Ashley Schultz … Taco Bell CEO reveals company issues a “Milennial Word of the Week.” Ugh. … Rupert Murdoch stepped down as CEO of 21st Century Fox. … Judge recommends charges against police officers in shooting death of Tamir Rice. … Shake-up at the top of Twitter. … Today in ledes: “The recipient of the world’s first successful penis transplant will soon be a father.” … A novel way to get out of jury duty. … This is NOT a plane crash. … Crystal Pepsi is coming back, for some reason. … California cops raid a marijuana dispensary, get caught on camera eating edibles afterward. … Famous jazz musician Ornette Coleman passed away on Thursday. … George RR Martin is tired of being pestered. … DIY $20 Air Conditioner. … Happy Birthday: George HW Bush (91); Jim Nabors (85); Marv Albert (74); Timothy Busfield (58); Meredith Brooks (57); Scott Thompson (56); Mark Henry (44); Ryan Klesko (44); Hideki Matsui (41); Jason Mewes (41); Kerry Kittles (41); Antwan Jamison (39); Richard Ayoade (38); Dallas Clark (36); Adriana Lima (34); Dave Franco (30); Avisail Garcia (24); James Rodriguez (24).
Carmelo Anthony owns a soccer team. [ESPN FC]
Bet you didn’t expect a link containing the immortal Tim Rattay this morning. [Uproxx]
Maryland is going to start selling beer and wine at basketball and food games. [WaPost]
Bringing back extinct animals might not just be science fiction. [Gizmodo]
Looooong read on the creator of True Detective. Can Season 2 top Season 1? The world must decided — now! [Vanity Fair]
Montserrat made a TON of money via FIFA. [Reuters]
Something the Cavs and Warriors share in common? Pedicures. [WSJ]
Harris Wittels sister writes about his death.[Medium]
Everyone’s favorite comedian Colin Quinn wrote a book … it’s about race relations in America. [Salon]
Looking back at Who Shot Mr. Burns 20 years later. [AV Club]
An oral history of the USMNT at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. [Guardian]
The most ‘exciting’ baseball player on all 30 teams. [SoE]
Another crazy FIFA story. CONMEBOL, the South American federation, had diplomatic immunity via Paraguayan law. [AP]
No big deal, just some guy building a laser shotgun.
Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell made a Lifetime movie, A Deadly Adoption. Here’s a teaser.
Dusty Rhodes, man.
Steely Dan.
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