All the Hantavirus coverage feels like really lazy television writing:
“Remember when we did the animal to human thing 6 years ago? Anything there we can reuse?”
“How about we replace the B with an R and say it came from that.”
—This season on pandemic
Hantavirus started because a dutch couple went bird watching at a dump before going on an expensive antarctic cruise ship. I’m pretty sure this is the “white plague”
What the hell is “consumer confidence”? How are they measuring everyone’s confidence?
“A shopper at Trader Joe’s didn’t break eye contact with a cashier…Call CNBC!…add it to the index”
Later, at the afterparty, i’m shmoozing with the BAFTA producers. I ask them if they’ll actually televise 20 minutes of celebrities screaming the N word. Not only did they assure me it would be left in, it would be the highlight of their careers.
I was at the BAFTA’s. After John Davidson shouted the N word, there was a deafening silence. The room was at a standstill. What now? Then, Teyana Taylor stands up, clears her throat, and yells out the N word. I’m in shock. Seconds later, Paul Mescal rises in solidarity, and…
A tear rolls down John Davidson’s face. He can’t believe the support he’s receiving from the titans of showbusiness. By the end of the broadcast, everyone at the BAFTA’s had said the N Word and it was hollywood’s most unifying display of compassion since the 2020’s imagine video.