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Legendary singer/songwriter, John Prine, has died from COVID-19
We are sad to report that, according to John Prine’s family, he has finally succumbed to the COVID-19 virus that he’d been battling for the…
Labyrinth children’s storybook coming this fall
I haven’t received an advance copy of Labyrinth: The ABC Storybook [Amazon] so will have to preorder it just like you. The ToughPigs Muppet fan…
Punk legend Henry Rollins has a new long-form streaming radio show
Henry Rollins, the hardest working punk in show business, has launched a new long-form streaming radio show via KCRW in Los Angeles! The four-hour first…
Scam coronavirus testing drive-thru sites reported
This news segment from WSAV-TV in Savannah, Georgia, reports on fraudulent coronavirus tests being hawked at pop-up drive-through sites. Both worried patients and medicaid are…
Listen to Whitney Houston’s incredible isolated vocals for “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”
Whitney Houston’s 1987 megahit “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” is even better sans synths and drum machine. Source: https://boingboing.net/2020/04/06/listen-to-whitney-houstons-i.html Indie Brew found…
Galaxy Chromebook reviews
Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook is unusually fancy and handsome for a platform usually associated with cheap, low-end machines, at least outside of Google’s own flag-carrier devices….
Fox steals phone
This fox is an impossibly good director—the intro, the call to action, the flight, the cheeky laughter, the changes in perspective that show both the…
Sewage could reveal true scope of coronavirus outbreak, scientists say
Scientists say that traces of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material — viral RNA — in the poo we flush down the toilet and into the sewage system…
Police remove “close to a million” N95 masks from Brooklyn house
After a tipoff, police raided a house in Brooklyn and carted off boxes said to contain close to a million N95 masks. CBS News: “Authorities…
“The Rise of Skywalker” is so much better with Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name Of” as the soundtrack
Why couldn’t the rest of the movie have been like this? The Death of Palpatine… but with Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name…
Paul McCartney’s ‘No More Lonely Nights’ (1984)
I enjoyed this period of Paul and sort of fondly remember the movie Give My Regards to Broad Street but it was completely unmemorable. Woke…
Pretty sure this bird just discovered that the Earth is a simulation
Bird just hit the edge of the map pic.twitter.com/U9ruDPwJBZ — Nature is Lit (@NaturelsLit) April 2, 2020 Don’t let the Flat-Earthers find out that our…
Cats: The Butthole Cut that everyone asked for is here
When the much-panned “musical fantasy” movie Cats came out last year, there was a rumor that somewhere a cut of the film existed that showed…
Finally, Amazon + Whole Foods workers to get masks, temperature checks
After weeks of workers’ complaints they are at risk because of lack of coronavirus protections, Amazon says it will deploy face masks and temperature checks…
Corgi realizes rock is alive
Turbo the corgi had no idea the rock could move. Just so everyone knows the turtle in the video is not a tortoise but in…
Man licks window
I just read this article about conservatives who still think coronavirus is a hoax and are gathering, shaking hands, etc., to stick it to the…
The trailer for the next five episodes of Rick & Morty looks amazing
I’m not a huge fan of the way that a number of networks have been splitting the seasons of their most popular shows, right down…
Mountain Goats have taken over a small Welsh town while humans are in quarantine
Not to be confused with the band the Mountain Goats (who should also take over more small Welsh towns), these hoofed mammals stormed the streets…
Throw away any Zantac you have around
You’ve probably received spam emails inviting you to join class action lawsuits against the makers of over-the-counter heartburn medicine Zantac (ranitidine) as it contains a…
New York prisoners offered $6 an hour to dig mass graves
New York City has offered prisoners personal protective equipment and $6 an hour to dig mass graves, reports Ryan Grim for The Intercept. The best-case…
San Francisco drinks its way thru the pandemic
San Francisco is jamming on the wine deliveries. Unsurprisingly alcohol isn’t the greatest thing for your immune system. SFist: You’d be forgiven for blacking out…
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