Wednesday December 1: Daily Links

WEDNESDAY 12.1


NEWS STORIES

 



Fredo OUT!

Chris Cuomo has been suspended, indefinitely from CNN after the New York AG released transcripts that confirmed Cuomo’s unprofessional entanglement in his brother’s defense. CNN Released a statement: “These documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother’s efforts than we previously knew. As a result, we have suspended Chris indefinitely, pending further evaluation.”

The Cuomos are the RICO Act of 2021. Have a nice trip to Matt Lauer Island.

Read more at Mediaite.


Posting Twitter Photos Will Now Require Consent

A new rule in the Twitter verse prohibits posting photos or videos of individuals without their permission. Photos posted without permission will be taken down at their request.

The paparazzi is gonna need a day job.

Read more at NY Times.


Dr. Oz Running for Senate

Doctor, television show host, senator? Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on Twitter that he running to be the next Senator for Pennsylvania.

This makes as much sense as having Ted Cruz perform heart surgery.

Read more at TMZ


The NYT Wants to Help You to Pronounce Omicron

The experts say there is no official pronunciation in English for the greek letter Omicron which is also the name of the new scary Covid variant. It can be said OH me chron or AH me krahn or even oh MEE crhron. The one thing it definitely is not, is om-NEE-chron.

When we make up a word can we also make up the pronunciation?

Read more at NYT.


Plastics Are a Problem, is Sperm the Solution?

China is working on an eco friendly plastic made from sperm that could solve many environmental problems.

Louis C.K. is going to want an apology.

Read more at Euro News.


Jim Cramer Wants A Mandatory Vaxx Mandate And The Military To Do It

The guy who got hosed on Gamestop stock thinks the military should be administering the vax to everyone in the country. This is how you bring the nation together, with the military.

Read more on Twitter.


First Maxwell Accuser Takes The Stand

The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell is through the second day and the first accuser has taken the stand. The victim detailed her abuse at the age of 14 in which Maxwell sometimes participated in with Jeffrey Epstein. She testified she was encouraged to touch his feet, nipples, and penis. This is going to be a long six weeks for Ghislaine.

Read more at CBS News.



SPORTS



Aaron Rodgers Believes His Coaches Are Leaking His Medical Info

Rodgers appeared on the Pat McAfee show, ““I don’t know who’s talking. It seems like there are certain coaches that may have friends in the media…”

He said as he put on his tinfoil hat and walked away….

Read more at mediaite.


Which College Athletes Would Have Made the Most Money in Name Image Likeness Deals?

ESPN asks, who’s on your list?

Well how about Johnny Football for starters? You guys forget him already?


What's the Percentage Of A Bucs-Pats Super Bowl Takes Place?

Football Outsiders have calculated that there’s a 14.8% chance we will have a Bucs/Pats Super Bowl. Nate Silver is furious they thought of this gimmick first.

Read more at DNYUZ.


November Was A Bloodbath For The NFL's Betting Public

With underdogs covering the spread 60% of the time in the month of November, the public is getting killed at the books. September and October weren’t much better either if you ask the Mayor of Locktown.

Read more at Axios.


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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Not Just Pizza-- Barstool Also Ranks Christmas Movies

You rank the top ten holiday movies of all time and three of them are basically the same movie.

So you really just wanted to rank the Home Alone movies?


Elon Musk Advises SpaceX Employees To Produce Or Else

Musk emailed employees saying that the company could go bankrupt if they aren’t able to achieve starship flights every two weeks in 2022. Starship Raptor engine production needs to overcome a number of obstacles.

The richest man in the world facing bankruptcy issues? He’s the Aaron Rogers of the business world.

Read more at Digg.


It's Not You, Movie Dialogue Is Harder to Hear

The source of the problem points to directors like Christopher Nolan opting for more realistic sounding dialog over perfect crisp sound for speakers. Soft delivery is also a trendy fad among actors. Passive listening, poor skills and requiring different priorities for theaters and home streaming are also to blame, according to the experts.

Who cares, we live in a subtitle world now.

Read more at slashfilm.


How'd They Create That Impossible French Dispatch Tracking Scene?

In the last vignette from The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson created a seemingly endless tracking scene. The 70 second run is incredibly complicated and follows Jeffrey Wright’s character through various wings of a police station. What Wes wanted, couldn’t be done, but they did it, and Vulture has the story about how.

Was it strapping tiny cameras on mice? It had to be. Right?

Read more at Vulture


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VIRAL & TRENDING



Horny Elephant Goes After a Safari Truck

Well maybe the safari truck shouldn’t have dressed so provocatively? #PutYourTopBackOn

Read more at NY Post.

https://nypost.com/2021/11/30/terrifying-moment-sex-crazed-13-foot-elephant-charges-safari-truck/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=mail_app


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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



The Best Small Towns in America

Insider has created a list of the best small town in every state in the US, to help you plan your travels. It includes some familiar joints like Doug Stanhope’s Bisbee Arizona, Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, and Provincetown in Massachusetts.

If you’re black, this story has a different headline- 50 places to avoid like the plague.

Read more at Insider.



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