Hollywood Reporter reports "James Corden opened up about his decision to call out Bill Maher's fat-shaming comments in a profile in The New Yorker, published on Monday."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-james-corden-called-bill-mahers-fat-shaming-comments-1273640

Video on the original story: Should Fat Shaming Make a Comeback? Bill Maher and James Corden Debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzn-LYQvYZw&t=400s

Citing a RadioInsight editorial, KOP discuss the recent layoffs at iHeartMedia. The article explains "Every move the company made this week comes as the company tries to figure out how to better utilize all of that technology and data. What does that mean for the future of the stations as they moved to what they coin as “AI Powered” song rotations and content. And while many of the changes are part of their long history of consolidation, some can seemingly only be explained by a need for cost-cutting."

What Led To This Week’s Actions By iHeartMedia? https://radioinsight.com/blogs/183487/what-led-to-this-weeks-actions-by-iheartmedia/

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KOP looks into a GQ Article titled Why Dating in the 2010s Was All About What You Like Rather Than Who You Are https://www.gq.com/story/dating-about-what-you-like  The article states, "with so much emphasis placed on cultural reference points, dating apps are kind of setting us up for failure.?  

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Uber & Lyft Studies Showcase Drunk Driving and Sexual Assault as Uber released its first safety transparency report.  https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2019-12-07/uber-sexual-assault-death-safety

Plus, A new study by economists Jacob Burgdorf and Conor Lennon of the University of Louisville, along with Keith Teltser from Georgia State University, reveals that "Ridesharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, reduce intoxicated driving. However, ridesharing may also have negative health effects by increasing alcohol consumption." https://www.core77.com/posts/91794/Uber-n-Lyft-Reduce-Drunk-Driving-and-Increase-Overall-Alcohol-Consumption

Online Dating Trends in 2020 are going to lead to Speed Dating and Double Dates? KOP lays out the plans by dating app creators to experiment with old-school dating methods. 

Latinx is a gender-neutral umbrella term used as an alternative to Latina and Latino, both binary gendered identifiers.

The term was first used around 2004 among queer groups, but the use has spread beyond the LGBTQ community, Complex, a New York-based magazine, reported. Latinx came into popular use around 2014 and has increased in interest since, according to Google Trends data.

Gendered language uses masculine or feminine nouns, according to the British Council. In languages, like Spanish, people and objects are gendered this way. A new survey from market research agency Think Now tells a different story. 

"Latinx," the progressive, gender-neutral alternative to Latino/Latina, is a favorite of campus activists and ethnic studies departments. But among the broader population of Hispanic people, it's wildly unpopular: Just 2 percent of respondents to a nationwide poll chose it as their preferred term.

Survey: Only 2% of Hispanics Prefer the Politically Correct Term 'Latinx'

https://reason.com/2019/11/04/latinx-poll-think-now-hispanics-2020-woke/?fbclid=IwAR0OqykmJ-j27S23OzsTkboSBJ3AH5AE-pgs29KDJ7DMu6raXYXZ6vH9I5I

Contrary to popular belief, being a sugar daddy isn’t a one-size-fits-all gig. According to a new study, published in the journal Sociological Perspectives, there are seven types of these “sugar” relationships: sugar prostitution, compensated dating, compensated companionship, sugar dating, sugar friendships, sugar friendships with benefits and pragmatic love.

https://psychcentral.com/news/2019/10/22/the-7-types-of-sugar-daddy-relationships/151223.html

In a new GQ issue called "the New Masculinity Issue", incoming Editor in Chief Will Walsh interviews Pharrell about Pushing the masculinity conversation forward .  

Introducing GQ’s New Masculinity Issue, Starring Pharrell https://www.gq.com/story/masculinity-is-changing-editors-letter-november-2019

Pharrell on Evolving Masculinity and “Spiritual Warfare” https://www.gq.com/story/pharrell-new-masculinity-cover-interview

More Americans Get Their News from Social Media Says a new survey that suggests that even though more Americans are relying on social media for news than ever before, they’re not especially happy about how much control platforms have on the information they consume. Pew Research Center published a report Oct. 2 that revealed that 55% of US adults get their news from social media either “often” or “sometimes.” That’s a 8% jump over last year, and marks the first time that a majority of adults surveyed by Pew said social media played a sizable role in their news habits.

Plus, debunking an article titled You'll Never Make Money Podcasting and Dating app maker Match sued by FTC for fraud

https://twocents.lifehacker.com/youll-never-make-money-podcasting-1838640571

https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/26/dating-app-maker-match-sued-by-ftc-for-fraud/