Roundup: WordPress Buys Tumblr; Harry Styles Turns Down 'Little Mermaid' Role and more

By Liam McKeone | Aug 14 2019

New Tiffany Haddish standup on Netflix… WordPress buys Tumblr… Harry Styles turns down role as Prince Eric in ‘Little Mermaid‘… Mitski responds to “completely false” child abuse accusations… Bryce Harper donates cleats, apparel to Little League team that was robbed… Mike Tyson says he smokes 40k worth of weed per month… Don Lemon is being sued for assault… Todd and Julie Chrisley indicted on tax evasion charges… FDA warns drinking bleach will not cure cancer or autism… Mexicans march to vent anger at police over rape cases… Man armed with AR-15 killed in shootout with police in Kansas City... Social media use may harm teenage health, study says… Astronomers spot ‘unprecedented’ bright flashes in our galaxy’s black hole… Why Hong Kong is protesting… Jack White, Jack Black team up for Jack Gray compilation

A NASA mission’s delicate dance to collect samples from a rugged asteroid [CNN]

Life as a spouse on Fight Night [Bleacher Report]

The NFL’s great Sean McVay experiment has begun [Ringer]

The battle over the Soul of El Museo del Barrio [New Yorker]

Haven’t we all, though

Oof

Dude hasn’t had a good year but this is still remarkable

One of the best shows on TV, hop on the bandwagon while you can

Your morning comic.