Confusion Reigns Supreme
Email From Madison Square Garden (after the end of the Rangers’ Season):
Thank You For a Memorable Centennial Season
(Memorable, I guess, in that the team finished last of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference.)
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From TSN.ca:
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are set to fly over Montreal for the second day in a row on Monday, just before Game 3 of the NHL playoff series between the Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes.The aerobatic team is expected to fly over the Bell Centre at 6:15 p.m., just under two hours before the puck drops.
(It’s not just the Canadians; here in the US you also have military planes flying over indoor arenas as some kind of weird salute that no-one inside can witness.)
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Add Australians to the weird list:
From The Guardian
Matcha Mylkbar … do a beetroot latte for just $5.
They also have a mushroom latte for $7, if your wallet will stretch to it.
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Can consumer products get any weirder than this?
Wi-Fi–connected meat smoker
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Well, maybe this:
From New York magazine
Status burgers
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Helpful Wirecutter
The J.Crew Classic Piqué Polo Shirt is a well-made, no-frills polo.
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Headlines of the Day
You’ve heard of Chicken Little, but what about Chicken Linda? At her Upstate New York home, feminist performance artist Linda Mary Montano opened the door for writer Taliesin Thomas wearing a “devotional chicken costume”
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Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store
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Advice of the Day
From The New York Times
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Finally, Cartoon Caption Contest of the Day
Drawing: A restaurant table. Woman addressing a robot wearing a yarmulke and a Star of David medallion:
Caption: “Funny, you don’t look Jewish.”
