Some of the NBA’s most famous players are set to star in a 10-episode Netflix series titled ‘Starting 5,’ which ‘offers an intimate look at the 2023-24 NBA season, through the perspective of five basketball stars.’ produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. A social media post from Netflix read: “Jimmy Butler – Anthony Edwards – …
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Billy Bob Thornton’s ‘Landman’ to premiere on Paramount+ Nov. 17
Paramount+ announced that Landman, the new contemporary western from Taylor Sheridan starring Billy Bob Thornton, is set to premiere on Nov. 17. The 10-episode Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, and is a ‘modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs’ based on the 11-part podcast “Boomtown.” The …
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Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over some COVID-19 content during pandemic
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan, Zuckerberg alleged that White House …
Special counsel files reworked indictment against Trump in election case following Supreme Court ruling
On Tuesday, Special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. A federal grand jury charged former President Donald Trump with the same offenses that he originally faced in his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C. Smith …
Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson out for season’s first four games
Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson will remain on the physically unable to perform list and miss at least the first four games of the 2024 NFL season as he completes his recovery from a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee. The news was anticipated after Hockenson suffered last December, and the team decided …
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NASCAR to hold 2025 Cup Series race in Mexico City on June 15
NASCAR announced on Tuesday that they will hold a Cup Series race in Mexico for the first time in 2025. The race, schedule to take place on June 15, will be the first points race outside of the United States for NASCAR’s top series in over 60 years. The last Cup Series race outside the …
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See Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber in teaser for ‘The Perfect Couple’ for Netflix
Netflix shared a teaser for the new series The Perfect Couple. The upcoming six-episode limited series featuring Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber as a wealthy married couple in a massive home on Nantucket will premiere Sept. 5 on the streaming service. The Perfect Couple is a mystery drama based on the Elin Hilderbrand novel of …
Katy Perry to receive Video Vanguard Award, perform at 2024 VMAs
Katy Perry will receive MTV’s Video Vanguard Award and perform a medley of her biggest hits live at the 2024 VMAs, taking place on Wednesday, September 11th at 8 pm ET/PT from New York’s UBS Arena. The network announced that the five-time VMAs winner will return to the VMAs stage for the first time since …
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Special counsel Jack Smith urges appeals court to revive Trump’s classified docs case
Special counsel Jack Smith urged an appeals court Monday to reverse a federal judge’s surprise dismissal of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, writing the lower court’s decision to toss the charges “deviated” from legal precedent and “took inadequate account” of history. Last month, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon last month threw out the …
Authorities investigating the death of woman at Burning Man festival in Nevada
On Monday, authorities announced that they are investigating the death of a woman at the counterculture festival known as Burning Man, held annually in northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert (per The Associated Press.) Authorities said a woman who attended the Burning Man Festival died on the first day of the event on Sunday. The Pershing …
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