Wednesday January 11 Daily Links

Published by Interrobang Staff at January 11, 2023

WEDNESDAY 1.11

NEWS STORIES

Bezos Ex Is Giving Money Away Like Crazy With No Strings Attached

MacKenzie Scott has given more than $14 billion to charities, and helped fund around 1,600 nonprofits since 2019, and she’s giving the money with no conditions or rules which makes some people uncomfortable.

Guess people would be happier if she was giving this money to start ups. Especially people who have startups.

Carolines on Broadway Will Now Be a Ping Pong Bar

Susan Sarandon’s ping pong bar is taking over the space that just weeks ago was home to Caroline’s Comedy Club.

Judah Friedlander asked: Why can’t it be both?

Humpback Whale With Head Injury Washes On Shore in Jersey

Groups are demanding answer after a humpback whale washed up on the beaches of Atlantic City, with a head injury.

Authorities suspect the incident is mob related.

Cali Golfers Flee Massive Waves

Massive 45 foot waves slammed the Pebble Beach oceanside golfcourse in California, sending golfers scrambling.

Golfers? Oh thank god. Thought you said gophers. #holyjamoly

Cali City Evacuated After Historic Storm

Montecito is home to major celebs like Oprah and Prince Harry and Ellen, and the usually quiet city was just evacuated after massive flooding made the city unsafe.

Fires, floods, earthquakes. California has the front flow for the apocalypse

SPORTS

Colts Considering Keeping Jeff Saturday?

Interim head coach for the Colts, Jeff Saturday, could be in Indy to stay, according to the latest rumors. The Colts GM says he will be a candidate for the permanent gig, although they will be interviewing other candidates.

Good luck with the interviews. There’s not a single coach who isn’t more qualified than Saturday.

The CPR Celebration is Cancelled

The Madden video game will no longer include players enacting the “CPR Celebration” in which players pretend they are performing CPR to celebrate the touchdown. Its considered in bad taste after Jamar Hamlin’s collapse on the field.

Can’t we ban them all? Is there anything worse than football players doing scripted Improv?

Vince is IN so Stephanie is OUT

The McMahon family is in turmoil. Just one day after Vince McMahon announced he was returning to the WWE, co-CEO Stephanie McMahon announced her resignation.

They’re the Trumps.

CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT

Gwen Stefani Insists She's Japanese to Asian Interviewer

Holy uncomfortable batman. Stefani told an Allure interviewer that she’s actually Japanese. “I said, ‘My God, I’m Japanese and I didn’t know it,’” she told the Asian interviewer. She said she identifies as part Asian.

Looks like someone is planning to do a cover of The Vapors

Coachella Line Up Announced

Bad Bunny Gorillaz, Metro Boomin, Pusha T, BLACKPINK, Rosalía, The Kid LAROI, Frank Ocean and Charli XCX, will all perform among others.

This is just dull enough for influencers to enjoy.

People Annoyed that Ghislaine is Teaching Etiquette in Prison

Ms. Maxwell is looking for a rebrand, and she’s positioning herself as a female role model, teaching etiquette and yoga to other prisoners. Some people think the 180 is bizarre given her former role in subjugating women.

Isn’t that what prison is for?

Why is Ben Affleck Working at a Dunkies Drive Thru

It looks like Bennifer are planning to appear in a Dunkin Donuts Super Bowl commercial because both of them were spotted at a drive thru in Boston. Him working- her driving up to the window to get an order.

Why isn’t he doing Aflac ads?

James Cameron Refused to Let OJ Play the Terminator

“Very early on, a highly placed person at one of the two studios that funded that film had a brilliant idea and called me up and said, ‘Are you sitting down?’ I said, ‘Well, no, I’m not.’ He said, ‘Are you sitting? O.J. Simpson for the Terminator!’” Cameron responded, ‘I actually think that’s a bad idea.’

I dunno, I think it works. #remake

Logan Paul Thanks Pig Savers

Paul’s ex-pet-pig has been saved by a rescue organization. They found the pig alone in a field next to a dead pig. Paul wrote a letter to the rescue org thanking them for helping this pig that he had palled around with two years ago until he gave her up.

Who is the real pig in this story?

Punk Show on BART

“S—tshow on BART,” is a Bay Area show that takes place on the train and its blowing up big time.

In NY every subway in New York feels like a punk show.

STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS

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