TC Sottek

This weekend’s Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Harry Styles had multiple bangers and I’ve been really impressed by the writing team over the past couple seasons. But this latest bit on Weekend Update about the social status of emojis felt exceptional. I don’t want to spoil it, but… “RBF: right before the flags” is some of the smartest writing on the show in a long time. This skit took the aerial tramway directly to my own heart.

Parrots have legendary intelligence, but perhaps none like this exemplary Halo legend: a Congo African Grey rescue at the Alveus Sanctuary who can mimic Xbox noises. They can also dance to the classic Halo theme song. The sanctuary doesn’t know the bird’s name or gender yet, but may I suggest… “Master Cheep?”