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TV Anchor Reports Stunning News about William Shakespeare

A television news anchor seemingly implied an alternative timeline upon reporting the passing of William Shakespeare.

“We’ve got news that has stunned all of us given the greatness of this man. We’re talking about William Shakespeare and his death. We’ll let you know how and why it happened,” Noelia Novillo of Canal 26 in Argentina reportedly said, according a translation published in The Guardian. read more

Major League Basebrawl

Even in May, emotions were running high.

In general, apart from limiting sales of booze, at some point MLB teams — as well as teams in other professional and college sports — may have to consider a dress code of sorts: That is, banning fans from wearing team jerseys into a stadium for security reasons, even if both mean a loss in revenue. read more

Kim Kardashian Disappointed with Test Results

Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian may have encountered challenges with keeping up with her legal studies.

In an orchestrated sequence (like much of the content on reality or “unscripted” television) in a sneak peak clip for the TV show’s final season, the would-be lawyer dejectedly revealed to her sisters that she flunked California’s so-called baby bar exam. read more

‘Kirk Minihane’ Producer Steve Robinson Quits Barstool Sports

Update: 5/24/21: Minihane cut bait with Steve Robinson effective immediately although the latter will get paid through June 18. Robinson’s attitude was apparently more or less the issue. Robinson, according to Kirk, made $100K as Minihane’s producer, which is an enormous salary for the podcast industry. read more

Review: “Mank” Streaming on Netflix

Mank, about adult-beverage-loving Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, a.k.a. Mank, is one of the newer original offerings from Netflix. While movies about Old Hollywood are usually pretty cool, unfortunately this one was boring and self-indulgent. In short, it’s the type of movie that the pretentious critics and compliant functionaries who vote in the Oscars like. read more

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