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?
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
Aliens built the pyramids obv
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2020
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?
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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…
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…’
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.
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…
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.
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!
Team USA swimmer @katieledecky posted a video on Instagram of herself swimming a full length with chocolate milk balanced on her head. I'm not convinced it's more impressive than winning five Olympic golds, but I'm also not not convinced. pic.twitter.com/KqgrDcGxTr
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) August 3, 2020
Baby's First Pizza!
Australian Surf Bros Get Too Close To Whale And Her Baby
If you look close enough you may spot Patrick Swayze.
Two people were injured when swimming close to a humpback whale and its calf off the coast of northwest Australia.
For the latest videos, head here: https://t.co/75bHGli5Tg pic.twitter.com/r17xILB5wp
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) August 4, 2020
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