 18-year-old designer in Columbus, Ohio, became an Internet sensation when he hand-sewed a Coming to America-inspired gown for his prom date, the most glamorous thing ever to come out of Ohio. This is by far the most exciting viral prom story of the year, because it didn't involve anyone getting kicked out.
Levon cut every gold leaf out by hand, sewing the lace together ON HIS PROM DATE'S BODY. Sewing a dress directly on a date's body is a wonderful way to ensure that you are comfortable with one another before the big night.
He launched his own label, the cleverly-titled Koldkut, at 17, having begun designing at 12. "I have never taken any classes or been taught how to sew. I am a self taught artist," he explains on his site, making the achievement all the more impressive.
Last Wednesday, a man named Santiago Portillo rescued a motorist from a burning car after it crashed and flipped in an alleged street racing incident in Los Angeles. Before he dragged the man out from the wrecked car, Portillo apparently set up the camera on his phone to record the incident.
In the video, you can hear Portillo saying “Oh shit bro,” as he pulls the injured driver away from the car. You see him urging bystanders near the scene to call 911. One guy produces a fire extinguisher, and another pedestrian helps carry the driver to safety. Immediately after, Portillo grabbed his phone and continued recording the bruised and bloodied man.
Following circulation of the video, Portillo received plenty of online backlash for taking the time to set up his camera:
I AGREE with all of you! We see it happening right in front of our faces......Gotta RECORD MY GOOD DEED! I'm GLAD he saved the guy, but stopping to set up for all to see his "courage"? NOT WORTH the accolade he is receiving from people who don't know what he did!
It's nice that he saved the guy and all, but seriously... "Hold up dying dude, I need to record this so the whole country will call me a hero!"
"Gotta set the camera up first!"
Instead of just running to help someone, take the time to find your camera app and carefully place the camera down to record yourself
had to make sure he hit rec before helping
At least this guy had a more positive response:
Glad to see a good story for a change!! So awesome of this man to help out!!
CBS Los Angeles reports that Portillo had no idea that someone was inside the vehicle as he set up the recording on his phone. He rushed over as soon as he realized.
“I had to save him. I saw the big explosion and fire. I was not going to see human get burned,” Portillo told CBS. Authorities said that the victim's relatives thanked Portillo for rescuing him and that he is going to survive.
The best proof that Portillo did, in fact, rush to help the victim as soon as he understood what was happening? He filmed on vertical instead of landscape. People hate that.
According to CNN, Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have completed the first penis transplant in the United States, a country really bad at being second at anything. The first ever penis transplant happened in South Africa in 2014, but the America's penis transplant was bigger! (There is no proof to that statement). Okay, enough with the overcompensating and on to the story.
Thomas Manning, 64, received his new penis via a deceased donor after his penis was amputated due to penile cancer in 2012. So far Manning is recovering well, and doctors are cautiously optimistic about the extremely complex surgery that involves "surgically grafting the complex microscopic vascular and neural structures of a donor organ onto the comparable structures of the recipient." In other words, they are hooking you up with a member that is 100% functional, and if all goes according to plan, you can use it to pee, get an erection, have sex, ejaculate, etc. The works.
In a statement to the hospital, Manning said, "Today I begin a new chapter filled with personal hope and hope for others who have suffered genital injuries, particularly for our service members who put their lives on the line and suffer serious damage as a result."
He also went on to thank his surgery team (led by Dr. Curtis L. Cetrulo and Dr. Dicken S.C. Ko), as well as his family and the family of the donor. The music did not play him off. Unlike the Academy Awards, your successful penis surgery speech can last forever.
The aforementioned first successful penis transplant was performed in South Africa in 2014. The recipient was a 21-year-old man whose penis was amputated after severe complications from a circumcision during a coming-of-age ceremony performed in his late teens. The doctors waited about three months to officially call the transplant a success, and the patient sealed the deal by impregnating his girlfriend back in June.
The operation could benefit many people, from wounded soldiers from to penile cancer survivors. As of right now, there is one person on the waiting list for a penis transplant in the US, and doctors are working to find a donor for that person.