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POLITICS - From ProPublica: ProPublica wants to know if you are in a secret Facebook hate group.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: John Carpenter is writing a "Joker" comic book. He will be joined by his writing partner, Anthony Burch, and and artist Phillip Tan.
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CULTURE/MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: July 12, 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the mini-Ku Klux Klan rally known as "Disco Demolition Night," which occured July 12, 1979 in Chicago's Comiskey Park during a Chicago White Sox double-header.
From NPR: "July 12, 1979: The Night Disco Died' — Or Didn't"
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MOVIES - From THR: Since Guy Ritchie is not returning, the third film in the Robert Downey, Jr./Jude Law "Sherlock Holmes" movies needs a new director. Enter Dexter Fletcher, fresh of "Rocketman" and finishing "Bohemian Rhapsody" after original director Bryan Singer was kicked off.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Super-producer Ryan Murphy has revealed the cast of "American Horror Story: 1984" (Season 9), which is set to premiere September 18, 2019 on FX.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Warner Bros. Animation will produce a new "Flintstones" animated television series. It will be overseen by actress Elizabeth Banks and her Brownstone Productions.
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STREAMING - From Variety: David Fincher and Gary Oldman are teaming up for a Netflix biopic revolving around Herman Mankiewicz, the screenwriter of Citizen Kane (with Orson Welles), with Oldman playing Mankiewicz.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Three young actors: Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu, and Hal Cumpston have been named as stars of AMC's announced third "The Walking Dead" TV series.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: WarnerMedia's streaming service has a name - "HBO Max." It will be the new streaming home of the TV series, "Friends."
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: Abigail Disney is the daughter of the late Roy E. Disney, the son of Roy O. Disney, who co-founded the Walt Disney Company with his brother, Walt Disney. In this interview, she talks about the violence she experienced as a child.
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SPORTS - From BET: "Black Girl Magic": meet the Black women representing on the 2019 World Cup winning United States Women's Soccer Team.
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MOVIES - From BloodyDisgusting: Samuel L. Jackson is reportedly joining Chris Rock in Rock's reboot of the "Saw" horror movie franchise.
From BloodyDisgusting: Celeste O'Connor and Logan Kim have reportedly joined Jason Reitman's "Ghostbusters" film.
From BloodyDisgusting: Megan Navarro names her best horror movies of the first half of 2019, plus one released in the second half of 2019.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/5 to 7/719 weekend box office is "Spider-Man: Far From Home" with an estimated take of 93.6 million dollars.
From Deadline: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" grossed $185 million over the six-day haul since its Tuesday, July 2nd debut. That is a record for a six-day Independence Day launch.
From Patreon: My review of "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
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ECO - From APNews: Leonardo DiCaprio is joining with billionaire investors and philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth to create, "Earth Alliance," a new nonprofit environmental organization charged with tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity.
CELEBRITY - From IndieWire: Bill Murray explains why he created a 1-800 number for people to reach him about roles.
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From Variety: Noted horror director John Carpenter looks back on his legacy and career.
OBITS:
From ABC: The actor Cameron Boyce has died at the age of 20, Saturday, July 6, 2019. Boyce, as a child actor, was known for his "Luke Ross" on the Disney Channel TV series, "Jessie" (2011-2015). He had also starred as "Carlos" in the Disney TV musical film series, "Descendants," including "Descendants 3," which is due to debut on Disney Channel, Aug. 2nd, 2019.
From Deadline: Hollywood figures and former co-stars pay tribute to actor Cameron Boyce, star of Disney Channel's "Jessie" and Adam Sandler's son in the "Grown Ups" films, who died this past weekend.
From TeenVogue: Tributes continue for Cameron Boyce, including from First Lady Michelle Obama and his costar, Dove Cameron ("Descendants").
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From Variety: Actress Stephanie Neznik died at the age of 52, June 23, 2019. She was best known for her role as "Nina Feeney" on the TV series, "Everwood" (2002-2006). She also appeared in the film, "Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998) and in the "Star Trek: Enterprise" episode, "Rogue Planet."
From RollingStone: Stage, TV, and film actor, Rip Torn, has died at the age of 88, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He won an Emmy Award for playing "Artie," a supporting role in the TV series, "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992-98). Many will also remember as "Zed" in "Men in Black" and "Men in Black II." He earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in the film "Cross Creek" (1983).
From DallasMorningNews: Self-made billionaire businessman and philanthropist, H. (Henry) Ross Perot, has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Many best remember Perot for his 1992 run as a U.S. presidential candidate. He also ran in 1996.
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