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STAR WARS - From YahooEntertainment: The first trailer for the new animated "Star Wars" TV series, "Star Wars Resistance," arrives.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Did you that there is a Broadway musical adaptation of Tim Burton's 1998 film, "Beetlejuice?" The show, which begins shows in October, has cast it leads.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: What’s Next for Jordan Peele and His House of Horrors
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Report: Kobe Bryant turns $6 million sports drink investment into $200 million
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POLITICS - From Politico: Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Neill Blomkamp wants original "Robocop" star, Peter Weller, to appear in his "Robocop" reboot/sequel.
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STREAMING - From Variety: CBS All Access' "Star Trek" has cast is "Spock." He is actor Ethan Peck, grandson of legendary actor, Gregory Peck (well, at least I remember him - Ed.). Peck will appear as the beloved Vulcan in Season 2 of the series.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Director Wes Anderson's next film will be set in post-WWII France, according to a French publication.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/10 to 8/12/2018 weekend box office is "The Meg" with an box office total of $45.4 million.
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MOVIE - From Variety: Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro joins Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's film, "White Lies."
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LGBTQ - From YahooEntertainment: Disney's pick to play its first openly gay character, in the film, "Jungle Cruise" with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, actor Jack Whitehall (who is not a gay man), has caused some controversy.
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BOX OFFICE - From THR: "The Meg" leads the 8/10 to 8/12/2018 weekend box office with an estimated $44.5 million in domestic box office.
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MOVIES - From YesMagazine: In this interview with Zenobia Jeffries, Danny Glover talks about the new film, "Sorry to Bother You," in which he appears, and the myth of the "postracial" United States of America.
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TECH - From TheRinger: Was Oscar-winning screenwriter and Emmy-winning television producer, Aaron Sorkin, right in his critiques of the Internet? [Mostly, he was. - Ed.]
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SPORTS - From YahooFinance: LeBron James is building a new blueprint for athletes in business
From YahooHuffPost: NBA superstar, Steph Curry, of the world champion Golden State Warriors, helped raise more than $21,000 for the family of Nia Wilson, the young African-American woman who was killed by racist-terrorist in Oakland.
ARETHA FRANKLIN:
From NYTimes: Aretha Franklin, Indomitable ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76
From NYTimes: Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Truly Respect It?
From YahooNews: Presidents pay respect to Aretha Franklin.
From YouTube: See Aretha Franklin sing at President Obama's 2009 inauguration.
From TheVillageVoice: "Farewell to the Revolutionary, Influential, and Dazzling ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin" by Michael Musto
OBITS:
From CNN: Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and recording artist, Aretha Franklin, has died at the age of 76, Thursday, August 16, 2018. Fans knew her worldwide as the "Queen of Soul."
From People: Jazz singer and actress, Morgana King, died at the age of 87, back on March 22, 2018. News of her passing is just breaking this week. King played Marlon Brando's wife in "The Godfather." Although she did not attain mainstream success, King pursued jazz as a passion and recorded 20 albums and was admired by greats including Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra, among others.
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