Quirky News / 04 May 2023
Ed Sheeran threatens to quit over copyright claims, Zooming without a shirt, and a mailbox fit for dolls…
Ed Sheeran says, “I’m done, I’m stopping” if he loses his latest copyright case. He’s been accused of ripping off Marvin Gaye with his Grammy-winning 2014 single Thinking Out Loud. And he’s not happy, telling the court the case is “really insulting”.
A Minnesota politician is the latest to be caught in a state of undress on Zoom. During an online legislative meeting, Calvin Bahr appeared lying in bed shirtless before quickly turning off his camera. It’s tough work, all that lawmaking…
And a Michigan man who designed his mailbox to look like a tiny home found 2 tiny dolls left inside with a note that read “We’ve decided to live here” last August. Since then, miniature furnishings have also appeared. The dolls sign their letters Mary and Shelley, perhaps a reference to the Frankenstein author? Cute, but also a little creepy…
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