Listen to the Podcast (it's not very good, but I'm trying :-))
*1. "What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here!"
Let's see, Republicans are considering voting for Hillary and Democrats are considering voting for Donald...
From NYT - Explaining Hillary Clinton’s Lost Ground in the Polls
"There has been weakening in her support among Mr. Sanders’s supporters over the last month or so. In April, Mrs. Clinton held between 71 and 82 percent of Mr. Sanders’s supporters; today it’s between 55 and 72 percent."
++ From WaPo - Why so many Sanders supporters don't want to be Democrats
+ From Politico - Trump rally rocked by chaotic protests
This kind of violence didn't even happen during the Bush-Gore battle for the White House. I'd hate to see what happens in a close vote this election...
"Protesters numbered in the hundreds. Down the road from the convention center, protesters waved Mexican flags and chanted “F--- Donald Trump.”
++ From WaPo - Elizabeth Warren just absolutely shredded Donald Trump. There's a lot more like this to come
++ From WaPo - Paul Ryan says he will not be rushed into a Trump endorsement
Ok, now that all that official messiness is out of the way, let's have some fun!
*2. "Brother!"
From NYT - Peter Thiel Is Said to Bankroll Hulk Hogan’s Suit Against Gawker
"A self-described libertarian, Mr. Thiel has a long history with Gawker, which published an article in 2007 outing him as gay. Mr. Thiel, who is now open about his sexual orientation, once described the Gawker-owned site Valleywag as 'the Silicon Valley equivalent of Al Qaeda.'"
++ From NYT - Gawker Fails to Persuade Judge to Retry Hulk Hogan Case
+ One rich guy (Peter Thiel) started a war (with Gawker). This rich guy (Henry Ford) tried to stop a war (WWI). From OZY - When One of the Richest Men in the World Tried to Stop a War
*3. A Fallen Starr?
So this is why Ken Starr is being nice to Bill Clinton...
From WaPo - Baylor not commenting on reports of President Kenneth Starr's firing
"On Starr’s watch, the school is accused of failing to respond to rapes or sexual assaults reported by at least six women students from 2009-2016."
(@ Also, see Unattractive Losers)
*4. Ride hail, self driving car, or both?
There is a big paradigm shift going on with personal transportation. Google, Apple, Tesla and others are attempting to turn the transportation model (you buy a car and drive it) on its head. And it's working. The future of personal transportation is ride hailing services like Uber and Lyft and self driving cars, or all the above.
From Wired - Calling an Uber Is Cooler Than Owning a Car - And Automakers Want In
While the news headlines make it seem as though the paradigm shift is upon us, the reality (at least by the numbers) is a little different...
+ From Business Insider - The vast majority of people have never tried Uber or Lyft
...but that doesn't mean the auto companies don't see the writing on the wall.
*5. A Day in the Life of a 13yo Girl
Reading this article actually made my heart rate increase. This girl's activity seems so manic, but that is where we are with constantly connected children. Is it a good thing or bad thing?
From WaPo - 13, right now
"She doesn’t respond, her thumb on Instagram. A Barbara Walters meme is on the screen. She scrolls, and another meme appears. Then another meme, and she closes the app. She opens BuzzFeed. There’s a story about Florida Gov. Rick Scott, which she scrolls past to get to a story about Janet Jackson, then “28 Things You’ll Understand If You’re Both British and American.” She closes it. She opens Instagram. She opens the NBA app. She shuts the screen off. She turns it back on. She opens Spotify. Opens Fitbit. She has 7,427 steps. Opens Instagram again. Opens Snapchat. She watches a sparkly rainbow flow from her friend’s mouth. She watches a YouTube star make pouty faces at the camera. She watches a tutorial on nail art. She feels the bump of the driveway and looks up. They’re home. Twelve minutes have passed."
"Nothing her dad could find on her phone shows that for as good as Katherine is at math, basketball and singing, she wants to get better at her phone. To be one of the girls who knows what to post, how to caption it, when to like, what to comment."
*BOTTOM OF THE NEWS
* The Next 007 Could Be Gay, Black Or A Woman (Hint: I vote for Idris Elba)
* Is Donald Trump’s Hair a $60,000 Weave? A Gawker Investigation (Hint: It's all about “microcylinder intervention”)
* Scientists have figured out exactly how much fun it is to get drunk (Hint: Science says it is fun)
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*1. "What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here!"
Let's see, Republicans are considering voting for Hillary and Democrats are considering voting for Donald...
From NYT - Explaining Hillary Clinton’s Lost Ground in the Polls
"There has been weakening in her support among Mr. Sanders’s supporters over the last month or so. In April, Mrs. Clinton held between 71 and 82 percent of Mr. Sanders’s supporters; today it’s between 55 and 72 percent."
++ From WaPo - Why so many Sanders supporters don't want to be Democrats
+ From Politico - Trump rally rocked by chaotic protests
This kind of violence didn't even happen during the Bush-Gore battle for the White House. I'd hate to see what happens in a close vote this election...
"Protesters numbered in the hundreds. Down the road from the convention center, protesters waved Mexican flags and chanted “F--- Donald Trump.”
++ From WaPo - Elizabeth Warren just absolutely shredded Donald Trump. There's a lot more like this to come
++ From WaPo - Paul Ryan says he will not be rushed into a Trump endorsement
Ok, now that all that official messiness is out of the way, let's have some fun!
*2. "Brother!"
From NYT - Peter Thiel Is Said to Bankroll Hulk Hogan’s Suit Against Gawker
"A self-described libertarian, Mr. Thiel has a long history with Gawker, which published an article in 2007 outing him as gay. Mr. Thiel, who is now open about his sexual orientation, once described the Gawker-owned site Valleywag as 'the Silicon Valley equivalent of Al Qaeda.'"
++ From NYT - Gawker Fails to Persuade Judge to Retry Hulk Hogan Case
+ One rich guy (Peter Thiel) started a war (with Gawker). This rich guy (Henry Ford) tried to stop a war (WWI). From OZY - When One of the Richest Men in the World Tried to Stop a War
*3. A Fallen Starr?
So this is why Ken Starr is being nice to Bill Clinton...
From WaPo - Baylor not commenting on reports of President Kenneth Starr's firing
"On Starr’s watch, the school is accused of failing to respond to rapes or sexual assaults reported by at least six women students from 2009-2016."
(@ Also, see Unattractive Losers)
*4. Ride hail, self driving car, or both?
There is a big paradigm shift going on with personal transportation. Google, Apple, Tesla and others are attempting to turn the transportation model (you buy a car and drive it) on its head. And it's working. The future of personal transportation is ride hailing services like Uber and Lyft and self driving cars, or all the above.
From Wired - Calling an Uber Is Cooler Than Owning a Car - And Automakers Want In
While the news headlines make it seem as though the paradigm shift is upon us, the reality (at least by the numbers) is a little different...
+ From Business Insider - The vast majority of people have never tried Uber or Lyft
...but that doesn't mean the auto companies don't see the writing on the wall.
*5. A Day in the Life of a 13yo Girl
Reading this article actually made my heart rate increase. This girl's activity seems so manic, but that is where we are with constantly connected children. Is it a good thing or bad thing?
From WaPo - 13, right now
"She doesn’t respond, her thumb on Instagram. A Barbara Walters meme is on the screen. She scrolls, and another meme appears. Then another meme, and she closes the app. She opens BuzzFeed. There’s a story about Florida Gov. Rick Scott, which she scrolls past to get to a story about Janet Jackson, then “28 Things You’ll Understand If You’re Both British and American.” She closes it. She opens Instagram. She opens the NBA app. She shuts the screen off. She turns it back on. She opens Spotify. Opens Fitbit. She has 7,427 steps. Opens Instagram again. Opens Snapchat. She watches a sparkly rainbow flow from her friend’s mouth. She watches a YouTube star make pouty faces at the camera. She watches a tutorial on nail art. She feels the bump of the driveway and looks up. They’re home. Twelve minutes have passed."
"Nothing her dad could find on her phone shows that for as good as Katherine is at math, basketball and singing, she wants to get better at her phone. To be one of the girls who knows what to post, how to caption it, when to like, what to comment."
*BOTTOM OF THE NEWS
* The Next 007 Could Be Gay, Black Or A Woman (Hint: I vote for Idris Elba)
* Is Donald Trump’s Hair a $60,000 Weave? A Gawker Investigation (Hint: It's all about “microcylinder intervention”)
* Scientists have figured out exactly how much fun it is to get drunk (Hint: Science says it is fun)
*Sign up below to receive Top of the News via email.
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