TOP STORIES
A ‘BIPARTISAN ANGER’ IS GROWING OVER REPORTS OF RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN ELECTION President-elect Donald Trump has called the reports that the CIA believes Russia was trying to help Trump win the White House “ridiculous.” But a group of senators on both sides of the aisle disagree with the president-elect’s sentiments. And in case you missed it over the weekend, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson is expected to be named the next secretary of state. [Amanda Terkel, HuffPost]
INSIDE THE WAVE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS THIS WEEKEND In Istanbul, Cairo and Mogadishu. [CNN]
A GRAPHICAL LOOK AT THE DEADLIEST FIRE IN RECENT YEARS Inside the horrific Oakland warehouse fire. [NYT]
THE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT COOPERATING Over 1,400 flights were canceled Sunday in the winter cold snap, and conditions are expected to get worse this week. [CNN]
THE CATASTROPHIC MISSES IN NEWBORN SCREENING “Newborn screening is heralded as a lifesaver for about 12,000 babies in the United States each year. And it is, but no one wants to talk about the kids whose conditions are missed.” [Journal Sentinel]
MEET TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE CONSUL Donald McGahn is about to inherit quite the doozy of a task. [NYT]
TURNS OUT DEMOCRATS AREN’T TOO JAZZED UP ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PARTY Twas a long year. But hey, Joe Biden keeps throwing out 2020 speculation! [Ariel Edwards-Levy, HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
WHEN SHOWING AN EYEBROW CAN LEAD TO BEING WHIPPED The “tyranny of the dress code” under ISIS. [NYT]
‘LA LA LAND’ CLEANED UP AT THE CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARDS Oscars, here we come. Check out the full list of winners, as well as Viola Davis’ incredible speech. [CNN]
BECAUSE MONDAYS ARE ROUGH Here’s a roundup of all the best holiday commercials. Pack some tissues. [HuffPost]
GOOD REVIEWS SO FAR FOLLOWING FIRST SCREENING OF ‘ROGUE ONE’ Your holiday may not be ruined by a “Star Wars” flop after all. [Variety]
COULD SLACK BE ‘BIG BROTHER’? “As its watchful bots continue to circle, Slack will be forced to acknowledge that the true value of the app lies not in its ability to enable productivity, but rather to measure it.” [The Baffler]
WELP, THIS IS THE MOST DEPRESSING MEME TREND OF 2016 Pretty much sums it up. [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ We still are mourning these 2016 celebrity break-ups.
~ Tell us you don’t get some joy from the face-swapping of Queen Elizabeth II and Trump.
~ Carl Bernstein had some fighting words comparing Trump to Richard Nixon.
~ “We are failing the elephants.”
~ The day-to-day repercussions of India’s “assault on cash.”
~ You’ll be “thunderstruck” by this Christmas light display of AC/DC fun.
~ This library book was returned ... 120 years late.
~ There finally is a location for the 2017 women’s march.
~ The hidden beauty of traffic lights.
~ Wait stop the presses ― there may only be one or two more seasons of “Modern Family”?????
~ Ryan Reynolds owned up to the biggest mystery of 2016 ― why he was frowning at a Taylor Swift blowout bash.
~ The pilot of the deadliest balloon crash in history was on seven different drugs.
~ Yes, you should read John Legend’s letter to President Barack Obama about continuing to grant clemency to non-violent drug offenders.
~ And one last thing ― on Friday, we clearly needed more coffee as we originally spelled the name of Trump’s pick for secretary of labor as Andrew Putzer, not Andrew Puzder. Our apologies!
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