A Modest Proposal is brilliant, biting, hilarious satire, that is as horrifyingly relevant in 2020 as it was in 1729. This reads like one of those brilliant editorials from The […]
That does it for regular comics for 2019! I'll be running some bonus strips funded by my Patreon supporters through New Year's day, then regular comics will resume. Happy holidays!
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You've got to eat it, to beat it: That's the philosophy of one Hanoi chef who is attempting to boost morale in the Vietnamese capital by selling green, coronavirus-themed burgers.
Volunteers clad as Superman and Spider-Man sprayed disinfectant against the coronavirus on Indonesia's island of Java, flanking a colleague wearing the winged helmet of local superhero Gatotkaca who shouted, "Wear masks, wash hands and stay alert."
The actor on Derek Jarman, his wife’s right eye and the birthday party he wasn’t invited to
Born in Yorkshire, Sands, 62, studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He had a role in Derek Jarman’s Broken English and went on to appear in The Killing Fields, A Room With A View and Arachnophobia. His latest films are Yeh Ballet, available on Netflix, and The Painted Bird, out later this year. He is married, has three children, and lives in Los Angeles.
When are you happiest?
Close to a mountain summit on a glorious cold morning.
American Revolution 2.0, which presents itself as bipartisan, has been assisted by far-right individuals – some with extremist links
Leaked audio recordings and online materials obtained by the Guardian reveal that one of the most prominent anti-lockdown protest groups, American Revolution 2.0 (AR2), has received extensive assistance from well-established far-right actors, some with extremist connections.
Related: Armed protesters demonstrate against Covid-19 lockdown at Michigan capitol
Continue reading...Unemployment rate rose to 14.7% from just 4.4% in March as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the global economy
More than 20 million people in the US lost their jobs in April and the unemployment rate more than trebled as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the world’s largest economy, triggering a financial crisis unseen since the Great Depression.
The Department of Labor announced Friday that the US unemployment rate rose to 14.7% from just 4.4% in March and a near 50-year low of 3.5% in February before the US was hit by the virus.
Continue reading...As lockdown continues, Owen Jones speaks to private renters about how the pandemic has affected them. From activists in tenants' unions and NHS workers struggling to find accommodation to students who’ve had their final terms disrupted and are left unsure about what to do with their accommodation, he asks them if they are worried about what comes next
Continue reading...It's one of the most important decisions a presidential candidate can make: so who will Joe Biden choose as his running mate? Political correspondent Lauren Gambino breaks down the most likely candidates for November's election
Continue reading...The hit docuseries on Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls scores big as entertainment, but journalistic compromises make it little more than longform branded content
Not long after ESPN scored its first ever Academy Award for Ezra Edelman’s nonpareil OJ: Made in America, a masterclass in longform investigative journalism that drew comparisons to Mailer and Caro, the network announced another multi-part documentary series centering on an American sports icon. The Last Dance, a 10-part film jointly produced with Netflix, promised an unvarnished deep dive into one of the most transformative stars and feted dynasties in the history of sports: Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls.
The anticipation only mounted with the release of a glossy extended trailer at Christmas that teased never-before-seen footage and a star-studded roster of interviewees – Barack Obama! Justin Timberlake! – along with the participation of Jordan himself, who has spoken only sparingly about the Bulls’ imperious reign and dumbfounding break-up in the two decades since his playing days. Initially slated for a June release alongside this year’s NBA finals, ESPN swiftly moved up the premiere date to April after the coronavirus pandemic went scorched earth on its spring programming schedule.
Continue reading...Have you been keeping up with the news?
What reason did the government give for not joining the EU procurement scheme on four separate occasions?
Brussels had the wrong address so we never got the email
We weren’t allowed to because we had left the EU.
All the European ventilators had the wrong plugs.
In her evidence to the home affairs select committee, did Priti Patel say that the reason passengers weren’t tested on arrival at airports was because...
The UK had too many international air passengers
The UK had too few international air passengers
The UK had both too many and too few international air passengers
The communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, owns three homes, two of which are in London. Where is the third which he visited in contravention of lockdown rules?
Exmoor
His constituency of Newark
Herefordshire
What did the Daily Mail think VE Day stood for in its readers’ offer for a 75th Anniversary Celebration coin?
Victory in Europe
Victory for Europe
Victory over Europe
Who was visited by the police after breaking lockdown to go to Dover to make a video about his failure to find any illegal immigrants?
Richard Tice
John Redwood
Nigel Farage
How many people in South Korea (population 52 million) have died from the coronavirus?
256
2,560
25,600
What did Donald Trump suggest people should think about using to help them beat coronavirus?
Sunbed courses
Dettol
Chloroquine
What is France selling to help pay for the coronavirus crisis?
The Arc de Triomphe
The wine cellar of the Elysee Palace
Its national collection of antique furniture
How long do you get on a free Zoom conference call?
30 minutes
40 minutes
60 minutes
What was Boris Johnson doing when he took 10 days off in Chequers in February during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic?
Recovering from his 10-day break to Mustique at the New Year.
Sorting out his complicated private life.
Helping Carrie Symonds arrange a baby shower for her friends.
What was the name of the two doctors who cared for Boris Johnson in St Thomas’ after whom he named his son?
Imran
Ranjit
Nicholas
What aliases did the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, use for his second job as an internet marketeer when first elected as an MP?
Maurice Blue and Archie Stoat
Mostyn Orange and Torquil Beaver
Michael Green and Sebastian Fox
How many coronavirus tests did Priti Patel tell a Downing Street press conference had been carried out?
300,034,974,000
3,000,349,740,000
30,034,974,000
Who is being lined up to take the blame for the inevitable public inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic?
The EU
Matt Hancock
Meghan and Harry
How much will a mug of coronavirus breakout star, Chris Whitty, cost you from the ‘Chris Whitty Appreciation Society’?
£8
£10
£12
What did deputy chief medical officer, Jenny Harries, tell a Downing Street press conference in March that couples should do?
Separate
Stop being so needy
Move in together
Banksy has donated a new artwork to Southampton general hospital. It depicts a boy holding up
A testing kit
A Boris Action man
A nurse doll
Where is Tom Cruise’s new film set to be shot?
The International Space Station
Richard Branson’s Necker Island
The Nightingale Hospital in London
What was Meghan reading to her son Archie in his first birthday video
Lights! Camera! Action!
Duck! Rabbit!
Duck! Never!
15 and above.
Excellent: give yourself a round of applause
11 and above.
Well done: you seem to have been paying attention to the news
7 and above.
Not bad: you appear to have been trying to keep with events
0 and above.
Risible: were you trying to get the answers wrong?
3 and above.
Very poor: do you follow the news at all?
Continue reading...Five-point plan to protect renters comes as poll shows 1.7 million people fear unemployment
Labour is calling on the government to draw up emergency measures to protect renters beyond June as polling shows up to 1.7 million people in the private sector fear that they will lose their jobs this summer.
Dire economic forecasts released this week, including a Bank of England warning that the country faces its worst recession in 300 years, has prompted Labour to rapidly escalate its call for current protections for the rented sector, like the three-month ban on evictions in England and Wales, to be extended.
Continue reading...These past few weeks months have been weird but luckily we can always rely on Caturday to deliver the smiles!
Welcome, everyone! Another blessed Caturday is upon us and we all know what that means! Naps! Wait, no -- memes!
Actually, why not both? Enjoy these purrfect Caturday memes and then treat yourself to a nice long catnap!
This video is an oldie but goldie. Joseph Gordon-Levitt turns the tables on the paparazzi that were bombarding him with cameras and questions. It's a curious thing to see how the paparazzi react when being fed a ration of their own medicine. It's almost as if they don't like it, like really don't like it.
Yay, this fun little Tumblr thread involves a barista dude talking about his overwhelmingly positive antics, at the cafe. Sounds like some people get with that energetic flow, while others want nothing to do with the bubbly optimism. Either way, it sounds like this barista is completely at peace with where they are in the game of life, and thus decided to have fun with the moment as it is. Those drink nicknames are something else.
While we don't always have the intended answers, we can at least be smart asses about things. Technically correct jokes have the benefit of making the teller feel smart while there's not really any new information needed. These silly puns and clever jokes are technically accurate, so you can't say they're completely wrong.
This manager was power tripping all over the place. Fortunately, the employee was ready to take their revenge, and the manager's fraudulent practices end up being their ultimate undoing. We love a good revenge story where the manager gets what was coming to them in the end.
Work in any field long enough and you'll see your fair share of wonderfully unprofessional "not my job" moments. There's slides that go right off buildings, misspelled signs and extremely lazy line painting, just to name a few. It makes you feel good about yourself to see people's majestically incompetent "not my job" moments.
Contrary to popular belief, people do order fish sandwiches at Arby's.Senate Democrats recently learned one of their own is among that rare crowd when Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) forgot to hit mute when driving through an Arby's drive-through last month. Manchin pulled up to the fast food spot in his home state, asked for a King’s Hawaiian Fish Deluxe sandwich, and later learned his mistake after staffers texted him, he tells The Wall Street Journal."It's a big piece of fish and it has a big slice of cheese," Manchin described to the Journal. "They were just jealous they weren't getting the good sandwich." Manchin himself may be jealous that unlike West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, he doesn't have a sandwich named after him at his local Arby's.Manchin is far from the only lawmaker who's been "busted," as he put it, for forgetting to hit mute. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) says his children have repeatedly walked by and told him to "tell [House] Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi to say now is the time to start forgiving student loans." Several described overhearing "colleagues exercising on ellipticals, doing sit-ups, dealing with children, or taking other phone calls," they tell the Journal. And many of them have admittedly skipped showers on days they know they don't have to be on camera. Read more about congressmembers' at-home habits at The Wall Street Journal.More stories from theweek.com The full-spectrum failure of the Trump revolution Unemployment is a catastrophe — but it could still be worse Trump reportedly got 'lava level mad' over potential exposure to coronavirus
Baby Johnson joins Leo Blair and Florence Cameron to become a member of a very exclusive club.
In response, Boris Johnson suggested a "bigger and more expansive" Tube service in London would help people travel more safely.
The Labour leader says the UK's coronavirus death figures are “not success or apparent success“.
Boris Johnson says doctors had planned what to do if his coronavirus treatment went "badly wrong".
The brother of Harry Dunn, who died outside a US airforce base, urges Boris Johnson to take up the case.
The PM says government is "working hard" to tackle it - and sets 200,000 test aim by end of month.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he feels certain benefits from his enforced time away from Formula 1.
People have been dedicating their workouts to Ahmaud Arbery who was shot and killed while out jogging.
DESIGN WAS so much easier before I had clients. I assigned myself projects with no requirements, no schedule, no budget, no constraints. By most definitions, what I did wasn’t even design—except that it ended up creating new things, some of which still exist on the web. Soon I had requirements, schedules, and constraints, but most […]
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