Tuesday May 10: Daily Links

TUESDAY 5.10


NEWS STORIES

 



Washington Post Wins a Pulitzer

The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for American jouranlism for its coverage of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Yeah, the biggest story of the year happens on their doorstep, I hope they covered it best.

Read more at Mediaite


Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse This Week

May 15-16 a coppery colored full moon will undergo a full lunar eclipse and experts are calling the event a must watch.

I dunno. This doesn’t seem like a good omen.

Read more at space.


Handmaid's Tale Author Says Enforced Motherhood is Slavery

Margaret Atwood wrote an Op Ed on the leaked SCOTUS decision that will overrule Roe vs Wade. Her thesis is that forcing women to give birth when they don’t want to is a form of slavery.

“Women who cannot make their own decisions about whether or not to have babies are enslaved because the state claims ownership of their bodies and the right to dictate the use to which their bodies must be put.”

Well she should know. What do you call working for Hulu?

Read more at TMZ.


Trump Thinking About Pulling His Madison Cawthorn Endorsement

Donald isn’t thrilled with all the press coming out about Cawthorn, and he isn’t sure he should back him anymore. An insider said Trump asked, what is he doing? And is he fucking his cousin? Cawthorne denied any friction between the two.

The only thing they agree on is Trump.

Read more at Mediate


Elon Musk Worried He Could Get Murdered??

The man who bought Twitter tweeted out on Sunday night, “If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya,” leading to speculation that he’s worried someone is trying to off him. He also shared a message from Dmitry Rogozin, who heads the space program. The message was in Russian, accusing Musk of supplying Ukraine with aid and military assistance. “And for this, Elon, you will be held accountable like an adult – no matter how much you’ll play the fool.”

Your life was so much better before you bought twitter.

Read more at NY Post


NYC Dog High Tails it From Brooklyn to NJ

A NYC dog has been found safe at a NJ Home Depot after being missing from Red Hook for a week. The seven month old German Shepherd-Akita swam the East River and made it through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel ultimately ending up at a Home Depot in Jersey City.

This could be a Pixar movie called the dumbest dog in ny.

Read more at NY Post.



SPORTS



Aaron Judge Made Two Nice Catches…At Madison Square Garden

During last week’s Rangers-Penguins game at the Garden, Aaron Judge put his baseball skills to work when he made a barehanded catch of a puck that flew into the stands. The star outfielder also caught a Rangers shirt from a shirt gun.

The only thing he couldn’t grab is a new contract.

Read more at pagesix.



Mutombo Says No, no, No To Super Teams

Former NBA great Dikembe Mutombo said that the Brooklyn Nets were never a super team – and never believe super teams ever existed. The former four-time Defensive Player Of The Year added that it takes mental toughness for a team to be successful.

No, no, no…No super teams in the house of Mutombo.

Read more at TMZ.“>Read more at TMZ


Los Angeles and New York Top the MLB Power Rankings

It’s only week 5, but the Dodgers and the Yankees come in at the top, ranking 1st and 2nd.

The baseball commissioner is praying and ejaculating.

Read more at MLB


High Schoolers Earning NIL Deals

Seven states already allowed athletes in high school to earn under the new student NIL rules, and several players are already making thousands a month.

LeBron would have been a millionaire by his senior year.

Read more at Fox Business


Phillies Fan Caught on Camera Having a Tough Moment With His Date

Announcer Gary Cohen had fun with a Phillies fan who appeared to be pleading with a very annoyed looking girlfriend during a Mets game.

This isn’t even a speed bump for a Philly relationship.


Watch Kentucky Derby Winner Getting Punched in the Face

After Rich Strike beat the odds to win the Kentucky Derby,

Not only is he fast but he can really take a punch.

Read more at Newsweek.


Mavericks Win Spoiled By Incident With Chris Paul's Family in the Stands

According to reports, Mavericks fans allegedly harassed members of Suns Guard Chris Paul’s family. The fan got physical with his mother and pushed his wife in front of Paul’s children. Paul ended up shouting down the fan, who looked to be about 12.

Why is your mom at an away game? Haven’t you bought her a tv?

Read more at CNN



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Kendrick’s New Deepfake Heavy Video Is Freaking People Out

People are freaking out over the Kendrick Lamar’s new video, ‘The Heart, Pt 5’. The five minute clip has the rapper deepfaking into O.J Simpson, Will Smith, Jussie Smollett, Kobe Bryant, Kanye West and Nipsey Hussle.

An outtake has Kendrick as Will Smith smacking himself.

Read more at tMZ and Pitchfork.


Don’t Tell Elizabeth Olsen Marvel Movies Aren’t Art

Elizabeth Olsen doesn’t want to hear from MCU haters. Olsen, who has played Scarlet Witch since 2014, says she gets ‘a little feisty’ when critics diminish the importance of the popular film franchise, and the work that the hard work the behind the scenes puts in to make the movies happen.

Being feisty has kept her well paid for 8 years.

Read more at nypost.


Dr Strange Has Biggest Opening Weekend of 2022

The sequel brought in $185 million in ticket sales opening weekend, which beat out The Batman by $50 million.

That’s strange.

Read more at Fox Business


Travis Scott is Back

Scott took the stage in Miami, making it his first public performance since the Astroworld disaster.

Yeah, you’re back but a lot of members of your audience aren’t.

Read more at The Daily Beast


Pearl Jam Covers Foo Fighters

In a tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Pearl Jam played “Cold Day in the Sun” and had drummer Matt Cameron perform the vocals.

The first decent songs the foo fighters have played in 25 years.

Read more at NME


Louis CK Has Advice for Dems

Comedian Louis C.K. appeared on Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast, and said that Democrats shouldn’t be shitting on Trump voters.

Louie’s back and giving advice.

Read more at Mediaite.


Dirty Dancing Sequel Coming in 2024

Jennifer Grey will star in the sequel, which will be titled, Dirty Dancing.

They’re still trying to get Patrick Swayze.

Read more at Variety.


NYT Tried to Dump Monday's Wordle Puzzle

The Times aborted the puzzle solution on Tuesday because the word was fetus, but some people got it anyway.

Why did they replace it with a racist slur from the 1950s? #shine

Read more at The Guardian.



TRENDING & VIRAL



Trailer Alert: Watch the Avatar 2 Teaser

This looks like the best video game in years.


Runner Loses Shoe During Race, Still Wins Easily

This kid is the rich strike of humans.



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