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April 19, 2020

The Weekly Whatever: Stink-flirting

Quote of the week

We found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Biden, beyond hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable

— New York Times

For science!

  • Secrets of lemur stink flirting revealed.

Well, fancy that!

  • Trump’s border wall was sawn through with cheap tools 18 times in one month.

  • Federal government poaches orders for ventilators, offers them to Russia.

Sick, sad world

  • Far right neo-Nazi ringleader turns out to be 13-year-old teenager in Estonia.

  • Sure, lockdown is hard for humans, but spare a thought for the poor rats.

  • Florida deems WWE an essential service.

  • First face masks, now I have to wear pants?

  • Doing donuts in a ferry in support of healthcare workers.

Extreme awesome

  • Belfast pub delivers fresh pints of Guinness during lockdown.

  • Getty Museum offers Animal Crossing artwork generator.

The Guillotine Marketing Board

  • Jeff Bezos gets $24b richer; Amazon still failing to give employees paid sick leave and smearing and firing those who complain.

Actual good news

  • California saving $40m per day thanks to reduced car traffic.

Going viral

  • Insider-trading Senator Loeffler appointed to task force on re-opening America.

  • Carnival Cruises knew they had a problem.

  • Coronavirus tests still hard to obtain because they’re just not profitable enough.

  • White supremacist planned to bomb a hospital full of COVID-19 patients.

  • Man believes Fox News, goes on a cruise in March, gets coronavirus, dies.

  • Lawyer who represented a church suing against coronavirus lockdown ends up in intensive care on oxygen. Pastor asks parishioners to donate their stimulus checks to the church.

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