Shiny object

Look! An O.J. story! Los Angeles police are examining a knife that reportedly was found at the home O.J. Simpson was living in when he was charged with — and later acquitted of — stabbing to death his ex-wife and her friend more than 20 years ago .

The knife may or may not have been used in a homicide, but it definitely has cut into something: CNN’s around-the-clock coverage of Donald Trump.

Less is more: Hotels are going for a more minimalist look in rooms, exchanging carpet for laminate floors and removing desks.

The Buzz would very much like to see a more minimalist look to hotel bedspreads when viewed under a black light.

Channel-surfing the vast cultural wasteland: The 248th and final episode of “Mythbusters” airs tonight with a final round of experiments and explosions on the Discovery Channel.

The Buzz calls on Adam and Jamie to return this fall for a very special episode in which they test, then blow up, Donald Trump’s myth-based tax-cut plan before it has a chance to blow up the federal deficit.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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