These crafts are the whole ~kit~ and caboodle.

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Emmy-award winning actor Sterling K. Brown (“This is Us,” “Black Panther”), jogged 2.23 miles on Friday to celebrate slain African-American jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s birthday. After his run, Brown reflected on how Arbery’s murder is an example of the racial disparities in America.

While on his jog, Brown wore a mask to protective himself and others from COIVD-19. But in light of the Arbery murder, he saw the connection between the mask he wears while jogging and the metaphorical one he’s forced to wear to make white people comfortable.

“There is this thing you have to do sometimes as a black man who tends to negotiate largely white circles,” Brown said on Facebook Live. “Where in order to be heard you must first appease or put at ease the people which you want to have authentic communication.”

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Arbery was murdered by men who chased in in a truck and shot him simply for jogging while black. Brown sees this as a prime example of how a black man has to self-sensor, emotionally and verbally to prevent white people from being uncomfortable.

“The mask that you wear sometimes as a black man in this country is like, ‘Hey, there’s nothing to fear here. I’m just like you. If you prick me I bleed. My blood is red just like yours. Let’s find the common ground. Hey, let’s have fun,'” Brown added.

For Brown, wearing the mask day in and day out is an exasperating experience.

“Sometimes you get tired of wearing the mask,” he said.

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It is happening again. Even David Lynch can’t resist reviving old IP. But when he does it he does it his way. If you loved Twin Peaks, his crowning televisual achievement, you were stoked to hear he was bringing it back…and then you were perhaps frustrated, even traumatized, that it wasn’t, to put it lightly, more of the same. (Or maybe that’s what made you love it.) Now he’s bringing back another popular thing he used to do: The maker of Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Hollywood’s first stab at Dune is once again giving daily weather reports.

This comes from Entertainment Weekly, who noticed the acclaimed filmmaker, artist, and occasional actor kicked off the second week in May by doing a thing he used to do in the aughts: delivering weather reports for Los Angeles County. Why would he do this? Why not! It’s a helpful service! He gave that up in June of 2010, meaning this return is a hair shy of the decade mark.

As with the Lynch weather reports of old, they’re surreally direct and unfussy. Lynch simply sits at a desk, uttering words you could hear from a TV meteorologist, minus anything approaching jokes. As always, it runs just over 30 seconds. It remains to be seen if this will once again become a regular thing, but it’s good to have the man back, entertaining even those who live far, far away from southern California. Heck, maybe it’s a sign that he’s trying to get more content out there, perhaps another short featuring a lovelorn, tragic talking chimp.

You can watch Lynch’s weather report in the above video.

(Via EW)

Cities across America are finally beginning to implement delivery app commission caps in an effort to protect restaurant profits, which have continued to falter during the coronavirus pandemic. Eater reports that last Thursday Jersey City signed an executive order that put a 10% cap on all commissions to third-party delivery apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub, and the like, joining the cities of Washington D.C., Seattle, and San Francisco, which have put similar caps in place over the past month. Boston, Chicago, and New York are all considering following suit, which could create a domino effect nationwide.

Currently, third-party delivery apps take up to a 30-percent commission on orders and their existence poses a bit of a blessing and curse for local restaurants. On one hand, third party delivery apps open up a business to a considerable amount of customers (especially now) by offering delivery and increasing their range of service, options that restaurants often don’t have the infrastructure to manage or the workforce to spare. On the other hand, the fees connected to delivery can quickly become exorbitant, benefitting the apps more than the restaurants themselves.

As you might expect, the third-party apps are pushing back on the caps arguing that such restrictions hurt delivery drivers and may drive up costs to the customer. In a joint letter to a member of the D.C. City Council ahead of the city’s cap, DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, and Uber Eats argued that “Delivery people — who are currently relying on on-demand work opportunities to earn an income — would have fewer work opportunities and lower earnings” as a result of a 10% cap.

Speaking to Eater SF, a spokesman for Grubhub explained that a cap would affect “struggling delivery workers… seniors and families at their most vulnerable time” and alerted customers that a cap would “immediately cripple delivery orders” and wind up costing consumers more.

And yet… in quarter one of this year alone, which spans from January to March, Grubhub saw record revenues of $363 million, an increase of 12 percent compared to the same time last year. Nationwide, orders were up by 20% in the month of April, with some markets seeing an increase as high as 100%. According to Buzzfeed, in that same earnings report, Grubhub called the COVID pandemic a “net tailwind for our growth metrics.”

After just two seasons, Kyrie Irving left the Boston Celtics to team up with Kevin Durant on the Brooklyn Nets. And while many NBA fans were eager to watch him face his former team on the hardwood this season, Irving missed 44 games due to injury before the season was suspended, including all three of the Nets’ games against Boston. However, the Brooklyn point guard seems eager to face his Boston replacement and fellow Tri-State Area native, Kemba Walker, as he told former professional basketball player and Brooklyn native Darryl “Truck” Bryant on Instagram Live this weekend.

“We never talk about this,” Irving said. “Me and K-Walk. I want that match-up.”

“That’s my big bro,” he continued. “You know we got mutual respect, but I know everybody wants to see it — out of New York, New Jersey. Every time we play against each other it’s always a game. He gave us 40, I gave him 40. Back and forth, that’s part of just where we grew up.”

Back in 2014, Irving, then with the Cleveland Cavaliers, scored a then-career-high 44 points on Walker and the Hornets. Four years later, Walker, who hails from the Bronx, got his revenge when he dropped 43 points on Irving’s Celtics in a win at home in Charlotte. The two point guards seem to relish going up against one another on the court, although they did not get the opportunity to do so this season as Irving struggled with a nagging shoulder injury.

After first tweaking it early in the season, Irving suffered another injury to his right shoulder on Nov. 14 against the Atlanta Hawks and was forced to sit out until mid-January, sitting for both the games against the Celtics on Nov. 27 and 29, a two-game series which the teams ended up splitting. Just one month after he returned to the court in January, however, the Nets announced that he would miss the rest of the season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder. The Nets beat the Celtics 129-120 in overtime on March 3rd in which Caris LeVert exploded for 51 points and DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen combined for 25 rebounds.

Irving’s two seasons in Boston were also marked by injury — he enjoyed a strong first season but succumbed to injury and missed the team’s last 14 games and the entire playoffs, watching as youngsters Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Terry Rozier led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals before falling to LeBron James’s Cavaliers in seven exciting games. His second and last season as a Celtic was marred by criticism and debates about his ability to lead, whether he was hindering the development of Boston’s young core and concerns about his injury history as the team struggled to hit the heights of the previous season.

Despite telling Boston fans that he would re-sign with the organization in October 2018, Irving later decided to sign a four-year deal with Brooklyn instead, incensing Celtics fans. The Celtics then brought in Walker from Charlotte to replace Irving, sending Rozier the other way. This past season, Walker proved to be an able replacement for the former No. 11, leading the team to third in the Eastern Conference standings before the season was suspended on March 11 due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Although limited to only 20 games this season for the Nets, Irving was one of the most productive players in the league, averaging 27.4 points a game while shooting 48% from the field, and 6.4 assists a game. In Boston, Walker played 50 games and averaged 21.2 points and 4.9 assists per game with a 42% field goal percentage.

While he is clearly itching to lace up against Walker again, Irving will likely have to sit and wait for now.

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Tonight, in the With Spandex WWE Raw open discussion thread:

As first announced on Twitter, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch will have a major announcement tonight on Raw.

Just one night after risking it all, Women’s Money in the Bank contract holder Asuka will find out if the reward was worth it, as they will come face to face with Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.

The Man, as confident as ever coming out of her victory over Shayna Baszler at WrestleMania, will certainly be looking to send a message to Asuka, who left WWE Global Headquarters with the contract, and let herknow what they’re up against if she’s considering cashing in on her. However, Lynch will undoubtedly have to keep her head on a swivel in the aftermath of WWE Money in the Bank.

What will happen when The Man comes around? (via WWE.com)

Any guesses on Becky Lynch’s announcement? I’m calling, “I’ve decided to go to Hollywood and make movies like John Cena and The Rock, oh no, I’ve been cashed in on!” Also on the show: Edge “hunts” Randy Orton, because nothing, and we mean NOTHING, ends a feud in WWE these days.

As always, +1 your favorite comments from tonight’s open thread and give them a thumbs up and we’ll include 10 of the best in tomorrow’s Best and Worst of Raw column. Make sure to flip your comments to “newest” in the drop down menu under “discussion,” and enjoy the show!

With Hollywood still in an unprecedented state of flux, it’s always a nice surprise to hear about shows and/or movies that have managed to survive the current conditions unscathed. In a new interview with CNBC on Monday, Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that post-production on Season 2 of The Mandalorian is still ongoing and that “there will be no delay.” Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this news puts the Baby Yoda series on track for its October premiere on Disney+.

Chapek’s confirmation also arrives on heels of The Hollywood Reporter announcing that Temuera Morrison has joined the cast of the second season. According to THR sources, Morrison will be playing the legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett. There’s already a fan theory that Fett appeared in episode 5, “The Gunslinger,” and he was the mysterious figure who found Ming-Na Wen’s character in the closing minutes, so this information has naturally sent Star Wars fans into a frenzy. However, much like Rosario Dawson reportedly being cast as Ahsoka Tano in Season 2, none of this information has been confirmed by Lucasfilm. In fact, Dawson herself has made it a point to note that her casting isn’t official. Yet.

As for Morrison, the possibilities for his casting are wide open considering several characters in the Star Wars universe are based on his likeness. Morrison famously made his debut in Attack of the Clones as Jango Fett, whose infamous skills as a fierce fighter made him the ideal candidate to be cloned for the Republic’s army. These clone troopers were featured prominently in the prequel trilogy and The Clone Wars animated series. Of course, Morrison playing Boba Fett makes sense because, according to canon, he’s a naturally grown clone of Jango Fett. However, he could be playing one of the more recognizable troopers from Clone Wars like Captain Rex, who would also bear his likeness. And then there’s always the chance he’s playing both.

Star Wars fans will just have to wait and see until Lucasfilm says otherwise, or when The Mandalorian Season 2 makes it debut in October.

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The brilliant Jerry Stiller died on Monday, the latest sad news in a year where it seems we rarely get news that’s any kind of positive. A legendary actor and the father of Ben Stiller, the news of his death drew an outpouring of memories from those who loved his work and interacted with him over a career that spanned decades.

As a tribute to his passing, many people shared their favorite Frank Costanza moments from Seinfeld on Monday. A particularly memorable scene where Stiller made Julia Louis-Dreyfus break several times was hilarious enough that it was featured in an episode’s closing credits, for example. But one scene involving Jay Buhner and George Steinbrenner was particularly popular among baseball fans. Popular enough, in fact, that a position player who retired in 2001 briefly saw his name trending on Twitter as a result.

The clip shared by many sports fans on Monday came from the 12th episode of Season 7, entitled The Caddy. George Costanza is working for the New York Yankees and takes an unapproved vacation, leading the Yankees to think he’s dead. This prompts a visit to the Costanza household by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who often “appeared” on the show sitting in a high-backed chair and a voice impressionist giving his dialogue.

The scene has George’s mother upset over his “demise,” but Frank simply couldn’t focus on his presumably dead son. He needed to ask the Yankees owner why the team traded Jay Buhner to Seattle in 1988, an infamous trade that made little sense to Yankees fans.

“What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?” Frank asked, yelling about the 23-year-old right fielder who left New York after a little over a season in the majors. “He had more than 30 home runs and over 100 RBIs last year. He’s got a rocket for an arm. You don’t know what the hell you’re doing!”

The scene is hilarious because no one is funnier while yelling than Jerry Stiller. And a character more concerned about the questionable trade of a young ballplayer than his apparently dead son is the kind of humor that made Seinfeld the legendary comedy that’s still beloved today. It was a television moment that turned a simple baseball trade into an infamous pop culture moment still remembered today.

In later years, the two players recounted just how much that Seinfeld episode made the trade infamous.

Of the many Seinfeld clips that circulated in memoriam on Monday, this one sports fans will always remember.