(#1) 4 things we heard on Frank Ocean's stunning visual album, 'Endless' [USA TODAY]
After four years of waiting for Channel Orange's follow-up, Frank Ocean fans got some relief Friday at midnight, when the reclusive R&B singer debuted a visual album titled Endless via a live stream on his website, which is now available on Apple Music.
(#2) Nude statue of Donald Trump raising eyebrows in 5 US cities [WLS-TV]
A nude statue of Donald Trump is seen in San Francisco's Castro District on Thursday, August 17, 2016. (KGO-TV). KGO. Friday, August 19, 2016 12:25PM. SAN FRANCISCO --. Life-sized, nude statues of Donald Trump are raising eyebrows in San Francisco ...
(#3) 'Twisted': The crimes of former NFL hero and serial rapist Darren Sharper [Washington Post]
In 2010, Darren Sharper was a hero. As he closed out his NFL career, he played safety for the New Orleans Saints that year, the only season in which the team ever made it to the Super Bowl. Previously he had played for the Green Bay Packers and the ...
(#4) PV Sindhu is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal after a ... [Quartz]
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu fought with tenacity, lost the finals, and became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. The 21-year-old from Hyderabad lost to Spain's Carolina Marin, world no. 1 in the sport, in an intensely close match at ...
(#5) Understanding the Controversy Over Caster Semenya [New York Times]
Caster Semenya ran a 1:58.15 in the semifinals of the 800 meters on Thursday night. Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times. RIO DE JANEIRO — Caster Semenya of South Africa, heavily favored to win the Olympic women's 800 meters, ran a quick ...
(#6) Seattle Seahawks Drop Second Preseason Game, 18-11, vs Minnesota Vikings [Seahawks.com]
SEATTLE -- After facing an 11-0 halftime deficit, the Seahawks nearly rallied to victory on Thursday night at CenturyLink Field, ultimately falling 18-11 to the visiting Minnesota Vikings in the second game of the 2016 preseason. Rookie quarterback ...
(#7) “War Dogs” is a war film that totally ignores the realities of war. In other ... [Quartz]
War Dogs is a war film for our time, because there's hardly any war in it. From Birth of a Nation to Full Metal Jacket to Saving Private Ryan to American Sniper, American war films love to portray soldiers facing trial by fire through combat. War Dogs ...
(#8) Zendaya, 'Spider-Man' And The Value of Black Female Movie Love Interests [Forbes]
As was revealed by Umberto Gonzalez last night, Zendaya's would-be mystery character in Spider-Man: Homecoming is apparently none-other than Mary Jane Watson. The young Disney Channel actress (Shake It Up, K.C Undercover) had been cast in a ...
(#9) Watch all of Eddie Lacy's runs from the Green Bay Packers' second preseason ... [AL.com]
The Packers went from second-and-10 at their 39-yard line to second-and-5 at the Oakland 22 on five straight runs by Lacy, highlighted by a 20-yard burst. Green Bay ended the drive with three straight Lacy runs to cover the final 6 yards to the end zone.
(#10) Kubo and the Two Strings is a gorgeous stop-motion homage to Kurosawa and the ... [Vox]
So begins the gripping and gorgeous story of Kubo and the Two Strings, the latest film from the Oregon-based stop-motion animation studio Laika and an early comer for the best animated film of the year (and one of the best films of the year, period).
(#11) How much is Nate Diaz making at UFC 202? 'Less than I deserve' [MMA Fighting]
A day after Diaz and his team walked out of the UFC 202 press conference and ignited a wild scene inside the Copperfield Theater, Diaz defended his actions as retaliation for the attitude shown by the late-arriving Conor McGregor and the rest of the ...
(#12) 'Ben-Hur': THR's 1959 Review [Hollywood Reporter]
NEW YORK — An extraordinary motion picture, greater in dimension and significance than any similar film of our time, Ben-Hur is more spectacular than any of the previous spectacles. More importantly, it is at the same time a highly rewarding dramatic ...
(#13) Five of Gawker's most controversial stories: Sex tapes, drugs, outing [USA TODAY]
Gawker Media is no gawk when it comes to jaw-dropping gossips and controversial stories. And it was ultimately undone by one of its most heated stories -- the sex tape exposé of former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and his former best friend's wife. The ...
(#14) WWE suspends Eva Marie for wellness violation [Fox News]
The WWE announced Thursday wrestler Eva Marie, who appears on E!'s "Total Divas," has been suspended for a wellness violation. Marie has been suspended "for 30 days effective immediately for her first violation of the company's talent wellness policy," ...
(#15) Syrian Rebels Cautiously Welcome Proposal Of Weekly Ceasefire In Aleppo [Huffington Post]
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - The main umbrella group for the Syrian opposition on Friday cautiously welcomed a proposal for a weekly pause in fighting in Aleppo to allow aid to reach besieged areas, provided this would be monitored by the United Nations.
(#16) Helen Maroulis Beats A Legend To Win First U.S. Gold In Women's Wrestling [Huffington Post]
Maroulis scored all her points in the final period, the Post wrote. Her victory was also the result of work she did off the mat. In feeding a “partial obsession” with Yoshida, Maroulis had studied Yoshida's matches on film for two years and translated ...
(#17) Metallica's Lars Ulrich on How 'Kill 'Em All' Influenced New Album [RollingStone.com]
Just hours before our conversation, the drummer debuted a thrashy new Metallica rager, the breakneck-paced "Hardwired," in a Facebook Live broadcast and announced that the group would be putting out a new LP, Hardwired … to Self-Destruct, this fall.
(#18) Cleveland Browns' Terrelle Pryor experiment paying off: Bill Livingston (photos) [cleveland.com]
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In September of 2008, Ohio University was giving Ohio State all it wanted and more at The Horseshoe. Only 6 minutes and change were left in the game, and the score was Buckeyes 19, Bobcats 14. "Get Pryor ready," coach Jim Tressel ...
(#19) U.S. Gets Another Shot at Qualifying Relay Final After Allyson Felix Was ... [People Magazine]
The team was initially disqualified after the baton was dropped during the handoff between Allyson Felix and English Gardner. After the race, Team USA filed a petition to protest the disqualification as Felix claimed that a Brazilian competitor in the ...
(#20) Crowning day for US, Texas: UT's Ryan Crouser sets Olympic record, joins ... [Dallas Morning News (blog)]
Crouser's uncle, Brian, threw the javelin in Seoul and Barcelona. And his cousin, Sam Crouser, finished 34th in the javelin and is his roommate here in Rio. Crouser's grandfather had a throwing pit set up in his back yard. One day Ryan came over and ...
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