Man who got generations singing Oscar Mayer Wiener song dies

The man who got generations of hot dog lovers singing along to the Oscar Mayer Wiener song has died. Richard Trentlage died Sept. 21 in Libertyville, Illinois, at the age of 87, according to an obituary posted online by a northern Illinois funeral home. With the words, “Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener,” Trentlage helped solidify the company’s hot dogs as a piece of Americana.
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Lady Gaga confirmed to Perform at Super Bowl 2017 Half-Time Show

After Lady Gaga officially released the first single from her upcoming album Joanne, there were numerous rumors about her allegedly headlining the half-time show of Super Bowl. As it happens, the rumors have been confirmed as fact, and Lady Gaga will indeed play the prestigious gig, joining the company of Coldplay, Madonna and Katy Perry who have recently performed at Super Bowl. "It's not an illusion," the singer tweeted. "The rumors are true.
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Winds of Winter excerpt included in new iBook edition of A Game of Thrones

Apple is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Game of Thrones by launching enhanced editions of George R.R. Martin's best-selling novels, exclusively on iBooks. The Enhanced Edition will allow die-hard Game of Thrones fans to have an interactive experience, one that aims to make the notoriously complex stories a little easier to follow.
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/29/13109542/winds-of-winter-digital-sample-chapter-george-rr-martin-ibook?source=Snapzu

Dark Truth Behind 8 Sex Workers Murdered in the Bayou

In his new book 'Murder in the Bayou,' Ethan Brown follows the Jeff Davis 8 murders, a serial killer case that became something more sinister.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/the-dark-truth-behind-8-sex-workers-murdered-in-the-bayou-w441927?source=Snapzu

How Pop Culture Tells Women to Shut Up

Sady Doyle’s new book, "Trainwreck," explores the many ways the U.S. (and its media, and its paparazzi, and its Donald Trump) continue to demean the ladyfolk.
Read more: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/09/how-pop-culture-tells-women-to-shut-up/502187/?source=Snapzu

The terrorist inside my husband's brain

Susan Schneider Williams describes the final year of Robin Williams's life, as he was ravaged by the effects of Lewy body disease,
Read more: http://www.neurology.org/content/87/13/1308.full?source=Snapzu

Longbox

R.E.M.’s Out of Time is the most politically significant album in the history of the United States. Because of its packaging.
Read more: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/longbox/?source=Snapzu