Think of them as "news shots"(tm), for when you don't have time to savor an entire informational cocktail but you're looking for the same effect.
Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton. "Guess he's a politician after all," said wounded idealists of the 26-year politician.
Legoland had to issue new rules in the wake of Pokemon Go's release; basically, they tell visitors hunting Pokemon at the site to not be idiots. And this is in addition to the REGULAR don't-be-idiots rules. "I can't eat any stray Legos I find OR climb a fence to go tromping through the poison oak in the park's off-limits area?" whined an idiot.
Several fires this week have been attributed to lightning, including two last night. "I'll chase 'em to the edge of the water with my firebolts, then you know what to do," said Zeus to the alligators.
And finally, Busch Gardens announced open auditions to be a literal creeper at this year's Howl-O-Scream. "This is certainly not the perfect job for anyone who likes to menace people, 'accidentally' grope them anonymously and then run away with little chance of being recognized later," the press release did not say.
This article appears in Jul 7-14, 2016.