Meanwhile: Wednesday, April 15
Another butt hole article! Also: Barack Obama, Notre Dame, porn star tax deductions, and a ZONKEY.
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… (Note: I had to check a calendar to confirm it was Wednesday. It is.)
The Disney butt cover-up hides a much bigger problem — “Splash is the most egregious, albeit hysterical example of movies being re-edited for Disney Plus, but it’s not a unique case.” (The Verge, Julia Alexander)
Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden — “Let’s go.” (His literal Twitter account)
Notre Dame's great bell to ring for the first time since the fire — Can you believe this was only a year ago? Definitely feels like 3-5 decades ago. (Reuters, Elizabeth Pineau)
Inside Porn Stars’ Naughtiest Tax Deductions — “When it comes to props, sex workers need to keep it strictly business for those tax returns. Their itemized deductions might be naughtier than most, yet still legal.” (The Daily Beast, Aurora Snow)
Reese Witherspoon's Disastrous Dress Giveaway for Teachers — “Draper James had a well-intentioned giveaway. But it went very wrong.” (The New York Times, Vanessa Friedman)
NBCUniversal’s Peacock launches on Comcast tomorrow — “Comcast subscribers will get access to Peacock’s on-demand library of more than 15,000 hours of TV and movies.” (TechCrunch, Anthony Ha, Sarah Perez)
How a new book about Instagram changes our understanding of the founders’ departure — “Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger quit — but only because they were managed out of the company.” (The Verge, Casey Newton)
It's a zonkey! Zebra gives birth to rare baby after mating with a donkey — Seems like a self-explanatory headline. Click to see a pic of what a zonkey looks like. (CNN, Alaa Elassar)