Snapzu Entertainment: November 2021

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Alfonso Ribeiro Explains Why He Won’t Read Will Smith’s Memoir

Alfonso Ribeiro is going to pass on opening the cover on Will Smith‘s new memoir. The 50-year-old actor, who starred with Will in Fresh Prince of Bel Air, has explained his reasons in a new interview. Speaking to Extra, Alfonso revealed that he probably won’t read it because he knows the people whom Will wrote of.
Read more: https://www.justjared.com/2021/11/28/alfonso-ribeiro-explains-why-he-wont-read-will-smiths-memoir/?source=Snapzu

Jussie Smollett's trial starts today. This is how we got here.

Jury selection starts Monday in the trial of former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, who is accused of making false reports to authorities that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in 2019.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/us/jussie-smollett-how-we-got-here/index.html?source=Snapzu

The People Who Were Sued for Downloading Music... What Ever Happened?

Lawsuits against downloaders were meant to scare people into buying CDs again. However in the late 2000s a pair of cases went way too far, with even the judge calling the outcome "monstrous and shocking." Interestingly, the fight against digital music began as early as the 1980s. Enjoy the full history of the RIAA vs digital music!
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUm6no5MXYA?source=Snapzu

Tiger OK with 'reality' he won't be same player

In his first extensive interview since his February car crash, Tiger Woods said his hope is to return to competitive golf, but that he never expects to compete again at the highest level, "and I understand it, and I accept it."
Read more: https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/32747322/hoping-return-tiger-woods-admits-unfortunate-reality-likely-same-player-again?source=Snapzu

'Chucky' Renewed for Season 2 by USA Network and Syfy (Video)

USA Network and Syfy have renewed the "Chucky" TV show for a second season. Watch a Season 2 teaser video above.
Read more: https://www.thewrap.com/chucky-season-2-renewed-usa-network-syfy/?source=Snapzu

Monday, 29 November 2021

Apple TV+’s ‘Swagger’: TV Review

Inspired by the experiences of NBA player Kevin Durant, Reggie Rock Bythewood's drama stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. as a coach working in the high-stakes world of elite youth basketball.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/swagger-review-2-1235034171/?source=Snapzu

‘South Park: Post COVID’ Takes On Pandemic Fatigue, Variants And Anti-Vaxxers

South Park: Post COVID marks the first of two South Park movies this year for Paramount+, with twelve more to come, along with six more seasons of the show. That’s a lot of South Park, but Post COVID proves a surprisingly compelling story.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2021/11/26/south-park-post-covid-takes-on-pandemic-fatigue-variants-and-anti-vaxxers/?source=Snapzu

Peter Jackson’s Beatles series Get Back is a feast for obsessives

Peter Jackson’s eight-hour Disney Plus docuseries The Beatles: Get Back, an extended behind-the-scenes accounting of the recording of Let It Be, features one particular scene that foreshadows The Beatles’ dissolution. It’s January 1969, and the group is desperately trying to flesh out their new song “Two of Us.” They’re under immense pressure.
Read more: https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22803457/the-beatles-get-back-review-documentary?source=Snapzu

"A Message From Charity" - 1985 'New Twilight Zone' Season One Story

Sunday, 28 November 2021

‘South Park: Post COVID’ Skewers Anti-Vaxxers and ‘Woke’ Comedy

The pandemic is almost over in South Park: Post COVID. Unfortunately, Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s first Paramount+ made-for-TV movie (“It’s not a movie—it’s made for TV”) is set forty years in the future, in a disease-ravaged America still grappling with the catastrophe. That’s the set-up for what turns out to be the first chapter of a two-part event (the second half drops sometime later this year) that finds the now-adult kids of South Park searching for the origins of our modern plague—and discovering, along the way, that their friendship just might be the most important thing in the world.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/south-park-post-covid-skewers-anti-vaxxers-and-woke-comedy?source=Snapzu

Émile-Antoine Bayard's Illustrations for Around the Moon by Jules Verne (1870)

Arguably the very first images to depict space travel on a scientific basis, these wonderful illustrations are the work of the French illustrator Émile-Antoine Bayard.
Read more: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/emile-antoine-bayard-s-illustrations-for-around-the-moon-by-jules-verne-1870?source=Snapzu

Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/stephen-sondheim-musical-theater-a4ef685dd49259648991ebfbcef8bbbd?source=Snapzu

Saturday, 27 November 2021

US libraries report spike in organised attempts to ban books in schools

From calls in Virginia to burn “sexually explicit” books in a school library to a wave of challenges to titles by authors ranging from Toni Morrison to Alison Bechdel, the American Library Association is charting an unprecedented rise in attempts to ban books in libraries – many of which it believes are fuelled by organised conservative campaigns.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/25/us-libraries-report-spike-in-organised-attempts-to-ban-books-in-schools?source=Snapzu

I Have to Believe This Book Cured My Pain

A science writer investigates the 30-year-old claims of an iconoclastic doctor who said chronic pain was mostly mental.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/well/mind/john-sarno-chronic-pain-relief.html?source=Snapzu

Could Fernando Alonso win a third title in the right car? The 2021 Qatar Grand Prix gave us the answer

They are all world champions and they all drove for Ferrari. But those are the easy bits, so let’s expand things a little and throw in the likes of Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Fagioli, Maurice Trintignant and Graham Hill.
Read more: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.tremayne-could-alonso-win-a-third-title-in-the-right-car-qatar-gave-us-the.37o1jZowrttmQb41enn675.html?source=Snapzu

Madonna Calls Out Instagram for Censoring Her Nipple

Madonna is not happy with Instagram. The 63-year-old “Express Yourself” superstar reposted a series of sultry photos in bed on Thursday (November 25), after they were initially taken down by the photo sharing platform. “I’m reposting photographs Instagram took down without warning or notification….. The reason they gave my management that does not handle my account was that a small portion of my nipple was exposed,” she wrote.
Read more: https://www.justjared.com/2021/11/25/madonna-hits-back-at-instagram-for-censoring-her-nipple/?source=Snapzu

Amazon is closing in on making a Mass Effect TV show

The numbers are in, and The Wheel of Time is officially one of Amazon's most successful shows to date. While streaming companies are notoriously cagey ab...
Read more: https://winteriscoming.net/2021/11/24/amazon-nearing-deal-adapt-mass-effect/?a_aid=46089?source=Snapzu

Friday, 26 November 2021

Hastings party company makes impression on social media with giant phallus bouncy castle

Leave the kids at home - this bouncy castle is for the adults.
Read more: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/127106326/hastings-party-company-makes-impression-on-social-media-with-giant-phallus-bouncy-castle?source=Snapzu

'Earthworm Jim' is getting his own TV show

An icon of 90's gaming, 'Earthworm Jim' is getting a new TV show. The series is under development by Interplay Studios, creator of the 'Fallout' franchise and current owner of the property. Interplay is looking to develop new TV and film projects based on their video game properties via their newly formed TV and film studio division.
Read more: https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/earthworm-jim-is-getting-his-own-tv-show-502285/?source=Snapzu

Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal

Emily Ratajkowski says 'shaming' and 'controversy' almost stopped her from posting photos of herself on Instagram

Emily Ratajkowski said she almost didn't post photos from the CFDA Awards on Instagram because she knew the images of herself would "stir up controversy." The model and mother of one posted two photos on Wednesday from the fashion awards, where she is seen wearing a Miu Miu two-piece outfit consisting of a cropped sweater layered over a blue dress shirt and a long, low-rise skirt.
Read more: https://www.insider.com/emily-ratajkowski-says-shaming-almost-stopped-her-posting-instagram-photos-2021-11?source=Snapzu

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me)

From the album London Calling (1979)
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUzBgeI5dpc?source=Snapzu

Garth Brooks says the 2014 cancelled shows were like "a death in the family"

Get the bootcut jeans out of the closet, partner, Garth is in town. No, you weren't having a fever dream last week, the man himself really did announce that he's returning to finish what he started next summer. Brooks arrived in Ireland this morning to hold a press conference ahead of his two-night (so far) show next year.
Read more: https://entertainment.ie/music/garth-brooks-says-the-2014-cancelled-shows-were-like-a-death-in-the-family-502509/?source=Snapzu

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Adele’s 30 becomes biggest-selling album of 2021 in US after three days

Adele’s 30 is already the biggest-selling album of the year in the US, just three days after it went on sale. Using a metric that combines sales of vinyl, CDs and downloads alongside streaming, 30 has sold over 575,000 copies. Adele has overtaken the previous highest seller Taylor Swift, whose December 2020 album Evermore has sold 462,000 copies this year.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/23/adele-30-becomes-biggest-selling-album-of-2021-in-us-after-three-days?source=Snapzu

One hundred eighty million people played Riot Games' multiplayer online game "League of Legends" last month. It's the kind of IP with a large, devoted audience that media companies are salivating over right now as they look to build streaming platforms and attract subscribers.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-arcane-riot-games-league-of-legends-2021-11?source=Snapzu

Monday, 22 November 2021

Sports fans are being sidelined as local hoops and hockey networks fight the decay of pay TV

Regional sports network owners Sinclair, Comcast and AT&T are charting a path for survival as the digital future looks murky
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/21/sports-fans-are-being-sidelined-as-rsns-fight-the-decay-of-pay-tv.html?source=Snapzu

Sunday Reading: Television in Popular Culture

From The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of pieces about notable shows and how they have helped transform our culture.
Read more: https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/sunday-reading-television-in-popular-culture?source=Snapzu

'SNL' Alum Peter Aykroyd, Brother of Dan, Dies at 66

Peter Aykroyd, a former "SNL" cast member and writer who was the younger brother of Dan Aykroyd, has died one day after his 66th birthday.
Read more: https://extratv.com/2021/11/21/snl-alum-peter-aykroyd-brother-of-dan-dies/?source=Snapzu

Sunday, 21 November 2021

22 Book-to-TV Adaptations to Look Forward to Binge-Watching in 2022

Because you can never have too many great shows to watch. Wait, maybe you can actually. Is this too many?
Read more: https://lifehacker.com/22-book-to-tv-adaptations-to-look-forward-to-binge-watc-1848069441?source=Snapzu

Cowboy Bebop – a slick and spirited slice of TV cyberpunk

John Cho stars in Netflix’s brilliantly amped-up live-action update of the anime classic, which offers madcap mayhem with an anything-goes feel
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/19/cowboy-bebop-review-a-slick-and-spirited-slice-of-tv-cyberpunk?source=Snapzu

The Next Game of Thrones Probably Won't Look Like The Wheel of Time

The next Game of Thrones will not look like The Wheel of Time, because hit shows like GOT and The Sopranos succeed because they're unique.
Read more: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-next-game-of-thrones-probably-wont-look-like-the-wheel-of-time/?source=Snapzu

Saturday, 20 November 2021

Biden says U.S. considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

The United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday, a move that would be aimed at protesting China's human rights record, including what Washington says is genocide against minority Muslims.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/biden-says-us-considering-diplomatic-boycott-beijing-olympics-2021-11-18/?source=Snapzu

Fragment of lost 12th-century epic poem found in another book’s binding

Scholars knew the work about Guillaume d’Orange and the bloody siege of his city existed, but until now believed it had been lost completely
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/18/fragment-of-lost-12th-century-epic-poem-found-in-another-books-binding?source=Snapzu

The room in the back of the building was dark, with only a modicum of late afternoon light showing through the windows, but he shut the curtains anyway, and blocked whatever light he could with some paper and tape. Our sensitivity to light was greatly overstated, but even still, the sunlight was not something our species enjoyed.
Read more: https://medium.com/the-inkwell/the-blood-club-93013a24d0fc?sk=cf69c2699b2367d015bd36da886f714e?source=Snapzu

Paramount Plus Touts Its 'Best Week Ever' with More than 1 Million Signups

ViacomCBS attributes the 'record engagement' to Taylor Sheridon's 'Mayor of Kingstown' and family film 'Clifford the Big Red Dog,' but new T-Mobile promo probably also factored in.
Read more: https://www.nexttv.com/news/paramount-plus-touts-its-best-week-ever-with-more-than-1-million-signups?source=Snapzu

Mike Tyson ‘died tripping on psychedelic toad venom – and it changed his life

‘In my trips I’ve seen that death is beautiful’
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mike-tyson-toad-psychedelic-venom-b1958929.html?source=Snapzu

Thursday, 18 November 2021

Rapper Young Dolph killed in Memphis shooting

Rapper Young Dolph, best known for his 2020 album Rich Slave and collaborations with his cousin and fellow Memphis rapper Key Glock, has died in a shooting in Memphis, Tenn. He was 36.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/young-dolph-killed-1.6252937?source=Snapzu

Disney Execs Reportedly Arguing Over Expanding Disney+ Beyond "Family Friendly" Content

If some Disney executives get their way, Disney+ may expand one day from serving only [...]
Read more: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/disney-plus-executives-considering-adult-r-rated-content-streaming/?source=Snapzu

Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Apple developing new ‘SportsKit’ framework as it invests in sports content for Apple TV

Following rumors about sports content on Apple TV+, 9to5Mac has now found evidence of a new "SportsKit" framework for iOS and tvOS apps.
Read more: https://9to5mac.com/2021/11/16/apple-developing-new-sportskit-framework-as-it-invests-in-sports-content-for-apple-tv/?source=Snapzu

Dave Chappelle has responded to his own former school postponing his planned appearance at a fundraiser over threats of a student walk-out. The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Georgetown said students were uncomfortable with Chappelle’s remarks on transgender people in his Netflix special, The Closer. The fundraiser was originally scheduled for 23 November but has now been moved to 22 April next year.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/dave-chappelle-school-appearance-postponed-b1957710.html?source=Snapzu

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Young viewers prefer TV subtitles, research suggests

Youngsters almost four times more likely than older viewers to watch subtitled TV, research suggests.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59259964?source=Snapzu