A little of this and a little of that

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that New York will reopen in phases, starting Friday. Construction companies are among the businesses that will return at the end of the week. Other businesses, such as insurance agencies, would be eligible to reopen two weeks later, with everyone else following in mid-June, just in time for summer tourism season to begin.

Personal note: While ye scribe has seen a few stragglers walking the streets unmasked, most folks are complying with the orders. We know what we're doing, even if there are a few frustrated souls that don't understand the risks they're taking.
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The WWE nursery is about to gain a new tenant.

Becky Lynch (real name: Rebecca Quin) vacated the Raw women's championship, which she's held for more than a year, last night, revealing that she is expecting her first child. Asuka, who won the women's Money in The Bank match Sunday, discovered that her briefcase didn't have a contract, but the belt itself, as it turns out she was competing for a vacant title. The rivals dropped character, and embraced, after Asuka had done her happy dance upon winning the title. The baby is due in December.

Baby daddy Seth Rollins (Colby Lopez), looking more and more like a dystopian Jesus wanna-be, refused to accept congratulations from Rey Mysterio later in the show, and, after their tag match, they did an injury angle to send Mysterio off on what amounts to summer vacation, likely leading to a match between the two former champions at Summerslam in August. I get that Rollins was trying to stay in character, but his "Monday Night Messiah" persona raises red flags with me, and I'm sure it does with other fans for various reasons.
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The more President Trump bumbles & stumbles through his first term, the more he casts blame on scapegoats for no reason, and sycophants like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell play along.



On Monday, it was McConnell's turn to play the blame game, throwing shade at former President Barack Obama for speaking out against Trump. Well, what would you expect? Trump is inviting criticism from both sides of the aisle on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, even if he can't handle the heat. McConnell, from Kentucky, is no saint, either, but restricting speech of former rivals doesn't win points at the polls.

Trump has been trying, like an amateur, to reassure the public, but downplaying the severity of the virus was not a smart move. Instead, he comes off as a carny, like his pal, Vince McMahon.

In less than six months, the American people will vote for President. It will be interesting to see if Trump retains his primary voter base, or if they've finally sniffed the truth about Trump.....
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In an effort to add content for the summer, the CW has picked up 4 shows that have been airing elsewhere. They include:

Coroner is a Canadian series starring Serinda Swan (ex-Inhumans).

Tell Me a Story, an anthology series which reimagines classic fairy tales with a darker beat, moves over from CBS All Access, which cancelled the series after 2 seasons. Kevin Williamson ("Scream", Dawson's Creek) is the show's executive producer.

And, then, there's Swamp Thing, which was torpedoed under questionable circumstances after it premiered on DC Universe 11 months ago.



Yahoo! commentators are under the mistaken impression the series will go back into production. If it performs as well on CW as it did on DCU, maybe, but don't get your hopes up.