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My Favorite Things on the Internet This Week

Sean McDevitt
July 28, 2024

Hello internet stranger,

Welcome to The Weekly Click, a weekly (shocking, I know) updated list of interesting bits on the internet that I thought I’d share.

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Online happenings that made my week.

It’s “Com’la”

How to pronounce the first name of the person a lot of us hope will be the next President of the United States. Also, this shirt might help.

Freedom

On that above note, Vice President Kamala Harris has debuted her first ad for her presidential run, and it’s a good one.

Silver Side Up

This is a surprisingly good video essay from Trash Theory that places Nickelback's early 2000s success in the context of CanCon, post-grunge, and the 9/11 release date of Nickelback's breakthrough album, Silver Side Up.

News Happening Faster Than Man Can Generate Uninformed Opinions

“It’s getting harder and harder to come up with enough incoherent perspectives to meet the moment.” The Onion remains undefeated.

Bob and Don: A Love Story

Just a few days ago, Bob Newhart sadly passed away. Recently, I found this short documentary that Judd Apatow made about the friendship between Bob Newhart and Don Rickles. Very funny.

The articles you should read today.

I Felt The Earth Move

On a quiet Sunday afternoon, the earth shook, and everything changed in an instant

The Cop Against the Criminal. Let’s Do This.

The Democrats turn out to be an organized political party, after all.

How Sports Got So Whiny

The kids are absorbing grown-ups’ bad behavior.

Olympic Events Most Likely To Kill Me, A Mildly Athletic Blogger

The Olympics are filled with beautiful, talented athletes. I love watching them hurl their bodies through space and time, push themselves to reaches no one has ever been to before, and wonder: If I tried to do this, would it kill me?

Cardinals' celebration 'definitely not a political statement,' player says

A veteran player said the gestures are intended to mimic a DJ, as a reference to college rapper Alec Burleson.

Quotes, sayings, and other scribblings.

“In playing ball and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things matter: being prepared to seize the moment and having the courage to take your best swing.” – Hank Aaron

The band Heart really dropped the ball by not naming their greatest hits album “Songs You Know By Heart”

Everybody is special. Everybody. Everybody is a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain. Everybody. Everybody has their story to tell.” ― Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

Stop calling them boneless chicken wings. They are chicken nuggets.

“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” -Babe Ruth

Stranger Things had to be set in the eighties so the kids had enough unsupervised time to fight monsters.

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” -Walt Disney

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