“The 2024 GOP presidential nominee is highly likely to be an acolyte of the president’s.”
“It’s been five years since Glee left the airwaves and I struggle to think of a television show of its caliber that became so popular and so critically welcomed, only to sour in an absurd fashion and descend into the ranks of self-parody as spectacularly as this one did. Nowadays, we talk more about the behind-the-scenes chaos of the show rather than its on-screen drama, and when we do, it’s seldom in a complimentary manner. No series, at least in my lifetime, rose so high and fell so low. At least Lost gave us a polar bear.”
How newspaper comic strips dealt with coronavirus.
“As tantalizing as the prospect of a flying motorcycle is, this unfortunate incident is exactly why it’s going to be a very long time before personal flying vehicles will be available to the public—if ever.”
If you don’t know who Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump is yet, don’t worry. You will.
“We managed to disrupt our economy [and] skyrocket unemployment, and we didn’t control the damn virus.”
“Airport Surveillance Is About to Reach a Whole New Level of Ridiculousness”.
The Shake Shack Shit Show, and what it means.
“All this is a recipe for 1,000-2,000 deaths per day for the next year or so, and quite possibly many more than that.”
“Diego, a libidinous giant tortoise credited with saving his species, has finally retired to an uninhabited island off the coast of Ecuador after decades of service in a breeding program.” Now there’s a retirement notice.
“How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profit From Marking Up ER Bills”.
“The [long-running CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful] is planning to film sex scenes amid the coronavirus pandemic by utilizing lifelike blow up dolls.” And thus we have a new contender for “most 2020 news story”.
The homemade remake of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure you didn’t know you needed.
“Most people never think about Biglaw namesakes (though we’ve been pointing these guys out for years). It’s doubtful if anyone even considers the men behind these names when they glance at the letterhead. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t some ugliness lurking there.”
There are still over forty thousand cruise ship workers stuck on ships at sea.
RIP, Ian Holm, versatile British actor.
RIP, Jean Kennedy Smith, diplomat and last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy.
“What could cause Trump and Barr to take the rash step of trying to force the sudden resignation of Manhattan attorney involved in investigations of so many Trump associates on a Friday night, a move almost certain to cause an enormous scandal, right at a time when the Trump campaign is desperately trying to regain its footing in an election trending against them?”
Disagree on the “ridiculous at airports” article. Even if temperature checks are Kabuki theater to a degree, they’re nonetheless an effort at COVID control. Given that COVID has a latency of up to two weeks, the silliness of comparing long-distance national and international travel — and monitoring of travelers — to dining in a restaurant has other problems. The only thing I agree with in the article is the privacy concerns. The article would have been better if it had made that its initial focus.
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Assuming Ryan Cooper is right … single-payer would help fight those 1-2K deaths a day. And, WHAT political party supports that??? Per the Atlantic piece, it’s NOT the party where a Trump losing in 2020, but running again in 2024 would be the same age as its current presumed nominee right now.
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And, speaking of single-payer, the Team Health story shows why Howie is right. We need an NHS in America, not “just” single-payer. I’ve said that for a full decade.
Happy Father’s Day, Diego the Tortoise!