RCL's Daily Brief

• “SNL” Goes After Trump, Kanye West in Cold Open
  SNL Writers, Saturday Night Live
• 3 Arrests in Brawl Outside New York Republican Club Speech by Alt-Right Leader
  CBS News/AP, CBS New York
• Star of ’80s Hollywood Jami Gertz Is the Public Face of the Atlanta Hawks
  Seth Abramovitch,
• The Strange History of the Salvador Dalí Painting Stolen from Rikers Island
  James Fanelli, Esquire
• A New Apple Patent Could Lead to an iPhone Defense against Spam Calls
  Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge
• This Hard Cider Begins at an Apple Tree Near Samuel Morse’s Grave
  Leigh ChavezBush, Atlas Obscura
• Inside the History of California Surfing Pioneer Nick Gabaldón
  Anna Kusmer, Atlas Obscura
• Pennsylvania Has Imposed a $150 Fee on Books for Incarcerated People
  Jodi Lincoln, The Washington Post
• What Do You Call the Moon of a Moon?
  Jason Daley, Smithsonian Magazine
• Whale Used to Be a Prominent Ingredient in Margarine
  Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura
• Watch: Tour the World’s Only Sourdough Library
  Lizzie Philip, Atlas Obscura
• Meet the Woman Empowering Girls Around the Globe By Climbing Mountains
  Lindsay N. Smith, National Geographic
• The Newly Discovered Dynamoterror Dinosaur Was 30 Feet Long
  Brian Switek, Smithsonian Magazine
• The Real Killer Origin Story Behind “Halloween’s” Michael Myers
  Rose Minutaglio, Cosmopolitan
• Scarlett Johansson To Make $15 Million For Black Widow Movie
  Tatiana Siegel and Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter
• The Strange Case of the Pentagon and Futuristic Neurotechnology
  Michael Joseph Gross, The Atlantic
• Yes, Eli Manning Will Make the Hall of Fame. No, He’s Not a Great NFL QB
  Rebecca Gibian,
• Timothée Chalamet Talks “Beautiful Boy” and His Generation’s #MeToo Response
  Kristopher Tapley, Variety
• Odds Released for $9 Million Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson Showdown
  Timothy Rapp, Bleacher Report
• A Look at Why Hurricane Michael Had a Remarkable, Devastating Run
  Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic
• Privacy Is In Jeopardy Since So Many People Have Had Their DNA Sequenced
  Deborah Netburn, The Los Angeles Times
• Crew Member Dies After Fall On Set of Mister Rogers Film
  Erik Pedersen and Dade Hayes, Deadline
• Richard Branson Halts Saudi Talks Over Missing Journalist Khashoggi
  Angus Whitley, Bloomberg News
• Shredded Banksy Work Has Been Renamed and Its Sale Will Go Forward
  Ray Sanchez, CNN
• Warriors Seeking to Land Five Players on Team USA for 2020 Summer Olympics
  Nick Friedell, ESPN
• Watch: First Trailer for Disney’s Live-Action “Aladdin” With Will Smith Is Out
  Trupti Rami, Vulture
• Eli Manning Is a Giant Problem and New York May Have to Move On
  Ian O'Connor, ESPN
• The Beer Mile Is Getting Serious
  Molly McHugh, The Ringer
• ESPN Hires All-Star MLB Reporter Away From Yahoo to Be Its Adam Schefter of Baseball
  Andrew Marchand, The New York Post
• Taylor Swift Has Become Battleground for Partisan and Fake News Publishers
  Jane Lytvynenko, Buzzfeed News
• Bets Pouring in on Celtics and Lakers to Win the NBA Title
  David Purdum, ESPN
• Stunning Bella Twins, WWE Trailblazers, Return to the Ring
  Jen Ortiz, Cosmopolitan
• Report: Dodgers Were Told Player Allegedly Sexual Assaulted a Maid, They Kept Quiet
  Adam Rawnsley, The Daily Beast
• Over 100 Missing Children Found in Michigan During One-Day Sweep
  Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone