Reading roundup: Grammys 2015, Glenda Ritz, “Better Call Saul”

Coffee and newspaper for reading roundup post

Were you also loving the 50+ temps this weekend? We’re back today to a normal-for-February high of in the low 30s, sad to say.

Here’s a roundup of 10 or so links to start off your week:

  • Sam Smith conquered the 2015 Grammys with wins including song of the year and record of the year for “Stay With Me.” (USA Today) | Loved Gwen Stefani in her chic jumpsuit. (Entertain This) | Best performance: Hozier and Annie Lennox KILLING with “I Put a Spell On You.” (Vox)
  • Glenda Ritz supporters launched a “Twitter storm” on Sunday to show support for the embattled state schools chief ahead of action on GOP-sponsored legislation to weaken her authority. (RTV6)
  • Automakers have failed to fully protect our increasingly networked vehicles against hackers, says a new report. (Associated Press)
  • Carmel’s girls swim team may be the best in U.S. history. Seriously. (IndyStar)
  • Indianapolis officials to Dinosaur Bar-B-Que: Your pigs won’t fly here. (Syracuse.com)
  • Sad news: Niki Quasney, who fought Indiana’s gay-marriage ban, has died after a battle with cancer. (IndyStar)
  • Residents worry that a Near Northside neighborhood has become a serial killer’s dumping ground for bodies. (IndyStar)
  • Aw! Eskenazi Health has hired its first full-time pet therapy dog. (Fox59)
  • RIP Coach Dean Smith, 83, a champion of college basketball and racial equality. (New York Times)
  • The “Breaking Bad” prequel series “Better Call Saul” debuted Sunday on AMC. Says Critic Donna Bowman: “God, it’s good to be back in Albuquerque.” (AV Club) | Alan Sepinwall liked it. (HitFix) | Note: The series starts airing TONIGHT  in its regular time slot of Mondays at 10- p.m. Better not miss it!

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Author: Cori

Cori Faklaris (aka "HeyCori") is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Software and Information Systems, College of Computing. Faklaris received her PhD in human-computer interaction in 2022 from Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer Science, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. She also is a social media expert and longtime journalist, and/or "Doer of Things No One Else Wants to Do."

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