Tuesday August 4: Daily Links

TUESDAY 8.4


NEWS STORIES

 



Think Crime Is Rising In The U.S? Wrong!

You may be hearing that crime is back to crazy Mean Streets 1970’s levels. The nerds at Fivethirtyeight think someone is trying to scare you and you are falling for it.

Now who wants you afraid?

Read more at fivethirtyeight.com.


Egyptians Aren't Too Happy with Elon Musk

Musk is taking heat from Egyptians who didn’t like Musk’s tweets about Alien Pyramid Conspiracy Theory.

Don’t worry he’ll tweet something dumber in 3…2…1

Read more at mashable.com.


Microsoft Stock Went Up $95 BIllion On News Of Possible Tik Tok Sale

Microsoft’s net worth went up 6%, or $95 billion, with the news of them negotiating with Tik Tok to buy them. This is a great day for anyone who even had enough money to even own a single share.

Read more at dailymail.co.uk.


Grandfathering Is Canceled In Massachusetts

Massachusetts’s appeals court will no longer be using the term “grandfathered” because it has racist origins. What about Pop-pop-ed?

Read more at dailymail.co.uk.


Don't Put These Statements In Your Dating Profile

Here are the top 10 lines you shouldn’t be using in your Hinge profile, bros. Also, take down that bass pick, no one cares.

Read more at insidehook.com.




SPORTS



Bunch of St. Louis Cardinals Get The Covid

13 Members of St. Louis Cardinals Test Positive For Covid-19. The rumor is the they all went out for a casino night.

Why not ?

Lenny Dykstra spent man nights at the Casino and his life is great.

Read more at mediaite.com.


Odell Beckham Says NFL Should Just Cancel Their Season

ODJ told the Wall Street Journal that the NFL should call it all off, and that the current push to play the season comes from greedy team owners.

If you’re not going to listen to Dr. Fauci and you’re not going to listen to Dr. Birx at least listen to Dr. Beckham!

Read more at nypost.com.



Guess Who is Buying the XFL

The Rock and Danny Garcia are part of group buying XFL for $15million along with Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital group, bringing major star power to the franchise.

What a great time for a sports league investment!

Read more at sportico.com.


The Broncos Install COVID Misting Booth

To prevent players from catching the corona virus, the Denver Broncos have installed a ‘misting booth’ at the team’s training camp facility. The team and the equipment are sprayed with MicroSure, a non-toxic disinfectant that kills viruses upon contact. The Denver coaching staff also hopes it washes away the stink of having Joe Flacco as their quarterback last year.

Read more at tmz.com.




MLB Cancels Field Of Dreams Game

Because of the Cardinals having a Covid outbreak, the Field of Dreams game will be canceled. If Dr. Moonlight Graham was there they could definitely have kept the game going.

Read more at dailymail.co.uk.



ENTERTAINMENT


Bradley Cooper Could Star in Next PTA Film

Bradley Cooper’s people are talking with PT Anderson’s people about Coop possibly taking the lead role in the next PT masterpiece set in LA’s San Fernando Valley in the ‘70s.

Wonder what brought super star Bradley Cooper and genius of his time Paul Thomas Anderson together? Probably beard length…

Read more at pagesix.com.


Dan Aykroyd: We Drove John Landis Crazy Making The Blues Brothers

Dan Aykroyd said that the partying on the Blues Brothers set became so out of control that it drove director John Landis ‘crazy’. But the former SNL star said that the only time co-star John Belushi went missing, it was to score decent food, not drugs. Aykroyd eventually found the Animal House star at a nearby house, passed out on the couch after raiding the refrigerator. The dude who owned the place has the story of a lifetime: ‘Did I ever tell you the time Belushi showed up at my house? I made him leftovers and we split a 6-pack…’

Read more at theguardian.com.


Val Kilmer Says He Feels Better Than He Sounds After Battling Throat Cancer

Val Kilmer insists that he feels ‘a lot better than I sound’ after having a tracheotomy in his fight against throat cancer. The procedure has altered his voice, but former Tombstone star was still able to make his later movie, Paydirt, which co-stars his daughter Mercedes. Val is still our Huckleberry.

Read more at people.com.


Joel Coen: Jeff Bridges Was Initially Miserable Making Big Lebowski

While being interviewed by long time cinematographer Roger Deakins, Joel Coen said that Jeff Bridges was ‘miserable’ during the first two weeks of shooting The Big Lebowski because, to make the production more efficient, there were playback monitors allowed on set. Coen eventually made an exception for Bridges because ‘he was useful’ with this convenience. As always, The Dude abides…

Read more at yahoo.com.


Are These The Best Long Takes In Film?

Collider thinks they have a list of the 22 best long takes in film history. You’ve got some Poltergeist, Rope, Goodfellas (of course), The Player (of course) and plenty more. For some reason Freddy Got Fingered doesn’t make the list.

Read more at collider.com


GOING VIRAL




Swimming The Length Of The Pool With Chocolate Milk Balanced on Head

Are you are worried about Team USA in the post Covid Olympics. Stop! We got this. Katie Ledecky swims laps with a glass of chocolate milk on her head. Like a baller.

USA ! USA! USA!



Baby's First Pizza!

The baby looks a little young for pizza but he just gets it.

Wait until he eats a hoagie.

Via digg.


Australian Surf Bros Get Too Close To Whale And Her Baby

If you look close enough you may spot Patrick Swayze.



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