(#1) Here's how to watch Thursday Night Football on Twitter tonight [TechCrunch]
Twitter's big day is finally here. Tonight is the first night of NFL's Thursday Night Football, which will be streamed all season on Twitter (as well as CBS and NFL Network as cable partners). Twitter reportedly beat out companies like Facebook and ...
(#2) Blair Witch is the most disappointing horror movie of the year [Vox]
Nowhere is this more evident than in the case of 1999's The Blair Witch Project. Actors Heather Donahue, Mike Williams, and Josh Leonard march into the woods with the naive hubris of an entire pre-9/11 generation, confident that they can't stray too ...
(#3) Tiziana Cantone's family calls for justice after suicide over sex tape [CNN]
Cantone sent the video to friends, who published it online without her knowledge, ANSA said. More than a million people watched it, and she became the target of abuse. The phrase "You're filming? Bravo," which she says to her lover in the clip, went ...
(#4) Cubs Win the Division, With 1908 Still Casting a Cloud [New York Times]
The Cubs clinched their berth on Wednesday and nailed down the National League Central title on Thursday night when the Cardinals lost to the Giants. At 93-53, the Cubs are poised to have the best record in baseball, and their run differential is also ...
(#5) 'South Park' Review: Season 20 Premiere Presents Nostalgia As Our National ... [IndieWire]
South Park Season 20 Episode 1 Cartman Premiere. Comedy Central. Over its 19 seasons and counting, “South Park” has almost always managed to create insightful parallels between scenarios otherwise considered unrelated. And it has certainly attempted ...
(#6) Bridget Jones's Baby: Why is Bridget Jones's London So White? [Newsweek]
The film's ability to coax laughs from the audience and Zellweger's endearing return as Bridget are not in doubt. On the whole, Bridget Jones's Baby is an enjoyable experience—but the lack of diversity among the core and supporting cast, or even ...
(#7) Happy Independence Day, Mexico [The Atlantic]
National histories are usually shot through with myth, and Mexico's perhaps more than most. The uprising of September 16 rapidly ended in tragic failure, brutally suppressed by royalist troops. Independence arrived a decade later only after the ...
(#8) Father, stepmother of former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon found dead in possible ... [Los Angeles Times]
The father and stepmother of former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon were found dead Wednesday as a result of a possible murder-suicide in the racer's Orange home. The bodies of Robert Gordon, 68, and his wife, Sharon Gordon, 57, were discovered at 5 ...
(#9) Columbus police officer fatally shoots Tyre King, 13-year-old with a BB gun [Washington Post]
They described Tyre as a typical 13-year-old who played sports and said behaviors described by police would have been out of character for him. (Police had initially spelled the 13-year-old's name as Tyree, rather than Tyre.) “Please do not rush to ...
(#10) Man Shot After Striking Off-Duty New York Detective With Meat Cleaver ... [New York Times]
A man wielding an 11-inch meat cleaver near Pennsylvania Station and resisting police officers' efforts to catch him on Thursday slashed an off-duty detective in the head before being shot by the police, the authorities said, in an episode that sent ...
(#11) Ref Ed Hochuli pulls Bills QB Tyrod Taylor off the field for suspected concussion [Washington Post]
In the third quarter of Thursday night's game between the Jets and Bills, Buffalo quarterback Tyrod Taylor got smushed by two New York defenders. NFL finally following concussion protocol. Tyrod Taylor taken off after helmet-to-helmet sandwich ...
(#12) Watford v Manchester United: match preview [The Guardian]
After a strong start to their season Manchester United find themselves on a two-game losing streak. Watford's impressive four-goal comeback against West Ham last Saturday means United need to be wary. That said, José Mourinho is a chip-on-his-shoulder ...
(#13) Darrelle Revis looks mortal now, but he's not washed up [SB Nation]
A big reason for that was because Darrelle Revis — the seven-time Pro Bowler, five-time first team All-Pro, 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl XLIX champion Darrelle Revis -- gave up an 84-yard touchdown to a wide receiver who had ...
(#14) Sandra Bland's family reaches $1.9 million settlement in jail death [Chicago Tribune]
The family of Sandra Bland has struck a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit, according to the family's attorneys. Bland's mother hopes it could eventually result in jail reforms nationwide. Bland, 28, an African-American woman, died in ...
(#15) Chance The Rapper Teams Up With NAACP For #StayWokeAndVote Campaign [Huffington Post]
Everybody's favorite carefree black boy, Chance the Rapper, has announced an amazing plan to bring music and social change to his fans. The Chicago native revealed on Twitter Wednesday that he will provide concert-goers the opportunity to register to ...
(#16) Brazilian soap star Domingos Montagner drowns [CNN]
He was found dead close to the Xingo hydroelectric power plant, trapped in rocks about 30 meters (100 feet) underwater, the Brazilian network said. Co-star Camila Pitanga, who was with Montagner at the time, alerted search and rescue teams, including ...
(#17) Ultimate tease Scott Eastwood admits he's single, goes commando [USA TODAY]
What is it about Ellen DeGeneres that makes men want to tell her they don't wear underwear? Bradley Cooper shared he went commando at the White House on The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this week, and on Thursday's episode Scott Eastwood ...
(#18) For Honor's dual mode actually looks pretty easy [VG247]
The closed alpha runs from today, September 15, through to Sunday September 18. We'll be streaming it later today and running a giveaway for an invite or two to the alpha, so stay tuned for more on that. For Honor is due for release on February 14 ...
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