Monday February 27 Daily Links

Published by Interrobang Staff at February 27, 2023

MONDAY 2.27

NEWS STORIES

Against Elizabeths Wishes, Camilla is Gonna Be Called Queen

In February 2022, before her death, Queen Elizabeth II wrote a letter outlining her wishes that Camilla would be known as Queen Consort. But a source told media that the palace has rejected that title as cumbersome, and expects Camilla to be referenced as Queen once Charles coronation is complete.

This isn’t a coronation, its a coup.

This Video For New El Salvador Unescapable Prison is Really Scary

It looks more like a movie trailer than news footage but this is a new maximum security prison in El Salvador where the first few thousand inmates were just transferred.

How come they didn’t do the thrilled dance?

Trader Joes Wont Cave on Self Checkout Issue

Despite pressure from rival markets, Trader Joes says they will continue to support employees by refusing to replace cashiers with self checkout machines.

And yet we still self bag .

SPORTS

New York Fucks Up Jackie Robinson Highway Plaque

Instead of honoring the famous baseball player, they are honoring Jakie Robinson.

Just switch the last name to Paul.

Jake Paul Loses in Split Decision

Tommy Fury was declared the winner of Sunday’s fight in a split judges decision.

Truth is there were two losers.

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

PGAs and SAGs Declare Their Winners

Big winners include Everything Everywhere at Once, and The Whale himself, Brendan Frasier.

Now that you see this winners list there’s no need to watch the Oscars.

Woody Harrelson Delivers Anti Vax SNL Monologue

A seemingly very high Woody Harrelson hosted SNL this weekend, talked about getting high, and joked about an imaginary script that was just too fantastical to make a decent movie. One where “The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes. And people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs and keep taking them over and over.”

We could have cured everything with weed maaaan.

Tom Cruise Got Emotional Working With Val Kilmer on TGM

Cruise told Jimmy Kimmel he got emotional, and even cried seeing his old friend Val Kilmer on set to play Iceman. “I’ve known Val for decades, and for him to come back and play that character — he’s such a powerful actor that he instantly became that character again. You’re looking at Iceman,” Cruise said

You didn’t have to wait that long. You could have put him other movies.

Michael B Jordon Was Bullied By a Reporter?

On the red carpet for Creed 3, Michael B Jordan called out a woman who bullied him when they went to school together. Apparently she had called him corny and he brought it up.

She would go on to become an entertainment reporter. And then he went on to become the star of the Chicago Bulls.

Russell Crow Got Kicked Out of a Restaurant

Gladiator and his girlfriend were asked to leave a Japanese fusion restaurant in Australia for failing to meet the dress code. Mr. Miyagi turned them away for wearing tennis clothes.

Everyone knows you need a gator tooth hat and a machete down under.

Stars they’re just like us.

Dahl Books Will Be Available in Original and Updated Editions

After controversy erupted when Roald Dahl’s estate released new updated versions of his beloved books, the publisher decided to re-release the original texts without changes. They will also continue to sell the edited versions.

Smart. Now they’ll sell twice as many books.

James Bond Novels Will Eliminate Racist Language

Following suit with the Dahl estate, James Bond novels will be edited to remove racist language.

Hopefully they rename them too. The Spy Who Woke Me is a great title.

White Lotus Cocktail is Oh So Trendy

Thanks to White Lotus, the Aperol Spritz cocktail is having a moment. It’s a three-part mix of Aperol, club soda and prosecco topped off with an orange slice,

Enjoy. But just watch out for the gays.

STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS

Shorter People Live Longer

“Shorter, smaller bodies have lower death rates and fewer diet-related chronic diseases, especially past middle age,” according to a research paper. One possible reason is that ,“when you are taller, you need more cell replications to fill your body, and this can just exhaust you faster.”

Makes sense. Nobodys ever seen a gangly old man.