The Results Are In: The Olympics opening ceremony was a pretty big hit around the world.
Lesbians, Universal Health Care, and Mary Poppins: Just a few of the “weighty issues” the Danny Boyle-created ceremony dealt with in its “unabashedly British” performance.
Romney’s “gaffe-strewn London visit”: Paul has been tracking it closely, and the Guardian rounds it up.
And One Last Olympics Thing: Michael Phelps barely qualified for tonight’s 400 individual medley, securing the very last spot.
Details of the City’s Settlement with the Department of Justice: Dominic breaks it down here.
James Holmes Had Been Seeing a Psychiatrist: The suspect in last week’s Aurora shooting had been seeking mental help at the University of Colorado, but his behavior didn’t sound any alarms that he might be a threat to himself or others.
Facebook Bans Seattle Mom for 7 Days: For a picture she uploaded of one young daughters pretending to breastfeed the other.
South Seattle Pitbull Attack: Two loose pitbulls bit a 3-year-old girl leaving church with her family and knocked down a 74-year-old lady
Thursday night.
J.P. Patches Memorial Set for September: And it will be held at Seattle Center.
“All Over the Road”: Where Snohomish Council Chairman Brian Sullivan’s car was, according to a concerned police tipper, just prior to Sullivan receiving a DUI Thursday night.
Apple In Private Talks With Twitter: Apple is reportedly considering an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in Twitter, presumably in an effort to finally make the leap into social media.
Acrobatic Gymnastics isn’t an Olympic sport, but it seems like it should be: