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Vol 76. SEND IT TO DARRELL!

HelloZ

Hello and Happy Monday to everyone except daylight savings time. I actually started writing this last Friday, but then my day/week/life happened harder, and the next thing I knew, it was Monday morning with one hour lost no less. So hi, hello, and welcome to your week! I am glad YOU’RE HERE. 

I have some Oscars tidbits, a few story reminderZ — thank you for all the pitches! Keep ‘em coming! — a quick newZ roundup, and funnieZ to get your week going. Have the best week EVER. 

LFG!

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StorieZ 

A new round of articles was published over the last few weeks. Catch up with them all below! Thanks to EVERYONE who pitched me — I couldn’t do this without all your great products, services and recommendations. 

• Check Out These Lesser-Known Top-Rated Amazon Products

• The Best Products for Working Out at Home, According to Reviews

• Top Step Stools for Toddlers for Potty Training and Beyond

• Best Learning Towers for Your Little Helper

• The Best Pillows For A Good Night's Sleep

• 7 Amazing Toasters (And Accessories) That Do More Than Just Toast

This month, I’m working on another round! Catch all my pitching oppZ here. And be sure to subscribe, so you get them when I do! 

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OscarZ Recap

• Everything Everywhere All at Once won 7 of the 11 Oscars it was nominated for, the most of any film, including best picture, best director, best actress and best original screenplay. With her best actress award, Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win. 

• Jamie Lee Curtis won best supporting actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. 

• Angela Bassett, who was also nominated, was not impressed. 

• Speaking of snubs: Despite being nominated for 30 awards between them, Elvis, The Fabelmans, Banshees of Inisherin, and Tar went home empty-handed.

• Brendan Fraser won best actor for his role in The Whale. 

• And Hugh Grant and Ashley Graham handily won for most awkward interview of the night.

  

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NewZ 

• Shrinking grows. The new dramedy featuring Harrison Ford and Jason Segal was renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+. 

• Not the weekend update I want to see. 20 SNL post-production editors go on strike starting April 1 after failing to reach an agreement with NBCUniversal over pay and benefits. 

• Go shawty! Paramount+ has greenlit Vice City from 50 Cent, which follows three friends’ return to Miami after dishonorable discharges from the military who go on to form a heist crew. 

• Not Pete literally speed dating. Pete Davidson and his new gal, Chase Sui Wonders, crashed into a Beverly Hills home last weekend after first crashing into a fire hydrant.  

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FunnieZ

The best part of today so far.

Coach Rusty @rusty_coach

Whenever I see a married couple holding hands I just think wow what therapist put y’all up to this

ordinary @OrdinaryAlso

if you made a song about it then you ABSOLUTELY care about the corn that Jimmy cracked.

trash jones @jzux

what doesn’t kill you makes you kind of nervous for the rest of your life

Ben Rosen @ben_rosen

the guy inventing artificial banana flavor: whatever close enough

frank @secret_frank_

Well how small is he now https://t.co/qcWSvpfc41

The A.V. Club @TheAVClub

Jason Segel to continue Shrinking as Apple TV+ series gets second-season renewal https://t.co/yesqSAXeEf https://t.co/oH5qcwjrmw

Talk soon!