Sunday March 27, Daily Links

Published by The Editor at March 27, 2022

SUNDAY 3.6

NEWS STORIES

Kim Jong-Un Goes Full Hollywood to Promote Missile Launch

North Korean state television broadcast a a film that claims to show officials overseeing the launch of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile.

Is this Top Gun or Macgruber?

JK Rowling Passes on Putin Comparison

Putin says he feels as railroaded, and cancelled as JK Rowling, but she’s not thrilled with the comparison. She tweeted on Friday, “Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics.”

You’re both in the house of slytherin.

Applebees Exec Gets Caught Being a Corporate Dickhead

An executive who owns 50 Applebees franchise locations is getting hate all over social media after someone leaked a memo he wrote. The memo explains why high gas prices might be good news, because it can help them to cut salaries and save money.

He’s also come up with a plan to block out the sun over Springfield.

SPORTS

Watch the Moment St Peters Made History

The Cinderella team that has blown away spectators and bracket-makers alike made history when they won their sweet sixteen game, making them the first 15 seed team to make it to the elite eight. It’s a moment of pure joy.

Unfortunately they gotta do it again tonite.

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Razzies are In!

The highlights of this year’s Razzie awards go to everyone involved with the Space Jam reboot, a Diana Ross movie none of us ever heard of, and a redemption award for Will Smith.

Pretty dull, considering this is the year that Bruce Willis made 9 movies nobody ever heard of.

Mama Goldberg Just Signed a New Contract

Now that Wendi McLendon-Covey has signed a contract, it looks like The Goldbergs is indeed returning for season 10, without her on screen husband.

This is show that had marry fuck kill Jeff Garlin.

Wyatt Russell's Selling His Beautiful Spanish Style House

This 1930’s Spanish Home is listed for $2.4 million by Russell, whose parents are Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.

It’s beautiful, it’s 9,000 square feet, and if you buy it Kate Hudson might come over for Sunday dinner by mistake.

Bruce Villanch Predicting an Oscar Minefield

The Emmy Award winning writer talked about what challenges the hosts and writers face this year, including deciding whether or not to tell jokes about Putin and the Ukraine, trying to prove to the audience that the new Oscar format is A-OK, to Covid joke or not to Covid joke, navigating woke culture, and of course ratings

Looks like Bruce Villanch didn’t get booked to write for the Oscars this year.

Warhol is So Hot Right Now

Andy Warhol’s been gone for 35 years, and he’s busier than ever. The Andy Warhol Diaries is one of the best documentaries of the year, his Marilyn Monroe Portrait is about to sell at auction for a record price, and that’s only the beginning.

Andy’s working Andy’s tired. Andy takes a little snooze.

The Last 15 Best Picture Oscar Winners Ranked

Den of Geek took on the task of ranking all of the best picture winners from 2001 to 2021, and the list is….well…not great. And not just because they chose the wrong order.

This list should be called everything wrong with the movie business.

How Popular Is Each Best Picture Nominee?

The Wall Street Journal broke down how each best picture nominee is tracking by how popular they are through social media mentions and google searches – Dune being number one and Drive My Car being dead last. By these metrics Drive My Car is a lock.

VIRAL & TRENDING

Eye Doctor Has a Side Hustle as a TikTok Comedian

Will Flannery, better known to comedy fans as Dr. Glaucomflecken has 2.5 million followers watch his character lampoon the medical industry. “I can be pretty specific with different areas of medicine and create this world of, honestly, pretty dysfunctional people. But it’s funny,” he said in an interview.

Eye doctors are the new dentists.

Teens Still Getting Ticks From TikTok

Studies show that young women are continuing to develop tics and other disorders, and researchers believe that there is a connection to viewing TikTok.

They’re just being trendy.

STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS

If You’re Hurting, Curse Like a Sailor

Cursing, and particularly shouting curses is so effective at helping to manage pain, that some researchers believe it should be incorporated into medical treatment. In one test, subjects who shouted curse words were able to withstand a bucket of ice-cold water for 40 seconds longer.

No Fucking Shit