Couple Buys Home AND Cat

The NY Post says a pair of new home buyers requested the seller's cat when they went to closing. Tori Taillac says the cat liked her and her fiancé when they were touring the home. “Most people ask for money or appliances during the seller concessions phase of buying a home,  instead we asked for one of their cats. We are completely smitten with the grumpiest looking but sweetest cat I have ever met. He rolled onto his back, looking for rubs. So, I’m all into petting this cat,  and that night we made an offer on the home.

I made a joke when he mentioned that he was going to leave us an air purifier. I said, ‘You can leave us a cat, too. I love your cat.’ The owner’s ears perked up because he said he’d been worried about moving his young cat Loki to a smaller home after the cat was used to having more space. He said he thought Loki would prefer to stay in this house because he [the owner] was going to be downsizing,” Taillac said. He [Loki] loves to be outside and he is always chasing lizards. On [the seller’s] counter offer to ours, he dropped the price down. But he said, ‘I’ll include the cat and the air purifiers.’”

Their dog, seven year old Marcus loves his new adopted sibling. Their realtor said that this was the first time this had ever happened.

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The 2023 Golden Globe Awards will air live on NBC and Peacock on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 8 PM ET. It is one of the few awards ceremonies to recognize both motion picture and television achievements. As we've previously reported, NBC canceled the 2022 telecast amid an ethics, finance and diversity scandal involving the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that bestows the awards. Citing extensive HFPA reforms in September, NBC agreed to return the ceremony to its air for an 80th installment — under a one-year trial, the New York Times reports.

“We recognize the HFPA’s commitment to ongoing change and look forward to welcoming back the Golden Globes to NBC for its landmark 80th Anniversary in January 2023,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Helen Hoehne, President of the HFPA added, “The HFPA remains committed to important changes and supporting programs that prioritize diversity, inclusion, and transparency. See you on January 10!"

The HFPA recently announced the introduction of 103 new voters to its ranks, marking the first time international-based voters have been added to the voting pool. This diverse voting body is now represented by 62 different countries around the world. Combined with the current HFPA membership, the total Golden Globe Awards voting body is now 52% female, 51.5% racially and ethnically diverse, with 19.5% Latinx, 12% Asian, 10% Black and 10% Middle Eastern.

Proceeds from the broadcast provide funding for the HFPA’s philanthropy and charitable giving programs. This year, the HFPA awarded more than $4.5 million to 93 programs and organizations. These donations support a diverse range of nonprofit organizations that help underserved communities and programs, as well as universities and colleges. In addition, the grants support film restoration projects both in the United States and overseas, as well as journalism programs that provide aid and assistance to journalists across the globe.

Here is a list of the nominees:

Taron Egerton - Black Bird
Colin Firth - The Staircase
Andrew Garfield - Under the Banner of Heaven
Evan Peters - Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Sebastian Stan - Pam & Tommy

F. Murray Abraham - The White Lotus
Domhnall Gleeson - The Patient
Paul Walter Hauser - Black Bird
Richard Jenkins - Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Seth Rogen - Pam & Tommy

Donald Glover - Atlanta
Bill Hader - Barry
Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White - The Bear

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday

All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Close
Decision to Leave
RRR

Jessica Chastain - George & Tammy
Julia Garner - Inventing Anna
Lily James - Pam & Tommy
Julia Roberts - Gaslit
Amanda Seyfried - The Dropout

Jennifer Coolidge - The White Lotus
Claire Danes - Fleishman Is in Trouble
Daisy Edgar-Jones - Under the Banner of Heaven
Niecy Nash - Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aubrey Plaza - The White Lotus

Elizabeth Debicki - The Crown
Hannah Einbinder - Hacks
Julia Garner - Ozark
Janelle James - Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph - Abbott Elementary

Carter Burwell - The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandre Desplat - Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Hildur Guðnadóttir - Women Talking
Justin Hurwitz - Babylon
John Williams - The Fabelmans

Black Bird
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Dropout
Pam & Tommy
The White Lotus

John Lithgow - The Old Man
Jonathan Pryce - The Crown
John Turturro - Severance
Tyler James Williams - Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler - Barry

Todd Field - Tár
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley - Women Talking
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner - The Fabelmans

Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco - The Flight Attendant
Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building
Jenna Ortega - Wednesday
Jean Smart - Hacks

Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick

Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness

James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Cate Blanchett, Tár
Olivia Colman, Empire of Light
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Emma D'Arcy - House of the Dragon
Laura Linney - Ozark
Imelda Staunton - The Crown
Hilary Swank - Alaska Daily
Zendaya - Euphoria

Diego Calva - Babylon
Daniel Craig - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver - White Noise
Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes - The Menu

Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Menu
Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dolly de Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan, She Said

Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Hugh Jackman, The Son
Bill Nighy, Living
Jeremy Pope, The Inspection

Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
Ozark
Severance

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt, Babylon
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Hildur Gudnadottir, Women Talking
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
John Williams, The Fabelmans

“Carolina,” Where the Crawdads Sing
“Ciao Papa,” Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“Hold My Hand,” Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up,” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Naatu Naatu,” RRR

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday

Black Bird
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Dropout
Pam & Tommy
The White Lotus

Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
Diego Luna, Andor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance

Jonathan Lithgow, The Old Man
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
John Turturro, Severance
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler, Barry