Snapzu Entertainment: April 2018

Monday, 30 April 2018

Sade - Kiss of Life (Lovers Live)

Sunday, 29 April 2018

Danny DeVito Day is New Jersey's newest holiday. How will you celebrate?

All hail Danny DeVito, king of Asbury Park (sorry, Springsteen and Bon Jovi, but you've gotten more than your fair share). The New York Times reports that on Saturday, at the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival, Gov. Phil Murphy is set to announce that the veteran actor, a Monmouth County native, will get his own state day. The gesture is not without significance -- the actor will become the first person from Asbury Park to get their own day.
Read more: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/04/danny_devito_day_is_new_jerseys_new_holiday.html?source=Snapzu

Deepfakes - Real Consequences

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Marching To $245M+ Opening, Second Best-Ever Behind ‘Force Awakens’

Saturday AM: Industry estimates have Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War at $106.7M (including that $39M Thursday night) and $245.6M over three days, which would put the pic second behind the Star Wars: Force Awakens record opening of $247.9M. Numbers are much higher than what we saw last night, with a $237M start. Some even believe that Infinity War could beat Force Awakens ($247.9M), but a lot of that will depend on today’s momentum.
Read more: http://deadline.com/2018/04/avengers-infinity-war-weekend-box-office-opening-records-1202378032/?source=Snapzu

Saturday, 28 April 2018

The Ultimate Infinity War

Nerdist Remix
Read more: https://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/the-ultimate-infinity-war?source=Snapzu

The Five Types Of Nicolas Cage Movies

Our Hollywood Taxonomy series, which just turned 3 years old, is all about the pursuit of clarity through categorization — using box office data and critical reviews to sort through long, complicated filmographies. I’ve analyzed the careers of enormous figures in the entertainment industry, iconoclastic storytellers, revered actors, compelling comedians...
Read more: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-five-types-of-nicolas-cage-movies/?source=Snapzu

Sade - Smooth Operator

Avengers Infinity War review: What’s missing from this 2.5-hour romp? Hope

Spoiler-free: Some fun and tons of polish, but there's no getting around a hollow core.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/avengers-infinity-war-review-whats-missing-from-this-2-5-hour-romp-hope/?source=Snapzu

PYNK

Janelle Monáe
Read more: https://snapzu.com/kxh/janelle-monae-pynk-official-video?source=Snapzu

On 'Dirty Computer' Janelle Monáe Breaks Out of Her Android Persona

If her new album says anything, it’s that all she ever needed to be was herself.
Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/janelle-monae-dirty-computer/?source=Snapzu

NASCAR buys the ARCA Racing Series

The two largest and oldest professional stock car racing organizations in North America will become one entity by 2020.
Read more: https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-buys-the-arca-racing-series-1030736/?source=Snapzu

Friday, 27 April 2018

RUN-DMC - Walk This Way (Video)

Ed Sheeran - Happier (Official Video)

Frank Sinatra-Killing me softly

Netflix Orders Gabriel Iglesias Multi-Camera Comedy Series, Standup Specials

Netflix has given a 10-episode series order to a multi-camera comedy starring Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias as part of a three-project deal that also includes two new stand-up specials headlined by the comedian. The pact expands Iglesias’ presence on Netflix. The Internet network previously ordered a special, I’m Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry, which premiered on its streaming platform in 2016, and also carries two older Gabriel Iglesias Comedy Central standup specials.
Read more: http://deadline.com/2018/04/netflix-gabriel-iglesias-multi-camera-comedy-series-standup-specials-1202377143?source=Snapzu

Righteous Brother...alone

Thursday, 26 April 2018

Bill Cosby Guilty of Drugging & Molesting a Woman

Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America's Dad.
Read more: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Bill-Cosby-Sex-Assault-Retrial-Deliberations-Day-2-480911201.html?source=Snapzu

Hollywood is wrong: Netflix is the future of film

Instead of lashing out against Netflix, the film industry should follow its lead.
Read more: https://futurism.com/netflix-future-film-industry/?source=Snapzu

Take Me To Church

Postmodern Jukebox ft. Morgan James
Read more: https://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/take-me-to-church?source=Snapzu

Marxists Look Back on the Russian Revolution

Two new books find committed leftists wrangling with the grisly legacy of October 1917. By J.P. O'Malley.
Read more: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/marxists-look-back-on-the-russian-revolution/?source=Snapzu

Midnight City

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Netflix has a lot of original content coming in May

Get outside and enjoy the next few days of spring while you still can, because Netflix has plans to keep you on the couch throughout next month. The streaming giant is releasing 36 original titles over the course of May.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/25/netflix-has-a-lot-of-original-content-coming-in-may/?source=Snapzu

Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning

From the album "Rumor and sigh" (1991)
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yw2yKNLEPc?source=Snapzu

Monday, 23 April 2018

Go Medieval by Attaching a Book to Your Belt

They're incredibly rare today, but portable girdle books were once very handy.
Read more: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-a-girdle-book?source=Snapzu

Sunday, 22 April 2018

Everyone Wants To Go Home During Extra Innings — Maybe Even The Umps

The team that’s closer to winning tends to get more favorable ball and strike calls when the game goes into extras.
Read more: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/everyone-wants-to-go-home-during-extra-innings-maybe-even-the-umps/?source=Snapzu

Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time

The Man Who Brought Down Lance Armstrong

Floyd Landis, a former teammate of the cyclist’s, just won more than $1 million in a legal case against Armstrong. Here are his thoughts on the suit, cycling, and his onetime rival.
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/05/lance-armstrong-floyd-landis/556868/?single_page=true?source=Snapzu

Grenfell Tower: Minute By Minute Documentary

Survivors of the Grenfell tower fire share their personal accounts of the blaze that killed 72 people, revealing the decisions that saved their lives, some of which were in defiance of official advice, and remembering the friends, neighbours and loved ones who did not make it out of the building.
Read more: https://snapzu.com/docudave/grenfell-tower-minute-by-minute-documentary?source=Snapzu

Verne Troyer Dead at 49

Verne Troyer -- best known for playing Mini-Me in the 'Austin Powers' comedies, and for being one of the shortest men in the world -- has died. Verne died Saturday, according to a statement from his family. We'd been told he was on some form of life support since being taken to the hospital earlier this month after cops got a report he was drunk and suicidal, and was treated for possible alcohol poisoning. Verne's family says during the recent adversity, "he was baptized while surrounded by his family."
Read more: http://amp.tmz.com/2018/04/21/verne-troyer-dead-at-49?__twitter_impression=true?source=Snapzu

Saturday, 21 April 2018

Natalie Portman Breaks Silence on Refusing Israel Trip: "I Am Not Part of the BDS Movement"

"My decision not to attend the Genesis Prize ceremony has been mischaracterized by others," the actress wrote Friday. Natalie Portman has broken her silence on why she declined to travel to Israel in order to receive the Genesis Prize as the 2018 honoree. The Genesis Prize Foundation has since canceled this year's ceremony.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/natalie-portman-breaks-silence-refusing-israel-trip-i-am-not-part-bds-movement-1104712?source=Snapzu

J. Geils Band - Love Stinks

Olga Tokarczuk: ‘I was very naive. I thought Poland would be able to discuss the dark areas of our history’

The books interview: A literary star in Poland, Olga Tokarczuk is hotly tipped to win the Man Booker international prize. She talks about facing controversy at home and the armed bodyguards hired to protect her
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/20/olga-tokarczuk-interview-flights-man-booker-international?source=Snapzu

The 100 Most Influential People in the World

Check out TIME's annual list of the most influential people.
Read more: http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/?source=Snapzu

Michael J Fox in Recovery After Spinal Surgery 'Unrelated to His Parkinsons'

Michael J. Fox has recently undergone spinal surgery and is currently recovering, according to the actor’s spokesperson. Fox, who currently has a recurring guest arc on ABC’s “Designated Survivor,” “recently underwent spinal surgery unrelated to his Parkinson’s,” his rep said in a statement. “He is recovering, feeling great, and looking forward to getting back on the golf course this summer.” The reason for the surgery was not made public.
Read more: https://www.thewrap.com/michael-j-fox-in-recovery-after-spinal-surgery/?source=Snapzu

Hear Prince's Original 1984 Recording of “Nothing Compares 2 U”

The Prince Estate and Warner Bros. Records have released Prince's original, 1984 recording of “Nothing Compares 2 U.” You can hear it above. "Nothing Compares 2
Read more: https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-prince-original-1984-recording-of-nothing-compares-2-u?source=Snapzu

Friday, 20 April 2018

In Puerto Rico, Stadium Lights Glow, Homes Do Not

The major league baseball games this week between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians here had dual goals: to affirm the Puerto Rican government’s position that the island was open for business again after the devastation of Hurricane Maria seven months ago, and to showcase this American territory’s unique relationship with baseball. And then lights across the island went out again.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/sports/baseball/puerto-rico-baseball-blackout.html?source=Snapzu

DJ Avicii dies aged 28

Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii has been found dead in Oman. The musician - born Tim Bergling - was 28. Avicii's publicist Diana Baron confirmed the news in a statement that the DJ was in Muscat, Oman when he passed away.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/avicii-dead-musician-dj-swedish-tim-bergling-how-where-a8314936.html?source=Snapzu

How IBM quietly pushed out 20,000 older workers

Age discrimination can be very hard to prove.In a ProPublica feature that collected the stories of over 1,400 former IBM employees, it was estimated that a staggering 20,000 American employees ages 40 and over have been eliminated by the company. How does one of the country’s largest tech giants quietly push out this many older workers? Don’t we have laws to protect people at the end of their careers?
Read more: https://snapzu.com/aj0690/how-ibm-quietly-pushed-out-20000-older-workers?source=Snapzu

MLB’s Blister Problem Is Real

Less than two weeks after Opening Day, my Ringer MLB Show cohost Michael Baumann and I bypassed a wealth of potential podcast topics to do a segment about blisters. Dodgers starter Rich Hill, who’d signed a three-year, $48 million deal to stay in Los Angeles in December, had suffered a recurrence of his stubborn blister problems from 2016, leaving his value to the team in doubt. His chronic case of blisters seemed so serious that speaking to just one dermatologist on the podcast wouldn’t do, so Michael and I talked to two dermatologists about treatments Hill could try.
Read more: https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2017/7/11/16077768/mlb-pitching-blister-increase-baseballs-d585997d1857?source=Snapzu

Thursday, 19 April 2018

Deadpool 2: The Final Trailer

The Walking Dead Will Be a ‘Very, Very Different Show’ in Season 9

The war with the Saviors is dunzo, but will Rick Grimes face a civil war after his decision to spare Negan’s life in Sunday’s Walking Dead season finale? Will season nine begin with a significant time jump, as the comic book did after the end of the war with the Saviors? And how will Jadis — er, Anne — and her helicopter factor into the survivors’ ambitious rebuild in the season ahead? Vulture chatted post-finale with outgoing TWD showrunner Scott Gimple...
Read more: http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/the-walking-dead-season-8-finale-scott-gimple-interview.html?source=Snapzu

The Yankees sent out an important anti-bullying message after a young fan's social media post

When used for good, social media can be a very powerful tool for helping others. Recently, a woman named Jenn Slater posted on Facebook about her daughter, Cassidy, and her issues with being bullied at her middle school. It's tough to watch, but important just the same. Cassidy and her mom live in Scranton, Pa., near the home of the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Cassidy's mother's post has gained steam since it was shared two weeks ago, racking up a few hundred thousand views ... and, apparently, catching the attention of the Yankees themselves.
Read more: https://www.mlb.com/cut4/yankees-make-anti-bullying-video-after-fans-post/c-272831530?source=Snapzu

Cary Elwes and Jake Busey are join Stranger Things season three

Cary Elwes and Jake Busey have been officially announced as guest stars of the new series of Stranger Things. The two actors will have recurring guest roles in the new series, which will be aired in 2019. Cary, who will be known to most as Dr Lawrence Gordon in the Saw Franchise and Westley in the Princess Bride, will be taking on the role of Mayor Kline. Mayor Kline has been described as ‘handsome, slick, and sleazy, more concerned with his own image than with the people of the small town he governs’.
Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/18/stranger-things-season-three-netflix-confirm-cary-elwes-jake-busey-joining-cast-7476991/?source=Snapzu

Stream all the things to your TV with this killer deal on a Google Chromecast

Target is selling Google Chromecast for $25 or 30 percent off today.
Read more: https://www.techhive.com/article/3269027/streaming-hardware/stream-all-the-things-to-your-tv-with-this-killer-deal-on-a-google-chromecast.html?source=Snapzu

How Do Athletes’ Brains Control Their Movements?

A pair of neuroscientists are working with Major League Baseball to help measure the mental aspects of a batter’s swing.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/sports/sports-science.html?source=Snapzu

The Hellion/Electric Eye - Judas Priest

From the magnificent album "Screaming for Vengeance" (1982)
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1B_pZC8aWU?source=Snapzu

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Final Trailer [HD]

It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles. When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who’s still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission.
Read more: https://snapzu.com/8mm/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-final-trailer-hd?source=Snapzu

Monday, 16 April 2018

Jason Bateman Talks ‘Ozark’ Season 2, ‘Breaking Bad’ Comparisons & ‘Arrested Development’

Jason Bateman joined Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys event to talk about the next season of his Netflix series Ozark, which he calls a sequel “as opposed to a second season.” “We’re approaching [Ozark] as a 10-chapter movie… the second year is not a completely new story, but it is another single beginning, middle, and end.”
Read more: http://deadline.com/2018/04/ozark-season-2-jason-bateman-arrested-development-interview-contenders-emmys-1202364808/?source=Snapzu