Friday May 21: Daily Links

FRIDAY 5.21


NEWS STORIES

 



No Shit Report: Ohio Vax Lottery is working

Vaccinations in Ohio were declining but now they’re up 28% a week after the Governor announced that all vaccinated citizens will be entered into a lottery.

Guess a shot at a million bucks is worth walking around with a microchip.

Read more at nbc4.


Kids Thought It Would Be Fun to Recreate George Floyd Murder

A group of students in a Colorado High School posted a photo of them recreating George Floyd’s final moments. The photo shows two people kneeling on a third student who is in blackface.

Do they have enough black people in Colorado to be as racist as they are?

Read more at The Daily Beast


Snap Chat Has 500 Million Active Users n

Oddly we don’t know one person using it.

Read more at axios.


IHOP Launching New Fast Food Take Out Chain

Flip’d by ihop will debut in New York City serving pancake bowls, egg sandwiches, and more. The restaurants will have many usual favorites but zero table service and no waitstaff. There will be a few tables where you can sit and eat your take out.

Can you save ONE of those tables for Adam Sandler?

Read more at nypost.


Alexander McQueen's New Tuxedo Is Half and Half

Formal up top party on the bottom, it’s the mullet of formalware. Or informalware.

Read more at highsnobiety.


Former Head of Pentagon UFO Program Says Government has possession of Exotic Material

Have we ruled out Wakandan Vibranium?

Read more at dailystar.


Ted Cruz Slammed on Twitter

Cruz called our military “Emasculated” while praising Russian propaganda video

No more manly specimen than Ted Cruz.

Read more at uproxx.



SPORTS



Seven Charged with Homicide in Diego Maradona Death

The people’s champion died of heart failure this fall just weeks after brain surgery. But now officials are charging a doctor a nurse, a psychiatrist and four others with homicide. They face up to 25 years in prison

In the doctors defense they thought he just flopped.

Read more at espn.


Sorry Bucs, Julian Edelman is a One Team Guy

Stop holding your breath for another Patriots expat heading to Tampa Bay. Julian Edelman says he really is retiring, he’s not going to Tampa and he’s a one team guy.

Edelman? I thought you said Entenmenns.

Read more at NY Post

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Tim Tebow Signing: White Privilege?

How can it be white privilege if only one guy got this opportunity. More like Tebow privilege.

Read more at washingtonexaminer.

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Barstool Sports is All Over This UFO Investigation

The folks are barstool sports are white boarding all the latest UFO based intel.

How weird would it be if Barstool were the ones who make first contact.

Read more at barstoolsports.


Every Family Has Their Own Secret Language

It’s kind of like twinspeak but it’s your “familect”. Just try to avoid slipping and using it in front of your coworker or else you’ll like a total weirdo.

Read more at Telegraph



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Angelina Jo-Bee

Angelina Jolie did a photo shoot with National Geographic covered in bees for 14 hours.

Seeing her covered in bees is making all of us break out in hives.

Read more at buzzfeed.


Oakland Looking To Honor Paul Mooney

Oakland CA councilmembers plan on honoring Paul’s life with an annual comedy event or some other means of honoring the path Mooney forged.

Hey you know who would have loved this? Paul Mooney. Maybe we should have honored him when he was alive..

Read more at TMZ


Stars Align for Hocus Pocus 2

Bette Middler Announces her, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will Reunite for Hocus Pocus 2

Countdown for fall of 2022 when “geriatric millennials” pretend they have to see this in theater for their kids.

Read more at Variety


Award for Most Terrible New Restaurant Name Goes to... Criss Angel

Here’s a Mind Freak for you. “Cablp” stands for Criss Angel’s breakfast, lunch, and pizza and it’s pronounced “ka-blip”. As in, you’re going to cablp your pants after eating there.

Read more at vice.


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TRENDING



The World's First 18 Million Dollar Car

Bugatti has released photos of a brand new car, that sold for 18 mill. The photos look like the poster that will hang in every college dorm room next year.

And expect the car to be featured in the new WB movie, Gay Batman.

Read more at deisgntaxi.



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Space Jam Jeopardy Match

What is an awful way to spend a half hour?


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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



43% of Millennials Don't Believe or Don't Care if God Exists

Young people are not getting their sense of social justice from religion or God. In fact 43% “don’t know, care, or believe that God exists.”

Still, they should each be welcomed into heaven and get a trophy.

Read more at breitbart.


Even Doing 4,500 Steps a Day Will Help You Live Longer

4500 is a great start, and each additional 1,000 steps can decrease chances of premature death by 28%

Check your butt like Jennie Hutt.

Read more at studyfinds.



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