Meanwhile: Thursday, April 16
Apple's cheap new phone, a new pregnancy-focused dating show (??), a new Earth-like planet, and Elizabeth Warren's Biden endorsement.
As always, there’s nothing more important right now than staying up-to-date on COVID-19. They do a good job of that here.
But meanwhile…
Apple announces the new $399 iPhone SE for 2020 — “It looks like an iPhone 8, but it has more modern specs.” (The Verge, Dieter Bohn)
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Joe Biden — “She became the most high-profile progressive woman in the Democratic Party to expand the former vice president’s appeal among liberal voters.” (The New York Times, Maggie Astor and Katie Glueck)
New Dating Show ‘Labor Of Love’: It’s Love, Marriage, and the Baby Carriage — A former Bachelor contestant who’s ready to start a family leads this new Fox dating show. “Each week, the aspiring fathers-to-be will be faced with challenges that will put their parenting and partnership skills to the test.” (Vulture, Chris Murphy)
Chernobyl Is Burning and a Sci-Fi Cult Is Blamed — “A vast wildfire is burning through the forests and the abandoned villages around the entombed reactor, threatening a radioactive waste dump and the huge sarcorphagus.” (The Daily Beast, Anna Nemtsova)
What Happened to Tahj Mowry? — “The now 33-year-old opened up about his life filled with fame, football, and an ill-fated celebrity romance. Oh, and a Smart Guy revival is happening.” (VICE, Ashley Spencer)
New Earth-sized planet found in habitable sweet-spot orbit around a distant star — “The planet, called Kepler-1649c, is only around 1.06 times larger than Earth, making it very similar to our own planet in terms of physical dimensions.” (TechCrunch, Darrell Etherington)