(#1) Google logo history: the freak shows in the early years [Vox]
A look behind the scenes comes courtesy of the Internet Archive, on which Google catalogued its logo history as of December 1998. Housed on a page labeled "stickers," the logo history included small versions of the Google logo for Google lovers ...
(#2) France train hero is among 'Dancing With the Stars' cast [CNN]
(CNN) An American who stopped a potential terrorist attack, controversial celebrity chef Paula Deen and wildlife conservationist Bindi Irwin are among the 13 celebrity dancers competing in the latest season of "Dancing With the Stars," which premieres ...
(#3) Manhunt Continues for Suspects in Killing of Fox Lake, Illinois, Police Officer [NBCNews.com]
Authorities in northern Illinois are combing through hundreds of leads on social media and surveillance video and continuing to canvass door to door in pursuit of three suspects wanted in a fatal police shooting. The manhunt in Fox Lake, a village on ...
(#4) Jimmy Snuka -- 'Superfly' of wrestling fame -- charged in 1980s slaying [CNN]
"Many terrible things have been written about me hurting Nancy and being responsible for her death, but they are not true," wrote Snuka in 2012's "Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story." "This has been very hard on me and very hard on my family (...) I will ...
(#5) UFC champ Ronda Rousey accepts date to Marine Corps Ball after video proposal ... [kfor.com]
In the octagon, there's no match for UFC superstar Ronda Rousey. But, on the dance floor? We'll soon find out. Days after Jarrod Haschert asked his “celebrity crush” Rousey to the annual Marine Corps Ball at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, he scored ...
(#6) How 'Metal Gear Solid 5' Messes With The Player Right From The Beginning [Forbes]
Right, you remember. This is Metal Gear. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain has one of the best examples of that give and take yet, right at the character creation screen. What's that, you say? Character creation? You start Metal Gear Solid 5 in a ...
(#7) Facing possible contempt charges, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis argues for due process [Washington Post]
Rowan County clerk Kim Davis's refusal to comply with a Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage has made her the face of religious opposition to the ruling. In a tense standoff this week at the county courthouse, Davis, 49, who is an Apostolic ...
(#8) Judge Erases Tom Brady's Suspension; NFL Says It Will Appeal [New York Times]
In a major setback for the N.F.L., New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady prevailed on Thursday in his battle to have his four-game suspension overturned, as a federal judge reversed a ruling by Commissioner Roger Goodell to bench one of the ...
(#9) How 'A Walk in the Woods' lost its way [Los Angeles Times]
As "A Walk in the Woods" opens, Robert Redford, playing author Bill Bryson, suffers through a morning talk-show appearance. He smiles and nods and vaguely agrees with the clueless host without saying much as he is told various things about himself and ...
(#10) Idris Elba responds to Bond author's 'too street' comment (in the best way ... [Entertainment Weekly]
Somehow it's become unofficial law that Idris Elba's name must be a part of any conversation about who would be the next best James Bond. (Trivia: Elba has said that it was current 007 Daniel Craig who started this whole thing in the first place: “I ...
(#11) Shane Warne in letter to Nick Kyrgios: 'You're testing our patience, mate' [The Guardian]
After the match, Kyrgios indicated he was pleased to move on from the incident which outraged the tennis world two weeks ago, when he delivered a crude sledge to Stan Wawrinka in Montreal and was subsequently hit with a fine and ban by the ATP.
(#12) Percy Harvin: Tyrod Taylor is 'going to be tremendous' [NFL.com]
Some in the NFL world might have been surprised that career backup Tyrod Taylor won the Buffalo Bills' starting quarterback gig, but those in the locker room were not among them. "He's going to be tremendous for this team," Percy Harvin said, via the ...
(#13) Prepare All Your Tears for the Danish Girl Trailer [Wired]
Oh, Oscar season! You are a time of heartbreak! We recently brought you the trailer for Carol, a smoldering story of taboo love between two women in mid-century Manhattan, and now we bring you The Danish Girl. Based on the book of the same name by ...
(#14) TONIGHT AT 10: cheap, potent & plentiful -- Protecting your child from Flakka [KPRC Houston]
You may have never heard of Flakka, but chances are your children have. Robert Arnold explores the buzz around the latest deadly designer drug and why it's so easy for kids to get their hands on it, tonight on Channel 2 News at 10.
(#15) Ky. clerk's office will issue marriage licenses Friday — without the clerk [USA TODAY]
ASHLAND, Ky. — Five of six deputies in the office of a Kentucky county clerk taken into custody Thursday for her refusal to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court allowed gays to wed say they will process the paperwork starting Friday. But ...
(#16) Sandra Bullock's Boyfriend Bryan Randall Is a "Free Spirit," "Amazing With ... [Us Magazine]
Sandra Bullock's new man is quite the catch! Before he met the Oscar-winning actress, Bryan Randall dated Paris St. John, the daughter of pro boxer Mia St. John, for three years — and even though they ultimately went their separate ways, Mia has ...
(#17) Marissa Mayers Two-Week Maternity Leave Is Bullsh*t [Daily Beast]
Marissa Mayer became the CEO of Yahoo in 2012 when she was 28 weeks pregnant. After giving birth to a baby boy in October of that year, she took two weeks of maternity leave, prompting criticism from women who worried that her decision would reflect ...
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