NFL suspends 4 players for gambling violations

The NFL suspended four players -- three for at least the 2023 season -- for violations of the league's gambling policy.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37934061/nfl-suspends-four-players-gambling-violations?source=Snapzu

Why streaming services are dumping shows left and right

Dude, where’s my show?
Read more: https://www.vox.com/culture/23778245/max-disney-paramount-remove-delete-streaming?source=Snapzu

If you love film you should be worried about what's going on at Turner Classic Movies

Warner Bros. Discovery recently announced a shake-up at the network, which for years has offered a well curated film selection. Critic David Bianculli says TCM wasn't broken — and didn't need fixing.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184544944/tcm-turner-classic-movies-david-zaslav?source=Snapzu

Only Tom Cruise can save Hollywood from a summer of box office bombs

Success at the summer box office this year has so far been mostly Mission: Impossible. So much for the $2.3 billion “Avatar: The Way of Water” raked in last Christmas — movie theaters are back to being an armory of high-profile bombs. This weekend, wobbly Warner Bros.’ “The Flash” dropped a staggering 73% in its second week to a worldwide total of just $210 million. A more-than-50% decline for an expensive DC Comics superhero film spells trouble.
Read more: https://nypost.com/2023/06/26/tom-cruise-needs-to-save-movies-again/?source=Snapzu

The Writer Who Loves Books: Confessions of a Bookaholic

OK, the title of this post is perhaps a little silly and I am stating the obvious. There cannot be a writer out there who does not love books, but I am open to comments if you can prove me wrong.
Read more: https://catherineanngreen8.wixsite.com/catherinegreenauthor/post/the-writer-who-loves-books-confessions-of-a-bookaholic?source=Snapzu

John Boyega Reveals First Phone Call With Jamie Foxx After Medical Emergency: Hes Doing WellTake Your Time Jamie. We Love You

John Boyega revealed to People magazine that he was finally able to get ahold of Jamie Foxx over the phone following the latter’s medical complication earlier this year. The two actors star opposite one another in Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi movie “They Cloned Tyrone.” “He finally picked up the phone. Thank you, bro,” Boyega said. “He’s doing well. And then, you know, we just giving him the privacy, and we can’t wait for his return.”
Read more: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/john-boyega-jamie-foxx-doing-well-medical-emergency-1235656753/?source=Snapzu

First Trailer Released For Futurama Reboot

Prepare to embark on a journey back to the future, as Hulu unveils the exhilarating first trailer for the long-awaited eighth season of Futurama. Reviving its comedic brilliance a decade after its second farewell, this beloved series returns with a fresh array of thrilling escapades, dilemmas, and an eclectic cast of characters hailing from the most extraordinary realms of time and space.
Read more: https://frakingfilms.com/2023/06/28/first-trailer-released-for-futurama-reboot/?source=Snapzu

Microsoft turned down Alan Wake 2 pitch with TV-style episodes for Quantum Break instead

Alan Wake 2 arrives this October more than than 13 years after Remedy's original game, and after a number of false starts at getting the sequel made. Much of developer Remedy's original pitch for the sequel eventually worked its way into Alan Wake's American Nightmare, the action-heavy 2012 standalone spinoff which, while not unanimously loved by critics, went on to be one of the cult hits of the old Xbox Live Arcade days.
Read more: https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-turned-down-alan-wake-2-pitch-with-tv-style-episodes-for-quantum-break-instead?source=Snapzu

Idris Elba says 'disgusting' racism put him off playing James Bond

Luther actor says rumours he could be next 007 tarnished when they 'became about race'
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/27/idris-elba-disgusting-racism-james-bond-role/?source=Snapzu

Only VIPs can drink alcohol in Paris 2024 venues

VIPs can quaff champagne to their hearts' delight while watching the Paris Olympics, but the average fan will have to make do with soft drinks and water after organizers decided not to seek an exemption to a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol in stadiums.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/37922558/only-vips-drink-alcohol-paris-2024-venues?source=Snapzu

Netflixs Bold Ultimatum for Harry and Meghan: No Work No Pay

If you are among the many people who tried and failed to get tickets for the Eras Tour, just know there are worse fates than being rejected by Ticketmaster’s cruel lottery system. You could have been snubbed by Taylor Swift personally, despite being a famous person yourself. The Wall Street Journal reported that Meghan Markle wrote Swift a personal letter inviting her to be a guest on her podcast Archetypes, but “the pop star declined, through a representative.”
Read more: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/06/netflixs-ultimatum-for-harry-and-meghan-no-work-no-pay.html?source=Snapzu

An 8-year-old snuck his handwritten book onto a library shelf. Now it has a 56-person waiting list.

Dillon Helbig's 81-page graphic novel— written by "Dillon His Self"—captured the hearts of his local librarians and their patrons.
Read more: https://www.upworthy.com/8-year-old-handwritten-book-waiting-list-rp3?source=Snapzu

How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before Its Published

The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/books/goodreads-review-bombing.html?source=Snapzu

Harrison Ford Has No Plans Of Retiring From Acting: I Dont Do Well When I Dont Have Work

Harrison Ford is not leaving acting anytime soon. The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny star is opening up about his future and retiring is not a possibility. While being interviewed by Chris Wallace, the CNN host asked Ford if he was retiring as the actor turns 81. “I don’t do well when I don’t have work,” Ford said. “I love to work… I love to feel useful. It’s my Jones, I want to be helpful.”
Read more: https://deadline.com/2023/06/harrison-ford-no-plans-retiring-indiana-jones-1235424031/?source=Snapzu

Tropic Thunder sequel teased by Tom Cruise Robert Downey Jr.

The controversial satirical comedy film could be getting a sequel after 15 years.
Read more: https://www.gamingbible.com/news/tropic-thunder-sequel-teased-tom-cruise-downey-jr-002207-20230620?source=Snapzu

Netflix cracks down as it begins password-sharing purge in UK

Emails are landing warning UK subscribers who allow family and friends to use their account that they have to pay extra
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/24/netflix-cracks-down-as-it-begins-password-sharing-purge-in-uk?source=Snapzu

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Writing a Book on Leadership

"At first, my answer was no. I didn’t want to write a book that hauled over the internal politics of the last five years, and then someone convinced me that I didn’t have to," Ardern wrote. “That maybe it might be worth expanding on some of things I talked about in my valedictory instead — like the idea you can be your own kind of leader and still make a difference. And so that’s what I’m planning to do.”
Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2023-06-22/former-new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-is-writing-a-book-on-leadership?source=Snapzu

Lance Armstrong Ruffles Feathers with Transgender Sports Tweets

Lance Armstrong wants to have his say on the transgender sports debate -- and he's partnering with Caitlyn Jenner to do it ... but people online are telling him to shut it. The former champion cyclist -- whose accolades were, by and far, rescinded after he was found to have been doping through a decent amount of his career -- teased a new project he appears to have in the works ... one in which he's getting into the polarizing topic.
Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/25/lance-armstrong-backlash-transgender-sports-debate-tweet/?source=Snapzu

Harrison Ford at peace with saying goodbye to Indiana Jones: 'I thought it was a perfect way to end his story'

Fifteen years after he last played the swashbuckling archeologist, Harrison Ford thought he was done playing Indiana Jones.
Read more: https://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/harrison-ford-at-peace-with-saying-goodbye-to-indiana-jones-i-thought-it-was-a-perfect-way-to-conclude-the-characters-story?source=Snapzu

Game Changer Is the Wildest Game Show Youre Not Watching

“Survivor” and “The Bachelor” spoofs. Bringing in a contestant’s parent for a dirty joke competition. Here’s how the Dropout streaming series keeps every episode…
Read more: https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/game-changer-dropout-sam-reich-1234875789/?source=Snapzu

A TikToker is NBA draft eligible and he's never played basketball in college or high school

Basketball fan Jordan Haber found a loophole in the NBA's collective bargaining agreement. Now he's attending Thursday's draft as an eligible prospect.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-06-19/tiktoker-nba-draft-eligible-never-played-basketball-college-high-school-jordan-haber-law-student?source=Snapzu

Metallicas New Whiskey Was Aged in Barrels Blasted With Music From Their Latest Album

Classical music just wouldn’t have the same effect.
Read more: https://robbreport.com/food-drink/spirits/metallica-blackened-whiskey-72-seasons-batch-1234859967/?source=Snapzu

Comcast is Considering Selling Part Of Its Cable TV Empire & T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Gets Better

Read more: https://snapzu.com/lostwonder/comcast-is-considering-selling-part-of-its-cable-tv-empire-t-mobile-5g-home-internet-gets-better?source=Snapzu

Price is Right contestant dislocates shoulder while jubilantly celebrating game win

“The Price is Right” got a little ‘bonkers’ last week when a highly energetic contestant named Henry dislocated his shoulder while celebrating a game win. The animated contestant was tasked with guessing the right price to win a trip to Hawaii during a game called “Bonkers,” which he successfully won on his first try.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/price-contestant-dislocates-shoulder-while-234311599.html?source=Snapzu

Oscars to Require Expanded Theatrical Run to Qualify for Best Picture Beginning in 2025

The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved new theatrical release requirements to be eligible for the best picture Oscar beginning at the 2025 ceremony. In addition to the one-week qualify…
Read more: https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/oscars-theatrical-expansion-requirements-best-picture-1235651334/?source=Snapzu

Fabio says men in modern romance books are too 'soft' and 'woke' now but readers disagree

Have romance novel characters become, well, too romantic? Fabio Lanzoni, the Italian American actor and model popular known as just Fabio who famously flaunted his muscular body on the covers of scores of romance novels, thinks so.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2023/06/21/fabio-slams-modern-romance-books-male-characters-woke/70344580007/?source=Snapzu

Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?

Book bans, chatbots, pedagogical warfare: What it means to read has become a minefield.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/books/review/book-bans-humanities-ai.html?source=Snapzu

NFL to reinforce its gambling policy to players

The NFL said Tuesday it plans to redouble its efforts to reinforce its gambling policy to players in the wake of a rash of recent violations.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37887226/nfl-reinforce-gambling-policy-players?source=Snapzu

Warner Bros. Discovery TV Layoffs Begin: Whos Leaving?

EXCLUSIVE: As Deadline revealed in May, Warner Bros. Discovery is undergoing another round of layoffs in its television business and it’s starting today. The layoffs, which were described by inside…
Read more: https://deadline.com/2023/06/warner-bros-discovery-tv-layoffs-begin-whos-leaving-1235420736/?source=Snapzu

The Flash Box Office Flameout: David Zaslavs Regime Suffers First Major Miss

The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO could have easily distanced himself from the DC superhero tentpole — which opened to a woeful $55 million — but embraced the pic as if it were his own.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-flash-flameout-box-office-flameout-david-zaslav-1235518567/?source=Snapzu

Ryan Seacrest Sherri Shepherd among frontrunners to replace Pat Sajak on Wheel of Fortune

Sajak is set to retire after 42 years of hosting the show.
Read more: https://consequence.net/2023/06/replace-pat-sajak-wheel/?source=Snapzu

'Squid Game' Season 2: New details revealed

Get ready, because everyone’s favorite lethal game show is preparing for a big return.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/18/entertainment/squid-game-season-2-cast/index.html?source=Snapzu

'Terminator' star Linda Hamilton joins cast of 'Stranger Things' for final season

Linda Hamilton is heading to Hawkins, Indiana, where she’ll join the cast of “Stranger Things” for the popular Netflix series’ fifth and final season, according to Tudum.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/18/entertainment/linda-hamilton-stranger-things/index.html?source=Snapzu

Ezra Miller proves youre only as canceled as the rich person in your corner

All it takes to weather a public relations storm is having the sympathy of the people who control the purse strings.
Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ezra-miller-flash-reviews-cancel-culture-rcna89741?source=Snapzu

Bus driver transporting Pirates charged with DUI

A bus driver hired to transport the Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee was stopped during the journey and charged with DUI.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37869731/bus-driver-transporting-pittsburgh-pirates-charged-dui?source=Snapzu

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' quietly pulled from Mideast cinemas

A trans flag may be the reason.
Read more: https://fortune.com/2023/06/16/trans-flag-in-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse/?source=Snapzu

The Ghost of Tsushima Movie Will Be the 'Most Anti-Samurai Samurai' Film

The Ghost of Tsushima movie is going to be the "most anti-samurai samurai movie" according to director Chad Stahelski.
Read more: https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2023/06/16/the-ghost-of-tsushima-movie-most-anti-samurai-samurai-film/?source=Snapzu

PGA Tour LIV seek to dismiss antitrust lawsuits

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf filed a motion on Friday to dismiss all legal claims against each other in a federal antitrust lawsuit.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/37866755/pga-tour-liv-golf-file-motion-drop-antitrust-lawsuits?source=Snapzu

George Orwell's 1984 returned to Portland library after 65 years

Man returns George Orwell's dystopian novel to library decades late because of its relevance today.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65926195?source=Snapzu

The Roddenberry Archive & OTOY Unveil New Virtual Star Trek Experience Allowing Trekkies To Examine Every Evolution Of The Starship Enterprise

"The web portal will allow fans to virtually explore the many dozens of evolutionary iterations of the famous Starship Enterprise bridge, across every epoch of Star Trek‘s history, with each bridge made accessible in the timeline as a 1:1 scale, 'in-universe,' 360 recreation."
Read more: https://deadline.com/2023/04/star-trek-immersive-virtual-experience-unveiled-by-the-roddenberry-archive-1235333603/?source=Snapzu

Silo Renewed for Second Season at Apple TV

Rebecca Ferguson stars in the sci-fi drama based on Hugh Howey's novels.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/silo-renewed-season-2-apple-tv-1235514942/?source=Snapzu

John Romita Sr. Legendary Marvel Artist Dies at 93

John Romita Sr., the revered comic book artist who co-created Marvel characters including Wolverine, the Punisher and Mary Jane Watson, has died. He was 93. His death was announced Tuesday night on Twitter by his son, John Romita Jr., a successful comic book artist in his own right.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-romita-sr-dead-marvel-artist-1235515094/?source=Snapzu

Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup parade planned for Saturday

In a 9-3 blowout during Game 5, the Vegas Golden Knights came out on top of the Florida Panthers and won the best-of-seven series 4 to 1.
Read more: https://www.ktnv.com/news/golden-knights/vegas-golden-knights-stanley-cup-parade-planned-for-saturday-on-the-strip?source=Snapzu

Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Directive He Received From Sondheim: Get Back to the Piano and Get Back to Writing

Speaking at the Tribeca Film Festival, the 'Hamilton' creator also says he'd still like to direct film versions of "funky little musicals."
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/lin-manuel-miranda-stephen-sondheim-inspiration-songwriting-1235515318/?source=Snapzu

How to Get a Bunch of Likes on TikTok

Do you want to make an impact on TikTok? One of the best ways to do this is by increasing your likes, allowing your video reach to expand. You can quickly buy TikTok likes with an instant delivery service, helping you gain more followers and boost brand awareness.
Read more: https://snapzu.com/topstik/how-to-get-a-bunch-of-likes-on-tiktok?source=Snapzu

Twitter Hit With $250 Million Copyright-Infringement Lawsuit From Music Publishers

The National Music Publishers Assn., acting on behalf of 17 major music publishers, is filing a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Twitter for its failure to license and pay
Read more: https://variety.com/2023/music/news/twitter-250-million-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-music-publishers-1235644414/?source=Snapzu

Rosemary Kennedy. - Lobotomised for being different - Documentary

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Johnny Depp Receives $1 Million From Amber Heard Promises It to Charities

Amber Heard just paid ex-husband Johnny Depp $1 million, finally putting the cap on a months-long legal battle. The Aquaman (2018) star initially appealed the verdict from last year’s defamation trial that found her responsible for damaging the Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) star’s career but ultimately settled out of court.
Read more: https://insidethemagic.net/2023/06/johnny-depp-amber-heard-charity-donation-jc1/?source=Snapzu

Los Bravos - Black Is Black

From the album Los Bravos (1966) - Not the best music to work to: dancing, singing a long (loud and somewhat false) and acting allround silly ensues while playing this little gem.
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkgyV_tTQfQ?source=Snapzu

Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie

This single is from 1977. Baccara were Spanish flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola. They were discovered on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands by RCA Records executive Leon Deane, who saw them dancing flamenco and singing traditional songs for tourists and signed them to the label.
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32wDFCM7iSI?source=Snapzu