It’s easy to get bored during the summer so we figured we’d share some of the interesting things we’ve been reading lately to keep you entertained!

NEWS

• An alligator attacked and severed the right arm of a 17-year-old Florida teen on Monday when he dove into a gator-infested river to cool off from hot weather.

FASHION

• You’ve probably seeing lots of people following the trend of wearing colorful denim this spring and summer. Check out this slideshow with 17 ways to wear bright-colored denim.

CELEBS AND MOVIES

• Oscar-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman will play Plutarch Heavensbee, the Head Gamemaker, in the second installment of “The Hunger Games” movie franchise, “Catching Fire.” The film is due out in November 2013.

COLLEGE ADVICE

• Fear! Terror! College Admissions! Read five tips from Huff Post Teen’s Noah Fitzgerel.

>> Have you seen or read something interesting online? Tweet us a link to @mashchicago and we’ll include it in our next “What We’re Reading” feature.