May 5 2019News in Brief5/5/19News in Brief5/5/19‘Game Of Thrones’ Fans Annoyed By Obvious Product Placement For Valyrian SteelLOS ANGELES—Expressing disappointment that the beloved series had evidently been tainted by corporate interests,…
May 4 2019Photo Finish5/4/19Photo Finish5/4/19Video On Ref’s Replay Screen Just Adam Silver Demanding He Call Fewer Fouls On Warriors
May 3 2019American Voices5/3/19American Voices5/3/19Halima Aden Becomes First Sports Illustrated Model To Wear BurkiniMuslim supermodel Halima Aden has made history by becoming the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports…
May 3 2019News in Brief5/3/19News in Brief5/3/19Diners Eating Impossible Burgers Doused With Beet Juice By Protesting Meat-Rights ActivistsST. LOUIS—Their meals disrupted by protestors who stormed the restaurant with buckets full of viscous red liquid,…
May 3 2019News In Photos5/3/19News In Photos5/3/19JJ Abrams Announces Meryl Streep Will Take Over Role Of Chewbacca
May 3 2019News in Brief5/3/19News in Brief5/3/19Stanford Students Admit It Was Pretty Obvious Billionaire’s Dog Didn’t Get In By ItselfSTANFORD, CA—Saying that certain undergrads clearly hadn’t been accepted on their own merits, students at Stanford…
May 3 2019News in Brief5/3/19News in Brief5/3/19Noncompete Clause In Lease Bars Tenants From Living Anywhere Else For 90 Days After Moving OutSAN FRANCISCO—Stating that he cannot allow rival property owners to gain a competitive advantage, Bay Area landlord…
May 3 2019News in Brief5/3/19News in Brief5/3/19George Lucas Recalls Peter Mayhew Ad-Libbing Decision To Play Character As Nonverbal, Fur-Covered MonsterLOS ANGELES—Shedding light on the iconic Chewbacca actor’s creative process amid news of his recent passing, George…
May 3 2019News in Brief5/3/19News in Brief5/3/19Facebook Bans Thousands Of Snowboarders, Base Jumpers In Crackdown On ‘Dangerous’ AccountsMENLO PARK, CA—Explaining that the suspended users had violated the site’s content guidelines, Facebook reportedly…
May 3 2019News In Photos5/3/19News In Photos5/3/19Man Taking Unemployment As Opportunity To Think About How He Really Wants Out Of Life
May 3 2019News in Brief5/3/19News in Brief5/3/19Report: What You Just Said Reminds Man Of Thing He’d Rather Talk AboutCHICAGO—According to a report issued Friday by sociologists at DePaul University, local man Nick Mahedy has cut you…
May 3 2019News5/3/19News5/3/19‘I Don’t Like The Look Of This,’ Says Astronaut Entering Flickering, Ooze-Covered Abandoned Section Of ISSLOW EARTH ORBIT—Responding to a distress signal broadcasting from the depths of a remote corridor that seemed to be…
May 3 2019News in Brief5/3/19News in Brief5/3/19Zoologists Thrilled After Successfully Getting Pair Of Bengal Tigers To 69 In CaptivitySAN DIEGO—Calling the achievement a major breakthrough in the field of animal behavior, zoologists at the San Diego…
May 3 2019American Voices5/3/19American Voices5/3/19Obamas Announce Slate Of Netflix ShowsMichelle and Barack Obama have announced a slate of six Netflix shows, including a Frederick Douglass biopic, a…
May 2 2019American Voices5/2/19American Voices5/2/19Mueller Took Issue With Barr LetterRobert Mueller reportedly wrote a letter in early April complaining that Attorney General William Barr’s four-page…
May 2 2019Photo Finish5/2/19Photo Finish5/2/19Joel Embiid Downing Bucket Of Lukewarm Shrimp In Preparation For Game 3
May 2 2019News in Brief5/2/19News in Brief5/2/19Facebook Bans Extremist Figures After Designating Them Dangerous To Its Public ReputationMENLO PARK, CA—In an effort to finally crack down on individuals who promote harm to the tech company’s good name,…
May 2 2019News in Brief5/2/19News in Brief5/2/19K-Pop Group BTS Excited For First American Tour Since 1963 Appearance On ‘Ed Sullivan’NEW YORK—Reflecting fondly on the television appearance that launched the K-pop group into superstardom, members of…
May 2 2019News In Photos5/2/19News In Photos5/2/19Childish Gambino Teases Concept Album Exploring What World Might Be Like If He Put A Shirt On