| 1. WOMAN WHO POPULARIZED GENDER REVEAL PARTIES SPEAKS OUT AGAINST IDEA: Los Angeles blogger Jenna Karvunidis is known for pioneering the idea of a gender reveal party, after she posted a cake reveal for her daughter in 2008. Since then, the events have grown in popularity, with some showing how creative or wacky couples can get when it comes to revealing their child’s gender. But in a recent Facebook post, Karvunidis expressed regret about launching the trend, and revealed her daughter changed her mind about gender reveals. Elle: “‘I did [the gender reveal party] at the time because we didn't live in 2019 and didn't know what we know now—that assigning focus on gender at birth leaves out so much of their potential and talents that have nothing to do with what's between their legs,’ she wrote in the Facebook post, which went viral. The post included a recent family photo in which her oldest child sports short hair and a sharp gray blazer.” 2. SEE THE PRINCIPAL OLYMPIC VENUES FOR TOKYO 2020: The Architect’s Newspaper rounded up some of the most significant venues that will host events at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games in Tokyo. Eight of the 42 venues will be brand new, and 25 venues are already existing. Japan repurposed existing buildings constructed for the 1964 Summer Olympics, which was the last time Tokyo hosted the games. One of the main venue’s is Kengo Kuma’s Olympic Stadium, which will hold 68,000 people. The Architect’s Newspaper: “All were designed by Japanese architects, and it’s one of the rare times that the biennial sporting event isn’t banking on the brand recognition of a foreign-born design team for one of its main buildings. … Though Kengo Kuma’s timber-clad Olympic Stadium will be at the center of the sprawling citywide sporting campus, the other slew of structures—most of them inspired by Japanese tradition—will also put Tokyo’s architecture on the world’s stage.” 3. ‘FORNITE’ AWARDS $3 MILLION TO FIRST WINNER OF WORLD CUP: Fortnite awarded $3 million to the winner of the video game’s first-ever World Cup event, which took place at New York’s Arthur Ashe tennis stadium. Kyle Giersdorf, a 16 year old from Pennsylvania, won the championship. According to Twitch and YouTube stats, more than a million people watched the esports event online. CNN: “The stadium was more packed Sunday than on previous days, when Epic games hosted a duos tournament and an amateurs vs. pros competition. … Everyone who participated in the games on Sunday, including those who placed last with no points at all, takes home at least $50,000 for playing. That makes this one of the biggest tournaments in esports so far. Epic Games is promising there will be more competitive events later this year.” | 