Tuesday September 22: Daily Links

TUESDAY 9.22


NEWS STORIES

 



NYC’s Metronome in Union Sq Is No Longer Telling Time

Union Square’s Metronome is a 62-foot-wide 15-digit electronic clock that faces Union Square in Manhattan, that has told the time for 20 years by counting hours, minutes and seconds till midnight.

Instead of telling time the famous landmark will tell the time we have left until the climate crisis.
Also maybe we should consider changing it the name Union Square to Nervous Breakdown Dystopian Hellscape Square.

Read more at nytimes.


Covid has Caused a Massive Surplus of Unsold Popcorn

Popcorn farmers have a huge problem and its not that the other farmers tell them they aren’t real farmers. It’s that popcorn is out of demand for the first time in a very long and successful popcorn farming run.

This should actually work out perfectly for the Real Genius reboot.

Read more at nypost.com.


New Emojis Are Coming!

2021 will bring a lot of new things including a stack of new emojis like a mending heart and Interracial Couple Options.

Considering the state of things, might be good to to throw in a sweat pants emoji.

Read more at cnn.com.


Barry Diller Sez Tik Tok Deal Means Nothing

Barry Diller was on Squawk Box letting everyone know the Tik Tok “deal” that’s been approved isn’t really a deal at all. So rest assured China still has all the information on your cell phone.


Britain Is Shutting Down Again To Stop Second Covid Wave

Boris Johnson is trying to get ahead of the second wave of Covid in the UK by telling everyone to work from home and shutting down the country again for another six months. We;re now living in a world where Boris Johnson is more sane than Donald trump.

Read more at reuters.



SPORTS



Neon Deon Enters New Coaching Job Like a Baller

All the kids playing football at Jackson State just got the message. This ain’t about you.

It’s Prime Time!


Robert Kraft Soliciting Sex Charge Will Get a Happy Ending

Florida prosecutors will not appeal a decision a court made to block a video of the Pats owner paying for massage parlor sex, so its pretty likely he’s going to skate on the charges.

Got to hand it Robert Kraft. He got his cake and ate it too. Time to go get another piece!

https://apnews.com/d13d4882e4ca7b0c3842e9c571cf0d0b



ENTERTAINMENT



Chris Rock Has Non-Verbal Learning Disorder!?

Chris Rock has a condition called nonverbal learning disorder. Rock says its a problem, because 80 percent of communication is nonverbal. “And all I understand are the words.”

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Read more at hollywoodreporter.com.


Internet Weirded Out By Kourtney Kardashian's Friendship With Addison Rae

The internet is weirded out by the friendship between Kourtney Kardashian and Tik Tok star Addison Rae – mostly due to their age difference of 19 years. At least it isn’t Scott Dissick befriending her, that’s a plus.

Read more at buzzfeed.com


Weezer VS Fallout Boy On Family Feud

Weezer went up against Fall Out Boy on Family Feud. Green Day vs Rancid is up next on the docket.


Is Quibi For Sale?

Quibi is exploring all financial options – including a potential sale – to keep the struggling streaming service afloat. This ownership group will last almost as long as some of its programming.

Read more at variety.com.


Gabrielle Union To Lead All-Black Reading Of Friends

The next installment of Zoom’s Where It Happens will featuring an all-black table reading of Friends. Gabrielle Union will be joined by Sterling K. Brown, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Uzzo Aruba, Aisha Hinds, Kendrick Sampson and Jeremy Pope. The episode will be called, The One Where Black People Finally Appears On Friends.

Read more at variety.


Noel Gallagher Blames The Sexualization Of Women On The U.S.

Noel Gallagher blames the sexualization of women on the U.S. after he watching Miley Cyrus perform atop a huge disco ball. The Oasis guitarist also claimed that the British ‘would never sexualize a female’. The Brits gave us Bond girls and The Benny Hill Show, so you may want to backtrack a bit, Noel.

Read more at yahoo.



GOING VIRAL



When The Po Po Won't Let You Poop Poop

Sometimes it’s just not your day. Pulled over license suspended, warrants on you and you need to pinch a loaf.

Ain’t that the shit!?

Read more at tmz.



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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



The Pandemic Has Increased Housework But Not For Dads

The amount of housework during the pandemic has dramatically increased, but really just for the moms of the households. Single guys who live alone have actually seen a decrease in household chores.

Read more at buzzfeed.



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