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I’d be lying if I said that expectations were high for how Amazon, or really any company in Jeff Bezos’ portfolio would treat its workers during these times. From treatment at fulfillment centers all the way to drivers with unrealistic delivery expectations causing a distinct increase in traffic fatalities, to Whole Foods employees being told they could donate sick time during the pandemic, there’s seemingly nowhere that Bezos won’t squeeze you in order to extract just a little more for his dragon’s-lair largesse.
That being said, I would have picked…something else to single out as a non-essential, if the goal is being taken seriously.
Or maybe the outrageousness is the point. Especially now, if you’re in a situation where anyone could be getting your mail, and maybe opening it up to wipe down the boxes or envelopes before bringing everything in. All of a sudden quarantine’s an even more precarious situation. All I’m saying is now is the time for solidarity, not kinkshaming, though I’m also the person that sent multiple people the message “Day 17 of quarantine and these pears in Animal Crossing are looking thicc” so what do I know.
Lookit those bois, what dat pyrus do?
Watch This, though not right yet: SOUTHLAND TALES live watch-along with director Richard Kelly, Sunday April 5 at 4PM EST
It occurs to me that you might want to give the film a go before watching it with the director and other folks chiming in or however they choose to execute this event. Then a second thought occurs that no amount of preparation can adequately arm you to watch this film. Another one of those films where a recitation of the plot sounds like a Joe Biden monologue, SOUTHLAND TALES stars The Rock, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott (twice, as identical twin brothers), Mandy Moore, Justin Timberlake, most of the Will Ferrell-era of SNL and Kevin Smith in old-man makeup. At that point, why bother with the plot, just watch the dang thing. There’s a cooler timeline just to our left where this film hit it big and The “Dwayne Johnson” Rock’s career goes in a much stranger direction rather than to Tooth Fairy movies for a few years; alas this is the one we’ve been given, but we do get this film in exchange so it’s not all bad.
When mentioning the series on the history of the Seattle Mariners, I forgot to mention the release cadence for the series, which is every Thursday! Which means I forgot to mention that part 2 came out yesterday, and it covers the start of Ken Griffey, Jr’s career and the team’s attempt at getting a new stadium. Containing way more information about outfielder Jay Buhner than you’d ever anticipate, this series is appointment viewing.
Wrestlemania 36 is, against nearly all odds and definitely most advisements, taking place this weekend. Rather than being the culmination of a “season” of wrasslin in the industry’s equivalent of the Super Bowl, the show is being pre-taped and aired across multiple nights this weekend. Hosted by football’s Rob Gronkowski in an attendee-less training arena, what it lacks in spectacle should definitely be made up for in sheer weirdness. To that end, ESPN has provided a guide to this year’s event for anyone whose interest in wrestling is probably a sign that they’re starved for any kind of sports at this point, really. And if that’s you, it has barely been three weeks, you are going to be a mess when this is over.
A surprise release, John Mulaney and Nick Kroll have teamed up for a podcast, Oh, Hello: the P’dcast, and any attempts from me at an explanation would be rude, so here’s their explanation:
She was the People’s Princess and they were two men who hung out at Duane Reade. But now worlds have collided. From the stars of “Oh Hello, on Broadway” and the video taped version of “Oh, Hello on Broadway” comes a podcast on the life and death of Princess Diana.
Give it a spin, or whatever it is you do with podcasts.
I encountered an item earlier about the stupid amounts of milk that farmers are now discarding due to the cratering of demand from commercial industries, and another, less perishable item that we now have a surplus of is chicken wings. Due to the cancelation of March Madness and all its resultant bar nights, the prices for chicken wings have also dropped significantly due to unused stock, presenting a good opportunity for deals if you’re craving some wings in your life, which, for me, is all-flats until I pass out.
Finally, enjoy actor/urger-of-Trump-voters-to-die/General Zod himself Michael Shannon making fried chicken.
