Phillip Klemenov Killed in Colorado Car Crash

In case it's unclear who Phillip Klemenov was, he was a professional Call of Duty player, Twitch streamer, YouTuber. Many knew him as “Phizzurp”, he was 23 years old and he died in a car crash in Colorado.



Now the reason I didn't blog about this when it happened is it didn't seem like a clean story. A local CBS report said that both speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash, but his girlfriend Adrianna Lemuss disputed the claim, saying:



So, for that part of the story, I want to wait until more information comes out. The last thing I want to do is cause more pain for someone.



But, the reason I'm blogging about this today is to blog about his funeral. Some people were weirded out and some people were happy that they live-streamed his funeral on his Twitch channel.



Some people have said ‘Isn't this weird and exploitive?’ and my answer to that is: No, I don't really think so. The way I see it it's just to have a connection with his fans. Especially people that are on Twitch and YouTube. And when you have that more direct connection, you have fans that feel like friends—even family. So, for those that it doesn't make sense for them to show up in person, why not give them a place to show respect online. And more specifically, his Twitch channel (really the home for their relationship).

I mean, obviously, this is on different levels, but Michael Jackson's entire funeral was televised! There were performances by people like Mariah Carey, there were people who spoke, it was a whole two and a half hour special.



So, if you didn't think it was weird for Michael Jackson, why is it weird for this guy? It's not like the live stream was sponsored, or there was something dirty in there, it was just people saying goodbye.



That's just my opinion on this, I want to know what your opinion is as well. What do you think of this story?

Tinder Boost

For those of you out there using Tinder to find love, or a place to stick it in for a little bit, Tinder is currently doing a small test on a new feature called Tinder Boost. And this is their attempt to further monetize their app.



The way it works, if you have Tinder, you use a boost, BOOM! In Tinder's own words, you get to ‘skip the line.’ You get to be the or one of the top profiles in your area for thirty minutes. And Tinder says that equates up to ten times your normal profile views.



And as far as how you get the boost, well, that's a micro transaction. If you get one it's seven dollars ninety nine cents. Five is six dollars twenty cents. And if you're worried about being forever alone, you can get ten for four dollars seventy cents.



And so, as of right now, it is currently being tested exclusively in Australia.

Disney Dishes Out Overwhelming Announcement About Another Lion King Movie

Disney has confirmed that they are going to “reimagine” the Lion King movie.



And it looks like their reimagining will involve live-action and Jon Favreau directing.



And Favreau really shouldn't surprise anyone because he directed the live-action Jungle Book.



And that movie's made just under one billion dollars worldwide so far.



So, I think Disney's looking at this and they're like, ‘Let's make another billion dollars; that'd be fun.’

And that's really it. I hope that it's great, I hope that it's fantastic and that it is very un-PAN-like.

Take This Very Viable Twitter Tip on How to Dig Out Old Tweets of Anyone in Particular—You Can Thank Me Later

It's super sad that a whole lot of techie tweeps, social media gurus and thoroughbred twitterholics find it dreadfully difficult digging up, or rather digging out old tweets of just about anybody on the twitterverse. Consequently, this (seemingly) paltry problem makes misinformation fly faster than the truth. Not to worry though, I'm here to put an end to the hitch.



To make sure you comprehend correctly why this is a hitch and how it makes misinformation fly faster than the truth, let me take you back to the first presidential debate—that went down on September 26—between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.



As these guys were both going for gold in the passive aggressive Olympics, Clinton hit Trump on climate change saying, “Donald thinks that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese; I think it's real…” Of course Trump gave us the usual blah that he did not. The problem is, while he said he did not, he did.

There's a tweet from 2012—which (fun fact) I believe was the most retweeted thing that night—that says:



So, really his only defense there is ‘I didn't say it, I tweeted it—tweets don't count.’ To which I would say, ‘Anthony Weiner would disagree.’



But also, interestingly enough, Donald Trump's tweet turned into its own weird monster. If you didn't happen to see it, it seemed that hundreds of thousands of people were tweeting that Donald Trump's team was deleting his old tweets. A certain Juan Vidal posted a screenshot saying:



And tons of big names ran with it.

Sophia Bush,



Patton Oswalt,



Even MSNBC host, Chris Hayes, spread this misinformation, writing:



Turns out it was, Chris!

Although he wasn't the only journalist, senior writer for Newsweek, contributing editor for Vanity Fair, Kurt Eichenwald, saying:



Nah, but I think some other people might now.

It's just super sad (as I said before) and absolutely embarrassing. It's a perfect example of misinformation spreading faster than the truth. Would've been incredibly avoidable all you have to do is go to Twitter's Advanced Search…





…you type the name of the person whose tweets you want to look through…



…and type a word and/or phrase…



BOOM! You got it figured out.



So, ultimately, did he tweet this? Yes. Does it seem like he's denying it? Unless he's doing wordplay, yes. Did he delete the tweet? No.



And there you have it. You're most welcome.

The Ten Highest Paid Comedians on the Planet Right Now

Forbes recently released the top ten comedians of 2016.

From top to bottom, you've got:

10. John Bishop — $7 million



9. Russell Peters — $9 million



8. Gabriel Iglesias — $9.5 million



7. Jim Gaffigan — $12.5 million



6. Dave Chappelle — $13 million



5. Jeff Dunham — $13.5 million



In all candor, I haven't the foggiest idea how Jeff Dunham made $13.5 million! Apparently, Jeff Dunham's still huge.

Anywho…

4. Amy Schumer — $17 million



3. Terry Fator — $21 million



Do I need to become a ventriloquist? And I'm not hating, I've actually never seen him before, so I've got to check him out.

2. Jerry Seinfeld — $43.5 million



And number 1 at the top the king of comedy right now…

Mr. Kevin Hart with $87.5 million!!!



It's reported that over the past 12 months, Kevin Hart has performed at 100 venues! And not comedy clubs! Stadiums, arenas, we're talking Staples Center, Madison Square Garden! He's got the movies, the endorsements, he's doing it like nobody else!



And I'm not trying to say this in a hateful way; Kevin Hart is doing properly what Dane Cook tried to do back in the day.



And I know when you say you like a comedian that can be pretty polarizing people are like "Argh! That person sucks!" and all of that boils down to: I just respect Hart's hustle.