(Matt Groening, whose crudely drawn cartoon strip for an alternative newspaper led to the creation of The Simpsons, received the 2,461st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday. Hank Azaria, who supplies the voices of Springfield Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, bartender Moe Szyslak and several other Simpsons characters, Yeardley Smith, who supplies the voice of Maggie Simpson, and Nancy Cartwright, who provides the voice of Bart Simpson, were among those joining Groening at the ceremony at 7021 Hollywood Blvd., near the star for The Simpsons.)
(A California university student left handcuffed in a federal holding cell for nearly five days without food or water has filed a claim for up to $20 million in compensation, saying he suffered kidney failure and nearly died as a result. The five-page notice, a precursor to a lawsuit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, was sent Wednesday to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration by a lawyer for the student, Daniel Chong, who has said he was forced to drink his own urine to stay alive.)
(This weekend, the summer movie season got off to a massive start, with the The Avengers taking in an unfathomable box office gross — $207 million by the time Walt Disney Pictures was done crunching the numbers. Today, the Marvel's superhero epic breached the $700 million worldwide mark, making it a clear success in only its first week in American theaters. At first glance, 2012 may already have its clear winner for biggest box office success of the year.)
(Apple’s iPhone 5 should go on sale this September with an expected announcement at the Apple WWDC on June 11th. Pegatron, an Apple manufacturer, has just received orders for the new iPhone 5 with a launch date of September. We’re hoping to see it on June 11th but it looks like getting our own might take a little longer than expected.)
(Activision Blizzard said that the fan reaction to the initial disclosure about its upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II video game suggests it will be the biggest game in the history of the franchise. That’s a big expectation, considering that last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was a huge hit. But pre-orders for Black Ops 2, a sequel in terms of storyline to 2010′s Call of Duty: Black Ops, have set new records, the company said in an analyst call today.)
Matt Groening's Star Unveiled on Hollywood Walk of Fame (Hollywood Patch) 
'Avengers' Box Office: Can Anything Compete? (Hollywood.com) 
iPhone 5 due in September? (PC Authority) 
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