The "Game Of Thrones" Spinoff Series "House Of The Dragon" Is Coming To HBO

The new series will focus on House Targaryen and be set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones.
Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/game-of-thrones-house-of-the-dragon-hbo-spin-off?source=Snapzu

HBO Max Sets May Launch, Reveals $14.99/Month Subscription Price

WarnerMedia has narrowed down the launch date for HBO Max. Initially confirmed for a spring 2020 release, the new streaming service will debut in
Read more: https://tvline.com/2019/10/29/hbo-max-price-launch-release-date-streaming-service/?source=Snapzu

Nationals rally past Astros in Game 7 to win first World Series

The Washington Nationals rallied in the seventh inning of Game 7 to defeat the Houston Astros 6-2 and capture their first World Series championship in franchise history.
Read more: https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/nationals-rally-past-astros-game-7-win-first-world-series/?source=Snapzu

Formula 1 rule changes: The Secret Aerodynamicist

Wakey, wakey - it's time to find out the shape of Formula 1's future, and just how exciting it all is.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/50222105?source=Snapzu

'It's an escape': the Americans who want to live like Jane Austen

Complete with quills, country dancing and rag curls, a country hotel is wooing dedicated Janeites to visit their favourite fictional world
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/28/americans-live-like-jane-austen-janeites?source=Snapzu

Children’s Books That Show Kids the Goodness in the World

Looking to share stories with your kids that reflect the positive in the world? These books bring to life tales of the innate goodness of our fellow humans.
Read more: https://www.readbrightly.com/childrens-books-show-kids-goodness-world/?source=Snapzu

Spotify is profitable once again as it cuts costs and adds cheaper plans

Spotify announced today that it beat expectations for third-quarter revenue and posted an operating profit of €54 million (about $60 million). This marks the third time in its history that the company has turned a profit, but one of those profits was the result of a tax windfall in 2018 that pushed it into the black.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/28/20936612/spotify-q3-earnings-cheaper-plans-profitable-costs-cuts?source=Snapzu

Netflix tests speed-binge feature, draws Hollywood outrage: 'Spectacularly bad idea'

What if you could watch every episode of Breaking Bad and Stranger Things 50 percent faster? That’s a feature that Netflix is quietly testing, and it’s quickly drawn a big backlash from Hollywood creatives.
Read more: https://ew.com/tv/2019/10/28/netflix-speed-binge/?source=Snapzu

AT&T loses another 1.3 million TV customers as DirecTV freefall continues

AT&T tries to make peace with investors after losing 5M subscribers since 2016.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/att-loses-another-1-3-million-tv-customers-as-directv-freefall-continues/?source=Snapzu

Avengers: Endgame Writers Respond to Martin Scorsese's Marvel Comments

Martin Scorsese is still the talk of the town some three weeks after he initially attempted a takedown of the superhero genre. Now, the writers behind the highest-grossing film to ever hit theaters have spoken out, each offering their opinion on the Oscar-winning filmmaker's take. On the red carpet for the Academy's Governors Awards, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely each caught up with Variety, where they both offered their defense for Marvel movies, part of the genre they've worked in for the better part of a decade.
Read more: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/10/28/avengers-endgame-writers-respond-martin-scorsese-marvel-comments/?source=Snapzu

Tiger Woods ties record for most PGA Tour titles with 82nd win in Japan

Tiger Woods won his 82nd career win, tying the legendary Sam Snead.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/27/golf/tiger-woods-pga-title/index.html?source=Snapzu

How Aldous Huxley prophesied the Big Data nightmare

In 1958 the journalist Mike Wallace interviewed Aldous Huxley, the British author best known for writing "Brave New World." This dystopian sci-fi novel, published in 1932, takes place in the fictional and future World State society, where human beings are produced in laboratories and assigned to different classes based on their intelligence and physical gifts.
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2019/10/27/how-aldous-huxley-prophesied-the-big-data-nightmare/?source=Snapzu

'The Best Part Of The First Amendment': Dave Chappelle Accepts Mark Twain Prize

Sarah Silverman, Tiffany Haddish and Jon Stewart were among the comedians who honored Chappelle as he received the annual American humor award in a music-filled ceremony at the Kennedy Center.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/773979675/the-best-part-of-the-first-amendment-dave-chappelle-accepts-mark-twain-prize?source=Snapzu

Long days, heavy loads: what the best boy does on a film set

If you have ever watched a film's closing credits and wondered what a "best boy" does, asking a gaffer is a good place to start.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/long-days-heavy-loads-what-the-best-boy-does-on-a-film-set-123358?source=Snapzu

Disney+ Isn't Much Bang for Your Buck Right Now

Disney+, the newest and cheapest major streaming service, gives you less bang for your buck than Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video. Reelgood, the site that sorts through all your streaming services, calculated how many shows and movies each service offers, in a report provided to Lifehacker.
Read more: https://lifehacker.com/disney-isnt-much-bang-for-your-buck-right-now-1839354029?source=Snapzu

Kurt Cobain's iconic 'Unplugged' unwashed cardigan sold for a record-breaking $334,000

The green cardigan Kurt Cobain wore for Nirvana's famous "MTV Unplugged" appearance in 1993 sold at auction for $334,000, making it the most expensive sweater auction of all time. Julien's Auctions announced that the sweater, which was worn by Cobain in New York City on November 18, 1993 and hasn't been washed since, exceeded its projected sale value and smashed the record amid a wave of fresh interest in Cobain memorabilia.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/kurt-cobain-unplugged-unwashed-cardigan-sold-for-334000-2019-10?source=Snapzu

‘Silicon Valley,’ Darker Than Ever, Captures the Bleak Mood of Tech

When “Silicon Valley” premiered on HBO in 2014, Silicon Valley hadn’t yet ruined the world. Those were the salad days for the titans of tech: Digital billionaires were superheroes feted on magazine covers and in the White House, not super villains hauled before Congress for fixing elections, sowing genocide, undermining truth and monopolizing all the globe’s commerce.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/arts/television/silicon-valley-season-6.html?source=Snapzu

Martin Scorsese Says Marvel Movies Are “Not Cinema”

Prolific filmmaker Martin Scorsese says Marvel movies are “not cinema.
Read more: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/10/03/marvel-movies-not-cinema-martin-scorsese-the-irishman/?source=Snapzu

Spotify Saved the Music Industry. Now What?

Profits are hard to come by—and Apple and Amazon aren't going away.
Read more: https://fortune.com/longform/spotify-music-industry-profits-apple-amazon/?source=Snapzu

HBO Max to Be Free for HBO Subs Who Are AT&T Customers (Report)

AT&T and Verizon are taking their wireless rivalry into streaming. WarnerMedia plans to give its 10 million AT&T customers who already subscribe to HBO free access to HBO Max when it launches next spring, according to Reuters, citing an interview with WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey. HBO has about 35 million U.S. subscribers total between its pay-TV customers and HBO Now.
Read more: https://www.thewrap.com/hbo-max-to-be-free-for-hbo-subscribers-who-are-also-att-customers-report/?source=Snapzu

Are Memes Ruining Television?

Big Little Lies is one of the most iconic TV shows of the new millennium. The cast! (Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Laura Dern… what more could anyone want?) The memes! The sweeping shots of Monterey! When the show returned for its second season earlier this year, it sported a dream cast addition: Meryl Streep.
Read more: https://www.gq.com/story/are-memes-ruining-television?source=Snapzu

Why ‘Uncomfortable’ Books Like ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Are Precisely the Ones Kids Should be Reading

We’re not going to learn anything if we skip over important pieces of history and avoid challenging literature merely because it might make people “uncomfortable.”
Read more: https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/why-uncomfortable-books-kill-mockingbird-are-precisely-ones-kids-should-be-reading?source=Snapzu

Lee Pace and Jared Harris to Star in 10-Episode Adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Sci-Fi Classic Foundation at Apple TV+

Talk about a solid Foundation: Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies, Halt and Catch Fire) and Jared Harris (Mad Men, Chernobyl) have been tapped to headline Apple TV+’s 10-episode adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic sci-fi book series of the same name.
Read more: https://tvline.com/2019/10/22/foundation-tv-series-cast-lee-pace-jared-harris-apple-tv-plus/?source=Snapzu

Celtic Forest Music – The Force Of Nature | Adrian von Ziegler (1 hour)

This would make a great score for a video game.
Read more: https://snapzu.com/Gozzin/celtic-forest-music-the-force-of-nature-adrian-von-ziegler-1-hour?source=Snapzu

The Demise of Physical Comedy

How physical comedy—the art form that made silent comedies famous—has been moralized out of existence.
Read more: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-demise-of-physical-comedy?source=Snapzu

Inside Porn’s Scary Death-Threat Epidemic

BBW adult star Sofia Rose opens up to Aurora Snow about the large volume of death threats she receives—and how they only seem to be increasing as her popularity grows.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-porns-nasty-death-threat-epidemic-youre-always-looking-over-your-shoulder?source=Snapzu

A good wager: Netflix will win the streaming wars

Unlike the federal election campaign and the Democratic candidates debates, the streaming wars have no end date in sight. They’re just getting started and will go on and on for years.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-a-good-wager-netflix-will-win-the-streaming-wars/?source=Snapzu

Every Literary Movement in History, Summed Up in a Single Sentence

The problem with literature is that there's so much of it. Books go back a long time (like at least ten or fifteen years, I'm thinking), and if you're a student taking an English class, you're supposed to be familiar with basically all of them. But that's impossible. Allow us, then, to suggest an alternate strategy: you fake it. The following literary movements and periods span whole centuries, numerous cultural milestones, and multiple historical turning points, but we have taken the liberty of reducing them all to a single sentence. This should be more than sufficient to convince your teacher you actually did the reading. So, without...
Read more: https://www.sparknotes.com/blog/every-book-in-the-history-of-literature-summed-up-in-a-single-sentence/?source=Snapzu

Disney’s three-hour Disney+ trailer proves that all those movies it tweeted are real

Disney’s massive 600-plus tweet thread announcing which titles would be available to stream on Disney+ in the US come launch day was mostly met with a rousing chorus of, “that’s not a real movie.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/10/18/20921050/disney-plus-trailer-launch-lineup-trailer-sizzle-reel-pixar-marvel-star-wars?source=Snapzu

How ‘Who Shot Mr. Burns?’ Unlocked The Simpsons’ Potential

Writers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein look back on how one mystery led to a beloved two-part episode and a parade of marketing stunts.
Read more: https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/the-simpsons-who-shot-mr-burns-episode-marketing.html?source=Snapzu

'Just don't waste': David Attenborough's heartfelt message to next generation

David Attenborough has delivered a heartfelt message to children around the world on how they can help save the planet: “Live the way you want to live but just don’t waste.” At the first screening of the BBC’s forthcoming blockbuster nature series, Seven Worlds, One Planet, the 93-year-old offered his advice to a five-year-old in the London audience. The boy was overwhelmed by nerves when handed the microphone, so his father asked his question on his behalf: “What can he do to save the planet?”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/19/just-dont-waste-david-attenborough-advice-bbc-seven-worlds-one-planet?source=Snapzu

Number of Self-Published Titles Jumped 40% in 2018

The number of books self-published in the U.S.in 2018 jumped 40% over 2017, according to Bowker’s annual survey of the self-publishing market. More than 1.6 million books were self-published last year.
Read more: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81473-number-of-self-published-titles-jumped-40-in-2018.html?source=Snapzu

Stephen Colbert Extends CBS Contract To Host ‘The Late Show’ Through August 2023

EXCLUSIVE: The current late-night king, Stephen Colbert, will remain at The Late Show through the 2020 election and beyond.
Read more: https://deadline.com/2019/10/stephen-colbert-extends-cbs-contract-host-the-late-show-august-2023-1202762277/?source=Snapzu

Cozy Coupe’s 40th Anniversary – Fun Facts about This Ride-on Toy Legend

Almost any kid out there, and grownup for that matter, has ridden a Cozy Coupe car. If you ask anyone what’s the first car they have ever driven, his or her answer would likely be Cozy Coupe.
Read more: https://www.mrtoys.com.au/blog/cozy-coupe-40th-anniversary-fun-facts-n165?source=Snapzu

One Neat Trick to Writing Great Mystery Plots

The critic and author of the Charles Lenox series advises doing what Michelangelo did, but backward.
Read more: https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/charles-finch-on-how-he-writes-charles-lenox-mysteries.html?source=Snapzu

‘Matrix 4’ Taps ‘Iron Fist’ Star Jessica Henwick

Jessica Henwick is in final negotiations to star in the upcoming fourth installment of the “Matrix” franchise. She joins Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, who will be reprising their roles.
Read more: https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-jessica-henwick-1203372839/?source=Snapzu

Patrick Day dies aged 27 from injuries sustained in fight against Conwell

Boxer Patrick Day has died aged 27 after he sustained head injuries in a fight on Saturday night against fellow American Charles Conwell
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/16/patrick-day-charles-conwell-open-letter?source=Snapzu

LeBron James Faces Backlash Unseen Since ‘The Decision’

The issues of China and protests in Hong Kong are far different from N.B.A. free agency. But nine years later, James, himself, has also changed.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/sports/basketball/lebron-china-burned-jerseys.html?source=Snapzu

The NYPD Is Requesting Rappers Be Removed From Shows. What’s Next?

The NYPD sent a letter asking for five New York rappers to be removed from Rolling Loud, and those artists might be missing future shows. Is it legal?
Read more: https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/nypd-new-york-rap-show-removal?source=Snapzu

‘Joker’ Could Be Headed for $1 Billion, but ‘Gemini Man’ Is a Box-Office Disaster

Pre-weekend gross assessments are always, at best, an educated guess. The public has a way of deciding for itself, and often at the last minute. “Joker” held better than expected, dropping 43% to $55 million. Most prognoses suggested $48 million or below (our guess was $50 million).
Read more: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/joker-1-billion-gemini-man-box-office-disaster-1202181040/?source=Snapzu

Studio Ghibli Films to Stream on HBO Max

Kiki, Howl, Totoro and co. are on their way to HBO Max. The forthcoming WarnerMedia streamer has secured the U.S. streaming rights to Studio Ghibli movies, meaning the entirety of the iconic Japanese animation studio’s collection will be available on HBO Max upon launch in spring 2020.
Read more: https://variety.com/2019/film/news/hbo-max-studio-ghibli-rights-1203373947/?source=Snapzu

‘Fight Club’ at 20: The Twisted Joys of David Fincher’s Toxic-Masculinity Sucker Punch

A look back at one of 1999’s most controversial modern classics—and how it proved to be eerily prescient about our current moment
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/fight-club-20th-anniversary-appreciation-david-fincher-896690/?source=Snapzu

Meat the Family: new reality TV show challenges carnivores to eat their 'pets'

It is one of the most shocking ultimatums delivered on television. Go vegetarian or we kill your pet. But a new British reality TV show called Meat the Family goes even further. Not only will a family of unrepentant carnivores have to let an animal they have adopted and grown to love go for slaughter if they refuse to stop eating meat – they will be asked to cook and eat it.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/oct/16/meat-the-family-new-reality-tv-show-challenges-carnivores-to-eat-their-pets?source=Snapzu

Seth Rogen Responds After a "McLovin" Arrested for Fake ID

The 20-year-old with the 'Superbad'-inspired identification is facing numerous alcohol-related charges.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seth-rogen-responds-mclovin-arrest-1248158?source=Snapzu

‘Sesame Street’ Is Sacred, and Everyone Needs Access

As HBO Max assimilates Big Bird, Oscar, and Elmo, the neediest kids are going to be blocked from seeing the most timely, important shows.
Read more: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/sesame-street-is-sacred-hbo-max-1202180546/?source=Snapzu

The sound shirt lets deaf people feel music using haptic sensors

the soundshirt is a haptic wearable device that allows deaf users to feel music on their skin. designed by fashion tech company cute circuit, the sound shirt brings music to life using a series of haptic sensors that are built into the material.
Read more: https://www.designboom.com/technology/cute-circuit-deaf-people-feel-music-skin-soundshirt-haptic-sensors-10-04-2019/?fbclid=IwAR3PP7YALe-31_zgRT47jBdM1J1N3YtfhjoEdwtfEFJpX_WrzWa3N_fvVjo?source=Snapzu

A 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor on How Books Save Lives

It is often said that books save lives. Most of the time, however heartfelt the sentiment, it is figurative. Every once in an improbable while, it approximates the literal. But only on the rarest of occasions, in the most extreme of circumstances, do books become lifelines in the realest sense.
Read more: https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/12/18/a-velocity-of-being-helen-fagin/?source=Snapzu

What it feels like to swim in sub-zero waters

Plunging into the ocean near Antarctica, Lewis Pugh was determined to push the limits of human endurance
Read more: https://www.1843magazine.com/travel/taste-the-fear/what-it-feels-like-to-swim-in-subzero-waters?source=Snapzu

Opinion: LeBron James undermines values he's espoused in most disgraceful moment of career

LeBron James' Monday news conference played right into the hands of Chinese government propaganda and undermined the values he has publicly espoused.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/dan-wolken/2019/10/14/lebron-james-daryl-morey-china-hong-kong-tweet/3982436002/?source=Snapzu

Hollywood Should Follow 'South Park' and Stand Up to Tyrants

The entertainment industry has a duty not only to stand behind Trey Parker and Matt Stone, but to follow their lead, writes Hollywood Reporter executive editor Stephen Galloway.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-should-follow-south-park-stand-up-tyrants-1247281?source=Snapzu