Remember Stanley Thornton Jr., the 30-year-old man who gets bottle-fed, diaper-changed, and lullabied to sleep in a custom crib by his roommate/pervnabler? Of course you do — he was absolutely precious! Stanley became an instant internet sensation when his "adult baby" lifestyle was featured on National Geographic…
Oh, dead bodies. Whatever do we do with you? Taboo explores disposal, suicide, and life after death, but most fascinatingly takes us inside them—to the lab of Gunther von Hagens, who first brought the world innards on display.
Today at Gawker.TV, Kim Kardashian guests on Today, Stephen Colbert annoys a "green" congressman, The View goes after John Mayer, and The Late Show tallies the use of snowpocalypse vs. snowmageddon in yesterday's news reports.
This week, Taboo explored the topic of "Strange Love". Realdolls, negotiated infidelity, child marriage, and polygamy were on the docket, and things got pretty hot 'n' provocative.
So last night's Taboo didn't really go out on a limb as far as bringing us unbelievable freakiness that's actually stigmatized. But they did give us lots of drugz, and the folks who turn to 'em to ease(?) their troubles.
This week's Taboo was all about misfits! But not your run-of-the-mill Daria kind. Featured here were wannabe amputees, exiled Bangladeshi river dwellers, and—most abhorrent of all—freegans!
Obese Americans face tons of problems in this day and age— especially in the love department! While sassy cam-girl/activist, Deirdra, juggles several "bi-sizual," fat admiring boyfriends; bedridden 650 lb. Alan hasn't had sex with his wife in 10 years.
