Steven Spielberg on DreamWorks' Past, Amblin's Present and His Own Future

With his 29th movie, 'The BFG,' about to debut, Hollywood's most successful and arguably greatest director answers questions about what happened at DreamWorks, what will happen at Amblin Partners and what (and who) will be the focus of his vast ambitions moving forward (hint: Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones does not die).
Read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/steven-spielberg-dreamworks-past-amblins-902544?source=Snapzu

Rio police charge Ryan Lochte with false report of robbery

Brazilian police charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte on Thursday with filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-rio-police-charge-lochte-20160825-story.html?source=Snapzu

The Contestant Who Outsmarted 'The Price Is Right'

In thirty-eight years, The Price is Right never had a contestant guess the exact value of prizes in the Showcase showdown. Until Terry Kniess came on — and changed everything.
Read more: http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a7922/price-is-right-perfect-bid-0810/?source=Snapzu

Bogans, branch stacking and battered savs: Australia's national dictionary updated for first time in 28 years

Bogans, bronzed Aussies and checkout chicks: snag yourself a battered sav and follow the wombat trail for some good old branch stacking. If that sentence made absolutely no sense, it might be time to reacquaint yourself with the Australian National Dictionary. Officially updated for the first time since 1988, the dictionary's second edition immortalises 6000 new Aussie words and phrases: from "dagwood dog" to "goon of fortune" and "rurosexual".
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/bogans-branch-stacking-and-battered-savs-australias-national-dictionary-updated-for-first-time-in-28-years-20160823-gqywtu.html?source=Snapzu

Ferrets can be gods

One hundred years ago, a soldier named Hector Hugh Munro was shot in the head as he crossed no-man’s-land. The night had been dark. Some of the soldiers accompanying him had lit up when they stopped to rest, and the glowing cigarettes attracted a German sniper’s attention. His last words were reported to be: ‘Put that bloody cigarette out!’ The soldier was perhaps the wittiest writer Britain had; his other name was Saki. By Katherine Rundell.
Read more: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n16/katherine-rundell/ferrets-can-be-gods?source=Snapzu

A few things you didn't know about the Great British Bake Off – such as how it's all faked

You know when late summer has arrived because conkers are starting to form on the horse chestnuts, your eagerness to…
Read more: http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/a-few-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-great-british-bake-off-such-as-how-its-all-faked/?source=Snapzu

Japan Sees First Pokemon Go-Related Death

A man distracted by the game while driving hit two pedestrians, killing one.
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/japan-sees-first-pokemon-go-related-death?bcomanews=true?source=Snapzu