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“A Visit from Saint Nicholas” has been satirically reimagined and updated many, many times throughout its history, and the turbulent 2020 is loaded with fodder—from the coronavirus pandemic to a contentious election—for enterprising parodists. From Jimmy Fallon to NPR, here are some of the funniest parodies for the timeless holiday poem. Jen Fulwiler’s “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas” “Not a creature was stirring, because they were in lockdown,” Fulwiler quips at the start of her hilarious retelling....

David Jaffe revealed the Twisted Metal box art today on his blog. For the most part, players can expect to see the below image on store shelves, though there may be a few changes, such as a few edits to Sweet Tooth’s hair and the addition of a helicopter. However, while the front box is, for the most part at least, final Jaffe and crew are still trying to finalize the back cover for the game....

MORE: Dallas atop worst QB situations “It finally died down the last day or two but it was a good six straight days,” Avril said, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “I got a couple of hundred mentions, people talking reckless. If they see me in the street they are going to fight me. A bunch of Twitter thugs.” For his part, Avril contacted Romo via voicemail and text message after the injury, which will force Romo to miss eight to 10 weeks....

Unfortunately, RipTen’s source doesn’t go into any detail as to how ‘Golden Abyss’ figures into the plot of the game or any plot specifics at all for that matter, only that along with trademarking the term ‘Vita’ Sony also trademarked ‘Golden Abyss.’ Of course this is purely speculation from an outside source at this point, but when it comes to Uncharted, a series that ranks high in gamers’ hearts, it’s hard to pass up any details on another game....

Reacting to the Haas VF22, WTF1 TV presenter Matt Gallagher said: While the Haas team unveiled a digital rendering and not the proper car, the fans were underwhelmed at the launch. The VF22 will run shakedown laps at Barcelona later in the month, however until then fans were underwhelmed by the car’s livery. The VF22 is built on new 2022 regulations, but the car being a development model and not an actual working model, leaves little room for any technical analysis....

The Red Devils are said to have signed an agreement with German coaching legend Ralf Rangnick to take the reins as interim manager. This comes after the Manchester United board decided to part ways with club legend turned manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last week. Jurgen Klopp believes Rangnick will have an instant impact on the struggling English Premier League heavyweights after humiliating defeats at the hands of Liverpool, Manchester City, and Watford....

The Reds have failed to put themselves in contention for the English top-flight crown this term, with defensive frailties holding them back early on. A top-four challenge is now the best that they can hope for, but they have sought to bolt the back door with the record-breaking £75 million addition of Van Dijk. Redknapp expects the Dutchman to become a talismanic presence at Anfield, with a new goalkeeper in the summer potentially being the final piece in Jurgen Klopp’s jigsaw....

The image of the bloated shark was posted to Facebook by the marine research non-profit Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC) on Wednesday. “There are some sharks that make our data team stop and take a double-take,” the AWSC said in the post. “One of our data team members was analyzing GoPro footage, they came across this very chunky, male, white shark. Our data team can assume that the shark recently ate due to the size of its stomach....

Argentina forward Messi was absent as Barca beat Malaga at the weekend as his wife gave birth to their third child Ciro, but he will return for Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg against the Blues. The teams drew 1-1 at Stamford Bridge, but Busquets is confident Messi – who the scored Barca’s away goal in London - can prove the difference back in Catalonia. “I think [Messi] will be fine, hopefully more motivated than ever,” Busquets said....

From those humble beginnings, and without formal training in the fashion world, family connections or a college degree (he dropped out of Baruch College after two years), he would go on to change his name. And change the way Americans dress. And dream. This improbable journey from rags to rag trade riches is absolutely American. Just like the iconic lifestyle brand Ralph Lauren’s work would come to embody. All of which is captured in HBO’s recently released documentary Very Ralph....

The top spot shows Kohli’s marketability and caps off a mixed year for the right hander, who didn’t win any of his first four Tests as captain, before the 3-0 win over South Africa. Despite winning the treble with Barcelona, Messi had to settle for second spot behind India’s Test captain. Despite reitiring from cricket, Sachin Tendulkar is in third place, thanks to his involvement in the Cricket All-Stars in November....

The CW series is a prequel to the Jared Padalecki-starring Walker. Its cast is led by Katherine McNamara as Abby Walker, an ancestor to Padalecki’s Cordell Walker living in the late 1800s. Independence has a plot that sees Abby’s husband murdered, leading her on a journey that takes her to a town call Independence—where it just so happens the sheriff is the man who killed her spouse. Here’s everything you need to know about the Walker spinoff before it comes to The CW....

WandaVision Episode 9 post-credit scenes explained Post-Credit Scene 1: Monica Though Monica did not have that much to do in the WandaVision series finale except rip a necklace off of Evan Peters, she did get a credits scene of her own which seems to confirm her taking part in another Disney+ Marvel show and movie. While taking part in the clean up of Westview after the departure of Wanda, Monica is brought to the local movie theater by a SWORD agent....

With its middling graphics, lack of features and reused assets, players of the orc-fighting franchise were underwhelmed. Grommash Hellscream and Thrall returned as promised, but the finished product wasn’t what fans were expecting. Players have been spamming reddit with memes and criticism, with one user recently discovering Blizzard is allegedly offering instant refunds for the controversial title. According to u/krOnicLTD on the game’s official subreddit, dissatisfied customers can get an instant refund by filling out the proper form here....

In the video, a rat jumped from one large blue donation bin into another as an employee attempted to catch it in a large bag. “Go to the Goodwill bins they said,” the text on the video read. “It’ll be fun they said.” The rat continued to run through other donation bins as customers began squealing at the rodent. At that point, another person, presumably a customer, tried to grab for the rat with their hands as it jumped over articles of clothing in the bins....

The second and final game of the World Test Championship series between Pakistan and New Zealand is underway at the National Stadium in Karachi. Pakistan started the fifth day needing 319 runs to win but slumped to 80-5 in the first session. It looked like the visitors would wrap up the series with a win, but Sarfaraz Ahmed fought back like a warrior. Batting at number six, the wicket-keeper batter, playing his first Test series in four years, joined hands with Saud Shakeel (32) to keep Pakistan’s hopes alive....

What this release rollercoaster means for fans of the Trolls franchise (and parents who need a new film to entertain their quarantined kids with) is that the movie is now being released online this April. Though the prince of the rental has not been announced, Universal’s other movies released early online have cost $19.99. Trolls World Tour is expected to cost the same. The decision to release Trolls 2 online rather than delay its release has not been a popular one with theatre owners....

Traditionally, cybersecurity protocols are implemented on a company-by-company basis. Although some organizations harden their networks against attack, many lack the proper defenses to protect their systems and their customers’ data. What’s more, it’s hard to know how robust a company’s cybersecurity armor really is. Companies generally don’t like to talk about the measures they’ve taken, for fear that doing so might invite an attack or give away information that helps their potential adversaries....

Since moving out, Vannessa has lost a lot of weight naturally and had surgery. She felt that Jackie used to enable her binge eating spree, but Jackie seemed happy to see her sister finally be able to do the household work without any help. When Vanessa went inside her home, Jackie gave some of her fries and a milkshake to her son Jacob, who weighs almost 500 pounds. This was shocking as Vanessa was already worried about Jacob’s heath and was facing some serious issues....

New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) For someone who has to deal with no less than Chris Gayle in the nets, Australian speedster Andrew Tye says it is best to keep the ego aside while bowling in the T20 format where even the best can be taken to cleaners on a regular basis. “I bowl to Chris (Gayle) in the nets and that is challenging enough,” the 31-year-old Kings XI Punjab speedster said in jest during an interaction with PTI....