Sunday July 31, Daily Links

SUNDAY 7.31


NEWS STORIES

 



Joe Biden Still Positive for Covid

Although his symptoms are gone and he had tested negative for four days last week, he tested positive again on Saturday, with what doctors call a rebound infection,

It’s the only positive thing about his entire presidency

Read more at mediaite


Sometimes Your Skirts Too Short to Witness an Execution

A journalist who covers executions in Alabama was told she could not do her job this weekend in Alabama, because her skirt was too short. So she borrowed fishing waders so she could attend and report on the death row execution.

God forbid the prisoner should get one last hard on.

Read more at AL.com


Jesse Jackson Has a Brilliant Solution for Sesame Street's Race Problems

Jackson wrote a letter in which he outlines how the disgraced kids theme park can address their racial issues.

His solution is to treat black kids like they were people.

Read more at TMZ.


One Person in Illinois Won the Whole Fucking Billion

Only one winning ticket was purchased for the $1.2 Billion lottery on Friday and it was purchased in Des Plaines Illinois.

His name is Scrooge McDuck.

Read more at CNN.


Jon Stewart and Ted Cruz Beefing Over PACT Act Not Passing

Jon Stewart and Ted Cruz are going back and forth over why the PACT Act didn’t pass in the senate. Jon Stewart released a video on Twitter explaining why Ted is wrong and we get the closest thing to a Moment of Zen since 2014.

Watch on Twitter.



SPORTS



Phil Mickelson Heckled in Bedminster

As Mickelson stepped up to his first tee at the LIV tour event in Bedminster, a heckler yelled “DO IT FOR THE SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY!”

It’s fine. He got paid enough to stuff gold bars in his ears.

Read more at NJ.com


Vince McMahon's Wife Ignores Questions About Allegations

Linda McMahon had little to say about her husband’s retirement from the WWE, ignoring questions about the payoff and affair allegations and only saying, “He’ll just be deciding on how he’s gonna be spending his free time. I think that’s a good thing,” about his retirement.

She’s acting like this guy is worth 3 billion.

Read more at Fox News



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Golden Girls Themed Restaurant?

This weekend, The Golden Girls Kitchen will open in Beverly Hills serving up a fast casual fully immersive experience and instagrammable decor. Some menu items include Sophia’s Lasagna Al Forno or a “Miami style” Cuban sandwich.

I remember when this was called Golden Corral.

Read more at CNN


Marty and Leo Together Again

Scorsese is heading to Apple films with a new project, a shipwreck thriller titled The Wager. Along for the rise is long time collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio.

The chances of it being good are a long shot.

Read more at avclub.


Joe Manganiello Not Related to Any Manganiellos According To Genealogy

Actor Joe Manganiello appeared on PBS genealogy series Finding Your Roots and learned that he has zero percent relation to all the other Manganiellos. “You are zero percent genetically related to anyone named Manganiello in the world,” they told him. Turns out his paternal grandfather isn’t his grandfather at all. His father’s real father was actually a black man of mixed race. And he was able to trace his ancestry back to slaves.

It’s like the tv show Cheaters but two generations before .

Read more at Daily Beast


It's Over for To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway

Producer Scott Rudin has been cancelled, but he doesn’t see it that way. After initially stepping away from the production when allegations of abusive behavior came to light, he “reinserted himself as producer and for reasons which are, frankly, incomprehensible to [the playwright and director].” And with that move, he appears to have stopped the play from reopening.

Scott’s got a new play, he’s working on: To Kill To Kill a Mockingbird

Read more at Variety.


DJ Khaled Bought a Stack of Lottery Tickets

He explained, 1.2 Billion lotteries don’t come around too often.

LION!

Read more at TMZ


Britney's Publisher Told Her They're Running Out of Paper

Her book is all done, but Britney’s publisher says they can’t release her book because of a paper shortage.

Haven’t you heard, Brit? You don’t need paper anymore. What’s holding back the kindle?

Read more at TMZ

https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/30/britney-spears-autobiography-book-paper-shortage-delay/


The New Yorker Is Not Happy With Nathan Fielder

The New Yorker does not seem to be very enamored with Nathan Fielder. A portion of Twitter also thinks he’s just manipulating and using all the people in his new show. Have they not heard of releases before?

Read more at the New Yorker.



VIRAL & TRENDING



George Jetson Was Born Today, July 31 2022

According to creators, the everyman of the future that we all grew up with, George Jetson, will be born some time today.

Mr Spacely should be getting hazed in a frat somewhere right about now.


This is the Best TShirt Ever

A fan asked Steelers Mitch Trubisky for an autograph while wearing one of mitch’s old tweets on his shirt.

This could be the only valuable NFT in history.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS




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