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The John Oliver Coronavirus Chronicles

Journalism Done Right

The only coronavirus newscast you really need.
1. Coronavirus I (March 2).
“As coronavirus spreads to the U.S., John Oliver discusses what’s being done to fight the illness, what’s gone wrong, and how to stay safe.”

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Posted on March 31, 2020

Glenn Beck’s Turn In The Volcano

By David Rutter

Best scene from Men in Black as later played out in real life:

Outer-Space Bug Who Crash-Landed Into The Backyard To Edgar: “Place projectile weapon on ground.”
Vincent D’Onofrio As The Even-More-Hideous-Spiritually-Than-The-Bug Edgar: “You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers!”
Bug in the ground to Edgar: “Your proposal is acceptable.”

Giant insect appendages emerge from the hole, grab Edgar and then there’s a loud slurp. Thereupon Vince as Edgar is subsumed into the giant creepy-crawler’s digestive system for the rest of the movie.
The tableau offers dramatic fulfillment.
I recalled it fondly this week when graceless bloviator Glenn Beck spoke for his political allies about the coronavirus and its effect on the economy: “Even if we all get sick, I would rather die than kill the country.”

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Posted on March 29, 2020

Jonathan Pie: Lockdown

Low-Footprint Content

“What the fuck is a VPN? Why does everyone in IT think that everyone else works in IT? I don’t work in IT, you work in IT. That’s what you’re for. You work in IT so I don’t have to.”

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Posted on March 24, 2020

24 Hours With HGTV

Sheltering In Place

11 p.m.: My Lottery Dream Home: South Shore Score
11:32 pm: My Lottery Dream Home: Florida Windfall
12:01 a.m.: My Lottery Dream Home: Buy Now, Inherit Later
12:30 a.m.: My Lottery Dream Home: IT Geek to Rich and Chic
1 a.m.: My Lottery Dream Home: Athol Family Dream Home
1:30 a.m.: My Lottery Dream Home: Million Dollar Bull’s-Eye
2 a.m.: My Lottery Dream Home: Waterfront Windfall
2:30 a.m.: My Lottery Dream Home: Cabin Fever

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Posted on March 21, 2020

Day In The Life Of A Chicago TV Repairman

By bigdog8882/via YouTube

“Another day of riding through Chicago neighborhoods on the South side, and also Harvey, IL. My television repair company Marc Anthony Television Repair, provides in-home TV repair service to the entire city of Chicago, suburbs, and Northwest Indiana. Today I’ll be taking you on a tour of the Washington Heights neighborhood (my old spot), the Woodlawn neighborhood, the South Shore neighborhood, and Harvey. So just sit back and enjoy the tour and the chill music in the background.”
Dude covered 63.2 miles over 5 hours, 37 minutes.

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Posted on March 4, 2020