Wednesday December 16: Daily Links
WEDNESDAY 12.16
NEWS STORIES
Big Shroom Is Next Step After Big Weed
Mel Magazine claims “Analysts and investors are hailing the coming of the ‘Shroom Boom’ — and now the race for the trippy goldmine is on.”
I knew weed was a gateway drug.
Bye Bye Scope Bros
Periscope is officially going the way of the dinosaur. Twitter has announced they will shutter the service in March 2021.
RIP Scope, bros.
To be honest, didn’t know you were still there.
No Spectators At This Year’s Times Square Ball Drop
The Times Square ball drop will not have a crowd for the first time since its inception in 1907. Instead, all events will be held virtually, which can be accessed on a free app. It just won’t be the same without piss soaked sober tourists.
SPORTS
Sarah Fuller’s Football Career Comes To an End
Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller’s college football career as Vandy’s season will come to end in a covid shortened season.
Man that was a kick.
Steve Nash Has Picked Up a Brooklyn Townhouse for a sweet 5 Mill
The man who is bringing the Brooklyn Nets their first NBA championship is going to do it in style in a Cobblehill Townhouse.
In other news…never mind.
Jake Paul Cuts Promo On Conor McGregor
Jake really wants to be beat down on a PPV for a quick pay day so he trashed Conor McGregor, his wife, Dana White and the Irish to try and gode him into saying yes. Don’t feed the trolls, Conor.
MLB Acknowledges Negro League Players As MLB Players
Major League Baseball announced that the 3,400 players who played in The Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1948 will be recognized as Major League ball players. This also means that their statistics and records will incorporated in the MLB league record books. We’re still waiting for a MLB stadium to named after Cool Papa Bell.
CELEBRITIES
Doggface aka Longboard Cranberry Juice Fleetwood Mac fan Has the Rona
Remember the skateboarding cranberry juice swilling dude who loves Fleetwood Mac? He’s got Coronavirus.
Goddamnit 2020 how dare you give us something we love and then punish us for it??
Jeff Bezos’ Ex Wife Gives $60million to CUNY Schools
Jeff Bezos’ ex, Mackenzie Scott, is donating $30 million each to Lehman College in the Bronx and Borough of Manhattan Community College.
Meanwhile, her ex husband will be counting his gold coins until the ghost of his former business partner will visit him on Christmas Eve.
Tom Cruise Goes Off on Crew Over Covid 19
Tom Cruise takes the Covid precautions seriously and if you ain’t down with that your ‘fuckin gone’
Have You Seen Any Of The Best Films Of 2020?
Digg aggregated all the top 10 movie lists for 2020 and these are the consensus best ones. Where the fuck is Rainy Day In New York on this list?
Chris Walken Has Never Emailed Or Sent A Text
Christopher Walken said that he’s never sent a text or email and has never owned a cell phone or a computer. His agent still contacts him through a pager.
Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Joins Fight To Free Julian Assange
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has joined a non-profit group that’s trying to clear Julian Assange of espionage charges. Cohen is also pushing to Ben & Jerry’s to release a new flavor, Almond Assange, to raise money for his legal fees.
GOING VIRAL
NYC People vs LA People when they Get Sick
Sick days?? May as well get out your empty coffee cup and start working on your subway routine.
@michaelaboutrosghalithis sketch exists in a Pre Covid world! Don’t be like Alexa!!! stay home! Wear a mask! #foryou #foryoupage #foryourpage #sick #sky #alexa #Sky&Alexa
Wife Destroys Husband’s PS4 To Gift Him PS5
While her husband and friends were using PS4, a wife abruptly stormed in and destroyed the device. Before anyone can react, she surprised him with a brand new PS5. Imagine what will happen when she gifts him a new car.
Denny's Waitress Has Had It With All These Maskless Assholes
This Denny’s waitress quit after a party of assholes attempted to be seated without masks. You never wanna be a white guy quoting the civil rights act while in a Denny’s. It’s a bad look.
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
The Top 10 Places People Moved During Covid
With people fleeing cities, CNBC went to LinkedIn to see what towns people have moved to most between April and October of this year. For some reason “back to my parents house” isn’t on here.
Airline Passenger Satisfaction Hits Record High
Airline business is down but the people who are flying are the most satisfied they’ve been in years. All we had to do to fix the industry was make sure 80% of people stopped using it. Brilliant.
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