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Welcome to COED’s Quick Fix, a rundown and recap off all the news, stories and headlines that you need to know today — Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
Pop Culture
– The Met Gala brought out all of Hollywood’s baddest and boujeeiest:
– Ryan Reynolds & Josh Brolin’s Deadpool 2 press tour brought them to … Real Madrid?
Brolin called it “soccer” and was quickly escorted off the continent. I’m still there playing fútbol.
#Deadpool2 #Madrid pic.twitter.com/0vAtvaT0pa
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) May 7, 2018
– Speaking of Deadpool 2, which comes out next weekend: everything we’ve seen so far leads us to believe that the sequel will be just as good — if not better — than the original:
Sports
– The Raptors got swept by the Cavs last night, completing maybe literally the most pathetic playoff performance in recent history.
– The 76ers were able to stave off elimination (and being swept) by winning Game 4 at home:
– Hey, the Capitals finally f*cking did it (!), defeating Sydney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 20-something years.
– In the Western Conference, the Predators forced a Game 7 by dominating the Jets in Winnipeg:
– Tonight’s NBA schedule:
– No games in the NHL until Thursday, however, we’ve got some midweek Premier League action as Swansea takes on Southampton in what amounts to a relegation playoff, as the loser will be relegated to the second tier of English football:
News & Politics
– New York AG Eric Schneiderman resigned due to multiple allegations of assault. Schneiderman has also been a vocal proponent of the #MeToo movement, bringing legal action in New York against film producer Harvey Weinstein.
– Don Blankenship: The Dark Lord of Coal County Rises.
College
– Idaho State University misplaced weapons-grade plutonium which sounds actually bad!
– Temple University junior Daniel Duignam shot & killed in his apartment on Cinco De Mayo:
Viral Randomness
– Please let this story of 4-year-old “President Austin” improve your day:
Hottest of the Day
– Iggy Azalea — sucks at rapping but she has a HELL of an Instagram:
Song of the Day
– Been on a massive Childish kick since ‘This Is America’ dropped? Us too:
Quote of the Day
“Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die; but is all still here, and, recognized or not, lives and works through endless changes.” — Thomas Carlyle