The Cricket's Daily 3: The next morning in Ferguson

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There's only one thing happening in the pop culture this morning, and it's the aftermath of last night's grand jury decision in Ferguson, Mo. — after we all heard that a cop will not be prosecuted or punished for killing an unarmed teen-ager.

Consider these items, on the periphery of the story:

• Jeffrey Toobin criticized the prosecutor, Robert McCulloch, for delaying the announcment until 8:30 p.m. local time — thus practically guaranteeing the riot and chaos that followed. [CNN Opinion]

• Meanwhile, CNN's coverage from Ferguson talked a lot about CNN's coverage from Ferguson. [Slate]

• And the speaker yields the balance of his time to Mr. Pierce from Massachusetts — and thanks him in advance for his shout-out to The Salt Lake Tribune. [Esquire]