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Sports media blowhard Jason Whitlock has reopened a 12-year-old controversy by questioning the social media platform formerly known as Twitter over an eye-catching post from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.

It's called The World's Most Popular Arena, but Madison Square Garden has been more renowned than ever in the 21st century, a place where celebrity athletes routinely fail to impress, and teaching careers go to die. The Manhattan arena's tenants haven't even sniffed a title this millennium, despite the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup Finals loss in 2014. Although New York has had some success on the track, the hardwood has been much crueler, as the Knicks have won only three playoff series since being in the NBA Finals in 1999. But now, with the support of some new blood, the Knicks and Rangers are giving irritated fans a reason to be excited about visiting Madison Square Garden for the first time in years.

Today, Chinese authorities announced a new ease in COVID-19 restrictions as forecasts show that loosened restrictions could result in more than 2 million deaths and 233 million infections. Public transport in China, such as Shenzhen and Beijing, are no longer requiring negative tests to operate. COVID testing standards have been minimally relaxed, leading to widespread daily virus infections in the region, which have sparked widespread demonstrations throughout the region, who have been furious by the tightening enforcement of anti-virus limits that have now been in place for the fourth year in a row, even as the rest of the world has opened up. Researchers at the Center for Disease Control in Shanghai, China's southern Guangxi region, have examined how many people would die if China reopens fully, with the majority pointing to the country's relatively low vaccination prevalence and a lack of herd immunity as two of the country's most vulnerable areas. However, the scientists found that the estimated death toll could have been reduced dramatically if vaccination was on full throttle.

Taylor Swift's heartbreaking short film based on her hit breakup ballad All Too Well. The actress has officially qualified for Oscar consideration. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 32-year-old pop star's directorial debut, starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien, is eligible under the best live action short film category. According to the outlet, the romantic drama, which lasts for 15 minutes, is about "an effervescent, curious young woman who comes to a complete loss of her own.'