Sunday April 4: Daily Links

Published by Interrobang Staff at April 4, 2021

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SUNDAY 4.4

NEWS STORIES

Miami Considering Ditching 5 am Last Call

Miami’s famously late last call is in danger. The city is considering rolling back last call to 2am or even earlier.

Is that for alcohol or lines of coke?

Mike Huckabee Joked He Identifies as Chinese

“I’ve decided to ‘identify’ as Chinese. Coke will like me, Delta will agree with my ‘values’ and I’ll probably get shoes from Nike & tickets to @MLB games.Ain’t America great?”

Why don’t you just try to identify as a human being.

Trump Wishes Happy Easter and Calls For Boycott of Baseball, Coke, Chase

Trump issued statements this weekend calling for a boycott of MLB on Friday, and over the weekend to boycott Coca-Cola, Delta, ViacomCBS, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Cisco, UPS, and Merck. These are the company’s fighting Georgia’s new racist voting laws. Oh, and he wants everyone to have a happy easter while boycotting America’s largest corporations.

Yeah you really are great for business.

"Happy Easter!" pic.twitter.com/Bo6802owC3

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) April 3, 2021

Half a Billion Facebook Users Personal Info Leaked

Names, phone numbers and other personal data of over half a billion facebook users were posted on a hacker site including Mark Zuckerberg’s cell number.

This used to be called a phone book.

TSA Screened Record Number of Passengers Friday

More people flew this weekend than at any point since the pandemic caused shut downs last March. 1.6 million passengers were screened. .

You can get covid, but you can’t get peanuts.

Contaminated Florida Reservoir Leak Causes State of Emergency

A reservoir with radioactive waste could collapse any minute causing the governor with radioactive waste water could collapse any minute. Desantis has declared a state of emergency and ordered evacuation to deal with the problem in Piney Point.

Coming soon: Radioactive Florida man.

Illinois Teacher Posted Video of Herself Having Sex

A teacher has been suspended after several students saw video of her having sex. She posted the video to her public snapchat account.

Here’s one teacher who figured out how to get her students to pay attention.

Couple Paints Over $500,000 Artwork

A couple enjoying an art exhibition in a Seoul Gallery painted over a piece of art worth half a million dollars because they thought it was a “participation” piece. The work of art was originally painted before a live audience in 2016 by Harlem painter JonOne and was displayed with the paint cans and brushes used to create it. The materials are considered a part of the artwork.

They also eat dogs.

SPORTS

Reds Cardinals Clear Both Benches

There really wasn’t a brawl, but MLB is considering severe penalties for the Reds and Cardinals after an argument cleared both benches. Nothing happened despite the rush to the field.

A fight between two hair salons would be more exciting.

Braves Cover All Star Logo With Patches

Braves manager Brian Snitker said “I’m disappointed that it’s not going to being there, But I’m focused on playing baseball and what we’ve got going on this season. Other than being disappointed, that’s all I have to say on it.” Atlanta Pitcher Charlie Morton said “I’m disappointed for the Braves organization and those who are local who would have benefitted seeing the influx of business and excitement in the area. It’s a bad situation. Some of the guys who are likely to be on the team, it would have been nice to represent the team in their home park. People would have been able to see what was done in the ballpark,”

You know what else would be nice? Everyone being able to vote.

MLB Pitcher Retires at 28

Angels Pitcher Ty Buttrey posted a lengthy and very text-y Instagram post explaining why he is retiring at the age of 28. He says he is tired of pretending that he loves the game.

#TLDR. Couldn’t you say all this in a photo?

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

Space Jam 2 Trailer a Little Rapey?

After booting Pepe Le Pew for being too sexually aggressive, the trailer for Space Jam 2 included a surprising group of cinematic figures. Along with a huge number of movie characters a-la Ready Player One (Batman, Mad Max, GOT, Scooby Doo characters appear), you’ll see Alex and his gang of Droogs appear at 2:23. And if you think Pepe Le Pew was Rapey…..

Hey man, droogie don’t crash here
There’s only room for one and here she comes, here she comes

Don’t lean on me man, ’cause you can’t afford the ticket
I’m back on Suffragette City

https://twitter.com/CosmonautMarcus/status/1378391700809342979/photo/3

Internet mad at NBC Writer Jeff Slate For Calling Paul Simon a Footnote

Journalist Jeff Slate says future generations will not remember Paul Simon as more than a footnote to Bob Dylan. He also said that artists like Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and others will fall by the wayside, especially among younger, average-Joe listeners.

Well Paul Simon will be remembered a lot longer than Jeff Slate.

Paul Simon sold his catalog to Sony for millions. He'll still end up a historical footnote to Dylan, writes @jeffslate.

He was a prolific songwriter with a lucrative catalog. But there are only a few names our descendants will ever learn.https://t.co/aig0lCT82S

— NBC News THINK (@NBCNewsTHINK) April 2, 2021

Broadway Opened!

The lights are back on Broadway- or at least some of them are. Performers hit the stage in NYC on the Great White Way for the first time in 387 days. The performance was only 36 minutes, but its a start. Savion Gover and Nathan Lane performed for a small crowd of 150 at St James Theater

Niagara Falls Frankie Angel.

Jerry Seinfeld Reopened Comedy in NYC

Jerry Seinfeld headlined Gotham Comedy Club on comedy’s first night back in business in New York City.

What’s the deal with Covid.???? Johnson and Johnson? Who else would we expect Johnson to be with.

Cher Mocked on Social Media For Weird Tweet

Cher apologized after she tweeted: “Was talking With Mom & She Said ‘I Watched Trial Of Policeman Who Killed George Floyd,& Cried, I Said ‘Mom,I Know This Is Gonna Sound CRAZY,But.. I Kept Thinking …..Maybe If I’d Been There,…I Could’ve Helped.”

Holy shit, Cher’s mom’s still alive?!?

Armie Hammer Exits Play To Focus on Himself

Hammer said: “I have loved every single second of working on The Minutes with the family I made from Steppenwolf,” Hammer said in a statement given to Deadline on Friday. “But right now I need to focus on myself and my health for the sake of my family. Consequently, I will not be returning to Broadway with the production.”

Isn’t that a bite in the ass.

VIRAL VIRAL

St Elmos Fire From a Plane Cockpit

A pilot shot amazing video of the phenomenon known as St. Elmo’s Fire.

Shit, thought we were gonna see Rob Lowe.

Hiker Says LA Comedian Bombed on a Mountain

A Los Angeles area hiker posted a video of a comedian performing stand up on Mt Baldy with a mic, while hikers watched. The performance took place in November but the video was only recently posted.

Rich Vos wants to know who is booking this room.

Dog Goes Crazy During Hail Storm

Free ice!!! Free ice!! OMG it’s Free Ice!

Because you want to see a doggy lose it’s mind in a hail storm. 🔈 🔈 pic.twitter.com/Y5W1Swwt9q

— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) April 3, 2021

STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS

40% of Americans Don't Recognize Themselves

COVID stress has everyone aging faster and undergoing so many physical changes. A new study says 40% of Americans don’t even recognize themselves in the mirror.

40% of Americans are lucky.