Early Addition: Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Sniffing Around For Preemptive Pardon

Dec. 1, 2020, 12:22 p.m.

Because Rudy Giuliani just wants to cover all his bases, check out today's midday links: Utah monolith, RIP Quibi, COVID vaccine, bodegas tweet debate, Stereogum's favorite albums of 2020, Mr. Blue Dog, and more.

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• The Utah monolith wasn't transported away by aliens—it was taken by four guys in the middle of the night, and someone spotted them doing so.
• CDC advisers are going to vote today on who will get access to the COVID vaccine first.
• For a comedian who made a viral tweet about bodegas, an unfortunate online debate.
• The Times reports that Rudy Giuliani has already discussed the possibility of receiving a pre-emptive pardon before Trump leaves office.
• The pandemic has made some dudes realize they need deeper dude time in their lives.
• Maybe it's just me, but the idea of getting rid of all your work clothes when you'll probably need them again in a year or so seems somewhat shortsighted.
• Why does the U.S. take so long between the election and the presidential inauguration?
• As of today, Quibi is officially dead.
• Here's the behind-the-scenes story about how and why Big Mouth ended up changing the voice of Missy Foreman-Greenwald from Jenny Slate to Ayo Edebiri.
• Tis the season to rank albums, fa la la la la, Stereogum.
• Watch Matt Berninger cover "I'm Waiting For The Man" on The Tonight Show, and listen to Muzz cover Arthur Russell’s “Nobody Wants a Lonely Heart.”
• And finally, this dog video gets extra credit for being set to ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky."

This is Sully. He has cerebellar hypoplasia. There’s no pain associated, it’s just a little harder for him to keep his balance. 14/10 would prance with pic.twitter.com/a523kV1fPr

— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) November 30, 2020