TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2021 / Finely crafted by Lily Herman
Hello there, my fructose-filled fruit cups! We’re two days post-Thanksgiving break, and I could already use a very long nap. In our neck of the woods, we’re discussing the ~word of the year~ and Sports People who make waaaay more money than us. Oh, and Mercury may or may not be in ~retroshade~. (Yes, retroshade!)
News To Know
- Joe Biden gave an address about the Omicron variant, noting that it’s “a cause for concern, not a cause for panic.” His advice? Go get your vaccine jab, folks.
- Joey B. might not be panicked, but thousands of travelers who are effectively stranded abroad due to the new COVID-19 variant border closures sure are. Oof.
- Merriam-Webster announced that its 2021 word of the year is “vaccine.” Way to be anticlimactic. I wanted more drama! Intrigue! Spectacle!
Finance For You
- So about this whole stock market rally business … it looks like the brand-new COVID-19 variant is putting that on ice for now. It doesn't help that the Moderna CEO said that the vaccines may be less effective against Omicron. Way to play it cool, Stéphane.
- Sure, the U.S. is facing massive supply chain issues and shortages in the midst of the holiday season, but do Americans care? So far, the answer’s a big, ol’ nope, according to one CEO.
- Ever the chaotic friend in the finance club, Bitcoin took a dip on Black Friday. Experts have thoughts on why.
Sports. Sports. Sports.
- Sad news: Lee Elder, the first Black man to ever compete in the Masters, passed away at the age of 87. He was honored at the event this past April alongside iconic golfers Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus.
- The Fenway Sports Group (aka the crew that owns the Red Sox, among other properties) just bought the Penguins for a gigantic $900 million. Uh, what’s it like to have a cool $1 bil lying around?
- Everybody’s just throwing down dough right now, I guess. The Mets signed Max Scherzer to a massive three-year, $130 million deal, which sounds like Monopoly money at this point.
Culture Corner
- Hello! This is a reminder to be kind to delivery drivers this holiday season! Also, like, year-round, but especially now! Thank you!
- Why yes, I’d like to be besties with the astrologer who coined the term “Mercury Retroshade.” Sounds like my kind of person.
- As someone who turned “wearing a baseball cap everywhere” into a personality trait in the pandemic, I wish I’d known this hack for protecting hats from makeup stains sooner. Way to alert me, friends!!!
Tech Talk
- Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as the company's CEO effective immediately. It’s been a rough few years for the platform, and there’s no word on what Dorsey’s next move is.
- An interesting factoid: Black Friday digital sales last week dropped for the first time ever. But don’t worry, it’s not because folks are buying less stuff; researchers say that more companies started their sales earlier than ever before.
- Wow, 3D printing could actually lead buildings to *repair themselves* in the future. Um, the Disney cinematic masterpiece known as 'Smart House' already predicted this 22 years ago. The 90s babies know what's up.
Entertainment Spotlight
- Actor Jussie Smollett’s trial is finally beginning in Chicago almost three years after he allegedly staged his own hate crime in January 2019. I can’t be the only one who needed a massive refresher, so here you go.
- All right, all right, all right, we finally have our answer: Actor Matthew McConaughey is officially *not* running for Texas governor. Gasp!
- The Gucci fam (like, the real family) is Not Happy about Ridley Scott’s new film ‘House of Gucci.’ They called it “extremely painful” and “an insult” in a statement. Yikes.
Fantastic Finish
All I could really say was “awwww” after watching this clip of three daughters surprising their dad at work on his last day as a doctor. Families can be really great sometimes!!!
Thanks for reading today's issue of The Yodel.
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