Greetings Webtaculators! This week wasn’t that bad! We got the Olympics, Outside Lands, and Thunderclap Headaches. Well, at least two of those things are good- the headache, not so much. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (4 min. look)
What: The Olympics
Why: Because even though there have been some bumps, the Olympics is off to a pretty good start.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (15 min. read)
What: Trump’s Business
Why: Because for someone who’s trying to run the country off of his business acumen, he sure has a lot of problems.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: IOT, MEET THE ABA
Why: Because only the American Bar Association could name a panel with a terrible knock knock joke.

SCIENCE THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: False Floss
Why: Because flossing doesn’t matter (sorta). Well, it still is good for getting food out from between your teeth.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. watch)
What: Speed Over Time
Why: Because humans have gotten fast.

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: So Strange
Why: Because Stranger Things is the first TV show I have binge watched in a long time. It is really good.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (1 hr. watch)
What: EMI
Why: Because EMI is one of the most important record labels of our time.

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (long read)
What: Make Don’t Buy
Why: Because these recipes are super easy, cheap, and delicious.

LITERATURE THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Harry Potter(ish)
Why: Because the newest Potter book isn’t actually a book. Magic!

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Metroid Turns 30
Why: Because Metroid is probably Nintend0’s 5th most popular franchise, but doesn’t quite get the same amount of love from fans as Mario, Zelda, or Pokemon.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: Feminist; Nintendo Forever; Muppet Rock
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: Gold Medal
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™