2023 Current Events Study Guide

[Robert K S]

Las Vegas Golden Knights

As I'm sure you would want to know, we had a correction suggestion to the Archive recently alerting us that they officially have no "Las" in their name. Okay.

[Robert K S]

More of prurient interest, perhaps, than "likely to show up on Jeopardy!", but a terrible murder was committed outside Neuschwanstein Castle.

[squarekara]

More of prurient interest, perhaps, than "likely to show up on Jeopardy!", but a terrible murder was committed outside Neuschwanstein Castle.

Just horrific. The victim was from Naperville, here in the Chicago suburbs.

[Volante]

It took 30, but IBM finally got toppled in the patent wars for one year

https://qz.com/for-the-first-time-in-al ... 1850534582

From 1993 to 2021, no other company received more US patents than the Armonk, New York–based tech giant. But in 2022, Samsung surpassed it, winning 6,248 patents. IBM, which placed second, received 4,398, according a ranking compiled by patent data platform IFI.

[Woof]

Hunter Biden strikes plea bargain for tax evasion, gun purchase

[mfc248]

Another sports entry here: as was widely expected, French player Victor Wembanyama is the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, headed for the San Antonio Spurs. Wembanyama is described as a generational talent, mentioned along the likes of LeBron James.

This is the third time the Spurs have selected No. 1 overall; their previous two such selections, David Robinson (1987) and Tim Duncan (1997), have both been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

[Volante]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66029360

Black Panther star Angela Bassett will receive an honorary Oscar, 30 years after she was first nominated.

The actress was nominated for best actress for playing Tina Turner in 1993's What's Love Got to Do with It.

Then this year, she was up for best supporting actress for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

...

Also receiving honorary Oscars will be comedy legend Mel Brooks and ET film editor Carol Littleton.

Mel Brooks has a competitive Oscar: Original Screenplay, The Producers
Carol Littleton's only nomination was for ET

[teapot37]

Ryan Seacrest has been named as the new host of Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak retires.

https://ew.com/tv/ryan-seacrest-to-host ... k-retires/

[Robert K S]

Ryan Seacrest has been named as the new host of Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak retires.

https://ew.com/tv/ryan-seacrest-to-host ... k-retires/

And Graham Norton will host a UK version.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv ... 235524512/

[MinnesotaMyron]

Ryan Seacrest has been named as the new host of Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak retires.

https://ew.com/tv/ryan-seacrest-to-host ... k-retires/

Related, in April, Seacrest was replaced on Live by Kelly Ripa's husband, Mark Consuelos. Seacrest cited the travel between NY and LA as his reason for leaving.

[trainman]

Domingo Germán of the New York Yankees has pitched the 24th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, against the Oakland A's at Oakland Coliseum. It's the first perfect game since there were three pitched during the 2012 season, and it's the fourth perfect game by a Yankees pitcher (the most of any team).

[alietr]

Domingo Germán of the New York Yankees has pitched the 24th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, against the Oakland A's at Oakland Coliseum. It's the first perfect game since there were three pitched during the 2012 season, and it's the fourth perfect game by a Yankees pitcher (the most of any team).

Does that really count against the Oakland AAA's?

[Volante]

National Geographic fired everyone and is stopping print copies (unless you're subscribed)
https://qz.com/national-geographic-maga ... 1850594519

National Geographic magazine will no longer be carried at newsstands beginning in 2024
...
Earlier this week, multiple employees at NatGeo reported that all remaining staff writers had been laid off. A total of 19 editorial members were cut, according to the Washington Post. They were given notice of the dismissals in April. NatGeo’s writing will now be outsourced to freelancers.

[alietr]

National Geographic fired everyone and is stopping print copies (unless you're subscribed)
https://qz.com/national-geographic-maga ... 1850594519

National Geographic magazine will no longer be carried at newsstands beginning in 2024
...
Earlier this week, multiple employees at NatGeo reported that all remaining staff writers had been laid off. A total of 19 editorial members were cut, according to the Washington Post. They were given notice of the dismissals in April. NatGeo’s writing will now be outsourced to freelancers.

I did some work for them a few years ago. The collections people had in their offices were amazing. It is truly sad what has been happening to them (Nat Geo and their people).

[davey]

National Geographic fired everyone and is stopping print copies (unless you're subscribed)
https://qz.com/national-geographic-maga ... 1850594519

National Geographic magazine will no longer be carried at newsstands beginning in 2024
...
Earlier this week, multiple employees at NatGeo reported that all remaining staff writers had been laid off. A total of 19 editorial members were cut, according to the Washington Post. They were given notice of the dismissals in April. NatGeo’s writing will now be outsourced to freelancers.

What's a newsstand?...

I'm more personally concerned about the recent decimation at Turner Classic Movies - reportedly 70 of 90 employees fired.
Many of us still pine for the days when AMC was a commercial-free, classic movie channel, and find this news ominous...Though there has been an update in the last days that leaves a little room for hope-
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/tcm-sp ... 235656973/

[alietr]

SCOTUS strikes down affirmative action at colleges and universities and strikes down student loan forgiveness.

[Volante]

Brazil's Electoral Court has barred Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66070923

[earendel]

SCOTUS strikes down affirmative action at colleges and universities and strikes down student loan forgiveness.

They also ruled that a website designer didn't have to create wedding sites for same-sex couples, despite Colorado' law.

[teapot37]

Alumna Kristen Kish has been tapped to replace the departing Padma Lakshmi as the host of Bravo's Top Chef starting with season 21 in 2024. She won the show's 10th season in 2012, and has been serving as host for various other food-related programs in the interim, including co-hosting (with Alton Brown) Netflix's 2022 Iron Chef reboot.

Lakshmi stepped down in early June (just before the finale of season 20) to focus on her Hulu show Taste the Nation, books, and other pursuits. She had served as host of the show since season 2; the first season was hosted by Katie Lee.

[Volante]

Carlos Alcaraz wins men's singles Wimbledon, preventing Djokovic from tying Federer with 8 wins.
Markéta Vondroušová wins women's singles as the first unseeded player to ever do so