Five Jokes: 5-2-2024
New 'And Just Like That...' Cast Member, LinkedIn's Game Era, TikTok's Music Deal, King Charles' Portrait, and Stunning Space Images
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Rosie O’Donnell is joining the cast of the Sex and the City revival And Just Like That… Insiders say it’s the result of a confused executive finally watching the series and saying, “Wait, where’s Newman?”
LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming. Which is weird, because it’s always kind of been a video game. The rules are simple: If you win you get a job, and if you lose, you get to think you’re finding one.
TikTok and Universal Music Group have reached a deal that will allow songs and artists from its labels including Olivia Rodrigo and Drake to return to the video-sharing app. However, the fine print for Drake reads, “Do not return until you’re ready to catch that smoke.”
The artist Jonathan Yeo is about to unveil the first large-scale painting of King Charles III since he became monarch — figuring a massive painting is the only way for the king’s body match his hands.
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NASA's Webb telescope shows Horsehead Nebula in stunning detail. And some say… too much:
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I am (a little too) active on the Sex and the City and And Just Like That subreddits, and....the girlies are *pissed* that Rosie is going to be on the show. Hopefully she won't be any worse than Che "Comedy Concert" Diaz.