USA Hockey will mandate neck laceration protection for players under 18 effective Aug. 1

USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18. The new rule goes into effect Aug. 1.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/hockey-neck-guard-mandate-426c041f33f42207da98b7ffd57fcc63?source=Snapzu

This 1969 Music Fest Has Been Called 'Black Woodstock.' Why Doesn't Anyone Remember?

The Harlem Cultural Festival attracted everyone from Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone to Jesse Jackson and Marcus Garvey Jr., but quickly faded into obscurity. Fifty years later, a rediscovery is finally underway
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/black-woodstock-harlem-cultural-festival-history-859626/?source=Snapzu

National Library Lovers Month 2024 (and Library Lovers Day)

February is National Library Lovers Month in the USA. And February 14 is a very special day for lovers…of libraries! February 14 is Valentines Day, the day for lovers. But it is also a very special day for library lovers, too. And by that I don’t mean people who get cheeky under desks and between the stacks.
Read more: https://thgmwriters.com/blog/national-library-lovers-month-day/?source=Snapzu

How to watch Super Bowl 2024: All the best streaming options

The best way for most of us to view the big game will be in 4K via a streaming service. We've also found the cheapest way to watch, and how a VPN can help.
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/how-to-watch-the-super-bowl/?source=Snapzu

Netflix to stream WWE's Raw starting next year in its biggest jump into live entertainment

Netflix adds WWE Raw after making only a few forays into live programming in its history.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/23/netflix-to-stream-wwes-raw-starting-next-year.html?source=Snapzu

Why So Many Authors Are Writing Multigenerational Stories

Several new books grapple with displacement and diasporic living in ways that feel particularly resonant in this moment
Read more: https://thewalrus.ca/multigenerational-novels/?source=Snapzu

Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan

Netflix’s ad-free plans will start at $15.49 per month instead.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/23/24048107/netflix-basic-subscription-ads-earnings-q4-2023?source=Snapzu

NFL’s policy over cold-weather games questioned after fans treated for hypothermia and frostbite at Chiefs-Dolphins game

As the icicles formed on Andy Reid’s bushy moustache and players huddled around heaters, the true nature of the frosty weather in Kansas City set in.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/20/sport/nfl-cold-weather-chiefs-dolphins-spt-intl/index.html?source=Snapzu

The Ambitious Plan to Open Up a Treasure Trove of Black History

The Johnson Publishing Company produced iconic magazines including Ebony and Jet and its archive is regarded as one of the most significant collections of 20th century Black American culture. The archive contains around 5,000 magazines, 200 boxes of business records, 10,000 audio and visual recordings, and 4.5 million prints and negatives that chronicle Black life from the 1940s until the present day.
Read more: https://www.getty.edu/news/johnson-publishing-company-archive-getty-smithsonian-digitization-project/?source=Snapzu

It Might Be Time for the ‘Law & Order’ Franchise to Retire

Something is off with Dick Wolf’s flagship franchise, back on NBC with three hours of ripped-from-the-headlines cases.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/law-and-order-review-nbcs-legacy-franchise-is-tired?source=Snapzu

Terrifying dragons have long been a part of many religions, and there is a reason for their appeal

Enormous, scaly, fire-breathing dragons have fascinated civilizations for centuries. A scholar who studies monsters explains their power and appeal.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/terrifying-dragons-have-long-been-a-part-of-many-religions-and-there-is-a-reason-for-their-appeal-184419?source=Snapzu

Hollywood Ghostwriters Tell All (Including Their Names)

You don’t know their names and you certainly wouldn’t recognize their faces — even if their eyes weren’t shaded out — but chances are you’ve read stacks and stacks of their books. THR sits down with six of the top ghostwriters in the celebrity memoir business.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/hollywood-ghostwriters-tell-all-1235790875/?source=Snapzu

Why Was Baking The Most Deadly Job In The Victorian Era? | Victorian Bakers | Absolute History

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Peter Schickele Dies: “P.D.Q. Bach” Parodist & Film/Broadway Composer Was 88

Peter Schickele, whose comedic parodies of classical music overshadowed his own strengths as a serious composer, died Tuesday at his home in Bearsville, N.Y. at 88. His daughter confirmed the death…
Read more: https://deadline.com/2024/01/peter-schickele-dead-p-d-q-bach-parodist-film-broadway-composer-was-88-obituary-1235795823/?source=Snapzu

Company: Mahomes' broken helmet 'did its job'

VICIS, which makes the ZERO2 helmet that Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes wears, said its product "did its job" despite a piece breaking off in the freezing cold of Saturday's playoff game.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39323875/manufacturer-says-patrick-mahomes-helmet-did-job-crack?source=Snapzu

Shelf-absorbed: nine ways to arrange your bookshelves – and what they say about you

Whether you alphabetise your books, hoard them or make sure your most intellectual tomes are in sight for Zoom calls, these displays reveal a lot ...
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/shelf-absorbed-nine-ways-to-arrange-your-bookshelves-and-what-they-say-about-you?source=Snapzu

Edgar Rice Burroughs on How to Become a Great Writer

When published in 1939, Alva Johnston suggested that there was perhaps no greater literary creation within the 20th century than Tarzan, brought to life by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a man who preferred his stories to society.
Read more: https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/11/how-to-become-a-great-writer/?source=Snapzu

75 Science Fiction Writing Prompts

Get a little push toward coming up with your next out-of-this-world screenplay idea.
Read more: https://nofilmschool.com/science-fiction-writing-prompts?source=Snapzu

How I identified a probable pen name of Louisa May Alcott

By disguising her name, Alcott could publish in less prestigious venues without worrying about tarnishing her literary reputation.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/how-i-identified-a-probable-pen-name-of-louisa-may-alcott-217628?source=Snapzu

45 Years Ago, One Kids Book Series Taught A Generation How To Make Bad Decisions

How 'Choose Your Own Adventure' came into being, and what's next for the retro franchise.
Read more: https://www.fatherly.com/entertainment/choose-your-own-adventure-past-and-future?source=Snapzu

Amazon Is About to Eat the TV Universe

On Jan. 29, Prime Video will make its ad tier the default for its tens of millions of subscribers, a move that could unravel how advertisers deal with TV broadcasters and scare off rivals with its massive scale.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amazon-pay-tv-bundle-1235783792/?source=Snapzu

‘Last of Us’ Season 2 Casts ‘Beef’ Star Young Mazino as Jesse

"The Last of Us" Season 2 is continuing to build out its cast. Young Mazino is now the latest actor to join the hit HBO series, Variety has learned.
Read more: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/last-of-us-season-2-cast-young-mazino-jesse-1235866961/?source=Snapzu

Kanye West Sued for Assault and Battery by Autograph Seeker

Kanye West is gettin' sued for assault and battery ... this after allegedly striking an autograph seeker back in 2022.
Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/10/kanye-west-sued-assault-battery-autograph-seeker/?source=Snapzu

NY Mayor Adams disputes his own memoir over schoolyard gun incident — "What book is this?"

Mayor Eric Adams confronts controversy over his memoir, claiming a schoolyard gun story is fictitious and blaming an uncredited co-author for the mix-up.
Read more: https://boingboing.net/2024/01/10/ny-mayor-adams-disputes-his-own-memoir-over-schoolyard-gun-incident-what-book-is-this.html?source=Snapzu

Rebel Wilson Reveals 'Gut-Wrenching' Process of Writing Her 'Emotional' Upcoming Memoir

Rebel Wilson talks about the 'gut-wrenching' and 'emotional' process of writing her memoir in a video posted on her Instagram Story on Wednesday, 'Rebel Rising' is set to be released on April 2, 2024
Read more: https://people.com/rebel-wilson-reveals-gut-wrenching-process-of-writing-memoir-8420553?source=Snapzu

The ethics of ghostwriting in fiction

Ghostwriting is not new, and Millie Bobby Brown is not the first celebrity to hire a ghostwriter. But, soon after she published her book, she came under fire for using one.
Read more: https://www.thedailystar.net/daily-star-books/news/the-ethics-ghostwriting-fiction-3505256?source=Snapzu