Anna & Rave: The Best Or Worst Thing To Happen Over The Weekend

Anna & Rave: The Best Or Worst Thing To Happen Over The Weekend

What’s the best thing that happened to you this weekend? What about the worst? Anna & Raven want to hear about both! Raven had a great family dinner with some relatives he hadn’t seen in a while, but Anna’s nice family weekend was disrupted when she accidentally did something ridiculous with her daughter’s brand new bike!

Monday: April 26, 2021:  Oscar Recap; Engagement Ring Protocol; Fake Covid Card

Monday: April 26, 2021: Oscar Recap; Engagement Ring Protocol; Fake Covid Card

When a loved one passes, making a decision about what to do with their ashes can be very emotional.  Attention and care should be taken to make sure that a person’s remains are treated with respect.  Which was why Anna was shocked when she read about what one man did with his father’s ashes!  (:30)

What happened to your engagement ring when you broke up?  Jennifer Lopez and A-Rod haven split, and J-Lo is keeping the ring.  This makes it 5 total engagement rings for her, valued at almost 10 million, and rumor is she’s kept them all!  But what did you do with yours?  One caller gave theirs away, and the person who received it still has no idea where it came from!  (3:26)

Between the anti-climatic ending and the super long acceptance speeches, this years Oscars were a bit of a bust.  But one thing we can all agree on, is that Glenn Close absolutely stole the show!  Anna and Raven go over the top 3 moments from last night’s Oscars!  (10:32)

What’s the best thing that happened to you this weekend?  What about the worst?  Anna and Raven want to hear about both!  Raven had a great family dinner with some relatives he hadn’t seen in a while, but Anna’s nice family weekend was disrupted when she accidentally did something ridiculous with her daughter’s brand new bike! (14:28)

Anna hates the term “Karen”, she thinks it’s condescending.  But if you go out of your way to complain about someone’s child about something this trivial, then you’re a Karen and that’s all I need to know about you!  (22:01)

Remember how gum used to be stuck underneath every table you sat down at?  Anna and Raven was wondering if that was still the case or if humanity had evolved enough to not put disgusting pre-chewed gum all over public places!  So they spent the weekend doing some research, and the results may surprise you…  (25:50)

Did you have a fake ID?  Raven had a perfect fake ID when he was 16.  It scanned, and he even got it at the actual DMV.  But you won’t believe what happened to him the first night he used it! (28:50)

This years Oscar’s were different for a variety of reasons, and some of the changes worked, but others…not so much.  Rafer Guzman is a movie critic for Newsday and he has some insight on what worked and what didn’t at this year’s Academy Awards!  (35:19)

Couples Court: Catherine recently was going through her husband, Richie’s, phone and was flipping through his text messages. He freaked out about the lack of privacy. She wants to take it to the Couple’s Court because she believes that if you have nothing to hide, why would you care if your spouse went through your phone? He says it’s not a matter of trust, it’s just privacy. Whose side are you on? (39:11)

Nancy thinks she’s got what it takes to beat Raven in pop culture trivia!  Can she succeed and win the $3500 jackpot?  (46:21)

Things to Know Monday April 26th

Things to Know Monday April 26th

State police: Police shooting reported in Ansonia CT Post

Sacred Heart University vaccinates 600 students, staff at no-appointment clinics CT Post

Like homebuyers, renters face a tough market in Connecticut CT Post

Supreme Court agrees to take up major Second Amendment case WFSB

Biden to announce new CDC mask guidance this week, sources say WFSB

Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on student speech The Hour

Oscar moments: History, glamour … and what a weird ending The Hour

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to bar transgender athletes from CT girls sports Stamford Advocate

European travel could be on the horizon this summer for those fully vaccinated WTNH

Gov. Lamont says eviction moratorium will last until pandemic public health emergency expires WTNH

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Facebook Friends Come To The Rescue for North Haven Animal Shelter

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Facebook Friends Come To The Rescue for North Haven Animal Shelter

This is one for the animal lovers. A story that truly shows the kindness of people and the power of social media.

A local animal shelter here in North Haven called The Animal Haven had 78 cats in their shelter that were desperately in need to food. They were having trouble getting them all fed so they decided to put up a post on their Facebook page asking for a few donations. The post went up Thursday (4/22) and by this morning (Friday 4/23) they had a mountain of Amazon boxed outside their door from people donating cat food to the shelter.

Just incredible.

If you also want to help out and donate to The Animal Haven, you can get to their Amazon wish list of needs here.

 

Photo credit: Getty Images

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is the Academy Award Statue Called an “Oscar”?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is the Academy Award Statue Called an “Oscar”?

The Academy Awards are this Sunday night. Or as most people casually refer to them, The Oscars. Which is also the name of the gold statuette the winners receive. But why is it called an “Oscar”?

The Academy officially started using the name “Oscar” for the trophies in 1939. One of the most popular stories behind the whole thing is that Margaret Herrick who was the Academy executive secretary, first saw the award in 1931 and said the statuette reminded her of her “Uncle Oscar”. Which was also a nickname her family called their cousin Oscar Pierce. Then it just stuck ever since.

If you’re wondering, the Oscar is made of metal and coated with 24 karat gold!

Now you have these two fun tidbits to impress your Oscar Party guest with.

 

Photo credit: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

Things to Know Friday April 23rd

Things to Know Friday April 23rd

SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule WFSB

Teacher who raised money through Facebook – and got a $16,000 tax bill – is off the hook CT Post

Why it took days for one CVS store in CT to stop vaccinating New Yorkers CT Post

Caitlyn Jenner is officially running for California governor CT Post

Quassy Amusement Park prepares to open this weekend WFSB

Capitol rioter arrested after being turned in by match on online dating app Bumble WFSB

Norwalk awarded $3M grant to aid MLK Corridor revamp The Hour

Demand for vaccines is CT is waning, with 1.2M more people still without a shot The Hour

Police: Shoplifting suspects flee the scene, hit police cruiser in Greenwich Stamford Advocate

National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down in Kent New Haven Register

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Raven’s Report Card: Was Raven Helpful Enough This Week To Earn Himself A Good Grade?

Raven’s Report Card: Was Raven Helpful Enough This Week To Earn Himself A Good Grade?

Every Friday, Raven’s wife Alicia calls in to the show to give Raven a grade on how he has been as a husband this week! This week, Raven and Alicia threw a surprise party for his mom. Was Raven helpful and supportive, or did he leave Alicia to plan his own mother’s birthday? Well, it wasn’t quite that bad, but it wasn’t all that good either…