Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

“Real Time” host Bill Maher asked an internet culture researcher Friday about memes to understand how people get “inspired to kill.”  Memes, or “historical documents” with various interpretations, were engraved on the shell casings of late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin, “Real Time” guest Aidan Walker said. Kirk’s accused killer etched gamer-inspired and antifascist messaging on his casings, including, “Hey, fascist! Catch!” and a reference to a World War II anthem. “But [memes] take on new meanings, I mean this is part of why people get inspired to kill,” Maher said. “Because they get insulted by them,…

Anthony Volpe’s season — and big league career, really — has been built on streaks, the cold ones usually lasting longer than the hot ones. So perhaps the past 10 days are nothing more than a hot streak that will be followed by a brutally cold one. But since returning from a cortisone injection in his left shoulder to help treat the lingering effects of a partially torn labrum, the Yankees shortstop has looked more like his best version while regaining a grip on his starting job. Shortly before Volpe missed nearly a week — being unavailable or limited for…

Patrick Roy tried as hard as he could to put a positive spin on things after his team’s 4-2 defeat to the Devils on Friday at UBS Arena, but the Islanders coach had no choice but to acknowledge that, just over a week into camp, his team looks like it still needs significant work at five-on-five. “We put a lot of focus on special units: the power play, the penalty killing, and we did a little bit of five-on-five, maybe a day so far,” Roy said. “So the main focus, I would say, for the first four days is we’re…

Interview with the Vampire Season 2 drops on Netflix September 30th, which means there’s still plenty of time to catch up on the brilliant first season. If you haven’t watched it yet, what are you even doing here? Go hit play and let yourself be swept away by AMC’s lush, haunting, and surprisingly funny take on Anne Rice’s iconic novel and beautifully complex characters. But if you’re already up-to-date, you know what a gift this first season was. From the perfectly cast characters brought to life by a stunningly talented ensemble, to writing that delivers a delicious blend of Gothic…

Keegan Bradley doesn’t want a mulligan. Even after Bradley watched the most questionable of his six selections, Collin Morikawa, immediately backfire, the first-time U.S. captain is running back two of his losing foursomes pairs Saturday morning, including Morikawa and Harris English, who will face Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood in a rematch (7:26 a.m.) of Friday morning’s blowout. Morikawa, who has struggled in recent months, and English were on the wrong end of a 5 & 4 embarrassment, winning just one hole — which included the pair’s only birdie — in 14 holes. “We have a plan of what we’re…

In a stunning turn of events on Friday night, the University of Virginia beat No. 8 Florida State, 46-38, in double overtime. With the game at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers fans immediately stormed the field following the upset. The game was a back-and-forth thriller, ending with an interception from Florida State QB Tommy Castellanos to Ja’Son Prevard of Virginia. Virginia Cavaliers defensive back Ja’son Prevard (10) is hugged by Cavaliers defensive back Donavon Platt (28) as fans storm the field after making a game-winning interception in the end zone. Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Fans of the Virginia Cavaliers rush…

It’s quite the rap-ture sheet. Sherri Shepherd admitted she once skipped taxes, parking tickets and court dates because she was convinced the Rapture would whisk her to heaven — only to end up in jail for eight days. “I didn’t plan on being here today. I thought the Rapture was going to take me up to heaven,” the 58-year-old former “View” cohost said on her nationally syndicated daytime television show “Sherri” on Wednesday. Daytime talk show host Sherri Shepherd recalled the time she was arrested years ago because of the Rapture. Sherri The comedian, who also appeared on “30 Rock,”…

An Indonesian gymnast and Olympic hopeful tragically died this week after sustaining a severe neck injury while executing an advanced skill in Russia, his home country announced. Naufal Takdir Al Bari, 19, was attending a national team training camp in Penza when he attempted a skill on the horizontal high bar and landed awkwardly in a foam pit, according to the Russian Gymnastics Federation.  The critical injury left the elite athlete hospitalized in intensive care for 12 days before he died Thursday. Naufal Takdir Al Bari, 19, died after suffering a critical neck injury during a gymnastics stunt. Credit: @gymnastics.indonesia…

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation. Truth be told, that indictment should be only the tip of the iceberg for the charges that Comey should eventually face, but even this modest first step has left-wing politicos caterwauling about President Trump’s “unprecedented” use of the Department of Justice to seek revenge on his political enemies — a “glass-break moment” that “thrust the Justice Department into perilous new territory,” according to The New York Times. Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted that “using the justice system to go after political opponents is what…

Before Halloween Horror Nights, Fright Fest, Howl-O-Scream, and Knott’s Scary Farm, was Spooky World. With little dispute, Spooky World is credited as America’s first established haunted theme park. The first attractions included haunted houses, sideshow attractions, horror celebrities, and a hayride which became the event’s signature event. Spooky World billboard. Why was Spooky World a Success? For those who were too young to remember, or not even born yet… 1991 was a time ripe for horror, and the legends we celebrate today were in their heyday.  Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, Michael Myers, and Leatherface were all household names. Many of…