Snapzu Entertainment: May 2017

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Instead of Banning Lzzy Cheaters, Pokémon Go Trolls Them

NOW THAT THE generalized Pokémon Go craze has subsided, the more captivating effort to catch ‘em all may be game developer Niantic’s ongoing battle against cheaters. Its latest evolution: Not banning bad actors, but banishing them to poké-purgatory. As detailed by Pokémon Go enthusiast subreddit The Silph Road, a recent Pokémon Go update targets players who use bots to trawl the globe for valuable Pokémon...
Read more: https://www.wired.com/2017/05/pokemon-go-cheaters-shadowban/?source=Snapzu

Wonderfalls foreshadowed Bryan Fuller’s yearnings for Hannibal and American Gods

One-Season Wonders, Weirdos, And Wannabes considers the merits of short-lived TV shows. In this installment, Wonderfalls, which aired four of its 13 episodes in 2004.There’s an offbeat comic sensibility running through the work of Bryan Fuller that begs to be psychoanalyzed. Like one of his headstro
Read more: http://www.avclub.com/article/wonderfalls-foreshadowed-bryan-fullers-yearnings-h-255664?source=Snapzu

Nomadic bookseller travels all over France with his tiny library on wheels

We’ve seen a number of tiny home constructions put to all sorts of good use, but this French nomadic library on wheels is très chic. Built by tiny home specialists La Maison Qui Chemine, the Librairie Itinérante (traveling bookstore) is a custom-made tiny home built for an altruistic bookseller who travels the all over France delivering books to small villages that don’t have their own libraries or bookshops.
Read more: http://inhabitat.com/nomadic-bookseller-travels-all-over-france-with-his-tiny-library-on-wheels/?source=Snapzu

The Icelandic publisher that only prints books during a full moon – then burns them

Tunglið is a tiny imprint that defies conventional business models, incinerating work that doesn’t sell immediately. Its creators explain their ‘poetic act’.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/may/31/icelandic-publisher-prints-books-full-moon-burns-them-tunglio?source=Snapzu

Albert Pujols is about to reach 600 homers, and no one seems to care

From 2001 to 2011, Albert Pujols was one of the greatest hitters baseball has ever seen. Pujols burst onto the MLB scene with 37 homers and a 1.013 OPS as a rookie in 2001. Even with that insane production, people were skeptical he could keep it up. He had never landed on any top-40 prospect lists, and here he was quickly becoming as good of a hitter as anyone in the league (well, behind Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Luis Gonzalez in that absurd 2001).
Read more: http://thecomeback.com/mlb/albert-pujols-reach-600-homers-no-one-seems-care.html?source=Snapzu

Lebanon wants to ban ‘Wonder Woman’ because of its Israeli star

Push to boycott film reportedly prodded by BDS group, which cites ex-IDF soldier Gal Gadot’s expressions of solidarity with Israeli soldiers fighting Hamas in Gaza. Lebanon’s ministry of economy is seeking to ban the 2017 Wonder Woman movie because its lead actress — Gal Gadot — is an Israeli, though a formal request for a ban has not yet been received, a Lebanese security official said Tuesday. A ban would require a recommendation from a six-ministry-member committee, a process that also has not yet began, the official said.
Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-wants-to-ban-wonder-woman-because-of-its-israeli-star/?source=Snapzu

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Flipbooks Help Prisoners Stay Connected To Their Loved Ones

For people in prison, rules limiting access to technology make seeing video of their kids' first steps difficult. But a Colorado woman is using a 19th century solution for this 21st century problem.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/05/29/525874568/flipbooks-help-prisoners-stay-connected-to-their-loved-ones?source=Snapzu

Who’s the real cunt?: Dacre’s Paper

Andrew O’Hagan reviews “Mail Men: The Unauthorised Story of the ‘Daily Mail’, the Paper that Divided and Conquered Britain” by Adrian Addison.
Read more: https://www.lrb.co.uk/v39/n11/andrew-ohagan/whos-the-real-cunt?source=Snapzu

Al Franken Tells You What He Really Thinks About Donald Trump’s Lying

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, "Al Franken, Giant of the Senate," the Minnesota Democrat and former S.N.L. writer confronts Trump’s issues with the truth.
Read more: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/05/al-franken-giant-of-the-senate-excerpt?source=Snapzu

100 Practical Ways to Reverse Climate Change

You know some of them—use renewable energy, eat less meat—but others will surprise you. By Simon Worrall.
Read more: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/05/climate-change-global-warming-drawdown-hawken/?source=Snapzu

Monday, 29 May 2017

Steven Souza attempts diving catch, but comes up about 30 feet short

Just a few more feet, he may have had it.
Read more: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/steven-souza-rays-diving-catch-video-kevin-kiermaier-twins-highlights/5g99m5tksj4x1i8s3sk5zz89i?source=Snapzu

Between Everywhere and Nowhere

A little review of travel literature. By Bernd Brunner.
Read more: http://thesmartset.com/between-everywhere-and-nowhere/?source=Snapzu

Shakespeare’s Genius Is Nonsense

What the Bard can teach science about language and the limits of the human mind.
Read more: http://nautil.us/issue/48/chaos/shakespeares-genius-is-nonsense-rp?source=Snapzu

The 10 Best Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movies

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 34 years old. In those 34 years he has quickly become one of the most interesting and recognizable actors of his generation. Flittin
Read more: http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-10-best-joseph-gordon-levitt-movies/2/?source=Snapzu

A Golden Age for Dystopian Fiction

What to make of our new literature of radical pessimism.By Jill Lepore.
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/05/a-golden-age-for-dystopian-fiction?source=Snapzu

‘Progress is painfully uneven’: Baltimore, 15 years after The Wire

From its first episode in 2002, the HBO TV drama documented the poverty, politics and policing of a city. We visit its memorable locations and talk to the people trying to rebuild scarred communities• See more of JM Giordano’s photographs of Baltimore locations used in the wire here. By David Smith.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/27/baltimore-15-years-after-the-wire?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other?source=Snapzu

Sunday, 28 May 2017

Why did the Nazis steal so many books?

During World War II Nazis looted 200 million books by some estimates; unlike art theft, it wasn't mainly for profit
Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/05/28/why-did-the-nazis-steal-so-many-books/?source=Snapzu

Studio Work

Lines of Spines

What is a library?
Read more: http://thesmartset.com/lines-of-spines/?source=Snapzu

Urban Squatting’s History is More Radical Than You Imagined

A new book looks at the triumphs and challenges of the renegade housing movement. By Lauren Oyler.
Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/142863/urban-squattings-history-radical-imagined?source=Snapzu

Bryan Fuller Has Pitched ‘Hannibal’ Season 4 to Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen, and They’re ‘Keen On It’

The road to “Hannibal” Season 4 continues with another very, very small step forward. As a guest on Entertainment Weekly’s “Post Mortem” podcast (via The Playlist), Fuller revealed that he still intends on moving forward with new episodes of the acclaimed television adaptation, which ran for three seasons on NBC from 2013-2015. But the newest development is that he has actually pitched his “great idea” to leading men Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen, and it appears they’re on board with the direction as well.
Read more: http://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/hannibal-season-4-idea-bryan-fuller-hugh-dancy-mads-mikkelsen-1201832942/?source=Snapzu

Saturday, 27 May 2017

Homer Simpson inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. D'oh!

Add master of baseball to Homer's resume of donut expert and nuclear power plant safety inspector.
Read more: http://mashable.com/2017/05/27/homer-simpson-baseball-hall-of-fame/#rAx8iC.mA5qm?source=Snapzu

Gregg Allman, Influential Force Behind the Allman Brothers Band, Dies at 69

The singer, keyboardist and songwriter was a founder of the Allman Brothers Band and a composer of songs like “Whipping Post” and “Midnight Rider.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/arts/music/gregg-allman-dead-allman-brothers-band.html?source=Snapzu

Ariana Grande will return to Manchester

Ariana Grande says she will return to Manchester to hold a benefit gig for victims of the suicide bombing at her concert. Twenty-two people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a crowd leaving her show at the Manchester Arena on Monday. "I'll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honor of and to raise funds for the victims and their families," the star wrote on Twitter.
Read more: http://news.sky.com/story/ariana-grande-says-she-will-return-to-manchester-for-benefit-gig-10894464?source=Snapzu

How Liberals Fell In Love With The West Wing

Aaron Sorkin’s political drama shows everything wrong with the Democratic worldview. By Luke Savage.
Read more: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/05/how-liberals-fell-in-love-with-the-west-wing?source=Snapzu

‘Fiction takes its time’: Arundhati Roy on why it took 20 years to write her second novel

The author of "The God Of Small Things" talks about political activism – and why she fled India to finish her new book
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/27/arundhati-roy-fiction-takes-time-second-novel-ministry-utmost-happiness?source=Snapzu

Stewart-Haas Racing, Nature’s Bakery reach settlement that includes sponsorship

Nature’s Bakery will serve as the primary sponsor in four races this year split between Clint Bowyer and Danica Patrick.
Read more: http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2017/05/26/stewart-haas-racing-natures-bakery-reach-settlement-that-includes-race-sponsorship/?source=Snapzu

Chasing Space: Astronaut Leland Melvin’s Journey From Sports To Space

Leland Melvin on the perseverance and different communities that helped launch his career into space.
Read more: https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/chasing-space-astronaut-leland-melvins-journey-from-sports-to-space/?source=Snapzu

Friday, 26 May 2017

LeBron James 'Never Guessed' He'd Pass Jordan as NBA Playoff Scoring King

“I’ve always felt like I was a triple threat: pass, rebound, score,” James tells B/R Mag. “But scoring has never been my concentration on things.”
Read more: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2711860-lebron-james-never-guessed-hed-pass-jordan-as-nba-playoff-scoring-king?source=Snapzu

The world’s most mysterious book - Stephen Bax

Summer Reading Recommendations, From 6 Novelists Who Own Bookstores

Here’s what Emma Straub, Ann Patchett, Jonathan Lethem, Louise Erdrich, Judy Blume and Jeff Kinney are reading and recommending to bookstore customers.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/books/summer-reading-recommendations-from-6-novelists-who-own-bookstores.html?source=Snapzu

Thursday, 25 May 2017

Ellen DeGeneres Lands New Netflix Stand-Up Special

Ellen DeGeneres will appear in a brand new stand up special for Netflix, Variety has confirmed. “It has been 15 years since I did a stand-up special. 15 years,” DeGeneres said in a statement. “And I’m writing it now, I can’t wait. I’ll keep you posted when and where I’m gonna shoot my Netflix special. I’m excited to do it; I’m excited for you to see it.”
Read more: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/ellen-degeneres-netflix-stand-up-special-1202442920/?source=Snapzu

An Author and His Editor Hash Out Why His Novel Failed

Editors do their work behind the scenes, but they can have as much to do with a novel’s success (or failure) as the author does.
Read more: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2017/05/the_delicate_author_editor_relationship_as_seen_in_the_insect_dialogues.html?source=Snapzu

After helping drive many U.S. bookstore chains out of business, Amazon has been opening its own retail stores, starting in Seattle in late 2015. Its first Amazon Books location in New York City opens Thursday morning in Manhattan’s Shops at Columbus Circle, which was previously home to a pretty large — and now closed — Borders Books and Music.
Read more: https://www.recode.net/2017/5/24/15683852/amazon-books-nyc-time-warner-center-photos?source=Snapzu

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Game of Thrones Season 7: Official Trailer (HBO)

Game of Thrones Season 7 premieres 7.16.17 on HBO.
Read more: https://snapzu.com/canuck/game-of-thrones-season-7-official-trailer-hbo?source=Snapzu

Pirates of the Caribbean 5: there be some good science in that there film

Captain Jack Sparrow sails the high seas again in the fifth outing of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. So did the filmmakers get the science right in the action packed adventure?
Read more: https://theconversation.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-there-be-some-good-science-in-that-there-film-77789?source=Snapzu

When Gabriel García Márquez’s most famous novel was published 50 years ago, it faced a difficult publishing climate and baffled reviews.
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/05/one-hundred-years-of-solitude-50-years-later/527118/?source=Snapzu

Online top ranking: what does Amazon Charts mean for the book industry?

Amazon’s new rating system for the book market is seeking to challenge the decades-long dominance of the New York Times bestseller status
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/22/amazon-charts-books-new-york-times-bestseller-lists?source=Snapzu

FCC will not take action against Colbert show over controversial joke

The FCC said it would not take any action over thousands of complaints about a crude joke made by Stephen Colbert about Trump and Putin.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/fcc-will-not-take-action-against-colbert-show-over-trump-n763896?source=Snapzu

Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Fox News falls into 3rd place in primetime ratings for the first time in nearly 17 years

According to Nielsen, MSNBC led the three cable networks between 8-11 p.m., averaging 611,000 viewers between the ages of 25 and 54, while dominating with 2,440,000 viewers overall.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Fox-News-falls-into-3rd-place-in-primetime-11165528.php?source=Snapzu

'Game of Thrones' Season 7: Exclusive New Photos

A fresh look at the new season, which begins July 16 on HBO.
Read more: http://ew.com/tv/game-of-thrones-season-7-exclusive-new-photos/dracarys-daenerys-emilia-clarke-dragons-are-enormous-in-season-7-and-ready-for-war-in-this-jaw-dropping-first-look-battle-image-more-exclusive-new-photos-ahead/?source=Snapzu