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- Researchers have determined that "a bulk" of the COVID-19 vaccine disinformation that has spread on social media can be traced back to just 12 people.
- President Biden yesterday urged Americans to be kind and respectful to people who want a wear a face mask even though the CDC says vaccinated people don't need to in most cases.
- If we're going to make kids do summer school, shouldn't it be fun?
- When a partial traffic ban in Paris goes into effect in 2022, about 55% of the vehicles that currently pass through the city center on a given day won't be allowed in there anymore.
- On the occasion of Judge Judy filming its 25th and final season, Judge Judy Sheindlin — who, fun fact, makes $47 million a year — gave a wide-ranging interview to the Hollywood Reporter about, among other things, her thoughts on the Derek Chauvin trial, and why she thinks court cases these days need to pick up the pace.
- On Sunday, the channel TV One is going to air the final, uncensored interview with the late DMX.
- Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres has become the eighth member of the Yankees organization to test positive for a variant of COVID-19, despite being vaccinated.
- A new trailer is out for Edgar Wright's forthcoming documentary about Sparks, the pop group sometimes heralded as your favorite band's favorite band.
- It seems that a California woman who bought the winning $26 million lottery ticket ran it through the wash and destroyed it, meaning the prize will go to the state's public school system.
- And finally, what a landing:
Published May 14, 2021
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