- 14 Things Flight Attendants Know About Flying — and You Probably Don’t
- Take a shot at the world’s shortest IQ test that has just THREE questions
- Planning a beach day this week? National Weather Service says don’t swim
- Harry Potter first edition of the Philosopher’s Stone sells for a world record £60,000 – and here’s how you could cash in
FILM
- California Production Tax Credit Boosting Below-the-Line Work by 12% in 2016
- Viacom Loses Bid to Avoid Defamation Trial Over VH-1 Biopic (more on this at our sister site)
- Netflix’s ‘The OA’ and Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ among projects that receive $339 million in tax breaks
- ‘Kingsman’ hits target, ‘Lego Ninjago’ disappoints as franchises hit and miss at box office
- Box Office: ‘Kingsman’ Scores $39M Weekend, ‘Friend Request’ Is Denied …as well it SHOULD be denied. Like …AS IF my book “Friend Request Intercepted” isn’t out here and would not’ve made a better movie. Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Check out the “limited time free read” here. Hollywood is
boredout of original ideas and needs to come get some real flavor. These “mask-demon”/ evil spirit movies are starting to bore us silly. Scared, yes, but still…it’s too many of them out now. “IT” broke the mold, guys. - Box Office: ‘It’ Remains The ‘Star Wars’ Of Horror Movies, ‘Mother!’ Drops 66% …see I don’t make these things up.
- Social media-themed horror film ‘Friend Request’ makes for dumb midnight movie fun
- How To Make An Indie Film That Doesn’t Look Cheap
ENTERTAINMENT
- TV Ratings: ‘Sunday Night Football’ Dips in Week 3, Oprah’s ’60 Minutes’ Debut Pops
- Airbnb launches local tours in NYC with Sarah Jessica Parker
- This Is Us: What fans are dying to know in Season 2
- ‘Empire’ Primer: Where Things Left Off and What to Expect in Season 4
- Eminem music shares to hit the stock exchange, as producers line up unique deal
- ‘Pretty Woman’ Musical Sets Broadway Path With Bryan Adams, Garry Marshall
- Colbert to Trump: Kneeling ‘has everything to do with race — just like your presidency’
- Solange Conquers the Hollywood Bowl in ‘Cosmic’ Sold-Out Show
- Free Paul Wall concert this week at Discovery Green
- Lil Wayne Teases ‘Dedication 6’ Mixtape
- The Concert for Charlottesville Was a Night of Stars, Tears, and Vague Platitudes
- Boy George, Motley Crue Member Join Canadian TV Singing Competition as Mentors
- Marc Anthony to Trump: Shut the f— up about NFL, worry about Puerto Rico
- Lin Manuel-Miranda Is Raising Funds For Puerto Rico
TRUMP NEWS
- Donald Trump boasts he could have had sex with Princess Diana and joked about forcing her to have HIV test in radio interview just months after she died
- Trump has mentioned athlete protests more than a dozen times since he last mentioned Puerto Rico
- As Trump Tweeted About NFL, Puerto Rico Endured ‘Apocalyptic’ Hurricane Damage
- Trump’s Travel Ban 3.0 Seen As ‘Bulletproof’, Appeals Well-Considered
- The Latest: Trump’s new travel ban: Third time the charm?
- Trump tweets support for Strange, as Bannon makes best pitch for Moore in Alabama
- Donald Trump Gets a Cameo in Jimmy Kimmel’s Latest “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets”
CANNABIS
SCIENCE / NATURE
- Why Even A One-Degree Change In The Earth’s Average Temperature Is A Big Deal
- World’s first head transplant to happen early next year
- Conspiracy theorist David Meade says the world will NOT end on September 23rd – but we’re in for SEVEN years of chaos …hopefully just 3 years, and 3 months more…
- Is the end of the world on October 21 and what is David Meade’s new Planet X conspiracy theory?
- Cancer in elephant is being treated with unprecedented approach
- Researchers Have Restored Consciousness In A Man Who Spent The Last 15 Years In A Vegetative State
- What it’s like to be a data scientist, the best job in America right now
WORLD NEWS
- ‘Hundreds’ dead, thousands displaced in Ethiopia ethnic clashes
- North Korean Embassy in London on lockdown and neighbours evacuated after ‘suspicious item’ is found outside
- Feds rush aid to Puerto Rico amid growing pleas for help
- First images from Russian ‘cannibal couple’ apartment (VIDEO, PHOTO) “In the video a small room is seen in an untidy state, with things strewn across the floor and furniture, and with pictures scattered around. One of them gives a glimpse of what creepily looks like a human head on a plate with oranges.” Uhh. sick.
- Convicted Ohio Craigslist killer of 3 questions evidence
- One man dead, another wounded in shooting at College Park apartment complex
- Dream rental turns into house of horror for woman conned by bogus landlord
- Suspect in deadly church shooting described as ‘deep Christian believer’
- Men rob gas station clerk at gunpoint as customer walks in
HEALTH / FOOD
- Fat attack: medics warning after liposuction almost kills woman
- Medicaid enrollment service shuts down in Ohio
- This Morning’s Holly Willoughby goes gooey-eyed as she cuddles ‘miracle’ baby during interview with woman, 47 who gave birth after menopause
- How common is the male menopause, can you be treated for the ‘manopause’ on the NHS and what are its symptoms?
- What is ovarian cancer, what are the signs and symptoms, is there a blood test and who’s most at risk and how is it treated?
- New Fingerprint Test To Detect Cocaine Use Within Seconds
- How one man ate only potatoes for a year and lost 50kg
- Czech Republic named most unhealthy country in the world
- Child abuse affects brain wiring
- Dairy-free milks could leave consumers at risk of iodine deficiency, study finds
- Porridge is better for you than statins, experts say
- Sporty people likely to drink more alcohol, survey finds
- The Absolutely Disgusting Reason That People Got Sick At A Waterpark In Ohio
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS / SELF-CARE / PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- The Unexamined Mind Doesn’t Think Well: Why Self-Awareness Is A Fundamental Leadership Capacity (more on self-awareness at our sister site)
- Class Divide: How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?
- Demi Lovato: We Must End Stigma Around Mental Health
- Stress and social media fuel mental health crisis among girls
- Using technology to help older adults keep their independence
- Depersonalisation disorder: ‘I was unable to feel love’
POLITICS
- Democrats seek to force vote on Dream Act
- Democrats to try to force vote on Dream Act with rarely successful procedural move
- Hillary Clinton: I’m Not Sure Trump Knows Puerto Ricans Are Americans
- Clinton: Trump should send Navy to help Puerto Rico
- Clinton slams Trump admin. over private emails: ‘Height of hypocrisy’
- At Least 6 White House Advisers Used Private Email Accounts
Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for government business
- In Alabama Senate Runoff, Pence and Bannon Take Opposing Sides
- Steve Bannon offers ‘praise and honor’ to Trump – while backing rival Alabama candidate …LoL. Man…
TECHNOLOGY / BUSINESS / MONEY
- Google Weaves Touch Controls Into Levi Strauss Jacket
- Twitter explains why it won’t remove Trump’s North Korea tweet
- Hurricane Maria: These companies have pledged money to rebuild Puerto Rico
- Dubai starts testing flying taxis
- Elon Musk isn’t worried about Mercedes’s $1 billion electric car investment
- Carnival cruise operator launches PlayOcean mobile games for vacationers
- Uber is not as popular as you might think
- Target Raises Base Pay to $11 an Hour Heading Into Holidays
- Microsoft to Build Quantum Computing Ecosystem, Says CEO Nadella
- Netflix wants to make it easier to binge-watch on planes
- Netflix Taking Movie Watching Service To New Heights
- Netflix users, beware: Don’t fall for this email phishing scam
APPLE NEWS
- Netflix app updated for 1080p HDR on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, forthcoming iPhone X
- With iPhone X looming, report says iPhone 8 is Apple’s slowest-selling iPhone since 2013
- Apple spends an estimated $247.51 on iPhone 8 parts, $288.08 on iPhone 8 Plus
- ‘Silicon Valley’ reacts to the iPhone X announcement in the best way possible
ENTREPRENEUR / SOCIAL MEDIAPRENEUR / MARKETING / ADVERTISING / BRANDING SOCIAL FYI
- What’s New About The “New” New Media
- How To Make Sure Networking Events Aren’t A Waste Of Time (more on this at our sister site)
- Three Elements Make Your Live Video Irresistible To Viewers…But You’re Not Using Them
- Millennials, Don’t Make These 5 Mistakes Freelancing
- ‘Likes Lead to Nothing’ And Other Hard-Learned Lessons Of Social Media Marketing … “A decade-and-a-half after the dawn of social media marketing, brands are still learning what works and what doesn’t with consumers. “
By contrast (for job seekers)
SPORTS / GAMING
- Prescott, Cowboys pull away to beat Cardinals 28-17
- Felony complaints filed against 9 suspended Florida players
- Jerry Jones Takes a Knee With His Team – Twitter Throws a Yellow Flag
- Russell brings nachos to Cards fan, Cubs near Central clinch
- Here’s how to see if a video game is too violent for your kids
- ‘NBA 2K18’ Vs. ‘NBA Live 18’: Which One Should You Buy?
- Everything You Need To Know About Pokémon GO’s Equinox Event
- ‘NBA 2K18’ News: Xbox Users Affected By MyCareer Deletion Have Been Compensated, Per 2K
- PUBG vs. Fortnite: A game-genre copycat face-off heats up