Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Quick Hits: Volume CCXXXVII

- On Tuesday, many commemorated the 40-year anniversary of the death of legendary musician John Lennon. 


I was in 6th grade when this occurred and while I knew the name "Beatles," I couldn't have named one member of the group. I was also taken aback at how this tragedy affected my fellow 6th graders. Apparently they were much more musically engaged than I was. 


But the one aspect of this anniversary which stood out to me? Lennon has now been gone for almost the same amount of time (40 years) as he was alive. Dang. 



- University of Nevada-Las Vegas quarterback Max Gilliam apologized for eating sushi off a naked model on an episode of some reality TV series called Below Deck. 


"This is not a reflection of my character or the way I was raised nor a reflection of the culture of UNLV Football," Gilliam wrote. "I would like to humbly move past this and focus my time and energy on our game against the University of Hawaii this weekend."

I would concur that this was as egregious an offense as one can imagine. One should never partake in eating sushi.


- Yet another in a long-running series of reminders about how we are so not "all in this together" in the fight against COVID-19.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning that renewed restaurant restrictions could be on the way in the state as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, but operations at NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” won’t be interrupted despite the fact that the program recently had an indoor, live audience.

As previously reported by Fox News, the comedy show is said to have skirted strict coronavirus regulations in the Big Apple by paying audience members $150 for their participation in the season premiere this fall. This would allow the program to consider live audience members paid individuals who “work” for the show.

An NBC spokesperson did not return Fox News' request for comment on whether this policy is ongoing.


This is on the heels of SNL personality Pete Davidson mocking small business owners who reside in his hometown of Staten Island. Davidson implied they were crybabies for essentially not wanting to acquiesce to their livelihoods being in peril.


You ever notice that the biggest critics of anti-lockdown protests are those who aren't suffering much (if any) of a financial loss? 


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