(#1) Lotte Reiniger, animation pioneer, predated Walt Disney by more than a decade [Vox]
Long before Frozen and Zootopia topped the box offices, filmmaker Lotte Reiniger – commemorated in today's Google Doodle – released the The Adventures of Prince Achmed in 1926, the first full-length animated film. It was a version of The Arabian Nights ...
(#2) NBA Finals: Game 2 Preview at Golden State Warriors - June 5, 2016 [Cavs.com]
The Cavaliers and Warriors continue their NBA Finals matchup on Sunday from Oracle Arena at 8:00 PM ET. Tune into the game on ABC, WTAM 1100, 100.7 WMMS or 87.7 FM La Mega. FOX Sports Ohio will carry both pre and postgame coverage, with the ...
(#3) Minnesota woman on UCLA gunman's 'kill list' identified as estranged wife [Fox News]
A former UCLA graduate student killed his estranged wife in Minnesota before driving to Los Angeles and murdering one of his former professors before turning the gun on himself, authorities said Thursday. The body of Ashley Hasti, 31, was found early ...
(#4) Taylor Swift Has Wisely Prepared For Drafting Season [TIME]
Drafting season is now in full force and Taylor Swift has just thrown her hat into the ring for top recruit. The split with boyfriend Calvin Harris might be the most strategically timed breakup of 2016 so far because she's now eligible for this summer ...
(#5) Is it over? Five reasons the Pittsburgh Penguins are a lock and five reasons ... [National Post]
SAN JOSE — It's over, right? That's what it feels like after the Pittsburgh Penguins jumped out to a 2-0 series lead against the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup final. Relying on speed, some surprising performances from unheralded rookies and, of ...
(#6) Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Did Not Just Lose $4.5 Billion [Fortune]
This has been a pretty horrible year for Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, the blood-testing startup that many now believe is more trick than treat. The latest indignity for Holmes came yesterday, when Forbes “revised” her net worth from ...
(#7) Alexandria Vera: Texas Middle School Teacher Arrested For Having Sex With ... [Hollywood Life]
Yikes! Alexandria Vera, a former middle school teacher, has been arrested after admitting to police that she was in love with one of her students and had sex with him on 'almost a daily basis' — starting when he was only 13 years old! Is anyone else ...
(#8) 4 reasons Brie Larson is perfect to play 'Captain Marvel' [USA TODAY]
What's the next step after winning an Academy Award? Playing a superhero, of course. Brie Larson, who blew away audiences with her Oscar-winning turn in Room, is reportedly in early talks to play Carol Danvers, otherwise known as Captain Marvel.
(#9) 7 Viral Photos of Marilyn Monroe That Are Totally Fake (NSFW) [Gizmodo]
Marilyn Monroe died more than 50 years ago, but Americans are still as obsessed with her as ever. And it's Monroe's birthday today, so there's a good chance you'll see even more photos of her on Facebook and Pinterest than usual. But be careful ...
(#10) Bad Luck Moment: Mexico vs. Chile [Goal.com]
Goal takes a closer look at some of the unluckiest moments throughout the Copa America Centenario. To say Chile dominated Mexico in their Copa America warm-up match would be an understatement. But somehow La Roja couldn't find the back of the net ...
(#11) Tomi Lahren Now Wants To Make A Remix To "Drug Dealers Anonymous" [Vibe]
“Your husband was a drug dealer. For fourteen years, he sold crack cocaine,” she said. “Talk about protecting black neighborhoods? Start at home.” Pusha T later revealed to Genius that the clip was the inspiration behind the track. While many of her ...
(#12) Hailey Baldwin shows off slender legs in white overall shorts with Madison Beer [Daily Mail]
Her ex Justin Bieber was spotted on a date last week with actress Nicola Peltz. And Hailey Baldwin did not exactly fight fire with fire but seemingly did send a message by hanging out with his protégée. The 19-year-old model was spotted leaving ...
(#13) Gold Medal flour recall [WRAL.com]
The recall affects the following retail flour products that could be currently in stores or in consumers' pantries. It includes six SKUs (stock keeping units or UPC codes) of Gold Medal flour, 2 SKU's of Signature Kitchens flour and 1 SKU of Gold Medal ...
(#14) Houston area will get widespread rain Friday [Chron.com]
From Friday through Saturday, the region should expect anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain with some areas expected to receive between 4 and 8 inches, according to the National Weather Service's Houston/Galveston Office. That's slightly less rain than ...
(#15) Trey Pearson, a Popular Christian Rocker, Tells Fans He's Gay [New York Times]
The lead singer of the popular Christian rock band Everyday Sunday, Trey Pearson, came out as gay on Tuesday in an open letter to his fans, ending a yearslong personal struggle between faith and sexuality and joining a flock of Christian musicians who ...
(#16) Mom of NJ Baby With Microcephaly Says First Doctor Told Her She Would Be 'Fine' [ABC News]
She gave birth Tuesday via cesarean section to an infant suspected of having Zika-related microcephaly. Doctors told reporters Wednesday the infant was on intravenous nutrition and said it was too early to determine the child's probable life expectancy.
(#17) Hack Brief: Your Old Myspace Account Just Came Back to Haunt You [WIRED]
You may have left Myspace and its indie bands behind years ago, but Myspace hasn't forgotten you. Or rather, it hasn't forgotten your password, which is unfortunate, because it just revealed that a hacker stole username and password infomation from ...
(#18) Tear gas sparks fire that kills suspect in shooting of 2 Fremont officers [KGO-TV]
Fremont police are picking through the rubble of an intense 24 hours that started Wednesday afternoon when a traffic stop led to two officers being shot, then an hours-long standoff at a nearby home and finally the shooting suspect dying as the home ...
(#19) Hacked TeamViewer users 'careless' in personal security [ZDNet]
Faced with angry users complaining of hacked accounts, TeamViewer has placed the blame on the "careless" use of credentials rather than internal issues. Founded in 2005, TeamViewer provides software which can be used to remotely control PC systems ...
(#20) The Album of the Year Election [The Ringer (blog)]
The key players — and for a while there seemed to be a shiny, new press darling every week — are insufferable in their ubiquity, and often just insufferable, period. You know you should pay closer attention and be a better citizen, but it feels so ...
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