Roundup: Matrix Four is a Thing; Denmark Won't Sell Greenland; Philadelphia Police Commissioner Resigns
By Liam McKeone
Lily Collins confirms she’s dating Charlie McDowell… Amazon under fire for new packaging that cannot be recycled… Trump cancels meeting with Denmark over refusal to sell Greenland… The Matrix 4 has been announced… Playboy columnist sues White House… Cardinal George Pell loses appeal over sex abuse conviction… Fire in Amazon causes smoke to be seen from space… Phoenix police must now document each time they point their gun at someone… Philadelphia police commissioner resigns amid multiple scandals… Sony pulls Spider-Man out of MCU… Disney whistleblower accuses company of inflating revenue… Three more women sue Epstein estate over alleged abuse… Police arrest Florida teen for online threat… AJC decries Trump’s comments on Jewish political affiliation
The Donald Sterling Tapes Fundamentally Changed the NBA—And All of Sports [Esquire]
Mayfield Mania and the New-Look Browns Are Giving Cleveland Reason to Believe [Ringer]
Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience [New Yorker]
The Em Dash Divides [New York Times]
MOVIE NIGHT FAIL: A movie night under the stars took a turn in Denver, Colorado on Saturday. Air mattresses laid out for ticket holders blew away in a strong wind. According to Robb Manes, who shot the video, the blow-up beds were on the loose for about 30 minutes. ? pic.twitter.com/MpQKa7yob6
— Nate Larsen (@NateLarsenKBOI) August 20, 2019
oh word?
Columbus is a cheap place to die https://t.co/IaHFEiUCIc
— Columbus Dispatch (@DispatchAlerts) August 20, 2019
Mike Scott is a top-five funny guy in the NBA and I shan’t hear otherwise. Mike Scott Hive, where we at?
Mike Scott, while getting mic'd up for a TV interview: "Y'all got all these wires on me, I ain't no snitch"
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) August 20, 2019
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