Today is Election Day. It’s the day Americans go to the polls and choose their elected leaders. Except that’s not true. Not really. People have been voting for weeks now. I voted absentee. The state of Maryland mailed a ballot to me after I went to a website and requested one. I made my selections, […]
Continue ReadingMichael Jordan co-owns a NASCAR race team
Basketball legend and athletic shoe icon Michael Jordan is branching out into the world of NASCAR. Jordan is co-owner of 23XI Racing team along with fellow co-owner and current NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin. Bubba Wallace will be the driver for 23XI Racing, not Hamlin. Hamlin will continue to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing. Speaking of Joe Gibbs […]
Continue ReadingSony in talks to buy Crunchyroll for $957 million
Sony Corp is in final talks with AT&T to buy U.S. anime streaming service Crunchyroll. The offer is reportedly for 100 billion yen ($957 million). That’s a lot of money for an American based anime streaming service. Sony already owns a U.S. based streaming service. Funimation is a competitor of Crunchyroll and Sony owns 95% of […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Dodgers, champions of the 60-game season
The Los Angeles Dodgers did something last night they’ve failed to do since 1988: Win the World Series. It’s not like they haven’t tried. The Dodgers have tried to win the World Series a lot. They just haven’t been able to get it done. That is, until last night. What enabled the Dodgers to win […]
Continue ReadingMcFarlane Toys Batman Flashpoint figure is NOT in stores now
I saw this ad on my Facebook feed. It says there’s a McFarlane Toys Batman action figure from the Flashpoint crossover comic book event “in stores now.” It also says it’s only available at Target. These two statements contradict each other. If it’s a Target exclusive, that means it’s not available at any other store […]
Continue ReadingCDC updates the definition of ‘close contact’ and COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its definition of “close contact” with someone infected with COVID-19. From the CDC website: Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period* starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for […]
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