Greetings Webtaculators! The year is half way done. Yay! Here’s a tip – never travel on the Saturday of one of the busiest holidays of the year, because it may take you 7 hours to drive about 200 miles. I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July weekend. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (no min. read)
What: Technically, Trump Tweeting
Why: Because I’m tired of this nonsense.  I’m not going to link to it, or spend much more time talking about it, because it shouldn’t be happening.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: The iPhone’s Decade
Why: Because the iPhone changed the way we live. I remember thinking how dumb it was that you couldn’t just press buttons to dial a number. Oops.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (6 min. read)
What: Banned
Why: Because after being denied by multiple courts, the Supreme Court allowed Trump’s Muslim travel ban to partially go into effect until it hears the case in the fall. In slightly better (international) legal news, Germany finally got around to legalizing gay marriage.

TECH THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Coming Full Circle
Why: Because before serving as the FCC Chairman, Tom Wheeler was a lobbyist for the Cable industry. It is extremely rare for a individual to be brave enough to evolve their thinking on their life’s work.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: The Death Of Boxing
Why: Because Pacquiao lost a fight that most people, aside from the judges, scored him winning. Also, Steph Curry just made a ton of money.

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (8 min. read)
What: The Best So Far
Why: Because movies are good. Here are some more good movies.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (long read / listen)
What: The Best So Far
Why: Because music is good. Here is some more good music.

LITERATURE THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: The Reading List Of The Future Leaders Of The U.S.
Why: Because apparently schools still make college kids read things.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: SNES Classic
Why: Because this time the system includes Star Fox 2, which was never actually released until now.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: Go Potato Go; We Get The Job Done; Oh my goodness. Freedom!
Why: Because Internet.

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

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