Roundup: Rest in Peace Mitzi Shore, a $1 Billion Tax Bill, More Drama at Univision
Nina Agdal … These are the candidates to be Meghan Markle’s maid of honor … Roseanne ratings are down about 50% since the premiere … About $2 million worth of crystal meth found hidden in Disney figurines in Atlanta … “One of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic Middle-earth stories is being published as a standalone novel” … Google is adding macros to its doc spreadsheets … How to deal with Bitcoin on your taxes … Snapchat spectacles? … What $1 million buys in real estate, in 20 cities around the world … The Chicago Tribune is pushing to unionize … “Bank of America to stop lending to some gun manufacturers in wake of Parkland massacre.”
Rest in peace Mitzi Shore, the owner of the legendary Comedy Store in Los Angeles, which influence comedians like “Robin Williams, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Chevy Chase, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, and Richard Pryor” on their way up. [Variety]
The Hollywood community reacts to news of Mitzi’s death [Deadline]
How Sports Illustrated got to where it is now, and what will become of it? [Ringer]
Ranking The Rock’s movies [Esquire]
The IRS hit hedge fund manager John Paulson with a $1 billion tax bill [WSJ]
A meeting with the new head of Univision digital and employees from the Fusion Media Group (which includes Deadspin) reportedly got heated. [Digiday]
“Contagious cancer is killing off Tasmanian devils, but there might finally be hope” [Popular Science]
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