Extra Extra: Sesame Street Clarifies Bert & Ernie's Relationship Status
Sept. 18, 2018, 5:25 p.m.
Because the banana and orange really do love each other, check out today's end-of-day links: Nicolas Cage breaks down his most iconic characters, Rob Delaney's heartbreaking piece, Ted Cruz BBQ scaremongering, Fran Leibowitz on city walking, and puppy fears mirror.
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- The best way you can spend 21 minutes tonight is by watching Nicolas Cage break down his most iconic characters.
- It's unclear whether Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school, will testify before the Senate Judicial Committee next week.
- TJ Miller made a surprise drop-in at a comedy club in Denver, which decided not to let him go up—and instead, comics made fun of him onstage until he left.
- Every Hal Ashby movie, ranked.
- Rob Delaney wrote a heartbreaking account of taking care of his terminally ill son.
- Ted Cruz is trying out a new scare tactic against opponent Beto O’Rourke: "If Texas elects a Democrat, they’re going to ban barbecue across the state of Texas."
- David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti's lost '90s jazz album will be released.
- What we talk about when we talk about how the president's penis looks like Toad from Mario.
- Tesla is facing a criminal probe over Elon Musk's statements.
- Fran Leibowitz talked about the joy of walking around the city: "I do not have a phone so when everyone started looking at their phones all the time, I could not believe that everyone was abdicating the observation of New York and giving the whole city to me."
- How did the chillest account on Twitter lose its chill?
- After a former Sesame Street writer opined that Bert and Ernie were gay lovers, Sesame Workshop released an official statement declaring, "they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation."
- Harper’s publisher and president Rick MacArthur gave a baffling interview in which he defended John Hockenberry, criticized the #MeToo movement, and dismissed workplace sexual harassment.
- And finally, come on puppy, don't fear the mirror:
When you see yourself in the mirror first thing in the morning🐶😹
📹 bosunthefrenchie pic.twitter.com/THmuSMfPq6— Cute Emergency (@CuteEmergency) September 18, 2018
