FRIDAY 8
The cone of silence surrounding Gov. Rick Scott temporarily falters, allowing him to hear cries of public protest. Surprise result: The usually dickish guv axes plan to turn Honeymoon Island into RV's R Us.
THURSDAY 30
New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter gets his 3,000th hit against (who else?) the Rays. Fearing additional adulation, he modestly skips the All-Star Game.0x000A
MONDAY 11
The British phone-hacking/cop-bribing/medical-records-stealing scandal involving Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. jumps the Atlantic when it's revealed News of the World reporters hacked the phones of 9/11 victims. Stay classy, Rupert.
TUESDAY 12
Former Ruth's Chris Steakhouse executive Chris Miller jumps into the Florida GOP Senate race, announcing he will run his campaign like he ran his restaurants — meaning it will be overpriced and ultimately not very good for you.
This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2011.