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#Shrill #AidyBryant #Hulu #SNL Aidy Bryant obviously isn’t the same person as Annie, the character she plays on “Shrill,” but the two have at least one thing in common: enviable fashion sense. On the Hulu show, aspiring writer Annie dons cute dresses with eye-catching patterns or buttoned-up collared shirts as she handles the blows of life in Portland, Oregon. It’s a kind of easy, feminine style that’s not a far cry from the vibe seen on “ Saturday Night Live ” star Bryant’s Instagram  or in her red carpet choices . "Originally, I was just like, ‘Oh my God, she, just in her own life, has such great fashion,’” said “Shrill” costume designer Amanda Needham of Bryant. She described finding Annie’s style as a “collaboration” with the actress, mixing Bryant’s IRL look with “cool girl, Portland, poppy colors, really exciting moments.” But there was one problem: A lot of the looks that Needham had in mind didn’t exist. At least, not in Bryant’s size. ...

For years, neighborhood activists have argued that the Jefferson Boulevard facility that sits next to apartments is no place for oil drilling. Now their hopes could be realized as the oil company says it plans to give up petroleum production at the South Los Angeles site. Sentinel Peak Resources turned in paperwork Monday saying that it plans to abandon the wells and prepare the site for another use. The move comes nearly a year after Los Angeles demanded the company follow new and stringent rules to keep operating the Jefferson Boulevard facility. Those rules were billed by officials as the toughest requirements for any drill site in the city. Sentinel Peak Resources had bristled at the demands and filed a lawsuit, arguing that the city had imposed “unduly oppressive” conditions that were not based on proven violations. It complained that the new requirements — including the demand to erect a 45-foot-tall enclosure around drilling equipment — would force the comp...

#SouthKorea #China #Coronavirus #COVID-19 #Outbreak #Quarantine #Pandemic  The  coronavirus epidemic  that started in China late last year continues to spread around the world, with hundreds more cases confirmed in South Korea on Wednesday and Italy racing to try and control a smaller, but equally worrying outbreak. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans Tuesday to be prepared for the COVID-19 illness to start spreading within the U.S. populace, saying it's a question of when, not if. Among the almost 1,300 cases in South Korea — the largest outbreak outside China — was a 23-year-old U.S. service member who has been ordered to self-quarantine in their home off-base. Before he was isolated, however, he recently visited two U.S. military facilities in the region where South Korea's outbreak is focused. The U.S. has thousands of troops based around the city of Daegu, where the outbreak has been linked to a large church congregation. ...

As the deadly new coronavirus continues to spread around the world, a scientist has released a list of items to collect in case COVID-19 is declared a pandemic—but stressed that people should not panic buy or hoard. Virologist Ian Mackay, adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, wrote in a blog post that, as COVID-19 isn't widespread in most parts of the world, "now is a great time to make a list, label up a 'Pandemic Stash' box, and begin to slowly fill it with items that won't go off and that you won't touch unless needed." Writing on his Virology Down Under website Tuesday, Mackay said if more cases appear and can't be traced back to known chains of transmission then "the efforts in some countries to contain COVID-19 will have failed." "At some point, we'll be in the main phase of a pandemic," he said, emphasizing that "a pandemic doesn't necessarily mean the disease is severe...

#BillboardCharts #Vocals #Songs #top40 A comparison of chart trends in 2019 vs. 2018. What were some of the most notable trends on the  Billboard Hot 100  songs chart in 2019 as compared to 2018? On Monday,  Hit Songs Deconstructed , which analyzes the compositional characteristics of top 10 Hot 100 hits, will release its annual State of the Hot 100 Top 10 report in full. Ahead of its arrival, here are five highlights from Hit Songs Deconstructed's in-depth research. 2019 was the year of pop.  As a primary genre, its popularity doubled from 24% of all top 10 Hot 100 hits in 2018 to a 48% share in 2019. With the gain, pop surpassed hip-hop/rap for top honors for the first time since 2016. Among those helping propel pop,  Ariana Grande ,  Shawn Mendes  and  Taylor Swift  all charted multiple top 10s in 2019. Singers soared.  As pop surged, top 10 Hot 100 hits with exclusively sung vocals were the most popular in the re...

#Dave #LilDicky #DaveBurd #FXX FXX’s new series DAVE is centered on a neurotic man in his late twenties who has convinced himself that he’s destined to be one of the best rappers of all time. Now he must convince his closest friends because, with their help, he actually might convince the world. The half-hour comedy is based on the life of rapper and comedian Dave Burd.  The series is produced by FX Productions.

#Arbys #McDonalds #Lent #CrispyFishSandwich #FishNCheddarSandwich #Food Arby’s has the meats, but it’s diving deeper into the surf. After last year's Chicken Sandwich War and before Lent, Arby's fired the first salvo Sunday in a high-stakes battle over who has the best fish sandwich. Welcome to the Fish Sandwich War of 2020. The chain famous for its roast beef sandwiches is trolling McDonald's Filet-O-Fish with a new campaign tied to its limited-time Crispy Fish Sandwich and the new Fish n’ Cheddar Sandwich, Arby's officials shared exclusively with USA TODAY. “Fish is meat, too; it’s just ocean meat,” said Deborah von Kutzleben, Arby's vice president of advertising, content and core menu. "We felt that it was time to take a different approach, to really have people question Filet-O-Fish – and whether or not it is the best – and take a moment to try ours." If you are McDonald's, those are fighting words. The Arby's campaign...

#SupremeCourt #LGBTQ #GayRights #FosterCare  By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Philadelphia may exclude a Catholic agency that does not work with same-sex couples from the city’s foster-care system. The city stopped placements with the agency, Catholic Social Services, after  a 2018 article  in The Philadelphia Inquirer described its policy against placing children with same-sex couples. The agency and several foster parents sued the city, saying the decision violated their First Amendment rights to religious freedom and free speech. A unanimous three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Philadelphia,  ruled against the agency . The city was entitled to require compliance with its nondiscrimination policies, the count said. Leslie Cooper, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, said the Supreme Court’s decision in the case would affect many families...

#Daylightsavingtime #March8 Since the winter solstice on Dec. 21, 2019, the nights have been getting shorter, and the days are longer. So, when do we change the clocks? Daylight saving time (often erroneously said as daylight savings time) begins Sunday, March 8, 2020. via GIPHY That Sunday, the clocks will spring forward, causing areas that practice daylight saving time to lose an hour (don't worry, the hour is gained back in the fall). When the clock strikes 2 a.m., the time will change to be 3 a.m. via GIPHY Most of the United States practices daylight saving time,  much to the disdain of lawmakers including  Lancaster County Sen. Scott Martin (R-Martic Township). Arizona is the only state that refrains from practicing daylight saving due to the summertime heat. The residents of Arizona prefer their cooler nights as a break from the harsh temperatures,  according to the National Geographic. The amount of sunlight will...

#CollegeBasketball #Rankings #KansasUniversity #Jayhawks Andy Katz | NCAA.COM Correspondent This has been the hardest season to rank and will be one of the toughest brackets to seed.  1.Kansas (4) : The Jayhawks won at Baylor and now are the favorite to win the Big 12 tournament title and be the overall No. 1 seed.  2.   Baylor (1) : The Bears lost to Kansas and it came down to the final possession. No reason to penalize them too much.  3.   Gonzaga (2) : The Zags lost at BYU, one of the sleepers heading into March and at one of the toughest homecourts in the country.  4. Dayton (5) : The Flyers are flying right now in the A-10 with the only remaining loss possibly coming at Rhode Island.  5. San Diego State (3) : The Aztecs lost once, at home to UNLV, so it’s hard to knock them down too far.  6. Kentucky (8) :  The Wildcats are peeking at the right time.  7. Maryland (7) : The Terps lost a...