Webtacular World Issue # 279, April 7, 2019

Greetings Webtaculators! This is your final reminder to do your taxes. Also, this is my final reminder to do my taxes, so don’t worry. We’re all in the same tardy boat. Except for those of you who already filed. Good job! Give yourself a cookie. You earned it. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (6 min. read)
What: Another Failure
Why: Because at this point, it’s hardly worth mentioning that another high profile Trump administration position is going to be empty for the foreseeable future.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. read)
What: 999, What’s Your Emergency (Herman Cain Is Probably Too Stupid To Understand Why This Is A [Bad] Joke)
Why: Because Trump is touting the person who thinks a 9% tax for businesses, individuals, and federal sales tax (?) for being on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (3  min. read)
What: Trump Taxes, Again
Why: Because there is no legal basis for Trump not to turn over his taxes to Congress.

SCIENCE THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: The Ethics Of AI
Why: Because it is essentially impossible for companies to transparently determine what is ethical for AI.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Baylor Takes The Crown
Why: Because the Women’s NCAA Basketball tourney just wrapped up.

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (short look)
What: Only The Best
Why: Because the Criterion Collection is jumping on the streaming bandwagon.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Nipsey Hussle RIP
Why: Because Nipsey Hussle was one of those once in a lifetime people who tried to do good. Because the world is a cruel place, that was not enough.

PAINTING THING OF THE WEEK (6 min. read)
What: When Good Art Goes Missing
Why: Because Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi was bought for $450 million, and then disappeared.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (long read)
What: When Video Games Go Wrong
Why: Because Anthem is was a beautiful, expensive mess.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: Not A Joke; Winter Is Coming For The Final Time; Wrasslin’
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: A CPA
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

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