- Nearly 450,000 metallic Starbucks-branded holiday mugs have been recalled because they can overheat or break when microwaved or filled with extremely hot liquid.
- Organizers of the annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg awards have cancelled their gala event after a fierce backlash from the late Supreme Court justice’s family for honoring Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch. I’m not sure what the criteria for the awards are, but also scheduled to receive them were actor Sylvester Stallone and felons Martha Stewart and Michael Milken.
- L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani said he is the victim of fraud by his interpreter who ran up millions of dollars in gambling debts and used Ohtani’s bank accounts to pay them off.
- DirecTV now offers a package that allows subscribers to cut their monthly price by opting out of local TV stations. That is not good for local TV news ratings.
- State Farm refuses to issue new policies in California due to continued costly disasters, and now the insurer has let 72,000 existing customers know their policies won’t be renewed. That should be concerning to all suburban and rural Coloradans.
- Prince Harry is gunning for News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch, alleging that Murdoch was aware of illegal phone tapping that served as the basis of stories for some of the company’s British tabloids.
- Russia has added the “LGBT movement” to its list of terrorists and extremists.
- Elizabeth Hurley‘s 21-year-old son directed her in a new movie being billed as an “erotic thriller.”
- United Airlines and American Airlines led the industry in lost or late bags.
- March Madness started at 10 am MT on Thursday, and by 2 pm most people’s brackets were busted.
- Former Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson took a $3.5 million loss on the sale of his Cherry Hills mansion. Don’t worry – he can afford it. The Broncos are paying him about $38 million to not play for them this year.
- Bruce Springsteen returned to the stage, but fans noticed that he looked a little more like actress Tilda Swinton than himself.
Who won the week?
- Ryan Huff is the new Communications Director for Community Planning & Development at the City and County of Denver.
- Brad Bohlander has been named senior vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Denver.
- Texas-based gas station/convenience store Buc-ee’s opened a location in Johnstown and it has received breathless media coverage usually reserved for the likes of Casa Bonita or Meow Wolf. As Fox31 reported, “Aside from its fueling options, Buc-ee’s offers even more inside its convenience store. From a variety of snacks, meals and souvenir items, Buc-ee’s seemingly offers everything.” I smell a regional Emmy!
- Casa Bonita turns 50 this week.
- Actor Kevin Bacon will attend this year’s prom at the Utah school where his movie “Footloose” was filmed. That was the result of a years-long campaign by students at the school.
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