This episode goes in a few directions, all of them good.
Wish he would develop more holy boldness, though. The God of the Bible is love and He gives us our consciousness. Turn to Him. Acts 2 38
Friday, July 3, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
SUBWAY HAS A HOT NEW MENU ITEM CUSTOMERS ARE AFRAID TO EAT
New York Post
Subway has a ‘hot’ new menu item that customers are afraid to eat: ‘Why is it gray?’
By Kyra Breslin
Published June 30, 2026, 3:22 p.m. ET
It’s a hot dog. It’s a sandwich. It’s a…SubDog.
But some suggest the sausage looks more like a real-life submarine, asking, “Why is it gray?”
Subway Canada is hoping its new SubDog — a nearly half-pound all-beef hot dog served on the chain’s signature bread and loaded with customizable toppings — will settle the age-old debate over whether a hot dog is a sandwich.
Instead, the limited-time menu item has gone viral for its decidedly unappetizing appearance, with social media users fixating on the frank’s grayish hue rather than its sandwich credentials.
Launched just in time for peak hot dog season, the SubDog features an all-beef Schneider’s hot dog nestled inside Subway’s fresh-baked bread, with customers able to customize it with the chain’s full lineup of vegetables, sauces and toppings. According to the sandwich chain, the launch was designed to put a fresh spin on a summertime staple, declaring that a hot dog “can do more when it thinks like a sandwich.”
But the internet had other thoughts.
“It looks very unappetizing, and the color seems very dark,” the Wall Street Apes account wrote on X while sharing a food blogger’s review of the new item.
Others were even less charitable.
“That looks absolutely repulsive. They aren’t known for using REAL food. It’s a chemical mess,” wrote another user, who went on to make some vulgar phallic comparisons, which, of course, wasn’t the only one.
“6 inches was more than enough if you ask me,” wrote one user on Reddit.
Of course, someone had to make a phallic reference.
“That’s what she said,” responded another user.
Subway claims that, with the limited launch of the SubDog, “they’re not just joining the conversation,” an ironic choice of words given the fodder that cascaded from the initiative. The brand claimed that the beef hot dog “can do more when it thinks like a sandwich,” but most people seemed more interested in its ingredients than in the idea of it “thinking like a sandwich.”
The criticism quickly expanded beyond the hot dog’s color. Wall Street Apes took note of its array of processed ingredients — not atypical for a highly processed meat — including beef, water, corn syrup solids, modified corn starch, salt, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, garlic powder, spice extractives, sodium nitrite, and smoke.
That list, albeit concerning, was not nearly as offensive as those who gawked at the roughly $13.00 price tag for what many described as little more than “a hot dog on Subway bread.”
Another Reddit user claimed to have tried the sandwich and said the novelty wore off after the first bite.
“Guys, I just had it and it was actually awful. It’s literally a 12-inch dog on a sub bun. No traditional toppings, just replace the typical meat from a sub with a hotdog and then use the other toppings like lettuce, tomato and onion. Anyways, it honestly could’ve been good, but the quality of the hot dog itself was just bad.”
Despite the online speculation, the unusual color may not be as alarming as it appears.
Many consumers associate hot dogs with a bright pink hue, but the color can vary depending on the type of meat, curing process, and how the product is photographed or cooked — leaving some all-beef franks looking noticeably grayer than their heavily cured counterparts.
Still, that explanation has done little to quiet the internet.
The SubDog debuted Monday at participating Subway locations across Canada for a limited time. As part of the promotion, customers who purchase one through Aug. 31 will receive a PIN for a chance to win weekly prizes and a grand-prize trip centered on a Toronto Blue Jays game.
AH: Awful food that comes with the chance to see an awful team.
THE PSYCHO FELLON SON AND PORN PERV DAD BEHIND PHILLY HOUSE OF HORRORS LINKED TO TWO MISSING WOMEN
New York Post
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The ‘psycho’ felon son and the porn perv dad behind Philly house of horrors linked to 2 missing women
By Reuven Fenton, Jared Downing and Joe Marino
Published June 30, 2026, 2:46 p.m. ET
PHILADELPHIA — The signs were chilling — and hiding in plain sight.
Neighbors of the Philadelphia house of bizarre horrors tied to the disappearance of at least two women describe the current owner as a “psycho’’ who helped turn the once-quaint townhouse into an eyesore with boarded up windows, bars on the doors and security cameras.
The father of current owner Eugene Horsch was even more sinister. RC Horsch, who died last year, was an infamous photographer whose work allegedly deviated into predatory pornography.
Creepy convicted drug felon Eugene would lurk in a back shed “doing I don’t know what,” said neighbor Yana Smith, 50, to The Post.
Smith said her husband once got into an argument with the 44-year-old — who lived in the Olney home with his sadist smut-peddling dad — when Horsch tried to point a security camera at their bathroom window.
The guy gave off “psycho’’ vibes, Smith said.
Eugene is now being eyed in the missing women’s disappearance — but has claimed to cops that they should be looking at his father R.C. Horsch, who was in his early 80s when he died last year, law-enforcement sources have told The Post.
Eugene said his father — who boasted on his website about photographing “scantily clad women in sadomasochistic settings” — was the one behind the disappearance of the R.C.’s much younger ex-wife Amy McHale and another woman, according to sources.
The son came on the radar of authorities June 19 when a US Park Ranger overheard his girlfriend say, “You’re going to hurt me,’’ while the pair was sitting in a parked car near Independence Hall.
Eugene was discovered carrying a fake Drug Enforcement Administration badge, a switchblade and two guns with “obliterated serial numbers.’’
His girlfriend had a fake ID on her — with a name belonging to Blair Tonzelli, who went missing in Kensington in 2023 when she was 35, according to police documents viewed by the Inquirer.
Tonzelli had worked as a home healthcare aide at the Horsch home and had a dispute over money with Eugene, a friend allegedly told police.
Eugene had given his girlfriend the bogus identification with Tonzelli’s name, police said.
A police raid of the Horsch home later turned up vats of chemicals, drugs, firearms, urns of human ash and a handwritten letter referencing infamous 1970s serial killer Ted Bundy, Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said last week.
Police are still conducting testing on the 55-gallon drums and other suspicious items found in the home — as well as searching local sewers —for potential DNA traces of the missing women.
The house was the last known location of R.C.’s ex-wife Amy McHale, who vanished without a trace in 2016.
Eugene has denied having anything to do with the women’s disappearance.
“This is much ado about nothing. … They’re barking up the wrong tree,” Eugene’s lawyer, Jerome Brown, told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The dad was a photographer, indie filmmaker, porn actor, and “fugitive, sociopath, ex-convict and all-out villain,” according to the bio page on his own web site.
R.C. bragged about his own criminal history that included forging art, going AWOL from the army and growing illegal pot.
The dad and McHale met in the 1990s — when she was in her 20s and he was in his 50s — and later got married and divorced.
But they stayed close even after their relationship ended, said Amy’s daughter, Amanda Stofer, to the Inquirer — possibly because RC kept giving her drugs.
“I’m sure it had something to do with the drugs and alcohol. I think he enabled her with things that weren’t really permitted in my grandmother’s house,” Stofer told the outlet.
McHale, then 44, visited RC the house before she dropped off the map.
Though Eugene has denied having anything to do with the missing women, he did follow in his dad’s felonious footsteps with a 10-arrest rap sheet that included drug possession and dealing, assault and drunken driving, according to the Inquirer.
The raid of his home turned up several other fake IDs, plus fake law enforcement badges.
Eugene Horsch does not face any charges in connection with the missing women.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
TOURISTS PAY THOUSANDS TO STAY AT WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS HOTEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN
New York Post
Unhinged tourists pay thousands to stay at ‘most dangerous’ hotel in the world — in the middle of the ocean
By Mary K. Jacob
Published June 29, 2026, 5:53 p.m. ET
Room service is only a helicopter away.
Adventurous vacationers are shelling out thousands of dollars to be ferried deep into the Atlantic Ocean and left stranded on a rusting steel tower 80 feet above shark-infested waters, in what has been dubbed the world’s most dangerous hotel.
A TikTok video posted by charter boat captain Austin Aycock showing him depositing six tourists at the Frying Pan Tower off the North Carolina coast has racked up 2.2 million views, with commenters torn between terror and fascination.
“See you in a couple days!” Aycock cheerfully called out as he pulled away, leaving the group marooned on the decommissioned Coast Guard light station that rises 135 feet above the Atlantic swells.
The clip prompted one viewer to note that the farewell was “literally like a line out of a horror movie.”
The tower, built in 1964 and located about 34 miles offshore in a stretch of coastline historically known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, has been repurposed as one of the most offbeat accommodation experiences in the U.S.
Stays run roughly $200 per person per night with a three-night minimum, putting the total tab at around $600 per guest for a short stay.
However, Aycock confirmed in the comments that one group managed to last considerably longer than a weekend getaway. “The longest I’ve had a group stay out there was two weeks!” he wrote.
Getting there is half the adventure.
Guests are hoisted up to the main deck via a high-speed lift that hauls them 80 feet into the air in under a minute. Below, the waters teem with great white, bull and tiger sharks.
The tower sits squarely in hurricane alley, where tropical storms routinely batter the structure with winds exceeding 100 mph. In a medical emergency, help is a helicopter ride or a 35-mile boat trip away.
The tower accommodates up to 12 guests across eight bedrooms, with amenities that include a fully equipped stainless steel kitchen, washer and dryer, hot showers and high-speed internet powered by solar energy.
Freshwater comes via a reverse osmosis filtration system.
Activities range from fishing and snorkeling over a protected reef below the structure to skeet shooting with biodegradable clay targets and teeing off biodegradable golf balls made from fish food.
Despite the creature comforts, the comments section of Aycock’s viral post reflected widespread disbelief that anyone would voluntarily make the trip.
“You couldn’t pay me enough to stay over an ocean on sticks,” one viewer wrote. Another declared it would be “the easiest ‘No’ of my life.”
Others saw the upside. “The zombies cant get you way out there,” wrote one commenter, to which Aycock replied, “Zombie free!”
The tower’s more anxious admirers zeroed in on practical concerns.
“My anxiety would never allow this,” wrote one viewer with 20,200 likes on the comment. “If a medical emergency, do they have to call the coast guard?”
The property is maintained by a volunteer community dedicated to preserving the historic station. And they have welcomed guests since 2012.
A professional chef can be hired for groups unwilling to cook communally, and the 5,000-square-foot helipad doubles as a prime spot for stargazing, sunrise watching and hammock lounging above open ocean.
For the more philosophically inclined among the 1,240 commenters, one question cut to the chase.
“What’s the opposite of a bucket list?” wrote one user.
NINE JEOPARDY MISTAKES THAT SPARKED FAN BACKLASH
Entertainment Weekly
9 Jeopardy mistakes that sparked fan backlash
The smartest show on television isn’t always right.
By Louis Peitzman June 29, 2026 4:00 p.m. ET
It’s an experience Jeopardy fans know well: we return from the commercial break to find host Ken Jennings directly addressing viewers to announce a scoring change. There’s always a certain thrill in these rare moments, reminders that even the smartest show on television isn’t always right.
But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings. Over the course of its more than four-decade run, the series has sometimes messed up in ways that are only caught after the fact by eagle-eyed audiences. In more recent years, with active fan communities on Reddit and other social media platforms, those errors have been spotted more frequently — and loudly debated in the comments.
We’re talking about the clues that aren’t quite accurate to the desired responses, or the answers that were incorrectly rejected (or accepted!) by the judges. There are also gameplay inconsistencies that have frustrated viewers who prize fairness above all. No matter how much we respect Jeopardy, we know it’s not immune from making mistakes.
Read on to discover nine times Jeopardy got it wrong.
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John Pork
A mistake in an October 2025 clue on Jeopardy prompted enough angry comments to necessitate an apology from Jennings — even if it was a bit tongue-in-cheek.
In the category “Daddy, Is There Really a…,” the clue read, “No: A.I. generated the TikTok image of this pig/human eventually killed by Tim Cheese.” It ended up being a triple stumper, with Jennings himself acknowledging that he “didn’t understand any of that.” The answer, he revealed, was “John Pork.”
But while John Pork, a fictional character who has a pig’s head on his human body first appeared on social media in 2018, years before generative AI became commonplace, even though many later memes featuring him have used AI-generated imagery. As one commenter put it: “Calling John Pork AI is a genuine mistake from the writers that needs addressing.”
And address it Jennings did. “I’ve had a chance to learn quite a bit about the late Mr. Pork, including the fact that some viewers took exception with our description of him as ‘AI generated,’” the host said in an apology video posted to social media. “John, I hope you’ll forgive me and all of us at Jeopardy for any insult we may have committed against you or your memory.”
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Inconsistent penmanship rulings
Whenever possible, Jeopardy sticks to its traditions. That means "Final Jeopardy" is still answered with contestants writing their responses by hand. Unfortunately, that has led to what some viewers consider to be inconsistencies within judging.
In a July 2022 episode, the "Final Jeopardy" clue read, “Asked to design a new set for a re-staging of this 1952 play, Alberto Giacometti came up with one scraggly plaster tree.” Erica Weiner-Amachi’s response — “What is Waiting for Godot?” — was deemed correct, but fans called out her nearly illegible handwriting. (Weiner-Amachi lost the game to Megan Wachspress regardless.)
The issue for many fans was that Jeopardy had previously ruled players incorrect for similarly muddled handwriting. Many pointed to an episode from the month prior, where a response from contestant Sadie Goldberger was not accepted because of her penmanship.
Whether this was a mistake on the show’s part is up for debate, however. Although viewers attributed the ruling on Goldberger’s response to her handwriting, The Jeopardy Fan explained that she did not finish writing her answer, calling the judges’ opinion “a heartbreaking-but-fair ruling.”
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"Grinch syndrome"
In June 2021, Jeopardy upset members of the disability community with the clue, “Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is also known as Grinch syndrome because this organ is too small.” The response of “what is a heart?” referred to a 2010 paper that had suggested the terminology for POTS patients.
The problem was twofold: By then, the cause of POTS had been determined to be related to the autonomic nervous system rather than an undersized heart. Furthermore, critics argued it wasn't very nice to refer to anyone as a “Grinch” (unless they’re stealing Christmas).
As actress and writer Mara Wilson, who has spoken about her dysautonomia, explained in a post on X: “[Grinch syndrome] was based on one doctor's contentious theory proposed more than ten years ago. There's no scientific consensus. Disappointed to see @Jeopardy spreading medical misinformation.”
The show’s official Twitter account posted an apology the following day. “Yesterday’s program included a clue about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS),” the statement reads. “After hearing from the community, we found we used an outdated and inaccurate term for this disorder, and we apologize.”
Dysautonomia International President and cofounder Lauren Stiles told CNN that she was glad to see the show listening to feedback and acknowledging the mistake. “You know, everyone relies on Jeopardy for things to be accurate and correct and not really outdated stuff,” she said.
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"Orange Ricky"
Some Jeopardy snafus are far less serious. In an October 2019 game, host Alex Trebek read a clue from the category “Video Game-pourri”: “The 7 rotatable blocks used in this video game have names like Orange Ricky, Hero & Smashboy.”
Jessica Garsed answered, “What is Tetris?” But while she was deemed correct, there was one big problem with the clue itself: Tetris has never officially referred to its blocks by those names.
So, what went wrong? The explanation is even funnier than the name “Orange Ricky.” Jeopardy’s clue writers appear to have been fooled by a viral tweet that purported to show an image from the original Tetris instruction booklet. The fake image claimed the official Nintendo names for the blocks were Orange Ricky, Blue Ricky, Cleveland Z, Rhode Island Z, Hero, Teewee, and Smashboy — but the image had been doctored.
In essence, the show got fooled by a meme.
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James Bond confusion
Was it a genuine mistake or just sloppy wording? We’ll let you be the judge. In July 2025, the "Final Jeopardy" category “Movie Music” had the following clue: “The last 2 Best Song Oscar winners whose titles were the same name as the movie they were in had this man in the leading role.”
Those who were able to parse all of that may have realized Jeopardy was asking for Daniel Craig, the actor who played James Bond in Skyfall (2012) and No Time to Die (2021), which earned Best Song trophies for Adele and Billie Eilish, respectively. Contestants Vince Carter and Scott Riccardi did answer correctly, with the latter winning the game.
Some viewers at home, however, found the clue perplexing, noting that the clue could also be read as referring to the two most recent Best Song winners. “This was poorly phrased,” a commenter on the Jeopardy YouTube page complained. “I assumed they were asking about the last 2 Best Song winners: 2024 and 2025. The strength of the comma!”
And that wasn’t the only pushback the clue received. Other fans pointed out that “this man in the leading role” was ambiguous, and wondered whether “who is James Bond?” — the lead character in both films — would have been an acceptable response. As another commenter noted, “When the clue says leading role, it doesn’t specify if they are asking for actor or character…”
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Canoe vs. kayak
Few Jeopardy categories are more divisive than “Rhyme Time,” which forces contestants to rephrase clues into two-word rhymes. When presented with “a kayak inspection,” none of the three players buzzed in. Jennings revealed the answer was “a canoe review.”
The problem, according to several viewers at home, is that “canoe” and “kayak” are not equivalent terms. It's true that these words are often used interchangeably by those not in the know, but there are actual differences between them. And Jeopardy’s clue writers are generally considered to be pretty in the know.
“Kayaks and canoes are not synonymous,” one online commenter pointed out. “As an avid boater that one really stuck in my craw.”
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Bethlehem
Jeopardy made two related mistakes in January 2020. In the category “Where’s That Church?,” players were tasked with naming the location of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Katie Needle responded with Palestine and was ruled incorrect by host Alex Trebek. Jack McGuire then answered, “What is Israel?” That response was accepted.
Bethlehem is located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and is generally considered part of the Palestinian territories. In other words, there may not have been one simple answer, which Jeopardy acknowledged in a statement on its website.
“We became aware that the clue was flawed as written and that determining an acceptable response would be problematic,” reads the statement. “In accordance with our rules and in the interest of fairness, we voided the clue and threw it out. We restored Katie’s and Jack’s scores to what they were prior to the clue. The outcome of the game was not affected.”
Viewers at home were supposed to see the replacement clue that Jeopardy had filmed, but that’s not what happened thanks to another misstep. As the series went on to explain in its statement, “Unfortunately, through human error in post-production, the uncorrected version of the game was broadcast. We regret the error and we will make every effort to ensure this never happens again.”
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Inconsistent name rulings
Even the most casual Jeopardy viewers can tell you that the show doesn't usually require contestants to answer with a first and last name when the correct response is a person — a surname will generally do. In a July 2024 episode, however, the “First Ladies” category demanded more than a last name. Contestant Ashley Weaver learned this the hard way when she answered, “Who is McKinley?” She was ruled incorrect because she could not give the full name of Ida McKinley.
As frustrated viewers noted online, there is only one First Lady with the last name McKinley. More to the point, Jeopardy had previously allowed contestants to give responses about First Ladies using just their surnames — aside from “Bush,” which could refer to Barbara or Laura.
“It would have been nice if Ken had at least warned the contestants about [the need for full names] at the top of the round — particularly for Ashley,” a Redditor commented at the time.
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"Wah-gyoo" vs. "Way-goo"
How do you pronounce the word “wagyu”? There is a standard Japanese pronunciation — “wah-gyoo” — but it’s not one that everyone uses. And it cost one Jeopardy contestant dearly during a July 2024 game.
In the category “Some Hats, Some Cattle,” Jennings read the clue: “The name of this cattle breed prized for its marbled beef literally means ‘Japanese cow.’” Contestant Meredith Miller answered, “What is wagyu?” and was ruled incorrect. Why? Because she pronounced the word “way-goo.”
The online backlash was swift. As one commenter posted on X, “I can’t believe Jeopardy docked someone for pronouncing ‘wagyu’ like someone from Iowa; I would have picked up my podium.”
Another posted at the Jeopardy X account to complain: “No one knows how to pronounce that word and you know what she meant.”
Given that there is a right and wrong way to say “wagyu,” this may not be an instance where Jeopardy got it wrong, exactly. But for the many fans who have been calling the beef “way-goo” for years, the ruling still stings.
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