“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization”
Architecture is all around us… it’s part of the rhythm of everyday life. If you’re lucky, you might find yourself surrounded by some of the most breathtaking examples in the world.
I’ll never fully understand how humanity has managed to create structures so massive yet so beautiful, but that’s alright. I’m just here to marvel at them.. even the small ones. It’s truly incredible.
Welcome to Daily Evening Randomness, a nightcap at theCHIVE where we unwind for the night under a random theme. Tonight, we’re looking at architecture& Design.
“Fuel, freedom, and the roar of the engine, that’s happiness.”
I’ve never been a big car guy. My friends used to wonder why I didn’t give a sh!t about the Lambo that zipped by us while we were out. My answer to them?
“I like classic cars. There’s just something f*cking cool about them. I’d take a classic car over a new luxury car any day of the week.”
Welcome to Daily Evening Randomness, your daily nightcap at theCHIVE where we wind down for the evening under a random gallery theme. Tonight’s choice: Classic Cars.
Just days after getting on his podcast co-hostChad “Ocho Cinco Johnson about his lack of professionalism, karma did a U-Turn and came for Shannon Sharpe. And hes already making the best out of it.
Yesterday afternoon, the ESPN host went Live on his Instagram while engaging in some….mid day sexcapades. For over 5 whole minutes, his phone was pointed to the floor while loud and audible grunts, moans, huffing and puffing, screams, bed movement and “That’s my Michelle” type ish went down. It may be erased from Shannon’s account, but nothing is erased from the internets:
Fans who tuned in thinking Unc had gone Live to talk about any of the latest sports drama of the day got an earful and were quite confused. Especially because, as Shannon claims, he’s never gone Live before and doesn’t even know how it works. Then the jokes took over the internet and his comment section.
Initially, after wrapping up his mid-day pipe game and realized what just happened on his Live unbeknownst to him, Shannon claimed he had been hacked.
But nobody was working as vigorously as the internet streets getting off their jokes:
Folks have also started bringing up the double standards. Because not only do we ALL know had this been a woman ESPN employee that she would have been fired by end of business day, but Paul Pierce was fired for arguably less:
It does seem like ESPN is sticking beside him, because TMZ reports the network says him being away from “First Take” this morning was solely due to Thursdays and Fridays being his off days. ESPN says they won’t be disciplining their star over the sex stream and he’ll be back at his post on Monday.
As for the Club Shay Shay host, he finally owned up to this NOT being a “hacked” situation. He and Ocho Cinco kicked off an impromptu episode of their “Nightcap” podcast so that Shannon could explain himself.
Shannon said he always tries to remain professional, even though he was in the privacy of his own home. But, he says, he is very disappointed in himself.
Well, clearly not too disappointed. Because he just dropped new merch: NIGHTCLAP t-shirts.
On Monday, January 29, a video clip from Sharpe’s latest ‘Nightcap’ podcast episode with Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson was released via YouTube. The 19-minute clip opened with Sharpe explaining that many football fans will be rooting for the San Francisco 49ers at the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII.
Sharpe explained that he believes this because he feels many fans are “tired” of seeing Taylor Swift. To note, the 49ers will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the upcoming game. Swift has been publicly dating Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce since 2023, per The Shade Room.
Additionally, Sharpe shared that Taylor Swift’s presence at NFL games brings in a “different demographic” and “different set of eyeballs.” This makes her a multi-million dollar asset to the league.
As the conversation continued, Sharpe asked Johnson to share another celebrity who could match Swift’s value. Johnson replied with, “Beyoncé.”
However, Sharpe disagreed.
“Beyoncé — Not like this,” he said. “These eyes — Ocho, these eight — 15-year-old eyeballs —Ocho! I love Beyoncé [but] Beyoncé ain’t moving the needle like this chick, Ocho! No!… She’s the closest thing to moving the needle like Michael Jackson that we’ve seen, this is it!” Sharpe explained.
Watch his explanation below.
Social Media Weighs In With Mixed Reactions
Social media users quickly entered The Shade Room’s comment section to weigh in on Sharpe’s stance. Some users agreed with Sharpe.
Instagram user @chriswilliamsii wrote.
“I love Beyonce ever since I was a kid, but Taylor and Beyonce had a tour at the same time and Taylor outsold Beyoncè outsold Beyonce even though Beyoncè’s tour was sold out everywhere. The truth of the matter is a white America Woman is America’s preference even if she isn’t the most talented!”
While Instagram user @queen_drinab added.
“We hate it 😫but he isn’t wrong”
Instagram user @skyboujee wrote.
“Taylor made them over 300 million in a short time. Ngl I wouldn’t even test out any other needles”
Meanwhile, others wanted Sharpe to put some respect on Beyoncé’s name.
Instagram user @chenemonique wrote.
“Comparing Taylor swift to Beyonce should be a crime because whattttt”
While Instagram user @arben_j11 added.
“I promise u if Beyoncé was boo’d up with a player and came to all the games I promise u the camera would be all over it, if not more”
Instagram user @yourfavewho wrote.
“Beyonce mind her business and still get disrespected 😂”
Stephen A. Smith Previously Caught Heat For Comparing Beyoncé To Another Celeb
As The Shade Room previously reported, fellow broadcaster Stephen A. Smith went viral last January after comparing Beyoncé to Rihanna. At the time, Rihanna was set to headline the Super Bowl LVII halftime show.
When asked if he was excited about the singer’s performance, Smith showed love to Beyoncé while downplaying Rih.
“I don’t want to say that I’m not excited — she’s fantastic. That’s not where I’m going with this. Ladies and gentlemen, she’s a lot of things. She’s spectacular, actually — And congratulations on new momma-hood… There’s one thing she’s not! She ain’t Beyoncé,” he said at the time.
A few days later, Smith apologized to Rihanna publicly.
