Qatari official puts WC deaths at 400-500

A Qatari official involved in the organisation of the World Cup has put the number of worker deaths related to the tournament "between 400 and 500."
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The World Cup’s New High-Tech Ball Will Change Soccer Forever

When the 2022 World Cup made its debut on Sunday, it kicked off one of the most significant in-game uses of technology in sports history. All tournament long, m…
Read more: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-world-cups-new-high-tech-ball-will-change-soccer-forever/?source=Snapzu

The MCU’s Phase 4 was a messy but necessary experiment

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special have closed out Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — the shortest, longest, weirdest phase yet in Marvel Studios’ ongoing experiment in building a cinematic dynasty. It’s the shortest, because pandemic delays meant it lasted less than two full years, but the longest because it encompassed seven movies, eight TV series, and two one-off specials.
Read more: https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/23475687/marvel-cinematic-universe-phase-4-analysis?source=Snapzu

Video of Kanye West walking out of interview viewed more than 500K times

Kanye West, who formally goes by Ye, stormed out of an interview with podcaster Tim Pool on Monday after Pool attempted to counter his antisemitic claims. Pool hosted the rapper, along with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and West's campaign worker Milo Yiannopoulos, on his podcast Timcast to discuss their controversial dinner with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate last week.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/video-kanye-west-walking-out-interview-viewed-more-500k-times-1762920?source=Snapzu

TV Ratings: NFL Thanksgiving Games Set Records

NBC's broadcast of the Macy's parade also hits a multi-year high.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tv-ratings-thursday-nov-24-2022-1235269806/?source=Snapzu

Kanye West said the IRS put a $75 million hold on 4 of his accounts because he owes $50 million in taxes

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, says the Internal Revenue Service has put a $75 million hold on his accounts. Ye talked about his financial situation during a Monday night episode of the right-wing "Timcast IRL" podcast that also featured white nationalist Nick Fuentes and alt-right figure Milo Yiannopoulos. Speaking to host Tim Pool, Ye said his "finance people" told him he is going to "have to pay a lot of taxes."
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/kanye-west-says-he-owes-irs-50-million-taxes-2022-11?source=Snapzu

‘The Walking Dead’ Series Finale Drives AMC+ to Highest Day of Viewership Ever

“The Walking Dead” went out with a bang for AMC+ on Nov. 20, scoring the young streamer its highest single day of viewership ever.
Read more: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-walking-dead-finale-ratings-amc-plus-record-1235443633/?source=Snapzu

Is Mick Herron the Best Spy Novelist of His Generation?

In his “Slough House” thrillers, the screwups save the day—and there’s a very fine line between comedy and catastrophe.
Read more: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/05/is-mick-herron-the-best-spy-novelist-of-his-generation?source=Snapzu

Comcast’s sneaky Broadcast TV fee hits $27, making a mockery of advertised rates

Comcast's advertised prices don't include ever-rising Broadcast TV and sports fees.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/comcasts-sneaky-broadcast-tv-fee-hits-27-making-a-mockery-of-advertised-rates/?source=Snapzu

Andor Becomes The First Star Wars Show Without Jedis and Lightsabers, But Why Doesn't It Feature Any?

Andor is getting critical acclaim without having any Jedis or their lightsabers. But why are there no blazing sword wielders in the show? Andor is a beat apart from the other Star Wars productions. Not just in terms of its storytelling, but also because this is probably the first Star Wars story that doesn’t feature Jedis and their lightsabers. But why doesn’t it have Jedis? Let us explain that.
Read more: https://wikiofnerds.com/andor-becomes-the-first-star-wars-show-without-jedis-and-lightsabers-but-why-doesnt-it-feature-any/?publisher=aistee?source=Snapzu

What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass

A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/16/1136174909/music-dance-bass-study-edm?source=Snapzu

Trump calls Kanye West ‘seriously troubled man, who just happens to be black’

Donald Trump sharply criticised rapper Kanye West and ramped up his efforts to distance himself from a recent meeting between the two as the fallout over Mr Trump’s association with Mr West’s campaign advisers continues. Mr Trump issued a statement via Truth Social calling the rapper a “seriously troubled man, who just happens to be black” and once again denied knowing Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist and racist who latched on to Mr West amid his increasingly erratic spiral into hate speech and the utter destruction of his musical career.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-kanye-west-dinner-troubled-man-b2233912.html?source=Snapzu

Irene Cara, '80s pop star behind 'Fame' and 'Flashdance' theme songs, dies at 63

Actress and singer Irene Cara, an Oscar and Grammy winner best known for the theme songs of “Fame” and “Flashdance” in the early ’80s, has died, her publicist said. She was 63. “Please share your thoughts and memories of Irene,” Judith Moose said in a tweet announcing the singer’s death. “I’ll be reading each and every one of them and know she’ll be smiling from Heaven. She adored her fans.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/26/entertainment/irene-cara-obit/index.html?source=Snapzu

"Andor" disrupts the Star Wars fairy tale

Cassian Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi may be two men who eventually fight for the same side, but that's about all they have in common. The version Cassian we meet five years before the events of "Rogue One" is an outlaw sought by Imperial force, doing whatever he can to survive and stay off the radar. Sometimes that means shooting traitors before they can even think about drawing a weapon.
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2022/11/25/why-andor-boldly-goes-the-distance-while-most-high-profile-star-wars-adaptations-fell-short/?source=Snapzu

Marvel Has Found an Answer to So-Called “Fatigue”

Much like a single issue of a comic book, the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' and other one-offs offer a solution for audiences not ready to spend six-to-nine weeks on a TV show.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special-marvel-1235269112/?source=Snapzu

Golden Globe-Winning ‘Squid Game’ Star Oh Yeong-su Indicted for Sexual Misconduct

Oh Yeong-su, the Korean actor who recently won a Golden Globe for his performance in hit series “Squid Game,” has been indicted on sexual misconduct charges. He was released without detention. Prosecutors in Suwon, South Korea, revealed on Friday that they had charged Oh a day earlier. The 78-year-old Oh is alleged to have inappropriately touched a woman in mid-2017.
Read more: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/squid-game-oh-yeong-su-sexual-misconduct-1235441880/?source=Snapzu

“Yellowstone” Is The Most Important Drama On TV Right Now

The most popular show in America works because it focuses on one of the oldest conflicts in the US: land.
Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/yellowstone-season-five-review-taylor-sheridan?source=Snapzu

Hollywood Blacklist Launched 75 Years Ago At Waldorf Conference: Here’s How It Went Down

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Waldorf Declaration, which on November 25, 1947, officially launched the Hollywood Blacklist. On that day, the heads of the major studios, with a few notable exceptions, agreed after a contentious two-day conference at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City to ban the Hollywood Ten and to not “knowingly” employ Communists.
Read more: https://deadline.com/2022/11/hollywood-blacklist-anniversary-waldorf-conference-1235180135/?source=Snapzu

Rolling back the years: can Hollywood make Harrison Ford look 40 years younger?

Technology to de-age actors on screen has been in use for years – with varied success. But producers of the new Indiana Jones film are promising a breakthrough.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/nov/23/rolling-back-the-years-can-hollywood-make-harrison-ford-look-40-years-younger?source=Snapzu

Is Critical Coverage Hurting World Cup Ratings?

Controversy has swirled around this year’s soccer World Cup in Qatar. From accusations of bribery and fraud in granting the tournament to the tiny, wealthy Mid-East nation, to criticism of Qatar’s persecution of its LGBTQ+ community and its treatment of migrant workers.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/world-cup-2022-tv-viewership-critical-coverage-1235269526/?source=Snapzu

‘Gangnam Style’ Brought K-Pop to the World, but Haunted Its Creator

He may not look it, in a spiffy double-breasted suit and a coiffure secured with enough hair gel to reflect the ceiling lights, but the 45-year-old music executive confides a secret as he rubs his temples: He’s hung over. But he doesn’t mind nursing this headache, at well past 2 p.m. on a Thursday in Seoul. Some of his best songwriting ideas come to him, he said, in the malaise that follows a night of hard drinking.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/world/asia/psy-gangnam-style.html?source=Snapzu

Amazon to invest $1 billion yearly to produce movies for theaters

Yahoo Finance Live’s Akiko Fujita discusses reports that Amazon could soon invest $1 billion a year to produce movies for theaters.
Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/amazon-invest-1-billion-yearly-170231548.html?source=Snapzu

In Which the Author Makes a Library Costume. Plus, a Bonus Babadook!

Kristin Cashore, author of the Graceling series and "Jane Unlimited"
Read more: https://kristincashore.com/in-which-the-author-makes-a-library-costume-plus-a-bonus-babadook/?source=Snapzu

The 100 Greatest TV Theme Songs of All Time

From Seventies sitcoms with expository jams to modern prestige classics with experimental scores, from 'Sanford and Son' to 'Succession,' from 'Match Game' to 'Game of Thrones'
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-tv-theme-songs-of-all-time-1234630913/peanuts-1234631134/?source=Snapzu

Germany cover mouths and wear rainbows on kit in World Cup protest

A World Cup of protest and rancour has taken another incendiary turn with Germany’s players covering their mouths with their hands to suggest they had been gagged by football’s governing body, Fifa. Their message was reinforced by the German interior minister, Nancy Faeser, who also wore a OneLove armband, which promotes tolerance, diversity and LGBTQ+ rights, as she sat next to Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/23/germany-cover-mouths-wear-rainbows-on-kit-in-world-cup-protest-fifa-qatar-onelove?source=Snapzu

'He sold himself to the devil' - Messi, 2030 and a very uncomfortable deal with Saudi Arabia

Argentina versus Saudi Arabia at the World Cup in Qatar. A battle for early supremacy in Group C, yes, but also the prelude to a battle off the field that will take place in the coming years. The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico but bidding for the 2030 edition opened in June this year with the eventual winner to be selected at the 74th FIFA congress in 2024.
Read more: https://theathletic.com/3918644/2022/11/22/messi-saudi-arabia-2030/?source=Snapzu

Monty Python’s Eric Idle says he hates conservatives: ‘they’re horrible people’

Tech journalist Kara Swisher interviewed legendary British comedian Eric Idle on Monday, where he spoke extensively about the state of comedy in his heyday and said he hated conservatives.
Read more: https://nypost.com/2022/11/22/monty-pythons-eric-idle-blasts-dave-chappelle-elon-musk/?source=Snapzu

Erik Satie - Gnossienne no 1/2/3/4/5/6 & 7

The Gnossiennes (French pronunciation: ​[ɡnosjɛn]) are several piano compositions by the French composer Erik Satie in the late 19th century. The works are for the most part in free time (lacking time signatures or bar divisions) and highly experimental with form, rhythm and chordal structure. The form as well as the term was invented by Satie.
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4tHAePzLdA?source=Snapzu

Some of Taylor Swift's biggest fans are also lawyers. After Ticketmaster's botched handling of her Eras Tour, they're mobilizing to take the ticketing giant down.

Taylor Swift fans, some of whom are lawyers, are organizing to hold Ticketmaster—and other industry monopolies—accountable after its Eras Tour blunder.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-lawyer-fans-are-organizing-against-ticketmaster-mergers-2022-11?source=Snapzu

Kumail Nanjiani teases wild true-crime story 'Welcome to Chippendales'

As Kumail Nanjiani read the scripts for Welcome to Chippendales, his new Disney+ true-crime drama, he thought none of it could be true.
Read more: https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/kumail-nanjiani-teases-wild-true-crime-story-welcome-to-chippendales?source=Snapzu

Andor: how a Star Wars deep cut became one of the best TV shows of the year

With no Jedi or Skywalkers to be seen, this politically charged, slow-burn thriller adds human stakes and a real sense of the fascism behind Star Wars’s endless civil war
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/22/andor-how-a-star-wars-deep-cut-became-one-of-the-best-tv-shows-of-the-year?source=Snapzu

The Man Who Lived Forever

He began like many before him and many after. Though he was born before a great many things, such as printed books, Calculus, the fall of Rome, and many others, no one immediately knew he was different. He had a mother and father and brothers and sisters. He was born somewhere in France, and worked as a stone mason in a small village that has long since been forgotten.
Read more: https://medium.com/the-inkwell/the-man-who-lived-forever-857e3ea860ab?sk=e0bf46dd403e0e0d0bccd6cae240e56e?source=Snapzu

Bars in Germany boycott Qatar FIFA World Cup

The mood in Germany in the run-up to a football World Cup has never been as subdued. In many pubs, the previously unimaginable is happening: There won't be any soccer matches shown during the World Cup.
Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/bars-in-germany-boycott-qatar-fifa-world-cup/a-63794873?source=Snapzu

“Careers Wain”: Gary Oldman Says He’ll Be Ready To Retire From Acting After End Of ‘Slow Horses’

Oscar winner Gary Oldman has indicated that he’s ready to bring the curtain down on an illustrious career that has seen him bag three Academy Award nominations and become one of the highest-grossing actors in history. The British star of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and the long-running Harry Potter franchise is returning to TV in the second season of Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, and now the actor has said he’ll be happy to bow out whenever the show ends.
Read more: https://deadline.com/2022/11/gary-oldman-ready-to-retire-when-slow-horses-ends-appletv-1235177829/?source=Snapzu

Kanye West Returns To Twitter, Draws Instant Reactions

Kanye West is back on Twitter, posting this morning a test to see if his account was working. It was and it is, and the test message is drawing mostly positive reviews, with a few “oh no” reactions. His return comes a day after Twitter renewed the account of former President Donald Trump and a few other controversial figures.
Read more: https://deadline.com/2022/11/kanye-west-returns-to-twitter-draws-instant-reactions-for-test-post-1235177968/?source=Snapzu

Top 5 Mistakes Writers Make Adapting Their Books For The Screen

A movie or TV series needs to pack in a LOT of action. A slow-paced, emotional tale might not adapt to film so easily. Even if you wrote a fast-paced action-adventure, you will have to adapt your thinking as much as adapting your manuscript.
Read more: https://bang2write.com/2022/11/top-5-mistakes-authors-make-adapting-their-books-for-screen.html?source=Snapzu

FIFA head says fans 'will survive' without beer at World Cup

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA president Gianni Infantino downplayed Qatar's last minute ban on the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums as nothing more than a brief inconvenience to spectators.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-soccer-sports-business-760c6bac905fc67a7bc23d67f9831e03?source=Snapzu

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson opens up about mental health: ‘You gotta ask for help’

With 21-inch biceps and 10 WWE World Wrestling Championship belts, "vulnerability" is not a word many would associate with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. But vulnerability has been a superpower of sorts for the wrestler, actor and "Black Adam" star, he revealed in a recent interview with Men’s Health magazine. And he’s encouraging other men to find their vulnerable side, too.
Read more: https://www.fox9.com/news/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-mental-health-vulnerability-ask-help?source=Snapzu

Wednesday: Netflix have absolutely smashed this fantastic Addams Family revamp

From Tim Burton’s gothic direction to casting that is absolutely perfect (Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia!), this series focusing on the creepy clan’s daughter is an utter joy
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/19/wednesday-netflix-have-absolutely-smashed-this-fantastic-addams-family-revamp?source=Snapzu

A plot twist for video game novels: As TV shows ascend, books fade

Even as TV and streaming services are snapping up video game IP, their popularity in the literary world is waning.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/08/17/video-game-books/?source=Snapzu

Las Vegas Raiders Player Retires from NFL After Selling Rare Pokemon Card

Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Blake Martinez is retiring from the NFL after selling a rare Pokemon card worth more than his NFL contract.
Read more: https://gamerant.com/las-vegas-raiders-blake-martinez-retires-nfl-sells-pokemon-card/?source=Snapzu

On Eve of World Cup, FIFA Chief Says, ‘Don’t Criticize Qatar; Criticize Me.’

Gianni Infantino defended the host country’s decision to ban the sale of beer at stadiums and fired back at the “hypocrisy” of Western criticisms.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/sports/soccer/world-cup-gianni-infantino-fifa.html?source=Snapzu

Chris Hemsworth Announces Plans to Take a Break From Acting After Health Warning

He wants some time to be with his kids and wife. Chris Hemsworth shared some heartbreaking news regarding his health and career in a recent interview. For his latest Disney+ series, Limitless, the Australian actor underwent some genetic testing for the show–a docuseries that explores "a different way we can live better for longer," according to IMDB–during which the 39-year-old said the results revealed "my biggest fear."
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/chris-hemsworth-announces-plans-break-005036004.html?source=Snapzu

How Brendan Fraser Made It All the Way Back

He was a movie star who seemed to vanish from Hollywood. Now, suddenly, Brendan Fraser is an Oscar favorite—and reckoning with the kind of comeback you only see in the movies.
Read more: https://www.gq.com/story/brendan-fraser-men-of-the-year-cover-2022/amp?source=Snapzu

Sylvester Stallone Isn’t Sure About Future Seasons of ‘Tulsa King,’ Admits Making TV Is Tougher Than He Thought: Movies Are ‘A Vacation’

With nine shows, Taylor Sheridan can’t be as hands-on as he once was. So, after writing the “Tulsa King” pilot in three days, and getting Sylvester Stallone to quickly sign on to the project, Sheridan handed over the reins to “Boardwalk Empire” and “Sopranos” vet, Terence Winter. Now it’s Winter’s show. After reading the “brilliant” first script, he called Sheridan to talk over some changes...
Read more: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/sylvester-stallone-tulsa-king-future-seasons-1235436078/?source=Snapzu

Anthony Hopkins on film stardom at 84: ‘He said, Oh my God. You’re really strange!’

From Hannibal Lecter to Nixon, Anthony Hopkins has long been one of cinema’s most singular stars. He recalls winding up Brad Pitt, working with Bob Hoskins and weirding out Jonathan Demme. It is lunchtime in Los Angeles, and Anthony Hopkins is having a dizzy spell. “I’m lying down on the bed,” he says, calling from home. “I’m looking at the sun shining on the Pacific ocean.” There are worse views to contemplate while you collect yourself.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/nov/18/anthony-hopkins-interview-armageddon-time?source=Snapzu

Wimbledon will allow dark undershorts due to female players’ period concerns

Wimbledon is to drop the tournament’s strict all-white dress code in order to address the concerns of female players who are menstruating
Read more: https://theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/17/wimbledon-allow-dark-undershorts-due-to-female-players-period-concerns-tennis?source=Snapzu

Meta’s Notorious B.I.G. VR Concert to Feature ‘Hyperrealistic’ Avatar of Late Rapper

The Notorious B.I.G., 25 years after his death, will be resurrected as a “true-to-life, hyperrealistic” avatar in a virtual-reality concert coming exclusively to Meta’s VR and Facebook platforms.
Read more: https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/notorious-big-meta-vr-concert-avatar-1235434348/?source=Snapzu

Brendan Fraser Defends Janky VFX Scorpion King In ‘The Mummy Returns,’ Calls It ‘Just Perfect’

The Mummy star Brendan Fraser opened up about in the infamous Scorpion King scene in a career retrospective video for GQ.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2022/11/17/brendan-fraser-defends-janky-vfx-scorpion-king-in-the-mummy-returns-calls-it-just-perfect/?source=Snapzu

Denise Richards & Husband Get Shot At In Road Rage Incident

Denise Richards and her husband Aaron Phypers were involved in a road rage incident where shots were fired at the couple, Deadline has confirmed. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum was on th…
Read more: https://deadline.com/2022/11/denise-richards-husband-get-shot-road-rage-incident-1235173586/?source=Snapzu